TERMS AND CONDITIONS

INTRODUCTION

By using the OFFICE website, you accept our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to change these Terms and Conditions from time to time and we advise you to read through them each time you use the site.

You must be over 18 years old to buy goods from this site. If you are under 18, you can only use this site with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

ABOUT OFFICE

OFFICE is the trading name of OFFICE Limited, registered in England & Wales.

Our registered office is
Office Holdings LTD
Classic House,
Martha's Buildings,
180 Old Street,
London EC1V 9BP

Our company registration number is 1764341
Our VAT registration number is 340010335

GUARANTEE

Any customer purchasing goods online will have 14 days from the date of delivery to cancel their item. Customers will also have an additional 14 days from this point to return the unworn item back to OFFICE. When returning, please note your intention to exercise your rights under the Consumer Contract Regulations. Standard delivery costs will be refunded if OFFICE are informed of your intent to return within 14 days of delivery, and then sent back to OFFICE within the next 14 days from that point.

DELIVERY TIMESCALES

We will always do our best to have your order with you on the specified date / time. However, unforeseen circumstances can arise that are outwith the control of OFFICE, the courier, or both which may cause a delay. Although we will do everything to prevent this happening, it may not always be possible. With this in mind, any delivery timescales should be taken as a guideline and not a guarantee of delivery date. We will make contact with you as soon as we are made aware of any delay to your order. If you have not received your order within the delivery timescale stated, please contact us no later than 10 days after the dispatch date, to allow us to look into this further. Full delivery info can be found here

MISSING ITEM

We’re really sorry if part of your order is missing. For this to be looked into fully, OFFICE must be notified directly, of any missing items, within 10 days of the dispatch date. Once a dispute has been raised, please allow 5 working days for our investigation to take place. During this time, the dispatching location(s) will be asked to review CCTV footage, where possible, of the item(s) being checked and sent for shipping. The purpose of CCTV is to ensure all orders are being pair checked for quality and sent for shipping as would be expected. We are unable to share CCTV outwith key members of OFFICE. Should CCTV footage show items being checked and shipped as expected, a review with the courier will then take place. During this time, customers may be asked to provide the packaging their part order has been received in. Customer will also be required to complete a declaration confirming parts of their order was missing at the point of delivery. Please note, if there are any delays in reporting your missing item to us, we might not be able to look into this further.

DELIVERY DISPUTE

In the event of a disputed delivery, OFFICE must be notified directly, within 10 days of the dispatch date, to allow us to look into this fully and uphold any claims made. Once a dispute has been raised, please allow 5 working days for us to investigate. During this time, depending on the type of dispute, we will carry out investigations with our dispatch location(s) and the courier. We may also review CCTV at the point of dispatch to ensure the correct process has been followed. This CCTV is for review purposes only and will not be shared out with the business. Customers may be asked to complete a declaration confirming non receipt of their order. If the declaration isn’t returned as soon as possible, this may delay the investigation longer than 5 working days. The declaration should be returned within 10 days of the dispute being raised. Failure to do so may result in the investigation being delayed and/or closed without action.

COMPLAINT RESOLUTION

In the event that you have a complaint regarding a product or service purchased from OFFICE please contact us at help@office.co.uk

In the unlikely event that our Customer Service team are unable to resolve your complaint, and we have provided a final response to your claim, you can refer your complaint to Consumer Arbitration. Consumer Arbitration is approved by the CTSI to provide dispute resolution services and an independent view of your complaint under the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015. You will need to refer your complaint to them within 12 months of receiving this correspondence.

For further information or to submit your complaint to Consumer Arbitration please visit www.consumerarbitration.co.uk, Alternatively, your complaint can be addressed to:

Consumer Arbitration
12 – 14 Walker Avenue
Stratford Office Village
Wolverton Mill
Milton Keynes
MK12 5TW

OFFICE is a subscriber to the services of Consumer Arbitration and is therefore willing to submit itself to its ADR procedure and be bound by the arbitrator’s decision.

DAMAGED OR DEFECTIVE GOODS

If you receive an item that is damaged or defective, we will either replace the goods free of charge or refund to you the price of the goods as required. Simply return the goods to us with a proof of purchase.

RETURNS POLICY

You may choose to return any items purchased online to the address below or to any OFFICE store (excluding concessions). Don't forget to send or bring your invoices along.

OFFICE RETURNS
Loading Bay 1-8
Gatehead Road
Moorfield Industrial Estate
Kilmarnock
KA2 0BA

Please note: Returns of items bought on eBay can only be processed by our mail order department and cannot be accepted in store. Customers will also not be able to return any items, previously ordered online, to Irish or German retail stores and where the import taxes have been paid by customer.

We advise you to send your shoes back via collect plus or a recorded postal service of your choice. Please retain a proof of postage receipt as we cannot be held liable for any goods lost in transit to us. The items are your responsibility until they reach our warehouse. If your order is lost via collect plus, a postage receipt will ensure we are able to process a refund for you. If returning via an alternative method, a postage receipt will help you claim for your item via the company you returned this with.

Please don't forget to complete your returns form and details of the refund or exchange you require. Once your goods are accepted back into stock you will be issued with an exchange or refund. We can only refund the card originally used for payment. Please tell us why you are returning your item(s) to help us to improve our service and goods in the future. We endeavour to process refunds or exchanges for postal returns as soon as possible. Returns can take up to 10 days to be received and processed at our returns department. If you have not received your return confirmation within this timescale, please contact us no later than 10 days after the return was made, to allow us to look into this further.

Alternatively, if you wish to return or exchange your shoes you can take them, with your invoice, into any OFFICE store that is currently open (excluding concessions), where we will be happy to accept the goods. Please be aware that your refund will not be processed in store as your information will be forwarded to the relevant department. You should receive confirmation of your return within 5 working days. Please note, if for any reason your local store is unavailable, your order must still be returned to us within 28 days via an alternative method.

Full returns info can be found here

OFFICE GIRL & OFFICE JUNIOR

OFFICE Girl and OFFICE Junior are areas of our website which contain products up to a UK 5.5 and which are designed as suitable for children and young adults. These sections of the website can be accessed in several ways; either directly through the 'KIDS' link at the top of every page, or through the office girl or office junior links on the left hand side of the page if you enter the 'HERS' category. If you are shopping the 'HERS' section of the website, when you select a product and size which we consider suitable for children or young adults, you will see the logos update on the page to indicate that the size selected is an office girl or office junior product.

STUDENT DISCOUNT

We offer members of Unidays a student discount of 10%, this is on full price and sale items online and in any of our High Street stores. Online – Your one time code will be issued through unidays and will be valid to use online straight away. In store – You just have to show the store your Unidays membership and our staff will be happy to process your 10% discount. Please note some products are excluded, this includes all launch product.

DO YOU OFFER A DISCOUNT TO MEMBERS OF DEFENCE DISCOUNT SERVICES?

We're really happy to say that we do. We've teamed up with Defence Discount Service to offer all of their members 10% off full price items online and in our High Street stores. Online – Your one time code will be issued through Defence Discount Service and will be valid to use online straight away. In store – You just have to show the store your Defence Discount Services member card and our staff will be happy to process your 10% discount. Please note some products are excluded, this includes all launch product.

DO YOU OFFER A DISCOUNT TO MEMBERS OF BLUE LIGHT CARD?

We sure do. We've proud to be able to offer all members of Blue Light Card 10% discount off full price and sale items online and in any of our High Street stores. Online – Your one time code will be issued through Blue Light Card and will be valid to use online straight away. In store – You just have to show the store your Blue Light Card membership and our staff will be happy to process your 10% discount. Please note some products are excluded, this includes all launch product.

ORDER ACCEPTANCE AND CONTRACT

We send you a confirmation email within 24 hours of your order being placed to confirm receipt of your order. Orders placed by you are an offer to purchase and will be accepted by us, subject to stock availability. Once you have received your confirmation email, we can't change the details of the order (product, quantities or delivery address). Please ensure you review all your details before you complete the checkout process.Please contact us at help@office.co.uk

There is a delay between the time when the order is placed and the time when the order is accepted and the order confirmation email is not a guarantee of stock availability. On occasion the stock position relating to particular items may change. If an item is not in stock at the time of processing your order, we will let you know as soon after the order has been placed as possible and you will not be charged for the out of stock item (s) if paying by card. If payment has been made via PayPal, a refund will be processed.

The contract for the sale of the goods will be formed when we send an e-mail confirmation to you that we've dispatched the product to you at the address you provide us with. Acceptance will be complete at the time that we send this email to you. Any products on the same order which have not been confirmed in the confirmation email do not form part of that contract. At the point of dispatch, if paying by card, you will be debited for the items that have been shipped. If your order has already been dispatched, we can no longer cancel it but you can return it within 28 days of purchase. Please have a look at our Returns policy for details of how to return goods to us.

To securely receive payments over the internet, we use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to protect your personal information and payment details. We take security seriously and have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect. This website, its content and any contracts arisen out of it are governed by and in accordance with English law. All contracts are conducted in English and by entering into a contract both parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

We ship worldwide, with some minor exclusions. Orders must be paid for by Visa (except Visa Electron), Mastercard, Maestro, Switch, American Express or PayPal. Local import duties may be payable on receipt. VAT is only charged on items delivered within the UK. Should you be an International customer and have a tax question, we would recommend contacting your local tax office. Please note however that this site and its contents do not form an agreement between OFFICE and a customer in a jurisdiction in which the products offered for sale would go against any local, regional or national laws. If you know that it would be illegal for us to sell our products in your country, please do not order items from our site as we cannot be held responsible.

Should you be paying by Credit or Debit card, your bank may place a pending hold on these funds. This is out of the control of OFFICE. This payment will be released when payment for your order is requested by OFFICE, this is at the point your item is dispatched.

OFFICE reserves the right to refuse any order.

UK Next Day and UK Standard delivery orders will be delivered by Yodel. Your items will be out for delivery between 7am and 6pm Monday-Friday (excluding Bank Holidays). If nobody is available at the address specified, the courier will attempt with a neighbour. A card will be left giving you the location of your goods.

International orders (delivered outside of the UK)

  • • Local customs clearance and delivery from border to home address is customers’ responsibility under DAP terms. (Please read full DAP incoterms below)
  • • Customer will be importer of records and solely responsible to arrange for import clearance once ordered goods arrived to customer’s country where the ownership have already transferred to customer.
  • • Office will authorise its accredited freight forwarder DPD to deliver the products to customer’s home address once customer have arranged for any applicable import taxes payment.
  • • Notification of import taxes will be addressed by DPD to customer.
  • • The collection of taxes will also be initiated by DPD. DPD will share guidance to customer how to pay import taxes.
  • • By ordering from Office, customer also accepts that their order details will be passed to DPD and local tax authorities in order to establish and levy any import taxes.
  • • Office will not be responsible for any local customs clearance and local delivery.
  • • Office will only arrange delivery from border to home address to enhance customer experience, although delivery charges from border to home address is reflected in the freight charge collected by Office from customer.
  • • Any returns to Office will have to be arranged by the customer.
  • • In addition, any paid import taxes will have to be reclaimed from customer’s local tax authorities, Office will not be reimbursing these to customer.
  • • Customer will not be able to return any items – previously ordered online – to Irish or German retail stores and where the import taxes have been paid by customer.

Delivered at Place (‘DAP’) incoterms

All orders into the EU will be delivered to you “Delivered At Place” or DAP (INCOTERMS 2020). DAP which requires us to arrange the transport and export formalities of the goods to the address you provide at which point, you are responsible for unloading the goods and carrying out any import requirements. Ownership of and risk in the goods will pass to you upon delivery to the specified address, prior to formal entry into the country of destination. Unloading the goods will therefore be at your risk and you are responsible for the for import clearance and any applicable local taxes or import duties.

QUANTITY RESTRICTIONS & BULK BUYING

Selected products are limited to one purchase (pair) per customer. This is stated clearly in the product description.

Any customers placing more than one order or placing an order for more than one unit of these restricted products will have their orders cancelled.

Should we suspect customers are buying items in bulk, and not for personal use, these orders may be cancelled. OFFICE have right to cancel any items they feel are being purchased for re-sell or wholesale.

USER GENERATED CONTENT

The OFFICE Shoes Website (“our Website”) allows you to upload photographs and/or videos and features photographs and videos from Instagram that contain the hashtag #officeloves or #officeshoes (in relation to which you have responded #officelovesyes) (hereinafter referred to as a “Submission”) in our Website's gallery or any digitally or printed materials in-store. If your content, uploaded to our Website, or otherwise provided as a Submission on social media, is selected by OFFICE Shoes, it may be displayed or appear on our Website or as otherwise described in these Terms of Use for other users to see, together with your name and associated Instagram (if applicable) profile information (such as your handle and profile picture). OFFICE Shoes is under no obligation to feature or post any photograph or video on our Website or otherwise, but may do so at its sole discretion.

By uploading a Submission you retain your rights therein but you hereby grant to OFFICE Shoes a perpetual irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, assignable, sublicenseable licence to use, edit, alter, reproduce, translate, publish and/or distribute the Submission and/or incorporate it in other works on the OFFICE Shoes Websites, apps, emails and social-media channels, or in other products or services available through the Websites (the Websites and the products and services collectively referred to as the “Services”), and in-store on digital screens or printed materials for publicity purposes and in advertising, marketing and/or promotional material without additional compensation or prior notice using any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed). We also reserve the right to display any Submission, as well as your name, Instagram handle, profile picture, image, statements or other information, in any form, media, or technology, whether now known or hereafter developed, alone or as part of other works without further notice or compensation to you.

You understand that this licence means your Submission may be made available by OFFICE Shoes worldwide on the Services and that other users of the Services (individuals and companies) can also share and make your photos availabFe on social media platforms or other services. OFFICE Shoes shall retain the rights granted in each Submission even if the Submission is disqualified or fails to meet the Submission requirements. If you do not want to grant the permissions set out above, then please do not submit or share your photos.

By making your Submission you warrant and represent that you have the right to grant the licence described above. In particular, you promise that you have obtained the permission of all the people featured in the photo (and, if they are under 18, their parents and/or guardians as well) to allow OFFICE Shoes and other users of the Services to use the Submission. To the extent permitted by law, you also agree to waive your moral rights in relation to any Submission made.

When you make a Submission, you acknowledge and agree that such Submission will be non-proprietary and non-confidential, may be made available to the general public, and may be used by OFFICE Shoes without restriction. You represent and warrant that your provision of a Submission through OFFICE Shoes complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, Instagram's Terms of Use and any third-party agreements to which you are subject. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you further irrevocably waive any and all legal and equitable rights relating to all liabilities, claims, demands, actions, suits, damages and expenses, including but not limited to claims for copyright or trademark infringement, infringement of "moral rights", defamation, invasion of rights of privacy, rights of publicity, intrusion, false light, public disclosure of private facts, physical or emotional injury or distress or any similar claim or cause of action under any applicable law or under any legal theory (“Claims”) arising directly or indirectly from OFFICE Shoe’s exercise of its rights under these Terms of Use and the use and exploitation of any Submission, and whether resulting in whole or in part by the negligence of OFFICE Shoes or any other person and you covenant not to make or bring any such Claim against OFFICE Shoes or our parents, affiliates, licensees, licensors, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, successors, agents and assigns, and forever release and discharge all such parties from liability under such Claims. This section will survive termination of this Agreement for any reason.

ABOUT THE OFFICE WEBSITE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

All materials, including images, illustrations, designs, site layout, photographs, written and other text or script that are part of this site together with all software compilations, underlying source code and software in the site are protected by copyright, trade mark, design right and/or other worldwide intellectual property rights and are owned or controlled by or licensed to OFFICE. Any use of this website or its contents, including copying or storing it, in part or in whole, other than for your own lawful, personal, non-commercial use is prohibited without the prior permission of OFFICE. You may not reproduce, publish, transmit, publicly perform, distribute, display, modify, adapt, bundle, alter, create derivative works of the site, sell or participate in any sale of or exploit in any way, any of the contents, the site, or any related software in whole or in part without our express prior written permission.

ACCURACY OF CONTENT

To the extent permitted by law, OFFICE gives no warranties in relation to the website, in particular with limitation, any warranties regarding the accuracy of descriptions and illustrations of items in the website.

We have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that the information provided within this website is accurate; in particular that prices shown are correct at the time of publishing and that all items have been fairly described. Whilst all reasonable effort has been taken to display items colours accurately, we cannot guarantee that your monitor's display will accurately reflect this.

All sizes and measurements are approximate; however we do make every effort to ensure they are as accurate as possible. Unless otherwise stated, sizes indicated are UK sizes.

We reserve the right to change at any time any of the details of the items on the site, including prices, colours and sizes.

PRICES AND PROMOTIONS

Prices are set out on the website and include VAT for items delivered within the UK but exclusive of delivery charges. Items shipped internationally are not charge VAT. Should you have a Tax enquiry, and your item has been shipped internationally, we’d suggest contacting your local tax office. We reserve the right to alter prices at any time.

If we discover an error in the price or description of an item you have ordered (it happens!), we may cancel your order at any time up to the point we send the item(s) to you. We will contact you where we become aware of an error and ask you whether you wish to continue with your order at the correct price or cancel it. If we do cancel your order you will receive a full refund of any charges paid in advance.

We continually update our online store. From time to time our retail stores may run special local promotions (which may not be available on our website) or we may offer special promotions online that are not available in the retail stores. For these reasons you may sometimes find that products on our Web site are priced differently to those in our stores. Some website promotions may not be available to customers in particular jurisdictions.

Excluded from promotions product codes:
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FREE UK DELIVERY

Free UK standard delivery on all full price orders over £70*

This applies to UK mainland deliveries only.

*Exclusions apply for free delivery over £70 offer.

  • Offer applies to selected products
  • Example products not included: shoe laces, shoe care and launch products. Exclusions are clearly indicated on the product detail page : Excluded from free delivery offer
  • Delivery prices for your order are shown in checkout.
FREE YODEL STORE DELIVERY

Yodel Store is FREE for full price orders over £70 and £3.99 for any reduced items. This is a promotional offer and OFFICE have the right to remove this at anytime without notice. Yodel Store will deliver into your nominated collection point and you will be contacted by email and SMS to advise when your collection is ready. This will only be held for 10 days prior to being returned to OFFICE where a refund will be processed. ID must be provided at the point of collection, full information on this can be found here and within your collection emails. All deliveries are subject to stock availability.

DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER

We do our best to keep our site up to date but cannot guarantee that the site and its contents are completely free of technical errors, viruses or anything else that may have a harmful effect on your computer or any technology. By using the site, you acknowledge that you assume full responsibility for all costs associated with any necessary servicing or repairs of any equipment that you use in connection with OFFICE's site. Of course, this statement does not affect your statutory rights as a customer.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the extent permitted by law, OFFICE will have no liability to you in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise for any loss (including loss of profit), cost or damage (whether indirect, consequential, or otherwise) suffered as a result of your use of the website or from use of information passed through the website, even if we are aware of the possibility of such loss. Additionally, we shall also not be liable to you for a breach of these terms and conditions or a failure to perform if the delay or failure is due to a cause beyond our reasonable control.

OFFICE's total liability for any claim howsoever arising shall not exceed the price paid for the goods supplied by OFFICE to the customer, together with any postage costs incurred. We do not however exclude or limit our liability in respect of death or personal injury caused by our negligence or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

ACCOUNT SECURITY

You must use the site for lawful purposes only. By registering with us you recognise that you are responsible for all access made to the site using the log in details that you provide us with. It is your responsibility that you ensure that all information with regards to your account is kept confidential. We shall not accept responsibility for any loss or damage as a result of you not keeping all such information confidential.

MESSAGES DISCLAIMER

You must not submit any messages to the site that are defamatory, offensive, menacing, abusive, obscene, racist, or likely to cause nuisance, offence or embarrassment, damage or inconvenience to either us or our customers, or are in any other way objectionable or illegal. We retain the right to reject any order you may place and remove any such comments placed by you.

SUSPENSION OF SITE

We reserve the right to suspend your use of the website at any time to perform essential maintenance, change details and to remove any inaccurate or unauthorised material, and also to terminate your use of the website if you breach any of these terms and conditions. OFFICE will also do its best to allow you uninterrupted access to the site 24 hours per day, but access may be suspended, restricted or terminated at any time.

JURISDICTION OF SITE

This website, its content and any contracts arising out of it are governed by and construed in accordance with English law. By entering into a contract with OFFICE you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

PROMOTION CODES

You can redeem your Promotion codes by entering your it in the supplied field at checkout and then click the 'apply code' button. Where you use a valid promotion code, the following additional terms and conditions apply on the discounts:

  • Promotion codes will only be available within the conditions stated in the offer

  • Promotion codes are only valid until the date published

  • Promotion codes are only redeemable for purchases made on this website (office.co.uk)

  • Promotion codes are not refundable

  • Only one Promotion codes may be used per customer per transaction.

  • We reserve the right to end any Promotion codes at any time including prior to the advertised end date without notice.

THE OFFICE MAGAZINE AND OTHER DIRECT MAIL MATERIALS

All prices are correct at the time of going to press and OFFICE is not liable to honour any misprints that may have occurred.

All competitions and promotional activities are subject to changes at any time, please refer to their terms and conditions.

DATA POLICY

1. Any personal data you have provided to our Social or Backdoor team will be used solely for the purposes of administering the prize draw/sweepstake and will not be disclosed to any third party. Any data that you have provided will be processed with sensitivity and in line with all applicable data protection and privacy laws. Full details of our Privacy Policy can be found here

2. By providing your personal details you are giving your consent to these terms and conditions.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions, please feel free to read our FAQs. If you still require help, you can contact us on Live Help, Email or Social here.

OFFICE Live Help
  • OFFICE Live Help is provided by LogMeIn and is operated by our Customer Service Department.

  • While you are using OFFICE Live Help, you are in a live text conversation with a member of the OFFICE Customer Service Team. All text conversations are recorded and stored for training and monitoring purpose. This information is only shared with LogMeIn as the provider of our Live Help platform. We do not sell or share any OFFICE Live Help chat information with 3rd parties. All pre-chat information is also stored, this is the name and email address you choose to give when initially using OFFICE Live Help. Your IP address and choice of web browser will also be obtained at the point you select to use OFFICE Live Help.

  • At no point during your OFFICE Live Help conversation will you be asked to provide Credit or Debit card details or any password sensitive information.

  • At the end of each OFFICE Live Help engagement, you can select to have a transcript of the conversation sent onto yourself. This is for your records and is an exact copy of the information OFFICE will hold on record for the transcript.

  • Any abuse of the Live Help environment will result in the chat being ended and potentially blocked use of the Live Help function.