Terms And Conditions

GENERAL

These conditions of Sale apply to all orders and form part of any contract resulting from an order placed with 3A Blinds Australia Pty Ltd (‘the Company’). The payment of the Deposit and the signing of the Quotation/ Order Confirmation is acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Sale by the Customer (‘the Purchaser’).

1.1 Once the above order details have been confirmed and accepted into the factory, variations to the order specifications are at the Company’s behest and are usually not possible. Under no circumstances can an order be varied once the order is in production and the raw materials have been ordered or cut.

1.2 Fabrics and materials ordered are subject to availability and may be delayed due to circumstances out of the Company’s control. Fabrics/ material colours and weaves can be liable to variations between productions runs and can vary from swatches/ examples sighted or supplied.

1.3 All of our blinds are made ‘square’, no accountability will be taken for ‘out of square’ windows or inadequate window architraves. Your blinds may not sit straight or flat if your windows are not square. The Company does not warrant architraves, if your blinds come away from your architraves, the Purchaser is liable as this is a builder issue.

2.1 Production times for blinds are 2-3 weeks and 8-10 weeks for plantation shutters, unless otherwise stated. Any fitting dates / production times discussed or noted are approximate; no responsibility will be taken for unforseen delays in the availability of raw materials or parts and circumstances out of our control. Compensation for delays will not be awarded, under any circumstances.

2.2 If a purchaser delays the installation date of an order after the Company has booked such date, the balance will be due forthwith and the Company will store the goods for up to 30 days without additional cost.

3.1 The purchaser is requested to sign this order confirmation and make payment of a 50% deposit to commence the production of this order and the balance is to be paid on or before the installation date.

3.2 If part of your order is delayed on installation, you are required to pay the balance less the percentage of work outstanding.

Your blinds remain the property of the Company, until paid for in full. No warranty claims will be honoured until the blinds have been paid for in full by the Purchaser.

3.3 Upon signing this order confirmation and paying a full or partial ‘holding deposit’, a 48 hour ‘cooling off’ period applies, in which time you may, in writing, request to cancel the order and receive a refund of any monies paid, less any administration fees that may apply. After the 48 hour cooling off period, cancellations cannot be accepted.

3.4 By signing this order confirmation you are confirming the Company has duly described the order details and you understand the performance of your blinds and any functional limitations they may have. No responsibility can be taken for personal misconception of the finished product.

4.1 This order includes one check measure appointment only; if you make any changes to your order after that appointment, which result in further check measure appointments being necessary, you will incur an $88 fee (GST inclusive), for every appointment thereafter.

4.2 Installation and check measure appointments are to take place during business between 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday only. Any proceeding appointments, for service / re-installation, are required to take place during these hours, no after hours or weekend appointments will be available under any circumstances.

5.1 Our products are covered by a 5 Year Warranty, covering defects in material and workmanship. The warranty applies to the original residential purchaser and proof of purchase must be presented. Within five years of purchase we will replace the defective part at our cost:

Within the 1st year: Including labour charges.
Within 2-5 years: you can choose to pay the service charge and we will come to you or deliver the blinds to us and we will repair the defect free of the service charge

Exceptions and conditions apply, per the details listed in 5.2.

5.2 The following are not covered by this warranty:

Claims by anyone other than the original purchaser or without proof of purchase
Claims where full payment has not been paid, per the original invoice
Damage or misfit due to inadequate window frames or out of square windows
Normal wear and tear, natural fade or oxidation consistent with the age, type or use of the product. Fading includes but is not limited to; colour fade to timber products (Blinds & shutters), due to direct or indirect sun exposure.
Slight bowing/warping to Venetians and / or Plantation Shutter products (PVC & Timber) with the manufacturing’s tolerable allowances
Minor marks, scratches or imperfections not visible from 1.5m away from the blind/ shutter
Damage from what we deem as misuse, accidental use, unintended us or neglect. Misuse includes, but is not limited to; incorrect usage of chains to Roller blinds, resulting in the chain coming out of the sidewinder mechanism.
Damaged by fire, storm, wind, explosive device, failure of structure or impact from mechanical source, implosion, any part of nature (including but not limited to; salt spray, marine influences, corrosive environments) or animals
Removal and re-installation of blinds to another window & products not professionally installed by a 3A Blinds Installer.
Alteration of any form made to the product, including but not limited to; the removal of chain stoppers from chains or the non-use of child safety tensioners
Where Child Safety tensioners and Chain Stoppers have not been fitted, per instructions of the Purchaser (a warranty disclaimer form will be required in this instance).
Incorrect cleaning methods, scrubbing, non-prescribed cleaning agents, normal shrinkage or fungal / algae growth due to build up of any form of debris on the product, including water or lack of preventive maintenance
Damage caused by rolling up any indoor or outdoor blind whilst they are wet
Any shipping cost for sending a product to/ from our premises (if required)
Products exceeding our recommendations (a warranty disclaimer form will be required in this instance).
Fabric flexing on Roller blinds within manufacturing’s tolerable allowances or due to rail roading fabrics; including the fabric not hanging ‘flat’, puckering, rippling, pinching at the bottom rail or ‘V formation’ across the span of the blind.
Damage to blinds and or/ shutters caused by leaving windows open.

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