General Terms and Conditions

The irisbloomcreations.com online store (hereinafter referred to as “online store”) is operated by Maruša Maligoj (hereinafter the company or IrisBloom Creations). The general terms and conditions deal with operations, user rights and the business relationship between the company and the customer.

You must be over 18 years of age to purchase or use products from the irisbloomcreations.com online store. By confirming your agreement to the general terms and conditions below, you also confirm that you are over 18 years of age.

These general terms and conditions are published on the website irisbloomcreations.com in the ”Terms and Conditions” section in the footer of the page. By publishing on the website, it is considered that the general terms and conditions are known to the buyer, and by concluding the sales contract, the buyer declares that he has read the general terms and conditions and is fully acquainted with them.

Availability of information

The company undertakes to always provide the following information to the user:

company identity (company name and registered office, register number),
contact information that enables the user a quick and effective communication (e-mail, telephone),
essential characteristics of the goods,
availability of products (each product offered on the website is available within a reasonable time)
terms of delivery of products (method, place and deadline of delivery),
all prices must be clearly and unambiguously specified and must show whether they already include taxes and transport costs,
method of payment and delivery,
temporal validity of the offer,
the period within which it is possible to withdraw from the contract and conditions for withdrawal; moreover, information about potential costs of returning the product for the buyer,
explanation of the complaint procedure, including all details of the contact person.

Product offer

Products offered through the online store are part of the offer of the company IrisBloom Creations. Product prices are presented as retail prices and include Value Added Tax (VAT) and do not include shipping costs. Occasionally prices fluctuate according to current promotions.

Due to the nature of online business, the offer of products in the online store changes and is updated, and therefore errors can also occur. In order to eliminate the errors as quickly as possible, the company requests that the customer inform them about them via the contact information published on the website.

We try to display the color images of our products as accurately as possible, but we cannot guarantee that the color display on your monitor will be the same as the live product.

The online store is supported by Woocoomerce, which provides an online platform to sell our products.

Payment methods

The online store allows the following payment methods:

via bank transfer to the company’s account,
by credit card (Mastercard, Visa, American Express)
via the PayPal system

Cash on delivery via the online store is not possible.

The company ensures that the customer, in the process of placing an order when concluding a distance contract using electronic means, explicitly confirms that he agrees to the payment by placing an order. The function that triggers the order is marked with the words ”confirm order”. By confirming the order, the consumer assumes the obligation of payment to the company.

Prices

Prices include Value Added Tax (VAT). Prices are valid at the time of the order and do not have a predefined validity.

The purchase contract between the seller and the buyer is concluded at the moment when the seller confirms the order (the buyer receives an electronic message about the status “Order confirmed”). From this moment on, all prices and other conditions are fixed and apply to both the company and the buyer.
The company will give the buyer the final price, which will include VAT, before concluding the contract or before the offer becomes binding for the buyer.

Promo code

The promo code brings various benefits (product discounts, free shipping …) when purchasing and is limited in time. An active promo code is published by the seller in a way that corresponds to the purpose of the seller’s marketing campaign. The seller does not guarantee that there is an active promo code at the time of purchase.

You can find an active code on the first page of the advertisement, in an e-mail or in other media. The code brings various benefits. Any code is always limited in time, but must be redeemed within a limited time, otherwise it is invalid.

How do I use a promo code (coupon)?

A promo code is an alphanumeric string of characters that the user enters before completing an order by entering in the “promo code” field. After that, the benefit automatically assigned to the coupon is activated in the system and it becomes clear in the product basket that the coupon has been activated.

Purchase procedure

I. Product selection: On the website irisbloomcreations.com the user selects the product and clicks on the “Add to cart” link. The system notifies him that the product has been successfully added to the cart. To complete the purchase, he must right-click on the “Checkout” link and the system will take him to the shopping cart.

II. Shopping cart: To complete the order, the user must select the payment method in the lower right corner. If the user has a valid discount code, he enters it in the appropriate field above the payment option and clicks the “use coupon” button.

In the fields, the user submits the required information (e-mail, name, surname, address, address, place, postal code and telephone number), which we need to confirm and complete the order and deliver the product. If the user has not yet applied the promo code, he can re-enter it in the upper right corner. The form allows the user’s data to be saved for the next order.

The user confirms their data by clicking on the “continue” button.

The products that the user added to the shopping cart while browsing the online store are displayed. The price of the product, the cost of shipping, the value of VAT and the total cost of payment are shown in the shopping cart before the order is completed.

By clicking on the “continue” button, the user arrives at the page where he selects the type of payment (payment by proforma invoice, credit card, paypal) and fills in the data. He also must specify the address for issuing the invoice. The user confirms the order by clicking on the “Confirm order” button

III. Completion of the order: The user can view the provided delivery information, the payment method he has chosen and the contents of the shopping cart. After placing the order, the customer receives an e-mail notification that the order has been accepted and then receives the tracking number of his package in the next e-mail.

Consumer’s right of withdrawal from the contract – returns

In the case of distance contracts, the consumer has the right to unambiguously and clearly inform the company by e-mail to [email protected] within 14 days of receiving the goods that they are withdrawing from the contract, without having to state the reason for their decision.

The buyer may inspect and test the received goods only to the extent strictly necessary to establish the actual situation and as is usual in stores. Any “testing” that deviates from the above can be considered a use of goods, and the buyer is responsible for reducing the value of goods if the reduction is due to conduct not necessarily necessary to determine the nature, properties and operation of the goods.

Pursuant to the fifth paragraph of Article 43 of the ZVPot, the buyer does not have the right to withdraw in case of personalised items, because these are goods that are manufactured according to the exact instructions of the consumer and adapted to their personal needs.

The consumer must immediately or no later than 14 days after the notification that he withdraws from the order return the goods to the company. The consumer is considered to have returned the goods on time if he sends them before the expiry of the 14-day return period (the postmark is checked).

The buyer bears the cost of returning the goods, in case of withdrawal from the contract, if necessary. When returning the goods, the buyer also sends the invoice for the goods and personal data and a bank account to which they wish to receive the returned payment.

The refund will be performed by the company immediately or no later than within 14 days of receiving the notice of withdrawal from the contract.
The company may withhold the refund of received payments until the goods are returned or until the buyer provides proof that the goods have been sent back. Shipping costs for the returned goods are non-refundable and the cost will not be included in the refund.

The buyer must return the product to the seller undamaged and in unaltered quantity, unless the item is destroyed, damaged, lost or its quantity has decreased without the buyer’s fault.

In the event that the goods are returned due to use without the original packaging or the goods are damaged, the company may file a claim against the buyer for a refund of the value of the goods.

Upon withdrawal from the contract, where a promo code or discount code was used, these funds are considered as a discount and are not returned to the user. Only the paid amount is returned to the user’s bank account.

Responsibility for material defects

The seller is responsible for material defects that the item had when the danger passed to the buyer, regardless of whether they were aware of it or not. The seller is also liable for those material defects that appear after the danger has passed to the buyer, if they are due to a cause that already existed before. A slight material defect is disregarded.

A damage is material if the item does not have the properties necessary for its normal use; if the item does not have the properties necessary for the special use for which the buyer is buying it, but which was known to the seller or should have been known to them; if the item does not have properties or qualities that have been explicitly or tacitly agreed or prescribed; if the seller has handed over an item that does not match the pattern or model, unless the pattern or model has been shown only symbolically.

Due to the handmade nature of the items sold at irisbloomcreations.com, they may have minor imperfections that do not affect the quality of the product itself.

Complaint from the title of material damage

The buyer can exercise their rights arising from a material damage if they notify the seller of the damage no later than one week from delivery. The buyer must describe the damage in more detail in the damage notice and allow the seller to inspect the thing.

The buyer notifies the seller of the error via e-mail to [email protected] with pictures where the deficiencies are documented/a completed form where they specify the deficiencies. The company will respond in writing to the consumer’s request no later than eight days after receipt.

The buyer who has correctly notified the seller of the damage and the seller acknowledges the damage, has the right to request the seller to fix the damage on the goods or return part of the amount paid in proportion to the damage or replace the defective goods with new faultless goods or return the amount paid.

Warranty

Due to their handmade nature, items sold in irisbloomcreations.com online shop do not have warranty unless stated otherwise.

Shipping costs

Seller ships products worldwide, offering free delivery on all orders over €150. All orders from outside Australia may be subject to import duties and taxes, which must be paid upon arrival of the shipment and are not included in the shipping costs. Customs costs vary from country to country and if the buyer needs detailed information on customs costs, the seller will refer him to the local customs office. More information about shipping can be found on the “Shipping & Payment” subpage.

Security

IrisBloom Creations uses appropriate technological and organizational means to protect the transmission and storage of personal data, orders and payments. Credit card authorizations are performed in real time with immediate verification of data at banks. Card information is not stored on the server.

Personal data protection

The seller undertakes to permanently protect all personal data of the user.

The seller keeps the IP addresses of all visitors to the online store irisbloomcreations.com for an indefinite period of time, and for customers also: name and surname, e-mail address, contact telephone, primary address and delivery addresses, country of residence, gender, time and date of purchase and an archive of communication with the seller.

The seller will use personal data exclusively for the purpose of fulfilling the order (sending information material, offers, invoices) and other necessary communication. In no case shall the user’s data be handed over to unauthorized persons.

The user is also responsible for the protection of personal data by ensuring the security of their username and password and adequate software (antivirus) protection of their computer.

Legal notice

The online store and all the information on it, product images, graphic and video elements on the website are protected by the Copyright Act and may not be reproduced or used without prior written permission.

Complaints and disputes

The company respects the applicable European consumer protection legislation and makes every effort to fulfil its duty to set up an effective complaint handling system and to designate a person with whom the customer can contact by telephone or e-mail in the event of problems.

Complaints are submitted via the e-mail address [email protected]. The complaint handling procedure is confidential and includes: receiving the complaint, reviewing the complaint, handling the complaint and responding to the consumer in relation to the complaint. The company will confirm as soon as possible or within 8 days at the latest that it has received the complaint and inform the consumer how long it will take to process it and keep him informed of the progress of the procedure.

Complaints are submitted via the e-mail address [email protected]. The complaint procedure is confidential. The online store will acknowledge receipt of the complaint within five working days, inform the customer how long it will take to process it and keep him informed of the progress of the procedure.

The company is aware that the essential characteristic of the buyer’s dispute, at least in terms of judicial resolution, is the disproportion between the economic value of the claim and the costs arising in the resolution of the dispute itself. This is also the main obstacle for the buyer not to initiate a dispute before a court. Therefore, we do our best to resolve any disputes by mutual agreement. In the case of judicial settlement of disputes, the court having jurisdiction over the consumer’s domicile has jurisdiction.

Out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes

In accordance with the legal norms, we do not recognize any performer of out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes as responsible for resolving a consumer dispute that the consumer could start in accordance with the Out-of-Court Settlement of Consumer Disputes Act.