1. Application of Conditions
1.1 The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the Goods in accordance
with any quotation or offer of the Seller which is accepted by the Buyer, or any
order of the Buyer which is accepted by the Seller.
1.2 These Conditions shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other
terms and conditions subject to which any such quotation is accepted or
purported to be accepted, or any such order is made or purported to be made, by
the Buyer.
2. Interpretation
2.1 In these Conditions:-
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday;
"the Buyer" means the person who accepts a quotation or offer of the Seller for
the sale of the Goods or whose order for the Goods is accepted by the Seller;
"Calendar Day" means any day of the year;
"the Contract" means the contract for the purchase and sale of the Goods under
these conditions;
"these" means the standard terms and conditions of sale set out in
this document and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes
any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Buyer and the
Seller;
"the Delivery means the date on which the Goods are to be delivered as
Date" stipulated in the Buyer's order and accepted by the Seller;
"the Goods" means the goods (including any instalment of the goods or any parts
for them) which the Seller is to supply in accordance with these Conditions;
"month" means a calendar month;
"the Seller" means TomsGadgets, a trading name of Interetia Ltd.
"writing" includes any communications effected by telex, facsimile transmission,
electronic mail or any comparable means.
2.2 Any reference in these Conditions to a statute or a provision of a statute
shall be construed as a reference to that statute or provision as amended,
re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.
2.3 The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not
affect their interpretation.
3. Basis of Sale
3.1 The Seller's employees or agents are not authorised to make any
representations concerning the Goods unless confirmed by the Seller in writing.
In entering into the Contract the Buyer acknowledges that it does not rely on,
and waives any claim for breach of, any such representations which are not so
confirmed.
3.2 No variation to these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed in writing
between the authorised representatives of the Buyer and the Seller.
3.3 Sales literature, price lists and other documents issued by the Seller in
relation to the Goods are subject to alteration without notice and do not
constitute offers to sell the Goods which are capable of acceptance. An order
placed by the Buyer may not be withdrawn cancelled or altered prior to
acceptance by the Seller and no contract for the sale of the Goods shall be
binding on the Seller unless the Seller has issued a quotation which is
expressed to be an offer to sell the goods or has accepted an order placed by
the Buyer by whichever is the earlier of:-
the Seller's written acceptance;
delivery of the Goods; or
the Seller's invoice.
3.4 Any typographical, clerical or other accidental errors or omissions in any
sales literature, quotation, price list, acceptance of offer, invoice or other
document or information issued by the Seller shall be subject to correction
without any liability on the part of the Seller.
4. Orders and Specifications
4.1 No order submitted by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Seller
unless and until confirmed in writing by the Seller's authorised representative.
4.2 The specification for the Goods shall be those set out in the Seller's sales
documentation unless varied expressly in the Buyer's order (if accepted by the
Seller). The Goods will only be supplied in the minimum units (or multiples)
stated in the Seller's price list or in multiples of the sales outer as
specified. Orders received for quantities other than these will be adjusted
accordingly, illustrations, photographs or descriptions whether in catalogues,
brochures, price lists or other documents issued by the Seller are intended as a
guide only and shall not be binding on the Seller.
4.3 The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of
the Goods which are required to conform with any applicable safety or other
statutory or regulatory requirements or, where the Goods are to be supplied to
the Seller's specification, which do not materially affect their quality or
performance.
4.4 No order which has been accepted by the Seller may be cancelled by the Buyer
except with the agreement in writing of the Seller on the terms that the Buyer
shall indemnify the Seller in full against all loss (including loss of profit),
costs (including the cost of all labour and materials used), damages, charges
and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation.
5. Price
5.1 The price of the Goods shall be the price listed on the sellers website
current at the date of acceptance of the Buyer's order or such other price as
may be agreed in writing by the Seller and the Buyer.
5.2 Where the Seller has quoted a price for the Goods other than in accordance
with the Seller's published price list the price quoted shall be valid for 30
days only or such lesser time as the Seller may specify.
5.3 The Seller reserves the right, by giving notice to the Buyer at any time
before delivery, to increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase in
the cost to the Seller which is due to any factor beyond the control of the
Seller (such as, without limitation, any foreign exchange fluctuation currency
regulation, alteration of duties, significant increase in the costs of labour,
materials or other costs of manufacture), any change in delivery dates,
quantities or specifications for the Goods which is requested by the Buyer, or
any delay caused by any instructions of the Buyer or failure of the Buyer to
give the Seller adequate information or instructions.
5.4 Except as otherwise stated under the terms of any quotation or in any price
list of the Seller, and unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Buyer and
the Seller, all delivery charges are dependent on the value, weight and
destination of the goods. Some destinations may require a surcharge to the buyer
if there is a significant increase in charges made by the transport company used
for delivery.
6. Payment
6.1 Subject to any special terms agreed in writing between the Buyer and the
Seller, the Seller shall invoice the Buyer for the price of the Goods on or at
any time after delivery of the Goods, unless the Goods are to be collected by
the Buyer or the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, in which
event the Seller shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the price at any
time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods are ready for
collection or (as the case may be) the Seller has tendered delivery of the
Goods.
6.2 The Buyer shall pay the price of the Goods (less any discount or credit
allowed by the Seller, but without any other deduction credit or set off) at the
time of sale. Payment shall be made on the due date notwithstanding that
delivery may not have taken place and/or that the property in the Goods has not
passed to the Buyer. The time for the payment of the price shall be of the
essence of the Contract. Receipts for payment will be issued only upon request.
6.3 All payments shall be made to the Seller in Pounds Sterling at its office as
indicated on the form of acceptance or invoice issued by the Seller.
7. Delivery
7.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the Seller delivering the Goods to
the place specified in the Buyer's order and/or the Seller's acceptance as the
location to which the Goods are to be delivered by the Seller or, if no place of
delivery is so specified, by the Buyer collecting the Goods at the Seller's
premises at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods are
ready for collection by appointment only.
7.2 The Delivery Date is approximate only and time for delivery shall not be of
the essence unless previously agreed by the Seller in writing. The Goods may be
delivered by the Seller in advance of the Delivery Date upon giving reasonable
notice to the Buyer.
7.3 Where the Goods are to be delivered in instalments, each delivery shall
constitute a separate contract and failure by the Seller to deliver any one or
more of the instalments in accordance with these Conditions or any claim by the
Buyer in respect of any one or more instalments shall not entitle the Buyer to
treat the Contract as a whole as repudiated.
7.4 If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods or any part of them on the
Delivery Date and/or fails to provide any instructions, documents, licences,
consents or authorisations required to enable the Goods to be delivered on that
date, the Seller shall be entitled upon given written notice to the Buyer to
store or arrange for the storage of the Goods and then notwithstanding the
provision of Condition 10.1 of these Conditions risk in the Goods shall pass to
the Buyer, delivery shall be deemed to have taken place and the Buyer shall pay
to the Seller all costs and expenses including storage and insurance charges
arising from such failure.
8. Risk and Property
8.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer on delivery.
8.2 Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods, or any other
provision of these Conditions, the property in the Goods shall not pass to the
Buyer until the Seller has received in cash or cleared funds payment in full of
the price of the Goods and all other goods agreed to be sold by the Seller to
the Buyer for which payment is then due.
9. Assignment
9.1 The Seller may assign the Contract or any part of it to any person, firm or
company.
9.2 The Buyer shall not be entitled to assign the Contract or any part of it
without the prior written consent of the Seller.
10. Right to Return the Goods and to Receive a Refund
10.1 If the Buyer is not satisfied with any Goods purchased from the Seller, the
Buyer may cancel the Contract and return the Goods to the Seller and obtain a
refund of the price of the returned Goods, provided:-
The Buyer informs the Seller of the decision to cancel the Contract within 7
Calendar Days of delivery of the Goods; and
The Goods are returned in their original condition; and
The Goods are returned in accordance with condition 10.3 below.
10.2 While the Goods remain in the Seller's possession the Seller is under a
duty to ensure that the Goods are kept safe and secure.
10.3 No refunds for delivery or transportation will be made.
11. Guarantees
The product manufacturer guarantees all goods against faulty workmanship and
manufacturing defects for 12 months from the Delivery Date unless specified
otherwise. When the goods purchased are classified as used, a period of 3 month
will apply.
12. Confidentiality, Publications and Endorsements
12.1 The Buyer undertakes to the Seller that:-
the Buyer will regard as confidential the contract and all information obtained
by the Buyer relating to the business and/or products of the Seller and will not
use or disclose to any third party such information without the Seller's prior
written consent provided that this undertaking shall not apply to information
which is in the public domain other than by reason of the Buyer's default;
the Buyer will not use or authorise or permit any other person to use any name,
trademark, house mark, emblem or symbol which the Seller is licensed to use or
which is owned by the Seller upon any premises note paper visiting cards
advertisement or other printed matter or in any other manner whatsoever unless
such use shall have been previously authorised in writing by the Seller and
(where appropriate) its Licensor;
the Buyer will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure compliance with this
Condition by its employees, servants and agents.
12.2 This Condition shall survive the termination of the Contract.
13. Communications
13.1 All communications between the parties about the Contract shall be in
writing and delivered by hand or sent by pre-paid first class post or sent by
fax or sent by electronic mail:
(in case of communications to the Seller) to its registered office or such
changed address as shall be notified to the Buyer by the Seller; or
(in the case of the communications to the Buyer) to the registered office of the
addressee (if it is a company) or (in any other case) to any address of the
Buyer set out in any document which forms part of the Contract or such other
address as shall be notified to the Seller by the Buyer.
13.2 Communications shall be deemed to have been received:
if sent by pre-paid first class post, two Business Days after posting (exclusive
of the day of posting); or
if delivered by hand, on the day of delivery; or
if sent by fax or electronic mail on a Business Day prior to 4.00 pm, at the
time of transmission and otherwise on the next Business Day.
13.3 Communications addressed to the Seller shall be marked for the attention of
Customer Services.
14. Force Majeure
14.1 In the event that either party is prevented from fulfilling its obligations
under this Agreement by reason of any supervening event beyond its control
including but not limited to war, national emergency, flood, earthquake, strike
or lockout (subject to Sub-clause 14.2) the party shall not be deemed to be in
breach of its obligations under this Agreement. The party shall immediately give
notice of this to the other party and must take all reasonable steps to resume
performance of its obligations.
14.2 Sub-clause 14.1 shall not apply with respect to strikes and lockouts where
such action has been induced by the party so incapacitated.
14.3 Each party shall be liable to pay to the other damages for any breach of
this Agreement and all expenses and costs incurred by that party in enforcing
its rights under this Agreement.
14.4 If and when the period of such incapacity exceeds 3 months then this
Agreement shall automatically terminate unless the parties first agree otherwise
in writing.
15. Waiver
No waiver by the Seller of any breach of the Contract by the Buyer shall be
considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other
provision.
16. Severance
If any provision of these Conditions is held by any competent authority to be
invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other
provisions of these Conditions and the remainder of the provision in question
shall not be affected thereby.
17. Third Party Rights
A person who is not a party to the Contract shall have no rights under the
Contract pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
18. Consumer Rights
The provisions of these Terms and Conditions are in addition to and do not
affect the Buyer's statutory rights as a consumer.
19. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and the parties
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.