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SALES & REFUND TERMS AND CONDITIONS (“TERMS”)

Thanks for shopping at the Apple Online Store. We want to make sure you have a rewarding experience while you’re exploring, evaluating and purchasing our products on the Apple Online Store at http://www.apple.com/ie, on the Apple Store mobile app or on the phone with the Apple Contact Centre. The Apple Online Store, the Apple Store mobile app and the Apple Contact Centre are operated by Apple Distribution International Ltd., which is a company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland with its registered office at Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Hollyhill, Cork, Ireland and with registered number 470672 at the Companies Registration Office of Ireland. To make it visually easier on both of us, we’ll refer to the Apple Online Store, the Apple Store mobile app and the Apple Contact Centre as the “Apple Store” and to Apple Distribution International Ltd. as “Apple”, “we” or “us”. You may contact Apple by mail at the registered address above, by freephone on 1800 92 38 98 from Mon-Fri 0900-2000, or by email at contactus.ie@euro.apple.com.

As with any shopping experience, there are terms and conditions that apply to transactions at the Apple Store. If you purchase a product via the Apple Store, these Terms apply to the sales contract between you and Apple along with the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You need to be at least 18 years old to place orders on the Apple Store.

Returns

You have the right to cancel your order, return a product or cancel a service contract for any reason. To return a product purchased from the Apple Store or cancel a service contract, please send your intent to return or cancel to us anytime prior to the date 14 days after the date you, or a person indicated by you, acquired physical possession of the product(s), or from the date of conclusion of the service contract. If you ordered multiple products in the same order, please send your intent to return to us anytime prior to the date 14 days after the date you, or a person indicated by you, acquired physical possession of the last product in the order. To exercise these rights, you need only provide us with a clear expression of your intent to return a product or cancel an order or service contract. You can notify us by either sending the model form found at the end of this Policy, submitting the electronic form found online at http://www.apple.com/ie/shop/account/home, calling our freephone number on 1800 92 38 98 or sending an email to contactus.ie@euro.apple.com.

Once you notify us of your intent to return, simply return the product with the original receipt and original packaging to us within 14 days. Once we pick up the product or, in the event you are delivering the product to the carrier, we receive the product or proof that it has been shipped, we’ll provide you with a refund based on the original payment method within 14 days.

Please note that you may not return the following, except in case of defect or lack of conformity:

Electronic software downloads when download has begun with your prior express consent and acknowledgement that you lose your right of withdrawal.
Subscriptions to the Software Up-to-Date Programme, iTunes Gift Cards, Apple Store Gift Cards and any Apple Developer products.
Services, like gift packaging, after the services have been fully performed if performance has begun with your prior express consent and acknowledgement that you lose your right of withdrawal once the services have been fully performed. If services have not been fully performed, and you have requested performance to begin within 14 days from the date of conclusion of the service contract, you will be charged an amount proportional to the services rendered until the time you have informed us of your intent to cancel the service contract.
Sealed computer software that was unsealed after delivery.

If the product is damaged, we may offset the amount of your refund by the diminished value of the product.

We will refund all costs paid by you associated with the product or service, except for any express delivery costs (when you have not selected standard delivery).

For complete details on how to return a product purchased at the Apple Store, please visit the Return & Refund section of the Help page located at http://www.apple.com/ie/shop/help/returns_refund.

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Wireless Services

Some Apple products utilise wireless services that may incur extra costs and are governed by the terms of a separate agreement between you and your selected wireless service provider. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.

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Pricing and Price Reductions/Corrections

Apple reserves the right to change prices for products displayed on the Apple Store at any time and to correct pricing errors that may inadvertently occur. Any price changes will not affect an order that has already been accepted by Apple. In the event of a pricing error, we will notify you of the error and allow you to either proceed with the transaction at the correct price or cancel your order at no cost to you. Additional information about pricing and taxes is available in the Payment & Pricing section of the Help page located at http://www.apple.com/ie/shop/help/payments.

In addition to your right to cancel your order, return a product or cancel a service contract for any reason as explained above, should Apple reduce its price on any Apple-branded product within 14 calendar days from the date you receive your product, feel free to contact the Apple Store by freephone on 1800 92 38 98 to request a refund or credit of the difference between the price you were charged and the current selling price. To receive the refund or credit, you must contact Apple within 14 calendar days of the price change. Please note that this excludes limited-time price reductions, such as those that occur during special sales events.

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Order, Order Acknowledgement and Order Acceptance

To place an order for products or services at the Apple Store, you can visit the store website at http://www.apple.com/uk/shop or use the Apple Store mobile app, and then simply add the products you wish to your shopping bag, check out (using your chosen payment method) with your Apple ID or as a guest customer, and have your items shipped to you or to a person designated by you. Alternatively, you can call the Apple Store freephone number on 1800 92 38 98 Mon-Fri 0900-2000 and an Apple Specialist will assist you through the entire order process, from product selection to payment method. Whichever way you choose to order, you will be given an opportunity to review your order prior to submitting it. Once you have placed your order, we will provide you with a web order number.

Within a few minutes after we receive your order, we’ll email you an order confirmation. As with the web order number, the order confirmation email does not signify our acceptance of your order; we are simply confirming that we received your order. Once we have processed your order and prepared it for shipping, we will send you an email stating that we have accepted your order, which will include the shipment details (the “Shipment Notification Email”). The decision to accept your order is in our sole discretion. Because we want to make sure that we have your product available, we won’t accept your order until we have prepared your product for shipping. In most cases, this will be within twenty-four hours for items that are in stock. For items that are not in stock, you will receive the Order Acceptance Email when the item becomes available and has been prepared for shipping, which in no event will be later than the “ships” timeframe presented to you at checkout. Once we have sent and you have received the Order Acceptance Email, Apple will have formed a contract with you (we will include the key terms of the contract in this acceptance email). All that remains at that point is for us to deliver the product(s) to you, which we will do straightaway so you can begin enjoying the amazing item(s) you purchased at the Apple Store.

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Shipping & Delivery

The Apple Store offers standard and express delivery options. The standard delivery is free of charge for any order exceeding a certain amount. For orders below this amount or for express delivery, shipping fees will apply. Please visit http://www.apple.com/ie/shop/help/shipping_delivery for the current shipping rates and fees. Your order will be shipped once all products of your order are available for a bundle delivery. Orders will not be accepted and products will not be delivered to any address outside of the Republic of Ireland.

Please review the Shipping & Delivery section of the Help page located at http://www.apple.com/ie/shop/help/shipping_delivery to learn more about how and when you will receive the products you purchased from the Apple Store. Please note that the actual delivery of your order can be impacted by many events beyond Apple’s control once it leaves our facilities. We will, however, notify you of any significant delays, and work with you to ensure a smooth delivery.

As Apple takes care of the dispatch of the products you purchase on the Apple Store, the risk of loss of, or damage to, product(s) shall pass to you when you, or a person designated by you, acquires physical possession of the product(s). Title in the product(s) shall pass to you when the product(s) is picked up by the carrier from our warehouse. At this point, you will receive the Shipment Notification Email. If there are any issues with delivery, please contact Apple to resolve.

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Apple One-Year Limited Manufacturer Warranty

Apple provides a one-year limited manufacturer warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for any new Apple-branded product. The applicable warranty terms and conditions can be reviewed at http://www.apple.com/ie/legal/warranty/ and are also contained in your Apple hardware box. The Apple One-Year Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Non-Apple-branded products may have the benefit of a manufacturer's warranty provided by the product manufacturer — please see your product box and literature for details.

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Consumer Law Rights

Apple One-Year Limited Warranty or, in the case of products that are not Apple-branded, the product manufacturer’s warranty (as appropriate) are separate from and are in addition to consumer rights provided under Irish consumer law. For details, click here.

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Apple Store Customer Service

If you experience any problem with your order or want to check the status of your order, please check http://www.apple.com/ie/shop/account/home or contact the Apple Store Customer Service by freephone on 1800 92 38 98 from Mon-Fri 0900-2000.

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Export

This contract is subject to applicable export control laws. You may not export any product purchased from the Apple Store to another country or region if prohibited by export control laws. If you do plan to export an Apple product to another country or region, you must obtain any legally required export licences (or other government approvals) prior to doing so.

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Product Availability and Limitations

Given the popularity and/or supply constraints of some of our products, Apple may have to limit the number of products available for purchase. Trust us, we’re building them as fast as we can. Apple reserves the right to change quantities available for purchase at any time, even after you place an order, provided Apple has not yet accepted your order.

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Payments

If you are paying by credit card, when you submit your order, we may block up to the total amount of the order on your credit card. If we do not receive authorisation from your credit card issuer, we will inform you so that you can provide us with another payment method. Your credit card will be charged once we accept your order.

We reserve the right to verify the identity of the card holder. To ensure that your credit or debit card is not being used without your consent, we will validate name, address and other personal information supplied by you during the order process against information held by the card issuer and integrator. By accepting these terms and conditions, you consent to such checks being made.

Further information on payment can be found in the Payment & Pricing section of the Help page located at http://www.apple.com/ie/shop/help/payments.

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Model Withdrawal Form for Returns of Products or Cancellation of Service Contracts

(complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract)

To:
Apple Distribution International Ltd.
Hollyhill Industrial Estate
Hollyhill
Cork
Ireland
Email address: contactus.ie@euro.apple.com
I/We [*] hereby give notice that I/We [*] withdraw from my/our [*] contract of sale of the following goods [*]/for the provision of the following service [*],
Ordered on [*]/received on [*],
Name of consumer(s),
Address of consumer(s),
Signature of consumer(s) (only if this form is notified on paper),
Date

[*] Delete as appropriate.

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Alternative Dispute Resolution

You may access the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform via the follow link: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/

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