Terms and Conditions

Elegant Systems, UK Ltd (ESSPL, UK Ltd ot ESSPL, UK or ESSPL) - Terms & Conditions

1. INTERPRETATION

1.1 In these Conditions unless the context otherwise permits:-

"Authorised Representative" means a person whose job title is that of Director or Managing Director or a person who holds the office of director.

"Consumer" shall mean any natural person who in the contract with the Customer is acting for purposes that are not related to his trade, business or profession.

"Customer" means the person, firm, company, entity or organisation with whom Elegant Systems contracts for the sale of Products and/or supply of Services.

"the Conditions/ these Conditions" means the standard terms and conditions of sale set out in this document or such replacement standard terms and conditions notified to Customer as are in force at the date of the Contract and which at that date appear on Elegant Systems web site at https://esdev.in/terms-and-conditions/ and/or which are available on request at Elegant Systems's principal trading address at 5, Cagney Drive, Swindon, SN25 4YR, England.

"the Contract" means any contract for the purchase and sale or other supply of Products and/or the supply of Services by Elegant Systems to a Customer.

"Electronic Means" means any electronic means including without limit on the Web, by EDI or XML, or Inside Line®.

"Elegant Systems" means Elegant Systems, UK Limited or ESSPL, UK Limited or ESSPL (registered in England number 1609968) with its registered office at 5, Cagney Drive, Swindon, SN25 4YR, England.

“Personal Data” is information about an identified or identifiable individual as defined in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).

"Products" means any hardware and software, whether packaged, licensed or as a service, and instalments of the Products or any parts of or for them,  sold by Elegant Systems to a Customer.

"Services" means any services supplied or performed by Elegant Systems or its authorised service providers to the Customer.

"Special Order Products" shall mean Products that are classified in Elegant Systems current comprehensive product listing as special order products or have been ordered specifically by Customer or configured to Customer's specifications.

1.2 The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.

1.3 The Conditions shall apply to sales of all Products including Special Order Products ordered for shipment to or within the UK mainland. Elegant Systems reserves the right to apply supplemental or other terms for Products to be shipped by Elegant Systems outside the UK mainland.

1.4. Without prejudice to the application of these Conditions additional and more detailed terms may apply for certain Products and suppliers including specific terms applicable to special prices offered by suppliers through Elegant Systems ("Special Terms") and additional terms may apply with respect to Elegant Systems delivery and other aspects of its business. Any additional terms and the updated Special Terms will be made available on Elegant Systems web site www.esspl.co.uk. It is the Customer's responsibility to be aware of and adhere to the additional and Special Terms as current from time to time, and by ordering Products from Elegant Systems the Customer agrees to be bound by additional and Special Terms.

1.5 The Conditions do not create any obligations for Elegant Systems to sell or for the Customer to purchase. The Conditions can be terminated by either Elegant Systems or Customer at any time without liability to the other party other than each party’s liability to the other party arising out of Contracts entered into prior to termination. The obligations with respect to processing of Personal Data and non-disclosure of confidential information shall survive termination of these Conditions and any Contracts.

2. BASIS OF THE SALE

2.1 All Contracts between Elegant Systems and a Customer shall be governed by these Conditions (and, where applicable, any other terms and conditions pursuant to Clause 1.3 and/or Clause 1.4) to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions not accepted in writing by an Authorised Representative of Elegant Systems, including without limit any terms on or referred to in any Customer purchase order. In the case of orders placed by Electronic Means which refer to any terms and conditions of the Customer Elegant Systems automatic taking on to its system of such order shall amount to a rejection of the Customer's terms and conditions and an offer to supply the Products ordered on the basis of these Conditions. No variation to these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed by letter signed by an Authorised Representative of Elegant Systems. It is the Customer's responsibility to be aware of the Conditions as current from time to time but Elegant Systems will use best efforts to notify Customer of any material changes to the Conditions before they become applicable. In addition to any acceptance of these Conditions by signing Elegant Systems account application form, the Customer's acceptance of these Conditions shall also be made (in respect of the first Contract and all subsequent Contracts) either by (1) Customer providing a purchase order to Elegant Systems or (2) Customer accepting Products or Services from Elegant Systems, whichever occurs first.

2.2 No employee or agent of Elegant Systems other than an Authorised Representative has any authority to make any representation at all concerning Products or Services and an Authorised Representative has no authority to make such representation other than by letter (an "authorised representation") and accordingly Customer agrees that in entering into any Contract it does not rely on any unauthorised representation and Customer agrees it shall have no remedy in respect of any unauthorised representation (unless made fraudulently).

3. CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION

3.1 In placing an order including by Electronic Means Customer may utilise one or a combination of account name, account number and other forms of identification including password or other code issued to Customer (together and individually "Customer's Identification" or "Customer Identification").

3.2 It is the Customer's responsibility to keep the Customer's Identification confidential. Customer has the sole responsibility for its Customer Identification. Customer shall immediately inform Elegant Systems in case of loss of password or in case of any abuse or attempted abuse of Customer password or other Customer Identification. Customer agrees that Customer is entirely responsible for use of Customer's Identification and that it is Customer's responsibility to have in place security measures and procedures to ensure use of its Customer Identification only by authorised personnel for authorised purposes.

3.3 Customer agrees that Elegant Systems is entitled to rely absolutely on any orders placed on Elegant Systems which have utilised Customer's Identification and to deliver as directed by such orders and to invoice and be paid in respect of such orders.

3.4 Customer agrees that any order placed on Elegant Systems including by Electronic Means mentioning or utilising Customer's Identification is a valid and binding purchase order.

3.5 Customer acknowledges that Elegant Systems cannot guarantee the security of the Internet and the possibility of interception or corruption of data transmitted from Customer to Elegant Systems using correct Customer Identification, and that Elegant Systems is nonetheless entitled to rely on data transmitted in the form it is received at Elegant Systems.

3.6 Elegant Systems shall have no liability towards the Customer should the Customer’s customer have placed an order on the Customer for fulfilment by Elegant Systems or a corresponding order is placed by the Customer on Elegant Systems, where such orders are found by Elegant Systems or Customer to be fraudulent. Neither Elegant Systems nor its carriers shall be liable to Customer should Elegant Systems or the carriers have delivered Products in accordance with Customer’s instructions received before the order is released for shipment, and in no event shall Elegant Systems and its carriers be liable to Customer for any penalty or claim should the Products have been delivered in accordance with any instruction by the Customer or its customer after the order is released with respect to any changes to the order or an order cancellation.

4. INFORMATION, DATA PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY

4.1 In furtherance of the business relationship between Elegant Systems and Customer, it may be necessary or desirable for either party to disclose to the other certain non-public business and/or technical information that is either marked “Confidential” or by its nature should reasonably be considered confidential (the “Confidential Information”). Each party will protect Confidential Information from unauthorized disclosure or access by using the same degree of care it takes to protect its own confidential information which in no event shall be less than reasonable care. Each party’s Confidential Information may be disclosed by the other party to those employees, affiliates or agents of such other party who have a need to know and an obligation to comply with the confidentiality terms herein. The confidentiality obligations herein will not apply to information which is or becomes publicly available, is already in the other party’s possession prior to the time a party gains access, is independently developed by a party or is rightfully obtained from third parties, or as may be required to be disclosed by law or in connection with dispute resolution. Customer acknowledges that it has read and understood Elegant Systems Privacy Statement available at  https://esdev.in/privacy-policy/ and agrees at all times not to do anything that would be a breach of the Privacy Statement.

4.2 All Product pricing, description, availability and related information ("Information") provided by Elegant Systems, in any form, is the property of Elegant Systems or its suppliers. Elegant Systems hereby grants Customer a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the Information for its internal use only for the purpose of Customer's purchases and sales of Products sold by Elegant Systems to it. Elegant Systems shall be entitled to stop the provision of Information at any time without notice. Customer agrees to hold in confidence and not to directly or indirectly use, reveal, report, publish, disclose or transfer to any other person or entity any of the Information or utilise the Information for any purpose except as permitted herein. Elegant Systems makes no warranty, either express or implied on the Information or its accuracy. All Information is provided to Customer "as is." If Elegant Systems provides Information to Customer by Electronic Means, Customer agrees to update such Information regularly to ensure its accuracy. Specifically but without limitation Customer is not entitled to utilise Information for any purpose other than in the normal course of business of a reseller and is not entitled to use, reproduce or display the Information in any way, which in Elegant Systems opinion; (1) would enable it to be identified as information obtained from Elegant Systems (2) would enable comparison of the Information with other suppliers' information relating to Products or (3) could be damaging to Elegant Systems business interests.

4.3 Elegant Systems and Customer acknowledge and agree to comply with applicable data protection and privacy legislation (“Data Protection Laws”) including the GDPR when acting as controller or processor (as applicable) and using, handling, disclosing, transferring, sharing or processing any Personal Data of their respective employees. Any Personal Data shared and processed as part of these Conditions is confidential Information and is subject to the confidentiality obligations set out in these Conditions. Elegant Systems and Customer each agrees to hold in confidence and not to directly or indirectly use, reveal, report, publish, disclose or transfer to any other person or entity the other party’s confidential Information or utilise such Information for any other purpose than the business with the other party. Customer agrees that Elegant Systems may disclose to its suppliers and other interested parties certain details about Elegant Systems business with Customer including to credit rating agencies and insurers, and of Elegant Systems sales of the respective suppliers’ Products to the Customer. Customer agrees that Elegant Systems may use Customer data, including any Personal Data, for the purpose of marketing and sales of Products to Customer, and Customer agrees to Elegant Systems collection, storage and processing of such data for this purpose. Customer agrees to receive Product information and promotions and other communications from Elegant Systems by e-mail and other communication tools until Customer opts out from receiving such communications.

4.4 If Elegant Systems receives Personal Data about Customer’s customers for the purpose of direct delivery of Products or Services or for any other or similar purpose, Elegant Systems acknowledges that Customer is the data controller of and retains all rights, title and interest in such Personal Data. Customer represents and warrants that any Personal Data provided to Elegant Systems has been collected with adequate customer consent or is otherwise legally permitted or required to disclose your Personal Data to Elegant Systems.  To the extent Elegant Systems processes such Personal Data on behalf of Customer, Elegant Systems shall: (a) only process the Personal Data in accordance with Customer’s instructions and for no other purposes than those determined by Customer; (b) make sure its employees having access to Personal Data are subject to confidentiality obligations and to take reasonable steps to ensure the reliability of its staff having access to the Personal Data processed as part of providing the Services under this Agreement and that such staff is subject to; (c) take appropriate technical and organisational measures against unauthorised or unlawful processing of the Personal Data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to the Personal Data; (d) inform as soon as possible Customer of any Data Subject request, third party notices, breach of security or loss of Customer ’s Personal Data and cooperate with Customer in order to impede any consequences thereof and ensure compliance with the applicable Data Protection Laws; (e) provide reasonable assistance to allow Customer to comply with its obligations under the Data Protection Laws; (f) no later than upon termination of the Conditions and end of the business relationship, cease all processing of Customer’s Personal Data and shall delete or, upon Customer’s request, return, all files containing the Personal Data, provided that Elegant Systems may retain Personal Data to comply with legal requirements; (g) not subcontract any processing of Personal Data to a third party other than to Elegant Systems group companies without the express prior written consent of Customer, whose consent shall not be withheld if Elegant Systems ensures compliance by such third party with Data Protection Laws;(h) not transfer, disclose or otherwise permit access to the Personal Data to any third party outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland for any purpose, without Customer’s prior written consent, except where it is strictly necessary in order to fulfil its obligations to Customer or comply with any legal obligation; and (i) upon reasonable request and Elegant Systems discretion, either certify that the processing of Personal Data is in compliance Data Protection Laws or make available to Customer necessary information to demonstrate that its processing of Personal Data is compliant with its obligations hereunder and applicable Data Protection Laws.  

5. ORDERS AND SPECIFICATIONS

5.1 The Customer shall be responsible to Elegant Systems for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any purchase order, and shall be sole responsible for its selection of Products or Services on any purchase order and the fitness of the Products or Services for any particular purpose. Elegant Systems disclaims any liability for any errors in the Customer’s purchase order.

5.2 Elegant Systems reserves the right to make any changes to the Contract due to changes in the specification of the Products or Services made by its suppliers or changes that are required to conform with any applicable safety or other statutory requirements. These changes will be duly notified to the Customer. The Customer cannot cancel or reschedule the Contract provided the changes do not alter the material terms of the Contract. For other types of changes, the possibility of cancellation will be subject to Elegant Systems discretion and conditions.

5.3 Elegant Systems is under no obligation to accept the withdrawal of an order or the cancellation of a Contract which has been accepted by Elegant Systems. If Elegant Systems agrees to accept the Customer's withdrawal of any order or the cancellation of a Contract such agreement will only be effected by means of letter, fax or email signed or sent by an Authorised Representative of Elegant Systems.

5.4 Notwithstanding any other terms of these Conditions it is agreed that the provision or display of Services and Product pricing and other Information (as defined in Clause 4.1) by Elegant Systems to Customer does not amount to an offer by Elegant Systems to sell Product or supply Services at that price or on any other terms. Supply of such Information is only an invitation to treat. An order by the Customer for Product or Services shall be the offer.

5.5 Notwithstanding any acceptance by Elegant Systems of Customer’s offer to purchase Products or Services, if there for any reason has been a material or obvious pricing error by Elegant Systems, Elegant Systems shall be entitled within 30 days of its acceptance of such offer or delivery of the Products or commencement of the Services to either invoice the Customer the true and correct list price (not exceeding the prevailing market price at wholesale level) of the Product or Services at the date of order or, if the Customer shall prefer, upon notice to Customer cancel the order and collect the mispriced Product or cease supplying the Services at Elegant Systems expense and credit the Customer for the price paid and any charges (e.g. price and freight) invoiced by Elegant Systems. If the true price is lower than the quoted price, Elegant Systems will invoice Customer the lower true price for the Products or Services. Customer should make reservations against pricing errors in its applicable sales terms and allow for Customer to cancel its sales order to its customers if notified about a pricing error from Elegant Systems side.

5.6 Orders for direct shipment to Customer's customers or Special Order Products may require the Customer’s acceptance of additional terms including prepayment of the order and will be subject to additional fees. The Customer is responsible for the accuracy of all information provided about its customers including but not limited to name and ship-to address. Elegant Systems shall not be liable to the Customer for any loss or damage arising from inaccurate or erroneous information if Elegant Systems has relied upon such information or shipping instructions provided by the Customer. If the Customer requests a change to the ship-to customer name or address after Elegant Systems acceptance of the order such change shall be made in writing by an authorised officer of the Customer and Elegant Systems shall not act on any verbal instructions by the Customer or anyone acting on the Customer’s behalf. Elegant Systems shall have no obligation to monitor or verify whether the Customer or any orders placed by Customer are the subject to any fraudulent or other criminal activity or attempt by the Customer’s customers or any third party.

5.7 Elegant Systems will set minimum order levels and charge additional fees for any order below such levels. For current minimum order levels, please contact us.

5.8 Elegant Systems may cancel, and shall be under no obligation to accept or fulfil, an order if Products or Services are in short supply from its suppliers or if the suppliers’ prices have increased to such a level that the fulfilment of the order would result in Elegant Systems selling the Products or Services at a loss or with lower than normal sales margins.  

6. PRICES

6.1 Subject to the provisions of Clause 5.5 and Clause 6.2:-

6.1.1 Prices for Products in Elegant Systems stock ready to be shipped will be established at the time the order is accepted by Elegant Systems. Prices for Services will be the prices quoted by Elegant Systems for the duration of the Service period. When the price for Services is based on future usage or performance, Elegant Systems reserves the rights to adjust its prices should Elegant Systems service provider’s prices or the conditions under which the Service prices were quoted become subject to change.  

6.1.2 If the Customer places an order for Products not in stock at the time of order (a "Backorder") or the Customer places an order for scheduled delivery, such orders shall be irrevocable and the price for such Products shall be the price established at the time the Backorder or scheduled delivery is accepted by Elegant Systems.

6.2 Notwithstanding any of the foregoing Elegant Systems reserves the right to increase its prices after acceptance of a Backorder or scheduled delivery (including subscription Services) due to an increase in its supplier's price to Elegant Systems or an increase in direct costs to which Elegant Systems becomes subject (including without limit costs resulting from currency fluctuation) but Elegant Systems shall only increase its price by such level as is necessary to reflect such increases.

6.3 All prices quoted by Elegant Systems exclude the cost of transport from Elegant Systems warehouse to the Customer's receiving point, as well as configuration, fulfilment and other services provided by Elegant Systems.

6.4 All prices and charges are exclusive of any applicable Value Added Tax, which the Customer will be additionally liable to pay to Elegant Systems. Unless otherwise stated prices exclude any copyright levies, waste and environmental fees, and similar charges that Elegant Systems by law or statute may or shall charge or collect upon resale.

6.5 If Customer is offered special pricing for certain orders and such pricing is made available to Elegant Systems from its suppliers ("Special Bids"), the Customer shall adhere to the applicable Special Terms and other terms and conditions of such Special Bids and agrees to indemnify Elegant Systems for any claims made against Elegant Systems by the suppliers for Customer's non-compliance with the supplier's terms and conditions. Customer agrees to pay any service fees charged for Elegant Systems pass-through of Special Bids and other supplier driven benefits the Customer may receive, including any marketing funding, price protection and individual rebates, and agrees that pass-through and payment of such benefits will be subject to Elegant Systems having received the benefits from its supplier. The Special Terms may oblige the Customer to comply with certain requirements including but not limited to (i) the sale of the Products only to specifically named end-users; (ii) the disclosure of end-user information to Elegant Systems and its suppliers for the purpose of end-user verification; and (iii) the submission of copies of end-user invoices, end-user purchase orders or end-user shipping documents to Elegant Systems and its suppliers. Subject to the Special Terms applicable for the individual suppliers and Products, non-compliance with the Special Terms may entitle Elegant Systems and/or its suppliers to reclaim and invoice the Customer in full for all discounts, rebates and other special price conditions granted to the Customer under the special price.

6.6 It is the Customer’s responsibility to be aware of all Special Bids activity and the expiry of Special Bids. The Customer shall not submit any purchase orders on Elegant Systems with prices that do not reflect valid and non-expired Special Bids, and Elegant Systems shall not be liable to Customer for any variance between Elegant Systems invoice value and the value of  expired Special Bids.

7. TERMS OF PAYMENT

7.1 Unless Elegant Systems shall have previously agreed in writing with the Customer that the Products or Services shall be supplied on credit, payment for the Products or Services shall be made in full by the Customer with the Customer's order or on delivery or collection of the Products or commencement of the Services, as determined by Elegant Systems.

7.2 Where Elegant Systems has agreed to supply the Products or Services on credit Customer shall pay the price of the Products or Services within 30 days of the date of Elegant Systems invoice notwithstanding that title to the Products has not passed to the Customer. Customer may take advantage of an early payment discount subject to meeting the conditions detailed on Elegant Systems web-site www.esspl.co.uk. Customer shall not withhold, deduct or set off from its payments to Elegant Systems any amount owed by Elegant Systems to Customer without Elegant Systems prior written approval. Invoices will be dated the day of dispatch of the Products or on completion or commencement (if reoccurring fees) of the Services. Elegant Systems shall be entitled at its absolute discretion to alter payment terms (other than on concluded Contracts) and withdraw or alter any credit limit granted at any time with notice. If Customer exceeds its credit limit or fails to qualify for continued credit terms, Elegant Systems may, at its sole discretion, delay subsequent shipments or require prepayment until Elegant Systems determines that Customer is once again qualified to receive credit terms. Customer shall not set off or withhold any amount due to Elegant Systems against its receivables without Elegant Systems prior written approval, and shall in the event of a bona fide dispute, pay any undisputed part of the invoice.

7.3 The time of payment shall be of the essence. If the Customer fails to make a payment on the due date then without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to it Elegant Systems shall be entitled to:-

7.3.1 cancel the Contract and/or suspend any further deliveries or suspend any Services to the Customer; Elegant Systems may at its discretion grant Customer a reasonable cure period before cancelling the Contract due to non-payment;

7.3.2 appropriate any payment made by the Customer to such of the Products as Elegant Systems may think fit (notwithstanding any purported appropriation by the Customer); and

7.3.3 collect and repossess any unpaid Products in accordance with section 9 below.    

Customer accepts that Elegant Systems will exercise its statutory right to claim interest and compensation for debt recovery costs under the late payment legislation if Elegant Systems is not paid according to agreed credit terms.

7.4 Customer shall provide Elegant Systems Credit Department with copies of its annual financial statements and its quarterly statements within sixty (60) days of the close of the fiscal period to which they relate. Customer shall inform Elegant Systems promptly if there is a change of ownership or control of Customer or its direct or indirect parent company (excluding changes of ownership of the shares of a publicly quoted company which do not result in a change in control of the company's board of directors or other governing board), a management buy-out, or all or a substantial part of the Customer's assets are sold or otherwise transferred to any non-affiliated company or member of the Customer's group of companies.

7.5 In the event Customer intends to sell, assign, factor or otherwise transfer any book debt owed to Customer or to enter into any form of invoice discounting arrangement Customer agrees to inform Elegant Systems in writing prior to entering into any such arrangements.

7.6 It is Elegant Systems policy not to accept cash and cheques as a method of payment for Products or Services. If Elegant Systems accepts payment by credit or debit card, the cards used to pay Elegant Systems must be issued to Customer and not to any individual deemed a consumer, and Elegant Systems reserves the right to charge fees to the Customer for card payments to the extent permitted by law.

7.7 If Elegant Systems issues a credit note and the Customer does not utilise the credit note within a period of 12 months from the date of its issue Elegant Systems shall have the right to cancel the credit note and the Customer shall not be entitled to a replacement or any payment in respect of the same.

7.8 Any credit balance shown on a Customer's statement of account issued by Elegant Systems which remains on the statement for a period of 12 months will be forfeited by the Customer who shall no longer have any rights to the same.

7.9 Elegant Systems reserves the right to issue and send all invoices to the Customer in an electronic format, and the Customer accepts to receive all invoices electronically including receipt of invoices by e-mail.

7.10     Elegant Systems shall have no obligation to perform or supply, and Customer shall have no right to require, any Service ordered by the Customer or any Product subject to subscription and future delivery in the event the Customer or its customers fails to pay any Service or subscription fees when they become due.   

8. DELIVERY

8.1 Delivery of the Products shall take place Free Carrier Elegant Systems warehouse (FCA (Incoterms 2010) for international shipments). Absent specific instructions from the Customer Elegant Systems will select the carrier. Unless the Customer shall have notified Elegant Systems in writing within 5 working days of the date of Elegant Systems invoice that the Products have not been received or that the Products were damaged then delivery shall be deemed to have taken place in accordance with the Contract and the Customer shall not be entitled to raise any claim of short or mis-shipment or damage to the Products.

8.2 The Customer shall upon receipt of the Products sign the delivery note (proof of delivery) and be responsible for complying with the applicable shipping requirements of Elegant Systems and its carriers details of which are made available at Elegant Systems web-site (www.esspl.co.uk). The Customer’s sign-off on Elegant Systems delivery shall be at carton level. Elegant Systems shall be entitled to assume that any person who both reasonably appears and claims to have authority to accept delivery who signs a note in respect of the Products on behalf of the Customer or the Customer's customer (if Elegant Systems has agreed to deliver direct) does in fact have the authority.

8.3 Any dates quoted or scheduled for the delivery of Products or commencement of Services are approximate only and Elegant Systems shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of the Products or performance of Services howsoever caused.

8.4 Partial delivery of Products is allowed unless otherwise mutually agreed by both parties. Failure by Elegant Systems to deliver the rest of the Products or partially perform Services shall not entitle the Customer to treat the order as a whole as repudiated.

8.5 Where Elegant Systems has agreed to ship Products or perform Services direct to the Customer's customer any such shipment or performance shall be deemed to be delivery to the Customer and any refusal by the Customer's customer to accept delivery or performance shall be deemed to be a refusal by the Customer. It shall be the Customer’s obligation to report any delivery discrepancies in accordance with Clause 8.1 and comply with Clause 8.2 above when Products are shipped direct to the Customer’s customer or when the Products are forwarded by the Customer to its customers.   

8.6 The Customer shall bear all costs associated with the unjustified refusal of Products and Services. If the refusal is made on the grounds that the order was wrongly placed (i.e. wrong product, wrong pricing, etc.) and the refusal is accepted by Elegant Systems, Elegant Systems reserves its right to charge accordingly additional fees for return transportation and administrative expenses related thereto, and original carriage costs will not be reimbursed. Elegant Systems may charge Customer a refusal fee should the Customer’s customer unjustifiably refuse to take delivery of a shipment from Elegant Systems.

9. RISK AND TITLE

9.1 Risk of damage to or loss of Products shall pass to the Customer or its customer at the time of delivery or if the Customer unjustifiably fails to take delivery of Products the time when Elegant Systems has tendered delivery of the Products.

9.2 Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk of the Products or any other provisions of these Conditions, title to the Products shall not pass to the Customer until Elegant Systems has received in cleared funds payment in full of the Products

9.3 Until such time as title to the Products passes to the Customer the Customer shall:-

9.3.1 hold the Products as Elegant Systems fiduciary agent and bailee; and

9.3.2 keep the Products separate to those of the Customer and third parties; and

9.3.3 keep the Products properly stored protected and insured, and identified as Elegant Systems property; and

9.3.4 accept that Products may be labelled as being Elegant Systems property until Elegant Systems is paid.

9.4 Until such time as the title in the Products passes to the Customer (and provided the Products are still in existence and have not been resold) Elegant Systems shall be entitled at any time to require the Customer to deliver up the Products to Elegant Systems and if the Customer fails to do so forthwith to enter upon any premises of the Customer or any third party where the Products are stored and repossess the Products.

9.5 The Customer's right to possession of the Products or performance of Services shall terminate immediately if:-

9.5.1 the Customer has a bankruptcy order made against him or makes an arrangement or composition with his 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 Customer or for the granting of an administration order in respect of the Customer, or any proceedings are commenced relating to the insolvency or possible insolvency of the Customer; or

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

9.5.3 the Customer encumbers or in any way charges any of the Products.

9.6 Customer is entitled to resell the Products in the ordinary course of business. Customer is not able or entitled to offer the Products as collateral or otherwise grant a charge in respect of the Products until title has passed to the Customer in accordance with these Conditions. Customer shall inform its customers that title to the Products is retained by Elegant Systems until Customer has paid Elegant Systems, and shall ensure that its customer has agreed with the Customer that any unpaid Products shall be returned to Elegant Systems in the event of Customer's failure to pay Elegant Systems invoices when they fall due. The Customer shall upon Elegant Systems request provide Elegant Systems with all details and information necessary for Elegant Systems to collect the Products.

10. WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY

10.1 Elegant Systems does not manufacture the Products (or where the Products comprise computer software does not publish or license the software) and subject to the conditions set out below in this Clause 10 Elegant Systems only sells the Products with the benefit of the manufacturer's warranty. Warranties are offered from the manufacturer on a pass-through basis to the end user or directly by the manufacturer to the end user.

10.2

10.2.1 Elegant Systems will accept liability for defective Products only to the extent that Elegant Systems is entitled to make a claim under the manufacturer's Dead on Arrival (DOA), warranty or other defective goods terms and actually obtains from the manufacturer a refund credit repair or replacement in respect of the defective Products. Processing of these defective Products shall be made according to the manufacturer's procedure and the instructions set out in Clause 10.4 below. Elegant Systems cannot and shall have no obligation to accept a return of and/or grant a credit for Product not compliant with the manufacturer's procedures.

10.2.2 Elegant Systems shall be under no liability in respect of any defect arising from fair wear and tear wilful damage negligence abnormal working conditions failure to follow Elegant Systems or the manufacturer's or publisher's instructions (whether oral or in writing) misuse or alteration or repair of the Products without Elegant Systems approval.

10.2.3 Elegant Systems shall be under no liability under the above warranty if the total price of the Products has not been paid.

10.3 All warranties, conditions or other terms implied by common law or statute, or otherwise in connection with the sale or supply of goods or goods or services (save, in the case of goods, as to title) are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10.4 Any claim by the Customer which is based on a defect in the quality or condition of the Products shall be notified to Elegant Systems's Customer Services Department. Upon notification of any such claim by the Customer Elegant Systems shall either notify the Customer whether the policy of the manufacturer of the Products is to deal with the Customer direct (in which case the Customer shall deal with the manufacturer direct provided Elegant Systems gives sufficient details to enable the Customer so to do) or shall provide the Customer with an RMA number (in which case the Customer shall return the Products to Elegant Systems in their original UNMARKED packaging together with details of the RMA number and the Customer's name and address). If Elegant Systems issues an RMA number to the Customer Elegant Systems shall not send any replacement Products to the Customer until after the original Product has been returned to Elegant Systems. This Clause 10.4 shall only apply to Products the Customer is entitled to return to Elegant Systems as provided in these Conditions.

10.5 Elegant Systems shall not be liable to the Customer for any economic or financial loss or damage (including without limit any loss of profits, loss of revenue, liabilities incurred by the Customer to third parties relating to Products delivered or Services rendered by Elegant Systems, or additional expenses incurred or the cost of time spent) or any consequential, indirect, or special loss or damage costs expenses or other claims for consequential compensation whatsoever (including without limit loss of or damage to data or loss of goodwill) incurred or suffered by the Customer and in every case howsoever caused or arising (and whether caused by the negligence of Elegant Systems its employees or agents or otherwise).

10.6 Elegant Systems liability for direct loss or damage arising from damage to tangible property for which Elegant Systems is liable shall be limited to the VAT exclusive price of the relevant Product or Service. In no event shall Elegant Systems liability exceed the maximum amount of Elegant Systems insurance cover.

10.7 Nothing in these Conditions shall in any way exclude or limit any liability Elegant Systems may have for death or personal injury caused by its negligence.

10.8 Elegant Systems shall not be liable to the Customer or be deemed to be in breach of any Contract by reason of any delay in performing or any failure to perform any of Elegant Systems obligation in relation to the Products or Services if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond Elegant Systems reasonable control. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the following shall be regarded as causes beyond Elegant Systems reasonable control:-

10.8.1 Act of God explosion flood tempest fire or accident;

10.8.2 act of terrorism war or threat of war sabotage insurrection civil disturbance or requisition;

10.8.3 acts restrictions regulations bye-laws prohibitions or measures of any kind on the part of any governmental or parliamentary or local authority;

10.8.4 import or export regulations or embargoes;

10.8.5 strikes lock outs or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether involving employees of Elegant Systems or a third party);

10.8.6 difficulties of Elegant Systems supplier in obtaining raw materials labour fuel parts or machinery.

10.9 If Customer is selling Products or Services purchased from Elegant Systems to a Consumer the Customer shall ensure the Consumer is given sufficient and appropriate information and descriptions as to the Product's or Services' fitness for the purpose for which the Products or Services are normally used and any particular purpose the Consumer has required or agreed with the Customer. Customer shall not remove or replace any labelling, user manuals, components or other material from the Product as supplied by the manufacturer or Elegant Systems, and shall not in its advertising, marketing or labelling provide any public statements on the specific characteristics of the Products or Services on behalf of Elegant Systems, the manufacturer or their representatives.

10.10 Customer accepts liability for the Products' conformity with the Customer's Consumer contract ('conformity' as defined by the EU Directive 1999/44/CE of May 25, 1999 and legislation implementing the Directive), and Customer shall not offer any warranties or representations to the Consumer as to the quality, fitness for purpose of the Products without the manufacturers' express consent. Customer agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Elegant Systems and the manufacturers against any loss, costs, and damages caused by the Customer's acts or omissions, and non-compliance with the obligations set forth in Clause 10.9, Clause 10.10 and Clause 10.11. If Customer is held liable to the Consumer caused by a Product's lack of conformity resulting from an act or omission by the manufacturer or Elegant Systems, or any other intermediary, Customer may by law or statute be entitled to pursue remedies against Elegant Systems, the manufacturer or any other person liable in the contractual chain. Provided Customer is legally entitled to pursue such remedies and Elegant Systems is held liable by a competent court of law, Elegant Systems liability to Customer shall be limited to an amount corresponding to the Customer's original purchase price of the Product or Service giving rise to the claim by the Consumer.

10.11 Should the Product warranties offered by the manufacturers or Elegant Systems under these Conditions be restricted compared to the guarantees the Consumer is entitled to under law, the Customer agrees to take sole responsibility towards the Consumer for the excess liability and waives any claim it may have against Elegant Systems in respect of such excess.

10.12 The Products are subject to the intellectual property rights of Elegant Systems suppliers (i.e. the Product manufacturers). Customer is not authorised to alter, cover, or remove any reference to such intellectual property rights on the Products, and shall adhere to any guidelines and restrictions provided by Elegant Systems suppliers if the Customer is granted a right to use such rights in the marketing and resale of Products. Elegant Systems shall have no duty to defend, indemnify or hold Customer harmless from and against any or all claims brought against Customer or damages and costs incurred by Customer arising from the infringement of a third party's intellectual property rights, except to the extent Elegant Systems supplier is offering such defence or indemnification to Elegant Systems on a pass through basis. Upon threat of claim or claim of infringement, Elegant Systems may, at its option (i) procure the right to continue using any part of Product, (ii) replace the infringing Product with a non-infringing Product of similar performance, or (iii) refund to the Customer the purchase price paid by the Customer for the infringing Product. Notwithstanding any other terms or conditions to the contrary Elegant Systems liability for infringement of intellectual property rights under these Conditions shall not exceed the Customer's purchase price for the infringing Products.

11. RETURNS AND REPAIRS

11.1 Except for Special Order Products, which are expressly excluded from the terms of this Clause 11 and cannot be returned under any circumstances, if Elegant Systems agrees to accept the return of any Products (other than for the purpose set out in Clause 10 above) or agrees to carry out repairs to other products which have not been purchased from Elegant Systems or agrees to repair Products which are out of warranty the Customer shall not send the same to Elegant Systems unless they are accompanied by an RMA number previously advised by Elegant Systems customer services department and a copy of the relevant sales invoice and are sent in their original packaging. Elegant Systems may at its discretion either replace a returned Products with a Product similar to the returned Product if the returned Product has been discontinued or is in short supply by the suppliers, or credit the returned Product at the lower of the original purchase price and the then current list price.

11.2 The Customer shall notify Elegant Systems within 5 working days of any delivery discrepancies or Product damages, other than for the purposes set out in Clause 10. If Elegant Systems issues a returns number (RMA), Products must be returned to Elegant Systems within 5 working days of the date thereof. Elegant Systems reserves the right to refuse return of damaged Products should the manufacturer’s seal be broken or compromised and charge the Customer return freight.

11.3 If Elegant Systems has agreed to carry out repairs or to replace Products (or any parts thereof) other than for the purpose set out in Clause 10 above the Customer irrevocably authorises Elegant Systems to carry out such repairs or provide such replacements as shall place the Products in proper working order.

11.4 Elegant Systems shall accept no liability for any damage to or loss in transit of Products returned to Elegant Systems whether under this Clause 11 or under Clause 10 above.

11.5 Elegant Systems does not offer stock rotation rights (or sale or return rights) and Customer shall have no expectation of such rights being granted. If Elegant Systems has agreed to accept the return of Products, other than for the purposes set out in Clause 10 above or for the purpose of carrying out any other repair or replacement, the Products must be returned at Customer’s expense in their original packaging and in a clean resalable condition, and will be subject to a re-stocking fee at Elegant Systems discretion, failing which Elegant Systems will refuse to accept the same and the Customer shall remain liable for the price thereof. Credit for such returns will be at the price invoiced for the returned Products or the then current price, whichever is the lower.

11.6 Details of Elegant Systems returns process and terms can be found on www.esspl.co.uk and Customer agrees to comply with this process and abide to the terms when returning any Product to Elegant Systems.

12. INSOLVENCY OF CUSTOMER

12.1 If:-

12.1.1 the Customer makes any voluntary arrangements with its creditors or becomes subject to an administration order or (being an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company) goes into liquidation otherwise than for the purposes of a solvent amalgamation or solvent reconstruction;

12.1.2 an encumbrancer takes possession or a receiver is appointed of any of the property or assets of the Customer; or

12.1.3 the Customer ceases or threatens to cease carrying on business; or

12.1.4 Elegant Systems reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the Customer and notifies the Customer accordingly;

then upon the happening of any of the above, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to Elegant Systems, Elegant Systems shall be entitled to cancel the Contract and/or suspend any further deliveries or services under the Contract without any liability to the Customer and if the Products have been delivered and not paid for then the price shall become immediately due and payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or arrangement to the contrary.

13. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS

13.1 Customer acknowledges that certain Products are subject to export and other resale restrictions. If Customer delivers the Products to any customer who may use the Products outside the United Kingdom, United States or the European Union or EFTA countries, Customer acknowledges and shall advise its customers that some Products are controlled for resale or export by the U.S. , the EU and/or EU/EFTA member state bodies and such Products may require authorization prior to resale or export. Customer agrees that it will not export, re-export, import, or otherwise dispose of Products, or any direct products thereof, in violation of any dual use restrictions and export control laws or regulations of the U.S., the EU or any EU/EFTA member state. Customer warrants that it will not resell, export or re-export any Products with knowledge that the Products will be used in the design, development, production, or use of chemical, biological, nuclear, or ballistic weapons, or in a facility engaged in such activities, unless Customer has obtained prior approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the EU or the competent EU/EFTA member state’s government agency. Customer further warrants that it will not export or re-export, directly or indirectly, any Products to embargoed countries or resell any Products to companies or individuals restricted from purchasing Products including those listed on the Sanctioned Parties List published by the U.S. Department of Commerce and similar lists issued by the EU or EU countries.

13.2 The restrictions set out herein change from time to time. If the Customer has any questions regarding its obligations under U.S. export regulations the Customer should contact the Bureau of Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Export Licensing, Washington DC, USA (202) 377 4811 or the local U.S. Consulate. Information concerning restrictions applicable to export from the EU and any intra-EU sales restrictions on dual use items and license requirements can be obtained from the European Commission or the UK Export Control Organisation.  

13.3 It shall be the Customer’s responsibility to comply with all export and other resale restrictions. Upon request the Customer agrees to reaffirm in writing its compliance and its intentions to comply with applicable export and restricted user and uses regulations.

13.4 Customer acknowledges that certain Product manufacturers have limited the distribution of Products to the countries of the European Economic Area and Switzerland (“Territory”) and agrees that it shall not export, deliver or otherwise dispose of Products to any customer located outside the Territory, unless Customer has obtained the explicit approval of the Product manufacturer. Elegant Systems shall have no duty to assist Customer in delivering Products outside the Territory, and any sales or deliveries outside the Territory including the sale of Products subject to technical and legal requirements in a non-Territory destination, shall be at the Customer’s sole risk.   

14. SERVICES

14.1 If agreed in any particular case Elegant Systems will provide configuration Services to Customer. Configuration Services will be at the price agreed at the time the order is accepted. The Customer shall be solely responsible for the accuracy of its order, the specification of the components and their configuration and for ensuring that the configured product specified is satisfactory for the purposes for which it is required including without limit that it has sufficient overall functionality, and will support, be compatible and inter-operable with any hardware, software or middleware with which it is intended to operate.

14.2 Configuration Services will have a warranty of 14 days from the date of shipment to the Customer. Elegant Systems sole liability (and the Customer's sole remedy against Elegant Systems) in respect of any defective Services for which Elegant Systems is responsible shall be the repair by Elegant Systems or at Elegant Systems option replacement of the Product on which the Services have been performed. (If any alleged defect shall be attributable to defect in Product the provisions of Clause 10 shall apply). Claims in respect of defective Services must be made within 21 days of the date of delivery of the configured Product.

14.3 Elegant Systems may offer other Services to Customer including direct fulfilment and billing, installation and support services, storage and consolidation, and other logistics services. Such Services will be provided under these Conditions in addition to specific terms agreed upon in writing with Customer.

14.4     With respect to professional, managed or cloud Services purchased from Elegant Systems, the following terms will apply:

14.4.1   Use of Subcontractors. Elegant Systems will use its own employees and/or subcontractors to provide services. Designation and management of employees and subcontractors will be at Elegant Systems sole discretion, and use of subcontractors will not require Customer’s consent.

14.4.2   Use of Services. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold Elegant Systems harmless from any liability, costs or damages arising out of claims or suits by third parties who have received the right to access the Services.

14.4.3   Security. Should Customer’s or its customers’ data be lost directly due to the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of Elegant Systems or Elegant Systems subcontractors, Elegant Systems will use commercially reasonable efforts, at its expense, to assist the Customer or its affected customer to restore the affected data; provided, however, that Elegant Systems obligations pursuant to this section are subject to the Customer or its affected customer maintaining practices and standards used in well-managed operations with regard to the backup of their respective data and the use of corporate enterprise quality anti-virus and virus protection tools with regard to Customer’s and Customer’s customers’ systems. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, Elegant Systems shall have no liability and no duty to assist Customer or its customers with respect to loss and recovery of data in the event Elegant Systems or the Service provider’s invoices have not been paid or Elegant Systems or the Service provider terminates the Services due to Customer’s or its customers’ non-payment of said invoices; any assistance by Elegant Systems shall be at will and subject to payment of Elegant Systems service fees. This clause sets out Elegant Systems sole obligations and Customer’s exclusive remedies with respect to loss of data.

14.4.4   Warranty. Elegant Systems DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE RESPECTIVE SERVICE DESCRIPTION, WILL MEET CUSTOMER’S OR CUSTOMER’S CUSTOMERS’ REQUIREMENTS OR THAT USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. CUSTOMER ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST DAMAGES TO ITS OPERATIONS OR ITS CUSTOMER’S OPERATIONS THAT COULD BE CAUSED BY DEFECTS, INTERRUPTIONS, OR MALFUNCTIONS IN THE SERVICES.

14.4.5   Limitation of Liability. CUSTOMER AGREES THAT THE LIABILITY OF Elegant Systems FOR DIRECT DAMAGES RELATED TO ANY MANAGED SERVICES OR CLOUD SERVICES ARISING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE NET AMOUNT PAID TO Elegant Systems BY CUSTOMER FOR THOSE SERVICES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE CLAIM DURING THE SIX MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE UPON WHICH THE CLAIM AROSE.

15. MISCELLANEOUS

15.1 Customer is not allowed for any purpose whatsoever to use Elegant Systems logos and trademarks without Elegant Systems prior written approval from an Authorised Representative.

15.2 Customer understands that Products and Services supplied by Elegant Systems are intended for Customer’s resale only and not for Customer’s internal use. Elegant Systems shall have no liability to Customer as end user of the Products, and Customer shall indemnify Elegant Systems against any liability, loss or damage (including indirect or consequential losses) incurred or suffered by Elegant Systems as a result of Customer’s use of the Products as end user including any liability imposed on Elegant Systems by the Product manufacturers.

15.3 Customer agrees to comply with its obligations as “distributor” under the Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 including the take back of household WEEE and the information to users in private households. Customer shall have no right to return any non-household WEEE to Elegant Systems or its compliance system, and shall indemnify Elegant Systems against any costs incurred by Elegant Systems if such WEEE is returned to Elegant Systems. If the Customer’s registered address or ship-to address is in a country other than the United Kingdom, the Customer shall be deemed the producer in such country and assume full responsibility as producer under that country’s WEEE legislation including the obligation to report imports and pay any applicable WEEE fees. 

15.3  Elegant Systems Code of Conduct governs the conduct by Elegant Systems associates and includes inter alia a prohibition on receipt and solicitation of gifts, gratuities, entertainment and other courtesies to and from customers unless certain conditions are met. Customer agrees to observe this policy when conducting business with Elegant Systems. A copy of Elegant Systems Code of Conduct is available on www.esspl.co.uk or upon request.

15.4 The Customer agrees to comply with the UK Bribery Act 2010 and corresponding legislation applicable in the jurisdictions the Customer conducts its business (e.g. the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act). The Customer shall not make any direct or indirect payment, offer to pay, or authorization to pay, any money, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving, of anything of value to any government official or politician, or the immediate family of any such official or politician, for the purpose of influencing acts or decisions of the government or such individual in order to assist, directly or indirectly, Customer or Elegant Systems in obtaining or retaining business, or securing an improper advantage. The Customer’s commitment to comply with the Bribery Act 2010 and other anti-bribery and corrupt practices legislation shall also extend to Customer’s dealings with Elegant Systems and its suppliers, and the Customer’s customers and any other commercial parties.

15.5 The Customer shall not engage in deceptive, misleading, illegal, or unethical practices that may be detrimental to Elegant Systems or the manufacturers of the Products, nor shall the Customer make any representations or warranties to its customers concerning the Products outside the scope of the warranties offered by the manufacturers without Elegant Systems prior express written authorisation, or make any representations or warranties to its customers that the Products are designed or licensed for use in circumstances where the failure of the Products is likely to result in significant risks to health or safety, where fail-proof delivery of time-specific information is required, or in otherwise hazardous environments requiring fail-safe controls, including without limitation operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or communication systems, air traffic control, and life support or weapons systems. The Customer shall pass on to its customers all Product information including any restrictions applying to the Products and any terms and conditions pertaining to the licensing of software included in the Products.    

16. GENERAL

16.1 Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party to the other under these Conditions shall be in writing addressed to that other party at its registered office or principal place of business or such other address as may at the relevant time have been notified pursuant to this provision to the party giving notice.

16.2 No waiver by Elegant Systems of any breach of the Contract by the Customer shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

16.3 If any provision of these Conditions is held by any authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of these Conditions and the remainder of the provisions in question shall not be affected thereby.

16.4 These Conditions and any Contract shall be governed by the laws of England and the Customer submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

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Elegant Systems - ECommerce

1. By placing purchase orders using this web site and Elegant Systems electronic commerce offerings (the "Program") you, the Customer, accept to be bound by these terms and conditions ("Terms"). Upon acceptance of the Terms, Elegant Systems will entitle the Customer to submit electronic orders. The Program allows the Customer and its authorized users ("Authorized Users") to see Elegant Systems prices, product inventories, and submit purchase orders electronically.

2. Customer agrees that the person using the Program address/password is an Authorized User and has the capacity and authority to place orders for Elegant Systems products and services on behalf of Customer. Program password security is the responsibility of Customer who is to ensure that each Authorized User utilizes his/her own password, which will be issued by Elegant Systems following request from the Customer's contact person.

3. In placing an order Customer may utilize one or a combination of account name, account number and other forms of identification including password or other code issued to Customer (together and individually "Customer’s Identification" or "Customer Identification").

4. It is the Customer’s responsibility to keep the Customer’s Identification confidential. Customer has the sole responsibility for its Customer Identification. Customer shall immediately inform Elegant Systems in case of loss of password or in case of any abuse or attempted abuse of Customer password or other Customer Identification.

5. Customer agrees that it is entirely responsible for use of Customer’s Identification and that it is the Customer’s responsibility to have in place security measures and procedures to ensure use of its Customer Identification only by authorized personnel for authorized purposes. The Customer will be fully liable for any use of the Customer Identification by any former, present or future agent, representative, employee or any other person who has been given a Customer Identification. The Customer will be liable for any changes regarding the Authorized Users representing the Customer.

6. Accordingly Customer agrees that Elegant Systems is entitled to rely absolutely on any orders placed on it which have utilized Customer’s Identification and to deliver as directed by such orders and invoice and be paid in respect of such orders.

7. Customer agrees that any purchase order placed via the Program or other electronic means mentioning or utilizing Customer’s Identification is a valid and binding purchase order and, for the avoidance of doubt, the equivalent of a signed purchase order.

8. Customer acknowledges that Elegant Systems cannot guarantee the security of the Internet and the possibility of interception or corruption of data transmitted from Customer to Elegant Systems using correct Customer Identification exists and that Elegant Systems is nonetheless entitled to rely on data transmitted in the form it is received at Elegant Systems.

9. Customer shall have the right to change, add or delete Authorized Users upon written notification, with verification of receipt, to Elegant Systems. Elegant Systems agrees to implement such changes, additions or deletions within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of such written notification.

10. Elegant Systems may at any time modify the present Terms. Upon notification of such modifications the Customer may terminate its access to the program by giving two (2) weeks notice. If no such notice is received by Elegant Systems the Customer is considered to have accepted the modifications.

11. Elegant Systems and the Customer may terminate the agreement at any time and for any reason whatsoever upon 15 days written notice. Elegant Systems shall have the right to terminate the agreement and deny access with immediate effect should the Customer fail to comply with the provisions of these Terms. Elegant Systems may also terminate the Customer's access to the Program and disable the Customer Identification if the Customer has not placed an order using its Customer Identification during a period of 30 days.

12. Elegant Systems reserves the right to accept or decline any purchase order submitted via the Program.

13. In case the Customer wants to keep a record of any purchase order placed via the Program, the order confirmation screen must be printed by the Customer as otherwise an Elegant Systems invoice may be the only documentation provided by Elegant Systems for purchase and payment of Elegant Systems products and services ordered via the Program.

14. Elegant Systems Terms and Conditions of Sale set forth shall apply to all orders placed via the Program, unless Elegant Systems and Customer have entered into any other agreement regarding the purchase or license of the Elegant Systems products being purchased ("Purchase Agreement"), in which case the terms and conditions of such Purchase Agreement shall govern the purchase and license of Elegant Systems products ordered via the Program.

15. The parties agree that Elegant Systems shall not be liable for any incidental, consequential or special damages arising from, or as a result of, the electronic transmission of orders or other information even if Elegant Systems has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

16. Customer hereby waives any future challenge to the validity and enforceability of any order submitted via the Program on the grounds that it was electronically transmitted and authorized.

17. Customer is responsible for all costs and charges, including without limitation, phone charges and telecommunications equipment, incurred in order to use the Program.

18. The validity, interpretation, and performance of these Terms shall be controlled by and construed under the laws of the country where Elegant Systems accepts the order, and Customer accept the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that country, provided that Elegant Systems shall at all times have the right to commence proceedings against Customer in any other court of appropriate jurisdiction for collection of its outstanding invoices to the Customer.

Elegant Systems - ECommerce Administrators

Upon acceptance of the present terms and conditions ("Terms") your company ("you" or "Customer") agrees to appoint an administrator user ("Administrator") for the purpose of managing the user identifications and passwords of individuals who will be granted access to Elegant Systems website http://esspl.co.uk (the "Site"). These Terms shall apply in addition to the existing ecommerce terms and conditions agreed between your company and Elegant Systems.

1. You agree to appoint one or more Administrators who each will be provided a unique identifier consisting of the Administrator’s name, email address, a control question, and a password (together and individually "Customer Identification"). The Administrator may appoint additional and multiple users ("Authorised Users") and allow each of them access to the Site by providing name, email address and password for each single Authorised User. Each Authorised User will have its unique Customer Identification, and the Administrator may provide and restrict access to the Site for any Authorised User. The Administrator’s privilege is granted subject to the Customer being fully liable towards Elegant Systems for any acts or omissions of the Administrator and any other person who has been granted access to the Site by the Administrator or obtained access to the Site through Customer Identification managed by the Administrator. You may replace an Administrator at any time provided you immediately inform Elegant Systems about the replacement and submit to Elegant Systems all required details of the new Administrator.

2. You represent that the Administrator and each person being granted access by the Administrator to the Site is an Authorised User and that any Authorised User has the capacity and authority to place orders for Elegant Systems products and services and make other commitments on behalf of Customer, and that the Administrator and any Authorised Users having access to the Site will comply with these Terms.

3. The Administrator may at any time change, add, unlock, or delete Authorised Users and reset password for any Authorised Users. Customer accepts that any such changes made by the Administrator require verification and handling on Elegant Systems’s side and Elegant Systems agrees to implement changes, additions or deletions within twenty-four (24) hours (except Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) of receipt of the Administrator’s notification.

4. You agree to establish and maintain appropriate security measures and procedures to ensure the Customer Identification is only used by the Administrator and Authorised Users for authorised purposes. You shall be fully liable for any use of the Customer Identification by any former, present or future Administrators, Authorised Users, agents, representatives, employees or any other persons who has been granted or obtained access to a Customer Identification. You shall also be responsible for any change of the Administrators and Authorised Users, and to the number and qualifications of any Authorised Users.

5. You do NOT have the right and you agree NOT to use the Site for any of the following:

a) Unlawful or harmful behaviour or conduct;
b) Improper copying of proprietary or copyrighted material, such as copying of images and trade marks belonging to Elegant Systems or its suppliers without obtaining written permission from the owner;
c) Subject the Site to the use of any search engines or facilities that are not part of the Site or Elegant Systems’s trading systems;
d) Copy, distribute or otherwise dispose of any content on the Site for the benefit of any third parties including but not limited to any competitors of Elegant Systems.

 

6. If a credit or debit card is used to pay for orders on the Site following access to the Site through use of Customer Identification, you shall be fully liable for any loss or damage incurred by Elegant Systems if such cards have been used fraudulently. Any credit or debit card order processed on the Site using a Customer Identification granted by the Administrator will be deemed as having been submitted by the Authorised User logged on to the Site at the time of the card payment, and you shall be fully liable and without any redress to Elegant Systems.

7. All Product pricing, descriptions, availability and related information ("Information") provided by Elegant Systems, in any form, is the property of Elegant Systems or its suppliers. Elegant Systems shall be entitled to stop the provision of Information at any time without notice. Elegant Systems makes no warranty, either express or implied on the Information or its accuracy. All Information is provided to Customer "as is." If there has been a material or obvious pricing error by Elegant Systems the Customer shall not be entitled to the benefit of any lower price caused by such errors, and Elegant Systems shall be entitled within 30 days of its acceptance of such offer to either invoice the Customer for the Customer’s true list price (not exceeding the prevailing market price at wholesale level) of the Product at the date of order acceptance or, if the Customer shall prefer, collect the Product at Elegant Systems’s expense and credit the Customer for any charges (e.g. price and freight) invoiced by Elegant Systems. Customer agrees to update such Information before making the Information available to any third parties including its customers. Customer agrees to hold in confidence and not to directly or indirectly use, reveal, report, publish, disclose or transfer to any other person or entity any of the Information or utilise the Information for any purpose except as permitted herein. Specifically but without limitation Customer is not entitled to utilise Information for any purpose other than in the normal course of business of a reseller and is not entitled to use, reproduce or display the Information in any way, which in Elegant Systems’s opinion; (1) would enable it to be identified as information obtained from Elegant Systems (2) would enable comparison of the Information with other suppliers' information relating to products or (3) could be damaging to Elegant Systems’s business interests.

You agree to ensure that the Administrator is aware of these Terms and that the Administrator will comply with the Terms. The Customer warrants and represents that the person signing on behalf of the Customer has read and approved the above Terms and that he/she is a duly authorised Customer representative permitted to accept and execute this amendment on behalf of the Customer.

Elegant Systems - Export Regulations And Informations

As an outreach to our customers who resell technology and computer products, this information sheet is intended to make you are aware of important trade compliance regulations. The information provided below is primarily related to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations. To insure you understand the regulations of your specific country, please consult with the appropriate local trade compliance agency. It is the responsibility of the Reseller to ensure that its resale transactions do not violate the export control regulations enacted by U.S., EU, Belgian, Luxemburg or other local government law.

1. PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION

• The level of control applied to a transaction is determined by the government-designated classification of the product in combination with the country of destination. Based on the product classification, certain technology, computer and telecommunication products may require formal export license approval as defined within the scope of the applicable regulations. These types of products include but are not limited to:
• Hardware, software and technology products with high levels of encryption functionality.
• Certain network infrastructure products such as high-end routers or switches designed for high volume communications.
• Products exported to foreign government end-users.
• Certain network infrastructure products exported to foreign telecommunications companies and Internet Service Providers (ISP’s).

2. CUSTOMER BASE COMPLIANCE SCREENING – KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER

Products purchased from Elegant Systems must not be sold to any person, entity or business listed on any of the denial lists published by authorities governing the transaction including the local government. It is illegal for a U.S. company or its foreign subsidiaries to conduct export business with a company or individual listed on the U.S. Government's Table of Denial Orders, Entity List, Specially Designated Nationals List or the Debarred List.

3. DESTINATION COUNTRY SCREENING

Non-Proliferation Screening is based on detailed regulations covering product end-use and end-user activities. Non-Proliferation Screening has been enacted to insure that resale transactions do not involve:

• Prohibited nuclear end-uses and/or end-users without proper licensing authority issued by the U.S. Government, appropriate EU governing body, or local government.
• Prohibited missile end-uses and/or end-users without proper licensing authority issued by the U.S. Government, appropriate EU governing body, or local government.
• Prohibited chemical and biological weapon end-uses and/or end-users without proper licensing authority issued by the U.S. Government, appropriate EU governing body, or local government.

You may not, without a license, knowingly resell any item to end-users involved in proliferation activities. Although most of the products that Elegant Systems offers for resale can be legally exported to most destinations, it is illegal to make products available to end-users engaged in the proliferation of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, or in missile technology development.

4. HIGH RISK FOR DIVERSION SCREENING GUIDANCE

Diversion Risk screening is designed to help the Reseller avoid a violation of any part of the applicable governing trade regulations. The Reseller is prohibited from proceeding with an export transaction, re-export or transfer of the item, if the person or firm has knowledge that a violation of the export control regulations has occurred, is about to occur, or is intended to occur in connection with the item. A firm may not export, re-export or transfer an item if they have knowledge that the customer will re-export or transfer that item without the proper licensing authority. It is illegal to knowingly make products available to persons or front companies who intend to divert products to unauthorized destinations, end-users or end-uses.

5. U.S. GOVERNMENT COUNTRY GROUP D LIST

The Country Group D list identifies countries where the U.S. has national security or proliferation concerns based on activities including but not limited to nuclear proliferation, missile technology development, and chemical and biological weapons development. Based on these concerns, the U.S. Government restricts exports or re-exports that would make a material contribution to any of these activities in Group D Countries. Depending on the Export Control Classification Number assigned to the product, certain technology, computer and telecommunication products may require a formal export license approval from the Bureau of Export Administration. The Country Group D list is available in Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 of the Export Administration Regulations. For further information contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

Elegant Systems, UK Limited

Slavery and Human Trafficking

About Elegant Systems

Elegant Systems helps businesses Simplify IT™. It delivers a full spectrum of global technology and supply chain services to businesses around the world. Deep expertise in technology solutions, mobility, cloud, and supply chain solutions enables the business to operate efficiently and successfully in the markets they serve. Unrivaled agility, deep market insights and the trust and dependability that come from decades of proven relationships, set Elegant Systems apart and ahead. More at www.esspl.co.uk.

Governance

Elegant Systems’s principle of Integrity states: “We employ the highest ethical standards, led by honesty, fairness and dignity in every action that we take, everywhere, every time, with everyone.” Just as important is the principle of Responsibility: “We say what we do and we do what we say. We are responsible for our individual and team actions, meeting our customer and financial commitments, and recognizing our social, community and environmental responsibilities.” Building upon the company’s tenets of success and upon long-standing company policies of legal and ethical compliance, the company is committed to the highest standards of legal and ethical conduct as set out in its Code of Conduct  (available at www.esspl.co.uk).

Corporate Responsibility

Elegant Systems began implementing a comprehensive global CSR program in 2016. Our early initiatives primarily focused on direct impacts, but expanded to include our supply chain in late 2017. To learn more about our efforts related to environmental impact reduction, labor practices and human rights, and fair business, please visit our corporate sustainability pages.

Modern Slavery Act 2015 Statement 

Elegant System’s affiliates in the UK are committed to social and environmental responsibility and have no tolerance for slavery and human trafficking.

We deal with reputable trade and non-trade suppliers, and will not do business with companies that we know to engage in the practices prohibited by the Modern Slavery Act.   

We fully comply with the provisions of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 with respect to our own operations in the UK.

Elegant System’s UK based affiliates include Elegant System (UK) Ltd and its subsidiary Comms-care Group Ltd, Elegant System Services Ltd and Elegant System CFS Fulfilment Ltd.