1. DELIVERY
1.1 Unless we agree otherwise, Goods must be collected from our premises.
1.2 If we have given you a time for collection of the Goods (or any part of them), such time is approximate only and is not deemed to be of the essence.
2. TITLE AND RISK
2.1 We shall retain title to Goods we supply until they have been paid for in full and you have performed all your other obligations under these Terms.
2.2 Risk in all Goods passes to you when the Goods are collected. You shall insure Goods for their full price, and shall not sell, dispose or part with possession of them or do anything else inconsistent with our ownership of the Goods, from collection until title in them passes to you.
3. PRICE
3.1 All prices are plus GST and other taxes and duties, which shall be paid by you.
3.2 Our prices are subject to change without notice.
3.3 Unless we agree otherwise in writing, the amount you will be charged will be the price as at the date of collection.
3.4 If we provide a quotation to you, it is based on information available to us at that time and we may charge you more than the amount quoted if our costs (eg the amount we pay for the Goods or any part of them or the cost of transport, tax, exchange rates or other costs) or the specifications change. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, prices are quoted exclusive of GST.
4. PAYMENT
4.1 You must pay for Goods on their collection, unless we decide otherwise.
4.2 We are under no obligation to supply Goods to you on credit. If we grant you credit, you agree to pay our invoices by the due
date of the invoice.
4.3 You agree to give any securities as we may from time to time require, in the form required by us, and to comply with all of your obligations under those securities.
4.4 We may notify you at any time that we are going to stop supplying Goods to you on credit. This shall be without prejudice to your obligation to pay amounts owing.
4.5 All payments shall be made without set-off or deduction. Receipt of a cheque, bill of exchange, or other negotiable instrument will not constitute payment and you remain liable for payment until payment is received by us.
4.6 We may apportion payments to outstanding accounts as we see fit.
5. DEFAULT
5.1 You will be in Default if:
(a) you fail to pay an amount due under these Terms by the due date for payment; or
(b) you commit a breach of any of your other obligations under these Terms, the Security or the terms of any other contract you have entered into, or enter into in the future, with us or one of our related entities; or
(c) you become insolvent, are wound up, have a receiver appointed, enter into any composition or arrangement with your creditors, do any act which would render you liable to be placed in liquidation or have a receiver appointed over your property, commit an act of bankruptcy, cease to be of
full legal capacity, or die;
(d) Goods that we have retained title to are at risk; or
(e) an event or a series of events (whether related or not) occurs which, in our opinion, may cause a material adverse change in your ability to meet your obligations to us.
5.2 If you are in Default then we may, at our option, do any one or more of the following:
(a) charge you default interest at 10% per annum on any late payments calculated on a daily basis from the due date until the date payment is received;
(b) require you to remedy the default in the manner and within a period that we tell you;
(c) require you to pay to us all amounts you owe us immediately;
(d) suspend or terminate your account with us;
(e) enforce security interests created by these Terms;
(f) exercise any rights that we have under these Terms or that are available to us at law.
5.3 We may suspend or terminate your account with us at any time in our sole discretion. If your account is terminated, you must immediately pay us any amount you owe us. Termination will not affect any of our rights that have arisen before termination.
6. PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES ACT 1999 (“PPSA”)
6.1 Clause 2.1 creates a security interest in Goods we supply to you.
6.2 You shall not grant any other security interest or any lien over Goods that we have a security interest in.
6.3 At our request you shall promptly sign any documents and do anything else required by us to ensure our security interest constitutes a first ranking perfected security interest in the Goods.
6.4 We may at any time enter your premises and properties to uplift Goods that we have a security interest in.
6.5 If Goods that we have a security interest in are processed, included or dealt with in any way causing them to become accessions, processed or commingled Goods, our security interest will continue in the whole in which they are included. You shall not grant any other security interest or any lien in either the Goods or in the whole.
6.6 You waive any rights you may have under sections 114(1)(a), 116, 120(2), 121, 125, 126, 127, 129, 131, 133, and 134 of the PPSA.
6.7 You waive your right to receive a copy of any verification statement (as that term is defined in the PPSA).
6.8 You shall give us prior written notice of any proposed change of your name or address.
7. WARRANTIES
7.1 The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, the Fair Trading Act 1986, and other statutes may impose warranties, conditions or obligations upon us which cannot by law (or which can only to a limited extent by law) be excluded. Other than as expressly provided for in these Terms, we exclude all such imposed warranties, conditions or obligations to the extent permitted by law and exclude any warranty, condition or obligation imposed or implied under common law, equity or otherwise.
7.2 Where you acquire goods and/or services from us for the purposes of a business:
(a) the parties acknowledge and agree that:
(i) you are acquiring the goods and/or services covered by these Terms for the purposes of a business in terms of sections 2 and 43(2) of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993;
(ii) the goods and/or services are both supplied and acquired in trade for the purposes of the Fair Trading Act 1986 and the parties agree to contract out of sections 9 (Misleading and deceptive conduct generally), 12A (Unsubstantiated representations), and 13 (False or misleading
representations); and
(b) you agree that all warranties, conditions, and other terms implied by the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 or sections 9, 12A, and 13 of the Fair Trading Act 1986 are excluded from these Terms to the fullest extent permitted by law and the parties further acknowledge and agree that it is fair and reasonable that the parties are bound by this clause.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1 Except as expressly otherwise provided by clauses 7.1, we shall not be liable for any loss or damage or liability of any kind whatsoever (including consequential loss or lost profit or business) whether suffered or incurred by you or another person and whether in contract, or tort, or otherwise and whether such loss or damage arises directly or indirectly from Goods provided by us to you.
8.2 To the extent that we are liable for any reason for any loss suffered or liability incurred by you arising from any breach of these Terms or for any other reason, such liability is limited to the amount of the price of the Goods concerned. If Goods are returned by you, or if you make a claim in writing to us in relation to Goods provided, we may, in our discretion, repair or replace the Goods, or refund the price of those Goods to you, provided that:
(a) the Goods must be returned or the claim must be made in writing to us within 1 calendar month(s) of collection; and
(b) you must supply the date and number of any invoice relating to the Goods; and
(c) we must be given a reasonable opportunity to inspect the Goods.
9. PRIVACY OF INFORMATION
9.1 You authorise us:
(a) to collect, retain and use information about you from any person for the purpose of assessing your creditworthiness; (b) to disclose information about you:
(i) to any person who guarantees, or who provides insurance, or who provides any other credit support, in relation to your obligations to us;
(ii) to such persons as may be necessary or desirable to enable us to exercise any power or enforce or attempt to enforce any of our rights, remedies and powers under these Terms.
10. NOTICES
10.1 Any notice may be given by phone, in person, posted, or sent by facsimile or email to you or where you are a company, to any of your directors.
11. CONFIDENTIALITY
11.1 You shall at all times treat as confidential all non-public information and material received from us and shall not publish, release, or disclose the same without our prior written consent. For clarity, confidential information includes any new Intellectual Property and prices.
12. COSTS
12.1 You must pay our costs (including legal costs, as between solicitor and client) of and incidental to the enforcement or attempted enforcement of our rights, remedies and powers under these Terms.
13. CREDIT INFORMATION
13.1 You consent to us, or any financier or credit-rating agency, making enquiries of and obtaining any information about your financial standing and credit worthiness.
14. JURISDICTION
14.1 These Terms are governed by the laws of New Zealand and, subject to clause 15, the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of New Zealand in respect of any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms.
15. DISPUTES
15.1 Any claim or dispute arising under these Terms shall be determined by arbitration under the Arbitration Act 1996 if the parties are unable to resolve such dispute themselves within one (1) month of the dispute arising. However, nothing in this clause prevents either party from taking immediate steps to seek any equitable relief before the New Zealand courts.
16. FORCE MAJEURE
16.1 We shall not be liable for delay or failure to perform our obligations under these Terms if the cause of delay or failure is beyond our reasonable control.
17. GENERAL
17.1 These Terms replace any earlier representations, warranties, understandings and agreements (whether oral or written), and together with your Credit Application constitute the entire agreement between us and you relating to their subject matter.
17.2 You shall not transfer or assign your rights, powers or obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent.
17.3 If you have entered into these Terms as the trustee of a trust and you have no right to or interest in any of the assets of the trust except in your capacity as trustee of the trust, your liability shall be limited to the value of the assets of the trust which now or in the future are (or, but for your wilful neglect or default, would be) in the hands of the trustees for the time being of the trust. This clause does not limit any liability you have to us as a personal guarantor.
17.4 No failure or delay by us in insisting upon the strict performance of these Terms or exercising any right under these Terms will
operate as a waiver of those matters.
17.5 We may change these Terms at any time. Any change applies from when we notify you of that change.
17.6 We may change these Terms at any time. Any change applies from when it is published on our website www.shortstorylong.co.nz
18. DEFINITIONS
18.1 In these Terms unless the context otherwise requires: “Default” has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
“Goods” shall include any associated services that we supply. “Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property rights including, without limitation, copyright, patent and design rights, drawings, documents, data, ideas, procedures, calculations and all other statutory and common law rights and interests. “Security” means all existing and future security held by us that secures your obligations under these Terms.
18.2 The rule of construction known as the contra proferentem rule does not apply to these Terms.
18.3 Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.
18.4 Headings are for convenience only and do not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, these Terms.
18.5 References to a party include that party's successors, personal representatives, executors, administrators and permitted assigns.
18.6 References to a statute include references to:
(a) regulations, orders, rules or notices made pursuant to that statute;
(b) all amendments to that statute and those regulations, orders, rules or notices, whether by subsequent statute or otherwise;
and
(c) any statute passed in substitution of that statute.