Cancellation & Refund Policy

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Any Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them under the Terms of Use which govern your use of our website www.thee4square.com (the “Website”) and our ‘4square groups ’ application for mobile and handheld devices (the “App”). The Website and the App are jointly referred to as the “Platform”.

1. Customer Cancellation

1. As a general rule Buyer shall not be entitled to cancel Order once placed. Buyer may choose to cancel Order only within one-minute of the Order being placed. However, subject to Buyer’s previous cancellation history, 4square groups  reserves the right to deny any refund to Buyer pursuant to a cancellation initiated by Buyer even if the same is within one-minute followed by suspension of account, as may be necessary in the sole discretion of 4square groups . 
2. If Buyer cancels his/her Order after one minute of placing it, 4square groups  shall have a right to collect a penalty of 100% of the Order amount for breach of contract terms as a compensation for the damages suffered by 4square groups , with a right to either not to refund the Order value in case Buyer’s Order is prepaid or recover from the Buyer’s subsequent Order in case his/her Order is postpaid, to compensate the Merchants and PDPs.

1. Non-Customer Cancellation

1. 4square groups  reserves the right to collect a penalty for the Orders constrained to be cancelled by 4square groups  for reasons not attributable to 4square groups , including but not limited to:

1. in the event if the address provided by Buyer is either wrong or falls outside the delivery zone;
2. failure to contact Buyer by phone or email at the time of delivering the Order booking;
3. failure to deliver Buyer Order due to lack of information, direction or authorization from Buyer at the time of delivery; or
4. unavailability of all the items ordered by Buyer at the time of booking the Order; or
5. unavailability of all the items ordered by Buyer at the time of booking the Order. However, in the unlikely event of an item in an Order being unavailable, 4square groups  will contact the Buyer on the phone number provided to us at the time of placing the Order and inform Buyer of such unavailability. In such an event Buyer will be entitled to cancel the entire Order and shall be entitled to a refund to an amount upto 100% of the Order value.

1. In case of cancellations for the reasons attributable to 4square groups  or the Merchant or PDP, 4square groups  shall not collect any penalty from the Buyer.

1. Cancellation policy for Instamart/Meat stores/Supermarkets/Pet stores/Fruits and vegetables/Wellness essentials/Gourmet & Organic

1. The Orders placed by Buyers using the Platform are non-cancellable and non-refundable except if refund is requested under the following conditions –

1. If the Order could not be delivered within the estimated time while placing the order;
    If the Order has not been picked by the PDP
2. If the Merchant doesn't accept or cancels the Order due to reasons not attributable to Buyer, including but not limited to store being closed, non-availability of items, store cannot service online orders at that moment, store is overcrowded, etc.
3. If 4square groups  cancels the Order due to reasons not attributable to Buyer, including but not limited to non-availability of PDP, etc.

1. 4square groups  reserves the right to look into the cancellation request of the Buyer and determine if such cancelation request falls under the conditions mentioned above. If 4square groups  is satisfied that the request and same fulfills any of the aforesaid conditions, then 4square groups  shall process the cancellation request and refund amounts to the Buyer.

1. Refunds

1. Buyer may be entitled to a refund for prepaid Orders.  4square groups  retains the right to retain the penalty payable by the Buyer in Section I(2) from the amount refundable to him/her. The Buyer shall also be entitled to a refund of proportionate value in the event packaging of an item in an Order or the complete Order, is either tampered or damaged and the Buyer refuses to accept at the time of delivery for the said reason;
2. Buyer may be entitled to a refund upto 100% of the Order value if PDP fails to deliver the Order due to a cause attributable to either PDP or 4square groups , however such refunds will be assessed on a case to case basis by 4square groups .
3. Our decision on refunds shall be final and binding.
4. All refund amounts shall be credited to Buyer’s account as may be stipulated as per the payment mechanism of Buyer’s choice, the estimated timelines are detailed as below, in case Buyer don't choose to credit it to Buyer’s wallet with his/her 4square groups  Account;

1. In case of payment at the time of delivery, Buyer will not be required to pay for:

1. Orders where packaging is either tampered or damaged at the time of delivery;
2. Wrong Order being delivered; or
3. Items missing from Buyer’s Order at the time of delivery.

Provided the same is communicated to 4square groups  Customer Care through the Platform before the Order is marked delivered.

1. Specific Terms with respect to Use of Platform for purchase of alcoholic beverages

1. Cancellation: As a general rule the Buyer shall not be entitled to cancel his/her Order once placed. If the Buyer cancels his/her Order, 4square groups  shall have a right to collect the Buyer 100% of the Order amount as the cancellation fee, with a right to either not to refund the Order value in case the Buyer’s Order is prepaid or recover from the Buyer’s subsequent Order(s) in case Buyer’s Order is postpaid, to compensate the Merchants and PDPs.
2. Non-Customer Cancellation: 4square groups  reserves the right to collect the Buyer cancellation fee for the Orders constrained to be cancelled by 4square groups  for reasons not attributable to 4square groups  or Merchant, including but not limited to:

1. in the event if the address provided by the Buyer is either wrong or falls outside the 4square groups ’s delivery zone;
2. failure to contact the Buyer by phone or email at the time of delivering the Order;
3. failure to deliver the Buyer’s Order due to lack of information, direction or authorization from the Buyer at the time of delivery; or
4. the Buyer’s failure to provide a valid OTP to the PDP for receiving delivery

1. Refunds: The Buyer may be entitled to a refund for prepaid Orders, post deduction of cancellation fee, if any for reasons mentioned above or in a manner as deemed fit by 4square groups  in its sole discretion, if refund has been requested due to the following reasons:

1. If the Order could not be delivered within 2 hours;
2. If the Merchant cancels the Order due to reasons not attributable to the Buyer, including but not limited to store being closed, non-availability of items, store not servicing online Orders, overcrowding at store, etc.;
3. If 4square groups  cancels the Order due to reasons not attributable to the Buyer, including but not limited to non-availability of PDPs, etc.

The Buyer may be entitled to refund due to the aforesaid reasons upto 100% of the Order value depending upon the nature of issue. 4square groups  reserves the right to consider the cancellation and refund request and determine if such cancellation and refund request satisfy any of the aforesaid conditions, in which case 4square groups  shall process the cancellation request and refund to Buyer.

Important Note 1: The Buyer shall verify his/her Order and the products before providing OTP to the PDP and any issue with respect to the product or Buyer’s Order shall be notified immediately, and cancellation request shall be placed before providing OTP to the PDP. Once OTP is provided to the PDP, it shall be deemed that the Buyer has accepted delivery of his/her Order and once he/she has accepted delivery, the Buyer cannot cancel the Order and/or claim refund.

Important Note 2: In case of the complaint of any spurious product, the liability shall solely lie with the Merchant selling the product. 4square groups  is merely facilitating the transactions between the Merchant and the Buyer and therefore, 4square groups  shall assume no liability with respect to the products sold by the Merchant. 4square groups  strictly discourages dealing of any spurious product on its Platform and shall reserve the right to report such incidents to the concerned authorities for appropriate legal actions.