Terms and conditions

 1.  About these Terms and Conditions

1.1 These Terms and Conditions (the “Conditions”) form the whole of our ‘Agreement’ with you.

1.2 In the Conditions ‘we’ and ‘us’ means the Construction Industry Training Board (Registered Charity Number 264289) known as ConstructionSkills; ‘you’ means the individual or organisation ordering Products under these terms and conditions; ‘Consumer’ means any natural person who, in contracts to which the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 apply, is acting for purposes which are outside his business; ‘Credit Account’ means a pre-arranged credit account with us; ‘Description’ means our description of a Product that may be purchased from us; ‘Order’ means a request by you to purchase Products from us; ‘Order Number’ means a number provided by us to you after you place an Order; ‘Products’ means the publication or publications you have ordered from us; ‘Returns Number’ means a number provided by us to you if you are to return Products to us.

1.3 The Conditions replace all other terms and conditions previously applicable to the sale of the Products and shall apply to any Order to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions. We may not necessarily keep a copy of your Order and these Conditions and advise you to keep a copy of them for your information in the future.

1.4 If you are placing an Order online your use of the website is also subject to terms and conditions governing the use of our website. [Link]

2. Minors

2.1 To purchase Products you must be 18 years of age or over. If you are under 18 you may purchase a Product only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

3. Placing your Order

3.1 You may place an Order by following the ordering process on our website; by telephoning our Publications Department; by e-mailing our Publications Department or by completing our Order form and returning it by either fax or post to our Publications Department.

3.2 If you place an Order online you are able to correct errors in your Order up to the point at which you click ‘submit’ on the final page of our ordering process and we will notify you by e-mail as soon as possible to confirm receipt and details of your Order.

3.3 Any Order received by us shall be treated as an Order unless it is clear to us that it is intended to be confirmation of an Order by being clearly marked as such.

4. Our Agreement with you

4.1 All Orders for Products shall be regarded as an offer by you to purchase the Products under the terms of the Agreement.

4.2 Although we make every effort to ensure that the Product Descriptions and prices on our website or in our literature are accurate, mistakes may occasionally happen. We reserve the right to cancel any Order for Products where any such mistake has occurred, even after we have accepted such an Order. However, where pricing is concerned, if the correct price is lower than stated we will process your Order and charge you the lower price. If the correct price is higher we will notify you in writing and give you the option of paying the higher price. If you do not wish to pay this, we will cancel your Order.

4.3 Acceptance of your offer will take place on dispatch to you of the Products ordered unless we notify you in writing of our acceptance at any time prior to such dispatch. Our acceptance of your Order brings into existence a legally binding Agreement between us.

5. Selecting the Products

You are responsible for the selection of the Products and any Description, advice or recommendation given by us to you as to the suitability, fitness for any purpose, application or use of the Products is intended for guidance only and is followed or acted upon entirely at your own risk. Accordingly we shall not be liable for any such Description, advice or recommendation.

6. Price and Delivery Charges

6.1 The prices of the Products are as listed in our published price lists. We reserve the right to change prices listed without notice.

6.2 Prices shown include VAT, where and to the extent that VAT is required to be applied to the Product. When you order Products for delivery outside the UK the order may be subject to import duties and taxes which are levied once the package reaches the specified destination. Customs duties vary from country to country. Any additional charges for customs clearance or otherwise must be borne by you.

6.3 If the Products are to be delivered to an address in the UK postal and packing charges are free unless our Publications department notify you otherwise prior to dispatch.

6.4 If the Products are delivered to an address outside the UK postal and packing charges are payable by you. Prior to placing an Order please contact our Publications department for the amount of the postal and packing charge payable by you.

7. Payment

7.1 All payments must be made in UK sterling (GBP).

7.2 Payment shall be made before the Products are dispatched other than where we agree to payment being made through an active Credit Account. If you fail to make any payment prior to dispatch or on the due date, as applicable, without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to us we shall be entitled to cancel the Agreement or suspend any further deliveries to you.

7.3 Where payment is to be made by a Credit Account, payment shall be made within 30 days of the date of invoice. If full payment is not received when due we shall be entitled to include interest on the amount outstanding from the date when such payment is due until the date of actual payment (both after as well as before judgment) at a rate per annum of 4 per cent above the base rate from time to time of Barclays Bank plc. If we must recover the outstanding payment and/or Products, recovery costs are to be paid by you.

8. Set-off

Without waiver or limitation of any rights or remedies we shall be entitled to set-off any and all monies owed by us to you against any and all monies owed by you to us under this or any other contract.

9. Delivery

9.1 If your Order is accepted, delivery will be made as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days starting on the day after you placed your Order (the ‘Latest Delivery Date’). If we are not able to deliver the Products by the Latest Delivery Date you will be informed of this and, unless you request us to continue processing your Order, you shall be reimbursed as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days starting on the day after the Latest Delivery Date.

9.2 For operational reasons the Products may be delivered in instalments. Any failure by us to deliver any one or more of the instalments in accordance with this Agreement or any claim by you in respect of any one or more instalments shall not entitle you to treat the Agreement as a whole as terminated.

9.3 The place of delivery is as stated in the Order (the ‘Delivery Address’).

9.4 If the Products are delivered by carrier a valid proof of delivery obtained for the Delivery Address constitutes a successful delivery.

9.5 If you do not receive the Products you have ordered within 30 days of placing an Order you must notify us immediately.

10. Risk and Ownership

10.1 Risk of damage to or loss of the Products shall pass to you upon delivery at the Delivery Address.

10.2 Ownership of Products passes to you on the latter of receipt by us of full payment or delivery to you of the Products at your Delivery Address. We may recover any Products supplied at any time prior to ownership passing if you are in breach of these Conditions.

11. Damaged or Defective Products

11.1 You should inspect the Products when you receive them for defects or damage. If you find a defect or damage you must tell us as soon as possible, by contacting the Publications department. If the Products are found to be damaged or defective upon delivery to you, at our option we will repair or replace the Products or refund the price paid by you.

11.2 At our request and direction you shall send to us the damaged or defective Products. We will check all Products returned as damaged or defective. In the event we find no fault we reserve the right not to refund you and to recover our fees and expenses from you.

12. Returns

12.1 In the event you are a Consumer:

12.1.1  Subject to 12.1.2 you have the right, in addition to your other rights, to cancel the Agreement and receive a refund. You must inform us in writing or by phone if you wish to cancel within seven working days, starting on the day after the Products are delivered to you (the ‘Cooling Off Period’).

12.1.2  You may not cancel the Agreement if the Products delivered have been customised or personalised or are audio or video recordings or computer software and they are unsealed.

12.1.3 If you cancel the Agreement within the Cooling Off Period you are to return the Products to us in their original condition, undamaged and at your cost within 14 days of such cancellation. If you have not returned the Products within 14 days of cancellation we can collect the Products from you at your cost.

12.1.4  On cancellation of the Order we will refund you the price and any postal and packing charge paid by you to send the Products to you less the direct cost of recovering the Products (where applicable), within a period of 30 days on and from the date of cancellation.

12.1.5  Your statutory rights are not affected.

12.2 In the event you are not a Consumer and wish to return a Product please contact the Publications Department by telephone on 01485 577800.

12.3 If you contact us to return Products under Clauses 11 or 12 you shall provide your Order Number. We shall provide you with a Returns Number for Products to be returned.

12.4 Products returned should be packaged securely, clearly identified with a Returns Number and addressed to our Publications department.

12.5 Any Products returned will be at your risk and we shall not be responsible for Products which are damaged or lost in transit.

13. Intellectual Property

13.1 The names, images and logos identifying ConstructionSkills are proprietary marks of ConstructionSkills.

13.2 All other trade marks, brand names, product names and titles and copyright used in our website, our catalogue or the Products are trademarks, brand names, product names or copyrights of their respective holders. No permission is given by ConstructionSkills in respect of the use of any of them and such use may constitute an infringement of the holder’s rights.

13.3 Copyright subsists in our website, our literature (including Descriptions) and our Products. No part of our website, our literature (including Descriptions) or our Products may be reproduced in any form without our prior written consent.

14. Liability

14.1 Nothing in this Agreement is intended to limit liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence.

14.2 Subject to clause 14.1 we shall not be liable to you:

14.2.1 For any indirect, special or consequential loss of any nature whatsoever; or

14.2.2 For any loss of profits, loss of income, other economic loss, loss of business, loss of contracts, loss of goodwill, loss of data, administrative inconvenience or disappointment.

14.2.3 Where performance of any obligation to you is prevented or impeded by any circumstance or cause beyond our reasonable control including without limitation strikes and other industrial disputes, breakdown of systems or network access, flood, fire, explosion or accident.

14.3 Subject to clause 14.1, our liability to you in contract, tort or otherwise is limited to the cost of replacing the Products ordered.

14.4 We do not accept liability for shortages in quantities delivered unless you notify us of any claim of short delivery of the Products within two working days of delivery. In such circumstances our liability shall be restricted to making good the shortfall.

14.5 We accept no liability for any reliance placed upon the contents of any Product supplied. The said material is intended for reference purposes only and is not intended, nor should it be used, as a substitute for professional advice and judgement or to provide legal advice with respect to particular circumstances.

 
15. Data Protection and Privacy Policy

15.1 By placing an Order you are allowing us to use your personal details for the purposes of supplying the Products (including passing your details on to couriers and other subcontractors).

15.2 Download a copy of ourPrivacy Policy or contact our Publications Department.

16. General

16.1 A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the UK Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this contract but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party that exists or is available apart from that Act.

16.2 The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.

16.3 If any part of the Conditions is unenforceable (including any provision in which we exclude our liability to you) the enforceability of any other part of the Conditions will not be affected.

16.4 The Agreement between us shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law and the English courts shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any disputes between us.

17. Complaints

If you have a complaint please contact our Publications Department quoting, where applicable, the Order Number.

18. How to contact us

You can contact our Publications Department by:

Email:  Publications@cskills.org
Telephone:  +44 (0) 1485 577800
Fax:  +44 (0) 1485 577758
Post: Publications Department, ConstructionSkills, Bircham Newton, King's Lynn, Norfolk  PE31 6RH

Our office hours are 0845 – 1700 Monday to Thursday and 0900 – 1600 Friday, excluding public holidays (in England and Wales)