Terms and Conditions

The following Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede any previous agreements, warranties, representations, undertakings or understandings between the parties and may not be varied except in writing.

1. Definitions 
a. Seller” means the party providing the goods or services under these Terms and Conditions.
b. “Buyer” means the party contracting with the Seller to acquire the good and services supplied under these Terms and Conditions.
c. “Work” means all goods (by way of intermediate or finished product) and services supplied by the Seller to the Buyer.
d. “Intermediates” means all products produced during the manufacturing process including non-exhaustively discs, film, plate, intellectual property.
e. “Preliminary work” means all work done in the concept and preparatory stages (including non-exhaustively development, design, artwork, colour matching).
f. “Electronic File” means any text, illustration or artwork supplied or produced by either Party in digital form on disc, via email or any other communication link.
g. “Periodical Publications” means publications produced at (normally regular) intervals.
h. “Insolvency” means the Buyer is in a position where it is unable to pay its debts or has a winding up petition issued against it or has a receiver, administrator or administrative receiver appointed to it or being a person commits an act of bankruptcy or has a bankruptcy petition issued against him.

2. The order
a. The Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Estimate or Proposal for any work not purchased online by placing an Order with the Seller within 30 days.
b. All Orders of work not purchased online shall be deemed to be acceptance of the Estimate or Proposal pursuant to these Terms and Conditions.

3. Price and payment
a. Estimates or Proposals for any work not purchased online are based on the Seller’s current costs of production and, unless otherwise agreed in writing, are subject to amendment to meet any rise or fall in such costs that have taken place by the time of delivery. They are issued on the basis of the Work as detailed by the Buyer.
b. Estimates or Proposals are given exclusive of tax and the Seller reserves the right to charge and the Buyer will pay any VAT or other tax payable. 
c. Estimates or Proposals for work not purchased online remain valid for a period of 30 days.
d. All work carried out shall be charged. This includes all Preliminary work whether or not the Buyer agrees to that work being taken forward to production.
e. Any additional work required of the Seller by reason of the Buyer supplying inadequate copy, incomplete or incorrect instructions or insufficient materials; or late delivery of the same shall be charged. 
f. Some work not ordered online with a value of £2,000 and greater may be subject to pre-payment of 50% plus VAT of the total amount quoted unless subject to an agreed package with payment plan.
g. For all online orders cleared payment is required before commencement of the Work. 
h. Payment shall become due before commencement of any work, however if credit facilities have been granted for any work not ordered online, payment is due by the end of the month following the month of Invoice. If any item(s) remain unpaid by that due date charges will apply, in accordance with s5A and/or s6 of the Late Payment Commercial Debt (Interest) Act 1998 or any subsequent enactment. In addition, all invoices will become due and payable immediately and will be treated as overdue items, with appropriate charges applied and all costs reasonably incurred in collecting the debt payable by the Buyer.
i. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the estimated price of any work not ordered online will include delivery to the agreed address.
j. Should any work not ordered online be suspended or delayed by the Buyer for any reason the Seller shall be entitled to charge for storage and for loss of or wastage of resources that cannot otherwise be used.
k. Should the suspension or delay in 2(h) above extend beyond 30 days the Seller shall be entitled to immediate payment for work already carried out, materials specially ordered and any other additional costs.

4. Credit facilities
Credit facilities may be granted for any work not ordered online to relevant applicants who satisfy the Seller’s criteria as set out from time to time. Where facilities are granted the Seller reserves the right to withdraw them at any time, without having to give their reasons and, in such a case, all outstanding invoices become due and payable immediately.

5. Delivery
a. Delivery of the Work shall be accepted when tendered.
b. Unless otherwise agreed in writing completion and delivery times are a guide only and, whilst the Seller will make every effort to adhere to proposed timescales, time is not of the essence in any contract with the Buyer.
c. The Seller is not liable for any loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses caused directly or indirectly by any delay in the delivery of the goods.
d. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, (in which case an extra charge may be made) delivery will be to kerbside at the Buyer’s address and the Buyer will make arrangements for off-loading and for any additional transportation to its storage facility.
e. Subject to any agreement as per 4(c) above, delivery involving difficult access and/or unreasonable distance from vehicular access shall entitle the Seller to make an extra charge to reflect its extra costs.
f. Should expedited delivery be agreed the Seller shall be entitled to make an extra charge to cover any overtime or any other additional costs.

6. Materials and information supplied or specified by the Buyer
6.1 Electronic Files
a. It is the Buyer’s responsibility to maintain a copy of any original Electronic File provided by the Buyer.
b. The Seller shall not be responsible for checking the accuracy of supplied input from an electronic file unless otherwise agreed in writing.
c. Without prejudice to clause 5.2(b), if an electronic file is not suitable for outputting on equipment normally adequate for such purposes without adjustment or other corrective action the Seller may make a charge for any resulting additional cost incurred or may reject the file without prejudice to his rights to payment for work done/material purchased.
6.2 Other Materials
a. Metal, film and other materials owned by the Buyer and supplied to the Seller for the production of type, plates, electronic files and the like shall remain the Buyer’s exclusive property. However where the content is generated by the Seller, the Seller may, in order to protect his intellectual property rights and at his absolute discretion, replace such material with unused material of a similar or better quality.
b. The Seller may reject any discs, paper, plates, electronic files or other materials supplied or specified by the Buyer which appear to him to be unsuitable for the purpose intended. Additional cost incurred if materials are found to be unsuitable during production may be charged except that if the whole or any part of such additional cost could have been avoided but for unreasonable delay by the Seller in ascertaining the unsuitability of the materials then that amount shall not be charged to the Buyer.
c. Without prejudice to clause 5.2.b, where materials are so supplied or specified, and the Seller so advises the Buyer, and the Buyer instructs the Seller in writing to proceed anyway, the Seller will use reasonable endeavours to secure the best results, but shall have no liability for the quality of the end-product(s).
d. Quantities of materials supplied shall be adequate to cover normal spoilage. Any costs incurred as a result of shortages, including re-starting jobs, duplicating masters etc. will be charged in addition to the estimated price.
6.3 Risk and storage
a. Buyer’s property and all property supplied to the Seller by or on behalf of the Buyer shall while it is in the possession of the Seller or in transit to or from the Buyer be deemed to be at Buyer’s risk unless otherwise agreed in writing and the Buyer should insure accordingly.
b. The Seller shall be entitled to make a reasonable charge for the storage of any Buyer’s property left with the Seller before receipt of the order or after notification to the Buyer of completion of the Work.
6.4 Finished Goods
a. The risk in the Work and all goods delivered in connection with the Work shall pass to the Buyer on delivery and the Buyer should insure accordingly.
b. On completion of any work not ordered online, the Seller will store the Buyer’s materials and work for a maximum of one month, after which time they will be destroyed without further notice.
6.5 Buyer’s obligations
a. The Buyer will provide the Seller with any information reasonably required by the Seller.
b. The Buyer should obtain all necessary permissions, licenses and consents which may be required before the commencement of the Work, the cost of which shall be the sole responsibility of the Buyer.

7. Materials and equipment supplied by the Seller
7.1 Other Materials
a. Metal, film and other materials owned by the Seller and used in the production of intermediates, type, plates, film-setting, negatives, positives, electronic files and other production processes, together with items thereby produced, shall remain the Seller’s exclusive property.
b. Type shall be distributed and film and plates, discs, electronic files or other work destroyed immediately after the Order is executed unless written arrangements are made to the contrary. In the latter event, storage shall be charged.
c. The Seller shall not be obliged to download any digital data from their equipment or supply the same to the Buyer on disc, via email or by any communication link.
7.2 Seller’s Obligations
a. The Seller warrants that the Work will at the time of delivery correspond to the description given by the Seller.
b. The Seller shall perform the Work with reasonable skill and care to a reasonable standard in accordance with recognised industry standards and codes of practice.
c. In addition to the Buyer’s statutory rights, the Seller guarantees all work against faulty workmanship and materials for a period of 30 days from the date of delivery.
d. With respect to printed materials, the Buyer will accept that the Seller or any subcontractors of the Seller will ensure that the Work supplied will conform to generally accepted industry standards and practices and be within such acceptable limits and tolerances that the Seller deems appropriate.

8. Retention of title
a. The Work remains the Seller’s property until the Buyer has paid for it and discharged all other debts owing to the Seller.
b. If the Buyer becomes subject to Insolvency and the Work has not been paid for in full the Seller may take the Work back and, if necessary, enter the Buyer’s premises to do so, or to inspect and/or label the Work so as to identify them clearly.
c. If the Buyer shall sell the Work before they have been paid for in full he shall hold the proceeds of sale on trust for the Seller in a separate account until any sum owing to the Seller has been discharged from such proceeds.
d. Where the Buyer is in breach of these Terms or performs any act of Bankruptcy or Insolvency the Seller reserves the right to approach the Buyer’s customer and to offer the Work directly to them, notwithstanding the fact that this will involve advising the Buyer’s customer that the Buyer is in breach or in default.

9. Proofs and variations
a. The Seller shall incur no liability for any errors not corrected by the Buyer in instances when the Buyer has been provided with proofs. The Buyer’s alterations and additional proofs necessitated thereby shall be charged extra. When style, type or layout is left to the Seller’s judgement, changes therefrom made by the Buyer shall be charged extra.
b. Where the Buyer specifically waives any requirement to examine proofs the Seller is indemnified by the Buyer against any and all errors in the finished work.
c. Colour proofs due to differences in equipment, paper, inks and other conditions between colour proofing and production runs, a reasonable variation in colour between colour proofs and the completed job will be deemed acceptable unless otherwise agreed in writing.
d. Variations in quantity. Every endeavour will be made to deliver the correct quantity ordered, but estimates are conditional upon margins of 5 per cent for work being allowed for overs or unders the same to be charged or deducted, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
e. Any changes to the Order including excessive amendments once work has been approved may be liable to such costs, charges or expenses that the Seller incurs as a result of such changes and an hourly rate is charged.

10. Claims and liability
10.1 Claims
a. Advice of damage, delay or loss of work in transit or of non-delivery must be given in writing to the Seller and the carrier within three clear days of delivery (or, in the case of non-delivery, within 3 days of notification of despatch of the Work) and any claim in respect thereof must be made in writing to the Seller and the carrier within seven clear days of delivery (or, in the case of non-delivery, within 7 days of notification of despatch). All other claims must be made in writing to the Seller within 14 days of delivery. The Seller shall not be liable in respect of any claim unless the aforementioned requirements have been complied with except in any particular case where the Buyer proves that (i) it was not possible to comply with the requirements and (ii) the claim was made as soon as reasonably possible.
b. If the Work is defective so that the Buyer may in law reject it, said rejection must take place within 7 days of delivery of the Work, failing which the Buyer will be deemed to have accepted the Work.
c. In the event of all or any claims or rejections the Seller reserves the right to inspect the Work within seven days of the claim or rejection being notified.
10.2 Liability
a. Insofar as is permitted by law where work is defective for any reason, including negligence, the Seller’s liability (if any) shall be limited to rectifying such defect, or crediting its value against any invoice raised in respect of the Work.
b. Where the Seller performs its obligations to rectify defective work under this condition the Seller shall not be liable for indirect loss, consequential loss or third party claims occasioned by defective work and the Buyer shall not be entitled to any further claim in respect of the Work nor shall the Buyer be entitled to repudiate the contract, refuse to pay for the Work or cancel further deliveries.
c. Defective work must be returned to the Seller before replacement or credits can be issued. If the subject Work is not available to the Seller the Seller will hold that the Buyer has accepted the Work and no credits or replacement work will be provided.
d. The Seller shall not be liable for indirect loss, consequential loss or third party claims occasioned by delay in completing the Work or for any loss to the Buyer arising from delay in transit, whether as a result of the Seller’s negligence or otherwise.
e. Where the Seller offers to replace defective work the Buyer must accept such an offer unless he can show clear cause for refusing so to do. If the Buyer opts to have the Work re-done by any third party without reference to the Seller the Buyer automatically revokes his right to any remedy from the Seller, including but not exclusively the right to a credit in respect of work done by the Seller.
f. Where the Work will be forwarded by or on behalf of the Buyer to a third party for further processing the Buyer will be deemed to have inspected and approved the Work prior to forwarding and the Seller accepts no liability for claims arising subsequent to the third party’s processing.
g. The Seller reserves the right to reject any work forwarded to him after initial processing by a third party as soon as is reasonably practicable without processing the Work any further. Should the Buyer require the Seller notwithstanding to continue, then the Seller is only obliged to do so after confirmation from the Buyer in writing.
h. Nothing in these conditions shall exclude the Seller’s liability for death or personal injury as a result of its negligence.

11. Insolvency
Without prejudice to other remedies, if the Buyer becomes insolvent, the Seller shall have the right not to proceed further with the contract or any other work for the Buyer and be entitled to charge for work already carried out (whether completed or not) and materials purchased for the Buyer, such charge to be an immediate debt due to him. Any unpaid invoices shall become immediately due for payment.

12. General lien 
Without prejudice to other remedies, in respect of all unpaid debts due from the Buyer the Seller shall have a general lien on all work and property of or provided by the Buyer in his possession (whether worked on or not) and shall be entitled on the expiration of 14 days’ notice to dispose of such work or property as agent for the Buyer in such manner and at such price as he thinks fit and to apply the proceeds towards such debts, and shall when accounting to the Buyer for any balance remaining be discharged from all liability in respect of such work or property.

13. Illegal material
a. The Seller shall not be required to print any matter which in his opinion is or may be of an illegal or libellous nature or an infringement of the proprietary or other rights of any third party.
b. The Seller shall be indemnified by the Buyer in respect of any claims, costs and expenses arising out of the printing by the Seller for the Buyer of any illegal or unlawful matter including matter which is libellous or infringes copyright, patent, design or any other proprietary or personal rights. The indemnity shall include (without limitation) any amounts paid on a lawyer’s advice in settlement of any claim that any matter is libellous or such an infringement.

14. Periodical publications 
A contract for the printing of a periodical publication may not be terminated by either party unless 13 weeks notice in writing is given in the case of periodicals produced monthly or more frequently or 26 weeks notice in writing is given in the case of other periodicals. Notice must be given after completion of work on any one issue. Nevertheless the Seller may terminate any such contract forthwith should any sum due thereunder remain unpaid.

15. Force majeure 
The Seller shall be under no liability if he shall be unable to carry out any provision of the contract for any reason beyond his reasonable control including (without limiting the foregoing): Act of God; legislation; war; fire; flood; drought; inadequacy or unsuitability of any instructions, electronic file or other data or materials supplied by the Buyer; failure of power supply; lock-out, strike or other action taken by employees in contemplation or furtherance of a dispute; or owing to any inability to procure materials required for the performance of the contract. During the continuance of such a contingency the Buyer may by written notice to the Seller elect to terminate the contract and pay for work done and materials used, but subject thereto shall otherwise accept delivery when available.

16. Data Protection 
The Buyer is hereby notified that the Seller may transfer personal information about the Buyer to a Credit Agency pursuant to section 2f above.

17. Privacy policy & your data
a The Seller will only use the Buyer’s business details to provide information for billing, work fulfilment and other requests.
b. The Seller does not rent or sell Buyer business contact information with other people or non-affiliated companies except to provide products or services requested by the Buyer.

18. Cookies
a. The Seller’s website uses cookies, if Buyers do not know what cookies are or how to control or delete them visit http://aboutcookies.org for more information.
b. The Seller operates an ‘implied consent’ policy which means the Seller assumes the Buyer is happy with this usage (see below). If the Buyer is not happy they should either not use the website or delete the cookies after visiting. Alternatively the Buyer should view the website using their browser’s anonymous usage setting.
c.The Seller uses Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behaviour on their website. Google Analytics stores information about what pages are visited by the users, how long they are on the website, how they got there and what they click. The data is collected via a JavaScript tag in the pages of the website and is not tied to personally identifiable information. The Seller does not collect and store any names or addresses so this information cannot be used for identification.
d. To find out more about Google’s position on privacy and analytics click here.

19. Law
These conditions and all other express and implied terms of the contract shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and the parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

20. Notices
All specifications and notices relied on by either party and all variations to this agreement must be in writing and include a duly authorised signature.

21. Consumers
Nothing in these Terms shall affect the rights of Consumers.

22. Severability
All clauses and sub-clauses of this Agreement are severable and if any clause or identifiable part thereof is held to be unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction then such enforceability shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions or identifiable parts thereof in these Terms and Conditions.