Terms & Conditions

1. Introduction

We are delighted to welcome you to Hatch and to our Hatch’s global commercial platform. By joining the Hatch community you will be able to create your own website, and/or  an eCommerce on-line store and sell products via that store or via actual physical premises or other established sales  channels. The products available to you for sale to you and your customers will include ranges of  bespoke products uniquely available through Hatch and available nowhere else.

If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms, rules and conditions of use, which, together with our Privacy Policy, govern Hatch’s relationship with you regarding this website and its content.  If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, of use  please do not use our website.

Company Information:

The term ‘Hatch” or “us” or ‘”we’” refers to Hatch Global Ltd, the owner of this website, and  whose registered company address is Hatch Global Limited, Acre House, 11/15 William Road, London NW1 3ER, UK

Our company postal address is:

HATCH GLOBAL LTD, 4 Bourne Mill Business Park, Guildford Road, Farnham

Surrey, GU9 9PS, United Kingdom.

In the following sections you will find terms, policies and rules required for your continued presence on and the use of this site, and particularly those governing access to and detailed information on our Hatch Products and Services.

This Agreement also contains substantial information regarding your rights and responsibilities when you use our site(s), or our Apps and and API’s, and all our other Services that are available to you as a participant in Hatch. By using any of our Services or by continuing to review the contents of this website, you are thereby agreeing to these terms., policies and rules. Should you feel that you cannot agree with these terms, policies and rules please do not use, or attempt to use, our Programs and/or Services.

if you do intend to register as a User of  our Products and Services you will also need to read,  agree to and observe our Privacy Policy that you can access here, and read information regarding our API Rules and API License(s) by accessing those here.      

Additionally, you will be required to comply with our rules and governmental guidelines for the sale of Covid-19 related products if it is your intent to sell such items now or in future.

Use of our Website

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use. The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. That content is subject to change without notice. You acknowledge hereby that this content, general information and other explanatory materials may contain inaccuracies or errors from time to time and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law. Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.

2. What Hatch offers to its Customers. 

Hatch makes it possible for you to quickly create your own eCommerce business entity, select goods from wide ranges of high-quality, sustainably-made and recyclable products made, or made available by Hatch, its affiliates and/or trusted 3rd party suppliers, and to then advertise and  promote your selected products for sale on line through various popular eCommerce channels, including Shopify and Etsy or others.. Products you sell will be fulfilled and shipped for you to your customers by Hatch, and Hatch will handle collection of payments due to you and tax payments that may be required, depending on the destination of individual orders.

3. Provision of Content by Hatch.

  1. All Content included on this Web Site, unless uploaded by you, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, sound clips, video clips, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software is the property of Hatch, its affiliates or or relevant third parties. By continuing to use this website you acknowledge that such material is protected by applicable UK and international intellectual property laws and other laws.  You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use material from this web site unless otherwise indicated on the website or unless given express written permission to do so by Hatch.

  2. Hatch may make available to you promotional materials, software applications, documentation, artwork and other items. If you elect to use any of those materials you hereby agree to comply wit the terms of our “Hatch Content License Agreement, accessiable here.

4. Opening your account.

  1. Please be certain you are in agreement with all of our various terms, rules and policies before you open and register your account with Hatch. To access and use Hatch Products and Services, register for a Hatch account here and then follow the instructions. This account will then contain certain personal details and Payment Information which may vary based upon your use of the Web Site. As set forth in our Privacy Policy, we will only use any information collected from you in accordance with the provisions of UK-GDPR (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) and Amended Data Protection Act of 2018 that took effect on January 31, 2020. Hatch will not sell or pass on any personal data to any third party unless obliged to do so by UK government authorities or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. We may, however, send you, via email,  information regarding our latest offers or introductions to new products.

  2. In registering for a Hatch account, you represent and warrant that you are: (a).  the age of 18 or over or have reached the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or, if not,: (b) you are at least 13 years of age and that a parent or legal guardian has completed the consent portion of the account registration form, or; (c) that if you are a business or other legal entity, that you are in good standing and are legally organised under the laws of the country in which you  are registered and that you, the signatory hereto, have the power and legal  authority to engage the  entity you represent in this Agreement.

  3. With the exception of item 2.(c) immediately above, pseudonyms or legal names are both permitted as the official name of a registered Hatch account.

5.  Hatch Additional General Terms and Conditions.

  1. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to these Terms of Service and is hereby expressly excluded.

  2. Hatch may revise these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time by posting the relevant amended and restated Terms and Conditions of Use on the Hatch website, and such amendments to these Terms and Conditions of Use shall be effective as of the date of their posting. Changes to the Service and you will be bound by any changes to the Terms and Conditions from the first time you use the website following the changes. If Hatch is required to make any changes to these Terms and Conditions relating to sale of goods by, these changes will apply automatically to any orders currently pending in addition to any orders placed by you in the future.

    You agree not to use the Hatch Products or Services for any illegal or  unauthorized purpose, nor may you, in the use of the Products or Services, violate any laws (including but not limited to those specific to trademarks or copyrights) either in your own jurisdiction, in the jurisdiction(s) of you customers or the laws of England and Wales.

  3. The Hatch API License and Terms of Use will govern your access to and use of the Hatch API.  You will be solely responsible for any activities that occur with respect to the use of your API Credentials (as defined in the API Terms), and for keeping your API Credentials secure.

  4. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Hatch Services or use or access to the Services.

  5. You shall not purchase search engine or other pay per click keywords (such as Google Ads), or domain names that utilize any form of Hatch Content, or Hatch trademarks/copyrights and/or variations and misspellings of them.

  6. You understand that your Materials (not including credit card information), may be transferred unencrypted and involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Credit card information is always encrypted during transfer over networks.

  7. You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Hatch Services, including information transmitted to or stored by Hatch, is governed by its Privacy Policy accessible at https://www.hatch.global/privacy-policy.

6. Indemnities

  1. Your Additional “Content.”  You and/or your customers may provide Hatch, its affiliates or 3rd party Product providers with drawings, designs, other artwork, photographs, images and the like, particularly with regard to and in conjunction with the “customization, or personalisation” of decorated Products.

  2. In that event, you represent and warrant that you and/or your customer(s) either own or possess a valid license for all Images and other materials transferred or provided to Hatch for use in production of Products and that the use of such Images and materials by Hatch, its affiliates and/or its 3rd party Product providers ,shall not infringe on any patent, trademark, registered design or other industrial or intellectual property rights.of others. You will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Hatch and its shareholders, officers, directors and employees,  affiliates and involved 3rd party Product providers, including payment of all reasonable attorney fees and costs arising out of or relating to any breach of the foregoing warranty or of your customer’s negligence or willful misconduct.

7. Termination and Cancellation

Either Hatch or you may terminate your Account. If Hatch terminates your Account, you will be notified by email and an explanation for the termination will be provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right to terminate accounts without giving reasons for doing so.  If Hatch terminates your Account, any current or pending purchases on your Account will not be cancelled and will be dispatched to the destination indicated.. If purchases are cancelled for any reason prior to dispatch you will be refunded any monies paid in relation to those purchases.

8. Assignment

All the terms and provisions of the Terms of Service shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to the Terms of Service and to their respective heirs, successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives. Hatch shall be permitted to assign these Terms of Service without notice to you or consent from you. You shall have no right to assign or otherwise transfer the Terms of Service, or any of your rights or obligations hereunder, to any third party without Hatch’s prior written consent, to be given or withheld in Hatch’s sole discretion.

9.

If any provision, or portion of the provision, in these Terms of Service is, for any reason, held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, then such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision (or the unaffected portion of the provision) of the Terms of Service, and the Terms of Service will be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision, or portion of the provision, had never been contained within the Terms of Service,

10.

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance  with the laws of England and Wales and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England to settle any claim or dispute that may arise between you and Hatch.

11.  Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability.

  1. Hatch makes no warranty or representation of any kind, that the website will meet your requirements. We make no guarantee of any specific results from the use of our Services.

  2. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Hatch accepts no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage, foreseeable or otherwise, including any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of the website or any information contained therein.

  3. While every effort has been made to ensure that these Terms and Conditions of Use adhere strictly with  relevant laws, if any of these terms are found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, such a term is to be deemed severed from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions. This provision shall apply only within jurisdictions where any such particular term is illegal.