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Return & refund policy

We want you to be happy with your purchase. If for any reason you are not satisfied, please review our return policy. We have a 14-day return policy, which means you have 14 days after receiving your item to request a return. To be eligible for a return, your item must be: 1) In the same condition as when you received it 2) Unopened, unused, and in its original packaging 3) Complete with any tags, labels, or accessories it came with 4) The receipt or proof of purchase. We do not accept returns for items purchased from third-party retailers (these must be returned to the original place of purchase). To start a return, you can contact us at info@chowascents.com or fill in the contact form above. If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted. The costs of the return are for the customer unless the goods are faulty or incorrectly supplied. We are not liable for items lost or damaged during the return process, so please pack your items carefully. If your order arrives damaged, defective, or you receive the wrong item, please email us at info@chowascents.com or fill in the contact page form within 14 days of receipt. Include: 1) Your order number 2) The product(s) you wish to return 3) A short description of the issue 4) A photo (if applicable). Our quality team will review your case to prevent future issues. Once we receive and inspect your return, we will notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund. If approved, we will refund the purchase price of the product(s) within 14 days of confirmation. Return shipping costs will only be refunded for faulty or incorrectly supplied goods. Depending on your bank, it may take 3–5 working days for the refund to appear in your account. Additional Notes: If you don’t like the scent of a fragrance, please consider gifting it to someone who might enjoy it. Once opened, we cannot accept it for return due to hygiene reasons.

Terms of Service

This website is operated by CHOWA Scents. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to CHOWA Scents. CHOWA Scents offers this website, including all information, tools, and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies, and notices stated here. By visiting our site and/or purchasing something from us, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following Terms of Service (“Terms”), including any additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/or contributors of content. Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, you may not access the website or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms.Any new features or tools added to the current store shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change, or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates on our website. Your continued use of the website following any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc., which provides the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. SECTION 1 - ONLINE STORE TERMS By agreeing to these Terms ofService, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your stateor province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state orprovince of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of yourminor dependents to use this site. You may not use our products for any illegalor unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate anylaws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws). Youmust not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature. Abreach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate terminationof your Services. SECTION 2 - GENERAL CONDITIONS We reserve the right to refuseService to anyone for any reason at any time. You understand that your content(not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted andinvolve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform andadapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit cardinformation is always encrypted during transfer over networks. You agree not toreproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service,use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the websitethrough which the Service is provided, without express written permission byus. The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only andwill not limit or otherwise affect these Terms. SECTION 3 - ACCURACY,COMPLETENESS AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION We are not responsible ifinformation made available on this site is not accurate, complete or current.The material on this site is provided for general information only and shouldnot be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions withoutconsulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources ofinformation. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information,necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reservethe right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have noobligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibilityto monitor changes to our site. SECTION 4 - MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE ANDPRICES Prices for our products are subject to change without notice. We reservethe right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part orcontent thereof) without notice at any time. We shall not be liable to you orto any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension ordiscontinuance of the Service. SECTION 5 - PRODUCTS OR SERVICES (if applicable)Certain products or Services may be available exclusively online through thewebsite. These products or Services may have limited quantities and are subjectto return or exchange only according to our Refund Policy: [LINK TO REFUNDPOLICY] We have made every effort to display as accurately as possible thecolors and images of our products that appear at the store. We cannot guaranteethat your computer monitor's display of any color will be accurate. We reservethe right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products orServices to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise thisright on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities ofany products or Services that we offer. All descriptions of products or productpricing are subject to change at anytime without notice, at the sole discretionof us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offerfor any product or Service made on this site is void where prohibited. We donot warrant that the quality of any products, Services, information, or othermaterial purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that anyerrors in the Service will be corrected. SECTION 6 - ACCURACY OF BILLING ANDACCOUNT INFORMATION We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us.We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased perperson, per household or per order. These restrictions may include ordersplaced by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/ororders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that wemake a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contactingthe e‑mail and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the orderwas made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our solejudgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors. You agreeto provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information forall purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account andother information, including your email address and credit card numbers andexpiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you asneeded. For more details, please review our Refund Policy: [LINK TO REFUNDPOLICY] SECTION 7 - OPTIONAL TOOLS We may provide you with access tothird-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input.You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “asavailable” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kindand without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising fromor relating to your use of optional third-party tools. Any use by you of theoptional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk anddiscretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of theterms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s). Wemay also, in the future, offer new Services and/or features through the website(including the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/orServices shall also be subject to these Terms of Service. SECTION 8 -THIRD-PARTY LINKS Certain content, products and Services available via ourService may include materials from third-parties. Third-party links on thissite may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. Weare not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and wedo not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for anythird-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, orServices of third-parties. We are not liable for any harm or damages related tothe purchase or use of goods, Services, resources, content, or any othertransactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please reviewcarefully the third-party's policies and practices and make sure you understandthem before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, orquestions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.SECTION 9 - USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS If, at our request,you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or withouta request from us, you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, orother materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise(collectively, 'comments'), you agree that we may, at any time, withoutrestriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use inany medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under noobligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensationfor any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments. We may, but have noobligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our solediscretion to be unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory,pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’sintellectual property or these Terms of Service. You agree that your comments willnot violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark,privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agreethat your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive orobscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could inany way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may notuse a false e‑mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, orotherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You aresolely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take noresponsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or anythird-party. SECTION 10 - PERSONAL INFORMATION Your submission of personalinformation through the store is governed by our Privacy Policy, which can beviewed here: [LINK TO PRIVACY POLICY] SECTION 11 - ERRORS, INACCURACIES ANDOMISSIONS Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Servicethat contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relateto product descriptions, pricing, promotions, offers, product shipping charges,transit times and availability. We reserve the right to correct any errors,inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel ordersif any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate atany time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in theService or on any related website, including without limitation, pricinginformation, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh dateapplied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicatethat all information in the Service or on any related website has been modifiedor updated. SECTION 12 - PROHIBITED USES In addition to other prohibitions asset forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site orits content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform orparticipate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal,provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) toinfringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectualproperty rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander,disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation,religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submitfalse or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any othertype of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect thefunctionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, otherwebsites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information ofothers; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) forany obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent thesecurity features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or theInternet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or anyrelated website for violating any of the prohibited uses. SECTION 13 -DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY We do not guarantee, representor warrant that your use of our Service will be uninterrupted, timely, secureor error-free. We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from theuse of the Service will be accurate or reliable. You agree that from time totime we may remove the Service for indefinite periods of time or cancel theService at any time, without notice to you. You expressly agree that your useof, or inability to use, the Service is at your sole risk. The Service and allproducts and Services delivered to you through the Service are (except asexpressly stated by us) provided 'as is' and 'as available' for your use,without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, eitherexpress or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability,merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, andnon-infringement. In no case shall CHŌWA scents, our directors, officers,employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, Serviceproviders or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct,indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind,including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss ofdata, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract,tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from youruse of any of the Service or any products procured using the Service, or forany other claim related in any way to your use of the Service or any product,including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or anyloss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the Service orany content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available viathe Service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states orjurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability forconsequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, ourliability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law. SECTION 14 -INDEMNIFICATION You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CHŌWA scents andour parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents,contractors, licensors, Service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, internsand employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonableattorneys’ fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of your breachof these Terms of Service or the documents they incorporate by reference, oryour violation of any law or the rights of a third-party. SECTION 15 -SEVERABILITY In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service isdetermined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shallnonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms ofService, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability ofany other remaining provisions. SECTION 16 - TERMINATION The obligations andliabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survivethe termination of this agreement for all purposes. These Terms of Service areeffective unless and until terminated by either you or us. You may terminatethese Terms of Service at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish touse our Services, or when you cease using our site. If in our sole judgment youfail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provisionof these Terms of Service, we also may terminate this agreement at any timewithout notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to andincluding the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access toour Services (or any part thereof). SECTION 17 - ENTIRE AGREEMENT The failureof us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Serviceshall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms ofService and any policies or operating rules posted by us on this site or inrespect to the Service constitutes the entire agreement and understandingbetween you and us and governs your use of the Service, superseding any prioror contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral orwritten, between you and us (including, but not limited to, any prior versionsof the Terms of Service). Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Termsof Service shall not be construed against the drafting party. SECTION 18 -GOVERNING LAW These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby weprovide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with thelaws of Netherlands. SECTION 19 - CHANGES TO TERMS OF SERVICE You can reviewthe most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at this page. Wereserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace anypart of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website.It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Yourcontinued use of or access to our website or the Service following the postingof any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of thosechanges. SECTION 20 - CONTACT INFORMATION Questions about the Terms of Serviceshould be sent to us at ncpzonneveld@gmail.com. Our contact information isposted below: CHŌWA scents, info@chowascents.com.KVK: 96968729

terms and conditions

OVERVIEW This website is operated by CHOWA Scents, a company based in the Netherlands. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to CHOWA Scents. We provide this website, including all information, tools, and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies, and notices stated here.By visiting our site and/or purchasing something from us, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following Terms of Service (“Terms”), including those additional terms and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/or contributors of content.Please read these Terms carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any Services. If these Terms are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms.Any new features or tools which are added to the current store shall also be subject to these Terms. You can review the most current version of the Terms at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change, or replace any part of these Terms by posting updates and/or changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.Our store is hosted on Shopify Inc., providing the online e-commerce platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you.SECTION 1 - ONLINE STORE TERMSBy agreeing to these Terms, you represent that you are at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, and that you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.You may not use our products for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, nor may you violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).You must not transmit any harmful or malicious code, such as viruses or worms.Any breach or violation of these Terms will result in immediate termination of your access to our Services.SECTION 2 - GENERAL CONDITIONSWe reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.You acknowledge that content you submit (excluding credit card information) may be transmitted unencrypted and involve transmissions over various networks and changes to conform to technical requirements. Credit card information is always encrypted.You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Service without our express written permission.Headings are for convenience only and do not affect these Terms.SECTION 3 - ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATIONWe do not guarantee that information on this site is accurate, complete, or current. The content is for general information and should not be relied on as the sole basis for decisions. Any reliance on such material is at your own risk.Historical information may be present and is not necessarily current. We reserve the right to modify content without obligation to update.SECTION 4 - MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE AND PRICESPrices for products are subject to change without notice.We may modify or discontinue the Service at any time without notice.We are not liable for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service.SECTION 5 - PRODUCTS OR SERVICESCertain products may only be available online in limited quantities and are subject to our return policy.We strive to display product colors and images accurately but cannot guarantee exact matches due to screen variations.We reserve the right to limit sales by person, region, or jurisdiction.Product descriptions and pricing are subject to change without notice.We may discontinue any product at any time. Offers are void where prohibited.We do not guarantee that products or services will meet your expectations or that errors will be corrected.SECTION 6 - ACCURACY OF BILLING AND ACCOUNT INFORMATIONWe reserve the right to refuse or cancel orders at our discretion, including limiting quantities per person or household.If an order is changed or canceled, we may notify you by email or phone.You agree to provide accurate and current account and payment information and update it promptly as needed.For more details, please see our Refund Policy: [INSERT LINK]SECTION 7 - OPTIONAL TOOLSWe may provide access to third-party tools which we do not control or monitor.Such tools are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties. We are not liable for any issues arising from their use.Use of third-party tools is at your own risk and subject to their terms.Future new features or services will also be subject to these Terms.SECTION 8 - THIRD-PARTY LINKSOur Service may include links to third-party websites or content.We do not control or endorse third-party sites and are not responsible for their content, policies, or practices.Purchases or transactions on third-party sites are at your own risk.SECTION 9 - USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONSBy submitting comments, ideas, or other materials to us, you grant us permission to use, edit, publish, distribute, and otherwise use them without obligation or compensation.We may monitor and remove content at our discretion if deemed unlawful or objectionable.You agree your submissions will not infringe on third-party rights or contain harmful material.You are responsible for the accuracy and legality of your comments.SECTION 10 - PERSONAL INFORMATIONYour submission of personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy: [INSERT LINK]SECTION 11 - ERRORS, INACCURACIES AND OMISSIONSInformation on our site may contain errors or omissions relating to product descriptions, pricing, promotions, or availability.We reserve the right to correct errors and update or cancel orders without prior notice.We have no obligation to update information except as required by law.SECTION 12 - PROHIBITED USESYou may not use the site or content for unlawful purposes, including but not limited to:Soliciting illegal actsViolating laws or intellectual property rightsHarassing or discriminating against othersSubmitting false information or malicious codeCollecting personal data without consentSpamming or scraping contentInterfering with security featuresViolations may result in termination of your access.SECTION 13 - DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITYWe do not guarantee uninterrupted, secure, or error-free service.Use of the Service is at your sole risk. All products and services are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties.We are not liable for damages arising from use of the Service or products, including indirect or consequential damages, to the fullest extent allowed by law.SECTION 14 - INDEMNIFICATIONYou agree to indemnify and hold harmless CHOWA Scents and its affiliates from any claims or damages arising from your violation of these Terms or applicable laws.SECTION 15 - SEVERABILITYIf any provision is found unlawful or unenforceable, it shall be severed without affecting the remaining Terms.SECTION 16 - TERMINATIONThese Terms remain effective until terminated by you or us.We may terminate your access at any time for violations, with or without notice.Obligations incurred prior to termination survive termination.SECTION 17 - ENTIRE AGREEMENTThese Terms and our policies constitute the entire agreement between you and CHOWA Scents regarding use of the Service.SECTION 18 - GOVERNING LAWThese Terms are governed by Dutch law. Any disputes will be resolved under the jurisdiction of the Netherlands.SECTION 19 - CHANGES TO TERMS OF SERVICEWe reserve the right to update or replace these Terms at our sole discretion.It is your responsibility to review this page periodically. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy and process your personal data in line with Dutch law and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).What we collectFrom you: name, address, phone, email, order details, account info, customer service messages.Automatically: IP address, browser/device info, usage data (via cookies).From third parties: payment processors, Shopify, shipping carriers.Why we use itProcess and deliver ordersManage your accountSend order updates & customer supportImprove our websiteMarketing (only with your consent)Prevent fraud & meet legal obligations (e.g., Dutch tax law)How long we keep itOrder/invoice data: 7 years (tax requirement)Marketing data: until you unsubscribeAccount data: until you delete or 2 years inactivityCookiesWe use cookies for site functionality, analytics, and marketing. Manage cookies via your browser. See: Shopify Cookie Policy.Sharing your dataWe share only with trusted partners:Shopify, payment providers, shipping companies, IT service providersLegal authorities when requiredWe never sell your data.Your rightsUnder GDPR you can:Access, correct, delete your dataRestrict or object to processingGet a copy (data portability)Withdraw consent at any timeComplain to Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (link)Security & transfersWe secure your data with appropriate measures. If transferred outside the EEA, we use EU-approved safeguards.