Terms & Conditions
In this document the seller is DPI Print Ltd.
All orders are supplied subject to the company’s conditions of sale. Terms as agreed By ordering any goods from DPI Print Ltd (the “Seller”), the person(s), firm or company from whom an order to supply goods is received by the Seller (the “Buyer”) will be deemed to accept that these Conditions take precedence over any other conditions contained on or in any letter, order form, acceptance form, receipt or the like received by the Seller in connection with the goods so ordered and that no such other conditions will form part of the contract between the Seller and the Buyer (the “Contract”), unless specifically agreed in writing.
These Conditions and any representations about the goods shall have no effect unless expressly agreed in writing.
Title and Payment:
The property in the goods shall not pass to the buyer until the Buyer has paid to the Seller the whole price thereof. The Seller may recover the goods from the Buyer at any time whilst they remain the Seller’s property and for that purpose the Seller, its servants and agents may enter upon any land or buildings upon which the goods are situated. If the goods or any part thereof , whether or not incorporated into other products or used as material for other products, are resold by the Buyer before full payment has been made to the Seller as afore said, and Buyer shall upon trust for the Seller from the proceeds of such resale such sum as shall equal to the amount owing to the Seller in respect of the goods. The Seller is under no obligation to grant credit to the Buyer. When credit is provided to customers, it is a condition of provision of that the Seller shall have the right to charge interest at the rate of 1.5% every month or part of a month between the due date of payment and final settlement. The Seller reserves the right to claim interest and fixed sum compensation under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998. By accepting goods on credit, all Buyers agree to pay this interest charge for late payment, should they fail to pay any invoice by the due date for payment. The seller retains the right to withdraw previously granted credit facilities at any time, when all amounts due for goods or services supplied become immediately payable, and recovery proceedings may commence immediately. If no credit account is held with The Company cash payment will be due before delivery of the goods.
General:
The Buyer acknowledges that the Seller may make a search with a credit reference agency and keep a record of that search on computer or manual records and may share that information with other businesses. The Seller may also make enquiries about the principal directors with a credit reference agency.
Orders:
Verbal or telephone orders and any variations to orders must be confirmed in writing by email or fax by the Buyer, otherwise the Seller accepts no responsibility for errors or subsequent misunderstandings. It is the Buyer’s responsibility to check any order acknowledgements received and to notify the Seller of any errors.
Proofs:
Author’s corrections, including alterations in style, and the cost of additional proofs necessitated by such corrections will be charged extra. Proofs of all work may be submitted for the Buyer’s approval, and in that event no responsibility will be accepted for any errors in them not corrected by the Buyer.
Customer’s Property:
Customers’ property and property supplied to the Company by or on behalf of the customer will be held, worked on, and carried out at customer’s risk.
Claims and Returns:
Claims against ourselves for errors, defects, and shortages must be made within 3 days of delivery initially by email or telephone and in writing within 7 days of delivery. We are not responsible for damage or shortages that occur in transit. Buyer must note any damage or shortage on the carrier’s delivery receipt. Claims must be filed by the Buyer directly with the carrier within three days of delivery. Where work is defective for any reason, including negligence, The Seller’s liability (if any) shall be limited to rectifying such defect. The Seller shall not be liable for indirect loss or third party claims occasioned by delay in completing the work or for any loss to the customer arising from delay in transit.
Delivery:
If no time for delivery is specified in the contract, the Buyer shall be bound to accept the goods when they are ready for delivery by the Seller. If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the goods, the goods will be deemed to have been delivered, risk in the goods will pass to the Buyer (including for loss or damage caused by the Seller’s negligence)or, if the buyer fails to give adequate delivery instructions to the Company then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Company, the Company may store the Goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage and after a period of 7 days sell the Goods at the best price readily obtainable and (after deducting reasonable storage and selling expense) account to the Buyer for the excess over the price or charge the Buyer the amount of any shortfall.
Force majeure etc:
The seller reserves the right to defer the date of delivery or cancel the contract or reduce the volume of the goods ordered by the Buyer (without liability to the Buyer) if its prevented from or delayed in the carrying on if its business due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Seller including, without limitation, acts of god, governmental actions, war or national emergency, riot, civil commotion, fire explosion, flood, epidemic, lock-outs, strikes or other labour disputes (whether or not relating to either party’s workforce), or restraints or delays affecting carriers or inability or delay in obtaining supplies of adequate or suitable materials, machine malfunction and staffing issues.
All goods remain the property of DPI Print Ltd until paid for in full. The Seller and the Buyer expressly agree that until the Seller has been paid in full (including any interest charged) for any goods supplied by the Seller to the Buyer, the Seller remains the legal owner of the goods.
Design Work:
All artwork originated by the seller remains the intellectual property of the seller. Once a job has been approved to proceed via email, or written word, the buyer is liable for the expense of any work carried out from that point as outlined in the supplied quotation.
Law:
These Conditions and all other express terms of the contract shall be governed and constructed in accordance with the Law of Scotland.
