Terms & Conditions of Use

By continuing to use this website you agree to abide by the following Wright Tanks – Terms & Conditions of Trade:
 

1. Definitions

1.1 “Contract” means the terms and conditions contained herein, together with any quotation, order, invoice or other document or amendments expressed to be supplemental to this Contract.
1.2 “Cookies” means small files which are stored on a user’s computer. They are designed to hold a modest amount of data (including Personal Information) specific to a particular client and website and can be accessed either by the web server or the client’s computer. If the Customer does not wish to allow Cookies to operate in the background when using the Seller’s website, then the Customer shall have the right to enable / disable the Cookies first by selecting the option to enable / disable provided on the website, prior to making enquiries via the website.
1.3 “Customer” means the person/s, entities or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of the Customer requesting the Seller to provide the Services as specified in any proposal, quotation, order, invoice or other documentation, and:
(a) if there is more than one Customer, is a reference to each Customer jointly and severally; and
(b) if the Customer is a partnership, it shall bind each partner jointly and severally; and
(c) if the Customer is a part of a Trust, shall be bound in their capacity as a trustee; and
(d) includes the Customer’s executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.
1.4 “Equipment” means all Equipment including any accessories supplied on hire by the Seller to the Customer (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of Services). The Equipment shall be as described on the invoices, quotation, authority to hire, or any other work authorisation form provided by the Seller to the Customer.
1.5 “Goods” means all Goods or Services supplied by the Seller to the Customer at the Customer’s request from time to time (where the context so permits the terms ‘Goods’ or ‘Services’ shall be interchangeable for the other).
1.6 “Price” means the Price payable for the Goods/Equipment hire (plus any Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) where applicable) as agreed between the Seller and the Customer in accordance with clause 7 below.
1.7 “Seller” means Wright Tanks Limited T/A Wright Tanks, its successors and assigns.

2. Acceptance

2.1 The Customer is taken to have exclusively accepted and is immediately bound, jointly and severally, by these terms and conditions if the Customer places an order for or accepts delivery of the Goods/Equipment.
2.2 In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Contract and any other prior document or schedule that the parties have entered into, the terms of this Contract shall prevail.
2.3 Any amendment to the terms and conditions contained in this Contract may only be amended in writing by the consent of both parties.
2.4 The Customer acknowledges that:
(a) the supply of Goods/Equipment on credit shall not take effect until the Customer has completed a credit application with the Seller and it has been approved with a credit limit established for the account;
(b) in the event that the supply of Goods/Equipment requested exceeds the Customer’s credit limit and/or the account exceeds the payment terms, the Seller reserves the right to refuse delivery; and
(c) the supply of Goods for accepted orders may be subject to availability and if, for any reason, Goods are not or cease to be available, the Seller reserves the right to vary the Price with alternative Goods as per clause 7.2, subject to prior confirmation and agreement of both parties. The Seller also reserves the right to halt all Services until such time as the Seller and the Customer agree to such changes. The Seller shall not be liable to the Customer for any loss or damage the Customer suffers due to the Seller exercising its rights under this clause.
2.5 Any advice, recommendation, information, assistance, or service provided by the Seller in relation to Goods or Services supplied is given in good faith to the Customer, or the Customer’s agent and is based on the Seller’s own knowledge and experience and shall be accepted without liability on the part of the Seller. Where such advice or recommendations are not acted upon then the Seller shall require the Customer or their agent to authorise commencement of the Services in writing. The Seller shall not be liable in any way whatsoever for any damages or losses that occur after any subsequent commencement of the Services.
2.6 Electronic signatures shall be deemed to be accepted by either party providing that the parties have complied with Section 226 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 or any other applicable provisions of that Act or any Regulations referred to in that Act.
 

3. Authorised Representatives

3.1 Unless otherwise limited as per clause 3.2 the Customer agrees that should the Customer introduce any third party to the Seller as the Customer’s duly authorised representative, that once introduced that person shall have the full authority of the Customer to order any Goods or Services on the Customer’s behalf and/or to request any variation to the Services on the Customer’s behalf (such authority to continue until all requested Services have been completed or the Customer otherwise notifies the Seller in writing that said person is no longer the Customer’s duly authorised representative).
3.2 In the event that the Customer’s duly authorised representative as per clause 3.1 is to have only limited authority to act on the Customer’s behalf then the Customer must specifically and clearly advise the Seller in writing of the parameters of the limited authority granted to their representative.
3.3 The Customer specifically acknowledges and accepts that they will be solely liable to the Seller for all additional costs incurred by the Seller (including the Seller’s profit margin) in providing any Goods, Services or variation/s requested by the Customer’s duly authorised representative (subject always to the limitations imposed under clause 3.2 (if any)).
 

4. Product Specifications

4.1 The Customer acknowledges that:
(a) all descriptive specifications, illustrations, drawings, data, dimensions, ratings, and weights stated in the Seller’s or the manufacturer’s fact sheets, price lists or advertising material, are approximate only and are given by way of identification only. The Customer shall not be entitled to rely on such information, and any use of such does not constitute a sale by description, and does not form part of the Contract, unless expressly stated as such in writing by the Seller; and
(b) while the Seller may have provided information or figures to the Customer regarding the performance of the Goods, the Customer acknowledges that the Seller has given these in good faith and are estimates based on industry prescribed estimates.
 

5. Errors and Omissions

5.1 The Customer acknowledges and accepts that the Seller shall, without prejudice, accept no liability in respect of any alleged or actual error(s) and/or omission(s):
(a) resulting from an inadvertent mistake made by the Seller in the formation and/or administration of this Contract; and/or
(b) contained in/omitted from any literature (hard copy and/or electronic) supplied by the Seller in respect of the Services.
5.2 In the event such an error and/or omission occurs in accordance with clause 5.1, and is not attributable to the negligence and/or wilful misconduct of the Seller; the Customer shall not be entitled to treat this Contract as repudiated nor render it invalid.
 

6. Change in Control

6.1 The Customer shall give the Seller not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice of any proposed change of ownership of the Customer and/or any other change in the Customer’s details (including but not limited to, changes in the Customer’s name, address, contact phone or fax number/s, change of trustees, or business practice). The Customer shall be liable for any loss incurred by the Seller as a result of the Customer’s failure to comply with this clause.
 

7. Price and Payment

7.1 At the Seller’s sole discretion, the Price shall be either:
(a) as indicated on any invoice provided by the Seller to the Customer; or
(b) the Price as at the date of Delivery of the Goods/Equipment according to the Seller’s current Price list; or
(c) the Seller’s quoted Price (subject to clause 7.2) which will be valid for the period stated in the quotation or otherwise for a period of thirty (30) days.
7.2 The Seller reserves the right to change the Price:
(a) if a variation to the Goods which are to be supplied is requested; or
(b) if a variation to the Services originally scheduled (including any applicable plans or specifications) is requested; or
(c) where additional Services are required due to the discovery of hidden or unidentifiable difficulties (including, but not limited to, poor weather conditions, limitations to accessing the site, availability of machinery, safety considerations, prerequisite work by any third party not being completed, change of design, hard rock barriers below the surface, larger faults found upon disassembly, etc) which are only discovered on commencement of the Services; or
(d) in the event of increases to the Seller in the cost of labour or Goods (including, but not limited to, overseas transactions that may increase as a consequence of variations in foreign currency rates of exchange and/or international freight and insurance charges) which are beyond the Seller’s control.
7.3 Variations will be charged for on the basis of the Seller’s quotation, and will be detailed in writing, and shown as variations on the Seller’s invoice. The Customer shall be required to respond to any variation submitted by the Seller within ten (10) working days. Failure to do so will entitle the Seller to add the cost of the variation to the Price. Payment for all variations must be made in full at the time of their completion.
7.4 At the Seller’s sole discretion, a deposit may be required.
7.5 Time for payment for the Goods/Equipment being of the essence, the Price will be payable by the Customer on the date/s determined by the Seller, which may be:
(a) on or before delivery of the Goods/Equipment; or
(b) by way of instalments/progress payments in accordance with the Seller’s payment schedule;
(c) for certain approved Customer’s, due twenty (20) days following the end of the month in which a statement is posted to the Customer’s address or address for notices;
(d) the date specified on any invoice or other form as being the date for payment; or
(e) failing any notice to the contrary, the date which is seven (7) days following the date of any invoice given to the Customer by the Seller.
7.6 The Seller may in its discretion allocate any payment received from the Customer towards any invoice that the Seller determines and may do so at the time of receipt or at any time afterwards. On any default by the Customer the Seller may re-allocate any payments previously received and allocated. In the absence of any payment allocation by the Seller, payment will be deemed to be allocated in such manner as preserves the maximum value of the Seller’s Purchase Money Security Interest (as defined in the PPSA) in the Goods/Equipment.
7.7 Payment may be made by cash, electronic/on-line banking, credit card (a surcharge per transaction may apply), or by any other method as agreed to between the Customer and the Seller.
7.8 The Customer shall not be entitled to set off against, or deduct from the Price, any sums owed or claimed to be owed to the Customer by the Seller nor to withhold payment of any invoice because part of that invoice is in dispute.
7.9 Unless otherwise stated the Price does not include GST. In addition to the Price, the Customer must pay to the Seller an amount equal to any GST the Seller must pay for any supply by the Seller under this or any other agreement for the sale of the Goods. The Customer must pay GST, without deduction or set off of any other amounts, at the same time and on the same basis as the Customer pays the Price. In addition, the Customer must pay any other taxes and duties that may be applicable in addition to the Price except where they are expressly included in the Price.
 

8. Provision of the Services

8.1 Subject to clause 8.2 it is the Seller’s responsibility to ensure that the Services start as soon as it is reasonably possible.
8.2 The Services commencement date will be put back and/or the completion date extended by whatever time is reasonable in the event that the Seller claims an extension of time (by giving the Customer written notice) where completion is delayed by an event beyond the Seller’s control, including but not limited to any failure by the Customer to:
(a) make a selection; or
(b) have the site ready for the Services; or
(c) notify the Seller that the site is ready.
8.3 At the Seller’s sole discretion, the cost of delivery is included in the Price.
8.4 The Seller may deliver the Goods/Equipment in separate instalments. Each separate instalment shall be invoiced and paid in accordance with the provisions in these terms and conditions.
8.5 Any time specified by the Seller for Delivery of the Goods/Equipment is an estimate only and the Seller will not be liable for any loss or damage incurred by the Customer as a result of Delivery being late. However, both parties agree that they shall make every endeavour to enable the Goods/Equipment to be delivered at the time and place as was arranged between both parties.
 

9. Risk

9.1 If the Seller retains ownership of the Goods under clause 13 then:
(a) where the Seller is supplying Goods only, all risk for the Goods shall immediately pass to the Customer on delivery and the Customer must insure the Goods on or before delivery. Delivery of the Goods shall be deemed to have taken place immediately at the time that either;
(i) the Customer or the Customer’s nominated carrier takes possession of the Goods at the Seller’s address; or
(ii) the Goods are delivered by the Seller or the Seller’s nominated carrier to the Customer’s nominated delivery address (even if the Customer is not present at the address).
(b) where the Seller is to both supply and install Goods then the Seller shall maintain a contract Services insurance policy until the Services are completed. Upon completion of the Services all risk for the Services shall immediately pass to the Customer.
9.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 9.1 if the Customer specifically requests the Seller to leave Goods outside the Seller’s premises for collection or to deliver the Goods to an unattended location then such Goods shall always be left at sole risk of the Customer and it shall be the Customer’s responsibility to ensure the Goods are insured adequately or at all. In the event that such Goods are lost, damaged or destroyed then replacement of the Goods shall be at the Customer’s expense.
9.3 The Customer warrants that any structures/land to which the Goods are to be affixed are able to withstand the installation thereof and are of suitable capacity to handle the Goods once installed. If for any reason (including the discovery of asbestos, defective or unsafe structures or risk) that the Seller, or the Seller employees, reasonably form the opinion that the Customer’s premises is not safe for the Services to proceed then the Seller shall be entitled to delay the provision of the Services (in accordance with clause 8.2) until the Seller is satisfied that it is safe for the installation to proceed.
9.4 Further to the above clause 9.3, the Seller shall not be liable for any movement in the Goods due to consolidation, or the movement of soil or any other component to which the Goods are affixed.
9.5 The Customer acknowledges that Goods supplied may:
(a) exhibit variations in shade tone, colour, texture, markings, veining, occlusions, size, grade, surface and finish;
(b) fade or change colour over time;
(c) expand, contract, or distort as a result of exposure to heat, cold, weather;
(d) mark or stain if exposed to certain substances; and
(e) be damaged or disfigured by impact or scratching.
9.6 The Seller shall not be liable for any defect, deterioration and/or damage to the Goods:
(a) if the Customer does not follow the Seller’s recommendations;
(b) where Goods are stored off site for extended periods of time as a result of any action/inaction by the Customer; and
(c) resulting from incorrect use and/or installation of the Goods by the Customer or any other third party.
9.7 The Seller is not responsible for the removal of rubbish or for the clean-up of the site/s. This is the responsibility of the Customer or the Customer’s agent. Furthermore, the Customer acknowledges that in the event asbestos, synthetic mineral fibres or any other toxic substances are discovered at the site that it is their responsibility to ensure the safe removal of the same. The Customer further agrees to indemnify the Seller against any costs incurred by the Seller as a consequence of such discovery. Under no circumstances will the Seller handle the removal of asbestos product.
9.8 The Seller shall not be liable whatsoever for any loss or damage to the Goods that is caused by any other tradesmen.
 

10. Access

10.1 The Customer shall ensure that the Seller always has clear and free access to the site to enable them to undertake the Services. The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage to the site (including, without limitation, damage to pathways, driveways and concreted or paved or grassed areas) unless due to the negligence of the Seller.
10.2 It is the responsibility of the Customer to ensure that access is suitable to accept the weight of laden trucks, front end loaders or other earth moving equipment as may be deemed necessary by the Seller.
 

11. Underground Locations

11.1 Prior to the Seller commencing any work the Customer must advise the Seller of the precise location of all underground services on the site and clearly mark the same. The underground mains and services the Customer must identify include, but are not limited to, electrical services, gas services, sewer services, pumping services, sewer connections, sewer sludge mains, water mains, irrigation pipes, telephone cables, fibre optic cables, oil pumping mains, and any other services that may be on site.
11.2 Whilst the Seller will take all care to avoid damage to any underground services the Customer agrees to indemnify the Seller in respect of all and any liability claims, loss, damage, costs and fines as a result of damage to services not precisely located and notified as per clause 11.1.
 

12. Compliance with Laws

12.1 The Customer and the Seller shall comply with the provisions of all statutes, regulations and bylaws of government, local and other public authorities that may be applicable to the Services.
12.2 The Customer shall obtain (at the expense of the Customer) all certificates, licenses, permits and approvals that may be required for the supply of the Services.
12.3 Notwithstanding clause 12.1 and pursuant to the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 (the “HSW Act”) the Seller agrees at all times to comply with sections 28 and 34 of the “HSW Act” with meeting their obligations for health and safety.
 

13. Title to Goods

13.1 The Seller and the Customer agree that ownership of the Goods shall not pass until:
(a) the Customer has paid the Seller all amounts owing to the Seller; and
(b) the Customer has met all of its other obligations to the Seller.
13.2 Receipt by the Seller of any form of payment other than cash shall not be deemed to be payment until that form of payment has been honoured, cleared or recognised.
13.3 It is further agreed that:
(a) until ownership of the Goods passes to the Customer in accordance with clause 13.1 that the Customer is only a bailee of the Goods and must return the Goods to the Seller on request;
(b) the Customer holds the benefit of the Customer’s insurance of the Goods on trust for the Seller and must pay to the Seller the proceeds of any insurance in the event of the Goods being lost, damaged or destroyed;
(c) the Customer must not sell, dispose, or otherwise part with possession of the Goods other than in the ordinary course of business and for market value. If the Customer sells, disposes or parts with possession of the Goods then the Customer must hold the proceeds of any such act on trust for the Seller and must pay or deliver the proceeds to the Seller on demand;
(d) the Customer should not convert or process the Goods or intermix them with other goods but if the Customer does so then the Customer holds the resulting product on trust for the benefit of the Seller and must sell, dispose of or return the resulting product to the Seller as it so directs;
(e) the Customer irrevocably authorises the Seller to enter any premises where the Seller believes the Goods are kept and recover possession of the Goods;
(f) the Seller may recover possession of any Goods in transit whether or not Delivery has occurred;
(g) the Customer shall not charge or grant an encumbrance over the Goods nor grant nor otherwise give away any interest in the Goods while they remain the property of the Seller; and
(h) the Seller may commence proceedings to recover the Price of the Goods sold notwithstanding that ownership of the Goods has not passed to the Customer.
 

14. Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (“PPSA”)

14.1 Upon assenting to these terms and conditions in writing the Customer acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) these terms and conditions constitute a security agreement for the purposes of the PPSA; and
(b) a security interest is taken in all Goods/Equipment that have previously been supplied and that will be supplied in the future by the Seller to the Customer, and the proceeds from such Goods/Equipment as listed by the Seller to the Customer in invoices rendered from time to time.
14.2 The Customer undertakes to:
(a) sign any further documents and/or provide any further information (such information to be complete, accurate and up-to-date in all respects) which the Seller may reasonably require to register a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register;
(b) indemnify, and upon demand reimburse, the Seller for all expenses incurred in registering a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register or releasing any Goods/Equipment charged thereby;
(c) not register, or permit to be registered, a financing statement or a financing change statement in relation to the Goods/Equipment or the proceeds of such Goods/Equipment in favour of a third party without the prior written consent of the Seller; and
(d) immediately advise the Seller of any material change in its business practices of selling Goods which would result in a change in the nature of proceeds derived from such sales.
14.3 The Seller and the Customer agree that nothing in sections 114(1)(a), 133 and 134 of the PPSA shall apply to these terms and conditions.
14.4 The Customer waives its rights as a debtor under sections 116, 120(2), 121, 125, 126, 127, 129, and 131 of the PPSA.
14.5 Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Seller, the Customer waives its right to receive a verification statement in accordance with section 148 of the PPSA.
14.6 The Customer shall unconditionally ratify any actions taken by the Seller under clauses 14.1 to 14.5.
14.7 Subject to any express provisions to the contrary (including those contained in this clause 14), nothing in these terms and conditions is intended to have the effect of contracting out of any of the provisions of the PPSA.
14.8 Only to the extent that the hire of the Equipment exceeds a six (6) month hire period with the right of renewal shall clause 14 apply as a security agreement in the form of a PPS Lease in respect of Section 36 of the PPSA, in all other matters this clause 14 will apply generally for the purposes of the PPSA.
 

15. Security and Charge

15.1 In consideration of the Seller agreeing to supply the Goods/Equipment, the Customer charges all of its rights, title and interest (whether joint or several) in any land, realty or other assets capable of being charged, owned by the Customer either now or in the future, and the Customer grants a security interest in all of its present and after-acquired property, to secure the performance by the Customer of its obligations under these terms and conditions (including, but not limited to, the payment of any money). The terms of the charge and security interest are the terms of Memorandum 2018/4344 registered pursuant to s.209 of the Land Transfer Act 2017.
15.2 The Customer indemnifies the Seller from and against all the Seller’s costs and disbursements including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis incurred in exercising the Seller’s rights under this clause.
15.3 The Customer irrevocably appoints the Seller and each director of the Seller as the Customer’s true and lawful attorney/s to perform all necessary acts to give effect to the provisions of this clause 15 including, but not limited to, signing any document on the Customer’s behalf.
 

16. Defects and Returns

16.1 The Customer shall inspect the Goods/Equipment on delivery and shall within seven (7) days of delivery (time being of the essence) notify the Seller of any alleged defect, shortage in quantity, damage, or failure to comply with the description or quote. The Customer shall afford the Seller an opportunity to inspect the Goods/Equipment within a reasonable time following delivery if the Customer believes the Goods are defective in any way. If the Customer shall fail to comply with these provisions the Goods/Equipment shall be presumed to be free from any defect or damage. For defective Goods/Equipment, which the Seller has agreed in writing that the Customer is entitled to reject, the Seller’s liability is limited to either (at the Seller’s discretion) replacing the Goods/Equipment or repairing the Goods/Equipment.
16.2 In the case of return of Equipment hire, normal termination of Equipment hire shall be in accordance with the full terms and conditions herein.
16.3 Returns of Goods will only be accepted provided that:
(a) the Customer has complied with the provisions of clause 16.1; and
(b) the Seller has agreed in writing to accept the return of the Goods; and
(c) the Goods are returned at the Customer’s cost within seven (7) days of the Delivery date; and
(d) the Seller will not be liable for Goods which have not been stored or used in a proper manner; and
(e) the Goods are returned in the condition in which they were delivered and with all packaging material, brochures and instruction material in as new condition as is reasonably possible in the circumstances.
16.4 The Seller may (in its discretion) accept the return of Goods for credit but this may incur restocking and handling fees of fifteen percent (15%) of the value of the returned Goods plus any freight.
16.5 Subject to clause 16.1, non-stocklist items or Goods made to the Customer’s specifications are under no circumstances acceptable for credit or return.
 

17. Warranty

17.1 Subject to the conditions of warranty set out in Clause 17.2 the Seller warrants that if any defect in any workmanship provided by the Seller the Seller becomes apparent and is reported to the Seller within three (3) months of the date of delivery for repairs and maintenance and within twelve (12) Months for concrete tanks of the date of delivery (time being of the essence) then the Seller will either (at the Seller’s sole discretion) replace or remedy the defect.
17.2 The conditions applicable to the warranty given by Clause 17.1 are:
(a) the warranty shall not cover any defect or damage which may be caused or partly caused by or arise through:
(i) failure on the part of the Customer to properly maintain any Goods or serviced item; or
(ii) failure on the part of the Customer to follow any instructions or guidelines provided by the Seller; or
(iii) any use of any Goods or serviced item otherwise than for any application specified on a quote or order form; or
(iv) the continued use of any Goods or serviced item after any defect becomes apparent or would have become apparent to a reasonably prudent operator or user; or
(v) fair wear and tear, any accident or act of God.
(b) the warranty shall cease and the Seller shall thereafter in no circumstances be liable under the terms of the warranty if the workmanship is repaired, altered or overhauled without the Seller’s consent.
(c) in respect of all claims the Seller shall not be liable to compensate the Customer for any delay in either replacing or remedying the defective Goods or serviced item or in properly assessing the Customer’s claim.
17.3 For Goods not manufactured by the Seller, the warranty shall be the current warranty provided by the manufacturer of the Goods. The Seller shall not be bound by nor be responsible for any term, condition, representation or warranty other than that which is given by the manufacturer of the Goods.
17.4 In the case of second hand Goods, the Customer acknowledges that full opportunity to inspect the same has been provided and accepts the same with all faults and that no warranty is given by the Seller as to the quality or suitability for any purpose and any implied warranty, statutory or otherwise, is expressly excluded. The Seller shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to the Goods, or caused by the Goods, or any part thereof however arising.
 

18. Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

18.1 This Contract is subject to the provisions the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 (“CGA”) in all cases except where the Customer is not contracting as a consumer within the meaning of the CGA.
 

19. Intellectual Property

19.1 Where the Seller has designed, drawn, or developed Goods for the Customer, then the copyright in any designs and drawings and documents shall remain the property of the Seller. Under no circumstances may such designs, drawings and documents be used without the express written approval of the Seller.
19.2 The Customer warrants that all designs, specifications, or instructions given to the Seller will not cause the Seller to infringe any patent, registered design, or trademark in the execution of the Customer’s order and the Customer agrees to indemnify the Seller against any action taken by a third party against the Seller in respect of any such infringement.
19.3 The Customer agrees that the Seller may (at no cost) use for the purposes of marketing or entry into any competition, any documents, designs, drawings, or Goods which the Seller has created for the Customer.
 

20. Default and Consequences of Default

20.1 Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue daily from the date when payment becomes due, until the date of payment, at a rate of two and a half percent (2.5%) per calendar month (and at the Seller’s sole discretion such interest shall compound monthly at such a rate) after as well as before any judgment.
20.2 If the Customer owes the Seller any money the Customer shall indemnify the Seller from and against all costs and disbursements incurred by the Seller in recovering the debt (including but not limited to internal administration fees, legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis, the Seller’s collection agency costs, and bank dishonour fees).
20.3 Further to any other rights or remedies the Seller may have under this Contract, if a Customer has made payment to the Seller, and the transaction is subsequently reversed, the Customer shall be liable for the amount of the reversed transaction, in addition to any further costs incurred by the Seller under this clause 20, where it can be proven that such reversal is found to be illegal, fraudulent or in contravention to the Customer’s obligations under this Contract.
20.4 Without prejudice to the Seller’s other remedies at law the Seller shall be entitled to cancel all or any part of any order of the Customer which remains unfulfilled and all amounts owing to the Seller shall, whether or not due for payment, become immediately payable if:
(a) any money payable to the Seller becomes overdue, or in the Seller’s opinion the Customer will be unable to make a payment when it falls due;
(b) the Customer has exceeded any applicable credit limit provided by the Seller;
(c) the Customer becomes insolvent, convenes a meeting with its creditors or proposes or enters into an arrangement with creditors, or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(d) a receiver, manager, liquidator (provisional or otherwise) or similar person is appointed in respect of the Customer or any asset of the Customer.
 

21. Cancellation

21.1 Without prejudice to any other remedies the Seller may have, if at any time the Customer is in breach of any obligation (including those relating to payment) under these terms and conditions the Seller may suspend or terminate the supply of Goods/Equipment to the Customer. The Seller will not be liable to the Customer for any loss or damage the Customer suffers because the Seller has exercised its rights under this clause.
21.2 The Seller may cancel any Contract to which these terms and conditions apply or cancel Delivery of Goods/Equipment at any time before the Goods/Equipment are due to be delivered by giving written notice to the Customer. On giving such notice the Seller shall repay to the Customer any money paid by the Customer for the Goods/Equipment. The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from such cancellation.
21.3 In the event that the Customer cancels Delivery of the Goods/Equipment the Customer shall be liable for any and all loss incurred (whether direct or indirect) by the Seller as a direct result of the cancellation (including, but not limited to, any loss of profits).
21.4 Cancellation of orders for Goods made to the Customer’s specifications, or for non-stocklist items, will definitely not be accepted once production has commenced, or an order has been placed.
 

22. Privacy Policy

22.1 All emails, documents, images or other recorded information held or used by the Seller is “Personal Information” as defined and referred to in clause 22.3 and therefore considered confidential. The Seller acknowledges its obligation in relation to the handling, use, disclosure and processing of Personal Information pursuant to the Privacy Act 2020 (“the Act”) including Part II of the OECD Guidelines and as set out in the Act. The Seller acknowledges that in the event it becomes aware of any data breaches and/or disclosure of the Customer’s Personal Information, held by the Seller that may result in serious harm to the Customer, the Seller will notify the Customer in accordance with the Act. Any release of such Personal Information must be in accordance with the Act and must be approved by the Customer by written consent, unless subject to an operation of law.
22.2 Notwithstanding clause 22.1, privacy limitations will extend to the Seller in respect of Cookies where the Customer utilises the Seller’s website to make enquiries. The Seller agrees to display reference to such Cookies and/or similar tracking technologies, such as pixels and web beacons (if applicable), such technology allows the collection of Personal Information such as the Customer’s:
(a) IP address, browser, email client type and other similar details;
(b) tracking website usage and traffic; and
(c) reports are available to the Seller when the Seller sends an email to the Customer, so the Seller may collect and review that information (“collectively Personal Information”)
If the Customer consents to the Seller’s use of Cookies on the Seller’s website and later wishes to withdraw that consent, the Customer may manage and control the Seller’s privacy controls via the Customer’s web browser, including removing Cookies by deleting them from the browser history when exiting the site.
22.3 The Customer authorises the Seller or the Seller’s agent to:
(a) access, collect, retain and use any information about the Customer;
(i) (including, name, address, D.O.B, occupation, driver’s license details, electronic contact (email, Facebook or Twitter details), medical insurance details or next of kin and other contact information (where applicable), previous credit applications, credit history or any overdue fines balance information held by the Ministry of Justice) for the purpose of assessing the Customer’s creditworthiness; or
(ii) for the purpose of marketing products and services to the Customer.
(b) disclose information about the Customer, whether collected by the Seller from the Customer directly or obtained by the Seller from any other source, to any other credit provider or any credit reporting agency for the purposes of providing or obtaining a credit reference, debt collection or notifying a default by the Customer.
22.4 Where the Customer is an individual the authorities under clause 22.3 are authorities or consents for the purposes of the Privacy Act 2020.
22.5 The Customer shall have the right to request (by e-mail) from the Seller, a copy of the Personal Information about the Customer retained by the Seller and the right to request that the Seller correct any incorrect Personal Information.
22.6 The Seller will destroy Personal Information upon the Customer’s request (by e-mail) or if it is no longer required unless it is required in order to fulfil the obligations of this Contract or is required to be maintained and/or stored in accordance with the law.
22.7 The Customer can make a privacy complaint by contacting the Seller via e-mail. The Seller will respond to that complaint within seven (7) days of receipt and will take all reasonable steps to make a decision as to the complaint within twenty (20) days of receipt of the complaint.
In the event that the Customer is not satisfied with the resolution provided, the Customer can make a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner at http://www.privacy.org.nz.
 

23. Equipment Hire

23.1 Equipment shall at all times remain the property of the Seller and is returnable on demand by the Seller. In the event that Equipment is not returned to the Seller in the condition in which it was delivered the Seller retains the right to charge the Customer the full cost of repairing the Equipment. In the event that Equipment is not returned at all the Seller shall have right to charge the Customer the full cost of replacing the Equipment.
23.2 The Customer shall:
(a) keep the Equipment in their own possession and control and shall not assign the benefit of the Equipment nor be entitled to a lien over the Equipment;
(b) not alter or make any additions to the Equipment including but without limitation altering, make any additions to, defacing or erasing any identifying mark, plate or number on or in the Equipment or in any other manner interfere with the Equipment;
(c) keep the Equipment, complete with all parts and accessories, clean and in good order as delivered, and shall comply with any maintenance schedule as advised by the Seller to the Customer.
23.3 The Customer accepts full responsibility for the safekeeping of the Equipment and the Customer agrees to insure, or self insure, the Seller’s interest in the Equipment and agrees to indemnify the Seller against physical loss or damage including, but not limited to, the perils of accident, fire, theft and burglary and all other usual risks and will effect adequate Public Liability Insurance covering any loss, damage or injury to property or persons arising out of the use of the Equipment. Further the Customer will not use the Equipment nor permit it to be used in such a manner as would permit an insurer to decline any claim.
23.4 Notwithstanding the above clause, immediately on request by the Seller the Customer will pay:
(a) any lost hire charges the Seller would have otherwise been entitled to for the Equipment, under this, or any other hire agreement;
(b) any insurance excess payable in relation to a claim made by either the Customer or the Seller in relation to any damage caused by, or to, the hire Equipment whilst the same is hired by the Customer and irrespective of whether charged by the Customer’s insurers or the Seller’s.
23.5 Return of the Equipment (“Return”) will be completed when the:
(a) Equipment is returned by the Customer to the Seller’s place of business; or
(b) Seller takes back possession of the Equipment once collection by the Seller is affected.
 

24. Service of Notices

24.1 Any written notice given under this Contract shall be deemed to have been given and received:
(a) by handing the notice to the other party, in person;
(b) by leaving it at the address of the other party as stated in this Contract;
(c) by sending it by registered post to the address of the other party as stated in this Contract;
(d) if sent by facsimile transmission to the fax number of the other party as stated in this Contract (if any), on receipt of confirmation of the transmission;
(e) if sent by email to the other party’s last known email address.
24.2 Any notice that is posted shall be deemed to have been served, unless the contrary is shown, at the time when by the ordinary course of post, the notice would have been delivered.
 

25. Trusts

25.1 If the Customer at any time upon or subsequent to entering in to the Contract is acting in the capacity of trustee of any trust (“Trust”) then whether or not the Seller may have notice of the Trust, the Customer covenants with the Seller as follows:
(a) the Contract extends to all rights of indemnity which the Customer now or subsequently may have against the Trust and the trust fund;
(b) the Customer has full and complete power and authority under the Trust to enter into the Contract and the provisions of the Trust do not purport to exclude or take away the right of indemnity of the Customer against the Trust or the trust fund. The Customer will not release the right of indemnity or commit any breach of trust or be a party to any other action which might prejudice that right of indemnity;
(c) the Customer will not without consent in writing of the Seller (the Seller will not unreasonably withhold consent), cause, permit, or suffer to happen any of the following events:
(i) the removal, replacement or retirement of the Customer as trustee of the Trust;
(ii) any alteration to or variation of the terms of the Trust;
(iii) any advancement or distribution of capital of the Trust; or
(iv) any resettlement of the trust property.
 

26. Suspension of Services

26.1 Where the Contract is subject to section 24A of the Construction Contracts Act 2002, the Customer hereby expressly acknowledges that:
(a) the Seller has the right to suspend work within five (5) working days of written notice of its intent to do so if a payment claim is served on the Customer, and:
(i) the payment is not paid in full by the due date for payment in accordance with clause 7.5 and/or any subsequent amendments or new legislation and no payment schedule has been given by the Customer; or
(ii) a scheduled amount stated in a payment schedule issued by the Customer in relation to the payment claim is not paid in full by the due date for its payment; or
(iii) the Customer has not complied with an adjudicator’s notice that the Customer must pay an amount to the Seller by a particular date; and
(iv) the Seller has given written notice to the Customer of its intention to suspend the carrying out of work under the Contract.
(b) if the Seller suspends work, it:
(i) is not in breach of Contract; and
(ii) is not liable for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered, or alleged to be suffered, by the Customer or by any person claiming through the Customer; and
(iii) is entitled to an extension of time to complete the Contract; and
(iv) keeps its rights under the Contract including the right to terminate the Contract; and may at any time lift the suspension, even if the amount has not been paid or an adjudicator’s determination has not been complied with.
(c) if the Seller exercises the right to suspend work, the exercise of that right does not:
(i) affect any rights that would otherwise have been available to the Seller under the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017; or
(ii) enable the Customer to exercise any rights that may otherwise have been available to the Customer under that Act as a direct consequence of the Seller suspending work under this provision;
(d) due to any act or omission by the Customer, the Customer effectively precludes the Seller from continuing the Services or performing or complying with the Seller’s obligations under this Contract, then without prejudice to the Seller’s other rights and remedies, the Seller may suspend the Services immediately after serving on the Customer a written notice specifying the payment default or the act, omission, or default upon which the suspension of the Services is based. All costs and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of such suspension and recommencement shall be payable by the Customer as if they were a variation.
26.2 If pursuant to any right conferred by this Contract, the Seller suspends the Services and the default that led to that suspension continues un-remedied subject to clause 21.1 for at least ten (10) working days, the Seller shall be entitled to terminate the Contract, in accordance with clause 21.
 

27. General

27.1 Any dispute or difference arising as to the interpretation of these terms and conditions or as to any matter arising hereunder, shall be submitted to, and settled by, either adjudication in accordance with section 26 of the Construction Contracts Act 2002 and/or by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or its replacement(s).
27.2 The failure by either party to enforce any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be treated as a waiver of that provision, nor shall it affect that party’s right to subsequently enforce that provision. If any provision of these terms and conditions shall be invalid, void, illegal or unenforceable the validity, existence, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, prejudiced or impaired.
27.3 These terms and conditions and any Contract to which they apply shall be governed by the laws of New Zealand and are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Palmerston North, New Zealand.
27.4 Subject to the CGA, the Seller shall be under no liability whatsoever to the Customer for any indirect and/or consequential loss and/or expense (including loss of profit) suffered by the Customer arising out of a breach by the Seller of these terms and conditions (alternatively the Seller’s liability shall be limited to damages which under no circumstances shall exceed the Price of the Goods/Equipment hire).
27.5 The Seller may licence and/or assign all or any part of its rights and/or obligations under this Contract without the Customer’s consent.
27.6 The Customer cannot licence or assign without the written approval of the Seller.
27.7 The Seller may elect to subcontract out any part of the Services but shall not be relieved from any liability or obligation under this Contract by so doing. Furthermore, the Customer agrees and understands that they have no authority to give any instruction to any of the Seller’s sub-contractors without the authority of the Seller.
27.8 The Customer agrees that the Seller may amend their general terms and conditions for subsequent future Contracts with the Customer by disclosing such to the Customer in writing. These changes shall be deemed to take effect from the date on which the Customer accepts such changes, or otherwise at such time as the Customer makes a further request for the Seller to provide Goods/Equipment to the Customer.
27.9 Neither party shall be liable for any default due to any act of God, war, terrorism, strike, lock-out, industrial action, fire, flood, storm, national or global pandemics and/or the implementation of regulation, directions, rules or measures being enforced by Governments or embargo, including but not limited to, any Government imposed border lockdowns (including, worldwide destination ports), etc, (“Force Majeure”) or other event beyond the reasonable control of either party. This clause does not apply to a failure by the Customer to make a payment to the Seller.
27.10 Both parties warrant that they have the power to enter into this Contract and have obtained all necessary authorisations to allow them to do so, they are not insolvent and that this Contract creates binding and valid legal obligations on them.
 

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