Terms of service

Last Updated: October 2026

OVERVIEW

Welcome to Proper Goods Co (ABN 60 751 275 208), an Australian partnership. Throughout this site, the terms "we", "us", and "our" refer to Proper Goods Co. Proper Goods Co operates this website, including all related information, content, features, tools, products, and services to provide you, the customer, with a curated shopping experience (the "Services"). Proper Goods Co is powered by Shopify, which enables us to provide the Services to you.

Please read these Terms of Service ("Terms") carefully. By visiting, browsing, or purchasing from our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not use or access our Services.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any rights, remedies, or guarantees you may have under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) contained in Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).

SECTION 1 – ACCESS AND ELIGIBILITY

By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your Australian state or territory of residence), and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site under your supervision.

To use our Services and make purchases, you may be required to provide personal information, such as your legal name, email address, billing address, payment details, and Australian shipping address. You represent and warrant that all information you provide is accurate, current, and complete. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account credentials and for all activity under your account.

SECTION 2 – PRODUCTS, INDEPENDENT RESELLER STATUS & USAGE

We make every effort to display the specifications, packaging, sizing, and colors of our products as accurately as possible.

2.1 Independent Parallel Importer Notice:

Proper Goods Co is an independent parallel importer and retailer of genuine European and international FMCG products. Proper Goods Co is not an authorized agent, official distributor, partner, or licensee of, nor affiliated with, Procter & Gamble, Ariel, or their respective global affiliates. All branded products sold on our site are genuine original goods sourced through lawful commercial distribution channels.

2.2 Product Use and Safety:

Products sold by Proper Goods Co—including concentrated laundry detergents and capsules—must be used strictly in accordance with the on-pack instructions, local safety warnings, and fabric care labels.

  • Laundry capsules and concentrated liquids must be kept sealed, stored upright, and kept strictly out of reach of children and pets.

  • In the event of accidental ingestion or eye contact, call the Australian Poisons Information Centre immediately on 13 11 26 or seek emergency medical attention.

  • Proper Goods Co accepts no liability for damage caused to garments, appliances, or surfaces resulting from improper dosing, off-label application, or failure to follow manufacturer washing guidelines.

We reserve the right to limit the sales of our products to any person, household, geographic region, or jurisdiction at our discretion. All product descriptions and pricing are subject to change at any time without notice.

SECTION 3 – ORDERS AND ACCEPTANCE

When you place an order on our website, you make an offer to purchase the specified products. Proper Goods Co reserves the right to accept, decline, or cancel your order for any legitimate business reason, including but not limited to: product availability, errors in pricing or product descriptions, or suspected fraudulent or unauthorized transactions.

Your order is accepted only when we dispatch your goods and issue a formal dispatch confirmation with tracking details.

You represent and warrant that all purchases made through our Services are for personal or domestic household use only, and are not purchased for commercial resale, distribution, or export. We reserve the right to cancel orders placed by suspected unauthorized resellers or bulk commercial consolidators.

SECTION 4 – PRICES, TAXES AND BILLING

All prices displayed on our website are in Australian Dollars (AUD) and are inclusive of Australian Goods and Services Tax (GST) in accordance with Australian law, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Shipping and handling charges are calculated, displayed, and added to your order total at checkout prior to final payment.

We reserve the right to modify prices and promotions at any time without prior notice. The price applicable to your purchase will be the price displayed at the time your order is finalised.

You agree to provide current, complete, and accurate billing and payment information. You represent and warrant that:

  1. The payment details provided are valid and complete;

  2. You are authorized to use the designated payment method; and

  3. Charges incurred will be honored by your financial institution or payment provider.

SECTION 5 – SHIPPING, DISPATCH AND DELIVERY

Orders are picked, packed, and dispatched from our Australian warehouse network (including fulfillment facilities in Sydney, NSW and Melbourne, VIC).

5.1 Delivery Estimates: Delivery timeframes displayed on our website or checkout are estimates only and are not guaranteed arrival dates. Proper Goods Co is not liable for reasonable delivery delays caused by third-party carrier backlogs, weather events, industrial action, or regional transit disruptions.

5.2 Delivery and Risk: Proper Goods Co is responsible for ensuring your parcel is delivered to the delivery address provided at checkout. If an item arrives damaged or is lost in transit by the carrier, you must notify us within 7 days of delivery (or within 7 days of the estimated delivery date in the case of non-delivery) at orders@propergoodsco.com.au with photographic evidence so we can arrange an immediate replacement or refund in accordance with the Australian Consumer Law.

5.3 Authority to Leave (ATL): If you provide Authority to Leave or instruct the carrier to deliver an order unattended at your premises without a signature, delivery is deemed complete once the carrier scans the parcel as delivered, and risk of theft or weather damage passes to you.

SECTION 6 – RETURNS AND REFUNDS

Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods replaced or refunded if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.

Change of Mind Returns:

Due to the hygiene, safety, and chemical integrity requirements of laundry and household cleaning consumables, we do not accept change-of-mind returns on opened, unsealed, or used products. Any change-of-mind return for unopened, undamaged items in original retail condition must be requested within 14 days of receipt and will be subject to return postage costs payable by the customer.

Full details are set out in our Refund Policy.

SECTION 7 – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & TRADEMARKS

The website, design, layout, custom graphics, original text, marketing copy, and underlying software code are the intellectual property of Proper Goods Co or our licensors and are protected under Australian and international copyright and intellectual property laws. You may not copy, reproduce, modify, distribute, or exploit any content from our Services without our express prior written consent.

 

Third-Party Trademarks:

"Ariel", "Procter & Gamble", "P&G", and any other third-party brand names, registered trademarks, or logos referenced on this website are the registered trademarks of their respective owners. Their use on this website is strictly descriptive and nominative to accurately identify the genuine brand, formulation, and origin of the imported goods being offered for sale, in accordance with the Australian Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth). Proper Goods Co asserts no proprietary claim over any third-party intellectual property.

SECTION 8 – THIRD-PARTY TOOLS AND LINKS

Certain features or tools made available on our website (such as parcel tracking tools, review widgets, or third-party payment gateways) are provided by independent third parties. We provide access to these tools on an "as is" and "as available" basis without endorsements or representations.

Our website may contain links to external third-party websites. We are not responsible for examining, monitoring, or evaluating third-party content or privacy practices, and we accept no liability for any harm or losses resulting from your engagement with third-party sites.

SECTION 9 – RELATIONSHIP WITH SHOPIFY

Proper Goods Co is hosted on the Shopify e-commerce platform, which provides us with the online infrastructure to provide the Services to you. Any transaction or purchase you make on this website is made directly with Proper Goods Co.

You acknowledge that Shopify is not a party to any transaction between you and Proper Goods Co and is not responsible for the supply, packaging, delivery, or condition of any products purchased through this store.

SECTION 10 – USER FEEDBACK AND SUBMISSIONS

If you submit product reviews, ratings, photos, videos, or feedback ("Submissions") to us, you grant Proper Goods Co a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, and worldwide license to display, publish, and use such Submissions for customer service, marketing, and commercial purposes.

You represent that your Submissions are truthful, based on genuine product usage, do not violate any third-party rights, and do not contain defamatory, abusive, or unlawful material. We reserve the right to moderate, remove, or edit any Submissions that breach these Terms.

SECTION 11 – PROHIBITED USES

You agree not to use the Services:

  1. For any unlawful purpose or to solicit others to perform unlawful acts;

  2. To violate any Commonwealth, State, or international laws, regulations, or local ordinances;

  3. To infringe upon our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others;

  4. To upload malicious code, viruses, or software designed to disrupt the platform;

  5. To collect, scrape, or harvest customer personal information;

  6. To engage in automated scraping, data extraction, or deploy unauthorized automated agents/crawlers without our express written permission; or

  7. To purchase products for unauthorized commercial resale or export.

We reserve the right to immediately terminate your access to the Services or cancel open orders if you breach these restrictions.

SECTION 12 – DISCLAIMERS AND STATUTORY CONSUMER GUARANTEES

12.1 Australian Consumer Law:

Nothing in this section or these Terms operates to exclude, restrict, or modify any statutory condition, warranty, guarantee, right, or remedy conferred on you by the Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)) or any other applicable Australian consumer protection legislation that cannot lawfully be excluded.

12.2 General Disclaimer:

Subject to your statutory rights under the Australian Consumer Law:

  • The Services and products are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis;

  • We do not warrant that your access to the site will be completely uninterrupted, timely, or error-free; and

  • To the maximum extent permitted by law, Proper Goods Co excludes all implied warranties, terms, or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, or non-infringement that are not mandatorily implied by statute.

SECTION 13 – LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Australian law, Proper Goods Co, our partners, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, and fulfillment partners shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential losses, including lost profits, loss of data, replacement costs, or business disruption, arising from your use of the Services or any product purchased through the site.

Where our liability for breach of a statutory guarantee cannot be excluded by law, but can be limited, our liability to you is limited at our option to:

  1. In the case of goods: the replacement of the goods, the supply of equivalent goods, or the payment of the cost of replacing the goods; or

  2. In the case of services: the supplying of the services again, or the payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.

SECTION 14 – INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Proper Goods Co, our partners, employees, agents, and service providers from and against any third-party claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and reasonable legal costs resulting from:

  1. Your material breach of these Terms of Service;

  2. Your violation of any applicable law or the rights of any third party; or

  3. Your negligent or willful misuse of the products or Services.

SECTION 15 – SEVERABILITY AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT

If any provision of these Terms is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, that provision will be severed from these Terms without affecting the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

These Terms of Service, together with our Privacy Policy, Refund Policy, and any operational rules posted on this site, constitute the entire agreement between you and Proper Goods Co regarding your use of the Services.

SECTION 16 – GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

These Terms of Service, and any disputes or claims arising out of or in connection with your purchase or use of our Services, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia and the federal laws of the Commonwealth of Australia.

You and Proper Goods Co submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State and the Commonwealth of Australia.

SECTION 17 – CHANGES TO TERMS

You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at our discretion. Any changes will take effect immediately upon being posted on this website. Your continued use of the website following any updates constitutes acceptance of the amended Terms.

SECTION 18 – CONTACT INFORMATION

Questions about these Terms of Service should be directed to our customer support team:

  • Trading Entity: Proper Goods Co (Partnership)

  • ABN: 60 751 275 208

  • Customer Support Email: orders@propergoodsco.com.au

  • Fulfillment Operations: Sydney, NSW, Australia