AERA TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Our terms

1. These terms
   
   • What these terms cover. These are the terms and conditions on which we supply products to you whether these are goods or services.
   • Why you should read them. Please read these terms carefully before you submit your order to us. These terms tell you who we are, how we will provide products to you, how you and we may change or end the contract, what to do if there is a problem and other important information. If you think that there is a mistake in these terms please contact us to discuss.
     
2. Information about us and how to contact us
   • Who we are. We are Lone and Tonto Limited, trading as AERA, a company registered in England and Wales. Our company registration number is 11118407 and our registered office is at Fletchers Business Centre, Grendon Road, Polesworth, B78 1NS. Our registered VAT number is GB329651091.
   • How to contact us. You can contact us by Whatsapp our customer service team at +447939465249 or by writing to us at hello@aera.co.
   • How we may contact you. If we need to contact you, we will do so by telephone or by writing to you at the email address or postal address you provided when you made your order.
   • "Writing" includes emails. When we use the words "writing" or "written" in these terms, this includes emails.
3. Our contract with you
   • How we will accept your order. Our acceptance of your order will take place when we email you to accept it, at which point a contract will come into existence between you and us.
   • If we cannot accept your order. If we are unable to accept your order, we will inform you of this and will not charge you for the product. This might be because the product is out of stock, because of unexpected limits on our resources which we could not reasonably plan for, because we have identified an error in the price or description of the product or because we are unable to meet a delivery deadline you have specified.
   • Your order number. We will assign an order number to your order and tell you what it is when we accept your order. It helps us if you are able to tell us the order number whenever you contact us about your order.
4. Our products
   • Products may vary slightly from their pictures. The images of the products on our website are for illustrative purposes only. Although we have made every effort to display the colours accurately, we cannot guarantee that a device’s display of the colours accurately reflects the actual colour of the products. Your product may vary slightly from those images.
   • Product packaging may vary. The packaging of the product may vary from that shown in images on our website.
5. Your rights to make changes

If you wish to make a change to the product you have ordered, please contact us. We will let you know if the change is possible. If it is possible we will let you know about any changes to the price of the product, the timing of supply or anything else which would be necessary as a result of your requested change and ask you to confirm whether you wish to go ahead with the change. If we cannot make the change or the consequences of making the change are unacceptable to you, you may want to end the contract (see clause 8 – Your rights to end the contract).

 

6. Our rights to make changes
   • Minor changes to the products. We may change the product:
     • to reflect changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements; and
     • to implement minor technical adjustments and improvements;

       these changes will not affect your use of the product.

• More significant changes to the products and these terms. In addition, we may make significant changes to these terms or the product, but if we do so we will notify you and you may then contact us to end the contract before the changes take effect and receive a refund for any products paid for but not received.

7. Providing the products
   • Delivery costs. If applicable, the costs of delivery will be provided to you when you submit an order.
   • When we will provide the products.
     • If the products are goods. If the products are goods we will provide you with an estimated delivery date.
     • If the products are one-off services, like servicing and repairs. We will begin the services on the date agreed with you during the order process. The estimated completion date for the services is as outlined during the order process.
   • We are not responsible for delays outside our control. If our supply of the products is delayed by an event outside our control, then we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know and take steps to minimise the effect of the delay. Provided we do this we will not be liable for delays caused by the event, but if there is a risk of substantial delay you may contact us to end the contract and receive a refund for any products you have paid for but not received.
   • If you are not at home when the product is delivered. If no one is available at your address to take delivery, the courier/delivery partner we use will leave you a note informing you of how to rearrange delivery or collect the products from a local depot.
   • If you do not re-arrange delivery. If after a failed delivery to you, you do not re-arrange delivery or collect them from a delivery depot we will contact you for further instructions and may charge you for storage costs and any further delivery costs. If, despite our reasonable efforts, we are unable to contact you or re-arrange delivery or collection we may end the contract and clause 2 will apply.
   • When you become responsible for the goods. A product which is goods will be your responsibility from the time we deliver the product to the address you gave us or you or a carrier organised by you collect it from us.
   • When you own goods. You own a product which is goods once we have received payment in full.
   • What will happen if you do not give required information to us. We may need certain information from you so that we can supply the products to you. If so, this will have been stated in the description of the products when you made your order. We will contact you to ask for this information. If you do not give us this information within a reasonable time of us asking for it, or if you give us incomplete or incorrect information, we may either end the contract (and clause 2 will apply) or make an additional charge of a reasonable sum to compensate us for any extra work that is required as a result. We will not be responsible for supplying the products late or not supplying any part of them if this is caused by you not giving us the information we need within a reasonable time of us asking for it.
   • Reasons we may suspend the supply of products to you. We may have to suspend the supply of a product to:
     • deal with technical problems or make minor technical changes;
     • update the product to reflect changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements;
     • make changes to the product as requested by you or notified by us to you (see clause 6).
   • Your rights if we suspend the supply of products. We will contact you in advance to tell you we will be suspending supply of the product, unless the problem is urgent or an emergency. You may contact us to end the contract for a product if we suspend it, or tell you we are going to suspend it, in each case for a period of more than 60 days and we will refund any sums you have paid in advance for the product in respect of the period after you end the contract.
   • We may also suspend supply of the products if you do not pay. If you do not pay us for the products when you are supposed to (see clause 4), we may suspend supply of the products until you have paid us the outstanding amounts. We will contact you to tell you we are suspending supply of the products. We will not charge you for the products during the period for which they are suspended. As well as suspending the products we can also charge you interest on your overdue payments (see clause 12.5).
8. Your rights to end the contract
   • You can always end your contract with us. Your rights when you end the contract will depend on what you have bought, whether there is anything wrong with it, how we are performing and when you decide to end the contract:
     • If what you have bought is faulty or misdescribed you may have a legal right to end the contract (or to get the product repaired or replaced or a service re-performed or to get some or all of your money back), see clause 11;
     • If you want to end the contract because of something we have done or have told you we are going to do, see clause 2;
     • If you have just changed your mind about the product, see clause 3. You may be able to get a refund if you are within the cooling-off period, but this may be subject to deductions and you will have to pay the costs of return of any goods;
     • In all other cases (if we are not at fault and there is no right to change your mind), see clause 7.
   • Ending the contract because of something we have done or are going to do. If you are ending a contract for a reason set out at (a) to (e) below the contract will end immediately and we will refund you in full for any products which have not been provided and you may also be entitled to compensation. The reasons are:
     • we have told you about an upcoming change to the product or these terms which you do not agree to (see clause 2);
     • we have told you about an error in the price or description of the product you have ordered and you do not wish to proceed;
     • there is a risk that supply of the products may be significantly delayed because of events outside our control;
     • we have suspended supply of the products for technical reasons, or notify you we are going to suspend them for technical reasons, in each case for a period of more than 60 days; or
     • you have a legal right to end the contract because of something we have done wrong.
   • Exercising your right to change your mind (Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013). For most products bought online you have a legal right to change your mind within 14 days and receive a refund. These rights, under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, are explained in more detail in these terms.
   • [Our goodwill guarantee. Please note, these terms reflect the goodwill guarantee offered by AERA which is more generous than your legal rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations in the ways set out below. This goodwill guarantee does not affect your legal rights in relation to faulty or misdescribed products (see clause 2):]

Right under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013	How our goodwill guarantee is more generous
14-day period to change your mind.	30-day period to change your mind.
Consumer to pay costs of return.	We pay the costs of return.

• When you don’t have the right to change your mind. You do not have a right to change your mind in respect of services, once these have been completed, even if the cancellation period is still running.
• How long do I have to change my mind? You have until 30 days after the day you (or someone you nominate) receive the delivery of the goods.
• Ending the contract where we are not at fault and there is no right to change your mind. Even if we are not at fault and you do not have a right to change your mind (see clause 1), you can still end the contract before it is completed, but you may have to pay us compensation. A contract for goods is completed when the product is delivered and paid for. A contract for services is completed when we have finished providing the services and you have paid for them. If you want to end a contract before it is completed where we are not at fault and you have not changed your mind, just contact us to let us know. The contract will end immediately, and we will refund any sums paid by you for products not provided but we may deduct from that refund (or, if you have not made an advance payment, charge you) reasonable compensation for the net costs we will incur as a result of your ending the contract.

9. How to end the contract with us (including if you have changed your mind)
   • Tell us you want to end the contract. To end the contract with us, please let us know by doing one of the following:
     • Phone or email. Call customer services on +447939465249 or email us at returns@aera.co. Please provide your name, home address, details of the order and, where available, your phone number and email address.
     • Online. Complete the online form on our website.
     • By post. Print off the offline return form and post it to us at the address on the form. Or simply write to us at that address, including details of what you bought, when you ordered or received it and your name and address.
   • Returning products after ending the contract. If you end the contract for any reason after products have been dispatched to you or you have received them, you must return them to us. You must post them back to us at the address we provide or (if they are not suitable for posting) allow us to collect them from you. Please call customer services on +447939465249 or email us at returns@aera.co for a return label or to arrange collection. If you are exercising your right to change your mind you must send off the goods within 14 days of telling us you wish to end the contract.
   • When we will pay the costs of return. We will pay the costs of return:
     • if the products are faulty or misdescribed;
     • if you are ending the contract because we have told you of an upcoming change to the product or these terms, an error in pricing or description, a delay in delivery due to events outside our control or because you have a legal right to do so as a result of something we have done wrong; or
     • if you are exercising your right to change your mind. In all other circumstances you must pay the costs of return. 
       

• What we charge for collection. If you are responsible for the costs of return and we are collecting the product from you, we will charge you the direct cost to us of collection.
• How we will refund you. We will refund you the price you paid for the products including delivery costs, by the method you used for payment. However, we may make deductions from the price, as described below.
• Deductions from refunds if you are exercising your right to change your mind. If you are exercising your right to change your mind:
  • We may reduce your refund of the price (excluding delivery costs) to reflect any reduction in the value of the goods, if this has been caused by your handling them in a way which would not be permitted in a watch store. If we refund you the price paid before we are able to inspect the goods and later discover you have handled them in an unacceptable way, you must pay us an appropriate amount.
  • The maximum refund for delivery costs will be the costs of delivery by the least expensive delivery method we offer.
  • Where the product is a service, we may deduct from any refund an amount for the supply of the service for the period for which it was supplied, ending with the time when you told us you had changed your mind. The amount will be in proportion to what has been supplied, in comparison with the full coverage of the contract.
• When your refund will be made. We will make any refunds due to you as soon as possible. If you are exercising your right to change your mind then:
  • If the products are goods and we have not offered to collect them, your refund will be made within 14 days from the day on which we receive the product back from you or, if earlier, the day on which you provide us with evidence that you have sent the product back to us. For information about how to return a product to us, see clause 9.2.
  • In all other cases, your refund will be made within 14 days of your telling us you have changed your mind.

10. Our rights to end the contract
    • We may end the contract if you break it. We may end the contract for a product at any time by writing to you if:
      • you do not make any payment to us when it is due; or
      • you do not, within a reasonable time of us asking for it, provide us with information that is necessary for us to provide the products; or
      • you do not, within a reasonable time, allow us to deliver the products to you or collect them from us.
    • You must compensate us if you break the contract. If we end the contract in the situations set out in clause 1 we will refund any money you have paid in advance for products we have not provided but we may deduct or charge you reasonable compensation for the net costs we will incur as a result of your breaking the contract.
    • We may withdraw the product. We may write to you to let you know that we are going to stop providing the product. We will let you know in advance of our stopping the supply of the product and will refund any sums you have paid in advance for products which will not be provided.
11. If there is a problem with the product
    • How to tell us about problems. If you have any questions or complaints about the product, please contact us. You can telephone our customer service team at +447939465249 or write to us at returns@aera.co or Lone and Tonto Ltd, 22-26 Spencer St, Birmingham, B18 6DS, U.K.
    • Your legal rights. We are under a legal duty to supply products that are in conformity with this contract. Nothing in these terms will affect your legal rights.
12. Price and payment
    • Where to find the price for the product. The price of the product will be the price indicated on the order pages when you placed your order. We take all reasonable care to ensure that the price of the product advised to you is correct. However please see clause 3 for what happens if we discover an error in the price of the product you order.
    • We will pass on changes in the rate of VAT or other Sales Tax. If the rate of VAT or Sales Tax changes between your order date and the date we supply the product, we will adjust the rate of VAT/Sales Tax that you pay, unless you have already paid for the product in full before the change in the rate of VAT/Sales Tax takes effect.
    • What happens if we got the price wrong. It is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the products we sell may be incorrectly priced. We will normally check prices before accepting your order so that, where the product’s correct price at your order date is less than our stated price at your order date, we will charge the lower amount. If the product’s correct price at your order date is higher than the price stated to you, we will contact you for your instructions before we accept your order.
    • When you must pay and how you must pay. We accept payment as set out on our website. When you must pay depends on what product you are buying:
      • For goods, you must pay for the products when you complete the order.
      • For services, you must make an advance payment of the price of the services, before we start providing them.

13. Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you
    • We are responsible to you for foreseeable loss and damage caused by us. If we fail to comply with these terms, we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breaking this contract or our failing to use reasonable care and skill, but we are not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if either it is obvious that it will happen or if, at the time the contract was made, both we and you knew it might happen, for example, if you discussed it with us during the sales process.
    • We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors; for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; for breach of your legal rights in relation to the products including the right to receive products which are: as described and match information we provided to you and any sample or model seen or examined by you; of satisfactory quality; fit for any particular purpose made known to us; supplied with reasonable skill and care and for defective products.
    • We are not liable for business losses. We only supply the products for domestic and private use. If you use the products for any commercial, business or re-sale purpose we will have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
14. The AERA warranty
    • You have the benefit of a warranty in respect to watches purchased form us. The terms of the warranty are set out below.
    • All Aera watches are individually tested during assembly, to ensure their timekeeping specifications, functions and water resistance.
    • All Aera watches come with have a two-year limited warranty from the date of purchase. You can easily extend the warranty for one additional year by visiting (aera.co/registration) and registering your watch. We undertake to repair, free of charge, including shipping, any problem with the functions of the watch that result from defective manufacturing. If there is mechanical failure of the movement within the warranty period, rectification will include reseal and complementary refresh of the case.
    • The following shall not be covered by the warranty:-
      • damage by subjection to magnetic fields or general misuse;
      • if repairs on the watch have been carried out by any entity other than authorised Aera service centres, or the watch has been altered or modified from its factory specifications in any way;
      • Loss, theft, or defects caused by actions during wear;
      • Wear and breakage to straps and crystals;
      • Damage to the internal components of the watch due to humidity or moisture ingress from improper handling;
      • Water damage, caused by misuse or failure to secure screw down crown correctly will not be covered by the warranty;
      • Damage caused by lack of care, negligence or accident.
    • The warranty is for the benefit of you and may not be transferred to any other person.
    • Warranty returns sent to Aera must include the warranty card supplied with your watch or proof of purchase.
    • Warranty terms are according to those current at date or purchase.
15. How we may use your personal information
    • How we may use your personal information. We will only use your personal information as set out in our https://aera.co/policies/privacy-policy.
16. Other important terms
    • We may transfer this agreement to someone else. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will contact you to let you know if we plan to do this. If you are unhappy with the transfer, you may contact us to end the contract within 14 days of us telling you about it and we will refund you any payments you have made in advance for products not provided.
    • You need our consent to transfer your rights to someone else. You may only transfer your rights or your obligations under these terms to another person if we agree to this in writing.
    • Nobody else has any rights under this contract. This contract is between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms. Neither of us will need to get the agreement of any other person in order to end the contract or make any changes to these terms.
    • If a court finds part of this contract illegal, the rest will continue in force. Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
    • Even if we delay in enforcing this contract, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking this contract, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date. For example, if you miss a payment and we do not chase you but we continue to provide the products, we can still require you to make the payment at a later date.
    • Which laws apply to this contract and where you may bring legal proceedings. These terms are governed by English law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the English courts.