CONDITIONS OF SALE OF GOODS AND SERVICES
Datacatch (hereafter referred to as the seller)
1. APPLICATION
1.1 These conditions apply to all contracts between the
Seller and the Buyer referred to in the order and override
all conditions stipulated by the Buyer (even if submitted in
a later document); any other agreements between the parties
relating to the subject matter of this order are terminated
(except an agreement into which these conditions are
incorporated).
1.2 No variation of these conditions is permitted unless
agreed in writing by a director of the Seller.
2. PRICE
2.1 The price to be paid for the goods or the services will
be the Seller's price at the date when the goods are
despatched or the services are provided.
2.2 The price of goods includes the cost of Seller's
standard packaging. The price is exclusive of VAT and
carriage.
3. PAYMENT
3.1 Payment is due prior to delivery of goods and services,
unless prior agreement has been obtained from the Seller in
writing.
3.2 If payment is not made on the due date the Seller
reserves the right to charge interest on the amount due at
the rate of 3% above the current bank base rate.
3.3 The Seller may, on stated products and services, require
a down payment with the Buyers order.
3.4 If the Buyer fails to make payment by the due date or
when required, the Seller may (without prejudice to any
other remedy which it may have) cancel this contract and/or
any other contract between the Buyer and the Seller and/or
suspend delivery under this or any other contract until
payment is made.
3.5 The Buyer will have no statutory or other right of set
off.
4. DELIVERY
4.1 Delivery dates are approximate only and the Seller shall
not be responsible for any loss or damage arising from any
delay in delivering all or part of any goods, ordered or
delay in the provision of any services.
4.2 Without prejudice to Clause 4.1, the Seller will not be
liable for any other breach of these conditions caused by
any circumstances beyond the Seller's control including
without limitation, any Act of God, explosion, fire, flood,
war, hostilities, accident, delay in delivery or
non-delivery by the Seller's suppliers, breakdowns or
accidents to machinery, labour strike or dispute, order or
decree of any court or action of any governmental authority,
or any other causes or any circumstances beyond the Seller's
control; on the occurrence of any of the above events the
Seller reserves the right to cancel or suspend the whole or
part of any delivery.
5. RISK AND PROPERTY
5.1 Goods supplied to the Buyer will remain the property of
the Seller until full payment in cash or cleared funds has
been received by the Seller for those goods and for all
other goods delivered or services supplied by the Seller to
the Buyer in respect of which payment is outstanding.
5.2 Goods supplied to the Buyer will remain the property of
the Seller until title to the goods passes to the Buyer.
5.2.1 The Buyer will hold those goods as the Seller's bailee.
5.2.2 The Buyer will protect, store and identify the goods
by reasonable means so that they can be recognised as the
property of the Seller.
5.2.3 The Buyer may use the goods or sell them in the
ordinary course of its business.
5.2.4 If the Buyer is in breach of any of its obligations to
the Seller, or the order or the contract for the supply of
goods is cancelled or capable of being cancelled under
Clause 9 below, and provided the goods are still in
existence and have not been resold, the Seller may (a) by
notice to the Buyer require redelivery to it of the goods;
and/or (b) with or without previous notice, retake
possession of the goods and sell the goods. For the purpose
of this clause the Buyer irrevocably authorises the Seller's
representatives to enter the premises on which the goods are
situated and remove the goods at the Buyer's expense.
5.3 Risk in all goods supplied to the Buyer will pass to the
Buyer on delivery.
6. INSPECTION
6.1 If the goods or any of them are damaged or lost while in
the custody of the carrier, the Seller will (at its option)
either replace such goods or refund to the Buyer the cost or
price of them, but the Seller's liability in connection with
any such goods will not exceed the cost of replacement of
them or the price paid by the Buyer for them.
6.2 The Seller will not be under any liability under 6.1
above unless the following conditions are strictly complied
with:
6.2.1 In the event of non-delivery of a whole consignment of
goods the Buyer must inform the Seller in writing within ten
days of the date of the invoice.
6.2.2 In the case of damage to goods or loss of part of a
consignment, the consignment must be inspected in the
presence of the carrier. If any goods are damaged or lost,
the consignment note must be endorsed accordingly and the
Buyer must notify the Seller within forty-eight hours of
delivery. Such notification to be confirmed in writing
within the following five days.
7. LIABILITIES
7.1 Nothing in this clause will be deemed to exclude or
restrict the Seller's liability for death or personal injury
resulting from the Seller's negligence.
7.2 If any goods supplied or processed, or any services
supplied or provided by, or on behalf of, the Seller prove
on inspection to be defective in material or workmanship,
the Seller will (at its option) replace the same or refund
to the Buyer the price of the goods or services.
7.3 The Buyer will determine the suitability of the goods
for its intended use and will not rely upon any
responsibilities made by, or on behalf of, the Seller.
7.4 The Seller's liability under these conditions shall
never exceed the cost of replacement of the price paid by
the Buyer for the goods or services.
7.5 The Seller will not be liable for any consequential or
indirect loss or damage costs (whether for loss of profit or
otherwise), expenses or other costs, expenses or other
claims for consequential compensation whatsoever suffered by
the Buyer whether this loss or damage arises from a breach
of duty, in contract or in tort or in any other way
(including loss or damage arising from the Seller's
negligence).
7.6 Except as set out in these conditions, all warranties
and conditions, whether express or implied, statutory or
otherwise are excluded to the fullest extent permissible by
law.
8. OBLIGATIONS OF THE BUYER
8.1 The Buyer warrants that:
8.1.1. The copyright in the Buyer's Material is vested in
the Buyer and that the provision of the goods to the Buyer
and/or any service provided by the Seller will not give rise
to any infringement of copyright;
8.1.2 The Buyer's Material is free from and does not contain
any defamatory, criminal or actionable matter;
8.1.3. The Buyer has paid or will pay when demanded all
royalties whether in respect of copyright or otherwise which
arise in respect of any material supplied by the Buyer or in
respect of any Goods or services supplied by the Seller to
the Buyer.
8.2 The Buyer is responsible for insuring the Buyer's
material at all times and accordingly the Seller accepts no
liability and excludes all responsibility in respect of any
loss or damage howsoever arising to the Buyer's material.
8.3 The Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Seller
and keep the Seller
indemnified and held harmless against all loss and damages,
costs and expenses suffered or incurred as a result of any
claim or action that may be made against the Seller by any
third party, in relation to any rights in the Buyer's
Material and/ or the Seller's copying use or possession
thereof and against any other claim, action or proceedings
arising from the said material, together with the Seller's
costs and expenses incurred in relation to any claim, action
or proceedings as aforesaid.
9.0 TERMINATION
If there is appointed a Receiver, Administrator or
Administrative Receiver of the Buyer's property or assets or
any part of them, or a court order is made or a resolution
is passed for the winding-up of the Buyer (except for the
purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction) or if the Buyer
commits any act of bankruptcy, or any bankruptcy petition is
presented against the Buyer (or any analogous proceedings
under the law of any country outside the United Kingdom are
commenced), the Seller may by notice in writing to the Buyer
cancel all orders and contracts between the Seller and the
Buyer or any part of them remaining unfulfilled.
10. LAW
All contracts between the Seller and the Buyer shall be
governed and construed in accordance with the Laws of
Scotland, and the Buyer agrees to submit to the jurisdiction
of the Courts of law in Scotland in respect of them.