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1 DEFINITIONS AND EFFECT OF CONDITIONS
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The company means TSi Technologies Limited |
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These Conditions shall apply to and be incorporated into
every agreement between TSi Technologies Limited and
any person, firm or company ("the customer") under which
the company supplies goods or services at the request of
the customer. |
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These conditions shall supersede all earlier conditions
of the company. |
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These conditions shall take precedence over any
conditions of the customer and shall not be varied
without the written consent of a Director of the
company. |
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References to "goods" include the supply of any services
to be supplied by the Company to the Customer. |
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"Agreement" means the agreement between the Company and
the Customer for the sale of goods and/or the supply of
services. |
2 DELIVERY
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Any delivery dates quoted whether verbally or otherwise
are estimates only and in regard to any such date time
shall not be of the essence. |
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Delivery of the goods to the customer's address or any
other place stipulated by him shall constitute delivery
and the risk therein shall pass upon such delivery to
the customer. |
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The company shall be entitles to make partial deliveries
by installments and these conditions shall apply to each
partial delivery. |
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The Buyer shall make all necessary arrangements to take
delivery of the Goods upon the EDD or upon such revised
EDD as may be notified to the Buyer. Delivery to the
Buyer shall be to the address given by the Buyer at the
time of first contact with the Seller unless otherwise
requested to do so in writing. If the Goods remain
undelivered for a period of 14 days from the EDD due to
the Buyers failure to make arrangements in accordance
with this paragraph then the Seller shall be entitled at
its discretion to terminate the contract or make a
storage charge to the Buyer. If the Seller should choose
to terminate the Contract then it will make a full
refund of any sum paid by the Buyer under the contract
but the Seller shall be entitled to deduct from the
refund a £50 administration fee. |
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If the goods shall remain uncollected for a period of 14
days from the ECD then the seller shall entitled at its
discretion to terminate the contract or make a storage
charge to the buyer. If the Seller should choose to
terminate the contract then it will make a full refund
of any sum paid by the Buyer under the contract but the
Seller shall be entitled to deduct from the refund a £50
administration fee. |
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Please be aware that any unwanted or rejected goods
incur a 25% charge. This 25% charge is calculated from
the original PC Peripherals invoice total cost
(including carriage and VAT). |
3 FRUSTRATION etc. (Force Majeure)
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The company will not be deemed to be in breach of any of
its obligations under the agreement or otherwise be
liable to the customer due to any delay in performing or
any failure to perform any such obligations by reason of
any cause or event beyond the company's control
(including without limitation breakdown of plant or
machinery, strike or industrial, dispute, shortage of
materials or failure of or delay in receiving supplies,
act of war (whether declared or not). Act of God, or any
law regulation of any government or any local or
municipal authority. If any such event continues for
more than 28 days the company may terminate the
agreement forthwith by written notice to the customer
without prejudice to the accrued rights of either party. |
4 PRICE
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Unless otherwise stated any prices quoted by the company
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exclusive of value added tax and any other taxes |
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exclusive of carriage, packing and insurance. (Back
orders will incur additional carriage charges). |
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exclusive of any release certificates and the company
shall charge extra in respect of the above items. |
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Prices quoted are those current at the time of quotation
and the price payable by the Customer shall be that
which is current at the time of delivery to the
Customer. |
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Where agreed call off's are not adhered to by the Buyer,
the company reserves the right to amend the price
structure in accordance with the quantities delivered. |
5 PAYMENT
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The price is payable on demand but in any case must not
be paid later than 30 days from date of invoice. |
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The company reserve the right to suspend deliveries
where payment is not received in accordance with
paragraph (a) of this clause or in accordance with any
alternative items of payment agreed in writing. |
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Where payment is not made in accordance with the terms
of paragraph 5(a) hereof the customer shall pay interest
on any unpaid amounts calculated at 3% above Barclays
Bank Plc's base rate for the time being in force
calculated on a daily basis. |
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No cash or other discount is allowed unless agreed in
writing. |
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If the company is able to deliver some items comprising
the goods the subject of an agreement but unable to
deliver all such items due to cause beyond its control
(including but not limited to the examples referred to
in Condition 3 hereof) the customer shall pay for such
items as are delivered. |
6 TELEPHONED ORDERS
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The customer agrees to send to the company a written
order in confirmation of any telephoned orders duly
marked with any confirmation reference given by the
company otherwise the company cannot accept liability
for any duplication of delivery that may occur. |
7 TITLE OF GOODS
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Even though the goods may have been delivered and the
customer may be responsible for any loss or destruction
of or damage to the goods and not withstanding any other
provision of these Conditions, the legal and beneficial
ownership of the goods will remain with the company
until the company has received payment in full of :-
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all sums payable to the Company in relation to the
agreement, and |
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all other sums due from the customer to the Company
when, the sums referred to in (i) are paid, in respect
of the supply of any other goods or services. |
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Until the customer becomes the owner of the goods in
accordance with 7(a) the customer shall :- |
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hold the goods as fiduciary agent and bailee for the
company who may, at any time and without prior notice,
require the customer to deliver up the goods to the
company (whether or not they form part of or are affixed
to any other item) and, if it fails to do so immediately
enter the premises where the goods may be situated with
its representatives and appropriate transport and
repossess the goods;
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not, except in accordance with condition 7(c), sell,
part with possession of, use or do anything else
inconsistent with the company's ownership of any the
goods and will ensure that they are not affixed to any
land or building, are kept separate from any other item,
properly stored and protected and clearly identified as
the Company's property, and are insured to their full
replacement value against all normal comprehensive
risks. |
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Until ownership of the goods passes to the customer
provided that it complies with the agreement the
customer may sell the goods in the ordinary course of
its full market value. |
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After the company has repossessed any goods it may sell
them and the proceeds of sale will belong to the company
absolutely and the customer will have no right or
interest in those proceeds. If the net proceeds received
by the company are less than the amount payable to it in
relation to the agreement it may recover the balance
from the customer. |
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The customer will become responsible for any loss or
destruction of or damage to any goods on their delivery |
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All insurance proceeds receivable by the customer in
respect of the goods shall be held in trust by the
customer for the company in a separate account and first
be applied in or towards discharging any sums payable
under the agreement. |
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Even if ownership of the goods has not passed to the
customer the company may recover all sums payable to it
in relation to the agreement. |
8 DRAWINGS etc
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All drawings, descriptive weights, dimensions and the
descriptions and illustrations contained in the sales
literature and price lists are approximate only and not
form part of this Agreement. In addition, drawings,
technical documents issued either before or after the
conclusion of this Agreement for the use or information
of the Customer and such other information as maybe
supplied to the Customer including specifications shall
not be copied, reproduced or communicated by any third
party without the Company's prior written consent. |
9 LOSS OR DAMAGE IN TRANSIT
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The company will not be responsible for damage to any of
the goods or loss of the goods or part thereof in
transit or for any discrepancy between the goods
delivered and the contracted goods to the company unless
the customer gives written notice of a claim to the
company and to the carrier (as appropriate). |
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in the case of damage or discrepancy within 3 days after
having received the goods and |
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in the case of loss or shortage within 3 days of the
date of delivery of the other goods under the relevant
consignment. |
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If applicable the customer will be asked to complete and
submit the company's Discrepancy Log form, from which an
investigation into the alleged loss, discrepancy or
damage will be undertaken.
The customer will also be asked to sign a copy of the
company's carrier's delivery manifest as acknowledgement
of receipt of goods. The customer should inspect the
goods carefully as an unqualified signature shall be
deemed to signify the customer's acceptance that the
goods are in good condition. |
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ACCEPTANCE OF THE GOODS
Upon taking possession of the Goods the Buyer shall
examine them as soon as is reasonable practicable and
shall forthwith notify the Seller if the Goods are
damaged or defective or do not accord with the Buyer’s
original order. In any case such notification must take
place within 3 working days and in writing. 8.1 If the
Buyer seeks to reject the goods within a reasonable
period of time then the Buyer will undertake to cease
all use of the goods forthwith and notify the Seller
immediately, in writing, that the goods are available
for collection, in their original boxes and packaging
and with all items supplied present. The Buyer will also
verify, to the Seller, in writing that they have not
copied or duplicated any licensed software supplied with
the goods. At all times the Seller will reserve its
right to inspect the goods and verify any claims and
make a charge on the Buyer for damaged, used or
incomplete items and for any original licensed software.
8.2 The Seller reserves the right, at all times, to
inspect goods, on the Sellers premises, under the terms
of the contract and to verify that operational faults
alleged are attributable to a defect in the goods
supplied by the Seller. |
10 GUARANTEE
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(a) If within 12 calendar months of their being
delivered any defect in the goods is discovered which is
directly due to faulty materials or workmanship, or if a
valid claim is made by the customer under Condition 9
(a)(i) hereof, the company will at its option remedy the
defect or damage by replacement or repair or give a
credit note to the customer to be utilised firstly
against existing indebtedness and then future purchases
within two months of the credit note date. |
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The guarantee will be subject to the following
conditions:- |
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it will not apply defect or damage resulting from any
alteration or modification to the goods without the
company's prior written consent, incorrect storage,
normal wear and tear, overloading, misuse, abnormal
conditions of use, incorrect installation by anyone
other than the company, maintenance or repair not
carried out by the company, use which is not in
accordance with the company's or the manufacturer's
instructions, any act or omission of the customer or any
third party or any fault in any other goods or
equipment. |
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The customer must complete and submit the company's
Returns Material Authorisation form in relation to any
such defect or damage. If it appears to the company from
the information submitted on the RMA form that such
defect or damage is covered by the guarantee then a RMA
number will be issued confirming the goods in question
maybe returned, subject to verification by the Company
after inspection of the goods. RMA numbers issued by the
company are valid for 10 days from the date of issue.
After this period the RMA log is closed and a new RMA
number must be obtained. |
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allegedly defective or damaged goods must be returned to
the company carriage paid at its address, together with their original packaging and all
related manuals and accessories. Please ensure that the
goods/parcels in question are both packaged in the
appropriate fashion and clearly labelled with the
relevant RMA number. Failure to do so may result in the
products/parcels being refused at our Warehouse. |
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if the customer makes any claim in relation to any goods
falling outside the terms of the guarantee the company
may charge the customer, please refer to TSi
Technologies
Return Authorisation Form for the current charges
relating to inspection and NFF fees information. The
customer must collect any returned goods within 5 days
of notification that they are not covered by the
guarantee or on written instructions from the customer,
TSi Technologies will dispose of the goods. Failure to do so will
result in the customer having to pay storage charges of
£2.00 plus VAT per unit for each day or part of a day
from the end of that period until collection. |
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the guarantee will apply to goods replaced or repaired
under the guarantee for the balance of the original
guarantee period. |
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Unless the company otherwise decides, a credit note for
use in accordance with clause 10a will only be given if
the customer notifies the company of the alleged defect,
damage or discrepancy within 3 days of the customer's
receipt of the goods. |
11 EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
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The guarantee in condition 10 will be in substitution
for all other terms, warranties and conditions, express,
or implied, statutory or otherwise in relation to the
goods (except for the company's title to them) which are
hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. |
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Neither the company nor its servants and agents will be
liable in contract or in tort (including negligence) nor
in any other way for any consequential or indirect loss,
liability or damage or for any other claim for
consequential compensation whatsoever (including loss of
profit, costs or expenses or loss of data) arising
howsoever from or in connection with the agreement or
any breach or non-performance of any provision of it by
the company or any fault in or the supply , use,
presence or resale of the goods. |
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Excluding the company's liability arising under
Condition 10, all warranties or Conditions implied by
law regarding the goods and without affecting Conditions
11(a) and (b), the aggregate liability of the company
whether arising in contract or tort (including
negligence) or otherwise howsoever for any loss, cost,
damage, injury or liability (whether consequential or
indirect or otherwise) resulting from or in connection
with the agreement or any such breach or other matter as
is referred to in Condition 11(b) will be limited to an
amount equal to the net invoice value of the goods. |
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The limitation on any exclusions from liability
contained in these Conditions shall be subject to the
provisions of section 2(1) of the Unfair Contract Terms
Act 1977. |
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The Company shall not be liable for the loss or damage
to the software programs during the repair or upgrade of
any goods whether or not the same are under warranty. |
12 RETURNED GOODS AND CANCELLATIONS
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The customer shall not return any goods (except in
accordance with Condition 10) or cancel any orders
without the company's previous written consent. Such
consent will not be given where goods have been
specially purchased by the company to meet the
customer's requirements. If the company in its
discretion gives consent, it reserves the right to make
a cancellation charge of 25% (or such higher percentage
as may be notified to the customer before or when such
consent is given by the company) of the contract price
of the goods concerned plus VAT. |
13 COPYRIGHT, PATENTS, TRADE MARKS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
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The customer acknowledges that rights in respect of
trade marks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other
intellectual property rights connected with the goods do
not pass to the customer. |
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The customer agrees to indemnify the company against all
liabilities, costs and expenses which the company may
incur as a result of work done in accordance with the
customer's specifications which involve infringement of
any patent or other propriety right. |
14 SUBCONTRACTING
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The company reserves the right to sub-contract any part
of any work or supply of any goods or services. |
15 CONSTRUCTION AND USE
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The company shall not be responsible for adapting or
modifying any goods to conform to statutory requirements
not current at the time of the acceptance or order. |
16 HEADING
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The headings of these conditions are for convenience
only and shall have no effect on the interpretation
thereof. |
17 TERMINATION
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The company shall be entitled by notice in writing to
terminate any agreement without prejudice to any claim
or right the company may otherwise make or exercise
where, |
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the customer is in breach of any term, condition or
provision of this agreement or required by law. |
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the customer shall go into liquidation (except for the
purpose of reconstruction) or if any petition or
resolution to wind up the customer shall be presented or
if a receiver is appointed of the customer's undertaking
property of assets or if a distress shall be levied upon
any of the customer's property or if the customer shall
commit any act of bankruptcy. |
18 JURISDICTION
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The agreement shall be governed by any construed in
accordance with English Law and the Courts of England
shall have jurisdiction to hear all disputes arising in
connection with the agreement. |
19 SET OFF
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The company shall be entitled but not obliged at any
time to set off any sum payable by or any liability of
the customer against any sum payable by or liability of
the company to the customer (in either case whether
arising under the contract for the supply of the goods
or otherwise howsoever and whether any such liability is
present or future, liquidated or un-liquidated and
irrespective of the currency or is denomination) and may
for such purpose convert or exchange any currency. Any
exercise by the company of this right will be without
prejudice to its other rights under the contract
relating to the supply of the goods. |
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