1. What is the
purpose of this agreement?
1.1 This agreement sets out the terms that apply to the
relationship between you (and “your”) and USL
Multistrut Industries Limited also known as Multicoat, Multistrut, Multirack (“we”, “us” and “our”).
2. What information
about you can we collect?
2.1 You agree to provide us with and allow us to use
information necessary to give effect to this agreement and provide you with the
products and services(“your information”). We will not
hold your information longer than required for the purposes of its collection.
2.2 Unless your consent is withdrawn in writing, you
agree to us disclosing any of your information: - to give effect to or enforce our obligations under
this agreement or a finance agreement; or - when authorised by you or required by law; - to assess your credit worthiness; and - to market any of our products to another person or
entity.
2.3 We will not use your information unless we have
reasonably ensured it is accurate, complete, relevant and not misleading. If we give your information to another entity
we will do everything reasonably within our power to prevent unauthorised use
or disclosure of your information.
2.4 You may access any of your information and ask us
to correct any mistakes in it.
3. What are our
products and services?
3.1 “Products and services” and “product(s)” means and
includes,without limitation, all goods and inventory (whether separate,
attached to something or performed work on), services and out of pocket
expenses provided to you by us and identified: - in any account, financial agreement, application,
order form, packing slip, email, supply request, quote, invoice, statement,
payment claim or other document issued by us to you, which are deemed to be
incorporated into and form part of our agreement with you; or - as ours by marking or a manner of storage enabling
them to be identified as ours.
4. What is the
price?
4.1 Thepriceis the cost of the
products and services as agreed between you and us from time to time including
all out of pocket expenses. You agree to
reasonable changes in the price at any time.
4.2 If no price is stated in writing or orally agreed,
the products and services will be deemed to be provided at the cost that we
provide those products and services at the time of the transaction.
5. What happens when
we give you a quote?
5.1 When we give you a quote for products and services: - unless otherwise agreed or withdrawn in writing,
the quote will be valid for thirty (30) days from the date of issue; - the quote will be exclusive of GST unless stated
otherwise; - we have the right to alter the quote because of
circumstances beyond our control; and - you agree to pay for the extra costs incurred where
other products and services are required in addition to the quote or you
request alterations.
6. When and how do
you pay us?
6.1 You agree to pay us: - on or before the 20th day of the month following
the date of our invoice (‘the due date”) unless otherwise agreed in writing; - interest on any amount you owe after the due date
at a rate of 2.5% per month or part month; - any expenses, including debt collection and legal
costs, that we incur as a result of enforcing any of our rights contained in
this agreement; - without set-off, deduction or counterclaim; and - a deposit when required.
6.2 On occasions we may invoice by “payment claims”
under the Construction Contracts Act 2002.
6.3 We may require a credit card retention for
services, the value of which you agree will be deducted from your credit card.
All payments by credit card will incur an extra charge of 2.5% of the value of
the invoice.
6.4 You agree to us allocating or reallocating any
payment received from you towards any invoice.
If no allocation is made then it is deemed to be in such a way that
preserves the maximum value of our purchase money security interest in the
products.
7. What warranties
apply?
7.1 Manufacturer’s warranty where applicable.
7.2 If you are in trade, you agree that guarantees
under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 do not apply.
7.3 Subject to any obligation to you under the Consumer
Guarantees 1993 and the Carriage of Goods Act 1979, if we are deemed to be
liable to you for any loss or damage of any kind, arising from the provision of
services to you, including consequential loss, whether suffered or incurred by
you or another person or entity and whether in contract or tort or otherwise,
then it is agreed by you, that our total liability is limited to the value of
the products and services provided to you.
7.4 We are not liable for delay or failure to perform
our obligations if the cause is beyond our control.
7.5 You agree that samples of products shown to you may
vary from products provided to you.
7.6 If a product is faulty, we may repair or replace the product or credit your account at our discretion.
7.7 If you wish to return a product, it must be in the same condition and packaging as when it was provided to you, otherwise we may reject the product. You will be responsible for the cost of returning any product and a re-stocking fee of 10% of the original value of the invoice.
8. What ownership and security rights do we have?
8.1 Until you have paid us in full for all products and services provided by us we retain ownership of and hold a security interest in all products.
8.2 You agree that we hold security interest in all of your present and after acquired property. You agree to waive your entitlement under section 148 of the Personal Property Securities Act 1999 to receive a copy of a verification statement where we have registered our interest.
8.3 You agree that we may exercise a general lien against any products subject to services in our possession for any default.
8.4 We own all existing and new intellectual property rights connected to the products and services and any brands associated with the products and services.
8.5 If you fail to pay us for products and services, then you agree that such failure gives rise to a legal or equitable estate or interest (“the interest”) in your land on which the products and services were carried out and affixed and that the interest entitles us to register a caveat against your land pursuant to the Land Transfer Act 1952 and its amendments or any legislation in substitution thereof. A caveat is a notice that is registered against the title of your land, which informs anyone who searches that title that we have a right to or interest in that land.
9. When are we responsible for the products?
9.1 We are responsible for the products until the products are delivered to you or leave our premises or our service is complete.
9.2 Delivery to you is complete when we give the products directly to you or another person who will give the products to you or leave them on your premises.
9.3 We may make partial deliveries of products listed in one order or invoice.
9.4 The time stated for delivery is an estimate only, we are not responsible for any delay in delivery.
10. When may we cancel our agreement with you?
10.1 We have the right by notice to suspend or cancel any part of any agreement for the provision of products and services to you if you default by:
- failing to pay or indicating you will not pay any sum owing by the due date;
- any of your creditors seizing or indicating they will seize any products provided to you;
- products in your possession becoming materially damaged while any amount owed to us remains unpaid;
- being bankrupted or put into liquidation;
- a receiver being appointed over or a landlord possessing any of your assets;
- a court judgment entered against you remaining unsatisfied for seven (7) days;
- breaching the terms of this agreement; and
- an adverse material change in your financial position.
10.2 Cancellation or suspension will not affect our claims for any amount due at the time of cancellation or suspension, damages for any breach of your obligations under this agreement and any other legal rights we may have.
10.3 You agree that if you default and the default is not remedied within seven (7) days of it occurring, we may enter any premises occupied by you to inspect or retrieve any products. We may store and/or sell any products and credit the net sale proceeds to your account.
11. Does a personal guarantee apply?
11.1 If you are a director of a company or the trustee of a trust:
- in exchange for us agreeing to supply products and services and grant credit to the company or the trust, you also sign this agreement in your personal capacity, and jointly and severally personally undertake as principal debtors, to pay everything that the company or trust owes us, and to indemnify us against non-payment and/or default; and
- any personal liability of you as director or trustee will not exclude the company or trust from the liabilities and obligations contained in this agreement.
12. What else are you agreeing to?
12.1 On occasions we may outsource (contract out) part of work required to produce the products and services. You agree to pay for all amounts due in connection with the outsourcing.
12.2 If required by us, you will store products in such a way that the product can be identified as provided by us.
12.3 If we fail to enforce any of the terms of this agreement it will not be deemed to be a waiver of any of the rights or obligations we have under this agreement.
12.4 If any of these terms are determined to be invalid, void, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, existence, legality and enforceability of the remaining terms will not be affected.
12.5 Any instructions we receive from you will be subject to this agreement.
12.6 If any dispute arises between you and us we must be notified in writing within seven (7) days. If the dispute relates to delivery then we must be notified in writing within three (3) days.
12.7 You agree that all documentation related to this agreement may be served on you by email.
12.8 Any change to these terms will be published on our website.
In order to be eligible for a refund, product must be
returned within 60 (sixty) calendar days of your purchase. The product must be in the same condition
that you received it and undamaged in any way. If the product is damaged in any way, or you have initated
the return, after 60 (sixty) days have passed you will not be eligible for a refund.
All returns will be the responsibility of the customer
including cost for the return of any product and a re-stocking fee of 10% of
the orginial value of the invoice will be deducted, as per our Terms of Trade listed above.