Thanks Mark, useful info for the future! On 8/1/07, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert McWilliam wrote: > > When buying online you have a period of time (I can never remember how > > long it is) to return products for any reason. If I can't get good info > > on whether or not hardware will work I tend to go for the approach of > > buying something and if it doesn't work sending it back (putting down > > its lack of compatibility with linux as the reason - if enough people > > do this we might start getting better info). > > > > It depends on whether (and when) you are notified of your right to cancel. > > - If you are notified of your right to cancel on the site, then it is 8 > days from the date of delivery of the goods > - If you are notified of your right to cancel after delivery, but within > three months of purchase, then it's 8 days from that notification > - If you are not notified of your right to cancel, it is three months > plus eight days from the date of delivery > > [Technically, all the 8 days are "Seven days from the date after the day > on which the goods were delivered", but I can add one and seven :-)] > > The applicable legislation is the European Directive on Distance Selling > (Directive 97/7/EC), > > > There are a few critical exceptions, including: > > - goods sold to businesses (only B2C transactions are covered) > - anything sold by an auction (but Buy It Now stuff _IS_ covered, even > if listed on an auction site) > - personalised goods (made to order stuff) > - some classes of goods - includin goods likely to deteriorate rapidly > (eg dairy products), newspapers, periodicals, magazines, Financial > services, financial products where pricing is based on fluctuating > markets, land and buildings > ... and Software, Audio recordings and video recordigs where the seal > has been opened > > > Regards, > > Mark > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >
-- Josh Blacker -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
