TERMS AND CONDITIONS SERVICES

This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms and conditions on which we will supply to you the products and services listed on our website www.uglyducklingbeauty.com (our site) via one of our subscription services (Services). Please read these terms and conditions carefully before ordering any Products or Services from our site or subscribing to one of our Services. You should understand that by ordering any of our Products or subscribing to one of our Services, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

You should print a copy of these terms and conditions for future reference.

1: About Us

1.1 Ugly Duckling Beauty Ltd operate the website www.uglyducklingbeauty.com

2: Service Availability 

2.1: Our site is only intended for use by people resident in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Serviced Countries). We do not accept orders from individuals outside those countries.

2.2: All monthly subscriptions are contractual but you can cancel your subscription after 1 month, with a months cancellation notice. 

2.3: Membership treatments must be used monthly and cannot be carried over into following months. £10 Salon credit is carried over for 6 monthly cycles and is valid for 12 months. (DUCKLING MEMBERSHIP) Membership is non transferable

2.4:  The monthly amount is automatically debited on the same payment date from initial setup or on the 1st of the month, dependant on which plan you are signed up to. 

2.5: All membership subscriptions can be cancelled with one month notice, given in writing, addressed to swan@uglyducklingbeauty.com, you cannot cancel the month you signed up. If you do, you will be billed for the value of the treatments that you received during said month.

2.6: If you cancel your membership and have outstanding members credit, your credit is valid for 12 months but you will not be eligible for members pricing as you no longer have a active membership.  

2.7: Closings. From time to time, the whole or part of the Ugly Duckling Beauty Salon will be temporarily unavailable while repairs, renovations or special events take place or until governmental permits or licenses are received. We will make every effort to minimize any disruption to members during these periods. Some or all of Ugly Duckling Beauty services may be closed for holidays. Salon hours of operation are displayed in the facility and may be modified from time to time.

2.8: Ugly Duckling Memberships

Choice of one option per month;

Option 1: Lash tint, brow tint, eyebrow shape.

Option 2: Express Gel Manicure or Pedicure 

Option 3: £10 salon credit 

Option 4: Yearly Membership is POA (priced on application)  and can vary

2.9 UDB Membership

We are happy to provide a copy of this Membership Agreement, including all terms and conditions, prior to your purchase. Ugly Duckling Beauty reserves the right to change its policies and pricing at any time.

2.9.1 Once activated membership fee is non refundable

3:Your Status 

By placing an order through our site, you warrant that: 

3.1 you are legally capable of entering into binding contracts

3.2 you are at least 18 years old

3.3 you are resident in one of the Serviced Countries

3.4 you are accessing our from that country site

4: HOW THE CONTRACT IS FORMED BETWEEN YOU AND US

4.1 After placing an order on our standard order form, you will receive an e-mail from us acknowledging that we have received your order. Please note that this does not mean that your order has been accepted. Your order constitutes an offer to us to buy Products by subscribing to a Service. All orders are subject to acceptance by us, and we will confirm such acceptance to you by sending you an e-mail that confirms that the Product has been dispatched (Dispatch Confirmation). The contract between us (Contract) will only be formed when we send you the Dispatch Confirmation.

4.2 The Contract will relate only to those Products whose dispatch we have confirmed in the Dispatch Confirmation. We will not be obliged to supply any other Products which may have been part of your order until the dispatch of such Products has been confirmed in a separate Dispatch Confirmation.

4.3 The subscription plan of our Services consists of an initial charge and then followed by recurring period charges as agreed to by you. By entering into this Agreement, you acknowledge that your subscription has an initial and recurring payment feature and you accept responsibility for all recurring charges prior to cancellation. Uglyducklingbeauty.com may submit periodic charges (e.g., monthly) without further authorization from you, until you provide prior notice that you have terminated this authorization or wish to change your payment method. Such notice will not affect charges submitted before uglyducklingbeauty.com reasonably could act. To terminate your authorisation or change your payment method, contact us at info@uglyducklingbeauty.com

4.4 By subscribing to uglyducklingbeauty.com you are agreeing to pay recurring periodic subscriptions for an indefinite time until cancelled by you or us, on the subscription terms set out in the application form you have completed, subject to variation in accordance with 4.5 You can cancel your subscription at any time, after 1 full month. You will not be charged for any cancellation. You can re-subscribe at any time following your cancellation, but we reserve the right not to permit re-subscription where we have previously elected to terminate a subscription.

4.5 Gift Subscriptions: Following your initial subscription period of, three, six or twelve months, your uglyducklingbeauty.com subscription will be automatically cancelled. If you cancel during this period, your subscription will be ended. However, you will not be eligible for a prorated refund of any portion of the subscription fee paid for the then-current subscription period.

4.6 We reserve the right at our absolute discretion not to renew your subscription at any time without giving any reasons for our decision.

5: Vouchers and Gift Cards 

5.1 We may offer gift cards, discount promotions and other types of voucher (Voucher) which require to be activated by email application in order for the holder to commence delivery of Products through a Service. If paid for, the Voucher is deemed to have been sold at the time of payment for it. All of these terms and conditions shall become applicable as between us and the holder of the Voucher (Holder) when the Holder redeems the Voucher by applying for a Service to commence.

5.2 A Voucher may only be used once by its Holder and may not be copied, reproduced, distributed or published either directly or indirectly in any form or stored in a data retrieval system without our prior written approval.

5.3 We reserve the right to withdraw or cancel any Voucher (other than a paid-up gift card) for any reason at any time.

5.4 Vouchers may only be redeemed through the website www.uglyducklingbeauty.com and not through any other website or method of communication. To use your Voucher you will be required to enter its unique code at the online checkout and use of such code will be deemed to confirm your agreement to these terms and conditions and any special conditions attached to the Voucher.

5.5 Any discounts attached to Vouchers apply to the price of the Products ordered only and not to delivery charges, which will be chargeable at normal rates.

6: Consumer Rights 

6.1 If you are contracting as a consumer, you may cancel a Contract at any time within seven working days, beginning on the day after you received the Products. In this case, you will receive a full refund of the price paid for the Products in accordance with our refunds policy (set out in clause 10 below).

6.2 To cancel a Contract, you must email swan@uglyducklingbeauty.com

6.3 Details of your statutory right of cancellation, and an explanation of how to exercise it, are provided in the Dispatch Confirmation. This provision does not affect your other statutory rights as a consumer.

7: Availability and Delivery

Your order will be fulfilled by the delivery date set out in the Dispatch Confirmation or, if no delivery date is specified, then within 30 days of the date of the Dispatch Confirmation, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

8: Risk & Title 

The Products will be at your risk from the time of delivery.

Ownership of the Products will only pass to you when we receive full payment of all sums due in respect of the Products, including delivery charges.

9: Price and Payment 

9.1 The price of the Products and our delivery charges will be as quoted on our site from time to time, except in cases of obvious error.

9.2 Product prices do not include VAT, this may change at anytime without prior notice.

9.3 Product prices and delivery charges are liable to change at any time, but changes will not affect orders in respect of which we have already sent you a Dispatch Confirmation

9.4 Payment for all Products and Services must be by credit or debit card. We accept payment with Pay-Pal, Visa and Mastercard

10: Refund Policy Products

10.1 If you return a Product to us because you have cancelled the Contract between us within the seven-day cooling-off period (see clause 6.1 above), we will process the refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any case, within 30 days of the day you gave notice of cancellation. In this case, we will refund the price of the Product in full, and any applicable delivery charges. However, you may be responsible for the cost of returning the item to us (see clause 6.2).

10.1.2 For any other reason (for instance, because you have notified us in accordance with clause 21 that you do not agree to a change in these terms and conditions or in any of our policies, or because you consider that the Product is defective), we will examine the returned Product and will notify you of your refund via e-mail within a reasonable period of time. We will usually process the refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any case, within 30 days of the day we confirmed to you via e-mail that you were entitled to a refund. We will refund the price of a defective Product in full, any applicable delivery charges and any reasonable costs you incur in returning the item to us.

10.2 

We will usually refund any money received from you using the same method originally used by you to pay for your purchase.

10.3 Refund Policy Service

If for any reason you have not liked the service that you received at Ugly Duckling Beauty, please notify a therapist or management in the salon, who will be more then happy to resolve the issue, please note that we can not issue a refund for a service that has already taken place. 

11: Warranty 

We warrant to you that any Product or Service purchased from us through our site will, on delivery, conform with its description, be of satisfactory quality, and be reasonably fit for all the purposes for which products of that kind are commonly supplied.

12: Liability 

12.1 Subject to clause 12.2, if we fail to comply with these terms and conditions we shall only be liable to you for the purchase price of the Products.

12.2 Nothing in this agreement excludes or limits our liability for:

  • Death or personal injury caused by our negligence
  • Fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Any breach of the obligations implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979

  • Defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987
  • Any other matter for which it would be illegal for us to exclude or attempt to exclude our liability

13: Written Communications 

Applicable laws require that some of the information or communications we send to you should be in writing. When using our site, you accept that communication with us will be mainly electronic. We will contact you by e-mail or provide you with information by posting notices on our website. For contractual purposes, you agree to this electronic means of communication and you acknowledge that all contracts, notices, information and other communications that we provide to you electronically comply with any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. This condition does not affect your statutory rights.

14:Notices

All notices given by you to us must be given to Ugly Duckling Beauty Ltd at swan@uglyducklingbeauty.com. We may give notice to you at either the e-mail or postal address you provide to us when placing an order, or in any of the ways specified in clause 13 above. Notice will be deemed received and properly served immediately when posted on our website, 24 hours after an e-mail is sent, or three days after the date of posting of any letter. In proving the service of any notice, it will be sufficient to prove, in the case of a letter, that such letter was properly addressed, stamped and placed in the post and, in the case of an e-mail, that such e-mail was sent to the specified e-mail address of the addressee

15: Transfer of rights and obligations 

15.1 The contract between you and us is binding on you and us and on our respective successors and assignees.

15.2 You may not transfer, assign, charge or otherwise dispose of a Contract, or any of your rights or obligations arising under it, without our prior written consent.

15.3 We may transfer, assign, charge, sub-contract or otherwise dispose of a Contract, or any of our rights or obligations arising under it, at any time during the term of the Contract

16: Intellectual Property

16.1 We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in our site, whether registered or unregistered, and in the material published on it. Copyright laws protect these works and all such rights are reserved.

16.2 You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any pages from our site for your personal reference. You must not use any part of our copyright materials for commercial purposes without first obtaining a licence to do so from us and our licensors.

16.3 If you post comments on the Products or Services to any website, blog or social media network (Commentary) you must ensure that such Commentary represents your fairly-held opinions. By subscribing to the Services you irrevocably authorize us to quote from your Commentary on our site and in any advertising or social media outlets which we may create or contribute to.

17: Events we cannot control 

17.1 We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under a Contract that is caused by events outside our reasonable control (Force Majeure Event).

17.2 A Force Majeure Event includes any act, event, non-happening, omission or accident beyond our reasonable control. 

17.3 Our performance under any Contract is deemed to be suspended for the period that the Force Majeure Event continues, and we will have an extension of time for performance for the duration of that period. We will use our reasonable endeavours to bring the Force Majeure Event to a close or to find a solution by which our obligations under the Contract may be performed despite the Force Majeure Event.

18: Waiver

18.1 Our performance under any Contract is deemed to be suspended for the period that the Force Majeure Event continues, and we will have an extension of time for performance for the duration of that period. We will use our reasonable endeavours to bring the Force Majeure Event to a close or to find a solution by which our obligations under the Contract may be performed despite the Force Majeure Event.

18.2 A waiver by us of any default will not constitute a waiver of any subsequent default.

18.3 No waiver by us of any of these terms and conditions will be effective unless it is expressly stated to be a waiver and is communicated to you in writing in accordance with clause 13 above.

19: Entire Agreement

19.1 These terms and conditions and any document expressly referred to in them constitute the whole agreement between us and supersede all previous discussions, correspondence, negotiations, previous arrangement, understanding or agreement between us relating to the subject matter of any Contract

19.2 We each acknowledge that, in entering into a Contract, neither of us relies on any representation or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in these terms and conditions or the documents referred to in them.

19.3 Each of us agrees that our only liability in respect of those representations and warranties that is set out in this agreement (whether made innocently or negligently) will be for breach of contract

19.4 Each of us agrees that our only liability in respect of those representations and warranties that is set out in this agreement (whether made innocently or negligently) will be for breach of contract

20: Our right to vary, amend or change these terms and conditions 

20.1 We have the right to revise and amend these terms and conditions from time to time to reflect changes in market conditions affecting our business, changes in technology, changes in payment methods, changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements and changes in our system's capabilities.

20.2 You will be subject to the policies and terms and conditions in force at the time that you order Products from us, unless any change to those policies or these terms and conditions is required to be made by law or governmental authority (in which case it will apply to orders previously placed by you), or if we notify you of the change to those policies or these terms and conditions before we send you the Dispatch Confirmation (in which case we have the right to assume that you have accepted the change to the terms and conditions, unless you notify us to the contrary within seven working days of receipt by you of the Products).

21: The Law and jurisdiction

Contracts for the purchase of Products through our site and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be governed by English law. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with such Contracts or their formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

22: About Cookies

22.1 What are cookies? We use cookies to improve the user experience of our website. We would therefore like to provide you some information about how and to what extent we use cookies. You do not need to have cookies enabled to visit our website. However, you will not be able to order from us if you have cookies disabled.

22.2 Are cookies dangerous? Cookies are simply files that contain text or numbers and cannot execute anything on their own. This makes it impossible for cookies to transmit viruses or send e-mails without your knowledge. The cookies we use serve primarily to enhance the functionality of our website and also allow us to continue improving the website. We limit the number of cookies we use and keep their lifespan to a minimum to protect your data while giving you an excellent user experience on our website.

22.3 cookie uses:

The cookies we use on our website serve four different purposes:

 

  1. Strictly necessary cookies: Some cookies are required to use the website. This type of cookie allows us to identify registered users and to ensure that these users can access secure areas of our website. These cookies must be enabled for users to access all areas of the website and use services like shopping carts and e-billing. On our website “strictly necessary cookies” are entirely session-cookies. They are automatically deleted from your device whenever you close your browser.

 

  1. Performance Cookies: We use cookies to analyse how users interact with our website and to improve our website's performance. We are always striving to make our website more enjoyable and easier to use. Performance cookies allow us to optimise our site – by using links more efficiently, for instance – and let us identify and fix errors on our site immediately. All this helps us give you the smoothest experience possible on our website. 

 

  1. Functionality cookies: We use cookies to remember your settings. Any data you enter, such as your username, is stored and already available on your next visit. These cookies also allow us to give you broader, more personalised features with additional functionality, such as displaying a notification if you are using an outdated browser. The scope of these cookies does not extend beyond our website, which means they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites

 

  1. Targeting cookies or advertising cookies: We use cookies to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. These cookies are used to limit the number of times you see an advert and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, for instance. Advertising networks with our permission usually place them. Some of these cookies enable tracking, which means that a user's behaviour on websites from different operators can be analysed. This information can be used to display targeted adverts ("targeting"), even on websites with different operators ("re-targeting"). We want to make your experience on our website more relevant by showing you personalised adverts tailored to your interests.

22.4: What data do they store? 

The cookies Ugly Duckling Beauty uses do not store any personal data. We always anonymise or pseudonymise the data of our users. This means the data are altered so that it becomes extremely difficult or impossible to link them back to an individual person. Additionally, we will never combine the data stored in cookies with other personal data