Mobile Fun Blog

• Security & Privacy
• Terms and Conditions of sale
• What you need to know about WEEE
• What you need to know about the Waste Battery Regulations 2009

Security & Privacy

We pledge to provide you with a safe, hassle-free online shopping experience!Mobile Fun is aware that you care how information about you is used and shared. We assure the highest level of safety and security for our customers and have established state-of-the-art technological protection measures to ensure that all of our transaction processes, both online and offline, are extremely safe

You can shop with confidence at Mobile Fun, knowing that your personal information, including name, address and credit card information, is protected by VeriSign Secure Site Technology. Our industry standard encryption ensures no one can access or use your personal information. But our security procedures don’t stop there: your order details are then encrypted with 1024-bit PGP technology before it is communicated to the Mobile Fun sales and despatch team.

All Internet host IP addresses are also recorded for security reasons when placing an order online, which may identify your computer and Internet connections, for fraud-prevention purposes.

Mobile Fun Limited is an active member of IMRG (Interactive Media Retail Group) and is an ISIS (Internet Shopping is Safe) accredited safe shop, which certifies that we have:

• Registered with the ISIS programme and undertaken to trade in a manner that is LEGAL, DECENT, HONEST, TRUTHFUL AND FAIR.
• Our web site and service reviewed and monitored by IMRG.
• Our Business, VAT and Data Protection registrations checked by IMRG.

When you shop at Mobile Fun, you can be sure that it’s going to be a hassle-free, rewarding online shopping experience!

Privacy Statement

We are committed to protecting your privacy and personal information!

Mobile Fun Limited will not knowingly pass on any details we hold on customers or web site visitors to any third parties. We protect the privacy of this personal information using our highly secure, password-protected servers.

We will take all reasonable care to ensure that any details that you submit to us are kept secure. The details that you submit to us will be kept to process orders only. You have the right to withhold personal information that is not needed for the transaction.

When processing an order, we require the details of the credit/debit card to be used in payment as well as both a delivery and billing address, e-mail address and contact number. All information is collected in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

We also reserve the right to refuse the fulfilment of any order in the event of an unsatisfactory verification of your order. You can check the information that we hold by sending us an email.

If you find any inaccuracies we will delete it or correct it promptly. The personal information that we hold will be held securely in accordance with our internal security policy. We do, however, reserve the right to pass on any details we hold to relevant authorities in the interests of preventing crime. You will be notified in the event of any information being transferred outside the European Economic area.

To ensure that your credit, debit or charge card is not being used without your consent, we will validate name, address and other personal information supplied by you during the order process against appropriate third party databases. By accepting these terms and conditions you consent to such checks being made. In performing these checks personal information provided by you may be disclosed to a registered Credit Reference Agency which may keep a record of that information. You can rest assured that this is done only to confirm your identity, that a credit check is not performed and that your credit rating will be unaffected. All information provided by you will be treated securely and strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

We may use the e-mail addresses submitted to us to occasionally notify you about important functionality changes to the Mobile Fun web site, new services and special offers we think you’ll find valuable.

We will give you the right to refuse any marketing e-mail from us in the future. We monitor customer traffic patterns and site usage to help us develop the design and layout of the Mobile Fun web site.

We may use technology to track the patterns of behaviour of visitors to our site. This can include using a ‘cookie’, which would be stored on your browser. You can usually modify your browser to prevent this happening.

The information collected in this way can be used to identify you unless you modify your browser settings. If you have any questions about our privacy policy you can contact the customer services manager at privacy@mobilefun.co.uk.

 Information You Provide To Us

The following applies to any information you provide to us, for example during any registration or ordering process.

• You authorise us to use, store or otherwise process any personal information which relates to and identifies you, including but not limited to your name, email address, telephone number and address, to the extent reasonably necessary to fulfill your order, market/communicate products and services and deal with any enquiries relating to the same whether by us, our partners, successors (including the purchaser of the whole or part of our business), associates or sub-contractors (together our ‘Partner Companies’). If you would like to request or review any part of your personal information held by Mobile Fun then click submit a request form.
• If you obtain or choose to buy products through our website or give us personal information then we may collect information about your buying behaviour and if you send us personal correspondance such as emails or letters then we may collect this information into a file specific to you. All such information collected by us shall be referred to in these terms and conditions as ‘Personal Information’
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Terms and Conditions of sale

All of our prices are inclusive of VAT. Delivery charges will be calculated during the checkout process, after you choose your preferred delivery method.

We try to have accurate pricing and availability information on all the products we offer; despite our best efforts, a small number of the products in our catalogue may be mispriced or have inaccurate stock availability information. We do verify prices as part of our acceptance procedure, and will inform you if a product’s correct price is higher than that stated in your order, so you may ultimately decide whether or not to order the product at the correct price.

We may change the price of any product at any time before you place an order. If the goods you have ordered are not in stock, we may send an e-mail to inform you, at which time you may cancel your order. We do our best to accurately estimate when items will be despatched and/or delivered; however, these estimates are based on several factors over which we have no control and as such, time for despatch and/or delivery shall not be of the essence of the contract and should be considered as rough estimates only.

Note:

All transactions will be subject to UK VAT. You are advised to place orders with a shipping destination outside of the EU using the available shipping options (which also operate within some non-EU territories e.g. Jersey & Guernsey – VAT-free zones outside of normal UK and CE trade tariffs);  in doing so you agree to accept the VAT levied against your purchase.

DDU (Delivery Duty Unpaid) – Orders sent outside of the European Community

All orders sent outside of the UK and EU are shipped on a DDU (Delivery Duty Unpaid) basis and may be subject to local customs import duty which is charged on the value of the purchase. Payment of these fees is the sole responsibility of the customer. For example, customs duty must be paid on all orders over $200 when shipped to the United States.

Payment of the duty charge is necessary for the release of your order from customs on arrival to your country.

DDU (Delivery Duty Unpaid) – Refusal to pay charges – Returns Policy

If you refuse to pay any import duty levied against your shipment, resulting in the shipment being returned to Mobile Fun, then all related returns charges plus a minimum administration charge of £5.00 (or equivalent currency at current exchange rate) will be charged against your final refund amount.

Please click here for our full Terms and Conditions.

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What you need to know about WEEE

WEEE Regulations:

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is now UK law. The legislation aims to make producers pay for the collection, treatment and recovery of waste electrical equipment. The regulations also mean that suppliers of equipment like high street shops and internet retailers must allow consumers to return their waste equipment free of charge.

The amount of WEEE we throw away is increasing by around 5% each year, making it the fastest growing waste stream in the UK.

• Much of the UK’s WEEE ends up in landfill, where the lead and other toxins it contains can cause soil and water contamination. This can have a harmful effect on natural habitat, wildlife and also human health.
• Many electrical items that we throw away can be repaired or recycled. Recycling items helps to save our natural finite resources and also reduces the environmental and health risks associated with sending electrical goods to landfill.

Distributors of new Electric and Electronic Equipment (EEE) have a part to play in reducing the amount of WEEE going into landfill sites.

Mobile Fun is obliged under these regulations to offer our customers free take-back of their WEEE on a like-for-like basis when they buy a new Electrical or Electronic product from us.

For example, if a customer bought a new mobile phone from us we would accept their old mobile phone and prevent it going into a landfill site by disposing of it safely. Customers must return their WEEE item to us within 28 days of purchasing their new item.

Under the WEEE Regulations, all new electrical goods should now be marked with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol shown below:

Goods are marked with this symbol to show that they were produced after 13th August 2005, and should be disposed of separately from normal household waste so that they can be recycled.

How do I recycle my old products?

If this symbol appears on your product it means that you can return this waste electrical equipment to Mobile Fun when you are purchasing a new product from us under our distributer obligations*

• When you have finished with a WEEE product, please do not dispose of it using your domestic waste bin, as it will not be recycle.
• Contact us by using this contact form. so that we can provide you with a return reference and details of our WEEE recycling freepost address
• Please quote your Mobile Fun product order number and describe the item that is to be recycled
• Please carefully package any item to avoid transit damage
• We will then deal with the waste product in an environmentally responsible manner, at no cost to you

*It has to be like for like (e.g. a Bluetooth Headset for a Bluetooth Headset, not a Wireless Router for a Bluetooth Headset).

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What you need to know about the Waste Battery Regulations 2009

The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009In 2009, new regulations on the recycling of batteries and accumulators (rechargeable batteries) were introduced. The Batteries Regulations aim to significantly increase UK collection and recycling of used portable batteries from the current rate of about 3% to 25% by 2012, rising to at least 45% in 2016.

Under the Waste Battery Regulations, Mobile Fun are now offering a take back scheme for all portable waste batteries. You can return your waste batteries to our business premises* in person (please do not post).

Alternatively, you can find your local waste portable battery recycling facility at www.recyclenow.com

Most supermarkets and shops that sell batteries will have collection bins for used batteries, and some town halls, libraries or schools may also set up collection points. End-users may find stores in their local area more accessible.

Please note: this service only applies to householders and not businesses

*Mobile Fun Limited, Unit 16 Network Park, Duddeston Mill Road, Birmingham, B8 1AU, United Kingdom .

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