Terms and Conditions

Standard Terms and Conditions of Trade

In these Terms and Conditions, “the supplier” means Great Value Websites and the “client” means the person, firm or company purchasing the goods and/or services from Great Value Websites. “Goods” means the products which are sold by us, namely the provision of website packages as outlined on this site, the subject of contract of sale to which these Terms and Conditions apply. “Order” means an order placed by the client for the supply of goods and/or services.

1.1 - All orders placed by the client are subject to these Terms and Conditions which override any other terms, conditions and provisions referring to the goods and/or services. Any conflicting terms in documents passing between the supplier and the client will have no legal effect.

1.2 - A contract of sale shall be deemed to have commenced and be binding at the moment an order has been placed by the client. Payment for those services outlined in that order will become due from the client at the point when the order is placed, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

1.3 - The supplier is bound to supply only the goods and services outlined on this website which have been requested by the buyer. This will generally happen within 7 working days, but can take up to 28 days in exceptional circumstances.

1.4 - The supplier is not responsible for adding content to the sites and takes no responsibility for the content added to the site by the client.

1.5 - The client agrees not to upload illegal material to any sites provided by the supplier.

1.6 - The supplier has the right at any time to withdraw hosting services from a client who breaches these terms and conditions.

1.7 - The supplier has the right to alter its Terms and Conditions and prices for its services at any time without prior notice.

1.8 - Websites provided by the supplier become the full responsibility of the client upon full payment for the goods and services provided. Title of the goods shall remain with the supplier until full payment of all monies due from the client to the supplier has been received in cash or cleared funds, or title is properly vested in some other person by the operation of law.

1.9 - In the event of cancellation of an order by the client within 24 hours of the order being received, monies paid by the client may be refunded at the supplier’s discretion less any expenses incurred by the supplier in set-up fees and work undertaken.

1.10 - Payment is due once the order has been placed. However, where an invoice is issued as outlined in 1.2 of these terms and conditions, payment is due within 7 days of the date of the invoice. The supplier reserves the right to charge £20.00 for every week an account is overdue after the first 14 days.

1.11 - The supplier cannot guarantee any domain name specified by the client is available, but the supplier will endeavour to source a domain name suitable to the client.

1.12 - The supplier has the right to refuse any order, in which event any monies paid by the client will be refunded.

1.13 - The supplier shall not be liable for loss or damage incurred by the client as a result of goods and/or services provided arising as a consequence of misuse of our products or as a result of interruption of service by the hosting company or ISP provider.

1.14 - The entire liability of the supplier under, or in connection with, these Terms and Conditions, whether in negligence, breach of contract, misrepresentation, or otherwise, is limited, in respect of each event or series of connected events, to damages which shall not exceed, in the case of contracts relating to (i) the sale of goods, the amount representing the price of the goods (excluding VAT) invoiced to the client; (ii) the supply of services, the amount paid by the client in respect of those services provided that such amounts shall not exceed the sums recoverable under any relevant policies which the supplier may have at the time a claim is made by the client.

1.15 - Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall operate to exclude or restrict the supplier’s liability for: (i) breach of obligations arising from section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979; (ii) fraud.

1.16 - Any and all copyright in the product(s) supplied shall remain the property of the supplier or its licensors (as appropriate).

1.17 - The client agrees that the imprint 'Site Design and Hosting: GVW' remains in the footer of each website page with a link back to www.great-value-websites.com.

1.18 - The supplier’s failure to insist upon strict performance of any provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall not be deemed to be a waiver of its rights or remedies or a waiver by any of its subsequent default by the client in the performance of or compliance with any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.

1.19 - The supplier shall not be under any liability whatsoever for non-performance in whole or in part of its obligations under contract with the client, which is a result (whether directly or indirectly) of any strike, lock out, fire, flood, inability to obtain materials, breakdown, delay of supplier or carrier, government act and/or regulation or any cause beyond its control (“events of force majeure”).

1.20. The supplier will make a charge of £20 if requested by the client to transfer the hosting away from Great-Value-Websites/NicholtechPC.

1.21 The client understands that if hosting is transferred away from Great-Value-Websites/Nicholtech PC, that all site content will be lost as the software supporting it cannot be transferred to another host.

1.22 - Hosting fees are due 7 days following the date of invoice.Where these fees go beyond the date of invoice, the supplier reserves the right to charge £20.00 for each week the invoice remains unpaid to cover the costs associated with issuing reminders.

1.23 - The supplier reserves the right to remove websites for which hosting fees are not paid. Clients are reminded that once sites are removed, the site software may be lost requiring the site to be rebuilt at the client's cost.

1.24 - These Terms and Conditions and all contracts subject to these Terms and Conditions shall in all respects be governed by Scottish law and the parties shall submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.

2.1 - Great-Value-Websites Business Broadband is part of Great-Value-Websites.Com.

2.2 - Broadband connection is subject to status and a BT or similar line is required for our broadband connection.

2.3 - A one-off connection fee (if required) of £69.99 is payable in full upon our receipt of your order.

2.4 - The supplier cannot accept responsiblity for the speeds the client receives due to poor quality or congested lines or to the line owners restricting bandwidth.

2.5 - The supplier has the right to discontinue the client's Broadband services within 30 days if the client is found to be misusing the connection.

2.6 - Clients should not use their Broadband connection for accessing or downloading illegal material. Clients found to be doing this will have their connection terminated without prior notice.

2.7 - Non-payment or cancellation of payments will result in immediate disconnection form the service.

2.8 - The supplier retains the right to refuse any request for a broadband connection without explanation.

2.9 - The supplier shall not be responsible for distruptions to the service, howsoever caused.

2.10 - The supplier shall not be responsible for damage to the equipment supplied through misuse.

2.11 - It is the responsiblilty of the client to ensure that the equipment supplied is correctly connected and that power surge equipment is used.

Great Value Websites.com is a joint-venture business between The Peter Ingram Partnership of 14, Masonfield Drive, Newton Stewart, DG8 6QA (Telephone: 01671 403875) and NicholTechPC of 9, Greencroft, Whithorn, DG8 8QN (Telephone: 07546 062684).