Terms and conditions of trading
Carbon-info.org's standard Terms
and Conditions Regarding the sale of Eco-Educational Software Goods
and Services through internet web-site.
As a consumer your statutory
rights are not affected by these terms and conditions. These terms
and conditions offer you additional protection.
1. INTERPRETATION
1.1
In these Conditions the following words have the following meanings:
"the
Buyer" the person(s), firm or company who purchases the Goods / Services
from the Company;
"the Company" Carbon-info.org;
"Contract"
any contract (on-line purchase or purchase using order form and alternative
payment options) between the Company and the Buyer for the sale and
purchase of the Goods / Services, incorporating these Conditions;
"Delivery
Point" the place where delivery of the Goods is to take place under
condition 4;
"Goods" any goods agreed in the Contract to be supplied
to the Buyer by the Company (including any part or parts of them).
1.2 In these Conditions references
to any statute or statutory provision shall, unless the context otherwise
requires, be construed as a reference to that statute or statutory
provision as from time to time amended, consolidated, modified, extended,
re-enacted or replaced.
1.3 In these Conditions references to
the masculine include the feminine and the neuter and to the singular
include the plural and vice versa as the context admits or requires.
1.4
In these Conditions headings will not affect the construction of these
Conditions.
2. APPLICATION OF TERMS
2.1 Subject to any variation
under condition 2.3 the Contract will be on these Conditions to the
exclusion of all other terms and conditions (including any terms or
conditions which the Buyer purports to apply under any purchase order,
confirmation of order, specification or other document).
2.2
No terms or conditions endorsed upon, delivered with or contained
in the Buyer's purchase order, confirmation of order, specification
or other document will form part of the Contract simply as a result
of such document being referred to in the Contract.
2.3 These
Conditions apply to the Company's sales of eco-educational software
and any variation to these Conditions and any representations about
the Goods shall have no effect unless expressly agreed in writing
by the Company.
2.4 These conditions are subject to The Consumer
Protection (Contracts Concluded by Means of Distance Selling Communication)
Regulations 2000 ("the Regulations") and in the event of any conflict
between these conditions and the Regulations, the Regulations shall
prevail.
2.5 Each order for Goods and Services by the Buyer from
the Company shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to purchase
Goods and or Services subject to these Conditions.
2.6 The Buyer
must ensure that the terms of its order and any applicable specification
are complete and accurate.
3. DESCRIPTION
3.1 The description
of the Goods and Services shall be as set out on the Company's website.
3.2
All drawings, descriptive matter, specifications and advertising issued
by the Company and any descriptions or illustrations contained on
the Company's Website are issued or published for the sole purpose
of giving an approximate idea of the Goods described in them. They
will not form part of this Contract.
4. DELIVERY
4.1 The
Company will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver the Goods and
Services as follows, once payment in accordance with the Contract
has been received in full by the Company: UK - 10 working days; Elsewhere
- 28 working days
4.2 Any dates specified by the Company for
delivery of the Goods and Services are intended to be an estimate
and time for delivery shall not be made of the essence by notice.
If no dates are so specified, delivery will be within a reasonable
time.
4.3 Subject to the other provisions of these Conditions
the Company will not be liable for any loss (including loss of profit),
costs, damages, charges or expenses caused directly or indirectly
by any delay in the delivery of the Goods or Services (even if caused
by the Company's negligence), nor will any delay entitle the Buyer
to terminate or rescind the Contract unless such delay exceeds 90
days.
4.4 If for any reason the Buyer will not accept delivery
of any of the Goods and/or Services, or the Company is unable to deliver
the Goods and/or Services on time because the Buyer has not provided
appropriate instructions, documents, licences or authorisations
4.4.1
risk in the Goods and/or Services will pass to the Buyer (including
for loss or damage caused by the Company's negligence);
4.4.2
the Goods and/or Services will be deemed to have been delivered.
5.
NON-DELIVERY
5.1 The Goods and/or Services as recorded by the
Company upon despatch from the Company's place of business shall be
conclusive evidence of the Goods and/or Services received by the Buyer
on delivery unless the Buyer can provide conclusive evidence proving
the contrary.
5.2 The Company shall not be liable for any non-delivery
of Goods (even if caused by the Company's negligence) unless written
notice is given to the Company within 28 days of the date of the Buyer's
order.
5.3 Any liability of the Company for non-delivery of the
Goods and/or Services shall be limited to replacing the Goods within
a reasonable time or issuing a credit note in respect of such Goods
and/or Services and refunding any payment made for them.
6. RISK
6.1
The Goods and/or Services are at the risk of the Buyer from the time
of delivery.
7. PRICE
7.1 Unless otherwise agreed by the
Company in writing the price for the Goods shall be the price notified
within the web-site and identified as being part of the price to be
paid by buyers for the Goods and/or Services.
7.2 All prices
for Goods and Services on the Company web-site are exclusive of V.A.T.
7.3
V.A.T (Value Added Tax). Unless otherwise stated V.A.T is calculated
at the current rate.
8. PAYMENT
8.1 Unless otherwise notified
in writing by The Company, Payment of the price for the Goods and/or
Services is due in advance.
8.2 Time for payment shall be of
the essence.
8.3 No payment shall be deemed to have been received
and the Company shall be under no obligation to despatch Goods and/or
Services until the Company has received cleared funds by way of payment
therefore.
8.4 The Buyer shall make all payments due under the
Contract without any deduction whether by way of set-off, counterclaim,
discount, abatement or otherwise.
9. QUALITY
9.1 The Company
warrants that (subject to the other provisions of these Conditions)
upon delivery, the Goods will:
9.1.1 be of satisfactory quality
within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1994;
9.2 The Company
shall not be liable for a breach of the warranty in condition 9.1
unless:
9.2.1 the Buyer gives written notice of the defect to
the Company within 7 days of the time when the Buyer discovers or
ought to have discovered the defect; and
9.2.2 the Company is
given a reasonable opportunity after receiving the notice of examining
such Goods and the Buyer (if asked to do so by the Company) returns
such Goods to the Company's place of business at the Buyer's cost
for the examination to take place there.
9.3 The Company shall
not be liable for a breach of the warranty in condition 9.1 if:
9.3.1
the Buyer makes any further use of such Goods after giving such notice;
or
9.3.2 the defect arises because the Buyer failed to follow
the Company's or any third party manufacturer's oral or written instructions
as to the storage, installation, commissioning, use or maintenance
of the Goods and/or Services or (if there are none) good consumer
practice.
9.4 Subject to conditions 9.2 and 9.3, if any of the
Goods do not conform with the warranty in condition 9.1 the Company
shall at its option repair or replace such Goods (or the defective
part) or refund the price of such Goods provided that, if the Company
so requests, the Buyer shall, at the Buyer's expense, return the Goods
or the part of such Goods which is defective to the Company.
9.5
If the Company complies with condition 9.4 it shall have no further
liability for a breach of the warranty in condition 9.1 in respect
of such Goods and/or Services.
10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
10.1
Subject to condition 9, the following provisions set out the entire
financial liability of the Company (including any liability for the
acts or omissions of its employees) to the Buyer in respect of:
10.1.1
any breach of these Conditions; and
10.1.2 any representation,
statement or tortious act or omission including negligence arising
under or in connection with the Contract.
10.2 All warranties,
conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law (save
for the conditions implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act
1979) are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the
Contract.
10.3 Nothing in these Conditions excludes or limits
the liability of the Company for death or personal injury caused by
the Company's negligence or fraudulent misrepresentation. THE BUYER'S
ATTENTION IS IN PARTICULAR DRAWN TO THE PROVISIONS OF CONDITION 10.4
10.4
Subject to conditions 10.2 and 10.3:
10.4.1 the Company's total
liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory
duty), misrepresentation or otherwise, arising in connection with
the performance or contemplated performance of this Contract shall
be limited to the aggregate price paid by the Buyer for the Goods;
and
10.4.2 the Company shall not be liable to the Buyer for any
indirect or consequential loss or damage (whether for loss of profit,
loss of business, depletion of goodwill or otherwise), costs, expenses
or other claims for consequential compensation whatsoever (howsoever
caused) which arise out of or in connection with the Contract.
11.
ASSIGNMENT
11.1 The Buyer shall not be entitled to assign the
Contract or any part of it without the prior written consent of the
Company.
11.2 The Company may assign the Contract or any part
of it to any person, firm or company.
12. FORCE MAJEURE
The
Company reserves the right to defer the date of delivery or to cancel
the Contract or reduce the volume of the Goods ordered by the Buyer
(without liability to the Buyer) if it is prevented from or delayed
in the carrying on of its business due to circumstances beyond the
reasonable control of the Company including, without limitation, acts
of God, governmental actions, war or national emergency, riot, civil
commotion, fire, explosion, flood, epidemic, lock-outs, strikes or
other labour disputes (whether or not relating to either party's workforce),
or restraints or delays affecting carriers or inability or delay in
obtaining supplies of adequate or suitable materials Provided that,
if the event in question continues for a continuous period in excess
of 90 days, the Buyer shall be entitled to give notice in writing
to the Company to terminate the Contract.
13. GENERAL
13.1
Each right or remedy of the Company under the Contract is without
prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Company whether under
the Contract or not.
13.2 If any provision of the Contract is
found by any court, tribunal or administrative body of competent jurisdiction
to be wholly or partly illegal, invalid, void, voidable, unenforceable
or unreasonable it shall to the extent of such illegality, invalidity,
voidness, voidability, unenforceability or unreasonableness be deemed
severable and the remaining provisions of the Contract and the remainder
of such provision shall continue in full force and effect.
13.3
Failure or delay by the Company in enforcing or partially enforcing
any provision of the Contract will not be construed as a waiver of
any of its rights under the Contract.
13.4 Any waiver by the
Company of any breach of, or any default under, any provision of the
Contract by the Buyer will not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent
breach or default and will in no way affect the other terms of the
Contract.
13.5 The formation, existence, construction, performance,
validity and all aspects of the Contract shall be governed by English
law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English
courts.
14. COMMUNICATIONS
14.1 All communications between
the parties about this Contract must be in writing and delivered by
pre-paid first class post or sent by electronic mail (e-mail):
14.1.2 (in the case of the communications to the Buyer) to
the delivery address specified by the Buyer in the Buyer's order or
such other address as shall be notified to the Company by the Buyer.
14.2
Communications shall be deemed to have been received:
14.2.1
if sent by pre-paid first class post or e-mail, 2 days (excluding
Saturdays, Sundays and bank and public holidays) after posting (exclusive
of the day of posting);
14.2.2 if delivered by hand, on the day
of delivery.