Please note that you may only
purchase Products from this site if you are over 18 and resident in England or
Wales.
(1) Definitions and interpretation
In this Agreement “we” means [NAME]
(and “us” and “our” shall be construed accordingly); and “you” means the
relevant customer or potential customer as the case may be (and “your” shall be
construed accordingly).
In this Agreement, the
following definitions shall apply:
“Agreement” means this
agreement incorporating any terms set out in our Second Acknowledgement;
“First Acknowledgement” means
the initial automatic email acknowledgment which we will send to you after
receiving your Order;
“Order” means your order for
Products made via the Site;
“Products” means goods which
may be purchased by you from the Site;
“Second Acknowledgement” means
the email acknowledgment which we will send to you (where appropriate)
confirming acceptance of your Order; and
“Site” means the website at [thesoftbooklibrary.com]
or any successor site operated by us from time to time.
(2) This
Agreement
The advertising of Products on
the Site constitutes an “invitation to treat”; and your Order for Products
constitutes a contractual offer. No contract comes into force between you and
us unless and until we accept your Order.
In order to enter into this
Agreement with us, you will need to take the following steps: .: “(i) you must
add any the Products you wish to purchase to your shopping cart, and then
proceed to the checkout; (ii) if you are a new customer, you must then create an
account with us and log in; if you are an existing customer, you must enter your
login details; (iii) once you are logged in, you must select your preferred
method of delivery and confirm your Order and your consent to the terms of this
Agreement; (iv) you will be transferred to the PayPal website, and PayPal will
handle your payment; (v) we will then send you the First Acknowledgment and (vi)
once we have checked whether we are able to meet your Order, we will either send
you the Second Acknowledgement (at which point this Agreement will become a
binding contract) or we will confirm by email that we are unable to meet your
Order.”]
Please note that we will not
file a copy of this Agreement. We may update the version of this Agreement on
the Site from time to time, and we do not guarantee that the version you have
agreed to will remain accessible. We therefore recommend that you download,
print and retain a copy of this Agreement for your records.
The only language in which we
offer this Agreement is English
(3) About us
Our full name is [the soft
book library]. Our [registered office is [Flat 5 Evesham House St.Helier
Jersey] and our] principal trading address is [Flat 5 Evesham House
St.Helier Jersey].
(4) The
Products
[Online digital services
and products]
(5) Price and
payment
[Prices for Products are quoted
on the Site. The Site contains a large number of Products and it is always
possible that some of the Products listed on the Site may be incorrectly
priced. We will verify prices as part of our sale procedures so that a
Product's correct price will be stated [in the Second Acknowledgement/when you
pay for the Product.]
In addition to the price of the
Products, you [will/may] have to pay a delivery charge, which will be as stated
[in the Second Acknowledgement/when you pay for the Product.]
Payment must be made by [the
date(s) set out in the Second Acknowledgement]. We may withhold the Products
and/or terminate this Agreement if the price is not received from you in full,
on time, in cleared funds.
The prices on the Site include
any value added or sales taxes (where applicable).
Payment for all Products must
be made by [PAYPAL] OR [any method detailed on the Site from time to
time].
Prices for Products are liable
to change at any time, but changes will not affect Agreements which have come
into force.
(6) Delivery
[We will arrange for the
Products to be delivered to the address for delivery indicated in your Order.]
[We will use reasonable
endeavours to deliver Products on or before the date for delivery set out in our
Second Acknowledgement or, if no date is set out in our Second Acknowledgement,
within [NUMBER] days of the date of our Second Acknowledgement.
However, we cannot guarantee delivery by the relevant date. We do however
guarantee that unless there are exceptional circumstances all deliveries of
Products will be dispatched within [30] days of the later of receipt of payment
and the date of our Second Acknowledgement.]
We will only deliver Products
within England and Wales.
(7) Risk and title
The Products will be at your
risk from the time of delivery. Ownership of the Products will only pass to you
after we receive full payment of all sums due in respect of the Products
(including delivery charges).
(8) Consumer rights
You may cancel this Agreement
at any time within 7 working days after the day you received the Products
(subject to the limitations set out below).
[You will not have any such
right insofar as this Agreement relates to: (i) the supply of any Products which
constitute audio or video recordings or computer software which have been
unsealed by you; (ii) the supply of Products the price of which is dependent
upon fluctuations in financial markets which we cannot control; or (iii) the
supply of newspapers, periodicals or magazines.]
If you cancel this Agreement on
this basis, you must inform us in writing and return the Products to us
immediately, in the same condition in which you received them. Products
returned by you within the 7 working day period referred to above will be
refunded in full (including the cost of sending the Products to you). However,
you will be responsible for paying the cost of returning the Product to us.
If you cancel this Agreement on
this basis and you do not return to the Products to us, we may recover the
Products and charge you for the costs we incur in doing so. Similarly, if you
return the Products at our expense, we may pass that expense on to you.
(9) Defective
Products
You may also cancel this
Agreement if the Products supplied are defective.
Products returned by you
because of a defect will be refunded in full (including the cost of sending the
Products to you, and the cost of returning the Products to us). Alternatively,
if we and you agree, we may supply you with a replacement or substitute
Product.
(10) Refunds
If you cancel this Agreement
and are entitled to a refund, we will usually refund any money received from you
using the same method originally used by you to pay for your purchase. We will
process the refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any event, within 30
days of the day we received your notice of cancellation.
(11) Warranties
We warrant to you that any
Product you purchase through the Site will be of satisfactory quality.
You warrant to us that: you
have full authority, power and capacity to enter into this Agreement and that
all necessary actions have been taken to enable you to lawfully enter into this
Agreement; you are legally capable of entering into binding contracts; you are
resident in the England or Wales; you are at least 18 years old; the information
provided in the Order is accurate; and you will be able to accept delivery of
the Products as contemplated in this Agreement.
Subject to the warranties set
out in above, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law we disclaim all
warranties with respect to the Products, whether express or implied.
(12) Limitations of liability
Nothing in this Agreement shall
limit or exclude your or our liability for: (i) death or personal injury caused
by negligence; (ii) under section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979, section 2 of
the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, or section 2(3) of the Consumer
Protection Act 1987; (iii) for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (iv)
for any matter for which it would be illegal for to limit or exclude, or attempt
to limit or exclude, liability.
Subject to this: (i) our
liability in connection with any Product purchased through our site is strictly
limited to the higher of the purchase price of the relevant Product and the
replacement cost of the relevant Product; (ii) we accept no liability for any
loss of income or revenue, loss of business, loss of profits or contracts, loss
of anticipated savings, loss of data, waste of management or office time or for
any indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind however arising and
whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise,
even if foreseeable; and (iii) we will not be liable or responsible for any
failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under
this Agreement caused by events outside our reasonable control.
(13) General terms
Images of Products on the Site
are for illustrative purposes; actual Products may differ from such images.
We will treat all your personal
information that we collect in connection with your Order in accordance with the
terms of [our Privacy Policy]; use of our website will be subject to [our
Website Terms and Conditions].
This Agreement may only be
varied by an instrument in writing signed by both you and us. We may revise
these terms from time-to-time, but such revisions will not affect the terms of
any Agreement which we have entered into with you.
If any provision of this
Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction,
the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect, and such invalid or unenforceable provisions or portion thereof shall be
deemed omitted.
No waiver of any term,
provision, or condition of this Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in
any one or more instances, will be deemed to be, or be construed as, a further
or continuing waiver of that term, provision or condition or any other term,
provision or condition of this Agreement.
You may not assign, charge,
sub-contract or otherwise transfer this Agreement, or any of your rights or
obligations arising under this Agreement. Any attempt by you to do so shall be
null and void. We may assign, charge, sub-contract or otherwise transfer this
Agreement, or any of our rights or obligations arising under this Agreement, at
any time – providing such action does not serve to reduce the guarantees
benefiting you under this Agreement.
This Agreement is made for the
benefit of the parties to it and is not intended to benefit, or be enforceable
by, any other person. The right of the parties to terminate, rescind, or agree
any amendment, variation, waiver or settlement under this Agreement is not
subject to the consent of any person who is not a party to this Agreement.
This Agreement contains the
complete agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or
understandings, whether oral or written.
This Agreement will be governed
by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the England, and the English
courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any dispute arising
under this Agreement.