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The following terms and conditions ("the Conditions") are the
terms on which Omni Tracking Systems sells products and services
and supersedes all other terms and conditions relating to the
subject matter of these Conditions:
1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 “Seller” means Omni Tracking Systems.
1.2 “Buyer” means the purchaser or lessee of the Goods.
1.3 “Goods” means the articles or services that the Buyer agrees
to purchase or lease from the Seller.
1.4 "Terms and Conditions" means the terms and conditions of
purchase set out in this document.
1.5 To the extent of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions
and the Special Conditions, the Special Conditions apply.
1.6 Reference to any Clause is to a clause of these Terms and
Conditions.
1.7 Any reference in these Terms and Conditions to any provision
of a statute shall be construed as a reference to that provision
as amended, re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.
2 CONDITIONS
2.1 Contracts of sale made by the Seller shall incorporate these
terms and conditions that shall prevail over any documents or
communications from the Buyer.
2.2 Acceptance of Goods shall be deemed conclusive evidence of
the Buyer’s acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
3 PRICE AND PAYMENT
3.1 The price (exclusive of VAT, if applicable, or any analogous
sales tax, carriage, freight, postage or insurance costs)) for
the Goods ("the Price") shall be the price as stated on the list
maintained by the Seller detailing prices of the Goods as amended
by the Seller from time to time, or such other price as the parties
may agree in writing.
3.2 Where applicable Value Added Tax (or other payable tax) will
be added to the Price in accordance with United Kingdom law. Residents
from other European Community countries agree to provide their
EC VAT registration number.
3.3 The Buyer shall make payment of the Price for the Goods within
28 days of the date of the invoice or by the earlier date as stated
on the invoice or as stated on the Seller’s order forms.
3.4 Payments in currencies other than Pounds Sterling will be
made by electronic bank transfer only to the bank account specified
on the Seller’s invoices.
3.5 All payments will be made free of any bank charges levied
by either the Buyer’s or Seller’s bank.
3.6 Default on any payments will result in the suspension or
termination of the services and the Buyer will be liable for any
charges relating to the suspension or termination.
4 GOODS
4.1 All Goods shall be required to conform to the specification
in the order for Goods by the Buyer as accepted by the Seller’s
acknowledgement ("the Purchase Order") or as otherwise expressly
agreed in writing.
4.2 Any order for Goods sent by the Buyer to the Seller shall
only be accepted by means of the Seller’s standard acknowledgement
form and shall be deemed to be accepted subject to the Conditions
contained herein.
4.3 Each order for Goods accepted by the Seller shall be deemed
to be an individual legally binding contract between the parties.
5 DELIVERY
5.1 The Seller shall deliver the Goods to the Buyer at the address
of the Buyer in the Purchase Order. Time shall not be of the essence
for delivery.
5.2 The Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Goods upon
their delivery.
5.3 All risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery.
5.4 If the Seller is unable to deliver the Goods for reasons
outside its control, the Seller shall be entitled, at the Buyer’s
expense, to place the Goods in storage until such time as the
Goods may be delivered.
6 TITLE TO GOODS
6.1 The Seller warrants that it has good title to the Goods and
that it will transfer title in the Goods to the Buyer pursuant
to Clause6.2.
6.2 Notwithstanding delivery, title in the Goods shall not pass
to the Buyer until the Seller has been paid in full for the Goods.
Nothing in this Clause shall prevent the Seller from raising an
action against the Buyer for payment of the Goods.
7 DAMAGE IN TRANSIT
7.1 Upon serving notice within 24 hours of delivery to the Seller,
the Buyer shall be entitled to replacement Goods if the Seller
is reasonably satisfied that the Goods have been damaged during
transportation.
8 GUARANTEE
8.1 Where the goods have been manufactured by the Seller and
are found to be defective, the Seller shall repair or in its sole
discretion, replace defective Goods free of charge upon the following
conditions:
8.1.1 the Buyer giving notice of the defect within 5 days of
the defect coming to the Buyer’s attention;
8.1.2 such notice being served within 90 days of delivery;
8.1.3 the defect being due to the Seller’s faulty design, workmanship
or materials; and
8.1.4 the defect not having arisen from the Buyer’s failure to
comply with the Seller’s oral or written instructions as to storage,
installation, use or maintenance of the Goods or in accordance
with good trade practice.
8.2 Any Goods to be repaired or replaced under Clause 8.1 shall
be delivered to the Seller at the Buyer’s expense.
8.3 Where the Goods have been manufactured and supplied to the
Buyer by a third party the Seller shall where possible pass on
to the Buyer the benefit of any warranty in respect of the Goods
granted to the Seller by such third party.
9 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
9.1 Subject to the Seller’s liability under Clause 6 and subject
to Clause 10 the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer for any
loss (including loss of profit), costs, damages, charges or expenses
incurred by the Buyer or for any loss or damage to or caused by
the Goods.
9.2 Subject to this Clause 9 and Clause 10 all other conditions,
warranties or other stipulations concerning the Goods whether
express or implied by common law or under statute are excluded
to the fullest extent permitted by law, and, in particular, but
without limiting the foregoing generality, the Seller grants no
warranties regarding fitness for purpose, use, quality or nature
of the Goods whether express or implied by statute or common law.
9.3 Subject to Clause 10 the liability of the Seller under this
Agreement howsoever arising shall not exceed the Price.
10 GENERAL
10.1 Nothing in these Conditions shall be construed so as to
exclude or limit the liability of the Seller for breach of the
warranties contained in Clause 6 or for breach of warranty as
to title and quiet possession implied by the Sale of Goods Act
1979 where such Act applies to the contract between the Seller
and the Buyer for the sale and purchase of the Goods incorporating
these Conditions.
10.2 Nothing contained in these Conditions shall be construed
so as to limit or exclude the liability of the Seller for death
or personal injury as a result of the Seller’s fraudulent misrepresentation,
negligent actions or those of its employees or agents.
11 BUYER’S UNDERTAKINGS
11.1 Where software programs are supplied by the Seller for asset
tracking services the Buyer has non-exclusive usage rights as
part of the contract with the Seller and in conjunction with any
other terms and conditions which apply to that software.
11.2 The Buyer undertakes confidentiality in relation to any
passwords or user names in connection with the Goods.
11.3 Where the Buyer purchases Goods for the purposes of asset
tracking, and the Buyer is not the owner of the asset, the Buyer
undertakes to obtain written consent from the relevant asset owner
for the use of the Goods in relation to the asset.
11.4 The Buyer undertakes that the Goods will not be used for
any purpose or activity that is or may be deemed unlawful.
12 FORCE MAJEURE
12.1 The Seller shall not be liable for any failure to perform
any or all of its obligations in relation to the Goods arising
from any inability to secure or procure at reasonable cost, labour,
materials or other supplies or provision of supplies of any kind
or any act of God, war, strike, lockout or other labour dispute,
fire, flood, drought, air-pollution, equipment failure, legislation,
order of public authority or any other cause whatsoever beyond
its control.
13 SEVERABILITY
13.1 If and to the extent that any provision of the Goods (including
these Terms and Conditions) is wholly or partly illegal, invalid,
void or unenforceable then such provision or offending part thereof
shall be severable from the remaining provisions or parts of provisions
that shall remain in full force and effect.
14 GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
14.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the law of England and the parties hereto submit to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the English Courts.
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