Terms & Conditions - Spiral Shop Ltd
Definitions
1. "Buyer" means the person who buys or agrees to buy the Products
from the Seller.
2. "Seller" means - Spiral Shop Ltd
3. "Conditions" means the terms and conditions of sale set out in
this document and any other terms
and conditions agreed in writing by the Seller.
4. "Delivery date" means the date estimated by the Seller when the
Products are likely to be delivered.
5. "Products" means the goods to be purchased by the Buyer
6. "Price" means the price for the Services or Products including
carriage, (mainland UK only) packing
and VAT, unless otherwise stated.
7. "Consumer" is a person who is not acting in the course of a trade
or profession
8. �Services� means the services to be provided by the Seller to the
Buyer
9. Goods are not tested or sold as fit for any particular purpose and
any term warranty or condition express implied or statutory to the
contrary. In no circumstances whatsoever shall the Seller�s liability
(in contract, tort or otherwise) to the Buyer arising out of or in
connection with the contract or the goods supplied hereunder exceed the
invoice price of the particular goods concerned and all liability (if
any) for any indirect or consequential loss (however arising) is
expressly excluded. The Seller shall be under no liability for loss or
damage or delay however arising caused by circumstances outside his
control. Where the Buyer has been shown a sample the Seller does not
undertake that the bulk shall correspond with the sample in colour,
exact dimensions or quality.
10. All terms express or implied relating to the quality of the goods
are warranties only the breach of which gives no right to reject the
goods or terminate the contract in any circumstances whatever.
11. Risk to the goods shall pass to the Buyer on delivery or
collection.
12. Goods modified or altered in any way by the Buyer invalidates all
guaranties and warranties offered at the time of sale.
13. If and to the extent that any person by whom the Seller has been
supplied with the goods supplied hereunder (hereinafter referred to as
the supplier) validly excludes restricts or limits his liability to the
Seller in respect of the said goods or of any loss or damage arising
from any liability of the Seller to the Buyer in connection with the
said goods then the liability of the Seller to the Buyer in respect of
the said goods shall be correspondingly excluded restricted or limited
to the extent to which the Supplier is liable to the Seller in respect
of the Seller�s liability to the Buyer and no further. Any term warranty
or condition express or implied or statutory to the contrary is
excluded. The Seller will upon request supply the Buyer with details of
any such exclusion or limitation.
14. All prices quoted are exclusive of Value Added Tax where
applicable. Accounts in respect of goods supplied are due for payment by
the Buyer on or before the last day of the month following that of
delivery. In the event of the Buyer not making payment as the above the
Seller reserves the right to charge interest (after as well as before
any judgement) on the amount overdue at the rate of three percent per
annum above the Seller�s bank�s base rate for the time being in force
calculated from the due date on a daily basis until the date of payment
and being payable without deduction of tax.
15. Delivery of goods shall be made by the Buyer collecting the goods
from the Seller�s premises or if some other place for delivery is agreed
by the Seller, by the Seller delivering the goods to the nearest point
to the road which is suitable in the opinion of the Seller�s driver.
The unloading of goods without undue delay is the responsibility of the
Buyer unless off-loading by crane lorry has been contracted for.
16. Notice of any claim arising out of or in connection with this
contract must be given in writing to the Seller within 7 working days
from the date when the goods are collected or delivered, failing which
all claims (other than claims arising out of or in connection with
defects not discoverable upon reasonable examination of the goods) shall
be deemed to be waived and absolutely barred. In any event, the Seller
shall be under no liability for shortage or damage in transit or for
deviation mis-delivery, or detention unless the Seller and the Carrier
are advised thereof in writing otherwise than upon a consignment note or
delivery document within 3 days and a claim is made on the Seller and
the Carrier within 7 days after the termination of transit defined in
the current terms of carriage of the Road Haulage Association (in the
computation of time for this purpose the following days shall not be
included: Sunday, or any statutory holiday).
17. The Seller will not be responsible for any delays in deliveries or
suspension of deliveries due caused by strikes lockouts war fire flood
breakdown of plant and machinery or any circumstances beyond his
control.
18. Where by express agreement with sellers Buyers return goods to
stock a minimum handling charge of 15% of the invoice value plus any
carriage or other coasts incurred will be deducted from the amount to be
credited.
19. All crates pallets and other materials are charged unless otherwise
stated. The cost of crates pallets and packages where charged will be
credited upon return provided they are returned in good condition.
20. Where theses Terms and Conditions in any way conflict with any terms
or conditions stipulated by the Buyer then such terms or conditions
stipulated by the Buyer shall be deemed to be ineffective to the extent
of which they are inconsistent herewith.
21. Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the goods, or
any other provision of these conditions the goods shall remain the sole
and absolute property of the Seller as legal and equitable owner until
the Seller has received in cash or cleared funds payment in full of all
amounts owing to the Seller by the Buyer on any accounts whatsoever. The
seller may maintain an action for the price of the goods
notwithstanding that the Seller retains ownership of them.
22. The Buyer until the happening of any of the events referred to in
clause 14 below shall be entitled to sell the goods in the normal coarse
of business but the Buyer shall until such resale keep the goods
separate and identifiable as the property of the Seller and property
stored, protected and insured and the proceeds of resale shall be held
by the Buyer in a fiduciary capacity as agent for the Seller until the
total amount of the indebtedness to the Seller shall be discharged.
23. In the event of any payment being overdue in whole or in part or
any act proceeding involving the Buyer�s solvency being taken the
Buyer�s right to sell the goods shall cease and the Seller (without
prejudice to any other rights it may have) may by its servants or agents
enter upon the premises of the Buyer to recover any goods as yet unsold
by the Buyer.
24. Any provision herein set out shall, to the extent to which it would
by virtue of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, be of no effect as
against a person dealing as a consumer, not apply in respect of a sale
to a person so dealing.
25. If any part of these conditions is found by any Court or other
competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable then such
part shall be served from the remainder of these conditions, which shall
continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by
law.
26. Occasionally documents produced or supplied by the Seller contain
errors or omissions. The Seller always takes care to avoid such errors
or omissions. However, should such an error or omission occur, then the
Buyer shall not be entitled to rely on that error or omission which
shall be corrected by the Seller without any liability on the part of
the Seller.
27. Nothing in these conditions shall affect the Buyer's statutory
rights as a consumer.
28. The Buyer shall pay the Price at the date of placing the order.
Payment terms are 100% with order, unless otherwise specified by the
seller at the time of the quotation. full payment is deemed payable 14
days prior to despatch of the product failure to pay the full amount in
the allotted time may result in your order being cancelled and your
deposit not being refunded. All deposits paid to us are non refundable.
29. The Seller may make any changes in the specification of the
Products which do not materially affect their quality or performance.
30. Photographs are for illustrative purpose only, and may not exactly
match the product itself
31. Descriptions of goods are for reference only, and may not exactly
match the product itself.
32. If the Buyer is a Consumer and is dissatisfied with the Products
for any reason the Buyer may, within 7 working days after the date of
delivery to the Products, notify the Seller that he is cancelling the
contract. As soon as reasonably practicable after so notifying the
Seller, the Buyer must return the Products to the Seller at the Buyer�s
expense or, at the option of the Seller, the Seller may elect to collect
the Products from the Buyer at the Buyer�s expense. In the latter case,
the Buyer will co-operate reasonably with the Seller in making the
Products available for collection. Any money paid by the Buyer for the
Products will be refunded within 30 days provided that the Seller
receives the goods in the same condition they were in at the time of
delivery to the Buyer (The right to cancel in this clause shall not
apply if the goods have be opened, used, installed, damaged or any
packaging material is missing) . The right to cancel in this clause also
shall not apply where the Products comprise goods made to the Buyer�s
specifications or clearly personalised.
32.1 As the majority of our goods are made to measure and materials
are ordered for such, All deposits and administration fees are
non-refundable in all circumstances.
33. The Seller does not warrant that the Products comply with Building
Regulations currently in force in England, Scotland and Wales it is the
responsibility of the buyer to check with their local building control
department for compliance of the product/s prior to ordering.
33.1 The majority of our goods do not fall under the long distance
selling act, due to the fact they are made to measure products, our off
the shelf products delivered directly from our uk distribution hub or
direct from the manufacturer (outside the uk), may fall under the long
distance selling act however, the consumer will be responsible for all
carriage charges for the cancelled order, which generally equates to a
maximum of 20% of the value of the goods, the delivery charge we show to
you in printed media or invoices etc is a subsidised amount and not the
actual delivery amount levied to us, the remainder of the delivery
charges are built into the retail price this is due to the high prices
of logistics and the fact that our products are bulky items coming from
overseas.
34. The Buyer is responsible for ensuring that the Product is assembled
and installed in accordance with the manufacturer�s instructions, and
that the installation complies with relevant Building Regulations and
Planning Laws
35. The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or expense suffered by
the Buyer for late delivery, damaged items, missing part or
unsuitability of the product.
36. All estimates or quotations for work to be done are valid for 14
days from the date of the estimate to the Buyer.
37. All estimates or quotations given by the Seller (unless otherwise
agreed in writing) Are subject to withdrawal and alteration without
notice and do not constitute an offer to supply goods or services. Goods
supplied against orders accepted in writing will be charged at the
prices ruling at the date of despatch. The Seller may at any time refuse
to accept any order placed as a result of any such quotation or
estimate.
37.1 All estimates and quotations are issued under conditions of the
strictest confidence for the sole use of the addressee an the Seller
reserves the right to withdraw any quotation or estimate at any time if
in its opinion the information contained therein may have been passed on
to a third party.
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