INKJET WHOLESALE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY, SERVICE AND SUPPORT
These Terms and Conditions
govern all transactions between Inkjet Wholesale and you (the “Customer”) and,
by purchasing any Products or services supplied by Inkjet Wholesale, you accept
and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions
are subject to Australian law, including the Australian Consumer Law.
1. Definitions and
Interpretation
1.1 In these Terms and Conditions, the following
words have the following meanings, unless the contrary intention appears of the
context otherwise requires:
Australian
Consumer Law means the provisions of Schedule 2 of the Competition
and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).
Customer means the purchaser of any Product, being the person or legal entity
identified in Inkjet Wholesale's Quotation or Invoice.
Guarantees means the guarantees in relation to goods
provided for pursuant to the Australian Consumer Law.
Inkjet Wholesale means Inkjet Wholesale Australia Pty Ltd ACN 126 948 936.
Inkjet
Wholesale-branded Products means
any Products that are marked with the Inkjet Wholesale brand/name and/or Products
exclusively marketed for sale in Australia by Inkjet Wholesale, such
as Products branded as “SCI” or “TONERSPRINT” and which are usually, but not
exclusively, described as “Generic”, “Compatible” or “Re-Manufactured”.
Non-Inkjet Wholesale-branded Products means all Products that are
not Inkjet Wholesale-branded Products, such as Products branded or named
referenced as “OEM” or “Original Equipment Manufactured”.
Products mean all goods and services supplied by Inkjet Wholesale to the
Customer.
Return
Authorisation Form means Inkjet Wholesale’s
Return Authorisation Form available for completion by customers after logging
in then clicking on the RETURNS link.
Terms and
Conditions means the terms and conditions set out herein.
Website means the Inkjet Wholesale website at the domain
name: http://www.inkjetwholesale.com.au/,
including all webpages comprised in that URL.
1.2 In these Terms and Conditions, unless the contrary intention appears of the
context otherwise requires:
(a) headings and bold type are
for convenience only and do not affect interpretation;
(b) the singular includes the
plural and the plural includes the singular;
(c) words of any gender
include all genders;
(d) other parts of speech and
grammatical forms of a word or phrase defined in these Terms and Conditions
have a corresponding meaning;
(e) an expression importing a
person includes any company, partnership, joint venture, association,
corporation or other body corporate and any Government Agency as well as an
individual;
(f) a reference to a clause,
party, schedule, attachment or exhibit is a reference to a clause of, and a party,
schedule, attachment or exhibit to, these Terms and Conditions;
(g) a reference to any
legislation includes all delegated legislation made under it and amendments,
consolidations, replacements or re enactments of any of them;
(h) if a period of time is
specified and dates from a given day or the day of an act or event, it is to be
calculated exclusive of that day;
(i) any reference to time is a
reference to New South Wales
time;
(j) a reference to any thing
(including, any amount) is a reference to the whole and each part of it and a
reference to a group of persons is a reference to any one or more of them;
(k) a reference to “$” or
“dollars” is to Australian currency unless denominated otherwise; and
(l) anything specified after
the words “including”, “includes” or “for example” or similar expressions does
not limit what else is included.
2. Product
Supplies
2.1 The parties acknowledge and agree that all supplies of any goods and
services by Inkjet Wholesale to Customers, including the Products and any
replacement or repaired Products, are governed by, and are subject to, these
Terms and Conditions.
2.2 On the completion of a purchase of Products by the
Customer including payment being made successfully, Inkjet Wholesale shall, in
accordance with its normal business practises and the provisions of clause 3,
dispatch such Products to the Customer’s nominated delivery address.
2.4 In
the event a Product is listed on the Website at an incorrect price due to
typographical error or otherwise, Inkjet Wholesale shall have the right to
refuse or cancel any orders placed for that Product by the Customer whether or
not such order has been confirmed by Inkjet Wholesale and/or payment been made
by the Customer provided that, if payment has been made and the order then
cancelled, such payment shall be promptly refunded.
2.5 Inkjet Wholesale may,
in its sole discretion, modify, suspend or discontinue the sale, offer for sale
or description of any Product at any time and without prior notice.
2.6 Inkjet Wholesale reserves
the right to reject by written notice any order for any Product placed by a
Customer and/or to limit the Product quantity on order, without giving any
reason.
3. Product Delivery
3.1 Unless the Customer requests hand-delivery by
inserting such request in the “other comments” section of the Customer’s order,
the Customer agrees that delivery of the Products for the purposes of clause
2.2 may be effected by the Products being left at the Customer’s nominated
delivery address without any signature on receipt or any physical handover to
the Customer and, on the Products being delivered accordingly, all risk and
title in the Products passes to the Customer.
3.2 In the event that additional postage/delivery
charges are incurred by Inkjet Wholesale because:
(a) the Customer has requested
hand-delivery of the Products (by inserting such request in the “other
comments” section of the Customer’s order) but the Customer is unavailable at
the time of attempted time of hand-delivery; and/or
(b) the Customer has provided
an incorrect delivery address,
the Customer shall be liable
to promptly pay such additional charges to Inkjet Wholesale on demand.
4. Customer
Obligations
In relation to use or storage
of the Products, the Customer agrees to:
(a) ensure that appropriate
environmental conditions (in particular those, if any, set out in any relevant
Product user manuals or other documentation) are maintained for the Products
and must further maintain in good condition the place where the Products are
situated, any cables and fittings to the Products or associated with the
Products, and any electricity supply to the Products;
(b) not make any modifications
to the Products other than in accordance with ordinary usage of the Products or
with Inkjet Wholesale's prior consent;
(c) ensure that the Products
are used and maintained in the proper and appropriate manner, including in
accordance with any Product user manuals and by competent, trained users only
or by persons under appropriate supervision;
(d) not adjust, repair, support
or maintain the Products other than in accordance with these Terms and
Conditions or otherwise under instruction or direction from Inkjet Wholesale;
(e) in conjunction with their
use of the Products, use only such accessories, attachments, components or
additional equipment or products as Inkjet Wholesale recommends, or are
recommended in accordance with any Product user manuals, or as are commonly and
properly used on or with the Products;
(f) subject to the Customer's
rights under the Australian Consumer Law, promptly notify Inkjet Wholesale of
any fault, malfunction or defect affecting the Products; and
(g) make available to Inkjet
Wholesale, free of charge, such information as may be reasonably required by
Inkjet Wholesale to enable Inkjet Wholesale to investigate and seek to diagnose
any malfunction, fault or defect affecting a Product.
5. Customer
Warranties
5.1 The Customer warrants that:
(a)
all information and details, including as to the Customer’s identification,
supplied by the Customer in relation to any transaction with Inkjet Wholesale
and/or the use of the Website are true and correct;
(b)
they are the holder of any credit card, bank card or Paypal account used in
connection with the purchase of any Products; and
(c)
they are fully and unconditionally authorised to conduct all transactions,
online via the Website or otherwise, in relation to purchasing Products,
including using any credit card, bank card or Paypal account used by the
Customer in connection with such transactions.
5.2 On the basis of the matters set out in clause
5.1, the Customer covenants and warrants that they will not unlawfully or
wrongfully make any allegation regarding any transaction between them and
Inkjet Wholesale to the effect that such transaction was unauthorised.
6. Service and
Support
6.1 The Customer acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) in relation to the
Products, Inkjet Wholesale is a “supplier” for the purposes of the Australian
Consumer Law;
(b) the Customer shall be
entitled to receive the service and support required under the Australian
Consumer Law in respect of any defect or failure of the Products in breach of
the Guarantees; and
(c) subject to this clause 6,
Inkjet Wholesale’s obligations in respect of such service and support shall be
limited to its obligations under the Australian Consumer Law and any other
applicable legislation.
6.2 In the event that the Customer forms the view that
a Product is defective or otherwise fails to meet the Guarantees, the Customer
shall:
(a) promptly notify Inkjet
Wholesale of this in writing (via email or otherwise) in the form of the Return
Authorisation Form (the terms and conditions of which, to the extent they are
not inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions, are hereby acknowledged and
agreed to by the Customer) and, in completing the Return Authorisation Form,
the Customer shall set out the following details to Inkjet Wholesale’s
reasonable satisfaction:
(i) the invoice
number relating to the Customer’s purchase of the Product;
(ii) the
applicable product code relating to the Product, which is referred to on the
relevant invoice;
(iii) the quantity
of Product affected by the alleged defect or failure; and
(iv) adequate
details of the basis upon which the Customer considers that the Product is
defective or otherwise fails to meet any Guarantees,
and the Customer shall
otherwise provide, to Inkjet Wholesale’s reasonable satisfaction, such
information and material as may be reasonably required by Inkjet Wholesale in
relation to the alleged Product defect or failure;
(b) with respect to non-Inkjet
Wholesale-branded Products, comply with any applicable conditions and requirements
imposed by manufacturers of such Products, in particular as set out in the
“Vendor by Vendor” information comprised in the Return Authorisations Form, and
the Customer acknowledges that such conditions and requirements are reasonable
and covenants to comply with such conditions and requirements; and
(c) unless otherwise directed
by Inkjet Wholesale, return at the Customer’s cost, by way of an appropriate
and secure postage method, the relevant Product to Inkjet Wholesale for
inspection, and the Customer shall ensure that the Product is safely packaged
for such postage.
6.3 Upon the receipt of a Product returned pursuant to
clause 6.2(b), Inkjet Wholesale shall, within 21 days, undertake and/or arrange
for a suitable inspection of the Product and make a finding as to whether the
Product is defective or otherwise in breach of the Guarantees as alleged by the
Customer, and the parties agree that such finding shall be binding on the
parties to the extent permitted by law. In the event that:
(a) such a finding is that the
Product is defective or otherwise fails to comply with the Guarantees, then
Inkjet Wholesale shall notify the Customer accordingly and offer the Customer:
(i) a monetary
refund to the value of the purchase price paid by the Customer for the Product,
together with a nominal sum on account of any postage cost of returning the
Product to Inkjet Wholesale to be determined in Inkjet Wholesale’s sole
discretion;
(ii) a replacement
Product of equal value to the Product and equivalent specifications, plus a
credit note to the value of a nominal sum on account of any postage cost of
returning the Product to Inkjet Wholesale to be determined in Inkjet
Wholesale’s sole discretion;
(iii) a credit note
equal to the value of the sum determined under sub-clause (i); or
(iv) for it to
repair the Product, where this is deemed appropriate by Inkjet Wholesale,
and the Customer shall
communicate its acceptance of any of the above offered forms of service and
support within 14 days, after which time such offer shall lapse; or
(b) such a finding is that the
Product is not defective and does not otherwise fail to comply with the
Guarantees, then Inkjet Wholesale will communicate this to the Customer and
Inkjet Wholesale shall have no liability to the Customer in respect of the
Product, including in relation to providing any refund, replacement Product,
compensation for postage costs or any other compensation. Inkjet Wholesale
shall return the Product to the Customer at the Customer’s request provided the
Customer pays for the postage costs in advance.
6.4 The Customer acknowledges that the period of 21
days provided for in clause 6.3 is reasonable in all the circumstances.
6.5 Nothing in this clause 6 in any way limits Inkjet
Wholesale’s right, in its sole discretion:
(a) to offer to the Customer a
refund or replacement Product in respect of any Product claimed or found to be
defective or in breach of the Guarantees in circumstances where the Product has
not been returned to Inkjet Wholesale under clause 6.2(c) and/or a finding made
by Inkjet Wholesale under clause 6.3; and
(b) to refuse to offer any
kind of service and support, including by
way of the matters set out in clause 6.3(a)(i)-(iv), where too much time has
passed since the relevant Product was purchased by the Customer in accordance
with the Australian Consumer Law. For the purposes of this sub-clause (b), the
parties agree that a period of 90 days or more constitutes such a period of
“too much time”.
6.6 Nothing in this clause 6 obliges Inkjet
Wholesale to provide any kind of service and support, including by way of the
matters set out in clause 6.3(a)(i)-(iv), where a Product
is damaged or defective or otherwise fails to comply with the Guarantees
because of the following:
(a) any breach of these Terms
and Conditions by the Customer;
(b) any misuse or abuse of the
Product by, or any negligent act or omission of, the Customer, its employees or
agents or any third party;
(c) failure or irregular fluctuation
of electric power, air conditioning, humidity control or other environmental
conditions outside of Inkjet Wholesale’s control;
(d) any fault in any products
or components of any products that are not supplied by Inkjet Wholesale,
whether or not they form part of a Customer's configuration or usage of the
Product;
(e) force majeure, lightning,
fire, flood, war, act of violence or any similar occurrence; and/or
(f) any attempt by any person (other
than Inkjet Wholesale personnel or any person authorised by Inkjet Wholesale or
an authorised Inkjet Wholesale sub-contractor) to provide service and support
in respect of the Product.
6.7 In the event that the Customer orders an incorrect Product by mistake,
whilst the Customer acknowledges that Inkjet Wholesale is under no obligation
to accept any return of that Product or provide any refund on the basis that it
was ordered by mistake, Inkjet Wholesale may, in its sole discretion, accept a
return of the Product at the Customer’s request and provided that the Product
is returned within 10 days of purchase with the purchase receipt and Inkjet
Wholesale is satisfied that the returned Product is in a re-saleable condition,
including that it is unopened and in its original packaging, then Inkjet
Wholesale shall issue a credit note to the Customer for the purchase price paid
for the Product by the Customer excluding any postage charges (less a
re-stocking fee calculated as 15% of the said purchase price).
7. Liability and
Indemnity
7.1 To the extent
permitted under law, the Customer agrees and acknowledges that Inkjet
Wholesale, its directors, employees, agents and suppliers shall not be liable
to the Customer for any claim, action, suit, demand or proceedings for any direct,
indirect, special, consequential loss, loss of profits or any other damages,
losses or expenses incurred by the Customer arising out of or in connection
with the use of the Website and/or any purchase, use or storage of any Products.
7.2 Notwithstanding clause 7.1, the parties agree that,
to the extent permitted by law, Inkjet Wholesale's total potential liability to
the Customer in connection with the Customer’s purchase, use or storage of a
Product shall be limited to the amount paid by the Customer for that Product as
evidenced on the relevant Invoice.
7.3 The Customer indemnifies Inkjet Wholesale and shall keep Inkjet
Wholesale fully and effectively indemnified and held harmless against any loss
of or damage to any property or in respect of any injury or death of any
persons caused or contributed to by any negligent act or omission or wilful
misconduct of the Customer, their employees, agents or subcontractors or by any
breach of their contractual obligations arising out of these Terms and
Conditions, or otherwise arising out of or in connection with the Customer’s
purchase, use or storage of any Products or use of the Website.
8.7 In the case of non-Consumer Goods, notwithstanding anything else
contained in these Terms and Conditions to the contrary, Inkjet Wholesale will
not be liable to the Customer for loss of business, profits or contracts or
other indirect or consequential loss whether arising from negligence, breach of
contract or any other means.
8. Website
8.1 The Customer’s use of
the Website is subject to any policy or terms of use, as varied from time to
time, and included in the Website, and the Customer agrees to comply with such
policy or terms of use.
8.2 Inkjet Wholesale
attempts to be as accurate as reasonably practicable with Product descriptions
provided on the Website or otherwise, however, the Customer acknowledges that Inkjet
Wholesale does not warrant that any such Product descriptions or other content
of the Website is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. Pictures
on this site are for illustration purposes only and may or may not accurately
represent the Products which they are intended to depict.
8.3 The listing, description
of, or reference to, a Product on the Website does not imply that such Product
is presently available for sale or in-stock.
8.4 Any service and support response times stated on the Website are
approximate only and will not form part of these Terms and Conditions, however,
Inkjet Wholesale will use all reasonable endeavours to meet any such stated
response times, notwithstanding that Inkjet Wholesale will not be liable for
any direct or indirect loss or damage arising from its failure to meet such
response times, howsoever caused.
8.5 Inkjet Wholesale is
not responsible for the content of any websites that may be linked to or from
the Website. These links are provided for convenience only and the Customer
accesses them at their own risk. Any other website accessed from the Website is
independent from Inkjet Wholesale, and Inkjet Wholesale has no control over the
content of such other website. In addition, a link to any other website from
the Website does not imply that Inkjet Wholesale endorses or accepts any
responsibility for the content or use of such other website. In no event shall
any reference to any third party or third party product or service be construed
as an approval or endorsement by Inkjet Wholesale of that third party or of any
product or service provided by such third party.
9. Intellectual
Property
9.1 The Customer
acknowledges that Inkjet Wholesale is the owner of intellectual property in the
Website and the Customer shall not do anything whatsoever to infringe Inkjet
Wholesale’s intellectual property rights in the Website and any intellectual
property of Inkjet Wholesale’s affiliates, licensors, suppliers and service
providers, including any logos, trade marks, insignias, designs, images,
graphics, texts or other material contained on the Website.
9.2 Inkjet Wholesale
does not authorise or permit any infringement of third party intellectual
property rights, including copyright, designs and trade marks accessed on or
through the Website.
9.2 Inkjet Wholesale reserves
its right to commence legal proceedings against any party who unlawfully deals
with its copyright, designs or trade marks, including those Inkjet has in
connection with this Website.
10. Miscellaneous
10.1 Except as otherwise expressly provided for in these
Terms and Conditions, no forbearance, delay or indulgence by either party in
enforcing the provisions of these Terms and Conditions will prejudice or
restrict the rights of that party, nor will any waiver of its rights operate as
a waiver of any subsequent breach, and no right, power or remedy conferred upon
or reserved for either party, is exclusive of any other right, power or remedy
available to that party and each such right, power or remedy will be
cumulative.
10.2 The Customer may not
assign its rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions without the
express prior written consent of Inkjet Wholesale. Inkjet Wholesale may, in its
sole discretion, assign any of its rights and obligations under these Terms and
Conditions to any other party. This agreement shall be binding upon the heirs,
successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.
10.2 Inkjet Wholesale has the right to subcontract the supply of any services
provided by it under these Terms and Conditions to any of its authorised
service providers.
10.3 If any provision of these Terms and Conditions
(including terms contained in a relevant Service Offering) is held by any
competent Court or authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part,
the validity of the other provisions and the remainder of the provisions in
question will not be affected.
10.4 These Terms and
Conditions are governed by the law in force in the State of New South Wales, Australia,
and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of that
place.
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