PART B RETURNS, REFUNDS AND EXCHANGES (II) Process for Returns, Refunds and Exchanges |
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No | Requirements | Description | Applicable Conditions |
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1. | Standard Process | Unless otherwise specifically provided under this CERR Policy or the Seller Agreement, the process for refund or exchange of Products shall be as follows:-- (a) the Buyer submits request for refund or exchange of Product ("Request") on the Platform or through the Customer Service Centre;
- (b) the Seller will receive notification of such Request;
- (c) the Seller must either approve or reject the Request within seven (7) Business Days from date of notification;
- (d) the Buyer returns the Product to the Seller;
- (e) the Seller shall assess and review the Product returned;
- (f) based on the condition of the Product returned, the Seller shall either approve or reject the refund or exchange of the Product; and
- (g) where refund or exchange is approved, the Seller must deliver the new Product or proceed with refund to the Buyer.
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2. | Submission of Request | - (a) A Request shall, at the first instance, be made directly to the Seller via the automated Request button on the Platform.
- (b) The Buyer shall be required to submit all evidence to support the Request through the Buyer's MyPage section on the Platform. The evidence shall include such information as order number, invoice number, date of purchase and payment, justification for return/exchange and such other information that will be necessary for the processing of such request.
- (c) The processing of the Request may be delayed in the event the Buyer does not wish to provide any evidence, or where the Buyer provides insufficient evidence to support the Request.
| The Seller and/or the Company shall have no legal obligation to entertain any Request if the Buyer is unable or refuses to provide evidence to support the Request. |
3. | Time Limit for Submission of Request | A Buyer must submit the Request within the time limits set out below:-Status and Type of Product | Time Limit Applicable |
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Product Successfully Delivered | | 1. | for Products under the Flash Sale promotion and other special promotions as may be declared by the Company | within fourteen (14) Business Days from the Shipping Complete Date | 2. | all other Products | within seven (7) Calendar Days from the Shipping Complete Date | Product Not Delivered | within twenty-five (25) Business Days from the Payment Complete Date | e-voucher | within sixty (60) Business Days from the date of Purchase Confirmation Date. | For the purpose of this Section 3 of Party B (II) and this CERR Policy:-- (a) "Shipping Complete Date" shall refer to the date the Product is delivered to, and received by the Buyer
- (b) "Payment Complete Date" shall refer to the date payment was made for the Product;
- (c) "Purchase Confirmation Date" shall refer to the date of completion of the sale and purchase transaction
of a Product as recorded and stated on the Platform. | The Seller and/or the Company shall have no legal obligation to entertain any Request where the Request is submitted beyond the time periods stated in this Section 3 of Part B (II). |
4. | Approval/Rejection of Request by Seller | - (a) Upon receipt and notification of the Request, the Seller shall, within seven (7) Business Days from the date of receipt of same either:
- (i) accept the Request; or
- (ii) reject the Request;
- (b) Where the Seller rejects the Request, the Seller must provide the Company with all required documents or evidence supporting such rejection.
- (c) Any rejection by the Seller shall nonetheless be subject to the Seller Agreement, and the Company may override the Seller's decision if it deems that the Seller's rejection is unreasonable.
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5. | Return of Product by Buyer to Seller | - (a) Upon confirmation of acceptance of request for refund or exchange pursuant to Section 4 of Part B (II) above, the Buyer or Seller (whichever is applicable) shall, within three (3) Business Days, arrange for the return of the Product as follows:-
- (i) Change of Mind by Buyer
Buyer must deliver the Product to the Seller, unless the Seller waives the requirement for the Buyer to return the Product to claim for a refund. All costs for such return delivery of the Product to the Seller, shall be borne by the Buyer unless Seller agrees to bear the same. - (ii) Product Defective or Not Compliance with Specifications
Seller shall arrange for pick-up of the Product from the Buyer at Seller's own cost and expense (unless Seller waives the requirement for the Product to be returned for the Buyer to claim for refund or exchange).
- (b) Unsuccessful Return to Seller
If a delivery of the returned Product to the Seller is not successful due to reasons that include but is not limited to incomplete/incorrect address or loss of contact with the Seller, the Company may: - (i) upon request by the Buyer, pick up the returned Product from the Buyer within five (5) Business Days of the Buyer's request; or
- (ii) request the Buyer to send the returned Product to the Company's warehouse.
- (C) Loss or Damage During Return Delivery to Seller
- (i) Where the Seller engages a courier service company to pick up a Product from a Buyer for return pursuant to Section 5 (a) (ii) of Part B (II) above, and such Product is lost or damaged during return delivery, the Seller shall be responsible to bear the costs for such lost or damaged Product notwithstanding that such loss or damage was caused by the courier service company.
- (ii) Any compensation to be recovered from the courier service company thereafter will need to be personally initiated by the Seller, and not the Buyer.
- (iii) For the avoidance of doubt, the Company reserves the right to utilise all or any part of the Settlement Amount to resolve any claims the Buyer may make in respect of the lost or damaged Product.
| The Seller and/or the Company shall have no legal obligation to entertain any Request where the Buyer fails to return the Product. Where attempts to reach the Buyer regarding the return of the Product remain unsuccessful more than fourteen (14) days from the date on which the Buyer submitted the Request, the Buyer shall be deemed to have withdrawn its request and the Company may take all such necessary action, including releasing any deferred Settlement Amount to the Seller. |
6. | Review of Returned Product | - (a) Seller Review and Assessment
Upon receipt of the returned Product from the Buyer, the Seller shall review and check the same to assess whether it is in an acceptable and saleable condition for refund or exchange. The Seller is entitled to reject the refund or exchange of a Product that: - (i) has been consumed or is showing excessive wear and tear for the period of use;
- (ii) has been used in a manner not fit for its purpose;
- (iii)has torn or dirty packaging; and/or
- (iv) is no longer in working condition.
- (b) Delay of Decision by Seller
The Seller may delay the decision on the return or exchange of a Product in the event that: - (i) the delivery fee for returning the Product is still owing by the Buyer (where Buyer is liable for such fee) to the Company and/or third party (as the case may be); and/or
- (ii) any free gift included with the Product has still not been returned by the Buyer;
provided always that the Seller shall update the Buyer or the Customer Service Centre (as the case may be) on the delay and to provide a timeline within which the Seller's decision on the request by the Buyer for the said return or exchange of the Product will be submitted. The Company reserves the right to take any such action necessary to address and resolve the Buyer's claim if the timeline stated by the Seller is, in the Company's view, unreasonable.
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7. | Final Decision on Refund or Exchange | - (a) Once the assessment and review of the Product is completed pursuant to Article B.II.7, the Seller shall provide a final decision to either approve or reject the requested exchange or refund of the Product no later than fourteen (14) Business Days from the receipt of the returned Product from the Buyer pursuant to Article B.II.5 above or by any revised timeline pursuant to Article B.II.6(b).
- (b) In the case of:-
- (i) approved exchange of the Product, the Seller shall deliver the new Product to the Buyer promptly;
- (ii) approved refund of the Product, the Seller shall refund the purchase price to the Buyer, which shall be carried out by the Company deducting the purchase price from the Seller's deferred Settlement Amount or such other method as the Company deems fit.
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8. | Automatic Acceptance for Non-Response by Seller | In the event that:- (a) the Seller does not respond to the Buyer's request for a refund or exchange of Product (prior to return of Product to the Seller) within the period set out in Section 4 of Part B (II) above; or
- (b) where the Seller does not provide any decision on the refund or exchange of a Product within the period set out in Section 7 of Part B (II) above;
it shall be deemed that the request by the Buyer has been accepted and the Company will immediately proceed with the refund or exchange process.
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9. | Costs for Return of Products | The costs for the return of Products shall be borne as follows:- (a) No Defect/No Fault of Seller or Change of Mind
Where a Product is returned due to no fault of the Product and/or the Seller or the Buyer's change of mind, the Buyer shall bear the costs for such return. - (b) Defective/Non-Compliant Product
Where a Product is returned due to: - (i) the Product being defective; and/or
- (ii) the Product not complying with description or criteria on the Product page, the Seller shall bear the costs for such return.
- (c) Delay in Delivery
Where the Product is returned due to an unreasonable delay in delivery of the Product over and above the Seller Service Level then prevailing, or where there was a late or wrong delivery made by the courier service company engaged by the Seller, the Seller shall bear the costs for such return.
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10. | Method of Refund | The payment of refunds ("Refund Amount") under this Policy shall be effected as follows:- | Type of Payment | Method of Refund |
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(a) | Credit card payments | Transaction shall be cancelled and Refund Amount shall be transferred back to the credit card used for the original payment. | (b) | Online banking and debit card payments | Refund Amount shall be transferred into the bank account used for the original payment. | (c) | Credit payments | Refund Amount shall be refunded as Credits into your account on the Platform. | (f) | Mobile wallet payments | Refund Amount shall be refunded as Credits into your account on the Platform. | (g) | Debit / Credit Card, Online Banking | Refund Amount will be refunded as Credits into your account on the Platform. | (h) | eWallets | Refund Amount will be refunded to your account in the respective eWallet. |
| The methods of refund stated herein shall be subject to such further rules and processes as may be imposed by the Company from time to time. |
11. | Partial Refund | - (a) Circumstances where partial refund may be allowed
Where:-- (i) a Buyer purchases several Products in one order, but the Seller has failed to deliver the Products in full resulting in one or more Products not being included in the delivery; or
- (ii) a Seller delivers a Product to a Buyer with missing items or parts; or
- (iii) a Seller delivers a Product to a Buyer with a missing free gift despite advertising the same on the Product page, the Buyer may opt for a partial refund in respect of such non-delivered Products or missing items.
- (b) Refund in respect of the non-delivered Products or missing items as well as the return shipping fee in respect of the same (if applicable) shall be deducted from the Settlement Amount.
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12. | Recall of Products | In the event there are any major faults or defects or any safety concerns relating to the Product which the Company deems to be sufficiently serious, the Company acting reasonably may require:- (a) that the Seller recall the entire stock of Products sold to date; and
- (b) rectify the faults or defects by way of repair, exchange of Products or refund of monies paid and all costs for the recall, repair, exchange and refund which shall be borne by the Seller.
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13. | Stock Not Available | In the event a request for an exchange is made and the Seller does not have the relevant Product in stock, the exchange shall be handled as a request for return of the Product as a refund. | N/A |