Orders
1. Once an order is placed on the Website, the Seller is required to courier the Work(s) of Art within 3 working days of Vaidehi Art Gallery (Service Provider) having received the payment from the customer and the website informing the Seller of the same by email. All shipping/courier charges will be borne by the Seller. The Work(s) of Art that are unframed & unmounted should be shipped in a rolled format & in protective cylinders. For the paintings that are shipped with glass frames, utmost care should be taken while packing. The Seller is responsible for maintaining a high standard of packing and shipping the Work(s) of Art such that the customer receives it in undamaged condition and is satisfied by the service. The Seller must use only reputed courier services to deliver artworks to the Buyer. The Work(s) of Art will be delivered directly to the Buyer by the Seller.
2. In the event that the Seller no longer has the Work(s) of Art in his possession, or is unwilling to execute the sale, or has furnished wrong details about the Work(s) of Art which gets revealed post the confirmation of a sale, Vaidehi Art Gallery reserves the right to cancel the Seller’s membership to this service. Alternately, and without prejudice to the foregoing, Vaidehi Art Gallery may, at its absolute discretion, seek to commence legal proceedings to ensure execution of the contract of sale.
3. The Buyer shall deposit the requisite payment for the purchase of the Work(s) of Art with Vaidehi Art Gallery, who shall then forward the requisite payment to the Seller after deducting a service commission and all necessary charges/taxes to Vaidehi Art Gallery. The amount receivable by the Seller will be the listed price given by the Seller less the service commission + Service tax on service commission.
4. Work(s) of Art received in an unsatisfactory/damaged condition by the customer may be returned to the Seller in an ‘as is’ condition. In such a case Seller will refund the payment to the customer and cancel the order. The cost of shipping the Work(s) of Art back to the Seller will be borne by the Seller, and will be deducted from future payments due to the Seller from vaidehi Art Gallery. If a Seller repeatedly gets complaints of damage from the customers, vaidehi Art Gallery may terminate the membership of the Seller. However, the Buyer cannot return a Work(s) of Art on the grounds that the Buyer did not like it.
5. Vaidehi Art Gallery is not obligated to provide any prior intimation of sale to the Seller or have a discussion between the Seller and the customer because it is a click and buy model. Any Work(s) of Art posted by the Seller on the Website is assumed to be available with the Seller for sale, at the price mentioned by the Seller and available of being shipped in the shipping condition mentioned by the Seller as and when a sale takes place.
6. Placing the Work of Art(s) on the Website by the Seller constitutes an irrevocable acceptance of these terms and conditions by the Seller. Vaidehi Art Gallery provides a platform for the sale of the Work(s) of Art to the Buyer. The Seller shall be informed of the sale of the Work(s) of Art by email or phone. Unless rescinded/ cancelled by Vaidehi Art Gallery within 10 business days of the buyer placing the order on account of a default of payment by the Buyer, such acceptance results in the sale of the Work(s) of Art.
7. Vaidehi Art Gallery shall not be responsible for any charges that may be levied at any destination in India or overseas.
