TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE

INTRODUCTION

These terms and conditions apply between you, the User of this Website www.sontronics.com (including any sub-domains, unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions) and Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd, the owner and operator of this Website. Please read these terms and conditions carefully, as they affect your legal rights. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions is deemed to occur upon your first use of the Website. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you should stop using the Website immediately.

In these terms and conditions, User or Users means any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services.

​INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  AND ACCEPTABLE USE

1   All Content included on the Website, unless uploaded by Users, is the property of Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd, our affiliates or other relevant third parties.  In these terms and conditions, Content means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software and any other form of information capable of being stored in a computer that appears on or forms part of this Website, including any such content uploaded by Users.  By continuing to use the Website you acknowledge that such Content is protected by copyright, trademarks, database rights and other intellectual property rights.  Nothing on this site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, logo or service mark displayed on the site without the owner’s prior written permission.

2    You may, for your own personal, non-commercial use only, do the following:

a)  retrieve, display and view the Content on a computer screen

b)  download and store the Content in electronic form on a disk (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network)

c)  print one copy of the Content

3     You must not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy, distribute or use for commercial purposes any Content without the written permission of Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd.

PROHIBITED USE

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4     You may not use the Website for any of the following purposes:

a) i n any way which causes, or may cause, damage to the Website or interferes with any other person’s use or enjoyment of the Website;

b)  in any way which is harmful, unlawful, illegal, abusive, harassing, threatening or otherwise objectionable or in breach of any applicable law, regulation, governmental order;

c)  making, transmitting or storing electronic copies of Content protected by copyright without the permission of the owner.

PRIVACY POLICY

5      Use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these terms and conditions by this reference. To view the Privacy Policy, please click on the following: www.sontronics.com/privacypolicy.

AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE AND DISCLAIMERS

6      Any online facilities, tools, services or information that Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd makes available through the Website (the Service) is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis.  We give no warranty that the Service will be free of defects and/or faults. To the maximum extent permitted by the law, we provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality. Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd is under no obligation to update information on the Website.

7      Whilst Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Website is secure and free from errors, viruses and other malware, we give no warranty or guaranty in that regard and all Users take responsibility for their own security, that of their personal details and their computers.

8      Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd accepts no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the Website.

9      Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd reserves the right to alter, suspend or discontinue any part (or the whole of) the Website including, but not limited to, any products and/or services available.  These terms and conditions shall continue to apply to any modified version of the Website unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

10    Nothing in these terms and conditions will:

a)  limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from our or your negligence, as applicable;

b)  limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

c)   limit or exclude any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law.

11    We will not be liable to You in respect of any losses arising out of events beyond our reasonable control.

12    To the maximum extent permitted by law, Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd accepts no liability for any of the following:

a)  any business losses, such as loss of profits, income, revenue, anticipated savings, business, contracts, goodwill or commercial opportunities;

b)  loss or corruption of any data, database or software;

c)  any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage.

GENERAL

13    You may not transfer any of your rights under these terms and conditions to any other person.  We may transfer our rights under these terms and conditions where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

14    These terms and conditions may be varied by us from time to time. Such revised terms will apply to the Website from the date of publication. Users should check the terms and conditions regularly to ensure familiarity with the current version.

15    These terms and conditions together with the Privacy Policy contain the whole agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter and supersede all prior discussions, arrangements or agreements that might have taken place in relation to the terms and conditions.

16    The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to these terms and conditions and no third party will have any right to enforce or rely on any provision of these terms and conditions.

17    If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of these terms and conditions (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of these terms and conditions will. Not be affected.

18    Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

19    This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales and all disputes arising under the Agreement (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

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B-STOCK SALE PURCHASES

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20    B-stock items offered for sale are brand new, fully tested, fully working products that are made available directly from Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd at a discounted price because of slight imperfections in paintwork or metal finish. These imperfections in no way affect the sound or performance of the products in any way.

21    Prices shown on our B-stock page are inclusive of VAT at the UK rate of 20%. The prices in brackets exclude VAT and are applicable to all overseas sales. It should be noted that VAT or may be charged by the customs office or the courier when the parcel enters your country. You are liable for these charges as well as any additional import or brokerage fees communicated to you by the courier. Microphones re in a zero-rated HS tariff category and, as such, no import duty should be charged on overseas purchases.

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22    All B-stock microphones will be covered by our Lifetime Warranty if you register them with us within 30 days of purchase. For full details of our warranty, see www.sontronics.com/warranty

23   Returns can only be accepted on unopened, unused microphones for hygiene reasons. In all cases, you must contact us before returning an item. If a return is agreed, the customer is responsible for the cost of returning the items to Sontronics HQ in the UK. Even if we do agree a return, customers may be liable for a restocking fee. Once we receive an item back, before any refund is offered, our technicians will carry out a full check to ensure that the microphone is definitely unused and still in the same condition in which it was sold. A refund (or partial refund) will then be confirmed and actioned, although this may take up to 10 days to reach you, depending on the method used to make the refund.

24   B-stock purchase transactions are carried out between the customer and Sontronics' parent company Omnisnoic International Limited.

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SONTRONICS/OMNISONIC INTERNATIONAL LTD. DETAILS

25    Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd is a company incorporated in England and Wales with a registered number 06110567 whose trading address is Unit 4, The Concept Centre, Innovation Close. Poole. BH12 4QD and whose registered address is 5 Doolittle Yard, Froghall Road, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, UK, MK45 2NW.  It operates the Website www.sontronics.com. The registered VAT number is GB 808 4969 87. You can contact Sontronics/Omnisonic International Ltd by email on info@sontronics.com.