These are the terms and conditions of the www.mealnanny.com website. By placing an order on this website, you are accepting these terms and conditions and you agree to be bound by them.
- Our Terms and Conditions
- We reserve the right to update these terms and conditions at any time and without further notice. Please check that you have read and understood our current terms & conditions. Last updated 05.14/2021.
- These terms and conditions relate only to www.mealnanny.com.
- To shop with us, you need to be at least 16 years old and have full authorization to use the relevant payment methods chosen to purchase your order.
2. Placing an Order
- You may place an order with us either by adding goods to your shopping basket and completing the checkout procedure. You will have the opportunity to check that the details of your order are correct before submitting payment and submitting the order.
- Please double check that you have provided all of the correct details, if any information is incorrect, we cannot guarantee that you will either receive your notification if your email address is incorrect OR that we can deliver your item within the prescribed time frames if your address is wrong OR that you will receive delivery information if your contact information is correct.
- By placing an order with Meal Nanny, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
- After an order has been placed, you may agree to receive Marketing Emails, Newsletters, and exclusive offers – you can unsubscribe at any time. Getting our exclusive offers via mailing list is a free service. We won’t spam you as some companies do! You always have the option to unsubscribe from our emailing lists and are not tied in to anything by continuing without unsubscribing.
- All orders are subject to availability. From time to time technology can fall down – we do our utmost and work very closely with our suppliers to ensure all stock quantities shown on our site is accurate. If there are any problems with your order, we will notify you as soon as we become aware.
- Please note that if you have not selected the correct address upon ordering from our website or have purposely manipulated your address details to avoid any delivery charges, we reserve the right to cancel your order at any time. We will usually stipulate what additional charges need to be made to us in full payment prior to shipping your order. As per this clause, if you have not responded to our communication attempts within 10 working days, we reserve the right to cancel your order.
3. Confirmation of Order
- You will receive an order acknowledgment by email and/or by post. When you receive this, please check once again that your order details are correct. Please contact us immediately if there are any discrepancies.
- We will advise you by email or telephone if there are any difficulties processing your order, for example, where:
- The goods are incorrectly described or priced, or
- The goods are no longer available, or
- we are experiencing problems processing your payment.
4. Processing Payment
- We may process payment for your order immediately or at any time prior to dispatch, at our discretion.
- If we believe your order to be fraudulent, we reserve the right to cancel your order and refund ONLY to the payment used.
- PayPal can sometimes place your payment under review, this can stay in the status for a number of days whilst they conduct their investigations where caution is required. This is outside of our parameters and would advise you to contact PayPal if you have any concerns.
5. Discount Codes
- We like to spoil our customers by offer exclusive deals and discounts. We may offer special codes to you which will be clearly stated to you on our website OR an external site via one of our partners.
- You may only use ONE discount code per purchase. The terms of the discount and its timeframe for how long it is available to you will be stipulated on the website.
- We reserve the right to refuse a discount whereby an error may have occurred, this includes cancelling an order.
- We like to spoil our customers by offer exclusive deals and discounts. We may offer special codes to you which will be clearly stated to you on our website OR an external site via one of our partners.
You may only use ONE discount code per purchase. The terms of the discount and its timeframe for how long it is available to you will be stipulated on the website.
We reserve the right to refuse a discount whereby an error may have occurred, this includes cancelling an order.
7. Delivery
- We offer USPS DELIVERY to US mainland addresses only; with the exception of some regions. Please visit our delivery page for further information. This is in line with the additional charges that the courier applies. Please note that you are paying for the ADDITIONAL costs incurred to us.
- For current delivery charges to offshore locations please visit our delivery page.
- Delivery costs to international locations are calculated at the checkout.
- As soon as your order is ready for dispatch our courier will contact you with tracking details for your order.
- Your order must be signed for unless you have emailed us to say that a signature is not required and that the order can be left in a secure location of your choice if no one is home when our courier delivers your order, OR the shipment has been scheduled for an offshore address.
- We will deliver to an alternative delivery address if specified by you. However, this may slightly delay your order whilst we undertake additional security measures for the prevention of fraud. We do apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause but these procedures are necessary to protect the privacy and security of our customers and products.
- We reserve the right to refuse orders we suspect to be fraudulent or suspicious in any respect.
- When your item is dispatched our courier will send you a text message allowing you to track your delivery status (please ensure you leave a mobile number when placing your order online to facilitate this). Once your order is with our couriers, we are reliant on our couriers fulfilling the delivery and therefore cannot be held responsible for any error on their part. On the rare occasion that a delivery date is missed, or a delivery error is made by our courier’s service, please contact the courier directly with your consignment number to resolve any difficulties.
- Please note that failed attempts by couriers to deliver goods to you on pre-arranged dates, due to your absence, may result in the return of goods to Meal Nanny. In this circumstance, you are liable to incur the cost of any such returns to Meal Nanny.
- Please note that during busy periods or exceptional circumstances (for example lockdowns, extreme weather conditions etc).
- Whereby your delivery address is offshore OR remote, some courier companies do not stipulate to sign for when you are not present at the address but will attempt to deliver to a neighbor. Where possible, please provide instructions of your selected neighbor (they must be a direct neighbor).
- We do not request or allow couriers to leave your item in a safe place to minimize the chance of theft. Please note that upon request, if you do ask us to provide these notes to the courier, this is not guaranteed, if the item has been left in a safe place and has gone missing, we are not responsible for this and cannot refund or send a replacement. We will however aid you in the investigations.
As per clause 6.12, if the courier is found to be at fault with evidence provided of this by; a). you, b). the courier or c). our suppliers, then we will be able to send a replacement to you.
8. Cancellations
You may cancel an order, at any time prior to it being dispatched, for a full refund. Orders cancelled after they have been dispatched will be charged a courier return fee, please contact us for details of this.
9. Goods Damaged in Transit
Our products are dispatched in protective packaging and delivered by professional national carriers. Upon the delivery of your item, it is your responsibility to examine the packaging before signing receipt of your order. In the unlikely event that the packaging has been damaged, you should NOT sign for the order. You should request the courier to return the goods to us and we will then arrange for a replacement. You should also inform any person accepting the delivery on your behalf of this requirement. Damage to the item following your acceptance of the order damaged in transit by the courier is not covered.
10. Items Received in Error
- If you have received an item in error, you have a duty of care to notify us of this mistake. You are to do this via email.
- You have a duty of care to ensure that the item is not damaged, lost, or stolen whilst in your possession. If the item is damaged, lost, or stolen whilst in your possession, a charge may
- If the item was received damaged, it is your responsibility to notify us at the time of making us aware of the unsolicited goods being received. You are also required to send clear images of this damage to [email protected].
- If you decide that you would like to keep the item received in error, please notify us in writing at [email protected]. We will raise an itemized invoice, the total to be paid will be no more than the total price advertised on our website. You are within your rights to accept or decline this total. If you accept the invoice, payment is to be made and cleared within 10 working days. If payment is not received, we reserve the right to decline your request to purchase the item.
11. Faults
- Please check the goods carefully as soon as you receive them. If they are faulty, or not what you ordered, please contact us within 48 hours of receipt. Where customers believe items to be faulty, they should contact us notifying the fault along with pictures so we assess and learn of what went wrong.
- On confirmation of incorrect or faulty items, we will offer you a replacement, a mutually agreeable alternative, or a full refund.
- If you have notified us over 30 days from receiving the goods, we will ask that as per Clause 10.1 that you send us an image. We will issue a full refund or ship a new item.
- Please note that we accept no liability for goods that have gone missing during transit or have been damaged during transit. We reserve the right to reject any goods returned to us that are inadequately packaged or damaged. We cannot accept liability for items that have been left with a neighbor or ‘in a safe place’.
- We will not give you a refund or replacement if the defect or non-conformity is due to usual wear and tear, deliberate or accidental damage caused by you, or your misuse of the goods.
- We reserve the right to send any items logged as faulty to the supplier for further inspection. We aim to have all outcomes fully concluded within 14 days of receiving the item.
- Please note that slight variations of color are not accepted by us to constitute faulty goods and we do not accept responsibility for the cost of returning when the color is not as portrayed on your computer screen.
- Printing can contain variations in color due to natural printing processes. These features are not considered to be an indication of manufacturing faults.
- Meal Nanny is not liable for any damage which is caused by the customer (this also constitutes but is not limited to incorrect maintenance, cleaning, and general wear and tear).
- A case may be closed for any queries or requests made by Meal Nanny in response to the customer’s query, problems, or complaints whereby the customer has not responded to us within 10 working days.
- We will refund you for the cost of delivery to us (unless you have returned them to our warehouse physically) whereby we agree that the goods are defective and a refund, replacement or repair is due as per the terms and conditions outlaid in clause 10.
12. Returns
- If you are dissatisfied with your purchase(s) and wish to return them, you should inform us within 14 days of receiving your goods and return them within 14 days after notifying us of your intention to return them to us. Goods should be returned in the original packaging, unused and in the perfect condition in which they were dispatched to you; failure to adhere to these requirements may affect the value of any refund due. Packaging must be resealed with sufficient tape to ensure that it is both watertight and adequately protected on its return journey; failure to do so may lead to us refusing to accept poorly packaged goods.
- For goods refused upon delivery for any other reason but faulty items being delivered (with pictured evidence), Meal Nanny reserves the right to charge the relevant shipping costs for the returned item which is to be implemented in the total refunded back the account used to purchase the item.
- Please enclose a note, with any goods returned to us, detailing your order number and your reason for returning the goods. This will facilitate the refund process and it will not affect your statutory rights as a customer. It is your responsibility to return the goods to us and we are not responsible for any costs you may incur.
- Custom-sized and special-order items cannot be refunded and are excluded from our returns policy.
- We cannot accept responsibility for goods lost or damaged in transit whilst being returned to us. We cannot refund for any goods that have not been returned to us. If you require advice regarding returns, please either complete our contact us form or call us on 01332 294787 and we will guide you through this process.
- Returned goods will be inspected. If they have been returned in the same condition that they were dispatched, we will refund your order in full less any additional shipping fees charged upon purchase. If the item is returned damaged, we reserve the right to charge for repair or refuse a refund.
- If you feel that there is a defect or a fault, please refer to clause 10. Faults.
- Your refund will be made to the debit/credit card or PayPal account used to place the original order. Alternatively, you may use this as credit towards another purchase if you wish. You will be advised by email when the credit for your returned order has been processed. This is normally within 7 days of our receipt of returned goods.
- Returns should be addressed by contacting [email protected] for details.
13. Complaints
- We try to be perfect but understand that complaints may need to be raised from time to time. We always want to improve so please reach out with all complaints via the contact page. You are encouraged to stipulate your complaint and what your complaint entails.
- If your complaint cannot be handled by our Customer Support team, we may escalate this to our Complaints Manager.
- We will aim to have an acknowledgment of your complaint sent to you within 2 working days and a final response to you within 10 working days.
- If your complaint involves a complex and in-depth investigation that will take longer than 10 working days, we will let you know of an additional timeframe to resolve your complaint.
- Following a final outcome, if we have not received a response from you within 14 days, we reserve the right to close the complaint.
- If you are not happy with the final outcome, we will advise any next steps for you to take to escalate this further.