1.
SERVICE
This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions under which Wireless
Edge Communications Limited ("Wireless Edge") agrees to
provide equipment ("the Equipment") to the Customer to
enable the Customer to access Wireless Edge’s broadband service
("the Service"). Wireless Edge agrees to install the Equipment
and to provide the Service to the Customer and the Customer agrees
to use the Equipment and the Service on the terms set out in this
Agreement. For technical, operational or other reasons Wireless
Edge shall be entitled to vary the Service and this Agreement upon
written notice to the Customer.
2. DURATION
2.1 This Agreement shall commence from the date of acceptance by
Wireless Edge of the Customer’s completed Order Form submitted
to Wireless Edge and, except as provided elsewhere in this Agreement,
shall continue thereafter unless terminated by either party giving
to the other not less than three months prior written notice to
expire at the end of the Minimum Period of twelve months or at the
end of any month after the end of the Minimum Period.
2.2 The Customer shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement during
the Minimum Period on giving not less than three months prior written
notice to Wireless Edge subject to payment to Wireless Edge of the
balance of the charges that would have been received by Wireless
Edge but for early termination.
2.3 Pursuant to the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations
2000, if the Customer is dealing with Wireless Edge as a consumer
and not in the course of his/her business, the Customer shall have
the right to cancel his/her order for the Equipment for a period
of 7 working days following the working day after the day on which
the Customer receives the Equipment or for a period up until the
Service commences, whichever is earlier ("Cooling Off Period").
A "working day" excludes Saturdays, Sundays and public
holidays. The Customer can cancel his/her order during the Cooling
Off Period by giving Wireless Edge written notice of cancellation
by post, fax or email sent to the postal address, fax number or
email address appearing on the Order Form.
2.4 If the Customer cancels during the Cooling Off Period the Customer
must return at the Customer’s cost the Equipment to the Company.
The Customer must take reasonable care of the Equipment while in
the Customer’s possession. Provided the Customer cancels within
the Cooling Off Period and the Equipment is returned in good condition
with the original packaging and with all accessories, the Customer
will receive a refund of the price paid for the Equipment or deposit
paid in respect of the Equipment as the case may be. If the Customer
fails to return the Equipment in good condition within a reasonable
time then the Customer will be responsible for payment of the purchase
price or Wireless Edge shall be entitled to retain any deposit paid,
as the case may be. If the price of the Equipment has been discounted
(for example, as part of a promotional offer) then the Customer
agrees to pay the full price for the Equipment if the Customer fails
to return the Equipment in good condition. If the Customer cancels
his/her order for the Equipment during the Cooling Off Period then
the Service will automatically terminate.
3. PAYMENT
3.1 Charges for the supply and installation of the Equipment or
any deposit paid in respect of the Equipment and subscription charges
for the Service shall be as stated in the Order Form. All charges
are exclusive Value Added Tax and subscription charges are subject
to change upon Wireless Edge giving the Customer not less than 30
days prior written notice. Any deposit paid by the Customer and
held by Wireless Edge in consideration for the supply of the Equipment
will be repayable to the Customer upon termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Clause 2 or upon termination of this Agreement by the
Customer under Clause 14 due to breach by Wireless Edge provided
in all cases that the Equipment with all accessories is returned
in good condition.
3.2 All sums due to Wireless Edge under this Agreement shall be
paid in full by the Customer either by direct debit or annually
in advance without any set-off whatsoever.
3.3 Charges for the supply of the Equipment or any deposit paid
in respect of the Equipment and Equipment installation fee shall
be due and payable on the date of delivery and installation of the
Equipment at the Customer’s address. The Customer shall be
invoiced electronically monthly in advance for all charges under
this Agreement. All charges under this Agreement shall be deducted
automatically within 30 days of the date of Wireless Edge’s
invoice. The time of payment of all sums due to Wireless Edge shall
be of the essence of this Agreement. If payment in full is not received
by Wireless Edge on the due date, Wireless Edge shall be entitled
to levy a late payment charge at a rate of 1.5% per month on any
overdue balance.
3.4 Where, at the Customer’s request, the access connection
connecting the Customer’s premises to the Wireless Edge system
is moved, Wireless Edge shall be entitled to charge the Customer
all reasonable costs associated with the move. Wireless Edge, due
to technical or other limitations, does not warrant that the Service
will be available at another address. If the Customer moves address
during the Minimum Period and the Service is not available at the
new address, the Customer shall continue to be responsible for the
subscription charges for the Service for the remainder of the Minimum
Period.
3.5 All charges payable under this Agreement shall be calculated
by data recorded or logged by Wireless Edge and not by reference
to data recorded or logged by the Customer.
3.6 The Customer must notify Wireless Edge of any genuine discrepancies
in bills within 1 month of receipt of the applicable bill. If such
discrepancies are not brought to Wireless Edge’s attention
within the 1 month period the Customer shall be deemed to have waived
its rights to dispute the amount of the bill.
4. PROVISION AND USE OF
THE SERVICE
4.1 Provision of the Service is subject to the Customer’s
premises being within a geographic area where Wireless Edge is able
to provide the Service. Wireless Edge will endeavour to provide
the Service on the installation date notified to the Customer. The
installation date is an estimate only and Wireless Edge shall have
no liability for any failure to provide the Service on such date.
4.2 The Customer shall use the Service in accordance with such conditions
as may be notified to the Customer by Wireless Edge from time to
time and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and codes
of practice, any licence which governs the running of the system
by Wireless Edge and any licence which governs the running of a
telecommunications system by the Customer. The Customer is responsible
for all activity and usage of the Service and for any breaches of
this Agreement which may result. The Customer must ensure that the
Service is used, whether by the Customer or by anyone else, only
for lawful purposes. Wireless Edge is not responsible for any content
available on the Internet.
4.3 The Customer will not use the Service:
4.3.1 as a means of communication for a purpose other than that
for which the Service is provided and as may be set out from time
to time in Wireless Edge’s service literature;
4.3.2 for the transmission, uploading or downloading of any material
which is defamatory, abusive, obscene, offensive, menacing or otherwise
criminal in nature or in breach of any copyright, privacy or any
other rights;
4.3.3 for the sending of unsolicited advertising or promotional
material or junk mail;
4.3.4 in a way which in Wireless Edge’s reasonable opinion
is likely to affect the quality of the Service, or any other service,
provided by Wireless Edge.
4.5 Any Customer equipment connected to or used in conjunction with
the Equipment and the Service must be connected or used in accordance
with any instructions relating to that equipment (together with
any instructions given by Wireless Edge in respect of the Equipment)
and such equipment must be in good working order and conform at
all times to any relevant standard or approval for the time being
designated under any applicable laws or regulations and be technically
compatible with the Equipment and the Service.
4.6 Where the Service includes such services as e-mail, web hosting
or other services whereby Wireless Edge stores data on behalf of
the Customer, Wireless Edge shall be entitled to limit the amount
of data stored in order to ensure the integrity of the Service and
the Wireless Edge network. Where Wireless Edge reasonably suspects
that use by the Customer of the Service is likely to (i) adversely
affect the use of Wireless Edge services by other customers and/or
(ii) the integrity of the Service and the Wireless Edge network,
Wireless Edge may forthwith suspend the Service and/or terminate
this Agreement without liability to the Customer.
4.7 The Service is provided to the Customer for the Customer’s
personal use only. The Customer may not re-sell use of the Service
to others for money or monies worth.
4.8 The Customer shall indemnify Wireless Edge against all liabilities,
claims, damages, losses and expenses arising from or in any way
connected with any such use as set out in this Clause 4.
5. ACCESS TO PREMISES
To enable Wireless Edge to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement
the Customer shall permit or procure the permission for Wireless
Edge and its authorised representatives to have access to the Customer’s
premises and shall provide Wireless Edge with such reasonable assistance
as Wireless Edge shall request. Wireless Edge will normally only
require access during Wireless Edge’s normal working hours
but may on reasonable notice require access at other times to ensure
the provision of the Service. At the Customer’s request Wireless
Edge may agree to work outside its normal working hours provided
the Customer reimburses Wireless Edge its reasonable charges for
complying with such request. Wireless Edge shall be entitled to
charge the Customer for all costs incurred as a result of carrying
out maintenance or other work which in Wireless Edge’s reasonable
opinion is unnecessary.
6. DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION
OF EQUIPMENT
6.1 Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement, Wireless
Edge shall deliver and install the Equipment at the Customer address.
6.2 Prior to installation of the Equipment at the Customer address,
the Customer shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary consents
(for example from the building owner), making any necessary alterations
to buildings and providing power supply and telephone line points
that are required to complete the installation.
6.3 If Wireless Edge notifies the Customer that the Service is not
available at the Customer address or that installation of the Equipment
has not been successful, this Agreement shall terminate immediately.
6.4 If the Equipment is to be delivered or installed by a date specified
by either party, that date is to be treated as an estimate only
(unless Wireless Edge expressly agrees otherwise) and Wireless Edge
does not warrant that the Equipment will be delivered or installed
by that date nor does Wireless Edge accept liability for failure
to meet that date.
6.5 The Customer shall at all times provide a secure electricity
power supply as well as suitable accommodation and environmental
conditions for the Equipment. Wireless Edge shall specify in advance
and the Customer will implement at the Customer’s expense
all preparations necessary for the delivery and installation of
the Equipment.
6.6 If Wireless Edge is unable to deliver the Equipment either because
the Customer requests Wireless Edge to delay delivery or the Customer
fails to meet its obligations under this Clause 6, Wireless Edge
reserves the right to charge the Customer for storage of the Equipment
until the date of actual delivery.
6.7 Following the installation of the Equipment, Wireless Edge shall
carry out such tests as Wireless Edge considers appropriate to ensure
that the Equipment is capable of performing in accordance with its
specification.
7. RISK AND RETENTION OF
TITLE
7.1 On delivery, the Equipment shall be at the Customer’s
risk. Until payment of the full price for the Equipment is received,
Wireless Edge shall retain title in the Equipment and the Customer
shall not attempt to let, sell, charge or otherwise deal with the
Equipment in a manner prejudicial to Wireless Edge’s rights
in it.
7.2 If the Customer fails to pay the price when due, Wireless Edge
may by notice to the Customer revoke the Customer’s liberty
to use the Equipment, in which case the Customer shall place the
Equipment at the disposal of Wireless Edge.
8. EQUIPMENT WARRANTY
8.1 On delivery the Equipment will be free from material defects.
8.2 The Equipment is covered by the manufacturer’s warranty.
During the manufacturer’s warranty period, Wireless Edge will
at the manufacturer’s option arrange for the replacement or
repair of the Equipment free of charge provided that the Equipment
has been kept and used in strict accordance with instructions issued
by Wireless Edge or the manufacturer, and has not been modified
or altered or used in conjunction with other equipment not approved
by Wireless Edge or the manufacturer. Wireless Edge may charge for
any other replacement or repair.
8.3 Following the expiry of the manufacturer’s warranty period
Wireless Edge will maintain the Equipment and attend to faults provided
that the Equipment has been kept and used in strict accordance with
instructions issued by Wireless Edge or the manufacturer, and has
not been modified or altered or used in conjunction with other equipment
not approved by Wireless Edge or the manufacturer. Wireless Edge
may charge for any other replacement or repair.
9. USE OF THE EQUIPMENT
9.1 The Customer shall be responsible for the safe and proper use
of the Equipment after delivery and installation and in particular
(but without limitation) the Customer shall:
9.1.1 house and use the Equipment in accordance with such instructions
as Wireless Edge may notify the Customer from time to time;
9.1.2 not add to, modify, or in any way interfere with or impair
the performance of the Equipment;
9.1.3 permit Wireless Edge to inspect or test the Equipment at all
reasonable times.
9.2 Wireless Edge grants to the Customer a non-exclusive non-transferable
licence to use the software in the Equipment ("the Software")
for the purpose for which it is intended and for no other purpose.
The Customer shall not reproduce the Software. The Customer shall
keep the Software in confidence. The Customer shall not (to the
extent that Wireless Edge cannot prohibit such acts by law) modify,
adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the
Software or create any derivative work based thereon or merge or
include the Software with or in any other software.
10. EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
Following the end of the Equipment warranty period the Customer
may enter into an Equipment maintenance agreement with Wireless
Edge on such terms and for such fees and period as Wireless Edge
shall notify the Customer.
11. PROVISION OF INFORMATION
The Customer shall provide Wireless Edge promptly free of charge
all information and co-operation reasonably required by Wireless
Edge to enable Wireless Edge to proceed without interruption with
the performance of this Agreement. All information provided by the
Customer shall be true and accurate and will be relied upon by Wireless
Edge for the provision of the Service. If information supplied is
inaccurate or untrue, Wireless Edge shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement forthwith.
12. WARRANTY AND LIABILITY
12.1 The Customer acknowledges and agrees that in entering into
this Agreement the Customer does not do so on the basis of, and
does not rely on any representation, warranty or other provision
except as expressly provided in this Agreement and all conditions,
warranties or other terms implied by statute or common law are excluded
to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Equipment and the Service
is made available "as is" for the Customer’s personal
use only.
12.2 Wireless Edge does not warrant that the provision of the Service
will be fault free or uninterrupted but will use all reasonable
skill and care to provide and maintain the Service.
12.3 Nothing in this Agreement shall exclude or limit either party’s
liability for death or personal injury resulting from the negligence
of either party.
12.4 Wireless Edge shall not be liable to the Customer or any third
party in contract, tort, including any liability for negligence
or breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for any loss of revenue,
business, anticipated savings, profits, corruption or destruction
of data or for any indirect or consequential loss howsoever arising
or in connection with any computer virus or system failure caused
by other computer programs even if Wireless Edge is expressly advised
of the possibility of such damage or loss.
12.5 Without limiting Clauses 12.3 and 12.4, Wireless Edge’s
liability to the Customer (if any) for direct loss or damages in
contract, tort, including negligence or breach of statutory duty,
or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement
shall be limited to the aggregate charges paid by the Customer under
this Agreement.
12.6 In the event of any failure in the Service, Wireless Edge shall
not be liable to the Customer for any charges incurred by the Customer
should the Customer divert its traffic to another carrier.
12.7 Where the Customer uses the Service to deal with third parties,
Wireless Edge excludes all liability for any loss or damage suffered
by the Customer arising from the Customer’s dealings with
third parties entered into using the Service.
13. AVAILABILITY
13.1 Whilst Wireless Edge will use its reasonable endeavours to
ensure that the Service is available for use by the Customer, Wireless
Edge does not guarantee provision of the Service at all times as
the Service may be affected by circumstances beyond Wireless Edge’s
control such as lack of network capacity. Wireless Edge may terminate
this Agreement at any time without liability to the Customer if
any underlying contract with other operators or suppliers is terminated
for whatever reason.
13.2 The Customer acknowledges that it may not be possible for Wireless
Edge to provide the Service at the Customer address due to technical
or other limitations. If this is the case, the Customer will not
be liable to pay any of the charges specified in the Order Form
unless the Customer has provided false or inaccurate information.
13.3 The Service may be suspended or be unavailable from time to
time due to operational reasons (such as outages, maintenance or
upgrades or for reasons of an emergency). Where practicable, Wireless
Edge will give the Customer the maximum period of notice possible
of any suspensions or interruptions.
14. TERMINATION
14.1 Without prejudice to their rights under this Agreement, Wireless
Edge and the Customer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
forthwith on written notice if the other:
14.1.1 commits a material breach of this Agreement and fails to
remedy the breach within a reasonable time (not less than 14 days)
specified in a written notice from the other party to do so; or
14.1.2 is repeatedly in breach of this Agreement; or
14.1.3 is the subject of a bankruptcy order, or becomes insolvent,
or makes any arrangement or composition with or assignment for the
benefit of its creditors or goes into voluntary or compulsory liquidation
(other than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction) or
a receiver or administrator is appointed over its assets.
14.2 Without prejudice to its rights under this Agreement, Wireless
Edge shall have the right to terminate this Agreement forthwith
on written notice if:
14.2.1 the Customer fails to make any payment when it becomes due;
or
14.2.2 the Customer provides inaccurate or false information; or
14.2.3 any licence under which Wireless Edge provides the Service
expires or is revoked; or
14.2.4 Wireless Edge is directed by the national regulatory authority,
or other competent authority, to cease the provision of the Service;
or
14.2.5 the Customer fails to comply with any reasonable instructions
given by Wireless Edge concerning the use of the Equipment or Service.;
or
14.2.6 the Customer is in breach of Clause 4.7. 14.3 If this Agreement
is terminated during the Minimum Period, except for breach by Wireless
Edge, the Customer will remain liable for the payment of any charges
due up until the end of the Minimum Period. Termination of this
Agreement by the Customer due to breach by Wireless Edge is the
Customer’s sole remedy against Wireless Edge. Upon termination
by the Customer due to breach by Wireless Edge, the Customer shall
be entitled to a refund of any unexpired portion of Wireless Edge’s
charges where the Customer has paid such charges in advance.
15. CANCELLATION
Subject to Clause 2.3, if the Customer wishes to cancel this Agreement
in part or in whole prior to the installation date, Wireless Edge
may accept such cancellation on the basis that the Customer will
reimburse all reasonable costs incurred by Wireless Edge up until
the date of cancellation including without limitation the cost to
Wireless Edge of procuring the Equipment.
16. SUSPENSION OF SERVICE
16.1 Without prejudice to its rights to terminate this Agreement,
Wireless Edge shall be entitled to suspend the Service forthwith
without liability to the Customer on notice to the Customer either
orally (confirming the same in writing) or in writing if:
16.1.1 Wireless Edge reasonably believes the Customer is (or is
likely to be) in breach of Clause 4; or
16.1.2 the Customer prevents or delays pre-arranged maintenance
from being carried out; or
16.1.3 Wireless Edge is obliged to comply with an order, instruction
or request of government or other competent authority.
16.2 Where the Service is suspended under Clause 16.1.1, 16.1.2
or 16.1.3 (where suspension under Clause 16.1.3 occurs due to any
act or omission of the Customer), the Customer will continue to
pay all charges for the Service until this Agreement is terminated.
17. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Customer shall have no rights to any intellectual property rights
in the Equipment or the Service. All intellectual property rights
in the Equipment and the Service shall remain the property of Wireless
Edge.
18. ASSIGNMENT
The Customer shall not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Wireless
Edge, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Wireless
Edge shall have the right to assign or transfer any of its rights
and obligations to an Associated Company upon written notification
to the Customer. For the purposes of this Clause 18 Associated Company
means Wireless Edge’s ultimate holding company or any subsidiary
thereof ("holding company" and "subsidiary"
having the meanings as defined by Section 736 of the Companies Act
1985 as amended by the Companies Act 1989).
19. FORCE MAJEURE
Neither party shall be liable to the other for any loss or damage
which may be suffered by the other party due to any cause beyond
the first party’s reasonable control such as lightning, exceptionally
inclement weather, failure or shortage of power supplies, fire,
explosion, obstruction by a third party of line of sight between
radio installations, industrial disputes, acts or omissions of local
or central government or other competent authorities, difficulty,
delay or failure in manufacture, production or supply by third parties.
20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement, together with Wireless Edge’s Privacy Policy
as published on Wireless Edge’s web site www.wirelessedge.net,
represents the entire agreement and understanding of the parties
in relation to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
understandings and representations, whether written or oral, and
this Agreement may only be modified if such modification is in writing
and signed by authorised representatives of both parties.
21. NO WAIVER
Failure by either party to exercise or enforce any right conferred
by this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any such
right nor operate so as to bar the exercise or enforcement thereof
or of any other right on any later occasion.
22. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
Nothing in this Agreement confers on any third party any right to
enforce any of its provisions pursuant to the Contracts (Rights
of Third Parties) Act 1999, but this does not affect any right or
remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from
that Act.
23. NOTICES
Any notice which may be given by either party shall be deemed to
have been given if left at or sent by first class pre-paid post
or facsimile transmission (confirming the same by post) to an address
notified by the other party in writing as an address to which notices
may be sent.
24. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales and
the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English
Courts.
25. PERSONAL INFORMATION
25.1 Personal data will be collected, processed and used by Wireless
Edge for the purposes of providing and billing for the Service.
In order to facilitate provision of the Service Wireless Edge may
pass on Customer information to other parties where it is necessary
for the provision of the Service.
25.2 If the Customer gives its approval Wireless Edge may share
the Customer’s personal information with other companies in
the Wireless Edge group or with other companies with which Wireless
Edge has a business relationship. Only if the Customer has signified
its express consent by ticking the box in the Order Form, may Wireless
Edge use personal information to provide the Customer with promotional
information about new services and other services offered by Wireless
Edge and other companies with whom Wireless Edge has a business
relationship. At any time, if the Customer does not wish to continue
receiving promotional information, the Customer may notify Wireless
Edge whereupon Wireless Edge shall cease sending promotional information
to the Customer. Wireless Edge is committed to protecting the Customer’s
privacy in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1984 and 1998.
Wireless Edge will retain and use the Customer’s personal
data only for the purposes to which the Customer consents under
this Agreement. |