Terms & Conditions

BY USING WEBSITE, THEGOURMET.COM.AU YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT BELOW.

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MUST CEASE TO USE THEGOURMET.COM.AU WEBSITE.

1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND SCOPE

1.1 Beerology Pty Ltd (ACN 623 452 120) WEST PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE' UNIT B2 , 23-107 ERSKINE PARK ROAD , ERSKINE PARK NSW 2759 (hereinafter “The Gourmet”) operates on the Internet portal www.TheGourmet.com.au, a shopping community (hereinafter “TheGourmet.com.au”). References to “we”, “our” and “us” are references to The Gourmet and TheGourmet.com.au.

1.2 On TheGourmet.com.au members of the shopping club (hereinafter referred to as “members” “member” and “you”) will be offered goods. The offering on this site is only directed at end users of legal age. By accepting these Terms and Conditions and becoming a member of our shopping club, you warrant that you are 18 years old or over and that you can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. If you do not qualify, you must not use our services.

1.3 Items will only be sold in what The Gourmet deems to be normal household quantities. The offers are made as part of a sales event, which means they are limited in time and quantity. These terms and conditions are applicable to all contracts entered into between The Gourmet and members as well as to all general business relationships between The Gourmet and its members. The Gourmet does not accept any other terms and conditions unless explicitly stated otherwise. If periods are stated in business days, these include all weekdays except Saturday and Sunday and all statutory holidays.

1.4 The Gourmet reserves the right to cancel orders to islands and remote areas or to request further shipping fees are paid to cover the cost.

2. MEMBERSHIP OF THEGOURMET.COM.AU

2.1 Offers on TheGourmet.com.au are available only for purchase to members who have registered an account on TheGourmet.com.au. Membership is free of charge and can be cancelled at any time upon the member giving written notice to The Gourmet via email to support@thegourmet.com.au.

2.2 Every member will receive password-protected direct access to TheGourmet.com.au. Only members have the right to access the online offers on TheGourmet.com.au.

2.3 By registering an account on TheGourmet.com.au, an individual consents to receive marketing communications including electronic communications from TheGourmet.com.au .

2.4 Opting in to receive marketing communications from TheGourmet.com.au does not automatically create an account at TheGourmet.com.au.

3. USE OF THEGOURMET.COM.AU

3.1 When registering as a member of TheGourmet.com.au, you will be asked to submit personal data in accordance with clause 14.1 below. You are responsible for ensuring that the data is complete and correct. After you have completed the registration process, you will receive confirmation of your registration by email and a password, which will provide you with access to the online services on TheGourmet.com.au. You are obliged to treat this password and any other access data as confidential and protected from access by unauthorised third parties. The Gourmet reserves the right to refuse registration without giving reasons.

3.2 You have the opportunity to publish your own content on TheGourmet.com.au (e.g. ratings). You guarantee that your own content does not interfere with or violate the rights of third parties (such as privacy or intellectual property rights). In this regard, you fully indemnify The Gourmet against any claim by third parties. By publishing content on TheGourmet.com.au, you grant The Gourmet exclusive rights of use over such content without restriction, including transfer to a third party. The Gourmet is entitled to store or release content, and reserves the right of cancellation, reduction, modification or correction of such content.

3.3 You may not use TheGourmet.com.au other than for its intended purpose or disrupt or manipulate any technical processes. If you do anything that is to the detriment of The Gourmet or other members, your membership will be immediately revoked.

3.4 You are only permitted to register and use one membership account at a time. The Gourmet will delete multiple registrations.

3.5 In the password-protected area on TheGourmet.com.au you can access your recently shipped and/or completed orders. In this area you can also change, administer and save your own data and potential subscriptions of newsletters.

3.6 The Gourmet reserves the right to issue a warning, to terminate your membership or to modify or delete content you have submitted if you violate any of the provisions of this clause 3. Any claims for damages by The Gourmet remain unaffected.

4. CONTRACTUAL PARTNERS, LANGUAGE AND CONCLUSION OF CONTRACT

4.1 All contracts entered into on TheGourmet.com.au are between you and The Gourmet.

4.2 TheGourmet.com.au is operated in English; TheGourmet.com.au contracts are concluded exclusively in English.

4.3 The offer of goods on TheGourmet.com.au is not a binding offer but merely an invitation to make an offer. By submitting an order by clicking "order" you make a binding contract offer. After submitting your order, you will receive a confirmation email from The Gourmet.

4.4 While we work hard to fulfil all your orders, accepting your order is not a legally binding obligation for us to fulfil the order. The confirmation email does not constitute acceptance of the contract, which is only deemed accepted once goods have been shipped. When ordering multiple items, the acceptance of the contract applies only to goods actually shipped.

4.5 In cases where prices are displayed incorrectly on TheGourmet.com.au due to technical errors, The Gourmet reserves the right to cancel any contract in relation to the incorrectly priced items. The burden of proof regarding an error lies with The Gourmet. Payments already made will be refunded immediately.

4.6 In some cases a product photo displayed may reflect a suggestion of how the product could be used/displayed, and this will be specified in the product description.

4.7 Due to screen resolution, the image of a product may vary slightly in colour to the actual colour of the product.

5. PRICES AND SHIPPING FEES

5.1 For orders on TheGourmet.com.au, the prices that are listed at the time of your order on the product page apply. The prices are final prices inclusive of GST (where applicable) and all other price components excluding shipping costs. The shipping costs will be indicated on the product page and are determined mainly by the size and weight of the goods and shipping method you choose.

5.2. For orders where a one-time shipping fee is charged and 10 or more items are ordered, The Gourmet reserves the right to contact the customer with a new shipping quote.

6. FAULTY ITEMS

6.1 The Australian Consumer Law ("Law") which forms part of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) implies into consumer contracts certain statutory conditions and warranties that cannot be excluded, restricted or modified. These are in addition to any voluntary warranties offered by the manufacturer or supplier. Where there is a breach of such a warranty relating to goods or services, and the breach is in terms of the Law, a "major" failure, then the remedy will be limited to a refund, repair or replacement (subject to availability) at your election.

6.2 As supplier, we provide the following express warranties subject to the following terms and conditions:

  • We will refund or credit (with us or you deciding and determining the action to be taken according to whether the failure is major or non-major, as stated above) in the circumstances and to the extent required under the Law if the item you receive does not match the sample or description, is substantially unfit for its intended or disclosed purpose or is not of acceptable quality (as defined in the Law), is unsafe, or if the alleged issue with the product is such that a reasonable consumer aware of the issue would not have acquired the product.
  • Where a refund is to be provided under the terms of this warranty, we may, to the extent permitted under the Law, require the return of the item to us before refunding it. We will pay for, or reimburse you for, any shipping costs to return the original item to us, provided there is fault with the item.
  • Refunds will be issued in the form of shop credit, by direct deposit or via the credit card used in original purchase at our discretion.

6.3 In order to obtain these remedies:

  • You must notify us within 7 days of supply of the goods and provide images of damaged or incorrect goods to be returned. Please contact us at support@thegourmet.com.au. Once contacted we will advise the next course of action. Images will be required. We will not accept products returns for no valid reason or when no prior contact has been made with us.
  • Except if and to the extent the Law requires otherwise, refund and reimbursement of freight costs will not be made until the original product is received by us and your claim verified.
  • We aim to process refunds within 14 days of receipt by us of the original product.
  • We will not refund or replace a product where, in our reasonable opinion, the product has, following sale to you, become of unacceptable quality due to fair wear and tear, misuse, failure to use in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, using it in an abnormal way or failure to take reasonable care.

6.4 Limitation of Liability: Where any law implies a warranty into this agreement which may not be lawfully excluded then to the extent allowed by law, our liability for breach of the warranty will at our option be limited to:

  • the replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods;
  • the repair of the goods;
  • the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or of acquiring equivalent goods; or the payment of the cost of having the goods repaired.

7. PAYMENTS

7.1 Payments may be made by credit card (Visa and Mastercard) or PayPal. The Gourmet reserves the right to exclude a particular payment method for individual products or to require payment by one payment method only.

7.2 The Gourmet will charge credit card payments to your credit card immediately after receipt of an order.

7.3 With the prepayment method, you receive the account data of The Gourmet with your order confirmation.

7.4 Unless otherwise stated, charges and other expenses payable are exclusive of GST but inclusive of any otherD applicable taxes, duties, imposts and other similar charges payable in respect of the Product and Services.

8. DISCOUNT CODES, COUPONS AND PROMOTIONS

Terms and conditions for current promotions are published on this page. Discount codes, coupons and promotions will be collectively known as Coupons.

8.1 The following provisions apply to all Coupons of The Gourmet. The Coupons include specifically any welcoming Coupons for registering with TheGourmet.com.au, Coupons as a result of purchase of an invited friend of TheGourmet.com.au, Coupons individually assigned to individual members at TheGourmet.com.au and promotional Coupons including discount coupon codes.

8.1.1 Coupons are only valid for the period announced at issue for a particular sales campaign. Voucher periods will not be extended and Coupons for a particular sales campaign will not be transferred to a different sales campaign.

8.1.2 Coupons are non-transferable.

8.1.3 Coupons cannot be applied to shipping costs.

8.1.4 Coupons can be tied to a minimum order value. Remaining funds will not be refunded.

8.1.5 Should the price of your order exceed the balance in a voucher, you can pay the difference through the payment methods available.

8.1.6 The Gourmet reserves the right to accept only one voucher per order.

8.1.7 Coupons are not paid in cash and cannot earn interest.

8.1.8 Coupons will not be refunded, should you return the goods wholly or partly, or if goods can only be delivered in part.

8.1.9 Lost or  stolen Coupons will not be refunded. The Gourmet assumes no responsibility for lost Coupons.

8.1.10 The Gourmet reserves the right to provide alternative payment methods in accordance with clause 6.1, and to refuse delivery and/or to terminate member accounts should there be a reasonable suspicion of abuse in connection with the use of Coupons.

8.1.11 Coupons cannot be used in relation to purchases of Gift Vouchers.  

9. DELIVERY

9.1 Deliveries will be made only within Australia to the shipping address provided by you. It is your responsibility to ensure that it is possible to ship to the shipping address during normal business hours. If you change your address after you place your order, we cannot guarantee that your goods will be shipped to this new address and cannot cover any additional postage fees incurred.If a delivery  gets returned to us, we will contact you and charge a re-delivery fee for the order to be sent out again. The Gourmet uses a mix of couriers to deliver liquor orders, and delivery to the nearest Australia Post Office cannot be guaranteed.

9.2 The Gourmet does not assume any sourcing risk especially with reference to a purchase by description. The Gourmet is only obliged to ship from existing stock or from stock ordered from suppliers. The Gourmet’s shipping obligations cease to exist if The Gourmet, through no fault of its own, does not receive goods in full or on time from suppliers, as long as The Gourmet informs you as soon as practicable.

9.3 In cases of force majeure, shipping duration may increase within reason. Force majeure shall include strike, exclusion, official intervention, energy or resource scarcity, shipping difficulties, business complications such as fire or water damage to machinery, lightning or any other unforeseeable business complications for which The Gourmet cannot be held responsible. Starting and ending points of such shipping impediments will be communicated to you as soon as practicable by The Gourmet.

9.4 The Gourmet reserves the right to cancel the contract should delivery fail three times due to the fault of the member. Payments already made will be refunded, excluding shipping costs.

9.5 The Gourmet asks you to immediately inform the deliverer and The Gourmet about obvious transport damage. Damage reported more than 7 days from receipt of items will not be recognised. Doing so has no influence on your warranty rights, but will help The Gourmet to make its own claims against the supplier.

9.6 If an incorrect or incomplete address is entered into the system and your order is returned to us, a re-delivery fee will apply to ship out the order again.

9.7 By purchasing from The Gourmet, you provide authority to leave a parcel without your signature unless otherwise stated. The Gourmet shall not be liable for any direct or indirect loss or damage caused. The Gourmet is not responsible for the goods once the parcel arrives at your nominated delivery address.

10. RETENTION OF TITLE

Ownership of the goods is transferred to the member upon full payment.

11. LIABILITY

11.1. Without excluding, restricting or modifying the rights and remedies to which you may be entitled under these consumer guarantees provisions of the Australian Consumer Law or our potential liability under those provisions:

(a) you acknowledge that TheGourmet.com.au site (Site)  and each product available on TheGourmet.com.au site (Product) is provided "as is" and that we do not make any warranty or representation as to the suitability of the Site or a Product for any purpose;

(b) we exclude all other implied terms and warranties, whether statutory or otherwise, relating to the Products, services and the Site or the subject matter of this agreement to the maximum extent permitted; and

(c) we (and our related bodies corporate, agents, employees, officers and representatives) will not be liable to you for indirect and consequential loss arising from or connected to this agreement in contract, tort, under any statute or otherwise (including, without limitation, for loss of revenue, loss of profits, failure to realise expected profits or savings, loss or corruption of data and any other commercial or economic loss of any kind).

11.2 Our liability (and any liability of our related bodies corporate, agents, employees, officers and representatives) to you for loss or damage of any kind arising out of this agreement or in connection with the relationship established by it is reduced to the extent (if any) that you cause or contribute to the loss or damage. This reduction applies whether the liability arises in contract, tort (including negligence), under any statute or otherwise.

12. SERVICE AND COMPLAINTS

The satisfaction of our members is close to our hearts. Therefore we endeavour to deal with your concerns as quickly as possible and always provide you with our feedback after receiving your input. For service inquiries, please contact our customer service department:

The Gourmet

PO BOX 81 Queen Victoria Building NSW 1230

E-Mail: support@thegourmet.com.au

13. DISCLAIMER FOR HYPERTEXT LINKS

The website TheGourmet.com.au includes hyperlinks to other Internet sites. The Gourmet has no control over the content of these sites, nor does it endorse them or take responsibility for their content. Once The Gourmet becomes aware of illegal content, The Gourmet will remove the corresponding links from TheGourmet.com.au.

14. DATA SECURITY

As part of your registration as a member on TheGourmet.com.au you will be asked to provide personal data. This data is required by The Gourmet to process the contracts concluded on TheGourmet.com.au. All personal data is confidential and will be treated by The Gourmet in accordance with relevant legislation and in accordance with our privacy policy. To safeguard your privacy in online payment transactions The Gourmet uses the latest encryption techniques, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL). The SSL is an accepted standard protocol that ensures secure data exchange. All data used for your orders is submitted to The Gourmet encrypted.

15. IMAGE RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

15.1 All rights to use imagery on TheGourmet.com.au lie with The Gourmet or our partners. The use of the material - in whatever form - is prohibited unless explicit permission from The Gourmet has been granted.

15.2 You acknowledge and agree that all material and information (such as data files, written text, computer software, music, audio files or other sounds, designs, photographs, drawings, videos or other images (hereafter referred to as the “Content”) that you may have access to on TheGourmet.com.au is owned or controlled by The Gourmet, except where stated otherwise.

15.3 You may not modify, adapt, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on the Content (either in whole or part) unless you have the express written consent of The Gourmet. You should be aware that, in addition to the Content, other content on TheGourmet.com.au, including sponsored content or advertising content, may be protected by intellectual property rights which are owned or controlled by the people or corporations who provided that content to The Gourmet for inclusion on TheGourmet.com.au (the “Supplier Content”). You may not modify, adapt, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on the Supplier Content (either in whole or part) unless you have the expressed written consent of The Gourmet or by the owners of the Supplier Content, either in these Terms and Conditions or otherwise.

15.4 You acknowledge and agree that The Gourmet may modify, adapt, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on any material and information (such as data files, written text, computer software, music, audio files or other sounds, designs, photographs, drawings, videos or other images) that you supply to The Gourmet   (hereafter referred to as the “User Generated Content”).

15.5 You must not supply any User Generated Content that infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party, is offensive, defamatory or illegal.

16. PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL

16.1 It is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or to obtain alcohol on behalf of, a person under the age of 18 years.

16.2 By law the delivery of alcohol must be accepted by an adult being either the person who placed the order, or another adult who is able to accept the delivery on behalf of the person who placed the order.

16.3 TheGourmet.com.au NSW Liquor License No: LIQP770017213

17. GST

17.1 In this clause The following expressions have the meanings given in the GST Act: “adjustment note”, “consideration”, “GST”, “supply”, “tax invoice”, "supplier", “recipient” and “taxable supply”; and

17.2 For the avoidance of doubt, “GST” excludes any penalties or additional tax imposed in relation to the GST.

17.3 If GST is imposed on any supply made under this Deed by one party (“the supplier”) to another party (“the recipient”) and the consideration payable or to be provided for the supply under any other clause in this Deed is not expressed to be inclusive of GST the receiving party must pay, in addition to and at the same time as any GST exclusive consideration is payable or to be provided for the supply, an additional amount calculated by multiplying the value of that GST exclusive consideration (without deduction or set off) by the prevailing GST rate.

17.4 The recipient is not required to pay any amount of GST to the supplying party unless the supplier has made demand for payment by means of a tax invoice.

17.5 If the amount of GST recovered by the supplier from the recipient differs from the amount of GST payable at law by the supplier in respect of the supply, the amount payable by the recipient to the supplier will be adjusted accordingly.

17.5 Where one party (“the payer”) is liable to reimburse another party (“the payee”) for any expenditure incurred by the payee (“expenditure”), the amount reimbursed by the payer will be the GST exclusive expenditure plus any GST payable by the payer to the payee pursuant to this agreement.

18. GENERAL PROVISIONS

18.1 Should any provision of this agreement be legally void, this does not invalidate the whole contract. Instead, the invalid provision shall be replaced with an effective provision with the same economic purpose. The same applies to possible gaps in this contract.

18.2 The Gourmet reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions for future business. Excluded from this are unreasonable changes, especially pertaining to essential contract elements, such as the main benefits owed, which would be subject of a contract modification. The Gourmet will publish any amended Terms and Conditions in a timely fashion on TheGourmet.com.au.

18.3 This agreement is governed by the laws of New South Wales. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales and any courts, which have jurisdiction to hear appeals from any of those courts in respect of any proceedings in connection with this agreement.

18.4 No provision of this agreement merges on execution, completion or termination.

18.5 These terms and conditions embody the entire agreement between the parties with respect to their subject matter and supersede any prior negotiations, arrangement, understanding or agreement with respect to the subject matter or any term of these terms and conditions.

19. Gift Vouchers

19.1 Gift Vouchers cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.

19.2 Gift Vouchers may only be used for purchases at theGourmet.com.au. No change is given and any balance that remains on the card can only be used in whole or part against future purchases at  theGourmet.com.au

19.3 Gift Vouchers cannot be returned, exchanged for cash or used to pay any credit card accounts.  

19.4 Gift Vouchers expire 36 months after purchase. Any balance that remains on the Gift Voucher after expiry will not be available for use, except as required by law.

December 2018

The Gourmet