LAST UPDATED – 01/11/2025
Terms & Conditions
Welcome to Nature & Culture Books and sobadama.lk / sobadama.com.
sobadama.lk / sobadama.com provide website features to you, subject to the following terms and conditions. If you visit, use, shop or sell on sobadama.lk / sobadama.com (the "Website"), you agree to accept the terms and conditions pertaining to these. Please read carefully and grasp these before proceeding with any transactions.
- 1. You must be at least 18 years old to use our website/ make purchases OR visit the Website under the supervision of a parent or guardian.
- 2. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information including your username and password.
- 3. You agree to provide accurate and current information during the registration and checkout processes.
- 4. You may not use our website either for any unlawful or unauthorised purposes.
LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS
sobadama.lk / sobadama.com hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable and non-exclusive license to access and to use the website by displaying it on your internet browser. Any breach of this Agreement shall result in the immediate revocation of the license granted in this paragraph without whatsoever notification to you.
You may not make any commercial use of any of the information provided on the Website or make any use of the Website for the benefit of another business venture unless explicitly permitted by sobadama.lk / sobadama.com in advance. sobadama.lk / sobadama.com reserve the right to refuse services, terminate accounts, and/or to cancel orders at its sole discretion, including, without limitation, if sobadama.lk / sobadama.com believe that customer conduct violates applicable law or is harmful to sobadama.lk / sobadama.com's interests.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All contents and material on the website, including but not limited to text, images, logos, and graphics are protected by intellectual property rights and are the property of sobadama.lk / sobadama.com or its licensors.
You may not use, reproduce, distribute, or modify any content from the website without our prior written consent.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
In no event shall sobadama.lk / sobadama.com, its directors / owners, employees or affiliates be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with your use of our website or the purchase and use of our products.
We make no warranties or representations, either express or implied, regarding the quality, accuracy, or suitability of the products offered on our website.
PRIVACY
Please review our Privacy Policy -which also governs your visit to the website- to understand our practices.
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications with customers/ visitors shall be channelled only through email or by posting notices on sobadama.lk / sobadama.com.
By visiting this website or using any sobadama.lk / sobadama.com services, you are deemed to have consented to receive our communications electronically.
REVIEWS, COMMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER CONTENTS
You may submit comments, questions, suggestions or other information to sobadama.lk / sobadama.com but such communications shall always be within the applicable legal framework and universally accepted human rights norms.
CONTENTS OF THE WEBSITE / OWNERSHIP OF THE WEBSITE
All contents, included in any sobadama.lk / sobadama.com services, such as design, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, videos, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, software, applications and other elements available in or through the website are the property of sobadama.lk / sobadama.com or its content suppliers.
Compilation of all content in this site is the exclusive property of sobadama.lk / sobadama.com and is protected by Sri Lankan and International copyright laws. Your use of the website does not transfer /assign any ownership or other rights in the website or its contents to you. All software used on this site are the property of sobadama.lk / sobadama.com or its software suppliers and are protected by Sri Lankan and International copyright laws.
Nature & Culture Books/ Book Store and sobadama.lk / sobadama.com services graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks of Nature & Culture Book Store and sobadama.lk / sobadama.com in Sri Lanka as well as in other countries. Trade Marks of Nature & Culture Books/ Book Store and sobadama.lk / sobadama.com shall not be used in connection with any product or service which is not owned by Nature & Culture Books/ Book Store and sobadama.lk / sobadama.com, in any manner that is likely to confuse customers or in any manner that disparages or discredits Nature & Culture Books/ Book Store and sobadama.lk / sobadama.com.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY VIOLATION OF OTHERS/ COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS
Nature & Culture Books/ Book Store and sobadama.lk / sobadama.com respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that amounts to copyright infringement, please contact us immediately at [email protected] with “COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS” on the subject line. Please include a description of the copyrighted work for which you believe has been infringed, at which particular location on the site the infringement has occurred and your contact details.
PRODUCT INFORMATION AND PRICING
We strive to provide accurate product descriptions, images and pricing information. However, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information. Prices are subject to change without notice.
CONTENTS IN THE PRODUCTS
Nature & Culture Books/ Book Store and sobadama.lk / sobadama.com, do not warrant or make any representations or bear responsibility concerning the accuracy or reliability of the contents in the products, books or materials published for online purchase on sobadama.lk / sobadama.com.
ORDERS AND PAYMENTS
- 1. By placing an order on our website, you are making an offer to purchase the selected products.
- 2. We reserve the right to refuse or cancel any order for any reason, including but not limited to product availability, errors in pricing or product information or suspected fraudulent activity.
- 3. You agree to provide valid and up-to-date payment information and authorise us to charge the total order amount, including applicable taxes, bank charges, shipping fees, packaging and handling, etc. to your chosen method of payment.
- 4. We use trusted third-party payment processors who handle your payment information securely. We do not store or have access to your full payment details.
- 5. You can make payments by Bank deposits, Bank transfers, or Online payments using credit/ debit cards.
- 6. We do not provide COD- Cash on Delivery services.
SHIPPING AND DELIVERY
All purchases will be delivered only within Sri Lanka.
All items that are purchased from sobadama.lk/ sobadama.com are to be sent to you by contracted delivery service or by Sri Lanka Post Courier.
As such, the risk of loss and title for such items passes upon the purchaser.
We will make reasonable efforts to ensure timely shipping and safe delivery of your orders. Shipping and delivery times provided are only approximates and may vary, based on your location and other factors.
Please note that THREE delivery attempts will be made through our delivery agent and they will endure to contact you over mobile phone before visiting the delivery address. In that case, please ensure there is someone present at the delivery address to accept the package.
OR
Please ensure there is someone present at the delivery address to accept the package when the Postman arrives if we opt to use the Sri Lanka Post Courier.
To make sure that the items delivered are the identical products that the purchaser has ordered using sobadama.lk / sobadama.com order placing facility, the purchaser or receiver must promptly examine the products delivered, and if any item is found to be omitted from/ not requested in the original order, the purchaser/ receiver shall forthwith inform sobadama.lk / sobadama.com by filling out the Return Request Form.
RETURNS, REFUNDS AND REPLACEMENTS
Our Returns Policy governs the process and conditions for returning products and seeking replacements/ refunds. Please refer to the policy provided on our website for more information.
OTHER SITES
The website may include advertisements for, and links to, other websites or resources and enterprises operated by other persons, including sellers ("Other Sites"). These Other Sites are independent of sobadama.lk / sobadama.com and sobadama.lk / sobadama.com are not responsible for examining or evaluating and we do not warrant the offers of, any of these enterprises or individuals or the content of the Other Sites. sobadama.lk / sobadama.com do not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, products, and contents of all these. Please note that any third party's links under Other Sites are provided exclusively for your convenience. sobadama.lk / sobadama.com do not sponsor or endorse any Other Sites or their content or the goods or services available through the afore said Other Sites.
Your use of Other Sites and your dealings with the owners or operators of Other Sites is at your own risk. You should carefully review Other Sites’ privacy statements and conditions of use (Terms and Conditions).
INDEMNIFICATION
You hereby agree to indemnify, to absolve and to vindicate Nature & Culture Books/ Book Store, sobadama.lk / sobadama.com, its contractors and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.
CHANGES
Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. sobadama.lk / sobadama.com may also, in the future, offer new services and/ or features through the website (including the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/ or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as may be amended from time to time.
We reserve the right to withdraw or to amend our Service, and any service or material we provide via Service, at our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable for any reason, if all or any part of the Service is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some portions of the Service, or to the entire Service, to users, including registered users.
We may amend the Terms at any time by posting the amended terms on this site. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically.
Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently so that you will be made aware as well as being updated of any changes, as they are binding on you.
By continuing to access or using our Service after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. If you do not agree to the new terms, you are no longer authorized to use the Service.
AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION
We reserve the right to modify, update or terminate these Terms and Conditions without prior notice. It is your responsibility to review these terms periodically seeking any changes.
sobadama.lk/ sobadama.com may terminate your access to all or any part of the website at any time, with or without citing cause or offering notice. If you wish to terminate this contract or your sobadama.lk / sobadama.com account (if you already maintain one), you may simply discontinue it by using the Website. Other than this, sobadama.lk / sobadama.com immediately terminated the website as part of our service's general shutdown. All provisions of this Contract which by their nature should survive termination, shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.
RISK OF LOSS
All items purchased from sobadama.com / sobadama.lk are made according to a shipment contract. This means the risk of loss and title for such items passes on to you upon our handing over to the carrier.
APPLICABLE LAW
By using any of Nature & Culture Books / Book Store, sobadama.lk / sobadama.com services, you agree that the laws of Sri Lanka will govern the Terms of Use and to any dispute that might arise between you and Nature & Culture Books/ Book Store and sobadama.lk/ sobadama.com.
Nature & Culture Books / Book Store and sobadama.lk / sobadama.com shall reserve the right to amend or to modify these Terms and Conditions without prior notice.
RECTIFICATION OF ERRORS & OMMISSIONS
The Content may include typographical errors or other errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. sobadama.lk / sobadama.com therefore reserves the right to rectify any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the Content at any time without prior notice. Nature Culture Books / Book Store sobadama.lk / sobadama.com do not, however, guarantee that any errors, inaccuracies or omissions will be corrected.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
By using service or other services provided by us, you acknowledge that you have read and grasped these terms &conditions and agree to be bound by them.
CONTACT US
Please forward your feedback, comments and requests by email to: [email protected]