General Terms and Conditions for Control
These are the general terms and conditions (hereinafter: “General Terms and Conditions”) of Control with registered office at and registered in the CBE under number . (hereinafter: “Control”).
Article 1 – Scope
These General Terms and Conditions apply to every offer, every quotation and every agreement concluded with regard to products and/or services offered by us.
These General Terms and Conditions apply to the exclusion of the Customer's general terms and conditions.
Article 2 – Quotations
Our offers are purely indicative and without obligation and will expire if they are not accepted by the Customer within 30 calendar days. Quotations only become legally valid as an agreement when the quotation is signed by the Customer and by us. We also reserve the right to refuse certain assignments without giving any reason.
Article 3 – Price and payment
The price for our goods/services is that stated on the quotation.
All our invoices are payable within 14 days of receipt, unless the quotation stipulates a different due date. If we ask for an advance, we will only start our activities after receipt of the advance.
For any delay in payment, the Customer owes, by operation of law and without prior notice of default, a default interest of 1% per month commenced from the due date of the invoice, whereby each month commenced counts as a full month, without prejudice to any compensation and costs. A lump sum compensation of 10% of the invoice amount with a minimum of 250 euros as compensation clause is also owed by operation of law and without prior notice of default, this without prior notice of default and in addition to the principal sum, interest on late payment, collection, reminder, prosecution costs and expenses. due to loss of time and court or legal costs. This damage clause does not affect the obligation to pay the stipulated late interest.
Disputes must be notified to us by registered letter within five working days after the invoice has been sent, on pain of inadmissibility.
Article 4 - Term of the agreement and termination
Our agreements can be entered into as described in our quotations. The agreement can be terminated by us at any time unilaterally and without judicial intervention if the Customer is in a state of bankruptcy or judicial composition or if the customer does not pay his invoices.
Article 5 – Intellectual property rights
Our website, logos, texts, photos, names and in general all our communications are protected by intellectual property rights that belong either to us or to our suppliers or other entitled parties.
Intellectual property rights are understood to mean patent, copyright, trademark, drawing and model rights and/or other (intellectual property) rights, including technical and/or commercial know-how, methods and concepts that may or may not be patentable.
It is prohibited to use and/or make changes to the intellectual property rights as described in this article. For example, the customer does not copy or reproduce our drawings, photos, names, texts, logos, color combination, etc ... without our prior and express written permission.
Article 6 – Confidentiality and Privacy
We are responsible for the processing of your personal data and process it in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation;
For more information about the processing of personal data, we refer to our Privacy & Cookie Policy.
Article 7 – Liability
We are not liable except in case of intent or gross negligence. In addition, we are not liable for any direct or indirect damage (such as eg consequential damage, lost profits, lost savings or damage due to business interruption) of which we have not expressly determined our liability in these conditions. Our liability shall in all cases be limited to the amount of the price stipulated for that order (excl. VAT).
We make every effort to provide access to the website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In view of the technical characteristics of the Internet and of the IT resources and in view of the need to carry out periodic maintenance, updates or upgrades however, we cannot guarantee uninterrupted access and service. In the event of normally acceptable interruption or disruption of access or service, we will make every effort to remedy this within the shortest possible time. Such normally acceptable interruptions or disruptions are inherent to the Internet service and cannot be regarded as shortcomings.
Article 8 - Force majeure
In case of force majeure, we are not obliged to fulfill its obligations. In that case, we can either suspend our obligations for the duration of the force majeure or terminate the agreement definitively.
Force majeure is any circumstance beyond our will and control that prevents the fulfillment of its obligations in whole or in part. This includes, but is not limited to: strikes, unexpected traffic jams, accidents on European roads, fire, business failures, energy failures, failures in a (telecommunications) network or connection or used communication systems and/or the unavailability of the website, non-delivery or late delivery from suppliers or other third parties engaged,…
Article 9 – Nullity and completeness
These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the customer and us with respect to the subject matter contained therein.
If at any time one or more provisions of these Terms and Conditions should be illegal, void or for any other reason unenforceable in whole or in part, then such clause shall be deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and shall not affect the validity and affect the enforceability of the other provisions.
Article 10 - Jurisdiction and applicable law
Belgian law applies to all disputes related to or arising from our offers and/or agreements. In the event of disputes or disputes, only the courts of the judicial district of our registered office are competent.