Terms and conditions of use

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Thank you for visiting us. The following Terms and Conditions of Use govern and apply exclusively to all visitors regardless of whether they use our services or place an order online at www.rjojewels.com. This Site belongs to the Company RJO LDA. Please always read these terms and conditions of use carefully before using our site. They may be amended at any time. 

     RJO, LDA (www.rjojewels.com)

     Rua de Ormuz, 28

     4465-222 São Mamede de Infesta

     PORTO

     PORTUGAL

     E-mailinfo@rjojewels.com

     Phone number: +351917237336

     WhatsApp: +351917237336

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The legal definition of consumer in Law 67/2003 has adopted a narrow "consumer" meaning, which is defined as any natural person who does not intend the goods or services purchased for professional use or a professional (natural person), provided that they are not acting within the scope of their activity and provided that they purchase goods or services for personal or family use. A trader (entrepreneur) is any natural or legal person or legal partnership involved in a transaction.

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Professional users (Wholesalers or Retailers), in order to use our site for this purpose and with this status, must first contact us by telephone: +351917237336 or by e-mail: info@rjojewels.com and provide us with proof that they are in commercial activity, which may include the following: Copy of the Declaration of Commencement of Activity, Taxpayer Number, Name of Entrepreneur or Company (Name of Managing Partner or Partners), Address of Head Office or of an Establishment where you carry out your activity, e-mail, Telephone Contact and Updated Copy of the Commercial Certificate in the case of Commercial Companies. The information provided will be analyzed within a maximum of 10 days and the user will be contacted by telephone or e-mail with the decision of RJOJEWELS Lda, whether or not their registration and use of the site for this purpose is accepted, if it is accepted, the commercial user will be provided by e-mail with a User Code and a provisional Password for this purpose which they must subsequently change for security reasons and never give to third parties.  which it shall subsequently amend for security reasons and shall never give to third parties. If by telephone or e-mail the user's companies or individual entrepreneurs are already our former or current clients, we may in some cases waive some of the mandatory elements previously required for this purpose. False information or false statements may lead to reports to the relevant authorities.  

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By using our website and requesting our products and services (e.g. Jewelry, Watches, Technical Assistance, Quotes, Appraisals), you agree that you are making a declaration of consent to be bound by these terms and conditions of use, as well as the privacy policy and are competent when at least 18 years of age to enter into binding contracts.

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By using our website and requesting our products and services (e.g. Jewelry, Watches, Technical Assistance, Quotes, Appraisals), you agree that you are making a declaration of consent to be boundby these terms and conditions of use, as well as the privacy policy and are competent when at least 18 years of age to enter into binding contracts.

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The conclusion of the contractual relationship begins with the completion of the purchase order process for a product or service on www.rjojewels.com. When purchase orders are received, we send a confirmation email, and within 15 days of these orders being received we can accept or reject them by sending the user an email communication. We have the right to reject user orders at will and we will refund the amount as soon as possible or if there is reason to conclude that the user is in breach of our terms and conditions of use, as well as a finding that the user is using inappropriate or even fraudulent practices or any others that fall within the criminal sphere. When we accept your order, you will receive it within the stipulated timeframe. If you have a registered customer account on our site, you will be able to see the details of your order in your account. If not, an unregistered user will no longer be able to access their order details for security reasons. The Invoice Document relating to any Order placed on this Site will be delivered together with the order or will be sent to your e-mail address until the order is delivered.

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The payment methods currently available are: Credit Cards (Visa, Mastercard, etc.); Bank Transfer (RJO, LDA), allows five working days for payment to be made, after which time your order will be automatically canceled; ATM (MB) Reference (RJO, LDA), allows 24 hours from the time the order is placed to receive payment, if payment is not made within this period your order will be automatically canceled; chargeable amount; amount sent for collection.

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Orders can be sent by CTT, DHL, DPD, GLS, UPS or any other delivery service provider, always with acknowledgments that must be signed by the user as soon as they receive the order(s). Packaging, service and insurance costs are added to all orders, depending on the destination country. Please note that users from countries outside the European area may be charged customs costs which are their sole responsibility. We also cannot accept responsibility if items are dispatched as agreed but do not arrive on time, due to the responsibility of the company providing the parcel delivery service, which is beyond our control and responsibility.

In some periods, RJO, LDA may decide that the delivery of orders is free of charge.

 

Portugal = from 10€

European Union = from 20€

Extra European Union = from 30€

 

Customs charges are always paid by the Customer.

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All the items presented www.rjojewels.com, are made to order only, and can never be exchanged or returned. They can also be personalized but cannot be exchanged or returned, they are custom-made items, on purpose, especially for each customer (they are ordered of their own free will by buyers with this mandatory condition).

AS A CONSUMER, BY USING THIS SITE AND PLACING ANY ORDER YOU ARE AWARE AND AGREE THAT YOU WAIVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO EXCHANGE AND/OR RETURN ALL OR PART OF YOUR ORDER FOR ANY REASON, AT ANY TIME, UP TO 14 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE ITEM(S) ORDERED, REGARDLESS OF THE LEGISLATION OF EACH COUNTRY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE CONDITIONS, PLEASE DO NOT ORDER FROM OUR SITE. ON THE AFOREMENTIONED WEBSITE, FOR TECHNICAL REASONS, IN THE CUSTOMER ACCOUNT SECTION, AN OPTION MAY BE ACTIVE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO MANAGE THE EXCHANGES OR RETURNS OPTION, WHICH YOU AGREE YOU CANNOT USE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES (IT IS AS IF IT WERE NOT ACTIVE).

IF UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER YOU HAVE AGREED TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF THIS SITE AND IN PARTICULAR TO THIS POINT (9.) AND YOU HAVE STILL COMPLETED ONE OR MORE ORDERS AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE USER OF THIS SITE INVOKES OR ENFORCES ANY KIND OF RIGHT TO RETURN OR EXCHANGE YOUR ORDER(S), RJOJEWELS LDA OWNER OF THE SITE WWW.RJOJEWELS.COM, WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE USER(S), CLAIMING COMPENSATION OF €500,000.00, PLUS THE VALUE OF THE ORDER(S) PLACED BY THE USER, THE VALUE OF THE COMMISSION(S) PAID BY RJOJEWELS LDA TO THE PARTNER COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE THE MEANS OF PAYMENT AND THAT WERE A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ORDER(S) PLACED BY THE USER(S), COURT COSTS AND OR HIGHER AMOUNTS IF JUSTIFIED.

Delivery times for these custom-order items are between two and six weeks, and in some cases can be up to 90 days depending on the time of year (e.g. Christmas, summer or the country of destination). If there are any changes, we will notify you, and you will always be informed of progress during this delivery period. You may need your order sooner and if a specific delivery date is agreed with you we will take responsibility for this, otherwise we will not be held responsible if the goods do not arrive at their destination within the delivery times indicated above or even if they do not arrive at their destination for reasons for which we are not responsible. In the event of the workshop going on vacation or any unforeseen technical issue causing delays, we will inform you by e-mail. The items shown on the website in images may differ from the appearance of the products delivered, often due to the type of screen on your device. Prices are always shown in Euro (€) and texts in Portuguese or, alternatively, English. If there are any errors in the price or in any item or text, we will inform you. If you have any questions, please contact us: 

     E-mail: info@rjojewels.com

     Phone number: +351917237336

     WhatsApp: +351917237336

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All gold and silver articles have punch marks if they are provided for by Portuguese law, they are state guarantees of a genuine nature of the type, quality and quantity of precious metals of which each article is made up, they can be consulted at the link of the Portuguese state assay office which is as follows:

https://contrastaria.pt/marcas-da-contrastaria-portuguesa/

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We carry out all the safety procedures and choose transport companies that give us every guarantee in terms of the safety standards of the delivery service we choose in order to preserve and ensure that the orders reach the user in perfect condition: info@rjojewels.com We inform our valued customers that if the items arrive at their destination and the buyer receives them and takes possession of them in their (new) condition, we will never accept a claim if it is motivated by apparent signs of use with alterations to the quality standards (which we refer to as new items), negligent handling or a finding that there have been alterations of a fraudulent nature made by the user to the item or items (e.g. gold, silver or watches) in their physical or chemical constitution.

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Only the user (Final Consumer) has the legal right to cancel the order within 24 hours of the date and time of the order placed and paid for on this Site and will be refunded up to a limit of 15 days after the date of the purchase (order) made, but the amount to be refunded will be deducted from the amount of the commissions paid by RJO, LDA to the company or companies that make the payment options available, as a consequence of the transaction or transactions made, by the means of payment used by the user for this purpose. Once the deadline has expired, the order (contractual binding) will follow the deadlines set for its delivery. 

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Watches sold at RJO, LDA are guaranteed for 2 years and only cover manufacturing defects. Any and all problems that may occur during this period (as soon as the user takes possession of the Watch), due to normal wear and tear, negligent use, among other circumstances that can be attributed as the user's responsibility are outside the warranty. This period begins on the date of the warranty booklet or invoice. If you need to activate this right, please contact: info@rjojewels.com and we will respond. In order to maintain this right, watches can be claimed at any store that is a national or international representative of these brands with the respective proof of warranty, where the reasons will be analyzed and concluded. It cannot be stressed enough that articles which are defective as a result of normal wear and tear, improper use, improper handling, accidents caused by negligence, among other things, are not covered by the guarantee.

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All photographs, texts, graphics, web page design are the property of RJO LDA and are used only to provide personal information to users who use them at their own risk. All this data is protected by copyright, its reproduction, printing or copying is authorized only for the purpose of placing an order. Any other purpose is an infringement of copyright which may give rise to a claim for damages. Likewise, we will criminalize any fraudulent attempts to use the site in the sense of computer attacks on its general content, operation, attempts to extort monetary values and others that cause general damage, whether perpetrated by users or private or public companies, technical department employees, site maintenance employees, Company employees, freelancers or Company employees.

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Contracts entered into under these General Terms and Conditions are subject to Portuguese and European Union law, with the exception of references to foreign laws, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply. This choice of law applies only to the extent that it does not eliminate the protection afforded by the mandatory provisions of the law of the state in which the consumer has his habitual residence. If the user is a trader or a legal entity governed by public law, the place of performance of the relationship services and jurisdiction is our registered office. The same applies if the user does not have a place of jurisdiction in Portugal or the European Union or if their domicile or habitual residence is not known at the time of filing the complaint. The court's power to use another legal jurisdiction remains unaffected. Matosinhos (Portugal) is the exclusive venue for all disputes that may arise out of or in connection with these general Terms and Conditions of Use of the Site. RJO, LDA is also authorized to process the location of the Client user. The platform that the European Union makes available to consumers for resolving disputes can be found at the following link: 

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We cannot be held responsible for the continuous and uninterrupted availability of the website and services because, according to the state of current technology, data communication over the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be error-free or available at all times.

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RJO, LDA may make changes, corrections or updates at any time to the terms and conditions of use of the site, so we advise you to always read them carefully. In the event of an extreme situation in which you feel aggrieved, you (the user of this site) may use this address:

https://www.livroreclamacoes.pt/

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The user confirms that he/she has carefully read these Terms and Conditions of Use of the Site and also the Privacy Policy and only after understanding them, has started using our site.

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The user confirms that he/she has carefully read these Terms and Conditions of Use of the Site and also the Privacy Policy and onlyonly after understanding them, has started using our site.

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Agree that in the event of non-compliance with the Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website www.rjojewels.com defined, compensation will be requested from the defaulters of at least €500,000.00, plus the value of the orders, commission costs of bank transactions relating to the orders, all legal and other related costs or a higher amount if justified, likewise the same or higher compensation will be requested if justified if the user provides false data such as (false personal data, false addresses, etc...) that imply making the item(s) of the order and the impossibility of its delivery. In the event of a computer attack or hijacking of the Website and its Database, the parties responsible will be required to pay compensation of 10000000,00€, or a higher amount if justified.

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Order with confidence, without any fear, if your aim is to acquire one of our jewels, watches or services. We are very grateful to all of you who wish to be our valued customers. We will do our best to serve you in the best possible way so that you can be completely satisfied.

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RJO, LDA is a company that only sells to Professional Customers. If Professional Customers believe that they require items that are currently visible without a price on the www.rjojewels.com website, due to the volatility of the price of raw materials, please contact us using the means available to place your Order using the References of the items visible on the website. For items that are not on the Website, you will have to ask for information on their availability. At this stage, the Customer will be informed of the Budget for the items desired and if they agree, after providing us with their billing and shipping details, we will proceed as quickly as possible to send them to the Customer's address for collection or in another way to be agreed. We would also like to inform you that there are items that are not mostly visible on the website, but that we do have, such as: Necklaces, Wires, Earrings, Trinkets, Medals, Bracelets, Rings, Religious Medals, Necklace Clasps, Spring Rings, Earring Springs, Traditional Items, Items made to your requirements (by order and image), etc., which you can also ask us to quote for. Buy quickly, reliably, with excellent finishes and at great prices. We've been in business for over 50 years to serve you, so don't hesitate to contact us as soon as possible. You will benefit.

Thank you very much.

Last updated: March 22, 2025