Quay Corporate

THE PARTIES AGREE:

These Terms of Trade apply to any order placed by a Customer for goods or IT services with Quay, unless Quay expressly agrees otherwise in writing.  Quay may amend the Terms of Trade from time to time.

DEFINITIONS

“Agreement” means these Terms of Trade and any other documents including, but not limited to, purchase orders for goods and IT services completed by the Customer and incorporated by reference.

“Customer” means the person or entity described as the applicant on the first page.

“GST” means goods and services tax as defined in the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985.

“IT services” means IT services requested by the Customer from time to time and agreed to by Quay such services may include installing, configuring and troubleshooting software and hardware and IT consulting and design services.

“Quay” means Quay Computers Limited trading as Quay Corporate.

“Working Day” means a day on which registered banks are open for business in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

DESCRIPTION OF GOODS

Any description of the goods that has been given is for identification purposes only and the use of that description does not mean that this Agreement is a sale by description.

TERMS OF PAYMENT

The Customer shall pay all invoices (without deduction) issued by Quay by the 20th day of the month following delivery unless otherwise stated on the invoice.

Quay will charge interest at the rate of 2% per calendar month on all amounts outstanding after the due date for the initial 2 months and thereafter at the rate of 5% per calendar month compounding monthly on the unpaid balance owing.

The Customer shall be liable for all costs incurred by Quay in enforcing its rights under this Agreement including, but not limited to, any debt collection charges, Court costs and legal fees on a full indemnity basis.

If at any time Quay believes the Customer’s financial status is unsatisfactory, Quay may require that payment for any order is made in cash in advance, or security satisfactory to Quay to secure payment of all obligations of the Customer in respect of all future deliveries and for any goods previously delivered.

PRICE REVIEW

Any prices quoted to the Customer are based on the current cost to Quay of production and delivery of the goods and the quantities ordered or to be ordered by the Customer.  The Customer will pay for any increase in cost to Quay resulting from any increase in cost or production or delivery or occasioned by a shortfall in quantities ordered by the Customer.  All prices quoted are exclusive of GST, customs duty, excise duty and all other governmental impost or a like nature becoming payable because of the sale of the goods and delivery of the goods to the Customer.  All such taxes, duties and other imposts shall accordingly be paid for by the Customer.

TERM

This Agreement shall commence on the date Quay approve the credit application and continue in effect until terminated by either party in accordance with this Agreement.

TERMINATION

Quay may, without limiting any other remedy it may have, either terminate this Agreement or suspend deliveries under it if the Customer fails to pay for any one delivery by the due date. 

Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time and for any reason by giving the other party notice of that intention in writing.

On termination of this Agreement each party will return all property belonging to the other in whatever form possessed or under the control of that party.

DELIVERY

All delivery dates quoted are estimates only and Quay shall not be liable for any failure to deliver, or for any delay in delivery, arising from any cause beyond Quay’s control.  The Customer shall not be relieved of any obligation to accept or pay for the goods because of any delay in delivery or despatch.

Quay may deliver an order by instalments and each instalment may be invoiced separately.  If Quay fails to deliver an instalment the Customer shall not be entitled to rescind or repudiate the order in respect of that instalment.

QUAY’S OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF IT SERVICES

Quay shall provide any IT services in a competent and professional manner as and when requested by the Customer.

When providing IT services Quay shall comply with any workplace and security guidelines and any other instructions specified by the Customer while on its premises.

Quay may subcontract IT services to a third party and in doing so shall remain fully responsible as primary contractor for all IT services supplied by that third party. Any act or omission of that third party shall be deemed to be an act or omission of Quay.

CUSTOMER’S OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF IT SERVICES

The Customer may request IT services by calling Quay on it main telephone number (04) 384 9935 and providing the customer services team member with the Customer’s business name and name of the person calling and the nature of the incident or IT services required. 

The Customer shall not use Quay’s IT services in any way which is unlawful. 

All information supplied by the Customer to Quay shall be complete and accurate including advising Quay promptly of any change of premises or postal address.

The Customer shall pay the charges for the requested IT services as set out in Schedule 1 of this Agreement in accordance with the Terms of Payment clause above.  Quay may changes the charges in Schedule 1 from time to time by giving the Customer a minimum of 28 days notice in writing.

The Customer must perform regular backups of its systems.  If data loss occurs while Quay are working on the Customer’s system the most recent backup will be restored by Quay.

The Customer agrees to comply with all New Zealand intellectual property laws and software licence agreements for all software that its uses and requires Quay to install, configure or support when providing IT services and, if requested by Quay, provide evidence of a licence being held within 5 Working Days.

Where the IT services require Quay to refer an issue to a manufacturer or distributor support bureau, the Customer shall be responsible for all related costs provided that Quay shall seek the prior written approval of the Customer for any third party support charges in excess of NZD$50 plus GST.

SUPPORT

Quay shall provide IT support within normal business hours of 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday at the Customer’s request with a best effort response.  If the Customer requires IT support outside normal business hours or during public holiday periods Quay may provide such IT support provided this has been arranged in advance by the Customer and subject to availability.

IT support required outside normal business hours shall be charged in accordance with the Standard Charges set out in Schedule 1 of this Agreement as varied from time to time.

FORCE MAJEURE

Quay may suspend or cancel deliveries or IT services in the event of any Act of God, war, riot, fire, explosion, accident, flood, sabotage, inability to obtain fuel, power, raw materials, labour, containers or transportation facilities, governmental laws, regulations, orders or action, breakage or failure of machinery or apparatus, national defence requirements or any other event beyond the reasonable control of Quay or in the event of labour trouble, strike, lockout or injunction (whether or not such labour event is within the reasonable control of Quay) and shall not be liable for any delay, loss, damage or injury caused as a result.

COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY

Quay may compensate the Customer for loss, costs or damages from IT services provided by Quay which are incurred as a direct result of its failure to meet any of its obligations under this Agreement.  The maximum amount payable on any claim shall be an amount which is the value of 3 average months’ IT services paid by the Customer in the previous 12 month period.  No claims will be accepted by Quay more than 6 months after the date the IT services, the subject of a claim, were provided.

Quay shall not be liable to the Customer for any indirect damages or loss (including, but not limited to loss of profits, anticipated savings, economic loss or any consequential damages whatsoever) whether for negligence, breach of contract or otherwise.

No third party supplier (including their officers, employees, contractors and agents) shall be liable to the Customer for any loss or damage of any kind arising from the Customer’s use of any IT services.  A third party supplier may enforce this clause as a defence to any claim.

WARRANTY

The Customer acknowledges that any goods and IT services purchased are for business purposes and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 does not apply.

Quay shall not accept any claim by the Customer whether for alleged damaged or defective goods, shortage of goods or for any other cause (and all such claims shall be deemed absolutely waived by the Customer) unless the Customer notifies Quay in writing and Quay receives such notice within 7 days after the date of delivery, or, if the damage or defect was not, or would not be, apparent upon a reasonable inspection of the goods when delivered, 7 days after the date when the Customer could reasonably be expected to be aware of the facts giving rise  to the claim, whichever first occurs. 

The Customer’s exclusive remedy shall be for damages and Quay’s liability for any and all loss or damage resulting from any cause, including negligence, shall in no event exceed the price of the goods in respect of which the claim is made, or at Quay’s election, the cost of repair or replacement of such goods.   Any damage in excess of that cost shall be borne by the Customer.  All goods alleged to be defective or otherwise subject to a claim shall be returned to Quay at the Customer’s expense.

Quay accepts no liability for data loss or failure of componentary as a result of servicing.  It is the Customer’s sole responsibility to ensure that prior to servicing any important data is backed up.

Any hardware supplied by Quay will have its warranty terms provided on or with the associated invoice.  Any labour provided by Quay which involves items covered by a warranty will be charged for at the normal rates applicable at the time.  Software warranties are covered by individual licence agreements.

Apart from the warranties expressly given to the Customer in this Agreement, all other warranties, express or implied are excluded to the extent permitted by law.

Quay takes no responsibility for, nor does it warrant the work of third parties.

PATENTS AND TRADE MARKS

Quay makes no representation of any kind expressed or implied that the goods or IT services provided under this Agreement or the use of such goods or IT services, or articles made from the goods, either alone or in conjunction with other substances will not infringe any patent or trade mark rights.  The Customer will notify Quay immediately of any claim or suit involving the Customer in which any such infringement is alleged and if Quay considers itself to be affected it shall be entitled completely to control the defence or compromise of any such allegation or infringement.

ASSIGNMENT

This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Customer without the prior written consent of Quay.  For the avoidance of doubt a change in control of the Customer shall be deemed to be an assignment for which consent is required.

Quay may in its discretion and without notice to the Customer subcontract the whole or any part of the provision of the goods sold or IT services rendered under this Agreement.

WAIVER

No waiver by Quay with respect to any breach or default or any right or remedy shall be deemed to constitute a continuing waiver or any other breach or default or any other right or remedy unless the same be expressed in writing and signed on behalf of Quay.

GOVERNING LAW

The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties in regards to the provision of goods and IT services and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral between the parties

Except as provided in this Agreement no conditions understanding or agreement purporting to modify or vary the terms of this Agreement shall be binding on Quay unless made in writing.

SECURITY INTEREST

Ownership and property in the goods remains with Quay until the Customer has discharged all outstanding indebtedness for all goods supplied by Quay.

The Customer grants to Quay a security interest in all goods previously supplied by Quay to the Customer (if any) and all goods that will be supplied in the future by Quay to the Customer during the continuance of the parties relationship and their proceeds to secure the obligation of the Customer to pay the purchase price of the goods and any other obligations of the Customer under this Agreement as and when the same become due. 

Where goods are purchased as equipment, until the Customer has paid all money owing to Quay, the Customer shall not sell or grant a security interest in the goods without the prior written consent of Quay.

The Customer undertakes to:

Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Quay, the Customer waives its right to receive a verification statement in accordance with Section 148 of the Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (“PPSA”)

To the extent permitted by lay the Customer waives its rights under Part 9 (enforcement of security interest) of the PPSA.

PRIVACY ACT 1993

The Customer acknowledges and accepts that Quay may, at its sole discretion, collect information about the Customer for the purposes of credit approval.

GUARANTEE

In consideration of Quay entering into this Agreement the Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to Quay the due and punctual performance and observance by the Customer of its obligations under this Agreement and notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement this guarantee shall not be affected by the granting of time or other indulgence on the part of Quay.

SEVERABILITY

In the event that any provision of the Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this agreement will remain in full force.

NOTICES

Any notice or other communication required to be given in writing by either party to the other party must be either:

In the case of Quay:

• Delivered to level 2, CommArts House, 15 Walter Street, Wellington; or
• Posted to PO Box 27164, Wellington; or
• Sent by facsimile to (04) 384 9939.

In the case of the Customer:

• Delivered to the delivery address as provided for in the Credit Application Form; or
• Posted to the mailing address; or
• Sent by facsimile to the fax number provided.

Any communication by facsimile transmission will be deemed to be received when transmitted to the correct email or facsimile transmission address of the recipient.  Any other communication in writing will be deemed to be received when left at the specified address of the recipient or on the third day following the date of posting.

STATUS

No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to express or imply a joint venture, partnership or a relationship other than customer and supplier of goods and or services.  No employee, agent or other representative of either party shall at any time be deemed to be under the control or authority of the other party or under the joint control of both parties.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

If at any time Quay becomes aware of the Customer’s confidential information including confidential information relating to products, material, procedures, tests or equipment, Quay shall not use the information for any purpose not approved by the Customer and shall not disclose that confidential information to any other person unless expressly agreed in writing by you.

DISPUTES

If a dispute arises out of or relates to this Agreement (“the Dispute”) a party to the Agreement may not commence any court or arbitration proceedings relating to the Dispute unless it has complied with the following paragraphs of this clause except where the party seeks urgent interlocutory relief.

A party claiming the Dispute has arisen under this Agreement must give the other party written notice specifying the nature of the Dispute.  On receipt of that notice the parties shall use all reasonable endeavours to resolve the Dispute by discussion, consultation, negotiation or other informal means such as mediation.  If the Dispute is not resolved within 14 days of the notice being given either party may, by giving written notice to the other party, require the Dispute to be determined by arbitration of a single arbitrator.  The arbitrator shall be appointed by the parties or, failing agreement within 7 days of the notice requiring arbitration, by the President of the New Zealand Law Society on application of either party.  The arbitration shall be conducted as soon as possible and in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996.