Any work we do is bound by our terms and conditions. In the event that there is a conflict between your terms and conditions, and ours, our terms and conditions prevail.

For example if you send a purchase order with different terms, or you offer a contract or tender with different terms, then our conditions prevail, as they are deemed to be the last contract entered into before work commences.

If this does not suit you, you may not contract us for work.

Terms and Conditions

 Essential Electronics & Security Ltd 
Terms & Conditions of Trade
1.        Definitions
1.1        Seller  shall mean Essential Electronics & Security Ltd and its successors and assigns.
1.2        Buyer  shall mean the buyer or any person or acting on behalf of the buyer.
1.3        Guarantor  means that person (or persons), or entity who agrees herein to be liable for the debts of the Buyer.
1.4        Goods  shall have the same meaning as in section 2 of the Sale of Goods Act 1908 and are goods supplied by the Seller to the Buyer (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of Services as hereinafter defined).
1.5        Services  shall mean all services supplied by the Seller to the Buyer and includes any advice or recommendations (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of Goods as defined supra).
1.6        Price  shall mean the cost of the goods as agreed between the Seller and the Buyer subject to clause 4 of this contract.
2.        Acceptance
2.1        Any instructions received by the Seller from the Buyer for the supply of Goods shall constitute acceptance of the terms and conditions contained herein. Upon acceptance of these terms and conditions by the Buyer the terms and conditions are irrevocable. These are the only terms and conditions that apply.
2.2        None of the Seller"s agents or representatives are authorised to make any representations, statements, conditions or agreements not expressed by the manager of the Seller in writing nor is the Seller bound by any such unauthorised statements.
3.        Goods / Services
3.1        The Goods and/or Services are as described on the invoices, quotation, work authorisation or any other work commencement forms as provided by the Seller to the Buyer.
3.2        The Buyer shall take delivery of the Goods tendered notwithstanding that the quantity so delivered shall be either greater or less than the quantity purchased provided that;
(a)        such discrepancy in quantity shall not exceed 5%.
(b)        the Price shall be adjusted pro rata to the discrepancy.
4.        Price And Payment
4.1        At the Sellers sole discretion;
(a)        The Price shall be as indicated on invoices provided by the Seller to the Buyer in respect of
Goods supplied; or
(b)        The Price shall be the Price of the Seller "s current Price at the date of delivery of the Goods.
(c)        The Price of the Goods shall be the Seller"s quoted price which shall be binding upon the Seller provided that the Buyer shall accept the Seller"s quote within thirty (30) days.
4.2(a)        Time for payment for the Goods and/or Service shall be of the essence and will be stated on the invoice, work authorisation and quotation form or any other order forms. If no time is stated then payment shall be due on delivery of the Goods/Services

(b) Discounts may be applied to accounts. However if an account is unpaid by its due date, the seller may remove the discount, and may collect the undiscounted sum.
4.5        Payment will be made by cash, or by cheque, or by bank cheque, or by automatic payment, or any other method as agreed to between the Buyer and the Seller.
4.6        The Price shall be increased by the amount of any GST and other taxes and duties which may be applicable, except to the extent that such taxes are expressly included in any quotation given by the Seller.

4.7       The seller may withdraw the provision of products or services to the buyer at anytime for any reason, and is not obligated to inform the buyer.
5.        Risk
5.1        If the Seller retains property in the Goods nonetheless all risk for the Goods passes to the Buyer on delivery.
5.2        If any of the Goods are damaged or destroyed prior to property in them passing to the Buyer, the Seller is entitled, without prejudice to any of its other rights or remedies under these terms and conditions (including the right to receive payment of the balance of the Price for the Goods), to receive all insurance proceeds payable in respect of the Goods. This applies whether or not the Price has become payable under these terms and conditions. The production of these terms and conditions by the Seller is sufficient evidence of the Seller"s rights to receive the insurance proceeds without the need for any person dealing with the Seller to make further enquiries. The Seller will apply the insurance proceeds as follows:
(i)        first, in payment of the Price of the Goods that are damaged or destroyed, if unpaid;
(ii)        second, in payment of the outstanding Price of any other Goods supplied to the Buyer by the Seller whether under the terms and conditions or otherwise;
(iii)        third, in payment of any other sums payable to the Seller by the Buyer on any account;
(iv)        fourth, any balance is to be paid to the Buyer.

5.3 Buyers indemnification

 The Buyer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Seller, its officers,  directors, employees and agents harmless from and against all claims,  demands, losses, costs, expenses, judgments, penalties, interest, damages,  liabilities, suits, causes of action and expenses, including legal fees and cost of investigation and experts arising from any cause whatsoever.

5.5 Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property remains entirely the property of the seller. 

 6.        Delivery Of Goods
6.1        Delivery of the goods shall be made to the Buyer"s address. The Buyer shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the goods whenever they are tendered for delivery, or delivery of the Goods shall be made to the Buyer at the Sellers address.
6.2        The costs of carriage and any insurance which the Buyer reasonably directs the Seller to incur shall be reimbursed by the Buyer (without any set-off or other withholding whatever) and shall be due on the date for payment of the Price. The carrier shall be d eemed to be the Buyer"s agent.
6.3        The Seller may deliver the Goods by separate instalments (in accordance with the agreed delivery schedule). Each separate instalment shall be invoiced and paid for in accordance with the provisions in this contract of sale.
6.4        The failure of the Seller to deliver shall not entitle either party to treat this contract as repudiated.
6.5        When the Goods at the date of this agreement are in possession of a third person there is no delivery by the Seller to the Buyer unless and until such third person acknowledges to the Buyer that the Goods are being held on behalf of the Buyer subject to the issue or transfer by the Seller of documents of title to the Goods.
6.6        The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatever due to failure by the Seller to deliver the Goods (or any of them) promptly or at all.
6.7        Notwithstanding that the Seller may have delayed or failed to deliver the Goods (or any of them) promptly the Buyer shall be bound to accept delivery and to pay for the Goods in full provided that delivery shall be tendered at any time within 3 months of the delivery date.
7.        Warranty & Liability
7.1        The Seller warrants the Goods for a period of 12 months from the date of installation. This warranty is limited to the replacement of defective parts and labour only. If the Seller services equipment that is not covered by the warranty or proves not to be faulty then the Seller may charge for its Services. The buyer agrees that the seller has no liability for any damage or losses arising from or connected to the goods and services, regardless of cause.
8.        Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
8.1        This agreement is subject, in all cases except where the Buyer is contracting within the terms of a trade/business (which cases are specifically excluded), to the provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.
9.        Default & Consequences Of Default
9.1        Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue from the date when payment becomes due, daily until the date of payment at a rate of $150 plus 2.5% per calendar month and shall accrue at such a rate after as well as before any judgement.
9.2        If the Buyer defaults in payment of any invoice when due, the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller from and against all the Seller"s costs and disbursements without exception,  including a solicitor and in addition all of the costs of collection.
9.3        Without prejudice to any other remedies the Seller may have, if at any time the Buyer is in breach of any obligation (including those relating to payment), the Seller may suspend or terminate the supply of Goods to the Buyer and any of its other obligations under the terms and conditions. The Seller will not be liable to the Buyer for any loss or damage the Buyer suffers.
9.4        If any account remains unpaid at the end of the second month after supply of the Goods or Services the following shall apply: An immediate amount equivalent to 10% of the amount overdue levied for administration fees which sum shall become immediately due and payable.
9.5        In the event that:
(a)        any money payable to the Seller becomes overdue, or in the Seller"s opinion the Buyer will be unable to meet its payments as they fall due; or
(b)        the Buyer becomes insolvent, convenes a meeting with its creditors or proposes or enters into an arrangement with creditors, or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(c)        a receiver, manager, liquidator (provisional or otherwise) or similar person is appointed in respect of the Buyer or any asset of the Buyer; then
(i)        the Seller shall be entitled to cancel all or any part of any order of the Buyer which remains unperformed in addition to and without prejudice to any other remedies; and
(ii)        all amounts owing to the Seller shall, whether or not due for payment, immediately become due and payable; and
(iii)        the Seller shall be entitled to reclaim any Goods in the Buyer"s possession or control, which have been supplied by the Seller and to dispose of the Goods for its own benefit and shall be entitled to enter, directly or by its agents, upon any land or premises where the Seller believes the Goods which it has supplied are stored without being liable to any person.
10.        Title
10.1        It is the intention of the seller and agreed by the Buyer that property in the goods shall not pass until
(a)        The Buyer has paid all amounts owing for the particular Goods; and
(b)        The Buyer has met all other obligations due by the Buyer to the Seller in respect of all contracts between the Seller and the Buyer, and that the Goods, or proceeds of the sale of the Goods, shall be kept separate until the Seller shall have received payment and all other obligations of the Buyer are met.
10.2        It is further agreed that:
(a)        The Buyer shall not deal with the money of the Seller in any way which may be adverse to the Seller.
(b)        Until such time as ownership of the Goods shall pass from the Seller to the Buyer the Seller may give notice in writing to the Buyer to return the Goods or any of them to the Seller. Upon such notice the rights of the Buyer to obtain ownership or any other interest in the Goods shall cease.
(c)        If the Buyer fails to return the Goods to the Seller then the Seller or the Seller"s agent may enter upon and into land and premises owned, occupied or used by the Buyer, or any premises as the invitee of the Buyer, where the Goods are situated and take possession of the Goods, without being responsible for any damage thereby caused.
(d)        Receipt by the Seller of any form of payment other than cash shall not be deemed to be payment until that form of payment has been honoured, cleared or recognised and until then the Seller"s ownership of rights in respect of the Goods shall continue.
(e)        The Buyer shall not charge the Goods in any way nor grant nor otherwise give any interest in the Goods while they remain the property of the Seller.
(f)        The Seller may require payment of the Price or the balance of the Price due together with any other amounts due from the Buyer to the Seller arising out of these terms and conditions, and the Seller may take any lawful steps to require payment of the amounts due and the Price.
(g)        The Seller can issue proceedings to recover the Price of the Goods sold notwithstanding that ownership of the Goods may not have passed to the Buyer.
11.        Personal Property Securities Act 1999
11.1        Upon assenting to these terms and conditions the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that:
(a)        These terms and conditions constitute a security agreement for the purposes of section 36 of the
Personal Property Securities Act 1999 ( PPSA ); and
(b)        A security interest is taken in all Goods previously supplied by the Seller to the Buyer (if any) and all Goods that will be supplied in the future by the Seller to the Buyer during the continuance of the parties relationship.
11.2        The Buyer undertakes to:
(a)        sign any further documents and/or provide any further information, such information to be complete, accurate and up-to-date in all respects, which the Seller may reasonably require to register a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register;
(b)        indemnify, and upon demand reimburse, the Seller for all expenses incurred in registering a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register or releasing any Goods charged thereby;
(c)        not register a financing change statement (in accordance with Regulation 9) or a change demand (in accordance with Regulation 10) without the prior written consent of the Seller;
(d)        give the Seller not less than 14 days prior written notice of any proposed change in the Buyer"s name and/or any other change in the Buyer"s details (including but not limited to, changes in the
Buyer"s address, facsimile number, or business practice); and
(e)        immediately advise the Seller of any material change in its business practices of selling the Goods which would result in a change in the nature of proceeds derived from such sales.
11.3        Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Seller, the Buyer waives its right to receive a verification statement in accordance with section 148 of the PPSA.
12.        Security And Charge
12.1        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other rights which the Seller may have howsoever:
(a)        Where the Buyer and/or the Guarantor (if any) is the owner of land, realty or any other asset capable of being charged, both the Buyer and/or the Guarantor agree to mortgage and/or charge all of their joint and/or several interest in the said land, realty or any other asset to the Seller or the Seller"s nominee to secure all amounts and other monetary obligations payable under the terms and conditions. The Buyer and/or the Guarantor acknowledge and agree that the Seller (or the Seller"s nominee) shall be entitled to lodge where appropriate a caveat, which caveat shall be released once all payments and other monetary obligations payable hereunder have been met.
(b)        Should the Seller elect to proceed in any manner in accordance with this clause and/or its sub-clauses, the Buyer and/or Guarantor shall indemnify the seller from and against all th e Seller"s costs and disbursements including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis.
(c)        To give effect to the provisions of clause [11, 12.1(a) & (b)] inclusive hereof the Buyer and/or the Guarantor (if any) do hereby irrevocably nominate constitute and appoint the Seller or the Seller"s nominee, as the Buyer"s and/or Guarantor"s true and lawful attorney to execute mortgages and charges (whether registerable or not) including such other terms and conditions as the Seller  shall think fit in his/her/its/their absolute discretion against the joint and/or several interest of the Buyer and/or the Guarantor in any land, realty or asset in favour of the Seller and in the Buyer"s and/or Guarantor"s name as may be necessary to secure the said Buyer"s and/or Guarantor"s obligations and indebtedness to the Seller and further to do and perform all necessary and other acts including instituting any necessary legal proceedings, and further to execute all or any documents in the Seller"s absolute discretion which may be necessary or advantageous to give effect to the provisions of this clause.
13.        Cancellation
13.1        The Seller may cancel these terms and conditions or cancel delivery of Goods and Services at any time before the Goods are delivered by giving written notice. On giving such notice the Seller shall promptly repay to the Buyer any sums paid in respect of the Price for those Goods. The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatever arising from such cancellation.
13.2        Cancelling Alarm Monitoring. You must give us at least 30 days written notice if you wish to terminate your alarm monitoring contract. If you are on a minimum term contract, you must buyout the alarm monitoring contract by paying a sum equal to the value of the term remaining. You may not cancel a monitoring contract unless you have allowed us to reprogram the alarm panel so that it is no longer monitored. 
13.3        Rented Equipment. You must give us 60 days notice if you wish to cancel a contract where the equipment is rented from us. You must return the rented equipment. In good order and condition at the end of the contract, or you agree to buy it at our current standard price.
14.         Privacy Act
14.1        The Buyer and the Guarantor/s (if separate to the Buyer) authorises the Seller to collect, retain and use any information about the Buyer, for the purpose of assessing the Buyers creditworthiness or marketing any Goods and Services provided by the Seller to any other party.
14.2        The Buyer authorises the Seller to disclose any information obtained to any person for the purposes set out in clause 15.1.
14.3        Where the Buyer is a natural person the authorities under (clause 14.1 & 14.2) are authorities or consents for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1993.

15.0         Alarm Monitoring
The buyer agrees and understands that alarm systems, and associated monitoring may sometimes fail, and agrees to hold the seller blameless should this occur.

15.1         Free Alarm Response Option
If you have selected the free alarm response option, we will pay for the first 3 alarm responses per year by our guards or our authorised subcontractors except where 
You have contributed to the alarm by not securing your property correctly, or allowing animals into areas not protected by pet immune detectors. 
Where the alarm is vexatious or malicious. 
When we have informed you we will no longer pay for the responses.

16.        General
16.1        If any provision of these terms and conditions shall be invalid, void or illegal or unenforceable the validity existence, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, prejudiced or impaired.
16.2        All Goods and Services supplied by the Seller are subject to the laws of New Zealand and the Seller takes no responsibility for changes in the law which affect the Goods or Services supplied.
16.3        The Buyer shall not set off against the Price amounts due from the Seller.
16.4        The Seller may license or sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations without the Buyer"s consent.

16.5        The Seller reserves the right to review these terms and conditions at any time and from time to time. If, following any such review, there is to be any change in such terms and conditions, that change will take effect from the date on which the seller notifies the Buyer of such change, or it is published on the sellers web site.