Reliance Retail Limited, having its registered office at 3rd Floor, Court House, Lokmanya Tilak Marg, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai – 400002, India (“Reliance”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is managing and operating the website www.swadeshonline.com (referred to as the “Swadesh Platform” or “ Swadesh”), through which it inter alia facilitates the sale and purchase of apparel and accessories, art and decor, furniture, jewellery, home linen and wellness products on the Swadesh Platform (“User” or “Users” or “you” or “your”).

The Terms & Conditions published on the Swadesh Platform shall be read by reference here. This Delivery and Shipping policy (“Policy”), together with the Terms & Conditions and other policies on the Swadesh Platform sets out our policies and procedures towards delivery and shipping of Products purchased on the Swadesh Platform.

We provide shipping and delivery of our Products all over India. We aim to provide the best customer experience for you by tying-up and partnering with leading logistics service providers to handle your order in the best possible way and to ensure that you have a hassle-free experience in receiving the Product that you have ordered from the Swadesh Platform. We make all commercially reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Products are delivered to you in a timely fashion.

By agreeing to use the Swadesh Platform and/or purchasing a Product on the Swadesh Platform, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Policy without modification. We encourage you to read and understand the terms of this Policy every time you visit the Swadesh Platform. If you do not agree to the terms contained in this Policy, you are advised not to use, access or transact on the Swadesh Platform.

We partner with third party logistic service providers (“Logistics Partners”) in order to effectuate Product shipping and delivery to you. We shall provide the details of the Logistics Partner who will be responsible for processing the shipping and delivery of any Product(s) purchased by you on the Swadesh Platform at the time such Product is processed and successfully handed over to the Logistics Partner by us. Our standard dispatch timelines range from between 2 (two) days to 15 (fifteen) days from the date of order of the Product by you on the Swadesh Platform depending upon the location. In any case the user will be provided with an estimated timeline for the delivery of the Product purchased from the Swadesh Platform. This estimated timeline shall be notified to the user on the order confirmation page displayed at the time the order is confirmed by us. We will also share details about your orders pursuant to their dispatch on the e-mail ID and/or mobile number provided by you/registered with us. You agree and understand that though we effectuate Product delivery to the Users through our Logistics Partners, we reserve the right to ship and deliver the Products on our own without engaging any Logistics Partners or third party service providers.

You agree and understand that though we endeavour to ship and deliver our Products all across India, we may, in our sole discretion, determine a select list of areas which are unserviceable for delivery of Products. We or our Logistics Partners do not provide shipping and delivery services in such unserviceable areas and may not process your orders on the Swadesh Platform in such cases. In the event an area has been deemed unserviceable by us, we shall notify such Users at the time of placing an order for purchase of Products on the Swadesh Platform. You may also verify whether an area is unserviceable for deliveries by us by entering the relevant area pin-code on the Swadesh Platform.

You agree and acknowledge that to effectuate timely delivery of the purchased Products to you we may inquire or collect specific information like your name, shipping address, billing address, landmarks, contact details, etc. You shall ensure that all information that is submitted by you to us on the Swadesh Platform is true, complete, accurate and sufficient to identify the actual place of delivery. You understand that you shall bear absolute liability in case of any failure by us in delivering the purchased Products due to your failure to provide correct, complete, sufficient and accurate information at the time of placing the order. It is further clarified that we shall not be liable in any manner and at any point in time due to your failure to provide correct and complete information.

We will attempt to deliver the purchased Product to your designated address within the estimated timeline of delivery notified to you. In the event you are not available or present to accept the delivery of the Product, our Logistics Partners will make a maximum of 3 (three) attempts to deliver the purchased Product(s) to you. If the third delivery attempt is unsuccessful and you continue to remain unavailable, we reserve the right to cancel the order of the purchased Products at our sole discretion and process the return of such Product to us. We further reserve the right to deduct the shipping and delivery charges borne by us while processing any refunds subsequent to such cancellation.

While we make reasonable endeavours in ensuring that purchased Products are delivered to you in a timely manner and within the timeline notified to you, you accept and acknowledge that the delivery may be delayed on account of:

1. Logistical issues beyond our control;
2. Unsuitable weather conditions;
3. Political disruptions, strikes, employee lockouts, etc.;
4. Acts of God such as floods, earthquakes, etc.;
5. Other unforeseeable circumstances.

In such events of delay, we shall make reasonable attempts to inform you by writing to your email ID and/or mobile number registered with us. We disclaim all liabilities that may arise on account of our failure to inform or notify you of delays in the delivery of purchased Products on the Swadesh Platform. Further, we shall be under no obligation to compensate you for any claim that may otherwise arise on account of delay in the shipment or delivery or use of the purchased Products

We endeavour to engage Logistics Partners, employees, agents with the highest regard for ethics and integrity; and behave in a fashion that exudes thorough professionalism, competence and good mannerism. You agree and acknowledge that the actions, inactions of delivery individuals are not in our control, and it is not possible for us to monitor and observe each delivery executive. Since we are merely facilitating delivery of a Product purchased by you, we shall not be liable for any acts or omissions on the part of our delivery agents, employees, or personnel and/or Logistics Partner or their employees, agents, or personnel including deficiency in service, wrong delivery of Product, time taken to deliver the Product, Product package tampering, etc. For the sake of abundant clarity, it is stated that any ill-mannerism, impoliteness, discourtesy or offensiveness shown by our delivery executives or the employees, agents, personnel of the Logistics Partners is beyond our control and any issue arising between you and our delivery executive or an employee, agent, personnel of the Logistics Partner will have to be resolved by you independently. You agree and acknowledge that you will not hold us responsible or require us to settle, mediate or resolve any disputes between you and the delivery personnel delivering the Products to you.

Once you place an order on the Swadesh Platform, we process such orders and hand over the purchased Product to our Logistics Partner. The User will receive a unique tracking identity number once the purchased Product is handed over to the Logistics Partner, which will enable the User in tracking the status of delivery of the purchased Products. The User may use the tracking identity number on the Swadesh Platform or the website and/or the mobile application of the Logistics Partner to check the status and location of the purchased Product and its estimated time of delivery. Our customer service team coordinates with the Logistics Partner to ensure that the Products are delivered to you at the earliest and make all reasonable efforts in ensuring that the Logistics Partner updates the tracking status of the purchased Products on a real time basis. It is clarified that we engage third party service providers to effectuate deliveries of the Products and hence, we do not guarantee the accuracy or correctness of the tracking status and the status may be subject to inconsistencies arising out of time lags in updating the information and/or other technical difficulties which are not in our control.

We shall charge the shipping and delivery fees as mentioned below from you. Shipping charges may vary based on the order value of the Product that you have added to the cart. You agree that we are authorised to collect, on behalf of the Logistics Partner, the shipping and delivery fees for the delivery service provided by the Logistics Partner. In the event that we charge shipping fees for the delivery of a purchased Product, such shipping fees will not be refunded by us pursuant to any return request raised by you. However, we may make exceptions and refund the shipping fees in the event that a defected, damaged, deficient or incorrect Product (for reasons attributable to, and accepted by us after due verification in our sole discretion) has been delivered. You acknowledge and accept that the title and risk of all Products ordered by you shall pass on to you upon the delivery of the purchased Products to you. Shipping and delivery fees will be charged as applicable from time to time as displayed on the checkout page.

Return of purchased Products are facilitated through our reverse Logistics Partners. Upon receipt of a request for the return of Product on the Swadesh Platform and the same being duly acknowledged by us, our reverse Logistics Partners shall get in touch with you in order to collect the purchased Products from you. We process returns and exchanges of purchased Products in accordance with our Cancellation, Return and Refund Policy.

Any queries or concerns relating to the shipping and delivery of Products as per this Policy may be directed by you to our customer support team who can be contacted at the below mentioned details:

Phone number: 1800-891-1611
Email address: customercare@swadeshonline.com