Terms and Conditions

THE APPLICANT hereby accepts the following terms and conditions:

1. Credit terms

1.1 THE APPLICANT agrees that any amount reflected in a Tax Invoice shall be due and payable unconditionally (a) Cash on Delivery; or (b) if THE APPLICANT is a Credit Approved Customer, within 30 days from the end of the month in which a Tax Invoice has been issued by SAFETYGRIP. Settlement is affected only on receipt of cash or due honour of cheque or similar payment instrument and shall be made to SAFETYGRIP free of exchange and without deductions of any nature. Any credit facilities granted to THE APPLICANT by SAFETYGRIP is entirely at the discretion of SAFETYGRIP and may be withdrawn at any time.
1.2 THE APPLICANT agrees to accept the receipt of electronic format statements, tax invoices, shipment documents (proof of delivery), credit and debit notes from SAFETYGRIP, which will be transmitted via email, and the following conditions thereto as required by South African Revenue Services and in terms of the provisions of the Value-Added Tax Act for the issuing of tax invoices, credit and debit notes:
1.2.1 Electronic documents (tax invoices, credit, and debit notes) will be transmitted and issued to THE APPLICANT in 128bit encrypted PDF file format.
1.2.2 Both THE APPLICANT and SAFETYGRIP shall retain the electronic documents in its original encrypted format for a period of five years from the date of the delivery to which it relates.
1.2.3 The transmitted electronic document will constitute the original statement, tax invoice, credit, or debit note. No other tax invoice, credit or debit note will be issued in respect of any specific delivery, unless as a copy of the original document.

2. Change of address

THE APPLICANT undertakes to notify SAFETYGRIP in writing within 7 (seven) days of any change of address.

3. Change of ownership

THE APPLICANT undertakes to notify SAFETYGRIP, in writing, within twenty days of any change in ownership of THE APPLICANT’S business, or should THE APPLICANT be a company, of its share transactions whereby the majority shareholding is affected. THE APPLICANT acknowledges that immediately upon any change of Ownership in THE APPLICANT any outstanding amount whether due or not shall be deemed to be forthwith payable by THE APPLICANT to SAFETYGRIP.

4. Domicilium

THE APPLICANT and the signatory hereto chooses Domicilium Citandi et Executandi (in other words, the address at which the Applicant and the signatory will accept all notices, legal documents and the like, whether or not the Applicant and/or the signatory is still at the address chosen) for all purposes arising out of this application at the physical address stipu-lated in Section A, clause 3.2 of this application.

5. Consent to sharing information and retention periods

5.1 For the purposes of making credit risk management decisions and preventing fraud, THE APPLICANT hereby warrants that SAFETYGRIP has consent to:-
5.1.1 Carry out a credit enquiry on THE APPLICANT and the Directors/Members/Partners/Trustees/Principals of THE APPLICANT from time to time with one or more credit bureaus, credit information agents, credit insurance companies or other creditors (trade references) of THE APPLICANT’S in terms of this agreement.
5.1.2 SAFETYGRIP may transmit details to credit bureaus, credit information agents, credit insurance companies or other creditors of THE APPLICANT’S of how THE APPLICANT has performed in meeting his/her/its obligations in terms of this agreement.
5.1.3 If THE APPLICANT fails to meet his/her/its commitments to SAFETYGRIP, SAFETYGRIP may record THE APPLICANT'S non-performance with credit bureaus, credit information agents, credit insurance companies or other creditors of THE APPLICANT.
5.2 Such information shall be retained for periods as stipulated in any applicable law, but no longer than the duration of the validity of this agreement. Where THE APPLICANT has not used a facility under this agreement for 12 months, THE APPLICANT will be required to re-apply for such a facility.
5.3 SAFETYGRIP is required to collect, process, and share THE APPLICANT’S personal information. THE APPLICANT’S personal information is collected and processed by SAFETYGRIP’S staff, representatives, and sub-contractors and SAFETYGRIP makes every effort to protect and secure THE APPLICANT’S personal information. THE APPLICANT is entitled at any time to request access to the information SAFETYGRIP has collected, processed, and shared.

6. Pricing increments

Prices quoted by SAFETYGRIP are determined from time to time and are subject to increases, at the discretion of SAFETYGRIP. SAFETYGRIP shall be entitled to increase the cost of goods delivered or services rendered to THE APPLICANT with prior written notice.

7. Exchange rate

7.1 In respect of any transaction for which SAFETYGRIP quotes in Rands and the exchange rate applies, SAFETYGRIP will be paid the Rand equivalent of the quoted price, irrespective of the exchange rate ruling at the date of payment.
7.2 In respect of import/export sales, THE APPLICANT shall be responsible for obtaining all the necessary Government approval and requisite permits. SAFETYGRIP shall endeavour to assist THE APPLICANT in this regard in so far as this may be necessary.
7.3 If any such authorisation or permit is refused, THE APPLICANT shall make good all expenses or losses SAFETYGRIP may have incurred in assisting THE APPLICANT to secure such authorisation or permits, provided that loss of profit will be excluded unless the refusal or revocation is due to fault on THE APPLICANT’s part.

8. Valid orders

8.1 In the event of any order being given to SAFETYGRIP on an order form reflecting THE APPLICANT’S name as the entity from which the order emanates, such order shall be deemed to have emanated from THE APPLICANT, notwithstanding the fact that such order may have been given or signed by a person not authorised by THE APPLICANT, and such order will be deemed to constitute valid delivery. It is further the sole responsibility of THE APPLICANT to determine that goods ordered are suitable for the purposes of the intended use.
8.2 SAFETYGRIP reserves the right for any reason whatsoever to decline any order and/or suspend delivery and/or to decline to supply the goods to THE APPLICANT.

9. Delivery

9.1 THE APPLICANT agrees that the signature of any agent, contractor, sub-contractor or employee of THE APPLICANT on SAFETYGRIP’S official delivery note/invoice/waybill, or the delivery note of any authorised independent carrier will constitute valid delivery of the goods purchased.
9.2 Any delivery date stated on any order confirmation is approximate only. SAFETYGRIP shall not be bound by that date but will make all reasonable efforts to deliver by that date.
9.3 Each delivery is considered as a separate contract and the price thereof is payable accordingly.
9.4 Whilst SAFETYGRIP will endeavour to ensure that goods are delivered timeously, it shall not be responsible for any delays in the delivery of such goods, and THE APPLICANT shall not be entitled to refuse acceptance of such late deliveries.
9.5 The risk in and to the goods shall pass from SAFETYGRIP to THE APPLICANT at the time of delivery notwithstanding that ownership will not pass to THE APPLICANT until full payment of the purchase price. Delivery shall be deemed to have taken place against signature of SAFETYGRIP’S delivery note, proof of posting if the goods are posted to THE APPLICANT or delivery to the South African Transport Services or Road Carrier if the goods are railed or transported by SAFETYGRIP. The Post Office/South African Transport Services or Road Carrier shall act as the agent of THE APPLICANT.
9.6 In the event of short delivery, THE APPLICANT shall forthwith upon delivery endorse SAFETYGRIP’s copy of the delivery documents, specifying details for the short delivery. Within 1 (one) day of such delivery, THE APPLICANT shall lodge a claim with SAFETYGRIP in respect of such short delivery.
9.7 In the event that the goods are delivered in a damaged or defective state, THE APPLICANT shall forthwith upon delivery endorse SAFETYGRIP’s copy of the delivery documentation detailing the damage or defects to the Goods. THE APPLICANT shall within 1 (one) day of such delivery notify SAFETYGRIP of such damage or defects in the goods delivered and within this period, shall return all the damaged and defective goods to SAFETYGRIP.

10. Warranties

10.1 Goods are guaranteed according to either SAFETYGRIP’S specific warranties, or the original Manufacturer’s warranties. Where indicated certain goods may be sold to THE APPLICANT on the basis of SAFETYGRIP not accepting any responsibility for latent defects in which case any product warranties are specifically excluded.
10.2 Should a product supplied to THE APPLICANT by SAFETYGRIP be faulty or require return for credit and where a warranty is applicable, THE APPLICANT shall contact SAFETYGRIP within 2 (two) days from the goods becoming defective and arrange for the goods to be returned to SAFETYGRIP, where applicable.
10.3 Liability under clause 9.2 is restricted to the cost of replacement of faulty goods or granting of a credit to the value of such goods. Any goods returned must be accompanied by the original tax invoice as issued by SAFETYGRIP.
10.4 All warranties and guarantees shall become immediately null and void should any equipment be tampered with; seals be broken; or should the goods be operated outside of specifications. Damage caused by lightning strikes, power surges, power spikes, or other incidents beyond the control of SAFETYGRIP are not covered in any warranties.
10.5 Should SAFETYGRIP find no fault with the returned goods, this will be returned to THE APPLICANT, and a 10% handling fee will be charged.
10.6 Where goods are returned for repair THE APPLICANT shall be required to accept a cost estimate prior to any repair work being carried out. Any item returned for repair to SAFETYGRIP may be sold to defray costs if such repair items are not collected within 30 (Thirty) days of such repair being carried out.

11. Branding, marking, remoulding, retreading or recapping

11.1 THE APPLICANT shall not deface, brand, remould, retread, recap, resole, recut or tamper in any way whatsoever with the Goods, other than with part worn tyres.
11.2 THE APPLICANT shall not sell, offer for sale, advertise or supply the Goods if they have been defaced, branded or tampered with in any way.
11.3 Only part-worn tyres that are modified may be defaced, branded, marked, remoulded, retreated, recapped, resold, recut or tampered with in any way, provided that such part-worn tyres or modified tyres are branded in legible letters on the wall of each tyre with the word “remould”, “retread”, “recap”, or “resole”. Such part worn tyres or modified tyres shall not be sold, offered for sale, advertised or supplied under the name “SAFETYGRIP” or under any other trade mark, trade name or mark belonging to and/or used by SAFETYGRIP and THE APPLICANT shall remove the name SAFETYGRIP and any other reference to SAFETYGRIP from such tyres.
11.4 THE APPLICANT shall not regroove any tyre supplied by SAFETYGRIP.

12. Copyright

THE APPLICANT acknowledges SAFETYGRIP’S intellectual property rights in the goods and shall not infringe such intellectual property rights.

13. Payment to SAFETYGRIP

13.1 All payments shall be made to SAFETYGRIP‘S place of business from where the goods were ordered. In the event of any payments being mislaid; transferred to the incorrect banking account THE APPLICANT shall still be liable to SAFETYGRIP for payment. Should SAFETYGRIP at any time advise THE APPLICANT of any change to SAFETYGRIP’S banking account details THE APPLICANT shall confirm such change with a Manager of SAFETYGRIP before effecting any further payments, provided however that nothing contained herein shall be interpreted as obliging SAFETYGRIP to afford THE APPLICANT any such indulgence to effect payment after due date.
13.2 THE APPLICANT shall not withhold payment for the Goods/Services under any circumstances and waives any rights to set off against SAFETYGRIP in respect of any amount which may now or in the future become owing by SAFETYGRIP to THE APPLICANT.

14. Reservation of ownership

14.1 Until such time as THE APPLICANT has paid the purchase price in full in respect of any purchase of goods, the ownership in and to all such goods shall remain vested in SAFETYGRIP. SAFETYGRIP shall, in its sole discretion, without notice to THE APPLICANT, be entitled to take possession of any such goods which have not been paid for and in respect of which payment is overdue, in which event THE APPLICANT shall be entitled to a credit in respect of the goods so returned being the price at which the goods are sold or the value thereof as determined by SAFETYGRIP. THE APPLICANT hereby waives any right it may have for a spoliation order against SAFETYGRIP in the event that SAFETYGRIP takes possession of any goods.
14.2 For so long as ownership in the goods remain vested in SAFETYGRIP, THE APPLICANT shall:
14.2.1 Keep the goods free from attachment, any landlords hypothetic, lien or other legal encumbrance, charge or process;
14.2.2 Not without SAFETYGRIP’s prior written consent sell, or in any way dispose of the goods;
14.2.3 Notify its landlord of SAFETYGRIP’s reservation of ownership in the goods; and
14.2.4 Keep the goods insured against loss or damage through fire, theft, or any risk with an insurer acceptable to SAFETYGRIP, for the replacement value thereof. THE APPLICANT shall pay the premiums arising from such insurance promptly and upon request shall forthwith on demand display the insurance policy and proof of payment to SAFETYGRIP.

15. Responsibility for losses, damages, or delays

15.1 SAFETYGRIP will not be in any way responsible for losses; consequential losses; damages or delays sustained by THE APPLICANT, irrespective of whether this is caused by or arising from any error; discrepancy; defect on specifications; measurements or other instructions; natural disasters, unavoidable accidents of any kind, acts of the State’s enemies, riots, lockouts, cessation of labour, transport delays, shortened hours of labour, insurrection, infectious diseases, war, the imposition of any trade boycotts or sanctions of trade restrictions by any government, authority, company or organisation or person or persons, whether within the Republic of South Africa or anywhere else, or any other cause or contingency whatsoever beyond the control of SAFETYGRIP.
15.2 SAFETYGRIP provides no guarantees or warranties (whether express or implied) as to the suitability of any goods for any purpose for which they are required.

16. Defaulting in payment

In the event of THE APPLICANT defaulting in making payment of any amount that has become due and owing, then the full balance outstanding (whether due or not) will immediately become due and payable without notice to THE APPLICANT.

17. Interest on overdue accounts

SAFETYGRIP shall be entitled to charge THE APPLICANT interest at the rate of 2% (two percent) per month from the moment any debt becomes overdue, provided however that nothing contained herein shall be interpreted as SAFETYGRIP affording THE APPLICANT any indulgence to make payment after due date.

18. Proof of Claims

A certificate signed by a manager or any director of SAFETYGRIP - whose position and signature shall not be necessary to prove - reflecting the amount owing by THE APPLICANT to SAFETYGRIP, in respect of any credit facilities granted to THE APPLICANT relating to THE APPLICANT’S dealings with SAFETYGRIP, and of the fact that such amount is due, owing and unpaid shall be considered as adequate proof – on its mere production – of the outstanding amount for the purpose of any action (whether by way of provisional sentence or otherwise), proof of debt on insolvency or for any purpose whatsoever where the amount of such claims is required to be established, and it shall rest with THE APPLICANT to prove that such amount is not owing and/or due and unpaid.

19. Consent to jurisdiction

Notwithstanding the amount which may at any time be owing by THE APPLICANT to SAFETYGRIP, the parties do hereby consent, in terms of Section 45 of the Magistrates Court Act (No 32 of 1944 as amended), to the Jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court for the determination of any action or proceeding which may be brought by SAFETYGRIP against THE APPLICANT arising out of any transaction between the parties, it being recorded that SAFETYGRIP shall be entitled, but not obliged, to bring any action or proceeding in the said court.

20. Arbitration

20.1 Save as otherwise expressly provided in these terms and conditions, should any dispute arise between any of the parties in regard to these terms or any transaction concluded between the parties, SAFETYGRIP shall be entitled, but not obliged, to insist that such dispute shall be decided by arbitration in the manner set out herein.
20.2 The arbitrator shall be appointed by the parties, and failing an agreement reached by the parties, shall be nominated by the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (“AFSA”).
20.3 The arbitration shall be held at Johannesburg, South Africa.
20.4 The arbitration shall be held in accordance with the Rules of AFSA, or if AFSA shall not be in existence, in accordance with the formalities and procedures settled by the arbitrator, which shall be in an informal and summary manner, that is, it shall not be necessary to observe or carry out either the usual formalities or procedure or the strict rules of evidence, and otherwise subject as aforesaid of the Arbitration Act 42 of 1965 of the Republic of South Africa and any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof.
20.5 The arbitrator shall be entitled to:
20.5.1 Investigate or cause to be investigated any matter, fact, or thing which he considers necessary or desirable in connection with any matter referred to him for decision.
20.5.2 Decide the matters submitted to him according to what he considers just and equitable in all the circumstances, having regard to the purpose of these terms and conditions; and
20.5.3 Make such award, including an award for specific performance, an interdict, damages or a penalty or the costs of arbitration or otherwise as he in his discretion may deem fit and appropriate.
20.6 The arbitration shall be held as quickly as possible after it is demanded, with a view to it being completed within thirty days after it has been so demanded and the decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the Parties.
20.7 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, SAFETYGRIP shall, in its sole discretion, not be precluded from obtaining relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.
20.8 Any instance where a dispute exists between the parties, and the quantum of such dispute is between R 20 000 and R 495 000, may be resolved, at the sole discretion of SAFETYGRIP by means of an expedited arbitration procedure as provided for in the Small Arbitration Procedure of Groenkloof Chambers by an arbitrator to be appointed by the Director Arbitrations of Groenkloof Chambers or the chairman for the time being of Groenkloof Chambers.

21. Recovery of legal/collection costs

Should SAFETYGRIP instruct its attorneys or collection agent to collect any overdue amounts, or to take any action against THE APPLICANT in the implementation or protection of SAFETYGRIP’S rights, SAFETYGRIP shall be entitled to the recovery of all legal or collection costs arising there from, on the scale as between attorney, agent or collection agency and own client.
22. Non-waiver of rights
Any condonation of any breach of any of the provisions hereof or other act or relaxation, indulgence or grace on the part of SAFETYGRIP shall not in any way operate as or be deemed to be a waiver by SAFETYGRIP of any rights under this contract or be construed as a novation thereof.
23. Severability of clauses
Each clause of these conditions of sale is severable, the one from the other and if any one or more clauses are found to be invalid or unenforceable, that clause/clauses shall not affect the balance of these conditions of sale, which shall remain of full force and effect.

24. Entire agreement

This contract contains the entire agreement between the parties and any other terms thereof whether express or implied or excluded here from and any variations, cancellations or additions to this contract shall not be of any force or effect unless reduced to writing and signed by the parties or their duly authorised signatories. The agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa. THE APPLICANT and THE SURETY / SURETIES, by their signatures hereunder, confirm that the information submitted in this application is true and correct in all respects and that they are entirely familiar with the terms and conditions contained herein.