
General Terms
& Conditions
Revision 1.4 (September 2021)
Contents
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION.. 3
2. APPLICATIONS OF THESE CONDITIONS. 5
9. VARIATION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 7
15. DELIVERY, TITLE AND RISK. 12
16. RETURNS AND CLAIMS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. 13
17. COMPUTER UTILITY, FUNCTIONALITY AND FITNESS FOR PURPOSE. 14
19. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. 16
23. TELEMARKETING & UNSOLICITED EMAILS. 19
25. PRIVACY STATEMENTS AND YOUR RIGHTS. 19
28. Submission OF SERVICE REQUESTS. 21
29. ACCESS TO SYSTEMS, SITES AND PEOPLE. 21
30. THIRD PARTY authorization.. 21
31. PAYMENT, LATE PAYMENT AND DEFAULT. 21
32. NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. 22
34. COPYRIGHT AND CONFIDENTIALITY. 23
SERVICE
REQUEST SUBMISSION PROCESS. 25
SERVICE
REQUESTS OUTSIDE OF OUR BUSINESS HOURS. 25
GENERAL
1.
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
In these Conditions,
the Rate Schedule and every Quote, Order, Plan contract, or other arrangement
in connection with the supply of Goods or Services by Reliance Technology Solutions, LLC the following words have the following meanings:
“After
Hours” means from 5:01 PM until 8:00 AM Monday to Friday, all day Saturday
and Sunday, and all Reliance observed holidays;
“Business Hours” means Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM,
excluding all Reliance observed holidays;
"Client”, “You" or “Your”
means a person who seeks or obtains a quote for, or who orders, Goods or
Services from Us, and includes both a person whose name is on the Order or on
an email attached to which is an order, a person who places an order, and a person
on whose behalf an Order is placed or on whose behalf it appears and order is
placed, and in any case each of their heirs, successors and assigns;
"Conditions" means these terms and conditions;
"Goods" means any goods and/or services sourced by Us
or provided by Us in connection with any such goods and/or services including
computer hardware and Software and any goods or services provided in connection
with any of those things;
“Order” means any order requested by You to Us for Goods or Services in any form;
“Quote” means a quote or proposal provided to You By Us;
“Period” means a particular number of half-days, days, weeks, fortnights,
months, or any other period, as may be agreed between Us and the You as the
period during which some Services will be provided;
“Plan” means any arrangement between Us and You (whether alone or in
conjunction with any other person) for Services (including unlimited support)
and/or the provision of Goods provided by Us under an arrangement in connection
with Work agreed to be done or progressed for or on behalf of You or any other
person at Your request, including as set out in a Plan Schedule;
“Plan Schedule” means the key terms applicable to Plans as
set, and as may be varied by Us, from time to time in its absolute discretion
without notice to You;
“Proposal” means a quote or proposal provided to You by Us;
“Rates” means the hourly rates and other charges for Services (including any
call-out fees and any Return/Cancellation Fees) set out in the Rate schedule, a
Plan, Plan Schedule, Quote, contract or arrangement entered into by Us and You
or in these Conditions, and includes any monies payable to Us on a quantum
meruit basis for any work it has done;
“Rate Schedule” means the schedule of rates, charges and
conditions for the services of Ours as set, and as may be varied, by Us from
time to time in its absolute discretion without notice to You;
“Reasonable Assistance Limits” has the meaning set out in clause 17.2;
“Reliance observed holiday” means any major holiday or calendar day in
which we are closed and do not generally offer client support. (Currently: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas
Eve, and Christmas Day). These holidays are subject to change without notice;
“Return/Cancellation Fee” means a fee charged pursuant to clause 12.5 as set by Us from time to time;
“Sales Tax” is any sales, use, service, value added, goods and services,
consumption, or other similar taxes which are chargeable on any sum payable in
connection with the purchase of the Goods or Services as required by the laws
of the State of Tennessee.
“Service request” means a request for service such as adds,
moves, changes and technical assistance;
"Services" means the provision of any services by Us
including Work, advice and recommendations;
“Software” includes software and any installation, update, associated software and
any services provided in connection with any of these things;
“Termination Date” is the date the Agreement is cancelled by Us after
receiving written notice to terminate and the required notification period is
complete. The required notification period
is defined in Section 4.
" Us”, “Our” or “We” means Reliance Technology Solutions,
LLC and its’ heirs, successors, and assigns;
“Work” means anything We may do, provide, customize,
produce or acquire, whether or not in connection with,
or for the purposes of, You or Your use or benefit, and includes testing,
troubleshooting, installation and configuration of new equipment or software,
consulting, scoping, planning, documenting and quoting for complex items.
In these Conditions,
the Rate Schedule and every Quote, Order, Plan, Proposal, contract, or other
arrangement in connection with the supply of Goods or Services by Us, unless
the contrary intention appears:
Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural number and vice versa;
Reference to any gender shall include every other gender;
Reference to any Act of Congress, Statute or Regulation
shall include any amendment currently in force at the relevant time and any
Act of Congress, Statute or Regulation enacted or passed in substitution therefore;
Headings and words put in bold are for
convenience of reference only and do not
affect the interpretation or construction of these Conditions;
All references to
dollars ($) are to the United States Dollar. (USD)
A reference to time is
to Central Standard Time or Eastern Standard Time depending upon your practice
location.
A reference to an individual or person includes a corporation,
partnership, LLC, joint venture, association, authority, trust, state or
government and vice versa;
A reference to a
recital, clause, schedule, annexure or exhibit is to a recital, clause, schedule,
annexure or exhibit of or to these Conditions;
A recital, schedule,
annexure or description of the parties forms part of
these Conditions;
A reference to any
agreement or document is to that agreement or document (and, where applicable,
any of its provisions), as amended, novated, supplemented or replaced from time
to time;
Where an expression is
defined, another part of speech or
grammatical form of that expression has a corresponding meaning;
A reference to “includes” means includes without limitation;
A reference to “will” imports a condition not a
warranty; and
A reference to bankruptcy or winding up includes
bankruptcy, winding up, liquidation, dissolution, and the occurrence of
anything analogous or having a substantially similar effect to any of those
conditions or matters under the law of any applicable jurisdiction and to the
procedures, circumstances and events which constitute any of those conditions
or matters.
2.
APPLICATIONS OF THESE CONDITIONS
Unless otherwise
agreed by Us in writing, these Conditions
are deemed incorporated in and are applicable to (and to the extent of any
inconsistency will prevail over) the terms of every Quote, Order, Plan,
Proposal, contract, or other arrangement in connection with the supply of Goods
and/or Services by Us to You.
The invalidity or
enforceability of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement will not
invalidate, or render unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.
3.
COMMITMENT TERM
3.1
The minimum term that You acquire the service for is outlined in Our
Quote to You, beginning from the first of the next month after the date of
signing or approving the Quote.
3.2 After the expiry of the
Committed Term, an extension of the Term will automatically commence for the
same period as the original Committed Term and will continue indefinitely,
unless either party give the other written notice of non-renewal at least sixty
(60) days before the end of the Committed Term or earlier terminated by you as
specified in Section 4.
4.
TERMINATION
4.1
This Agreement may be terminated by You upon ninety (90) days written
notice if:
4.1.1 We fail to fulfil in
any material respect its obligations under this Agreement and do not cure such
failure within thirty (30) days of receipt of such written notice.
4.1.2 We breach any material
term or condition of this Agreement and fail to remedy such breach within
thirty (30) days of receipt of such written notice.
4.1.3 We terminate or
suspend our business operations, unless it is succeeded by a permitted assignee
under this Agreement.
4.1.4 Your Agreement term is one
(1) year or less.
4.2
This Agreement may be terminated by You upon one hundred eighty (180)
days written notice if Your Agreement term is greater than one (1) year.
4.3
This Agreement may be terminated by Us upon ninety (90) days written
notice to you.
4.4
If either party terminates this Agreement, we will assist you in the
orderly termination of services, including timely transfer of the services to
another designated provider. You agree to pay us for rendering such assistance
at our normal rates as outlined in our current Rate Schedule.
4.5
Should You wish to terminate this Agreement before the end of the
commitment term, You agree to pay all of the remaining
payments up until the Termination Date.
5.
REPRESENTATIONS
5.1
You acknowledge that no employee or agent of Ours has any right to make
any representation, warranty or promise in relation to the supply of Goods or
Services other than subject to and as may be contained in the Conditions.
6.
NOTICES
6.1
Any notices given under the Conditions shall be in writing and sent by
e-mail to the last notified e-mail address of Yours.
7.
GOVERNING LAW
7.1
The Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Tennessee and the parties submit to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the Courts of The State of Tennessee.
8.
ASSIGNMENT
8.1
You may not assign Your rights and obligations under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of Us.
9.
VARIATION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
9.1
We may at any time vary these Terms and Conditions by publishing the
varied Terms and Conditions on Our website. You accept that by doing this, We have provided You with sufficient notice of the
variation. We are under no other obligation to notify You of any variation to
these terms and conditions.
GOODS
AND SERVICES
10.
QUOTES
10.1
Term and effect: Quotes will only be valid for 7 days unless otherwise
specified in the Quote. A Quote is merely an invitation to You to place an
Order with Us and the acceptance of a Quote by You will not create a binding
contract between You and Us.
10.2
Quote is valid for 7 days only. Expiry dates on quotes are set to be
able to inform Us when the quote is still active or to be discarded. Once
discarded the quote will need to be requested again.
10.3
Once a quote has been confirmed by Us, then the prices in the quote will
be confirmed as the final agreed price. A quote is confirmed as 'final' as soon
as both parties agree with the final price after any last changes requested by You.
10.4
The price in the final quote may vary from the original request if there
is any price or product changes requested by You. We reserve the right to alter
product and prices in the quote, as long as the quote
has not been confirmed with You.
10.5
Quotes and estimates shall be deemed to correctly interpret the original
specifications and are based on the cost at the time the quote or estimate is
given. If You later require any changes to the quotes, and We agree to the
changes, these changes will be charged at Our prevailing rate.
10.6
Once the Quote has been confirmed and converted to an Order, the Order
will be subjected to our normal Terms and Condition of Sale.
10.7
The general minimum turnaround time for Quote request to be actioned is
usually 24 hours. In the event that a quote is
required urgently please let us know so that we can respond to it accordingly.
10.8
When a special price or discount offer has been applied to this Quote,
no other special promotion, discount or bonus offer will be applicable.
10.9
In the event that products in the Quote are subjected to any
price and supply fluctuations that is outside of Our control We reserve the
right to update the price and product in the Quote accordingly. If a product
has undergone a price drop or a price increase, the Quote will then be adjusted
accordingly. If there is a product that is no longer available, the product
will then be replaced or substituted based on Your request and is subject to
Your final approval.
10.10
Price on non-stocked products are subjected to
Price and stock fluctuations and can only be confirmed once the Quote is turned
into an Order. While We endeavor to honor every price quoted, if there is a
price increase that is beyond our control, We reserve
the right to increase the price as necessary.
10.11
Once a Quote has already passed the expired date, We
may cancel the quote or estimate
without having to notify or receive an approval from You.
10.12
ETA information is based on an estimate given by our vendors and cannot
be held as the actual promised date.
10.13
The estimated installation date for any product is Our best estimate
based upon the estimate given by our vendors.
The final date will only be confirmed upon the receipt all Goods
included in your proposal.
10.14
Freight charges will be added to the Order unless otherwise stated. Any
included delivery charges are estimates only.
10.15
We do not keep inventory and as such only order items once we receive a
completed order from a client. If You would like to return an item or cancel an
order, a restocking fee may apply. We will need to get approval from the
distributor that the stock is returnable before being able to issue a refund as
not all products can be returned. Computers,
servers, and licensed software packages may not be returned.
10.16
Prices are based upon total Quote Purchase.
10.17
Unless Specified, all items on quote are
covered by manufacturer’s warranty covering parts and labor for hardware only
on a return to depot basis.
10.18
Varying or withdrawing Quotes: We may vary or withdraw a Quote at any
time in Our absolute discretion and without prior notice to You. We may do so
for any reason We consider fit, including, e.g. where
the Goods or Services become unavailable or the cost price of Goods or Services
increases after the date of the Quote.
11.
ORDERS
11.1
Order forms: You may place an Order
for Goods and/or Services with Us.
Normally, We will require that You approve the
quote electronically via our web based system with Your details, including Your
full legal name and an electronic signature.
11.2
Approval of Orders: You will need to electronically sign the Order via
the web based ordering system, in which case the Order
will be treated or deemed as if signed by or on behalf of You by the person
whose name appears as the submitter of the form.
11.3
Reliance on appearance of validity: Absent actual knowledge to the
contrary, We may rely upon the apparent validity of an
Order. If any Order is signed or sent by
email or approved through the web-based ordering system by a named person, that
person warrants that the Order is, and it is acknowledged the Order is deemed
in favor of Us to be:
11.3.1 signed by, and duly authorized
by, both the person who signed the Order and the person who sent the email; and
11.3.2 duly authorized by the person
on whose behalf the Order is placed or apparently placed.
11.4
Acceptance and Orders: An Order has no effect unless or until it is
accepted by You in writing and, until We have received from You
payment in clear funds for the Order and any related freight or delivery
charges in clear funds.
11.5
No obligation to deliver: We are not obliged to deliver any Order until
we have received payment in clear funds from You for the Order, any related
freight or delivery
charges or where We are unwilling or unable to complete the Order for any
reason provided We refund any payment made by You in respect of the Order.
11.6
Credit checks: For the purposes
of ascertaining the credit standing or history of a prospective client to whom
We are considering extending credit or payment terms, We
reserve the right to and; You consent to Us undertaking a credit reference
check in respect to You.
11.7
Cancellation of Orders: You will not cancel an Order unless We agree to
do so in writing in Our absolute discretion.
You acknowledge that, amongst other things, We
cannot cancel an Order once the manufacturer or supplier has dispatched the
relevant Goods and that such dispatch often occurs the same day as the Order is
placed by Us.
11.8
Processes and Procedures: We have processes and procedures that We
follow in the course of the provision of Our Services
and the supply of Goods. You agree to
co-operate with Us and to comply with such processes and procedures as advised
to You from time to time.
12. PRICING
AND RATES
12.1
Rates exclude Tax: All rates and amounts charged or quoted for Goods
and/or Services by Us are exclusive of Tax and any other applicable taxes,
fees, or government charges (unless otherwise stated in writing by Us).
12.2
Rate schedule: You must pay for Goods and Services at the Rates set out
in any applicable Plan and the Rate Schedule as applicable from time to time
during the provision of the Goods and/or Services.
12.3
Vary Rates: We reserve the right to vary any Rate
and/or the Rate Schedule from time to time (subject to any fixed pricing
for specific periods in any Plan), in Our absolute discretion and without
notice to You; however, We
will make reasonable efforts to provide You notice of any Rate and/or Rate Schedule variances prior to implementing changes.
12.4
Call-out fees: You acknowledge that call-out fees may be charged in
addition to the Rates at Our absolute discretion and that the amount of the
call-out fee will be subject to Your agreement plan Rate and/or the Rate
Schedule.
12.5 Return/Cancellation Fee: Where
We arrange a return or refund on behalf of You, or where an Order is cancelled
by You after acceptance by Us, We may charge You a
Return/Cancellation fee to cover the administration costs to Us in processing
the return or refund, or in processing the Order, the cancellation and any
refund. We may deduct the Return/Cancellation fee from out of any monies
otherwise due to be refunded to You by Us.
12.6
Expenses: You must pay any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Us in
providing the Services to You in addition to the Rates, charges, and call-out
fees, upon written demand. Such expenses may include, but are not limited to,
travel costs, flights, car rental, fuel, insurance, ride share fares,
accommodations and related meal allowance, tolls, and car parking expenses. In
the rare event that these expenses must be incurred, and whenever possible, We will obtain prior written authorization from You before
such expenses are incurred.
12.7
Separate charges for Goods and Services: We may in Our absolute
discretion charge for Goods separately from Services or may charge for Goods
and Services together.
12.8
Calculation of increments: Where
a charge is calculated based on increments of time, e.g.
1 hour or 30 minutes, We will charge the applicable rate for the whole
increment of time even if work is done during part of, but not for the whole
of, that increment of time.
12.9
Change in underlying costs: Without prejudice to any other rights of
Ours under these Conditions, where there is any increase in the underlying
costs incurred by Us in connection with the supply of Goods or Services to You,
We may, in our absolute discretion, vary any of Our
Rates.
12.10
Pre-Paid Blocks of Service: Where
You agree to buy Pre-Paid Blocks of Service during a Period, payment must be
made in advance for the Pre-Paid Blocks of Service at the rate applicable
pursuant to the Rate schedule for all Services. Each such rate being less any
discount agreed in writing between Us and You in respect of the Pre-Paid Blocks
of Service. Services included in a Pre-Paid Block of Service rate during the
Period:
12.10.1 are calculated in accordance with the applicable minimum time periods
and increments set out in the Rate
schedule; and
12.10.2 are only provided by
Us during the applicable Period. Where Services are provided for a specified
Period:
12.10.2.1 the Services remaining unused for that Period cannot be rolled over into
any subsequent Period; and
12.10.2.2 We are not liable to refund, re-imburse, pay damages or otherwise
compensate or indemnify You in respect of those unused Services.
13. SERVICES
AND PLANS
13.1
Service and Plan Variations: Currently, We
offer the Services and Plans referred to in the Rate schedule and any Plan
Schedule. We may withdraw the provision
of, or vary the scope or terms of, or add to or change, the Services without
notice to You, from time to time in Our absolute discretion.
13.2
Copies on Request: We will provide You with a copy of the current Rate
schedule upon request. Plan Schedules are tailored for particular
Plans and are available to Clients participating in the Plan.
14. CONTRACTING
14.1
We may subcontract any or all of the Services to be performed,
but shall retain prime responsibility for the Services under these
terms.
15. DELIVERY,
TITLE AND RISK
15.1
Delivery liability: We will use all reasonable endeavors to dispatch
Goods by the due date, but do not accept any liability for non-delivery or
failure to deliver on time where this is caused by circumstances beyond the
reasonable control of Ours, including, for example, due to failures in supply
to Us or delays caused by third parties, such as delivery companies or
manufacturers.
15.2
Availability to accept delivery: You must be available to accept the
Goods at Your nominated delivery address during Business Hours unless otherwise
arranged.
15.3
Passing of Risk: Delivery is deemed to take place when the Goods are
delivered to Your nominated address, whereupon risks of loss, breakage and all
damage and all other risks pass to You. Nothing in this clause 15.3 will affect title to the
Goods.
15.4
Obligation to insure: You will ensure that Goods are adequately insured
from the time of delivery under clause 15.3.
15.5.1
title to, and property in, Goods supplied to You remain vested in Us and does not pass
to You;
15.5.2 You must hold those
Goods as fiduciary bailee and agent for Us and must not sell them;
15.5.3 You must keep those
Goods separate from other goods and maintain the Goods and their labelling and
packaging intact;
15.5.4 Where You sell the
goods in breach of these Conditions, You are required
to hold the proceeds of any sale of those Goods on trust for Us in a separate
account (however any failure to do so will not affect Your obligation to deal
with the proceeds as trustee and remit them to Us);
15.5.5 We may, without prior
notice, enter into any premises where We suspect those Goods may be, take
possession of those Goods and sever and remove those Goods (notwithstanding
that they may have been attached to other goods not the property of Ours) and
for this purpose, You hereby irrevocably authorize and direct Us (and Our
employees and agents) to enter into such premises as its duly authorized agent
and You hereby indemnify and hold harmless Us from and against any costs,
claims, allegations, demands, damages or expenses or any other acts or
omissions arising from or in connection with, such entry, repossession or
removal.
16. RETURNS
AND CLAIMS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES
16.1
General Returns Policy:
Notwithstanding anything in these Conditions, You
acknowledge that We supply Goods subject to all applicable conditions,
including returns and claims policies, of any relevant manufacturer or
supplier. You will accept Goods subject always to these Conditions and the
terms of such conditions and will indemnify and hold Us harmless in respect of
any further or other obligation or any failure or default on the part of that
manufacturer or supplier.
16.2
Customized Goods not returnable: Where Goods have some element of
customization for You, are supplied pursuant to an Order for Goods that is in
the opinion of Ours special or unusual, the Goods are obtained from overseas,
the Goods are obtained from a supplier who is no longer trading, or the Goods
are otherwise not readily returnable by Us to the manufacturer or supplier or
any related services may not be cancelled, You may not return the Goods to Us
or cancel the related services.
16.3
Duty to inspect: You will inspect all Goods immediately upon their
delivery. Within 7 days of such delivery, You may give
written notice to Us of any matter or thing, by reason of which You might wish
to return the Goods, ask for a refund, or make a claim. If no such notice is given on time, You will accept the Goods without any such return, refund or
claim.
16.4
Return Condition: Where You are entitled to return Goods under these
Conditions, You must return the Goods in their
original condition and unopened, provided always that where, upon opening the
packaging it becomes apparent that the Goods are different to what is described
on the packaging or that the Goods are faulty, the Goods may be returned.
16.5
Return costs: You will pay all costs and expenses incurred by Us in
arranging the return of the Goods to a manufacturer or supplier and/or the
cancellation of any related services unless that manufacturer or supplier pays
such costs.
16.6
Consequences of use, installation, customization or sale: You will indemnify and hold Us harmless in
respect of all allegations and claims in respect of Goods once such Goods have
been used, installed, customized or re-sold by You (without prejudice to the
recourse of such a customer to the manufacturer of the Goods).
17. COMPUTER
UTILITY, FUNCTIONALITY AND FITNESS FOR PURPOSE
17.1
Service limitations given the science of computing: You acknowledge that
a reasonable incident of the Services may involve trial and error and that it
is a science applied often in novel or unknown circumstances and involving
experiment. In particular, You acknowledge that the
Services may involve tests, troubleshooting, advice and recommendations that
may prove incorrect or inappropriate, particularly in an attempt to cure a
problem You are having. While We will make what We consider (in Our absolute
discretion) to be all reasonable endeavors to provide appropriate tests,
troubleshooting, sound advice and good recommendations in order to assist You, You will always indemnify and hold Us harmless in the
provision of our Services to You.
17.2 Reasonable Assistance Limits:
We are only obliged to provide what We consider, in Our absolute discretion, to
be reasonable assistance in the circumstances (including with the installation
and customization of new software or hardware for You or any other Work) under
any Plan and You will pay for additional work at the Rates unless otherwise
agreed. Without limiting the discretion of Us to determine what reasonable
assistance is, normally, reasonable assistance is limited to work done during
Business Hours over a period
of time not exceeding any period that
We have allowed or allows for the Work or has estimated or estimates the Work
will take, whether or not notice of the time allowed or estimated is given by
Us to You.
17.3
Recommendations, suitability, functionality, and fitness for purpose:
The parties acknowledge that:
17.3.1
We may recommend that You purchase Goods provided by third parties from
time to time;
17.3.2
Recommendations may be made in situations where You have made known to
Us the purpose for which the Goods will be used or
some function sought to be fulfilled;
17.3.3
You acknowledge that We have no control over many factors involved with
the suitability, function, or fitness for purpose of Goods in an existing or
new computer environment, e.g.
17.3.3.1
the compatibility or ability of the Goods to fit into or perform to
expectations in the receiving computer/internet environment; or
17.3.3.2
the behavior of third-party supplier, e.g. in
relation to support;
17.3.4
You acknowledge that for a whole number of reasons outside of Our
control, the Goods may fail to meet Your expectations, may not turn out to be
fit for all or any of the purposes sought, may not be suitable or may not
function properly in all or any respects;
17.3.5
You acknowledge that the Services provided by Us may involve the very
task of seeking to customize Goods so they may be fit for particular purposes
and that customization may be a very substantial project in itself;
17.3.6
Accordingly, You will accept the sole
responsibility for, and indemnify and hold Us harmless in respect of:
17.3.6.1
decisions as to whether or not to follow recommendations by Us;
17.3.6.2
decisions as to whether or not to purchase or
customize Goods or obtain Services for that or any other purpose; and
17.3.6.3
any failure or defect in suitability, function or fitness for purpose of
any Goods and/or Services, including a responsibility to obtain Your own
independent advice or second opinion from a suitably qualified person;
17.3.7
Where We provide Services with a view to achieving Your purposes,
suitability, function or fitness for purpose (whether expressed, agreed or
otherwise), You must pay for those Services on time without any set-off or
counter-claim, whether or not We are able to achieve any of such purposes,
suitability, function or fitness for purpose, provided always that We have
acted in good faith and have made what We consider, in Our absolute discretion,
to have made all reasonable endeavors to achieve those outcomes.
17.4
Testing Procedures: You will follow the
instructions of Ours with regard to testing or troubleshooting any problems and
that if those do not resolve the outstanding problems, We
will, subject to these Conditions, allocate such resources as We consider
reasonable in the circumstances towards their resolution.
18. FORCE
MAJEURE
18.1 Force Majeure: If We are unable to supply any Goods or
Services due to circumstances beyond Our reasonable control, We
may cancel the Order (even if the Order has already been accepted) or cease to
provide the Services by written notice to You, in which case You will hold Us
harmless.
18.2
We will not be liable for any breach of
contract due to any matter or thing beyond Our control, including failures by
third parties to supply goods, services or transport, stoppages, transport
breakdown, fire, flood, earthquake, acts of God, strikes, lock-outs,
work stoppages, wars, riots or civil commotion, intervention by public
authority, explosion or accident.
19. PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS
19.1 Alterations to Specifications: We make every effort to
supply the Goods in accordance with the Order however We may supply alternate
Goods subject to minor variations in actual dimensions and specifications where
these are changed by the manufacturer of the Goods after the Order date and before
delivery.
19.2 Substitute Goods: If We cannot supply the Goods ordered by You,
We may supply alternate Goods of equal or superior
quality provided however that You will not pay a higher price than the price
Quoted or otherwise agreed for the Goods ordered.
20. WARRANTIES
20.1 Reliance on Manufacturer’s Warranty: You will rely on the
warranties provided by the manufacturer of Goods supplied by Us (where
applicable) and will deal direct with such
manufacturer rather than Us for all claims covered by such warranties; unless
otherwise noted in Your plan.
20.2
No claim for manufacturer’s
default: You indemnify and hold Us harmless in respect of
the performance or otherwise, by any manufacturer of Goods supplied to You by
Us, of any of the obligations of such manufacturer in respect of such Goods.
This includes any damages or monies due to You arising under, or in connection
with, any breach
by the manufacturer of any the manufacturer’s warranties in respect of the
Goods.
21. LIABILITY
21.1 Exclusion: Except as specifically set out herein and so
far, as may be permitted by law, any term, condition or warranty in respect of
the quality, fitness for purpose, condition, description, assembly,
manufacture, design or performance of the Goods or Services, whether implied by
statute, common law, trade usage, custom or otherwise, is hereby expressly
excluded.
21.2 No liability for program or data loss: You indemnify
and hold Us harmless in respect of any allegation, claim, loss or expense of
Yours or any third party for any program or data loss or damage suffered by You
or that third party arising directly or indirectly from the supply of the Goods
or Services by Us to You.
21.3 Limit on special, incidental or consequential damage: You
indemnify and hold Us harmless in respect of any allegation or claim as to any special,
incidental, indirect or consequential losses or expenses suffered by You or any
third party, howsoever caused, including but not limited to loss of revenue,
profits, business, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, goodwill,
any and all other commercial damages or loss, exemplary or punitive damages, or
any liability to You or any third party.
21.4 Limit on damage from a failure in supply:
You indemnify and hold Us harmless for any allegation or claim for loss or
damage by You or a third party where We have failed to meet any delivery date
or cancels or suspends the supply of Goods or Services.
21.5
General limit on liability: Except as otherwise expressly stated in these
terms and conditions, We are not liable for any loss
or damage of any kind however caused (including, but not limited to, by the
negligence of Us) which is suffered or incurred by You in connection with:
21.5.1 Goods or Services
provided to You or any Work;
21.5.2 these Terms and Conditions;
21.5.3 Your use of Our
website (including the use of a credit card or other debit device) or any
linked website;
21.5.4 the non-availability
of Goods or Our Services for any reason;
21.5.5 any act or omission of
Ours or the provision of inaccurate, incomplete or incorrect information by
You, or
21.5.6 for any other reason
whatsoever.
21.6
Limitation options: To the extent that any legislation implies a condition or warranty that
cannot be excluded but can be limited, clause 21.5 does not apply to that liability
and Our liability for any breach of that condition or warranty is limited to
Our doing any one or more of the following (at Our election):
21.6.1 replacing the Goods or
supplying equivalent Goods, Services or Work;
21.6.2 repairing the Goods or
the Work;
21.6.3 paying the cost of
replacing the Goods or the Work or acquiring equivalent Goods, Services or
Work; or
21.6.4
paying the cost of having the Goods or the Work repaired.
21.7
Laws still apply: Nothing in these Conditions
is to be interpreted as excluding, restricting, or modifying or having the
effect of excluding, restricting, or modifying the application of any State or
Federal legislation applicable to the supply of the Goods or Services which
cannot be excluded, restricted, or modified.
21.8 Severance: If any provision contained in the Conditions
is unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, those provisions may be severed without
prejudice to the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of the
Conditions.
22. CLIENT
CYBER SECURITY
22.1
It is understood that within the Services provided it is not the intent,
nor do We provide any type of internet security monitoring, cyber security
monitoring, cyber terrorism monitoring, or other cyber threats for You unless
otherwise specified in the Plan or other contract documents. As cyber threats are always evolving it is
strongly recommended that You engage the services of a cyber protection vendor
to monitor the cyber controls and cyber activities in Your System. In no event, including the negligent act or
omission on its part, shall We, whether under these Terms, a Plan, other
contract documents or otherwise in connection with any of them, be liable in
contract, tort, third-party liability, breach of statutory duty or otherwise,
in respect of any direct, indirect or consequential losses or expenses,
including without limitation loss of anticipated profits, company shut-down,
third-party loss or injury, any loss because of data breach, any loss of
personally identifiable or protected information, goodwill, use, market reputation,
business receipts or contracts or commercial opportunities, whether or not
foreseeable, if such loss was the result of or arose from any act of terrorism,
strike or similar labor action, war, invasion, act of foreign enemy,
hostilities or warlike operations, civil war, rebellion, revolution,
insurrection, civil commotion assuming the proportions of or amounting to an
uprising, or any action taken in controlling, preventing or suppressing any of
these things, including any such act or series of acts of any person or
group(s) or persons, whether acting alone or on behalf of or in connection with
any organization(s), committed for political, religious or ideological purposes
including but not limited to the intention to influence any government and/or
to put the public in fear for such purposes by using activities perpetrated
electronically that are directed towards the destruction, disruption or
subversion of communication and information systems, infrastructure, computers,
telecommunications or electronic networks and/or its content thereof or
sabotage and or threat therefrom.
23. TELEMARKETING
& UNSOLICITED EMAILS
23.1 In no event, including the
negligent act or omission on its part, shall We or its contracted subcontractors, whether under these Terms, a
Proposal, other work order or otherwise in connection with any of them, be
liable in contract, tort, third-party liability, breach of statutory duty or
otherwise, in respect of any direct, indirect or consequential losses or
expenses, including without limitation loss of anticipated profits, company
shut-down, third-party loss or injury, any loss because of data breach, any
loss of personally identifiable or protected information, goodwill, use, market
reputation, business receipts or contracts or commercial opportunities, whether
or not foreseeable, if Your data is breached because of the distribution of
unsolicited email, direct mail, facsimiles, telemarketing or because of the
collection of information by means of any form of electronic malware, wiretapping,
bugging, video cameras or identification tags.
24. ERRORS
AND OMISSIONS
24.1 We
make every effort to ensure that all prices and descriptions quoted are correct
and accurate. In the case of an error or omission, We
may rescind the affected contract by written notice to You, notwithstanding
that We have already accepted Your Order and/or received payment from You. Our
liability in that event will be limited to the return of any money You have
paid in respect of the Order.
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
25. PRIVACY
STATEMENTS AND YOUR RIGHTS
25.1 We
are collecting Your personal information for the fulfilment of Quotes, Orders
and the provision of Goods or Services to you and may retain and use it for any
such purposes (“Authorized Purposes”).
25.2 You
are required to provide your personal information to Us for Authorized
Purposes.
25.3 We
may disclose Your personal information to other persons for the purposes of the
fulfilment of Quotes, Orders and Work for you or in order to provide Goods or
Services to You, to verify the information You provide, for inquiries about
Goods or Services that may be suitable for your purposes, or to confirm Your
requirements, to anyone proposing to supply Goods or Services to You, or to
acquire Goods or Services on Your behalf, or in respect of inquiries relating
to any of the foregoing.
25.4 Otherwise We will not disclose Your personal
information without Your consent unless authorized by law.
25.5 Your
personal information will be held by Us at Our Principal Place of Business and You can contact Us to request to access or
correct it.
25.6 We
rely on You to submit correct information and details where requested. You
accept that You may incur additional expenses if you submit incorrect
information.
26. OUR
WEBSITE
26.1
We make no representations or warranties in relation to information
available on Our website, including without limitation:
26.1.1 that the information
on Our website is complete or correct;
26.1.2 that Our website will
be continuously available or free from any delay in operation or transmission,
virus, communications failure, internet access difficulties or malfunction in
hardware or software; and that We endorse any internet site linked to Our website
or any third party products or services referred to on
Our website.
27. INSURANCE
COVERAGE
27.1 We will maintain at Our own
expense, commercial general liability insurance for personal injury and
property damage for a general aggregate of a minimum of $1,000,000. Additionally,
We will maintain at Our own expense, errors and
omissions insurance for a general aggregate of a minimum of $1,000,000. At Your
request We will provide You with certificates, including renewal certificates
evidencing such coverage within thirty (30) days of commencing this Agreement,
at every renewal and at other times as may be reasonably requested by You.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
28. Submission
OF SERVICE REQUESTS
28.1 In order for Us to provide You
with the agreed Service, You agree to follow Our process
for submission of Service Requests as outlined in Appendix A.
29. ACCESS
TO SYSTEMS, SITES AND PEOPLE
29.1
In order to provide You with the agreed Service, You
agree to give Us access to various items of Yours including but not limited to,
equipment, people and sites as and when required.
29.2
You agree to allow Us to install software on Your Equipment that allows
Our technicians to access Your systems at any time. This software allows Us to
view system statuses, send monitoring information, see users’ desktops and
control Your PC’s. We also require, whenever possible, that devices are left on
overnight and on weekends.
30. THIRD
PARTY authorization
30.1
At times We may need to contact Your third party
providers on Your behalf, such as Your internet provider. Some of these
providers may require Your authorisation for Us to
deal on Your behalf. It is Your responsibility to ensure that We are able to deal freely with these providers.
31. PAYMENT,
LATE PAYMENT AND DEFAULT
31.1
Payment due date: All invoices issued to You are due and payable to Us within the terms
stated on the invoice (unless otherwise agreed in writing). by cash, check,
credit card or direct deposit in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and
in the way set out in the Invoice.
31.2
30 days late: Where You fail to pay an invoice within thirty (30) days of the due
date, We may, in Our absolute discretion and without
prior notice, suspend or discontinue the supply of Goods and/or Services to
You.
31.3
Recoveries: All legal and other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the recovery of late payments will be
added to the amount due by You to Us and will be recoverable from You, in
addition to the original invoice cost. If You default in payment of any invoice
on time, monies which would have become due by You at a later
date shall be immediately due and payable without any further notice to
You. Collectively, all of these monies are referred to
in these Conditions as a “Sum Due”.
31.4
Interest: If payment of any Sum Due is not made on time, We
will charge interest daily on the Sum Due at the maximum rate allowed by law,
calculated and charged daily on and from the due date until the Sum Due is paid
in full.
31.5
Application of funds: All payments of the Sum Due made by You to Us will be
applied as follows:
31.5.1 first in or towards
payment of any costs (including legal costs), charges, expenses or outgoings
paid by Us in relation to any dishonoured check fees,
collection costs or any other action taken by Us for the recovery of any
amounts owing by You to Us;
31.5.2 secondly, in or
towards payment of any interest due or payable hereunder, and
31.5.3 thirdly, in or towards
payment of Your debts to Us in order from the longest standing due to the most
recently incurred.
31.6
Security: We may require You to provide
security over Your property (including the Goods or any other property of
Yours) as collateral to be held as security for any Sum Due or as a condition
precedent to the continuation of supply of Goods or Services by Us to You.
31.7
Payment arrangements: In the event that a repayment
arrangement is made in relation to any Sum Due and the supply of Goods or
Services is resumed, but then a repayment due under that arrangement is not
made on time, We may, in Our absolute discretion and
without prior notice, again suspend or discontinue the supply of Goods or
Services to You.
31.8
Other remedies: We may exercise any of Our
rights and remedies including taking legal action against You for the recovery
of any monies due to Us, notwithstanding it may have exercised other rights under
these Conditions.
32. NON-SOLICITATION
OF EMPLOYEES
32.1
You agree that employees are one of Our most
valuable assets, policy and professional ethics require that Our employees not
seek employment with,
or be
offered employment by You during the course of engagement and for a period of
two (2) years thereafter (or the maximum amount permissible by a Court).
32.2 You
agree that Our damages resulting from breach of this clause 32.1 would be
impracticable and that it would be extremely difficult for Us to ascertain the
actual amount of damages. Therefore
in the event You violate this provision, You agree to immediately pay Us 100%
of the employee’s total annual salary, as liquidated damages and We shall have
the option to terminate this Agreement without further notice or liability to
You. The amount of liquidated damages reflected herein
is not intended as a penalty and is reasonably calculated based upon the
projected costs We would incur to identify, recruit, hire and train suitable
replacements for such personnel.
33. SOFTWARE
33.1 All
Software licenses are the responsibility of You and not that of Us. It is the
duty of Yours to store all licenses for all Software used, so that that they can
be reproduced if and when required. This includes all
Software installed by Us.
33.2 You
indemnify and hold Us harmless against any claim, allegation, loss, damage or
expense arising directly or indirectly from:
33.2.1 any unauthorized
Software use by You;
33.2.2 any breach of any
Software license in respect of Software provided to Us by You to be installed
on one of Your computers;
33.2.3 otherwise as a result
of Us installing Software at Your where You are not authorized to use the
Software; and
33.2.4 any problem, defect or
malfunction associated with any Software (or related services) supplied by
third parties.
33.3
All copyright in custom software remains the sole property of Ours
unless alternate arrangements are made as part of a separate software
agreement.
34. COPYRIGHT
AND CONFIDENTIALITY
34.1
Warranty and breach: You warrant that any confidential or copyright information or
intellectual property (of any kind and in any form held) or provided by You to
Us belongs to You. In the event of any
breach of this warranty, You will pay all sums due to
Us as If such warranty had not been breached (and regardless of any
non-performance of any obligation by Us on account of or in connection with the
breach of such warranty). You indemnify and hold Us harmless in respect of any
allegations, claims, loss, costs or expenses in connection with such breach of
warranty by You.
34.2
Retention of title: All copyright and other intellectual property rights in any Work
created, commissioned or acquired by Us in the course of
the supply of Services by Us to You will be the exclusive property of Ours
unless otherwise agreed in writing by Us and You.
34.3
Confidential Information: We acknowledge that in the course of providing
Services to You, We may learn from You certain
non-public personal and otherwise confidential information relating to You,
including Your patients, customers, consumers or employees. We shall regard any and all information We receive which in any way relates
or pertains to You, including Your patients, customers, consumers or employees
as confidential.
34.4
You also acknowledge that all information and services, consulting
techniques, proposals, and documents disclosed by Us
or which comes to Our attention during the course of business and provided
under this agreement constitute valuable assets of, and confidential and/or
proprietary information to Us.
As such,
both parties shall take all commercially reasonable steps to not disclose,
reveal, copy, sell, transfer, assign, or distribute any part or parts of such
information in any form, to any person or entity, or permit any of its
employees, agents, or representatives to do so for any purpose except unless
permitted in writing by the disclosing party or as required by applicable law.
APPENDIX
A
SERVICE
REQUEST SUBMISSION PROCESS
When you contact us to
submit a service request, only the methods below should be used:
Phone: (615) 866-1427 (or your
area’s local Reliance phone number) – Then press Option #1
Email: support@reliancets.com
Desktop / Tray Icon: Click “Submit a Ticket” under the
Reliance logo in your computer’s taskbar.
·
Include a
short description of the problem and any screenshots of errors to assist in the
resolution of the issue.
·
If the
issue is being submitted by either phone or external email you must include
your name, company and return contact details.
·
Service
requests must not be submitted directly with technicians, as this detracts them
from resolving the current issue.
SERVICE
REQUESTS OUTSIDE OF OUR BUSINESS HOURS
Service Requests that You
wish to be addressed outside of business hours must be submitted by phone and a
voicemail message left for our on-call team. (Additional charges may apply for
after-hours work). Service request resolution times outside of business hours
are dependent on Your Service Plan type.
If your service plan does not allow for, or if the service request is
not submitted via phone, the Service Request will be viewed on, and resolution
times will begin at the start of Our Business Hours.