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1 Definitions
The following definitions shall apply to these terms and conditions
(“The Terms”) and to any contract incorporating
the same:
1.1 “Telegesis” means Telegesis (UK) Limited
1.2 “the Buyer” means any company, partnership,
association or individual entering into a contract for the
purchase with Telegesis of computer or associated equipment
1.3 “the Goods” means the goods supplied under
these Terms by Telegesis to the Buyer.
1.4 “Year 2000 Compliant” means the British Standards
Institution definition entitled “A Definition of Year
2000 Conformity Requirements – Ref No. DISC PD 2000-1:1998
2 General
2.1 These Terms shall govern all contracts for the sale and
supply of Goods by Telegesis to the Buyer. Any quotation or
other communication sent out by Telegesis
to the Buyer shall
be deemed to be an invitation to treat only. Purchase orders
of the buyer shall constitute offers to buy and the contract
between Telegesis and the Buyer shall come into effect upon
Telegesis’s acceptance, whether upon
Telegesis formal
acknowledgement of order or otherwise, of the Buyers order.
Once the Buyer’s order has been accepted by Telegesis,
the Buyer shall not be entitled to cancel the order, except
with written agreement of Telegesis and upon payment of
Telegesis’s
cancellation or handling charge or other reasonable costs.
2.2 In the event of any variation or conflict between any
terms or conditions of the Buyers purchase order and these
Terms or any specific conditions specified on Telegesis
formal
acknowledgement of order, the contract between the parties
shall be governed by these Terms and where appropriate such
specific conditions and the Buyers conditions shall be severed
from the purchase order without otherwise affecting the validity
thereof.
2.3 No employee, servant or agent of Telegesis
has authority
to vary these terms orally and no variation of these terms
shall be effective or binding on Telegesis
unless made in writing
and signed on behalf of Telegesis.
2.4 The order when accepted by Telegesis
and the conditions
shall constitute the entire agreement between the Buyer and Telegesis
in respect to the sale of Goods and shall supersede
all prior representations (unless fraudulent), proposals or
agreements whether oral or in writing.
2.5 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either
party to the other unless these Terms shall be in writing
addressed to that other party at its registered office or
principal place of business or such other address as may at
the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision
to the party giving the notice.
2.6 If any provisions of these Terms is held by any competent
authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in party
the validity of the other provisions of these Terms and the
remainder of the provision in questions shall not be affected.
3 Terms of Payment
3.1 The Buyer will be invoiced upon the date of despatch of
the Goods by Telegesis. The terms of payment shall be net 30
days from the date of invoice.
3.2 If the Buyer does not make payment within 30 days then
without prejudice to its other rights hereunder Telegesis
reserves
the right to charge interest at the rate of 4% per annum above
the Lloyds Bank PLC base rate for the time owing (calculated
on a daily basis from the due date until payment).
4 Prices
4.1 Any quotation, if not previously withdrawn, will be valid
for any order made pursuant to it within 30 days of its date.
Subject to this, all orders are accepted for execution at
prices current at the date of despatch. Listed prices are
subject to change or withdrawal without notice. No discounts
shall apply other than those set out in Telegesis
standard
price list in force from time to time.
4.2 Any price quoted in any quotation shall apply only to
the quantities of any Goods specified in such quotation. In
the event that the Buyer places an order for a smaller quantity
of Goods, Telegesis reserves the right to withdraw such a quotation
and to requite for the order.
5 Delivery
5.1 Unless otherwise specified in writing, Goods are deemed
to have been accepted on delivery.
5.2 Telegesis will use reasonable endeavours to effect delivery
of the Goods on or before any date for delivery quoted but
time of delivery shall not be of the essence and Telegesis
shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising
directly or indirectly from any failure to effect delivery
by such a date.
6 Carriage and Risk
6.1 Unless expressly agreed otherwise by Telegesis
in writing, Telegesis shall be entitled to use any method of transportation
it may select.
6.2 Risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery
to the carrier. The Buyer hereby accepts general conditions
of any carrier employed.
6.3 Neither the carrier nor Telegesis shall be liable for any
loss or damage to any Goods in transit or for shortage on
delivery, unless notice in writing is given to Telegesis
and
to the carrier within 3 days of delivery of the Goods or in
the case of total loss of the Goods, notice in writing is
given to Telegesis and to the carrier within 14 days from the
date of despatch and the Buyer takes such other steps including,
where applicable, the giving of notice to the carrier concerned
within such shorter period as may be necessary to preserve
any claim against the carrier.
6.4 Where the Goods are to be delivered in instalments, each
delivery shall constitute a separate contract and failure
by Telegesis to deliver one or more of the instalments, in
accordance with these Terms or any claim by the Buyer in respect
of any one or more instalments shall not entitle the Buyer
to treat theses Terms as a whole as repudiated.
7 Retention of Title
7.1 Until such time as all payment due from the Buyer to Telegesis
for the supply of Goods and all other sums due from the Buyer
to Telegesis from time to time have been received in full the
Buyer shall hold the Goods in a fiduciary capacity as bailee
for Telegesis and
7.1.1 Legal and beneficial title to the goods shall remain
with Telegesis and the Buyer shall store the Goods in such
a way that they may be clearly identified as the property
of Telegesis and as against unpaid invoices of
Telegesis; and
7.1.2 Telegesis reserves the right to dispose of the Goods
and may, at the Buyer’s sole cost and expense, retake
possession thereof at any time and for that purpose may by
its servants or agents enter upon any land or premises occupied
by the Buyer or to which the Buyer has access; and
7.1.3 If the Buyer shall incorporate or allow the incorporation
of the Goods into other equipment in any way, legal and beneficial
title to such other equipment shall vest forthwith in Telegesis
and the Buyer shall hold such other equipment in fiduciary
capacity as bailee for Telegesis and the Buyer shall comply
with the provision of sub clause 7.11 and 7.12 above in relation
to such other equipment; and
7.1.4 The Buyer shall not be entitled to pledge or in any
way charge by way of security for any indebtedness any of
the Goods, but if the Buyer does so all monies owing by the
Buyer to Telegesis shall (without prejudice to any other right
or remedy of Telegesis) forthwith become due and payable; and
7.1.5 Without prejudice to the foregoing sub clauses the Buyer
shall be entitled to sell the Goods or such other equipment
in the normal course of business provided that any monies
so received shall be held separately in an account opened
for such a purpose on behalf of Telegesis
to whom the Buyer
shall have a fiduciary duty to account to the extent of its
indebtedness.
7.2 From the Date of delivery the Buyer shall
7.2.1 Insure and keep fully insured the Goods against all
and every risk including specifically but without prejudice
to the generality of the foregoing damage by the Buyer or
third parties, theft, fire, explosion, aircraft, things falling
from aircraft, tempest and flood; and
7.2.2 Be responsible for the maintenance and care of the Goods
and for any storage costs in respect thereof. The Buyer will
indemnify Telegesis against any depreciation in the value of
the Goods and against any damage caused to them before payment
in full of the contract price has been made.
8 Intellectual Property
8.1 Telegesis retains all proprietary rights in and to all
specifications, designs and engineering details relating to
the Goods, all computer software and firmware designed by Telegesis, all manuals marked as proprietary to
Telegesis, and
all discoveries, inventions, patents, copyright, registered
designs and other intellectual property rights in the Goods.
The Buyer acknowledges that any contract for the sale and
purchase of the Goods shall not operate so as to transfer
or vest in the Buyer any patent, copyright, registered design,
or other intellectual property right in the Goods whatsoever.
9 Confidentiality
9.1 The buyer shall not use or divulge or communicate to any
person (other than as permitted or provided by the Terms or
with the written authority of Telegesis
or as may be required
by Law) any confidential information concerning the Goods
or other products, customers, business, accounts, financial
or contractual arrangements or other dealings, transactions
or affairs of Telegesis which may come to the Buyers knowledge
as a result of the sale or supply of the Goods to the Buyer
and Buyer shall use its best endeavours to prevent the unauthorised
publication or disclose of such information or documents and
to ensure that any person to whom such information or documents
are disclosed by the buyer is aware that the same is confidential
to Telegesis.
9.2 The Buyer shall ensure that its employees, servants and
agents are aware of and comply with the confidentiality and
non-disclosure provisions contained herein. In the event of
any breach of confidence by any of the Buyers employees, servants
or agents the Buyer shall promptly notify Telegesis, give
Telegesis all reasonable assistance in connection with any proceedings
which Telegesis may institute against any such employee, servant
or agents and the Buyer shall indemnify Telegesis
against all
loss or damage which Telegesis may sustain or incur as a result
of any such breach of confidence
9.3 This clause shall survive the termination of any contract
incorporating these Terms but the restrictions contained in
sub clause 9.1 above shall cease to apply to any information
which may come into public domain otherwise than through unauthorised
disclosure by the Buyer or its employees, servants or agents.
10 Warranty
10.1 Telegesis warrants that at the date of delivery the Goods
will conform in all material respects to any written specification
published or provided by Telegesis and that for the periods
set out below in respect of each product type the Goods will
be free from defects in workmanship and materials under normal
use and service. The Buyer must notify Telegesis
of any defect
in writing. Telegesis’s obligation under this warranty
will not arise until the Buyer returns the defective Goods
at its own expense and risk, to Telegesis.
Telegesis sole obligation
under this warranty shall be at its option to replace or repair
without charge such defective Goods or component parts thereof.
Any replacement of Goods or component parts under this warranty
shall not extend the period of warranty beyond that of the
goods or component parts so replaced.
10.2 All Hardware is supplied with one year return to base
warranty unless indicated otherwise. All Software is supplied
with a 90-day warranty period.
10.3 With respect to any computer software comprised in the
Goods supplied by Telegesis any defects arising after expiry
of the warranty period referred to above should be notified
to Telegesis in writing, Telegesis
may at its discretion endeavour
to correct any such defects but Telegesis
gives no warranty
that any such defects can be corrected or that defects will
be corrected within a particular time.
10.4 Telegesis shall not be liable hereunder
10.4.1 If the Goods alleged to be defective have been repaired
or altered by any person other than Telegesis
designated personnel
or authorised representative or other person approved by Telegesis
in writing; or
10.4.2 Where testing or examination by Telegesis
reveals any
alleged defect in the goods to have been caused by the buyers
misuse, neglect, improper installation, failure to follow
instructions (whether oral or in writing), or the supply by
the Buyer of incorrect or inadequate instructions or information
with the regards to the design of any Goods or to have been
caused by any similar equipment to which the Goods are attached
or in which the Goods are incorporated or any cause beyond
the range of intended use of the Goods or by accident, fire
or other hazard; or
10.4.3 Where component parts alleged to be defective were
not manufactured by Telegesis but were included in the Goods
at the request of the Buyer, in which case the Buyer shall
only be entitled to the benefit of any such warranty or guarantee
as is given by the manufacturer or supplier of such parts
to Telegesis.
10.5 If the goods are to be manufactured or any process is
to be applied to them by Telegesis in accordance with a specification
submitted by the Buyer, the Buyer shall indemnify Telegesis
against all loss, damages, costs and expenses awarded against
or incurred by Telegesis in connection with or paid or agreed
to be paid by Telegesis in settlement of any claim which results
from Telegesis’s use of the Buyers specification, including
but not limited to any claim for infringement of any patent,
copyright, design, trade mark or other intellectual property
rights of any other person.
10.6 Telegesis’s liability hereunder shall be in lieu
of any other representation (unless fraudulent), warranty
or condition, expressed or implied by law or otherwise with
respect to the goods or any liability imposed by common law,
statute or otherwise and Telegesis hereby excludes all such
representations (unless fraudulent), warranties and conditions
and shall not be liable to the Buyer for any loss ore damage
whatsoever (including without prejudice to generality of the
foregoing any liability in contract, negligence, or any other
tort for indirect consequential or economic loss or for loss
of profit or opportunity of any kind) arising directly or
indirectly in connection with the contract, the Goods or otherwise
except insofar as any exclusion or limitations of Telegesis
liability hereunder is prohibited, void or enforceable by
law.
10.7 Telegesis shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever
for any software, information or memory data stored on or
integrated with any of the Goods returned to Telegesis
for
repair or replacement under this warranty.
10.8 Without prejudice to any other provision in these Terms,
in any event Telegesis’s total liability for any one
claim or for the total of all claims arising from one act
of default on Telegesis’s part (whether arising from
Telegesis’s negligence or otherwise) shall not exceed
the purchase price of the Goods the subject matter of any
claim; but
10.8.1 Nothing herein shall limit or exclude Telegesis
liability
for death or personal injury caused by Telegesis’s negligence
or Telegesis’s liability for fraudulent r misrepresentation.
10.9 Where the buyer deals as a consumer within the meaning
of the unfair contract Terms Act 1977 nothing in these terms
shall restrict or exclude any liability of Telegesis
for breach
of its implied undertakings as to conformity of the goods
with description or sample or as to their quality or fitness
for the purpose.
10.10 In the case of a consumer transaction nothing in these
terms sham affect the statutory rights of the Buyer as defined
in the Consumer Transaction (Restrictions on Statements) Order
1976 (as mentioned).
10.11 The period or terms of the warranty contained in this
clause 10 shall only be varied or extended where Telegesis
has granted the Buyer an Extended Warranty.
11 Compliance with Laws and Regulations
11.1 The Buyer will not knowingly sell the Goods to any person
where such sale may be or may result in a sale to an end user
which may put Telegesis in breach of any laws, embargoes or
regulations from time to time or any relevant jurisdiction.
The Buyer hereby certifies that no Goods will be exported
directly or indirectly outside the United Kingdom unless the
appropriate prior authorisation to such export has been obtained
from the Department of Trade and Industry, London, and/or
(where applicable) the Office of Export Administration of
the US Department of Commerce.
12 Force Majeure
12.1 Telegesis shall not be liable to the Buyer fro non performance
or delay in performance or for any loss or damage to any Goods
due to acts of God, war, riot, civil commotions, embargo,
strikes, fire, theft, delay in delivery or services of sub
contractors or sub-suppliers, shortage of labour or materials,
confiscation, prohibition of export or any other unforeseen
event (whether or not similar in nature to these specified)
outside the reasonable control of Telegesis.
13 Assignment
13.1 The Buyer may not assign all or any of its rights, title
or interest under the Terms or any contract incorporating
the same or transfer any of its obligations there under without
Telegesis’s prior or written consent and any assignment
or transfer made by the Buyer without such consent shall be
void and of no effect
14 Default of the Buyer
14.1 If the Buyer shall make default in or commit a breach
of these Terms or of any of its obligations to Telegesis
under
any contract incorporating the same, or if the buyer shall
make or offer to make any arrangement or composition with
its creditors or become bankrupt, or if the Buyer shall be
a limited company and any resolution or petition to wind up
the Buyer (other than for the purpose of a voluntary solvent
amalgamation or reorganisation) shall be passed or presented
or if a receiver or administrative receiver is appointed over
all or part of the Buyers undertaking property or assets or
if the Buyer shall become subject to an administration order
or if the Buyer ceases or threatens to cease to carry on business,
Telegesis shall have the right to terminate any contract with
the buyer forthwith upon written notice to the Buyers last
known address and such termination shall be without prejudice
to any claim or right which Telegesis may have accrued prior
to the date thereof and if the Goods have been delivered but
not paid for the price shall become immediately due and payable
notwithstanding any previous agreement to the contrary.
15 Waiver of Breach
15.1 No forbearance, delay or indulgence by Telegesis
in enforcing
the provision of these Terms or any contract incorporating
the same shall prejudice or restrict the rights of Telegesis
nor shall any waiver of its rights operate as a waiver of
any subsequent breach.
16 Governing Law
16.1 These terms and contract between Telegesis
and the Buyer
incorporating the same shall in all respects be construed
and operated as a contract made in England and be governed
by English law.
17 Year 2000
17.1 The Buyer shall be responsible for ensuring that Goods
supplied by Telegesis will when used in connection with any
computer system, subsystem, component or software be Year
2000 compliant and, subject to the provisions of sub-clause
10.8.1 above, Telegesis hereby excludes all liability for any
costs, claims or expenses incurred directly or indirectly
as a result of any such failure to be Year 2000 Compliant.
Notes on Terms and Conditions
Unless agreed in writing, these stated terms and
conditions shall be deemed to be the incorporated conditions
of the contract with the company.
Account and Payment Terms
Payment of all charges is due and will be
made by the customer within 7 days of the date of the invoice
for the same. Charges shall be deemed overdue if they remain
unpaid for longer than 7 days after they become payable. Overdue
charges shall be subject to interest on late payment (currently
5% per month, compounded monthly) from the due date until
such time as the account is paid. All charges are exclusive
of Value Added Tax and all other applicable taxes and duties.
Where such charges apply, these shall be invoiced to and paid
for by the customer. Any charge incurred by the company as
a result of an invalid cheque will be passed on to the customer.
The company reserves the right to withdraw credit facilities
and services on all overdue accounts without prior notice.
Prices and Quotations
Quotations shall only be available for acceptance
for the stated period, or for a maximum of 30 days from the
date thereof and may be withdrawn by the company within that
period. Prices quoted or shown in the price list may be subject
to change with prior notice and shall be those applicable
at the date of supply.
Conformation to Specification
The description of the product shall be as
contained in the product specification. This specification
may be subject to change without prior notice.
Warranty
The company warrants that for a period of
30 days from the date of delivery, the work carried out will
conform in all respects to the specification. This is provided
that the units have not been modified or repaired other than
by the company, have been maintained and operated in accordance
with the company’s recommendations, and provided that
the units supplied by the customer meet their published specifications.
Against a written notification given by or on behalf of the
customer to the company during the said warranty period, the
company shall without charge to the customer either (at the
company’s option) repair, replace, remedy or take other
corrective action as may be necessary in respect of the units. Top
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