Terms & Conditions

• "Conditions" means these terms and conditions;
• "Online Sales" means the sales of Goods and Services conducted through the Website;
• "Goods" means goods displayed for sale on the Website;
• "Services" means services displayed for sale on the Website;
• "Users" means the users of the Website collectively;
• "User Information" means the details provided by you on any application to buy Goods or Services from us via the Website;
• "We/us/our" Gear4Techs Ltd. (registered in England and Wales with company no. 6449412 whose registered office is 5 Prospect Place, Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HG
• "Website" means the website located at www.theskippinhippo.co.uk or any subsequent URL which may replace it or sit alongside it; and
• "You/your" means a user of the Website.

Gear4Techs Ltd
5 Prospect Place,
Millennium Way,
Pride Park,
Derby,
DE24 8HG

Registered in England and Wales Company No. 6449412
VAT registered no. 924517916

By using the Website you agree to be bound by these Terms.

We reserve the right to:
Update these Terms from time to time and any changes will be notified to you via a suitable announcement on the Website. It is your responsibility to check for such changes. The changes will apply to the use of the Website after we have given such announcement. If you do not wish to accept the new Terms you should not continue to use the Website. If you continue to use the Website after the date on which the change comes into effect, your use of the Website indicates your agreement to be bound by the new Terms; and modify or withdraw, temporarily or permanently, this Website and the material contained within (or any part) without notice to you and you confirm that we shall not be liable to you for any modification to or withdrawal of the Website or its contents.

You warrant that:
The personal information which you are required to provide when you register is true, accurate, current and complete in all respects; and you are not impersonating any other person or entity you will notify us immediately of any changes to the personal information by e-mailing or telephoning our customer service representatives at:
e-mail address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We will treat all your personal information:
as confidential and will only disclose the same in the circumstances set out below; and in accordance with Data Protection legislation from time to time in force in England and Wales. When you shop on this Website, we will ask you to input personal details in order for us to identify you, such as your name, e-mail address, billing address, delivery address, credit card or other payment information. We confirm that this information will be held by us in accordance with the registration we have with the Information Commissioner.

We will use your personal information for the following purposes:

• processing your orders;
• to administer this Website;
• for statistical purposes to improve this Website and its services to you;

If you have not objected during the registration process, to notify you of products or special offers that may be of interest to you; to disclose to other members within our group of companies and also to other relevant third parties, who may contact you about their products or services that may be of interest to you.

If you have not objected during the registration process, but do not want us to: contact you regarding products or services which may be of interest to you; or to transfer your data to group companies and third parties so that they can contact you about their products and services; then please write to us at
Gear4Techs Ltd
5 Prospect Place,
Millennium Way,
Pride Park,
Derby,
DE24 8HG
and notify us accordingly.

Subject to your rights of objection, you agree that personal information may be disclosed to other businesses within our group of companies and to reputable third parties who will help process your order. In addition, you do not object to us, our group companies or third parties contacting you for the purposes set out above, whether this be by fax, telephone, e-mail, SMS or in writing and you do not consider any of the above as being a breach of any of your rights under the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999.

You should be aware that if we are requested by the police or any other regulatory authority investigating suspected illegal activities to provide your personal information, we are entitled to do so.

The information you enter may be transferred outside the European Economic Area for the purpose of marketing. Any transfer of personal information outside of the European Economic Area is done in circumstances ensuring that the information is processed only in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the UK's Data Protection Act. By submitting your details, you consent to this transfer.

The Website may only be used for lawful purposes and in a lawful manner. You agree to comply with all applicable laws, statutes and regulations regarding the Website and its use. You agree not to upload or transmit through the Website:

• any computer viruses or anything else designed to interfere with, interrupt or disrupt the normal operating procedures of a computer; and
• any material which is defamatory, offensive or of an obscene character

You agree to fully indemnify, defend and hold us, and our officers, directors, employees and suppliers, harmless immediately on demand, from and against all claims, losses, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of any breach of these Terms by you, or any other liabilities arising out of your use of this Website or any other person accessing the Website using your personal information.

As a convenience to our customers, the Website may include links to other websites or material which is beyond our control. For your information, we are not responsible for such websites or material nor do we review or endorse these. We will not be liable, whether directly or indirectly, for the privacy practices or content of such websites nor for any damage, loss or offence caused or alleged to be caused in connection with, the use of or reliance on any such advertising, content, products, materials or services available on such external websites or resources.

All orders are subject to acceptance and availability. If the goods ordered are not available, you will be notified by e-mail (or by other means if no e-mail address has been provided) and you will have the option either to wait until the item is available from stock or to cancel your order. Any orders placed by you will be treated as an offer to purchase the goods or services from us and we have the right to reject such offers at any time. You acknowledge that any automated acknowledgment of your order which you may receive from us shall not amount to our acceptance of your offer to purchase goods or services advertised on the Website. The conclusion of a contract between you and us will take place when we (i) debit your credit or debit card or (ii) despatch the goods to you or commence the services, whichever is the earlier.

We will take all reasonable care, in so far as it is in our power to do so, to keep the details of your order and payment secure, but in the absence of negligence on our part we cannot be liable for any loss you may suffer if a third party procures unauthorised access to any data provided by you when accessing or ordering from the Website.

Each good or service purchased is sold subject to additional specific terms and conditions related to that good or service including, without limitation, terms and conditions concerning estimated delivery times and any warranties. Please ensure that you read such additional terms.

Order before 2pm for Next Working Day delivery

All Goods purchased will automatically be sent using Royal Mail if the goods purchased are £29.99 and below, and City Link if £30.00 and above.

Expedited delivery with City Link is offered on orders below £30.00 at an additional charge.

Please note that you are entitled to cancel any contract completed with us within 7 days of receipt of the goods or services.

If you do cancel a contract, then:
you must notify us in writing by sending an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or a letter to
Gear4Techs Ltd
5 Prospect Place,
Millennium Way,
Pride Park,
Derby,
DE24 8HG

you must retain possession of the goods or services and ensure that the goods or services are kept in the same condition as they were when they were delivered until such time as the goods or services are either collected by us or delivered back to us by you;
we will notify you of when we wish to collect the goods or services. The goods and services will be collected by us within 28 days of our receiving your cancellation notice and we will charge the cost of collecting the goods or services, and will deduct this from any sum owed by us to you. Alternatively, you can return the goods or services to us by contacting This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it a customer service operator on who will be able to provide you with address details;

We regret that we cannot be held responsible for non-delivery of returned goods so we recommend you obtain and keep a certificate of posting.

We will refund any monies you have paid to us within 30 days of receipt of your cancellation notice.

All prices are inclusive of VAT (where applicable) at the current rates and are correct at the time of entering the information onto the system. We reserve the right, however, to change prices at any time without notice to you.

Payment can be made by any major credit or debit card. Payment will be debited and cleared from your account before the despatch of your good or provision of the service to you.

You confirm that the credit or debit card that is being used is yours.

All credit/debit cardholders are subject to validation checks and authorisation by the card issuer. If the issuer of your payment card refuses to or does not, for any reason, authorise payment to us we will not be liable to you for any delay or non-delivery.

To be eligible to purchase goods on this Website and lawfully enter into and form contracts on this Website under English law you must:
if an individual, be 18 years of age or over; and
stipulate a delivery address in the United Kingdom (excluding the Channel Islands); and
register your real name, address, phone number, e-mail address any other details requested; and
By offering to purchase goods and services you represent to us that you are 18 years of age or over and authorise us to transmit information (included updated information) to obtain information from third parties, including but not limited to, your debit or credit card numbers or credit reports to authenticate your identity, to validate your credit card, to obtain an initial credit card authorisation and to authorise individual purchase transactions.

The content of the Website is protected by copyright, trade marks, database and other intellectual property rights and you acknowledge that the material and content supplied as part of the Website shall remain with us or our licensors.

You may retrieve and display the content of the Website on a computer screen, store such content in electronic form on disk (but not any server or other storage device connected to a network) or print one copy of such content for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all and any copyright and proprietary notices. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy or distribute or use for commercial purposes any of the materials or content on the Website.

Notwithstanding any other provision in the Terms, nothing in these Terms:
will affect or limit your rights as a consumer under English law; or
will exclude or limit our liability for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence.

The Website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any representation or endorsement made and we make no warranties, whether express or implied, in relation to it and its use. You acknowledge that we cannot guarantee and cannot be responsible for the security or privacy of the Website and any information provided to by you. You must bear the risk associated with the use of the Internet.

Whilst we will try to ensure that material included on the Website is correct, reputable and of high quality, we cannot accept responsibility if this is not the case. We will not be responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information or for any technical problems you may experience with the Website. If we are informed of any inaccuracies in the material on the Website we will attempt to correct this as soon as we reasonably can.

In particular, we disclaim all liabilities in connection with the following:
incompatibility of the Website with any of your equipment, software or telecommunications links,
technical problems including errors or interruptions of the Website,
unsuitability, unreliability or inaccuracy of the Website,
inadequacy of the Website to meet your requirements,

To the full extent allowed by applicable law, you agree that we will not be liable to you or any third party for any consequential or incidental damages (both of which terms includes, without limitation, pure economic loss, loss of profits, loss of business, loss of anticipated savings, wasted expenditure, loss of privacy and loss of data) or any other indirect, special or punitive damages whatsoever that arise out of or are related to the Website.

If any part of the Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions of the

No waiver by us shall be construed as a waiver of any proceeding or succeeding breach of any provision.

The Website is controlled and operated in the United Kingdom. The Terms will be governed by the laws of England and Wales and you irrevocably agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

1. The Skipping Hippo prize draw is open to UK citizens aged 18 or over excluding employees of Gear4Techs companies and their agents, their families or any other person associated with it.
2. The entry instructions form part of these terms and conditions, which, by taking part, all entrants will be deemed to have accepted.
3. Only one entry per person. No purchase is necessary.
4. To enter without purchase, please use the online registration form and enter your valid email address. To enter the competition without using the online registration form, please send a postcard with your name, address and email address to: The Skipping Hippo Voucher Competition, 5 Prospect Place, Millenium Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HG.
5. The offer will run from 9am on 1st December 2009 to 8.59am on 28th February 2010 inclusive.
6. The winners will be randomly drawn from all eligible entries on Monday 4th January, Monday 1st February and Monday 1st March, with the draw being overseen by an independent observer. The winners will be notified within 7 days; if within 7 days, any winner cannot be contacted, an alternative winner will be randomly drawn from all eligible entries.
7. The Skipping Hippo shall not be responsible for entries that are lost, corrupted or mis-transmitted. Proof of submission of your entry is not proof of receipt.
8. There are 3 individual prizes available of a £50 voucher to be spent at theskippinghippo.co.uk online store. No cash alternatives will be available.
9. The decision made by The Skipping Hippo is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
10. The Skipping Hippo reserves the right to award a prize of equal or greater value and, in exceptional circumstances, to vary, amend or withdraw this competition on reasonable notice.
11. A list of prizewinners is available on request from The Skipping Hippo Blog (theskippinghippo.co.uk/blog).
12. Prizewinners may be required to participate in some publicity.
13. Any queries relating to the prize draw should be directed to support@theskippinghippo.co.uk
14. The promoter is The Skipping Hippo, 5 Prospect Place, Millenium Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HG