IMPORTANT NOTICE: It is illegal to sell alcohol to people under the age of 18. By placing an order, you must confirm that you are 18 years old or above. You must ensure that no other person except yourself shall use your login to purchase alcohol products and a person aged 18 or above (identification required) must be present to take delivery, otherwise delivery shall be withdrawn and attempted at another time to be agreed between you and us.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ONLINE PURCHASE

1. General

1.1.In these terms and conditions and the Special Conditions (as defined below) (collectively referred to as the "Terms and Conditions"), "HoWong Brewing" or "we" or "us" means HoWong Brewing Limited and the "customer" or "you" means any person, firm, company or body which places an order with us. Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using the website (as the case may be) (collectively "our e-store"). By using the site or any part of it, you agree that you have read these terms and conditions and that you accept and agree to be bound by them.

1.2. We shall make every effort to ensure that prices, details and sizes of products at our e-store are up-to-date. Prices are subject to change without prior notice and all orders are subject to our acceptance at our sole discretion and stock availability.

1.3. We shall make every effort to ensure product(s) displayed at our e-store are in stock. If from time to time any products become out of stock, we reserve the right to offer alternative product(s) of similar value and style.

1.4. All orders are subject to confirmation of final availability and we reserve the right to reject the order in the event that any of the products or services requested are unavailable.

2. Registration

2.1.You may register as a user before placing any order through our e-store. During the registration:

- You must provide us with accurate, complete and up to date registration information;

- You authorise us to assume that any person using the e-store with your username and password is either you or is authorized to act for you;

- We have the absolute discretion to refuse registration of a potential customer and to terminate the registration of any customer for any reason whatsoever.

2.2.Please inform us via our website/by email/by phone immediately of any changes to the information that you provided so that we can communicate with you effectively.

3. Privacy protection

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of individuals with respect to personal data. We therefore make sure that our policies and practices in relation to the collection, use, retention, transfer and access of personal data comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486) under the laws of Hong Kong. Please refer to our Privacy Policy Statement.

4. Payment

4.1. Our e-store accepts payment by designated credit cards, debit cards or other designated electronic means as specified by us. All product prices listed are in Hong Kong dollars. The prices listed in our e-store may differ from the prices of the same products in our physical shops. The applicable price shall be the price listed in our e-store as at the date of purchase.

4.2. Acceptance of orders is subject to our sole discretion. A final receipt will be issued to you when goods are delivered to your address, or goods are collected at our physical store (as the case may be).

5. Others

5.1.Basis of supply: we only serve and deliver products to end consumers. We are not selling our products for re-sell purpose. If we have grounds to believe that you are not purchasing our products as an end user, we reserve the right to decline or cancel your order.

5.2.Force majeure: We shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform caused by or resulting from acts of God, fire, flood, accident, riot, war, government intervention, embargoes, strikes, labour difficulties, equipment failures, or any other causes beyond our control.

5.3.You shall not assign, transfer or otherwise any of your rights and obligations under these Terms and Conditions to any other third party without our prior written consent.

5.4.If any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be construed to be illegal or invalid, they shall be removed from these terms and it shall not affect the legality, validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these Terms and Conditions.

5.5.These Terms and Conditions embody the entire agreement between the parties and they supersede all previous negotiations, representations and agreement between the parties.

5.6.We have the right, at any time, or from time to time, by giving prior notice to you, to modify or vary or supplement all or any of the provisions under these Terms and Conditions.

5.7.If any dispute arises, our determination shall be final. Where these Terms and Conditions are available in Chinese, the English version is the governing version and shall prevail whenever there is a discrepancy between the two versions.

5.8.These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the People's Republic of China and the Customer and we agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts. We may revise the Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR HOWONG BREWING E-STORE ("SPECIAL CONDITIONS")

These Special Conditions are supplemental to the Terms and Conditions for Online Purchase and are applicable to any orders placed under our e-store. Should there be any inconsistency between these Special Conditions and the above Terms and Conditions for Online Purchase, these Special Conditions prevail.

6. HoWong Brewing’s payment terms

6.1.We accept payment from PayMe from HSBC, Faster Payment System (FPS), bank transfer and Stripe.

6.2.Where there are additional charges for delivery, such charges will be set out separately for your acknowledgement and confirmation prior to proceeding to payment.

7. Notification for ordering

7.1.Our e-store only accepts orders for delivery in Hong Kong to the specified billing address or collection at a designated physical store located in Hong Kong.

7.2.Placing an order means you agree to purchase products or services in accordance with the Terms and Conditions set out herein. After receiving your order, we will acknowledge receipt of your order. However, it is not an acceptance of your order. We reserve the right to reject any purchase order without giving any reasons. In the event that we are unable to accept your order (for example due to payment issue), we will notify you by phone or email.  

7.3.If your order is accepted by us, we will confirm with you accordingly and advise the date and time of delivery or availability for collection at a designated physical store. 

8. Delivery service (applicable if you have selected to have your order(s) delivered to a designated billing address)

8.1. We provide courier delivery and pick-up services at physical shop. Customers are not required to pay any delivery charge when choosing the pick-up service at physical shop. For courier delivery service, there is a shipping fee that depends on your selected courier service provider, destination, weight and parcel dimensions.

8.2. You may enjoy free delivery service to your specified billing address when your order satisfies our minimum purchase amount at HK$600 at our e-store. 

8.3 For purchase amount below HK$600, SF Express is our designated courier company for orders, the delivery charge will be paid on arrival.

8.4 Orders are typically shipped out to our delivery partners within 3-5 working days upon confirmation of order.

8.5 HoWong Brewing will not be responsible for any loss or damage of products during delivery process by the couriers.

8.6 In case of any dispute, our determination shall be final.

9. Store pickup service (applicable if you have selected to collect your order(s) at a designated physical store)

9.1.You will be notified by us via email when your ordered goods are available for collection at your selected physical store during business hours.

9.2.Please collect your purchased item(s) at your selected physical store within [14] days during the business hours of the selected store. Otherwise, we reserve the right to transfer such goods to our warehouse for storage and charge you storage fees $50/per day. In such case, you are required to settle any outstanding fees before you can collect your order.

9.3.When you pick up the product in our physical store, you or your authorised representative will be required to produce your email confirmation for identity verification. We may need you to provide further information to verify your identity (such as your full name or other personal information under your account profile). If we are not satisfied that the person requesting to collect your order(s) is yourself or your authorised representative, we will refuse the collection of the order(s) in order to safeguard your interest.

9.4.Once the order is confirmed, we cannot change the selected store for collection.

9.5.If your selected store is closed due to weather or any other uncontrollable factors, you may pick up the products in the same store on the next day when the store is opened.

10. Exchange and refund

10.1. You are entitled to exchange products which are found to be damaged or not in good condition upon delivery. In such case, you can contact us to make arrangement for exchange within 7 days of receipt. Otherwise under normal circumstances, we would not accept any request for exchange of products or cancellation of orders.

10.2.If we agree you are entitled to an exchange but the products to be exchanged are sold out, you may return such product to us and apply the amount paid to buy alternative product(s).

10.3.Original sales receipt or relevant electronic receipt must be produced to us for the request of a product exchange.

10.4.All gift items must be returned together with the returned products. Otherwise the retail value of the gift item would be deducted from the refund.

11. Others

11.1.Title to the product shall remain vested in us until we receive full payment of the price, and risk shall pass to the customer upon delivery / collection of the product (as the case may be).

11.2.For any ordered goods remain undelivered for 6 months from the date of order confirmation or storage fees remain unpaid for over 6 months, we shall have the right to dispose of such goods at our own discretion without further notice to you. In such event, we shall not be liable to make any refund or compensation to you; and we reserve the right to continue claiming you for the outstanding storage fees.

11.3.We shall under no circumstances be liable for any loss (whether direct or indirect) of revenue, loss of profits or any indirect or consequential loss whatsoever suffered, sustained or incurred by you or by other person arising (directly or indirectly) out of the sale and purchase transaction with you.

Last updated on October 3, 2021.