DISCLAIMER

By accessing this website, you are consenting to our information collection and use practices described in these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy

DISCLAIMER:


The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by The Organic Empire 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.

This website is for use of a general nature only and is not intended to be relied upon as, nor to be a substitute for, specific professional advice. No responsibility for loss occasioned to any persons acting on or refraining from action as a result of any material in this publication can be accepted. To the extent permitted by law, The Organic Empire’s liability for breach of any implied warranty or condition which cannot be excluded is limited to the supply of the services again or the payment of the cost of having services supplied again.  Your health is your responsibility, information contained in this site should not be substituted for advice from your health care practitioner or doctor. Nor is it intended to directly or indirectly prescribe the use of any remedy without consent of your health practitioner. The diagnosis and treatment of illness should always be made in consultation with a health care practitioner. Do not make any adjustments to prescribed medication without their approval.  The Organic Empire is not liable to any individual for any loss or damage, physically, emotionally, financially, spiritually, that may arise through the use of information contained in this site. We rather hope you enjoy browsing our website and find it of some use.

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.

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of The Organic Empire. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

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

PRIVACY POLICY

The Organic Empire complies with the Privacy Act 1988 and the National Privacy Principles for handling your personal information. This Privacy Policy relates to personal information collected by any means and by any technology.

Your privacy and personal information is important to us and we will do each of the following:

(a) Only collect, use and disclose personal information about you that is required in the provision of information about or the promotion or delivery of our services or such services ancillary to or necessary for those services; administration of our business; business analysis; or to meet any legal obligations imposed on us (Purpose).

(b) Only disclose your personal information to third parties for a Purpose (for example external delivery company, third party fulfillment contractors and financial institutions.) and with whom we have entered into an agreement that gives you (or that the law requires to give you) at least the same level of protection to your personal information as we do. 
We may also pass on personal information to a 3rd party cheque clearance house for account payments or to mercantile agents for account settlement. There may also be the need to share information for the purpose of fraud investigation, or other unlawful activities, with recognised authorities, regulatory bodies, government and organisations such as banks.

We only collect personal information directly from you.

Take reasonable steps to ensure the personal information that we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date.  We request you notify us if you change your address or contact details as soon as possible. This will help us to maintain your privacy by ensuring that any communications are sent to the correct postal address, email address, or telephone number.

We take your privacy very seriously and will take all possible steps to protect your personal information from misuse, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

We will destroy or permanently de-identify personal information if we no longer need it for any purpose.

We may be required to disclose your personal information without your consent if the disclosure is:

(i) Required or authorised by law;

(ii) Required in order to investigate an unlawful activity;

(iii) Required by an enforcement body for investigative activities

This site contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the information handling practices or content of these external sites but we do endeavour to monitor these sites to ensure that they are appropriate to our site, its visitors and members.

We do not sell, rent, loan, trade, or lease the addresses on our lists to anyone.

COPYRIGHT

This website and its content is copyright of The Organic Empire © 2011. All rights reserved. This web site is the copyright property of The Organic Empire. You may download, display, print and reproduce this material in unaltered form only (retaining this notice) for your personal and non-commercial use. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, you may not, in any form or by any means:

  1. adapt, reproduce, store, distribute, transmit, print, display, perform, publish or create derivative works from any part of this web site; or commercialise any information, products or services obtained from any part of this website,
  2. without the written permission of The Organic Empire

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Welcome to The Organic Empire website. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern The Organic Empire's relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.

The term 'The Organic Empire' or 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is PO Box 816, Lilydale. The term 'you' refers to the user or viewer of our website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.

Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

All trade marks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website.
Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.

From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

No order will be delivered without payment. In the event of non-payment, any debt collection costs will be charged to you. There is also a $10 charge to be paid for every week the account is overdue.

We pride ourselves on providing you with the highest quality organic goods and being the best at what we do, organic foods, so we offer 100% money back guarantee if you are not delighted with your produce. If by chance any of the stock is missing, faulty, damaged or not up to your standards, please contact Organic Empire within 24 hours of receiving the stock.

WE love to serve you the best that we can and in order to purchase from The Organic Empire please be sure to confirm that the delivery address, which you nominate, will need to be within a suburb where The Organic Empire provides delivery services. Please ensure that your delivery address and suburb are correct by confirming these with us at the time of ordering or by checking your order confirmation.

Delivery times and arrival of your order will depend on your area. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, changes may be made to the delivery schedule. Any delivery times provided by The Organic Empire are approximate times and cannot necessarily be relied upon.

Anyone at the delivery address who receives the Goods shall be presumed by The Organic Empire to be authorised to receive the Goods.

If you cant be home to receive your delivery and delivery instructions have not been specified, then your delivery will be left in the most appropriate place available, whether that be behind a post or at the front door. To prevent this please be sure to give us your delivery instructions

The Organic Empire is not responsible for theft of your delivery or any unforeseen damage of your organic delivery. Your organic delivery needs to be unpacked and stored correctly( ie in the refrigerator as soon as possible)

Total Price of Goods

All products are subject to availability and prices are subject to change dependant on daily market fluctuations.

Items in your order are charged at the price applicable at the time you submitted as shown on the invoice except:

Where an item is out of stock or unavailable you will be credited for that item.

The Organic Empire will provide you with a purchase order specifying the total price for the goods including credits applied and the delivery fee if any.