HELLO DEAR CLIENT!

The following GENERAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND PURCHASE POLICIES regulate the use of the website www.anacarolinavalencia.com which is the official Online Store for ANA CAROLINA VALENCIA Contemporary Jewelry. It provides information about its products and offers the possibility of purchase through safe payment platforms such as Stripe and Paypal. We suggest to read it, so you are aware of all terms and conditions you are accepting while navigating and using it.

The sales made on this portal are made by Ana Carolina Valencia SAS, a duly established company, identified with NIT.9014416450, located in the city of Cali (Valle del Cauca), Republic of Colombia, telephone +573167440403 and email [email protected].

If you purchase any product through this website, it is understood that these terms and conditions have been fully accepted.

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF USE:

The following GENERAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND PURCHASE POLICIES are effective upon publication, without prejudice to subsequent modifications without prior notice or consent. It is solely up to Ana Carolina Valencia to approve modifications to the text of this publication.

Access to and use of this Website is free of charge. The fact of browsing the Website, gives the condition of user and implies the complete and unreserved acceptance of all the conditions of use.

By accessing, browsing or using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to comply with all of the conditions and terms set forth herein. If you do not agree with the conditions, you must refrain from browsing this Website, and if you wish, communicate your disagreement to Ana Carolina Valencia.

Ana Carolina Valencia reserves the right to check or modify at any time the GENERAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND PURCHASE POLICIES, or any other content of the website, whenever it deems appropriate, without prior notice to the User. The modifications will be made on the brand’s Website and it is the User’s responsibility to review and comply with them each time he/she accesses the Website.

The user agrees to make a diligent, correct and lawful use of the Website, as well as not to delete, circumvent, or manipulate the copyright (copyright) and other data identifying the brand Ana Carolina Valencia Contemporary Jewelry.

Personal Information:

The information provided by our clients will be treated in accordance to the Law and what is  stated in the Personal Data Protection Policy that is published on this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing, storage, transmission and / or transfer of your personal data in accordance with what is stated in our Personal Data Processing Policy and declare that all information provided is true and real.

Duration and Termination:

The provision of the service of the Ana Carolina Valencia Website has an indefinite duration. However, the brand may terminate or suspend the provision of this service at any time and without prior notice.

Intellectual Property:

All contents of this Website, such as texts, photographs, graphics, images, icons, software, graphic design, constitute a work whose property is owned by Ana Carolina Valencia or their respective authors, for this reason it is forbidden to users its total or partial reproduction, without written authorization from its owner. If there is content owned by authors other than Ana Carolina Valencia, prior authorization shall be obtained in accordance with the provisions of the rules that protect copyrights.

Liability and Disclaimer of Warranties:

The content of the Website is of a general nature, is for information purposes only and access to all the contents is not fully guaranteed, nor is it valid or current, suitable or useful for a specific purpose.

Ana Carolina Valencia shall not be liable for any damages that may be caused by the use of the information provided through the service.

Due to the fact that currently available technical means do not allow us to guarantee the absolute lack of interference by third parties in the sites published on the Internet, Ana Carolina Valencia does not guarantee the accuracy or truthfulness of all or part of the information contained in the site, nor its updating, nor that such information has been altered or modified in whole or in part, after having been included in the site, nor any other aspect or characteristic of the information provided through the site or through the links eventually included in the same.

Ana Carolina Valencia excludes, to the extent permitted by applicable law in the Republic of Colombia, any liability for damages of any kind arising from:

• The impossibility of accessing the Website or the lack of truthfulness, accuracy, and/or timeliness of the contents, as well as the existence of vices and defects of any kind in the contents transmitted, disseminated, stored, made available that have been accessed through the Website or the services offered in a traditional manner or by electronic means (online).
• The presence of viruses or other elements in the contents that may cause alterations in the computer systems, electronic documents or data of the Users.

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction:

The provision of the service of this website, the present General Conditions of Use and purchase policies of the Website and the particular ones that may be established, are governed by Colombian law. Law 1480 of 2011 “Consumer’s Statute”. The Internet pages, their design and graphic presentation are protected by the provisions of Law 23 of 1982, articles 12 and 30 and decision 351 of the Cartagena Agreement (for the Colombian case) and by the provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976 of the United States of America.

Data Management :

In case the visitor enters personal data to any of the systems related or incorporated in the website, Ana Carolina Valencia will treat the data confidentially and will be used exclusively for purposes related to the services provided by the brand.

Ana Carolina Valencia agrees not to transfer, sell, or share the data received on this website without the express approval of the owner of the data.

PURCHASE POLICIES:

Product Prices

The prices published on this website do not include the costs corresponding to the shipment of the products and other local taxes you may incur when ordering a product from abroad your country. The expenses for fees and taxes generated by the authorities of other countries to products bought outside their territory, are not included in our price. Those expenses must be assumed by the client. All our products are handmade and shipped from Colombia. The prices of our products are subject to change without notice. We reserve the right to discontinue or modify the product without prior notice.

Payment Options

Payments through our website are processed through our two payment platforms  Paypal and Stripe. Payments can be done with credit cards or debit cards and all other methods supported by our payment platforms.

Order Formalization

Once the order is formalized, that is, with the acceptance of the Terms of Use and the confirmation of the purchase process, Ana Carolina Valencia will always send an email to the Customer confirming the details of the purchase made.

Delivery  of the Products

Ana Carolina Valencia undertakes to send the product in perfect condition to the address indicated by the Customer in the order form, through an international shipping company, which can be FEDEX, DHL or any other determined by the brand. In order to optimize delivery, we thank the Customer for indicating an address to which the order can be delivered. Ana Carolina Valencia will not be responsible for delivery errors caused when the address provided by the Customer in the order form is not accurate or correct.

1. Delivery Time

Shipments are made through international shipping companies such as FEDEX and DHL. Once your order is confirmed, we proceed to the preparation and dispatch of it.

Remember: For products in stock, the shipment is made the next working day after the purchase is confirmed. For products ordered to be manufactured, the shipment is made between 10 to 15 business days after the purchase is confirmed.

Once your order has been shipped and delivered to the carrier, you will receive an email notification with the tracking number information, that way you can track your shipment through the shipping company website, that’s why is very important to provide an email address at checkout.

Once you receive the dispatch confirmation, you will receive your order within a maximum of 7 business days for international shipments. These times are estimates and do not depend directly on Ana Carolina Valencia, which exempts it from any delay in the delivery of your order due to an extraordinary case or force majeure event.  It is also not our responsibility when the delivery has not been possible at the address indicated for reasons directly responsible to the customer. In this case, you should communicate directly with the carrier’s customer service, providing the respective tracking number.

1. Loss of packages

In case of loss or theft of the package sent, it is carrier´s responsibility, who will initiate an investigation process to find the location of the package and determine the procedure to request payment of the jewelry contained in the lost package, taking into account the declared and insured value. The claim process should be made directly with the shipping company. Ana Carolina Valencia is not responsible for the package, after it is shipped. The shipping company is the one that guarantees delivery to client, that’s why we work with renowned international shipping companies such as FEDEX or DHL. We will help client during claim process and facilitate all support we can give through our local carrier’s service agent.

• Diligence in the delivery

The Customer must check the good condition of the package with the courier company, indicating any anomaly that may be detected in the packaging. If, subsequently, once the product has been checked, the Customer detects any incident such as a blow, breakage, signs of having been opened or any imperfection caused by the shipping company, he/she agrees to notify Ana Carolina Valencia via email within 24 hours of delivery. After that time no such incidents will be attended (only parts under warranty Policy).

Order Cancellations

Cancellations are not accepted once order has been shipped. Changes to the order can be made before the goods are shipped, as long as they are products available in stock. For products that have been ordered to be manufactured, changes can only be made up to 24 hours after the purchase has been made. In both cases an email must be sent to [email protected], specifying the desired changes.

Returns

Jewelry purchased from Ana Carolina Valencia website through its online store may be returned and refunded, when the product received is defective or does not correspond to the product ordered by you as confirmed in your order.  Please refer to our Return and Refund Policy for complete details.

Keep in mind that:

• Pieces that are on sale or have a discount can’t be returned.
• The return of the jewelry will always be made for the value at which they were purchased, in case the customer wishes to change the jewel to one of greater value, he must cancel the difference; and if it is of less value, the money is not returned, and a balance will be made in favor of the client.
• The jewelry must not have been worn and must be in the same state in which it was delivered.
• In no case will there be money back.
• Discounted or on sale jewelry can only be exchanged for legal guarantee. These jewels are not accepted as return items.
• Special orders and custom-made pieces are final sales and can’t be returned.
• The shipping costs associated with returns will be to the client expenses. Also, the shipping costs associated with exchanges of pieces that are not covered by our guarantee.
• We accept returns and exchanges only when the jewelry have been bought directly on this website, through our Instagram @AnaCaroJoyeria or our WhatsApp +573167440403. If you have bought our jewelry through one of our stockists please refer to them to ask for help according to their return policies and exchanges.

Refunds to the CUSTOMER

Only if the delivered product is defective or incorrect, Ana Carolina Valencia will refund the Customer the value paid in its order and the corresponding shipping costs. Refunds are made through our payment platforms, Stripe or Paypal, depending on which you used to process initial payment.

LEGAL WARRANTY

Please refer to Warranty and Repair Policies.

Warranty Disclaimer of Liability.

Ana Carolina Valencia will be exonerated from liability arising from the warranty, when it proves that the defect comes from:

1. The improper use of the product by the Customer.
2. When the Customer did not follow the instructions for the care of the product (see  Product Care ).

Thank you for your interest in these GENERAL CONDITIONS OF USE AND PURCHASE POLICIES.