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Pixel Computer Services Terms & Conditions of Sale |
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Customer" means the party identified as the Customer in this Agreement
to whom Pixel Computer Services may agree to supply Products in accordance
with these terms and conditions. 1.2 "Pixel Computer Services" means Pixel
Computer Services Ltd of Shillingford, Hadlow Park, Hadlow, Kent TN11 0HX or
any subsidiary or associated company. 1.3 "Products" means goods including
but not limited to computer hardware and software items to be provided by
Pixel Computer Services to the customer in accordance with these terms &
conditions. 1.4 "Third Party Software" means all software owned by or
licensed to the Customer from a third party owner (whether or not supplied
by Pixel Computer Services) and which comprises part of the Products.
2. ORDER ACCEPTANCE
2.1 All orders placed with Pixel Computer Services by the customer for
Products shall constitute an offer to Pixel Computer Services, under these
terms and conditions, subject to availability of the products and to the
acceptance of the order by Pixel Computer Services’s authorised
representative. 2.2 All orders are accepted and Products supplied subject to
these express terms and conditions only. No amendment of these terms and
conditions will be valid unless confirmed in writing on or after the date
hereof by Pixel Computer Services’s authorised representative. 2.3 It is
agreed that these terms and conditions prevail over the Customer’s terms and
conditions of purchase unless these latter terms and conditions are amended
by Pixel Computer Services in writing and signed by Pixel Computer Services.
3. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
The relationship between the Supplier and Customer is that of independent
contractor. Neither party is the agent of the other, and neither party has
any authority to make any contract or make any obligation expressly or
implied in the name of the other party, without that party’s prior written
consent for express purposes connected with the performance of this
agreement.
4. DESPATCH
4.1 Any time quoted for despatch is to be treated as an estimate only, but
despatch may be postponed because of conditions beyond Pixel Computer
Service’s reasonable control, and in no event shall Pixel Computer Services
be liable for any damages or penalty for delay in despatch or delivery. 4.2
Risk shall pass to the customer at the time the Products are despatched by
or on behalf of Pixel Computer Services. Pixel Computer Services accepts no
liability for loss or damage caused by the carrier. 4.3 If Products have not
been received, the Customer must notify Pixel Computer Services within 7
days of the date of invoice. If proof of delivery is required, this must be
requested within 14 days of the invoice.
5. CANCELLATION AND RESCHEDULING
Subject to clause 8.2, any request by the Customer for cancellation of any
order or for rescheduling of deliveries will only be considered by Pixel
Computer Services if made at least 12 hours before despatch of the Products,
and shall be subject to acceptance by Pixel Computer Services at Pixel
Computer Service’s sole discretion, and subject to a reasonable
administration charge therefore by Pixel Computer Services. The Customer
hereby agrees to indemnify Pixel Computer Services against all loss, costs
(including cost of labour and materials used and overheads incurred),
damages, charges and expenses arising out of the order and its cancellation
or rescheduling.
6. PRICES
6.1 Catalogue, price lists and other advertising literature or materials as
used by Pixel Computer Services are intended only as an indication as to
price and range of goods offered and no prices, descriptions or other
particulars contained therein shall be binding on Pixel Computer Services.
6.2 All prices are given by Pixel Computer Services at the time of the order
on an ex-works basis and the Customer is liable to pay for transport,
packing and insurance. 6.3 All quoted or listed prices are based on the cost
to Pixel Computer Services of supplying the Products to the Customer. If
before delivery of the Products there occurs any increase in any way of such
costs in respect of Products which have not yet been delivered, the price
payable may be subject to amendment without notice at Pixel Computer
Service’s discretion. 6.4 All prices are exclusive of Value Added Tax and
any similar taxes. All such taxes are payable by the Customer and will be
applied in accordance with U.K. legislation in force at the tax point date.
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7. PAYMENT TERMS
7.1 Invoices will be raised and dated by Pixel Computer Services on the date
of despatch of the Products. Unless otherwise specifically negotiated and
agreed, invoices will be payable by the Customer 7 days from the date of the
invoice. Payments which are not received when payable will be considered
overdue and remain payable by the Customer together with interest for late
payment from the date payable at the rate of 4% per annum above the base
rate for the time being of the National Westminster Bank plc. Such interest
shall accrue on a daily basis and be payable on demand after as well as
before judgement. 7.2 When all prices, taxes and charges due in respect of
the Products and any products supplied previously to the Customer have been
paid for in full, title to hardware Products only shall pass to the
customer. 7.3 Notwithstanding despatch and the passing of risk in the
Products to the customer pursuant to Clause 4, or any other provision of
these conditions, the property in the hardware Products shall not pass to
the Customer until Pixel Computer Services has received in cash or cleared
funds payment of the price of the Products and all of the products agreed to
be sold by Pixel Computer Services to the Customer for which payment is then
due. 7.4 Until such times as the property in the Products passes to the
Customer, the Customer shall hold the Products as Pixel Computer Service’s
fiduciary agent and bailee, and shall keep the Products properly stored,
protected and insured and identified as Pixel Computer Service’s property.
Until that time the Customer shall be entitled to resell or use the Products
in the ordinary course of its business, but shall account to Pixel Computer
Services for the proceeds of sale or otherwise of the Products, whether
tangible or intangible, including insurance proceeds, and shall keep all
such proceeds separate from any monies or property of the Customer and third
parties and, in the case of tangible proceeds stored, protected and insured.
7.5 Until such times as the property in the Products passes to the Customer,
(and provided the Products are still in existence and have not been resold),
Pixel Computer Services shall be entitled at any time to require the
Customer to deliver up the Products to Pixel Computer Services and, if the
Customer fails to do so forthwith, to enter upon any premises of the
Customer or any third party where the Products are stored and repossess the
Products 7.6 The Customer’s power of sale or right to use such Products
shall immediately cease if an Administrative Receiver is appointed over all
or any part of its assets or if it is adjudicated bankrupt or enters into
liquidation whether compulsory or voluntary, or if the Customer makes an
arrangement with its creditors, or generally becomes unable to pay its debts
within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986. 7.7 On termination of the
Customer’s power of sale or right to use the Products the Customer will
immediately hold the Products to the order of Pixel Computer Services. 7.8
The Customer shall not be entitled to pledge or in any way charge by way of
security for any indebtedness any of the Products which remain the property
of Pixel Computer Services, but if the Customer does so, all monies owing by
the Customer to Pixel Computer Services shall (without prejudice to any
other right or remedy of the seller) forthwith become due and payable. 7.9
Pixel Computer Services reserves the right to cease supplies of Products to
the Customer at any time. On such cessation of supplies, Pixel Computer
Services reserves the right to withdraw any credit facility such that the
whole of the Customer’s account becomes due for payment forthwith.
8. SPECIFICATION OF PRODUCTS
8.1 Pixel Computer Services will not be liable in respect of any loss or
damage caused by or resulting from any variation for whatsoever reason in
the manufacturer’s specifications or technical data and will not be
responsible for any loss or damage resulting from curtailment or cessation
of supply following such variation. Pixel Computer Services will use
reasonable endeavour to advise the Customer of any such impending variation
as soon as it receives any notice thereof from the manufacturer. 8.2 Unless
otherwise agreed, the Products are supplied in accordance with the
manufacturer’s standard specification as these may be improved, substituted
or modified. Pixel Computer Services reserves the right to increase its
quoted or listed price, or to charge accordingly in respect of any orders
accepted for Products of non-standard specifications and in no circumstances
will it consider cancellation of such orders or the return of the Products.
9. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS IN SOFTWARE PRODUCTS
9.1 The Customer hereby acknowledges that any propriety rights in any Third
Party Software supplied hereunder including but not limited to any title or
ownership rights, patent rights, copyrights and trade secret rights, shall
at all times and for all purposes vest and remain vested in the Third Party
Software owner. 9.2 The Customer hereby acknowledges that it is its sole
responsibility to comply with any terms and conditions of licence attaching
to Third Party Software supplied and delivered by Pixel Computer Services
(including if so required the execution and return of a Third Party Software
licence). The Customer is hereby notified that failure to comply with such
terms and conditions could result in the Customer being refused a software
licence or having the same revoked by the proprietary owner. The Customer
further agrees to indemnify Pixel Computer Services in respect of any costs,
charges or expenses incurred by Pixel Computer Services at the suit of the
Third Party Software owner as a result of any breach by the Customer of such
conditions. 9.3 NO TITLE OR OWNERSHIP OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTS OR ANY THIRD
PARTY SOFTWARE LICENSED TO THE CUSTOMER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS TRANSFERRED
TO THE CUSTOMER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE
10 . RETURNS
10.1 Pixel Computer Services reserves the right to levy an administration
charge in respect of the rotation of Products and returns 10.2 Returns must
be made subject to the following (a) prior authority having been obtained
from Pixel Computer Services which will be given at Pixel Computer Service's
sole discretion; (b) within 30 days of the date of the invoice; (c) subject
to stock rotation policy; (d) the Products must be properly packed; (e) the
Products must be in saleable condition; (f) the Products must be accompanied
by a detailed packing list; (g) the Product is covered by warranty (see
section 11). 10.3 Pixel Computer Services reserves the right to reject any
Products returned which do not comply with the conditions set out in clause
10.2. 10.4 If Pixel Computer Services nevertheless agrees to accept any
Products returned in a non-saleable condition, Pixel Computer Services
reserves the right to charge the cost to the Customer of bringing the
Products to a saleable condition.
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11. WARRANTY
11.1 Pixel Computer Services warrants that it has good title to or licence
to supply all Products to the Customer. 11.2 If any part of the hardware
Products should prove defective in materials or workmanship under normal
operations or service, such Products will be repaired or replaced only in
accordance with any warranty cover and terms provided by the manufacturer of
the Products PROVIDED THAT no unauthorised modifications to the Product or
to the system of which the Product forms part have taken place. Pixel
Computer Services is not responsible for the cost of labour or other
expenses incurred in repairing or replacing defective or non-conforming
parts. 11.3 All software Products supplied hereunder are supplied “as is”
and the sole obligation of Pixel Computer Services in connection with the
supply of software Products is to use all reasonable endeavour to obtain and
supply a corrected version from the manufacturer concerned in the event that
any such software Product should fail to conform to its product description
PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT the Customer notifies Pixel Computer Services of any
such non-conformity within 90 days of the date of delivery of the applicable
software product. 11.4 If the Products are rejected by the Customer as not
being in accordance with the Customer’s order pursuant to clause 11.2 or
11.3 Pixel Computer Services will only accept the return of such Products
provided that it receives written notification thereof giving detailed
reasons for rejection. Pixel Computer Services will not consider any claim
for compensation, indemnity or refund until liability, if any, has been
established or agreed with the manufacturer and where applicable the
insurance company. Under no circumstances shall the invoked invoiced
Products be deducted or set off by the Customer until Pixel Computer
Services has passed a corresponding credit note. 11.5 EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY
SET OUT IN THIS CLAUSE 11, PIXEL COMPUTER SERVICES DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES
ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. BE STATUTE OR OTHERWISE,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF DESCRIPTION, DESIGN,
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ARISING FROM ANY
PREVIOUS COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE.
12. INDEMNITIES AND LIMITS OF LIABILITY
12.1 Pixel Computer Services disclaims and excludes all liability to the
Customer in connection with these terms and conditions including the
customers use of the Products and in no event shall Pixel Computer Services
be liable to the Customer for special, indirect or consequential damage
including but not limited to loss of profits or arising from loss of data or
in connection with the use of Products. All terms of any nature , express or
implied, statutory or otherwise, as to correspondence with any particular
description or sample, fitness for purpose or merchantability, are hereby
excluded. 12.2 The Customer shall indemnify and defend Pixel Computer
Services and its employees in respect of any claims by third parties which
are occasioned by or arise from any Pixel Computer Services performance or
non-performance pursuant to the instructions of the Customer or its
authorised representative.
13 .TERMINATION FOR CAUSE
This agreement may be terminated forthwith by notice in writing: 13.1 By
Pixel Computer Services if the Customer fails to pay any sums due hereunder
by the due date notwithstanding the provisions for late payment in clause
7.1. 13.2 If either party fails to perform any of its obligations under this
agreement and such failure continues for a period of 14 days after written
notice thereof, by the other party; 13.3 If either party is involved in any
legal proceedings concerning its solvency, or ceases trading, or commits an
act of bankruptcy or is adjudicated bankrupt or enters into liquidation,
whether compulsory or voluntary, other than for the purposes of an
amalgamation or reconstruction, or makes an arrangement with its creditors
or petitions for an administration order or has a receiver or manager
appointed over all or any part of its assets or generally becomes unable to
pay its debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986,
then without prejudice to any other rights or remedies available to it, the
other party shall have the right of terminate this agreement forthwith. 13.4
Any termination of this agreement pursuant to this clause shall be without
prejudice to any other rights or remedies a party may be entitled to
hereunder or at law, and shall not affect any accrued rights or liabilities
of either party.
14. EXPORT AND/OR RE-EXPORT LIMITATIONS
Having regard to the current statutory or other United Kingdom Government
regulations in force from time to time and, in the case of Products
manufactured in the United States of America, to the current export rules
and regulations of the United States department of commerce in force from
time to time and regardless of any disclosure made by the Customer to Pixel
Computer Services of an ultimate destination for any Products, the Customer
will not export or re-export directly any Products without first obtaining
all such written consents or authorisations as may be required by any
applicable government regulation. 15. CONTRACT 15.1 The headings in this
Agreement are for ease of reference only and shall not affect its
interpretation or construction. 15.2 No forbearance, delay, or indulgence by
either party in enforcing its respective rights shall prejudice or restrict
the rights of that party, and no waiver of any such rights or of any breach
of any contractual terms shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other right
or any later breach. 15.3 The Customer agrees not to assign any of its
rights herein without the prior written consent of Pixel Computer Services.
15.4 In the event of any of these terms and conditions or any part of any of
them being judged illegal or unenforceable for any reason, the continuation
in full force and effect of the remainder of them shall not be prejudiced.
15.5 Neither party shall be liable to the other for any delay in or failure
to perform its obligations hereunder (other than a payment of money) where
such delay or failure results from force majeure, act of God, fire,
explosion, accident, industrial dispute or any other cause beyond its
reasonable control. 15.6 Any documents or notices given hereunder by either
party to the other must be in writing and may be delivered personally or by
recorded delivery or registered post and in the case of post will be deemed
to have been given 2 working days after the date of posting. Documents or
notices shall be delivered or sent to the addresses of the parties on the
first page of this agreement or to any other address notified in the normal
course of trading in writing by either party to the other for the purpose of
receiving documents or notices after the date of this agreement. 15.7 These
terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with
English law.
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