Terms & Conditions

Goods offered for sale in the Company Shop are sold on the strict understanding that they are for the personal use of the employee or their immediate friends and family. It is an express condition of your employment that there is no attempt to sell or swap.

 You are responsible for any actions regarding the use of these products – they must not be used for any purpose that would cause conflict with Coty Policy guidelines. Breach of this policy could result in disciplinary action, and in serious cases, dismissal and potential police involvement.

 This benefit is open to all Coty UK&I employees except for agency, contractors and temp workers. For avoidance of ambiguity the policy also includes and clarifies the below:

  •  Parental leave – the employee remains eligible to receive their full staff discount benefit, however it remains the employees duty to ensure their single sign on remains active in order to access the benefit.
  •  Long Term Sick – the employee remains eligible to receive their full staff discount benefit, however it remains the employee’s duty to ensure their single sign on remain active in order to access the benefit.
  •  Garden leave – the employee remains eligible to receive their full staff discount benefit, however if during the course of the employee’s garden leave it is deemed necessary to block their IT access to safeguard the Company’s interests, the employee’s corresponding access to staff discount benefits would become blocked and they would not be able to access them.
  •  Suspension – if an employee is suspended pending disciplinary action the employee remains eligible to receive their full staff discount benefit, however if during the course of the employee’s suspension it is deemed necessary to block their IT access to safeguard the Company’s interests, the employees corresponding access to staff discount benefits would become blocked and they would not be able to access them.
  •  Disciplinary – if an employees is facing disciplinary action or receives a disciplinary sanction they remain eligible to receive their full staff discount benefit.
  •  Income protection – if an employee is in receipt of income protection benefits, Canada life steps into the employer’s duties to pay the employee and the employee is therefore no longer entitled to Coty contractual benefits, as a result they would not be entitled to staff discount benefits.

Application and entire agreement

 These Terms and Conditions will apply to the purchase of the goods detailed in our quotation (Goods) by the buyer (you) from DCS Group Ltd a company registered in England and Wales Our company registration number is 02580758 and our registered office is at Oceans House, Noral Way, Banbury, England OX16 2AA. Our registered VAT number is GB112837094

These Terms and Conditions will be deemed to have been accepted by you when you accept them or the quotation or from the date of any delivery of the Goods (whichever happens earlier) and will constitute the entire agreement between us and you.

These Terms and Conditions and the quotation (together, the Contract) apply to the purchase and sale of any Goods between us and you, to the exclusion of any other terms that you try to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.

Interpretation

A "business day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday in England and Wales.

The headings in these Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and will not affect their interpretation.

Words imparting the singular number include the plural and vice-versa.

Goods

The description of the Goods is set out in our sales documentation, unless expressly changed in our quotation. In accepting the quotation you acknowledge that you have not relied upon any statement, promise or other representations about the Goods by us. Descriptions of the Goods set out in our sales documentation are intended as a guide only.

We can make any changes to the specification of the Goods which are required to conform to any applicable safety or other statutory or regulatory requirements.

Price

The price (Price) of the Goods is set out in our price list current at the date of your order

Any increase in the Price under the clause above will only take place after we have told you about it.

Orders placed under £40 in value will be subject to a delivery fee of £5.95.

Prices are inclusive of VAT

Cancellation and alteration

Details of the Goods as described in the clause above (Goods) and set out in our sales documentation are subject to alteration without notice and are not a contractual offer to sell the Goods which is capable of acceptance.

Payment

You must pay the Price at the time the order is placed with us.

Payment is to be made via Debit or Credit Card payment at the time the order is placed with us

All payments must be made in British Pounds

Both parties must pay all amounts due under these Terms and Conditions in full without any deduction or withholding except as required by law and neither party is entitled to assert any credit, set-off or counterclaim against the other in order to justify withholding payment of any such amount in whole or in part.

Delivery

We will arrange for the delivery of the Goods to the address specified in the quotation, or your order.

Subject to the specific terms of any special delivery service, delivery can take place at any time of the day and must be accepted at any time between 7.00am to 18.00pm.

Any dates quoted for delivery are approximate only. We will not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Goods that is caused by a circumstance beyond our control or your failure to provide us with adequate delivery instructions or any other instructions that are relevant to the supply of the Goods.

Inspection and acceptance of Goods

You must inspect the Goods on delivery or collection.

If you identify any damages or shortages, you must inform us in writing within 24 hours of delivery, providing details.

Please communicate all issues as per above to cotyinfo@dcsgroup.com

Other than by agreement, we will only accept returned Goods if we are satisfied that those Goods are defective and if required, have carried out an inspection.

Subject to your compliance with this clause and/or our agreement, you may return the Goods and we will, as appropriate, repair, or replace, or refund the Goods or part of them.

We will be under no liability or further obligation in relation to the Goods if:

  • if you fail to provide notice as set above; and/or
  • you make any further use of such Goods after giving notice under the clause above relating to damages and shortages; and/or
  • the defect arises because you did not follow our oral or written instructions about the storage, use and maintenance of the Goods; and/or
  • the defect arises from normal wear and tear of the Goods; and/or
  • the defect arises from misuse or alteration of the Goods, negligence, wilful damage or any other act by you, your employees or agents or any third parties.

You bear the risk and cost of returning the Goods.

Acceptance of the Goods will be deemed to be upon inspection of them by you and in any event within 1 day after delivery.

Limitation of liability

Our liability under the Contract, and in breach of statutory duty, and in tort, misrepresentation or otherwise will be limited to this clause.

Subject to the clauses above on Inspection and Acceptance, all warranties, conditions or other terms implied by statute or common law (save for those implied by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979) are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

If we do not deliver the Goods, our liability is limited, subject to the clause below, to the costs and expenses incurred by you in obtaining replacement goods of similar description and quality in the cheapest market available, less the price of the Goods.

Our total liability will not, in any circumstances, exceed the total amount of the Price payable by you.

We will not be liable (whether caused by our employees, agents or otherwise) in connection with the Goods, for:

  • any indirect, special or consequential loss, damage, costs, or expenses; and/or
  • any loss of profits; loss of anticipated profits; loss of business; loss of data; loss of reputation or goodwill; business interruption; or, other third party claims; and/or
  • any failure to perform any of our obligations if such delay or failure is due to any cause beyond our reasonable control; and/or
  • any losses caused directly or indirectly by any failure or breach by you in relation to your obligations; and/or
  • any loss relating to the choice of the Goods and how they will meet your purpose or the use by you of the Goods supplied.

The exclusions of liability contained within this clause will not exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence; or for any matter for which it would be illegal for us to exclude or limit our liability; and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

Communications

All notices under these Terms and Conditions must be in writing and signed by, or on behalf of, the party giving notice (or a duly authorised officer of that party).

Notices will be deemed to have been duly given:

  • when delivered, if delivered by courier or other messenger (including registered mail) during the normal business hours of the recipient;
  • when sent, if transmitted by fax or email and a successful transmission report or return receipt is generated;
  • on the fifth business day following mailing, if mailed by national ordinary mail; or
  • on the tenth business day following mailing, if mailed by airmail.

All notices under these Terms and Conditions must be addressed to the most recent address, email address or fax number notified to the other party.

Data protection

When providing the Goods to the Buyer, the Seller may gain access to and/or acquire the ability to transfer, store or process personal data of employees of the Buyer.

The parties agree that where such processing of personal data takes place, the Buyer shall be 'data controller' and the Seller shall be the 'data processor' as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as may be amended, extended and/or re-enacted from time to time.

For the avoidance of doubt, 'Personal Data', 'Processing', 'Data Controller', 'Data Processor' and 'Data Subject' shall have the same meaning as in the GDPR.

The Seller shall only Process Personal Data to the extent reasonably required to enable it to provide the Goods as mentioned in these terms and conditions or as requested by and agreed with the Buyer, shall not retain any Personal Data longer than necessary for the Processing and refrain from Processing any Personal Data for its own or for any third party's purposes.

The Seller shall not disclose Personal Data to any third parties other than employees, directors, agents, sub-contractors or advisors on a strict "need-to-know" basis and only under the same (or more extensive) conditions as set out in these terms and conditions or to the extent required by applicable legislation and/or regulations.

The Seller shall implement and maintain technical and organisational security measures as are required to protect Personal Data Processed by the Seller on behalf of the Buyer. Further information about the Seller's approach to data protection are specified in its Data Protection Policy, which can be found On our website. For any enquiries or complaints regarding data privacy, you can contact our Data Protection Officer at the following e-mail cotyinfo@dcsgroup.com

Circumstances beyond the control of either party

Neither party shall be liable for any failure or delay in performing their obligations where such failure or delay results from any cause that is beyond the reasonable control of that party. Such causes include, but are not limited to: power failure, internet service provider failure, industrial action, civil unrest, fire, flood, storms, earthquakes, acts of terrorism, acts of war, governmental action or any other event that is beyond the control of the party in question.

No Waiver

No waiver by us of any breach of these Terms and Conditions by you shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

Severance

If one or more of these Terms and Conditions is found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that / those provisions shall be deemed severed from the remainder of these Terms and Conditions (which will remain valid and enforceable).

Law and jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales and all disputes arising under the Agreement (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.