Pantechnicon terms and conditions of business

Confidentiality
Suppliers and sub-contractors to Pantechnicon must treat all information gained as a result of working with Pantechnicon as strictly confidential. Betrayal of such confidence will be considered a breech of contract.

Receipt
It Is a client's responsibility to check all goods received from Pantechnicon. Shortages, damage or similar problems must be notified within 48 hours of receipt. Pantechnicon reserves the right to disregard queries after that time.

Pantechnicon accepts no responsibility for goods damaged in transit. Evidence of damage to, or problems with, goods produced by Pantechnicon must be supplied by the recipient.

Queries with any Pantechnicon invoice must be reported within 10 working days of receipt. Pantechnicon reserves the right to disregard such queries after that time.

Copyright
Pantechnicon own copyright on all creative work briefed by Pantechnicon personnel and created by our employees and sub-contractors, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Client companies or individuals are responsible for copyright clearance on all creative audio and visual materials sent to Pantechnicon for incorporation into programmes on behalf of that client.

Pantechnicon own all master material (video tapes, transparency film, negatives, computer generated software, illustrations, models and proposals) produced by our employees and sub-contractors working to our instructions.

Pricing
All costs presented in writing or provided verbally to clients by Pantechnicon employees are provided exclusive of VAT.

All costs must be considered to be estimated unless specifically stated as a quotation. All such costs supplied are applicable for 60 days from the due date unless otherwise stated.

Payment
Pantechnicon's charges are made on the understanding that clients pay invoices within 30 days of the invoice date. Clients that require an alternative payment schedule due to their established, legal or computerised systems must notify Pantechnicon in writing.

Clients that have not opened an account with Pantechnicon by supplying their bank and two trade reference details with adequate time to process such information, must make full payment for work undertaken on or prior to the delivery of goods.

Pantechnicon requests stage payments for work-in-progress. Wherever possible, this will be arranged to the mutual convenience of Pantechnicon‘s and clients' preferred systems.

Interest
Pantechnicon reserves the right to charge 2% compound interest per calendar month on all unpaid invoices overdue beyond 30 days from invoice date.

Cancellation
Pantechnicon reserves the right to make an appropriate charge for the cancellation by the client of any project or any part of a project at any point in a schedule; or for changes in the schedule which result in financial loss to Pantechnicon . The charge(s) will reflect direct costs, contractual obligations between Pantechnicon and its sub-contractors, inconvenience, loss of alternative work and anticipated loss of revenue from the project.

Liability
Pantechnicon will not be liable for any non-delivery of any product, event, programme or presentation if caused by an act of God, fire, theft, non-delivery by sub-contractor, civil unrest or industrial action.

Pantechnicon, its employees or sub-contractors will not be liable for any loss of or damage to, clients' property other than through proven negligence.

Risk
Any exceptional insurance required by a client to cover risk to their possessions and products while at Pantechnicon 's premises in London SW11 or in Pantechnicon 's care, must be requested in writing. Such costs will be charged to the client.

Insolvency
In the event of any sub-contractor being declared insolvent during the course of a project or whilst in debt to Pantechnicon for services or materials, any goods, samples or product owned by that client, but in our possession, will be deemed to be the property of Pantechnicon.

Severance
In the event of any point(s) in these Terms and Conditions not being upheld, the remaining provisions will be unaffected.

Law
All contracts and legalities arising from or incorporating these Terms and Conditions will be upheld and administered under English Law unless otherwise stated by contract.

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