1. Your attention is drawn to the definitions of certain words and expressions used in these Conditions of Sale which are contained in Condition 11. These Conditions shall be interpreted in accordance with that Condition.

2. Any order placed by you for an Issue or a Subscription  advertised on the Site shall be deemed to be an offer by you to purchase the Issue or Subscription pursuant to these Conditions; not as the acceptance by you of an offer for sale and/or supply made by Hachette.

3. Basis of the Sale
3.1 By placing an order for an Issue or Subscription you shall be deemed to accept these Conditions and any specific conditions applicable to the relevant Partwork set out elsewhere on this Site.

3.2 These Conditions, together with any other terms set out elsewhere on this Site, shall govern and be incorporated in every Contract for the sale of Partworks entered into between Hachette and you.

4. Orders
4.1 Orders can be either for Issues or Subscriptions as available on the Site. You can manage your orders through the Site.

4.2 No order submitted by you shall be deemed to be accepted by Hachette unless and until accepted by Hachette by e-mail. The Contract shall be made in England on transmission by Hachette of the email accepting your order.

4.3 Orders will not be accepted from under-18s except with a parent's or guardian's authorization.

4.4 In relation to Subscriptions, the number of issues of the Partwork to be supplied shall be the number set out in the terms and conditions of the Partwork.

4.5 You are free to cancel a Subscription at any time by using the facilities available on the Site or simply by Writing to us, giving us 28 days notice. All the free received gifts are yours to keep. You will not owe any money for any issues not yet delivered as at the cancellation date.

4.6 If you decide for whatever reason not to keep a received issue, you must (unless condition  applies) send it back within [10 or 12 or 14] days from the date you receive it to the following address:

Hachette Partworks
PO Box 77
Jarrow
NE32 3YJ

If you keep an issue for more than [10 or 12 or 14] days from the date that you receive it then you shall be deemed to have accepted that issue and you must promptly pay the invoice for that issue.

4.7 You may not return goods which have been opened and which are not in their original condition unless the contract under which those goods were supplied gives rise to a right to cancel under the Distance Selling Regulations. There is no right to cancel under these Regulations, for example, when the goods supplied are audio or video recordings (including DVDs) or computer software if they are unsealed by you or when the goods are newspapers, periodicals or magazines. If you are cancelling under the Distance Selling Regulations, and we do not receive the cancelled goods back, we may arrange to have them collected at your cost. We reserve the right to charge you for any goods returned which are not in their original condition.

4.8 You are responsible for all uses of your account. It is therefore important for you to protect against unauthorised access to your account and to your computer. Please ensure that you have signed off when you stop using a shared computer.

5. Prices for the Partworks
5.1 The price for an Issue or Subscription shall be the price displayed on the terms and conditions of each Partwork presented on the Site.

5.2 All prices displayed on the Site are inclusive of charges for packaging and delivery within the UK and Republic of Ireland, and any applicable value added tax and any other sales taxes.

6. Terms of Payment
6.1 Unless specified otherwise, you only pay at reception of the dispatch.

6.2 You can pay by any of the methods set out on the Site.

6.3 For Subscriptions, Hachette will retain payment details to facilitate payment when monies are due. For one-off purchases of Issues, Hachette does not keep any payment details after the monies have been received.

6.4 All dispatched products remain the property of Hachette until payment is received. Remittance will not be considered as a payment until the funds are cleared in Hachette's or its agent's bank account. Until full payment is received, Hachette can request the product is returned but at the client's cost.