We offer several types of oilcloth but when it comes down to it, they are all wipeable fabrics and the choice of which one to buy is down to personal preference.

The Danish oilcloth tends to be thinner than the English and comes on rolls approx 140cm wide. It has a shiny gloss finish.

The English oilcloth can be either a matt or gloss finish (specified on the product page), is slightly thicker and comes on rolls approximately 130cm wide.

Gloss is a traditional finish which is found on the vast majority of tablecloths. It tends to bring out the colours in the fabrics.

With matt, you get a subtler look, with the end result more closely resembling cloth fabric. Matt is also softer to the touch. We have tested it over the years on our own tables with a messy family and have found it to be as durable and wipeable as the gloss finish - at the end of the day the choice is just personal preference.

The wipeable linen is a great product for special occasions like weddings, dinner parties, or any function where you want the look of linen but the ability to wipe it clean. It has a more natural fabric look than the oilcloths and if spills are wiped off before they dry, it is very durable. It cannot be put in a washing machine or ironed and, being linen, it is a little more expensive than the traditional oilcloths and comes on rolls approx 150 wide.

We ask that you keep to a maximum of 4 free samples but if you would like more please feel free to contact us. Use this form to order free samples. ORDER SAMPLES

If your table is indoors and the top is thinner than 3.5cm you can choose any of our clips, they will all work and its just a matter of personal preference.

If your table is outdoors we recommend you use the metal clips as the plastic type can go brittle over time. The metal clips will fit any tabletop up to 3.5cm thick.

If your table is indoors but the top is between 3.5cm and 4cm thick we recommend you choose either the sprung clips or the metal clips.

It's easy!

• Choose from one of our beautiful designs (our oilcloths and wipeable linens are between 1.3m and 1.5m wide which should work for most rectangular tables)
• Measure your table length
• Add 50cm (This allows for 25cm overhang at each end which is recommended but add as much or as little as you like) 
• Choose the option which most closely matches your size (round up as you don't want to be short)
• For example, your table measures 1.85m so add 0.5 to 1.85 = 2.35m.  You will order the 2.5m x 1.4m piece (width depends on which type of oilcloth you choose)

If you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact our friendly team, we are here to help!

No! Simply order the quantity you need and put it on your table, the oilcloth won't fray or need hemming due to the plastic coating.

The PVC and acrylic coating is designed to give an easy care finish to the textiles, but unfortunately, it is not an armour plating. It will not withstand turmeric, ball-pen ink, lipstick, nail varnish or shoe polish. Some tomato based sauces and curry sauces can also leave marks and stains. These types of stains must be wiped immediately. Newspaper print can transfer onto the cloth if the cloth is still damp from wiping.
Hot cooking oil will also damage the surface. The surface will not withstand plates or dishes straight from the oven, placed directly upon it. Warm plates are fine.

All the oilcloths and linen acrylics are designed to be wiped clean using a damp cloth and mild detergent directly after use or as soon as possible after a spill. In most cases this is sufficient to keep them clean, however we all know life doesn’t always go according to plan so here are some tips for stains that have been left to dry on:

Cream cleaner: We find a small amount of jif cream cleaner is good for most stubborn stains.
Washing Machine: If the underside gets sticky finger marks or gets dirty over time the oilcloths can be put on a cold wash every now and then, but be aware that this can cause curling of the edges and if done too often, it will deteriorate the pvc coating. We would not recommend washing the danish gloss oilcloth as they can crease and the linen acrylic should never be washed in a machine.

Most stains will fade over time.

DO NOT DRY CLEAN ANY OF THE OILCLOTH OR LINEN ACRYLIC RANGE

To remove creases, the material may be ironed on the reverse side (the uncoated side) with a cool iron. The Linen Acrylic cannot be ironed but if left flat in a warm room all the creases should fall out after a day or so.

Many people have oilcloths as outdoor tablecloths and they are great for this use. Some things to remember though: the tablecloths should not be left outside for prolonged periods after use to prevent the underneath (non-wipeable side) of the tablecloth from getting wet and dirty and the colour from fading too quickly.

You can easily cut the oilcloth with a pair of scissors if you need to trim it down. It wont fray so theres no need to hem.

We take great care in packaging our oilcloths to make sure that there are minimal creases and that your product arrives in good condition.  With this in mind, we roll the oilcloths over a sheet of thick paper to form a long tube, then we add a care sheet with tips on how to care for your tablecloth, and we finish it with a string tie.  This is then rolled up with another sheet of thick paper and sent off to your address with a tracking number for you to be able to track it's journey.

All of our English and Danish oilcloths are produced from a printed cotton or linen/cotton weave which is then finished with a special wipe-clean vinyl or pvc coating. These coated tablecloths are given either a gloss or a matt finish during the coating process. The wipeable linen is made by impregnating 100% linen fabric with an acrylic coating.

All PVC and acrylics used are child-safe. The PVC used on all of our oilcloths has been specially formulated to conform to the current REACH regulations dictated by directive 2005/84/EC and so does not contain any restricted phthalates.

Round tables tend to be slightly wider than the average rectangular table so they can be a little too wide for most of the English style cloths as there can be too little overhang for the cloth to fall nicely over the table edges.  The danish ones would be more suitable but it all depends on what diameter your table is.  If your table diameter is 1.1m or less you should be fine with the Danish cloth or the wipeable linen but it's best to contact us if you are not sure.

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Last updated: February 6, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how OOPS (the "Site", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit, use our services, or make a purchase from oopsoilcloth.com (the "Site") or otherwise communicate with us regarding the Site (collectively, the "Services"). For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "you" and "your" means you as the user of the Services, whether you are a customer, website visitor, or another individual whose information we have collected pursuant to this Privacy Policy.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using and accessing any of the Services, you agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use or access any of the Services.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Site, update the "Last updated" date and take any other steps required by applicable law.

How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information

To provide the Services, we collect personal information about you from a variety of sources, as set out below. The information that we collect and use varies depending on how you interact with us.

In addition to the specific uses set out below, we may use information we collect about you to communicate with you, provide or improve or improve the Services, comply with any applicable legal obligations, enforce any applicable terms of service, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others.

What Personal Information We Collect

The types of personal information we obtain about you depends on how you interact with our Site and use our Services. When we use the term "personal information", we are referring to information that identifies, relates to, describes or can be associated with you. The following sections describe the categories and specific types of personal information we collect.

Information We Collect Directly from You

Information that you directly submit to us through our Services may include:

Contact details including your name, address, phone number, and email.

Order information including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment confirmation, email address, and phone number.

Account information including your username, password, security questions and other information used for account security purposes.

Customer support information including the information you choose to include in communications with us, for example, when sending a message through the Services.

Some features of the Services may require you to directly provide us with certain information about yourself. You may elect not to provide this information, but doing so may prevent you from using or accessing these features.

Information We Collect about Your Usage

We may also automatically collect certain information about your interaction with the Services ("Usage Data"). To do this, we may use cookies, pixels and similar technologies ("Cookies"). Usage Data may include information about how you access and use our Site and your account, including device information, browser information, information about your network connection, your IP address and other information regarding your interaction with the Services.

Information We Obtain from Third Parties

Finally, we may obtain information about you from third parties, including from vendors and service providers who may collect information on our behalf, such as:

Companies who support our Site and Services, such as Shopify.

Our payment processors, who collect payment information (e.g., bank account, credit or debit card information, billing address) to process your payment in order to fulfill your orders and provide you with products or services you have requested, in order to perform our contract with you.

When you visit our Site, open or click on emails we send you, or interact with our Services or advertisements, we, or third parties we work with, may automatically collect certain information using online tracking technologies such as pixels, web beacons, software developer kits, third-party libraries, and cookies.

Any information we obtain from third parties will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Also see the section below, Third Party Websites and Links.

How We Use Your Personal Information

Providing Products and Services. We use your personal information to provide you with the Services in order to perform our contract with you, including to process your payments, fulfill your orders, to send notifications to you related to your account, purchases, returns, exchanges or other transactions, to create, maintain and otherwise manage your account, to arrange for shipping, facilitate any returns and exchanges and other features and functionalities related to your account. We may also enhance your shopping experience by enabling Shopify to match your account with other Shopify services that you may choose to use. In this case, Shopify will process your information as set forth in its Privacy Policy and Consumer Privacy Policy.

Marketing and Advertising. We may use your personal information for marketing and promotional purposes, such as to send marketing, advertising and promotional communications by email, text message or postal mail, and to show you advertisements for products or services. This may include using your personal information to better tailor the Services and advertising on our Site and other websites.

Security and Fraud Prevention. We use your personal information to detect, investigate or take action regarding possible fraudulent, illegal or malicious activity. If you choose to use the Services and register an account, you are responsible for keeping your account credentials safe. We highly recommend that you do not share your username, password, or other access details with anyone else. If you believe your account has been compromised, please contact us immediately..

Communicating with You and Service Improvement. We use your personal information to provide you with customer support and improve our Services. This is in our legitimate interests in order to be responsive to you, to provide effective services to you, and to maintain our business relationship with you

Cookies

Like many websites, we use Cookies on our Site. For specific information about the Cookies that we use related to powering our store with Shopify, see https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies. We use Cookies to power and improve our Site and our Services (including to remember your actions and preferences), to run analytics and better understand user interaction with the Services (in our legitimate interests to administer, improve and optimize the Services). We may also permit third parties and services providers to use Cookies on our Site to better tailor the services, products and advertising on our Site and other websites.

Most browsers automatically accept Cookies by default, but you can choose to set your browser to remove or reject Cookies through your browser controls. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking Cookies can negatively impact your user experience and may cause some of the Services, including certain features and general functionality, to work incorrectly or no longer be available. Additionally, blocking Cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners.

How We Disclose Personal Information

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for contract fulfillment purposes, legitimate purposes and other reasons subject to this Privacy Policy. Such circumstances may include:

With vendors or other third parties who perform services on our behalf (e.g., IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment and shipping).

With business and marketing partners to provide services and advertise to you. Our business and marketing partners will use your information in accordance with their own privacy notices.

When you direct, request us or otherwise consent to our disclosure of certain information to third parties, such as to ship you products or through your use of social media widgets or login integrations, with your consent.

With our affiliates or otherwise within our corporate group, in our legitimate interests to run a successful business.

In connection with a business transaction such as a merger or bankruptcy, to comply with any applicable legal obligations (including to respond to subpoenas, search warrants and similar requests), to enforce any applicable terms of service, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others.

We disclose the following categories of personal information and sensitive personal information about users for the purposes set out above in "How we Collect and Use your Personal Information" and "How we Disclose Personal Information":

CategoryCategories of Recipients

Identifiers such as basic contact details and certain order and account information

Commercial information such as order information, shopping information and customer support information

Internet or other similar network activity, such as Usage Data

Geolocation data such as locations determined by an IP address or other technical measures

Vendors and third parties who perform services on our behalf (such as Internet service providers, payment processors, fulfillment partners, customer support partners and data analytics providers)

Business and marketing partners

Affiliates

We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information without your consent or for the purposes of inferring characteristics about you.

Third Party Websites and Links

Our Site may provide links to websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to sites not affiliated or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites, including the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information found on these sites. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, including information you share on third-party social networking platforms may also be viewable by other users of the Services and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use by us or by a third party. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators, except as disclosed on the Services.

Children's Data

The Services are not intended to be used by children, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information about children. If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with their personal information, you may contact us using the contact details set out below to request that it be deleted.

As of the Effective Date of this Privacy Policy, we do not have actual knowledge that we “share” or “sell” (as those terms are defined in applicable law) personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.

Security and Retention of Your Information

Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” In addition, any information you send to us may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use insecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

How long we retain your personal information depends on different factors, such as whether we need the information to maintain your account, to provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes or enforce other applicable contracts and policies.

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights listed below in relation to your personal information. However, these rights are not absolute, may apply only in certain circumstances and, in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law.

Right to Access / Know: You may have a right to request access to personal information that we hold about you, including details relating to the ways in which we use and share your information.

Right to Delete: You may have a right to request that we delete personal information we maintain about you.

Right to Correct: You may have a right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.

Right of Portability: You may have a right to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to request that we transfer it to a third party, in certain circumstances and with certain exceptions.

Restriction of Processing: You may have the right to ask us to stop or restrict our processing of personal information.

Withdrawal of Consent: Where we rely on consent to process your personal information, you may have the right to withdraw this consent.

Appeal: You may have a right to appeal our decision if we decline to process your request. You can do so by replying directly to our denial.

Managing Communication Preferences: We may send you promotional emails, and you may opt out of receiving these at any time by using the unsubscribe option displayed in our emails to you. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or orders that you have made.

You may exercise any of these rights where indicated on our Site or by contacting us using the contact details provided below.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. We may need to collect information from you to verify your identity, such as your email address or account information, before providing a substantive response to the request. In accordance with applicable laws, you may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights. Before accepting such a request from an agent, we will require that the agent provide proof you have authorized them to act on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us. We will respond to your request in a timely manner as required under applicable law.

Complaints

If you have complaints about how we process your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided below. If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, depending on where you live you may have the right to appeal our decision by contacting us using the contact details set out below, or lodge your complaint with your local data protection authority.

International Users

Please note that we may transfer, store and process your personal information outside the country you live in. Your personal information is also processed by staff and third party service providers and partners in these countries.

If we transfer your personal information out of Europe, we will rely on recognized transfer mechanisms like the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, or any equivalent contracts issued by the relevant competent authority of the UK, as relevant, unless the data transfer is to a country that has been determined to provide an adequate level of protection.

Contact

Should you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any of the rights available to you, please call or email us at info@oopsoilcloth.com or contact us at 246 Tiffin Road, Parkvale, WGN, 5792, NZ.

We hold all our stock here in New Zealand.

Domestic shipping can take up to 5 business days.

Shipping to Australia could take up to 14 business days.

In order to keep costs down, free samples are sent by NZ post rather than by courier and so may take longer to arrive.

We roll the oilcloths over a tube of cardboard (rather than folding them) so your order will arrive in a long tube around 150cm long. The extra care we take in packaging to make sure that your cloth arrives with minimal creases and in good condition, means that we need to cover some of our shipping costs.

We offer a flat shipping rate of:

$10 nzd to anywhere in New Zealand

$15 aud to anywhere in Australia

We ship our products to New Zealand and Australia but if you are from another country please contact us and we may be able to help.

We are sorry but we are unable to ship to PO Boxes for our flat rate shipping. Please provide a physical shipping address or contact us to arrange shipping.

Yes, we offer full and partial refunds.

If there is anything you are not happy with regarding our products please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to help.

A refund request can be submitted within a month after the purchase is made.