Terms & Conditions

These terms and conditions are the terms and conditions on which  John Hamlin  Art agrees to sell Artwork to the Customer.
If John Hamlin Art accepts the Customer’s Order, the Customer and John Hamlin Art will be legally bound by these terms and conditions.

PLEASE NOTE IN PARTICULAR CLAUSE 11 WHICH LIMITS John Hamlin Art’s LIABILITY TO THE CUSTOMER.

1. Definitions
The following terms will have the following meaning in these terms and conditions:
“Artist” - the original creator of the Artwork as identified on the Website;

“Artwork” - artwork produced by the Artist and licensed for resale to John Hamlin Art by the Artist in such form and format as identified by the Customer in their Order;
“John Hamlin Art” - John Hamlin Art digital illustrator
“Customer” - the customer placing an Order via my Website;

“IPR” - means intellectual property rights including copyright, design right, trade marks, patents and any other similar rights whether registered or unregistered existing anywhere in the world;

“Order” - an order placed by the Customer via the Website or via telephone to John Hamlin Art for the purchase of Artwork;

“Original” - the original copy of the Artwork as produced by the Artist;

“Price” - the price as displayed on the Website for the Artwork to be purchased by the Customer as indicated in the Customer’s Order;

“Print” - a high quality print of the Artwork produced by or on behalf of John Hamlin Art;

“Website” - the website accessible via www.historiccarart.net and all other domain names owned and operated by John Hamlin Art linking to the same content.

2. Orders
By submitting an Order, the Customer will be deemed to accept these terms and conditions and the Customer will be required to tick to confirm the Customer’s acceptance of these terms and conditions prior to acceptance of the Customer’s Order by John Hamlin Art.

The Customer must submit their Order(s) via the Website in accordance with the instructions set out on the Website or via telephone via the telephone number displayed on the Website. The Customer will be responsible for ensuring the completeness and accuracy of their Order(s) and John Hamlin Art will not be liable for the Customer’s failure to provide complete and accurate information in their Order.

No Order will be validly submitted except via the e-commerce ordering process on the Website or related telephone number. Any terms or conditions which the Customer attempts to add to these terms and conditions Agreement in the course of making an Order will be void.

No Order will be deemed to have been accepted by John Hamlin Art until John Hamlin Art notifies the Customer in writing (which may be by e-mail) of acceptance of the Order and any relevant purchase reference number.

John Hamlin Automotive Art reserves the right to:
reject any Order submitted by the Customer for any reason. Note, in particular, that orders by Customers outside the United Kingdom (overseas) may be rejected by John Hamlin Art; cancel any Order before delivery of the relevant Artwork in the event any payment of the Price for the Artwork fails.

Without limitation to the provisions relating to Limitation of Liability in clause 11 below, John Hamlin Art will not be liable or otherwise responsible for any loss or damage caused to the Customer by cancellation of an order by John Hamlin Automotive Art in accordance with clause 2.5 above.

3. Availability of Artwork
The Original Artwork and Prints displayed as available on the Website are subject to stock and supply availability, and there may be some delay in updating the Website with regard to the availability of Artwork.

The Customer acknowledges and accepts that John Hamlin Art is reliant on its supply chain including third party suppliers of Prints to John Hamlin Art in fulfilling Orders. In the event that an Order is placed which John Hamlin Art cannot immediately fulfil as a result of reliance on third party suppliers, John Hamlin Art will inform the Customer as soon as practicable and delivery may be delayed until such time as stock is available.

In the event that an Order for Original Artwork is placed by another customer prior to the Customer’s Order, then the Order will not be processed and the Customer will be informed that the Original Artwork has already been sold, and any Price paid for the relevant Order will be refunded within a reasonable time.

4. Artwork and Sales
In consideration of payment by the Customer to John Hamlin Art of the Price for each Order in accordance with clause 5 below plus any cost of packaging and postage as may be set out on the Website from time to time, John Hamlin Art agrees to deliver the relevant Artwork to the Customer in the relevant form in accordance with the Customer’s Order.

The Customer agrees and accepts that:
John Hamlin Art provides the Artwork, whether purchased as a digital file or as a Print, without any warranty and John Hamlin Art will have no responsibility for the content of the Artwork ordered by the Customer via the Website;

John Hamlin Art is not responsible for reviewing or editing any of the content of the Artwork or any other information contained in or relating to the Artwork and the Customer acknowledges and accepts that the Artwork is provided to John Hamlin Art on the basis that John Hamlin Art will not exercise any control or judgment of the content of the Artwork; accordingly, the Artwork is provided to the Customer “as is” and “as available” the Customer must, accordingly judge the suitability of the Artwork for the purpose intended and the Customer purchases the Artwork at the Customer’s own risk; reasonable variations in colour, size and appearance between the Artwork as displayed on the Website and the Artwork actually delivered to the Customer and John Hamlin Art will not be liable for any such minor variations.

5. Prices and Payment
John Hamlin Art sells Artwork via the Website in a range of sizes and finishes. The Customer must indicate the form and format of Artwork relating to their order per the format presented on the website.

The Customer will pay the Price together with delivery costs for each Order on submitting their Order. Payment must be made: online via the secure online e-commerce payment system on the Website utilising credit and debit cards listed on the Website or PayPal. The secure online e-commerce payment system service on the Website will be operated by Stripe Inc. This secure online e-commerce payment system service may be changed from time to time by Stripe Inc. without prior notice; such other payment methods as noted on the Website (which include payment by cheque, bankers draft or BACS), except that any payments made by Customers outside of the United Kingdom (overseas) must be processed via the secure online e-commerce payment system on the Website mentioned above and all such payments will be exchanged into pounds sterling at the exchange rate of Stripe Inc. on the date of payment.

Delivery costs will be calculated by John Hamlin Art on the basis of the standard charges charged by carriers used by John Hamlin Art which may vary from time to time and will vary according to the country of destination and weight of the Artwork. This cost will be confirmed to the Customer by John Hamlin Art prior to submitting their Order and the Customer agrees to pay such delivery costs to John Hamlin Art in addition to the Price. Notwithstanding this, under usual circumstances the cost of delivery of each Order in the United Kingdom will be £7, except in the event that the Order contains over-sized items of Artwork or a weight that exceeds the permitted second class potage threshold where the cost will be £10.

John Hamlin Art will provide the Customer with a receipted invoice for all payments made to John Hamlin  Art for Orders. Further details regarding payment methods are set out on the Website or can otherwise be obtained by contacting John Hamlin Art.

No Order will be processed or accepted by John Hamlin Art and no Artwork will be delivered to the Customer unless and until the relevant Price for that Order has been received by John Hamlin Art in cleared funds from the Customer.

John Hamlin Art’s standard Prices for Artwork are subject to change from time to time by John Hamlin Art and any such change will be notified by amending the relevant Prices displayed on the Website. Any increase in the Prices for Artwork will only apply to an Order placed after the date of the increase, and will not apply retrospectively.

Any offer code supplied by John Hamlin Art may be withdrawn at any time. Only one offer code may be applied to each order at any one time.

6. Restrictions of the Internet
The Customer acknowledges and accepts that: John Hamlin Art has no control over the Internet which is a worldwide network of computer systems. Access to the Website, Order processing system and secure online e-commerce payment system on the Website will not be error free or uninterrupted and may be variable; and information and other material accessible over the Internet via the Website including the digital content on the Website may contain viruses, worms, Trojan horses, cancel bots, or other harmful and destructive elements. John Hamlin Art will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or other loss or damages which result or may result from the Customer’s access to or use of the Internet or the Website.

The Website is maintained by John Hamlin Art’s web hosting service provider Webflow. Every effort is made to ensure the continuity of the Website, but some occasional technical downtime beyond John Hamlin Art’s control and/or the control of John Hamlin Automotive Art’s hosting service provider may occur. Such downtime may prevent the Website or its content being available for the duration of the downtime and may result in errors occurring in the posting of Orders via the Website. John Hamlin Art will not be liable for such delays nor errors resulting from any cause beyond John Hamlin Art’s control and/or that of John Hamlin Art’s web hosting provider including hosting server downtime.


7. Cancellation of Orders
Subject to these terms and conditions, the Customer may cancel any Order by e-mail to John Hamlin Art at john@john-jamlin.co.uk quoting “Order Cancellation” in the subject heading and the relevant Order reference number in the body of the e-mail. Cancellation of an Order may only be made in accordance with clause the clause directly below in the following paragraph.

In accordance with the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000, the Customer is granted a cancellation period of seven (7) days from the date of submission of the Order. The following will, therefore, apply to any cancellation received by John Hamlin Art: in the event that the Customer cancels its Order within the above mentioned seven (7) day period, on return by the Customer of the Artwork if already despatched, the Customer will be granted a full refund of the relevant Price; in the event that the Customer cancels its Order after the end of the above mentioned seven (7) day period, the relevant Price paid to John Hamlin Art by the Customer will be non-refundable. The terms of this clause regarding Cancellation of Orders are without prejudice to John Hamlin Art’s Returns Policy set out in the '9. Returns Policy' below.

8. Delivery of Artwork
On receipt of payment of the Price from the Customer by John Hamlin Art for an Order, John Hamlin Art will arrange for delivery of the relevant Artwork to the Customer to the address stated by the Customer in the Order. Delivery to P.O. Boxes will not be made.

John Hamlin Art will correctly complete all customs declarations. Any import charges, import duties, taxes and custom charges are the responsibility of the Customer. No refund will be due where an order is returned through non-payment of these charges.

Delivery will only be possible to the following countries and John Hamlin Art will not process Orders which request delivery to any other country:

United States of America and Canada; the following European Union countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eire, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.

Subject to John Hamlin Art’s Returns Policy set out in clause '9. Returns Policy' below, and unless otherwise agreed in writing by John Hamlin Art, title and risk in all Artwork delivered by John Hamlin Art to the Customer pursuant to an Order will take place once the Artwork is despatched for delivery by John Hamlin Art.

Any timescales or dates indicated for delivery of Artwork are for guidance only and time for delivery will not be of the essence in this Agreement. If no timescales or dates are so indicated, delivery will be made by John Hamlin Art within a reasonable time. Notwithstanding this, under usual circumstances Artwork for delivery in the United Kingdom should be despatched within 10 to 12 days from the date of the Order.

Any liability of John Hamlin Art for non-delivery of the Artwork will be limited to replacing the Artwork within a reasonable time (except in the case of Original Artwork where no replacement is possible) or issuing a refund of the Price paid to the Customer. Reasonable evidence of non-delivery will be required by John Hamlin Art and John Hamlin Art will not be liable for more than one replacement of undelivered Artwork.

Without limitation to the provisions relating to Limitation of Liability in clause 11 below, John Hamlin Art will not be liable or otherwise responsible for any loss or damage caused by late or delayed delivery of the Artwork to the Customer.

9. Returns Policy
Goods may be returned within 7 days of receipt for a full refund, or within 28 days of receipt for an exchange. Goods must be in the original packaging and in the same condition as sold. All returns must be pre-authorised in writing or by email.

Quoted for bespoke items, goods produced, made or sourced to order (for example, bespoke edition prints), goods viewed in detail by email are non-returnable under John Hamlin Art’s Returns Policy.

Shipping are non-refundable. Where free shipping was included with the original order an amount of £5 will be deducted from the refund amount towards the original shipping costs.

Return shipping and insurance costs are the responsibility of the customer. It is advised that all returned goods are insured and sent with tracking. Until I receive a return to my office, the items and their condition are the responsibility of the customer.

In the event that any Artwork delivered to you pursuant to your Order is damaged or of a quality or specifications which are reasonably less than that represented on the Website or requested in the Order, the Customer may return the Artwork to John Hamlin Automotive Art within 14 days of the date of delivery of the Artwork and, subject to clause 9 below, John Hamlin Art will, at the Customer’s preference, either: provide a replacement copy of the Artwork to the Customer; or provide the Customer with a full refund of the Price and reasonable delivery costs within a reasonable time which under usual circumstances should be no more than 28 days.

John Hamlin Art’s Returns Policy set out in clause (9) above is subject to the following terms: Deliveries must be checked in the presence of the delivery person. If any damage is noticed then it must be signed for as such or the delivery refused. Damages must be advised to John Hamlin Art within 24 hours of receipt and all original packaging be retained in order to process a claim. To allow quick handling of the situation it is helpful if you can email photographic documentation the the damage.

In no circumstances will returned Artwork will be replaced by different Artwork from that originally requested in the Order. A new Order will be required for different Artwork; all returns of Artwork must be made in accordance with clause below.

In order to return any Artwork pursuant to John Hamlin Art’s Returns Policy set out in clause this numbered section (9) above, the Customer must complete the following procedure: the Customer must complete a John Hamlin Art returns form accessible via the Website, which must include the reference number of the Order, details of the reasons for return and whether replacement (if available) or refund is required; in response to receipt of a completed John Hamlin Art returns form from the Customer via the Website, John Hamlin Art will provide full written details of where the Customer should deliver the returned Artwork; on receipt of the Customer’s returned Artwork at the address indicated, John Hamlin Art will replace the Artwork or refund the Price in accordance with the relevant John Hamlin Art returns form.

John Hamlin Art reserves the right to request that the customer does not return the damaged artwork and requests that the customer destroys the artwork and provides photographic evidence that this has been done. On receipt of photographic evidence from the Customer, John Hamlin Art will replace the Artwork or refund the Price in accordance with the relevant John Hamlin Automotive Art returns form.


10. IPR (Intellectual Property Rights)
All IPR in the Artwork sold by John Hamlin Art pursuant to an Order under these terms and conditions are and will remain the property John Hamlin Art as properly licensed to John Hamlin Art, and nothing in these terms and conditions will in any circumstances assign, sell or otherwise transfer the IPR in the Artwork to the Customer or any other person. Furthermore, the Customer is not granted any licence of the IPR in the Artwork by virtue of these terms and conditions. All IPR of the relevant Artist are hereby asserted and reserved.

Accordingly, Artwork is sold by John Hamlin Art to Customers for non-commercial use by the Customer only and reproductions of the Artwork may not be made or re-sold without the express permission of the relevant Artist.

The Customer will be responsible for the Customer’s use of the Artwork and the Customer acknowledges and accepts that John Hamlin Art does not make any representation or warranty about the Artwork whether express or implied. For the avoidance of doubt, John Hamlin Art does not warrant that the Artwork will not contain or include any content that is likely to infringe the IPR of any third party.

Subject to clause 11 below, John Hamlin Art will not be liable to the Customer damages, costs and losses incurred by the Customer arising out of any claim made against the Customer for infringement of any IPR of any third party caused by the Artwork or the Customer’s use of the Artwork.

John Hamlin Art is a trade name, the use of which is expressly forbidden by the Customer or any other person without the express permission of John Hamlin Art.

11. Limitation of Liability
The Customer acknowledges and accepts that the following terms reflect a fair allocation of risk between the parties. These terms and conditions set out John Hamlin Art’s entire liability to the Customer and all other liability of John Hamlin Art to the Customer is hereby excluded, subject that nothing will exclude or restrict John Hamlin Art’s liability for fraudulent misrepresentation and/or for death or personal injury to the extent that such injury results from John Hamlin Art’s negligence.

Subject to clause 11 above, the Customer agrees that John Hamlin Art’s total liability under these terms and conditions will not exceed the Price actually paid by the Customer to John Hamlin Art relating to the relevant Order giving rise to the alleged claim or the sum of £500 whichever is the lower, including where such liability arises out of John Hamlin Art’s negligence.

In no event will John Hamlin Art be liable to the Customer whether in contract, tort, by statute or otherwise for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the sale of the Artwork to the Customer, including without limitation: loss of business and/or goods, loss of goodwill, loss of profits, loss and/or corruption of data and/or damages awarded against the Customer as a result of legal proceedings by any third party in relation to the Artwork, including any claim that the Artwork infringes the IPR of any third party. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the types of loss and/or damage specified above nor any similar types of loss and/or damage will constitute direct loss for the purposes of this agreement.

John Hamlin Art will not be liable to the Customer for any acts, omissions or failures of third party sub-contractors used by John Hamlin Art in delivering Artwork to the Customer pursuant to Orders placed by the Customer under these terms and conditions, including but not limited to intermediary suppliers of Artwork, service providers for the delivery of Artwork and service providers of the secure online e-commerce payment system on the Website.
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Nothing in these terms and conditions will limit your statutory rights as a consumer.

12. Warranties
The Customer warrants and undertakes that: it has the power and authority to enter into this contract with John Hamlin Art; it will not use the Website or Artwork for any unlawful purpose or which gives rise to civil or criminal liability; it will not use the Website or Artwork in conjunction with any abusive, illegal, pornographic, defamatory, libellous, untrue, discriminatory, obscene, inflammatory or racist material or in any way which will or is likely to bring the relevant Artist or John Hamlin Art into disrepute; it will not use the Website or Artwork to infringe the IPR of any third party.

Notwithstanding the above, the Customer warrants that the Customer will be truthful and honest in its use of the Website and make purchases of Artwork in a responsible and reasonable manner and only as envisaged by these terms and conditions.

Any breach of these warranties will entitle John Hamlin Art to cancel any Order at John Hamlin Art’s discretion and John Hamlin Art may at its discretion cancel all or any other Orders made by the Customer and terminate this agreement without notice.

John Hamlin Automotive Art gives no warranties with regard to the Artwork or with regard to the content of the Website and to the maximum extent permitted by law, John Hamlin Art excludes liability for all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms which but for this notice would have effect or be implied.

The Customer will indemnify and hold harmless John Hamlin Art in full and defend at its own expense John Hamlin Art against all claims, liabilities, costs and losses whatsoever and howsoever incurred by John Hamlin Art arising out of any claim made against John Hamlin Art as a result of the breach by the Customer of the above warranties.


13. Data Protection
My privacy policy is strong and precise. It complies fully with current UK law incorporating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

14. Termination
John Hamlin Art may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason on notice in writing (which may be by e-mail) to the Customer in the event of any breach by the Customer of the provisions of these terms and conditions.

On termination, any outstanding Order of the Customer will be immediately cancelled. Except as otherwise provided in these terms and conditions, the Price paid to John Hamlin Art for the relevant Order will be refunded on termination, unless the relevant Artwork in question has been despatched to the Customer prior to termination in which case the relevant Price will not be refunded.

15. Notices
Any notice required or permitted under these terms and conditions will be in writing (which may be by e-mail) and will be deemed to have been properly given:
48 hours after being posted by first class mail (by airmail if sent internationally) with postage prepaid to the address set out on the Submission or other address notified for the purpose; or at close of business on the day of effective transmission if sent by e-mail to an e-mail address notified for that purpose.

16. Force Majeure
John Hamlin Art will not be liable for failure to meet its obligations under these terms and conditions if John Hamlin Art or its contractors are prevented from or delayed in doing so due to circumstances beyond John Hamlin Art’s reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, governmental actions, war, acts of terrorism, fire, explosion, flood, strikes or other labour disputes, or restraints or delays affecting carriers or inability or delay in obtaining supplies.

17. General
No provision of these terms and conditions will be enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a person who is not party to it.

John Hamlin Art may assign its rights or obligations under these terms and conditions at anytime. The Customer may not assign its rights or obligations under these terms and conditions without John Hamlin Art’s prior written consent.

18. Governing Law
These terms and conditions will be governed by Scottish law and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

March 2023