Shipping policy

What is this Shipping Policy?

• This shipping policy, describes Vannikaa Malik's policies and procedures towards delivery of Products purchased on the Platforms. Vannikaa Malik makes all commercially reasonable endeavors to ensure that the Products are delivered to Users in a timely fashion.
• Users are required to peruse and understand the terms of this Delivery Policy. If you do not agree to the terms contained in this Delivery Policy, you are advised not to accept the Terms of Use and the Delivery Policy and may forthwith leave and stop using the Platform. The terms contained in this Shipping Policy shall be accepted without modification and accordingly, you agree to be bound by the terms contained herein.

Terms of Shipping

• Vannikaa Malik's partners with third party logistic service providers in order to effectuate Product delivery to Users ("Logistic Partners"). Details of the Logistic Partner who will be processing the delivery of the purchased Product(s) will be provided to the User upon the purchased Product(s) being handed over to the Logistic Partner by Vannikaa Malik.
• While Vannikaa Malik aims to provide its services through the Platforms and ensure the delivery of its Products all across the Globe, currently, Vannikaa Malik has a select list of areas where delivery can be undertaken. At the time of placing an order for purchase of Products on the Platforms, Users are required to enter their pin-code details to verify if deliveries can be carried out in their areas. If the area where the User wishes that the purchased Products be delivered is not within Vannikaa Malik's recognised delivery network, Vannikaa Malik will not be able to process the order further.
• Prior to making payments on the Platforms for the purchase of Products, the User will be prompted to provide a shipping address. While entering shipping address details, the User should ensure to provide correct, complete and accurate information along with sufficient landmarks in order to aid identification of the address. Any failure in delivering the purchased Products arising out of the User’s failure to provide correct, complete and accurate information shall not hold Vannikaa Malik liable at any point in time.

• A maximum of 3 (three) attempts shall be made to deliver purchased Products to the User. Should the User continue to remain unavailable after 3 (three) attempts, Vannikaa Malik reserves the right to cancel the order pertaining to the purchased Products at its sole discretion. While Vannikaa Malik shall make reasonable endeavors in ensuring that purchased Products are delivered to its Users in a timely manner, delivery may be delayed on account of:

  • logistical issues beyond Vannikaa Malik's control;
  • unsuitable weather conditions;
  • political disruptions, strikes, employee-lockouts, etc.;
  • acts of god such as floods, earthquakes, etc.; and
  • other unforeseen circumstances.

  In such events of delay, Vannikaa Malik shall make reasonable attempts at proactively intimating the User by writing to the User on his/her registered email account and/or mobile number. Vannikaa Malik disclaims all liabilities that may arise on account of its failure to intimate the User of anticipated delays in the delivery of purchased Products on the Platforms. Further, Vannikaa Malik shall be under no obligation to compensate the User for any mental agony or any complicated claim that may otherwise arise on account of a delay in the shipment and delivery or use of the purchased Products.

• Vannikaa Malik, as an internal process, undertakes multiple diligence to ensure that their delivery executives and the individuals employed by their Logistic Partners are individuals with the highest regard for ethics and integrity. However, it is not possible for Vannikaa Malik to ensure that its own delivery executives or employees of its Logistic Partners behave in a fashion that exudes thorough professionalism, competence and good mannerism. It is expressly clarified that any ill-mannerism, impoliteness, discourtesy or offensiveness shown by Vannikaa Malik's delivery executives or by the employees of the Logistic Partners is beyond Vannikaa Malik's control and any issue arising between a User and Vannikaa Malik's delivery executive or an employee of the Logistic Provider will have to be resolved by the User, independently.
• Upon the successful placing of an order on the Platform and after Vannikaa Malik has successfully handed over the purchased Product(s) to its Logistic Partner, the User will receive a unique tracking identity number, 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 Platforms or the website and/or the mobile application of the Logistic Partner to check the whereabouts of the purchased Product and the estimated time of its delivery. Vannikaa Malik shall make reasonable attempts in ensuring that the tracking status of the purchased Products is updated in a timely manner. However, Vannikaa Malik does not guarantee the accuracy of the tracking status since it is updated on a real-time basis and is subject to inconsistencies arising out of time-lags in updating the information and other technicalities beyond Vannikaa Malik’s control.
• Vannikaa Malik reserves the right to charge shipping charges on Products of a value of lower than a specified amount and/or Products, the payment for which is made by way of cash on delivery or any other online mode of payment. If charged, such charges shall not be refunded to the User on cancellations or returns that are made after the shipping of the purchased Products, except in case of a Product having a defect at the time of delivery (for reasons attributable to, and accepted by Vannikaa Malik after due verification at its sole discretion). Title and risk of loss for all purchased Products shall pass onto the User upon the delivery of the purchased Products to the User.
• Return and exchange of purchased Products shall be carried out by Vannikaa Malik’s reverse-logistics partners or its own delivery executives. Further details on how Users may process returns and exchanges of purchased Products have been set out under the Return and Refund Policy which may be accessed here.
• The average delivery timeline for orders delivery would be around 10-14 days.

Grievance Redressal

Any grievances relating to the Delivery Policy may be directed by you to the grievance officer of Vannikaa Malik who can be contacted at customercare@vannikaamalik.com