Terms and Conditions
of Services and Support
of Services and Support
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:
"the Customer" means the party commissioning the Services as named on the Invoice.
"the Products" means computer hardware, software or peripheral products which are the subject of the Service Offering and ordered by the Customer, accepted by JST, and specified on the Invoice, and such additions or changes thereto as may from time to time be agreed in writing between the parties. For the purposes of interpretation of this Agreement, the Products shall also include any part or component of them.
"the Location" means the place where the Products are situated as notified to JST and specified on the Invoice. If no particular location is specified, the Location shall be taken to be the Customer's address specified on the Invoice.
"the Invoice" means the document sent by JST to the Customer, demanding, inter alia, payment for the Services and evidencing the Service Offering purchased by the Customer.
"the Service Offering (s)" means the different service options offered by JST for the Products or any part of them and for varying periods, as delineated in JST's published literature, and which, for the purposes of this Agreement are incorporated, where relevant, hereto and are provided by JST pursuant to clause 2.
"the Emergency Services" means the emergency Services to be provided by JST.
"the Services" means the Service Offerings and the Emergency Services.
"the Service Fee" means the charge for the Services as specified by JST in the relevant Service Offering or over the telephone and as evidenced in JST's Invoice.
"Standard Service Hours" means the hours between 9.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. each day excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Additional service hours may be available at JST's discretion in consideration of the payment of additional fees.
"this Agreement" means the JST Terms and Conditions of Service and Support, and the provisions contained within JST's other standard agreements pertaining to the Service Offerings provided by JST.
"Telephone Support" means telephone and remote hardware fault diagnosis provided by JST at its sole option and on such terms and conditions as it may, from time to time determine pursuant to clause 2.1.
During the continuance of this Agreement, JST shall provide the following Services in respect of the Products:
2.1 JST Telephone Support JST shall provide at it's sole option and for as long and for such hours as it may decide Telephone Support for the Customer. Enhancements to this service may be purchased by the Customer and will be as described in the relevant Service Offering.
2.2 Remedial Support Upon receipt of notification from the Customer that the Products have failed or are malfunctioning, and in the event that the fault is unable to be rectified using JST Telephone Support, JST undertakes to use all reasonable endeavors during the Standard Service Hours to make such corrections, repairs or adjustments to or replace such parts of the Products as may be necessary to restore the Products to their proper operating condition. The extent of such remedial support and whether this is achieved remotely or by an on-site visit by a JST engineer depends upon the particular Service Offering chosen and purchased by the Customer (as evidenced on the Invoice) from amongst the Service Offerings or the specific Service Offering packaged with the Product.
2.3 Response Time JST undertakes to use all reasonable endeavors to dispatch a suitable qualified service engineer to the Location to arrive within the response time specified by JST in relation to the Products and Service Offering purchased by the Customer as recorded on the Invoice. Response times shall commence upon the JST Telephone Support engineer deciding that on-site remedial support is necessary. Product upgrades are not eligible for on-site service. Unless otherwise specified in the relevant Service Offering, a response time measured in hours includes only business hours within the Standard Service Hours of 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., Monday to Friday excluding public holidays and any replacement holidays determined by JST.
3.1 In consideration of the provision of the selected Service Offerings the Customer shall pay the Service Fee stated in JST's standard price list current at the time of JST's acceptance of the Customer's Order, or such other charge as may be agreed in writing. No payment shall be considered made until it is received by JST.
3.2 The charge for the Services and all other charges payable by the Customer hereunder shall be paid (unless provided for elsewhere in this Agreement or otherwise agreed) within 30 days' after the receipt of JST's invoice therefor.
3.3 If any sum payable under this Agreement is not paid within 10 days after the due date then, without prejudice to JST's other rights and remedies, JST reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to charge interest on such sum (as well after as before any judgment) from the due date to the date of payment (both dates inclusive) at the rate of 2% per month. Such interest charged is payable on demand.
4.1 When Services consist of repair of JST systems, such Services shall be those repair services that are necessary because of any existing defect or a defect occurs in materials or workmanship in the system or in any system component covered by this Agreement. Preventive maintenance is not included. Repairs necessitated by software problems, or as a result of alteration, adjustment, or repair by anyone other than JST (or its representatives) are not included.
4.2 JST's Service Offerings do not include support which is necessitated as a result of any cause other than a result of JST's neglect or fault, including, without limitation:-
(a) failure or fluctuation of electric power, air conditioning, humidity control or other environmental conditions; or
(b) accident, transportation, neglect, misuse, abuse or default of or by the Customer its employees or agents or any third party; or
(c) any fault in any products or components which are not supplied by JST, whether or not
(i) they form part of a Customer's configuration of the Products; or
(ii) they comprise the Customer's configuration and the Products form an integral part of them; or
(d) any fault in attachments or associated products or components (whether or not supplied by JST) which do not form part of the Products covered by this Agreement under the relevant Service Offering; or
(e) any fault in the Products caused by the failure of any products or components not supplied by JST or caused by any software installed on the Products; or
(f) act of God, lightning, fire, flood, war, act of violence or any similar occurrence; or
(g) any attempt by any person other than JST personnel or any person authorised by JST (via the telephone or otherwise) or an authorised JST sub-contractor, to adjust, repair or support the Products.
4.3 The Service Offerings do not include:-
(a) support of Products which are not standard JST assemblies or configurations as defined on JST's published price list. The Customer agrees that where such of the Products are covered by a relevant manufacturer's warranty to utilise that warranty for the support of such Products and in any event not look to JST for such support;
(b) Services at places other than the Location except where JST specifically agrees otherwise;
(c) the correction or avoidance of software defects or errors or the loading or re-loading of a Customer's application software or the Customer's data or any re-configuration of the Products beyond loading the operating system software (ie basic install of the OS and Drivers using the factory supplied CDs or DVDs) as carried out before shipment;
(d) repair or renewal of diskettes, printing ribbons, typefaces or other consumable supplies;
(e) electrical or other environmental work external to the Products; and
(f) the support of any attachments or associated products which do not form part of the Products.
4.4 Collection of Products by JST, or it's appointed carrier, under any of the Service Offerings, shall not be construed as invalidating the exceptions stated above and shall not imply that JST accepts the validity of the customer's claim.
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5.1 JST reserves the right to replace the whole of the Products or any part or parts thereof which may be found to be faulty or in need of investigation even where only a part of the Products are so faulty or in need of investigation.
5.2 JST, in effecting such replacement, is under no obligation to use Products or any parts thereof which are identical in all respects to the faulty Products. Unless local laws determine otherwise, JST reserves the right to supply used or reconditioned parts or Products which are equivalent to new in functionality and appearance. JST shall ensure that any Products or parts thereof used in replacement shall have substantially the same fittings and at least an equivalent specification to the faulty Products or parts thereof. JST reserves the right to supply Products or parts thereof manufactured by whomsoever it shall, from time to time, deem appropriate.
5.3 The products or parts supplied to replace the Products shall become the property of the owner of the Products. The Products or any part or parts thereof removed shall become the property of JST.
5.4 The warranty term for a spare part used in repairing Products ("Replacement Part") is 90 days from its installation in the Product or the remainder of the warranty term for the Product into which it is installed, whichever is longer. For the avoidance of doubt, the warranty term of a Product is not extended after its repair or replacement. Customer will pay JST for a Replacement Part when the part replaced is not returned by Customer to JST within 10 days after the date the Replacement Part was delivered to Customer by JST. Prices of the part replaced will be at JST's then current standard price in the Territory.
5.5 The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to all replacements of any part or parts of the Products made by JST during the continuance of this Agreement.
6.1 JST shall impose an additional charge on the Customer, in accordance with its standard scale of charges for the time being in force, for any Services provided by JST at the request of the Customer which:-
(a) fall within any of the exclusions referred to in clause 4.2 above; or
(b) in the opinion of JST, were not necessary; or
(c) were not provided because the Customer was not present or available to allow JST access to the Location.
6.2 For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this clause shall impose any obligation on JST to provide Services which fall within the exclusions referred to in clause 4.2 above.
6.3 Emergency Services In addition to the Services, JST shall, at its sole discretion, provide during the continuance of this Agreement an emergency corrective service outside the Standard Service Hours. JST shall respond to a request for such Emergency Services as soon as practicable after its receipt of such request. All requests for Emergency Services shall be made during the Standard Service Hours. The Emergency Services shall be provided at JST's standard scale of charges for such service from time to time in force. Such charges shall take into account not only the time that JST's service engineer spends at the Location but also his traveling time to, and where appropriate from, that Location.
7.1 During the continuance of this Agreement, the Customer shall:-
Facilities
(a) Provide JST with full, safe and prompt access to the Products to enable JST to carry out its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Provide adequate working space around the Products for the use of JST's personnel and make available all reasonable facilities as may be requested from time to time by JST for the storage and safe keeping of any test equipment and spare parts.
(c) Use all reasonable endeavours to provide a suitable vehicle parking facility for use by JST's personnel which is not used for any other testing, diagnostic and remedial purposes at the Customer's expense.
(d) Use all reasonable endeavours to provide a suitable vehicle parking facility for use by JST's personnel which is free from any legal restrictions and which is immediately close to the Location.
(e) Ensure, in the interest of health and safety, that JST's personnel are met promptly by a member of the Customer's staff and while on the Customer's premises for the purposes of this Agreement, are at all times accompanied by a member of the Customer's staff familiar with the Customer's premises and safety procedures.
(f) Make available to JST, free of charge, all facilities and services reasonably required by JST to enable JST properly to provide the Services under this Agreement.
(g) Provide such telecommunication facilities as are reasonably required.
Use and Care
(a) Make sure that proper environmental conditions (in particular those (if any) defined in the relevant Product user manuals) are maintained for the Products and shall further maintain in good condition the place where the Products are situated, the cables and fittings to the Products and associated with the Products, and the electricity supply thereto.
(b) Save for discrete additions generally recognised as being compatible with the Products, not make any modifications to the Products without JST's prior consent.
(c) Ensure that the Products are used in a proper manner, in accordance with the Product user manuals and by competent trained employees only or by persons under their supervision.
(d) Ensure that the external surfaces of the Products are, where appropriate, kept clean and in good condition and shall carry out any minor maintenance requirements recommended by JST (or recommended in the relevant Product user manual) from time to time.
(e) Save as aforesaid, and except when operating under:
(i) a JST Agreement or in accordance with a Service Offering which provides otherwise; or
(ii) under instructions from the JST Telephone Support; not attempt to adjust, repair, support or maintain the Products and shall not request, permit or authorise anyone other than JST or the manufacturer of the Products (where such Products are under a warranty from a manufacturer other than JST) to carry out any adjustments, repairs, support or maintenance of the Products.
(f) Use on or with the Products only such accessory, attachment, component or additional equipment or products as JST recommends, or are recommended in accordance with the Product user manuals, or are commonly and properly used on or with the Products.
(g) Not use in conjunction with the Products any accessory, attachment, component or additional equipment or products other than those which have been supplied or approved by JST for use in the manner proposed, or which are specifically approved as compatible by the relevant Product user manuals.
Notification and Information
(a) Promptly notify JST if the Products need service or are not operating correctly. Failure by the Customer to notify JST within 2 weeks of the Customer first becoming aware of such failure or incorrect working shall free JST from all obligations to investigate or correct such failure or incorrect working.
(b) Make available to JST, free of charge, such information as may be necessary to enable JST properly to conduct telephone diagnosis as part of the JST Telephone Support service, and in addition, such programs, operating manuals and information to enable JST properly to perform its obligations under this Agreement and shall use its best endeavours to provide staff familiar with the Customer's programs and operations, which staff shall co-operate fully with JST personnel operating JST's Telephone Support or present on-site, as the case may be, in the diagnosis of any malfunction of the Products.
Database and Software
Keep full security copies of any of the Products comprising Software and of the Customer's programs, databases and computer records in accordance with best computing practice and in any case before requesting Services from JST. The Customer acknowledges that they are responsible for re-loading their own application software after any such Services have been provided. It is the Customer's responsibility to backup data on the system. JST WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO DATA OR LOSS OF USE OF ANY OF THE COMPUTER OR NETWORK SYSTEMS.
7.2 To receive service and support, the Customer is responsible for complying with the following:
(a) Prepare for the Call. The Customer can help the technician serve better if the Customer has the following information and materials ready when the call is made: the Customer System's invoice; model number; the current version of the operating system being used; and the brand names and models of any peripheral devices (such as a modem, printer or scanner) being used.
(b) Explain the Problem to the Technician. The Customer should describe the problem the Customer is having with the System. Let the technician know what the error message is and when it occurs; what was being done when the error occurred; and what steps have already been taken to solve the problem.
(c) Cooperate with the technician. Listen carefully to the technician and follow the technician's directions.
(d) If the technician is unable to resolve the problem over the phone, the technician will recommend to the Customer the next course of action to be taken.
UNTIL THE CUSTOMER HAS COMPLIED WITH THE ABOVE PROCEDURES, JST CANNOT DISPATCH A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO PERFORM ONSITE REPAIRS.
If the Customer connects any of the Products to any telecommunications system, the Customer shall be responsible for obtaining the consent of the owner of that system (if necessary) to such connection and complying with all conditions relating thereto.
Neither party shall be liable for any delay in performing any of its obligations hereunder if such delay is caused by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the party so delaying and such party shall be entitled to a reasonable extension of time for the performance of such obligations.
Each party shall treat as confidential all information obtained from the other pursuant to this Agreement which is marked "confidential" or the equivalent or has the necessary quality of confidence about it and shall not divulge such information to any persons (except to such party's own employees and then only to those employees who need to know the same) without the other party's prior written consent provided that this clause shall not extend to information which was rightfully in the possession of such party prior to the commencement of the negotiations leading to this Agreement, which is already public knowledge or becomes so at a future date (otherwise than as a result of a breach of this clause) or which is trivial or obvious. Each party shall ensure that its employees are aware of and comply with the provisions of this clause. If JST shall appoint any sub-contractor then JST may disclose confidential information to such sub-contractor subject to such sub-contractor giving an undertaking in similar terms to the provisions of this clause. The foregoing obligations as to confidentiality shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
11.1 Limited Warranty.
JST WARRANTS THAT SERVICES WILL BE PERFORMED IN A GOOD AND WORKMANLIKE MANNER. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE, JST MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT OT THE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NO LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY RELATING TO THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS, ANY WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE USED IN CONDUCTING SERVICES, ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES OR WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES OR THE RESULTS OF ANY RECOMMENDATION JST MAY MAKE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF ANY OF THE DELIVERABLES OR OF ANY SYSTEM THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY RECOMMENDATION JST MAY PROVIDE. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OR ANY ORAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH CUSTOMER MAY LATER ALTER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
11.2 JST shall not be liable for any loss or damage sustained or incurred by the Customer or any third party (including without limitation any loss of use of the Products or loss of or spoiling of any of the Customer's programs or data) resulting from any linesdown of or fault in the Products, unless such linesdown or fault is caused by the negligence or wilful misconduct of JST, its employees, agents or sub-contractors, or to the extent that such loss or damage arises from any negligent delay by JST in providing the particular Services purchased by the Customer and then only to the extent not excluded by this Agreement.
11.3 JST shall indemnify the Customer and keep the Customer fully and effectively indemnified against any loss of or damage to any property or injury to or death of any person caused by any negligent act or omission or wilful misconduct of JST, its employees, agents or sub-contractors, or by any breach of its contractual obligations arising under this Agreement.
11.4 The Customer shall indemnify JST and keep JST fully and effectively indemnified against any loss of or damage to any property or injury to or death of any persons caused by any negligent act or omission or willful misconduct of the Customer, its employees, agents or sub-contractors or by any breach of its contractual obligations arising out of this Agreement.
11.5 Except in respect of injury to or death of any person, for which no limit applies, the respective liability of JST and the Customer under sub-clauses 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3 in respect of each event or series of connected events shall not exceed the charge made by JST to the Customer for the Services purchased by the Customer under the relevant Service Offering as evidenced on the Invoice.
11.6 Any service response times stated by JST in the Service Offerings are approximate only and shall not form part of the Contract. JST will use all reasonable endeavours to meet the stated response times, however JST shall not be liable for any direct or indirect loss or damage arising from it's failure to meet such response times, howsoever occasioned.
11.7 Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement, JST shall not be liable to the Customer for loss of business, profits or contracts or other indirect or consequential loss whether arising from negligence, breach of contract or howsoever.
11.8 Some Services may require JST to access hardware or software that is not manufactured by JST. Some manufacturers' warranties may become void if JST or anyone else, other than the manufacturer or its authorized representative, works on the hardware or software. JST DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIRD PARTY WARRANTIES OR FOR ANY EFFECT THAT THE JST SERVICES MAY HAVE ON THOSE WARRANTIES.
This Agreement shall commence when the Customer's order for Services is accepted by JST or on the date specified on the Invoice or the Invoice date, whichever is the earlier and shall remain in force for the period relevant to the Service Offering purchased by the Customer.
13.1 Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, this Agreement may be terminated:-
(a) By JST forthwith on giving notice in writing to the Customer if the Customer shall fail to pay any sum due under the terms of this Agreement (otherwise than as a consequence of any default on the part of JST) and such sum remains unpaid for 14 days after written notice from JST that such sum has not been paid; or
(b) By either party forthwith on giving notice in writing to the other if the other commits any material breach of any of the terms of this Agreement (other than any failure by the Customer to make any payment due hereunder in which event the provisions of paragraph (a) above shall apply) and, in the case of a breach capable of being remedied, shall have failed within 30 days after the receipt of a request in writing from the other party so to do, to remedy the breach; or
(c) By either party forthwith on giving notice in writing to the other if the other shall have a receiver or administrative receiver appointed of it or over any part of its undertaking or assets or shall pass a resolution for winding up (otherwise than for the purpose of a bona fide scheme of solvent amalgamation or reconstruction) or a Court of competent jurisdiction shall make an order to that effect or if the other party shall become subject to an administration order or shall enter into any voluntary arrangement with its creditors or shall cease or threaten to cease to carry on business.
13.2 Any termination of this Agreement, howsoever occasioned, shall not affect any accrued rights or liabilities of either party, nor shall it affect the coming into force or the continuance in force of any provision hereof which is expressly or by implication intended to come into or continue in force on or after such termination.
Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, no forbearance, delay or indulgence by either party in enforcing the provisions of this Agreement shall prejudice or restrict the rights of that party, nor shall any waiver of its rights operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach, and no right, power or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved for either party, is exclusive of any other right, power or remedy available to that party and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative.
Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the statutory right of a Customer dealing with JST as a consumer as defined in any consumer protection legislation intended to protect consumers in similar transactions.
Unless otherwise provided in the Standard Service Description, Scope Of Work or Technical Specification Form, Customer may not assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of JST. JST has the right to subcontract the Services provided under this Agreement.
17.1 All notices which are required to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sent to the address of the recipient set out in this Agreement or such other address as the recipient may designate by notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Clause. Any such notice may be delivered personally or by first class prepaid letter, telex or facsimile transmission and shall be deemed to have been served if by hand when delivered, if by registered letter post 48 hours after posting and facsimile transmission when dispatched.
17.2 Any notice which affects the validity or existence of this Agreement shall be delivered personally or sent by registered letter post only.
If any provision of this Agreement (including terms contained in a relevant Service Offering) is held by any competent authority to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part the validity of the other provisions of this Agreement and the remainder of the provisions in question shall not be affected thereby.
The headings to the clauses of this Agreement are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.