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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Definitions
"Phonebase" Phonebase plc, Co. Reg. No.2524861.Registered Office, 100 Grays Road, London WC1X 8BY.
"Customer" The person or company being supplied with equipment.
"Equipment" Any mobile transportable or portable apparatus or other telecommunications equipment of any kind supplied to a customer by Phonebase.
"Minimum term" The minimum period of time which must be completed under an air time agreement signed by the customer with an air time supplier on purchasing any equipment from Phonebase.
"Air time supplier" The company with which the customer signs an air time agreement.
"Air time agreement" The agreement which the customer will sign with the air time supplier.
"Commencement date" The date on which the equipment is purchased by the customer from Phonebase or on which it is connected by Phonebase, whichever is the later.
"Manufacturer" The company which manufactures the particular equipment supplied by Phonebase.
2. Title
Not withstanding delivery and the passing of risk in any equipment supplied by Phonebase to the customer, property in that equipment shall not pass to the customer until:-
(a) the minimum has been completed;
and
(b) Full payment for the equipment has been received by Phonebase.
3. Equipment
(a) In the event that the equipment is delivered faulty or of unmerchantable quality, Phonebase agrees with the customer to replace that equipment with equipment of the same type, provided that:-
(i) the customer shall complain in writing, such complaint to be received by Phonebase within 10 days of the commence date and;
(ii) the equipment has not suffered any damage and is in the same condition as at the time of delivery.
(b) In the event that any faults develop in the equipment after the initial 10 day period referred to in sub-clause (a) hereof, the liability and obligations of Phonebase to the customer shall be limited to the carrying out of repairs to the equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's warrenty provided that such liability shall not exceed the price charged by Phonebase for the equipment, and Phonebase shall not in any circumstances be liable for any consequential loss or loss of profits or business.
4. Completion of agreement
The customer agrees that if he fails to complete the minimum term of air time agreement signed by the customer with the air time supplier that:
(a) The customer shall become liable to pay Phonebase an amount equal to the sum claimed back from Phonebase by the air time supplier as a result of the customers' faliure to complete the minimum term and for that purpose the customer hereby authorises Phonebase to debit the customers' credit card as given in part 1 with the amount claimed back from Phonebase as indicated in Subsidy box in part 1.
or
(b) Phonebase shall be entitiled to enter forthwith upon any premises of the customer or any third party where the equipment is stored and to repossess the equipment without liability for trespass or otherwise.
5.Payment
(a) In the event of a deposit being paid by the customer, the balance of the purchase price of the equipment shall be paid on connection or installation provided always that connection or installation shall be deemed to take place when the equipment is connected for use or installed at the customers' premises by an employee or agent of Phonebase, whether or not the customer is prevented from using the equipment by virtue or a delay caused by any third party.
(b) In the event that the customer does not make payment in full for the equipment on completion of the connection or installation thereof by Phonebase, Phonebase reserves the right:-
(i) to remove the equipment from the customers' premesis without prejudice to Phonebase's entitilement to payment of the price therefore, and to dispose of the equipment and to claim from the customer such loss as Phonebase might incur by reason thereof.
or
(ii) to charge interest on any monies due from the time of completion of the connection or installation to one date of payment at the rate of 5% above bank base rate.
6. Exclusions of liability
All dates given for the delivery of equipment or for the connection or installation thereof are estimates only and Phonebase shall not be liable for any failure to supply, connect or install the equipment by any such dates.
7. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and no addition to or variation of the terms of the agreement shall be binding on Phonebase unless contained in a document signed by a Director of Phonebase.