Elegant Systems, UK Ltd (ESSPL, UK Ltd or ESSPL, UK or ESSPL) – Terms &
Conditions
1.
INTERPRETATION
1.1 In these Conditions unless the context otherwise permits:-
“Authorised
Representative” means a person whose job title is that of Director or Managing
Director or a person who holds the office of director.
“Consumer” shall
mean any natural person who in the contract with the Customer is acting for purposes that are
not related to his trade, business or profession.
“Customer” means
the person, firm, company, entity or organisation with whom Elegant Systems contracts for the
sale of Products and/or supply of Services.
“the
Conditions/ these Conditions” means the standard terms and conditions of sale set
out in this document or such replacement standard terms and conditions notified to Customer as
are in force at the date of the Contract and which at that date appear on Elegant Systems web
site at https://esspl.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/ and/or which are available on request at
Elegant Systems’s principal trading address at 5, Cagney Drive, Swindon, SN25 4YR, England.
“the
Contract” means any contract for the purchase and sale or other supply of Products
and/or the supply of Services by Elegant Systems to a Customer.
“Electronic
Means” means any electronic means including without limit on the Web, by EDI or
XML, or Inside Line®.
“Elegant
Systems” means Elegant Systems, UK Limited or ESSPL, UK Limited or ESSPL
(registered in England number 1609968) with its registered office at 5, Cagney Drive, Swindon,
SN25 4YR, England.
“Personal
Data” is information about an identified or identifiable individual as defined in
the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).
“Products” means
any hardware and software, whether packaged, licensed or as a service, and instalments of the
Products or any parts of or for them, sold by Elegant Systems to a Customer.
“Services” means
any services supplied or performed by Elegant Systems or its authorised service providers to the
Customer.
“Special
Order Products” shall mean Products that are classified in Elegant Systems current
comprehensive product listing as special order products or have been ordered specifically by
Customer or configured to Customer’s specifications.
1.2 The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their
interpretation.
1.3 The Conditions shall apply to sales of all Products including Special Order Products ordered
for shipment to or within the UK mainland. Elegant Systems reserves the right to apply
supplemental or other terms for Products to be shipped by Elegant Systems outside the UK
mainland.
1.4. Without prejudice to the application of these Conditions additional and more detailed terms
may apply for certain Products and suppliers including specific terms applicable to special
prices offered by suppliers through Elegant Systems (“Special Terms”) and additional terms may
apply with respect to Elegant Systems delivery and other aspects of its business. Any additional
terms and the updated Special Terms will be made available on Elegant Systems web site elegantsystems.co.uk. It is the Customer’s responsibility to be aware of
and
adhere to the additional and Special Terms as current from time to time, and by ordering
Products from Elegant Systems the Customer agrees to be bound by additional and Special Terms.
1.5 The Conditions do not create any obligations for Elegant Systems to sell or for the Customer
to purchase. The Conditions can be terminated by either Elegant Systems or Customer at any time
without liability to the other party other than each party’s liability to the other party
arising out of Contracts entered into prior to termination. The obligations with respect to
processing of Personal Data and non-disclosure of confidential information shall survive
termination of these Conditions and any Contracts.
2.
BASIS OF THE SALE
2.1 All Contracts between Elegant Systems and a Customer shall be governed by these Conditions
(and, where applicable, any other terms and conditions pursuant to Clause 1.3 and/or Clause 1.4)
to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions not accepted in writing by an Authorised
Representative of Elegant Systems, including without limit any terms on or referred to in any
Customer purchase order. In the case of orders placed by Electronic Means which refer to any
terms and conditions of the Customer Elegant Systems automatic taking on to its system of such
order shall amount to a rejection of the Customer’s terms and conditions and an offer to supply
the Products ordered on the basis of these Conditions. No variation to these Conditions shall be
binding unless agreed by letter signed by an Authorised Representative of Elegant Systems. It is
the Customer’s responsibility to be aware of the Conditions as current from time to time but
Elegant Systems will use best efforts to notify Customer of any material changes to the
Conditions before they become applicable. In addition to any acceptance of these Conditions by
signing Elegant Systems account application form, the Customer’s acceptance of these Conditions
shall also be made (in respect of the first Contract and all subsequent Contracts) either by (1)
Customer providing a purchase order to Elegant Systems or (2) Customer accepting Products or
Services from Elegant Systems, whichever occurs first.
2.2 No employee or agent of Elegant Systems other than an Authorised Representative has any
authority to make any representation at all concerning Products or Services and an Authorised
Representative has no authority to make such representation other than by letter (an “authorised
representation”) and accordingly Customer agrees that in entering into any Contract it does not
rely on any unauthorised representation and Customer agrees it shall have no remedy in respect
of any unauthorised representation (unless made fraudulently).
3.
CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION
3.1 In placing an order including by Electronic Means Customer may utilise one or a combination
of account name, account number and other forms of identification including password or other
code issued to Customer (together and individually “Customer’s Identification” or “Customer
Identification”).
3.2 It is the Customer’s responsibility to keep the Customer’s Identification confidential.
Customer has the sole responsibility for its Customer Identification. Customer shall immediately
inform Elegant Systems in case of loss of password or in case of any abuse or attempted abuse of
Customer password or other Customer Identification. Customer agrees that Customer is entirely
responsible for use of Customer’s Identification and that it is Customer’s responsibility to
have in place security measures and procedures to ensure use of its Customer Identification only
by authorised personnel for authorised purposes.
3.3 Customer agrees that Elegant Systems is entitled to rely absolutely on any orders placed on
Elegant Systems which have utilised Customer’s Identification and to deliver as directed by such
orders and to invoice and be paid in respect of such orders.
3.4 Customer agrees that any order placed on Elegant Systems including by Electronic Means
mentioning or utilising Customer’s Identification is a valid and binding purchase order.
3.5 Customer acknowledges that Elegant Systems cannot guarantee the security of the Internet and
the possibility of interception or corruption of data transmitted from Customer to Elegant
Systems using correct Customer Identification, and that Elegant Systems is nonetheless entitled
to rely on data transmitted in the form it is received at Elegant Systems.
3.6 Elegant Systems shall have no liability towards the Customer should the Customer’s customer
have placed an order on the Customer for fulfilment by Elegant Systems or a corresponding order
is placed by the Customer on Elegant Systems, where such orders are found by Elegant Systems or
Customer to be fraudulent. Neither Elegant Systems nor its carriers shall be liable to Customer
should Elegant Systems or the carriers have delivered Products in accordance with Customer’s
instructions received before the order is released for shipment, and in no event shall Elegant
Systems and its carriers be liable to Customer for any penalty or claim should the Products have
been delivered in accordance with any instruction by the Customer or its customer after the
order is released with respect to any changes to the order or an order cancellation.
4.
INFORMATION, DATA PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY
4.1 In furtherance of the business relationship between Elegant Systems and Customer, it may be
necessary or desirable for either party to disclose to the other certain non-public business
and/or technical information that is either marked “Confidential” or by its nature should
reasonably be considered confidential (the “Confidential Information”). Each party will protect
Confidential Information from unauthorized disclosure or access by using the same degree of care
it takes to protect its own confidential information which in no event shall be less than
reasonable care. Each party’s Confidential Information may be disclosed by the other party to
those employees, affiliates or agents of such other party who have a need to know and an
obligation to comply with the confidentiality terms herein. The confidentiality obligations
herein will not apply to information which is or becomes publicly available, is already in the
other party’s possession prior to the time a party gains access, is independently developed by a
party or is rightfully obtained from third parties, or as may be required to be disclosed by law
or in connection with dispute resolution. Customer acknowledges that it has read and understood
Elegant Systems Privacy Statement available at Privacy-policy
and agrees
at all times not to do anything that would be a breach of the Privacy Statement.
4.2 All Product pricing, description, availability and related information (“Information”)
provided by Elegant Systems, in any form, is the property of Elegant Systems or its suppliers.
Elegant Systems hereby grants Customer a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use
the Information for its internal use only for the purpose of Customer’s purchases and sales of
Products sold by Elegant Systems to it. Elegant Systems shall be entitled to stop the provision
of Information at any time without notice. Customer agrees to hold in confidence and not to
directly or indirectly use, reveal, report, publish, disclose or transfer to any other person or
entity any of the Information or utilise the Information for any purpose except as permitted
herein. Elegant Systems makes no warranty, either express or implied on the Information or its
accuracy. All Information is provided to Customer “as is.” If Elegant Systems provides
Information to Customer by Electronic Means, Customer agrees to update such Information
regularly to ensure its accuracy. Specifically but without limitation Customer is not entitled
to utilise Information for any purpose other than in the normal course of business of a reseller
and is not entitled to use, reproduce or display the Information in any way, which in Elegant
Systems opinion; (1) would enable it to be identified as information obtained from Elegant
Systems (2) would enable comparison of the Information with other suppliers’ information
relating to Products or (3) could be damaging to Elegant Systems business interests.
4.3 Elegant Systems and Customer acknowledge and agree to comply with applicable data protection
and privacy legislation (“Data Protection Laws”) including the GDPR when acting as controller or
processor (as applicable) and using, handling, disclosing, transferring, sharing or processing
any Personal Data of their respective employees. Any Personal Data shared and processed as part
of these Conditions is confidential Information and is subject to the confidentiality
obligations set out in these Conditions. Elegant Systems and Customer each agrees to hold in
confidence and not to directly or indirectly use, reveal, report, publish, disclose or transfer
to any other person or entity the other party’s confidential Information or utilise such
Information for any other purpose than the business with the other party. Customer agrees that
Elegant Systems may disclose to its suppliers and other interested parties certain details about
Elegant Systems business with Customer including to credit rating agencies and insurers, and of
Elegant Systems sales of the respective suppliers’ Products to the Customer. Customer agrees
that Elegant Systems may use Customer data, including any Personal Data, for the purpose of
marketing and sales of Products to Customer, and Customer agrees to Elegant Systems collection,
storage and processing of such data for this purpose. Customer agrees to receive Product
information and promotions and other communications from Elegant Systems by e-mail and other
communication tools until Customer opts out from receiving such communications.
4.4 If Elegant Systems receives Personal Data about Customer’s customers for the purpose of
direct delivery of Products or Services or for any other or similar purpose, Elegant Systems
acknowledges that Customer is the data controller of and retains all rights, title and interest
in such Personal Data. Customer represents and warrants that any Personal Data provided to
Elegant Systems has been collected with adequate customer consent or is otherwise legally
permitted or required to disclose your Personal Data to Elegant Systems. To the extent Elegant
Systems processes such Personal Data on behalf of Customer, Elegant Systems shall: (a) only
process the Personal Data in accordance with Customer’s instructions and for no other purposes
than those determined by Customer; (b) make sure its employees having access to Personal Data
are subject to confidentiality obligations and to take reasonable steps to ensure the
reliability of its staff having access to the Personal Data processed as part of providing the
Services under this Agreement and that such staff is subject to; (c) take appropriate technical
and organisational measures against unauthorised or unlawful processing of the Personal Data and
against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to the Personal Data; (d) inform as soon as
possible Customer of any Data Subject request, third party notices, breach of security or loss
of Customer ’s Personal Data and cooperate with Customer in order to impede any consequences
thereof and ensure compliance with the applicable Data Protection Laws; (e) provide reasonable
assistance to allow Customer to comply with its obligations under the Data Protection Laws; (f)
no later than upon termination of the Conditions and end of the business relationship, cease all
processing of Customer’s Personal Data and shall delete or, upon Customer’s request, return, all
files containing the Personal Data, provided that Elegant Systems may retain Personal Data to
comply with legal requirements; (g) not subcontract any processing of Personal Data to a third
party other than to Elegant Systems group companies without the express prior written consent of
Customer, whose consent shall not be withheld if Elegant Systems ensures compliance by such
third party with Data Protection Laws;(h) not transfer, disclose or otherwise permit access to
the Personal Data to any third party outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland for any
purpose, without Customer’s prior written consent, except where it is strictly necessary in
order to fulfil its obligations to Customer or comply with any legal obligation; and (i) upon
reasonable request and Elegant Systems discretion, either certify that the processing of
Personal Data is in compliance Data Protection Laws or make available to Customer necessary
information to demonstrate that its processing of Personal Data is compliant with its
obligations hereunder and applicable Data Protection Laws.
5.
ORDERS AND SPECIFICATIONS
5.1 The Customer shall be responsible to Elegant Systems for ensuring the accuracy of the terms
of any purchase order, and shall be sole responsible for its selection of Products or Services
on any purchase order and the fitness of the Products or Services for any particular purpose.
Elegant Systems disclaims any liability for any errors in the Customer’s purchase order.
5.2 Elegant Systems reserves the right to make any changes to the Contract due to changes in the
specification of the Products or Services made by its suppliers or changes that are required to
conform with any applicable safety or other statutory requirements. These changes will be duly
notified to the Customer. The Customer cannot cancel or reschedule the Contract provided the
changes do not alter the material terms of the Contract. For other types of changes, the
possibility of cancellation will be subject to Elegant Systems discretion and conditions.
5.3 Elegant Systems is under no obligation to accept the withdrawal of an order or the
cancellation of a Contract which has been accepted by Elegant Systems. If Elegant Systems agrees
to accept the Customer’s withdrawal of any order or the cancellation of a Contract such
agreement will only be effected by means of letter, fax or email signed or sent by an Authorised
Representative of Elegant Systems.
5.4 Notwithstanding any other terms of these Conditions it is agreed that the provision or
display of Services and Product pricing and other Information (as defined in Clause 4.1) by
Elegant Systems to Customer does not amount to an offer by Elegant Systems to sell Product or
supply Services at that price or on any other terms. Supply of such Information is only an
invitation to treat. An order by the Customer for Product or Services shall be the offer.
5.5 Notwithstanding any acceptance by Elegant Systems of Customer’s offer to purchase Products
or Services, if there for any reason has been a material or obvious pricing error by Elegant
Systems, Elegant Systems shall be entitled within 30 days of its acceptance of such offer or
delivery of the Products or commencement of the Services to either invoice the Customer the true
and correct list price (not exceeding the prevailing market price at wholesale level) of the
Product or Services at the date of order or, if the Customer shall prefer, upon notice to
Customer cancel the order and collect the mispriced Product or cease supplying the Services at
Elegant Systems expense and credit the Customer for the price paid and any charges (e.g. price
and freight) invoiced by Elegant Systems. If the true price is lower than the quoted price,
Elegant Systems will invoice Customer the lower true price for the Products or Services.
Customer should make reservations against pricing errors in its applicable sales terms and allow
for Customer to cancel its sales order to its customers if notified about a pricing error from
Elegant Systems side.
5.6 Orders for direct shipment to Customer’s customers or Special Order Products may require the
Customer’s acceptance of additional terms including prepayment of the order and will be subject
to additional fees. The Customer is responsible for the accuracy of all information provided
about its customers including but not limited to name and ship-to address. Elegant Systems shall
not be liable to the Customer for any loss or damage arising from inaccurate or erroneous
information if Elegant Systems has relied upon such information or shipping instructions
provided by the Customer. If the Customer requests a change to the ship-to customer name or
address after Elegant Systems acceptance of the order such change shall be made in writing by an
authorised officer of the Customer and Elegant Systems shall not act on any verbal instructions
by the Customer or anyone acting on the Customer’s behalf. Elegant Systems shall have no
obligation to monitor or verify whether the Customer or any orders placed by Customer are the
subject to any fraudulent or other criminal activity or attempt by the Customer’s customers or
any third party.
5.7 Elegant Systems will set minimum order levels and charge additional fees for any order below
such levels. For current minimum order levels, please contact us.
5.8 Elegant Systems may cancel, and shall be under no obligation to accept or fulfil, an order
if Products or Services are in short supply from its suppliers or if the suppliers’ prices have
increased to such a level that the fulfilment of the order would result in Elegant Systems
selling the Products or Services at a loss or with lower than normal sales margins.
6.
PRICES
6.1 Subject to the provisions of Clause 5.5 and Clause 6.2:-
6.1.1 Prices for Products in Elegant Systems stock ready to be shipped will be established at
the time the order is accepted by Elegant Systems. Prices for Services will be the prices quoted
by Elegant Systems for the duration of the Service period. When the price for Services is based
on future usage or performance, Elegant Systems reserves the rights to adjust its prices should
Elegant Systems service provider’s prices or the conditions under which the Service prices were
quoted become subject to change.
6.1.2 If the Customer places an order for Products not in stock at the time of order (a
“Backorder”) or the Customer places an order for scheduled delivery, such orders shall be
irrevocable and the price for such Products shall be the price established at the time the
Backorder or scheduled delivery is accepted by Elegant Systems.
6.2 Notwithstanding any of the foregoing Elegant Systems reserves the right to increase its
prices after acceptance of a Backorder or scheduled delivery (including subscription Services)
due to an increase in its supplier’s price to Elegant Systems or an increase in direct costs to
which Elegant Systems becomes subject (including without limit costs resulting from currency
fluctuation) but Elegant Systems shall only increase its price by such level as is necessary to
reflect such increases.
6.3 All prices quoted by Elegant Systems exclude the cost of transport from Elegant Systems
warehouse to the Customer’s receiving point, as well as configuration, fulfilment and other
services provided by Elegant Systems.
6.4 All prices and charges are exclusive of any applicable Value Added Tax, which the Customer
will be additionally liable to pay to Elegant Systems. Unless otherwise stated prices exclude
any copyright levies, waste and environmental fees, and similar charges that Elegant Systems by
law or statute may or shall charge or collect upon resale.
6.5 If Customer is offered special pricing for certain orders and such pricing is made available
to Elegant Systems from its suppliers (“Special Bids”), the Customer shall adhere to the
applicable Special Terms and other terms and conditions of such Special Bids and agrees to
indemnify Elegant Systems for any claims made against Elegant Systems by the suppliers for
Customer’s non-compliance with the supplier’s terms and conditions. Customer agrees to pay any
service fees charged for Elegant Systems pass-through of Special Bids and other supplier driven
benefits the Customer may receive, including any marketing funding, price protection and
individual rebates, and agrees that pass-through and payment of such benefits will be subject to
Elegant Systems having received the benefits from its supplier. The Special Terms may oblige the
Customer to comply with certain requirements including but not limited to (i) the sale of the
Products only to specifically named end-users; (ii) the disclosure of end-user information to
Elegant Systems and its suppliers for the purpose of end-user verification; and (iii) the
submission of copies of end-user invoices, end-user purchase orders or end-user shipping
documents to Elegant Systems and its suppliers. Subject to the Special Terms applicable for the
individual suppliers and Products, non-compliance with the Special Terms may entitle Elegant
Systems and/or its suppliers to reclaim and invoice the Customer in full for all discounts,
rebates and other special price conditions granted to the Customer under the special price.
6.6 It is the Customer’s responsibility to be aware of all Special Bids activity and the expiry
of Special Bids. The Customer shall not submit any purchase orders on Elegant Systems with
prices that do not reflect valid and non-expired Special Bids, and Elegant Systems shall not be
liable to Customer for any variance between Elegant Systems invoice value and the value of
expired Special Bids.
7.
TERMS OF PAYMENT
7.1 Unless Elegant Systems shall have previously agreed in writing with the Customer that the
Products or Services shall be supplied on credit, payment for the Products or Services shall be
made in full by the Customer with the Customer’s order or on delivery or collection of the
Products or commencement of the Services, as determined by Elegant Systems.
7.2 Where Elegant Systems has agreed to supply the Products or Services on credit Customer shall
pay the price of the Products or Services within 30 days of the date of Elegant Systems invoice
notwithstanding that title to the Products has not passed to the Customer. Customer may take
advantage of an early payment discount subject to meeting the conditions detailed on Elegant
Systems web-site elegantsystems.co.uk. Customer shall not withhold, deduct or set
off
from its payments to Elegant Systems any amount owed by Elegant Systems to Customer without
Elegant Systems prior written approval. Invoices will be dated the day of dispatch of the
Products or on completion or commencement (if reoccurring fees) of the Services. Elegant Systems
shall be entitled at its absolute discretion to alter payment terms (other than on concluded
Contracts) and withdraw or alter any credit limit granted at any time with notice. If Customer
exceeds its credit limit or fails to qualify for continued credit terms, Elegant Systems may, at
its sole discretion, delay subsequent shipments or require prepayment until Elegant Systems
determines that Customer is once again qualified to receive credit terms. Customer shall not set
off or withhold any amount due to Elegant Systems against its receivables without Elegant
Systems prior written approval, and shall in the event of a bona fide dispute, pay any
undisputed part of the invoice.
7.3 The time of payment shall be of the essence. If the Customer fails to make a payment on the
due date then without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to it Elegant Systems
shall be entitled to:-
7.3.1 cancel the Contract and/or suspend any further deliveries or suspend any Services to the
Customer; Elegant Systems may at its discretion grant Customer a reasonable cure period before
cancelling the Contract due to non-payment;
7.3.2 appropriate any payment made by the Customer to such of the Products as Elegant Systems
may think fit (notwithstanding any purported appropriation by the Customer); and
7.3.3 collect and repossess any unpaid Products in accordance with section 9 below.
Customer accepts that Elegant Systems will exercise its statutory right to claim interest and
compensation for debt recovery costs under the late payment legislation if Elegant Systems is
not paid according to agreed credit terms.
7.4 Customer shall provide Elegant Systems Credit Department with copies of its annual financial
statements and its quarterly statements within sixty (60) days of the close of the fiscal period
to which they relate. Customer shall inform Elegant Systems promptly if there is a change of
ownership or control of Customer or its direct or indirect parent company (excluding changes of
ownership of the shares of a publicly quoted company which do not result in a change in control
of the company’s board of directors or other governing board), a management buy-out, or all or a
substantial part of the Customer’s assets are sold or otherwise transferred to any
non-affiliated company or member of the Customer’s group of companies.
7.5 In the event Customer intends to sell, assign, factor or otherwise transfer any book debt
owed to Customer or to enter into any form of invoice discounting arrangement Customer agrees to
inform Elegant Systems in writing prior to entering into any such arrangements.
7.6 It is Elegant Systems policy not to accept cash and cheques as a method of payment for
Products or Services. If Elegant Systems accepts payment by credit or debit card, the cards used
to pay Elegant Systems must be issued to Customer and not to any individual deemed a consumer,
and Elegant Systems reserves the right to charge fees to the Customer for card payments to the
extent permitted by law.
7.7 If Elegant Systems issues a credit note and the Customer does not utilise the credit note
within a period of 12 months from the date of its issue Elegant Systems shall have the right to
cancel the credit note and the Customer shall not be entitled to a replacement or any payment in
respect of the same.
7.8 Any credit balance shown on a Customer’s statement of account issued by Elegant Systems
which remains on the statement for a period of 12 months will be forfeited by the Customer who
shall no longer have any rights to the same.
7.9 Elegant Systems reserves the right to issue and send all invoices to the Customer in an
electronic format, and the Customer accepts to receive all invoices electronically including
receipt of invoices by e-mail.
7.10 Elegant Systems shall have no obligation to perform or supply, and Customer shall have
no right to require, any Service ordered by the Customer or any Product subject to subscription
and future delivery in the event the Customer or its customers fails to pay any Service or
subscription fees when they become due.
8.
DELIVERY
8.1 Delivery of the Products shall take place Free Carrier Elegant Systems warehouse (FCA
(Incoterms 2010) for international shipments). Absent specific instructions from the Customer
Elegant Systems will select the carrier. Unless the Customer shall have notified Elegant Systems
in writing within 5 working days of the date of Elegant Systems invoice that the Products have
not been received or that the Products were damaged then delivery shall be deemed to have taken
place in accordance with the Contract and the Customer shall not be entitled to raise any claim
of short or mis-shipment or damage to the Products.
8.2 The Customer shall upon receipt of the Products sign the delivery note (proof of delivery)
and be responsible for complying with the applicable shipping requirements of Elegant Systems
and its carriers details of which are made available at Elegant Systems web-site (www.esspl.co.uk). The Customer’s sign-off on Elegant Systems
delivery shall be at carton level. Elegant Systems shall be entitled to assume that any person
who both reasonably appears and claims to have authority to accept delivery who signs a note in
respect of the Products on behalf of the Customer or the Customer’s customer (if Elegant Systems
has agreed to deliver direct) does in fact have the authority.
8.3 Any dates quoted or scheduled for the delivery of Products or commencement of Services are
approximate only and Elegant Systems shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the
Products or performance of Services howsoever caused.
8.4 Partial delivery of Products is allowed unless otherwise mutually agreed by both parties.
Failure by Elegant Systems to deliver the rest of the Products or partially perform Services
shall not entitle the Customer to treat the order as a whole as repudiated.
8.5 Where Elegant Systems has agreed to ship Products or perform Services direct to the
Customer’s customer any such shipment or performance shall be deemed to be delivery to the
Customer and any refusal by the Customer’s customer to accept delivery or performance shall be
deemed to be a refusal by the Customer. It shall be the Customer’s obligation to report any
delivery discrepancies in accordance with Clause 8.1 and comply with Clause 8.2 above when
Products are shipped direct to the Customer’s customer or when the Products are forwarded by the
Customer to its customers.
8.6 The Customer shall bear all costs associated with the unjustified refusal of Products and
Services. If the refusal is made on the grounds that the order was wrongly placed (i.e. wrong
product, wrong pricing, etc.) and the refusal is accepted by Elegant Systems, Elegant Systems
reserves its right to charge accordingly additional fees for return transportation and
administrative expenses related thereto, and original carriage costs will not be reimbursed.
Elegant Systems may charge Customer a refusal fee should the Customer’s customer unjustifiably
refuse to take delivery of a shipment from Elegant Systems.
9.
RISK AND TITLE
9.1 Risk of damage to or loss of Products shall pass to the Customer or its customer at the time
of delivery or if the Customer unjustifiably fails to take delivery of Products the time when
Elegant Systems has tendered delivery of the Products.
9.2 Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk of the Products or any other provisions of
these Conditions, title to the Products shall not pass to the Customer until Elegant Systems has
received in cleared funds payment in full of the Products
9.3 Until such time as title to the Products passes to the Customer the Customer shall:-
9.3.1 hold the Products as Elegant Systems fiduciary agent and bailee; and
9.3.2 keep the Products separate to those of the Customer and third parties; and
9.3.3 keep the Products properly stored protected and insured, and identified as Elegant Systems
property; and
9.3.4 accept that Products may be labelled as being Elegant Systems property until Elegant
Systems is paid.
9.4 Until such time as the title in the Products passes to the Customer (and provided the
Products are still in existence and have not been resold) Elegant Systems shall be entitled at
any time to require the Customer to deliver up the Products to Elegant Systems and if the
Customer fails to do so forthwith to enter upon any premises of the Customer or any third party
where the Products are stored and repossess the Products.
9.5 The Customer’s right to possession of the Products or performance of Services shall
terminate immediately if:-
9.5.1 the Customer has a bankruptcy order made against him or makes an arrangement or
composition with his creditors, or otherwise takes the benefit of any Act for the time being in
force for the relief of insolvent debtors, or (being a body corporate) convenes a meeting of
creditors (whether formal or informal), or enters into liquidation (whether voluntary or
compulsory) except a solvent voluntary liquidation for the purpose only of reconstruction or
amalgamation, or has a receiver and/or manager, administrator or administrative receiver
appointed of its undertaking or any part thereof, or a resolution is passed or a petition
presented to any court for the winding up of the Customer or for the granting of an
administration order in respect of the Customer, or any proceedings are commenced relating to
the insolvency or possible insolvency of the Customer; or
9.5.2 the Customer suffers or allows any execution, whether legal or equitable, to be levied on
his/its property or obtained against him/it, or fails to observe/perform any of his/its
obligations under the Contract or any other contract between Elegant Systems and the Customer or
is unable to pay its debts within the meaning of Section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or the
Customer ceases to trade; or
9.5.3 the Customer encumbers or in any way charges any of the Products.
9.6 Customer is entitled to resell the Products in the ordinary course of business. Customer is
not able or entitled to offer the Products as collateral or otherwise grant a charge in respect
of the Products until title has passed to the Customer in accordance with these Conditions.
Customer shall inform its customers that title to the Products is retained by Elegant Systems
until Customer has paid Elegant Systems, and shall ensure that its customer has agreed with the
Customer that any unpaid Products shall be returned to Elegant Systems in the event of
Customer’s failure to pay Elegant Systems invoices when they fall due. The Customer shall upon
Elegant Systems request provide Elegant Systems with all details and information necessary for
Elegant Systems to collect the Products.
10.
WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
10.1 Elegant Systems does not manufacture the Products (or where the Products comprise computer
software does not publish or license the software) and subject to the conditions set out below
in this Clause 10 Elegant Systems only sells the Products with the benefit of the manufacturer’s
warranty. Warranties are offered from the manufacturer on a pass-through basis to the end user
or directly by the manufacturer to the end user.
10.2
10.2.1 Elegant Systems will accept liability for defective Products only to the extent that
Elegant Systems is entitled to make a claim under the manufacturer’s Dead on Arrival (DOA),
warranty or other defective goods terms and actually obtains from the manufacturer a refund
credit repair or replacement in respect of the defective Products. Processing of these defective
Products shall be made according to the manufacturer’s procedure and the instructions set out in
Clause 10.4 below. Elegant Systems cannot and shall have no obligation to accept a return of
and/or grant a credit for Product not compliant with the manufacturer’s procedures.
10.2.2 Elegant Systems shall be under no liability in respect of any defect arising from fair
wear and tear wilful damage negligence abnormal working conditions failure to follow Elegant
Systems or the manufacturer’s or publisher’s instructions (whether oral or in writing) misuse or
alteration or repair of the Products without Elegant Systems approval.
10.2.3 Elegant Systems shall be under no liability under the above warranty if the total price
of the Products has not been paid.
10.3 All warranties, conditions or other terms implied by common law or statute, or otherwise in
connection with the sale or supply of goods or goods or services (save, in the case of goods, as
to title) are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10.4 Any claim by the Customer which is based on a defect in the quality or condition of the
Products shall be notified to Elegant Systems’s Customer Services Department. Upon notification
of any such claim by the Customer Elegant Systems shall either notify the Customer whether the
policy of the manufacturer of the Products is to deal with the Customer direct (in which case
the Customer shall deal with the manufacturer direct provided Elegant Systems gives sufficient
details to enable the Customer so to do) or shall provide the Customer with an RMA number (in
which case the Customer shall return the Products to Elegant Systems in their original UNMARKED
packaging together with details of the RMA number and the Customer’s name and address). If
Elegant Systems issues an RMA number to the Customer Elegant Systems shall not send any
replacement Products to the Customer until after the original Product has been returned to
Elegant Systems. This Clause 10.4 shall only apply to Products the Customer is entitled to
return to Elegant Systems as provided in these Conditions.
10.5 Elegant Systems shall not be liable to the Customer for any economic or financial loss or
damage (including without limit any loss of profits, loss of revenue, liabilities incurred by
the Customer to third parties relating to Products delivered or Services rendered by Elegant
Systems, or additional expenses incurred or the cost of time spent) or any consequential,
indirect, or special loss or damage costs expenses or other claims for consequential
compensation whatsoever (including without limit loss of or damage to data or loss of goodwill)
incurred or suffered by the Customer and in every case howsoever caused or arising (and whether
caused by the negligence of Elegant Systems its employees or agents or otherwise).
10.6 Elegant Systems liability for direct loss or damage arising from damage to tangible
property for which Elegant Systems is liable shall be limited to the VAT exclusive price of the
relevant Product or Service. In no event shall Elegant Systems liability exceed the maximum
amount of Elegant Systems insurance cover.
10.7 Nothing in these Conditions shall in any way exclude or limit any liability Elegant Systems
may have for death or personal injury caused by its negligence.
10.8 Elegant Systems shall not be liable to the Customer or be deemed to be in breach of any
Contract by reason of any delay in performing or any failure to perform any of Elegant Systems
obligation in relation to the Products or Services if the delay or failure was due to any cause
beyond Elegant Systems reasonable control. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing
the following shall be regarded as causes beyond Elegant Systems reasonable control:-
10.8.1 Act of God explosion flood tempest fire or accident;
10.8.2 act of terrorism war or threat of war sabotage insurrection civil disturbance or
requisition;
10.8.3 acts restrictions regulations bye-laws prohibitions or measures of any kind on the part
of any governmental or parliamentary or local authority;
10.8.4 import or export regulations or embargoes;
10.8.5 strikes lock outs or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether involving
employees of Elegant Systems or a third party);
10.8.6 difficulties of Elegant Systems supplier in obtaining raw materials labour fuel parts or
machinery.
10.9 If Customer is selling Products or Services purchased from Elegant Systems to a Consumer
the Customer shall ensure the Consumer is given sufficient and appropriate information and
descriptions as to the Product’s or Services’ fitness for the purpose for which the Products or
Services are normally used and any particular purpose the Consumer has required or agreed with
the Customer. Customer shall not remove or replace any labelling, user manuals, components or
other material from the Product as supplied by the manufacturer or Elegant Systems, and shall
not in its advertising, marketing or labelling provide any public statements on the specific
characteristics of the Products or Services on behalf of Elegant Systems, the manufacturer or
their representatives.
10.10 Customer accepts liability for the Products’ conformity with the Customer’s Consumer
contract (‘conformity’ as defined by the EU Directive 1999/44/CE of May 25, 1999 and legislation
implementing the Directive), and Customer shall not offer any warranties or representations to
the Consumer as to the quality, fitness for purpose of the Products without the manufacturers’
express consent. Customer agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Elegant Systems and the
manufacturers against any loss, costs, and damages caused by the Customer’s acts or omissions,
and non-compliance with the obligations set forth in Clause 10.9, Clause 10.10 and Clause 10.11.
If Customer is held liable to the Consumer caused by a Product’s lack of conformity resulting
from an act or omission by the manufacturer or Elegant Systems, or any other intermediary,
Customer may by law or statute be entitled to pursue remedies against Elegant Systems, the
manufacturer or any other person liable in the contractual chain. Provided Customer is legally
entitled to pursue such remedies and Elegant Systems
is
held liable by a competent court of law, Elegant Systems liability to Customer shall be limited
to an amount corresponding to the Customer’s original purchase price of the Product or Service
giving rise to the claim by the Consumer.
10.11 Should the Product warranties offered by the manufacturers or Elegant Systems under these
Conditions be restricted compared to the guarantees the Consumer is entitled to under law, the
Customer agrees to take sole responsibility towards the Consumer for the excess liability and
waives any claim it may have against Elegant Systems in respect of such excess.
10.12 The Products are subject to the intellectual property rights of Elegant Systems suppliers
(i.e. the Product manufacturers). Customer is not authorised to alter, cover, or remove any
reference to such intellectual property rights on the Products, and shall adhere to any
guidelines and restrictions provided by Elegant Systems suppliers if the Customer is granted a
right to use such rights in the marketing and resale of Products. Elegant Systems shall have no
duty to defend, indemnify or hold Customer harmless from and against any or all claims brought
against Customer or damages and costs incurred by Customer arising from the infringement of a
third party’s intellectual property rights, except to the extent Elegant Systems supplier is
offering such defence or indemnification to Elegant Systems on a pass through basis. Upon threat
of claim or claim of infringement, Elegant Systems may, at its option (i) procure the right to
continue using any part of Product, (ii) replace the infringing Product with a non-infringing
Product of similar performance, or (iii) refund to the Customer the purchase price paid by the
Customer for the infringing Product. Notwithstanding any other terms or conditions to the
contrary Elegant Systems liability for infringement of intellectual property rights under these
Conditions shall not exceed the Customer’s purchase price for the infringing Products.
11.
RETURNS AND REPAIRS
11.1 Except for Special Order Products, which are expressly excluded from the terms of this
Clause 11 and cannot be returned under any circumstances, if Elegant Systems agrees to accept
the return of any Products (other than for the purpose set out in Clause 10 above) or agrees to
carry out repairs to other products which have not been purchased from Elegant Systems or agrees
to repair Products which are out of warranty the Customer shall not send the same to Elegant
Systems unless they are accompanied by an RMA number previously advised by Elegant Systems
customer services department and a copy of the relevant sales invoice and are sent in their
original packaging. Elegant Systems may at its discretion either replace a returned Products
with a Product similar to the returned Product if the returned Product has been discontinued or
is in short supply by the suppliers, or credit the returned Product at the lower of the original
purchase price and the then current list price.
11.2 The Customer shall notify Elegant Systems within 5 working days of any delivery
discrepancies or Product damages, other than for the purposes set out in Clause 10. If Elegant
Systems issues a returns number (RMA), Products must be returned to Elegant Systems within 5
working days of the date thereof. Elegant Systems reserves the right to refuse return of damaged
Products should the manufacturer’s seal be broken or compromised and charge the Customer return
freight.
11.3 If Elegant Systems has agreed to carry out repairs or to replace Products (or any parts
thereof) other than for the purpose set out in Clause 10 above the Customer irrevocably
authorises Elegant Systems to carry out such repairs or provide such replacements as shall place
the Products in proper working order.
11.4 Elegant Systems shall accept no liability for any damage to or loss in transit of Products
returned to Elegant Systems whether under this Clause 11 or under Clause 10 above.
11.5 Elegant Systems does not offer stock rotation rights (or sale or return rights) and
Customer shall have no expectation of such rights being granted. If Elegant Systems has agreed
to accept the return of Products, other than for the purposes set out in Clause 10 above or for
the purpose of carrying out any other repair or replacement, the Products must be returned at
Customer’s expense in their original packaging and in a clean resalable condition, and will be
subject to a re-stocking fee at Elegant Systems discretion, failing which Elegant Systems will
refuse to accept the same and the Customer shall remain liable for the price thereof. Credit for
such returns will be at the price invoiced for the returned Products or the then current price,
whichever is the lower.
11.6 Details of Elegant Systems returns process and terms can be found on www.esspl.co.uk and Customer agrees to comply with this process
and abide to the terms when returning any Product to Elegant Systems.
12.
INSOLVENCY OF CUSTOMER
12.1 If:-
12.1.1 the Customer makes any voluntary arrangements with its creditors or becomes subject to an
administration order or (being an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company) goes
into liquidation otherwise than for the purposes of a solvent amalgamation or solvent
reconstruction;
12.1.2 an encumbrancer takes possession or a receiver is appointed of any of the property or
assets of the Customer; or
12.1.3 the Customer ceases or threatens to cease carrying on business; or
12.1.4 Elegant Systems reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned above is about to
occur in relation to the Customer and notifies the Customer accordingly;
then upon the happening of any of the above, without prejudice to any other right or remedy
available to Elegant Systems, Elegant Systems shall be entitled to cancel the Contract and/or
suspend any further deliveries or services under the Contract without any liability to the
Customer and if the Products have been delivered and not paid for then the price shall become
immediately due and payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or arrangement to the
contrary.
13.
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
13.1 Customer acknowledges that certain Products are subject to export and other resale
restrictions. If Customer delivers the Products to any customer who may use the Products outside
the United Kingdom, United States or the European Union or EFTA countries, Customer acknowledges
and shall advise its customers that some Products are controlled for resale or export by the
U.S. , the EU and/or EU/EFTA member state bodies and such Products may require authorization
prior to resale or export. Customer agrees that it will not export, re-export, import, or
otherwise dispose of Products, or any direct products thereof, in violation of any dual use
restrictions and export control laws or regulations of the U.S., the EU or any EU/EFTA member
state. Customer warrants that it will not resell, export or re-export any Products with
knowledge that the Products will be used in the design, development, production, or use of
chemical, biological, nuclear, or ballistic weapons, or in a facility engaged in such
activities, unless Customer has obtained prior approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce,
the EU or the competent EU/EFTA member state’s government agency. Customer further warrants that
it will not export or re-export, directly or indirectly, any Products to embargoed countries or
resell any Products to companies or individuals restricted from purchasing Products including
those listed on the Sanctioned Parties List published by the U.S. Department of Commerce and
similar lists issued by the EU or EU countries.
13.2 The restrictions set out herein change from time to time. If the Customer has any questions
regarding its obligations under U.S. export regulations the Customer should contact the Bureau
of Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Export Licensing, Washington
DC, USA (202) 377 4811 or the local U.S. Consulate. Information concerning restrictions
applicable to export from the EU and any intra-EU sales restrictions on dual use items and
license requirements can be obtained from the European Commission or the UK Export Control
Organisation.
13.3 It shall be the Customer’s responsibility to comply with all export and other resale
restrictions. Upon request the Customer agrees to reaffirm in writing its compliance and its
intentions to comply with applicable export and restricted user and uses regulations.
13.4 Customer acknowledges that certain Product manufacturers have limited the distribution of
Products to the countries of the European Economic Area and Switzerland (“Territory”) and agrees
that it shall not export, deliver or otherwise dispose of Products to any customer located
outside the Territory, unless Customer has obtained the explicit approval of the Product
manufacturer. Elegant Systems shall have no duty to assist Customer in delivering Products
outside the Territory, and any sales or deliveries outside the Territory including the sale of
Products subject to technical and legal requirements in a non-Territory destination, shall be at
the Customer’s sole risk.
14.
SERVICES
14.1 If agreed in any particular case Elegant Systems will provide configuration Services to
Customer. Configuration Services will be at the price agreed at the time the order is accepted.
The Customer shall be solely responsible for the accuracy of its order, the specification of the
components and their configuration and for ensuring that the configured product specified is
satisfactory for the purposes for which it is required including without limit that it has
sufficient overall functionality, and will support, be compatible and inter-operable with any
hardware, software or middleware with which it is intended to operate.
14.2 Configuration Services will have a warranty of 14 days from the date of shipment to the
Customer. Elegant Systems sole liability (and the Customer’s sole remedy against Elegant
Systems) in respect of any defective Services for which Elegant Systems is responsible shall be
the repair by Elegant Systems or at Elegant Systems option replacement of the Product on which
the Services have been performed. (If any alleged defect shall be attributable to defect in
Product the provisions of Clause 10 shall apply). Claims in respect of defective Services must
be made within 21 days of the date of delivery of the configured Product.
14.3 Elegant Systems may offer other Services to Customer including direct fulfilment and
billing, installation and support services, storage and consolidation, and other logistics
services. Such Services will be provided under these Conditions in addition to specific terms
agreed upon in writing with Customer.
14.4 With respect to professional, managed or cloud Services purchased from Elegant Systems,
the following terms will apply:
14.4.1 Use of Subcontractors. Elegant Systems will use its own employees and/or subcontractors
to provide services. Designation and management of employees and subcontractors will be at
Elegant Systems sole discretion, and use of subcontractors will not require Customer’s consent.
14.4.2 Use of Services. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold Elegant Systems harmless from
any liability, costs or damages arising out of claims or suits by third parties who have
received the right to access the Services.
14.4.3 Security. Should Customer’s or its customers’ data be lost directly due to the gross
negligence or wilful misconduct of Elegant Systems or Elegant Systems subcontractors, Elegant
Systems will use commercially reasonable efforts, at its expense, to assist the Customer or its
affected customer to restore the affected data; provided, however, that Elegant Systems
obligations pursuant to this section are subject to the Customer or its affected customer
maintaining practices and standards used in well-managed operations with regard to the backup of
their respective data and the use of corporate enterprise quality anti-virus and virus
protection tools with regard to Customer’s and Customer’s customers’ systems. Notwithstanding
the aforesaid, Elegant Systems shall have no liability and no duty to assist Customer or its
customers with respect to loss and recovery of data in the event Elegant Systems or the Service
provider’s invoices have not been paid or Elegant Systems or the Service provider terminates the
Services due to Customer’s or its customers’ non-payment of said invoices; any assistance by
Elegant Systems shall be at will and subject to payment of Elegant Systems service fees. This
clause sets out Elegant Systems sole obligations and Customer’s exclusive remedies with respect
to loss of data.
14.4.4 Warranty. Elegant Systems DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN
THE RESPECTIVE SERVICE DESCRIPTION, WILL MEET CUSTOMER’S OR CUSTOMER’S CUSTOMERS’ REQUIREMENTS
OR THAT USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. CUSTOMER ASSUMES THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST DAMAGES TO ITS OPERATIONS OR ITS CUSTOMER’S
OPERATIONS THAT COULD BE CAUSED BY DEFECTS, INTERRUPTIONS, OR MALFUNCTIONS IN THE SERVICES.
14.4.5 Limitation of Liability. CUSTOMER AGREES THAT THE LIABILITY OF Elegant Systems FOR
DIRECT DAMAGES RELATED TO ANY MANAGED SERVICES OR CLOUD SERVICES ARISING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE NET AMOUNT PAID TO Elegant Systems
BY CUSTOMER FOR THOSE SERVICES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE CLAIM DURING THE SIX MONTH PERIOD
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE UPON WHICH THE CLAIM AROSE.
15.
MISCELLANEOUS
15.1 Customer is not allowed for any purpose whatsoever to use Elegant Systems logos and
trademarks without Elegant Systems prior written approval from an Authorised Representative.
15.2 Customer understands that Products and Services supplied by Elegant Systems are intended
for Customer’s resale only and not for Customer’s internal use. Elegant Systems shall have no
liability to Customer as end user of the Products, and Customer shall indemnify Elegant Systems
against any liability, loss or damage (including indirect or consequential losses) incurred or
suffered by Elegant Systems as a result of Customer’s use of the Products as end user including
any liability imposed on Elegant Systems by the Product manufacturers.
15.3 Customer agrees to comply with its obligations as “distributor” under the Waste Electric
and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 including the take back of household WEEE and the
information to users in private households. Customer shall have no right to return any
non-household WEEE to Elegant Systems or its compliance system, and shall indemnify Elegant
Systems against any costs incurred by Elegant Systems if such WEEE is returned to Elegant
Systems. If the Customer’s registered address or ship-to address is in a country other than the
United Kingdom, the Customer shall be deemed the producer in such country and assume full
responsibility as producer under that country’s WEEE legislation including the obligation to
report imports and pay any applicable WEEE fees.
15.3 Elegant Systems Code of Conduct governs the conduct by Elegant Systems associates and
includes inter alia a prohibition on receipt and solicitation of gifts, gratuities,
entertainment and other courtesies to and from customers unless certain conditions are met.
Customer agrees to observe this policy when conducting business with Elegant Systems. A copy of
Elegant Systems Code of Conduct is available on www.esspl.co.uk or upon request.
15.4 The Customer agrees to comply with the UK Bribery Act 2010 and corresponding legislation
applicable in the jurisdictions the Customer conducts its business (e.g. the U.S. Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act). The Customer shall not make any direct or indirect payment, offer to
pay, or authorization to pay, any money, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving,
of anything of value to any government official or politician, or the immediate family of any
such official or politician, for the purpose of influencing acts or decisions of the government
or such individual in order to assist, directly or indirectly, Customer or Elegant Systems in
obtaining or retaining business, or securing an improper advantage. The Customer’s commitment to
comply with the Bribery Act 2010 and other anti-bribery and corrupt practices legislation shall
also extend to Customer’s dealings with Elegant Systems and its suppliers, and the Customer’s
customers and any other commercial parties.
15.5 The Customer shall not engage in deceptive, misleading, illegal, or unethical practices
that may be detrimental to Elegant Systems or the manufacturers of the Products, nor shall the
Customer make any representations or warranties to its customers concerning the Products outside
the scope of the warranties offered by the manufacturers without Elegant Systems prior express
written authorisation, or make any representations or warranties to its customers that the
Products are designed or licensed for use in circumstances where the failure of the Products is
likely to result in significant risks to health or safety, where fail-proof delivery of
time-specific information is required, or in otherwise hazardous environments requiring
fail-safe controls, including without limitation operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft
navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, and life support or weapons systems.
The Customer shall pass on to its customers all Product information including any restrictions
applying to the Products and any terms and conditions pertaining to the licensing of software
included in the Products.
16.
GENERAL
16.1 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these
Conditions shall be in writing addressed to that 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.
16.2 No waiver by Elegant Systems of any breach of the Contract by the Customer shall be
considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.
16.3 If any provision of these Conditions is held by any authority to be invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of these Conditions and
the remainder of the provisions in question shall not be affected thereby.
16.4 These Conditions and any Contract shall be governed by the laws of England and the Customer
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
