Terms & Conditions

1. Application of Conditions
1. The Seller shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the Goods in accordance with any quotation or offer of the Seller which is accepted by the Buyer, or any order of the Buyer which is accepted by the Seller.
2. These Conditions shall govern the Contract to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions subject to which any such quotation is accepted or purported to be accepted, or any such order is made or purported to be made, by the Buyer.

2. Interpretation
1. In these Conditions:-
a. “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday;
b. “the Buyer” means the person who accepts a quotation or offer of the Seller for the sale of the Goods or whose order for the Goods is accepted by the Seller;
c. “the Contract” means the Contract for the purchase and sale of the Goods under these conditions;
d. “these Conditions” means the standard terms and conditions of sale set out in this document and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller;
e. “the Delivery Date” means the date on which the Goods are to be delivered as stipulated in the order;
f. “the Goods” means the goods (including any instalment of the goods or any parts for them) which the Seller is to supply in accordance with these Conditions;
g. “month” means a calendar month;
h. “the Seller” means Maxking Limited (sister company of Snuggle Pal), a Company registered in England and Wales under 11084101 and includes all employees and agents of Maxking Limited.
i. “writing” includes any communications effected by telex, facsimile transmission, electronic mail or any comparable means.
2. Any reference in these Conditions to a statute or a provision of a statute shall be construed as a reference to that statute or provision as amended, re-enacted or extended at the relevant time.
3. The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.

3. Basis of Sale
1. The Seller’s employees or agents are not authorised to make any representations concerning the Goods unless confirmed by the Seller. In entering into the Contract the Buyer acknowledges that it does not rely on, and waives any claim for breach of, any such representations which are not so confirmed.
2. No variation to these Conditions shall be binding unless agreed in writing between the authorised representatives of the Buyer and the Seller.
3. Sales literature, price lists and other documents issued by the Seller in relation to the Goods are subject to alteration without notice and do not constitute offers to sell the Goods which are capable of acceptance. An order placed by the Buyer may not be withdrawn cancelled or altered prior to acceptance by the Seller and no contract for the sale of the Goods shall be binding on the Seller unless the Seller has accepted an order placed by the Buyer by whichever is the earlier of:-
a. the Seller’s acceptance;
b. delivery of the Goods; or
c. the Seller’s invoice.
4. Any typographical, clerical or other accidental errors or omissions in any sales literature, quotation, price list, acceptance of offer, invoice or other document or information issued by the Seller shall be subject to correction without any liability on the part of the Seller.

4. Orders and Specifications
1. No order submitted by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Seller unless and until confirmed by the Seller’s authorised representative.
2. The specification for the Goods shall be those set out in the Seller’s sales documentation unless varied expressly in the Buyer’s order (if accepted by the Seller). The Goods will only be supplied in the minimum units (or multiples) stated in the Seller’s price list or in multiples of the sales as specified. Orders received for quantities other than these will be adjusted accordingly, illustrations, photographs or descriptions whether in catalogues, brochures, price lists or other documents issued by the Seller are intended as a guide only and shall not be binding on the Seller.
3. The Seller reserves the right to make any changes in the specification of the Goods which are required to conform with any applicable safety or other statutory or regulatory requirements or, where the Goods are to be supplied to the Seller’s specification, which do not materially affect their quality or performance.
4. No order which has been accepted by the Seller may be cancelled by the Buyer except with the agreement in writing of the Seller on the terms that the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller in full against all loss (including loss of profit), costs (including the cost of all labour and materials used), damages, charges and expenses incurred by the Seller as a result of cancellation.

5. Price
1. The price of the Goods shall be the price listed in the order which is current at the date of acceptance of the Buyer’s order or such other price as may be agreed in writing by the Seller and the Buyer.
2. Where the Seller has quoted a price for the Goods, the price quoted shall be valid for 30 days only or such lesser time as the Seller may specify.
3. The Seller reserves the right, by giving notice to the Buyer at any time before delivery, to increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase in the cost to the Seller which is due to any factor beyond the control of the Seller (such as, without limitation, any foreign exchange fluctuation currency regulation, alteration of duties, significant increase in the costs of labour, materials or other costs of manufacture), any change in delivery dates, quantities or specifications for the Goods which is requested by the Buyer, or any delay caused by any instructions of the Buyer or failure of the Buyer to give the Seller adequate information or instructions.
4. Except as otherwise stated under the terms of any quotation, order or in any price list of the Seller, and unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller, all prices are not inclusive of the Seller’s charges for packaging and transport within the United Kingdom & the EU unless otherwise agreed between the Buyer and the Seller.
5. The price is exclusive of any applicable value added tax excise, sales or taxes or levies of a similar nature which are imposed or charged by any competent fiscal authority in respect of the Goods, which the Buyer shall be additionally liable to pay to the Seller.
6. Rates of tax and duties on the Goods will be those applying at the time of delivery.

6. Payment
1. Subject to any special terms agreed in writing between the Buyer and the Seller, the buyer will pay the price of the goods on the day of dispatch of the Goods.
2. All payments shall be made to the Seller as indicated on the form of acceptance or invoice issued by the Seller.
3. The Seller is not obliged to accept orders from any Buyer who has not supplied the Seller with references satisfactory to the Seller; if at any time the Seller is not satisfied as to the creditworthiness of the Buyer it may give notice in writing to the Buyer that no further credit will be allowed to the Buyer in which event no further goods will be delivered to the Buyer other than against cash payment and notwithstanding Clause 6.2 of these conditions, all amounts owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall be immediately payable in cash.

7. Delivery
1. Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the Seller delivering the Goods to the place specified in the Buyer’s order and/or the Seller’s acceptance as the location to which the Goods are to be delivered by the Seller or, if no place of delivery is so specified, by the Buyer collecting the Goods at the Seller’s premises at any time after the Seller has notified the Buyer that the Goods are ready for collection.
2. The Delivery Date is approximate only and time for delivery shall not be of the essence unless previously agreed by the Seller in writing. The Goods may be delivered by the Seller in advance of the Delivery Date upon giving reasonable notice to the Buyer.
3. Where the Goods are to be delivered in instalments, each delivery shall constitute a separate contract and failure by the Seller to deliver any one or more of the instalments in accordance with these Conditions or any claim by the Buyer in respect of any one or more instalments shall not entitle the Buyer to treat the Contract as a whole as repudiated.
4. If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods or any part of them on the Delivery Date and/or fails to provide any instructions, documents, licences, consents or authorisations required to enable the Goods to be delivered on that date, the Seller shall be entitled upon given written notice to the Buyer to store or arrange for the storage of the Goods and then notwithstanding the provision of Condition 10.1 of these Conditions risk in the Goods shall pass to the Buyer, delivery shall be deemed to have taken place and the Buyer shall pay to the Seller all costs and expenses including storage and insurance charges arising from such failure.

8. Non-Delivery
1. If the Seller fails to deliver the Goods or any of them on the Delivery Date other than for reasons outside the Seller’s reasonable control or the Buyer’s or its carrier’s fault:-
a. if the Seller delivers the Goods at any time thereafter the Seller shall have no liability in respect of such late delivery;
b. if the Buyer gives written notice to the Seller within 7 Business Days after the Delivery Date and the Seller fails to deliver the Goods within 14 Business Days after receiving such notice the Buyer may cancel the Contract and the Seller shall be limited to the excess (if any) of the cost of the Buyer (in the cheapest available market) of similar goods to those not delivered over the price of the Goods not delivered.
c. if the Buyer fails to give written notice to the Seller to cancel the Contract on the basis of the non-delivery of the Goods prior to the date of dispatch of the Goods the Seller shall have no liability in respect of the Goods.

9. Inspection/Shortage
1. The Buyer is under a duty whenever possible to inspect the Goods on delivery or on collection as the case may be.
2. Where the Goods cannot be examined the carriers note or such other note as appropriate shall be marked “not examined”.
3. The Seller shall be under no liability for any damage or shortages that would be apparent on reasonable careful inspection if the terms of this clause are not complied with and, in any event will be under no liability if a written complaint is not delivered to the Seller within 5 days of delivery detailing the alleged damage or shortage.
4. In all cases where defects or shortages are complained of the Seller shall be under no liability in respect thereof unless an opportunity to inspect the Goods is supplied to the Seller before any use is made thereof or any alteration or modification is made thereto by the Buyer.
5. Subject to condition 9.3 and condition 9.4, the Seller shall make good any shortage in the Goods and where appropriate replace any goods damaged in transit as soon as it is reasonable to do so, but otherwise shall be under no liability whatsoever arising from such shortage or damage.

10. Risk and Retention of Title
1. Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer at:
a. in the case of Goods to be delivered at the Seller’s premises, the time when the Seller notifies the Buyer that the Goods are available for collection; or
b. in the case of Goods to be delivered otherwise than at the Seller’s premises, the time of delivery or, if the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, the time when the Seller has tendered delivery of the Goods.
2. Notwithstanding delivery and the passing of risk in the Goods, or any other provision of these Conditions, legal and beneficial title of the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Seller has received in cash or cleared funds payment in full of the price of the Goods and no other sums whatsoever shall be due from the Buyer to the Seller.
3. Until payment has been made to the Seller in accordance with these Conditions and title in the Goods has passed to the Buyer, the Buyer shall be in possession of the Goods as bailee for the Seller and the Buyer shall store the Goods separately and in an appropriate environment, shall ensure that they are identifiable as being supplied by the Seller and shall insure the Goods against all reasonable risks.
4. The Buyer shall not be entitled to pledge or in any way charge by way of security for any indebtedness any of the goods which remain the property of the Seller, but if the Buyer does so all money owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall (without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Seller) forthwith become due and payable.
5. The Seller reserves the right to repossess any Goods in which the Seller retains title without notice. The Buyer irrevocably authorises the Seller to enter the Buyer’s premises during normal business hours for the purpose of repossessing the Goods in which the Seller retains title and inspecting the Goods to ensure compliance with the storage and identification requirements of sub-clause 10.4.
6. The Buyer’s right to possession of the Goods in which the Seller maintains legal and beneficial title shall terminate if;
a. The Buyer commits or permits any material breach of his obligations under these Conditions;
b. The Buyer enters into a voluntary arrangement under Part 1 of the Insolvency Act 1986, or any other scheme or arrangement is made with his creditors;
c. The Buyer is or becomes the subject of a bankruptcy order or takes advantage of any other statutory provision for the relief of insolvent debtors;
d. The Buyer convenes any meeting of its creditors, enters into voluntary or compulsory liquidation, has a receiver, manager, administrator or administrative receiver appointed in respect of its assets or undertaking or any part thereof, any documents are filed with the court for the appointment of an administrator in respect of the Buyer, notice of intention to appoint an administrator is given by the Buyer or any of its directors or by a qualifying floating charge-holder (as defined in paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986), a resolution is passed or petition presented to any court for the winding up of the Buyer or for the granting of an administration order in respect of the Buyer, or any proceedings are commenced relating to the insolvency or possible insolvency of the Buyer.

11. Assignment
1. The Seller may assign the Contract or any part of it to any person, firm or company.
2. The Buyer shall not be entitled to assign the Contract or any part of it without the prior written consent of the Seller.

12. Buyer’s Default
1. If the Buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to:-
a. cancel the order or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer;
b. appropriate any payment made by the Buyer to such of the Goods (or the goods supplied under any other contract between the Buyer and the Seller) as the Seller may think fit (notwithstanding any purported appropriation by the Buyer); and
c. charge the Buyer interest (both before and after any judgment) on the amount unpaid, at the rate of 2 per cent per annum above Lloyds base rate from time to time, until payment in full is made (a part of a month being treated as a full month for the purpose of calculating interest).
d. cancel any approved credit account or bring forward any due date for payment.
2. This condition applies if:-
a. the Buyer fails to perform or observe any of its obligations hereunder or is otherwise in breach of the Contract; or
b. the Buyer becomes subject to an administration order or makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors (within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986) or (being an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company) goes into liquidation; or
c. an encumbrancer takes possession, or a receiver is appointed, of any of the property or assets of the Buyer; or
d. the Buyer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business; or
e. the Seller reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the Buyer and notifies the Buyer accordingly.
3. Condition 13.2 applies then, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Seller, the Seller shall be entitled to cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries under the Contract without any liability to the Buyer, and if the Goods have been delivered but not paid for the price shall become immediately due and payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or arrangement to the contrary.

13. Export Terms
1. Where the Goods are supplied by the Seller to the Buyer by way of export from the United Kingdom the “Incoterms” of the Chamber of Commerce (which are in force at the time of the Contract) shall apply.
2. These Conditions will prevail in the event of an inconsistency with the Incoterms.
3. Where the Goods are to be sent by the Seller to the Buyer by a route involving sea transit, the Seller is under no obligation to give notice pursuant to section 32(3) Sales of Goods Act 1979.
4. The Buyer shall be responsible for arranging inspection and testing of the Goods at the Seller’s premises before shipment to the Buyer unless otherwise agreed between the Buyer and the Seller.
5. The Seller shall not be liable for any defect in the Goods which would be apparent on inspection after the time the Goods have been shipped to the Buyer.
6. The Seller is not liable for any damage occasioned to the Goods during transit.
7. The Seller is not liable for death or personal injury arising from the use of the Goods delivered in the territory of another state within the meaning of section 26(3) Unfair contract Terms Act 1977.

14. Limitation of Liability
1. Subject to Condition 7, Condition 8 and Condition 13, the following provisions set out the entire financial liability of the Seller (including any liability for the acts or omissions of its employees, agents and sub-contractors) to the Buyer in respect of:
a. any breach of these conditions;
b. any use made (including but not limited to modifications) or resale by the Buyer of any of the Goods, or of any product incorporating any of the Goods; and
c. any representation, statement or tortious act or omission including negligence arising under or in connection with the Contract.
2. All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute or common law (save for the conditions implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979) are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the Contract.
3. Nothing in these conditions excludes or limits the liability of the Seller:
a. for death or personal injury caused by the Seller’s negligence; or
b. for any matter which it would be illegal for the Seller to exclude or attempt to exclude its liability; or
c. for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
4. Subject to condition 15.2 and condition 15.3:
a. the Seller’s total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, arising in connection with the performance or contemplated performance of the Contract shall be limited to the Contract price; and
b. the Seller shall not be liable to the Buyer for any pure economic loss, loss of profit, loss of business, depletion of goodwill or otherwise, in each case whether direct, indirect or consequential, or any claims for consequential compensation whatsoever (howsoever caused) which arise out of or in connection with the Contract.

15. Confidentiality, Publications and Endorsements
1. The Buyer undertakes to the Seller that:-
a. the Buyer will regard as confidential the contract and all information obtained by the Buyer relating to the business and/or products of the Seller and will not use or disclose to any third party such information without the Seller’s prior written consent provided that this undertaking shall not apply to information which is in the public domain other than by reason of the Buyer’s default;
b. the Buyer will not use or authorise or permit any other person to use any name, trademark, house mark, emblem or symbol which the Seller is licensed to use or which is owned by the Seller upon any premises note paper visiting cards advertisement or other printed matter or in any other manner whatsoever unless such use shall have been previously authorised in writing by the Seller and (where appropriate) its Licensor;
c. the Buyer will use all reasonable endeavours to ensure compliance with this Condition by its employees, servants and agents.
2. This Condition shall survive the termination of the Contract.

17. Communications
1. Communications between the parties about the Contract may be in writing and delivered by hand or sent by pre-paid first class post or sent by fax or sent by electronic mail:
a. in the case of communications to the Seller to its trading office or such changed address as shall be notified to the Buyer by the Seller; or
b. in the case of the communications to the Buyer to the registered office of the addressee (if it is a company) or (in any other case) to any address of the Buyer set out in any document which forms part of the Contract or such other address as shall be notified to the Seller by the Buyer.
2. Communications shall be deemed to have been received:
a. if sent by pre-paid first class post, two Business Days after posting (exclusive of the day of posting); or
b. if delivered by hand, on the day of delivery; or
c. if sent by fax or electronic mail on a Business Day prior to 4.00 pm, at the time of transmission and otherwise on the next Business Day.

18. Force Majeure
1. In the event that either party is prevented from fulfilling its obligations under the Contract by reason of any supervening event beyond its control including but not limited to war, national emergency, flood, earthquake, strike or lockout (subject to Sub-clause 17.2) the party shall not be deemed to be in breach of its obligations under the Contract. The party shall immediately give notice of this to the other party and must take all reasonable steps to resume performance of its obligations.
2. Sub-clause 18.1 shall not apply with respect to strikes and lockouts where such action has been induced by the party so incapacitated.
3. Each party shall be liable to pay to the other damages for any breach of the Contract and all expenses and costs incurred by that party in enforcing its rights under the Contract.
4. If and when the period of such incapacity exceeds 6 months then the Contract shall automatically terminate unless the parties first agree otherwise in writing.

19. Waiver
No waiver by the Seller of any breach of the Contract by the Buyer shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

20. Severance
If any provision of these Conditions is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of these Conditions and the remainder of the provision in question shall not be affected thereby.

21. Third Party Rights
A person who is not a party to the Contract shall have no rights under the Contract pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

22. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
The Contract shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and the parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

23. Return, Cancellation & Refund Policy
You may exchange or return defective products or product delivered differently than the one ordered within 14 days of the receipt of such goods. All items need to be in their original packaging & without signs of damage while playing.