Terms and Conditions

If there is a conflict between these terms and conditions and any specific terms of use appearing on this site relating to specific materials, then the latter terms shall apply. If any of these terms and conditions are held to be invalid or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions shall not be affected.

Public Practice is a company limited by guarantee. Company number: 10967183

Registered office: 1 Sekforde Street, London, EC1R 0BE

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all rights including those in copyright in the content of this website are owned by or controlled for these purposes by Public Practice.

Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, the content of this site may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, broadcast or transmitted in any way without first obtaining Public Practices’ written permission or that of the copyright owner.

We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. While we strive to keep the information that you supply secure, please be aware that the Internet is not a fully secure medium. We use secure servers for collecting sensitive information.

1. Contracting Party

These terms and conditions apply if you choose to purchase a copy of our annual magazine, Public Notice.

2. When is the contract formed on-line?

Binding contract results between us when you click ‘Submit’ to submit your Payment via Stripe payment platform, for current or back issues of Public Notice. When you have completed the online order form, and choose to pay online, clicking the «Submit» button will start the payment process. Once the credit card company has authorised payment, your account will be debited and you will receive an e-mail confirming your order. However, we will not be responsible if you fail to receive the written confirmation in the event there is any type of disruption with the e-mail services subscribed to by you, your e-mail address is incorrect or other dysfunction related to the network. We reserve the right not to accept or process your order for any reason. All orders are subject to validation checks and authorisation by your payment card issuer.

3. Payment

We require payment in advance for all orders and back issues.

4. Delivery

We will deliver the Public Notice magazine to the address you notify to us when you place your order. Upon receipt of payment for your order, approximately 7 days’ after the order has been placed, The Public Notice magazine will be dispatched by 2nd class post. Any back issues ordered will be dispatched upon receipt of remittance. We will not be responsible if you fail to receive any issues because you have provided us with an incomplete or incorrect address. In order to avoid such mishaps, please notify us in the event your address changes. We estimate your delivery will arrive 10-21 days after you have placed the order

5. Delay in delivery and non-delivery

We will not be responsible for delayed or non-delivery where the issuer of your card refuses to authorise payment. Or where failure is due to circumstances beyond our control or the control of our sub-contractors. We reserve the right to dispose of incorrectly addressed envelopes and their contents without an obligation to refund you or any other person if they are returned to us and if, despite efforts to contact you, we do not receive the correct address details.

6. Price Information

Prices displayed on our website www.publicpractice.org.uk will prevail at all times in relation to orders placed online. Prices quoted can be changed at any time at our discretion. Prices quoted include delivery charges. Magazines are not liable to VAT in the UK. You can make a one-off payment via debit or credit card. Although we try to ensure that all prices are correct, errors may occur. If we discover an error in the price of your order, or an inconsistency between the rate for your delivery region and price paid, we will inform you as soon as possible. You will have the option of reconfirming your order at the correct price or cancelling it. We will refund you in full if you cancel the order and have already paid.

7. Credit Card Payment

If you are under 18 or are not using your own credit/debit card to pay for the purchase, you must ask the permission of the cardholder before entering payment details. By clicking ‘submit’, you are confirming that you have obtained the express prior permission of the card holder.

8. Liability

Our liability to you in the event of magazines being lost in dispatch shall be limited to the replacement of missing issues. Any requests for a refund for missing issues shall be considered on a case-by-case basis at our discretion

9. Cancellations and refunds

A consumer who has purchased physical goods via an online platform has the right to cancel the contract and claim a refund within 14 calendar days of receiving the goods. The consumer has to arrange the safe return of the goods to us, for example, you might need to pay for a registered delivery. Upon receipt of the returned goods, we will examine the product and if it is in good condition, we will issue a refund within 14 days.

Cancellations are not accepted for online products, such as training courses, and no refunds are issued for online products.

10. Use of Personal Information

We use the personal and transactional information you supply to us in order to fulfil your order. Unless caused by fraud or negligence on behalf of our staff we do not accept any liability for any misuse of your information (in particular your card details) by any other person.

11. Queries

If you have any queries or comments about your purchase please contact our customer services team:

info@publicpractice.org.uk or +44 (0) 20 3858 7447

Copyright

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all rights including those in copyright in the content of this Public Notice are owned by or controlled for these purposes by Public Practice.

Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, the content of this magazine may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, broadcast or transmitted in any way without first obtaining Public Practices’ written permission or that of the copyright owner.

If you do not wish to accept these terms and conditions you should not continue to purchase the Magazine as purchasing will indicate your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions.