SSE Limited - Terms & Conditions

Standard Conditions of Trading and Quotation

Standard Conditions of Trading and Quotation

1. DEFINITIONS:
In the following Standard Conditions of Trading, “the Company” shall mean Safe Strap Europe Limited
C.R.O 393018 and “the Buyer” shall mean the entity purchasing “the goods”, being the goods the subject
of these Standard Conditions of Trading and quotation.

2. GENERAL:
Unless otherwise agreed in writing the Company’s conditions herein set out shall be deemed incorporated
in any order placed by the Buyer and any acceptance of a Buyer’s order by the Company shall be deemed
subject to the acceptance by the Buyer of these conditions. In the event of any conflict arising between
these conditions and any conditions which the Buyer might additionally seek to impose in relation to his order
the Company’s conditions shall prevail. These conditions override and replace any other conditions of the
Buyer. The Company’s conditions of sale may be changed at any time and the change will be effective
upon the first transactions following the adoption by the Company of the new terms.

3. QUOTATIONS:
3.1
Except where the quotation is expressly designated otherwise written quotations are valid for fourteen (14)
days and are subject to re-quotation thereafter.
3.2
VAT, import duty and any other State Government taxes, duties and charges (if any) excluded in the
quotation are based upon the rates of those taxes, duties and charges at the time of quotation. All
variations in the rates of such taxes, duties and charges as a result of amendment of the relevant Acts or
Regulations, or changes of interpretation of the relevant Acts, Regulations, By-laws or Classifications shall
be to the Buyer’s account.
Variations in rates of exchange on imported goods affecting the amount paid by the Company for goods
supplied shall be to the Buyer’s account.

3.2 DEPOSITS:
At the Company’s sole discretion a deposit of 50% of the contract is required at the time of order. The
deposit amount or percentage of the price will be stipulated at the time of the order and shall become
immediately due and payable.

3.3 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
The Company makes no representation warranty or statement any kind that the goods or the use of goods
either alone or in conjunction with others will not infringe any copyright, patent or trade mark rights or other
intellectual property rights of any person.

4. TERMS OF PAYMENT:
4.1
If credit is given (R.O.I./ Republic of Ireland only) the settlement of account is payable within Fourteen (14)
days from date of despatch or collection of the goods regardless of the date that the Buyer receives an
invoice or statement for the goods from the Company unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Payment will be made by bank transfer, or by cheque, or by bank cheque, or by any other method as
agreed to between the Buyer and the Company.
4.2
In addition to the Company’s other rights set out in this clause 4, the Buyer agrees that the Company shall
have the right (although it shall not be bound to do so) to suspend delivery to the Buyer of all or any
outstanding orders if the Buyer is in default of clause 4.1.

5. DELIVERY & TRANSPORT:
5.1
Unless otherwise agreed in writing the Company reserves the right to charge the Buyer the cost of
transportation of the goods to the destination which appears on the Buyer’s order. In all cases the Buyer
warrants that in cases where delivery is to be made by road transport sufficient and suitable access to the
said destination including a road surface capable of withstanding the weight and size of the transport and
loads involved is available. In the event of any additional costs or expenses being incurred by the Company
the full amount thereof will be payable on demand by the Buyer.
5.2
Whilst every effort is made to deliver goods on the dates within the periods mentioned in the Contract
such dates or periods shall be deemed to be for information purposes only and shall not form part of the
terms and conditions of the Contract unless specifically agreed in writing to be of the essence of the
Contract and in the absence of such special agreement the Company accepts no liability whatever for any
loss or damage of whatsoever nature and howsoever arising which may be suffered by the Buyers as a
result of any failure on the part of the Company to deliver goods on or within the dates of periods. For
imported products, the Company agree to notify the Buyer of shipping/delivery details as they become
available.
5.3
The Buyer agrees to provide at his expense (if requested by the Company) assistance to the Company’s
driver or Contract Carrier in off-loading heavier items.

6. GOODS WARRANTY:
6.1
The Company warrants products of its manufacture when not misused or neglected to be free of defects
in workmanship and/or materials. Our obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or exchanging
F.O.B. factory, any part, assembly or portion thereof found to be defective within one year from the
date of commissioning but not to exceed twelve (12) months from date of shipment from our Factory.
6.2
The Company assumes no responsibility for the labour costs involved in the removal of defective parts,
installation of new parts or service charges related thereto.
6.3
The Company shall have the option of requiring the return of the defective part (transportation prepaid
by the Buyer) to establish the claim.

7. LIABILITY:
7.1
The only conditions and warranties which are binding on the Company in respect of the state, quality
or condition of the goods supplied to the Buyer are those imposed and required to be binding by
stature. The Company will comply with IE and EU Regulations, regarding mixtures, blends and the normal
rules of trade and to the extent permitted thereby the liability, if any, of the Company arising from breach
of such conditions or warranties shall, except in cases
where the goods are of a kind ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use or consumption,
at the Company’s Option be limited to and completely discharged by one or more of the following:-
(i)
the replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods;
(ii)
the repair of the goods;
(iii)
the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or of acquiring equivalent goods; or
(iv)
the payment of the cost of having the goods repaired;
and otherwise all other conditions and warranties whether express or implied by law in respect of the
state, quality or condition of the said goods which may apart from this Clause be binding on the
Company are hereby expressly excluded and negated.
7.2
Except as expressly provided herein, the Company shall not be liable to the Buyer for any liability,
(including liability in negligence) loss or damage of whatsoever nature, consequential or otherwise,
howsoever suffered or incurred by the Buyer, caused by or resulting directly or indirectly from the
goods.

8. ACCEPTANCE
The Buyer shall inspect the goods forthwith upon delivery and shall within seven (7) days from the date
of inspection give written notice to the Company of anything by reason thereof the Buyer may allege
that the goods are not in accordance with this Contract. If the Buyer shall fail to give such notice then
subject to the extent permitted by statute the goods shall be deemed to have been accepted by the
Buyer and the Buyer shall pay for the same in accordance with the provisions hereof.

9. RESTOCKING FEES:
No equipment may be returned to the Company for credit unless prior agreement has been given by the
Company and will only be accepted under the following conditions:-
9.1
Freight and packaging are prepaid and a packing list enclosed with the equipment.
9.2
The item must be in as new condition and be subject to approval by our Quality Controller.
9.3
Credit will only be allowed on the original invoiced price less a restocking fee of twenty-five (25) per cent
on the value.
9.4
No credit will be allowed for non-standard or specially procured equipment.

10. DETERMINATION AND DAMAGES:
10.1
Without prejudice to its rights the Company may determine the Contract or suspend any future deliveries
to the Buyer in the event of:-
(i)
any distress execution or other legal process being levied upon any of the Buyer’s assets;
(ii)
the Buyer entering into any arrangements or composition with his creditors, committing any act of
bankruptcy or being a company entering into liquidation or have a winding up petition presented against
it calling a meeting of its creditors, suffering the appointment of a Receiver or Administrator in respect of
the whole or any part of its undertaking or assets;
(iii)
Non-payment by the Buyer of any monies due from it to the Company.
10.2
In the event of a determination by the company of the Contract in accordance with sub-paragraphs (i),
(ii) and (iii) above or any cancellation and/or repudiation of the Contract by the Buyer the Company shall
be entitled to recover as damages from the Buyer the following:-
(i)
the value including any work completed or goods manufactured at the date of determination;
(ii)
the value of any work begun or goods begun to be manufactured at the date of determination;
(iii)
the value of any work begun or goods begun to be manufactured but not completed at the date of
determination including the cost of materials, labour, overheads and profit in connection therewith;
(iv)
a sum representing any further profit which the Company would have made on the Contract but for
its determination such profit to be determined by the Company’s Auditors whose decision shall be
conclusive and binding on the Buyer.

11. STORAGE:
If for any reason the Buyer fails to take possession of the goods within seven (7) days from the date
on which the Buyer is notified that the goods or part thereof are ready for delivery, then notwithstanding
clause 14.1, risk in the goods shall forthwith pass to the Buyer and the Company shall be entitled to
payment for the goods in accordance with the provisions hereof. In the event that the Buyer fails to take
possession of the goods within the said period of seven (7) days, the Company shall arrange storage of
the goods at its warehouse or some other suitable place and all costs of an incidental nature to such
storage shall be for the account of the Buyer.

12. SET OFF:
The Buyer shall not be entitled to withhold or set off payment of any amount due to the Company under
the terms of the Contract whether in respect of any claim of the Buyer in respect of faulty or defective
goods or for any other reason which is contested or liability for which is not admitted by the Company.

13. FORCE MAJEURE CLAUSE:
In the event of war, invasion, act of foreign enemy hostilities (whether war has been declared or not),
civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection or military or usurped power the Company shall be relieved
of liabilities incurred under this Contract wherever and to the extent to which the fulfilment of such
obligations is prevented, frustrated or impeded as a consequence of any such event or by any statute,
rules, regulations, order or requisitions issued by any government department, council or other duly
constituted authority or from strikes, lockouts, breakdown of plant or any other Clauses (whether or
not of a like nature) beyond the Company’s control.

14. RIGHTS IN RELATION TO GOODS
14.1
The property in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until
(i)
payment for those particular goods has been received, and
(ii)
payment in full on any account whatsoever has been received
by the Company and the Buyer’s cheque has been honoured whether or not that account relates to
the sale of the Goods. The Buyer shall stand in a fiduciary relationship to the Company in respect of
Goods supplied by the Company but not paid for and the Company shall have the right to trace the
proceeds of sale of such Goods. If the Buyer fails to honour any of these Terms and Conditions of
sale, the Company, without notice, shall have the right to take possession of the Goods which are the
subject of this reservation of title, or trace the proceeds of sale thereof, as the case may be, and to
recover the full amount owing to the Company together with interest and costs, if any. The Buyer shall
hold the Goods supplied by the Company in such a way as to identify them as being Goods in which
property has not passed to the Buyer pending payment in full.
14.2
Until
(i)
payment for those particular Goods has been received, and
(ii)
payment of all debts owing to the Company (some which may not yet necessarily be due for payment),
the Company may without prejudice to any of its other rights and without prior notice, re-take and
resume possession of any of the Goods which remain its property and, by its servants and agents, enter
upon the Buyer’s premises, or any other place where the Goods may be, without liability for trespass or
any resulting damage, for that purpose if:
14.2.1
there is any breach of any contract between the Company and the Buyer; or
14.2.2
the Buyer is wound up or is placed under official management, or a receiver, or a receiver and manager,
or a voluntary administrator is appointed in respect of the Buyer its undertaking or property or any part
thereof; or
14.2.3
the Buyer parts with possession of the goods or any of them otherwise than by way of sale to a customer
in the ordinary course of its business.
14.3
The Company may recover the price of the goods by auction, and may apply to wind up or bankrupt the
Buyer, if the Goods are not paid for within the Company’s usual credit terms, notwithstanding that property
in the Goods has not passed to the Buyer.
14.4
These provisions apply notwithstanding any arrangement under which the Company provides credit to the
Buyer. To the extent there is any inconsistency, these provisions prevail.

15. LEGAL CONSTRUCTION:
These Terms & Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ireland and the
EU. The user agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the relevant courts. In the event
that any provision of these Terms & Conditions is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of law, such
invalidity or unenforceability will not affect the remainder of the Terms & Conditions which shall continue to
have full force.