Formula IT Ltd agrees to sell the goods and the Customer agrees to buy
and accept the same upon the terms and Conditions set out herein and the
following documents shall be incorporated into this agreement:
1)
Definitions
a)
“The Seller” means Formula IT Ltd
b)
“The Goods” shall mean the items defined in the
documents set out above.
c)
“Customer” means any person, firm or company
placing an order or otherwise dealing with Formula IT Ltd on the following
standard conditions.
2)
General
a)
These terms apply to all goods ordered from Formula IT Ltd
and shall govern all transactions between Formula IT Ltd and the Customer until
they are terminated or superseded by Formula IT Ltd.
b)
It is the Customer’s responsibility to have made clear
to Formula IT Ltd its requirements.
c)
The Customer acknowledges that this agreement is being
entered into on the basis of the documents set out as being incorporated above
and that he has not relied upon any other representation whether oral or in
writing and accepts and understands that no member of the staff of Formula IT
Ltd other than a director has any authority to make a binding representation
concerning the goods or any variation of the terms of the agreement.
d)
These standard terms and conditions shall constitute a
binding agreement.
e)
Orders placed with Formula IT Ltd require Formula IT Ltd
acceptance (which may be given in any way) before any contract arises which
binds Formula IT Ltd.
f)
Any quotation in whatever form is given subject to these
conditions and does not constitute an offer to sell.
g)
Any failure by the Seller to enforce the provisions herein
shall not constitute waiver of those provisions.
h)
Each of the clauses in this agreement shall be construed and
shall take effect separately and in the event of one or more clauses or
sub-clauses being held ineffective, this shall not affect the validity of the
remaining clauses or sub-clauses.
i)
Returns: Should you need to return any product to Formula IT
ltd, a returns authorisation number must be obtained in advance. All goods must
be returned in the original manufacturers packaging in a pristine, resalable
condition, complete with any accessories, manuals or other documentation. All
returns are subject to a 20% (value of product) restocking fee.
3)
Payment
a)
Payment shall be made by the Purchaser on or before the end
of 30 days from the date of invoice or earlier if demanded by the Seller.
b)
The Seller reserves the right in the event of failure by the
Purchaser to make any payment when it becomes due to defer or cancel any further
deliveries and to charge interest at 3% per annum over the base lending rate
for the time being in force of The Royal Bank of Scotland.
4)
Delivery
a)
Delivery shall be made during Formula IT Ltd’s normal
working hours.
b)
The Customer shall make one member of staff available to
check the delivery of the goods
c)
Any date for delivery will be estimated by Formula IT Ltd as
accurately as possible but is not guaranteed and in the event of any failure to
meet such date Formula IT Ltd’s sole obligation shall be to deliver the
goods within a reasonable period thereafter. Delivery dates in any contract are
not essential.
d)
If any order for goods is to be delivered by instalments
each instalment shall be treated as a separate contract subject to these
conditions save only that Formula IT Ltd may suspend delivery of any instalment
while payment in respect of any previous instalment is overdue.
e)
Notwithstanding sub-clause (c), if Formula IT Ltd shall fail
to make delivery or make late or defective delivery of any instalment this shall
not in itself entitle the Customer to refuse to pay for or take delivery of
further instalments.
f)
The Customer must notify Formula IT Ltd and (if appropriate)
the carrier in writing of the non-receipt of any goods by the Customer or his
nominated carrier within 7 days of the invoice date and of any damaged goods
within 14 days of receipt failing which Formula IT Ltd shall be under no
liability in respect thereof to the Customer.
5)
Title
a)
Delivery notwithstanding, the property in the goods shall
remain with the Seller and shall not pass to the Customer until the Seller has
received payment in full (including any interest due to it) in respect of all
goods supplied to Customer by the Seller under any contract. Until the full
price of any delivered goods is paid to Formula IT Ltd the Customer holds the
goods as bailee on behalf of Formula IT Ltd and the Customer hereby
acknowledges that a fiduciary relationship exists in respect of the goods
between Formula IT Ltd and the Customer.
b)
Risk in the goods passes to the Customer upon the goods
being tendered for delivery at the Customer’s designated premises or on
delivery to the carrier nominated by the Customer or (where the goods are to be
collected by the Customer from Formula IT Ltd) on being loaded onto the vehicle
of the Customer or his agent.
c)
Unless the Customer gives notice in writing to Formula IT
Ltd within 7 days of receipt of the goods of any defect complained of the
Customer shall be deemed to accept the goods as having been delivered in all
respects in accordance with contract and shall have no further right to reject
the goods or recover any compensation therefor.
d)
The Customer shall indemnify Formula IT Ltd against any loss
or damage to the goods or any proceedings arising with respect thereof from the
time of delivery until the receipt by Formula IT Ltd of the purchase price and
shall house the goods in suitable premises.
e)
Attachment to or incorporation in other goods shall not
operate to deny the Seller’s title.
f)
The Customer shall store or keep the goods in such a way to
ensure that they remain readily identifiable as belonging to Formula IT Ltd
until property in the goods has passed to the Customer and shall not remove or
obscure any mark placed by Formula IT Ltd upon them nor shall sell nor grant nor
purport to sell or grant any interest in them until property in the goods has
passed to the Customer.
g)
If in breach of sub-clause (f) above, the Customer does
dispose of the goods, the Customer shall hold the proceeds of sale thereof in a
separate bank account to Formula IT Ltd’s order.
h)
Formula IT Ltd
shall be entitled to repossess all or any of the goods whether or not attached
to, or incorporated in or with other goods, upon the happening of any of the
events set out in the clause below entitled “Termination” or upon
the Customer failing to make payment in accordance with the terms of payment
above.
i)
For the purpose of repossessing in accordance with
sub-clause (g) above Formula IT Ltd or its agents shall be entitled to enter
upon any land or buildings in or on which the goods may be situated with such
transport as may be required to remove them.
j)
The right to repossess shall be in addition and without
prejudice to Formula IT Ltd’s other rights to enforce this agreement.
k)
Nothing in this clause shall confer upon the Customer the
right to return the goods or delay or refuse payment.
6)
Warranty
a)
Formula IT Ltd
warrants only that the goods shall at the time of delivery be in accordance
with the manufacturers specification relating thereto
& does not warrant that the goods supplied are fit for their purpose. The
Customer must satisfy himself by all practicable means available to him that
the goods are fit for the purpose for which he intends to use them and warrants
hereby that he does.
b)
If the goods do
not conform to the above warranty Formula IT Ltd will at its option rectify the
defect or replace the defective goods free of charge or take back the same and
refund the purchase price provided that:-
i)
The Customer gives written notice of any alleged defect to
Formula IT Ltd within 7 days of the defect being discovered;
ii)
On discovery of the defect the Customer makes no further use
of the goods and allows Formula IT Ltd a reasonable opportunity to inspect
them;
iii)
The Customer has in all material respects complied with any
instructions or directions given by Formula IT Ltd.
c)
All goods are sold subject to the express warranty terms
specified by the original manufacturer or supplier. Formula IT Ltd will pass to
the Buyer to the extent that it is able to do so, the benefit of such guarantee
or warranty
relating to the Goods as it may receive from the manufacturer or supplier of
the Goods. Any Software supplied to the Buyer pursuant to the Contract is
supplied subject to the provisions of the licensor’s licensing terms from
time to time and Formula IT Ltd accepts no liability with regard to such
Software, save for those liabilities and warranties expressly stated herein.
d)
Performance of any of the options in sub-clause (b) of this
clause shall constitute an entire discharge of the Formula IT Ltd’s
liability under this warranty which shall in no event exceed the purchase price
of the Goods.
e)
This clause has effect to the extent that it is not rendered
void by Ss 2 and 3 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.
f)
It is the customers responsibility
to ensure that the goods purchased from Formula IT are fit for the purpose
intended. Advise given from Formula IT is taken at the
customers risk and Formula IT will not be liable whatsoever.
7)
Force Majure
a)
Formula IT Ltd shall be relieved from liability under this
agreement if and to the extent that it may become unable to carry out any or
all of its obligations as a result of any event or matter beyond its reasonable
control which occurs after the date of this agreement and which was not
reasonably to be foreseen to be likely to occur during the anticipated period
for the performance of the agreement and/or if to the extent that performance
of all of Formula IT Ltd’s obligations becomes materially more expensive
or onerous as the result of any such event or matter. Where there is a shortage
of goods or materials or labour Formula IT Ltd’s decision as to the fair
allocation of such between Customers shall be final and in so far as such
allocation results in shortfall or delay such shortfall or delay shall be
deemed to arise from matters beyond the control of Formula IT Ltd and Formula
IT Ltd shall be relieved from liability accordingly.
8)
Liability
a)
Formula IT Ltd shall not in any circumstances be liable to
the Customer for any loss of profit by the Customer or any customer of his
arising out of any failure by Formula IT Ltd to perform its obligations
hereunder.
b)
Formula IT Ltd accepts no liability for third party loss
arising from installation of the goods.
c)
All express or implied conditions and warranties as to the
quality or fitness for purpose of the goods or correspondence with description
or sample are hereby expressly excluded.
d)
Formula IT Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage
(whether direct, indirect or consequential) howsoever arising which may be
suffered by the Customer, including loss or damage arising from late delivery
and any loss or damage whatsoever indirect or direct arising out of any defect
in any goods sold.
e)
The Customer shall indemnify and keep Formula IT Ltd
indemnified in respect of any proceedings or action of any nature whatsoever
made or brought by or against the Customer in respect of the Goods and Services
or any of them.
f)
In the event that, notwithstanding the sub-clauses above,
Formula IT Ltd is found liable for any loss or damage, that liability shall not
exceed the total purchase price of the Goods or Services.
g)
Nothing in this clause shall limit or exclude the liability
of Formula IT Ltd for death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of
Formula IT Ltd.
9)
Variation
a)
These conditions may be varied only by an express agreement
from a director in writing signed by or on behalf of Formula IT Ltd.
b)
These conditions supersede any prior promise or
representation of any kind.
c)
These conditions are the only conditions upon which Formula
IT Ltd is prepared to deal and shall prevail to the exclusion of any other
conditions.
d)
Formula IT Ltd and the Customer contract as principal and
the Customer shall not without Formula IT Ltd’s prior written consent
assign or transfer or purport so to do to any third party any contract subject
to these conditions or any interest therein.
e)
Formula IT Ltd reserves the right at any time by written
notice before despatch to vary the price of goods to take account of any costs
increases.
10)
Termination/Cancellation
a)
If there shall be any breach by the Customer of any of these
conditions or the Customer shall be wound up or go into liquidation or have a
receiver appointed or otherwise cease to trade for any other reason whether but
not exclusively by reason of bankruptcy or entry into any arrangement for the
benefit of their creditors generally Formula IT Ltd may defer or cancel further
deliveries and treat any contract subject to these Conditions as determined
forthwith on giving written notice to the Customer but without prejudice to any
rights as to the unpaid purchase price of any goods delivered and damages for
any loss.
11)
Jurisdiction
a)
The agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with English law and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the English Courts.