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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE

  1. Definitions and Interpretation
    1. "Consumer Law" means:
      1. in the case of Australia, the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Australian Consumer law contained in that Act; and
      2. in the case of New Zealand, the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.
    2. "Agreement" means an agreement between the Company and a Purchaser as defined in clause 2 to these Terms.
    3. "Company" means:
      1. in the case of Australia, ifm efector Pty Ltd (ABN 48 083 423 938); and
      2. in the case of New Zealand, ifm efector Pty Ltd (NZBN 9429037507725).
    4. "Consequential Loss" means any indirect or consequential loss including, but not limited to, loss of production, loss of revenue, loss of profit, loss of business reputation, loss of opportunities, loss of anticipated savings and/or loss arising from business interruption.
    5. "FAQs" mean the FAQs (or frequency asked questions) published and located at the my ifm website from time to time.
    6. "Goods" means (a) any item detailed in a Quotation or Order, (b) any goods, equipment, inventory, accessories, parts or tools published at the Website (including at my ifm), and/or (c) any goods otherwise supplied by the Company to the Purchaser pursuant to an Agreement.
    7. "GST" has the same meaning as under the GST Law and means the Goods and Services Tax imposed under the GST Law.
    8. "GST Law" means:
      1. in the case of Australia, A New System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth); and
      2. in the case of New Zealand, the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985.
    9. "Intellectual Property Rights" means any intellectual or industrial property, including without limitation, any patent, trade mark or service mark, copyright, registered design, trade secret or confidential information or any licence or other right to use or to grant the use of any of the foregoing or to be the registered proprietor or user of any of the foregoing (whether registered or unregistered).
    10. "Loss" means damage, loss, cost, expense, injury or liability, including Consequential Loss, incurred by a person concerned, however it arises and whether it is present or future, fixed or unascertained, actual or contingent, under any legal ground whatsoever.
    11. "my ifm" means an online shopping website at the Website or in which a User or Purchaser may acquire Goods and/or Services from the Company via the internet.
    12. "Order" means any order placed by a Purchaser with the Company for Goods and/or Services, including an order placed online via my ifm, whether in response to a Quotation provided or otherwise.
    13. "Personal Information" has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act.
    14. "PPSA" means:
      1. in the case of Australia, the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth); and
      1. in the case of New Zealand, the Personal Property Securities Act 1999.
    1. "Privacy Act" means:
      1. in the case of Australia, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth); and
      1. in the case of New Zealand, the Privacy Act 1993.
    1. "Privacy Policy" means the privacy policy of the Company as amended from time to time as published at the Website.
    2. "Purchaser" means any person that acquires Goods and/or Services from the Company pursuant to an Agreement (including via my ifm), and includes a person to whom any Quotation has been provided.
    3.  "Purchaser’s Personal Information" means:
      1. if the Purchaser is an individual, the Personal Information relating to that individual; or
      1. if the Purchaser is a body corporate, the Personal Information relating to directors, officers and relevant individuals employed by or connected to the Purchaser.
    1. "Quotation" means a quotation, proposal, estimate (or similar), whether in writing or verbal, issued by the Company for the sale of Goods and/or the supply of Services.
    2. "Services" means (a) any services detailed in a Quotation or Order, (b), any services published at the Website (including at my ifm), and/or (c) any services otherwise supplied by the Company to a Purchaser pursuant to an Agreement.
    3. "Terms" means these Terms and Conditions of Sale.
    4. "User" means a user of my ifm.
    5. "Website" means:
      1. in the case of Australia, www.ifm.com/au; and
      1. in the case of New Zealand, www.ifm.com/nz.
    1. In the interpretation of these Terms, unless the contrary intention appears:
      1. headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of the Agreement;
      1. the words 'includes' or 'including' will not limit whatever follows;
      2. a reference to a person includes a reference to a corporation, firm, association or other entity, and vice versa; the singular includes the plural and vice versa; a reference to any gender includes a reference to all other genders;
      3. a reference to any legislation includes a reference to any modification or re-enactment;
      4. a reference to ‘in the case of Australia’ and ‘in the case of New Zealand’ relates to Goods and/or Services supplied (or to be supplied) by the Company in Australia and New Zealand respectively.
      5. where an expression is defined, another part of speech or grammatical form of that expression has a corresponding meaning; and
      6. a reference to the Company or the Purchaser includes any person acting for or on behalf of the Company or the Purchaser, including its directors, officers, agents, employees or contractors.
  1.  Terms of Agreement
    1. These Terms, together with (a) any Quotation the subject of an accepted Order, and (b) an accepted Order, constitute the entire contract between the Company and a Purchaser (‘Agreement’). To the extent of an inconsistency between these Terms and an accepted Order, these Terms shall prevail.
    2. Subject to the Company’s rights provided for in clause 18(b) to these Terms, no communication (written or verbal) between the Company and a Purchaser shall modify or vary these Terms unless such modification or variation is in writing and signed by the Company.
    3. Provision of a Quotation by the Company shall not constitute an offer and an Order from a Purchaser shall constitute an offer only by the Purchaser to the Company.
    4. An Agreement shall only legally bind the Company after it accepts an Order and communicates that acceptance to a Purchaser.
    5. Where a Purchaser to an Agreement constitutes more than one person, each such person shall be jointly and severally liable for all Purchaser related obligations under that Agreement.
  2.  Orders
    1. Each Order placed by a Purchaser with the Company will be considered valid when placed verbally or in writing.
    2. Any person who, on behalf of a Purchaser, places an Order warrants that he or she is duly authorised by the Purchaser to do so.
    3. By placing an Order a Purchaser is deemed to have read and understood these Terms.
    4. The Company may in its sole discretion refuse to accept any Order for any reason whatsoever.
    5. A Purchaser acknowledges that once an Order has been accepted by the Company, the Company is under no obligation to accept a cancellation of, or variation to, that Order. If the Company does accept a variation to an Order (a) such variation of that Order will only be binding on the Company if evidenced in writing by the Company, and (b) the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company may vary the price and anticipated delivery time(s) associated with the supply of Goods and/or Services the subject of that Order, as a consequence of that variation.
    6. Without limiting this clause 3, any agreement to cancel or vary an Order shall be subject to the Company being compensated by the Purchaser for any and all Loss incurred or suffered by the Company with respect to the Order prior to the date of cancellation or variation.
    7. Each Order placed by a Purchaser shall be a representation to the Company that the Purchaser is solvent and able to pay the Company's accounts as and when they are due.
  3.  Quotations & Prices
    1. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company, a Quotation will remain valid for a period of thirty (30) days from the date on which it was communicated.
    2. A Quotation is indicative and approximate only and the Company is not bound by that Quotation.
    3. The prices for the supply of Goods and/or Services the subject of an accepted Order shall be the higher of (a) the prices detailed in the Quotation the subject of the accepted Order, and (b) the prevailing price charged by the Company as at the date of delivery of the Goods and/or Services the subject of the accepted Order, together with the amount which the Company is required to pay on account of (as applicable) freight, transportation, exchange, insurance premiums and any customs duties, excise, taxes or charges which may be levied by any governmental authority (domestic or foreign). Unless otherwise agreed in writing, in the event of any increase in the price or cost of the Goods and/or Services relevant to third party suppliers to the company associated with those Goods and/or Services, either prior to acceptance of an Order or prior to delivery of the Goods and/or Services, those increases shall be payable by the Purchaser.
  4.  Description
    1. A Purchaser must ensure that the Goods and/or Services the subject of an accepted Order are suitable for their intended purpose, and warrants and represents that the Goods and/or Services the subject of an accepted Order are both suitable for their intended purpose and shall conform with all legal requirements associated with that intended purpose.
    2. A Purchaser is responsible to ensure that the Company is made aware in writing of any requirements pertaining to the Goods and/or Services prior to any Order placed.  The Company shall not be liable for any Loss suffered as a consequence of any inaccurate or insufficient information provided by a Purchaser concerning any requirements pertaining to the Goods and/or Services.
    3. The Company shall not be bound by nor be responsible for any term, condition, representation or warranty other than that which is expressly stated in the Quotation the subject of an accepted Order, and the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that it has not relied on, nor will it rely on, any representation or warranty with respect to the merchantable quality, description, quality, suitability or fitness for purpose of the Goods and/or Services unless expressly provided for in the Quotation.
    4. Without limiting clause 5(c) of these Terms:
      1. any representation, promise, statement or description made by or on behalf of the Company is expressly excluded and the Purchaser acknowledges that it has relied solely upon its own inspection, skill and judgement to place an Order for the supply of Goods and/or Services from the Company;
      1. all photographs, weights, illustrations, dimensions and any other particulars given in or accompanying a Quotation or contained in descriptive literature provided by or on behalf of the Company, including as displayed at my ifm, are approximate only and given by way of identification only. The use of such material will not constitute a sale by description between the Company and a Purchaser and any deviations from such material will not vitiate an Agreement or entitle a Purchaser to make any claim made against the Company; and
      2. the Purchaser warrants to the Company that any Goods and/or Services manufactured, constructed or supplied by the Company which are based in whole or in part upon designs, drawings or specifications supplied to the Company by or on behalf of the Purchaser will not infringe any third party’s Intellectual Property Rights. The Purchaser irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Company from and against any Loss suffered or incurred by the Company arising out of any allegation by a third party that the designs, drawings or specifications supplied to the Company by or on behalf of the Purchaser infringes its Intellectual Property Rights.
  1.  Terms of Payment
    1. Subject to any terms of credit granted by the Company to a Purchaser (‘Credit Facility’), payment for all Company invoiced amounts must be made in full within thirty (30) days following the month of invoicing or as otherwise detailed in a Quotation the subject of an accepted Order (unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company).
    2. All payments must be made by direct debit, electronic funds transfer, cash, credit card, company cheque or bank cheque (as determined by the Company).
    3. Any agreement by the Company to grant a Credit Facility or other indulgence to a Purchaser shall not affect that Purchaser's liability to the Company.
    4. If the Purchaser defaults in making payment in accordance with these Terms or any Credit Facility, the Company is entitled to:
      1. charge the Purchaser compound interest calculated on that portion of the outstanding Company invoice or the Purchaser's overdue account (‘Outstanding Amount’) at two per cent (2%) above (a) in the case of Australia, the penalty rate fixed under the Penalty Interest Rates Act 1983 (Vic), or (b) in the case of New Zealand, the official cash rate detailed at www.rbnz.govt.nz, calculated and payable daily from the due date until the date on which the Outstanding Amount is paid in full; and
      1. require the Purchaser to reimburse the Company for all collection costs incurred by the Company, including (but not limited to) all legal costs incurred by the Company calculated on a solicitor and client basis, and any other Loss suffered by the Company arising out of a breach of an Agreement.
    1. Without limiting clause 7(d) of these Terms, in the event that a Purchaser defaults in making any payment in accordance with any Credit Facility, the Company may vary, limit, suspend or withdraw that Credit Facility.
    2. Unless specifically agreed by the Company in writing, no deduction is to be made from payment of a Company invoiced amount for any reason, including (but not limited to) any retention monies to guarantee performance of an Agreement.
  1.  Credit Information & Credit Facilities
    1. A Purchaser irrevocably authorises the Company, its servants and agents to make such enquiries from time to time as it deems necessary to investigate the credit worthiness of a Purchaser and, where a Purchaser is a body corporate, its directors, officers and relevant individuals employed by or connected to that  Purchaser, including the making of enquiries with persons nominated by a Purchaser as a trade reference or banker, and any other credit provider or a credit reporting agency (‘Information Sources’).
    2. To the fullest extent permitted by the Privacy Act, the Purchaser:
      1. authorises the Information Sources to disclose to the Company such information concerning the Purchaser and, where the Purchase is a body corporate, its directors, officers and relevant individuals employed by or connected to the Purchaser, which is within their knowledge and which is reasonably required by the Company; and
      1. agrees that all information provided on any completed credit application submitted to the Company by the Purchaser and, where the Purchase is a body corporate, all information concerning its directors, officers and relevant individuals employed by or connected to the Purchaser, may be disclosed by the Company to a credit reporting agency or any other interested person.
    1. The Purchaser acknowledges that any Credit Facility granted by the Company is granted by the Company on the basis of its reliance on all information supplied by, and representations made on behalf of, the Purchaser (whether via Information Sources or otherwise).
    2. Any Credit Facility granted shall be at the sole discretion of the Company and the Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has no obligation to grant, or continue to provide any Credit Facility to the Purchaser.  The Purchaser is not entitled to any Credit Facility until it receives written notification from the Company to that effect and the Company may, at any time, vary, limit, suspend or withdraw any Credit Facility. Termination by the Company of any Credit Facility may be communicated either be either verbally or in writing.
  1.  Acceptance and Delivery
    1. Unless otherwise specified by the Company in writing, the point of delivery of Goods will be at the Purchaser's premises or such other location as advised by the Purchaser (‘Premises’). The Purchaser represents that it is either the owner of the Premises or has authority of the Premises owner for delivery of the Goods to the Premises.
    2. Delivery of Goods shall be deemed to be complete when the Goods are (a) collected by a Purchaser, (b) delivered to the Premises, or (c) delivered to a carrier as nominated by the Company and/or the Purchaser.
    3. In the event that a Purchaser is not in attendance at the Premises at the time of delivery, the Company may leave the Goods and the Company shall not be responsible for any Loss arising or resulting therefrom, including any claim that the Goods were not delivered.
    4. A Purchaser shall be responsible to the Company for all additional costs (including storage and handling) incurred by the Company as a result of (a) the Company’s inability to deliver the Goods at the Premises, or (b) a Purchaser’s failure to take delivery of the Goods at a time and location specified by the Purchaser.  The Purchaser acknowledges that any storage will be at the Purchaser’s risk.
    5. A Purchaser is responsible for ensuring that all Goods delivered to the Premises are secured at the Premises and warrants to be responsible for any loss, damage or theft of the Goods delivered to the Premises.
    6. A Purchaser must inspect the Goods immediately on delivery and notify the Company in writing within seven (7) days from the date of delivery of any Goods (or such other period as agreed in writing by the Company) alleged not to be in accordance with the Agreement to which they relate or otherwise not to be in accordance with these Terms. If the Purchaser fails to give such written notice, the Goods will be deemed to be in all respects in accordance with the Agreement to which they relate and these Terms and the Purchaser must accept and pay for the Goods.
    7. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company, all insurance, packaging & freight handling costs and charges associated with Goods ordered will be the responsibility of, and charged to, the Purchaser.
    8. A delivery docket (or similar) signed by a representative of the Purchaser shall be conclusive evidence of delivery of the Goods.
    9. The Company may resell any Goods the subject of clause 8(d) of these Terms within seven (7) days from the agreed date of delivery and, at its option, deem the Agreement to which they relate repudiated or by subsequently substituting other goods for the Goods and treat the Agreement as subsisting.
  2.  Delay in Delivery and Force Majeure
    1. The time of delivery of Goods and/or performance of Services the subject of an accepted Order shall be as agreed in writing by the Company, or otherwise shall be the time when the Goods and/or Services are ready for delivery and/or performance by the Company.
    2. A delivery date is an estimate only and although the Company will make all reasonable efforts to achieve that delivery date, the Company will not be liable to a Purchaser for any Loss should delivery not be made (in the case of Goods) or performed (in the case of Services) by that date.
    3. If the Company does not receive instructions from a Purchaser necessary to enable the Company to deliver Goods and/or perform Services the subject of an accepted Order within fourteen (14) days of the Company notifying the Purchaser that the Goods and/or Services are able to be delivered/performed, the Company will be entitled to invoice the Customer for the full Agreement price (associated with such Goods and/or Services) and the Purchaser will be liable for all costs (including storage and handling) incurred by the Company as a result of the Purchaser’s failure to provide such necessary instructions. In the case of Goods, the Purchaser acknowledges that any storage will be at the Purchaser’s risk.
    4. If for any cause beyond the Company's control, including but without limitation, any act of God, war, strike, lock out, industrial dispute, governmental or semi- governmental award, enactment, priority or restriction, fire, flood, storm or tempest, delay in obtaining licences, transport, labour, or materials, accidents, damage to the Company's works or business of those of its suppliers, the Company is prevented from delivering Goods and/or performing Services the subject of an accepted Order at a time agreed, the Company will be entitled, at its option, to either extend the time for delivery and/or performance for a reasonable period or to rescind the Agreement (associated with such Goods and/or Services ) and, in such a case, the Purchaser will not have any claim for Loss of whatsoever nature and must pay to the Company the cost for all Goods delivered and/or Services performed prior to the date of such rescission, including all Loss incurred and monies paid by the Company in connection with that Agreement without set-off or deduction.
  3.  Title and Risk
    1. Title to Goods delivered to a Purchaser will not pass to that Purchaser until payment in full for those Goods (together with any other monies owing by the Purchaser to the Company relating to those Goods) is received by the Company.
    2. Until payment is made in accordance with clause 10(a) of these Terms, Goods in the Purchaser's possession will be held as bailee and the Purchaser shall not create or allow to be created any security interest as defined by the PPSA or any other form of encumbrance over the Goods.
    3. Notwithstanding that title to the Goods has not passed to the Purchaser, the Goods will be at the Purchaser’s risk upon delivery and the Purchaser indemnifies the Company against any Loss of whatsoever nature relating to the Goods until payment is made in accordance with clause 10(a) of these Terms.
    4. Until Goods are paid for in full in accordance with clause 10(a) of these Terms, the Purchaser:
      1. must protect and insure the Goods;
      1. must separately store the Goods and clearly mark the Goods as being the property of the Company; and
      2. may sell the Goods in the ordinary course of business, but only in its capacity as fiduciary agent of the Company. All proceeds received directly or indirectly from any dealing with the Goods are held by the Purchaser on trust for the Company until the Purchaser’s liability to the Company associated with those Goods is fully discharged.
    1. Until title in Goods has passed to the Purchaser, the Purchaser irrevocably authorises and licenses the Company to enter any premises owned or occupied by the Purchaser, or any other place where the Goods are stored, to inspect or repossess the Goods.
  1.  PPSA
    1. For the purposes of this clause, the terms used in this clause, where applicable, have the meanings given to them in the PPSA.
    2. A Purchaser acknowledges that the Company has, under these Terms, a security interest in the Goods until title in those Goods passes to the Purchaser in accordance with clause 10 of these Terms. Each security interest secures payment by the Purchaser of all amounts owing from time to time by the Purchaser to the Company, whether on account of the supply of Goods or otherwise. To avoid any doubt, each security interest attaches to the proceeds of collateral constituted by the Goods, notwithstanding that the Purchaser may have dealt in any way with the Goods (including by selling as provided for in clause 10(d)(iii) of these Terms).
    3. Each security interest arising under these Terms attaches to Goods when the Purchaser obtains possession of the Goods.
    4. A Purchaser agrees to implement, maintain and comply in all material respects with, procedures for the perfection of each security interest arising under these terms and conditions under the PPSA, including taking all steps necessary:
      1. for the Company to obtain the highest ranking priority possible in respect of each such security interest (such as perfecting a purchase money security interest); and
      1. to reduce as far as possible the risk of a third party acquiring an interest free of the Company's security interests in the Goods.
    1. Any time a Purchaser makes a payment to the Company, irrespective of whether the payment is made under or in connection with Goods and/or Services or otherwise under these Terms, the Company may apply that payment:
      1. first, to satisfy any obligation that is not secured;
      1. second, to satisfy an obligation that is secured, but not by a purchase money security interest; and
      2. third, to satisfy an obligation that is secured by a purchase money security interest for that obligation and using proceeds from the sale of the collateral subject to that purchase money security interest; and
      3. fourth, to satisfy an obligation that is secured by a purchase money security interest using funds or proceeds from any source;

or, despite the foregoing, in any manner the Company sees fit.

    1. To the extent permitted under the PPSA, a Purchaser agrees that all rights provided for under the PPSA associated with the enforcement of security terms (including, but not limited to, the right of a Purchaser to be provided notice by the Company) will not apply to the enforcement of that security interest.
    2. Without limiting the operation of this clause:
      1. the Company need not give any notice under the PPSA (including a notice of verification statement or similar) unless the notice is required by the PPSA and cannot be excluded; and
      2. if the Company is required to give a notice to a Purchaser under the PPSA, and the Purchaser may, under the PPSA, waive the Purchaser's right to receive that notice, then the Purchaser hereby waives that right.
  1.  Return of Goods
    1. The Company may elect, but is not obliged, to accept a return of Goods previously supplied for credit. In such a case, the following conditions shall apply:
      1. authorisation must be first obtained from the Company in the form of a Goods Return Authorisation (GRA) number issued by the Company;
      2. the Purchaser’s request for credit must quote the GRA number, the original invoice number and the date on which the Goods were supplied;
      3. Goods not accompanied by a GRA number and proof of purchase will not be accepted and will be returned to the Purchaser with freight and transport charged to the Purchaser;
      4. Goods must be in the identical condition as supplied;
      5. Goods must be returned with all Company and/or manufacturer packaging intact and unmarked, complete with any instruction sheets supplied; and
      6. all outward and inward freight and transport charges will be the sole responsibility of the Purchaser. If not prepaid by the Purchaser, all such charges will be deducted from, or offset against, the amount of credit.
    2. The following Goods cannot be returned for credit under any circumstances:
      1. Goods specially or custom made, including Goods cut to length and non-stock items;
      2. Goods altered or damaged by the Purchaser in any way; or
      3. Goods supplied to the Purchaser more than three (3) months prior to the request for return.
    3. All Goods validly returned to the Company in accordance with this clause will incur a restocking fee payable by the Purchaser (and which fee may be deducted from, or offset against, the amount of credit):
      1. 1-20 days from date of despatch - base restocking fee of $50;
      2. 21-30 days from date of despatch – base restocking fee of $50 plus 2% of the invoiced value of the returned Goods;
      3. 31-60 days from date of despatch – base restocking fee of $50 plus 6% of the invoiced value of the returned Goods; and
      4. 61-90 days from date of despatch – base restocking fee of $50 plus 8% of the invoiced value of the returned Goods.
  2.  Intellectual Property Rights

A Purchaser acknowledge and agree that all Intellectual Property Rights developed by the Company and embodied in or used in connection with the manufacture of Goods and/or the performance of the Services is and remains the sole property of the Company.

  1.  Limitation of Liability
    1. The only conditions, guarantees and warranties which are binding on the Company in respect of the state, quality, condition, suitability or fitness of the Goods and/or the Services are those detailed in clause 16 of these Terms or as otherwise imposed and required to be binding by law (including the Consumer Law) which cannot be expressly excluded. All other conditions, guarantees and warranties, whether express or implied by law, in respect of the state, quality, condition, suitability or fitness of the Goods and/or the Services which may, apart from this clause, be binding on the Company are hereby expressly excluded.
    2. To the extent permitted by law, the liability, if any, of the Company arising from a breach of any condition, guarantee or warranty that apply to the Company shall, at the Company’s option, be limited to and completely discharged by:
      1. if relating to Goods, to the replacement of the Goods, the supply of equivalent Goods, the repair of the Goods, the payment of the cost of having the Goods repaired or replaced, or provision of credit; and
      2. if relating to Services, the re-supply of the Services, or payment of the cost of having the Services supplied again.
    3. A Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company has no liability to it or any person for any Loss of any kind whatsoever including without limitation, for any costs associated with replacing or rectifying the Goods (other than the Company’s actual costs associated with same), or any Consequential Loss arising from any failure, breakdown, defect or deficiency in the Goods and/or the Services) even if due to the negligence of the Company arising out of or in connection with the Goods and/or the provision of the Services.
    4. Without limiting the operation of these Terms generally, where Goods and/or Services supplied by the Company to the Purchaser consist, in whole or in part, of software or software development (whether standard or developed specifically for a Purchaser) (‘Software’), the Company does not warrant that the Software will necessarily:
      1. will meet the Purchaser’s requirements or expected outcomes, or be fit for purpose;
      2. will not be free of bugs, errors, viruses or other like defects;
      3. will be compatible and/or integrate with any third party provided software or other computer programs; or
      4. deliver or generate results, output or data that is accurate, complete or reliable.
  2. my ifm
    1. By registering with my ifm and/or by using the my ifm services, a User acknowledges and agrees that:
      1. these Terms and the FAQs form part of any Agreement between it and the Company that may be entered into as a consequence; and
      2. to the extent of any inconsistency between these Terms and the FAQs, these Terms prevail to the extent of any such inconsistency.
    2. When using the my ifm services, a User:
      1. warrants that it is able to form a legally binding arrangement with the Company and is, in the case of an individual, 18 years or older;
      2. shall not post false, inaccurate, misleading or inappropriate content (including Personal Information);
      3. shall not distribute viruses or other technologies (intentionally or otherwise) that may harm my ifm;
      4. shall not copy, modify or distribute rights or content from my ifm, including all Intellectual Property Rights owned or licensed to the Company.
    3. The Company reserves all rights to, at any time and for any reason, suspend, prohibit access to, or terminate a User's account with my ifm.
    4. The Company may, at any time, cancel a User's account that has been inactive for a reasonable period of time, to be determined by the Company in its absolute discretion.
    5. As a Purchaser utilising my ifm services, all fees and applicable taxes payable with respect to all purchases made are subject to these Terms.
    6. While the Company will make all reasonable efforts to ensure my ifm, and the services provided within my ifm, operates within a safe trading environment, a User accepts that there are risks when trading online. A User shall not hold the Company responsible for any Loss that may arise as a consequence of its use of my ifm and the my ifm services.
    7. A User acknowledges and accepts that, on occasion, due to operational, maintenance related, internet related or other reasons, my ifm may be suspended or disrupted. A User shall not hold the Company responsible for any Loss that may arise as a consequence of such suspension or disruption.
    8. My ifm, the Website and their contents are subject to copyright which is owned or licensed to the Company. A User may not use any Intellectual Property Rights displayed therein.
    9. The Company does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of any information contained within my ifm or the Website and excludes all liability for any Loss arising from any errors or omissions that may exist, or a User's use of my ifm or the Website.
    10. By use of my ifm or the Website, the Company is released to the fullest extent permitted by law from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of material or information made available through my ifm or the Website.
    11. Prices listed on my ifm or the Website relating to Goods displayed may not be current or complete. Further, the Company makes no representation that the Goods displayed are currently available.
  3.  Warranty
    1. The Company warrants to a Purchaser that Goods supplied by it will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of sixty (60) months from the original date of delivery of the Goods. This warranty includes the repair or replacement of a defective Good or the provision of credit. The benefits provided by this warranty are in addition to other rights and remedies which a Purchaser may have under a law (including the Consumer Law) in relation to the Goods to which this warranty relates.
    2. This warranty does not cover:
      1. electronic tubes and components, illumination sources, items wholly or partly of glass, silica or ceramic material, thermocouples, batteries,
      1. electrical elements and reconditioned replacement parts, such as exchange circuit boards;
      2. faults caused by use other than in accordance with instructions or directions provided by the manufacturer or the Company;
      3. faults caused by incorrect installation, misuse, abuse, unauthorised modification, normal wear and tear and inadequate or complete lack of maintenance;
      4. wiful, negligent or reckless acts or omissions by the user of the Goods; or
      5. damage caused by improper storage conditions, or natural disasters.
    1. A warranty claim made pursuant to this clause is made subject to the following conditions:
      1. the Purchaser has notified the Company in writing of the alleged defect and obtained a Goods Return Authorisation (GRA) number from the Company; and
      1. the Goods the subject of the warranty claim are returned to the Company (a) accompanied by a GRA number and proof of purchase, (b) in the identical condition as delivered, (c) with the manufacturer packaging intact and unmarked, complete with any instruction sheets supplied, and (d) with accurate and complete details of the Purchaser's return address.
    1. The cost of freight and transport (or similar) of Goods returned to the Company and returned to the Purchaser, the subject of the warranty claim, is the Purchaser's sole responsibility. If such costs are not prepaid by the Purchaser, it shall be immediately due on demand by the Company (or otherwise deducted from, or set off against, any credit granted by the Company to the Purchaser).
    2. All warranty claims must be directed to the Company by one of the following methods:

In Australia:

      1. By post - Suite 3, 745 Springvale Road, Mulgrave, Victoria 3170;
      2. By phone - 1300 365 088
      3. By email - sales.au@ifm.com

In New Zealand:

      1. By post – Unit 13, 930 Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland;
      2. By phone – (09) 579 6991
      3. By fax – (09) 579 9282
      4. By email - sales.nz@ifm.com
  1.  Privacy
    1. The Company is entitled to collect, use and disclose a Purchaser’s Personal Information:
      1. for any reason or purpose permitted under these Terms;
      2. to market to the Purchaser about products and/or services that may be offered by the Company from time to time; and
      3. for any other purpose as specified in the Privacy Policy.
    2. The Company may disclose the Purchaser’s Personal Information to:
      1. its parent company based in Germany; and
      2. third parties that may assist it in providing Goods and/or Services to the Purchaser.
    3. Without a Purchaser’s Personal Information, the Company may not be able to supply Goods and/or Services to the Purchaser.
    4. The Privacy Policy contains information about how a Purchaser may access the Purchaser’s Personal Information held by the Company and information about how to seek correction of such information if necessary. The Privacy Policy also contains information about how a Purchaser may complain about a breach of the privacy principles established under the Privacy Act, and how the Company will deal with such a complaint.
    5. The Privacy Policy can be viewed at the Website.
  2.  General
    1. These Terms shall be construed according to:
      1. in the case of Australia, the laws of Victoria, Australia; and
      2. in the case of New Zealand, the laws of New Zealand;
        and all disputes arising as and between the Company and a Purchaser, whether arising from the supply (or intended supply) of Goods and/or Services by the Company to the Purchaser, my ifm or otherwise, shall be determined by the Courts in that State & country (as relevant).
    1. These Terms can be varied, amended, added to or repealed (in whole or in part) at any time by the Company as published at the Website from time to time.
    2. The Company may assign, sub-contract or delegate the performance of any part of the Services, the subject of an accepted Order, to any person on any terms at the Company’s sole discretion.
    3. Without limiting all other terms detailed in these Terms, a Purchaser expressly waives all prior discussions, communications, negotiations and representations that may have been made by the Company that are in conflict with these Terms (and any Agreement as and between the Company and a Purchaser).
    4. A waiver of any of the Company’s rights arising from a beach of these Terms by a Purchaser must be in writing and signed by an authorised representative of the Company. A failure or delay in exercise by the Company of a right conferred by these Terms does not result in a waiver of that right.
    5. Neither these Terms nor any part is to be construed against the Company on the basis that it was responsible for its drafting.
    6. GST if and when applicable is an extra charge for a Purchaser's account. If not applicable, a GST exemption certificate must be signed by the Purchaser and accompany the Purchaser's official order.
    7. If by any reason of any legislation, regulation, government action or other cause beyond the Company's control any charge import duty or expenditure of any kind which is not at present chargeable or applicable, is imposed, becomes payable or applicable, or is incurred upon, to, or in respect of the Goods hereby sold, such additional cost will be added to the purchase price and payable by the Purchaser.
    8. Any provision of these Terms which is void, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction does not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction or of the remainder of these Terms which will continue to operate in full force and effect in that or any other jurisdiction.

 

Version dated: November 2019

General license terms for the permanent provision of ifm standard software

Preamble

You are purchasing standard software from ifm in order to use it for your applications or for the applications of your customers.

Section 1 - Subject matter of the agreement

  1. The subject matter of this agreement is the permanent provision of the computer program referred to in the pertaining product description including the associated user documentation ("contract software") against payment and free of charge and the granting of the rights of use for the software described in section 2. The hardware and software environment necessary for the use of the contract software is also specified in the product description.
  2. The contract software and the user documentation are available on the website. If the software is protected by a license key, you shall receive the license key exclusively for the use of the software as specified in these terms, the product description and the user documentation.
  3. The functionality of the contract software is fully apparent from the product description. The specifications therein shall be understood as a service description and cannot be construed to constitute a guarantee. A guarantee is only granted if it has been explicitly designated as such. Installation and configuration services are not part of these terms.

Section 2 - Granting of rights

  1. Unless otherwise specified (e.g. in the case of demo versions), you are granted a non-exclusive right to use the contract software, unlimited in time, to the extent granted in these terms and in the product description. The contract software may only be used on one device or one virtual machine per purchased license. The permitted use includes the installation of the contractual software, loading into memory and use in accordance with the intended purpose. Under no circumstances shall you be entitled to make the purchased contract software available for hire or sublicense it in other ways, to publicly reproduce it or make it accessible via wired or wireless communication means, or to make it available to third parties in return for payment or free of charge, e.g. by way of Application Service Providing or Software as a Service. This shall have no effect on the validity of para. 4.
  2. You shall be entitled to create a backup copy of the contract software if this is deemed necessary for its continued use. You undertake to visibly affix the word "Backup copy" as well as a copyright notice referring to ifm on the backup copy created by you.
  3. You shall be entitled to decompile and duplicate the contract software to the extent permitted by law.
  4. You shall be entitled to permanently permit the use of the purchased copy of the contract software to a third party by transferring the license certificate and the documentation. In this case, you shall fully cease the use of the program, delete any installed copies of the program from your computers and delete any copies on other data storage media or transfer these copies to us, provided that you are not required by law to retain such copies for a longer period. Upon our request, you undertake to confirm in written form that the mentioned measures have been carried out in full or, if necessary, to state reasons for a longer retention period. In addition, you shall explicitly agree with the third party to comply with the scope of the granting of rights under this section 2.
  5. If you use the contract software in a manner that qualitatively (in terms of the nature of the permitted use) or quantitatively (in terms of the number of purchased licenses) exceeds the purchased rights of use, you undertake to purchase the remaining rights immediately. If you fail to do so, we shall be entitled to assert our rights in accordance with this agreement.
  6. Copyright notices, serial numbers or other features serving to identify the program must not be removed from the contract software or altered.

Section 3 - Warranty

  1. In the event that the contract software is made available against payment, we shall warrant the agreed quality of the contractual software pursuant to the following provisions, and that you can use the contractual software without breaching the rights of third parties.
    The warranty shall not apply to defects attributable to the use of the contract software in a hardware or software environment that is incompatible with the requirements stipulated in these terms and the product description or to alterations and modifications you have made to the software without being entitled to do so pursuant to law or these terms or by our prior written consent.
  2. You undertake to examine the contract software promptly after receipt for apparent defects and to promptly notify us of such defects; otherwise, any warranty for such defects shall be excluded. The same shall apply to cases where such defects become apparent at a later stage.
  3. In the event of a material defect we shall initially be entitled to subsequent performance, i.e., at our choice, to remedy the defect ("rectification") or to deliver a replacement. If a replacement is provided, you may receive a more recent software version, except where this results in unreasonable impairments. In the event of defects of title, we shall, at our option, procure a legally valid means of using the contract software or modify it in such a way that it no longer infringes any third party rights.
  4. We shall be entitled to provide the warranty services at your premises. We shall also meet our obligation to rectify defects by making updates available for download through an automatic installation routine on our website, and by offering you telephone support to help resolve any installation issues that may arise.
  5. This does not affect your right to reduce the purchase price or rescind the contract if efforts to provide a remedy or replacement delivery fail twice. The right to rescind the contract is excluded in the event of insignificant defects. If you claim compensation for damages or futile expenses, our liability shall be governed by section 4.
  6. With the exception of claims for damages, warranty claims on the basis of material defects shall be subject to a statutory limitation period of two years. If a data carrier is sold, the statutory limitation period shall start upon delivery of the contract software, in the event of a sale involving a download from the Internet, it shall start upon notification and activation of the access data for the download section. Claims for damages and claims for reimbursement of futile expenses shall be governed by section 4.
  7. If a maintenance contract exists between the parties, the time limit for removal of defects shall be determined by the periods stipulated therein.

Section 4 - Liability

  1. Unless agreed otherwise in individual cases, we shall be liable in accordance with this section 4.
    In accordance with this section 4, we shall be liable without limitation
  • in case of intent or gross negligence;
  • in case of damage to life, limb or health;
  • pursuant to the provisions of the German Product Liability Act; and
  • under a warranty assumed.
  1. In the event of a breach of obligation due to slight negligence, where the said obligation is essential for fulfilling the purpose of the contract (cardinal obligation), our liability shall be limited in amount to the damage that is foreseeable and typical for this type of business.
  2.  Any further liability on our part shall be excluded.
  3. The aforementioned limitation of liability shall also apply to the personal liability of our employees, representatives and bodies.

Section 5 - Security measures, right to carry out audits

  1. You shall take suitable measures to protect the contract software and, where applicable, the online access data, from access by unauthorised third parties. In particular, all copies of the contract software and access data must be kept in a safe place.
  2. On request, you shall allow us to verify the correct use of the contract software, and especially whether you are using the program both qualitatively and quantitatively within the scope allowed by the acquired licenses. For this purpose, you shall provide us with information, let us inspect relevant documents and files and enable us, or an auditing company appointed by us which is acceptable to you, to examine the hardware and software environment employed. We may carry out the audit at your premises during regular business hours, or may have it carried out by a third party who is bound by professional secrecy. We shall ensure that such activities at your premises will have the least possible impact on your business operations. If it follows from the audit the number of licenses used exceeds the number of licenses acquired by more than 5% (five percent) or that there are other usages not in keeping with the contract, you shall bear the costs of the audit; otherwise the costs shall be borne by us.

Section 6 - Miscellaneous

  1. You shall be able to transfer to third parties any claims against us based upon this contract only following our written consent. This shall have no effect on the validity of section 2 para. 4.
  2. Any terms of business which may contradict these license terms shall be inapplicable.
  3. The parties are aware that the contract software may be subject to export or import restrictions. In particular, there may be obligations to obtain permission, or the use of the software or associated technologies abroad may be subject to restrictions. Applicable export and import control provisions of the Federal Republic of Germany, the European Union and the United States of America as well as any other applicable regulations have to be adhered to. Our performance of the contract is subject to the proviso that there are no obstacles to performance due to national and international regulations of export and import law or any other legal provisions.
  4. This contract shall be governed by the law of the country in which ifm is headquartered. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods of 11 April 1980 (UN Sales Convention) shall be excluded.
  5. Place of jurisdiction is at the place of business of ifm.

Open Source Software Licenses

We hereby inform the buyer that various products of the ifm group contain open source components. Depending on the product, these open source components are subject to the General Public License Version 1, 2 or 3 (General Public License 3 in combination with the GNU Compiler collection Runtime Library Exception Version 3.1), the Lesser General Public License Version 3, Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD-2-Clause, BSD-3-Clause, BSD-4-Clause)", the Academic Free License Version 2.1, MIT-License (MIT), Python Software Foundation License 2.0, Perl Artistic License and Artistic License 2.0, Microsoft Public License, Apache Software License Version 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0, ISC License, libpng License and the zlib License or other licenses that are apparent from the information for the respective product. This means that the buyer may only provide these components (and any further derived parts) in accordance with the aforementioned licenses, some of which require the source code to be disclosed to third parties. The buyer undertakes to observe the respective license when using, processing and passing on the open source components. The relevant licence texts are stated in the product-related accompanying materials (e.g. user manual, installation instructions, downloads or other information materials).

General Terms and Conditions for Software Maintenance (Services)

The parties have concluded an agreement on the provision of software. The terms and conditions below apply to the provision of software maintenance services by ifm electronic gmbh (hereinafter referred to as “service provider”) in respect of the software supplied to the customer. Deviating terms and conditions of the customer are expressly not recognised.

1.           Definitions

Service provider:

ifm electronic gmbh or an affiliate company of ifm electronic gmbh.

Main contract:

Special agreement between the customer and service provider on the provision of software.

Customer:

Natural or legal person who commissions the service provider to provide the contractual services.

Software:

The computer program specified in the main contract.

Update:

New program version of a software used to eliminate errors found in the previous program version.

Upgrade:

New program version of a software containing new or improved functionalities of the software.

2.           Subject matter of the contract

The service provider provides software maintenance services in respect of the software supplied to the customer. The provision of the services described here is dependent on the conclusion of the main contract.

3.           Remuneration

There is no special remuneration owed for the services rendered by the service provider unless otherwise mutually agreed.

4.           General obligations (to perform), cooperation of the customer

The customer shall provide the service provider with all the information required to properly assess and process the respective service query without being prompted to do so.

Furthermore, the customer is obliged to install the updates made available to it by the service provider and to use only the most current version of software or the version prior to the most current version. This shall not apply if this is unreasonable, for example because the most current or the predecessor software version is/are defective, and this would impair the customer's operations.

5.           Scope of service, service times

The service is provided by the service provider by email or over the phone in German or in English.

Service time:

The current service times available on the country-specific homepage of the service provider apply, e.g. https://www.ifm.com/de/de/de/kontakt/kontakt for Germany.

The service provider is obligated to respond to a service query within the response times defined below. Response time refers to the time taken to respond once a service ticket has been opened by the service provider describing a specific and reproducible incident (“ticket creation”). Response times are measured during the respective service period.

The following response times apply whereby the priority of the incident is defined by the customer:

Priority Definition Reaction time
high The incident has a serious impact on business operations or activities, or business operations cannot be carried out. The incident requires immediate action because significant losses may result or overall business operations may be affected. 4h
medium Due to the failure, a business transaction does not function as intended. The incident has a minor impact on business operations. 8h
low The incident has a minor impact or no impact on business operations. 24h

Incident: An incident within the meaning of these terms and conditions is said to have occurred if the software, when used according to the contractual purpose, the scope of services agreed and the system requirements outlined by the provider, does not provide the functionalities described in the product/service description during the term of this contract.

The manner in which the services are provided is at the reasonable discretion of the service provider. The service may also take the form of guidelines or instructions for the customer. The customer is required to adhere to such instructions.

6.           New program parts

The service provider shall continue to work on developing the software licensed to the customer and shall incorporate future developments in updates or upgrades.

The service provider can at any time replace the software licensed to the customer with updates or upgrades at its own reasonable discretion.

The service provider shall grant the customer usage rights to such updates and upgrades in accordance with the underlying main contract.

7.           Liability

The service provider shall be liable in accordance with statutory regulations for any loss or damage to the customer caused with intent or by gross negligence, or which ensues from the absence of a warranted property, arises from a culpable breach of cardinal duties, results in harm inflicted on life, limb or physical health, or where liability is assumed under the product liability law.

Cardinal duties include those contractual obligations which have to be fulfilled in order for the agreement to be executed in the first place; which the contractual partner may rely on being performed as a matter of course; and which if breached by the other party may jeopardise the very purpose of the contract.

If a cardinal duty is breached, liability – provided the damage is merely caused by slight negligence – shall be limited to those losses which are typical and foreseeable and must therefore be anticipated in connection with the provision of software under the contractual agreement.

If the damage suffered by the customer is due to loss of data, the service provider shall not be liable for this.

In all other respects, liability – irrespective of the particular legal basis – shall be excluded.

8.           Term of contract and termination

This agreement is linked to the term of the main contract and automatically ends once the main contract expires or is terminated in some other way. If the main contract is extended, then this agreement shall be extended automatically, too.

The following applies to ifm moneo software products:

With the purchase of the software, the customer acquires a right to (free) service until the end of the calendar year in which it purchased the corresponding moneo modules and the following year. At the end of the following year, the entitlement to services expires. The customer can either conclude a new service contract or book individual services as required. This presupposes compliance by the customer with the obligations to perform and cooperate described in Clause 4.

9.           Final provisions

If individual clauses contained in this contract are or become legally ineffective – in part or in full – the validity of the remaining provisions of this contract shall not be affected.

This contract shall be governed by the law of the country in which ifm is headquartered. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods of 11 April 1980 (UN Sales Convention) shall be excluded.

The exclusive place of jurisdiction for disputes arising from or in connection with the agreement shall be at the registered office of ifm.

As of: Dec. 2020

Terms and Conditions of Promotional Offers

The following terms and conditions relate to all competitions organised by ifm Australia.

1.           Eligibility 

The competitions run by ifm Australia are open to legal businesses, and residents of Australia who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry.

2.           Entry

By entering into any competition organised by ifm Australia, the entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.

3.           Closing Date

The closing date for entry will be specified during the competition period. After the closing date is announced, the entrants must be aware that no further entries to the competition will be permitted after the date of close.

4.            Winner Selection

The winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries received during the competition period. The winner will be notified via the email supplied in their my ifm account within 48 hours of the giveaway's end. The winner must respond within 72 hours to claim the prize, or another winner will be selected.

5.            Publicity and Use of Name and Likeness

Staff from ifm Australia will email the winner/s of the competition to get their permission to publicly use their name or company on social media posts to announce the competition winner/s.

6.            Release and Indemnification

Participants agree to release and hold harmless our company, its employees, agents, and affiliates from any and all claims, damages, or expenses arising out of participation in the giveaway or acceptance of prizes.

7.            Disqualification and Changes

Any attempt to enter the giveaway using fraudulent means or in violation of these terms and conditions will result in disqualification. We reserve the right to modify or cancel the giveaway at any time, for any reason, without prior notice.

Terms and Conditions of Free Shipping Offer

1.            Eligibility

Free shipping via StarTrack Premium is available only for parcels that weigh less than 10kg

This offer is valid from the 1st of September 2023 until the 22nd of December 2023

Only valid for orders made through the "my ifm" e-shop

2.            Scope of Service 

ifm Australia will provide free shipping for eligible parcels to the delivery address provided by the Customer during the order placement 

ifm Australia reserves the right to choose the shipping method and carrier at its discretion

3.            Delivery Times 

While ifm Australia endeavours to deliver parcels within the estimated timeframe, delivery times are not guaranteed and may be subject to delays beyond the Company's control. 

4.            Liability

ifm Australia will not be liable for any loss, damage, or delay caused by events beyond its control, including but not limited to acts of nature, strikes, or transportation disruptions.