Cartier allows you or the Gift Recipient (as defined below) to return Cartier products purchased through Boutique, pay by link or Client Relations Center within 30 days following delivery, but subject to the further terms and conditions set forth below.
(a) Right Withdrawal
You have the right of withdrawal the contract created by our written order confirmation within fourteen (14) days without giving any reason or making a penalty clause payment from the day on which you acquire, or someone you nominate (other than the carrier) acquires, physical possession of the products in your order. You can also exercise your right of withdrawal within the period until the delivery of the relevant product to you.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to withdraw before the withdrawal period has expired.
(b) Defective Products
In case of a defective (damaged, broken, torn, does not have the promised features, etc.) product in terms of the Turkish Consumer Protection Law No. 6502, then you have the following optional rights:
i) Rescinding the contract, informing that consumer is ready to return the sold good, ii) Requesting a discount from the sale price in proportion to the defect that keeping the sold good, iii) Requesting a free of charge by repair with all expenses borne by the seller, if it does not require an extensive expense, iv) Requesting a replacement of the defective good with a defect free one, if possible.
To withdraw from the contract and return your product(s) and use your rights in case of a defective product, you can contact our Client Relations Center and follow the instructions that will be given to you, or you can send us in writing an unequivocal statement such as a letter or e-mail to: customerservice.turkey@cartier.com or Istinyepark AVM, Pinar mah. Katar cad. No:11R Ickapi no: 516-517 Istinyepark AVM Sariyer R Ickapi no: 516-517 Istinyepark AVM Sariyer 34460 Istanbul.
Alternatively, you may cancel using the Model Withdrawal Form set out at the bottom of these terms but it is not obligatory.
(c) Exchanges
You may return a product purchased through the Sales Channels for exchange within 30 days following delivery with another Cartier product, provided that the return complies with these Conditions of Sale, and provided the product desired for exchange is available.
In any event, the sale of the returned product will be cancelled and a new order for the product ordered must be placed.
Should a product be returned to the Cartier boutique for exchange with a less expensive product, only the buyer of the returned product will be entitled to receive a refund of the price difference.
If a product is returned for exchange with a more expensive product, you will have to pay the price difference.
Should a product be returned to a participating [Maison] retail boutique for exchange (please refer to our FAQs section or contact the Client Relations Center to find out about our participating [Maison] retail boutiques) with a less expensive product, the individual making the return will only be entitled to receive a merchandise credit of the price difference. Boutique merchandise credits can only be applied to products purchased in a participating [Maison] retail boutique and cannot be applied to products purchased through the distant sale. Please refer to our FAQs section or contact the Client Relations Center for further details.
(d) Return Process
Products that have been purchased through Pay-by-link or Client Relations Center may only be returned to our Cartier retail Boutiques, as provided in our FAQs section, in accordance with these Conditions of Sale. For a list of available boutiques return locations please contact the Cartier Client Relations Center.
To return a product purchased from a Remote Boutique, this must be done in the Cartier Boutique please call the Cartier Client Relations Center for details of their returns process.
Products that have not been purchased through the Sales Channels may NOT be returned. For example, if you purchase a product at a retail boutique not using Pay-by-Link, you should return it at that boutique.
You may be able to return the product to a Cartier retail boutique. Please refer provided to our FAQs section or call the Client Relations Center for further details. You may be asked to provide information about the products for us to make a first assessment of the condition of these products.
(e) Condition of Returned Products
We will verify that the returned product satisfies the conditions of the Returns and Exchanges Policy and, if so, then proceed with the applicable refund or exchange.
Our products must be returned in a new and unused state, in perfect condition, with all protective materials in place and tags and stickers attached to them (if applicable), as well as with the original Cartier box and delivery package, including all accessories and documents. For example, timepiece bracelets that have been adjusted at your request must be returned with the exact same number of links as in the original delivery package. We reserve our right not to accept any return if the product shows signs of wear, or has been used or altered from its original condition in any way or, as an alternative, may reduce the amount of any applicable refund or exchange accordingly.
If you have received free items as part of your order, they must be returned with the products.
All returns will be subject to strict Quality Control (“QC”) by us to ensure that the returned products satisfy these requirements. If the products do not meet QC standards, we will refuse the return, and the products will be returned to you. If the returned product satisfies QC, we will proceed with the applicable refund or exchange.
Failure to comply with these Conditions of Sale will entitle us to refuse the returned product and send it back to you, at your own cost.
(f) Products You Cannot Return or Exchange
To the extent permitted by law, orders for products that have been personalized in any way or otherwise made for you with bespoke specifications cannot be cancelled and such products cannot be returned to us for exchange or refund. This includes, without limitation, products that have been engraved or embossed.
Writing instruments that have been filled with ink, as well as bottles and refills that have been opened, cannot be returned to us.
(g) Refunds
You may return a product purchased through the Sales Channels for refund, provided that the return complies with these Conditions of Sale. Personalized products are strictly non-refundable.
Only the buyer will be entitled to receive a refund of the purchase price. In no event will a person who has received the product as a gift (i.e. a “Gift Recipient”) be entitled to receive a refund. If you are a Gift Recipient and wish to return a product, please contact the Client Relations Center or Remote Boutique to discuss your options.
If the return complies with these Conditions of Sale, we will use commercially reasonable endeavours to refund the purchase price to the buyer using the same means of payment as used by the buyer for the initial transaction within fourteen (14) days.