Terms and Conditions
COMLYNX COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. DEFINITIONS
In these Conditions:- “The Company” means Comlynx Communications Limited
“The Customer” means the person, firm or organisation placing an order with the
Company.
“Goods” means the goods (including any instalment of the goods or any parts of
them) specified on the Order to which these Conditions relate.
“Order” means acceptance of Company’s quotation either verbally quoting purchase
order number and/or written communication by the Customer.
“Conditions” 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 Customer and the Company.
“Writing” includes e-mail, facsimile transmission and comparable means of
communication.
“Contract” means the contract for the purchase and sale of the Goods.
2. BASIS OF SALE
2.1 The Company shall sell and the Customer shall purchase the Goods in
accordance with any quotation of the Company, which is accepted by the Customer
and subject to these Conditions, which 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 Customer.
2.2 No variation to these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed in Writing
between the Company and the Customer.
2.3 The Company’s employees or agents are not authorised to make any
representations concerning the Goods and the Customer acknowledges that it does
not rely on, and waives any claim for breach of, any such representations which
are not so confirmed.
2.4 Unless otherwise agreed in Writing these Conditions shall prevail over any
inconsistent terms implied by law or by trade custom, practice or course of
dealing and any such inconsistent terms are hereby expressly excluded.
2.5 Any typographical, clerical or other error or omission in any sales
literature, quotation, price list, acceptance of offer, invoice, statement or
other document or information issued by the Company shall be subject to
correction without any liability on the part of the Company.
2.6 Where the Company is reliant upon the use of other suppliers’ components and
services, the Company shall not be responsible for any loss to trade, damage, or
other liability whatsover arising from the non-compliance or failure of any
product or service rendered on the Company’s behalf.
2.7 The Company shall make every effort to make available Goods as requested by
the Customer, the Company however, reserves the right to offer all Goods subject
to availability and offer the Customer alternative product should the need
arise.
3. ORDER AND SPECIFICATIONS
3.1 No order submitted by the Customer shall be deemed to be accepted by the
Company unless and until confirmed by the Company.
3.2 The Customer shall be responsible to the Company for giving the Company any
necessary information relating to the Goods within a sufficient time to enable
the Company to perform the Contract in accordance with its terms.
3.3 The quantity and description of any specification for the Goods shall be
those given in the Company’s quotation either verbally or in Writing.
3.4 No order may be cancelled by the Customer except with the agreement in
Writing of the Company and on terms that the Customer shall indemnify the
Company 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 Company as a result of cancellation.
3.5 If the Goods are to be manufactured or any process is to be applied to the
Goods by the Company in accordance with a specification submitted by the
Customer, the Customer shall indemnify the Company against all loss, damages,
costs and expenses awarded against or incurred by the Company in connection with
or paid or agreed to be paid by the Company in settlement of any claim for
infringement of any patent, copyright, design, trade mark or other industrial or
intellectual property rights or any other person which results from the
Company’s use of the Customer’s specification.
4. PRICE
4.1 The price of the Goods shall be the Company’s quoted price and all prices
are subject to fluctuations. All prices quoted are valid for 30 days or until
earlier acceptance by the Customer, after which time they may be altered by the
Company without notice to the Customer.
4.2 The Company reserves the right to increase the price of the Goods to reflect
any increase in the Company’s costs in respect of transport or changes in
exchange rates between the date of Order and date of despatch.
4.3 Unless otherwise stated, all prices given by the Company are given on an ex
works basis, and do not include tax (including V.A.T.) insurance, freight and
delivery costs.
4.4 The Company’s costs (including storage charges, if any) due to the
Customer’s default or neglect or lack of instructions shall be paid by the
Customer in addition to the Contract price.
5. TERMS OF PAYMENT
5.1 The Company’s normal terms are on proforma invoice or debit card payment
prior to delivery. Where the Company agrees to credit terms for the Customer,
the Company shall invoice the Customer for the price of the Goods at any time
after delivery of the Goods or, where the Goods are to be collected, at any time
after the Company has notified the Customer that the Goods are ready for
collection.
5.2 Where the Company agrees to credit terms for the Customer, and save where
otherwise agreed, payment is due to the Company by the Customer within 30 days
of the date of the Company’s invoice.
5.3 If the Customer fails to make any payment on the due date then without
prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Company, the Company
shall be entitled to:
5.3.1 Cancel the contract or suspend any further deliveries to the Customer, and
5.3.2 Charge interest (both before and after judgement ) on the amount unpaid at
the higher rate of 5% above the Royal Bank of Scotland plc base rate from time
to time, or the statutory rate under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts
(Interest) Act 1998 until payment is made in full.
6. DELIVERY
6.1 Any dates quoted for delivery of the Goods are approximate only. The Company
shall not be liable for any loss or damage (including loss of profit and
consequential loss) arising from any delay in delivery of the Goods howsoever
caused. Time for delivery shall not be of the essence unless previously agreed
by the Company in Writing.
6.2 Delivery shall be at the delivery address specified in the quotation or
Order or in the absence of any such address at the Company’s premises: or
6.3 If the Company fails to deliver the Goods for any reason other than any
cause beyond the Company’s reasonable control or the Customer’s fault, and the
Company is accordingly liable to the Customer the Company’s liability shall be
limited to the excess (if any) of the costs to the Customer of similar goods to
replace those not delivered over the price of the Goods.
6.4 If the Customer fails to take delivery of Goods or fails to give the Company
adequate delivery instructions at the time stated for delivery then, without
prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Company, the Company
may:
6.4.1 Store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Customer for the
reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage: or
6.4.2 Sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and (after deducting
all reasonable storage and selling expenses) account to the Customer for the
excess over the price under the Contract or charge the Customer for any short
fall below the price under Contract.
7. RISK AND PASSING OF PROPERTY
7.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Customer:-
7.1.1 In the case of Goods to be delivered to the Customer’s premises, at the
time of delivery; or
7.1.2 In the case of Goods to be collected at the Company’s premises, at the
time when the Company notifies the Customer that the Goods are available for
collection; or
7.1.3 In the case of Goods to be delivered otherwise than at the Customer’s
premises at the time of delivery
and if the Customer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods the time when
the Company has tendered delivery of the Goods.
7.2 Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods, or any other
provisions of these Conditions, the property in the Goods shall not pass to the
Customer until the Company 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 Company
to the Customer for which payment is then due.
7.3 Until such time as the Customer has paid in full all monies owing under 7.2
above, the Customer shall keep the Goods in a fiduciary capacity for the Company
and shall take all steps necessary to ensure that the same are kept separately
from any other assets in a safe place and the property marked as the property of
the Company and insured to their full value while in the Customer’s custody
against all insurable risks.
7.4 Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the Customer the
Company shall be entitled at any time to require the Customer to deliver up the
goods to the Company and, if the Customer fails to do so forthwith, to enter
upon any premises of the Customer or any third party where the Goods are stored
and repossess the same.
7.5 The Customer shall not be entitled to pledge or in any way charge by way of
security for any indebtedness any of the Goods which remains the property of the
Company, but if the Customer does so all moneys owing by the Customer to the
Company shall (without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Company)
become due and payable.
8. WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
8.1 Save as below, the Company warrants that the Goods will correspond with
their specification at the time of delivery and will be free from defects for a
period of 28 days from delivery.
8.2 The above warranty is given by the Company subject to the following
conditions:-
8.2.1 The Company shall be under no liability in respect of any defect arising
from fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence, abnormal working conditions,
failure to follow the Company’s instructions (whether oral or in writing),
misuse or alteration or repair of the Goods without the Company’s approval.
8.2.2 The Company shall be under no liability under the above warranty (or any
other warranty condition or guarantee) if the total price for the Goods has not
been paid by the due date for payment.
8.2.3 The Company shall be under no liability in respect of defects in the Goods
arising from any drawing, design, or specification supplied by the Customer;
8.2.4 The above warranty does not extend to parts, materials or equipment not
manufactured by the Company, in respect of which the Customer shall only be
entitled to the benefit of such warranty or guarantee as is given by the
manufacturer to the Company.
8.3 Subject as expressly provided in these conditions, all warranties conditions
or other terms implied by statute or common law are excluded to the fullest
extent permitted by law, but otherwise the statutory rights of the Customer are
not affected by these conditions.
8.4 Any claim by the Customer which is based on or their failure to correspond
with specification any defect in the quality or condition of the Goods or their
failure to correspond with specification shall be notified to the Company within
10 days from the date of delivery (whether or not delivery is refused by the
Customer). If delivery is not refused and the Customer does not notify the
Company accordingly the Customer shall not be entitled to reject the Goods and
the Company shall have no liability for such defect or failure, and the Customer
shall be bound to pay the price.
8.5 When the Customer notifies the Company in accordance with clause 8.4 above,
the Company shall be entitled to replace the Goods (or the part in question)
free of charge or at the Company’s sole discretion, refund to the Customer the
price or a proportional part of the price, but the Company shall have no further
liability to the Customer. For the avoidance of doubt the Company shall have no
liability to the Customer for Customer’s or third party costs in removing and/or
replacing the Goods.
8.6 The Company shall not be liable to the Customer or be deemed to be in breach
of the Contract by reason of any delay in performing, or any failure to perform,
any of the Company’s obligations in relation to the Goods if the delay was due
to any cause beyond its reasonable control including act of God, war, riot,
explosion, fire, flood, strike, shortages of materials or labour , and any
restrictions, acts or similar measures of any kind on the part of any
government, parliamentary or local authority import or export embargoes,
strikes, lock-outs or other industrial actions or trade disputes.
9. INSOLVENCY OF THE CUSTOMER
9.1 In the event that the Customer makes any voluntary arrangement with its
creditors or becomes subject to an administration order or (being an individual
or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company) goes into liquidation (otherwise
than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction) or appoints or suffers
to be appointed a receiver or administrative receiver, then the Company may
cancel the contract or suspend any further deliveries under the contract without
liability to the Customer and if the Goods have been delivered and not paid for
the price shall become immediately due and payable not withstanding any previous
agreements to the contrary.
10. GENERAL
10.1 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other
under these conditions shall be in writing and sent by fax transmission or by
first class post and addressed to that other party at its registered office or
principal place of business or such other address as may at the relevant times
have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving the notice,
any such notice sent by post shall be deemed to been received 48 hours after the
said notice has been properly addressed, stamped and put in the post.
10.2 No waiver by the Company of any breach if the contract by the Customer
shall be considered a waiver of any subsequent breach.
10.3 If any provision of these conditions is held by any competent authority to
be invalid or enforceable in whole or part, validity of the other provisions of
these conditions and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be
affected thereby.
10.4 Nothing in these Conditions shall establish any rights for third parties
and the parties agree that the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
shall not apply to any Contract.
10.5 The Company may from time to time hold and review personal data on
individuals within the Customer’s organisation as part of its credit control
procedures. This personal data relating to individuals (including partners,
company directors and shareholders) credit ratings, may be required at or prior
to the commencement of trading and continually updated. The Company may retain
such data for up to 6 years after any trading ceases with the Customer. The data
is used to monitor and record credit performance and may be made available to
other authorised organisations (including credit referencing agencies) to assess
applications for credit. If a Customer or individuals within the Customer’s
organisation would prefer the Company not to hold and use personal data relating
to them they should advise the Company in writing at its registered office.
10.6 The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England and the parties
hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.