Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions of Business

Application and entire agreement

1. These Terms and Conditions apply to the provision of the services detailed in our quotation (Services) by Bigabox Production Ltd (‘the Company’) a company registered in England and Wales under number 8589841 whose registered office is Unit 4, Eldon Way Trading Estate, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8NH (we or us) to the person buying the services (you).
2. You are deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions when you accept our quotation or form the date of any performance of the services (whichever happens earlier) and these Terms and Conditions and our quotation (the Contract) are the entire agreement between us.
3. You acknowledge that you have not relied on any statement, promise or representation made or given by or on our behalf. These Conditions apply to the contact to the exclusion of any other terms that you try to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing.

Interpretation

1. A “business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday.
2. The headings in these Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and do not affect their interpretation.
3. Words imparting the singular number shall include the plural and vice-versa.

Services

1. We warrant that we will use reasonable care and skill in our performance of the Services which will comply with the quotation, including any specification in all material respects. We can make any changes to the Services which are necessary to comply with any applicable law or safety requirement, and will notify you if this is necessary.
2. We will use our reasonable endeavours to complete the performance of the Services within the time agreed or as set out in the quotation; however, time shall not be of the essence in the performance of our obligations.
3. All of these Terms and Conditions apply to the supply of any goods as well as Services unless we specify otherwise.

Your Obligations

1. You must obtain any permissions, consents, licences or otherwise that we need and must give us with access to any and all relevant information, materials, properties and any other matters which we need to provide the services.
2. If you do not comply with clause 10, we can terminate the Services.
3. We are not liable for any delay or failure to provide the Services if this is caused by your failure to comply with the provisions of this section (Your obligations).

Fees and Deposit

1. The fees (Fees) for the Services are set out in the quotation and are on a time and materials basis.
2. In addition to the Fees, we can recover from you a) reasonable incidental expenses including, but not limited to, travelling expenses, hotel costs, subsistence and any associated expenses, b) the cost of the services provided by third parties and required by us for the performance of the Services, and c) the cost of any materials required for the provision of the Services.
3. You must pay is for any additional services provided by us that are not specified in the quotation in accordance with our then current, applicable daily rate in effect at the time of performance or such other rate as may be agreed between us. The provisions of clause 14 also apply to these additional services.
4. The Fees are exclusive of any applicable VAT and other taxes or levies which are imposed or charged by any competent authority.
5. You must pay a deposit (“Deposit”) as detailed in the quotation at the time of accepting the quotation.
6. If you do not pay the Deposit to us according to the clause above, we can either withhold provision of the Services until the Deposit is received or can terminate under the clause below (Termination).
7. The Deposit is non-refundable unless we fail to provide the Services and are at fault for such failure (where the failure is not our fault, no refund will be made).

Cancellation and amendment

1. We can withdraw, cancel or amend a quotation if it has not been accepted by you, or if the Services have not started, within a period of 30 days from the date of the quotation, (unless the quotation has been withdrawn).
2. Either we or you can cancel an order for any reason prior to your acceptance (or rejection) of the quotation.
3. If you want to amend any detail of the Services you must tell us in writing as soon as possible. We will use reasonable endeavours to make any required changes and additional costs will be included in the Fees and invoices to you.
4. If, due to circumstances beyond our control, including those set out in the clause below (Circumstances beyond a party’s control), we have to make any change in the Services or how they are provided, we will notify you immediately. We will use reasonable endeavours to keep any such changes to a minimum.
5. In the event of a cancellation or reduction in value of the order by the Customer:

1. at any time up to four weeks prior to the delivery date, the Company will be entitled to recover                    from the Customer a sum equal to any loss and expenses incurred by the Company;
2. within four weeks of the delivery date, the Company will be entitled to recover from the Customer a sum equal to any loss and expenses incurred by the Company, or 50% of the charges as originally agreed/quoted, whichever is the greater;
3. within two weeks of the delivery date, the Company will be entitled to recover from the Customer the full charges agreed/quoted.

Payment

1. We will invoice you for payment of the Fees either:

1. when we have completed the Services; or
2. on the invoice date set out in the quotation.

1. You must pay the Fees due within 7 days of the date of our invoice or otherwise in accordance with any credit agreed between us.
2. Time for payment shall be of the essence of the Contract.
3. Without limiting any other right or remedy we have for statutory interest, if you do not pay within the period set out above, we will charge you interest at the rate of 4.5% per annum above the base lending rate of the Bank of England from time to time on the amount outstanding until payment is received in full.
4. All payments due under these Terms and Conditions must be made in full without any deduction or withholding except as required by law and neither of us can assert any credit, set-off or counterclaim against the other in order to justify withholding payment of any such amount in whole or in part.
5. If you do not pay within the period set out above, we can suspend any further provision of the Services and cancel any future services which have been ordered by, or otherwise arranged with, you.
6. Receipts for payment will be issued by us only at your request.
7. All payments must be made in British Pounds unless otherwise agreed in writing between us.

Sub-Contracting and assignment

1. We can at any time assign, transfer, charge, subcontract or deal in any other manner with all or any of our rights under these Terms and Conditions and can subcontract or delegate in any manner any or all of our obligations to any third party.
2. You must not, without out prior written consent, assign, transfer, charge, subcontract or deal in any other manner with all or any of your rights or obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

Termination

1. We can terminate the provision of the Services immediately if you:

1. commit a material breach of your obligations under these Terms and Conditions; or
2. fail to pay any amount due under the Contact on the due date for Payment; or
3. are or become or, in our reasonable opinion, are about to become, the subject of a bankruptcy order or take advantage of any other statutory provision for the relief of insolvent debtor; or
4. enter into a voluntary arrangement under Part 1 of the Insolvency Act 1986, or any other scheme or arrangement is made with its creditors; or
5. convene any meeting of your creditors, enter into voluntary or compulsory liquidation, have a receiver, manager, administrator or administrative receiver appointed in respect of your assets or undertaking or any part of them, any documents are given by you or any of your directors or by a qualifying floating charge holder (as defined in para. 14 of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986), a resolution is passed or petition presented to any court for your winding up or for the granting of an administration order in respect of you, or any proceedings are commenced relating to your insolvency or possible insolvency.

Intellectual Property

1. We reserve all copyright and any other intellectual property rights which may subsist in any goods supplied in connection with the provision of the Services. We reserve the right to take any appropriate action to restrain or prevent the infringement of such intellectual property rights.

Liability and indemnity

1. Our liability under these Terms and Conditions, and in breach of statutory duty, and in tort or misrepresentation or otherwise, shall be limited as set out in this clause.
2. The total amount of our liability is limited to the total amount of Fees payable by you under the Contract.
3. We are not liable (whether caused by our employees, agents or otherwise) in connection with our provision of the Services or the performance of any of our other obligations under these Terms and Conditions or the quotation for:

1. any indirect, special or consequential loss, damage, costs, or expenses or;
2. any loss of profits; loss of anticipated profits; loss of business; loss of data; loss of reputation or goodwill; business interruption; or, other third party claims; or
3. any failure to perform any of our obligations if such delay or failure is due to any cause beyond our reasonable control; or
4. any losses caused directly or indirectly by any failure or your breach in relation to your obligations; or
5. any losses arising directly or indirectly from the choice of Services and how they will meet your requirements or your use of the Services or any goods supplied in connection with the Services.

1. You must indemnify us against all damages, costs, claims and expenses suffered by us arising from any loss or damage to any equipment (including that belonging to third parties) caused by you or your agents or employees.
2. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall limit or exclude our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or for any fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other matters for which it would be unlawful to exclude or limit liability.
3. All Equipment hired will be entirely at the Customer’s risk throughout the hire period and the Customer is responsible for providing ‘all-risks’ insurance cover on all Equipment to full replacement value. All Equipment sold will be entirely at the Customer’s risk immediately on delivery of the goods to the Customer or its recipient.
4. In the event of loss or damage to Equipment hired, the Customer shall reimburse the Company:

1. to the full replacement value thereof; and
2. to any loss of profits/income of the Company due to the unavailability of the lost or damaged Equipment.

Circumstances beyond a party’s control

1. Neither of us is liable for any failure or delay in performing our obligations where such failure or delay results from any cause that is beyond the reasonable control of that party. Such causes include, but are not limited to: power failure, Internet Services Provider failure, industrial action, civil unrest, fire, flood, storms, earthquakes, acts of terrorism, acts of war, governmental action or any other event that is beyond the control of the party in question. If the delay continues for a period of 90 days, either of us may terminate or cancel the services to be carried out under these Terms and Conditions.

Communications

1. All notices under these Terms and Conditions must be in writing and signed by, or on behalf of, the party giving notice (or a duly authorized officer of that party).
2. Notices shall be deemed to have been duly given:

1. when delivered, if delivered by courier or other messenger (including registered mail) during the normal business hours of the recipient;
2. when sent, if transmitted by fax or email and successful transmission report or return receipt is generated;
3. on the fifth business day following mailing, if mailed by national ordinary mail; or
4. on the tenth business day following mailing, if mailed by airmail.

1. All notices under these Terms and Conditions must be addressed to the most recent address, email address or fax number notified to the other party.

No Waiver

1. No delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy nor stop further exercise of any other right, or remedy.

Severance

1. If one or more of these Terms and Conditions is found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that/those provisions will be deemed severed from the remainder of these Terms and Conditions (which will remain valid and enforceable).

Law and jurisdiction

1. These Terms and Conditions are governed by and interpreted according to English law. All disputes arising under these Terms and Conditions are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Complaints

1. Any complaints must be notified by the Customer to the Company in writing within 10 days of the date on the invoice.

Publicity

1. All publicity photographs shall credit Bigabox Production Limited as responsible for the production. Bigabox Production shall be offered free access to all photographs routinely offered to the press and free access to all production photographs owned by the Producer for Bigabox Production’s own non-commercial purposes, including web site.

Copyright

1. All rights in and to any design conceived by Bigabox Production in the course of the provision of services provided shall be and shall remain, upon their creation, Bigabox Production’s sole and exclusive property. This includes, but is not limited, to technical drawings, CAD designs, rigging plots, sound predictions, video content, lighting design, stage design and custom set. Bigabox Production Ltd as named above is hereby identified as creator of this work in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988.