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1. DEFINITIONS
The following words and phrases used within these Terms and Conditions are intended to be construed accordingly.
The Buyer means - any person, firm or company for whom or on whose behalf Sensors for Safety Ltd undertakes any business.
The Goods means - any articles of any type or composition, or services supplied by Sensors for Safety Ltd to the buyer.
The Contract - means the agreement made between the buyer and Sensors for Safety Ltd for the goods or services supplied by Sensors for Safety Ltd.
The Contract Price - means the price payable by the buyer to Sensors for Safety Ltd for the goods supplied by Sensors for Safety Ltd.
Finished Product Price - means standard list price
The Dispatch Point - means the registered address of Sensors for Safety Ltd
2. DECLARATIONS
(1) All orders are accepted subject to these conditions and shall be incorporated into every contract made between Sensors for Safety Ltd and the buyer, and shall not be subject to variation by the buyer without the written agreement of Sensors for Safety Ltd.
(2) These Terms and Conditions shall override any terms and conditions stipulated, incorporated in any customer order form or document, referred to or implied by the buyer, whether in the contract or in any negotiations, and all guarantees, warranties or conditions (including any conditions as to quality or fitness for any purpose) whether express or implied by statute, common law or otherwise are excluded and hereby negated in so far as it is reasonable to do so.
(3) Sensors for Safety Ltd, unless by special arrangement in writing do not carry public or product liability insurance for direct sales of products to the United States of America or any offshore research and drilling platforms. The buyer shall totally and completely indemnify Sensors for Safety Ltd against all risks when supplying Sensors for Safety Ltd products to these markets.
(4) The prices, specifications, delivery times or any other information concerning the Products contained in any quotation given by Sensors for Safety Ltd to the Buyer are commercial estimates only and are not binding on Sensors for Safety Ltd and may be modified by Sensors for Safety Ltd following fair notice to the Buyer.
3. ACCEPTANCE
The buyer shall inspect the goods immediately upon collection from the despatch point or upon taking delivery and shall notify Sensors for Safety Ltd within fourteen days in writing of any matter or thing by reason whereof it alleges the goods are not in accordance with the contract. If the buyer shall fail to give such notice the goods shall be deemed to be in accordance with the contract in all respects and the buyer shall be bound to accept them and to pay for the same.
4. INSURANCE AND RISK
(1) The goods supplied to the buyer by Sensors for Safety Ltd shall be at the risk of the buyer either: -
(a) Immediately upon delivery to the buyer or upon being received into custody on the buyer’s behalf whichever is the sooner, or;
(b) Upon collection from the dispatch point by the buyer, whichever shall be the sooner and the buyer shall in either case thereafter keep Sensors for Safety Ltd indemnified in respect of any loss or damage to the goods howsoever arising or caused.
(2) When the contract requires that Sensors for Safety Ltd deliver the goods to the buyer, Sensors for Safety Ltd shall insure the goods during transit until arrival at the buyer’s premises or other agreed destination or port, upon receipt by the buyer, or the buyers’ agent, Sensors for Safety Ltd shall accept no further responsibility for any damage incurred thereafter.
5. INDEMNITY
The buyer shall indemnify Sensors for Safety Ltd against all damages, penalties, costs and expenses to which Sensors for Safety Ltd may become liable if any work done in accordance with the buyer’s specification involves an infringement of a registered design, patent, trade mark or similar right.
6. CONFIRMATION OF ORDER
(1) Sensors for Safety Ltd may at their absolute discretion decline to accept any order
(2) The contract will not become valid until the buyers order is confirmed by Sensors for Safety Ltd, either by written acknowledgement of order or by pro forma invoice.
(3) All ordered products will be invoiced at current prices inclusive of any agreed discounts or terms (current prices will apply at order receipt date unless otherwise agreed in writing.)
(4) Sensors for Safety Ltd do not carry out customer order price checks at the receipt stage, our acknowledgement does not confirm any price other than as stated in section 6 (3) or as provided in a written quotation.
7. PRICE AND PAYMENT
(1) Sensors for Safety Ltd may at its sole discretion (and subject to receipt of such satisfactory references as Sensors for Safety Ltd may require) designate the Buyer as an approved account holder and in any such case unless Sensors for Safety Ltd shall otherwise direct payment of the price for the Products shall be made in full by the Buyer to Sensors for Safety Ltd no later than 30 days (unless otherwise agreed in writing) from date of invoice or delivery of the Products to the Buyer whichever is earlier or in the event that the Buyer’s shipping instructions are not received as required by Sensors for Safety Ltd or shipment is held on the Buyers request of notification by Sensors for Safety Ltd that the Products are ready for delivery. Sensors for Safety Ltd expressly reserves the right in its sole discretion to refuse to designate the Buyer as an approved account to withdraw such designation at any time without notice and to require payment in accordance with clause (3) notwithstanding such designation including with respect to future deliveries of the Products where delivery is by instalment.
(2) Sensors for Safety Ltd may at its sole discretion offer approved account holders the status of designated Buyer which offers agreed discounts on finished product prices including limited life parts (replacement parts), as itemised in the finished product price list. Parts as listed in the parts price list and utilised under repair or purchased separately by the Buyer will not carry discount. Failure under section 7 will allow Sensors for Safety Ltd to reduce or withdraw any agreed discount.
(3) Unless Sensors for Safety Ltd shall allow the Buyer credit payment terms as an approved account in accordance with clause (1) payment of the price for the Products shall be made in full by the Buyer to Sensors for Safety Ltd within 30 working days of the receipt of Sensors for Safety Ltd's pro-forma invoice accepting the Buyer’s order and Sensors for Safety Ltd obligations under the Contract are wholly conditional upon such payment being made. Preparation of the order will not commence until payment has been received in full by Sensors for Safety Ltd – see Section 9 (4)
(4) All finished product prices and parts prices are available directly from Sensors for Safety Ltd registered office, access to finished product prices for designated Buyers is www.sensorsforsafety.co.uk (secure area).
(5) The Contract Price shall be strictly net unless otherwise quoted. Sensors for Safety Ltd shall be entitled to add to the Contract Price the amount of any tax or other Governmental charges in the UK or otherwise which Sensors for Safety Ltd must pay in respect of the Goods (including Value Added Tax). Such taxes or Governmental charges shall include those now in effect or those which are hereinafter imposed or any increases thereto prior to delivery. Packing, delivery and insurance will be solely for the Buyers account.
(6) All payments made to Sensors for Safety Ltd (the payee) should be organised in GBP £ sterling; the exchange rate must be transacted by the customer (the payer) to achieve the correct value in GBP on receipt at the payee’s bank.
Subject to prior written agreement, the payment may be accepted in other currencies, on such occasions the exchange rate must reflect the rate quoted by Bloomberg.com and payments must be made within one week of the agreed payment terms, failing which Sensors for Safety Ltd will expect payment in GBP £ sterling.
All bank transfer payments made to the payee must be confirmed by remittance advice to Sensors for Safety Ltd accounts, clearly identifying the exchange rate and date of exchange of any transfers agreed in alternative currencies.
(7) Without prejudice to Sensors for Safety Ltd other rights in the event that any payment from the Buyer is overdue, Sensors for Safety Ltd reserves the right to disallow any discount available to the Buyer thereon and to charge interest on any overdue payment to be added to the amount outstanding at an annual rate of four per cent (4%) above base lending rate of Barclays Bank Plc from time to time accruing on a day to day basis, until Sensors for Safety Ltd has received payment in full.
(8) The Buyer shall neither withhold payment of any amount due under the Contract in respect of any disputed claim for damage to the Products or any other alleged breach of contract by Sensors for Safety Ltd, nor shall it be entitled to exercise a right of set-off.
(9) If any payment from the Buyer to Sensors for Safety Ltd under the contract is overdue, Sensors for Safety Ltd may suspend further deliveries under the Contract or any other contract with the Buyer and if such payment shall remain in arrears for more than 14 days Sensors for Safety Ltd may cancel this Contract or any other contract with the Buyer in whole or in part without prejudice to its other rights and without incurring any liability to the Buyer.
(10) Please note that individual transactions having a total order value below £50.00 will incur a £15.00 administration charge
8. CONSTRUCTION
The conditions herein defined and any contract arising shall in all respects be subject to and construed in accordance with English Law.
9. CANCELLATION
(1) No order accepted by the Company may be cancelled or postponed by the Buyer and therefore no returns will be accepted nor refunds made without express prior agreement in writing by Sensors for Safety Ltd.
(2) No order accepted by the Company for custom manufactured products, none OEM products or otherwise any item(s) not listed in the Sensors for Safety Ltd Products Price List or Sensors for Safety Ltd Spares Price List may be cancelled or postponed by the Buyer under any circumstances and therefore no refunds will be made by the Company in lieu of the same.
(3) A request for cancellation or postponement of any order for products listed in the Sensors for Safety Ltd Products Price List or Sensors for Safety Ltd Spares Price List must be in writing and agreed in writing by Sensors for Safety Ltd, if cancellation occurs before dispatch of the goods, a charge of 40%.will apply. If cancellation is requested after dispatch a cancellation charge of 60% will apply. A minimum charge of £45 per order will apply to all cancellations. No refunds will be made on electrochemical sensors. Subject to return of the goods to Sensors for Safety Ltd in as-new condition, a credit note will be issued. Sensors for Safety Ltd shall reserve the right to amend the cancellation cost as appropriate where goods are not returned as new. Safe return of the goods to Sensors for Safety Ltd is the sole responsibility of the Buyer. Sensors for Safety Ltd may at their absolute discretion decline to accept any request for cancellation.
(4) A request to cancel a scheduled field service appointment must be advised in writing to the Field Service Manager not less than five working days prior to the agreed date of commencement. Any agreed changes will incur a 10% project rescheduling charge.
(5) Where payment for an order is by pro forma invoice, if after 30 working days from the date of issue payment has not been received, the order will be cancelled by Sensors for Safety Ltd. The minimum charge of £45 will be invoiced to the Buyer to cover administration costs.
10. SPECIFICATION
Specifications - performance, technical data including any reference as to colour, drawings and similar documents submitted by Sensors for Safety Ltd must be regarded as approximate representations only and are not binding in detail and may be modified at any time without prior notice, whilst every effort will be made to provide specifications as accurate as possible, deviations and changes in specification shall not form the basis of a claim against Sensors for Safety Ltd.
11. DELIVERY TIME
Any time or date specified by Sensors for Safety Ltd for delivery of goods or services is deemed to be an estimate only and Sensors for Safety Ltd shall not be liable to make good any damage or loss whether arising directly or indirectly from delay in delivery.
12. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AND RETENTION OF TITLE
Notwithstanding delivery to the buyer and notwithstanding incorporation into the goods of materials supplied by the buyer, the property in the goods supplied by Sensors for Safety Ltd shall remain the sole and absolute property of Sensors for Safety Ltd as legal and equitable owner, until such time as the buyer shall have paid to Sensors for Safety Ltd the contract price. The source code and copyright of any software, patent, model right, trade mark, design right, registered trade name and copyright shall remain the property of Sensors for Safety Ltd.
13. LIEN
Sensors for Safety Ltd has a lien and a right to hold (in any chosen place) goods and any tools or other materials supplied by the buyer for all sums due on any account whatsoever by the buyer to Sensors for Safety Ltd, who may exercise such lien by disposing of the goods on any such terms as Sensors for Safety Ltd may think fit after giving 28 days’ notice to the buyer. The expenses of maintaining and exercising any lien shall be a debt forthwith due to Sensors for Safety Ltd from the buyer to Sensors for Safety Ltd.
14. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT/AGREEMENT
Sensors for Safety Ltd shall be entitled to terminate the contract/agreement by notice in writing to the Buyer. If the buyer shall make default in or commit any breach of any of his obligations to Sensors for Safety Ltd, or if any distress or execution shall be levied upon the buyer, its property or assets, or if the buyer shall make or offer to make any arrangements or composition with creditors, or if any petition or receiving order in bankruptcy shall be presented or made against the buyer, or it the buyer shall be a company and any resolution or petition to wind up such company’s business shall be passed or presented, or if a receiver of such company’s undertaking property or assets or any part thereof shall be appointed, or the company undergo reconstruction, amalgamation or take-over.
15. RIGHT TO SUB-CONTRACT
Sensors for Safety Ltd shall be entitled to sub-contract the whole or any part thereof of the contract, whether for the supply of goods or services.
16. DIVISIBILITY CLAUSE
This contract is divisible. Each delivery made hereunder shall be deemed to arise from a separate contract and shall be invoiced separately; any invoice for a delivery shall be payable in full in accordance with the terms of payment provided for herein, without reference to and notwithstanding any defect of default in delivery of any other instalment.
17. HIMALAYA CLAUSE
No servant or agent or sub-contractor of Sensors for Safety Ltd performing the whole or part of the contract shall in any circumstances whatsoever be under any liability whatsoever to the buyer or the buyers principle for any loss, damage or delay of any kind, arising or resulting directly or indirectly from any act, neglect or default on his part while acting in the course of or in connection with his employment, and every exemption limitation and condition hereunder is applicable to the servant, agent, or sub-contractor and shall be available to and shall extend to protect every such servant, agent or sub-contractor as aforesaid, and for the purposes of this condition Sensors for Safety Ltd shall be deemed to be acting as an agent on behalf of and for the benefit of all persons who are or may be Sensors for Safety Ltd servant, agent or sub-contractor, and all such persons shall to this extent be or be deemed to be parties to the contract.
18. FORCE MAJEURE
If the contract shall become impossible of performance or otherwise frustrated by reason of war, invasion, act of terrorism, hostilities (whether war be declared or not), civil war, rebellion, revolution or civil strife, consequent upon any of the said events, Sensors for Safety Ltd shall be relieved of all liabilities incurred under the contract wherever and to the extent to which the fulfilment of such obligations is prevented, frustrated or impeded as a consequence of any such event, or by any statutes, rules, regulations, orders or requisitions issued by any Government department, Council or other duly constituted authority, or from strikes, lockouts, breakdown of plant or any other causes (whether or not of a like nature) beyond the control of Sensors for Safety Ltd.
19. CONFLICTING CONDITIONS
In the event of any stipulation contained in these terms and conditions coming into conflict with any other stipulation herein contained, Sensors for Safety Ltd shall be entitled to the benefit to that stipulation which is most favourable to Sensors for Safety Ltd, any rule of law to the contrary notwithstanding.
20. WARRANTY
Sensors for Safety Ltd warrants to the Buyer that the Products will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve months for parts and thirteen months for finished products from the date of delivery to the Buyer (the “Warranty Period”). Provided the Buyer makes a full inspection of the Products immediately upon receipt and thereafter gives Sensors for Safety Ltd written notice within fourteen days containing full particulars of any defects it discovers and the circumstances in which such defects occurred, Sensors for Safety Ltd shall, at its sole option, EITHER repair, replace OR give a credit for the price of any such Products which examination confirms are defective in performance, material or in workmanship within the Warranty Period provided that the Buyer has adhered to the payment provisions contained in section 7 hereof and FURTHER PROVIDED that:
(1) Carriage charges to and from Sensors for Safety Ltd for repairs under warranty will be at the Buyer’s expense. Site visits are not covered under warranty, any on site work involving Sensors for Safety Ltd personnel will only be undertaken at the written request and expense of the Buyer, charged at the current Sensors for Safety Ltd day service rate, including any delays beyond Sensors for Safety Ltd control and including travel, accommodation and living costs.
For fixed systems (not portable or transportable) located in the United Kingdom, Sensors for Safety Ltd at its sole option may offer on-site warranty providing that: -
(a) the goods supplied by Sensors for Safety Ltd, have been commissioned on site (set working) by Sensors for Safety Ltd personnel and that the buyer is in receipt of a Sensors for Safety Ltd commissioning report of completion.
(b) an annual maintenance agreement has been offered and accepted.
(c) the Buyer has adhered to the payment provisions contained in section 7 hereof.
In all cases the goods warranty start date remains from the date of delivery.
(2) Overseas Equipment Only - Where “time is of the essence” the buyer will have the option to purchase replacement equipment, returning the defective items to Sensors for Safety Ltd for assessment as defined in section 20, following which a credit note will be issued on establishing that the defect to the original equipment satisfies the conditions of the warranty. Where new equipment has been purchased, Sensors for Safety Ltd reserve the right to make reasonable adjustment to the value of the credit note accounting for wear and tear and life expectancy of some components that may be incorporated in the returned product.
(3) The repair or replacement of defective Products during the Warranty period in accordance with section 20 shall not as regards such Products extend the period of warranty therein provided.
(4) The provisions of section 20 do not extend to any Products which have been subjected to misuse, accident or improper installation, maintenance, application or operation nor do they extend to products which have been repaired, modified, fitted with unapproved (not Sensors for Safety Ltd supplied) parts or altered otherwise than by the employees of Sensors for Safety Ltd unless previously authorised in writing by Sensors for Safety Ltd.
(5) In no circumstances shall Sensors for Safety Ltd liability to the buyer for any breach of the warranty exceed the price paid for the products with respect to which any claim is made.
21. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
With the exception of the terms specified in section 20, Sensors for Safety Ltd shall accept no liability whatsoever to the buyer, whether in contract, tort or otherwise for any indirect, special, consequential or incidental loss or damage of any kind suffered or incurred by the buyer howsoever caused or arising, whether from breach or non-performance of any of its obligations under the contract or from the supply, installation, performance, operation or use of the products, except liability for death or personal injury arising from Sensors for Safety Ltd proven negligence.
22. VARIATION
No variation by the buyer of any order can in any circumstances whatsoever be accepted without the consent in writing of an authorised representative of Sensors for Safety Ltd.
23. BUYER’S RESPONSIBILITES
The Buyer acknowledges that it is responsible for the selection of the Goods for their intended application, and for giving instructions to the Seller as to the configuration of the Goods, and that the Seller makes no representation and gives no warranty as to the fitness or suitability of the Goods (as configured in accordance with the Buyer’s instructions) for any particular application in use.
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