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General conditions of use of the Gift card

These Terms and Conditions constitute the agreement between the Buyer or User and North Star with respect to the North Star Electronic Gift Card (hereinafter, the "Gift Card") that you have purchased or received. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using your Gift Card.

1. Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, the following definitions will be used.


Buyer : 
Refers to the person purchasing the Gift Card.

Product : 


Refers to all products available in our Online Shop.

Terms and conditions : 


Means these General Conditions, including any updates, modifications and annexes thereto, as published on the North Star Jewelery website.

User : 


Means the End User of the Gift Card, who redeems such Gift Card to purchase a Product from the North Star Online Store.

We (“us”, “our”, “North Star”):

 
Refers to North Star, a limited liability company
  located at 210 Avenue de Bredasque 13090 Aix-en-Provence, and registered with the Trade and Companies Register under number 499 069 961.

Online Store : 


Refers to our Online Shop where you can obtain information about our Products and purchase them:  www.northstarjewellery.fr .

Website : 


Refers to our website:  www.northstarjewellery.com

You : 


Refers to the Purchaser and/or the User of the Gift Card, as the case may be.

2. Scope

2.1 These Terms and Conditions apply in their entirety to anyone who purchases, uses or attempts to use a Gift Card.

2.2 By purchasing, using or attempting to use a Gift Card:

at. You accept and undertake as a Buyer or User to comply with these General Conditions, and

b. you confirm that you have read and understood the information regarding North Star's Privacy and Cookies Policy.

3. Purchase and provision of Gift Cards

3.1 North Star offers Gift Cards which can be purchased and used in the Online Shop. You must have an account with N£north Star to purchase or use Gift Cards. If you do not have an account, the purchase of a Gift Card will result in the creation of an account.

3.2 Gift Cards will be made available by North Star in electronic format only, through the provision of a Gift Card Code.

3.3 When purchasing the Gift Card, the Purchaser may choose between two (2) options: (a) either sending an email to the User of the Gift Card mentioning the Code of the Gift Card ; (b) or sending an e-mail to the Buyer, who can then decide how and when to send the Gift Card to the User. The choice of provisioning option will not affect the date of issue of the Gift Card, as mentioned below.

3.4 Once the Gift Card payment has been processed, the Buyer will receive a confirmation email. Receipt of the confirmation email will be considered the date of issue, and the Gift Card will be valid for one (1) year from that date.

3.5 The Purchaser may cancel the purchase of the Gift Card within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Gift Card, without having to justify himself and without charge. If you wish to cancel the purchase of a Gift Card, you must contact Customer Support within fourteen (14) business days. North Star will not issue refunds for cancellation of a purchase requested after the fourteen (14) business day period.

4. Payment and Amounts Invoiced

4.1 Our Gift Cards will be invoiced in euros (€).

4.2 All Amounts invoiced will be gross prices, equivalent to the amount credited to the Gift Card to be used later.

4.3 The Charged Amount for a Gift Card will be the amount you selected in the Online Store, and will be communicated to you for confirmation before you complete your purchase. The Invoiced Amounts shall be paid in accordance with the instructions notified in the Online Shop, on the invoice or by other means.

4.4 Payment for your purchase may be made using the following payment methods: , PayPal and credit card.

4.5 Your order will not be final until we have received full payment of the applicable Invoiced Amounts. Once payment has been received, you will receive an email confirming your purchase.

5. User

5.1 When buying a Product with the Gift Card, the User will not be refunded the amount remaining on the Gift Card. The amount of the Gift Card can only be used in the North Star Online Store.

5.2 The balance of the Gift Card can only be used in our Online Shop.

5.3 The Gift Card may be used to make a purchase not exceeding the balance credited to the Gift Card at the time of purchase. However, the User may also pay for part of the product using the Gift Card and the rest using another accepted means of payment.

5.4 The Gift Card can only be exchanged for the Products mentioned in these Terms and Conditions, and under no circumstances can it be exchanged for the monetary value of the Gift Card.

5.5 The Gift Card cannot be combined with other Gift Cards.

5.6 The Gift Card is non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash, nor will it be possible to make a cash prepayment for part of the balance credited to the Gift Card at the time of purchase.

5.7 When purchasing a Product with the Gift Card, these General Terms and Conditions of Sale will apply, including your right of withdrawal within 14 days of receipt of the Product. Should you exercise this right, you will be refunded the monetary value of the Gift Card in the form of a voucher to be used later.

6. Duration of validity

6.1 The Gift Card can be used to purchase Products within one (1) year of its purchase. After this period of (1) one year from the date of purchase, you will no longer be able to use the Gift Card or request a refund of the remaining balance. Therefore, be sure to use the Gift Card before the expiry date ((1) one year from the date of issue).

6.2 After the expiry of the validity period of the Gift Card, the balance of the Gift Card will no longer be valid.

7. Returns and Cancellations

7.1 The Gift Card cannot be refunded and cannot be returned, except if required by applicable law, such as in the event of a defect or in the circumstances described in article 3.4 hereof. The Gift Card cannot be cancelled. Only the Buyer of the Gift Card will be able to obtain a refund.

8. Loss or Theft

8.1 Title and risk of loss in Gift Cards pass from North Star to the Purchaser of the Gift Card upon electronic transmission of the Gift Card. Fairphone will have no obligation to replace lost or stolen Gift Cards, but you may report the loss or theft of a Gift Card by contacting Customer Support.

9. Confidentiality and Data Protection

9.1 All personal information provided in connection with a Gift Card will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy. It is important that you carefully read and understand this information.

9.2 All data collected by us will be used and processed exclusively within the framework of French and European Union law relating to data protection, as well as in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

10. North Star's Right to Terminate, Cancel and Refuse a Transaction

10.1 North Star may terminate this agreement, cancel a Gift Card or refuse a transaction if we suspect that the relevant Gift Card is being used in a fraudulent, improper or illegal manner, or if we have reason to believe that you are not complying with this agreement. .

11. Limitation of Liability

11.1 North Star accepts no liability for loss, theft, destruction or misuse of Gift Cards, unless this is the result of negligence on the part of North Star.

11.2 North Star shall not be liable for any loss of business, use, profits, expected profits, contracts, revenue, reputation or expected savings; loss of data or use of information; consequential loss, extraordinary loss or indirect loss, including whether North Star has been advised of the possibility of such loss.

11.3 Without prejudice to the terms of this agreement, North Star's liability to you is limited to the amount of the balance on the Gift Card if any of the following events occur (in which case the first of these events shall apply ):

at. the Gift Card is canceled by North Star;

b. this agreement is terminated by North Star.

11.4 Nothing in this agreement shall exclude or limit liability for:

at. death or injury of any person due to negligence;

b. deliberate deception;


vs. any other form of liability which cannot be excluded or limited by law.

12. Changes to the Terms and Conditions

12.1 North Star reserves the right to amend the terms of this Agreement by posting an amended version on www.northstarjewellery.com at any time, if such amendment:

at. is in connection with the introduction or development of new systems, working methods, services or equipment (including the addition or cancellation of items that can be paid for with the Gift Card);

b. is related to an actual or expected change in market conditions or good practice in general;

vs. serves to implement a contractual, legal or administrative provision binding on North Star or changes in any applicable legislation;

d. serves to make the terms of this agreement more reasonable or clear to you;

e. serves to correct errors that may appear at any stage, or is made with your permission.

13. Applicable law and dispute resolution

13.1 All contracts entered into with North Star will be governed by French law.

13.2 Any dispute between you and North Star relating to this agreement, including the understanding and scope of these Terms and Conditions, will be resolved by the competent court in the city of Aix-en-Provence, France.

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