Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

In using this website you are deemed to have read and agreed to the following terms and conditions:

The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and any or all Agreements: “Client”, “You” and “Your” refers to you, the person accessing this website and accepting the Company’s terms and conditions. “The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We” and “Us”, refers to our Company. “Party”, “Parties”, or “Us”, refers to both the Client and ourselves, or either the Client or ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner, whether by formal meetings of a fixed duration, or any other means, for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of provision of the Company’s stated services/products, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing English Law. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalisation and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.

Privacy Statement

We are committed to protecting your privacy. Authorized employees within the company on a need to know basis only use any information collected from individual customers. We constantly review our systems and data to ensure the best possible service to our customers. Parliament has created specific offences for unauthorised actions against computer systems and data. We will investigate any such actions with a view to prosecuting and/or taking civil proceedings to recover damages against those responsible.

Confidentiality

We are registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and as such, any information concerning the Client and their respective Client Records may be passed to third parties. However, Client records are regarded as confidential and therefore will not be divulged to any third party. Clients have the right to request sight of, and copies of any and all Client Records we keep, on the proviso that we are given reasonable notice of such a request. Clients are requested to retain copies of any literature issued in relation to the provision of our services. Where appropriate, we shall issue Client’s with appropriate written information, handouts or copies of records as part of an agreed contract, for the benefit of both parties.

We will not sell, share, or rent your personal information to any third party or use your e-mail address for unsolicited mail. Any emails sent by this Company will only be in connection with the provision of agreed services and products.

Disclaimer

Exclusions and Limitations
The information on this web site is provided on an “as is” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, this Company:

excludes all representations and warranties relating to this website and its contents or which is or may be provided by any affiliates or any other third party, including in relation to any inaccuracies or omissions in this website and/or the Company’s literature; and

excludes all liability for damages arising out of or in connection with your use of this website. This includes, without limitation, direct loss, loss of business or profits (whether or not the loss of such profits was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things or you have advised this Company of the possibility of such potential loss), damage caused to your computer, computer software, systems and programs and the data thereon or any other direct or indirect, consequential and incidental damages.

This Company does not however exclude liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence. The above exclusions and limitations apply only to the extent permitted by law. None of your statutory rights as a consumer are affected.

Availability
Unless otherwise stated, the services featured on this website are only available within the United Kingdom, or in relation to postings from the United Kingdom. All advertising is intended solely for the United Kingdom market. You are solely responsible for evaluating the fitness for a particular purpose of any downloads, programs and text available through this site. Redistribution or republication of any part of this site or its content is prohibited, including such by framing or other similar or any other means, without the express written consent of the Company. The Company does not warrant that the service from this site will be uninterrupted, timely or error free, although it is provided to the best ability. By using this service you thereby indemnify this Company, its employees, agents and affiliates against any loss or damage, in whatever manner, howsoever caused.

Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyse trends, administer the site, track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. Additionally, for systems administration, detecting usage patterns and troubleshooting purposes, our web servers automatically log standard access information including browser type, access times/open mail, URL requested, and referral URL. This information is not shared with third parties and is used only within this Company on a need-to-know basis. Any individually identifiable information related to this data will never be used in any way different to that stated above without your explicit permission.

Cookies
Like most interactive web sites this Company’s website [or ISP] uses cookies to enable us to retrieve user details for each visit. Cookies are used in some areas of our site to enable the functionality of this area and ease of use for those people visiting. Some of our affiliate partners may also use cookies.

Links to this website
You may not create a link to any page of this website without our prior written consent. If you do create a link to a page of this website you do so at your own risk and the exclusions and limitations set out above will apply to your use of this website by linking to it.

Links from this website
We do not monitor or review the content of other party’s websites which are linked to from this website. Opinions expressed or material appearing on such websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us and should not be regarded as the publisher of such opinions or material. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices, or content, of these sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site & to read the privacy statements of these sites. You should evaluate the security and trustworthiness of any other site connected to this site or accessed through this site yourself, before disclosing any personal information to them. This Company will not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, howsoever caused, resulting from your disclosure to third parties of personal information.

Copyright Notice
Copyright and other relevant intellectual property rights exists on all text relating to the Company’s services and the full content of this website.

Communication
We have several different e-mail addresses for different queries. These, & other contact information, can be found on our Contact Us link on our website or via Company literature or via the Company’s stated telephone, facsimile or mobile telephone numbers.

Force Majeure

Neither party shall be liable to the other for any failure to perform any obligation under any Agreement which is due to an event beyond the control of such party including but not limited to any Act of God, terrorism, war, Political insurgence, insurrection, riot, civil unrest, act of civil or military authority, uprising, earthquake, flood or any other natural or man made eventuality outside of our control, which causes the termination of an agreement or contract entered into, nor which could have been reasonably foreseen. Any Party affected by such event shall forthwith inform the other Party of the same and shall use all reasonable endeavours to comply with the terms and conditions of any Agreement contained herein.

Waiver

Failure of either Party to insist upon strict performance of any provision of this or any Agreement or the failure of either Party to exercise any right or remedy to which it, he or they are entitled hereunder shall not constitute a waiver thereof and shall not cause a diminution of the obligations under this or any Agreement. No waiver of any of the provisions of this or any Agreement shall be effective unless it is expressly stated to be such and signed by both Parties.

General

The laws of England and Wales govern these terms and conditions. By accessing this website and using our services  you consent to these terms and conditions and to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in all disputes arising out of such access. If any of these terms are deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, but not limited to the exclusions and limitations set out above), then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be severed from these terms and the remaining terms will continue to apply. Failure of the Company to enforce any of the provisions set out in these Terms and Conditions and any Agreement, or failure to exercise any option to terminate, shall not be construed as waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the validity of these Terms and Conditions or of any Agreement or any part thereof, or the right thereafter to enforce each and every provision. These Terms and Conditions shall not be amended, modified, varied or supplemented except in writing and signed by duly authorised representatives of the Company.

Notification of Changes

The Company reserves the right to change these conditions from time to time as it sees fit and your continued use of the site will signify your acceptance of any adjustment to these terms. If there are any changes to our privacy policy, we will announce that these changes have been made on our home page and on other key pages on our site. If there are any changes in how we use our site customers’ Personally Identifiable Information, notification by e-mail or postal mail will be made to those affected by this change. Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted on our web site 30 days prior to these changes taking place. You are therefore advised to re-read this statement on a regular basis 

These terms and conditions form part of the Agreement between the Client and ourselves. Your accessing of this website and/or undertaking of a booking or Agreement indicates your understanding, agreement to and acceptance, of the Disclaimer Notice and the full Terms and Conditions contained herein. Your statutory Consumer Rights are unaffected.

 

Business Terms and Conditions

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE SALE OF GOODS

The Buyer’s attention is in particular drawn to the provisions of condition 10.4

1. INTERPRETATION

1.1 In these Conditions the following words have the following meanings:

“the Buyer” the person(s), firm or company whose written order for the Goods is accepted by the Company;

“the Company” Sign Options Limited (registered number 5288547) whose registered office is at Unit 1 BTMC, Challenge Way, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5QB;

“Contract” any contract between the Company and the Buyer for the sale and purchase of the Goods, incorporating these Conditions;

“Contract Price” means the total price payable by the Buyer to the Company under a Contract in accordance with these Conditions;

“Goods” any goods which the Company is to supply to the Buyer (including any part or parts of them)

1.2 In these Conditions references to any statute or statutory provision shall unless the context requires otherwise include a reference to that statute or statutory provision as from time to time amended, consolidated, modified, extended, re-enacted or replaced.

1.3 In these Conditions references to the masculine include the feminine and the neuter and to the singular include the plural and vice versa as the context admits or requires.

1.4 In these Conditions headings will not affect the construction of these Conditions.

 

2. APPLICATION OF TERMS

2.1 Orders are accepted subject to the following conditions only. If any provision contained in the Buyer’s enquiry or order shall be inconsistent with the Seller’s terms and conditions, the latter shall prevail unless such provision has been specifically adopted by the Seller in writing with a document signed by a director. The mere signing by or on behalf of the Seller of any printed form supplied by the Buyer shall not constitute the specific adoption of any such provision contained therein.

 

3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

3.1 No order placed by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Company until a written acknowledgement of order is issued by the Company or (if earlier) the Company delivers the Goods to the Buyer. Acceptance of delivery of the Goods shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the Buyer’s acceptance of these terms and conditions.

3.2 The Buyer must ensure that the terms of its order and any applicable specification are complete and accurate.

3.3 The Buyer shall sign and return the written acknowledgement of order and artwork proof and no Contract shall come into force until these are received by the Company. The Company shall not be liable for any loss (including loss of profit) costs, damages, charges or expenses suffered or incurred by the Buyer as a result of the Buyer signing off an incorrect acknowledgement of order or artwork proof.

 

4. PRICE

4.1 All prices quoted in the Seller’s literature and lists are subject to alteration or withdrawal without notice. Orders are executed at prices ruling at the date of despatch of the goods. All prices are exclusive of VAT (Value Added Tax) and will be applied (where legally appropriate) at the current rate at time of purchase. Any quotation is given on the basis that no Contract will come into existence until the Company despatches an acknowledgement of order to the Buyer. Any quotation is valid for period of 90 days only from its date, provided that the Company has not previously withdrawn it.

4.2 If the Goods are to be manufactured or any process is to be applied to the Goods by the Company in accordance with a specification submitted by the Buyer, the Buyer shall indemnify the Company against all loss, damages, costs and expenses awarded against or incurred by the Company in connection with, or paid or agreed to be paid by the Company in settlement of any claim for infringement of any patent, copyright, design, trademark or other industrial or intellectual property rights of any person which results from the Company’s use of the Buyer’s specification.

4.3 Except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Company the price for the Goods is given on an ex-works basis and where the Company agrees to deliver the Goods otherwise than the Company’s premises, the Buyer shall be liable to pay the Company’s charges for transport, packaging and insurance.

4.4 No order which has been accepted by the Company may be cancelled by the Buyer except with the written consent of the Company and on terms that the Buyer will indemnify the Company in full against all losses (including loss of profit) costs (including the costs of all labour and material used), damages, charges and expenses suffered or incurred by the Company as a result of such cancellation.

4.5 The price for the Goods shall be exclusive of any value added tax or any other applicable tax which the Buyer will pay in addition when it is due to pay for the Goods.

 

5. DESCRIPTION

5.1 The description of the Goods shall be as set out in the Company’s quotation.

5.2 All drawings, descriptive matter, specifications and advertising issued by the Company and any descriptions or illustrations contained in the Company’s catalogues or brochures are issued or published for the sole purpose of giving an approximate idea of the Goods described in them. They will not form part of this Contract.

 

6. NON-DELIVERY

6.1 The quantity of any consignment of Goods as recorded by the Company upon despatch from the Company’s place of business shall be conclusive evidence of the quantity received by the Buyer on delivery unless the Buyer can provide conclusive evidence proving the contrary.

6.2 The Company shall not be liable for any non-delivery of Goods (even if caused by the Company’s negligence) unless written notice is given to the carrier and the Company within 2 days of the date when the Goods would in the ordinary course of events have been received.

6.3 Any liability of the Company for non-delivery of the Goods shall be limited to replacing the Goods within a reasonable time or issuing a credit note at the pro rata Contract Price against any invoice raised for such Goods.

 

7. RISK/TITLE

7.1 The Goods are at the risk of the Buyer from the time of delivery in accordance with these terms and conditions

7.2 Ownership of the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Company has received in full (in cash or cleared funds) all sums due to it in respect of:

7.2.1 all other sums which are, or which become due to the Company from the Buyer on any account.

7.3 Until ownership of the Goods has passed to the Buyer, the Buyer must:

7.3.1 hold the Goods on a fiduciary basis as the Company’s bailee;

7.3.2 store the Goods (at no cost to the Company) separately from all other goods of the Buyer or any third party in such a way that they remain readily identifiable as the Company’s property;

7.3.3 not destroy, deface or obscure any identifying mark or packaging on or relating to the Goods;

7.3.4 maintain the Goods in satisfactory condition insured on the Company’s behalf for their full price against all risks to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company. On request the Buyer shall produce the policy of insurance to the Company; and

7.3.5 hold the proceeds of the insurance referred to in condition 7.3.4 on trust for the Company and not mix them with any other money, nor pay the proceeds into an overdrawn bank account.

7.4The Buyer may resell the Goods before ownership has passed to it solely on the following conditions:

7.4.1any sale shall be effected in the ordinary course of the Buyer’s business at full market value; and

7.4.2 any such sale shall be a sale of the Company’s property on the Buyer’s own behalf and the Buyer shall deal as principal when making such a sale.

7.5 The Buyer’s right to possession of the Goods shall terminate immediately if:

7.5.1 the Buyer (being an individual or partnership) has a bankruptcy order made against him/them or makes an arrangement or composition with his/their creditors, or otherwise takes the benefit of any Act for the time being in force for the relief of insolvent debtors, or (being a body corporate) convenes a meeting of creditors (whether formal or informal), or enters into liquidation (whether voluntary or compulsory) except a solvent voluntary liquidation for the purpose only of reconstruction or amalgamation, or has a receiver and/or manager, administrator or administrative receiver appointed of its undertaking or any part thereof, or a resolution is passed or a petition presented to any court for the winding up of the Buyer, or for the granting of an administration order in respect of the Buyer, or any proceedings are commenced relating to the insolvency or possible insolvency of the Buyer; or

7.5.2 the Buyer suffers or allows any execution, whether legal or equitable, to be levied on his/their/its property or obtained against him/their/it, or fails to observe/perform any of his/its obligations under the Contract or any other contract between the Company and the Buyer, or is unable to pay his/their/its debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or the Buyer ceases to trade; or

7.5.3 the Buyer encumbers or in any way changes any of the Goods.

7.6 The Company shall be entitled to recover payment for the Goods notwithstanding that ownership of any of the Goods has not passed from the Company.

7.7 The Buyer grants the Company, its agents and employees an irrevocable licence at any time to enter any premises where the Goods are or may be stored in order to inspect them, or, where the Buyer’s right to possession has terminated, to recover them.

 

8. PRICE

8.1 Unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing the price for the Goods shall be the price set out in the Company’s acknowledgement of order.

8.2 The price for the Goods shall be exclusive of any value added tax or any other applicable tax which the Buyer will pay in addition when it is due to pay for the Goods.

8.3 Except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Company the price for the Goods is given on an ex-works basis and where the Company agrees to deliver the Goods otherwise than the Company’s premises, the Buyer shall be liable to pay the Company’s charges for transport, packaging and insurance.

 

9. PAYMENT

9.1 Subject to condition 8.1, unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing, the Company may invoice the Buyer for the price of the Goods on or at any time after delivery of the Goods, unless the Goods are to be collected by the Buyer or the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, in which event the Company shall be entitled to invoice the Buyer for the price at any time after the Company has notified the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection or (as the case may be) the Company has tendered delivery of the Goods.

9.2 Payment of the price for the Goods is due in pounds sterling on the last working day of the month following the month in which the Goods are delivered or deemed to be delivered.

9.3 Time for payment shall be of the essence.

9.4 No payment shall be deemed to have been received until the Company has received cleared funds.

9.5 All payments payable to the Company under the Contract shall become due immediately upon termination of this Contract despite any other provision.

9.6 The Buyer may not withhold payment of any invoice or other amount due to the Company by reason of any right of set-off or counterclaim which the Buyer may have or allege to have or for any reason whatsoever

9.7 The Company may appropriate any payment made by the Buyer to the Company to such of the Goods as the Company thinks fit despite any purported appropriation by the Buyer.

9.8 If the Buyer fails to pay the Company any sum due pursuant to the Contract the Buyer will be liable to pay interest to the Company on such sum from the due date for payment at the annual rate of 2% above the base lending rate from time to time of Lloyds TSB Bank, accruing on a daily basis until payment is made, whether before or after any judgement. The Company reserves the right to claim interest under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.

 

10. QUALITY

10.1 The Company agrees at its own cost and at its sole discretion to repair or replace any of the goods or parts thereof and to repair or rectify any defects in the works which in each case are proved to the Company to be faulty due to bad workmanship or materials providing in such case that such fault is notified to the Company in writing within, unless agreed in accordance with clause 2 a), a period of 6 months from the date of delivery of the goods or completion of the Works within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1994.

10.2 The Company shall not be liable for a breach of the warranty in condition 9.1 unless

10.2.1 The Buyer gives written notice of the defect to the Company, and (if the defect is as a result of damage in transit) to the carrier, within 3 days of: (a) the date of delivery (where the defect would be apparent to the Buyer upon a reasonable inspection); or (b) the date when the Buyer discovers or ought reasonably to have discovered the defect (where the defect would not be apparent to the Buyer upon reasonable inspection);

10.2.2 the Company is given a reasonable opportunity after receiving the notice of examining such Goods and the Buyer (if asked to do so by the Company) returns such Goods to the Company’s place of business at the Buyer’s cost for the examination to take place there.

10.3 if the Buyer makes any further use of such Goods after giving notice; or

10.3.1 if the Buyer alters or repairs such Goods without the written consent of the Company; or

10.3.2 if the defect arises because the Buyer failed to follow the Company’s oral or written instructions as to the storage, installation, commissioning, use or maintenance of the Goods or (if there are none) good trade practice; or

10.3.3 if the defect arises due to the installation, maintenance or use of the Goods by a third party and the defect is due to the incorrect installation, maintenance or use of the Goods by that third party; or

10.3.4 if the defect in such Goods arises from any design defect in any drawing design or specification supplied or approved by the Buyer; or

10.3.5 to the extent that the defect in the Goods arises from parts, material or equipment not manufactured by the Seller in respect of which condition 9.1 will apply.

10.4 Subject to conditions 9.0, if any of the Goods do not conform with the warranty the Company shall at its option repair or replace such Goods (or the defective part) provided that, if the Company so requests, the Buyer shall, (at the Buyer’s expense), return the Goods or the part of such Goods which is defective to the Company.

10.5 If the Company complies with condition 9.0 it shall have no further liability for a breach of the warranty in respect of the quality of such Goods.

 

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

11.1 In lieu of any warranty, condition or liability implied or imposed by law, the Consumer Rights Act of 2015 will apply

11.1.1 any breach of these Terms and Conditions;

11.1.2 any use made or resale by the Buyer of any of the Goods, or of any products incorporating any of the Goods; and

11.1.3 any representation, statement or tortious act or omission including negligence arising under or in connection with the Contract.

11.2 Nothing in these Conditions excludes or limits the liability of the Company for death or personal injury caused by the Company’s negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation

11.3 Subject to terms and conditions

11.4 the Company’s total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation or otherwise, arising in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of this Contract shall be limited to the pro rata Contract Price; and

11.4.1 the Company shall not be liable to the Buyer for any pure economic loss, loss of goodwill or reputation, loss of profit of loss of sales (whether direct or indirect) or any consequential or indirect loss, damage or expense whatsoever (howsoever caused) which arises out of or in connection with the contract.

11.5 The Buyer shall indemnify the Company against all liability, actions proceedings, costs, claims, damages or demands in any way connected with this Contract brought or threatened to be brought against the Company by any third party except to the extent the Company is liable to the Buyer in accordance with these terms and conditions.

 

12. ASSIGNMENT

12.1 The Buyer shall not be entitled to assign the Contract or any part of it without the prior written consent of the Company.

12.2 The Company may assign the Contract or any part of it to any person, firm or company.

 

13. FORCE MAJEURE

13.1 The Company shall not be deemed to be breach of this Agreement or otherwise liable to the Buyer in any manner whatsoever for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under this Agreement due to Force Majeure.

13.2 For the purpose of this Agreement, an “Event of Force Majeure” means any circumstance not within the reasonable control of the Party affected, but only if and to the extent that (i) such circumstance, despite the exercise of reasonable diligence and the observance of Good Utility Practice, cannot be, or be caused to be, prevented, avoided or removed by such Party, and (ii) such circumstance materially and adversely affects the ability of the Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and such Party has taken all reasonable precautions, due care and reasonable alternative measures in order to avoid the effect of such event on the Party’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to mitigate the consequences thereof.

 

14. GENERAL

14.1 Time for performance of all obligations of the Buyer under the Contract is of the essence.

14.2 Each right or remedy of the Company under the Contract is without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Company whether under the Contract or not.

14.3 If any provision of the Contract is found by any court, tribunal or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be wholly or partly illegal, invalid, void, voidable, unenforceable or unreasonable it shall to the extent of such illegality, invalidity, voidability, unenforceability or unreasonableness be deemed severable and the remaining provisions of the Contract and the remainder of such provision shall continue in full force and effect.

14.4 Failure or delay by the Company in enforcing or partially enforcing any provision of the Contract will not be construed as a waiver of any of its rights under the Contract.

14.5 Any waiver by the Company of any breach of, or any default under, any provision of the Contract by the Buyer will not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default and will in no way affect the other terms of the Contract.

14.6 Notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, nothing herein shall confer or is intended to confer a benefit on any third party for the purpose of the current Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act or for any other purpose

14.7 The formation, existence, construction, performance, validity and all aspects of the Contract shall be governed by English law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.