Terms & Conditions
Terms and
Conditions of Sale to
End Users and
Non-appointed Distributors
of Lab
Bubbles Company Limited
I. Application
1.
(Every
end-user, legal person or entity that has not signed a purchase agreement or an
authorized distributor referred to herein as the "Customer").
2.
These
terms and conditions apply to all sales and deliveries to any individual or
legal entity who has not signed an individual purchase agreement or an
authorized distributor agreement with H-bonds platform unless agreed otherwise by
the customer and in writing H-bonds platform.
3.
These
terms and conditions apply to all commercial transactions between H-bonds platform and the customer, provided that they are not affected by any future contract
with the customer.
4.
The customer is not entitled in any way to amend these
terms unless agreed to in writing.
5.
These terms and conditions apply if H-bonds platform make a
delivery to the customer without any reservations while he is aware of the
conflicting or perverted terms and conditions of the customer.
6.
Any condition that opposes these terms shall be null and
void.
7. H-bonds platform contracted on the basis that the products are
provided for use in the business context and not for private use or consumption
in any way.
II.
Product Offering
and Modification
H-bonds platform have the right, from time to time, to add,
amend or stop displaying any product.
III.
Contractual
Relationship
The customer must purchase products from H-bonds platform in
his name and for his own account, and in the event that the customer resales the
products, he must sell the products in his name and for his own account,
without any slight responsibility for H-bonds platform.
IV. Basic Customers Responsibilities
Customer
agrees to:
1. Provide correct information on all
product orders, including full product numbers, options, quantities, and any
special instructions.
2. The customer bears individual and
absolute responsibility in the event of providing any incomplete, incomplete or
inaccurate information when ordering the products.
3. The client is obliged to compensate
"H-bonds platform" for all financial consequences and losses, including
the costs and fees of lawyers and legal advisors in all cases, losses and
claims incurred by "H-bonds platform" or incurred as a direct result of
the customer's violation of his obligations under the terms of this contract.
4. The customer is obligated to grant H-bonds platform a non-exclusive and royalty-free license to make, use and improve
any of the H-bonds platform technologies worldwide (including but not limited
to, any technical identifier: information, computer software, hardware, and the
like).
5. Pay all taxes, fees, gains, expenses,
and costs due of any kind incurred by H-bonds platform imposed or evaluated in any
way with the customer’s purchase, import, transfer, storage, use, distribution,
or resale of H-bonds products.
V. Offer and Acceptance
1.
All
offers are non-binding. No contract is created unless it is expressly
recognized by H-bonds platform, or until it has been approved, either by written
approval or by sending products.
2.
Analytical
reports and other descriptions of products in analysis certificates,
catalogues, technical datasheets or other product documents provided are only
approximate unless expressly indicated that they are binding.
3. H-bonds platform retain all intellectual property rights in all bidding materials. These
materials may not be disclosed to any third parties unless otherwise specified
in writing between H-bonds platform and the customer.
4.
Purchase
orders are not binding on H-bonds platform unless the purchase order is confirmed by H-bonds platform by written notice. If the approval of the purchase order contains
clear errors, written or mathematical errors, it will not be obligatory for H-bonds platform.
5.
If the
contract or a partial purchase order is cancelled by the customer, the customer
must compensate H-bonds platform for all costs resulting from this cancellation,
especially the cancellation costs in which fees for H-bonds platform have been
imposed by their suppliers, and the costs of purchasing goods that may not be
Return it and all other costs and expenses incurred by H-bonds platform in
connection with the implementation and termination of the contract in addition
to legal fees and transportation costs.
VI. Scope of Delivery/ Terms of Delivery
1.
Changes
to the scope of delivery will not be in effect unless confirmed in writing by H-bonds platform. The H-bonds platform also reserve the right to make adjustments to the
purity or specifications of products to the extent that these amendments are
not material or a change in the product specifications.
2. H-bonds platform are entitled to make partial deliveries to fulfil their contractual obligations
unless the partial delivery is of benefit to the customer provided that the
customer indicates this in his purchase order.
3. Unless
the parties agree otherwise separately, H-bonds platform are entitled, at their
discretion, to determine the method of shipping and delivery, as shipping can
be affected by air freight, train, ship, or ground transportation.
4.
All
deliveries to the specified location are made by H-bonds platform, and H-bonds platform reserve the right to charge the customer for shipping and transportation.
5. Products
or insurance can only be returned after prior written approval of H-bonds platform and the customer must comply with all instructions of H-bonds platform regarding the
return of goods. This applies in particular to the provisions related to the
delivery and packing of dangerous goods.
6.
All
delivery obligations for H-bonds platform are subject to seizure "while stocks
continue". Consequently, H-bonds platform are entitled to terminate the contract
when the inventory available in H-bonds' warehouse or their partners is
exhausted. If the stock is partially depleted and it is not possible to meet
the full demand for the goods as indicated in the purchase order, then the H-bonds platform is entitled to distribute the available stock at its discretion to one
customer or all customers, and if a portion of the customer's requests for the
goods can be met as described in the purchase order, The customer has the right
to cancel the purchase order.
VII. Delivery Time
1. Delivery
times and dates are specified in the purchase requisition notification,
provided that all delivery periods and dates are not binding unless they are
expressly indicated in the purchase order as binding.
2. The
delivery period must start from the time the purchase order receipt notice is
sent by H-bonds platform (or accept the purchase order if no acknowledgement is
made). In any case, the customer must submit all documents, permits, approvals
and publications that must be submitted before clarifying all technical
questions and before receiving any agreed payment, and commitment to the
delivery period in time is subject to all other obligations of the customer.
3. In the
event of any delay in delivery, the customer has the right to terminate the
contract after notifying H-bonds platform of this delay within ten (10) working days
so that H-bonds platform can handle late delivery unless the reason for the delay is
beyond the control of H-bonds platform; for example, no inventory (late clearance by
the customs of the destination country or neglect and delay in the delivery of
the request by the shipping company, or the occurrence of natural disasters and
others). By the restrictions stipulated in Article Thirteen of this Agreement, H-bonds platform will not be liable for any claims for compensation for damage to
the customer for negligence or late delivery.
VIII. Prices and Payment
1. The
customer shall purchase the products at the price of the H-bonds platform list
in effect on the date of receipt of the purchase requisition (or the date of
the purchase order if no acknowledgement is provided) as shown on the website
of the H-bonds platform at www.h-bonds.com for delivery in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. H-bonds platform is also entitled to change the price list of their
products from time to time, without notifying the customer, unless fixed prices
are expressly agreed or unless otherwise agreed in writing.
2. The
customer is obliged to pay all financial dues owed to him within thirty (30)
days as a maximum, from the date of the invoice issuance without any deduction,
and this also applies to invoices related to partial delivery.
3.
The
date of receipt of H-bonds platform for the purchase order is the date on which the
invoice was issued.
4.
All
prices are net prices, provided that the customer will bear VAT.
5. H-bonds platform is not obligated to notify the customer of all consumer fees from
sales or indirect taxes, customs, examination and acceptance fees, and all
taxes or other fees of any kind (imposed by public authorities or dedicated to
commercial business between H-bonds platform and the customer).
IX. Offset
H-bonds platform is entitled to set off any amounts that may be debited to the customer
against any amounts that the customer may owe to H-bonds platform from time to time,
provided that the client's H-bonds are notified according to these terms and
conditions.
X. Transfer of Risk
1. All
product defects during transportation (if any) must be transferred to the
customer once the products are delivered under these terms and conditions, and
this also applies in the case of partial delivery.
2. H-bonds platform must secure the products at the request of the customer and his
own expense by ensuring transportation against the risks identified by the
customer.
3. If the
customer fails to accept the delivery of the products or if the customer
breaches any duty to cooperate, the H-bonds platform is entitled to claim
compensation for the damages incurred including the additional expenses.
XI. Storage, Handling and Use of Products
by Customers
1. The
purpose of H-bonds products is to use them for laboratory research
purposes, and they may not be used for any other purpose unless otherwise
indicated on the product label, or in the H-bonds platform catalogues or other
documents submitted to the customer in particular.
2. The
customer is not entitled to use H-bonds platform's products for diagnosis in the
laboratory, in the fields of food production and pharmaceutical products, in
medical devices, or cosmetics. The customer must commit to informing his clients
of these restrictions.
3.
The
customer is responsible for examining the current risks and risks and
undertaking any additional research (if necessary) to identify the risks that
may arise from the use of the products purchased from lab bubbles, and the
customer should warn support personnel (such as transport workers) of All risks
and risks that may be related to the storage, use, processing, etc. of
products.
4. H-bonds platform's products may be subject to the rules for the registration, evaluation,
licensing and restriction of chemicals and other regulatory provisions, and
therefore the customer is responsible for compliance with all regulatory
provisions related to the storage, handling and use of materials purchased from H-bonds platform.
5. If the
customer re-sells the products to a third party, he must notify his clients of
the duties and warn them of the risks and dangers stipulated in this clause of
this agreement.
XII. Information Duty
1. The
customer is obligated to inform H-bonds platform immediately in the event of any
accidents related to products that lead to personal injuries or property
damage. The customer is also obligated to cooperate fully with H-bonds platform to
clarify and determine the cause of these accidents, and he must provide H-bonds with all explanations and reports. And tests made or executed by the
customer or made available to the customer by any other party outside this
contract, provided that providing this information and examining it does not
lead to any responsibility on H-bonds platform for such incidents.
2. If the
customer resales the products, he must ensure that his customers comply with
the duty of information stipulated in Paragraph 1 of Section 12 of these Terms
and Conditions.
XIII. Claims for Defect
1. Customer
rights regarding faults are subject to the customer examining the products
immediately upon receipt and notifying H-bonds platform in writing of any defects
not later than ten working days after receiving the products, provided that H-bonds platform are notified of defects in writing upon discovery and the customer must
describe the defects accurately in writing.
2. In the
event of defects in the products, H-bonds platform is entitled, according to its
discretion, to perform after that by treating the defect or by providing a
product free of defects, and H-bonds platform will bear the expenses necessary for
subsequent performance, and in the case of the customer changing the delivery
address, The customer will bear all the extra shipping and transportation
costs.
3. If the H-bonds platform is not ready or able to perform later, the customer has the right
to terminate the contract, and the customer has the right to terminate the
contract in case the subsequent performance fails or the customer does not
expect him to accept or postpone it beyond the reasonable deadlines for reasons
that H-bonds can bear responsibility for it, And the customer's right to
terminate the contract is terminated in two cases:
a.
If the
customer is unable to return the defective products, this deficiency is because
the return of the products is impossible due to the nature of the product.
b.
If the
defect appears only during the processing or transformation of the products.
XIV. Responsibility of Lab Bubbles
1. H-bonds platform is not responsible in any way for accidental, indirect, consequential
or special damages resulting from any use of the products in any case.
2. Except
as expressly provided for in these terms and conditions, H-bonds platform does not
provide any warranties or express or implied representations, in any manner
whatsoever, and this includes guarantees of quality or fitness for a particular
purpose related to any product, and in the event of resale of products by the
customer, The responsibility of H-bonds platform shall not be expanded, modified or
altered in any other way by any guarantee provided by the customer to the
products.
3. Exclusive
responsibility between H-bonds platform and the customer concerning non-conforming
products must be repaired or replaced without consideration or refund of the
purchase price, at the sole discretion of H-bonds platform, and when returning these
products by Article Thirteen of these Terms and Conditions.
XV. Retention of Title
1. Until
all outstanding laboratory bubble claims arising from the commercial
relationship with the customer are paid, the lab bubbles retain the right to
ownership of the products delivered to him, and the customer is obliged to do
the due diligence in dealing with the products delivered to him, and the
customer is obligated to adequately secure the products at their alternative
value against fire and water Theft or other damages.
2. The
customer may re-sell the products subject to the ownership in the context of
his regular business only, and the customer is not entitled to dispose of the
products subject to the ownership or transfer them in a way that exposes lab
bubbles and their suppliers to risk, and in the event of seizure or
interference by a third party, the customer must inform the lab bubbles in
writing on Immediately provide all the necessary information, and the customer
must inform the third party of the ownership rights of lab bubbles and assist
lab bubbles in all measures taken to protect the products subject to the right
of ownership and the customer shall bear the related costs.
3.
The
customer must assign all claims resulting from the resale of the products,
including all the additional rights of lab bubbles, regardless of whether the
products subject to the right of ownership have been processed or not, without
opposing lab bubbles, and the customer is allowed to revoke all the specified
claims Of lab bubbles in his name on behalf of lab bubbles, and the amounts
collected are converted into lab bubbles without delay, and lab bubbles are
entitled to cancel the license to collect claims and the right to resell the
customer's products if the customer does not comply with the payment
obligations towards lab bubbles or default Payments or stop payment or in the
event of insolvency.
4.
In the
event of default by the customer, lab bubbles are entitled, without prejudice
to their other rights, to recover the products subject to the right of
ownership, and the right to use these products in another place to satisfy
their claims due against the customer and lab bubbles are entitled to terminate
the contract within thirty days from the date Notify the customer of late
payment, the customer must give lab bubbles immediate access to the copyrighted
products, and deliver the products.
5.
The
products subject to the ownership rights are handled or transferred by the client
on behalf of lab bubbles, and the conditional customer's right to the products
subject to the rights continues about manufactured or transferred goods.
Participation in new items in proportion to the value of the products delivered
to the value of other items that were processed at the time of processing.
6.
About
items created by processing or transferring, the same conditions apply to
proprietary products.
7.
At the
request of the customer, lab bubbles may, at their discretion, issue-specific
products from retaining property rights to the extent that the realizable value
of these products exceeds the claims of lab bubbles resulting from working with
the customer by more than twenty per cent (20%). For evaluation purposes, the
invoiced value of the products subject to copyright retention and the nominal
value of the claims must be reliable.
8.
The
provisions mentioned in Section X of these terms and conditions (risk transfer)
remain unaffected by the provisions of this section Fifteen (Keeping the Right
to Own).
XVI. Patents and Copyrights
The
client agrees that he will not apply, directly or indirectly, for an
application for patents, utility models, registered designs or copyrights (or
any similar intellectual property rights that can be registered) in any
country, based on the information the customer obtained from Lab bubbles (or
any of the subsidiaries of Lab bubbles).
XVII. Technical Assistance
At
the request of the customer, lab bubbles and their suppliers may, at their
discretion, provide technical assistance and information regarding potential
applications and technical specifications of their product without cost unless
the fees are agreed upon in the individual case, provided that technical
assistance is by providing advice and information, and it does not bear bubbles
Laboratory of any warranty, either express or implied, to obtain technical
specifications, use, selection, or suitability of the products, and Section
XIII (Laboratory Bubble Responsibility) of these terms and conditions apply
accordingly.
XVIII. Compliance with Laws
1.
The
customer must conduct his operations following all laws and regulations in
force in all countries that have contact with the transactions stipulated in
these terms and conditions, and the customer must, without limitation, obtain
all licenses, permits, registrations, certificates, approvals, assignments,
receipts and qualifications of any kind (whether Public or private) as
appropriate, without limitation.
2.
Without
specifying anything in the previous paragraph, the customer acknowledges that
lab bubbles (and its subsidiaries) are bound by the company’s policy of
ethical, legal, and regulatory behaviour in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the
event of a conflict of laws, the regulations in force in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, including the corrupt foreign practices law for the year 1977, as
amended.
3.
The
client agrees not to engage in any activity that violates the provisions of
this agreement or any other applicable laws or regulations prohibiting unfair,
fraudulent or corrupt business practices, including legal requirements
established to combat terrorism and terrorist activities.
XIX. Export
1.
The
customer acknowledges that the products may be subject to export restrictions
and economic sanctions imposed on the European Union (“EU”), the United
Kingdom, the United States, and other countries (“export regulations”), and the
customer acknowledges and undertakes not to use, transfer, launch, export,
re-export or take Any procedure that may lead to the conversion of any
laboratory bubble products or items containing any laboratory bubble products
in contravention of the applicable export regulations, and the customer must
examine the parties in the export transactions against the penalties and
applicable rejection lists and inform the lab bubbles if any proposed
transaction Includes parties to these Lists or destinations of sanctions. The
customer must obtain any approvals that may be required.
2.
The
customer is prohibited from selling or providing laboratory bubble goods to any
third party if these goods are excluded from delivery following the export
rules of the United Kingdom, the European Union or the United States of
America.
3.
Except
for what has been agreed in writing by lab bubbles, the customer is prohibited
from selling or providing laboratory bubble goods to customers located outside
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (including but not limited to, conducting sales
through any alternative channels or methods of distribution, including In this
internet or any other form of e-commerce).
4.
If US,
European and other export controls require a license to export one or more
products (or any part of it or related to it) or any other goods or services
sold under these terms and conditions, lab bubbles are bound under these terms
and conditions to grant a license Export is this, and the customer may not
transfer or dispose of any of these related products or programs, technical
knowledge, technical data, documents, goods, services or other materials of any
party or in any way that would constitute a violation of the export controls in
these countries.
5.
Violation
of this clause permits lab bubbles to immediately terminate the contract.
XX. No Waiver
Any
delay by lab bubbles in the exercise of any right or compensation that does not
act as a waiver of its rights in all its claims related to all the terms of
these terms and conditions.
XXI. Force Majeure
1.
If lab
bubbles are prevented by the force majeure from performing their contractual
obligations, especially from delivering goods, then lab bubbles are exempted
from their obligation to perform for the duration of the obstacle and for a
reasonable start period without being responsible to the customer for the
damages, and the same applies if the performance of the obligations is
obstructed Unbelievably lab bubbles or temporarily impossible to cause unpredictable circumstances in which lab bubbles are not
responsible, and these causes include, but are not limited to, God’s judgment
and destiny including floods and other natural disasters, fires, explosions,
closures, strikes, wars, riots, civil unrest, the epidemic, blockade, failure
to obtain export licenses, or import permits Transport delays, customs
clearance, power shortages, supplier delivery problems, or large interruptions
to operations, and the Bubble Lab will immediately notify the customer of this
force majeure, including but not limited to a detailed description of the cause
of race And the date of commencement of this overlap and the estimated duration
of him.
2.
Lab
bubbles are entitled to terminate the contract if this force majeure lasts for
more than ninety (90) days and lab bubbles are no longer able to perform this
contract because of that, and after this period has ended and at the request of
the customer, lab bubbles will announce whether they intend to exercise their
right to Cancellation or delivery of products within a period of time agreed in
writing with the customer.
3.
Lab
bubbles do not bear in any way any responsibility towards the customer for any
claims, damages, costs or expenses arising out of or not related to the failure
of lab bubbles to ship their products in a timely manner or the implementation
of purchase orders due to the occurrence of force majeure.
XXII.
Confidentiality
The
customer and his representatives, employees and agents, shall not disclose to
any third party and must maintain strict confidentiality of all confidential
information submitted to the customer by lab bubbles, and this information
includes, but is not limited to, information related to the work of the bubble
factory or its subsidiaries, Financial resources, proposed products, product
development, marketing or sales plans, contracts, and any other information
considered confidential by lab bubbles.
XXIII. Miscellaneous
1.
The
captions contained in these terms and conditions are for illustration only and
do not affect the interpretation of these terms and conditions.
2.
All
client obligations from these terms and conditions will remain in effect after
the end or termination of the relationship of the two parties.
3.
The
place of performance for all customer obligations and lab bubbles is the place
of work for lab bubbles.
4.
The
legal relationship between the customer is subject to laboratory facts and is
interpreted according to the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, except for
the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
(CISG).
5.
The
legal place for all disputes arising from this agreement is the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia, the city of Jeddah, and lab bubbles are also entitled to file
legal claims in the customer's workplace or any applicable and permitted legal
place.
6.
The
customer shall pay the costs for lab bubbles for all damages, costs and
expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by lab bubbles in obtaining
judicial or other compensation.
7.
If any
of these terms and conditions become, partially, ineffective, or unenforceable,
the validity, effectiveness, and applicability of other provisions of these
terms and conditions will not be affected.
