These terms regulate all users of all content of the domains acnestudios.com and acnejeans.com and their subdomains (henceforth: the site). The Terms and Conditions will be valid for all your future transactions with Acne Studios AB (henceforth: Acne; may be referred to as ’us’) and visits to the site.
Acne reserve the right to revise these terms and conditions. The date of the latest update is found in the final section of the Terms and Conditions. Users are responsible for keeping themselves updated with such changes.
Disclaimer
We do not guarantee that all the items available at the Acne web shop are in stock at the time of your order. In the case of incorrect stock balance affecting your order, we will contact you shortly by phone or by e-mail.
Acne cannot warrant that the content of the site is at all time free of inaccuracies or typographical errors. Neither can we guarantee that all information is up-to-date. Acne may at any time change the content of the site.
Though Acne strife to always display the correct texts, images and pricing in the site and web shop, errors can occur. If you have been charged the wrong amount when shopping from the web shop, we will give you the option of placing a new order with the correct price or canceling your order. If we are unable to get in touch with you, your order will be automatically cancelled.
Part of the services mediated through the site are performed and concerned for by outside organizations. In situations where Acne act as agent for such services, we cannot be held responsible for any errors resulting from their activities.
Acne cannot be held responsible for any damaged caused from using the site or for that matter not being able to use the site. Acne cannot guarantee a problem-free uninterrupted and secure access to the site.
Copyright Permission Notice
Copyright in the documents provided in this site (including, without limitation, the trade marks of Acne, logos, graphics, text, photos, designs, logos, icons, images, data and software) provided in this web site are owned by or licensed to Acne and it’s affiliates. Among the Acne trademarks are Acne, Acne Studios, Acne Jeans, Acne Retail, Acne Paper, Acne Creative, Acne Advertising, Acne Film, Acne Art Department and Acne Digital. You are authorized to use this material only for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may download, print and store copies of this material for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided this Copyright Permission Notice is included in all such copies. You may not charge anyone for use of the material and you may not publish, retransmit or otherwise distribute the material to others without prior written consent from Acne. You may not modify the material in any way, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Except as expressly stated in this legal notice, no rights or licenses to the material, or any portion thereof, shall be granted or implied.
For press inquiries, please view our contact pages at www.acnestudios.com.
Trade Marks
Our trade marks include (amongst others) the Acne name and logo. These trade marks may be used or registered in more than one country and your use of this web site does not grant you any rights to use our trade marks.
Privacy Policy
All personal information saved at the site will be handled with most care. The information that we store will not be sold or used for any purposes other than making sure you get the best service possible. It will solely be used for informing you about special offers and other marketing activities related to the different units of Acne. Your personal data may be disclosed to third parties only when it is necessary to fulfill the purposes described above. When registering to the site, you have the option not to receive any information from Acne. If you wish to end your subscription to information from Acne, you may make the changes in your account settings or send an email to shop@acnestudios.com. State your name and email address and a short description of the matter in the email message.
You have the right to at any time know what information is kept about you in our systems. This information can be requested by sending an email to shop@acnejeans.com. If the information is incomplete or incorrect, you have the right to have the information corrected or deleted.
All customers paying by card are subject to validation checks. Acne make the reservation to delay any order if we suspect a further security control is needed.
For security reasons, we do not store any payment information in our database.
Security
Acne use Secure Socket Layers (SSL), the industry standard in transferring information to process your orders. Acne web shop uses the Thawte SSL Certificates to offer secure communications by encrypting all data to and from the site. When placing an order, you can immediately check the security validity by clicking the Thawte icon at checkout.
For security reasons, we do not store any payment information in our database.
Cookies
Cookies are usen in the site, in order to improve your experience of the site. The cookie identifies your computer and allows the site to remember your personal settings. Cookies are also used for statistical purposes.
You can set your browser to notify you when a cookie is to be activated. This enables you to reject usage of this cookie or to tell your browser to erase the cookie at the end of your visit. The web shop cannot be used if cookies are disallowed.
Links
The site may contain links to other websites beyond our control. We cannot be held responsible for content or privacy policies of such sites.
Colors
We cannot guarantee that colors in the website are fully equivalent to the items’ actual colors. This depends partly on the color settings of your computer and monitor.
Payment & Prices
We accept card payments by Visa, Eurocard, MasterCard and American Express. The full amount will be charged on the date of the shipment (i.e. when the package is dispatched).
If your country is part of the European Union (EU), prices include Swedish VAT at 25 %.
Shipping costs will be added to your order. For shipping charges, please view the Acne shipping charge table.
Orders to countries outside the EU may be subject to VAT, import duties and/or taxes, which are levied once your package reaches your country. Acne ships your package according to Incoterm Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU), which means we do not collect VAT, duties and/or taxes on orders to countries outside the EU and we cannot predict what your particular charges may be. If you do incur any such additional charges they must be rendered in order for your package to clear customs. Please contact your local customs office for more information.
Exchanges and refunds
During 14 days following the delivery of your order, you may request the exchange or refund of items, which you must return to us in perfect condition accompanied by the original invoice. Returns will only be accepted if labels and original packaging are fully intact. Acne cannot accept returns where labels have been removed.
You are responsible for the shipping of returned items back to Acne. Items lost in transportation will not be compensated for.
Shipping charges on returned merchandise are at the customer's expense. However, Acne will not charge additional shipping on exchanges. Refunds for returned merchandise will be made within two weeks of the return of the product, to the original purchaser’s credit card. Note that additional duties and/or taxes will not be refunded. Neither will shipping costs. For countries within the EU, VAT will be included in the refund.
All exchanges are subject to availability.
Faulty items will be exchanged to the same type of product in the same size, subject to availability. Refunds for faulty items can be made within the 14-day period following delivery.
Exchanges and returns can only be made as described in Acne’s instructions, which can be found at the back of your invoice. Items cannot be exchanged or refunded at our stores.
Sale
The policy applies during sales periods, except that Acne will not allow exchanges.
Shipping
All orders are fulfilled at our distribution center in Stockholm, Sweden within 2 business days (subject to card clearance and stock availability, up to 7 days during sale). We operate Monday to Friday and not on public holidays.
When your order is placed we will send you a preliminary confirmation. Once your package is shipped we will send you an email with final confirmation and instructions on how to track and collect it.
Shipping Charges
For shipping charges, please view the Acne shipping charge table.
Collecting Orders Within Sweden
Swedish orders are delivered with Posten. You will get a note in your mailbox when the package is ready for pick up at your local postal center.
Collecting International Orders (delivery outside of Sweden)
International orders are shipped with UPS. Please note that the goods cannot be left to you without a signature and that the couriers ususally operate between 08.00-18.00 (8am-6pm) business days. You can specify an alternate daytime delivery address when ordering, for example your work address (recommended).
If you are shopping from outside of Sweden, you will be able to track your shipment from our website. That way you will always be able to see where it is and what is being done with it.
We deliver to the following countries:
| Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland | France Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan | Latvia Lithuania Luxembougr Malta New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia | Slovenia Spain South Africa Switzerland The Netherlands United kingdom USA |
Due to courier restrictions and the risk of credit card fraud we cannot deliver to PO Boxes
If you wish to send products to more than one address, please place one order for each address. You will be charged for shipping on each order.
Extra duties and charges
Please see the ‘Payment & Prices’ section in this agreement
Uncollected items
Shipping costs will not be refunded for uncollected items.
Violation of rules
Acne reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms and Conditions, including the right to block access to the site.
Individuals violating the restriction of password protected areas of the site may be subject to prosecution.
Force Majeure
In case of Force Majeur, Acne’s obligations are procrastinated. The contract between you and Acne can in such cases be partially or fully terminated by yourself or by Acne. A Force Majeur is at the event of war, civil war, revolution, riot, governmental measures, strike, lockout, blockage, failure of electricity, telephone or internet service, natural disasters or similar events.
Acne will under such circumstances do all we can to solve the matter for our customers as soon and entirely as possible.
Governing Law
These terms of use are construed in accordance with Swedish law and you agree that the Swedish courts will have exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute under this agreement.
The laws of you country may be different from the laws in Sweden and there may be additional legal requirements for you to use this website. You must comply with all applicable local and international laws and regulations regarding your use of our website.
Latest update
2008-06-05