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Terms & Conditions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY 1 DEFINITIONS 1.1 Customer means the person or entity acquiring or ordering Products from ITW. 1.2 ITW means Ramset a Division of ITW Australia Pty Ltd,ABN 63 004 235 063 1.3 Products mean all products (including accessories and spare parts), services and equipment supplied or to be supplied by ITW to the Customer. 1.4 Terms and Conditions means these terms and conditions of sale, as may be amended from time to time by ITW. 2 QUOTATIONS AND ORDERS 2.1 Any quotation made by ITW is not an offer to sell Products. Prices quoted by ITW are subject to changes necessary to correct errors and are otherwise valid for a period of 30 days only. 2.2 No order for Products is binding on ITW until accepted by ITW ITW’s acceptance of an order and these Terms and Conditions alone will constitute the entire agreement of the parties (Contract) in relation to the supply of Products and may only be varied in writing, signed by the parties. 2.3 The Contract sets out the entire agreement and understanding between ITW and Customer in respect of the relevant Products and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties (whether express or implied). ITW is not bound by any terms or conditions in any document issued by a Customer. 2.4 No order may be cancelled after acceptance by ITW without ITW’s consent. The Customer indemnifies ITW in respect of all direct and indirect costs, expenses and losses incurred as a result of the cancellation of an order. 3 PRICES 3.1 Unless otherwise agreed by ITW in writing, the price to be paid by the Customer for Products will be: (a) ITW’s then prevailing price for the supply of such Products to the Customer; and (b) any applicable taxes or charges (including any goods and services or similar taxes) levied by any governmental authority upon the supply or use of the Products. 3.2 Unless otherwise specified, prices do not include transportation costs and are exclusive of goods and services tax. Products are supplied ex-works. 3.3 If: (a) a raw material, component, or service provider raises its prices, or imposes a surcharge on ITW; or (b) any tax is imposed or increased in connection with the supply of any Products by ITW (including any carbon or emissions related tax); or (c) ITW otherwise incurs an increase in costs in supplying Products to the Customer, ITW reserves the right to increase applicable prices and the Customer agrees to accept such price increase. 4 PAYMENT Payment for Products must be made by the Customer to ITW within 30 days from the end of the month following the month of invoice for those Products. Payment must be in a form acceptable to ITW and without any deduction, withholding, set-off or counter claim of any nature. 5 DELIVERY 5.1 ITW will make all reasonable efforts to deliver the Products to the Customer on the date(s) applicable under a Contract, but shall be under no obligation or liability to the Customer for failing to do so. 5.2 Delivery shall be effected upon: 5.3 Notation by ITW’s carrier on the delivery docket shall be conclusive evidence of delivery. The Customer shall be responsible for any loss or damage occurring during unloading of the Products at the Customer’s premises. 5.4 If the Customer refuses to accept delivery of Products then the risk in the Products shall pass to the Customer from the time of such refusal. In such event, ITW may (without limiting any of its other rights) arrange to store the Products at the Customer’s expense. 6 TITLE AND RISK 6.1 Title in and to all Products delivered to the Customer will remain with ITW and will not pass to the Customer until such time as the Products have been paid for in full. 6.2 Risk in and to Products will pass to the Customer upon delivery of the Products to the Customer. 6.3 Until ITW has received payment in full for Products: 7 SECURITY INTEREST 7.1 ITW and the Customer acknowledge that following the commencement of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA), the following provisions will apply to this agreement. Unless otherwise stated, a term contained in these Terms and Conditions that is defined in the PPSA (but not otherwise defined in these Terms and Conditions) has the meaning given to it in the PPSA. 7.2 In consideration for ITW supplying Products to the Customer under these Terms and Conditions, the Customer: 7.3 ITW reserves the right to register a financing statement under the PPSA in respect of the Products. Costs of registering a financing statement (or a financing change statement) will be paid by the Customer. 7.4 The Customer waives its right to receive a copy of any financing statement, financing change statement or verification statement that is or may be registered, issued or received at any time. 7.5 The Customer irrevocably grants ITW the right to enter any premises or property (without notice) and without being in any way liable to ITW or any other person if the Customer has cause to exercise any of its rights under the PPSA (and the Customer will indemnify ITW against any such liability). 7.6 It is agreed that the Customer hereby waives its rights under the following sections of the PPSA: section 95 (notice of removal of an accession) to the extent that it requires the secured party to give a notice to the grantor; section 96 (when a grantor may retain an accession); section 123 (right to seize collateral); section 125 8 BREACH AND INSOLVENCY If: 9 CUSTOMER WARRANTIES 9.1 The Customer: 9.2 The Customer indemnifies ITW and holds ITW harmless against all fines, penalties, damages, loss, costs or expenses (including but not only legal expenses of any nature and payable to or on behalf of any person) suffered or incurred by ITW in connection with any breach of the warranties of the Customer set out in these Terms and Conditions. 9.3 Without limiting the liability of the Customer under the indemnity above, ITW may at its sole discretion by itself or in conjunction with the Customer defend, settle or compound any action, suit, proceeding, claim or demand brought or made against it by any person in connection with any breach of the warranties given by the 9.4 ITW reserves the right to refuse to do or to omit to do any thing, or to refuse to comply with any request or direction of the Customer, which in the reasonable opinion of ITW would constitute or result in a breach of any warranty given by the Customer under these Terms and Conditions or a breach by the Customer of a Contract. 10 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 10.1 All drawings, know-how, designs, specifications, inventions, devices, developments, processes, copyrights and other information or industrial or intellectual property disclosed or otherwise provided to the Customer by ITW or otherwise subsisting in the Products and all rights therein (collectively Intellectual Property) will remain the property of ITW and will be kept confidential by the Customer. The Customer shall have no claim to, nor ownership interest in, any Intellectual Property. The Customer acknowledges that no license or rights of any sort are granted to the Customer in respect of any Intellectual Property, other than the limited right to use Products purchased from ITW for the purpose they are supplied by ITW. 10.2 The Customer warrants that any Products manufactured, constructed or supplied by ITW which are based in whole or in part upon designs, drawings, specifications or information supplied to ITW by or on behalf of the Customer shall not infringe any letters, patents or registered designs or any other industrial or intellectual 11 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 11.1 All information furnished or made available by ITW to the Customer in connection with the subject matter of these Terms and Conditions or the supply of Products shall be held in the strictest confidence by the Customer. The Customer agrees not to use such information or disclose such information to others without ITW’s prior written consent. The obligations in this paragraph will not apply to any 12 CLAIMS AND RETURNS (a) Examination of the Products shall be made by or on behalf of the Customer, and unless within 7 business days of delivery of the Products, the Customer gives written notice that the Products do M:3189062_5 AUM 31 May 2011 not comply with the applicable Contract, the Products shall be deemed to have been in all respects supplied in accordance with the relevant Contract, and the Customer shall be bound to accept and pay for the Products accordingly. 13 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 13.1 Except as expressly provided to the contrary in writing in a Contract: (a) ITW gives and makes no warranty in respect of the Products; and (b) all conditions and warranties implied at law (whether by statute, common law, equity or otherwise) are (to the extent permitted by law) expressly excluded from the Contract. 13.2 If any statute implies any term, condition or warranty into a Contract, and that statute prohibits provisions in a contract excluding or modifying the application of, exercise of, or liability under, such a term, condition or warranty, then that term, condition or warranty will be taken to be included in the Contract. However, 13.3 ITW will not be responsible for any failure to supply Products on the date agreed between the parties and the Customer is not entitled to cancel any order as a result of that failure. 13.4 To the extent permitted by law, and except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing as part of a Contract, ITW will not be liable for any personal injury, incidental damages, consequential losses, loss of profit, costs of business interruption, loss of opportunities or any other loss, damage, cost, expense or liability whatsoever arising from any use of, or incidental to, the Products or their use, or arising out of ITW's negligence or breach of a Contract. 14 EXCUSABLE DELAYS (a) ITW shall not be liable for any failure to comply with a Contract when such failure is caused by or arises out of any of the following: 15 GOVERNING LAW These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia (regardless of the place in which the Products are to be delivered). The Customer submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Victoria and of the courts competent to hear appeals from the courts of that State. 16 ACCEPTANCE (a) The Customer declares that the information provided by it in support of or in connection with the Contract is true and correct and not misleading. Signature: …………………………………………… |
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