terms of trade

Allmach Pneumatic & Fluid Systems Pty Ltd
Terms & Conditions of Trade

1. Definitions
1.1 “Consequential Loss” means includes all indirect, special or consequential loss or damage, and
includes (whether direct or indirect) all economic loss or damage, lost income or profit, loss of opportunity, increased or wasted costs, damage to tangible or intangible property, claims made by others, and losses or costs or expenses associated with investigation.
1.2 “Customer” means the person/s buying the Goods as specified in any invoice, document or order, and
if there is more than one Customer is a reference to each Customer jointly and severally.
1.3 “Goods” means all Goods or Services offered or supplied by the Supplier 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).
1.4 “Price” means the Price payable for the Goods as agreed between the Supplier and the Customer in
accordance with clause 4 below.
1.5 “Supplier” means Allmach Pneumatic & Fluid Systems Pty Ltd ACN 154 915 787, its successors and
assigns or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of Allmach Pneumatic & Fluid Systems Pty Ltd ACN 154 915 787.
2. Acceptance and terms
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.
2.2 These terms and conditions may only be amended by the Customer with the Supplier’s consent in
writing and shall prevail to the extent of any inconsistency with any other document or agreement (subsequently or otherwise) between the Customer and the Supplier.
2.3 An order is binding on the Customer when placed, but not binding on the Supplier until accepted by the
Supplier either expressly or by performance.
2.4 These terms and conditions may be varied from time to time by the Supplier at its sole discretion. The
Supplier is not required nor responsible to notify the Customer of the existence or content of any such variation. The terms and conditions (as published on the Supplier’s website) at the time of acceptance of any order, or part of an order, apply.
3. Change in Control
3.1 The Customer shall give the Supplier 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, or business practice). The Customer shall be liable for any loss incurred by the Supplier as a result of the Customer’s failure to comply with this clause.
4. Price and Payment
4.1 At the Supplier’s sole discretion the Price shall be either, in order of precedence:
(a) as indicated on any invoice provided by the Supplier to the Customer; or
(b) the Price as at the date of delivery of the Goods according to the Supplier’s current price list; or
(c) the Supplier’s quoted price (subject to clause 4.2) which will be valid for the period stated in the
quotation or otherwise for a period of seven (7) days.
4.2 The Supplier reserves the right to change the Price if a variation to the Supplier’s quotation is requested.
Any variation from the plan of scheduled works or specifications (including, but not limited to, any variation due to unforeseen circumstances, or due to fluctuations in the currency exchange rate, or as a result of increases to the Supplier in the cost of materials and labour) will be charged for on the basis of the Supplier’s quotation and will be shown as variations on the invoice. Payment for all variations must be made in full and cleared funds in accordance with the relevant invoice terms.
4.3 At the Supplier’s sole discretion a non-refundable deposit may be required.
4.4 Time for payment for the Goods being of the essence, the Price will be payable in cleared funds by the
Customer on the date/s determined by the Supplier, which may be:
(a) on delivery of the Goods;
(b) before delivery of the Goods;
(c) by way of instalments/progress payments in accordance with the Supplier’s payment schedule;
(d) thirty (30) days following the end of the month in which a statement is posted to the Customer’s
address or address for notices;
(e) the date specified on any invoice or other form as being the date for payment; or
(f) failing any notice to the contrary, the date which is thirty (30) days following the date of any invoice
given to the Customer by the Supplier.
4.5 Payment may be made by cash, cheque, bank cheque, electronic/on-line banking, credit card (plus a
surcharge of up to two and a half percent (2.5%) of the Price), or by any other method as agreed to between the Customer and the Supplier.
4.6 Unless otherwise stated the Price does not include GST. In addition to the Price the Customer must pay to
the Supplier an amount equal to any GST the Supplier must pay for any supply by the Supplier 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.
4.7 Payment must be made by the Customer without deduction or set off.
4.8 The Supplier may require a guarantor/s to jointly and severally guarantee to the Supplier the payment
of all debts by the Customer (Guarantor). The Customer and the Guarantor/s acknowledge the guarantee will be a continuing guarantee and will not be in any way waived or affected by any time or indulgence the Supplier may grant to the Customer.
5. Delivery of Goods
5.1 Delivery of the Goods is taken to occur at the time that:
(a) the Customer or the Customer’s nominated carrier takes possession of the Goods at the Supplier’s
address; or
(b) the Supplier (or the Supplier’s nominated carrier) delivers the Goods to the Customer’s nominated
address even if the Customer is not present at the address.
5.2 At the Supplier’s sole discretion the cost of delivery is included in the Price.
5.3 The Customer must take delivery by receipt or collection of the Goods whenever they are tendered for
delivery. In the event that the Customer is unable to take delivery of the Goods as arranged then the Supplier shall be entitled to charge a reasonable fee for redelivery and/or storage.
5.4 The Supplier may deliver the Goods in separate instalments. Each separate instalment shall be invoiced
and paid in accordance with the provisions in these terms and conditions.
5.5 Any time or date given by the Supplier to the Customer is an estimate only. The Customer must accept
delivery of the Goods after an order has been accepted by the Supplier.
5.6 The Supplier will not be liable for any Loss incurred by the Customer as a result of the delivery not being
made within specified timeframes.
6. Risk
6.1 Risk in the Goods passes to the Customer on delivery.
6.2 If the Customer requests the Supplier to leave Goods outside the Supplier’s premises for collection or to
deliver the Goods to an unattended location then such Goods shall be left at the Customer’s sole risk.
7. Insurance
7.1 The Customer acknowledges that:
(a) if any of the Goods are damaged or destroyed following delivery but prior to title in the Goods
passing to the Customer, the Supplier is entitled to receive all insurance proceeds payable for the Goods. The production of these terms and conditions by the Supplier is sufficient evidence of the Supplier’s rights to receive the insurance proceeds without the need for any person dealing with the Supplier to make further enquiries;
(b) the Supplier is under no obligation to arrange insurance of the Goods and it remains the Customer’s
responsibility to ensure that the Goods are insured adequately or at all; and
(c) under no circumstances will the Supplier be under any liability with respect to arranging any such
insurance and no claim may be made against the Supplier for failure to arrange insurance or ensure that the Goods are insured adequately or at all.
8. Title
8.1 The Supplier and the Customer agree that ownership of the Goods shall not pass until:
(a) the Customer has paid the Supplier all amounts owing to the Supplier; and
(b) the Customer has met all of its other obligations to the Supplier.
8.2 Receipt by the Supplier 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.
8.3 It is further agreed that:
(a) until ownership of the Goods passes to the Customer in accordance with clause 8.1 that the Customer
is only a bailee of the Goods and must return the Goods to the Supplier on request;
(b) the Customer holds the benefit of the Customer’s insurance of the Goods on trust for the Supplier and
must pay to the Supplier 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 Supplier and must pay or deliver the proceeds to the Supplier 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 Supplier and must sell, dispose of or return the resulting product to the Supplier as it so directs;
(e) the Customer irrevocably authorises the Supplier to enter any premises where the Supplier believes
the Goods are kept and recover possession of the Goods. The Customer acknowledges that the Supplier is not liable for any damage or injury caused to any of its premises (whether by the Supplier or its officers or agents) in repossessing the Goods;
(f) the Supplier 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 Supplier; and
(h) the Supplier may commence proceedings to recover the Price of the Goods sold notwithstanding
that ownership of the Goods has not passed to the Customer.
9. Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (“PPSA”)
9.1 In this clause financing statement, financing change statement, security agreement, and security interest
has the meaning given to it by the PPSA.
9.2 Upon assenting to these terms and conditions in writing the Customer acknowledges and agrees that
these terms and conditions constitute a security agreement for the purposes of the PPSA and creates a security interest in all Goods that have previously been supplied and that will be supplied in the future by the Supplier to the Customer.
9.3 The Customer undertakes to:
(a) promptly 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 Supplier may reasonably require to;
(i) register a financing statement or financing change statement in relation to a security interest on
the Personal Property Securities Register;
(ii) register any other document required to be registered by the PPSA; or
(iii) correct a defect in a statement referred to in clause 9.3(a)(i) or 9.3(a)(ii);
(b) indemnify, and upon demand reimburse, the Supplier for all expenses incurred in registering a
financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register established by the PPSA or releasing any Goods charged thereby;
(c) not register a financing change statement in respect of a security interest without the prior written
consent of the Supplier;
(d) not register, or permit to be registered, a financing statement or a financing change statement in
relation to the Goods in favour of a third party without the prior written consent of the Supplier;
(e) immediately advise the Supplier of any material change in its business practices of selling the Goods
which would result in a change in the nature of proceeds derived from such sales; and
(f) (until title in the Goods passes to the Customer) store the Goods separately from all other goods in
such a way as to allow the Goods to be identified as the Supplier’s and keep them fully insured against all usual risks of damage or loss at the Customer’s expense.
9.4 The Supplier and the Customer agree that sections 96, 115 and 125 of the PPSA do not apply to the
security agreement created by these terms and conditions.
9.5 The Customer waives their rights to receive notices under sections 95, 118, 121(4), 130, 132(3)(d), 132(4),
and 135(1)(a) of the PPSA.
9.6 The Customer waives their rights as a grantor and/or a debtor under sections 142 and 143 of the PPSA.
9.7 Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Supplier, the Customer waives their right to receive a
verification statement in accordance with section 157 of the PPSA.
9.8 The Customer must unconditionally ratify any actions taken by the Supplier under clauses 9.3 to 9.5.
9.9 Subject to any express provisions to the contrary nothing in these terms and conditions is intended to
have the effect of contracting out of any of the provisions the PPSA to the extent that relevant provisions cannot be contracted out of.
9.10 The Supplier reserves all rights and powers in relation to any security interest that it has in addition to
any right or power conferred under the PPSA.
9.11 The Supplier may choose between its various rights and powers, including for enforcement of its security
interest, as the Supplier sees fit and without limiting its other rights and powers.
10. Security and Charge
10.1 In consideration of the Supplier agreeing to supply the Goods, 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, 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).
10.2 The Customer indemnifies the Supplier from and against all the Supplier’s costs and disbursements
including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis incurred in exercising the Supplier’s rights under this clause.
10.3 The Customer irrevocably appoints the Supplier and each director of the Supplier as the Customer’s
true and lawful attorney/s to perform all necessary acts to give effect to the provisions of this clause 10 including, but not limited to, signing any document on the Customer’s behalf.
11. Defects, Warranties and Returns, Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA)
11.1 The Customer must inspect the Goods on delivery and must within seven (7) days of delivery notify the
Supplier in writing of any defect/damage, shortage in quantity, or failure to comply with the description or quote. The Customer must notify any other alleged defect in the Goods as soon as reasonably possible after any such defect becomes evident. Upon such notification the Customer must allow the Supplier to inspect the Goods.
11.2 All conditions, terms, and warranties that are or might otherwise be implied by law (including the Sale
of Goods Act 1923 (NSW)), practice, trade usage, or international convention, are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11.3 To the maximum extent permitted by law and subject to the rights conferred on a consumer under the
CCA, where such is applicable, which cannot be excluded or modified by agreement, the Supplier makes no representations, guarantees or warranties in connection with the Goods apart from those expressly set out in these terms and conditions.
11.4 The Customer expressly acknowledges and agrees that it has not relied on, and the Supplier is not
liable for, any advice given by the Supplier, its servants, agents, representatives, or employees in relation to the suitability of the Goods for any purpose.
11.5 The Supplier’s liability in respect of these warranties is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11.6 If the Customer is a consumer within the meaning of the CCA, the Supplier’s liability is limited to the
extent permitted by section 64A of Schedule 2.
11.7 If the Supplier is required to replace the Goods under this clause or the CCA, but is unable to do so, the
Supplier may (at its election) refund any money the Customer has paid for the Goods.
11.8 If the Customer is not a consumer within the meaning of the CCA, the Supplier’s liability for any defect
or damage in the Goods is:
(a) limited to the value of any express warranty or warranty card provided to the Customer by the
Supplier at the Supplier’s sole discretion;
(b) limited to any warranty to which the Supplier is entitled, if the Supplier did not manufacture the
Goods;
(c) otherwise negated absolutely.
11.9 Subject to this clause 11, returns will only be accepted provided that:
(a) the Customer has complied with the provisions of clause 11.1; and
(b) the Supplier has agreed that the Goods are defective; and
(c) the Goods are returned within a reasonable time at the Customer’s cost (if that cost is not significant);
and (d) the Goods are returned in as close a condition to that in which they were delivered as is possible.
11.10 Notwithstanding clauses 11.1 to 11.9 but subject to the CCA, the Supplier shall not be liable for any
defect or damage which may be caused or partly caused by or arise as a result of:
(a) the Customer failing to properly maintain or store any Goods;
(b) the Customer using the Goods for any purpose other than that for which they were designed;
(c) the Customer continuing the use of any Goods after any defect became apparent or should have
become apparent to a reasonably prudent operator or user;
(d) the Customer failing to follow any instructions or guidelines provided by the Supplier;
(e) fair wear and tear, any accident, natural disaster, or act of God.
11.11 In the case of second hand Goods, unless the Customer is a consumer under the CCA, the Customer
acknowledges that it has had full opportunity to inspect the second hand Goods prior to delivery and accepts them with all faults and that to the extent permitted by law no warranty is given by the Supplier as to the quality or suitability for any purpose and any implied warranty, statutory or otherwise, is expressly excluded. The Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Supplier has agreed to provide the Customer with the second hand Goods and calculated the Price of the second hand Goods in reliance of this clause 11.11.
11.12 Notwithstanding anything contained in this clause if the Supplier is required by a law to accept a
return then the Supplier will only accept a return on the conditions imposed by that law.
12. Intellectual Property
12.1 Any technical information, knowledge, or processing methods at any time transmitted either orally or in
writing by the Supplier to the Customer remains the Supplier’s property and are deemed to be the Supplier’s confidential information which the Customer must not use for any purpose or sell, transfer, or divulge in any manner to anyone without the Supplier’s prior written consent.
12.2 Where the Supplier has designed, drawn or developed Goods for the Customer (with or without using
the Customer’s background intellectual property), all intellectual property rights (including copyright) in any designs, drawings, documents, and the Goods are the property of the Supplier.
12.3 The Customer warrants that all designs, specifications or instructions given to the Supplier will not cause
the Supplier to infringe any patent, registered design or trademark in the execution of the Customer’s order and the Customer agrees to indemnify the Supplier against any action taken by a third party against the Supplier in respect of any such infringement.
12.4 If at any time a claim is made against the Supplier or the Supplier becomes aware that a claim is likely
to be made against the Supplier for infringing any intellectual property rights or contributing to any such infringement by the Supplier or any other person as a result of supplying Goods, the Supplier may immediately terminate or suspend this agreement.
13. Goods specifications and design changes
13.1 The Supplier may make any changes or improvements to the design or specification of the Goods at
any time without notice to the Purchaser unless otherwise agreed in writing.
14. Other property
14.1 Any tools, equipment, or other material we may allow you to use and that is paid for or supplied by us
(Our Materials) is our property.
14.2 While Our Materials are in your possession, you:
(a) hold them solely as our bailee;
(b) must store them securely and maintain them in good repair;
(c) must use them only for the purpose of performing the work or project in respect of which the Goods
were provided; and
(d) must return them to us immediately on demand.
14.3 If you fail to return Our Materials immediately on demand, the replacement cost of Our Materials (or
where Our Materials cannot be replaced, the replacement cost of equivalent or similar materials) constitutes a debt immediately due and payable.
15. Re-sale of Goods
15.1 Unless otherwise agreed by the Supplier, the Customer acknowledges that the Goods are not intended
to be used by the Customer for the purposes of resale. If the Supplier agrees that the Customer may resell the Goods, then the provisions set out in clauses 15.2 to 15.4 apply.
15.2 Subject to clause 15.1, if the customer is a reseller of the Goods then, subject to clause 15.3 the
Customer has the right to sell the Goods in its own name at full market value and in the ordinary course of business.
15.3 Any sale by the Customer of Goods subject to a retention of title, whether in their original condition or
incorporated into other products, will only be effected by the Customer as trustee for the Supplier and the proceeds of such sale and the rights of the Customer against the Customer’s customer arising from such sale will be held on trust for the Supplier. The said proceeds must be held in a separate account or otherwise clearly identified in the Customer’s books and records.
15.4 If the Customer resells any Goods then, unless the Goods are clearly identifiable by serial numbers or
other distinguishing marks, the Customer is deemed to have disposed of the Goods in the chronological order of supply by the Supplier to the Customer (oldest to the most recent).
16. Default and Consequences of Default
16.1 Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue daily from the date when payment becomes due, until the
date of payment in cleared funds, at a rate of two and a half percent (2.5%) per calendar month (and at the Supplier’s sole discretion such interest shall compound monthly at such a rate) after as well as before any judgment.
16.2 If the Customer owes the Supplier any money the Customer shall indemnify the Supplier from and
against all costs and disbursements incurred by the Supplier in recovering the debt (including but not limited to internal administration fees, legal costs on a solicitor and client basis, the Supplier’s collection agency costs, and bank dishonour fees).
16.3 Without prejudice to any other remedies the Supplier 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 Supplier may suspend or terminate the supply of Goods to the Customer. The Supplier will not be liable to the Customer for any loss or damage the Customer suffers because the Supplier has exercised its rights under this clause.
16.4 Without prejudice to the Supplier’s other remedies at law the Supplier shall be entitled to cancel
without notice all or any part of any order of the Customer which remains unfulfilled and all amounts owing to the Supplier shall, whether or not due for payment, become immediately due and payable if:
(a) at any time the Customer is in breach of any obligation under these terms and conditions; or
(b) any other event occurs which is likely to adversely affect the Customer’s ability to pay for the Goods
(including but not limited to the appointment of a receiver, administrator, liquidator or similar person (each an Insolvency Representative) to the Customer’s undertaking).
16.5 In any of the circumstances referred to in clause 16.4(b):
(a) neither the Customer nor the Insolvency Representative is entitled to sell, charge, remove, dispose of,
use or otherwise deal with the Goods in any way inconsistent with the Supplier’s ownership of the Goods, without the Supplier’s prior written consent;
(b) the Customer and the Insolvency Representative are obliged to re-deliver the Goods to the Supplier
immediately (or immediately on their appointment in the case of the Insolvency Representative) at their expense; and
(c) the Insolvency Representative will become personally liable to the Supplier on a full indemnity basis in
respect of any dealings with or use of the Goods by the Customer or the Insolvency Representative occurring after the date of appointment of the Insolvency Representative and must account to the Supplier or reimburse the Supplier for all monies received as a result of such dealings or use of the Goods.
17. Cancellation
17.1 The Supplier may cancel any contract to which these terms and conditions apply or cancel delivery of
Goods at any time before the Goods are delivered by giving written notice to the Customer. On giving such notice the Supplier shall repay to the Customer any money paid by the Customer for the Goods. The Supplier shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from such cancellation.
17.2 In the event that the Customer cancels delivery of Goods the Customer shall be liable for any and all
loss incurred (whether direct or indirect) by the Supplier as a direct result of the cancellation (including, but not limited to, any loss of revenue and profits).
17.3 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.
18. Privacy Act 1988
18.1 Where the context permits, all references to the Customer in this clause includes a reference to, and
applies to, the Guarantor(s).
18.2 The Customer agrees for the Supplier to obtain from a credit reporting agency a credit report containing
personal credit information about the Customer in relation to credit provided by the Supplier.
18.3 The Customer agrees that the Supplier may exchange information about the Customer with those credit
providers either named as trade referees by the Customer or named in a consumer credit report issued by a credit reporting agency for the following purposes:
(a) to assess an application by the Customer;
(b) to notify other credit providers or a credit reporting agency of a default by the Customer;
(c) to exchange information with other credit providers (and credit reporting agencies) as to the status of
this credit account, where the Customer is in default with the Supplier or other credit providers; and/or
(d) to assess the creditworthiness of the Customer.
(e) The Customer understands that the information exchanged can include anything about the
Customer’s creditworthiness, credit standing, credit history or credit capacity that credit providers are allowed to exchange under the Privacy Act 1988.
18.4 The Customer consents to the Supplier being given a consumer credit report to collect overdue
payment on commercial credit (Section 18K(1)(h) Privacy Act 1988).
18.5 The Customer agrees that personal credit information provided may be used and retained by the
Supplier for the following purposes (and for other purposes as shall be agreed between the Customer and Supplier or required by law from time to time):
(a) the provision of Goods;
(b) the marketing of Goods by the Supplier, its agents or distributors;
(c) analysing, verifying and/or checking the Customer’s credit, payment and/or status in relation to the
provision of Goods;
(d) processing of any payment instructions, direct debit facilities and/or credit facilities requested by the
Customer; and/or
(e) enabling the daily operation of Customer’s account and/or the collection of amounts outstanding in
the Customer’s account in relation to the Goods.
18.6 The Supplier may give information about the Customer to a credit reporting agency for the following
purposes:
(a) to obtain a consumer credit report about the Customer;
(b) allow the credit reporting agency to create or maintain a credit information file containing
information about the Customer.
18.7 The information given to the credit reporting agency may include:
(a) personal particulars (the Customer’s name, sex, address, previous addresses, date of birth, name of
employer and driver’s licence number);
(b) details concerning the Customer’s application for credit or commercial credit and the amount
requested;
(c) advice that the Supplier is a current credit provider to the Customer;
(d) advice of any overdue accounts, loan repayments, and/or any outstanding monies owing which are
overdue by more than sixty (60) days, and for which debt collection action has been started;
(e) that the Customer’s overdue accounts, loan repayments and/or any outstanding monies are no
longer overdue in respect of any default that has been listed;
(f) information that, in the opinion of the Supplier, the Customer has committed a serious credit
infringement (that is, fraudulently or shown an intention not to comply with the Customer’s credit obligations);
(g) advice that cheques drawn by the Customer for one hundred dollars ($100) or more, have been
dishonoured more than once;
(h) that credit provided to the Customer by the Supplier has been paid or otherwise discharged.
19. Unpaid Supplier’s Rights
19.1 Where the Customer has left any item with the Supplier for repair, modification, exchange or for the
Supplier to perform any other service in relation to the item and the Supplier has not received or been tendered the whole of any moneys owing to it by the Customer, the Supplier shall have, until all moneys owing to the Supplier are paid:
(a) a lien on the item; and
(b) the right to retain or sell the item, such sale to be undertaken in accordance with any legislation
applicable to the sale or disposal of uncollected goods.
19.2 The lien of the Supplier shall continue despite the commencement of proceedings, or judgment for any
moneys owing to the Supplier having been obtained against the Customer.
20. Limit of liability
20.1 Subject to any non-excludable statutory provisions and to the maximum extent permitted by law:
(a) the Supplier is not liable for, and the Customer does not rely on being able to claim against the
Supplier for any Consequential Loss under or in connection with or arising out of the supply of the Goods to the Customer or anything done or omitted in that regard or for that purpose, or in relation to any representation or conduct before, under, or in respect of any order for the Goods, and whether or not the possibility or potential extent of the loss or damage or Consequential Loss was known or foreseeable and whether in contract or for negligence or any other tort or for breach of statutory, fiduciary, or other duty (if any) and whether or not the act or conduct was authorised or required; and
(b) the Supplier’s liability for direct loss or damage is:
(i) capped in the aggregate at the amount of insurance payout the Supplier may receive in respect
of the loss or damage, less any excess or deductible; or
(ii) where no applicable insurance policy was taken out for any reason (whether in breach of any
obligation to or not) in respect of the loss or damage, capped in the aggregate at the amount equal to the amounts paid by the Customer under the agreement covered by these terms and conditions.
21. Indemnity
21.1 To the full extent permitted by law, the Customer indemnifies the Supplier and keeps the Supplier
indemnified from and against any liability and any loss or damage the Supplier may sustain, as a result of any breach, act, or omission, arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with any breach of any of these terms and conditions by the Customer or its representatives.
22. General
22.1 The failure or delay by the Supplier to enforce any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be
treated as a waiver of that provision, nor shall it affect the Supplier’s right to subsequently enforce that provision.
22.2 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.
22.3 These terms and conditions and any contract to which they apply shall be governed by the laws of the
state in which the Supplier has its principal place of business, and are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in that state.
22.4 Subject to clause 11 the Supplier 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 Supplier of these terms and conditions (alternatively the Supplier’s liability shall be limited to damages which under no circumstances shall exceed the Price of the Goods).
22.5 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 Supplier nor to withhold payment of any invoice because part of that invoice is in dispute.
22.6 The Supplier may license or sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations without the
Customer’s consent.
22.7 The Customer must not assign or purport to assign any of its rights under these terms and conditions
without the prior consent of the Supplier.
22.8 The Supplier is not liable under or in any way related to its obligations under these terms and conditions
to the extent that fulfilment of any obligation to the Customer is prevented by circumstances beyond its control including any act of God, war, terrorism, strike, lock-out, industrial action, fire, flood, storm, natural disasters, pandemic, or other event beyond the Supplier’s control (Force Majeure). If any Force Majeure event occurs, the Supplier may, without liability or compensation to any person including the Customer, terminate the relevant contract by notice to the Customer.
22.9 The Customer warrants that it has the power to enter into this agreement