Delivery Information
GENERAL
1.1
Gladia Fashions, having its registered address at 37/1 Kg Nagar,
Kamarajar Road, Coimbatore - 641015, Tamil Nadu (“Glafa”, “we”, “us” or “our”)
is managing and operating the website https://gladiafashions.com (collectively
referred to as the “Glafa Platform”), through which it inter alia
facilitates the sale and purchase of furnishing items such as bedsheets,
comforters, cushions, towels and other products (“Products”) to the
users of the Glafa Platform (“User” or “Users” or “you” or “your”).
1.2
This delivery and shipping policy (“Policy”), together with the Terms
sets out our policies and procedures towards delivery and shipping of Products
purchased on the Glafa Platform.
1.3
We provide shipping and delivery of our Products all over India. We aim
to provide the best customer experience for you by tying-up and partnering with
leading logistics service providers to handle your order in the best possible
way and to ensure that you have a hassle-free experience in receiving the
Product that you have ordered from the Glafa Platform. We make all commercially
reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Products are delivered to you in a
timely fashion.
1.4
By agreeing to use the Glafa Platform and/ or purchasing a Product on
the Glafa Platform, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Policy without
modification. We encourage you to read and understand the terms of this Policy
every time you visit the Glafa Platform. If you do not agree to the terms
contained in this Policy, you are advised not to use, access or transact on the
Glafa Platform.
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TERMS OF SHIPPING AND DELIVERY
2.1
We partner with third party logistic service providers in order to
effectuate Product shipping and delivery to you ("Logistic
Partners"). We shall provide the details of the Logistic Partner which
will be responsible for processing the shipping and delivery of any Product(s)
purchased by you on the Glafa Platform at the time such Product is processed
and successfully handed over to the Logistic Partner by us. Our standard
dispatch timelines range from between 2 – 3 days from the date of order of the
Product by you on the Glafa Platform. We will share details about your orders
pursuant to their dispatch on the e-mail ID and/or mobile number provided by
you/ registered with us. You agree and understand that though we effectuate
Product delivery to the Users through our Logistic Partners, we reserve the
right to ship and deliver the Products on our own without engaging any Logistic
Partners or third party service providers.
2.2
You agree and understand that though we endeavour to ship and deliver
our Products all across India, we may, in our sole discretion determine a
select list of areas which are unserviceable for delivery of Products. We or
our Logistic Partners do not provide shipping and delivery services in such
unserviceable areas and may not process your orders on the Glafa Platform in
such cases. In the event an area has been deemed unserviceable by us, we shall
notify such user at the time of placing an order for purchase of Products on
the Glafa Platform. You may also verify whether an area is unserviceable for
deliveries by us by entering the relevant area pin-code on the Glafa Platform.
2.3
You agree and acknowledge that to effectuate timely delivery of the
purchased Products to you we may inquire or collect specific information like
your name, shipping address, billing address, landmarks, contact details, etc.
You shall ensure that all information that is submitted by you to us on the Glafa
Platform is true, complete, accurate and sufficient to identify the actual
place of delivery. You understand that you shall bear absolute liability in
case of any failure by us in delivering the purchased Products due to your
failure to provide correct, complete, sufficient and accurate information at
the time of placing the order. It is further clarified that we shall not be
liable in any manner and at any point in time due to your failure to provide
correct and complete information.
2.4
We will attempt to deliver the purchased Product to your designated
address within the estimated timeline of delivery notified to you. In the event
you are not available or present to accept the delivery of the Product, our
Logistic Partners will make a maximum of 3 (Three) attempts to deliver the
purchased Product(s) to you. If the third delivery attempt is unsuccessful and
you continue to remain unavailable, we reserve the right to cancel the order of
the purchased Products at our sole discretion and process the return of such
Product to us. We further reserve the right to deduct the shipping and delivery
charges borne by us while processing any refunds subsequent to such
cancellation.
2.5
While we make reasonable endeavours in ensuring that purchased Products
are delivered to you in a timely manner and within the timeline notified to
you, you accept and acknowledge that the delivery may be delayed on account of:
(a)
Logistical issues beyond our control;
(b)
Unsuitable weather conditions;
(c)
Political disruptions, strikes, employee-lockouts, etc.;
(d)
Acts of God such as floods, earthquakes, etc.;
(e)
Other unforeseeable circumstances.
In such events of delay, we shall make reasonable attempt to inform you
by writing to your email ID and/or mobile number registered with us. We
disclaim all liabilities that may arise on account of our failure to inform or
notify you of delays in the delivery of purchased Products on the Glafa
Platform. Further, we shall be under no obligation to compensate you for any
claim that may otherwise arise on account of delay in the shipment or delivery
or use of the purchased Products.
2.6
We endeavour to engage Logistic Partners, employees, agents with the
highest regard for ethics and integrity; and behave in a fashion that exudes
thorough professionalism, competence and good mannerism. You agree and
acknowledge that the actions, inactions of delivery individuals are not in our
control, and it is not possible for us to monitor and observe each delivery
executive. Since we are merely facilitating delivery of a Product purchased by
you, we shall not be liable for any acts or omissions on part of our delivery
agents, employees, or personnel and/ or the Logistic Partner or their
employees, agents, or personnel including deficiency in service, wrong delivery
of Product, time taken to deliver the Product, Product package tampering, etc.
For the sake of abundant clarity, it is stated that any ill-mannerism,
impoliteness, discourtesy or offensiveness shown by our delivery executives or
the employees, agents, personnel of the Logistic Partners is beyond our control
and any issue arising between you and our delivery executive or an employee,
agent, personnel of the Logistic Partner will have to be resolved by the you,
independently. You agree and acknowledge that you will not hold us responsible
or require us to settle, mediate or resolve any disputes between you and the delivery
personnel delivering the Products to you.
2.7
Once you place an order on the Glafa Platform, we process such order and
hand over the purchased Product to our Logistic Partner. The User will receive
a unique tracking identity number once the purchased Product is handed over to
the Logistics Partner, which will enable the User in tracking the status of
delivery of the purchased Products. The User may use the tracking identity
number on the Glafa Platform or the website and/or the mobile application of
the Logistic Partner to check the status and location of the purchased Product
and its estimated time of delivery. Our customer service team coordinates with
the Logistic Partners to ensure that the Products are delivered to you at the
earliest and make all reasonable efforts in ensuring that the Logistic Partners
update the tracking status of the purchased Products on a real time basis. It
is clarified that we engage third party service providers to effectuate
deliveries of the Products and hence, we do not guarantee the accuracy or
correctness of the tracking status and the status may be subject to
inconsistencies arising out of time-lags in updating the information and/ or
other technical difficulties which are not in our control.
2.8
We reserve the right to charge or collect shipping fees on Products from
time to time. Shipping charges may vary based on the value of the Product, type
of Product, area of delivery, payment mechanism, etc. You agree that we are
authorized to collect, on behalf of the Logistic Partner, the shipping and
delivery fees for the delivery service provided by the Logistic Partner. In the
event we charge a shipping fees for the delivery of a purchased Product, such
shipping fees will not be refunded by us pursuant to any return request raised
by you. However, we may make exceptions and refund the shipping fees in the
event a defected, damaged, deficient or incorrect Product (for reasons
attributable to, and accepted by us after due verification in our sole
discretion) has been delivered. You acknowledge and accept that the title and
risk of all Products ordered by you shall pass on to you upon the delivery of
the purchased Products to you.
2.9
Return of purchased Products are facilitated through our
reverse-Logistics Partners. On receipt of request for return of Product on the Glafa
Platform and the same being duly acknowledged by us, our reverse-Logistics
Partners shall get in touch with you in order to collect the purchased Products
from you. We process returns and exchanges of purchased Products in accordance
with our Cancellation, Return and Refund Policy (https://gladiafashions.com/Returns).
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CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Any queries or concerns relating to the shipping and delivery of
Products as per this Policy may be directed by you to our customer support team
who can be contacted at the below mentioned details:
Contact Details: care.gladiafashions@gmail.com