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OUD BANK reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time.
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OUD BANK reserves the right to cancel the order due to any of the following reason:
Payment rejection. Orders placed during prices changes, or orders placed on products with wrong prices changes. Orders placed during stock changes. Order didnt met any of our e-shopping site terms & conditions. Wrong delivery address given by customer or wrong contact details or due to customer is not reachable. Cancelation by customer: To process cancelation of an order, please contact us. You can cancel the order due to any of the following reason: The product/service are not yet shipped to you. In case of cancelation after the order has been shipped to you, cancelation fees will apply. We have the full right to demonstrate whether an order has been shipped to you by the time of your cancelation request. We are unable to procure / dispatch the product/service(s) in a reasonable time; that is (10) working days from the date we confirmed your order.
In case you are not satisfied with your product, or the product is defective, within (15) days from the order date, you can request a "Return Material Pre-Authorization" to return the product(s) to OUD BANK.
used or opened products.
Please contact us to obtain Return Material Pre-Authorization (RMPA) before processing a return. "RMPA" are valid for (15) days from date of order.
In the event of a return as a result of product malfunction or manufacturing defect, damage upon delivery or delivery of the wrong product, customer will not be charged for any shipment fees or/and Bank transfer fees. In case of returns for other reasons (i.e. customer needs an exchange or customer changed his mind) shipment fees or/and Bank transfer fees will be charged to the customer.
While preparing for a return, product must be in its original packing with full set of accessories included. We do not accept return of products which have used, are damaged as a result of misuse. Any return, exchange or refund process might take up to 15 working days and at our sole discretion, we may consider returns that do not satisfy the above criteria.
www.oudbank.com may at any time modify the Terms and Conditions of the Website without any prior notification to you. You can access the latest version of the Terms and Conditions at any given time on our website. In the event the modified Terms and Conditions are not acceptable to you, you should discontinue using the service. However, if you continue to use the service you shall be deemed to have agreed to accept and abide by the modified Terms & Conditions of Use of this site.
