Terms & Conditions

DEFINITIONS

In these terms and conditions:

Company means K R Wines & Beers Ltd.

Contract means the contract between the Company and the Customer for the sale and purchase of the Products in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

Customer means any person, firm, company or other legal entity which places an order, or buys any Products from the Company.

Food means any food or beverage.

Listed Product means a Product which is part of the Company’s standard range of products which is available for purchase by all Customers and which are published as being for sale on the Company’s website and/or in their printed publications.

Non-Food means any goods which are not Food or Equipment.

Products means any Food and/or Equipment and/or Non-Food agreed in the Contract to be supplied by the Company to the Customer.

Statutory Interest means statutory interest as defined in the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 as amended & supplemented by the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002.

Terms and Conditions means these terms and conditions of sale as may be amended by the Company from time to time without notice.

1. APPLICABILITY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These Terms and Conditions shall be incorporated into the Contract and shall apply in place of and prevail over any terms and conditions contained or referred to in any communication from the Customer or implied by trade, custom or practice or course of dealing. Other purported terms and conditions which the Customer seeks to impose or incorporate are expressly rejected by the Company.

2. ORDERS AND CONTRACTS

By placing an order with the Company either via the Company’s telesales department, the Company’s website or otherwise, the Customer is offering to purchase the Products in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. The Contract shall be formed when the Company acknowledges acceptance of the Customer’s order or commences delivery of the Products to the Customer, whichever occurs earlier.
Each Order shall be subject to the Company’s minimum order value in force from time to time. Where applicable or otherwise available on request.
The Customer is responsible for ensuring that the terms of any order are complete and accurate.
No pricing made available to the Customer in any way shall constitute an offer and the Company may amend its prices at any time.
Price is exclusive of any sales, processing, excise, value added or other taxes, custom clearances, duties or levies (collectively, “Taxes”), and such Taxes shall be added to the price of the Product on the related invoice and paid by the Customer.
Price is inclusive of delivery of the Products by the Company to such address as is agreed by the Company, but does not include carriage and packing on special or urgent deliveries requested by the Customer, or on orders of a non-routine nature.
The Contract is subject to availability of stock and the Company reserves the right to vary or alter the specification of Products without notice unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Customer.
The Contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and the Customer acknowledges that it has not relied on any statement, promise or representation made or given by, or on behalf of, the Company which is not set out in the Contract.
Any drawings, descriptions or serving suggestions contained in the Company’s catalogues, brochures or sales material (including ‘The List’) or on the Company’s website are produced for the sole purpose of giving an approximate idea of the Products. They shall not form part of the Contract or have any contractual force.

3. TITLE & RISK

The risk of loss or damage to the Products shall pass to the Customer on completion of delivery.
The Company shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to the Products which is caused due to the condition of the Delivery Location or any act, default or omission of the Customer or its representatives.
Until title passes to the Customer, the Customer shall hold the Products on a fiduciary basis as the Company’s bailee; store the Products separately from all other products in such a way that they are clearly identifiable as the property of the Company; maintain the Products in a satisfactory condition; keep the Products insured on the Company’s behalf for their full price against all risks; and notify the Company immediately if it becomes subject to any of the events listed, but the Customer may resell or use the Products in the ordinary course of its business.
If before title in the Products passes to the Customer the Customer becomes subject to any of the events listed or the Company reasonably believes that any such event is about to happen and notifies the Customer accordingly, then, provided that the Products have not been resold, or irrevocably incorporated into another product, and without limiting any other right or remedy the Company may have, the Company may at any time require the Customer to deliver up the Products and, if the Customer fails to do so promptly, enter any premises of the Customer or of any third party where the Products are stored, in order to recover them.

4. PAYMENT TERMS

Where credit is granted, all sums payable in respect of the Products must be paid without deductions in accordance with the payment terms and method notified by the Company. Credit will be considered subject to a credit assessment being completed. The Company accept all major credit/debit cards, cheques and cash payments.
Failure to pay by the due date shall entitle the Company to suspend delivery of all unexecuted or future orders. The time for payment of the price of the Products shall be of the essence.
The Company reserves the right at any time in its absolute discretion to demand immediate payment of any account whether due or not and to take legal action to recover the debt and costs.
If payment is not made in accordance with this Condition, the Company reserves the right to charge statutory interest under the Late Payment legislation of 4% above Bank of England base rate on the overdue balances for the period from the date on which payment became due until the date on which payment is made including any period after the date of any judgement or decree against the Customer.
In the event of any standing orders or direct debits due from a Customer to the Company being dishonored, a charge of £40 (or such other sum as the Company may from time to time advise the Customer) will be made on the Customer’s account to cover bank and administrative costs.
The Company reserves the right in its absolute discretion to refuse to grant credit (or to remove any credit facilities or to adjust the same from time to time) and in the event the Customer enters into an insolvency arrangement or the Customer’s credit rating or financial standing deteriorates in a way that presents a credit risk, the Company may remove any credit terms previously agreed with the Customer and (without prejudice to any other rights that the Company may be entitled to) impose new payment terms, including payment on delivery.
The Company may, at any time, without limiting any other rights or remedies it may have, set-off any amount owing to it by the Customer against any amount payable by the Company to the Customer.

5. DELIVERY

Deliveries of Products to the Customer shall be in accordance with the Company’s delivery schedule. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising as a result of a delay or failure to deliver Products by a particular date or arising as a result of any cause beyond the Company’s control, including any force majeure event or the Customer’s failure to provide adequate delivery instructions. Time for delivery shall not be of the essence.
Delivery of Products shall be made by the Company to a reasonably accessible location at the Customer’s premises, or as otherwise agreed between the parties (“the Delivery Location”). The Customer shall allow the Company access to such premises and shall use best endeavours to ensure that a responsible person shall be at the place of delivery to take delivery of the Products and to sign for them. If such a person is not present at the time of delivery the Customer hereby consents to the Company leaving the Products at what appear to be the premises nominated by the Customer as the place of delivery, and when the Products are so left, risk in the Products shall pass to the Customer and no liability shall remain with the Company in respect of the Products.
Delivery of the Products shall be completed once the Products are unloaded at the Delivery Location.
If the Customer fails to take delivery or fails to give the Company adequate delivery instructions at the time stated for delivery then without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Company, the Company may do one or more of the following:

i. Charge the Customer the cost of carriage of the refused delivery both to and from the Delivery Location in addition to the Company’s administration charges involved;

ii. Charge the Customer the full cost price of the Products and a sum in respect of its loss of profit provided that the Company shall use its reasonable endeavours to mitigate such loss.

If the Customer fails to take delivery or fails to give the Company adequate delivery instructions at the time stated for delivery, the Customer shall not be entitled to refuse to accept redelivery after the estimated date for delivery by reason of the consequent failure of those Products to meet any shelf-life requirement or otherwise.
In respect of alcohol products, and corrosive chemical products, all items must be signed for by an adult aged 18 years or over. If no one of that age is available to sign at the point of delivery, the Products will be retained by the driver and returned to the Company.
The Company may deliver the Products by installments, which shall be invoiced separately. Any delay in delivery shall not entitle the Customer to cancel any order or any installment.

6. ACCEPTANCE AND CLAIMS PROCEDURE

The Customer must check that the quantity and specifications of Products delivered correspond with the Contract before signature of the delivery invoice/note.
Claims in respect of short deliveries or damage to Products reasonably visible on inspection must be made to the delivery driver at exact time of delivery gives rise to the claim. Any such claim made after the delivery driver has left the premises will not be accepted. Credit will only be granted by the Company if the provisions of this Condition are complied with.

7. CANCELLATION OF AN ORDER

If an order is cancelled by the Customer within 2 hours of delivery time the Company reserves the right upon consent being given to levy a cancellation charge of not less than 20% of the Products which are the subject of the order (or orders) to cover the Company’s losses arising from the cancellation.

8. GOVERNING LAW & JURISDICTION CLAUSE

These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

9. INSOLVENCY OF CUSTOMER

In the event that:

The Customer makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors, proposes to enter into a company voluntary arrangement, enters into administration, is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, makes application to a Court to suspend enforcement action against it, goes into liquidation (in the event that the Customer is a company) or becomes insolvent, enters into a trust deed or voluntary arrangement for the benefit of its creditors (in the event that the Customer is an individual or firm), or if the equivalent occurs under any jurisdiction; or
An encumbrance takes possession of, or a receiver or administrative receiver is appointed over, any of the property or assets of the Customer; or
The Customer suspends any payments hereunder or ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business; or
The Company reasonably considers that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the Customer and notifies the Customer accordingly;

then without prejudice to any other rights or remedies available to the Company, the Company shall be entitled forthwith to cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract without any liability to the Customer and if the Products have been delivered but not paid for, the price shall become immediately payable notwithstanding any previous agreement to the contrary.

10. WARRANTIES

The Company warrants that all Food Products shall comply with the Food Safety Act 1990 and all relevant UK legislation. The Company warrants that all Non-Food shall comply with all relevant UK legislation.
The Customer shall ensure that no Food it purchases from the Company is sold (or otherwise distributed) after any ‘best-before’ or ‘use-by’ dates included on the Products or their packaging. To the extent any Food is sold (or otherwise distributed) by the Customer after any such date, it shall be at the Customer’s sole risk, and the Customer shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless against any losses, claims, expenses or damages it incurs howsoever relating to the same.

11. LIMITATION OF THE COMPANY’S LIABILITY

Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall limit or exclude the Company’s liability for: (i) death or personal injury caused by the Company’s negligence; (ii) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (iii) for any other matter in respect of which it would be unlawful for the Company to exclude or limit liability.

i. The Company shall under no circumstances be liable to the Customer, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, for any loss of profit, loss of opportunity, loss of customers, loss of reputation or any indirect or consequential loss arising under or in connection with the Contract;

ii. In respect of damaged or otherwise defective Products, the Company’s liability shall be limited to replacing the whole or any part of the respective Product or, at the Company’s option, refunding or crediting the purchase price or a pro-rated portion of the purchase price;

iii. In all other circumstances, the Company’s total liability to the Customer in respect of all other losses arising under or in connection with a Contract shall in no circumstances exceed the value of the order to which the Contract relates.

The Company shall not be liable for any losses, expenses, claims or damages suffered or incurred by the Customer (or any third party):

i. To the extent they arise as a consequence of any damage or defect in a Product which was caused by its unsatisfactory storage, treatment or handling (other than by the Company or its representatives) or any act or omission on the part of the Customer or its employees, agents or representatives;

ii. Relating to damaged or defective Products where the damage or defect ought reasonably to have been noticeable at the time of delivery, and the damage or defect is not reported to the Company in accordance with Condition 6;

12. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Copyright and all other intellectual property rights in the Products shall remain at all times the property of the Company. The Customer shall acquire no rights in the Products except as expressly provided for in these Terms and Conditions.
The Customer may not reproduce, copy, duplicate, transmit, publish, display, distribute or sell any material from the Company websites. The Customer may not use the Company websites or their content for any commercial purpose (including the collection and use of any listings, descriptions, or prices), make any derivative or commercially exploitative use of the websites or their content, download or copy account information, use any data mining, robots or similar data gathering and extraction tools without the explicit written consent of the company. Any unauthorized use terminates any permissions granted.

13. CONFIDENTIALITY

The Customer undertakes that it shall not at any time disclose any confidential information concerning the business, affairs, customers, suppliers, pricing or other financial information of the Company to any third party whatsoever.
The Customer may disclose the Company’s confidential information (i) to its employees, officers, representatives or advisers who need to know such information for the purposes of carrying out its obligations to the Company under the Contract, provided that such employees, officers, representatives and advisors to whom the Customer discloses such information comply in full with this Condition; and (ii) as may be required by law, court order or any government or regulatory authority, provided that the Customer gives as much advance notice of such disclosure to the Company, as possible.
The Customer shall not use the Company’s confidential information for any purpose other than to perform its obligations under the Contract.

14. DATA PROTECTION

“Data Protection Legislation” shall mean the UK Data Protection Legislation and the Data Protection Act 2018 and all other applicable legislation and regulatory requirements relating to Personal Data in force.
Both parties will comply with all applicable requirements of the Data Protection Legislation.
The parties acknowledge that for the purposes of the Data Protection Legislation, both parties may be a Controller and/or a Processor of Personal Data and both parties agree to only process Personal Data on the instructions of the Controller in the pursuance of, and to the extent and duration of, the Company supplying Products and/or services to the Customer.
The Customer will ensure that it has all necessary and appropriate consents and notices in place to enable the lawful transfer of the Personal Data to the Company.

15. ADDITIONAL TERMS

Failure or delay on the part of the Company in enforcing any provision of the Contract shall not be construed as a waiver of any of the Company’s rights under the Contract. Any waiver by the Company of any breach of, or any default under, any provision of the Contract by the Customer shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default and shall in no way affect the other terms of the Contract.
Telephone calls (inbound and outbound) and email correspondence with the Company may be recorded or monitored. By using or accepting such communication methods, the Customer agrees to the recording or monitoring of the same for quality purposes and training.
If the Customer is a partnership the liability of the individual partners to the Company shall be joint and several.
The signature on behalf of a Customer who is a limited company by any person purporting to sign with the Customer’s authority shall bind the Customer and the Customer shall be liable to comply with the terms of the Contract.
Updated terms shall apply to orders placed after publication on the Company website.