TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
Definitions
1. The following
definitions shall apply:
"Company" means C310Q LTD T/A INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS
"Contract" means the contract between the Company and the Customer to
which on any particular occasion these terms and conditions relate.
"Customer" means the customer that of the Company under the Contract.
"Goods" means the goods to which the Contract relates.
"Software" means such (if any) of the Goods as are within the meaning
of that term as currently used in the computer industry.
"Special Software" means such items (if any) of Software as
are not standard items supplied by the Company and are specially produced or
obtained by it in accordance with the Customer's requirements.
"Equipment" means such of the Goods as are not software.
"Special Condition" means only a special condition or term
which has been agreed by the Company and which is set out in part of the
Contract signed on behalf of the Company
"Standard Charges" means the charges normally made by the
Company from time to time as certified in writing by the Company.
General
2. These terms and conditions shall
apply to all contracts made between the Company and the Customer, whether
written or oral, and whether expressly mentioned or not, save that contracts
made after the Company has notified the Customer of the issue of a later
edition shall be subject to such later edition.
3. These terms and conditions shall apply to the Contract save so far as
varied by or inconsistent with any Special Condition. No other terms or conditions
shall have any effect whatsoever and if after the existence of these terms and
conditions has been made known to the Customer, the Customer makes or gives to
the Company any conditional offer order or acceptance, the Company shall have
the right (but shall not be bound) to treat the same as unconditional either in
whole or in part, as it shall in its absolute discretion think fit.
4. The Customer shall have no right to modify cancel or change the
delivery date applicable to the Contract without prior written consent of the
Company.
5. Neither the Contract nor any document forming part of the Contract
shall be binding on the Company unless it has been accepted by the Company
under the signature of one of its Directors or any authorised
signatory save that the Company may at it's own discretion accept any order
placed by the Customer by taking any step to fulfil
such order in which case the taking of such step shall be deemed to be
sufficient acceptance of the order by the Company but with the right of the
Customer at any time after submitting its order to the Company to request the
Company to give written acceptance of such order within fourteen days after
such request and to treat the order as being refused by the Company if written
confirmation of acceptance by the Company is not given within such time.
6. No quotation or estimate given by the Company shall be deemed to be
an offer by the Company unless expressed to be a "fixed quotation"
and valid until a given date in which case it shall be open to acceptance by
the Customer but only by written acceptance delivered to the Company by such
date.
7. The headings appearing in these terms and conditions are for guidance
only and shall not be in any way deemed to affect or prejudice the
interpretation or effect thereof save that those which appear under the heading
"Special Software" shall only apply to the special software (if any)
covered by the Contract and those which appear under the heading "Installation" shall only
apply if the Contract provides for installation of the Equipment by the Company.
8. It is intended that these terms and conditions and any Special
Conditions shall be reasonable as between the Company and the Customer having
regard to the nature of the Contract but if at any time any one of them is
either unenforceable or void at law it shall not be adversely affect or
prejudice the remainder of them or the Contract and it shall be deemed to be
excluded from these terms and conditions and (where possible) to be replaced by
such other enforceable and valid term or condition as shall be as near as may
be to the original in both form and effect.
Price
9. Unless the Customer accepts a
"fixed quotation" as mentioned above or unless the part of the
Contract signed on behalf of the Company states that the price is fixed, the
Company reserves the right to increase any price in accordance with its
Standard Charges at the date of delivery to the Customer.
10. A "fixed quotation" takes into account freight rates and,
currency exchange rates, import and other duties and taxes of whatsoever kind
(other than VAT) deemed by the Company applicable at the date of Contract. It
may be adjusted in accordance with the amount of any changes beyond the control
of the Company in such rates, duties or taxes payable or collectable by the
Company including those payable by the Company in obtaining a supply from
overseas but if so requested by the Customer the Company shall produce proof of
such changes to the Customer.
11. The Customer shall pay VAT on any sum payable to the Company to
which it applies at the prevailing rate at the appropriate time.
12. For the purpose of the remainder of these terms and conditions
"the price" shall be deemed to be the basic price payable by the
Customer plus the amount of any such charges as aforesaid and VAT.
13. Unless otherwise expressly agreed the price does not include
installation, operator training, travelling or hotel expenses and if any such
are provided or carried out by the Company the Customer shall pay the Company
its Standard Charges for them.
14. Save where installation is to be carried out by the Company, the
Customer will pay the Company any delivery charges incurred by the Company if
the Company arranges for delivery to or on behalf of the Customer.
Payment
15. Save in respect of Special Software and Installation (as to which see
paragraph 42.5 and 43.9) the price (less any deposit paid) shall be paid within
thirty days of the date marked on the invoice sent by the Company to the
Customer or (if later) within thirty days of the date on which the Goods are
ready for collection by or delivery to the Customer.
16. If any sum payable by the
Customer to the Company is not paid within seven days of the due date the
Company shall have the right to charge interest on the balance from time to
time outstanding at such annual rate as shall be 5% above the base rate of HSBC
Bank Plc from time to time in force calculated on a daily basis from the date
on which such sum became due down to the actual date of payment.
Delivery and Acceptance
17. Delivery dates
quoted are estimates only and the Company shall not be responsible for any
delays due to causes beyond its control.
18. The Company reserves the right to make delivery by installments. In
that event these terms and conditions shall apply to each delivery as though it
were the subject of a separate Contract.
19. Save as mentioned below the Customer shall take delivery at the
company's premises within seven days of the Company sending written notice to
the Customer that the Goods are ready for collection.
20. If the Company agrees to make delivery to the Customer such delivery
shall be effected to the address of the Customer as
shown in the Contract, unless otherwise agreed. Even in such cases, the Company
reserves the right to request the Customer to nominate and/or appoint its own
carrier for the purposes of effecting such delivery
and in that case if delivery charges are included in the price the Company will
reimburse the Customer with the amount of such charges.
21. Delivery shall be deemed to be effected at the time when the
Customer effects collection from the company or in cases where collection is
not effected by the Customer or on its behalf, when delivery is made to the
address of the Customer. Unless the Customer shall deliver written notice to
the Company within seven days of delivery to the effect that the Goods are
damaged or subject to shortage and unless the Customer shall in all respects
comply with the with the terms and conditions of the Contract with the carrier
(if any) the Customer shall be deemed to accept that the Goods have been
delivered in accordance with the terms of the Contract and shall not thereafter
make any claim against the Company in respect of any such damage or shortage.
22. If the Company agrees to arrange for delivery of the Goods the
Customer shall give verbal and written notice to the Company forthwith if the
Goods are not received within three days of the expected delivery date or
within such lesser period within which such notice is required to be given by
the carrier (if any) and if the Customer fails so to do delivery shall be
deemed to have been effected whether or not it has actually been effected.
Property Risk and Insurance
23. Until the price payable has been paid
to the Company in full and the Customer has complied with all its obligations
under the Contract the Goods shall remain the property of the Company. The
Company shall have the right at any time prior to the price being paid in full
to repossess the goods whether they be at the premises of the Customer or
elsewhere and without prejudice to the other rights and remedies of the Company
under this contract, the Customer shall be liable for all transport and other
costs and expenses of recovering the same.
23.1. If the Customer should sell or otherwise dispose of the Goods to a
Third party at any time before the Company has received full payment for the
same, the Customer shall hold and keep the proceeds of the sale on trust and/or
in a fiduciary capacity for the Company, and the said proceeds of sale shall be
a remain the separate bank account in the name of the Company in order to be
identifiable as the Company’s property
24. Notwithstanding the aforegoing the Goods
shall be entirely, at the risk of the Customer in all respects from the time of
leaving the premises of the Company whether collected by the Customer or not.
25. The Customer shall adequately
insure the Goods with reputable insurers against all insurable risks from not
later than the time of their leaving the premises of the Company and at the
same time shall also insure them for the benefit of the Company and the
Customer and all other persons in any way connected with the Goods against all
known and insurable risks to persons and property which might in any way arise
out of the Goods of their use and such insurance shall be for the sum of one
hundred thousand pounds at least on terms whereby the insures shall be
precluded from any rights of subrogation or other rights whereby they would be
capable of claiming against the Company or any of its employees or other
persons in any way connected with it.
Copyright
26. The Customer shall not be entitled to
any rights of copyright or design or any similar rights in respect of any of
the Goods and the Company shall be free to prepare and produce similar goods
and sell them to other parties without any restriction whatsoever.
27. The Customer warrants that any specifications or plans which it produces to
the Company are not in breach of any rights of copyright or design or any
similar rights in favour of any other party and shall
indemnify the Company against all liability whatsoever including expenses and
legal costs reasonably incurred by the Company in respect of any claim which
may be against the Company for alleged breach of any such right.
Force Majeure
28. The Company
shall be under no liability for any failure to perform all or part of its
obligations under the Contract if such failure shall be due to Act of God,
strikes , lock outs, labour disturbances, statute,
order or any regulation of any Government, public or local or other Authority,
delays or defaults of suppliers or sub-contractors or (without prejudice to the
generality of the aforegoing) any other causes beyond
the reasonable control of the Company and the Condition shall apply
notwithstanding that it may conflict with any Special Condition.
29. The rights of the Company as set out in these conditions shall apply
in addition and without prejudice to all rights that the Company may have by
common law statute or otherwise in respect of any default by the Customer.
30. If the Customer fails to take delivery of any part of the goods at
the time or place required under the Contract the Company shall have the right
(i) to charge the Customer with reasonable storage charges until such time as
delivery is taken and/or (ii) at any time thereafter to give written notice to
the Customer requiring the Customer to take delivery of the Goods in conformity
with the Contract within a period of twenty eight days from the date of sending
such notice and in the event of the Customer failing to take delivery within
such period the Company may, by sending further written notice to the Customer
treat the contract as being repudiated by the Customer and recover from the Customer
all losses damages and costs occasioned to the Company by virtue of such
repudiation.
31. If the Customer fails to pay any monies due under the Contract
within sixty days of the due date the Company shall have the rightS (i) to treat the Contract as having been repudiated
by the Customer on the same terms as set out in the after going paragraph
and/or (ii) to enter any premises of the Customer and recover any part of the
Goods which have been delivered to the Customer.
32. The Company shall also have the right to treat the Contract as
repudiated by the Customer forthwith and without notice should the Customer
become bankrupt or insolvent or make any arrangement or compound with its
creditors or should any receiver be appointed in respect of its undertaking or
any of its assets or should a judgement be obtained
against it and remain unpaid for a period in excess of twenty-eight days.
Maintenance and Warranty
33. With effect from the date of
delivery, the Company is willing to arrange for provision of maintenance and
support services for the Goods to include obligations for the repair of defects
in the Goods for which the Company would be liable but for these terms and
conditions. The Customer is recommended to arrange accordingly and details of
the terms and charges for such services have been provided to the Customer or
are available on request.
34. The Company and the Customer have freely and openly negotiated the
Contract in the knowledge that the liability the Company is to be limited in
accordance with these terms and conditions and the price has been calculated
accordingly. The Customer acknowledges that a hire price should be payable for
such limitation.
35. Save as expressly stated in these terms and conditions the Company
shall have no liability whatsoever in respect of any representation warranty
undertaking or condition not expressly incorporated herein and any such as
might be implied by statute or otherwise is hereby expressly excluded.
36. The Company shall not be liable for any loss of use of the Goods or
any consequential loss arising out of any defect in the Goods or otherwise.
37. The Customer shall indemnify the Company against all liability
whatsoever in respect of any claim which may be made against the Company by any
third party for damage to persons or property alleged to arise out of or in
respect of the Goods or their use.
38. The only obligation of the Company in respect of the Goods will be
to repair or replace them free of charge to the Customer if they are found to
be defective within a period of thirty days from the date of delivery. Goods
found to be defective after thirty days but within the warranty period will be
repaired under warranty. The Company must be notified in writing of all such
defects.
39. Under no circumstances shall the Company have any liability under
the after going obligation or otherwise for normal wear and tear or if other
than by the Company any part of the Goods is modified or repaired, improperly
stored or used, damaged by accident or neglect or maintained otherwise than, or
not maintained, in accordance with the maintenance requirements specified by
the Company to the Customer. All responsibilities of the Company arising from
the supply of equipment or software shall be null and void in the event that
(a) equipment supplied other than by the Company is connected to the equipment
without prior written approval of the Company or (b) software is modified other
than by the company without prior written approval of the Company or (c) the
equipment is not maintained and serviced by the Company or the Company's
approved sub-contractor. Any guarantees given under this agreement shall be
cancelled in the event of defects not being reported to the Company in writing
within seven days of discovery.
40. The Company represents that to the best of its knowledge and belief,
the information, contained in its published Specifications and Manuals is
correct but any warranty, implied or otherwise, that the Goods are suitable for
the purposes of the Customer or may be integrated with other equipment or
software is hereby expressly excluded.
41. These terms and conditions and the conditions of the Special
Conditions (if any) constitute the entire agreement between the Company and the
Customer and may not be modified waived amended or supplemented except by
written agreement between them signed on behalf of the Company as mentioned
above.
Special Software
42.1. The Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable submit a
specification of Special Software to the Customer. Such specification
shall be written to the requirements of the Customer as notified to the
Company. The Customer shall check that such specification is in accordance with
its requirements and subject to any necessary amendments shall as soon as
possible thereafter approve such specification in writing. The Customer shall
not be entitled to withhold such approval unreasonably nor to vary the
requirements which it notified to the Company before the specification was
prepared.
42.2. As soon as the specification for Special Software has been
approved as aforesaid the Customer shall pay the Company a non refundable
deposit of 25% of such part of the price as relates the Special Software.
42.3. Following the date of delivery of Special Software to the Customer
it shall tested using samples and data (which shall be supplied by the Customer
as being fully representative of the data to be encountered in operational use)
and in such test is successful and the Special Software conforms with the
specification mentioned above it shall be deemed to have been accepted by the
Customer.
42.4. On acceptance of Special Software as mentioned above the balance
of the part of the price relative to Special Software shall immediately become
due and payable in full.
42.5. Save as far as varied by or inconsistent with the aforegoing paragraphs relating to Special Software all
other of these terms and conditions shall also apply to Special Software.
Installation
43.1. Where the
Contract includes installation by the Company it shall be responsible for
delivery of the Equipment to be installed and shall notify the Customer when
the Equipment is ready to for delivery and shall give at least seven days
notice of the date on which it intends to effect delivery.
43.2. The Customer shall prepare and make available the installation
site for each item of the Equipment in accordance with the specifications
previously furnished by the Company including the removal of doors and/or
widening of entrances or any structural or similar work of any kind and
including the provision and use of mechanical handling devices if the Equipment
cannot reasonably be handled by normal hand trolleys used by the Company. The
Customer shall in all respects and otherwise ensure that delivery is capable of
being made on the intended delivery date as notified by the Company although
the Company gives no warranty that delivery will actually be made on such date.
43.3. The Company reserves the right to install the Equipment in stages.
43.4. The Customer shall permit the Company to have access to the
installation site at all reasonable times for the purposes of checking the
suitability and ultimately for the purposes of delivering and installing the
Goods.
43.5. Following delivery the Company shall carry out the installation
site but gives no warranty as to the time that will take or any inconvenience
that may thereby be caused to the Customer.
43.6. After installation the Company will conduct tests to ensure that
the goods are in fully working order and when such tests are satisfactory the
Customer will be deemed to have accepted the Equipment and its installation and
will confirm acceptance in writing if so requested by the Company.
43.7. Unless otherwise agreed in the Special Conditions (if any) the
obligation of the company to install shall not imply any obligation on the part
of the Company to train operators in the use of the Equipment
43.8. Save so far as varied by or inconsistent with aforegoing
paragraphs relating to installation all other items of these terms and
conditions shall apply to installation.
Assignment Etc
44. The benefits and obligations of the
Contract shall not be assigned or sublet by the Customer without prior written
consent of the Company. The benefits and obligations of the Contract may however
be assigned or sublet by the Company providing that it shall remain primarily
responsible to the Customer for its obligations hereunder.
Law
45. The Contract shall be governed by and
interpreted in all respects in accordance with the Laws of England and any
dispute or difference whatsoever in connection with or arising out of the
Contract shall be referred to the Courts of that Country.
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