Terms & Conditions
This site is owned and operated by the Galloway Astronomy
Centre (“GAC”, “we” or “us”). If you have any questions about
these terms and conditions, or have any comments or
complaints about our website, please contact us. We reserve
the right to change these terms & conditions from time to time
without notice. Changes will apply to any subsequent orders
received.
Our products
We endeavour to depict our products as accurately as possible.
However, minor variations in colour or packaging may occur
between batches. These variations will not impact on the
product’s optical or mechanical performance in any way other
than ‘cosmetically'. We will confirm the total price of your order
and carriage (if applicable) at the time of your order.
Privacy
We are committed to protecting your privacy. We will only use
the information that we collect about you lawfully (in
accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998). We collect
information about you for 2 reasons: first, to process your
order and secondly, provide you with the best possible service.
We only hold information in the event of a warranty claim. You
can check the information that we hold about you by emailing
us. Any inaccuracies we will delete or correct it promptly. No
financial details are stored.
Payment
Please note that all prices are in British pound sterling; all
transactions must be made in this currency.
We accept debit and credit cards and also payments through
Sumup.
It is the buyer’s responsibility to provide an accurate delivery
address and contact telephone number - incorrect details may
lead to a significant delay in dispatch.
Whilst every effort will be made to maintain the prices
indicated, it may not always be possible, therefore, we reserve
the right to discontinue any items from this list or change
prices when necessary.
We are unable to ship outside the UK.
Delivery
Large items are shipped by courier direct from OVL Ltd or 365
Astronomy.
Skywatcher orders of £200 or more using the UK standard
service is free of charge.
Skywatcher orders of under £100 incurs a £10 delivery charge
All Dwarflab and Seestar orders of any value incurs a £10
delivery charge (we are charged this by the distributor)
Next day delivery can be arranged for orders placed before
noon - please contact us for additional charges.
Orders from customers from the Highlands, Islands and N.
Ireland may be subject to additional delivery charges. You will
be contacted with additional information on these charges. All
goods must be signed for by an adult aged 18 years or over on
delivery. In case of non-delivery, please contact your local post
office or depot in the first instance, as they may have tried to
deliver at a time when no one was available to sign for the
parcel.
We don’t deliver to Post Office (PO) boxes, shipping agent
addresses or outside of the UK.
Items will be dispatched once payment has been received.
While we can often delivery in 5 working days please allow 14
working days for delivery. We will advise should the delivery
period be longer. In case of non-delivery, please contact us.
General Terms
We will take all reasonable precautions to keep the details of
your order and payment secure, but, unless we are negligent,
we cannot be held liable for any losses caused as a result of
unauthorized access to information provided by you. The
contract between us shall be governed by Scottish Law and any
dispute between us will be resolved exclusively in the courts of
Scotland.
We do not guarantee that this website will be compatible with
your PC, and we accept no liability for any corruption or loss of
data held on your PC or any liability for any other loss or
damage of any kind caused to your PC resulting from use of
this website.
Returns
Customers in the UK are covered by the Consumer Protection
(Distance Selling) Regulations 2000. This allows for a 7 working
day cancellation period after the day the goods are received,
and gives you the right to return the goods ordered, and to
receive a refund, less shipping costs, within 30 days of the
goods being received by the GAC. You are required to notify us
of cancellation by post or e-mail.
New goods have a warranty period of 12 months for
Skywatcher telescopes from the date of purchase. Dwarflab
and Seestar products have a 2 year warranty from date of
purchase.
If faults occur during the warranty period, we will either repair
or replace at our discretion. Goods may be returned at any
time when out of warranty, carriage paid by you, for repair at a
cost to be agreed before repair work starts.
If you wish to return an item to us for exchange, refund or
under warranty, please telephone us first on 01988 500594 to
obtain your Returns Goods Number (RGN). This number should
be written on the Returns Form (which will be e-mailed or
posted to you) and which must accompany the returned item to
speed up the processing of your return.
We ask you NOT to return goods to us without an RGN code as
this will delay the processing of any exchange or refund due.
Please note that items returned for reasons other than a fault,
must be sent unused, unsoiled, complete with all original
packaging and parts, and accompanied by a Returns Form
completed in full, no later than 7 days from receipt. Please do
not mark or label the goods in any other way. Failure to carry
out the above will result in a 20% restocking charge.
For returning goods we advise that you use Royal Mail
Recorded Delivery or equivalent. Please retain the shipping
reference number as proof of postage.
Refunds will be processed within 30 days of notification of
cancellation. Please note that postage costs are only refundable
at the discretion of the GAC.
The address for returning items is:
Galloway Astronomy Centre
Craiglemine Cottage
Glasserton,
Dumfries & Galloway
DG8 8NE
Tel: 01988 500594
Email: enquiries@gallowayastro.com
Galloway Astronomy Centre