TERMS & CONDITIONS

This page tells You the terms and conditions on which We supply any of the Goods (Goods) listed on our Website www.firesealsdirect.co.uk (our site) to You. Please read these terms and conditions carefully and make sure that You understand them, before ordering any Goods from our site. You should understand that by ordering any of our Goods, You agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. You should print a copy of these terms and conditions for future reference. Please click on the button marked “I Accept” at the end of these terms and conditions if You accept them. Please understand that if You refuse to accept these terms and conditions, You will not be able to order any Goods from our site.

1. INFORMATION ABOUT US

1.1 We operate the Website www.firesealsdirect.co.uk. We are a partnership trading under the name of Checkfire Ltd. Firesealsdirect is a trading name of Checkfire Ltd. Our main trading address is Sir Alfred Owen Way, Pontygwindy Industrial Estate, Caerphilly, South Wales CF83 3HU. Our VAT number is 144 0143 57.

2. YOUR STATUS

2.1 By placing an order through our site, You warrant that:
2.1.1 You are legally capable of entering into binding contracts; and
2.1.2 You are at least 18 years old.

3. How the contract is formed between You and Us

3.1 After placing an order, You will receive an e-mail from Us acknowledging that We have received Your order. Please note that this does not mean that Your order has been accepted. Your order constitutes an offer to Us to buy Goods. All orders are subject to acceptance by Us, and We will confirm such acceptance to You by sending You an e-mail that confirms that the Goods have been dispatched (Dispatch Confirmation). The contract between Us (Contract) will only be formed when We send You the Dispatch Confirmation.

3.2 The Contract will relate only to those Goods whose dispatch We have confirmed in the Dispatch Confirmation. We will not be obliged to supply any other Goods which may have been part of Your order until the dispatch of such Goods has been confirmed in a separate Dispatch Confirmation.

4. Consumer rights

4.1 If You are contracting as a consumer, You may cancel a Contract at any time within seven working days, beginning on the day after You received the Goods. In this case, You will receive a full refund of the price paid for the Goods in accordance with our refunds policy (set out in clause 8 below).

4.2 To cancel a Contract, You must inform Us in writing. You must also return the Goods to Us as soon as reasonably practicable, and at Your own cost. You have a legal obligation to take reasonable care of the Goods while they are in Your possession. If You fail to comply with this obligation, We may have a right of action against You for compensation.

5. Availability and delivery

5.1 We will Use all reasonable endeavours to deliver the Goods by the delivery date set out in the Dispatch Confirmation or, if no delivery date is specified, then within a reasonable time of the date of the Dispatch Confirmation, unless prevented from doing so by a Force Majeure Event or a failure on Your part to provide adequate delivery instructions. Any dates quoted are approximate only and the time of delivery of the Goods is not of the essence.

5.2  We shall ensure that:
5.2.1 each delivery of Goods is accompanied by a delivery note which shows the date of the Order, all relevant customer and supplier reference numbers, the type and quantity of the Goods (including the code number of the Goods, where applicable), special storage instructions (if any) and, if the Order is being delivered by instalments, the outstanding balance of Goods remaining to be delivered; and

5.2.2  if We require You to return any packaging materials to Us, that fact is clearly stated on the delivery note. You shall make any such packaging materials available for collection at such times as We shall reasonably request. Returns of packaging materials shall be at our expense.

5.3  We are able to ship to mainland United Kingdom, excluding the Scottish Isles, Jersey and the Isle of Man.

6. Risk and title

6.1 The Goods will be Your responsibility from the time of delivery.

6.2  Ownership of the Goods will only pass to You when We receive full payment of all sums due in respect of the Goods, including delivery charges.

7. Price and payment

7.1 The price of the Goods and our delivery charges will be as quoted on our site from time to time, except in cases of obvious error.

7.2 Goods prices include VAT.

7.3 Goods prices and delivery charges are liable to change at any time, but changes will not affect orders in respect of which We have already sent You a Dispatch Confirmation.

7.4 Our site contains a large number of Goods and it is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the Goods listed on our site may be incorrectly priced. We will normally verify prices as part of our dispatch procedures so that, where a Goods’ correct price is less than our stated price, We will charge the lower amount when dispatching the Goods to You. If a Goods’ correct price is higher than the price stated on our site, We will normally, at our discretion, either contact You for instructions before dispatching the Goods, or reject Your order and notify You that We are rejecting it.

7.5 If the pricing error is obvious and unmistakeable and could have reasonably been recognised by You as an error, We do not have to provide the Goods to You at the incorrect (lower) price.

7.6 Payment for all Goods must be by credit or debit card. We accept payment with Visa and Mastercard. We will not charge Your credit or debit card until We dispatch Your order.

8. Our refunds policy

8.1 If You return Goods to Us:

8.2.1 because You have cancelled the Contract between Us within the seven-day cooling-off period (see clause 4.1 above), We will process the refund due to You as soon as possible and, in any case, within 30 days of the day on which You gave Us notice of cancellation. In this case, We will refund the price of the Goods in full, and any applicable delivery charges. However, You may be responsible for the cost of returning the item(s) to Us.

8.2.2  for any other reason (for instance, because You have notified Us in accordance with clause 19 that You do not agree to a change in these terms and conditions or in any of our policies, or because You consider that the Goods are defective), We will examine the returned Goods and will notify You of Your refund via e-mail within a reasonable period of time. We will usually process the refund due to You as soon as possible and, in any case, within 30 days of the day We confirmed to You via e-mail that You were entitled to a refund. We will refund the price of defective Goods in full, any applicable delivery charges and any reasonable costs You incur in returning the item to Us.

8.2 We will usually refund any money received from You using the same method originally used by You to pay for Your purchase.

Please see our returns page for more details.

9. Warranty

9.1  We warrant to You that any Goods purchased from Us through our site will, on delivery, conform in all material respects with its description, be of satisfactory quality, and be reasonably fit for all the purposes for which Goods of that kind are commonly supplied.

9.2  You warrant that if You are a consumer that the Goods are only being supplied to You for private or domestic use and You agree not to Use the Goods for any commercial business or re-sale purpose.

10. Our liability

10.1  Subject to clause 10.3, if We fail to comply with these terms and conditions, We shall only be liable to You for the purchase price of the Goods.

10.2  Subject to clause 10.3, We will not be liable for losses that result from our failure to comply with these terms and conditions that fall into the following categories:

10.2.1 loss of income or revenue;

10.2.2 loss of business;

10.2.3 loss of profits;

10.2.4 loss of anticipated savings;

10.2.5 loss of data; or

10.2.6 waste of management or office time.

However, this clause 10.2 will not prevent claims for loss of or damage to Your physical property that are foreseeable or any other claims for direct loss that are not excluded by categories 10.2.1 to 10.2.6 inclusive of this clause 10.2.

10.3  We shall not be liable for Goods failure to comply with any warranty set out in these conditions in any of the following events:-

10.3.1 You make any further use of such Goods after giving notice that the Goods are defective;

10.3.2 the defect arises because You failed to follow our oral or written instructions as to the storage, commissioning, installation, use and maintenance of the Goods or (if there are none) good trade practice regarding the same;

10.3.3 You alter or repair such Goods without our written consent;

10.3.4 the defect arises as a result of fair wear and tear, wilful damage, negligence, or abnormal

10.4  Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits our liability for:

10.4.1 death or personal injury caused by our negligence;

10.4.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

10.4.3 any breach of the obligations implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982;

10.4.4 defective Goods under the Consumer Protection Act 1987; or

10.4.5 any other matter for which it would be illegal for Us to exclude or attempt to exclude our liability.

11. Import duty

11.1  If You order Goods from our site for delivery outside the UK, they may be subject to import duties and taxes which are levied when the delivery reaches the specified destination. You will be responsible for payment of any such import duties and taxes. Please note that We have no control over these charges and cannot predict their amount. Please contact Your local customs office for further information before placing Your order.

11.2  Please also note that You must comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the country for which the Goods are destined. We will not be liable for any breach by You of any such laws.

12. Written communications

Applicable laws require that some of the information or communications We send to You should be in writing. When Using our site, You accept that communication with Us will be mainly electronic. We will contact You by e-mail or provide You with information by posting notices on our Website. For contractual purposes, You agree to this electronic means of communication and You acknowledge that all contracts, notices, information and other communications that We provide to You electronically comply with any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. This condition does not affect Your statutory rights.

13. Notices

All notices given by You to Us must be given to Checkfire at Sir Alfred Owen Way, Pontygwindy, Caerphilly, South Wales CF83 3HU or info@firesealsdirect.com. We may give notice to You at either the e-mail or postal address You provide to Us when placing an order, or in any of the ways specified in clause 12 above. Notice will be deemed received and properly served immediately when posted on our Website, 24 hours after an e-mail is sent, or three days after the date of posting of any letter. In proving the service of any notice, it will be sufficient to prove, in the case of a letter, that such letter was properly addressed, stamped and placed in the post and, in the case of an e-mail, that such e-mail was sent to the specified e-mail address of the addressee.

14. Transfer of rights and obligations

14.1  The contract between You and Us is binding on You and Us and on our respective successors and assignees.

14.2 You may not transfer, assign, charge or otherwise dispose of a Contract, or any of Your rights or obligations arising under it, without our prior written consent.

14.3 We may transfer, assign, charge, sub-contract or otherwise dispose of a Contract, or any of our rights or obligations arising under it, at any time during the term of the Contract.

15. Events outside our control

15.1 We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under a Contract that is caused by events outside our reasonable control (Force Majeure Event).

15.2 A Force Majeure Event includes any act, event, non-happening, omission or accident beyond our reasonable control and includes in particular (without limitation) the following:

15.2.1 strikes, lock-outs or other industrial action;

15.2.2 civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war;

15.2.3 fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster;

15.2.4 impossibility of the Use of railways, shipping, aircraft, motor transport or other means of public or private transport;

15.2.5 impossibility of the Use of public or private telecommunications networks;

15.2.6 the acts, decrees, legislation, regulations or restrictions of any government; and

15.2.7 pandemic or epidemic.

15.3 Our performance under any Contract is deemed to be suspended for the period that the Force Majeure Event continues, and We will have an extension of time for performance for the duration of that period. We will Use our reasonable endeavours to bring the Force Majeure Event to a close or to find a solution by which our obligations under the Contract may be performed despite the Force Majeure Event.

16. Waiver

16.1 If We fail, at any time during the term of a Contract, to insist upon strict performance of any of Your obligations under the Contract or any of these terms and conditions, or if We fail to exercise any of the rights or remedies to which We are entitled under the Contract, this will not constitute a waiver of such rights or remedies and will not relieve You from compliance with such obligations.

16.2 A waiver by Us of any default will not constitute a waiver of any subsequent default.

16.3 No waiver by Us of any of these terms and conditions will be effective unless it is expressly stated to be a waiver and is communicated to You in writing in accordance with clause 13 above.

17. Severability

17.1 If any court or competent authority decides that any of the provisions of these terms and Conditions or any provisions of a Contract are invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, the term will, to that extent only, be severed from the remaining terms, which will continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.

17.2 If any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision of the Contract would be valid, enforceable and legal if some part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply with the minimum modification necessary to make it legal, valid and enforceable.

18. Entire agreement

18.1 These terms and conditions and any document expressly referred to in them constitute the whole agreement between Us and supersede all previous discussions, correspondence, negotiations, previous arrangement, understanding or agreement between Us relating to the subject matter of any Contract.

18.2 e each acknowledge that, in entering into a Contract, neither of Us relies on any representation or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in these terms and conditions or the documents referred to in them.

18.3 Each of Us agrees that our only liability in respect of those representations and warranties that are set out in this Contract (whether made innocently or negligently) will be for breach of contract.

18.4 Nothing in this clause limits or excludes any liability for fraud.

19. Our right to vary these terms and conditions

19.1  We have the right to revise and amend these terms and conditions from time to time.

19.2  You will be subject to the policies and terms and conditions in force at the time that You order Goods from Us, unless any change to those policies or these terms and conditions is required to be made by law or governmental authority (in which case it will apply to orders previously placed by You), or if We notify You of the change to those policies or these terms and conditions before We send You the Dispatch Confirmation (in which case We have the right to assume that You have accepted the change to the terms and conditions, unless You notify Us to the contrary within seven working days of receipt by You of the Goods).

19.3  We have the right to revise and amend these terms and conditions from time to time.

20. Law and jurisdiction

Contracts for the purchase of Goods through our site and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be governed by English law. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with such Contracts or their formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

21. Third party rights

A person who is not party to these terms and conditions or a Contract shall not have any rights under or in connection with them under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.