Terms and conditions

HomeSense is owned and operated by TJX UK, a subsidiary of The TJX Companies Inc.

TJX UK is registered in England and Wales.

Registration Number: 3094828. VAT Registration Number: 662563524

Registered address: 73 Clarendon Road Watford WD17 1TX.

Access to and use of this website is subject to the following terms and conditions. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by our Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy.

The Terms and Conditions may be changed or updated by TJX UK from time to time and without prior notice. We will indicate at the top of the Terms and Conditions the date on which they were last updated and any use of the site following such a change assumes acceptance of the new Terms and Conditions.

Last updated 27th July 2015

GENERAL TERMS OF USE
GIFT CARD
TERMS GOVERNING WEB CONTENT AND ITS USE
PRIVACY POLICY
LEGAL CLAUSES

General Terms and Conditions

You may use the website only in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and, in any event, for lawful and proper purposes which include complying with all applicable laws, regulations and codes of practice within the UK and any other jurisdiction from which you are accessing the site.

In using the site you agree that you:

• will provide true, accurate, current, complete and non misleading information on any registration form or as otherwise reasonably requested by TJX UK
• will not disclose any unauthorised, false or fraudulent details
• will not post, transmit or otherwise disseminate any information on or via the website which is or may be harmful, vulgar, obscene, defamatory, harmful, tortuous, racist or otherwise illegal or offensive
• will not post, transmit or otherwise disseminate any materials that infringe the proprietary rights of any third party including intellectual property rights and rights of privacy
• If you are provided with a User ID, password or other information as part of our procedures it is your responsibility to treat such information as confidential and not disclose it to any third party. TJX reserves the right to disable any User ID or password either chosen by you or allocated by TJX in the event that TJX believe you may have failed to comply with the Terms and Conditions.
• You are responsible for your method of access to this website. You are also responsible to ensure that all persons accessing this website through your internet connection are aware and in compliance with their Terms and Conditions.
• TJX UK will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary materialdue to your use of this website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

Terms under which this website is provided

Access to this site is provided on a temporary basis and we reserve the right at any time to

• withdraw or amend the service without notice
• to withdraw access to some or all of the site
• to suspend some or all of the services offered
• remove goods , featured jobs or promotions from the site
• cancel your registration and/or account without prior notice
• report any breach under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to the relevant law enforcement authorities and disclose your identity to them
• deny access to the website where we reasonably believe (in our absolute discretion) that a user is in breach of any of these Terms and Conditions or our Privacy Policy

Gift Cards

1. Gift card terms of use

Gift Cards

Gift cards can be purchased in store and online for Homesense and TK Maxx.

Terms and Conditions of use

1. Homesense gift cards can be used in Homesense and TK Maxx stores. A gift card can only be used in the country in which it was purchased.

2. There are two types of gift card. An open value gift card remains open and further amounts can be added to it at any time up to a maximum value of £999.99. A specified value gift card has a fixed amount when purchased and further amounts cannot be added. Ask in store if you are not sure which gift card you have.

3. Gift cards can only be used for the purchase of merchandise. No more than five gift cards can be used in one transaction. Gift cards purchased in store cannot be returned or exchanged for cash.

4. The holder of the gift card is responsible for its security. Lost, stolen or damaged gift cards will not be replaced.

5. Purchases made with a gift card will be deducted from the balance until it reaches zero. No change will be given, so the remaining balance will stay on the gift card and can be spent on future purchases. If the purchase price exceeds the amount available to spend on the gift card, the remaining balance can be settled via another accepted payment method. You can check your balance in store or online at www.homesense.com

6. The cost of anything you buy with a gift card and return to store in accordance with the TK Maxx and Homesense Returns Policy will be refunded to a gift card. This does not affect your statutory rights. See full details of our Returns Policy by clicking here.

7. The funds on your gift card are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation scheme.

Additional Terms and Conditions for Gift Cards purchased online

For full terms and conditions for gift cards purchased online please see our gift card order page.

TERMS GOVERNING WEB CONTENT AND ITS USE

Linking to this web site

You may link to this website according to the following guidelines. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice if we believe these guidelines are not followed.

• The link must be done in a way that is fair and legal and neither damages nor takes advantage of our reputation
• The link must not suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists
• You must not establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.
• The website must not be framed on any other site.
• The link must be made to the home page only.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to sites not owned or operated by TJX UK. These links are not intended to be referrals or endorsements of the linked sites and TJX UK provide them for your convenience only. TJX UK are not responsible or liable for any part of the linked site including any information presented. You should familiarise yourself with the terms and conditions and privacy policy of the linked site.

Our website may also contain links to other sites operated by TJX UK. We advise you to review the legal, privacy and security information for each such site to which you link as the terms and conditions and privacy policies may vary slightly from site to site.

Copyright, Trade Mark and other Intellectual Property Rights

Except as otherwise expressly noted, all images, illustrations, designs (including product designs), graphics, icons, photographs, text, audio clips, video clips and other materials that appear as part of the website as well as the selection, arrangement and organisation of the foregoing and the website as a whole (collectively "Content") are subject to copyright, trade mark, service mark, trade dress and/or other intellectual property rights or licences and rights of publicity and privacy, all worldwide rights, titles and interest in and to which are owned by, licensed or which may otherwise be used by TJX UK, TK Maxx, Homesense or our suppliers. All software used on this website is the property of TJX UK, its suppliers or third party suppliers as applicable and is protected by UK and international copyright and other intellectual property laws.

Guidelines for use

• You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from the website for your personal reference and you may draw the attention of others within your organisation to material posted on the website
• You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
• Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as authors of material on the website must always be acknowledged
• You must not use any part of the content on the website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors
• If you print off, copy or download any part of the website in breach of these terms and conditions, your right to use the website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of materials you may have made.

Submission and uploading material to our website

Other than personal information which is subject to our Privacy Policy, all comments, blogs, feedback, suggestions, ideas, original materials such as stories, artwork, computer code or product and marketing ideas and any other submissions disclosed, submitted or offered to TJX UK on or through the website or otherwise disclosed, submitted or offered by you to us (collectively "Submissions") shall be and remain the property of TJX UK.

Such disclosure, submission or offer of Submissions and your agreement to these Terms and Conditions shall constitute an assignment to TJX UK of any intellectual property rights.

You warrant that any Submissions comply with those standards, and you indemnify us for any breach of that warranty. As such TJX UK will own exclusively all such rights, titles and interests and shall have the right to use, reproduce, create derivative works based upon, disclose, publish, distribute, display and publicly perform, any Submissions and not be limited in any way in its use, commercial or otherwise of any Submissions.

Further, TJX shall be under no obligation to maintain any Submissions in confidence, pay to users any compensation or royalties for any Submissions or provide attribution to any users for any Submissions. TJX UK shall have no obligation to keep confidential, use, return or review any Submissions.

TJX will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials posted by you or any other use of the website.

Legal Clauses

Disclaimer of Liability

The website, its content, any material displayed on this website, any information available on or through this website and the software is provide "as is" and "as available" and without any guarantees, conditions or warranties of any kind, either express or implied, as to its accuracy to the fullest extent permitted pursuant to applicable laws.

Unless expressly stated to the contrary, to the fullest extent permitted by law, TK Maxx and its suppliers, content providers and advertisers will not be liable in contract, tort, (including, without limitation, negligence), pre-contract or other representations (other than fraudulent or negligent misrepresentations) or otherwise out of or in connection with the Terms and Conditions for:

• Any economic losses (including without limitation loss of revenues, profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings) or
• Any loss of goodwill or reputation or
• Any special or indirect losses suffered or incurred arising out of or in connection to this website or the linked sites and any materials posted thereon

TJX UK does not represent or warrant that your use of the website, or the operation or function of the website or any services offered in connection with the website will be uninterrupted or error free; that defects on the website will be corrected; or that the website or its server or any links are free of viruses or other harmful elements. TJX UK makes no representations or warranty that the website, materials, software or any product offered or purchased through the website is applicable or appropriate for use or access in locations outside the United Kingdom.

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall limit TJX UK's liability for death or personal injury arising from negligence, nor for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter, nor for any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited by law.

• You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text
• Our status (and that of any identified contributors) as authors of material on the website must always be acknowledged.
• You must not use any part of the content on the website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from us or our licensors.
• If you print off, copy or download any part of the website in breach of these terms and conditions, your right to use the website will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of materials you may have made

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless TJX UK's directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents and affiliates, from any and all third-party claims, liability, damages and/or costs (including but not limited to, legal fees) arising from your use of this website or your breach of these Terms and Conditions.

Variation

TJX UK shall have the right in our absolute discretion at any time and without notice to amend, remove or vary the service and/or any page of this website.

Invalidity

If any part of the Terms and Conditions is unenforceable (including any provision in which we exclude our liability to you) the enforceability of any other part of the Terms and Conditions will not be affected. All other terms will remain in full force and effect. So far as possible where any term or part of a term can be severed or removed to render the remaining part valid, the term shall be interpreted accordingly. Alternatively, you agree that the term shall be rectified and interpreted in such a way that closely ressembles the original meaning of the term as is permitted by law.

Waiver

If you breach these Terms and Conditions and we take no action, TJX UK will still be entitled to use our rights and remedies in any other situation where you breach these conditions.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions are to be construed in accordance with the laws of England and, in the event of any dispute or claim associated with these terms and conditions, that dispute or claim shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

Entire Agreement

The above Terms and Conditions, the Returns Policy and any emails regarding the services TJX UK provides constitute the entire agreement of the parties (TJX UK and the customer) and supersede any and all preceding and contemporaneous agreements between you and TJX UK. Any waiver of any provision of the Terms and Conditions will be effective only if in writing and signed by a Director of TJX UK.

How do I return something I bought in store?

Merchandise must be unused and in its original condition including packaging and labelling

Pierced jewellery and gift cards are excluded from our returns policy

If you paid by credit or debit card any refund will be to the original card you used to purchase

If you paid by gift card, the refund will go on to another gift card

Gift receipts can be used to return an item for exchange or gift card but not refund

Homesense items cannot be returned to TKMaxx stores and must be returned to Homesense stores only 

This does not affect your statutory rights.

Sometimes we have to refuse a refund or exchange usually because the item is outside the return period or is not in its original condition. Make sure you follow all the above to avoid any embarrassment.
 

HOLIDAY AT HOMESENSE SOCIAL COMPETITON

Summary Terms and Conditions:

UK, 18+ only 00:01 09/08/22 – 23:59 17/08/22. Log onto your Instagram account, follow @homesense_uk and comment underneath the Promotional Post with what you think the holiday destination is. All correct guesses will be entered into the Prize Draw. No purchase necessary. Prizes: 1 x £250 Homesense gift card. Internet access and Instagram account required. Max 1 entry per person. Max 1 Prize per person. Visit www.homesense.com/terms-and-conditions for full T&Cs and Prize details. Promoter: TJX UK, 73 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1TX.

Full Terms and Conditions:

1. This Promotion is open to residents of the United Kingdom aged 18 or over, excluding employees of the Promoter, its agents and anyone professionally associated with this Promotion. 
2. No purchase necessary; however, internet access, a valid email address and Instagram account is required.  
3. Promotion Period: Enter between 00:01 BST on the 09 of August 2022 and 23:59 BST on the 17 of August 2022 inclusive.
4. To Enter: Log onto your Instagram account (or create one for free), follow @homesense_uk and comment underneath the Promotional Post with what you think the holiday destination is. All correct guesses will be entered into the Prize Draw.
5. You must keep your profile on a public setting and continue to follow the @homesense_uk account for 4 weeks after the end of the Promotion Period in order to be contacted if you are selected as a winner.
6. Maximum of 1 entry is permitted per person per Instagram handle during the Promotion Period. No person may win more than 1 Prize.
7. The Prize: There will be a total of 1 winner. The winner will win 1 x £250 Homesense gift voucher.  
8. Further Prize Details and Conditions: 
   
   1. Winners will not receive any refund if the full £250 gift voucher is not used.
   2. Homesense gift cards are subject to their own terms and conditions which may be viewed here: https://www.homesense.com/terms-and-conditions#gift
9. Winner Selection: 1 provisional winner will be randomly selected from all valid entries received during the Promotion Period. For your total confidence, the Prize draw will be conducted by PromoVeritas, the independent promotional verification service, within 5 working days of the end of the Promotion Period.
10. Winner Notification: The provisional winner will be contacted via the social media account used to enter within 5 working days of Winner Selection and will be asked to provide evidence of identity and eligibility. Reasonable efforts will be made to contact the provisional winner. Once eligibility has been confirmed, the provisional winner will be confirmed as a winner. If the provisional winner does not respond to the initial contact within 14 days, we reserve the right to disqualify that entrant and award the Prize to a reserve selected in the same manner. The reserve winner may have less time to respond. 
11. Prize Acceptance: Fulfilment of the Prize will take place within 28 days of acceptance of the Prize/s. In the unlikely event that the Prize does not arrive within 28 days the winner must inform the Promoter by emailing homesense@ogilvy.com.  If the winner does not do so, the Promoter reserves the right to not reissue the Prize or limit its value at its sole discretion.
12. Moderation: The Promoter reserves the right to reject entries which, in the reasonable opinion of the Promoter:are in breach of the Terms & Conditions;
    
    1. contain any content that is offensive, harmful, objectionable or which is otherwise unsuitable for publication including with respect to race, religion, origin or gender, or which could reflect negatively upon the name, reputation or goodwill of the Promoter or any brand partner.
    2. contains or refers to any unauthorised third-party brand or reference any third-party names, logos and/or trademarks;
    3. promotes any political agenda.
13. Provided no objection is received from the winner, a winner list containing the surname and county of residence of the winner will be made available by the Promoter 4 weeks after the close of the Promotion Period, for a period of 8 weeks. It will be available at www.promowinners.com/HomeSense. The winner can object to their details being published during the Winner Notification process. Without prejudice, the Promoter will provide winner information to the Advertising Standards Authority when requested by them.
14. The Promoter may request that the winner participate in publicity arising from the Promotion. Participation is at the winner’s discretion and is not a condition of Prize Acceptance.
15. The Promoter seeks to run a fair and secure promotion and prevent abuse and cheating. If you enter in a way that is not consistent with these Terms & Conditions, your entry (and any of your associated aliases) will be disqualified. Any Prize awarded may be void and recoverable, and the Promoter reserves the right to bar you from entering future promotions for a period of at least six months. For this reason, the Promoter reserves the right at any point to:
    
    1. Verify the eligibility of entrants and/or provisional winners by requesting such information it consider reasonably necessary for this purpose. Entry or a Prize may be withheld until verification is completed.
    2. Disqualify entries that are not made directly by the individual entering the Promotion. 
    3. Disqualify entries made using anonymous email services such as, but not limited to, GuerillaMail, Dispostable or Mailinator.
    4. Disqualify bulk entries from individuals, trade, consumer groups or third parties, incomplete entries and entries submitted by macros or other automated means.
    5. Disqualify entries beyond the maximum allowed, or those using techniques such as ‘script’, ‘brute force’, multiple SIM cards for text entries, masking identity by manipulating IP addresses, using aliases or identities other than their own or any other means.
    6. Disqualify entrants who tamper with the entry process.
    7. Disqualify entries which, in some other way, do not meet the requirements of these Terms & Conditions. 
    8. Cancel, modify or suspend the Promotion should it not be capable of running as planned for reasons including but not limited to tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, dishonesty, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion.
16. The Prize is not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be redeemed for monetary value or for any other form of compensation. If for any reason the Prize is not available, the Promoter reserves the right, at its sole discretion to substitute that Prize for another of equal or greater value.
17. No responsibility can be taken for entries which are lost, delayed, corrupted, damaged, misdirected or incomplete or which cannot be delivered for any technical, delivery or other reason. Proof of sending will not be accepted as proof of receipt. The Promoter does not guarantee continuous or secure access to Instagram
18. This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram. You are providing your information to the Promoter and not to Instagram, and Instagram is not responsible for any element of this Promotion.
19. The Promoter and its associated agencies and companies are not liable for any loss (including, without limitation, indirect, special or consequential loss or loss of profits), expense or damage which is suffered or sustained (whether or not arising from any person’s negligence) in connection with this Promotion (JS13157) or accepting or using the/a Prize(s), except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.  Nothing will exclude the Promotor’s liability for death or personal injury as a result of its negligence.
20. The Promoter will not be liable for any delay or failure to comply with its obligations for reasons beyond its reasonable control arising from but not limited to Acts of God, global or regional epidemic or pandemic, adverse weather conditions, fire, industrial dispute, war, terrorist activity, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, plague or other natural calamities, or any other circumstances.
21. All personal data supplied for this Promotion will be used solely for the purpose of this Promotion by the Promoter and/or by any agent appointed by it to assist with running the Promotion and will not be disclosed to an unconnected third party unless your positive consent has been obtained. Your personal data will be handled in accordance with the Promoter’s privacy policy, available at: https://www.homesense.com/cookies-and-privacy-policy
22. If any part/s of these Terms & Conditions are legally ruled to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remainder will not be affected and will continue in full force and effect.
23. By entering, you will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by these Terms & Conditions.
24. If there is a discrepancy between these Terms & Conditions and those in any promotional material, these Terms & Conditions will prevail. 
25. These Terms & Conditions are governed by English law and their interpretation and application will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.