terms of sale

The trading website at www.hollington.fr (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Website’) is an e-commerce site, accessible via the Internet and open to all users of that network (hereinafter referred to as ‘Internet users’). It is edited by the company P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON), whose head office address is 9 rue Racine, 75006 Paris FRANCE, and which is entered in the Paris (75) trade register under the number 732 040 803.

Through the Website P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON), under the ‘hollington’ trademark, offers textile products and accessories (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Products’) for sale to Internet users visiting the Website (hereinafter referred to as ‘Customers’). Customers who have confirmed orders will be known as ‘Purchasers’.

Products may only be supplied within the limit of stocks available. If a Product is unavailable, P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) undertakes to inform the Customer as soon as possible. The texts and photographs presented to illustrate the Products are not contractually binding. P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) may not be held liable for any errors, in particular of a typographic nature, or for any colour differentials between onscreen images and reality.

When an order is placed for a Product offered on the Website, this implies acceptance by the Customer of the present General Terms and Conditions of Sale. The present General Terms and Conditions of Sale constitute the only agreement between the parties and override all other documents. If a condition is not available in this agreement, the customs in the mail order selling industry in Metropolitan France will be deemed to determine this condition.

P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) reserves the right to amend at any time the present General Terms and Conditions of Sale by publishing a new version on the Website.

The General Terms and Conditions of Sale applicable will be those in effect on the day the order is placed.

orders may be placed

By Internet: www.hollington.fr
By post: P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) ‘hollington’, Vente par Correspondance, 9 rue Racine, 75006 Paris – France
By phone: +33 (0)1 43 25 54 79. Our customer service department is open from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm, Monday to Saturday.

indication of the prices, transport costs and VAT

The prices applied are those appearing on the website at the time of the order.

The prices are displayed in euros (EUR or €) all taxes included. Prices are displayed excluding shipping costs. The amount of these shipping costs will be communicated to the Customer when adding the product to the basket, before validation of the order.

Shipping costs in standard delivery are calculated according to three pricing zones:
Zone 1: Metropolitan France € 8 (Metropolitan France, Corsica and Monaco)
Zone 2: Europe € 10 (country of the European Union)
Zone 3: Other destinations € 28 (other destinations)

Shipping costs for express delivery are calculated according to three pricing zones:
Zone 1: Metropolitan France 25 € (Metropolitan France, Corsica and Monaco)
Zone 2: Europe 28 € (country of the European Union)
Zone 3: Other destinations - This service is not available

regarding VAT

The hollington.fr website applies the European OSS-IOSS rule in force since July 1, 2021. The prices displayed on the hollington.fr website are presented in euros all taxes included and excluding shipping costs. The shipping costs will be indicated in the customer's basket, before the final validation of the order. P.H.D. SARL (hollington) reserves the right to modify its prices at any time. The products will be invoiced on the basis of the prices in force at the time of registering the order.

For the following countries: England, Switzerland, and the United States:
If the connection IP corresponds to the country of origin, you have the choice to display the prices of articles in this country's currency. The price displayed will be excluding taxes and shipping conditions are made under the Incoterm DAP, which means that the costs for the execution of import formalities are the responsibility of the buyer. Thus, all taxes linked to import into the country of destination are paid by the buyer or the recipient.

ordering over the Internet

Customers wishing to place orders select the Product(s) by clicking on ‘Add to cart’.

Customers may check the number of products in their basket at any time - and may obtain further information regarding each of them - by clicking on ‘My basket’, may make further purchases of Products by clicking on ‘Continue with purchases’, and may complete the ordering process by clicking on ‘Pay my Order’.

Each new Customer must complete the sections presented in order to create his or her customer account. The Customer must accurately complete the form provided, supplying in particular the information needed to identify him or her, including a valid email address and a password of his or her choice (which will be personal and confidential). The address and password will subsequently be used by the Customer to identify him or herself on the Website.

Customers who already have a customer account must identify themselves after clicking on ‘Confirm my order’, by inputting their email addresses and passwords.

Customers accept that inputting these two identifiers constitutes proof of identity.

These two items of personal information used for distance selling must be provided, as they are required for the processing and delivery of orders and for the issuing of invoices. The information is strictly confidential.

After the Customer’s order is submitted and the information requested is provided by the Customer, he or she may not proceed to the following stage without taking note of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale, and must certify that this has been done by ticking the relevant box. At the end of this initial stage, a summary page corresponding to the order summary form is displayed. On this page, the Customer may alter the information input. This page displays: the Customer’s invoicing address, the delivery address for the Products, a table summarizing the order (reference, colour, size, quantity and price of the Products), the total amount payable for the order, a gift-wrapping option, and the fixed contribution payable for preparation and delivery costs.

Having examined the order summary form, the Customer clicks on ‘Confirm my order’, and must then pay for his or her order under the conditions specified in the section ‘Help’.

Once the payment has been completed, and subject to its confirmation, a document summarizing the order is sent to the Customer by email at the address indicated by the Customer, at some point before delivery takes place. This document constitutes a receipt for the order and sets out the full range of provisions of the contract entered into between P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) and the Customer. It constitutes proof of the full extent of the order and of the payability of the amounts due under the terms of said order.

In the event of a refusal to authorize payment by bank card indicated by the buyer's bank or by the PayPlug payment center, the order will be canceled.

P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) also reserves the right to cancel the order if:

the order limit stipulated in the introduction to the present document is exceeded;
the company is in dispute with the Purchaser;
the Customer has failed to pay all or some of the amount owed for a previous order;
a technical problem has led to the display of a price that is ‘paltry’ compared to the product reference price (the reference price being that indicated in the current collection catalogue).

Under these circumstances, the Customer will be refunded any amounts he or she has paid prior to cancellation of the order by P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON).

availability of Products

The Website offers a list of products for sale, which is not an exhaustive list of the products sold by the company P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON).

payment methods and payment methods security on the Website

All payment transactions are carried out directly via PayPlug, a specialist in secure online payments. To pay by bankcard, the Customer is automatically transferred to a secure payment server, which is secured by S.S.L (Secure Socket Layer) encryption to ensure optimum protection of all data relating to the means of payment.

At no point are the Customer’s bank data transmitted to the P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) computer system.

payment by credit card

Online orders may be paid for using bankcards (Blue Card, Visa, Mastercard or American Express). Notwithstanding application of article R 642-3 of the French penal code, Customers will pay for orders using bankcards in accordance with the provisions of the present article. In order to do so, each Customer must enter the number of his or her bankcard and, depending on the nature of the card, its expiry and the security number (a four-digit number on the front of American Express cards or a or three-digit number on the back of other types of bank cards).

payment by PayPal

Orders may also be paid for using PayPal accounts. Customers with such accounts enter the email address they use for PayPal transactions and their PayPal passwords. PayPal encrypts all the data that each Customer has sent it when opening his or her account. Thus no information other than the Customer’s email address is sent to P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON).

Financial and personal data is automatically encrypted when any sensitive information is sent to the PayPal servers. For further information regarding the security of transactions between PayPal and the Customer’s bank, P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) suggests contacting PayPal.

payment in installments with Alma

If the buyer wishes to pay in several times, they fills their basket on the website and then selects the "Alma 2x 3x" payment method. Payment is made by bank card and allows the buyer to pay in 2 times or 3 times without any costs. The buyer chooses Alma at the time of payment, provides information requested and payment will be instantly. All buyer's financial information is encrypted.

delivery

Products are under our responsibility until they are delivered.

Times required for delivery are:

From 2 to 5 business days for Metropolitan France (*)
From 5 to 10 business days for European countries and the DROM-COM (French overseas regions and territories) (*)
From 5 to 21 business days for all other countries, unless stipulated otherwise when the order is placed. (*)

(*) delivery times are revised upwards during promotion and sales periods.

Delivery times are calculated as from confirmation of, and payment for, the order.

Customers may have the Products delivered to addresses other than their own, but P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) does not make deliveries to PO boxes.

P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) may not be held liable for the direct or indirect consequences of an order cancellation or of a delivery that is delayed as the result of an event outside its control, and in particular due to disruptions or strikes affecting the postal or transport services.

The authorized delivery zones comprise the following countries:

Zone 1: Metropolitan France and Monaco
Zone 2: E.U. countries
Zone 3: Other destinations

guarantee of compliance

When an order is delivered to the Customer, he or she must verify compliance of the Products supplied in fulfilment of the order placed.

The P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) customer service department must be notified of any anomaly in the delivery (namely missing or spoilt Products or a damaged package) within 14 business days following receipt of the Products: 

by sending an email to the following address: info@hollington.fr
by phoning +33 (0)1 43 25 54 79 ; our customer service department is open from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm Monday to Saturday.

P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) reserves the right to ask the Customer to send back the non-compliant or spoilt Product, and will inform the Customer of the procedure to follow in such a case. In the event of anomalous or unjustified returns, P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) may refuse subsequent orders.

Unless there are good grounds for claims made after the end of this period of 14 business days following receipt of the Products, such claims will be deemed inadmissible and P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) may not be held liable in connection with them (1).

(1) Article L211-4 of the French consumers’ code: vendors are required to deliver items that comply with the relevant contract, and shall be answerable for any non-compliance that exists when the items are handed over. It is also answerable for any non-compliance arising from packaging, and for instructions regarding assembly or installation if said instructions are required of it under the terms of the contract or are produced under its responsibility.

Article L211-5 of the consumers’ code: in order to comply with the provisions of the relevant contract, the item must:

1) be fit for the purpose generally intended for an item of this kind and, if applicable:

correspond to the description provided by the vendor and possess the qualities presented by the vendor to the purchaser in the form of a sample or model;
possess the qualities that a purchaser may legitimately expect in view of the public statements made by the vendor, by the producer or by its representative, in particular in the form of advertising or labelling.

2) or possess the characteristics defined by joint agreement between the parties, or be suitable for any specific use required of it by the purchaser, of which the vendor has been notified and has accepted.

Article L211-12 of the consumers’ code: there is a two-year time limit - counted from the day the item is handed over - for legal action on the grounds of non-compliance.

Article 1641 of the French civil code: the vendor is guarantor of quality with regard to latent defects in the item sold that render it unfit for the purpose intended for it, or which reduce the utility of it in this area to such an extent that the purchaser would not have acquired it, or would not have paid as much for it, had he or she been aware of these defects.

Article 1648 section 1 of the civil code: legal action on the grounds of redhibitory defects must be initiated by the purchaser within two years of discovery of said defect.

satisfaction guarantee – withdrawal period

The Customer has 14 business days as from receipt of the package in which to return to P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) the Product(s) he or she finds unsatisfactory. The Customer must meet the cost of such a return.

The Customer may request:

that one or more Products are exchanged (with a change of size, colour or model),
a refund, or
a corresponding credit note valid for one year.

The Customer must announce his or her choice by completing the return slip at the foot of the invoice.

The(s) Product(s) must be returned ‘as new’, with labels still attached, in the original packaging and with the duly completed return slip.

In order to ensure the security of the product return, it must be carried out using the ‘Colissimo recommended’ service, with insurance covering the value of the Product(s) being returned.

For countries outside the European Union, the Customer must write the words ‘items returned due to non-compliance’ on the dispatch note.
Products must be returned to the following address: P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON), Vente par Correspondance, 9 rue Racine, 75006 Paris – France.

If the above conditions are met, P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) will process the return.

If an exchange is requested, the Product(s) ordered will be sent, with no charge for transport costs, within 14 business days of receipt of the Product(s) being returned, within the limits of stocks available. In the event of unavailability, the amounts paid will be refunded under the conditions set out below.

Refunds will also be carried out within 14 business days of receipt of the Product(s) being returned. Delivery costs will be refunded in full, except in the case of a partial return or of additional costs arising from the Customer selecting a means of delivery other than the standard least-expensive method proposed by P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON). The Customer must meet the cost of such a return.

Refunds for orders paid for by bankcard will be made via the bankcard used for payment.

Refunds for orders paid for using PayPal will be made as the Customer specifies via a bankcard or by means of a bank cheque (for Customers in Metropolitan France only). If the Customer opts for a refund via a bankcard, he or she must inform P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) of the card number.

In the event of damage to the Products by the Customer as a result of handling other than that required to establish the nature, characteristics and correct functioning of the Products, P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) reserves the right to refuse to exchange, or to make a refund for, the Product(s).

protection of personal data

P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) undertakes to refrain from disclosing to third parties the information supplied by Purchasers and Customers on the Website. This information is confidential and will only be used by internal departments for the purposes of processing the Customer’s order. They may also be used for the purposes of commercial solicitation if the Customer has ticked the box next to the text ‘I wish to receive the latest information and invitations from the hollington brand’.

P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) will send commercial proposals by email, by SMS (if the Customer has agreed to this) and by post (if the Customer has not objected to this when entering his or her details). The Customer shall at all times retain the option of instructing P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON), free of charge, to discontinue its commercial solicitation, by clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link in each email, by visiting the Site’s ‘Newsletter’ page, by sending an email to info@hollington.fr, or by writing to P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON), Vente par Correspondance, 9 rue racine, 75006 Paris – FRANCE.

In accordance with the provisions of the law on ‘Computer data and civil liberties’, the Customer has the right to access and modify data concerning him or her. The Customer may also put forward legitimate reasons for objecting to the processing of such data. This right may be exercised by writing to the following address: P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON), 9 rue Racine, 75006 Paris. The letter sent for this purpose should indicate the Customer’s surname, forename, postal address and email address.

The Website makes use of cookies, i.e. computer files designed to flag up a previous visit by the Customer to the Website. P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) only uses these in order to personalize the services offered to the Customer. The Customer retains the right to reject cookies by configuring his or her web browser, but by exercising this right will lose the chance to personalize the service provided by P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) via the Website.

Certain webpages on the Site may contain web beacons enabling the number of visitors to the Website to be counted and / or providing P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) with a certain number of useful indicators. These web beacons may be used in collaboration with some of our partners, in particular for the purposes of measuring and improving the efficacy of the Site. Whatever the circumstances, the information obtained using these beacons is strictly anonymous and merely enables statistics to be gathered regarding traffic on certain pages on the Site, with a view to improving the service provided to Customers of our Site.

ownership of the Website and intellectual property

The Website is the property of P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON), which holds the intellectual property rights to it. It is prohibited to copy or download all or part of the site or its contents.

Worldwide copyright and intellectual property rights are reserved for all the texts, notes, articles, illustrations and images reproduced on the websites of PH D sarl. In this connection, and in accordance with the provisions of the intellectual property code, these items may only be used for private purposes and subject to different - and indeed more restrictive - provisions of the intellectual property code. Any other use constitutes plagiarism and will incur penalties as intellectual property. Any reproduction of the P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) catalogue, in part or in its entirety, is strictly prohibited.

limitation of liability

P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) is only under an obligation of diligence, for all stages of access to the site, of the ordering process, of the delivery procedures, and of subsequent services. P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) may not be held liable for any forms of inconvenience or loss arising from use of the Internet, and in particular from breaches in service, outside intrusion or the presence of computer viruses, or from any occurrence classified as ‘force majeure’.

The photographs presented to illustrate the Products are not contractually binding. P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) may not be held liable for any errors, in particular of a typographic nature, or for any colour differentials between onscreen images and reality.

continued application of the general terms and conditions of sale in the event of the invalidation of a clause, and non-renunciation

In the event of one or more clauses of the present General Terms and Conditions of Sale being deemed invalid or being declared invalid by application of a law or regulation, or following a definitive ruling by a court holding jurisdiction in the matter, the other stipulations shall retain their full force and effect, with the invalid stipulation being replaced with the closest valid stipulation designed to produce the result intended by the parties.  

Should either of the parties fail to object to a failure by the other party to fulfil any of the obligations set out in the present General Terms and Conditions of Sale, this may not subsequently be interpreted as a renunciation of the obligation concerned.

applicable law and settlement of disputes

The present General Terms and Conditions of Sale shall be governed by French law, which shall apply to both rules of substance and rules of form. Only the French version of the present General Terms and Conditions of Sale may be used as evidence against P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON).

In the event of a dispute, you must first send us a written complaint to P.H.D. SARL (HOLLINGTON) - Internet service, 9 rue Racine, 75006 Paris, France

If you do not obtain satisfaction after a month, you can contact the MEDICYS mediation service, simply and free of charge, by electronic means by submitting your file on www.medicys-consommation.fr, or by regular mail (join your email, your telephone and the written complaint) to: Medicys - 73, Boulevard de Clichy - 75009 Paris, France.

April 12, 2023