Website usage terms and conditions
If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Excel Dryers’ relationship with you in relation to this website.
The term ‘Excel Dryers’, or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is 78 Albemarle Gardens, New Malden ,Surrey, KT3 5BD.
Our company registration number is 04550278. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.
The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:
- General
1.1 – The website www.excel-hand-dryers.co.uk is owned by Excel Dryer UK Ltd registered in the UK (04550278) with a registered office at 78 Albemarle Gardens, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 5BD (here forth referred to as “we”, “us” or “the company”).
1.2 – You are registered with us as a business customer and these are the Terms and Conditions of sale that apply to transactions between you and us.
1.3 – By purchasing any products (the “Product(s)”) and by using this Website you acknowledge that you have read and you agree to be bound by and comply with these Terms and Conditions.
- Purchase of Products
2.1 – We will acknowledge your order for a Product at the time you place your order. At the same time if we have accepted your order we will notify you of delivery dates.
2.2 – Any order (whether or not accepted) is subject to availability of the Product. If the Product becomes unavailable prior to delivery we will notify you within 5 days of acceptance of your order and give you the choice of cancelling the order and receiving a refund or of purchasing an alternative product (“Alternative Product”). If payment has been taken for the Product and you have cancelled the order we will issue a refund within 7 days of receiving notification of cancellation of the order. If you choose to purchase an Alternative Product these Terms will apply. If payment has been taken for the cancelled order we will refund to you any overpayment or take payment for any underpayment. Charges may apply to cancelled orders where alternative products have been offered and accepted and then cancelled. Please see section 3 for cancellation rights.
2.3 – In the event a Product is listed at an incorrect price due to an error, we will notify you within 5 days of accepting your order of the correct price by e-mail and we will give you the choice of either purchasing the Product at the correct price or cancelling your order. If you confirm you want to purchase the Product at the corrected price we will deliver the Product to you. If payment has been taken for the Product and you cancel your order we will, on return of the Product (if the Product has been sent out) issue a refund within 7 days of such return or notice of cancellation (where no Product has been sent out). If only some of the Products you ordered are mispriced that will not affect the order in relation to any Products which were priced correctly and we will deliver these Products to you in accordance with these Terms.
- Delivery
3.1 – The Products will be delivered to the address you give when you place your order.
3.2 – Orders accepted by us before 3 pm on a working day will be processed that day for delivery as per the details of delivery given for each product and we will use reasonable endeavours to meet the requested delivery option provided no additional security checks are required and all Product is available. (A working day is any day other than weekends and bank or other public holidays).
3.3 – Risk in the Products passes to you when the Products are signed for at the delivery address stipulated in your order. We accept no responsibility for any damage or loss to the Products after risk passes.
3.4 – Upon receipt of your order you will be asked to sign for the goods received in good condition. If the package does not appear to be in good condition then please refuse the delivery. If you are unable to check the contents of your delivery at the point of delivery then please sign for the parcel as “UNCHECKED”. Failure to do so may affect any warranty claims that you make thereafter. It is your responsibility to check all deliveries to ensure that they are without fault as soon as you receive them but no later than 24 hours after receipt. You must report any damage or faults within 24 hours of receipt or the goods will be deemed to have arrived in perfect order.
3.5 – We will inform you as soon as possible after acceptance if we are unable to deliver the Products to you on the date specified by you and you may agree an alternative delivery period or you may cancel the order. In no event shall we be liable to you for any losses you may have for any delay in delivery and time of delivery shall not be of the essence of the contract.
3.6 – If you fail to take delivery of the Products and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies available to us, we may:
- store the Products until actual delivery and charge you the reasonable costs (including, without limitation, insurance) of storage;
- sell the Products at the best readily obtainable price and either:-
- where you have not already paid for the Products, account to you (after deducting all reasonable storage and selling expenses) for any excess over the price you agreed to pay for the Products or charge you for any shortfall below the price you agreed to pay for the Products; or
- where you have already paid for the Products, account to you (after deducting all reasonable storage and selling expenses) for any proceeds received.
- Right to Cancel an Order
4.1 – You have the right to cancel the contract at any time up to 5 working days after you receive the Products or after the order is placed, whichever is sooner, by notifying us by email to the email address provided.
4.2 – If you cancel the contract under 4.1 after the Products have been delivered to you, you must return the Products to us at the address shown on our Website at your own cost and risk. If you cancel the order before the Products have been delivered to you and then you receive the Products after cancellation you must not unpack them from their packaging but must immediately send them back to us. In any event you must return the Products to us within 5 working days of notifying us of cancellation under 4.1, or if later, of receiving them. If you do not we shall charge you a sum to cover the direct costs of recovering the Products.
4.3 – Until you return the Products to us you must keep them in your possession and take reasonable steps to ensure they are not damaged. Provided that we receive the Products within the specified period in the same condition they were in when delivered to you then we will refund you or credit your Trade Account for the Products in question within 7 days of the receipt by us of the Products.
4.4 – Once the item is returned and found to be in good condition you will be credited less the cost of the delivery which we have paid. There may also be charges over and above the delivery charge applied to your order to cover the processing of cancellations and card payment processing charges, If your item was classed as “free delivery” this will still apply. You will be liable to pay these charges as per the terms and conditions of this credit agreement.
4.5 – Whether or not you have received your goods, if you wish to cancel your order you may be subject to a charge for processing and cancelling your order and the associated card payment processing charges. Depending on the type of card and the date of processing and refunding this charge will range from 15%.
- Title
5.1 – The Products are at your risk from the time of delivery.
5.2 – Ownership of the Products shall not pass to you until we have received in full (in cash or cleared funds) all sums due to us in respect of the product
5.3 – We shall be entitled to recover payment for the Products even though ownership of any of the Products has not passed from us.
5.4 – Your right to possession of the Products shall terminate immediately if:
- you have a bankruptcy order made against you or make an arrangement or composition with your creditors, or otherwise take the benefit of any statutory provision for the time being in force for the relief of insolvent debtors, or (being a body corporate) convene a meeting of creditors (whether formal or informal), or enter into liquidation (whether voluntary or compulsory) except a solvent voluntary liquidation for the purpose only of reconstruction or amalgamation, or have 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 your winding up or for the granting of an administration order in respect of you, or any proceedings are commenced relating to your insolvency or possible insolvency or we have reason to believe that any of the above are likely to occur; or
- you suffer or allow any execution, whether legal or equitable, to be levied on your property or obtained against you or you are unable to pay your debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or you cease to trade; or
- You encumber or in any way change any of the Products.
- Defective Goods and Warranty
6.1 – All products come with a warranty as agreed in the relevant product specification on the website. In the case of a fault, you are required to contact us directly in the first instance.
6.2 – Warranties are valid for all products however the method of obtaining repair or replacement under the warranty may depend on your geographical location.
6.3 – Warranties will vary from dryer to dryer. You are advised to check the warranty detail specifics of each dryer and satisfy yourself that they are suitable for your requirements and/or geographical location and jurisdiction. Not all warranties are valid in all jurisdictions. We will not be liable for any costs incurred for repair or replacement beyond what is covered under the warranty
6.4 – Restocking Fee. All products returned are subject to a restocking charge of 15%
- Prices and Payment
7.1 – The prices for the Products and delivery are as set out on the Website at the time of purchase. In addition to the price you may be required to pay a delivery charge for the Products details of which are
7.2 – Payments may also be made by credit or debit card, by BACS transfer or by cheque and we shall not despatch any Products until we receive cleared funds.
7.3 – If you pay as set out in clause 7.2, your payment will be processed by a secure connection at the time you place your order on the relevant section of the Website.
- Limitation of our liability
8.1 – Whilst we have taken all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information on this Website it is provided on an “as is” basis and we give no warranty and make no representation regarding the accuracy or completeness of the content of this Website. Further, no warranty is given that the Website shall be available on an uninterrupted basis, and no liability can be accepted in respect of losses or damages arising out of such unavailability
8.2 – Access to and use of this Website is at your own risk. We do not warrant that the use of this Website or any material downloaded from it will not cause damage to any property, including but not limited to loss of data or computer virus infection. We accept no liability for viruses. We recommend that you take all appropriate safeguards before downloading information or images from the Website.
8.3 – In respect of any breach of clauses 6.1 and 6.2 , 6.1 our entire liability shall be limited, to the extent that the cause of action relates to the items purchased on our Website, to (at our option):
- repairing or replacing the Products; or
- refunding the amount paid by you in respect of the Products purchased.
8.4 – Subject to clause 8.3 our aggregate liability in respect of all causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Product purchased on our Website or in connection with your use of the Website (whether for breach of contract, in negligence or any other tort, under statute or otherwise at all) will not exceed an amount equal to the value of the Products delivered to you under these Terms and Conditions.
8.5 – We shall not be liable to you for any loss of profit; or loss of anticipated revenue; or loss of business; or any consequential or indirect loss.
8.6 – Notwithstanding anything in these Terms and Conditions we do not exclude liability of :
- personal injury and death caused by our negligence;
- fraud; or
- any liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.
8.7 – Except for any warranties expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions any warranties, conditions or representations whether implied by statute or otherwise shall be excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
- Images
9.1 – Product images are for illustrative purposes only and may differ from the actual product. Always satisfy yourself that the description of the product is as you expect and suitable for your requirements. If you feel the image does not accurately represent the product you require or the product details to which it refers, please contact us to clarify. We cannot accept liability for products ordered wrongly based on an error or ommision in the images provided.
- Links to Third Party Websites
10.1 – The use of third party websites is entirely at your own risk. Links contained in the Website will lead to other websites not under our control, and we accept no liability for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. Links provided on the Website are provided to you only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply reliability and endorsement by us of the content of any third party’s website.
10.2 – You are not permitted (nor will you assist others) to set up links from your own websites to the Website (whether by hypertext linking, deep-linking, framing, toggling or otherwise) without our prior written consent, which we may grant or withhold at our absolute discretion.
- Security
11.1 – Our secure server software encrypts all your payment card details. The process scrambles all the information, allowing no unauthorised third party to intercept the data. Your browser will confirm that you are shopping in a secure environment by showing either a locked padlock icon or an image of a padlock next to the payment details in the relevant area of the Website.
- Complaints Procedure
12.1 – We are very proud of our high standards of customer service however, in the event that we fail in meeting these standards, please do not hesitate to contact us at the address given . Our aim will always be to deal with your complaint as soon as possible and make every effort to reach a satisfactory conclusion on your behalf in order to retain your valued custom.
- Intellectual Property
13.1 – All Website, design, text and graphics belong to us. All copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property belong to us.
13.2 – You are not permitted to use the Website in any way that may infringe the intellectual property rights contained in the Website. This means that you may not adapt, reproduce, publish, upload, extract, alter, store, post, redistribute, reutilise, retransmit or broadcast, all or any of the contents of the Website including but not limited to any trade marks or copyrighted material without our express permission. However, you are permitted to download and print out pages from the Website for the sole purpose of viewing for your own personal information.
- Entire Agreement
14.1 – These Terms and Conditions represent the entire understanding relating to the use of the Website and supersede all other statements, representations or warranties (whether written, made by email or oral) made by us. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall affect the liability of either party in respect of any misrepresentation, warranty or condition that it makes fraudulently. Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms and Conditions are reserved by us.
- Severance
15.1 – If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, it will be severed from the rest of these Terms and Conditions which shall remain unaffected.
- Third Party Rights
16.1 – A person who is not a party to this contract is not entitled to enforce any of its terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
- Force Majeure
17.1 – We shall not be liable to you for any delay in, or failure of, performance of our obligations under these Terms and Conditions arising from any cause beyond our reasonable control including any of the following: act of God, governmental act, war, fire, flood, explosion or civil commotion, failure in information technology or telecommunications services, failure of a third party (including failure to supply data) and industrial action.
- Variation
18.1 – We may vary these Terms and Conditions in relation to future sales from time to time by publishing new Terms and Conditions on the Website.
- Law and Jurisdiction
19.1 – These Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom.
