The
winecompanion.com.au website offers users enhanced access to the websites' content
via paid membership. Membership to the website is open to anyone provided they agree
to the terms & conditions of the website. Payment for membership is only
available via online sign-up using our secure transaction process. Memberships
are valid for 12 months.
The
website also accepts orders for printed copies of James Halliday titles
published by Hardie Grant Books.
Credit card
security
Hardie
Grant, owners and administrators of the winecompanion.com.au website, always
protects your online payments with the Secure Sockets Layering (SSL) 128-bit
encryption, the accepted standard of the Internet community. We also use SSL to
encrypt all of your personal information that is submitted with your payment or
registration and is transmitted over the Internet. The technology is designed
to protect your information by rendering it useless, should it ever be
intercepted in transit.
Winecompanion.com.au
accepts online credit card payments which are processed in Australian dollars immediately
through the Westpac Bank online payment gateway. However you do not have to
bank with Westpac to make a payment with your credit card. The winecompanion.com.au
website does not store credit card information on their website server. As
such, you must re-enter credit card information with each payment.
Refund policyMembers acknowledge that winecompanion.com.au does not offer full or partial
refund with respect to the membership payments. Each member further
acknowledges that once the membership period commences, membership cannot be
suspended for any reason whatsoever until the last day of the membership period
or until the membership is terminated either at your request or by virtue of
non-payment.
Membership to winecompanion.com.au is
delivered electronically and not restricted to Australian residents only,
please note however that the membership fee quoted throughout the website in
Australian dollars.
Delivery policy
Winecompanion.com.au
is published electronically. The publication is available online and part of
the content is accessible by members using their personal username and password to
login to the membership page on the website.
Upon
purchase of membership to winecompanion.com.au users will receive immediate
correspondence to the email address provided, detailing website access
information. They will have immediate access to the websites' enhanced
content.
Orders
placed for books purchased through the websites' bookshop are dispatched within
24 hours. Delivery is via post and will be delivered to the address supplied
with the order information.
Member communication
Members
may from time to time be sent email updates, reminders and information. We will
email members regarding status of their membership, relevant offers and
material. All communication includes the option to unsubscribe at any time. We
value the relationship we have with our members and do not spam.