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Probate Now Terms & Conditions
1. Definitions
1.1 In these terms and conditions the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"The Charges" means all sums payable in accordance
with these conditions
"Commencement date" means the date on which the client instructs
Probate Now to compile the requested data.
"Confidential Information" means all information provided by
the Client to Probate Now to enable it to provide the Services and all
information provided by Probate Now to the Client as part of the services
whether in electronic, written or oral form.
"Probate Now" means Cave & Sons Ltd, Reg No. 1916615, Reg
Office Lockgates House, Rushmills, Northampton, NN4 7YB.
"The Services" means the provision of historical financial data
and other services as described in the Probate Now website which have
been requested by the Client.
1.2 Reference to any statute or statutory provision includes a reference
to that statute or statutory provision as from time to time consolidated
or re-enacted.
1.3 Reference to clauses are, unless otherwise provided, references to
clauses of these Terms and Conditions.
1.4 The headings and sub-headings are inserted for convenience only and
do not form part of this agreement.
2. Rights and Obligations of Cave & Sons Ltd
2.1 Probate Now shall provide the Services to the Client upon these Terms
and Conditions.
2.2 Probate Now shall use all reasonable care in the compilation of the
information which forms any part of the Services. The client accepts that
Probate Now must rely for its information on external sources over which
it has no control. Probate Now shall not be liable for any inaccuracy
in data provided to it.
2.3 Probate Now reserves to itself complete editorial freedom in the form
and content of the Services and may alter the same from time to time with
reasonable prior notice, if those alterations do not result in a material
change to the Services.
2.4 Probate Now may at any time suspend or withdraw any part of the Services
from any client without penalty, its liability shall be limited to any
prepayment made by the Client for those services which have been suspended
or withdrawn.
3. Rights and Obligations of the Subscriber
3.1 The client shall:
(a) pay the Charges when due.
4. The Charges
4.1 The Client shall pay the fees in accordance with the scale of charges
set out on the Probate Now website or as otherwise notified to the Client
prior to Probate Now commencing the provision of the services.
4.2 All Charges shall be paid in full in cleared funds without set off,
deduction or abatement on any grounds within 14 days of invoice. Time
for payment shall be of the essence.
4.3 All Charges are expressed in VAT exclusive amounts. VAT on the Charges
shall be payable by the Client at the same time as the Charges at the
rate from time to time prescribed by law and shall by deemed to form part
of the Charges.
4.4 Probate Now may require payment in advance prior to providing any
of the Services.
5. Representations and Warranties
5.1 Probate Now warrants that:
(a) it will exercise reasonable skill and care in the provision of the
Services.
5.2 All other implied warranties, conditions and terms, be they implied
by statute or law or otherwise are excluded to the fullest extent permitted
by law.
6. Limitation of Liability
6.1 Probate Now's maximum aggregate liability and the Client's sole remedy
in respect of all claims made against Probate Now arising out of or in
connection with the Services shall be damages which shall not exceed the
amount payable by the Client by way of fees in accordance with these Terms
and Conditions.
6.2 Probate Now shall not be liable for any special, indirect or consequential
loss suffered by the Client.
6.3 Probate Now shall not be liable to the Client for any loss of profits,
loss of business, loss of data, loss of contracts, loss of savings, loss
of use or any other economic loss.
6.4. Any limitation of liability set out in these Terms and Conditions
shall not apply either so as to restrict or limit Probate Now's liability
for death or personal injury caused by its negligence, or where to do
so would be contrary to any applicable law.
6.5 Probate Now shall have no liability to the Client for claims which
are made by the Client more than two years after the provision of the
Services.
7. Indemnity
7.1 The Client shall indemnify Probate Now in full, and shall keep Probate
Now fully indemnified on an continuing basis against all loss, damage,
claims, costs and expenses (including all legal expenses on a full indemnity
basis) suffered by Probate Now arising out of, or in connection with any
breach by the Client.
8. Confidentiality
8.1 The parties shall keep the Confidential Information confidential unless:
(a) the Confidential Information was already lawfully known, or became
lawfully known to either of the parties independently
(b) the Confidential Information is in, or comes into, the public domain
other than due to wrongful use or disclosure by Probate Now or the Client.
(c) Disclosure or use of the Confidential Information is necessary to
carry out the Services.
(d) Disclosure is required by law to any government, government department,
agency, regulatory or fiscal body or authority and their authorised agents
and professional advisers.
8.2 Probate Now and the Client shall make sure that their employees, agents
and sub-contractors comply with this clause. If asked for, Probate Now
and the Client shall make sure that employees, agents, and sub-contractors
sign a reasonable direct confidentiality undertaking in a form approved
by the other acting reasonably.
8.3 The obligations in this clause will continue without limit in time
but will not apply in the circumstances described in Clauses 8.1 (a) and
(d).
9. Termination
9.1 Without prejudice to its rights under Clause 9.2, Probate Now may
immediately suspend all or any part of the provision of the Services if
the Client fails to pay any of the Charges on the due date. Probate Now
may terminate any agreement incorporating these Terms and Conditions if
the breach which gave rise to the suspension is not remedied within seven
days of notice requesting payment by the Client.
9.2 The agreement between the Client and Probate Now which incorporates
these Terms and Conditions may be terminated by either party forthwith
on notice in writing to the other party if:
(a) the other party commits a material breach of any terms of any agreement
incorporating these Terms and Conditions (other than one falling under
clause 9.1 above) and (in the case of a remedial breach) fails to remedy
the breach within twenty eight days of a written request by Probate Now
to do so.
(b) a resolution is passed or an order is made for the winding up of the
other (other than for the purpose of solvent amalgamation or reconstruction)
or the other becomes subject to an administration order or a receiver
or administrative receiver is appointed or an encumbrancer takes possession
of any of the other property or the other suffers any analogous process
under any foreign law.
10. Consequences of Termination
10.1 Any termination of the Services in accordance with these terms and
conditions for any reason shall not affect the rights or obligations accruing
or accrued to either party prior to its termination.
10.2 Upon the termination of the Services in accordance with these terms
and conditions for whatever reason:
(a) the provision of the Services shall terminate automatically
(b) the Client shall immediately pay to Probate Now any outstanding Charges.
11. Force Majeure
11.1 Neither party shall be liable to the other for any abatement of Charges,
delay or non-performance of its' obligations under any agreement which
incorporates these Terms and Conditions arising from any cause or causes
beyond its' reasonable control (a "Force Majeure Event") including,
without limitation:
(a) a flood, storm, or other natural disaster;
(b) any war, hostilities, revolution, riot or civil disobedience
(c) any destruction, breakdown (permanent or temporary) or malfunction
of, or damage to, any premises, plant, equipment or materials (including
any computer hardware or software or any records) belonging to Probate
Now or
(d) the introduction of, or any amendment to, any law or regulation, or
any change in its' interpretation or application by any authority; or
(e) any strike, lockout or other industrial action; or
(f) any breach of contract or default by, or insolvency of, a third party,
excluding an agent or sub contractor of the party relying on the relief
and a company in the same group as the party relying on the relief which
may be provided by this clause.
11.2 The party relying on the Force Majeure Event shall;
(a) give notice in writing of the Force Majeure Event to the other party
as soon as reasonably possible stating the commencement and extent of
the Force Majeure Event, the cause thereof and its' estimated duration.
(b) use all reasonable endeavours to mitigate the effects of the Force
Majeure Event upon the performance of its' obligations under any agreement
incorporating these Terms and Conditions.
(c) resume performance of its' obligations as soon as reasonably possible
after the termination of the Force Majeure Event.
12. Assignment
12.1 A party to any agreement incorporating these Terms and Conditions
may only assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
under that Agreement in whole or in part with the prior written consent
of the other.
13. General
13.1 No forbearance, delay or granting of time by either party in or before
enforcing any agreement incorporating these Terms and Conditions shall
operate as a waiver of that party's rights under any agreement incorporating
these Terms and Conditions nor shall it operate to bar the enforcement
or exercise of that party's rights under that Agreement.
13.2 Nothing in any agreement incorporating these Terms and Conditions
shall constitute or be construed as constituting or establishing any partnership,
joint venture or agency relationship between the parties for any purpose.
13.3 The illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of any terms, conditions
or provisions of any agreement incorporating these Terms and Conditions
shall not affect the legality, validity or enforceability or the remaining
terms, conditions or provisions. If any terms, conditions or provisions
are found by any competent court, arbitrator or authority to be illegal,
invalid or unenforceable the parties agree that they will substitute provisions
in a form as similar to the offending provisions as is possible without
rendering them illegal, invalid or unenforceable.
13.4 The Client shall have no authority to bind Probate Now in any way.
13.5 Save in respect of the Client's obligations under clause 4 above,
time shall not be of the essence for any agreement incorporating these
Terms and Conditions.
13.6 The rights and remedies of each party under any agreement incorporating
these Terms and Conditions are cumulative and shall not operate to exclude
any rights or remedies provided by law or otherwise.
14. Notices.
14.1 A notice to a party served pursuant to any agreement incorporating
these Terms and Conditions shall be sent by hand or by first class pre-paid
post (or airmail if sent internationally) or fax.
14.2 A notice shall be sent to the address of a party a set out in any
agreement incorporating these Terms and Conditions. However, if the party
has notified the serving party in writing of another address for the service
of notices under any agreement incorporating these Terms and Conditions,
the notice shall be sent to that address.
14.3 A notice posted in Great Britain to an address in Great Britain is
deemed to have been served on the second business day following its posting.
A notice posted in one country to an address in another country is deemed
to have been served on the tenth business day following its posting.
14.4 Clause 14.3 does not apply to a notice if there is a national or
local suspension, curtailment or disruption of postal services which affects
the collection of the notice or is such that the notice cannot be reasonable
expected to be delivered within two business days after the next collection.
14.5 A party shall not attempt to prevent or delay the service on it of
a notice under any agreement incorporating these Terms and Conditions.
14.7 In this Clause 14;
(a) 'notice' includes any demand, consent or other communication
(b) "business day" means a day on which banks are open in the
city or other location to which the notice is sent.
15. Entire Agreement
15.1 Any agreement incorporating these Terms and Conditions, constitutes
the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject
matter of that agreement and there are no conditions, warranties, terms,
representations, collateral contract, promises or other obligations whether
written, oral or implied other than those contained expressly in that
agreement.
15.2 Nothing in this Clause 15 shall operate to limit the liability of
either party for fraud.
16. Law and Jurisdiction
16.1 Any agreement incorporating these Terms and Conditions is governed
by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
16.2 The Courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction
in respect of any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with
any agreement incorporating these Terms and Conditions.
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