Allgemeine Geschäfts- und Lieferbedingungen
von KAPINUA – Company Branding Shop Ltd.
Lieber Kunde,
Kapinua ist ein Unternehmen mit sitzt und Produktion in Neuseeland. Daher unterliegen wir der neuseeländischen Rechtsprechung und Gesetzten inklusive Verbraucherschutzgesetzen. Da Übersetzungen oftmals zu Falschinterpretationen führen, nehmen wir davon Abstand unsere AGB’s in andere Sprachen zu übersetzen, da wir sonst möglicherweise mehrere, unterschiedlich auslegbare AGB’s haben. Daher hier die einzig gültige, englische Ausgabe.
1. Definitions
1.1 “Seller” means Company Branding Shop Limited T/A KAPINUA, its successors and assigns or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of Company Branding Shop Limited T/A KAPINUA.
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 supplied by the Seller 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 "Confidential Information” means information of a confidential nature whether oral, written or in electronic form including, but not limited to, this Contract, either party’s intellectual property, operational information, know-how, trade secrets, financial and commercial affairs, contracts, client information (including but not limited to, “Personal Information” such as: name, address, D.O.B, occupation, driver’s license details, electronic contact (email, Facebook or Twitter details), medical insurance details or next of kin and other contact information (where applicable), previous credit applications, credit history) and pricing details.
1.5 “Cookies” means small files which are stored on a user’s computer. They are designed to hold a modest amount of data (including Personal Information) specific to a particular client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client’s computer. If the Customer does not wish to allow Cookies to operate in the background when ordering from the website, then the Customer shall have the right to enable / disable the Cookies first by selecting the option to enable / disable provided on the website, prior to ordering Goods via the website.
1.6 “Price” means the Price payable (plus any Goods and Services Tax (GST) where applicable) for the Goods as agreed between the Seller and the Customer in accordance with clause 6 below.
2. Acceptance
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 with the consent of both parties in writing and shall prevail to the extent of any inconsistency with any other document or agreement between the Customer and the Seller.
2.3 Goods are supplied by the Seller only on the terms and conditions of trade herein to the exclusion of anything to the contrary in the terms of the Customer’s order notwithstanding that any such order is placed on terms that purport to override these terms and conditions of trade.
2.4 These terms and conditions are meant to be read in conjunction with the Terms and Conditions posted on the Seller’s website or on the Seller’s Sample Supply Form. If there are any inconsistencies between the two documents then the terms and conditions contained in this document shall prevail.
2.5 The Customer accepts that when placing an order, the Customer is to allow sufficient time for delivery especially where long distance or international freight/courier is part of the delivery process. Whilst the Seller shall provide the Goods in a timely manner, the Seller shall not be held liable for any delays with delivery due to third party services.
2.6 The Customer agrees to notify the Seller in writing about any errors on the invoice within fourteen (14) days of the invoice date if any part of an invoice is in dispute. If the Customer fails to notify the Seller within the fourteen (14) day period then the invoice shall be presumed to be free from any error and full payment shall be due in accordance with the invoice due date. In the event that Customer does dispute all or any part of the invoice then the Customer may only withhold payment for that part of the invoice that is in dispute and shall pay the balance of the invoice when due.
3. Online Ordering
3.1 The Customer acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) the Seller does not guarantee the websites performance or availability of any of its Goods; and
(b) on-line ordering may be unavailable from time to time for regularly scheduled maintenance and/or upgrades; and
(c) there are inherent hazards in electronic distribution and as such the Seller cannot warrant against delays or errors in transmitting data between the Customer and the Seller including orders, and you agree that to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Seller will not be liable for any losses which the Customer suffers as a result of online-ordering not being available or for delays or errors in transmitting orders.
3.2 The Seller reserves the right to terminate your order if it learns that you have provided false or misleading information, interfered with other users or the administration of the Seller’s Services, or violated these terms and conditions.
3.3 The Customer accepts that garments sizing and quality may vary between batches due to the Seller’s suppliers stock.
4. Electronic Transactions Act 2002
4.1 Electronic signatures shall be deemed to be accepted by either party providing that the parties have complied with Section 22 of the Electronic Transactions Act 2002 or any other applicable provisions of that Act or any Regulations referred to in that Act.
- Change in Control
5.1 The Customer shall give the Seller 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 Seller as a result of the Customer’s failure to comply with this clause.
6. Price and Payment
6.1 At the Seller’s sole discretion the Price shall be either:
(a) as indicated on any invoice provided by the Seller to the Customer; or
(b) the Seller’s quoted price (subject to clause 6.2) which will be valid for the period stated in the quotation or otherwise for a period of thirty (30) days.
6.2 The Seller reserves the right to change the Price if:
(a) a variation to the Seller’s quotation is requested (including but not limited to, any variation from the plan of scheduled designs/Goods, quantities or specifications or availability of stock (the Customer acknowledges that the supply of the Goods may be delayed (and as such clause 7.3 shall apply); or
(b) in the event of increases to the Seller in the cost of labour or materials, or fluctuations in currency exchange rates, customs duty fees which are beyond the Seller’s control.
6.3 Variations will be charged for on the basis of the Seller’s quotation, and will be detailed in writing, and shown as variations on the Seller’s invoice. The Customer shall be required to respond to any variation submitted by the Seller within ten (10) working days. Failure to do so will entitle the Seller to add the cost of the variation to the Price. Payment for all variations must be made in full at the time of their completion.
6.4 The Seller reserves the right to correct miscalculations and typographical errors in their quotation.
6.5 The Seller reserves the right to change the Price where a bulk discount (quantity pricing) has been offered by the Seller, and the Customer subsequently reduces the quantity of Goods ordered.
6.6 At the Seller’s sole discretion a non-refundable deposit may be required.
6.7 Time for payment for the Goods being of the essence, the Price will be payable by the Customer on the date/s determined by the Seller, 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 Seller’s payment schedule;
(d) for certain approved Customers, due twenty (20) 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 fourteen (14) days following the date of any invoice given to the Customer by the Seller.
6.8 Payment may be made by cash, cheque, bank cheque, electronic/on-line banking, credit card (a surcharge per transaction may apply), or by any other method as agreed to between the Customer and the Seller.
6.9 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 Seller nor to withhold payment of any invoice because part of that invoice is in dispute.
6.10 Unless otherwise stated the Price does not include GST. In addition to the Price, the Customer must pay to the Seller an amount equal to any GST the Seller must pay for any supply by the Seller 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.
- Delivery of Goods
7.1 Delivery (“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 Seller’s address; or
(b) the Seller (or the Seller’s nominated carrier) delivers the Goods to the Customer’s nominated address even if the Customer is not present at the address.
7.2 At the Seller’s sole discretion the cost of delivery is either included in the Price or is in addition to the Price.
7.3 Any time specified by the Seller for delivery of the Goods is an estimate only (subject to, including but not limited to, third party freight services operating in the Customer’s area and their scheduled delivery timeframes) and the Seller will not be liable for any loss or damage incurred by the Customer as a result of delivery being late. However both parties agree that they shall make every endeavour to enable the Goods to be delivered at the time and place as was arranged between both parties. In the event that the Seller is unable to supply the Goods as agreed solely due to any action or inaction of the Customer, then the Seller shall be entitled to charge a reasonable fee for redelivery and/or storage.
7.4 Failure to meet the Delivery timeframes provided by the third party freight company shall result in the Seller lodging an inquiry with them on the Customer’s behalf within five (5) days, from the last day scheduled for Delivery (the Seller cannot control the response times with information from such third parties but will advise the Customer as soon as information is available), and as to the revised estimated date of Delivery. The Customer will only be entitled to a refund or a re-run after the inquiry to the third party freight company is completed and a loss has been established and accepted by that party.
- Risk
8.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods passes to the Customer on Delivery and the Customer must insure the Goods on or before Delivery.
8.2 If any of the Goods are damaged or destroyed following delivery but prior to ownership passing to the Customer, the Seller is entitled to receive all insurance proceeds payable for the Goods. The production of these terms and conditions by the Seller is sufficient evidence of the Seller’s rights to receive the insurance proceeds without the need for any person dealing with the Seller to make further enquiries.
8.3 If the Customer requests the Seller to leave Goods outside the Seller’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.
8.4 The Customer acknowledges that Goods supplied may exhibit variations in shade, colour, texture, surface and finish, and may fade or change colour over time. The Seller will make every effort to match products supplied with samples but shall not be liable in any way whatsoever where such variations occur.
8.5 Whilst every care is taken by the Seller to carry out the instructions of the Customer, it is the Customers responsibility to undertake a final proofing of the designs. The Seller shall be under no liability whatsoever for any errors not corrected by the Customer in the final proofing. Should the Customer’s alterations require additional proofs this shall be invoiced as an extra.
8.6 Where materials, equipment, artwork or images are supplied by the Customer for the provision of Services the Seller shall accept no liability for imperfect work caused by defects in, or the unsuitability of, such materials, equipment, artwork or images supplied by the Customer for the Services.
8.7 The Seller shall take all reasonable efforts to ensure the safety of any materials, artwork, equipment or images supplied by the Customer; however the Customer acknowledges and accepts that the materials are left with the Seller at their own risk and the Customer agree that the Seller shall not be liable for any theft, loss, damage or misuse of such materials, artwork, equipment or images.
8.8 In the event that materials are ordered by the customer from a third party to be delivered to the Seller for embellishment, the Seller is not responsible to check that the materials delivered are the correct style, quantity or quality as ordered by the Customer. If, during production the Seller realises that the materials supplied by the third party are not the expected style, quantity or quality then the Seller shall cease production and charge the Customer for all Services performed to date plus an administration charge.
8.9 The Customer acknowledges that Goods supplied may:
(a) fade or change colour over time; and
(b) lose shape and condition where care instructions are not followed; and
(c) mark or stain if exposed to certain substances.
8.10 Subject to clause 7.3 (Delivery) & 16.4 (Copyright), the Seller will take all reasonable efforts to finish the production of the Goods and Delivery by the time indicated or agreed, however should an event occur during the Delivery beyond the Seller’s control, the Seller does not accept any liability where:
(a) customs may have destroyed the shipment for non-compliance (including but not limited to, breach of copyright) reasons applicable in the receiver’s country, regardless payment to the Seller shall remain due and payable; and
(b) Delivery shall be affected at the time customs signs off a shipment, any additional customs duty incurred shall be borne by the Customer. In the event that the Customer chooses not to pay the required additional charges, payment for the Goods originally ordered by the Customer shall always main due and payment under this contract.
8.11 Goods may be subject to a plus or minus of one CENTIMETER (+/-1CM) tolerance in measurement (as measured using the Seller’s prescribed method, due to the nature of some textiles products that have more stretch than others) and shall therefore, not be considered to be a defect by the Seller.
- Title
9.1 The Seller and the Customer agree that ownership of the Goods shall not pass until:
(a) the Customer has paid the Seller all amounts owing to the Seller; and
(b) the Customer has met all of its other obligations to the Seller.
9.2 Receipt by the Seller 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.
9.3 It is further agreed that until ownership of the Goods passes to the Customer in accordance with clause 9.1:
(a) the Customer is only a bailee of the Goods and must return the Goods to the Seller on request.
(b) the Customer holds the benefit of the Customer’s insurance of the Goods on trust for the Seller and must pay to the Seller 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 Seller and must pay or deliver the proceeds to the Seller 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 Seller and must sell, dispose of or return the resulting product to the Seller as it so directs.
(e) the Customer irrevocably authorises the Seller to enter any premises where the Seller believes the Goods are kept and recover possession of the Goods.
(f) the Seller 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 Seller.
(h) the Seller may commence proceedings to recover the Price of the Goods sold notwithstanding that ownership of the Goods has not passed to the Customer.
10. Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (“PPSA”)
10.1 Upon assenting to these terms and conditions in writing the Customer acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) these terms and conditions constitute a security agreement for the purposes of the PPSA; and
(b) a security interest is taken in all Goods and/or collateral (account) – being a monetary obligation of the Customer to the Seller for Services – that have previously been supplied and that will be supplied in the future by the Seller to the Customer.
10.2 The Customer undertakes to:
(a) 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 Seller may reasonably require to register a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register;
(b) indemnify, and upon demand reimburse, the Seller for all expenses incurred in registering a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register or releasing any Goods charged thereby;
(c) not register, or permit to be registered, a financing statement or a financing change statement in relation to the Goods and/or collateral (account) in favour of a third party without the prior written consent of the Seller; and
(d) immediately advise the Seller 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.
10.3 The Seller and the Customer agree that nothing in sections 114(1)(a), 133 and 134 of the PPSA shall apply to these terms and conditions.
10.4 The Customer waives its rights as a debtor under sections 116, 120(2), 121, 125, 126, 127, 129, 131 and 132 of the PPSA.
10.5 Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Seller, the Customer waives its right to receive a verification statement in accordance with section 148 of the PPSA.
10.6 The Customer shall unconditionally ratify any actions taken by the Seller under clauses 10.1 to 10.5.
11. Security and Charge
11.1 In consideration of the Seller 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).
11.2 The Customer indemnifies the Seller from and against all the Seller’s costs and disbursements including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis incurred in exercising the Seller’s rights under this clause.
11.3 The Customer irrevocably appoints the Seller and each director of the Seller as the Customer’s true and lawful attorney/s to perform all necessary acts to give effect to the provisions of this clause 11 including, but not limited to, signing any document on the Customer’s behalf.
- Customer’s Disclaimer
12.1 The Customer hereby disclaims any right to rescind, or cancel any contract with the Seller or to sue for damages or to claim restitution arising out of any inadvertent misrepresentation made to the Customer by the Seller and the Customer acknowledges that the Goods are bought relying solely upon the Customer’s skill and judgment.
- Defects and Returns
13.1 The Customer shall inspect the Goods on delivery and shall within seven (7) days of delivery (time being of the essence) notify the Seller of any alleged defect, shortage in quantity, damage or failure to comply with the description or quote. The Customer shall afford the Seller an opportunity to inspect the Goods within a reasonable time following delivery if the Customer believes the Goods are defective in any way. If the Customer shall fail to comply with these provisions the Goods shall be presumed to be free from any defect or damage. For defective Goods, which the Seller has agreed in writing that the Customer is entitled to reject, the Seller’s liability is limited to either (at the Seller’s discretion) replacing the Goods or repairing the Goods.
13.2 Goods will not be accepted for return other than in accordance with 13.1 above, and provided that:
(a) the Seller has agreed in writing to accept the return of the Goods; and
(b) the Goods are returned at the Customer’s cost within seven (7) days of the delivery date; and
(c) the Seller will not be liable for Goods which have not been stored or used in a proper manner; and
(d) the Goods are returned in the condition in which they were delivered and with all packaging material, brochures and instruction material in as new condition as is reasonably possible in the circumstances.
13.3 At the Seller’s sole discretion a refund may be provided for defective Goods.
13.4 Subject to clause 13.1, non-stocklist items or Goods customised to the Customer’s specifications are not acceptable for return.
13.5 The Seller accepts no liability or return where:
(a) the Customer has chosen not to view the available sizing chart prior to placing an order (sizes are subject to change without explicit notice) and the Customer has ended up ordered the wrong size because they always order a size “L” because they are “always” size “L” a simple check of the Seller’s sizing chart, it would have established that they might be better off with a different size; or
(b) the Goods purchased do not fit the Customer’s body type, even where the Customer ordered the “right size” subject to the sizing chart, as there is still a risk, that it will not suit or not fit his/her specific needs (i.e. Ice hockey shirts can have wide sleeves to go over old fashion protectors or they can be tight to fit over the new style but do no longer fit over the old style).
- Warranty
14.1 Subject to the conditions of warranty set out in clause 14.1 the Seller warrants that if any defect in any workmanship of the Seller becomes apparent and is reported to the Seller within three (3) months of the date of delivery (time being of the essence) then the Seller will either (at the Seller’s sole discretion) replace or remedy the workmanship.
14.2 The conditions applicable to the warranty given by clause 14.1 are:
(a) the warranty shall not cover any defect or damage which may be caused or partly caused by or arise through:
(i) failure on the part of the Customer to properly maintain any Goods; or
(ii) failure on the part of the Customer to follow any instructions or guidelines provided by the Seller; or
(iii) any use of any Goods otherwise than for any application specified on a quote or order form; or
(iv) the continued use of any Goods after any defect becomes apparent or would have become apparent to a reasonably prudent operator or user; or
(v) fair wear and tear, any accident or act of God.
(b) the warranty shall cease and the Seller shall thereafter in no circumstances be liable under the terms of the warranty if the workmanship is repaired, altered or overhauled without the Seller’s consent.
(c) in respect of all claims the Seller shall not be liable to compensate the Customer for any delay in either replacing or remedying the workmanship or in properly assessing the Customer’s claim.
14.3 For Goods not manufactured by the Seller, the warranty shall be the current warranty provided by the manufacturer of the Goods. The Seller shall not be bound by nor be responsible for any term, condition, representation or warranty other than that which is given by the manufacturer of the Goods.
- Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
15.1 If the Customer is acquiring Goods for the purposes of a trade or business, the Customer acknowledges that the provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 do not apply to the supply of Goods by the Seller to the Customer.
- Intellectual Property
16.1 Drawings, sketches, painting, photographs, designs or typesetting furnished by the Seller, dummies, models or the like devices made or procured and manipulated by the Seller and negatives, positives, blocks, engravings, stencils, dies, plates or cylinders made from the Seller’s original design, or from a design furnished by the Customer, remain the exclusive property of the Seller unless otherwise agreed upon in writing.
16.2 Samples and drafts submitted by the Seller on a speculative basis shall remain the property of the Seller. They shall not be used for any purpose other than that nominated by the Seller and no ideas obtained there from may be used without the consent of the Seller. The Seller shall be entitled to compensation from the Customer for any unauthorised use of such sketches and dummies.
16.3 Intellectual property rights in the data, images, artwork or files can be purchased from the Seller in addition to the Price.
16.4 The Customer warrants that all designs, specifications or instructions given to the Seller will not cause the Seller to infringe any patent, registered design or trademark in the execution of the Customer’s order and the Customer agrees to indemnify the Seller against any action taken by a third party against the Seller in respect of any such infringement.
16.5 The Customer agrees that the Seller may (at no cost) use for the purposes of marketing or entry into any competition, any documents, designs, drawings or Goods which the Seller has created for the Customer.
17. Default and Consequences of Default
17.1 Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue daily from the date when payment becomes due, until the date of payment, at a rate of two and a half percent (2.5%) per calendar month (and at the Seller’s sole discretion such interest shall compound monthly at such a rate) after as well as before any judgment.
17.2 If the Customer owes the Seller any money the Customer shall indemnify the Seller from and against all costs and disbursements incurred by the Seller in recovering the debt (including but not limited to internal administration fees, legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis, the Seller’s collection agency costs, and bank dishonour fees).
17.3 Further to any other rights or remedies the Seller may have under this contract, if a Customer has made payment to the Seller, and the transaction is subsequently reversed, the Customer shall be liable for the amount of the reversed transaction, in addition to any further costs incurred by the Seller under this clause 17 where it can be proven that such reversal is found to be illegal, fraudulent or in contravention to the Customer’s obligations under this agreement.
17.4 Without prejudice to the Seller’s other remedies at law the Seller shall be entitled to cancel all or any part of any order of the Customer which remains unfulfilled and all amounts owing to the Seller shall, whether or not due for payment, become immediately payable if:
(a) any money payable to the Seller becomes overdue, or in the Seller’s opinion the Customer will be unable to make a payment when it falls due;
(b) the Customer has exceeded any applicable credit limit provided by the Seller;
(c) the Customer becomes insolvent, convenes a meeting with its creditors or proposes or enters into an arrangement with creditors, or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(d) a receiver, manager, liquidator (provisional or otherwise) or similar person is appointed in respect of the Customer or any asset of the Customer.
- Cancellation
18.1 Without prejudice to any other remedies the Seller 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 Seller may suspend or terminate the supply of Goods to the Customer. The Seller will not be liable to the Customer for any loss or damage the Customer suffers because the Seller has exercised its rights under this clause.
18.2 The Seller 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 Seller shall repay to the Customer any money paid by the Customer for the Goods. The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from such cancellation.
18.3 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 Seller as a direct result of the cancellation (including, but not limited to, any loss of profits).
18.4 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.
- Privacy Policy
19.1 All emails, documents, images or other recorded information held or used by the Seller is Personal Information as defined and referred to in clause 19.3and therefore considered confidential. The Seller acknowledges its obligation in relation to the handling, use, disclosure and processing of Personal Information pursuant to the Privacy Act 1993 (“the Act”) including Part II of the OECD Guidelines and as set out in Schedule 5A of the Act and any statutory requirements where relevant in a European Economic Area “EEA” then the EU Data Privacy Laws (including the General Data Protection Regulation “GDPR”) (collectively, “EU Data Privacy Laws”). The Seller acknowledges that in the event it becomes aware of any data breaches and/or disclosure of the Customers Personal Information, held by the Seller that may result in serious harm to the Customer, the Seller will notify the Customer in accordance with the Act and/or the GDPR. Any release of such Personal Information must be in accordance with the Act and the GDPR (where relevant) and must be approved by the Customer by written consent, unless subject to an operation of law.
19.2 Notwithstanding clause 19.1, privacy limitations will extend to the Seller in respect of Cookies where transactions for purchases/orders transpire directly from the Seller’s website. The Seller agrees to display reference to such Cookies and/or si
milar tracking technologies, such as pixels and web beacons (if applicable), such technology allows the collection of Personal Information such as the Customer’s:
(a) IP address, browser, email client type and other similar details;
(b) tracking website usage and traffic; and
(c) reports are available to the Seller when the Seller sends an email to the Customer, so the Seller may collect and review that information (“collectively Personal Information”)
In order to enable / disable the collection of Personal Information by way of Cookies, the Customer shall have the right to enable / disable the Cookies first by selecting the option to enable / disable, provided on the website prior to proceeding with a purchase/order via the Seller’s website.
19.3 The Customer authorises the Seller or the Seller’s agent to:
(a) access, collect, retain and use any information about the Customer;
(i) (including, name, address, D.O.B, occupation, driver’s license details, electronic contact (email, Facebook or Twitter details), medical insurance details or next of kin and other contact information (where applicable), previous credit applications, credit history or any overdue fines balance information held by the Ministry of Justice) for the purpose of assessing the Customer’s creditworthiness; or
(ii) for the purpose of marketing products and services to the Customer.
(b) disclose information about the Customer, whether collected by the Seller from the Customer directly or obtained by the Seller from any other source, to any other credit provider or any credit reporting agency for the purposes of providing or obtaining a credit reference, debt collection or notifying a default by the Customer.
19.4 Where the Customer is an individual the authorities under clause 19.3 are authorities or consents for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1993.
19.5 The Customer shall have the right to request the Seller for a copy of the Personal Information about the Customer retained by the Seller and the right to request the Seller to correct any incorrect Personal Information about the Customer held by the Seller.
20. Service of Notices
20.1 Any written notice given under this contract shall be deemed to have been given and received:
(a) by handing the notice to the other party, in person;
(b) by leaving it at the address of the other party as stated in this contract;
(c) by sending it by registered post to the address of the other party as stated in this contract;
(d) if sent by facsimile transmission to the fax number of the other party as stated in this contract (if any), on receipt of confirmation of the transmission;
(e) if sent by email to the other party’s last known email address.
20.2 Any notice that is posted shall be deemed to have been served, unless the contrary is shown, at the time when by the ordinary course of post, the notice would have been delivered.
21. Force Majeure
21.1 Where the Seller or the Customer is either wholly or in part is unable by reason of, an Act of God, strike, lockout, or other interference with work, war, blockade, disturbance, lightning, fire, earthquake, storm, flood, explosion, governmental restraint or embargo, unavailability or delay in availability of Goods, or transport, inability or delay in obtaining government approvals, or any other cause which is not reasonably within the control of the affected party (i.e. a force majeure event), to carry out any obligation under this agreement and that party:
(a) gives the other party prompt notice of that force majeure with full particulars of the probable extent to which it will be unable to perform, or be delayed in performing its obligations under this agreement; and
(b) uses all possible diligence to remove that force majeure as soon as possible; then
those obligations shall be suspended so far as it is affected by the force majeure event and during its continuance provided that;
(c) an obligation to pay money is never excused by force majeure; and
(d) the requirement that any force majeure event shall be removed with all possible diligence shall not require the settlement of strikes, lockouts, or other labour disputes, or claims or demands by any government, on terms contrary to the wishes of the party affected.
22. General
22.1 The failure by either party to enforce any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be treated as a waiver of that provision, nor shall it affect that party’s right to subsequently enforce that provision. 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.
22.2 These terms and conditions and any contract to which they apply shall be governed by the laws of New Zealand and are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand.
22.3 The Seller 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 Seller of these terms and conditions (alternatively the Seller’s liability shall be limited to damages which under no circumstances shall exceed the Price of the Goods).
22.4 Neither party shall assign or sub-contract all or any part of their rights and obligations under this agreement without the written consent of the other party.
22.5 The Customer agrees that the Seller may amend these terms and conditions by notifying the Customer in writing. These changes shall be deemed to take effect from the date on which the Customer accepts such changes, or otherwise at such time as the Customer makes a further request for the Seller to provide Goods to the Customer.
22.6 Both parties warrant that they have the power to enter into this agreement and have obtained all necessary authorisations to allow them to do so, they are not insolvent and that this agreement creates binding and valid legal obligations on them.