Lavenham Brook Terms and Conditions

The purchase of products from this web site is governed by these terms and conditions. By ordering through the site you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Contained in our terms and conditions are details of current regulations governing online shopping. Please read them carefully as they contain important information. If you intend to purchase from our site we recommend that you print a copy of these terms and conditions.

We reserve the right to change, modify, substitute or remove, without notice, any information on this site as necessary.

We aim to deliver the best possible customer experience and we therefore adhere to all current and proposed legislation in addition to trade body guidelines. The conditions detailed below do not affect your statutory rights. These include all of the current guidelines relating to the information that we hold about you and, in order to clarify this, we have a published privacy statement.

Security

Your security is very important to us. Your credit card details are not held on the internet or even on our own systems, making the Lavenham Brook’s online purchase process safe.

Privacy Statement 

Lavenham Brook is committed to protecting your privacy. We will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

We use software on the website that collects statistics such as how many people are visiting the site, which pages they are looking at and how long they are spending on the site. This information is anonymous and is used only in order for us to understand visitor needs and improve the site.

We will never collect sensitive information from you without your explicit consent. The information we hold will be accurate, relevant and up to date. You can check the information that we hold about you by emailing us or phoning us on 01787 248590. Any inaccuracies will be corrected promptly. We will never disclose any information about you to any third party.

When you visit some areas of our website, a ‘cookie’ will be placed on your computer. This is a small file that enables our site to improve the quality of your visit. You may be able to set your browser to reject cookies, although this may affect the quality of your visit.

Products

All items are subject to availability. We will inform you as soon as possible if the goods you have ordered are not available. Products and packaging are subject to change or substitution without prior notice. Every effort will be made to despatch the items specified.

Age Restriction

Our products contain alcohol, the sale of which is restricted under UK law to persons over the age of 18 years. Therefore you must not order our products if you are under 18 years of age and you must not order our products on behalf of any person under 18 years of age.

Delivery

We use an excellent courier, APC Tendring Express Services, who normally deliver Monday to Friday, between 9am and 4pm. If you are not there and have not completed the ‘if out’ instructions box when placing your order the driver will leave a card for you. We cannot accept responsibility for any deliveries which have not been signed for. Delivery normally takes up to three working days, unless an item is out of stock (please see below from the date the order has been processed and dispatched (excluding weekends). In the unlikely event that delivery is delayed, due to no fault of our own, we can not accept responsibility.

Delivery is £8.00 for up to 12 bottles and a further £4.00 for every case thereafter for most locations in the UK mainland. Please call for a price for delivery to anywhere else in the UK including the Scottish Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man, The Scilly Isles and the Channel Islands. (Postcodes: AB, BT, FK, GY, HS, IM, IV, JE, KA, KW, PA, PH, TR, ZE). Special arrangements will be needed for delivery outside the UK so please call us on 01787 248590 to discuss before placing an order

Back Orders

If an item is out of stock we will email you with the option either to cancel your order or, having told you when we can fulfill it, to wait for delivery.

Methods of Payment

Payments via our online shop are processed through SagePay. Sagepay accepts Visa, Mastercard, Visa Electron and Maestro (Switch). You may also order by telephone or email but payment must be made by cheque. Please make cheques payable to Brook Farm and write your name and address on the back of the cheque. Cheque orders will not be processed until payment has been cleared.

The total cost of your order is the price of the products plus delivery charges.

All orders are positively credit card sanctioned prior to dispatch, so please ensure that the details you provide us with are correct. We cannot accept responsibility for an order being held back as a result of incorrect or invalid payment details being given.

In the unlikely event that your payment card is used fraudulently to make a purchase with Lavenham Brook you, the consumer, are entitled to cancel the said payment(s). If payment has already been made, you, the customer, are entitled, in accordance with the standing Consumer Protection Distance Selling Regulation (2000), to a re-credit or to have all sums returned to you by the card issuer.

Use of the Lavenham Brook Website

The unauthorised modification (including deleting from or adding to) of this website is strictly prohibited. We cannot be held responsible for the content of any other website to which we publish a link. Lavenham Brook makes every effort to ensure that this website is free from viruses and defects. We cannot, however, guarantee that your use of this website will not cause damage to your PC. We cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage which may arise as a result of using this website. This website may only be used for lawful purposes and in a manner which does not infringe the rights or restrict the use of the website by any third party. Any unauthorised attempt to disrupt the service provided by this website is strictly prohibited.

Should you have any queries with your order, please contact us on 01787 248590 between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

All transactions will be cleared in the UK in GBP (Sterling).

Claims

Claims for breakages or other damage must be made to the courier at time of receipt and followed up in writing or by email to Lavenham Brook within three days of receipt.

We are unfortunately unable to offer refunds on orders if we have not been notified within this time period.

Cancellation Policy

We operate a policy for cancellation to allow you a cooling off period after placing your order. In accordance with the Distance Selling Directive (2000) you may cancel your order at any time without reason within 7 working days of delivery.

You may cancel your order, for any reason provided: -

  • You, or the recipient notifies us of your cancellation in writing/ e-mail to the address on our "contact us" page within seven working days of delivery.
  • The goods remain unused and the packages or boxes remain unopened. You or the recipient retain and take reasonable care of the goods until you return them.
  • You return packaged item(s) to Lavenham Brook to the address on the "contact us" page.

Please be aware that you will be liable for the original and any postage/carrier costs incurred as a result of returning items to Lavenham Brook and you should ensure that you obtain proof of postage as you send it back. A refund can only be provided for items received back by us in perfect condition.

Use of this Website from outside the UK

We are unable to deliver wine to addresses outside the UK except by special arrangement.