.Terms & Conditions
1. DEFINITIONS In these conditions: “Buyer” means the person whose name and details appear overleaf to whom the Company is selling the Goods. “Company” means Sheridan Publishing a private company registered at 25 Tenby Road Moseley Birmingham B13 9LX. “Conditions” mean the terms and conditions set out in this document. “Contract” means the contract for the sale of goods to the buyer subject to the conditions. “Goods” mean reproductions of original paintings pictures prints or any other work of art a brief description of which appears overleaf which the Company is selling to the buyer in accordance with the Conditions. The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation. Any references in these Conditions to any provision of a statue shall be construed as a reference to that provision as amended re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.

2. BASIS OF SALE The Contract made between the Company and the Buyer for the purchase of Goods shall incorporate and be subject to these Conditions and receipt of the Goods by the Buyer shall be deemed conclusive proof that the Buyer has accepted these conditions. No other agreement representation or promise of any kind shall form part of alter vary supersede or operate as a waiver of these Conditions or any of them unless expressly made or accepted by a director of the Company in writing. The Buyer shall not be entitled to rely on any typographical clerical or other error or omission in any sales literature brochure leaflet or price-list in relation to any Goods offered for sale. Any such error or omission shall be subject to correction without ant liability an the part of the Com
pany.

3. PRICE AND PAYMENT The price of the Goods is inclusive of Value Added Tax. The price of the Goods must be paid by the Buyer in cash or by a means approved by the Company. Unless a credit account has been opened the Company will not allow the Goods to be removed from the Company’s premises until the price for the Goods has been paid in full to the Company.

4. RISK AND TITLE Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer: at the time when the Goods are collected by or on behalf of the Buyer or in the case of Goods being delivered to the Buyer’s address at the time of delivery or if the Buyer wrongly fails to take delivery of the Goods then at the time when the Company has tendered delivery of Goods. Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods or any other provision of these Conditions the property in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Company has received payment in full of the price of the Goods in cash or cleared funds. Until such time as the property in the Goods passes to the buyer the Buyer shall hold the Goods as the Company’s fiduciary agent and bailee and shall keep the Goods separate from any other artwork or items of similar nature of the Buyer and third parties and properly stored protected and insured and identified as the company’s property. Until such as property in the Goods passes to the Buyer (and provided the Goods are still in existence and have not been resold) the Company shall be entitled at any time to require the Buyer to deliver up the Goods to the Company or ( at the Company’s option) the Company shall be entitled (and the Buyer hereby irrevocably authorises the Company) to enter upon any addresses or premises of the Buyer where the Goods are located and repossess the Goods.

5. WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY Any claim by the Buyer which is based on any defect in the quality or condition of the Goods must be notified to the Company in writing within seven days from the date of purchase. If the Buyer does not notify the Company accordingly the Buyer shall not be entitled to reject the Goods and the Company shall have no liability whatsoever for such defect. Where any valid claim in respect of any of the Goods which is based on any defect in their quality or condition is notified to the Company in accordance with these Conditions the Company shall against return of the Goods in their original condition refund to the Buyer the price of the Goods but the Company shall have no further liability of any nature whatsoever to the Buyer. No warranty whatsoever given by the Company as to the originality or authenticity of the Goods purchased by the Buyer accepts and acknowledged that he is relying absolutely on his own opinion in purchasing the Goods from the Company. All warranties conditions or other terms implied by statue or common law are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by the law. The sale of Goods does not include the copyright or other intellectual property rights in the Goods and the Buyer acknowledged the moral right of the artist. The Buyer shall not reproduce or permit reproduction of the Goods. The Company shall not be liable to the Buyer by reason of representation (whether given orally or in writing) or any implied warranty condition or other term or any manner whatsoever for any consequential loss or damage ( and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) the Company shall not be liable for any costs claims damages or expenses arising out of any tortuous act or omission including negligence or any breach of contract or statutory duty which may arise out of or in connection with purchase of the Goods by the Buyer (and whether caused by the threatened proceedings brought against the Buyer for infringement of intellectual property or other rights whatsoever of a third party directly or indirectly relating to the Goods save as may be expressly provided in these Conditions. Any refund of any monies by the Company to the Buyer shall not under any circumstances be deemed to be an admission of any liability on the part of the Company to the Buyer ( or to any third party) and shall be without prejudice to the rights of the Company which the Company hereby reserves in full. All liabilities of the Company to the Buyer determined by a court of laws as not having been excluded hereunder shall be limited in total to the total price of the Goods as shown on the Company’s invoice.

6. GENERAL If any term or provision in these Conditions shall be held to be illegal or unenforceable in whole or in part under any enactment or rule of law such term or provision or part shall to that extent be deemed not to form part of these conditions but the validity and enforceability of the remainder of these Conditions shall not be effected. The waiver or forbearance or failure of the Company in insisting in any one or more instances upon the performance of any provisions of these Conditions shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment of the Company’s right to future performance as such provisions and the Buyers obligations in respect of future performance shall continue in full force and effect. Unless the content otherwise requires words importing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing any particular gender shall include all other genders. If the Goods are purchased for export from the United Kingdom the Company shall be entitled to impose such other terms and conditions as it shall require. The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England and the Company and Buyer hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
 
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