
General Terms and Conditions of Purchase Qbuzz
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Article 1
Definitions
QBUZZ : QBUZZ B.V., registered in Utrecht, with its office at Piet Mondriaanplein 31, 3812 GZ in Amersfoort.
Counterparty: the counterparty to QBUZZ named in the Agreement or Request for Quotation, including subcontractors or subsidiaries.
Parties: QBUZZ and the Counterparty.
AIV: the general purchase conditions of QBUZZ for Goods and Services outlined herein.
Request for Quotation: a request from QBUZZ for the delivery of Goods and/or performance of Services.
Agreement(s): all that has been agreed between QBUZZ and the Counterparty, including the relevant appendices, as well as any modifications or supplements thereto.
Goods: the goods and/or intellectual property rights to be supplied by the Counterparty to QBUZZ based on the Agreement, in the sense of Article 3:1 of the Dutch Civil Code.
Services: the activities to be performed by the Counterparty for a specific need of QBUZZ, excluding works or deliveries.
Article 2
Accessibility
- These AIV are applicable to the Quotation, Contract and order concerning the delivery of Goods and/or Services.
- In the event of any conflict between the AIV and the Contract, the provisions in the Contract shall take precedence over the AIV.
- The Counterparty who has previously entered into Contract(s) with QBUZZ is deemed to have tacitly agreed to the applicability of the AIV to subsequent Contract(s) with QBUZZ.
- The applicability of the general terms and conditions of the Counterparty, under whatever name or at whatever time, is explicitly excluded.
- Deviations from these AIV can only occur if Parties have agreed to this in writing.6 If any provision of these AIV is null, void or otherwise enforceable, then
Article 6
ICT
- The Party shall, when performing the work, be responsible for providing the necessary tools themselves. The Party shall ensure that the tools are of satisfactory quality and meet the legal requirements.
- The materials, drawings, models, instructions, specifications, software, tools, and other resources provided to the Party by QBUZZ or purchased or produced by the Party on behalf of QBUZZ, which have a supporting function in any way for the goods and/or services to be delivered, remain the property of QBUZZ, or become the property of QBUZZ at the moment of acquisition or production.
- The Party is obliged to label the tools mentioned in the previous paragraph as conspicuously belonging to QBUZZ, keep them in good condition, and insure them against all risks at their own expense, as long as the Party acts as a holder for QBUZZ regarding these tools.
- The manner of using the tools is entirely at the risk of the Party.
- The Party shall make the tools available to QBUZZ upon first request, but no later than at the time of delivery of the Goods to which the tools pertain.
- The Party may only use the tools for the purpose of and within the scope of delivering Goods or performing Services to QBUZZ, unless QBUZZ has given prior written consent to the contrary.
- Any modification to or deviation from the tools provided or approved by QBUZZ is only permitted after prior written approval from QBUZZ.
Article 7
Prices
- All agreed prices are in euros, fixed and binding, and exclusive of the applicable turnover tax.
- Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the prices include costs of transportation, clearance, insurance, and packaging, and are in accordance with the Incoterm (2020) Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) at the location, as agreed in the Contract.
- If prices are based on a cost-plus basis, the specific conditions regarding the price of these works will be laid down in the Contract.
- If, during the period between the date of the quotation or offer and the date of delivery, the cost prices increase or, in the case of deadlines, the cost price increases during those periods, the Counterparty is not entitled to pass on this increase to QBUZZ or to adjust the prices accordingly.
Article 10
Certification, inspection, audit and checks
- Testing, inspection, control and/or audits by QBUZZ or its clients and/or appointed third parties may take place throughout the entire duration of the Assignment as well as prior to delivery and during or after delivery. The Counterparty grants access to the locations where the Goods are manufactured or stored, the Services are provided, as well as the (head) office of the Counterparty and cooperates with the inspections, controls, and/or audits desired by QBUZZ. This cooperation also includes providing, at the expense of the Counterparty, the necessary documentation and information to enable proper controls and/or audits to be carried out.
- QBUZZ, or a party engaged by QBUZZ, will inspect or examine the Goods and/or Services within a reasonable period after delivery or execution.
- If the inspection or examination referred to in paragraph 2 reveals that the outward condition of the Goods or the visible implementation or the external result of the Services is, in the preliminary opinion of QBUZZ, in accordance with the Assignment, QBUZZ will accept these Goods and/or Services.
- If QBUZZ rejects the Goods and/or Services, it may give the Counterparty the opportunity, upon first request, to remedy and/or restore the deficiencies and/or defects at the expense and risk of the Counterparty. Additional costs such as dismantling, transportation and reassembly will also be at the expense of the Counterparty.
- When remedying and/or restoring the Goods and/or Services as referred to in paragraph 4 of this article is deemed by QBUZZ to be impossible, or if the Counterparty does not comply with the request in paragraph 4 within the period set by QBUZZ, the Counterparty shall repay the amounts received from QBUZZ regarding the Goods and/or Services that have been rejected. In such cases, QBUZZ has the right to return the Goods at the expense of the Counterparty. Furthermore, QBUZZ has the right to recover all costs, including internal costs reasonably incurred, for obtaining replacement Goods and/or Services from the Counterparty. The foregoing does not affect the obligation of the Counterparty to compensate for damages suffered or incurred by QBUZZ.
- The acceptance or rejection by QBUZZ of the Goods and/or Services as specified in this article does not release the Counterparty from any obligation, warranty, or liability under this AI, the Assignment, or the law.
- Unless agreed otherwise in writing, the costs of inspections, controls, and/or audits are at the expense of the Counterparty. This also applies to re-inspections, re-examinations, and re-controls.
Article 11
Confidentiality
- The Counterparty shall keep all information confidential even after the termination of the Assignment, which they have learned from or about QBUZZ, whether directly or indirectly, and which is known to be confidential or whose confidentiality they ought reasonably to recognise.
- The Counterparty is obliged to record the same confidentiality in writing with any third parties involved in the execution of the Assignment.
- Without prior written consent from QBUZZ, the Counterparty is not permitted to use the QBUZZ logo, give any form of publicity to the execution of the Assignment, nor to establish, directly or indirectly, contact with QBUZZ's client(s).
- The Counterparty is not allowed to reproduce or disclose to third parties documents related to the Assignment, such as drawings, diagrams, etc., unless with written permission from QBUZZ.
- The Counterparty is not permitted to use Goods and/or Services created through joint development by QBUZZ and the Counterparty for third parties without written approval from QBUZZ.
Article 14
Transfer of rights and obligations
- The Principal shall not be permitted to subcontract the performance of its obligations under the Contract, in whole or in part, to third parties without the prior written consent of QBUZZ. QBUZZ has the right to impose conditions on the consent.
- In cases of urgency, and if, after consulting the Principal, it can reasonably be assumed that the Principal will not or cannot fulfil its obligations under the Contract, the Principal is obliged at the request of QBUZZ to subcontract the performance of the Contract, in whole or in part, to third parties at the expense and risk of the Principal, without relieving the Principal of its obligations under the Contract. QBUZZ has the right to arrange for the performance of the Contract directly with third parties chosen by QBUZZ at the expense of the Principal.
Article 16
Insurance
- The Counterparty must, based on the aforementioned provisions, take out insurances with a creditworthy insurance company, maintain this insurance, and pay the premium on time. Upon first written request from QBUZZ, the Counterparty shall provide the full policy(ies) and/or recent insurance certificate and/or proof of payment of the premium.
- The Counterparty shall also insure all Goods and/or Services supplied or to be supplied under the Agreement sufficiently against all damage, including damages resulting from incorrect or inadequate processing, which may be inflicted on the Goods and/or Services while the Counterparty has the Goods in its possession.
- Insurance by the Counterparty does not limit its liability nor does it constitute joint liability of QBUZZ.