Terms and Conditions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE OF VET ONCOLOGIST
1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 "Buyer" means the individual or organisation who buys or agrees to buy the Services from the Supplier;
1.2 "Consumer" shall have the meaning ascribed in section 2 of the Consumer Rights Act
2015;
1.3 "Contract" means the contract between the Supplier and the Buyer for the provision of Services incorporating these Terms and Conditions;
1.4 "Services" means the services that the Buyer agrees to buy from the Supplier;
1.5 "Supplier" means Shasta Lynch of 25 The Crofts, Richmond, VIC 3121 that owns and operates Vet Oncologist;
1.6 "Terms and Conditions" means the terms and conditions for the provision of Services
set out in this agreement and any special terms and conditions agreed in writing by the Supplier;
1.7 "Website" means www.vetoncologist.com
2 CONDITIONS
2.1 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall affect the Buyer’s statutory rights as a Consumer.
2.2 These Terms and Conditions shall apply to all contracts for the provision of Services by the Supplier to the Buyer and shall prevail over any other documentation or communication from the Buyer.
2.3 Any variation to these Terms and Conditions (including any special terms and conditions agreed between the parties) shall be inapplicable unless agreed in writing by the Supplier.
2.4 Any complaints should be addressed to the Supplier's address stated in clause 1.5.
2.5 Any special conditions applying to the provision of the Services are set out in Schedule 1 to this agreement.
3 ORDERING
3.1 All orders for Services shall be deemed to be an offer by the Buyer to purchase Services pursuant to these Terms and Conditions and are subject to acceptance by the Supplier. The Supplier may choose not to accept an order for any reason.
3.2 When making an order through the Website, the technical steps the Buyer needs to take to complete the order process are described in 'Information for Vets'.
4 PRICE AND PAYMENT
4.1 The price of the Services shall be that stipulated on the Website. The price is inclusive of VAT/GST.
4.2 The total purchase price, including VAT/GST and other charges, if any, will be displayed in the Buyer’s shopping cart prior to confirming the order.
4.3 Payment of the price must be made at the time of using the consultation services unless the Buyer is an account holder. Account holders are required to pay within 30 days of invoicing. Payment must be made without deduction or set-off.
4.4 Where applicable, if any payment is not paid on time or any payment is rejected or refused, the amount owing will be treated as overdue and the Supplier will be entitled immediately to cease or suspend the provision of the relevant Service until payment has been received.
5 PERFORMANCE
5.1 The Supplier will perform the Services within 48 hours. This service is provided Monday - Friday 9am-5pm AEST. Consultations submitted outside these hours will be received at 9am the next business day and the 48 hour service will then commence. The Supplier is under a legal obligation to supply the Services in conformity with the Contract.
5.2 The Supplier shall perform the Services with reasonable skill and care and to a reasonable standard. However, where applicable, the Supplier does not guarantee that the Services will be uninterrupted or error-free. The Supplier may have to suspend the Services for repair, maintenance or improvement. If so, the Supplier will restore them as quickly as is reasonably possible.
6 RIGHTS OF SUPPLIER
6.1 The Supplier reserves the right to periodically update prices on the Website, which cannot be guaranteed for any period of time. The Supplier shall make every effort to ensure prices are correct at the point at which the Buyer places an order.
6.2 The Supplier reserves the right to withdraw the Services from the Website at any time.
6.3 The Supplier shall not be liable to anyone for withdrawing the Services from the Website or for refusing to process an order.
7 SERVICE PROVISION
7.1 Services may only be purchased by registered veterinarians. Buyers will be asked when placing an order to declare that they are a registered veterinarian.
7.2 If the Supplier discovers that the Buyer is not legally entitled to order certain Services, the Supplier shall be entitled to cancel the order immediately, without notice.
8 CANCELLATION
The Buyer, if a Consumer, has the right to cancel the Contract within 24 hours without giving any reason. The conditions, time limits and procedures for exercising the Buyer’s right to cancel are laid out in Schedule 2 to these Terms and Conditions.
10 REMEDY FOR BREACH
The Supplier shall perform the Services with reasonable skill and care and to a reasonable standard. If the Services are found to be defective then the Supplier shall either repair, re-perform or replace the Services or refund any monies paid for the defective Services when notified by the Buyer of the defect within a reasonable time.
11 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
11.1 The Supplier shall not be responsible for:
11.1.1 losses that were not caused by any breach on the part of the Supplier; or
11.1.2 any business loss (including loss of profits, revenue, contracts, anticipated savings, data, goodwill or wasted expenditure); or 11.1.3 any indirect or consequential losses that were not foreseeable to both the Buyer and the Supplier.
11.2 The Supplier shall not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with its obligations under these Terms and Conditions if the delay or failure arises from any cause which is beyond its reasonable control. This condition does not affect the Buyer’s legal right to have Services provided within a reasonable time or to receive a refund if Services ordered cannot be supplied within a reasonable time owing to a cause beyond the Supplier’s reasonable control.
11.3 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes the Supplier’s responsibility for fraudulent representations made by it or for death or personal injury caused by the Supplier’s negligence or wilful misconduct.
11.4 The Supplier provides their services based on the information provided by the Buyer. The Supplier is not responsible for errors that result from misinformation provided by the Buyer.
11.5 They Buyer, as the treating veterinarian, assumes full legal responsibility for the patient.
12 WAIVER
No waiver by the Supplier (whether express or implied) in enforcing any of its rights under this agreement shall prejudice its rights to do so in the future.
13 FORCE MAJEURE
The Supplier shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform any of its obligations if the delay or failure results from events or circumstances outside its
reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, strikes, lock outs, accidents, war, fire or failure of any communications, telecommunications or
computer system, and the Supplier shall be entitled to a reasonable extension of its obligations.
14 SEVERANCE
If any term or provision of these Terms and Conditions is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction such provision
shall be severed and the remainder of the provisions hereof shall continue in full force and effect as if these Terms and Conditions had been agreed with the invalid illegal or unenforceable provision eliminated.
15 CHANGES TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS
15.1 The Supplier shall be entitled to alter these Terms and Conditions at any time but this right shall not affect the existing Terms and Conditions accepted by the Buyer upon making a purchase.
15.2 Any renewal of the Services will be subject to the Supplier's then current Terms and Conditions.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Australian Law and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Australian courts.
SCHEDULE 1
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1 Any complaint or claim against the Supplier must be brought in Australia.
2 The supplier, Shasta Lynch, is recognised as a Veterinary Specialist in Oncology by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Australian Veterinary Boards Council and the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation and does not claim to hold specialist status outside of these jurisdictions.
SCHEDULE 2
RIGHT TO CANCEL
1 You have the right to cancel this contract within 24 hours without giving any reason.
2 The cancellation period will expire after 24 hours from starting the contract (submitting a consultation).
To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us (Shasta Lynch) of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. by e-mail). We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a cancellation on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
4 To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.
EFFECTS OF CANCELLATION
5 If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you.
6 We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after cancellation of the contract.
7 We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of the reimbursement.
SERVICE CONTRACTS BEGUN DURING CANCELLATION PERIOD
8 If you requested to begin the performance of services during the cancellation period, you shall pay us an amount which is in proportion to what has been performed until you have communicated to us your cancellation from this contract, in comparison with
the full coverage of the contract.