Standard Terms and Conditions of Business

Version: September 2020

1.             Interpretation

1.1          The following definitions shall have the following meanings:

1.2          The rules of interpretation in this clause 1 apply in these terms.

1.3          Clause headings do not affect the interpretation of these terms.

1.4          Except where a contrary intention appears, a reference to a clause is a reference to a clause of these terms.

1.5          Unless otherwise specified, a reference to a law is a reference to it as it is in force for the time being taking account of any amendment, extension, application or re-enactment and includes any subordinate legislation for the time being in force made under it.

1.6          A person includes a corporate or unincorporated body.

1.7          Writing or written includes faxes, but not email.

1.8          Any obligation in these terms on a person not to do something includes an obligation not to agree or allow that thing to be done.

1.9          Unless the context otherwise requires, (a) words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular and (b) a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders.

1.10       Any words following the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular” or “for example” or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms.

2.             Basis of the Sale

2.1          The Supplier contracts on these terms only, and acceptance by the Supplier of any order from a Customer shall be upon these terms and shall override any other terms and conditions stipulated or incorporated by the Customer in its order or in any negotiations, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.

2.2          Variations or representations will only be binding on the Supplier if confirmed in writing by an authorised officer of the Supplier.

2.3          The Supplier does not sell products for purchase by children. If the Supplier sells children’s products, they are only for purchase by adults. If the would-be Customer is under 18, he or she may only place orders via a parent or guardian.

3.             The Services

3.1          The Supplier agrees to provide professional development services for the Customer, on the terms of these conditions.

3.2          The Supplier will use its reasonable endeavours to procure that the Services are supplied on time as set out in the Service Specification. However in the supply of the Services any dates for performance are only estimates and time shall not be of the essence.

4.             Price

4.1          The price of the Services is as stated on our website at the appropriate rate.

4.2          All payments made are non-refundable

4.3          The Supplier shall invoice the Customer in respect of:

4.3.1      Services, after payments; and

4.3.2      Services, at weekly intervals in arrears.

5.             Cancellation

5.1          The Customer has a right of cancellation (cooling-off period) in accordance with the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, except where one of the exceptions apply. The statutory right to cancel the order without giving any reason applies within 14 days from the day on which the order was made. The Customer must inform the Supplier of the decision to cancel the order. To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for the Customer to send the communication before the 14 days’ cancellation period has expired. The exceptions to this statutory right of cancellation are for services that:

5.1.1      are a service if the Supplier has fully performed it and the Customer accepted when he or she placed the order that the Supplier could start to deliver it, and that the Customer then could not cancel it once delivery had started;

5.2          In light of clause 4.2, all payments made at the point of cancellation are non-refundable.

5.3          Except in accordance with the right of cancellation contained in clause 5.1, the Customer may not cancel the contract without the written consent of the Supplier. If such consent is given, it is made on the express condition that the Customer shall pay the Supplier a reasonable sum in respect of its loss arising out of such cancellation, unless otherwise agreed in writing, such amount to be confirmed as acceptable by the Customer before such cancellation shall take effect. This alternative right of cancellation is without prejudice to the Customer’s statutory rights.

6.             Payment

6.1          Payment shall be made when purchasing the Services or by instalments of (further details on pricing at https://aspiringheads.com/#pricing). Time for payment shall be of the essence of the Contract.

6.2          In the case of overdue payment, the Supplier may charge interest to the Customer on the amount overdue calculated on a daily basis at the rate of [2%] per month without prejudice to any other rights of the Supplier. Such interest shall accrue on a daily basis from the due date until actual payment of the overdue amount, whether before or after judgment. The Customer shall pay the interest together with the overdue amount.

6.3          Where the Supplier has agreed that the Services may be paid for by instalments, any failure by the Customer to pay an instalment when due shall entitle the Supplier to treat such failure as the Customer’s repudiation of the whole contract without prejudice to its other rights to recover damages for that breach.

6.4          Notwithstanding the provisions of clause 7.1 and any instalment basis agreed, upon the occurrence of any event under clause 13.1 any period of credit allowed for the Customer on any contract with the Supplier, whenever made, shall cease to apply and payment for all Services shall be or be deemed to have become due forthwith on such occurrence.

7.             Limitation of Liability and Customer’s obligations

7.1          Save as provided under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and notwithstanding the warranty contained in clause 10.1, the Supplier will not be responsible for (i) losses that were not caused by any breach on its part, or (ii) any business loss (including loss of profits, revenue, contracts, anticipated savings, data, goodwill or wasted expenditure), or (iii) any indirect or consequential losses that were not foreseeable to both the Supplier and the Customer when the contract for the supply of services was formed.

7.2          Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability for (a) death or personal injury caused by the negligence or (b) fraudulent representations or (c) wilful misconduct in each case of or by the Supplier or any of its employees or agents.

7.3          If Supplier is to supply any of the Services at the Customer’s home or the Customer has requested the Supplier to carry out any services relating to the Services at the Customer’s home, e.g. installation or maintenance, the Customer shall ensure at all times that the home shall be in a safe condition for such purposes and that the Supplier’s employees shall have full and free access thereto at all necessary times and are supplied with all necessary information.

7.4          The Customer will:

7.4.1      co-operate with the Supplier in relation to the Supplier’s provision of the ;

7.4.2      where relevant, make the Customer’s home fit for the provision of the Services;

7.4.3      obtain any licences, permissions and consents that are required for the Services, except for any licences, permissions and consents that are listed in the Service Specification as being obtained by the Supplier; and

7.4.4      ensure the Supplier’s employees, agents and sub-contractors have safe access as is reasonably required to the Customer’s home.

7.5          In the event that the Supplier’s provision of the Services is adversely affected by the Customer’s acts, omissions or failure to carry out its obligations (“a Customer Default”), then, without prejudice to the Supplier’s other rights and without incurring liability to the Customer for delay or failure to provide the Services in exercising its rights under this clause 11.5, the Supplier may suspend provision of the Services until the Customer has remedied the Customer Default, and be relieved from its obligations to perform the Services if the Customer Default adversely affects the Supplier’s provision of the Services.

8.             Force Majeure

8.1          The Supplier shall bear no liability for loss, damage or delay howsoever arising by a Force Majeure Event, and in these circumstances may suspend or cancel the whole or part of any delivery. The Supplier shall endeavour to notify the Customer as quickly as reasonably possible if a Force Majeure Event occurs.

8.2          If the Force Majeure Event prevents the Supplier from providing any of the Services for more than 5 weeks, either party shall, without limiting its other rights or remedies, have the right to terminate this contract immediately by giving written notice to the other party.

8.3          This clause does not affect the Consumer’s right to have the products sent within a reasonable time.

9.             Default

9.1          Without prejudice to any other rights it may have and without prejudice to the provisions of clause 9, the Supplier may, by notice to the Customer, terminate any contract between the Customer and Supplier forthwith and/or immediately recover from the Customer all sums due from the Customer under any contract with the Supplier (notwithstanding any period of credit which may have been allowed) together with any accrued interest if:

9.1.1           any payment due by the Customer to the Supplier is overdue in whole or in part;

9.1.2           the Customer commits any breach of any of the terms of any contract with the Supplier and, if the breach is remediable, fails to remedy that breach within 14 days after receipt of notice in writing to do so;

9.1.3           the Customer suspends, or threatens to suspend, payment of its debts or is unable to pay its debts as they fall due or admits inability to pay its debts or is deemed either unable to pay its debts or as having no reasonable prospect of so doing, in either case, within the meaning of section 268 of the Insolvency Act 1986;

9.1.4           the Customer commences negotiations with its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its debts, or makes a proposal for or enters into any compromise or arrangement with its creditors;

9.1.5           a creditor or encumbrancer of the Customer attaches or takes possession of, or a distress, execution, sequestration or other such process is levied or enforced on or sued against, the whole or any part of its assets and such attachment or process is not discharged within 14 days; or

9.1.6           the Customer (being an individual) has a petition in bankruptcy entered against him, dies or, by reason of illness or incapacity (whether mental or physical), is incapable of managing his own affairs or becomes a patient under any mental health legislation.

9.2          Where the Customer is situated outside of the United Kingdom, the Supplier shall be entitled to terminate the contract and/or recover all sums due pursuant to clause 13.1 if any event occurs in relation to the Customer that is analogous to the events described in clauses 13.1.3 to 13.1.6.

9.3          Without limiting its other rights or remedies, the Supplier may suspend the supply of Services if the Customer fails to pay any amount due on the due date for payment, the Customer becomes subject to any of the events listed in clause 13.1, or the Supplier reasonably believes that the Customer is about to become subject to any of them.

9.4          On termination of a contract for any reason:

9.4.1      the Customer shall immediately pay to the Supplier all of the Supplier’s outstanding unpaid invoices and interest and, in respect of Services supplied but for which no invoice has yet been submitted, the Supplier shall submit an invoice, which shall be payable by the Customer immediately on receipt;

9.4.2      termination will be without prejudice to the parties’ accrued rights; and

9.4.3      any clauses in these terms that expressly or by implication continue to have effect after termination shall continue in full force and effect.

10.          Intellectual Property Rights

10.1       All Intellectual Property Rights in or arising out of or in connection with the Services shall be owned by the Supplier. As regards any third party Intellectual Property Rights in the Services, the Customer agrees that the Customer’s use of such Intellectual Property Rights is conditional on the Supplier’s obtaining a written licence from the relevant licensor in terms that permit the Supplier to license such rights to the Customer.

11.           Miscellaneous

11.1       No waiver by the Supplier of any breach of contract by the Customer shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision of the contract.

11.2       The parties agree to be bound by these terms, which they consider to be reasonable.  If any clause of these terms is held by any Court or competent authority as invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the remainder of these terms and of the remainder of the provisions in question shall not be affected thereby.

11.3       The Customer shall not assign or transfer any contract to which these terms apply nor the benefit thereof to any person whatsoever.

11.4       These terms constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties and supersede any previous agreement or understanding between them relating to the subject matter of these terms. The Customer acknowledges that it has not relied on any statement, promise, representation, assurance or warranty made or given by or on behalf of the Supplier that is not set out in these terms.

11.5       Any notice given under these terms must be in writing and delivered to the recipient at the address of (a) in the case of the Supplier, its registered office or its principal place of business and (b) in the case of the Customer, his or her last known residential address, or at such other address as has been notified to the sender previously in writing for the purpose of this clause.

11.6       A notice given under these terms shall be validly served if sent by email.

11.7       A person who is not a party to these terms may not enforce any of its terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

11.8       These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and each of the parties hereto submits to the jurisdiction of the English Courts as regards any claim or matter arising under these terms.