Terms & Conditions for Sale of Art
1. Art Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to provide visually correct photographs of the original works of art. Lesley McLaughlin and lesleylaughs.com cannot guarantee that the photographs on this website exactly match the original work of art or prints in terms of colour temperature, luminance or any other way either expressed or implied.
2. Copyright
Copyright of the artwork remains with Lesley McLaughlin & lesleylaughs.com & is protected by Canadian & International copyright law. Unless otherwise stated, the purchaser of original artwork or prints may not copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, commercially exploit or distribute in any way or by any means whatsoever.
3. Limitations of Guarantees
All Artwork other than what has been set forth in any specific warranty or guarantee are sold “AS IS” & “AS AVAILABLE”. The seller makes no guarantees, warranties or representations, expressed or implied, to any purchaser with respect to the artwork including without limitation it’s merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, quality, importance, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of the artwork or otherwise. No statement anywhere, whether oral or written shall be deemed such a guarantee, warranty or representation. The seller makes no representation or warranty as to the purchaser acquiring any reproduction rights or any other intellectual property rights in the artwork.
4. Pricing
Every effort is made to keep prices up to date. Lesley McLaughlin & lesleylaughs.com reserves the right to change pricing and availability of original artwork & prints at any time with or without notice of liability to you.
Prices reflected in this website and the currency of sale are in Canadian dollars.
The purchaser’s final price will include any sales or service taxes or fees that are the responsibility of the seller to collect & remit.
A shipping materials, and handling fee is applied to all orders being delivered.
Shipping & insurance costs are solely the responsibility of the purchaser.
It is solely the purchaser’s responsibility to pay any local taxes, levies and excise fees at the point of delivery.
5. Payment
Purchaser agrees to make payment in full before any art being released. Original artwork & prints can be purchased online through the PayPal account linked to this website. Other acceptable means of payment are by certified cheque or money order, mailed or couriered to the artist’s contact address.
Lesley McLaughlin & lesleylaughs.com reserves the right to refuse the sale of any original art or prints or any other product to any person or thing for any reason at any time.
6. Delivery
The Seller will ship original artwork not on public display & prints within 15 business days from receipt of full payment from any purchaser within the continental United States & Canada. International purchasers should contact the artist to make specific shipping arrangements. Original artwork on public display may take more than 15 days before being released to the purchaser. The seller will notify the purchaser as to when the art will be released before accepting offer from the purchaser.
The seller will not take any responsibility for any delays or damage involved during the course of shipping. No original artwork or prints will be shipped without confirmation of insurance on 100% of the value.
It is the responsibility of the purchaser to notify Lesley McLaughlin & lesleylaughs.com of any damages to the artwork within 48 hours of receipt.
Lesley McLaughlin & lesleylaughs.com will aide the purchaser in processing insurance claim with the shipping provider for any damages incurred during shipping.
The purchaser may also arrange to pick up the original art or prints by arranging a time with the artist.
7. Responsibility of the Purchaser
The purchaser agrees that they are or are the agents for the name of the person represented in the order form.
The purchaser agrees that they are not purchasing any art from Lesley McLaughlin or lesleylaughs.com by any illegal or fraudulent way.
8. Returns
Should the purchaser be dissatisfied with their purchased artwork or prints for any reason, Lesley McLaughlin will accept a return if notified within 5 business days of delivery.
Return shipping costs & insurance are the responsibility of the purchaser.
Artwork will be inspected upon return and if not damaged in any way, a refund will be remitted to the purchaser for the purchase price of the artwork minus any cost incurred to Lesley Mclaughlin & lesleylaughs.com related to the sale and return of the purchased artwork. A shipping & handling fee will be applied to any returned item of sale.