General Terms:
Kitchen Prep Zone reserves the right to update the rules when necessary, and the updated version will be published on kitchenprepzone.com effective immediately. If you refuse to accept the policy, you are deemed to have waived the use of the services provided by Kitchen Prep Zone immediately. All buyers are deemed to accept the rules if they are using the services provided by Kitchen Prep Zone. Kitchen Prep Zone's policy shall prevail.
For after-sales issues, buyers should file a return & refund request within 25 days of the delivery date. If the period of Return & Refund request filed exceeds days allowed, Kitchen Prep Zone reserves the right not to provide any after-sales service after that time.
Before an order is shipped out, the buyer has the right to cancel the order by clicking the "request refund" button in Kitchen Prep Zone buyer center, or by contacting Kitchen Prep Zone via kitchenprepzone.com/contact-us to cancel the order.
If the Kitchen Prep Zone cannot fulfill the buyer's order within the order processing time, under the condition, but not limited to no stock or other conditions, Kitchen Prep Zone has the right to cancel and refund the order.
If the buyer receives goods damaged or broken and applies for a refund with compelling evidence, and the goods need to be returned, Kitchen Prep Zone has the responsibility to offer the buyer a prepaid return label within 3 business days to return damaged/broken goods. Kitchen Prep Zone should refund the buyer when the return shows as in transit on the logistic website with the provided prepaid return label.
Kitchen Prep Zone shall not accept after-sale request for "non-defective buyer's remorse returns", and has the right to accept or reject the request. Kitchen Prep Zone will abide by the policy under this condition.
If Kitchen Prep Zone accepts the after-sale request for the reason type of "non-defective buyer's remorse returns" and require to deduct a "restocking & repacking fee", under Kitchen Prep Zone's policy restriction, the "restocking & repacking fee" will be deducted and shall not exceed 35% of order total price.
Kitchen Prep Zone shall not require warranty, like whether to provide warranty or not, or the way of warranty handling with.
Kitchen Prep Zone shall restrict with the refund time and redelivery time under the condition, included but not limited to order should refund based on the policy, agree on refund or redelivery between Kitchen Prep Zone and buyer or others, Kitchen Prep Zone must refund not more than 3 business days, or redelivery not more than 5 business days.
Once the buyer submits the after-sales request, the buyer needs to provide evidence (as the clause states below) to Kitchen Prep Zone. If the buyer cannot provide compelling evidence within the order after-sales period policy indicated, Kitchen Prep Zone has the right to reject the return and refund request.
Whether the evidence is compelling or not will ultimately be determined by Kitchen Prep Zone Under Various Circumstances:
1. Refund Request Timing
The buyer has the right to apply for a full refund for the order that was not shipped out within the stated processing time (subject to the estimated processing time displayed on the order page).
Return & Refund Type Kitchen Prep Zone Rules
For Unshipped Orders
The Return & Refund request is made after the stated processing time. Kitchen Prep Zone will refund the order. The Return & Refund request is made within the stated processing time. Kitchen Prep Zone has 3 business days to process the request after the buyer submits it. If Kitchen Prep Zone fails to process (accept or reject) the refund request within 3 business days, Kitchen Prep Zone will refund the order.
Please note: Although the order is still within the stated processing time, any refund request needs to be processed within the time listed above.
For Shipped Orders
The Return & Refund request is made after the order has shipped. Kitchen Prep Zone has 10 business days to process the request after the buyer submits it. If Kitchen Prep Zone fails to process (accept or reject) the refund request within 10 business days, Kitchen Prep Zone will refund the order.
2. Goods Returned in Transit
If the package is sent back to Kitchen Prep Zone during transit for any reason, and the buyer applies for a refund, Kitchen Prep Zone should refund within 3 business days of the refund request. Under the same cases, if the buyer requests redelivery, Kitchen Prep Zone should begin redelivery within 5 business days of the request date.
3. Goods Destroyed in Transit
If the package/goods are destroyed in transit, and buyer has proof from the logistics website such as but not limited to a screenshot from the logistics website that the order was destroyed, Kitchen Prep Zone should refund the order within 3 business days of buyer's refund request, or redelivery within 5 business days of the request. The following steps must be followed when creating this type of request.
a. Photos or videos of the damaged item to prove damage. If the photo cannot prove the products are damaged, please upload the video.
b. Screenshot of the e-mail or dispute received including name, date and content. In other words, a customer has sent the complaint (Through PayPal Dispute or other Gateway, e-mail, etc.).
c. The products need to be returned to Kitchen Prep Zone, if our Dispute Team asks for a return in Disputes.
Except for the important interpretation, Kitchen Prep Zone will make a refund, resend, or accept the return for any of the following cases:
3a. Orders Delayed.
Orders are lacking tracking information, in transit, pending, expired 60 days after orders departed from Kitchen Prep Zone warehouse. Following countries and shipping methods may be different:
a. For orders shipped to the USA, it will be counted 45 days after orders departed from Kitchen Prep Zone warehouse.
b. For Brazil, it is after 110 days counting from the date that order departed from Kitchen Prep Zone warehouse due to the strict customs clearance at Brazil.
c. For Kitchen Prep Zone Packet Liquid Line to all counties, Kitchen Prep Zone will deal with your dispute for delayed orders after 100 days counting from the date that order departed from Kitchen Prep Zone warehouse.
d. For some special shipping methods, Kitchen Prep Zone cannot deal with your disputes. (See the following important interpretation)
Notes:
Sometimes, the order had arrived at the nearest post office to the buyer and make it pending because of insufficient address, package unclaimed, no such number, etc. It will be much more convenient for clients to contact local post office or go to the post office for delivery.
Due to such conditions as national realities, phone numbers, and religious beliefs in Israel, packages will be normally delivered to self pick-up cabinets, which may lead to packages being long overdue. Therefore, it will be much more convenient for clients to contact the local post office or go to the post office for delivery.
Sometimes, local tracking numbers may show a sign for delivery, but the end customer claims that the package has not been received. In such cases. Kitchen Prep Zone will spare no effort to verify the real situation, which could be a long process (1-2 months), but there is no guarantee that of a positive result.
3b. Orders not Received.
Kitchen Prep Zone will not deal with the refund or resend if the tracking information shows the order is delivered.
a. If clients do not receive the package, a non-delivery certification issued by the local post office with an official seal is necessary.
b. Tracking information alert. The tracking information shows Alert, the reasons are listed as below:
a) Incorrect/insufficient address.
b) No such number.
c) Unknown recipient.
d) Refused.
e) Do not pick up in time.
f) No safe delivery location.
g) Uncleared customs.
h) Others.
Notes:
a. The local distributor will deliver 1-3 times according to the actual situation. If it is still unclaimed during the delivery period, it will be returned to the local post office for storage in 3-7 days. Meanwhile, clients need to pick up the package by themselves. Otherwise, the product will be returned to the sender, our logistics company. During the return, Kitchen Prep Zone takes no responsibility if products have been lost.
b. If the logistics company provides return service to China, Kitchen Prep Zone will put the products in your private inventory and will not refund them when we receive the returned items.
C. Kitchen Prep Zone cannot offer a refund or resend if you don’t process the undelivered orders or packages destroyed by logistics companies.
3c. Products Damaged.
Kitchen Prep Zone offers a full refund or a replacement if packages arrived are badly damaged.
Kitchen Prep Zone offers a partial refund or a replacement if packages arrived partially damaged (except thread, slightly wrinkled, small scratches etc.).
Notes:
a. For fragile products, a refund is highly recommended.
b. For damaged packing boxes, Kitchen Prep Zone cannot offer any refunds or other after-sale services due to the long-distant international delivery.
c. For ordinary, electronic products, Your clients shall complain or open a dispute to you within 25 days after packages are delivered.
d. For service products, Kitchen Prep Zone refunds you the cost of the product which is the price in China market. Otherwise, Kitchen Prep Zone will not take any responsibility for them.
3d. Incorrect or Missing Products.
Kitchen Prep Zone has a strict quality control process before products are dispatched. Kitchen Prep Zone will deal with incorrect or missing products as follows:
a. For incorrect products, Kitchen Prep Zone offers a full refund or replacement.
b. For products with wrong color, size which doesn't affect product function, etc., Kitchen Prep Zone offers a refund or resend if you provide a screenshot of your complaint including name, content and date.
c. For parts missing which doesn’t affect product function, Kitchen Prep Zone may refund partially or resend the missing part; for parts missing which affect product function, Kitchen Prep Zone will resend the product only.
d. For accessories, Kitchen Prep Zone will resend the accessories.
Notes:
For size problem, Kitchen Prep Zone will appreciate it a lot if you can measure the product according to the correct measurement method and provide us the photo of measurement. Then, our dispute team will deal with your disputes quickly.
3e. Orders Cancellation.
For orders cancellation, Kitchen Prep Zone offers a full refund before products are processed by warehouses.
a. After payment, POD orders cannot be canceled as it is customized.
b. After payment, preorder inventory orders cannot be canceled as it is special products and only available for you.
c. After payment, video and photo orders cannot be canceled as Kitchen Prep Zone has planned and prepared for you after payment.
4. Wrong Receipt Information
If the buyer puts wrong receipt information on an order, the buyer should contact the us via kitchenprepzone.com/contact-us to request us to update the order with the correct receipt information.
Please note the receipt information correction or order cancellation are not guaranteed.
If the order has already shipped out, it is the buyer's responsibility to contact the logistics company with the correct information.
If the goods have been delivered to the wrong receipt, the buyer can attempt to send back the products at his/her own expense. If the goods are returned in good condition, Kitchen Prep Zone shall refund the order within 3 business days of receiving the goods, as buyer’s refund request, or begin redelivery within 5 business days of receiving the goods. Please note buyer will additionally be in charge of the redelivery fee.
If the order cannot be corrected or returned, the buyer will bear the losses.
5. Defective Products (package breakage/significantly not as described/missing or wrong goods/quality problems)
If the buyer detects any problem upon receipt (damaged package/significantly not as described/missing or wrong goods or other quality problems), buyer should provide a refund or redelivery request with valid proof (photos/videos of goods received that shows the problem clearly). After the buyer files a request on Kitchen Prep Zone, Kitchen Prep Zone should check the proof and give a response within 3 business days.
If the proof checked by Kitchen Prep Zone is not showing the problem clearly and or if the proof checked by Kitchen Prep Zone is not showing the problem clearly, the proof is invalid, and the Kitchen Prep Zone has the right to reject the buyer's refund request.
If the buyer's proof shows a problem clearly after being checked by the Kitchen Prep Zone, the proof checking time shall not more than 3 business days, and if the goods need to be returned to get a refund, Kitchen Prep Zone should provide the buyer with a prepaid return label within 3 business days of proof approval, and refund the order when the return shows in transit on the logistics website searched by tracking number buyer uploaded within 3 business days. If the goods needn't be returned, Kitchen Prep Zone should refund the order within 3 business days of the refund request.
If proof is valid, and buyer requests redelivery, Kitchen Prep Zone should redelivery within 5 business days of proof approval. Please note Kitchen Prep Zone has the right to refund order if the redelivery products have no stocks, or buyers are able to reorder products when the products are restocked.
Incorrect or Missing Products
Kitchen Prep Zone has a strict quality control process before products are dispatched. Kitchen Prep Zone will deal with incorrect or missing products as follows:
a. For incorrect products, Kitchen Prep Zone offers a full refund or replacement.
b. For products with wrong color, size which doesn't affect product function, etc., Kitchen Prep Zone offers a refund or resend if you provide a screenshot of your clients' complaint including name, content and date.
c. For parts missing which doesn’t affect product function, Kitchen Prep Zone may refund partially or resend the missing part; for parts missing which affect product function, Kitchen Prep Zone will resend the product only.
d. For accessories, Kitchen Prep Zone will resend the accessories.
Notes:
For size problem, Kitchen Prep Zone will appreciate it a lot if you can measure the product according to the correct measurement method and provide us the photo of measurement. Then, our dispute team will deal with your disputes quickly.
Service Products
Service products apply to the following interpretation.
a. Any disputes arising from products damaged or shipping delayed, Kitchen Prep Zone may not refund the product cost.
b. Any disputes arising from bad quality, Kitchen Prep Zone may not accept as the supplier is not Kitchen Prep Zone.
c. For service products without Kitchen Prep Zone quality checking inspection, Kitchen Prep Zone may not accept the disputes.
6. Logistics Issues
6.1 Invalid tracking information
If Kitchen Prep Zone verifies the wrong tracking number, and Kitchen Prep Zone fails to provide the correct one within 4 business days, Kitchen Prep Zone will refund the order.
6.2 Untimely Tracking Info Updates
If there is no update of the tracking info for more than 7 business days after label created showing on logistic website, and the buyer applies for a refund, Kitchen Prep Zone will refund order within 3 business days since buyer request.
Note: this clause is not applicable for special time/periods such as holidays, covid-19, abnormal weather, or other abnormal situations.
6.3 Too-long of Shipping Period
If the transit time exceeds the estimated delivery time by 10 days or more and Kitchen Prep Zone fails to provide any valid tracking updated info, the buyer may apply for a refund. Kitchen Prep Zone requires refund order within 3 business days as buyer request.
Note: this clause is not applicable for special time/periods such as holidays, covid-19, abnormal weather, or other abnormal situations.6.4. Shipping Method Limits
Some shipping methods are not trackable when orders arrived at some Countries, States, or Cities. Kitchen Prep Zone lists those shipping methods in advance and will not accept any disputes when you choose those shipping methods to some countries, including:
Post NL Electric Post NL Kitchen Prep Zone Packet Eub Kitchen Prep Zone Packet Postal Rout, Kitchen Prep Zone Packet Postal Kitchen Prep Zone Packet Railway Economy.
Notes:
When choosing certain shipping methods, the remote addresses will be charged additional cost.
6.5 Force Majeure
Kitchen Prep Zone takes no responsibility for any product damaged or shipping delay caused by the act of god, including but not limited: epidemic situation, international situation, strike, war, earthquake, flood, virus, storm, heavy snow, customs inspection. However, Kitchen Prep Zone will notify you by Kitchen Prep Zone Chat, Skype, Email, Line, WhatsApp etc.
6.6 Destination Limits
Due to limited international transportation, Kitchen Prep Zone will not accept any disputes when your orders are shipped to the following countries:
Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Andorra, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Greenland, Canary Islands, Iceland, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican, Bahrain, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Antigua, Anguilla, Albania, Armenia, Angola, Argentina, American Samoa, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cook Islands, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia Fiji Islands, Falkland Islands, Micronesia, Faroe Islands, Gabon, Grenada, Georgia, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guam, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, Comoros, Saint Kitts, North Korea Kosovo, Cayman Islands, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Republic of North Macedonia, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Saipan, Martinique, Mauritania, Montserrat, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Nepal, Nauru, Niue, Oman, Panama, Peru, Tahiti, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Palau, Paraguay, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Serbia, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, St. Helena, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, Republic of South Sudan Sao Tome and Principe, El Salvador, Syria, Eswatini, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, Timor Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Saint Vincent Island, Venezuela, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Vanuatu Samoa, Bernel, Curacao, Saint Eustacius, Saint Martin, Nevis, Somaliland, Saint Bafulimi, Yemen, Mayotte Island, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
7. Other
When encountering holidays, covid-19, abnormal weather, or other abnormal situations, the buyer shall contact us through kitchenprepzone.com/contact-us.
Kitchen Prep Zone will try its best to assist buyers in these special circumstances in a timely manner. After notifying Kitchen Prep Zone, Buyers should expect a decision from Kitchen Prep Zone on these types of issues no later than two weeks.
Kitchen Prep Zone takes no responsibility for any product damaged or shipping delay caused by the act of god, including but not limited: epidemic situation, international situation, strike, war, earthquake, flood, virus, storm, heavy snow, customs inspection. However, Kitchen Prep Zone will notify you by Kitchen Prep Zone Chat, Skype, Email, Line, WhatsApp etc.
Return
Products can be returned to Kitchen Prep Zone China warehouses only. But we do not suggest returning products to our warehouses, because the international shipping cost is high and it takes at least 3 months to arrive at Kitchen Prep Zone China Warehouse. Most of them will be lost during the return. Also, most of the returned products will be damaged on the way.
a. If you indeed want to return the products, please email Kitchen Prep Zone and someone will respond to you within 1 to 5 business days.
b. Please return products within 10 days after receiving products and after speaking with someone at Kitchen Prep Zone.
Orders Cancellation
For orders cancellation, Kitchen Prep Zone offers a full refund before products are processed by warehouses.
a. After payment, POD orders cannot be canceled as it is customized.
b. After payment, preorder inventory orders cannot be canceled as it is special products and only available for you.
c. After payment, video and photo orders cannot be canceled as Kitchen Prep Zone has planned and prepared for you after payment.
Deadline of Opening Dispute
You cannot open a dispute if the order status is closed. Your dispute cannot be resolved when tracking information from a third party is untraceable
Unacceptable Disputes
Kitchen Prep Zone shall not accept any unreasonable disputes, including but not limited to:
a. The buyer does not like it.
b. The product description is not real.
c. Products smell unusual.
d. The buyer ordered the wrong items or SKU.
e. The shipping address was provided incorrectly.
f. Product difference was negotiated in advance.
g. Tracking information deleted by logistics companies or local post offices.
h. In some cases, packages returned/discarded/detained due to the consignee’s failure to comply with the work of customs clearance in line with the foreign trade policies of certain countries.
8. Attention
If buyers are unsatisfied with the solution of the order after-sale issues, buyers have the responsibility to open a dispute with Kitchen Prep Zone to help deal with the after-sale issues.
