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Language books and courses
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Select your language in the drop-down menu, and continue by selecting a level. You will be shown a list books and courses.
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As a CLT student you will get a 10% discount on your language books if you buy via Acco! The prices on this webshop are exclusively for CLT students. The prices for the loose-leaf courses, are the CLT-prices as well.
Account
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Registration is not compulsory for making online purchases but is extremely convenient! When you make a subsequent purchase, all your details will have already been registered.
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This can always happen! When you log in, click on ‘Forgot your password?’ and we will send you an email so that you can reset your password.
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Yes, once you have created an account for ordering, if you are online you can consult your purchasing history and your orders.
Ordering
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So, you’ve found the product you want. What next? Easy! Just put the item in the shopping cart. Once your shopping cart has all the items you need, you can complete the order. Enter all your details as correctly as possible and make your payment online. Your online order is then complete and you will receive confirmation from us by email.
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If it’s not possible to order via your standard browser, why not try another browser? And if this doesn’t work, please describe the problem via our contact form giving us as much information as possible (a description, the URL where the problem occurred, if possible with a screenshot).
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Confirmation of your order may have ended up in your spam box. Can you find it there? If not, you should contact us via the contact form.
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You can cancel the online order as long as it hasn’t been sent yet. In this case, the best thing to do is to contact us via the contact form. What happens if the package has already been sent? For physical goods, you are entitled to return the item within 14 days.
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Unfortunately, this is not possible. If you want to order anything extra, the best things to do is place another order.
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You can cancel the online order as long as it hasn’t yet been sent. In this case, the best thing to do is to contact us via the contact form. What happens if the package has already been sent? In that case, for physical goods, you are entitled to return the item within 14 days.
Payment
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All payments are made online. Transactions are processed via Ingenico, one of the leading European providers of payment services. Ingenico processes transactions on a safe payment server, encrypted for maximum privacy and protection. There are various methods by which you can pay online:
- Bancontact/Mister Cash
- Mastercard/EuroCard
- Visa
- Maestro (online transfer)
- ING Home Pay, KBC Online, Belfius Direct Net, etc.
- iDEAL
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If you receive an error message during the payment process there may have been a temporary interruption. Often the problem just sorts itself out. We would advise you to try at a later time. If the problem persists you can contact us via our contact form.
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If you choose to have your goods delivered, the invoice will accompany this delivery. If you choose to collect, we will give you the paper invoice when you come to collect. If you wish to receive a digital (pdf) version of your invoice, you should contact us via our contact form.
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Please contact us via our contact form. We will look at your personal request.
Delivery
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Yes. We can arrange to have your package delivered through a postal delivery service. At Acco you can either choose for home delivery to have it delivered to a collection point.
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The delivery costs for online orders are calculated when you add them to your shopping cart. At Acco there are different delivery options you can choose from: home delivery or delivery to a collection point.
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The length of time you wait depends on the number of items you have in your shopping trolley. Our webshop will give you an indication of the estimated delivery period. As soon as you have placed an order, we will send you confirmation by email. The email will contain a summary of your order. As soon as we have arranged your package, we will send you another email listing the items being sent. You can click on a link in that email, or in your account, to track your order via the postal delivery company.
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If the status of your order is stuck on ‘sender preparing item’ this can be for several reasons:
- Your package has left our warehouse, but has not been scanned by the postal sorting office.
- The postal service may have delays sending out deliveries which means it will take longer before they are distributed.
- If your package has the same status for more than 10 days, it is likely it has got lost and you should contact us via the contact form.
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You have received an email saying that your package is on its way, but you’ve still not received anything? It’s possible there’s a delay in the postal sorting system. If you have still not received anything after 5 working days, contact us via our contact form.
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If the package has not yet been handed to the postal services, we can still change the address. Otherwise, we will see what other options are available. Please contact us via the contact form.
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Check on the accompanying documents if some titles have been specified as ‘still to be delivered’. This means that the title(s) in question are temporarily out of stock and will be sent to your address at a later date without you incurring any further delivery charges. If the title has not been specified, we’ll be happy to check for you. In this case, you can contact us via our contact form.
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Do you want to receive a package outside the Benelux? If so, you should contact us via the contact form and we will check what is possible for you. For digital products there are no handling or delivery charges; after you place your order, we will send an email with the necessary information.
After delivery
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We will try our best to deliver your order as soon as possible. Are the delivery periods too far apart? In this case we will deliver in batches, so that you receive what you need as soon as possible. We will inform you about this by email or through your account. If you’re not sure whether a batch is on its way, you can contact us via the contact form.
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If we delivered the wrong item, please let us know within 48 hours using our contact form. The wrong item can be returned with our return form. We will issue you with a return label so that you can return the item free of charge. In this case, we will send you a new copy as soon as possible.
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If we delivered a damaged item, please let us know within 48 hours using our contact form, along with a photo of the damage and any damage to the packaging. The damaged item can be returned with our return form. We will issue you with a return label so that you can return the item free of charge. In this case, we will send you a new copy as soon as possible.
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If we delivered an item with printing errors, please let us know via our contact form, along with a photo of the problem. The item can be returned with our return form. We will issue you with a return label so that you can return the item free of charge. In this case, we will send you a new copy as soon as possible.
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In order for us to take back the item, a number of conditions must first be satisfied:
- You are able to submit a purchase receipt, invoice or confirmation of the order.
- The item is undamaged.
- The item is still in its original, unopened packaging, if received in this condition.
- The 14 days after purchase/collection have not been exceeded.
- Syllabi (loose-leaf courses), which are printed at the request of the customer, cannot be returned.
You can take the item back to one of our shops in person and you will be refunded the amount you paid in cash.
You can also choose to send the item in its original condition to Acco RETOURS, Rijweg 173, 3020 Herent with the required documents and the return form. You can find our return form here. A credit note will be drawn up for the purchase amount, and if the package was returned as a whole, also the initial costs of shipping. The costs for the return shipment will not be refunded.
If we accidentally delivered an incorrect or damaged item, please let us know via our contact form, along with a photo of the damage. We will issue you with a return label so that you can return the item free of charge.
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Once we have received your return, we will try to refund the amount within 5 working days.