Terms and Conditions of Sale and Rental
General Terms and Conditions of Rental and Sale
Article 1 - Orders
The customer should place his order in writing before the exhibition.
D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION cannot be bonded by any verbal or telephone agreement without a written confirmation.
Generally speaking, all use of the D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION equipment by the customer implies the latter's acceptance of the hiring conditions.
As soon as the customer has placed an order, he should immediately enclose full payment. The non-payment of the entire order at the deadline prestablished by D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION can lead to the cancellation of the order with no refund of the deposit.
Article 2 - Modification and cancellation conditions
Any contract modification requested by the customer is subject to the consent of D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION. The order expresses the conscents of the customer in a definitive manner therefore it cannot be cancelled unless there is a special dispensation and agreement provided by D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION. In which case the customer will compensate D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION for all the engaged costs (study work, special equipment and material acquired, manpower) and for all the direct and indirect consequences. In other words the deposit payment will remain in the possession of D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION.
Article 3 - Delivery of the equipment
D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION, insofar as the order has been placed as stipulated above, shall deliver the ordered equipment.
D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION undertakes to deliver the equipment ordered in the conditions stipulated on the order confirmation. If delivery dates differ from those mentioned on the order, the customer shall be considered to have accepted them if he does not immediately cancel his initial order by registered post with acknowledgment of receipt.
D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION undertakes to deliver the hired equipment on the stand indicated by the customer, by all means available, unless given contrary instructions by the customer. The equipment deposited on the stand by D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION shall be considered to be delivered.
In the event of refusal of the equipment by the incipient, for any reason whatsoever, the principal shall still be liable to the obligation of a 100% settlement of the D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION invoice.
All complaints should be placed in writing and during the opening period of the event so as to allow necessary investigations.
Article 4 - Obligations of the hiring party
The hiring party shall be considered to be the caretaker of the hired equipment and items for the entire duration of the rental period, and so such, shall use the hired equipment in compliance with its usual purpose and refrain from doing anything that may damage it.
D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION holds the hiring party to be the only responsible party for any possible damage, loss or theft.
If the hiring party fails, within a deadline of 24 hours after the delivery of the hired equipment, to formulate any justified complaints about the state of the hired equipment and the quantities delivered in writing, he shall be considered to have accepted it in good general condition with the obligation of returning it as such at the end of the rental period. No claims shall be accepted after this deadline.
The hiring party shall be required to make all the necessary arrangements within his power, to prevent damage, theft and other accidents for which he shall be held liable for with regards to D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION.
The hired equipment remains the exclusive property of D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION, and under no circumstances whatsoever should be moved or sold. The hired equipment may not either, under any circumstance, be the object of any confiscation in case of bankruptcy of the hiring party.
The hired equipment may only be used with the agreement of D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION which expressly reserves itself the right to reclaim it without notice nor compensation notwithstanding any requests for damage and legal action in case of failure to abide by the general conditions mentioned above.
By express agreement, D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION shall regain possession of the hired equipment at the end of the fair, exhibition or show. The hiring party shall consequently make all the necessary arrangements to allow D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION to do so and shall notably remove or take away any objects, literature and other items belonging to him or his visitors. D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION shall under no circumstances whatsoever be held liable for the disappearance, deterioration or damage of any object or other item which the customer has left in or on the hired equipment, at his departure at the end of the event.
No modification or transformation (concerning presentation, electrical appliances, water supply system, etc...) may be carried out on the hired equipment without written consent from D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION.
No nailing, sticker nor paint fixing is to be allowed on our equipment.
Article 5 - Miscellaneous conditions
Catalogue prices apply to orders placed according to the provisions of Article 1.
Any delivery carried out either after the official opening of the Exhibition, on a Sunday, Bank holiday or outside office opening hours is subject to an additional transport fee.
The price of the rental is that of the applicable tariff during the rental period.
Transport is included for all official Exhibitions, shows or fairs located in a radius of 50 km around the D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION offices. Transport is not included in other cases.
Article 6 – Dispensations
D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION shall satisfy the orders made concerning:
- the hired equipment
- the duration of the rental
Owing to imperatives bearing on the availability of supplies, on deadlines and conditions governing its activity in general, D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION expressly reserves itself the right to supply identical equipment, of the same value and/or conditions of use, to replace it.
If the customer does not refuse this replacement either partially or totally on its delivery, he shall be considered as having accepted it and subscribed to the resulting obligations.
No deductions shall be applied for all fully or partially cancelled equipment or for any change in furniture after a delivery is made in compliance with the order.
Article 7 - Disputes
All disputes, in any shape of form and whatever their cause, shall come before Versailles Commercial Courts.
Article 8 - Responsibilities
D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION is not to be lead responsible for:
- Any loss or damage caused to the customer's own material.
- Any loss or damage caused by a misuse of D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION's equipment.
Article 9 - Force majeure
D&P ARCHITECTURE DE COMMUNICATION cannot be held responsible for the non-execution or for any delay in the execution of its obligations as described in the Terms of Sales in the event of Force Majeure. In this respect, Force Majeure is to be related to any external, unpredictable and inevitable event as per Article 1148 of the french Code Civil.
Version 2021.06.30