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Terms & Conditions

  1. These terms
    • What these terms cover. These are the terms and conditions on which we supply products to you, whether these are goods, services or digital content.
    • Why you should read them. Please read these terms carefully before you submit your order to us. These terms tell you who we are, how we will provide products to you, how you and we may change or end the contract, what to do if there is a problem and other important information. If you think that there is a mistake in these terms, please contact us to discuss.
  2. Information about us and how to contact us
    • Who we are. We are Ecosphere + Limited a company registered in England and Wales. Our company registration number is 10402522 and our registered office is at 3rd Floor 12 Gough Square, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 3DW. Our registered VAT number is 272 2827 00.
    • How to contact us. You can contact us by telephoning our customer service team at +44 (0)20 38765228
    • or by writing to us at info@ecosphere.plus
    • How we may contact you. If we have to contact you we will do so by telephone or by writing to you at the email address or postal address you provided to us in your order.
    • “Writing” includes emails. When we use the words “writing” or “written” in these terms, this includes emails.
  3. Our contract with you
    • How we will accept your order. Our acceptance of your order will take place when we email you to accept it, at which point a contract will come into existence between you and us.
    • If we cannot accept your order. If we are unable to accept your order, we will inform you of this and will not charge you for the product. This might be because of unexpected limits on our resources which we could not reasonably plan for, because we have identified an error in the price or description of the product or because we are unable to meet a delivery deadline you have specified.
    • Your order number. We will assign an order number to your order and tell you what it is when we accept your order. It will help us if you can tell us the order number whenever you contact us about your order.
  4. Your rights to make changes

If you wish to make a change to the product you have ordered please contact us. We will let you know if the change is possible. If it is possible we will let you know about any changes to the price of the product, the timing of supply or anything else which would be necessary as a result of your requested change and ask you to confirm whether you wish to go ahead with the change. If we cannot make the change or the consequences of making the change are unacceptable to you, you may want to end the contract (see clause 7 – Your rights to end the contract).

  1. Our rights to make changes
    • Minor changes to the products. We may change the product:
      • to reflect changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements; and
      • to implement minor technical adjustments and improvements, for example to reflect latest reporting and data from the field on our forest projects.
    • More significant changes to the products and these terms. In addition, as we informed you in the description of the product on our website, we may make certain changes to these terms or the product, but if we do so we will notify you and you may then contact us to end the contract before the changes take effect and receive a refund for any products paid for but not received.
  2. Providing the products
    • Products involving the retirement of carbon credits
      • Products involving the retirement of carbon credits mean that we will retire an agreed number of carbon credits representing tonnes of carbon dioxide that would have otherwise been emitted. Where a product is associated with a particular project designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions the carbon credits retired will be from that project or an equivalent project (meaning, one that meets the same technical, environmental and social governance standards). The actual retirement of carbon credits will occur regularly on a catch basis. We do not agree to immediately retire carbon credits if a product is purchased in order that we can manage overall orders and address and changes in your order.
      • All products on the store page of the website are tonnes of carbon translated into real impacts on the ground (such as trees protected) or understandable volumes of carbon (such as a transatlantic flight). These are solely for users to have greater understanding of carbon emissions, and are not literal. For example, users do not actually buy 100 trees, but they buy the carbon credit volume required to finance the protection for 100 trees.
      • We cannot and do not guarantee carbon neutrality of customers following a purchase of our products involving the retirement of carbon credits representing tonnes of carbon dioxide that would have otherwise been emitted. All calculations are approximate estimates of emissions vales based on inputs supplied by the user. A full audit of business or personal activities would need to be conducted n order to guarantee accuracy of carbon emissions and scopes calculated. When making claims regarding carbon neutrality, users should qualify what activities and aspects are included in the approximate calculation. Terms and Conditions related to the carbon calculator can be found on the calculator page
    • When we will provide the products.
      • If the products are one-off services. We will begin the services on the date we accept your order. The estimated completion date for the services is as told to you during the order process.
      • If the products are purchased as part of a subscription. We will supply the services to you until the subscription expires or you end the contract as described in clause 7 or we end the contract by written notice to you as described in clause 9.
    • We are not responsible for delays outside our control. If our supply of the products is delayed by an event outside our control then we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know and we will take steps to minimise the effect of the delay. Provided we do this we will not be liable for delays caused by the event, but if there is a risk of substantial delay you may contact us to end the contract and receive a refund for any products you have paid for but not received.
    • What will happen if you do not give required information to us. We may need certain information from you so that we can supply the products to you, for example, an email address. If so, this will have been stated during the checkout process on our website. If you do not give us this information within a reasonable time of us asking for it, or if you give us incomplete or incorrect information, we may not be able to supply the products to you. We will not be responsible for supplying the products late or not supplying any part of them if this is caused by you not giving us the information we need within a reasonable time of us asking for it.
    • Reasons we may suspend the supply of products to you. We may have to suspend the supply of a product to:
      • deal with technical problems or make minor technical changes;
      • update the product to reflect changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements;
      • make changes to the product as requested by you or notified by us to you (see clause 5).
    • Your rights if we suspend the supply of products. We will contact you in advance to tell you we will be suspending supply of the product, unless the problem is urgent or an emergency. If we have to suspend the product we will adjust the price so that you do not pay for products while they are suspended. You may contact us to end the contract for a product if we suspend it, or tell you we are going to suspend it, and we will refund any sums you have paid in advance for the product in respect of the period after you end the contract.
  3. Your rights to end the contract
    • You can always end your contract with us. Your rights when you end the contract will depend on what you have bought, whether there is anything wrong with it, how we are performing and when you decide to end the contract:
      • If what you have bought is misdescribed you may have a legal right to end the contract (or a service re-performed or to get some or all of your money back), see clause 10;
      • If you want to end the contract because of something we have done or have told you we are going to do, see clause 2;
      • If you have just changed your mind about the product, see clause 3. You may be able to get a refund if you are within the cooling-off period, but this may be subject to deductions;
      • In all other cases (if we are not at fault and there is no right to change your mind), see clause 6.

We have provided an example cancellation form at Schedule 1.

  • Ending the contract because of something we have done or are going to do. If you are ending a contract for a reason set out at (a) to (e) below the contract will end immediately and we will refund you in full for any products which have not been provided and you may also be entitled to compensation. The reasons are:
    • we have told you about an upcoming change to the product or these terms which you do not agree to (see clause 2);
    • we have told you about an error in the price or description of the product you have ordered and you do not wish to proceed;
    • there is a risk that supply of the products may be significantly delayed because of events outside our control;
    • we have suspended supply of the products for technical reasons, or notify you we are going to suspend them for technical reasons; or
    • you have a legal right to end the contract because of something we have done wrong.
  • Exercising your right to change your mind (Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013). For most products bought online you have a legal right to change your mind within 14 days and receive a refund. These rights, under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, are explained in more detail in these terms.
  • When you don’t have the right to change your mind. You do not have a right to change your mind in respect of services, once these have been completed, even if the cancellation period is still running;
  • How long do I have to change my mind? You have 14 days after the day we email you to confirm we accept your order. However, once we have completed the services you cannot change your mind, even if the period is still running. If you cancel after we have started the services, you must pay us for the services provided up until the time you tell us that you have changed your mind.
  • Ending the contract where we are not at fault and there is no right to change your mind. Even if we are not at fault and you do not have a right to change your mind (see clause 1), you can still end the contract before it is completed. A contract for services is completed when we have finished providing the services and you have paid for them. If you want to end the contract in these circumstances, just contact us to let us know. The contract will not end until 1 calendar month after the day on which you contact us. We will refund any advance payment you have made for products which will not be provided to you. For example, if you tell us you want to end the contract on 4 February we will continue to supply the product until 5 March. We will only charge you for supplying the product up to 5 March and will refund any sums you have paid in advance for the supply of the product after 5 March.
  1. How to end the contract with us (including if you have changed your mind)
    • Tell us you want to end the contract. To end the contract with us, please let us know by doing one of the following:
      • Phone or email. Call customer services on +44 (0)20 3876 5228 or email us at info@ecosphere.plus. Please provide your name, home address, details of the order and, where available, your phone number and email address.
      • Online. Complete the form on our website.
    • How we will refund you. We will refund you the price you paid for the products by the method you used for payment. However, we may make deductions from the price, as described below.
    • Deductions from refunds if you are exercising your right to change your mind. If you are exercising your right to change your mind, we may deduct from any refund an amount for the supply of the service for the period for which it was supplied, ending with the time when you told us you had changed your mind. The amount will be in proportion to what has been supplied, in comparison with the full coverage of the contract.
    • When your refund will be made. We will make any refunds due to you as soon as possible. If you are exercising your right to change your mind then your refund will be made within 14 days of your telling us you have changed your mind.
  2. Our rights to end the contract
    • We may end the contract if you break it. We may end the contract for a product at any time by writing to you if:
      • you do not make any payment to us when it is due and you still do not make payment within 30 days of us reminding you that payment is due;
      • you do not, within a reasonable time of us asking for it, provide us with information that is necessary for us to provide the products, for example, an email address; or
      • you knowingly mis-state or enter your carbon emissions data to knowingly mis-represent your carbon emissions footprint

 

  • You must compensate us if you break the contract. If we end the contract in the situations set out in clause 1 we will refund any money you have paid in advance for products we have not provided but we may deduct or charge you reasonable compensation for the net costs we will incur as a result of your breaking the contract.
  • We may withdraw the product. We may write to you to let you know that we are going to stop providing the product. We will let you know at least 14 days in advance of our stopping the supply of the product and will refund any sums you have paid in advance for products which will not be provided.
  1. If there is a problem with the product
    • How to tell us about problems. If you have any questions or complaints about the product, please contact us. You can telephone our customer service team at +44 (0)20 3876 5228 or write to us at info@ecosphere.plus.
    • Summary of your legal rights. We are under a legal duty to supply products that are in conformity with this contract. See the box below for a summary of your key legal rights in relation to the product. Nothing in these terms will affect your legal rights.
Summary of your key legal rights

This is a summary of your key legal rights. These are subject to certain exceptions. For detailed information please visit the Citizens Advice website www.adviceguide.org.uk or call 03454 04 05 06.

The Consumer Rights Act 2015 says:

a) You can ask us to repeat or fix a service if it’s not carried out with reasonable care and skill, or get some money back if we can’t fix it.

b) If you haven’t agreed a price beforehand, what you’re asked to pay must be reasonable.

c) If you haven’t agreed a time beforehand, it must be carried out within a reasonable time.

See also Exercising your right to change your mind (Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013).

 

  1. Price and payment
    • Where to find the price for the product. The price of the product (which includes VAT where applicable) will be the price indicated on the order pages when you placed your order. We take all reasonable care to ensure that the price of the product advised to you is correct. However please see clause 3 for what happens if we discover an error in the price of the product you order.
    • We will pass on changes in the rate of VAT, where applicable. If VAT is applicable, and if the rate of VAT changes between your order date and the date we supply the product, we will adjust the rate of VAT that you pay, unless you have already paid for the product in full before the change in the rate of VAT takes effect.
    • What happens if we got the price wrong. It is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the products we sell may be incorrectly priced. We will normally check prices before accepting your order so that, where the product’s correct price at your order date is less than our stated price at your order date, we will charge the lower amount. If the product’s correct price at your order date is higher than the price stated to you, we will contact you for your instructions before we accept your order.
    • When you must pay and how you must pay. We accept payment with all major debit and credit cards, including VISA, MasterCard and American Express (through Stripe). You must pay for the products in full before we start providing the
    • We can charge interest if you pay late. If you have agreed to make regular payments to us and do not make any payment to us by the due date we may charge interest to you on the overdue amount at the rate of 3% a year above the base lending rate of Barclays Bank from time to time. This interest shall accrue on a daily basis from the due date until the date of actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgment. You must pay us interest together with any overdue amount.
    • What to do if you think an invoice is wrong. If you think an invoice is wrong please contact us promptly to let us know. You will not have to pay any interest until the dispute is resolved. Once the dispute is resolved we will charge you interest on correctly invoiced sums from the original due date.
  2. Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you
    • We are responsible to you for foreseeable loss and damage caused by us. If we fail to comply with these terms, we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breaking this contract or our failing to use reasonable care and skill, but we are not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if either it is obvious that it will happen or if, at the time the contract was made, both we and you knew it might happen, for example, if you discussed it with us during the sales process.
    • We do not exclude or limit in any way our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or subcontractors; for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; for breach of your legal rights in relation to the products as summarised at clause 2; and for defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.
    • We are not liable for business losses. If you use the products for any commercial, business or re-sale purpose we will have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.
  3. How we may use your personal information
    • How we may use your personal information. We will only use your personal information as set out in our Privacy Policy.
  4. Other important terms
    • We may transfer this agreement to someone else. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.
    • You need our consent to transfer your rights to someone else. You may only transfer your rights or your obligations under these terms to another person if we agree to this in writing.
    • Nobody else has any rights under this contract. This contract is between you and us. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of its terms.
    • If a court finds part of this contract illegal, the rest will continue in force. Each of the paragraphs of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.
    • Even if we delay in enforcing this contract, we can still enforce it later. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking this contract, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date. For example, if you miss a payment and we do not chase you but we continue to provide the products, we can still require you to make the payment at a later date.
    • Which laws apply to this contract and where you may bring legal proceedings. These terms are governed by English law and you can bring legal proceedings in respect of the products in the English courts.
    • Alternative dispute resolution. Alternative dispute resolution is a process where an independent body considers the facts of a dispute and seeks to resolve it, without you having to go to court. Please note that disputes may be submitted for online resolution to the European Commission Online Dispute Resolution

 

 

  • Model Cancellation Form

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

To

Ecosphere + Limited,

LABS House, 15-19 Bloomsbury Way

London, WA1A 2TH

+44 (0)20 3876 5228

info@ecosphere.plus

I/We [*] hereby give notice that I/We [*] cancel my/our [*] contract of sale of the following goods [*]/for the supply 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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