Terms & Conditions

This page provides information about who we are and the legal terms and conditions that may apply to your use of The Works website and any product or service you order from us. By shopping with us, you agree to our terms and conditions set here.

This website is owned and operated by The Works Stores Ltd. The Works Stores Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales (company registration number 06557400) whose registered office is at The Works, Boldmere House, Faraday Avenue, Hams Hall Distribution Park, Coleshill, Birmingham. B46 1AL. Our registered VAT number is GB 135 5978 79, Please note our VAT rate is 20%. Unless we say otherwise, we use the terms "The Works", "TheWorks.co.uk", "we", "us" and "our" on this page to refer to The Works Stores Ltd (including throughout the Website Terms and Conditions, the General Terms and Conditions of Sale, the Additional Terms and Conditions of Sale). If you want to ask us anything (whether about our products and services, this website, any of our terms and conditions or otherwise), then please contact us.

These website terms and conditions ("Website Terms") apply to your use of the The Works website at www.theworks.co.uk (the "Website"). You must read these Website Terms carefully, and we recommend that you print and keep a copy for your future reference. By accessing, browsing, using or registering with the Website, you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to these Website Terms in their entirety. If you do not agree to these Website Terms in their entirety, you must not use this Website.

Your Use of This Website

You must only use this Website for lawful purposes, and you must not use it in a way that infringes the rights of anyone else or that restricts or inhibits anyone else's enjoyment of the Website. You may use, download and print content on the Website solely for your own personal use or internal business purposes. Other than for your own personal use or internal business purposes, you may not without our prior written consent:

Copy, reproduce, use or otherwise deal with any content on the Website;
Modify, distribute or re-post any content on the Website for any purpose;
Use the content of the Website for any commercial exploitation whatsoever.

Password / Account Security

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account and any activities that occur under your account. The Works shall not be liable to any person for any loss or damage which may arise as a result of any failure by you to protect your password, account or order related emails.

Ownership of Rights

All rights, including copyright and other intellectual property rights, in and to this Website are owned by or licensed to The Works. If you acquire any copyright or other intellectual property rights in the Website (whether by operation of law or otherwise), then you agree to assign those rights to us (including any rights you may have in user generated content that you submit through the Website) on a worldwide basis absolutely to the fullest extent permitted by law. You will also unconditionally and irrevocably waive any and all moral rights you acquire in or to the Website.

You further agree to execute all such documents and do all such acts and things as we may reasonably require in order to assign any such rights to us and to waive any moral rights you acquire in or to the Website.

Age Restrictions on Purchase

The purchase of certain products and services made available on the Website are subject to age requirements specified by law. We are not permitted by law to supply these products or services to individuals who do not satisfy these age requirements and, if you are underage, you must not attempt to order these products or services through the Website. In particular, please note that age restrictions apply in the UK to the purchase of the products and services listed below. By placing an order for any of the following products or services you confirm that you (and, if different, the recipient of the product and/or service) satisfy the age requirements necessary to buy that product or service:

Videos and DVDs
Videos and DVDs can only be purchased by, and for, individuals who satisfy the British Board of Film Classification or other age classification criteria applicable to the relevant video or DVD. Videos and DVDs can only be purchased by, and for, individuals who satisfy these age classification criteria.

Accuracy of Content

To the extent permitted by applicable law, The Works disclaims all representations and warranties, express or implied, that content or information displayed in or on this Website is accurate, complete, up-to-date and/or does not infringe the rights of any third party. Content can and will be changed in order to make the information as accurate as possible over time. The views expressed in user generated content are the opinions of those users and do not represent the views, opinions, beliefs or values of The Works.

Your Legal rights depend on whether you have a 'contract'. You will have legal rights (and a contract) either:

Once you've paid for the item.
Or once we have delivered the item to you.

Other Legal Notices

There may be legal notices on other areas of this Website which relate to your use of the Website, all of which will, together with these Website Terms and our Privacy Policy (and, where applicable, the General Terms and Conditions of Sale, the Additional Terms and Conditions of Sale and the Corporate Ordering Terms and Conditions of Sale) govern your use of this Website.

Third Party Rights

Only you and The Works shall be entitled to enforce these Website Terms. No third party shall be entitled to enforce any of these Website Terms, whether by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise.

Entire Agreement

These Website Terms set out the entire agreement between you and us and supersede any and all prior terms, conditions, warranties and/or representations to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Law, Jurisdiction and Language

Any matter that arises out of your use of this Website (including any contract entered between you and us through the Website) shall be governed by English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. All contracts shall be concluded in English.

Changes to These Website Terms

We reserve the right to change and update these Website Terms from time to time and recommend that you revisit this page regularly to keep informed of the current Website Terms that apply to your use of the Website. By continuing to access, browse and use this Website, you will be deemed to have agreed to any changes or updates to our Website Terms.

Purchasing From The Works Website

Whenever you use this Website to order a product from The Works, our Website Terms and Conditions will apply to your use of the Website in addition to these General Terms and Conditions of Sale.

The Works reserves the right to refuse or cancel any order or close an account (even if we have previously confirmed your order). If this happens to you and you think we've made a mistake, please contact our Customer Services team.

Product Descriptions

The Works has taken reasonable precautions to try to ensure that prices quoted on the Website are correct and that all products have been fairly and accurately described. However, when ordering please note that:

Orders will only be accepted if there are no errors in the description of the goods and no errors in their prices as advertised on this Website;
All prices are displayed in pounds Sterling inclusive of UK VAT where applicable.
Packaging may vary from that shown on the Website;
The sizes shown on the Website are approximate only and may vary slightly;
Colours of our products are displayed as accurately as possible on the Website, the actual colours you see will depend on your monitor and we cannot guarantee that your monitor's display of any colour will accurately reflect the colour of the product on delivery.
All items are subject to availability. We will inform you as soon as possible if the product(s) you have ordered are not available and we may offer alternative product(s) of equal or higher quality and value.

Acceptance of Your Order

Please note that completion of the online checkout process does not constitute The Works' acceptance of your order. Our acceptance of your order will take place only when we dispatch the product(s) that you ordered from us.

If you supplied us with your email address when entering your payment details (or if you have a registered account with us), we will notify you by email as soon as possible to confirm that we have received your order. During the checkout process, you will be asked to complete your payment details. All fields indicated as compulsory must be completed. Please note that we will collect and store your information, using an encrypted secure payment mechanism and will only use your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

All card payments are subject to authorisation by your card issuer and we take payment when we accept your order shortly before dispatch. If your payment is not received and you have already received the products you ordered from us, you must pay for the products or return those products to us in accordance with reasonable return instructions that we provide to you and in the same condition that you received them at your own expense.

If you do not do this within 30 days of the date on which we cancel your order, we may collect or arrange for collection of the products at your expense. We reserve the right to charge you for any and all damage to (or other adverse interference with) any products that are the subject of an unpaid order. If The Works cannot supply you with the product or service you ordered, we will not process your order, inform you of this in writing (including e-mail) and, if you have already paid for the product or service, refund you in full as soon as reasonably possible.

Delivery - Charges and Timescales

We respect your confidentiality. We will never make your details available to any third party company for marketing purposes. Delivery charges and timescales may vary depending on the volume of items, type of products ordered, the service you select, delivery address and unforeseeable disruptions to delivery services. For full details of our delivery timescales and charges please Click Here

Please note that certain products may be subject to additional terms and conditions of sale relevant to the delivery charges and/or timescales applicable to that product. Delivery will be to the shipping address specified in your order. You can also track & divert your parcel using the Evri website or mobile app.

All risk in the products you order (including risk of loss and/or damage to the products) shall pass to you when they are delivered to the delivery address specified in your order. The Works shall be under no liability for any delay or failure to deliver products if the delay or failure is wholly or partly caused by circumstances beyond our control. In the UK, delivery charge refunds can only be made in accordance with your legal rights under the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations June 2014 and other applicable legislation. For further information about your legal rights contact your local authority Trading Standards department or consumer advice centre.

Promotions and Promotion Codes

Percentage Off Promotion Code Exclusions:

The following conditions apply to any promotion with percentage off that have product exclusions:

All products excluded from discounts are clearly highlighted on the product page with the following disclaimer: 'EXCLUDED FROM PROMOTIONS'
Excluded items will not count towards minimum spend thresholds. For example, if you must spend £10 to receive a discount, you must add £10 worth of goods that are not excluded
Products fulfilled by Gardeners are also excluded from promotions
Delivery charges are excluded from the promotion and will be charged in full
Promotional code must be entered at the 'My basket' page and the promotion cannot be retrospectively applied after the order has been placed
Only one promotional code can be used per order, and promotion codes cannot be used with multi-buy offers.
Certain products may be excluded from promotion codes, including all GCSE books and any product with a kit price.

Percentage Off Promotion Code off Everything:

The following conditions apply to any promotion with percentage off that applies to everything on the website and does not have product exclusions:

All products including multi-buy promotions will be included in the promotion
Delivery charges are excluded from the promotion and will be charged in full
Minimum spend threshold may apply to qualify for the promotion
Promotional code must be entered at the 'My basket' page and the promotion cannot be retrospectively applied after the order has been placed

If you have a promotional code, you need to enter this into the box on the 'My basket' page. You can find this box towards the bottom of the page, near the order total. You must be registered with The Works and logged in when placing your order, to receive this promotion. Promotional codes can be used only once per customer as defined by their email address and/or credit card address and/or delivery address. Only one promotional code can be used per transaction. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with certain other offers from The Works. Codes offering a discount when you spend a certain amount can only apply to a single transaction and exclude delivery charges and may also exclude selected products. Please note that promotional codes also have an expiry date, after which they are not redeemable.

Promotional codes remain the property of The Works (www.theworks.co.uk), are non-transferable and may not be reproduced in any form. We reserve the right to remove promotion codes at any time and without warning. Additional offers may not available in The Works stores or 'Other shops' or with any third party website unless otherwise stated.

Buy One Get One Free and 3 for 2 Offers:

We reserve the right to withdraw offers at any time. Any Buy One Get One Free or 3 for 2 items will always give you the cheapest item free. Items in the Buy One Get One Free promotion may be excluded from other promotional discounts, and do not count towards a spending threshold to receive another discount. Please note: If you buy in a Buy One Get One Free promotion, individual items cannot be returned for refund, you will need to send back all the qualifying items.

Payment

We only accept payment in UK Pound Sterling (GBP). Customers outside the UK will be billed in Sterling.

We accept the following cards: Visa / MasterCard / Maestro / American Express / PayPal

Other Forms of Payment

Currently, Gift cards can not be used online, but can be used in any of our stores. When presenting your gift card for payment at a store, the Bar Code and Card Number must be visible. When purchasing a gift card please note that the card will expire 12 months from the date of activation and any remaining balance will be removed.

Payment Security

We are a member of IMRG, the leading industry body for global e-tailing, promoting the highest possible industry standards and best practices ensuring honest and truthful transactions. We utilise industry-standard 128 bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to allow for the encryption of sensitive information such as your name, address and other sensitive information like your credit card details.

This technology includes the following features:
Authentication - this assures your browser that your data is being sent to the correct computer server, and that the server is secure. Encryption - this encodes the data, so that it cannot be read by anyone other than the secure server. Data Integrity - this checks the data being transferred to ensure it has not been altered.

Returns and Cancellations

If you are a UK/EU consumer, you have the legal right, under the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations June 2014 to cancel your order within thirty (30) working days following your receipt of the goods or the date on which we begin provision of the services. Refunds for orders cancelled under the provisions of the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations will be processed in accordance with your legal rights. For further information about your statutory rights, contact your local authority Trading Standards department or consumer advice centre (for example the Citizen's Advice Bureau if you are in the UK). If you are a non-EU customer, please see our international returns policy. If you are considering cancelling or wish to cancel a product you have ordered from us, please be aware of the following terms that apply:

Applicability of cancellation rights: Legal rights of cancellation under the Distance Selling Regulations available for UK or EU consumers do not apply to certain products and services.
The sale of customised goods or perishable goods, sealed audio or video recordings, or software, which has been opened.
Additional cancellation terms: Where Additional Terms and Conditions of Sale are applicable to any product or service you have ordered from us, these may also govern your cancellation rights and you should review these carefully;
Damaged or incorrectly supplied products: You should check all products you receive against your order. If the products you receive are damaged or incorrectly supplied on delivery then you must note the details of any damage or error in supply on the delivery documentation or if you are unable to view the items on receipt, you must inform us (by post, phone or e-mail only) within the fourteen (14) day period. You must return the products to us as soon as possible after informing us that the products are damaged or have been incorrectly supplied.
Other cancelled products: If you want to cancel products that are not damaged or incorrectly supplied, then you must inform us of this within fourteen (14) working days following the date of receipt in accordance with the Distance Selling Regulations or otherwise as soon as possible. You must take reasonable care of the products that you wish to cancel and not use them. Products should be returned in their original packaging or promptly at your cost or using the free returns form supplied with your order.

This is not intended to be a full statement of all your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations. Full details of your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations are available in the UK from your local Citizens' Advice Bureau or your Local Authority's Trading Standards Office.

Damage during the course of returning products:

If you choose to return any products to us, please return them to your nearest The Works store.

If you cancel your order in any of the circumstances set out above in regards to cancellation under the provisions of the Distance Selling Regulations, The Works will refund any money paid by you after any products, which have been delivered to you, when returned to us. In the case of damaged or incorrectly supplied goods, we may offer you a refund. Any refunds given by us will be made to the debit/credit card account provided when you placed your order and will be subject to our right to withhold amounts for products which are damaged on return as outlined above. Where we deliver products to a third party in accordance with your order, you will only be able to exercise this cancellation right if you can return the goods to us (or arrange for us to collect them). For further details with regards to cancellations, please see our help pages or contact customer services. If you wish to cancel your order under the Distance Selling Regulations we ask you to please notify our Customer Service team quoting your name, order number and details using our contact us form or Customer Service address:

Customer Services
The Works Stores Ltd
Boldmere House
Faraday Avenue
Hams Hall Distribution Park
Coleshill
Birmingham
B46 1AL

0121 313 6050

Goods must be returned within 30 days, using the address above.

Where you are cancelling your order within this cooling-off period we will refund the full cost of the item. We will only refund the delivery charges if you are cancelling the whole order, so please mention this when cancelling your order. Delivery charges are non-refundable if you are returning part of an order.

Faulty Items

In the rare event you have a faulty item, please contact us first and arrange to return to us for a refund. Please note, if you do not use this option to return goods, we cannot refund any postage costs incurred by your return.

Customer Service
The Works Stores Ltd
Boldmere House
Faraday Avenue
Hams Hall Distribution Park
Coleshill
Birmingham
B46 1AL

Goods returned for exchange or gift vouchers must in all respects be in the condition you received them. This offer applies for one month from the date of purchase and is in addition to your statutory rights. If posting goods, please keep proof of posting.

Contacting Us By Phone

Calls are answered during our normal office hours.

Other Terms & Conditions

British Forces Post Office (BFPO) Delivery

Unfortunately at this current time we cannot deliver to the British Forces Post Office (BFPO), we are working to get this fixed as soon as possible.

International Delivery

We currently deliver to the Republic of Ireland only.

Your Right to Cancel

If you wish to cancel (or are considering cancelling) a product or service you have ordered from us, please be aware of the following terms that apply:

Applicability of cancellation rights: Legal rights of cancellation under the Distance Selling Regulations available for UK or EU consumers do not apply to certain products: The sale of customised goods or perishable goods, sealed audio or video recordings, or software, which has been opened.
Magazines
Goods that by reason of their nature, cannot be returned - (Items such as underwear, where the 'hygiene patch' has been removed, or cosmetics where the seal has been broken).
Additional cancellation terms: Where Additional Terms and Conditions of Sale are applicable to any product you have ordered from us, these may also govern your cancellation rights and you should review these carefully;
Damaged or incorrectly supplied products: You should check all products you receive against your order. If the products you receive are damaged or incorrectly supplied on delivery then you must note the details of any damage or error in supply on the delivery documentation or if you are unable to view the items on receipt, you must inform us (by post, phone or e-mail only) within a reasonable period of time. You must return the products to us as soon as possible after informing us that the products are damaged or have been incorrectly supplied.
Other cancelled products: If you want to cancel products that are not damaged or incorrectly supplied, then you must inform us of this within fourteen (14) working days following the date of receipt in accordance with the Distance Selling Regulations or otherwise as soon as possible. You must take reasonable care of the products that you wish to cancel and not use them. Products should be returned in their original packaging.

Where we deliver products to a third party in accordance with your order, you will only be able to exercise this cancellation right if you can return the goods to us (or arrange for us to collect them). For further details with regards to cancellations, please see our help pages or contact customer services.

Customer Ratings and Reviews Terms and Conditions

These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Review service offered by The Works (the "CRR Service"). To the extent of any conflict between The Works' Privacy Policy and these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use shall control with respect to the CRR Service. By submitting any content to The Works, you represent and warrant that:

you are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights thereto;
all "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
all content that you post is accurate;
you are at least 18 years old;
use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.

You further agree and warrant that you shall not submit any content:

that is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
that infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
that violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
that is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libellous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
for which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any third party;
that includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
that contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.

You agree to indemnify and hold The Works (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party. For any content that you submit, you grant The Works a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you.

All content that you submit may be used at The Works' sole discretion. The Works reserves the right to change, condense or delete any content on The Works' website that The Works deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use. The Works does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through The Works to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, The Works reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission for any reason.

You acknowledge that you, not The Works, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of The Works, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers and their respective directors, officers and employees.

By submitting your email address in connection with your rating and review, you agree that The Works and its third party service providers may use your email address to contact you about the status of your review and other administrative purposes.

Win £250 The Works Voucher

The promoter of the Win £250 The Works ("the Promotion") is The Works Stores LTD of The Works Stores Ltd, Faraday Avenue, Hams Hall Business Park, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1AL ("we", "our", "us", or "The Works").

Who can enter

1. This is a monthly prize draw drawn on last Friday of every month to entrants who are residents in the UK.
2. All entrants must be aged 16 or over on the date of the Promotion.
3. The Works employees, their families or agents, The Works affiliated companies, or any other person connected with the Promotion may not enter.
4. Customers already signed up to The Works mailing list are not eligible to enter.
5. We may ask you to confirm your eligibility to enter.
6. By entering this Promotion, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and that our decision is final and binding in all matters relating to this Promotion. If you fail to comply with these terms and conditions your entry will automatically be void.

How to enter

7. You will require access to the internet to enter. It is your responsibility to ensure that your privacy settings are such that we are able to see your entry.
8. To enter input your email address into the pop-up banner displayed on The Works website. You can un-subscribe from marketing communications from The Works at any time. (Our emails provide links to unsubscribe).
9. For any individuals who would like to enter the prize draw without consenting to email marketing can enter by emailing enquiries@theworks.co.uk.
10. Only one entry will be needed to enter the Promotion. Multiple entries will not be accepted.
11. Only entries received within the times stated in clause 1 will be eligible for entry. Any entries received after this will not be entered into the Promotion.

Prize

12. There is one prize available for one winner. The winner will receive £250 gift voucher which is redeemable in-store.
13. The gift voucher will be valid for twelve months.
14. The Works reserves the right to exchange any item in the Prize for an alternative item of equivalent value.
15. The winning entry will be chosen at random using an independent randomizer tool by The Works from those people who have correctly entered the Promotion. The selection is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
16. The winner's will be notified via email within 48 hours of the competition closing. The winner will be asked to respond to the email to arrange their Prize.
17. The winner's will be required to submit their name, postal address and e-mail address to claim the Prize.
18. If the winner does not respond within 14 days following notification, we reserve the right to select an alternative entrant to receive the Prize.
19. There are no cash alternatives: the Prize must be accepted as offered, is non-transferable and subject to availability.
20. We reserve the right to substitute the Prize or any part of it for an alternative of equal or greater value, if this is necessary for reasons beyond our control.
21. Winners of The Promotion will be shared with the regulator (The ASA) on request.

Rules for entry

22. You must comply with all of the rules regarding the use of The Works website at www.theworks.co.uk.
23. You may only enter the Promotion using the pop-up banner displayed on The Works website. Alternatively for any individuals who would like to enter the prize draw without consenting to email marketing you can enter by emailing enquiries@theworks.co.uk.
24. We will not pay any expenses incurred in connection with the Promotion, including acceptance and use of the Prize.
25. We may refuse to accept any entry at our absolute discretion. Incomplete, bulk, automated and third party entries will be disqualified.
26. We may alter, amend or withdraw this Promotion without prior notice if necessary due to circumstances outside our reasonable control.
26 a. We withhold the right to end this Promotion providing 28 days' notice.
27. We do not accept responsibility for (i) network, computer, hardware or software failures of any kind, which may restrict or delay the sending or receipt of your entry; (ii) any act or default of any third party supplier, which is outside of our reasonable control.
28. We accept no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrant resulting from entering this Promotion or by your acceptance of a prize, or any damage to your or another person’s computer or mobile phone equipment as a consequence of downloading any material relating to this Promotion. Nothing will exclude our liability for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence.
29. Your information will be used for the purposes of running the Promotion. You will also be opted in to marketing communications from The Works, you can un-subscribe from marketing communications from at any time. We will process your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable laws.
30. This Promotion, including these terms and conditions, are governed by the laws of England and Wales and you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in relation to any dispute arising under or in connection with the Promotions and/or these terms and conditions.