TERMS & CONDITIONS
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Standard Conditions Of Contract
The following Terms and Conditions in conjunction with AngelDesignandPrint.com
Satisfaction and Turnaround Times constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede any
previous agreements, warranties, representations, undertakings or understandings between the parties and
may not be varied except in writing.
1. Definitions
a. 'Seller' means the party providing the goods or services under these terms and conditions.
b. 'Buyer' means the party contracting with the Seller to acquire the good and services supplied under these
terms and conditions.
c. 'Work' means all goods (by way of intermediate or finished product) and services supplied by the Seller to
the Buyer.
d. 'Intermediates' means all products produced during the manufacturing process including non-exhaustively
discs, film, plate, intellectual property.
e. 'Preliminary Work' means all work done in the concept and preparatory stages (including non-exhaustively
design, artwork, colour matching).
f. 'Electronic File' means any text, illustration or other matter supplied or produced by either Party in digitised
form on disc, through a modem, or by ISDN or any other communication link. g. 'Periodical Publications'
means publications produced at (normally regular) intervals.
g. 'Insolvency' means the Buyer is in a position where it is unable to pay its debts or has a winding up petition
issued against it or has a receiver, administrator or administrative receiver appointed to it or being a person
commits an act of bankruptcy or has a bankruptcy petition issued against him.
2. Payment
a. Estimates are based on the Seller's current costs of production and, unless otherwise agreed in writing, are
subject to amendment to meet any rise or fall in such costs that have taken place by the time of delivery.
b. Estimates are given exclusive of tax and the Seller reserves the right to charge and the Buyer will pay any
VAT or other tax payable.
c. All work carried out shall be charged. This includes all Preliminary Work whether or not the Buyer agrees to
that work being taken forward to production.
d. Any additional work required of the Seller by reason of the Buyer supplying inadequate copy, incomplete or
incorrect instructions or insufficient materials; or late delivery of the same shall be charged.
e. Payment shall become due before delivery of the Work. The Seller, at his absolute discretion, may ask for
part or full payment in advance of starting the Work.
f. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the price of the Work will be 'ex-works' and delivery shall be charged
extra.
g. Should the Work be suspended or delayed by the Buyer for any reason the Seller shall be entitled to charge
for storage and for loss of or wastage of resources that cannot otherwise be used.
h. Should the suspension or delay in 2(g) above extend beyond 30 days the Seller shall be entitled to
immediate payment for work already carried out, materials specially ordered and any other additional costs.
3. Delivery
a. Delivery of the Work shall be accepted when tendered.
b. Unless otherwise agreed in writing completion and delivery times are a guide only and, whilst the Seller will
make every effort to adhere to proposed timescales, time is not of the essence in any contract with the Buyer.
c. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, (in which case an extra charge may be made) delivery will be to
kerbside at the Buyer's address and the Buyer will make arrangements for off-loading and for any additional
transportation to its storage facility.
d. Subject to any agreement as per 4(c) above, delivery involving difficult access and/or unreasonable
distance from vehicular access shall entitle the Seller to make an extra charge to reflect its extra costs.
e. Should expedited delivery be agreed the Seller shall be entitled to make an extra charge to cover any
overtime or any other additional costs.
4. Materials supplied or specified by the Buyer
4.1 Electronic Files
a. It is the Buyer's responsibility to maintain a copy of any original Electronic File provided by the Buyer.
b. The Seller shall not be responsible for checking the accuracy of supplied input from an electronic file unless
otherwise agreed in writing.
c. Without prejudice to clause 4.2(b), if an electronic file is not suitable for outputting on equipment normally
adequate for such purposes without adjustment or other corrective action the Seller may make a charge for
any resulting additional cost incurred or may reject the file without prejudice to his rights to payment for work
done/material purchased.
4.2 Other Materials
a. Metal, film and other materials owned by the Buyer and supplied to the Seller for the production of type,
plates, film-setting, negatives, positives, electronic files and the like shall remain the Buyer's exclusive property.
However where the content is generated by the Seller, the Seller may, in order to protect his intellectual
property rights and at his absolute discretion, replace such material with unused material of a similar or better
quality.
b. The Seller may reject any film, discs, paper, plates, electronic files or other materials supplied or specified
by the Buyer which appear to him to be unsuitable for the purpose intended. Additional cost incurred if
materials are found to be unsuitable during production may be charged except that if the whole or any part of
such additional cost could have been avoided but for unreasonable delay by the Seller in ascertaining the
unsuitability of the materials then that amount shall not be charged to the Buyer.
c. Without prejudice to clause 4.2.b, where materials are so supplied or specified, and the Seller so advises
the Buyer, and the Buyer instructs the Seller in writing to proceed anyway, the Seller will use reasonable
endeavours to secure the best results, but shall have no liability for the quality of the end-product(s).
d. Quantities of materials supplied shall be adequate to cover normal spoilage. Any costs incurred as a result
of shortages, including re-starting jobs, duplicating masters etc will be charged in addition to the estimated
price.
4.3 Risk And Storage
a. Buyer's property and all property supplied to the Seller by or on behalf of the Buyer shall while it is in the
possession of the Seller or in transit to or from the Buyer be deemed to be at Buyer's risk unless otherwise
agreed in writing and the Buyer should insure accordingly.
b. The Seller shall be entitled to make a reasonable charge for the storage of any Buyer's property left with the
Seller before receipt of the order or after notification to the Buyer of completion of the work.
4.4 Finished Goods
a. The risk in the Work and all goods delivered in connection with the Work shall pass to the Buyer on delivery
and the Buyer should insure accordingly.
b. On completion of the Work, the Seller will store the Buyer's materials and Work for a maximum of one
month, after which time they will be destroyed without further notice.
5. Materials and Equipment Supplied By The Seller
a. Metal, film and other materials owned by the Seller and used in the production of intermediates, type,
plates, film-setting, negatives, positives, electronic files and other production processes, together with items
thereby produced, shall remain the Seller's exclusive property.
b. Type shall be distributed and film and plates, tapes, discs, electronic files or other work destroyed
immediately after the order is executed unless written arrangements are made to the contrary. In the latter
event, storage shall be charged.
c. The Seller shall not be obliged to download any digital data from his equipment or supply the same to the
Buyer on disc, tape or by any communication link.
6. Retention of Title
a. The Work remains the Seller's property until the Buyer has paid for it and discharged all other debts owing
to the Seller.
b. If the Buyer becomes subject to Insolvency and the Work has not been paid for in full the Seller may take
the goods back and, if necessary, enter the Buyer's premises to do so, or to inspect and/or label the goods so
as to identify them clearly.
c. If the Buyer shall sell the goods before they have been paid for in full he shall hold the proceeds of sale on
trust for the Seller in a separate account until any sum owing to the Seller has been discharged from such
proceeds.
d. Where the Buyer is in breach of these Terms or performs any act of Bankruptcy or Insolvency the Seller
reserves the right to approach the Buyer's customer and to offer the Work directly to them, notwithstanding the
fact that this will involve advising the Buyer's customer that the Buyer is in breach or in default.
7. Proofs and variations
a. The Seller shall incur no liability for any errors not corrected by the Buyer where the Buyer has been
provided with proofs. The Buyer's alterations and additional proofs necessitated thereby shall be charged extra.
When style, type or layout is left to the Seller's judgement, changes therefrom made by the Buyer shall be
charged extra.
b. Where the Buyer specifically waives any requirement to examine proofs the Seller is indemnified by the
Buyer against any and all errors in the finished Work.
c. Colour proofs Due to differences in equipment, paper, inks and other conditions between colour proofing
and production runs, a reasonable variation in colour between colour proofs and the completed job will be
deemed acceptable unless otherwise agreed in writing.
d. Variations in quantity Every endeavour will be made to deliver the correct quantity ordered, but estimates
are conditional upon margins of 5 per cent for work being allowed for overs or unders the same to be
charged or deducted, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
8. Claims and Liability
8.1 Claims
a. Advice of damage, delay or loss of goods in transit or of non-delivery must be given in writing to the Seller
and the carrier within three clear days of delivery (or, in the case of non-delivery, within 3 days of notification of
despatch of the goods) and any claim in respect thereof must be made in writing to the Seller and the carrier
within seven clear days of delivery (or, in the case of non-delivery, within 7 days of notification of despatch). All
other claims must be made in writing to the Seller within 14 days of delivery. The Seller shall not be liable in
respect of any claim unless the aforementioned requirements have been complied with except in any particular
case where the Buyer proves that (i) it was not possible to comply with the requirements and (ii) the claim was
made as soon as reasonably possible.
b. If the Work is defective so that the Buyer may in law reject it, said rejection must take place within 7 days of
delivery of the goods, failing which the Buyer will be deemed to have accepted the Work.
c. In the event of all or any claims or rejections the Seller reserves the right to inspect the Work within seven
days of the claim or rejection being notified.
8.2 Liability
d. Insofar as is permitted by law where Work is defective for any reason, including negligence, the Seller's
liability (if any) shall be limited to rectifying such defect, or crediting its value against any invoice raised in
respect of the Work.
e. Where the Seller performs its obligations to rectify defective Work under this condition the Seller shall not be
liable for indirect loss, consequential loss or third party claims occasioned by defective Work and the Buyer shall
not be entitled to any further claim in respect of the Work nor shall the Buyer be entitled to repudiate the
contract, refuse to pay for the work or cancel further deliveries.
f. Defective Work must be returned to the Seller before replacement or credits can be issued. If the subject Work
is not available to the Seller the Seller will hold that the Buyer has accepted the Work and no credits or
replacement Work will be provided.
g. The Seller shall not be liable for indirect loss, consequential loss or third party claims occasioned by delay in
completing the work or for any loss to the Buyer arising from delay in transit, whether as a result of the Seller's
negligence or otherwise.
h. Where the Seller offers to replace defective Work the Buyer must accept such an offer unless he can show
clear cause for refusing so to do. If the Buyer opts to have the work re-done by any third party without reference
to the Seller the Buyer automatically revokes his right to any remedy from the Seller, including but not exclusively
the right to a credit in respect of Work done by the Seller.
i. Where the Work will be forwarded by or on behalf of the Buyer to a third party for further processing the
Buyer will be deemed to have inspected and approved the Work prior to forwarding and the Seller accepts no
liability for claims arising subsequent to the third party's processing.
j. The Seller reserves the right to reject any work forwarded to him after initial processing by a third party as
soon as is reasonably practicable without processing the work any further. Should the Buyer require the Seller
notwithstanding to continue, then the Seller is only obliged to do so after confirmation from the Buyer in writing.
k. Nothing in these conditions shall exclude the Seller's liability for death or personal injury as a result of its
negligence.
9. Insolvency
Without prejudice to other remedies, if the Buyer becomes insolvent, the Seller shall have the right not to
proceed further with the contract or any other work for the
Buyer and be entitled to charge for work already carried out (whether completed or not) and materials
purchased for the Buyer, such charge to be an immediate debt due to him. Any unpaid invoices shall become
immediately due for payment.
10. General Lien
Without prejudice to other remedies, in respect of all unpaid debts due from the Buyer the Seller shall have a
general lien on all goods and property of or provided by the Buyer in his possession (whether worked on or
not) and shall be entitled on the expiration of 14 days' notice to dispose of such goods or property as agent
for the Buyer in such manner and at such price as he thinks fit and to apply the proceeds towards such debts,
and shall when accounting to the Buyer for any balance remaining be discharged from all liability in respect of
such goods or property.
11. Illegal Matter
a. The Seller shall not be required to print any matter which in his opinion is or may be of an illegal or
libellous nature or an infringement of the proprietary or other rights of any third party.
b. The Seller shall be indemnified by the Buyer in respect of any claims, costs and expenses arising out of the
printing by the Seller for the Buyer of any illegal or unlawful matter including matter which is libellous or
infringes copyright, patent, design or any other proprietary or personal rights. The indemnity shall include
(without limitation) any amounts paid on a lawyer's advice in settlement of any claim that any matter is
libellous or such an infringement.
12. Periodical Publications
A contract for the printing of a periodical publication may not be terminated by either party unless 13 weeks
notice in writing is given in the case of periodicals produced monthly or more frequently or 26 weeks notice in
writing is given in the case of other periodicals.
Notice must be given after completion of work on any one issue. Nevertheless the Seller may terminate any
such contract forthwith should any sum due thereunder remain unpaid.
13. Force Majeure
The Seller shall be under no liability if he shall be unable to carry out any provision of the contract for any
reason beyond his reasonable control including (without limiting the foregoing): Act of God; legislation; war;
fire; flood; drought; inadequacy or unsuitability of any instructions, electronic file or other data or materials
supplied by the Buyer; failure of power supply; lock-out, strike or other action taken by employees in
contemplation or furtherance of a dispute; or owing to any inability to procure materials required for the
performance of the contract. During the continuance of such a contingency the Buyer may by written notice to
the Seller elect to terminate the contract and pay for work done and materials used, but subject thereto shall
otherwise accept delivery when available.
14. Data Protection
The Buyer is hereby notified that the Seller may transfer personal information about the Buyer to a Credit
Agency pursuant to cl 2f above.
15. Law
These conditions and all other express and implied terms of the contract shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of England and the parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of
England and Wales.
16. Notices
All specifications and notices relied on by either party and all variations to this agreement must be in writing
and include a duly authorised signature.
17. Consumers
Nothing in these Terms shall affect the rights of Consumers.
18. Severability
All clauses and sub-clauses of this Agreement are severable and if any clause or identifiable part thereof is
held to be unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction then such enforceability shall not affect the
enforceability of the remaining provisions or identifiable parts thereof in these Terms and Conditions.