Sign Supply Limited - Terms and Conditions

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The Website

Sign Supply Limited ("Sign Supply") provides this website www.signsupply.co.uk and related services subject to terms and conditions set out below. Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using this website. By using this website, you have agreed to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to all of these terms and conditions, you may not use this website.

Use of content and copyright

All material on this website, including (but not limited to) design, text, graphics and all software compilations and underlying source code are the copyright of Sign Supply ltd. All rights reserved. You may download, print out or store portions of this website for your own personal use or information or that of your firm or company. Any other use of material from this website, including reproduction for purposes other than those stated above, publication, modification, sale, distribution, posting or transmission in any way without the express prior written consent of Sign Supply Ltd is strictly prohibited.

The Sign Supply name and logo are trademarks and service marks of Sign Supply. All other trademarks, service marks and logos used on this website are the trademarks, service marks or logos of their respective owners.

Sign Supply has made every effort to secure appropriate licences and clearances for all third party intellectual property used on this website. You may notify Sign Supply of alleged intellectual property rights infringement by contacting Sign Supply at sj@signsupply.co.uk

Disclaimer

This website is provided on an "as is" basis. Sign Supply makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of this website or the information, content, materials or services available on this website. You expressly agree that your use of this website is at your own risk.

Sign Supply makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of the content of this website. Sign Supply makes no warranty that the use of this website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free. In no event shall Sign Supply be liable for any damages howsoever (including without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, lost profits, or damages resulting from the use or inability to use the Sign Supply website or its content) whether based on warranty, contract, tort or howsoever, and whether or not Sign Supply is advised of the possibility of such damages.

Links to other websites

The Sign Supply website contains links to websites of third parties. These links are provided solely for your convenience and not as an endorsement by Sign Supply of any content on such third party websites. Sign Supply is not responsible for the content of linked third party websites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such websites. If you decide to access third party websites through links on the Sign Supply website, you do so at your own risk. Your use of third party websites is subject to the terms and conditions of use for those websites.

The Sign Supply website may contain advertisements by third parties, and these advertisements may contain links to other websites. Unless otherwise specifically stated, Sign Supply does not endorse any product or make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of any materials contained in, or linked to, any advertisement on the Sign Supply website.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold Sign Supply, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from your use of the content of this website in a manner that violates or is alleged to violate these terms and conditions. Sign Supply shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit or proceeding, and shall reasonably co-operate with you, at your expense, in your defence of any such claim.

Force Majeure

Sign Supply will not be liable for any delay or failure in performance or interruption of the delivery of the contents of this website resulting directly or indirectly from any cause or circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to failure of equipment or communications lines, telephone or other interconnect problems, computer viruses, unauthorised access, theft, operator errors, severe weather, earthquakes or natural disasters, strikes or other labour problems, wars or governmental restrictions.

Severability and waiver

If any provision of these terms and conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these terms and conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect.

No waiver of any of these terms and conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.

Access outside England

Sign Supply is based in England. Access to the content of the website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access Sign Supply"s website from outside England, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. Recognising the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the country in which you reside.

Jurisdiction

These terms and conditions are governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law. You irrevocably agree that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of or in connection with these terms and conditions or the legal relationship established by them, and for those purposes irrevocably submit all disputes to the jurisdiction of the English courts.

Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale of Sign Supply Ltd

In these conditions of sale the following words shall have the following meanings:

"Company" means Sign Supply Limited (registered number 3042485) a company incorporated in England and Wales;
"Goods" means the goods (including any instalment of the goods or any part of them) described in an Order;;
"Order" means the Purchaser"s order for the Goods, whether online, by email, fax, or any other means;;
"Purchaser" means the person named in the Order;;
"Writing" includes email, facsimile transmission and comparable means of communication.;

General
1. Unless expressly agreed in writing all the goods are sold subject to the following terms and conditions to the exclusion of any conditions of the purchaser whatsoever and no agent or representative of the company has any authority to vary or omit these terms and conditions or any part of them.
2. The company reserves the right to refuse an order in whole or in part.
3. Any errors or omissions in the information issued on the website by the company shall be subject to correction without any liability on the part of the company.
Prices
1. Prices and cost of carriage are as shown on the website.;
2. Where the goods are designed to the purchaser"s specifications, prices will be as quoted by the company and will be open for acceptance for a period of 30 days from the date noted on the quotation, after which they may be subject to change.;
3. The company reserves the right, by giving notice in writing to the purchaser at any time before delivery, to increase the price of the goods to reflect any increase in cost to the company which is due to factors beyond the control of the company (such as, without limitation, any foreign exchange fluctuation, significant increase in the costs of labour, materials or other costs of manufacture) any change in delivery dates, quantities or specifications for the goods which is requested by the purchaser, or any delay caused by any instructions of the purchaser or failure by the purchaser to give the company adequate information or instructions. Under these circumstances, the purchaser will be notified of the increased price and will be given the option of reconfirming the order at the new price or cancelling the order.
Delivery
1. The company will use its reasonable commercial endeavours to deliver within the time limits stated but time shall not be of the essence.;
2. All force majeur events such as war, civil strife, lack of energy or raw materials, sabotage, strikes, legitimate lockouts, and all other interruptions of operations beyond the company"s reasonable control or intervention of civil authorities shall relieve the company of its obligation to deliver the goods while these conditions prevail. Should such an occurrence last for more that 6 weeks either party shall be entitled to cancel the order without further notice without incurring any liability for loss or damage arising therefrom.;
3. Failure to deliver on the date stated will not be sufficient cause for cancellation and the company will not be liable for any losses, costs, damages or expenses consequential or otherwise suffered by the purchaser by reason of late delivery.;
4. Where delivery is made in instalments, delay in delivering one or more instalments shall not entitle the purchaser to refuse to accept any remaining instalments.;
5. The purchaser shall not refuse to accept delivery of any consignment or instalment on account of any shortage or defect in any other delivery.;
6. If the purchaser fails to take delivery of the goods or fails to give the company adequate instructions as to delivery then the company may either store the goods until actual delivery and charge the purchaser for the reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage or sell the goods at the best price readily obtainable (after deducting all reasonable storage and selling expenses) and charge the purchaser for any shortfall.
Terms of Payment by the Purchaser
1. All payments must be made without deduction of any kind.;
2. The company may, at its discretion, open a credit account with purchasers. However, the company reserves the right to refuse to do so and to ask for all goods to be paid for in advance.;
3. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all payments shall be made in full not later than 28 days from the date of invoice.;
4. If the purchaser fails to make payment on the due date then the company shall be entitled without prejudice to any of its rights under these conditions to charge interest on the then outstanding amount at the rate of 1.5% per month or part of month until the date of the actual payment after as well as before any judgement.;
5. The purchaser will pay all costs and expenses, including without limitation, legal and other debt collection expenses incurred by the company in recovering and attempting to recover all or any amounts due to the company from the purchaser.;
6. If circumstances become known to the company which cause it to believe that the purchaser may default on its credit account then the company shall be entitled to:;
  1. suspend delivery of goods to the purchaser until the company has been provided with adequate security. Should the purchaser fail to meet a written demand for security within a reasonable period, the company will be entitled to rescind outstanding orders and the purchaser shall have no entitlement to claim damages. Any periods for the delivery of goods shall be extended accordingly; ;
  2. make deliveries against pro-forma invoice or cash on delivery;;
  3. if delivery has been made and notwithstanding paragraph 4.1 to demand immediate payment of invoices outstanding (but not due) at that time.
Title and Risk
1. Risk in the goods shall pass to the purchaser on delivery and the purchaser is responsible for insuring the goods from that time.;
2. Notwithstanding clause 5.1 title in the goods shall remain with the company until payment in full has been received by the company in respect of:
  1. the goods;;
  2. any other deliveries of goods by the company to the purchaser;;
  3. any monies due from the purchaser to the company on any account.;
3. Until title in the goods passes to the purchaser under sub-clause 5.2 the purchaser shall:
  1. be a bailee of the goods;;
  2. keep the goods separately and readily identifiable as the property of the company.;
4. Notwithstanding the above clauses the purchaser may as principle in the ordinary course of its business sell goods by bona fide sale at full market value.;
5. Any resale by the purchaser of goods in which the title has not passed to the purchaser shall be treated as if made by the purchaser as agent for the company:;
  1. if goods in which ownership has not passed to the purchaser are fixed on or incorporated into other goods the title in those other goods shall be held on trust by the purchaser for the company to the full extent of the sums recoverable by the company under sub-clause 5.2;
  2. the purchaser shall keep any proceeds of sale of the goods in a separate account but in any event the company shall have the right to trace such proceeds.
6. The purchaser assigns to the company all rights and claims the company may have against its own customers and others in respect of goods specified in clause 5.5 and 5.5.1;
7. At any time prior to title in goods passing to the purchaser (whether or not any payment is then overdue or the purchaser is otherwise in breach of any obligation of the company) the company may ( without prejudice to any other of its rights)
  1. require immediate delivery up to it of all or any part of the goods and, if the purchaser fails to do so;;
  2. retake possession of all or any part of the goods and enter any premises for that purpose(or authorise others to do so) and repossess the goods; and;
  3. immediately terminate the purchasers authority to resell or use the goods by written notice to the purchaser.;
8. the purchaser's authority to resell shall automatically terminate without notice if the purchaser enters into any formal insolvency procedure or if there are steps taken(whether by the purchaser or some other person)to do so.;
9. The company may at any time appropriate to such indebtedness as it thinks fit sums received from the purchaser notwithstanding any purported appropriation by the purchaser.;
10. Each clause and sub-clause of this clause is separate, severable and distinct.
Shortage, Incomplete Orders and Non-Delivery
1. No claims for shortages or non-delivery or for incomplete orders may be made unless the company is notified within 7 days of receipt of the goods and in the absence of such notification the purchaser shall be deemed to have accepted the goods.;
2. If the purchaser gives appropriate notice as mentioned above, the warranty rights of the purchaser shall remain unaffected.
Return of Goods
1. Except in the case of custom made goods, the purchaser may return the goods within 30 days of order and the company will refund the price of the goods after deducting, in certain cases, a re-stocking charge and any collection charges.;
2. In order to benefit from 7.1 above, the purchaser must correctly follow the company"s returns policy set out in 7.3 below.;
3. The purchaser must contact the company"s customer services team on 0845 026 8080 and notify the intention to return the goods. All returned goods must be securely packaged and the purchaser shall be liable for any damage or losses due too inadequate packaging of returned goods. The goods must be received in re-saleable condition for credit or refund to be considered.;
4. In the case of custom made goods, then orders may only be cancelled or goods returned with the agreement in writing of the company and on the terms that the purchaser shall indemnify the company against all loss (including loss of profit), costs (including the cost of all labour and materials used), damages, charges and expenses incurred by the company as a result of the cancellation or return.
Warranty and Limitation of Liability
1. The company warrants that for a period af 12 months from delivery, the goods will be:
  1. of satisfactory quality (within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979, as amended) and fit for any purpose held out by the company or made known to the company in writing at the time an order is placed;;
  2. free from defects in design, material and workmanship; and;
  3. comply with any description or specification supplied by the company (or by the purchaser, if the goods are custom made).
2. The above warranty is given by the company subject to the following conditions:
  1. the company shall be under no liability in respect of any defect in the goods arising from fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence on the purchasers part, abnormal working conditions, failure to follow the company"s instructions (whether oral or in writing) misuse or alteration or repair of the goods without the company"s approval;;
  2. in the case of custom made goods the company shall be under no liability in respect of any defect in the goods arising from any drawing, design or specification supplied by the purchaser.
3. Save as provided in this clause 8 and so far as is permitted by statute all warranties, conditions, guarantees or representations, express or implied, statutory or otherwise are hereby excluded, and the company shall not be liable for any loss, damage, expense or injury of any kind whatsoever, consequential or otherwise, arising out of or due to or caused by any defects or deficiencies of any sort in the goods supplied by the company, and whether such defects or deficiencies are caused by the negligence of the company or its servants or agents or otherwise.;
4. The company agrees to make good by replacement or repair defects which arise solely from faulty materials or workmanship within a period of 12 months of delivery, provided that the company is immediately notified in writing of the defect and (if required)the goods are promptly returned to the company carriage paid.;
5. The company does not exclude its liability for death or personal injury caused by the company"s negligence.;
6. This clause shall not deprive a purchaser dealing as a consumer pursuant to Section 12 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 of his statutory rights.;
7. Without prejudice to sub-clauses 8.5 and 8.6 above the amount of any damages recoverable by the purchaser from the company for breach of contract or negligence shall be limited to the invoice price of the goods.
Termination by Company
The company shall be entitled to cancel any order forthwith without prejudice to its own rights accrued at the date of such termination and to recover damages in the event of any breach by the purchaser of its obligations hereunder or if the purchaser shall be adjudged bankrupt or has a receiving order against it, or being a company, has a petition for an administration order or winding up order presented against it, or if any administrator, administrative receiver or receiver is appointed of the whole or any part of its assets or undertaking or a winding up order is made against the purchaser or the purchaser goes into voluntary liquidation (other than for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation) or, (in either case) if the purchaser calls a meeting or makes arrangement or composition with creditors or allows execution or distress to be levied against its goods.
Intellectual Property
The company reserves all trade mark rights, patent rights, copyrights, registered designs, unregistered design rights and all other intellectual property rights embodied in the goods and in any plans, quotations, drawings, samples or in any other technical documentation of the company. These items shall neither be copied, reproduced nor made available to any third parties without the company"s prior written authority.
Governing Law
The contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and the parties hereto submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
Data Protection Act 1998
As part of its marketing policy the company may send to the purchaser from time to time details of its products and services. If the purchaser does not wish to receive these details then please contact Sign Supply Limited, Unit 24 - 25, Boundary Business Centre, Boundary Way, WOKING, GU21 5DH Tel: 0845 026 8080 or email at sales@signsupply.co.uk
Export Terms
1. If the goods are exported, the purchaser shall be responsible for complying with any legislation or regulations governing the importation of the goods into the country of destination and for the payment of any duties on them.
2. Unless otherwise agreed in writing between the company and the purchaser, the goods shall be delivered fob the air or sea port of shipment and the company shall be under no obligation to give notice under section 32(3) of the Sales of Goods Act 1979.