Source: https://all4tec.de/terms-and-conditions/
Timestamp: 2020-04-07 19:02:38
Document Index: 193903457

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 14', '§ 474', '§ 474', '§ 474', '§ 474', 'art 1', '§ 439', '§ 439']

Terms and Conditions - ALL4TEC
General Purchase and Delivery Conditions No.:01/2014 of the company “all4tec GmbH” (henceforth named “all4tec” in this document) - as of: November 2014
The General Purchase and Delivery Conditions No.: 01/2014 is applicable to the entire business relationship between all4tec and the consumer or future consumers. Other purchase conditions or general business conditions of the consumer are hereby invalid and would not be applied. S u. S GmbH is, on notification of such, entitled to change its General Purchase and Delivery Conditions No.: 01/2014, which would become applicable to the entire business relationship with future consumers.
The General Purchase and Delivery Conditions are also applicable to framework agreements with consumers as well as individual contracts.
Quotations from all4tec are not binding and without obligation. Specifications provided relating to dimensions, weights, colour, material and equipment are approximations only unless expressly described as warranted characteristics in the confirmation of order. Should all4tec provide access to documents such as drawings or technical documents associated with a deliverable technical procurement item, these remain the property of all4tec indefinitely.
Orders made by consumers are binding. Unless otherwise indicated in writing by all4tec, the delivery itself or invoice is deemed to be the order confirmation.
If the consumer is a businessman as defined by Art. 14 BGB (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch – i.e. German Law), the content of orders and agreements are considered as certifiably correct once confirmed in writing by all4tec unless the consumer immediately opposes these in writing. This applies in particular to verbal or telephone orders and agreements. A communication is not considered immediate if not received by all4tec within seven days.
Delivery times and periods are considered to be approximate unless all4tec confirms such in writing as binding. In the event of a delay in the clarification of all elements of a contract as well as the untimely settlement of all prepayments by the consumer, delivery times will also be protracted accordingly. Delivery times are deemed as kept once delivery availability is declared.
all4tec is entitled to part deliveries as long as this does not fall below reasonable minimum measure.
The consumer should verify and confirm the delivery note. Any discrepancies should be reported in writing to HG Technical Supplies immediately. In all other events, the delivered quantity will be considered to be accepted as correct.
For delivery delays caused by operational faults, local or governmental measures, absence of all4tec suppliers or higher forces, then the delivery period will be extended accordingly within reasonable limits. Higher forces can also include working related matters such as strikes or lawful denial of access to business premises of all4tec or all4tec suppliers. Consumers are not, in principal, entitled to claim for damages (general limited liability).
Prices exclude VAT, freight, customs duty, postage, insurance and other expenses. The prices given for brand new machines are calculated according to the prices that are current on the delivery date. The consumer always carries packaging costs; return of materials is excluded.
Unless otherwise agreed, invoices are to be paid in full immediately upon receipt.
Should the consumer delay payment, all4tec is entitled to charge interest on the outstanding balance at 10% above base rate. Further action such as a claim for damages due to non-payment remains at the discretion of all4tec.
The consumer shall only be entitled to offset payments in cases where his counter-claims are established by due legal process, are undisputed or have been acknowledged by all4tec. He shall furthermore only be entitled to exercise a right of retention to the extent that his counter-claims are based on the same contractual relationship. Any assignment of consumer claims arising from the business relationship to third parties is prohibited.
Risk begins with loading and/or the sending of the deliverable item to the consumer. This also includes when a part delivery is made or all4tec carries out other services such as delivery costs or delivery and set up and/or installation. Should the deliverable item need to be taken over by the consumer then takeover occurs at the same point as risk transfer. Takeover must occur immediately at the agreed takeover date and cannot be refused due to a simple or minimal discrepancy.
Should the delivery and/or takeover be delayed due to reasons outside of all4tec control, then the risk transfer will occur at the point in time where the delivery and/or takeover is declared as prepared and/or arranged.
1.1 The guarantee period for new products for private use (Verbrauchergüterkauf, § 474 BGB, i.e. consumer goods purchase – german law book § 474 BGB) is 24 months from point of risk transfer and 12 months for commercial and/or business use respectively.
1.2 For used products, the guarantee period is 12 months (Verbrauchergüterkauf, § 474 BGB, i.e. consumer goods purchase – German law book § 474 BGB), for commercial and / or business use there is no guarantee. Used machines or parts are delivered with those accessories that are available in the condition as described at the point of finalized contract. Liability is also excluded for open or hidden defects even if the product has not been previously inspected by the consumer, unless all4tec deliberately conceals information concerning known defects or by negligent withholding of such information.
The directives in part 1 does not apply to assured elements or by culpable violation of contractual obligations. Such claims made by the consumer as well as claims due to damages which did not occur with the deliverable item itself, are treated according to guidelines of extract VII (Allgemeine Haftungsbeschränkung – i.e. general limited liability) and are excluded as permitted within legitimate lawful boundaries.
Natural wear and tear shall never be covered by warranty. The same shall apply for minor discrepancies from the agreed condition or damages incurred after the passing of risk as a result of faulty or negligent handling or specific external influences, for which the contract made no provision. In the event of a defect attributable to faulty assembly, all4tec shall only be obliged to honour our warranty if the assembly or installation of the sold thing was carried out professionally by a technician that is certified by the machine / system / unit manufacturer for the certain job and that has been trained by the machine / system / unit manufacturer to the respectively current standard of education. The Buyer shall have to demonstrate and prove that the work was carried out professionally according to these terms.
Elements are only assured if they are specifically documented in the contract. Verbal indications or indications in other all4tec documentations do not constitute assurances. Samples, all4tec, measurements, DIN regulations, performance descriptions and other details concerning the conditions of the deliverable item serve as specifications only and are not assured elements. Should elements be assured contractually by all4tec concerning the material to be used then this is to serve the purpose of meeting specifications only and not to guarantee suitability of the materials for the contractual purpose. all4tec is obliged to notify only in the event of obvious unsuitability.
Damages which are caused by outside influence, inappropriate positioning or handling, inadequate operating or maintenance, corrosion or general wear are excluded from guarantee. The guarantee exclusion is particularly applicable to the wear of consumable parts. Consumable parts include all turning parts, all motorized parts and tools. These guarantee regulations are the basis for sale of machines / products used in a single shift operation.
The consumer is obliged to check at his own costs, the delivered goods on arrival for any defect, wrong delivery, obvious unacceptable wrong delivery or deficient quantity and immediately report this in writing to all4tec. The client is to make such reports within seven days of receipt of goods. Hidden defects are to be reported to all4tec immediately on discovery. Otherwise Article 377 of the German Commercial Code (HGB) shall apply to the relationship with consumers.
Any quality deficiency of a part delivery does not give the right to return the remaining quantity unless the consumer can prove that the receipt of the remaining quantity is unreasonable in light of the existing circumstances.
Should the consumer discover a fault, the delivered item is not to be modified, worked upon or given access to by any third party but should allow all4tec sufficient opportunity and time to investigate the fault and if necessary carry out required action (repair or part replacement); otherwise all defect claims are void. Only in the event of danger to operational safety and / or avoidance of significant damage and by notification and approval of such to all4tec, does the consumer have the right to either resolve the defect himself, or contract a third party and request compensation from all4tec. Independent of evidence of a defect, the guarantee provision is terminated if, without all4tec authorization, the consumer instigates repair personally or via a third party.
Transport damage is to be immediately reported to all4tec. The consumer is responsible for managing the required formalities with the freight forwarder, in particular all necessary evidence for the purpose of recourse action against third parties. If commercially standard breakage, loss or similar remains within acceptable boundaries, complaints cannot be made.
For legitimate flaws, all4tec has the choice to resolve the defect by repair or parts replacement supply. Multiple repairs are permissible.
In the case of defect repair all4tec is obliged to bear all costs relating to the repair including transport, working time, materials as long as these are not increased due to the purchased item residing in a location other than the fulfilment location.
Should all4tec fail resolve the defect by repair or replacement, be unable or refuse to provide repair or supply replacement due to other reasons within appropriate timeframes according to § 439 BGB (german law book § 439), then it is the right of the consumer, under exception of all else other than the deliverable item, to withdraw from the contract or decrease the price.
If the deliverable item, through negligence of all4tec by omission or incorrect advice before or after contract completion, or through breach of other contractual obligations, (i.e. operating or maintenance manuals), cannot be used by the consumer in the manner as given contractually, then the regulations within extracts VI and VII.2 come into effect. All other claims are excluded.
all4tec is liable for damages which occur anywhere other than on the deliverable item itself regardless of grounds only when having been caused by - gross misconduct by the owner or managers – culpable injury to life, limb or health - known defects which are wilfully and deliberately concealed or guaranteed as absent – defects on the deliverable item, as long as such liability is specified according to the product liability laws for damage to persons or goods on privately used objects. all4tec is also liable for, on breach of general contractual obligations, gross misconduct of non-managerial staff and light misconduct of the same but limited to contractually typical and sensible foreseeable damage. All other claims are excluded.
In regards to spare parts and consumables supplied, any kind of liability is excluded for all4tec, if the assembly or installation of the sold thing has not been carried out professionally by a technician that is certified by the machine / system / unit manufacturer for the certain job and that has been trained by the machine / system / unit manufacturer to the respectively current standard of education. The Buyer shall have to demonstrate and prove that the work was carried out professionally according to these terms.
all4tec retains ownership of the deliverable item until all payments as documented in the delivery contract, have been received. On breach of conduct by the consumer, in particular default of payment, as well as application for insolvency and/or entry into receivership proceedings, all4tec is, after reminder is issued, entitled to reclaim the delivered item and the consumer is obliged to handover such equipment. The consumer is to inform all4tec immediately in writing if the delivered item has been seized or otherwise by a third party.
all4tec is entitled, at the consumer’s expense, to insure the deliverable item against theft, fire, water and other damage should the consumer be unable to supply evidence of insurance himself.
The consumer is entitled to resell the delivered item, as well as goods manufactured by mixing, conjoining, linking or processing with the delivered item only within the framework of ordinary business activities. The consumer thereby assigns to all4tec all claims arising from the resale of the delivered item or of items manufactured through the processing of the delivered item.
Of any claims arising from the sale of goods in which all4tec has obtained co-ownership as a result of their being mixed, conjoined or linked to other goods, the consumer hereby assigns to us as prior claimants a partial amount corresponding to the proportion of all4tec co-ownership of the sold item. Should the consumer sell goods owned or co-owned by all4tec together with other goods in which all4tec hold no title as a total price, the consumer thereby assigns to all4tec as prior claimants a partial amount of the overall claim corresponding to the proportional value of the reserved goods.
The consumer is hereby assigned the revocable right to collect on all4tec behalf claims arising from resale that are assigned to all4tec. On request, the consumer shall name the debtor of the assigned claim, shall notify the debtor of the assignment, or surrender to us the notice of assignment. Should the consumer have met his payment obligations, the assignment shall not be disclosed by all4tec. Should the realizable value of the securities held by all4tec exceed the secured claims overall by more than 20%, all4tec shall be obliged to release certain securities at its discretion at the request of the consumer.
The delivery and timings obligations from all4tec are made under reservation of and subject to orderly, complete and timely self-delivery.
If the entire service concerning the risk transfer becomes impossible due to conditions attributable to all4tec then the consumer can withdraw from the contract. In case of a part impossibility then the aforementioned regulation applies to that part only. The consumer can in this case, also withdraw from the entire contract if able to demonstrate genuine a disadvantage due to a part delivery. Further claims by the consumer, in particular claims for damages, are excluded by definition of the conditions set out in part VI and VII.
Should impossibility occur due to acceptance delay or through a condition attributable to the consumer, then the consumer remains obligated until completion.
Once all4tec withdraws from a contract and/or after a set period with threat of rejection, all4tec is entitled to exploit withdrawn goods as it sees fit.
As long as nothing further has been agreed, the place of fulfilment for the payment and goods delivery is the business premises of all4tec.
If the Buyer is a trader or a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, then all4tec premises are the legal venue for all legal proceedings including changeover or cheque processes, and legal proceedings may only be instituted against us at this legal venue.
The law of the Federal Republic of Germany is exclusively applicable to the contractual relationship between all4tec and the Buyer and explicitly excludes international private rights, common international law and United Nations purchasing laws.
Should one or more of the conditions of this general purchase and delivery be or become ineffective, then this does not affect the remainder of the contract. In this case Federal Republic of Germany law applies. Under no circumstances do any of the affected conditions in these general purchase and delivery conditions become replaced by the business conditions of the customer.
Any changes or additions to the contract can only become effective by written confirmation by all4tec; this also applies to a deviation in the contractual writing requirement itself.
Legally relevant declarations of intent, such as cancellation, withdrawal notice, demand for price reduction or damage compensation become effective when made in writing only.
all4tec itself, or by contracting a third party, is entitled to store, process and manage data, received or collected through association of business relationships concerning the consumer even when received via a third party, in accordance with the Federal Republic of Germany data protection laws.
XI. Export Control Regulations
Both, goods delivered and software may be subject to the Export Control Regulations of Germany, the European Union, the United States of America or other nations. In the case of subsequent export of the goods delivered to a country, the purchaser is responsible for compliance with the appropriate statutory regulations.