Version 1.0 published on 15-03-2019
Article 1 - Definitions
For the purposes of these General Conditions of Sales:
1.1 "Client" shall mean any entity and/or person purchasing Products as part of their trade or professional activity;
1.2 "GCS" shall mean the present General Conditions of Sale;
1.3 "Intellectual Proprietary Rights" shall mean all Lift Chair Parts' intellectual proprietary rights, including without limitation, all rights pertaining to: patents for inventions, drawings and models, trademarks, know-how, technical specifications, all of these rights either registered/under registration and de facto, as well as any other right or forms of protection of similar nature and effect;
1.4 "Lift Chair Parts": shall mean Salesource Limited, with registered seat in 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, W1W 7LT, United Kingdom;
1.5 "Order" shall mean any proposal for the purchasing of Products placed by the Client with Lift Chair Parts via website, email or fax;
1.6 "Plant" shall mean any of Lift Chair Parts' warehouses as resulting from the shipping documents;
1.7 "Price" shall mean the price of the Product;
1.8 "Price List" shall mean Lift Chair Parts' price list as officially in force from time to time sent to the Client and available on the Site;
1.9 "Product" shall mean any product sold by Lift Chair Parts;
1.10 "SCS" shall mean all specific conditions of sales expressly agreed upon in writing between Lift Chair Parts and the relevant Client with reference to the specific Sale;
1.11 "Sale" shall mean any contract for the sale and purchase of a Product;
1.12 "Site" shall mean the website www.liftchairparts.eu, or any other site which is or will be the official Internet Site of Lift Chair Parts.
Article 2 - Scope
2.1 All Sales of Products shall be ruled by the GCS, in addition to the relevant SCS, it being understood however that in the event of any discrepancies between the two sets of rules the SCS shall prevail.
2.2 Unless expressly agreed upon by Lift Chair Parts in writing, Lift Chair Parts shall not be bound by any possible general conditions of purchase of the Client, notwithstanding whether they are referred to by the Client when placing the Order or in any other document whatsoever coming from the Client.
2.3 Lift Chair Parts reserves the right to change the GCS at any time, by modifying, adding and/or deleting any of their Articles, it being understood that the GCS as changed shall apply starting from the 30th (thirtieth) day of notice to the Client of the new GCS.
Article 3 - Placement and acceptance of Orders - Entering of Sales
3.1 Clients shall place their Order with Lift Chair Parts in writing by way of website, email or fax, specifying the type, number of Product requested and the desired time and place of delivery of the same, as well as possible special features of the Product required (which will only be binding on Lift Chair Parts upon express and specific approval in writing by the latter).
3.2 Once the Order has been placed as per 3.1 above, Lift Chair Parts will be free to either (i) confirm in writing full and unconditioned acceptance of the Order, or (ii) reject the Order or simply not reply to it.
3.3 Any offer or counter-offer submitted by Lift Chair Parts to the Client shall be binding for a period of thirty (30) calendar days, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing.
3.4 The Sale shall only be considered as entered into if and when the Client receives a written confirmation from Lift Chair Parts that the latter fully and unconditionally accepts the Order placed by the Client as per 3.2(i) above.
3.5 Unless otherwise agreed in the SCS, once the Sale is entered into pursuant to 3.4 above, termination of the Sale shall only be possible under the circumstances and on the terms specified under Article 10 below.
3.6 In any case, Lift Chair Parts reserves the right to autonomously make modifications to the ordered Product, to the extent that such modifications have the sole effect of improving performance and/or appearance of the Product at any time and without notice.
Article 4 - Prices and payment
4.1 The Price of the Product shall be:
4.1.1 The Price expressly agreed upon between Lift Chair Parts and the Client in writing with reference to the specific Sale, alternatively, failing such agreement,
4.1.2 The Price indicated in the Price List as officially in force at the time of the entering of the Sale according to Article 3.4 above.
It being understood however that Lift Chair Parts shall be entitled to modify the Price List without notice, in the case of cost variations of labour and raw material.
4.2 Unless otherwise agreed in the SCS, the Price shall be a net cash price (without deductions) ex-works at the Plant according to the meaning of Incoterms 2000 officially in force at the time of the entering of the Sale, including packages but excluding shipment (which shipment shall have to be dealt with according to Article 6 below). Unless otherwise agreed in the SCS, costs related to special packages shall be borne by the Client.
4.3 The Price shall be subject to VAT, if applicable, in the amount in force at the time of issuance of the invoice.
4.4 Possible discounts on the Price shall have to be agreed upon expressly and in writing by Lift Chair Parts, and shall be subject to the timely performance of all obligations of the Client arising from the specific Sale and any other Sale, as well as in general of all obligations of the Client towards Lift Chair Parts.
4.5 Payment of the Price shall be executed as agreed upon between Lift Chair Parts and the Client pursuant Article 4.1, failing such agreement the payment of the Price shall be executed when the Sale is entered into according to Article 3.4.
Article 5 - Delivery
5.1 Unless otherwise agreed in the SCS, Lift Chair Parts shall deliver the Product ex-works at the Plant, according to the meaning of Incoterms 2000.
5.2 Unless otherwise agreed in the SCS, partial deliveries shall be permitted.
5.3 Unless otherwise agreed in the SCS, Lift Chair Parts agrees to use its best efforts to deliver the Product within the delivery date mentioned on the Order confirmation under Article 3.4, it being however understood that the time deadlines of delivery (both as specified under this Article 5, and as otherwise expressly agreed in the SCS) might be subject to adjustments and shall not be considered essential.
Article 6 - Shipment and transfer of risks
6.1 Unless otherwise agreed, shipment of the Product shall be executed by the Client at its own expenses.
6.2 Should it be expressly agreed in writing that shipment is to be executed by Lift Chair Parts, the latter shall choose the mean for shipment according to its best judgement, unless otherwise instructed in writing by the Client at the time of entering of the Sale according to Article 3 above.
6.3 In any case, unless otherwise agreed in the SCS, shipment shall take place at the Client risk and risk shall pass from Lift Chair Parts to the Client when delivery ex-works at the Plant is made according to Article 5 above.
Article 7 - Retention of title
7.1 In the case of deferred payment, as security for the payment of the Price, the Product shall remain full property of Lift Chair Parts until the time when the Price of the Product has not been paid by the Client on the agreed terms and time.
7.2 At any time, in the event of breach of any of the Client's obligations towards Lift Chair Parts, the latter shall be entitled to obtain the restitution of all Products whose property has remained still vested with Lift Chair Parts as per 7.1 above (which restitution shall not be regarded as a termination of the Sale, unless otherwise expressly stated by Lift Chair Parts), and to dispose of the returned Products and set off the proceeds thereof against the liabilities of the Client.
7.3 The Client shall be under the obligation of treating the Product with care.
7.4 The Client shall be under the obligation to co-operate with Lift Chair Parts in taking all necessary steps to make the retention of title under this Article 7 valid and opposable towards any third parties, and to disclose to any third party thereof.
Article 8 - Warranty and Liability
8.1 Unless otherwise agreed in the SCS, the warranty and liability of Lift Chair Parts with respect to the Product shall only and exclusively have the scope and shall only and exclusively be subject to the terms and conditions specified under this Article 8, it being understood that the seller's legal warranty shall have to be considered as excluded and/or limited according to this Article 8 to the maximum extent allowed by law.
8.2 For a period of three (3) months starting from the date of delivery, Lift Chair Parts warrants to the Client that the Product is free from any default which makes it unfit for use, it being however understood minor defects shall not be relevant to the extent that they do not affect the operation of the Product.
8.3 The warranty under this Article 8 shall not apply to the parts and components of the Product which are not manufactured by Lift Chair Parts in which case the latter shall use its best efforts to assist the Client in raising its claims against the manufacturer, nor shall it apply to defaults due to: (i) the shipment of the Product and in any case in the event that at the time of the delivery the Client has not made reserve for damages; (ii) misuse of the Product, (iii) not compliance with Lift Chair Parts' instructions as to the installation or initial operation, use, care and maintenance of the Product, (iv) the Product being fixed or modified by the Client or other third people outside the scope of Lift Chair Parts' instructions. (v) the Product being installed by non qualified technicians.
8.4 In order to be covered by the warranty under this Article 8, the Client shall have to notify the default to Lift Chair Parts by contacting in writing Lift Chair Parts’ customer service.
8.5 In order to be covered by the warranty under this Article 8, the Client shall have to notify the default to Lift Chair Parts within eight (8) days (i) from delivery as per Article 5 above in the event defaults which are apparent or easily detectible, or (ii) from their discovery in all other cases.
8.6 Provided that the request is covered by the warranty under this Article 8 and notified within the terms specified herein, Lift Chair Parts shall at its own free discretion, either substitute or fix the Product or the defaulted components thereof, it being understood that:
8.6.1 Should Lift Chair Parts intend to substitute the defaulted Product: the Client shall send the Product;
8.6.2 Should Lift Chair Parts intend to fix the defaulted Product: the Client shall send the Product;
8.6.3 Should the Client fail to do so, Lift Chair Parts shall be discharged from its liability.
Unless otherwise agreed, all returns of Products shall be authorised by Lift Chair Parts and shall be delivered with prepaid freight. All shipment costs will be charged to the Client.
8.7 Without prejudice of 8.6 above, Lift Chair Parts shall not be liable for any consequential and/or indirect damage and/or lack of profit. In any and all cases, Lift Chair Parts liability shall not exceed the amount of the Price of the defaulted Product.
8.8 In any case, the Client shall not be entitled to any warranty in the event that the Price either of the defaulted Product or any other Product has not been paid by the Client on the agreed terms and time, nor shall the Client be entitled to any warranty in the event that any other obligations of the Client towards Lift Chair Parts has not been duly and timely performed.
8.9 Lift Chair Parts reserves the right to make modification to improve the performance or appearance of the Products at any time without notice and obligation to the previous production.
Article 9 - Intellectual property
9.1 Intellectual Proprietary Rights shall remain vested with Lift Chair Parts and their communication and/or use for the Sales shall not be regarded as giving rise to any right of the Client on them.
9.2 The Client shall only use the Intellectual Proprietary Rights if and to the extent so permitted expressly and in writing by Lift Chair Parts, and shall abstain from make use and/or apply for registration of trademarks similar to any of Lift Chair Parts' trademarks.
Article 10 - Termination - Suspension
10.1 Lift Chair Parts shall be entitled to terminate any Sale, should the Client be in breach of the payment obligations.
10.2 Lift Chair Parts shall be entitled to suspend the performance of any Sale, should the economical and/or financial condition of the Client become such as not to guarantee full performance of the latter's obligations towards Lift Chair Parts.
Article 11 – Miscellaneous
11.1 In the case of any discrepancies between the GCS as written in English and their translation in any local language, the English version shall prevail.
11.2 No failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right or remedy provided under the GCS or by law constitutes a waiver of such right or remedy or shall prevent any future exercise in whole or in part thereof.
11.3 No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy under the GCS shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of any such right or remedy.
Article 12 - Governing Law - Place of jurisdiction
12.1 These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.
12.2 The courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any dispute which arises out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, provided that Salesource shall be entitled to take proceedings relating to these Terms and Conditions in any other jurisdiction.
