Wholesale Terms & Conditions
Please ensure you have read and understood these terms prior to placing wholesale orders with Kate Davies Designs Ltd. If you are outside of the U.K. please make sure you read the terms and conditions specific to international trade. These specific Wholesale Terms and Conditions apply to all wholesale account holders in addition to the general Terms and Conditions listed at https://www.shopkdd.com/terms-conditions
WHOLESALE APPROVAL
Any business that wishes to place a wholesale order with Kate Davies Designs Ltd (KDD & Co) must first be approved for a wholesale account.
Application can be made via the following: https://www.shopkdd.com/account/trade-application
If we require further details from you (e.g. business or trading name, address or URL of your retail or online outlet) we will be in touch.
Once your application is approved you will be sent a confirmation via email with all you need to know about placing orders.
ONLINE ORDERING
To qualify for our excellent trade prices, a minimum order of 15 books must be placed and paid for in advance via your online trade account at https://www.shopkdd.com
Both our retail and wholesale outlets are hosted at the above URL. To view wholesale products you must login to your trade account. Only wholesale products can be ordered via your trade account. Retail discount codes cannot be used in conjunction with trade orders.
SHIPPING & DELIVERY
Shipping is charged at a flat rate per box based on your delivery address. The shipping price is calculated based on the number of boxes you order and will be shown prior to checkout. Pick n Mix boxes will contain a maximum of 30 books per box.
Wholesale orders will be shipped within 4 working days of payment being received using an expedited, “signed for” service from reputable, international couriers such as Royal and UPS.
If you would like to order more than 6 boxes of books please get in touch for a custom shipping quote.
INTERNATIONAL DUTIES AND TAXES
KDD & Co is not responsible for the payment of any customs levies, duties or taxes that may be associated with the delivery of orders to your country. We mark all our boxes clearly as "printed paper."
RETURNS
Please contact us within 72 hours of receiving your order if you believe there are damaged items or if a mistake has been made with your order. KDD & Co will provide replacements or, in some cases, a refund for any damaged items.
SELLER AUTHORITY
Wholesale account holders are only approved for the specific retail or online outlet that has been listed on their initial application. If you wish to sell from a further associated outlet (online or retail) in the same business name as your initial application, you must have this approved by KDD & Co. We will not approve sales of our books via Amazon.
Selling from additional outlets without our knowledge and approval could result in the suspension of cancellation of your wholesale account.
PROMOTIONAL AND MARKETING
KDD & Co is more than happy for wholesale account holders to use our marketing or promotional imagery throughout their own website or social media. We must, however, ask that any such imagery is only used in connection with KDD & Co products.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All designs and images created by KDD & Co are our copyright material and remain our intellectual property at all times.
By becoming a wholesaler, we are granting you a license to sell KDD & Co products and use our promotional imagery in your own marketing, however, no rights to our products, designs, photographs, branding or otherwise will transfer during the wholesale relationship.
Any attempt to use our intellectual property in a manner outside of, or inconsistent with, these Terms and Conditions may result in suspension or cancellation of your wholesale account or further action being taken against you for copyright or any other relevant intellectual property infringement.
SUSPENSION OR CANCELLATION OF WHOLESALE ACCOUNT
KDD & Co reserves the right to suspend or cancel your wholesale account in the following circumstances:
1. You have engaged in improper or prohibited trading practices including, but not limited to, selling KDD & Co products from an unapproved outlet or using KDD & Co images, logos or any other intellectual property in a manner inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions or our rights as intellectual property holders;
2. Contravention of any part of our Wholesale Terms and Conditions has occurred, disqualifying you from being an authorised seller of our titles.
CHANGES TO WHOLESALE
KDD & Co reserves the right to make changes to the Terms and Conditions that govern our wholesale relationships, at any time.
If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us at wholesale@katedaviesdesigns.com and we will be happy to assist you.