Welcome to the SIDNEY PAUL & Co Ltd., website. These are the terms and conditions of sale.

Registered office:
SIDNEY PAUL & Co. LtD.
Ravenswood,
95, Station Road,
Marple.
Cheshire
SK6 6NY
United Kingdom
VAT number GB179935347

Any reference to “we”, “us”, “our” refer to Symposium Design; and to “you” and “your” are to you, the user / client / customer. This Website is designed for you – please read our terms of use, and if you have any comments, problems or any questions regarding our website or the designs featured, please contact us. By using or accessing our Website you agree to be legally bound by these terms of use.

Use of our Website
By using this website you agree not to attempt to access our systems and you agree not to post on or transmit to or from it any material that is indecent, obscene, offensive, criminal, discriminatory, blasphemous, in anyway inflammatory, defamatory or threatening, or in breach of confidence or privacy or a third party’s rights, or which may otherwise cause annoyance or inconvenience, or which is technically harmful including, without limitation, containing computer viruses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data.

Website Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by SIDNEY PAUL & Co and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website. 

Damage to your computer
SIDNEY PAUL & Co have taken every effort to ensure that this website is free from viruses or defects.

However we cannot guarantee that your use of this website or any websites accessed through it won’t cause damage to your computer. It is your responsibility to uses appropriate safeguards against any harmful viruses. SIDNEY PAUL & Co will not be liable to any person for any loss or damage which may arise to computer equipment as a result of using this website.

Linked sites
This website may include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website and exclude all liability arising or resulting there from.

Modifications to website
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, SIDNEY PAUL & Co takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

We also reserve the rights to alter, suspend or discontinue any aspect of our website or the content or services available through it, including your access to it.

Conditions of use
Unless otherwise stated, we own the intellectual property rights in the website and material on the website.  Subject to the licence below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved.

You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print from the website for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these terms of use.

You must not: 1. Republish or redistribute material from this website (including republication on another website). 2. Sell, rent or sub-license material from this website. 3. Show any material from this website in public. 4. Reproduce, duplicate, copy or otherwise exploit material on our website for a commercial purpose. 5. Edit or otherwise modify any material on the website. Intellectual Property Rights / Copyright.

The contents of this website are intended solely for your personal, non-commercial use and are displayed solely for the purposes of promoting our artwork, designs and services. All the artwork, designs, logos including the arrangement and look and feel within this website shall remain at all times the absolute property and intellectual copyright of SIDNEY PAUL & Co. You may not reproduce or publish, transmit, distribute, display, modify or else sell or otherwise exploit any such material within this website in any way, in whole or in part, or any of the contents, or any related computer programs and databases. In particular, no part of this website may be reproduced or stored in any other website or included in any public or private electronic retrieval system or service without our prior written consent. In accessing this website, you agree that you will not use or exploit the content or any intellectual property in the content for any other purpose whatsoever.

Accuracy Of Content
We have taken great care in the preparation of the content of this website, in particular to ensure that the details descriptions and prices quoted are correct at the time of publishing. The dimensions are approximate only. We have made every effort to render as accurately as possible the colour and design of the products that appear on the website. However, as the actual colours you see will depend on your personal computer equipment, we cannot guarantee that your monitor's display of any colour will accurately reflect the colour of the merchandise on delivery. To the extent permitted by applicable law, SIDNEY PAUL & Co disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials on this website.

Non-Waiver
No failure to exercise and no delay on the part of SIDNEY PAUL & Co. in exercising any right, remedy, power or privilege of SIDNEY PAUL & Co. under these terms & conditions and no course of dealing between us shall be construed or operate as a waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege on the part of SIDNEY PAUL & Co.

Other Legal Notices
There may be legal notices on other areas of this website which relate to your use of this website, all of which will, together with these terms & conditions govern your use of this website.

Changes To Legal Notices
We reserve the right to change these terms & conditions from time to time and we encourage you to review them as often as possible. Any changes are effective immediately upon posting to the website.

Law, Jurisdiction And Language
This website, any content contained herein and any contracts entered into as a result of usage of this website are governed by English law. The parties to any such contract agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. All contracts are concluded in English.

Privacy
We protect your privacy and won’t share your details with anyone else. We only collect personal information from our visitors on a voluntary basis. This may include name, e-mail address, address and telephone number as supplied by e-mail link to SIDNEY PAUL & Co. The personal information retained is only used by us to process an enquiry and/or for marketing and services. We do everything we can to keep all the information from our users secure against unauthorised access and use and we won’t share your personal information with any third parties. Our web server collects the domain names (not the e-mail addresses) of visitors to our website. This information is aggregated to measure the number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, etc. SIDNEY PAUL & Co. will only use this information to measure the use of the website and to improve the website content and services. The website may contain "links" to other sites, and we make every effort to only link to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy. However, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites. All information is protected by our security measures, which are reviewed regularly.
If you would like any further information, please contact: info@sidneypaulandco.com 

Events beyond our Control
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 (a “Force Majeure Event”).

A Force Majeure Event includes any act, event, non-happening, omission or accident beyond our reasonable control and includes in particular (without limitation) strikes, lock-outs or other industrial action; civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war; fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster; the impossibility of the use of railways, shipping, aircraft, motor transport or other means of public or private transport; the impossibility of the use of public or private telecommunications networks; or the acts, decrees, legislation, regulations or restrictions of any government.

Our performance under any contract with you 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.

Entire Agreement
These terms of use, our privacy policy and any document expressly referred to in them represent the entire agreement between us in relation to the subject matter of any contract and supersede any prior agreement, understanding or arrangement between you and us, whether oral or in writing. You and we acknowledge that, in entering into a contract, you have not and we have not relied on any representation, undertaking or promise given by the other or be implied from anything said or written in negotiations between you and us prior to such contract except as expressly stated in these terms of use. These terms and conditions shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England. Disputes arising hereof shall be exclusively subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England.

ORDERING WALLPAPER AND PRINT INFORMATION

Commissions, Pricing & Availability

For more detailed pricing information, commissioning artwork or wallpaper contact us on 07837087036 or email info@sidneypaulandco.com

When you place an order to make a purchase from us, we will send you an email acknowledging receipt of your order. Keeping you informed all the way through the process.

Your order at this point in time represents an offer to us to purchase a product which is then accepted by us when we send you an 'Order Confirmation' email.

Within one working day of receipt of your order we will contact you either by telephone or email to advise and discuss delivery of your order. Our acceptance of your order is complete once we have sent you an 'Order Confirmation' email. Any products on the same order that we have not confirmed in an 'Order Confirmation' email do not form part of that contract.

We aim to despatch unmounted prints usually within 5 working days of confirming you order. Framed prints are made to order and therefore will be despatched within 28 days of your order being confirmed. You will be kept advised of the process of your order but you may contact us at any time for a status update by calling us on 07837087036 or by emailing us at info@sidneypaulandco.com

Wallpaper and Print Orders

Wallpapers are produced for us by our manufacturer in the UK. Due to the nature of print to order, we aim to complete your order within 28 days of conformation. When a special commission for wallpaper has been requested a time schedule shall be agreed upon by the client and SIDNEY PAUL & Co. If you would prefer to speak to us please call 0044 (0)7837087036

As all our pictures are made to order we opporate strictly on Cash Before Shipment.

We accept payments via wire transfer or by cheque. If you wish to pay by cheque, please telephone us at 0044 (0)78037087036 or email: info@sidneypaulandco.com, so that we can process your purchase off line. An invoice will be issued to you, on receipt of which you should send us a cheque made payable to Sidney Paul and Co. to our head office. Sidney Paul & Co, Ravenswood, Station Rd, Marple, Cheshire. SK6 6NY Once the funds have cleared from your cheque payment, your order will be fulfilled. If you wish to remit via wire transfer, please contact us so that we may supply you with our banking details. On receipt of your funds, your order will be fulfilled.
Prices are quoted in £Sterling, and are inclusive of UK sales tax @20%

No minimum order.

Handling & Delivery will be subject to weight of item/s to be delivered.

Flat mounted prints are typically £5.00 per order.

DELIVERY

Packing and delivery for orders of our Limited Edition Prints, is handled on our behalf by our framers in Stockport. Our unframed limited edition prints are mounted and acetate wrapped with a Certificate of Authenticity where applicable and are packed and dispatched flat. Open editions are mounted on board and acetate wrapped. A delivery date will be confirmed once your order has been placed and full payment received. Unframed prints are usually available to be dispatched within 10 working days but orders for framed prints are usually completed within 2 weeks but may take up to 28 days to process. You will be kept informed of due date of completion and when the delivery date has been scheduled. Orders being exported out of the European Union are free of VAT (UK Sales Tax). Call 0044 (0) 161 426 0454 for information on export orders.

DELIVERY CHARGES

All orders are subject to delivery or shipping charges. Delivery charges are calculated on the basis of the weight of the product being dispatched and wherever possible, we have subsidised these costs as much as we can. We will only use reputable courier services. If you have any queries about your delivery or shipping charges, please call the studio tel: 0044 (0)161 426 0454 before placing your order or via email:info@sidneypaulandco.com

RETURNS POLICY (WALLPAPER AND PRINTS)

OUR REFUNDS POLICY DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS.

Items Returned With The Seven-day Cooling Off Period

By law, customers located in the European Union have the right to withdraw from the purchase of an item within seven working days of the day the item is delivered.

Where you are withdrawing from your purchase within the seven working day cooling-off period, and there has been no error on our part, we will refund the cost of the item and the cost of delivering the item to you.

Please contact our office by email or telephone within seven working days of the day the item was delivered stating your name & address, the invoice number, and the item(s) you wish to return. Please do not return any items to us before contacting our office.

When a commission or a special request for a bespoke wallpaper has been ordered, when a proof which has been signed off by you the client, a non refundable 40% deposit (of total order) will be required. These commissioned products are non returnable and non refundable as these products are made to your specific requirements. When an order for a commission is cancelled at the initial approval stage no more fees will be charged. Deposits cannot be redeemed at anytime. We will not refund your costs in returning the item to us unless you are returning the item because of damage or is different to the order confirmation supplied by SIDNEY PAUL & Co.

Any item returned should be in their original condition and must be packed in its original packaging and in the case of mounted prints, must be unsealed. We regret that we cannot accept cancellations of contracts for the purchase of mounted prints where the item has been unsealed.

Please be aware that you will be responsible for returning the item to us unless we delivered the item to you in error, or if the item is damaged. To ensure safe return of the item, at your request we may arrange for collection from your address at your cost. In this instance, once the item has been collected by our courier, we will assume the responsibility for its safe return to us and therefore we recommend this method of return. When you contact us to inform us of your wish to return the item, we will provide a quotation for the collection and where appropriate take payment.

If you wish to use your own method of return, this must be agreed by us before you proceed.

On receipt of your item, subject to it fulfilling the criteria stated above, we will refund the item and delivery charge for the original transaction.

Items returned because they are incorrect or damaged.

If you are returning an item because of an error on our part or because the item is damaged we will arrange for the collection of the incorrect or damaged item and arrange for a replacement to be sent to you at our cost.

Please contact our office by email or telephone within seven working days of the day the item was delivered stating your name and address, the Invoice and Order number, the item(s) you wish to return, and whether the item was sent in error or has been damaged in transit. Please do not return any items to us at your own expense, we will arrange with you a convenient day to collect the incorrect/damaged item.

The delivery of the correct item or replacement for a damaged item will be despatched to you as soon as possible and will be arranged with you by telephone or email.