Terms

Terms of Hire

1) The Hirer is the person or company who takes the items out on hire.

2) Whether or not the Hirer has examined the articles the Hirer's signed acceptance acknowledges receipt of the articles in good condition and fit for the purpose intended.

3) Costumes are taken on hire and used entirely at Hirer's risk including third party.

4) Articles found to be missing or damaged on return will be charged for at full replacement or repair cost.

5) A cleaning charge will be made for items returned dirty.

6) If with our agreement, the period of hire is extended, the terms and conditions of the original period of hire shall apply to the extended period of hire. Un-notified extensions of hire will result in the hire charge of 1½ time the daily rate for each day or part day late.

7) On no account must costumes be altered in any way.

8) We will at all times try to supply items requested, but should this not be possible for any reason, we will endeavour to supply a suitable substitution.

9) We reserve the right to refuse applications for hire entirely at our discretion.

10) DEPOSIT paid to reserve costumes (which is part of the hire charge) is NOT REFUNDABLE if costume is cancelled for whatever reason.

Website Terms of Use

The Costume Dept provide this web site for the use of its customers and members of the general public subject to the following terms of use. If you do not agree to accept these terms then please do not use this web site.

Requests for information must only be submitted to The Costume Dept by the person requesting the information and not on behalf of any other person.

The use of this web site is subject to the The Costume Dept Privacy Policy.

Whilst The Costume Dept has tried to ensure the validity of the information included on this web site The Costume Dept does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use, validity, accuracy or reliability of the information provided or the results of its use.

The Costume Dept is not liable for any damages of any kind arising out of, or relating to the, use of this web site. The Costume Dept may change these terms of use by revising this posting. By using this web site you agree to be bound by such revisions, and you agree periodically to visit this page to determine the current Terms of Use to which you are bound.

These Terms of Use are to be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of England, and you and The Costume Dept irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Court.

Privacy Policy

The Costume Dept recognises the importance of privacy and security to persons accessing the The Costume Dept website. For your reassurance, please read the following summary of our privacy and security policy.

For those who browse the The Costume Dept website but do not submit a form, no information is collected. For those who do submit a form The Costume Dept records your personal details, e-mail address and selections on its database. Due diligence is taken to ensure that this information can only be accessed by The Costume Dept staff, and is only used to send the products purchased or the information requested.

The Costume Dept will delete your personal details stored on its database on receipt of a personal delete request from you quoting your personal details plus your Username and Password sent by email from the address registered with us. The The Costume Dept website creates a cookie - a small text file stored on your hard disk only when the 'Remember Me' function is utilised. The Costume Dept does not share your personal information with any third parties.

The Costume Dept will endeavour to respond promptly to any persons expressing concern about its privacy and security provisions, and to take appropriate action should these concerns be acknowledged by The Costume Dept.