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Terms &
Conditions |
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Definitions |
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The "Buyer" means the customer who accepts a
quotation of the Seller or whose order for
the Goods is accepted by the Seller.
The "Seller" means Nimbus Designs Ltd Trading As
TVCables.
"Conditions"
means the conditions of sale set out in this
document and any special and/or additional
conditions agreed in writing by the Seller.
"Good" or "Goods" means the goods (including
any instalment of goods or any parts for
them) which the Seller is to supply in
accordance with these Conditions.
"Writing" includes facsimile transmission,
email and other comparable means of
communication.
"Working
Days" means Monday to Friday inclusive,
excluding Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays
on whichever day they fall.
"including" and "in particular" shall be
construed as not limiting any general words
or expressions in conjunction with which
either of those expressions is used.
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Conditions |
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These
conditions shall apply to all contracts for
sale of Goods by the Seller to the Buyer to
the exclusion of all other terms and
conditions including any which the Buyer may
purport to apply under any purchase order,
confirmation of order or any such similar
document.
Where the
Seller has agreed to provide the Buyer with
system design, installation or other
consultancy services, then the provision of
such services shall be governed by the
Seller’s separate Conditions for the
Provision of Services, a copy of which shall
be supplied to the Buyer.
No
variation or addition to these Conditions
shall be effective unless agreed in Writing
by the Seller.
The
Seller’s employees or agents are not
authorised to make any representations
concerning the Goods unless confirmed by the
Seller in Writing and in entering into the
contract the Buyer acknowledges that it does
not rely on any such representations which
are not so confirmed.
Any
typographical, clerical or other error or
omission in any sales literature, quotation,
price list, acceptance of offer, invoice or
other document or information issued by the
Seller shall be subject to correction
without any liability on the part of the
Seller and without any prior notification.
The views and opinions expressed in any
sales literature or on the Seller’s web-site
are the views of the contributors and should
not be taken necessarily as fact.
No contract
for the sale of Goods shall arise until the
Seller despatches the Goods, the Sellar
shall inform the Buyer by email when the
goods have been despatched.
Acceptance
of delivery of Goods shall be deemed
conclusive evidence of the Buyer’s
acceptance of these Conditions.
Nothing in
these Conditions shall
effect the statutory rights of any
consumer.
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Prices |
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The price
shall be that on the Seller’s current list
price or as otherwise agreed in writing by
the Seller and the Buyer should confirm
prices (including any promotional prices and
special offers) at the time of ordering. All
special offers are strictly subject to
availability.
The Seller
reserves the right to revise prices prior to
despatch of Goods to reflect any indirect or
direct increase in costs to the Seller but
if the price has been paid in full prior to
despatch no price revision may take place
without the prior written agreement of the
Buyer.
The prices of goods are shown
inclusive of VAT and charges for packing,
postage and carriage shall be paid in
addition. Shipping and Handling charges are
displayed excluding VAT.
A small order handling fee
of 60 pence is added to all orders under
£10.
A
confirmation of order at a price is subject
to change, but we will always notify the
buyer of any deviation from the confirmation
of order prior to taking monies. Where money
transfer is by automatic electronic means we
reserve the right to cancel the order and
refund all monies paid.
From time to time we shall
modify the prices charged on our website and
current catalogue.
A handling fee of 64 pence
is added to all orders exceeding £28 to
cover the cost of recorded delivery and / or
additional postal insurance.
Web-site
pricing may differ to sales literature
pricing.
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Payment |
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Payment must
be made in full before despatch of any
Goods.
Payment, may be
made by most popular credit and debit cards,
provision is also made to accept cash,
cheque, BACS transfer, Nochex, Fastpay or
Paypal. Full details of payment methods
accepted can be found by clicking the
payment link found on the bottom of every
web page.
Payments made by cheque
shall be subject to a 5 day clearance period
starting from the day the cheque is paid
into the Sellers bank account.
Time for
payment shall be of the essence and any
failure to pay shall entitle the Seller at
his option to treat the contract as
repudiated by the Buyer, to delay delivery
until paid or appropriate any payment made
by the Buyer to such of the Goods as the
Seller may think fit notwithstanding any
purported appropriation by the Buyer
(without prejudice to any other remedy that
the Seller may have).
Receipts
for payment shall
be issued only on request.
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Delivery |
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Delivery shall be treated as a separate
contract from that of the supply of the
goods paid for by the Buyer.
All
delivery times quoted are estimated times, whilst every reasonable
effort shall be made to keep to any
estimated delivery date, time of delivery
shall not be of the essence and the Seller
shall not be liable for any losses, costs,
damages or expenses incurred by the Buyer or
any other person or Company arising directly
or indirectly out of any failure to meet any
estimated delivery date. The Goods may be
delivered by the Seller in advance of the
quoted delivery date upon giving reasonable
notice to the Buyer.
Notification of delivery may be made by
telephone call/message, email, fax or by
post on the due date.
A carrier’s first attempt to deliver shall
be considered as the delivery date and
unless otherwise agreed in writing by the
Seller all deliveries can take place up
until 6 pm.
Unless otherwise agreed the Seller may
deliver by instalments and in such case each
instalment shall be treated as a separate
contract and any delay, default or
non-delivery in respect of any instalment by
the Seller shall not entitle the Buyer to
cancel the remainder of the contract.
Failure by the Buyer to pay for any
instalments or delivery when due shall
entitle the Seller to withhold any further
deliveries and the Buyer shall be liable for
any costs incurred by the Seller relating to
such Goods.
Delivery of the Goods shall be made to the
Buyer’s address and the Buyer shall make
arrangements necessary to take delivery of
the Goods whenever they are tendered for
delivery.
If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the
Goods or fails to give the Seller adequate
delivery instructions at the time stated for
delivery (otherwise than by reason of any
cause beyond the Buyer’s reasonable control)
then, without prejudice to any other right
or remedy available to the Seller, the
Seller may:
i) Store the Goods until actual
delivery and charge the Buyer for the
reasonable costs (including insurance) of
storage; or
ii) Sell the Goods at the best price
readily obtainable and (after deducting all
reasonable storage and selling expenses)
account to the Buyer for the excess over the
price under the contract or charge the Buyer
for any shortfall below the price of the
contract.
The method of dispatch for all orders shall
be at the Seller’s discretion. Where a
particular delivery service has been paid
for the Seller shall make every effort
to use that service, however in order to
ensure that all orders are correctly insured
the Seller reserves the right to change the
delivery service to an equivalent or better
service with greater insurance cover. First
Class, Second Class, Special Delivery,
Airmail Small Packets and Standard Parcels
services are Royal Mail services. For
estimated delivery times please refer to the
Royal Mail website at www.royalmail.com.
Please note these are estimates from the
Royal Mail and not guaranteed delivery
times. Once dispatched an item cannot be
re-directed to a different address.
Special
Delivery is a UK timed service that should
be delivered before 1PM on the next working
day after an order is dispatched, to most UK
mainland destinations*. Special
Delivery orders dispatched on a Friday are
not timed to be delivered until the next
working day which would normally be Monday
(except Bank Holidays), however it is
possible the item might be delivered on a
Saturday.
*Check www.royalmail.com
for the delivery time to a particular
destination.
In the
Buyer does not make them self available to
receive a Royal Mail delivery the item shall
be held at the Buyers local sorting office.
It is the responsibility of the Buyer to
ascertain if the package is at the depot and
to collect the package from the Depot. The
Royal Mail may leave a card indicating they
have tried to deliver but they do not
always. Packages not collected shall be
returned to the Seller, in this case the
Buyer will be liable to pay the delivery
charge again if they still require the
goods, else the cost of the items will be
refunded minus any delivery, handling and
re-stocking charges. Occasionally
an Item may be lost or delayed in the Royal
Mail system, all goods dispatched are
insured against loss. The Royal Mail will
not consider an item as lost until 15
working days have passed, before reporting
an item lost the Buyer shall check it is not
waiting at their local sorting office for
collection. After 15 working days have
passed the Seller shall make a claim for
lost items and re-dispatch the order to the
Buyer. Before the order is re-dispatched the
Buyer shall be required to sign a Royal Mail
disclaimer stating they did not receive the
goods.
Courier
deliveries are only available to UK mainland
destinations, we use various courier
companies. On the day of dispatch the Buyer
shall be automatically notified by email
which courier is being used together with a
tracking number for the consignment. Next
day courier services are only delivered on
working days, the delivery estimate shall be
the next working day after the day of
dispatch. Next day courier orders dispatched
on a Friday shall be delivered on a Monday
(except Bank Holidays).
Saturday
Courier delivery is available for orders
dispatched on a Friday, if Saturday Courier
delivery is selected the delivery estimate
is before noon Saturday.
If the
Buyer does not make them self available to
receive a courier delivery, the courier
shall take the package back to the local
depot and re-try the delivery on the next
working day. The courier should leave a card
indicating they have tried to deliver a
package, the couriers electronic log
indicating a failed delivery attempt with a
door colour shall be treated as proof of
attempted delivery. After two failed
delivery attempts the package shall be held
at the local depot for five days for the
Buyer to collect. If the Buyer fails to
collect the package it shall be
automatically returned to the Seller, in
this case the Buyer shall be liable for the
return fee of £11.95 + VAT. If the Buyer
still wishes to receive the items returned
by the courier they shall also be liable for
the second outgoing delivery charge. If the
items are no longer required by the Buyer
the cost of the items shall be refunded
minus the delivery fee, the courier return
fee, handling and restocking fees.
Once
dispatched Courier deliveries cannot be
re-directed to another address without
incurring a fee. The buyer shall be liable
for all fees incurred due to the Buyer
requesting a delivery re-direction to a
different address from that originally
specified as the shipping address, the fee
for a courier re-direction is £11.95 +
VAT.
The Seller’s delivery charges and the timing
of all deliveries shall be as published from
time to time. Any promotional offers in
respect of delivery charges shall only apply
to UK mainland and Northern Ireland.
A delivery insurance charge, as published
from time to time, shall be added to orders
at the Seller’s discretion and is
non-refundable. For detailed information on
delivery and dispatch times please click the
About Us link at the top of each web page.
The
method of dispatch for items specified with
Free Delivery shall be at the Sellers
discretion and shall be in accordance with
the delivery terms listed above.
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Ownership & Risk |
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The risk in
Goods shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery
of the Goods or upon the Goods being
appropriated to the Buyer but kept at the
Seller’s premises at the Buyer’s request.
The Seller
remains the owner of the Goods affected by
the contract until the Seller has been paid
in full in cash or cleared funds for such
Goods and all other Goods agreed to be sold
by the Seller to the Buyer for which payment
is due.
Until such
time as the property in the Goods passes to
the Buyer, the Buyer shall hold the Goods as
the Seller’s fiduciary agent and
bailee and shall
keep the Goods separate from those of the
Buyer and third parties and properly stored,
protected and insured and identified as the
Seller’s property.
If any
payment due under these Conditions is
overdue in whole or in part, the Seller may
without prejudice to any of its other rights
recover and/or re-sell the Goods or any of
them and may enter on the Buyer’s premises
by its servants or agents to recover the
Goods and the Buyer shall be liable for all
the Seller’s costs of so doing.
The Buyer
shall not be entitled to pledge or in any
way charge by way of security for any
indebtedness any of the Goods which remain
the property of the Seller, but if the Buyer
does so all moneys owing by the Buyer to the
Seller shall (without prejudice to any other
right or remedy of the Seller) immediately
become due and payable.
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Warranties &
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Subject to the conditions set out below the
Seller warrants that the Goods will at the
time of delivery correspond to the
description given by the Seller.
The above warranty is given by the Seller
subject to the following conditions:
The Seller shall be under no liability in
respect of any defect in the Goods arising
from any drawing, design or specification
supplied by the Buyer;
The Seller shall not be under liability in
respect of any defect arising from fair wear
and tear, wilful damage, negligence,
abnormal working conditions, failure to
follow the Seller’s instructions (whether
oral or in writing), misuse or alteration or
repair of the Goods without the Seller’s
written approval;
The Seller shall be under no liability under
the above warranty (or any other warranty,
conditions or guarantee) if the total price
for the Goods has not been paid by the due
date for payment;
Where the Goods are covered by
manufacturer’s warranties, details of which
will be supplied to the Buyer on delivery of
the Goods the Buyer shall only be entitled
to the benefit of such warranties or
guarantees as are given by the manufacturer
to the Seller.
Subject as expressly provided in these
conditions and except where the Buyer is
dealing as a consumer (as defined in the
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, section 12)
all warranties, conditions, or other terms
implied by statute, common law or otherwise
are excluded to the fullest extent permitted
by the law.
Where Goods are sold to a consumer (as
defined by the Consumer Transactions
(Restrictions on Statements) Order 1976) the
statutory rights of the Buyer are not
affected by these Conditions.
The Seller shall not be held responsible for
any incompatibility issues or held liable to
the Buyer by reason of any representation
(unless fraudulent) or any implied warranty,
condition, or other term or any duty at
common law or under the express terms of the
contract, for any indirect, special or
consequential loss or damage, costs,
expenses or other claims for compensation
whatsoever (whether caused by negligence of
the Seller, its employees or agents or
otherwise) which arise out of or in
connection with the supply of the Goods or
their use or resale by the Buyer including,
without limitation, losses or damages of the
types listed below:-
i) loss of profit; and/or
ii) loss of anticipated savings.
iii) loss of business and/or goods; and/or
iv) loss of revenue; and/or
v) loss of contract; and/or
vi) loss of goodwill; and/or
vii) loss of use; and/or
viii) loss and/or corruption of data
and/or other information; and/or
ix) downtime; and/or
x) any damage relating to the procurement
by you of any substitute equipment.
The entire liability of the Seller under or
in connection with the contract shall not
exceed the price of the Goods, except as
expressly provided in these Conditions.
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Returns, Cancellations &
Replacements |
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Under the terms of the Distance Selling
Regulations 2000, the Buyer has the right to
cancel any contract under the cooling off
period. Cancellation shall be given in
writing by the buyer within the cooling off
period. The cooling off period is 7 working
days from the day after receipt of the
goods.
Goods
returned under the terms of the Distance
Selling Regulations must be sealed in their
original packaging without damage to the
packing, unused, in re-saleable condition as
brand new.
Goods returned as stated above in brand new
re-saleable condition shall be subject to a
refund of the original purchase price, to be
paid by the Seller within 30 days of the
notice of cancellation. The cost of the
delivery charge shall not be refunded as it
is provided under a separate contract.
Goods returned under the Distance Selling
Regulations cooling period shall be returned
at the expense of the Buyer, the Buyer shall
be responsible for the Goods until they have
been received by the Seller. The Buyer shall
be responsible for ensuring the Goods are
adequately packaged to avoid damage and
shall pay any insurance costs deemed
necessary.
If
a contract is cancelled under the terms of
the Distance Selling Regulations and the
Goods are not returned within 7 working days
from the issue of a Return Material
Authorisation (RMA), the Seller shall
recover the Goods from the Buyer and the
cost of recovery shall be deducted from any
refund given.
Failure to return the goods under the terms
of the Distance Selling Regulation cooling
off period in unused condition shall incur a
re-stocking fee that shall be determined on
a case by case basis but shall not exceed
50% of the goods original price. Goods
returned in damaged or un-saleable condition
shall not be refunded and shall be returned
to the Buyer.
Unless the Seller at its discretion decides
otherwise, if the Seller agrees to accept
the return of any such Goods then:
i)
A Goods return number must be obtained
from the Seller and be clearly shown on
the returned parcels and must be returned
in the original manufacturer’s packaging
(which shall not be defaced) complete with
accessories, manuals and documentation.
ii) The Buyer shall be liable for the cost
of remedying any damage to the Goods
returned where such damage has, in the
opinion of the Seller, been caused by the
Goods being inadequately packaged by the
Buyer or through the Buyer’s fault.
iii) Any claim by the Buyer which is based
on any defect in the quality or condition
of the Goods or their failure to
correspond with the specification shall
(whether or not delivery is refused by the
Buyer) be notified to the Seller within 7
days from the date of delivery or (where
the defect or failure was not apparent on
reasonable inspection) within a reasonable
time after discovery of the defect or
failure. If delivery is not refused and
the Buyer does not notify the Seller
accordingly, the Buyer shall not be
entitled to reject the Goods and the
Seller shall have no liability for such
defect or failure, and the Buyer shall be
bound to pay the price as if the Goods had
been delivered in accordance with the
terms of the contract.
iv) Where any valid claim in respect of
any of the Goods which is based on any
defect in the quality or conditions of the
Goods or their failure to meet
specification is notified to the Seller in
accordance with these conditions, the
Seller shall be entitled to replace the
Goods (or any part thereof) free of charge
or at the Seller’s sole discretion, refund
to the Buyer the price of the Goods (or a
proportionate part of the price), but the
Seller shall have no further liability to
the Buyer.
The
Seller shall not give any credit for
returned Goods where the Seller deems the
Goods not to be faulty unless otherwise
agreed in writing by the Seller.
Any Goods in respect of which any claim of
defect or damage is made by the Buyer shall
be preserved by the Buyer intact together
with the original packaging at the Buyer’s
risk and shall at the request of the Seller
be:
i)
Retained by the Buyer for a reasonable
period to enable the Seller or its agent
to inspect the Goods; or
ii) Collected from the Buyer by the Seller
if the Goods are defective.
Goods not featured in the Seller’s catalogue
are not be subject to the normal returns
policy and instructions for return should be
confirmed with the Seller before returning
the Goods.
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The Seller shall make every reasonable
effort to resolve or acknowledge by post,
telephone or email any queries which the
Buyer has made within 48 hours of receipt of
any such query.
The Seller shall make every reasonable
endeavour to respond to complaints within 5
working days and keep the Buyer reasonably
notified of any progress thereafter.
Telephone calls made to the Seller may be
recorded for training purposes.
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Trademarks &
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The Seller and Buyer acknowledge the
intellectual property rights of suppliers
and manufacturers of the products appearing
in the Seller’s sales literature and on the
Seller’s web-site.
Where Goods have been manufactured and
supplied under an IS09000 approval this is
indicated in the product manufacturer
literature text.
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Force Majeure |
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The Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer
or be deemed to be in breach of the contract
by reason of any delay in performing or any
failure to perform any of the Seller’s
obligations in respect of the Goods, if the
delay or failure was due to any cause beyond
the Seller’s reasonable control. Without
prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing, the following shall be regarded
as causes beyond the Seller’s reasonable
control:
i)act of God, explosion, flood, tempest,
fire or accident;
ii)war, threat of war, sabotage,
insurrection, civil disturbance or
requisition;
iii) acts, restrictions, regulations,
bye-laws, prohibitions or measures of any
kind on the part of any governmental,
parliamentary or local authority;
iv) import or export regulations or
embargoes;
v) strikes, lock-outs or other industrial
actions or trade disputes (whether
involving employees of the Seller or of a
third party);
vi) difficulty in obtaining materials,
labour or machinery; and
vii) power failure or breakdown in
machinery.
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General Terms |
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The Seller’s failure to insist upon strict
performance of any provision of these
Conditions shall not be deemed a waiver of
its rights or remedies in respect of any
present or future default of the Buyer in
performance or compliance with any of these
Conditions.
Any notice required or permitted to be given
by either party to the other under these
Conditions shall be in Writing addressed to
the other party at its registered office or
principal place of business or such other
address as may at the relevant time have
been notified pursuant to this provision to
the party giving notice.
Notice shall be delivered personally or sent
by first class prepaid recorded delivery of
by registered post (airmail if overseas) or
by facsimile transmission and shall be
deemed to be given in the case of delivery
personally on delivery and in the case of
posting (in the absence of evidence of
earlier receipt) 48 hours after posting (six
days if sent by airmail) and in the case of
facsimile transmission on completion of the
transmission provided that the sender shall
have received printed confirmation of
transmission.
If any provision of these Conditions is held
by any competent authority to be invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part the
validity of the other provision of these
Conditions and the remainder of the
provision in question shall not be affected.
In the event of a dispute between the Buyer
and the Seller, should the Seller in writing
require, the Buyer agrees to submit to the
jurisdiction in accordance with the
Arbitration Act 1996 for the time being in
force as a legally binding alternative to
court action.
The contract shall be governed by the laws
of England and the Buyer agrees to submit to
the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
English courts.
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