TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
OF
www.hifi-tower.co.uk
1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Buyer"
means the individual or organisation who buys or agrees to buy the Goods and/or
Services from the Supplier;
1.2 "Consumer"
shall have the meaning ascribed in section 12 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act
1977;
1.3 "Contract"
means the contract between the Supplier and the
Buyer for the sale and purchase of Goods and/or Services incorporating these
Terms and Conditions;
1.4 "Goods"
means the articles that the Buyer agrees to buy from the Supplier;
1.5 "Services"
means the services that the Buyer agrees to buy from the Supplier;
1.6 "Supplier"
means HiFi-Tower Limited & Co. KG of
Klarenbachstr.1
10553
Berlin
Germany
That owns and operates www.hifi-tower.co.uk
Phone:  + 44 (0) 8703 830 730
Fax: + 44 (0) 870-383-6459
Mail: service@hifi-tower.co.uk
VAT number: DE
255970701
1.7 "Terms
and Conditions" means the terms and conditions of sale set out in this
agreement and any special terms and conditions agreed in writing by the Supplier;
1.8 "Website" means www.hifi-tower.co.uk
2 CONDITIONS
2.1 Nothing
in these Terms and Conditions shall affect the Buyer’s statutory rights as a
Consumer.
2.2 These
Terms and Conditions shall apply to all contracts for the sale of Goods and/or
Services by the Supplier to the Buyer and shall prevail over any other
documentation or communication from the Buyer.
2.3 Acceptance
of delivery of the Goods shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the Buyer’s
acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
2.4 Any
variation to these Terms and Conditions (including any special terms and
conditions agreed between the parties) shall be inapplicable unless agreed in
writing by the Supplier.
2.5 Any special conditions applying to the
provision of the Services are set out in the Schedule to this agreement.
2.6 Any complaints
should be addressed to the Supplier's address stated in clause 1.6.
3 ORDERING
3.1 All
orders for Goods and/or Services shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to
purchase Goods and/or Services pursuant to these Terms and Conditions and are
subject to acceptance by the Supplier.
The Supplier may choose not to accept an order for any reason.
3.2 Where
the Goods ordered by the Buyer are not available from stock the Buyer shall be
notified and given the option to either wait until the Goods are available from
stock, offered an alternative item with an amended price or cancel the order
and receive a full refund within 28 days.
3.3 When
making an order through the Website, the technical steps the Buyer needs to
take to complete the order process are described here.
3.4 The Buyer bares the responsibility to read and accept the
Payment and Delivery terms listed here before accepting the Contract. The acceptance of the Payment and Delivery
will be determined by the acceptance of the contract.
3.5 The Buyer must proceed through the Suppliers online
checkout before proceeding with payment. The Buyer bares the responsibility to
report any online technical issues with the Supplier to rectify any problem
before any request to cancel.
3.6 The Buyer must select ‘Buy Now’ in the item listing in order to
proceed through the Suppliers SSL secured checkout procedure and confirm the
order. The Buyer may be required to register their details online in order to
checkout. There are a total of four pages in which the Buyer will have to
confirm the order details, delivery and contact details and payment method.
4 PRICE AND PAYMENT
4.1 The
price of the Goods and/or Services shall be that stipulated on the Website. The
price is inclusive of VAT. Where
applicable, the price excludes delivery charges.
4.2 The
total purchase price, including VAT and delivery charges, if any, will be
displayed in the Buyer’s shopping cart prior to confirming the order.
4.3 After
the order is received the Supplier shall confirm by email the details,
description and price for the Goods and/or Services together with information
on the right to cancel if the Buyer is a Consumer.
4.4 Where applicable, if any payment is not paid on
time or any payment is rejected or refused, the amount owing will be treated as
overdue and the Supplier will be entitled immediately to cease or suspend the
provision of any Service or further deliveries of Goods until payment has been
received.
4.5 The Supplier bares the responsibility to provide the Payment
and Delivery Terms to the Buyer in a sufficient medium for the Buyer in full
before dispatch of Goods and or commencement of Service.
4.6 If the Buyer is unclear on any Payment or Delivery terms, it
is the responsibility of the Buyer to contact the Supplier before they accept
the contract. The Supplier is not liable for any misunderstandings on the
Buyers behalf of any Payment or Delivery terms.
4.7 The
Payment and Delivery instructions are outlined here
5 PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES
5.1 The Supplier will start performing the
services within 24 hours of acceptance of contract.
5.3 The
Supplier shall perform the Services with reasonable skill and care. However, where applicable, the Supplier
does not guarantee that the Services will be uninterrupted, secure or
error-free or that any data generated, stored, transmitted or used via or in
connection with the Services will be complete, accurate, secure, up to date,
received or delivered correctly or at all. The Supplier may have to suspend the
Services for repair, maintenance or improvement. If so, the Supplier will
restore them as quickly as is reasonably possible.
6 RIGHTS OF SUPPLIER
6.1 The Supplier
reserves the right to periodically update prices on the Website, which cannot be guaranteed for any period of
time. The Supplier shall make every
effort to ensure prices are correct at the point at which the Buyer places an
order.
6.2 The
Supplier reserves the right to withdraw any Goods and/or Services from the
Website at any time.
6.3 The
Supplier shall not be liable to anyone for withdrawing any Goods and/or
Services from the Website or for refusing to process an order.
6.4 The
Suppliers online descriptions are as accurate as possible, as most are taken
directly from the manufacturers manual or product literature. However, the
Supplier will go to any reasonable lengths to compensate the Buyer on these
grounds.
6.5 Most
pictures are generic images of the item described. The Supplier will try to be
as accurate as possible with the pictures used. The Buyer should note that the
manufacturers do at times change the appearance of a product during its'
manufacturing cycle. In this case the Supplier shall not be held liable.
7 AGE OF CONSENT
7.1 Where
Goods and/or Services may only be purchased by persons of a certain age the
Buyer will be asked when placing an order to declare that they are of the
appropriate legal age to purchase the Goods and/or Services.
7.2 If the
Supplier discovers that the Buyer is not legally entitled to order certain
Goods and/or Services, the Supplier shall be entitled to cancel the order
immediately, without notice.
8 DELIVERY
8.1 Goods
supplied within the UK
will normally be delivered within 3-5 working days on receipt of payment.
8.2 Goods
supplied outside the UK
will normally be delivered within 3-5 working days on receipt of payment.
8.4 The
Supplier shall use its reasonable endeavours to meet any date agreed for
delivery. In any event time of delivery
shall not be of the essence and the Supplier shall not be liable for any
losses, costs, damages or expenses incurred by the Buyer or any third party
arising directly or indirectly out of any failure to meet any estimated
delivery date.
8.5 Delivery
of the Goods shall be made to the Buyer’s address specified in the order and
the Buyer shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods
whenever they are tendered for delivery.
8.6 If the Buyer submits
incorrect or inconsistent delivery information, the Supplier will attempt to
correct any discrepancies. If the Supplier cannot correct discrepancies within
reasonable measures, the Buyer will be contacted in due course for
clarification. In this event, the Supplier is not liable for any time delay in
the order.
8.7 Risk
in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery of the Goods.
8.8 It is
the Buyers responsibility to check the consignment and within 48 hours notify
the Supplier if any of the items supplied are not those ordered. After this
period, mistakes cannot be rectified.
8.8 Title
in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until payment of the price has been
made in full.
9 CANCELLATION
9.1 The Buyer may cancel any order for Goods
for any reason up to the point of dispatch and any payments made by the Buyer
shall be refunded within a reasonable time period.
9.2 If you are a consumer
you have the right, in addition to your other rights, to cancel the Contract
for Goods and receive a refund by informing the Supplier via email within 7
working days of receipt of the Goods.
The right to cancel does not apply to contracts for the supply of
software, audio or visual recordings if these have been unsealed by the
Consumer.
9.3 Goods must be returned by the Buyer at
the Buyer’s expense within 28 days of cancellation in the original packaging
and should be adequately insured during the return journey. The Buyer will receive a refund for the item price
paid for the Goods (excluding delivery charges and return postage charges). If the Buyer fails to return the
Goods following cancellation, the Supplier shall be entitled to deduct the cost
of recovering the Goods from the Buyer.
9.4 If the
Buyer fails to take reasonable care of the Goods, they do not lose their right
to cancel, but the Supplier may be able to offset the cost of any unreasonable
damage against the refund due.
9.5 A consumer has a "cooling off" period of 7 working
days and an unconditional right to cancel within that time. The Distance Selling Regulations require the
Buyer to send a notice of cancellation in writing, including email or fax.
N.B a telephone call is not enough.
10 RETURN
10.1 The
Buyer has the responsibility to inspect the Goods for signs of outward damage
of the Goods prior to signing for them whilst in the presence of the
courier. Failure to do this will result
in a delay in the processing for replacements or refunds whilst the Supplier
appeals to the transport company. And also may result in the claim being
rejected by the transport company.
10.2 The
Buyer must notify the Supplier via e-mail within 7 working days of delivery if
the Goods are damaged or do not comply with any of the Contract at: service@hifi-tower.co.uk
. If the Buyer fails to do so the Buyer shall be
deemed to have accepted the Goods. Where a claim of defect or damage is made,
the Goods shall be returned by the Buyer to the Supplier within 28 days of
delivery. The Seller reserves the right to a rectification of defects upon the
return of defective Goods. In the case that repair or replacement is proved
impossible, the Buyer shall be entitled to receive a full refund (including
delivery costs) plus return postage charges up to £10 if the Goods are in fact
defective.
10.3 Goods
to be returned must comply with the Suppliers return procedure. The Buyer must
email the Supplier outlining the exact nature of the return request to: service@hifi-tower.co.uk . The Buyer
must include all relevant information for the return including, invoice number,
number of items, item identification number(s) and the reason for return. The
Buyer has the responsibility to contact the Supplier in the event of a return
request. Once the return request has been resolved by both the Supplier and the
Buyer, the Buyer will receive a return slip via email. The Buyer has the
responsibility to subsequently print the return slip and attach it clearly and
securely to the return parcel(s).
10.4 The Buyer is in no way forced to complete
the steps outlined in 10.3, however in the circumstance that they don’t, it will
result in the return procedure being delayed and subsequently will become
complicated for both parties.
10.5 Where
returned Goods are found to be damaged due to the Buyer’s fault the Buyer will
be liable for the cost of remedying such damage.
11 LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
11.1 Except
as may be implied by law where the Buyer is dealing as a Consumer, in the event
of any breach of these Terms and Conditions by the Supplier the remedies of the
Buyer shall be limited to damages which shall in no circumstances exceed the
price of the Goods and/or Services and the Supplier shall under no
circumstances be liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential loss or
damage whatever.
11.2 Nothing
in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude or limit the liability of the
Supplier for death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of the
Supplier or that of the Supplier’s agents or employees.
12 WAIVER
No waiver by the Supplier (whether express or implied)
in enforcing any of its rights under this contract shall prejudice its rights
to do so in the future.
13 FORCE
MAJEURE
The
Supplier shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform any of its
obligations if the delay or failure results from events or circumstances
outside its reasonable control, including but not limited to, acts of God,
strikes, lock outs, accidents, war, fire, failure of any communications, telecommunications or
computer system, breakdown of plant or machinery or shortage or
unavailability of raw materials from a natural source of supply, and the
Supplier shall be entitled to a reasonable extension of its obligations.
14 SEVERANCE
If
any term or provision of these Terms and Conditions is held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction such
provision shall be severed and the remainder of the provisions hereof shall
continue in full force and effect as if these Terms and Conditions had been
agreed with the invalid illegal or unenforceable provision eliminated.
15 CHANGES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The
Supplier shall be entitled to alter these Terms and Conditions at any time but this right shall not affect the
existing Terms and Conditions accepted by the Buyer upon making a purchase.
16 GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the law of England and the parties hereby
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. |