Terms and Conditions

Introduction

These terms of use apply to all who use the CompareValves.com Website and describe how you can use the CompareValves.com website. The CompareValves.com privacy policy sets out how we use data relating to you and it forms a part of these terms of use. Our privacy policy can be found here.

Summary

  • This constitutes a legal agreement between us and you, please read it very carefully.
  • These terms of use describe the process by which proposals for the sale of valves are offered, and how they can be accepted if the project Member chooses to with the use of our website.
  • You must act appropriately when using our website.
  • The website is provided on an ‘as is’ basis, with minimal warranties.
  • These terms of use may change from time to time.

1 About the website and these CompareValves.com Terms of Use

  • 1.1 CompareValves.com is a trading name for the company Global Projects Organisation Ltd, office address Gordon House, 27 Rubislaw Den North, Aberdeen AB15 DDL, Company Registration. No.392914.
  • 1.2 CompareValves.com(the “Website”) is an online service owned and operated by Global Projects Organisation Ltd (“CompareValves.com”, “we”, “us” or “our"), which enables users to easily compare proposals from valve suppliers.
  • 1.3 These terms of use apply to all who use Website and form a legal agreement between you and CompareValves.com.
  • 1.4 By using the Website you are confirming that you understand and accept (and are able to understand and accept) these terms of use and that you agree to be bound by them.
  • 1.5 You must not use the Website if:
    • 1.5.1 You don’t agree to these terms of use
    • 1.5.2 You are under the age of 18
  • 1.6 CompareValves.com may make alterations to these terms of use from time to time. If you are not happy with any alteration, you must stop using the Website. If you keep using the Website, this will indicate your acceptance of these terms of use as altered. We may notify key changes to you but you should review these terms of use from time to time to ensure you are aware of any changes. Where appropriate we may notify you of changes by email or by putting a notice on the Website.

2 General

  • 2.1 These terms of use, together with our privacy policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and CompareValves.com relating to your use of the Website. Scope Upon registration, you acknowledge these Terms and Conditions of Use for all communication within the context of CompareValves.com and declare your consent. With the activation of your access to CompareValves.com via “Create a Project” and/or the “Join” section, a corresponding formally binding contractual relationship is created between you and CompareValves.com.
  • 2.2 Membership Upon registration, you will become a Member of CompareValves.com if you are over the age of 18 years old. No entitlement exists to Membership; we can refuse Membership, subject to specific reasons at CompareValves.com discretion. If Membership has been refused or terminated by us, re-registration is prohibited. The Member’s data is to be provided truthfully and kept updated in case of any changes by all Member’s. The access data to the platform are to be kept confidential. Only one Membership or user access is admissible per person/company/department, which is not transferable.
    • 2.2.1 Classification of Members
      In the context of these terms and conditions there are only two classes of Members: “Project Members” and “Supplier Members.”
      Project Members are those users who create valve projects and who are using the website to obtain proposals for their valve projects.
      Supplier Members are those users who submit proposals in response to enquiries from Project Members.
      Unless otherwise stated the term Member or Members refers to both Project and Supplier Members.
  • 2.3 Content created by Members For the creation of website content (project entry, uploaded proposal, messages or other types of Member contributions), in addition to these Terms and Conditions of Use, you must observe prevailing laws, in particular, no copyright/trademark or other infringements of intellectual property rights may be committed or personal rights injured. The content of the entered projects, proposals and Member communications are exclusively created by the Members. We assume no liability for this.
  • 2.4 Rights of use of proposals and other content provided by the Member.
    • 2.4.1 With the uploading of any content, particularly proposals, you must ensure that you hold the necessary rights of use, clear title to goods free of any liens. As a supplier, you must ensure that you are fully authorised and in a position of being able to transfer the respective, contractually agreed rights of use to the project member..
    • 2.4.2 You acknowledge that CompareValves.com may not check or endorse or assume any liability for content, which is provided by the members on CompareValves.com.
    • 2.4.3 You acknowledge that CompareValves.com may review and moderate a Member’s content but we are not obligated to do so.
  • 2.5 Granting a restricted right of use
    • 2.5.1 As Supplier, you grant us a restricted, basic right of use to the provided content when entering a proposal, in order to also provide these on CompareValves.com for distribution to the applicable Project Member who created the project enquiry.
  • 2.6 Project/Purchase
    • 2.6.1 The Project Member is obligated to prepare the briefing with accurate descriptions to best of knowledge and not ambiguous, as well as providing feedback on the proposals at the end of the project enquiry term specified during “Create Valve Project.” Including best endeavours to answer questions from the Suppliers in a maximum time frame of two days.
    • 2.6.2 The briefing must correspond to applicable law. If the briefing should violate prevailing laws, morality or third party rights, we reserve the right to immediately delete the project, with the same applying to submitted proposals and false contact details.
    • 2.6.3 With submission of the valve(s) proposal, the Supplier declares that he has examined the Project Member project requirements. With the submission of a proposal, the Supplier is also issuing the project member a binding offer and legal title to goods / free from liens, to transfer/grant the rights of the proposal at the specified conditions. This offer maybe accepted by Project Member if and by means of him communicating with the Supplier that the proposal is the winner/preferred, this maybe through our messaging tool provided to Members. Purchase order placement and/or contract(s) placement is direct between Project Member and Supplier out with CompareValves.com website.
    • 2.6.4 Placing of purchase order and/or contract and payment for valve(s) is out with the scope and boundaries of CompareValves.com, and all communications after selection of preferred/winning Supplier should be out with CompareValves website.
  • 2.7 Economic conditions. Fees Non-payment
    • 2.7.1 There are no fees for creating a project or submitting a proposal, however there are payable upgrade options available for both Members. See section 6.0 for service fees.
    • 2.7.2 Fees are applicable to the Project Member for optional services such as “Rapid Response”, “Let Us Assist” and “Commercial Evaluation.” See section 6.0 for service fees.
    • 2.7.3 Fees are applicable to the Suppliers on the award/success of a purchase order for valve(s) or other services which originated from a Project Member enquiry from the Website or received from the team at CompareValves.com. See section 6.0 for service fees.
    • 2.7.4 CompareValves.com has the right to send to members the corresponding invoices via E-mail.
    • 2.7.5 Payment of fees can be made through an electronic payment system or via bank transfer. If payment is refused, or any mistake happens that lead to an invalid payment, Member will be enforced to transfer to CompareValves.com bank account within 14 days the debited amount plus any other service charges, if any without discharge of any other right, CompareValves.com will be entitled to cancel access to any Member account by not successful payments, if CompareValves.com warns with cancellation in written with 14 days advance. CompareValves.com is also entitled to cancel an account earlier than the 14 days period due to urgent reasons.
  • 2.8 Rejecting / amending / deleting Members,projects, content and comments
    • 2.8.1 In case of violations of third party rights or other legal regulations, we reserve the right to block or delete Members, projects, proposals, communications and other content without prior notice, as well as arranging other measures, in order to prevent misuse of CompareValves.com.
    • 2.8.2 CompareValves.com will be entitled to cancel an account if any important reason is provided, and therefore to erase his/her details and data, and to forbid any future usage of the Website to that Member. An important reason would be any breach of conditions stated in these terms and conditions. This also applies if a Member provides false details. If an account is cancelled, there will be no restoration right for Member profile. A cancellation shall be also applied if fees are not properly paid.
    • 2.8.3 There will be no entitlement to refund any fee if Member's account has to be cancelled without warning period. These fees will be kept by CompareValves.com as a compensating service charge.
    • 2.8.4 If a Member has the right to cancel his/her account immediately, fees shall be refunded if given important reasons are exclusive responsibility of CompareValves.com.
    • 2.8.5 In order to restore the Website in case of technical problems, we reserve the right to change over to an older content status. The members have no entitlement to have all of their entered content available to an unlimited extent.
  • 2.9 Failure to enforce any term does not constitute a waiver of that term.
  • 2.10 If any part of these terms of use is found to be unenforceable, it will be amended to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable and the remainder of the provisions will remain in full force and effect.
  • 2.11 No representation or warranty is made as to whether the Website complies with the laws of any other country other than the United Kingdom.
  • 2.12 These terms of use are subject to the laws of England and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
  • 2.13 CompareValves.com will be entitled to assign and otherwise transfer the agreement covered by these terms of use by giving you reasonable notice, which may include notice given via the Website.
  • 2.14 All questions, comments or enquiries should be directed to info@ CompareValves.com we will try to respond to you within 48 hours.

3 Definitions

  • 3.1 "You","Your" and “Member”, means the person who proposes to use or is using this website.
  • 3.2 "Project Member", "Client" means the person who is using this website enquiring and requesting proposals for valve(s).
  • 3.3 “Supplier Member”, "Supplier" means the manufacturer, supplier, distributor, representative or provider of valves who submits proposals/quotes through this website in response to enquiries.
  • 3.4 "We" "Us" and "Our" means CompareValves.com a trading name of company Global Projects Organisation Ltd, address The Old Steading Gateside St Cyrus By Montrose Angus, Company Registration. No.392914. You are entitled to stop using this website if we transfer our rights under these Terms and Conditions to a third party.
  • 3.5 "Website" means a site on the world wide web located at www.CompareValves.com.
  • 3.6 “proposal” or "quote" means a priced specification provided by a Supplier Member on the basis of the information Project Member have provided. In providing Project Member with a proposal via the Website we are not able to guarantee the availability of the product or the price and/or delivery duration set out in the proposal. Project Member will need to deal with the Supplier Member direct to make a purchase.

4 Our Service

  • 4.1 We provide an independent free online service which enables Project Member’s to research and compare proposal(s) for valve(s) provided by Supplier Members whilst using this Website. Our comparison service is free for Project Member to use. We receive a commission from the Supplier Member’s when a successful proposal becomes a confirmed order to purchase valve(s) or services from them. See section 6.0 for service fees.
  • 4.2 We also provide optional upgrade payable services to Project Members via the Website. Optional upgrades are : “Urgent” alert Supplier Members a rapid response is required, “Let us work for you” and we will make contact and find suppliers who can meet your requirements, “Commercial Evaluation” with our team performing a commercial evaluation of your selected proposals.
  • 4.3 We also provide optional upgrade payable service to Supplier Members via the Website. Optional upgrade is to advertise on the home page of our Website, the rolling banner advertisement of sponsored suppliers on our homepage is available to suppliers in the valve and actuator industry.
  • 4.4 Please be aware that nothing on this Website is, or shall be deemed to constitute, advice or a recommendation or endorsement by us in respect of any product or service referred to on this Website. Information on this Website is provided for general information purposes only, should not be relied upon by Project Member and is provided so that Project Member can select the product or service that Project Member feel is most appropriate to meet Project Member requirements. Project Member should always check the suitability, adequacy and appropriateness of the product or service that is of interest to Project Member and it is your sole decision whether to obtain or refrain from obtaining any product or service. If Project Member are in any doubt as to the suitability, adequacy or appropriateness of any product or service referred to on this Website, we suggest that Project Member seek independent professional advice before Project Member obtain any product or service via this Website.
  • 4.5 A Project Member by submitting your details and creating a project on the Website, are making a request to receive proposals from the relevant Supplier Members on its terms and conditions that may be accepted or rejected.
  • 4.6 Project Member should consider the proposals and if Project Member is interested in accepting a proposal, Project Member should get in touch with the Supplier Member via the website messaging tool provided to all Members. If Project Member chooses to buy valve(s) from a Supplier Member, Project Member will do so by entering an agreement direct with Supplier Member which does not involve the CompareValves.com in any way.
  • 4.7 We aim to provide uninterrupted access to this Website on best endeavours basis but we give no warranty as to the uninterrupted availability of this Website. We reserve the right to suspend, restrict or terminate your access to this Website at any time.
  • 4.8 We reserve the right to add, amend, delete, edit, remove or modify any information, content, material or data displayed on this Website and without notice from time to time.

5 How proposals are received and accepted on the website

  • 5.1 We do not sell valves, we are independent and have no association with any Supplier Members. We enable Suppliers to provide Project Members who best match their supply requirements with proposals for the sale of valves through the Website, including providing a messaging tool for Members to communicate about an active/live project. If Project Member chooses to buy valve(s) from a Supplier Member, Project Member will do so by entering an agreement direct with Supplier Member which does not involve CompareValves.com in any way.
  • 5.2 By accepting a proposal made by a Supplier Member through the Website, Project Member is not committing to buy the valve(s) proposed until entering an agreement direct with Supplier Member which does not involve CompareValves.com in anyway.
  • 5.3 By submitting a proposal the Supplier Member is not committing to sell valve(s) for the price and/or commit to delivery durations stated on the proposal until entering an agreement direct with Project Member which does not involve CompareValves.com in anyway.
  • 5.4 Proposals are received and accepted by the following process:
    • 5.4.1 Project Member posts on the Website their requirements for new valve(s) by creating a valve project and completing the necessary web form for “Create Valve Project.”
    • 5.4.2 Supplier Member submits a proposal through Website secure messaging tool, with best endeavours to match Project Member requirements.
    • 5.4.3 Supplier Member proposal will include a price, delivery time and other technical and commercial details as part of the proposal to allow the Project Member to fully evaluate the proposal.
    • 5.4.4 Supplier Member may request further details and/or clarifications prior to providing the proposal. Communications will be possible via the Website messaging tool provided to all Members.
    • 5.4.5 Project Member considers the proposal(s) and if Project Member is interested in accepting a proposal, Project Member gets in touch with the Supplier Member via the Website messaging tool to inform Supplier of success. If Project Member chooses to buy valve(s) from the Supplier Member, Project Member will do so by entering an agreement direct with Supplier Member which does not involve CompareValves.com in any way.
    • 5.4.6 At the end of project, within the Project Member account area for the specific project, Project Member should click “Success” and advise us of your success by using our website. Your feedback is invaluable to us to help us improve the site. Alternatively click “No Success” if you have not received a proposal to your requirements and/or satisfaction for your valve project.
    • 5.4.7 Within the Supplier Member account area for the specific project, Supplier Member should click “Success” and advise us of your success by using our website. Your feedback is invaluable to us to help us improve the site. Alternatively click “No Success” if you have had received an order from your submitted proposal and/or other comments for the valve project in question.
    • 5.4.8 For successful valve proposal if Project Member chooses to buy valve(s) from Supplier Member with successful proposal, Project Member will do so by entering an agreement direct with Supplier Member which does not involve CompareValves.com in any way.
  • 5.5 We cannot guarantee that Project Member will receive any proposals, or when any Proposals will be issued.
  • 5.6 We cannot guarantee that Supplier Member will receive any project enquiries, or when any project enquiries will be issued.
  • 5.7 We may review and moderate proposals but we are not obligated to do so.
  • 5.8 We or the Supplier Member may choose to remove proposals at anytime.

6 Our Service Fees

  • 6.1 Suppliers. When a purchase order is awarded for supply of valve(s) or services which originated or initiated from a Project Member or Client enquiry from the Website or received from the team at comparevalves.com, Suppliers will agree to pay a percentage of commission of the total purchase order value (excluding VAT and taxes) on a tiered basis as follows: 10% up to £5000, 8%> £5000 up to £10,000, 6%>£10,000 to £50,000, 5% > £50,000 to £100,000, 4% > £100,000 to £250,000, 3% > £250,000 to £500,000, 2%>£500,000 to £1,000,000 and 1%> £1,000,000. Payment terms 1⁄3 of commission fee 30 days after receipt of the Project Member or Client purchase order and final 2⁄3 of commission fee 40 days after delivery of the first valve. VAT will be applied to CompareValves.com payments if applicable to the country.
  • 6.2 Project Members/Clients. A number of optional payable upgrade services are offered to Project Members via the Website namely “Rapid Response”, “Let Us Assist” and “Commercial Evaluation”, which have fees as advertised which are inclusive of VAT. Payment terms “Rapid Response”, “Let Us Assist”, “Commercial Evaluation” can be paid at the beginning of the project via electronic payment system or via requested invoice with payment terms 30 days after receipt of invoice.

7 Rights of use and intellectual property rights

  • 7.1 The Website is made available for your private, non-commercial, personal use only. This does not give Members any rights of ownership in the Website.
  • 7.2 Unless otherwise specified, all copyright, design rights, database rights, trade mark and trade dress rights and other intellectual property rights in the Website belong to and vest in CompareValves.com, or are licensed to CompareValves.com.
  • 7.3 All third party trade names and trade marks are the property of their respective owners and CompareValves.com makes no warranty or representation in relation to them. Unless stated otherwise, we do not endorse and are not affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights and as such we cannot grant any licence to exercise such rights.
  • 7.4 CompareValves.com and our logo are trade marks belonging to us. We give no permission for the use of these trade marks, and such use may constitute an infringement of our rights.

8 Restrictions and obligations

  • 8.1 Member agree to comply with these terms of use and all rules applicable to the use of the Website.
  • 8.2 You will not:
    • 8.2.1 Hack, modify, reverse engineer or create derivative works of the Website or any part of it
    • 8.2.2 Gain unauthorised access to any restricted part of the Website
    • 8.2.3 Remove, modify or obscure any copyright, trade mark or other proprietary notices on the Website
    • 8.2.4 Create software which replicates or mimics the data or functionality in the Website.
    • 8.2.5 Collect data from the Website by systematic or automated means.
    • 8.2.6 Use your access to the Website for the sending of marketing communications
    • 8.2.7 Use any computer virus or malicious code of any nature in connection with the Website
    • 8.2.8 Make any part of the Website available to a third party who does not agree to these terms of use
    • 8.2.9 Copy or exploit any part of the Website or the content it contains
    • 8.2.10 Use the Website or any part of it unfairly or for any illegal or immoral purpose.
  • 8.3 Without prejudice to any of our other rights or remedies, if we reasonably suspect that a Member have breached any of these terms of use we can suspend or terminate your access to the Website or take any other action we consider necessary to defend or promote any of our rights or interests.

9 Accounts

  • 9.1 A Member will need to submit personal information and a valid email address in order to create an account on the Website ("Account").
  • 9.2 Member’s account details are personal to the Member and Members’ may only hold one Account.
  • 9.3 We are entitled to assume that any use of Members Account is made by Member. Member’s are solely responsible and liable for any use of the Website under their Account..
  • 9.4 Do not share your account details with any other person or allow any other person to use your account. We are not liable for any improper use of your account by any other person. If a Member thinks their account has been used by any other person, Member must inform us immediately at info@CompareValves.com.

10 Communications

  • 10.1 The Website enables the display of Member content, we may review but we are not obligated to do so. The Website is therefore merely a conduit of Member content.
  • 10.2 The views expressed in any Member content are the views of the individual authors and not those of CompareValves.com unless we specify otherwise.
  • 10.3 We disclaim all liability in respect of any comments, messages expressed in any Member content.
  • 10.4 By using the Website Members acknowledge that we have no responsibility to review any Member content and that all Member content is made available on the basis that we are not required to exercise any control or judgement over it. However we may remove any Member content for any reason.
  • 10.5 Any Member content posted or distributed using the Website must:
    • 10.5.1 Not be libellous or maliciously false
    • 10.5.2 Not be deceptive, offensive, harassing, inappropriate, obscene, indecent, violent, racist or bigoted
    • 10.5.3 Infringe any rights of another person, including any intellectual property right, right of confidence or privacy, or any rights under data protection legislation
    • 10.5.4 Be in compliance with applicable law, regulations or court orders; or
    • 10.5.5 Not be untrue, false, inaccurate or misleading.
  • 10.6 It is a known risk of internet usage that people are not necessarily who they say they are. People may provide information or behave in a way that is unreliable, misleading, unlawful or illegal. We have no way of telling if statements made by other Members are true. You should therefore exercise some degree of caution when reading Member content on the Website. By using the Website you accept that you use the Website at your own risk.

11 Liability

  • 11.1 We aim to provide uninterrupted access to this Website on best endeavours basis but we give no warranty as to the uninterrupted availability of this Website.
  • 11.2 External Sites have not been verified or reviewed by CompareValves.com and all use and access of External Sites is made at your own risk. “External Sites” means third party websites.
  • 11.3 CompareValves.com gives no warranty in respect of any proposals or other information contained on the Website and excludes all liability for any incorrect or inaccurate information or material the Website contains.
  • 11.4 CompareValves.com gives no other warranty in connection with the Website and to the maximum extent permitted by law, CompareValves.com excludes liability for:
    • 11.4.1 the acts or omissions of any Supplier or the manufacturer of any valve(s);
    • 11.4.2 any loss or damage of any kind howsoever arising, including any direct, indirect, special, punitive or consequential loss whether or not that loss arises out of something of which CompareValves.com has been made aware
    • 11.4.3 any interruptions to or delays in updating the Website
    • 11.4.4 the infringement by any other person of any copyright or other intellectual property rights of any third party through any use of the Website
    • 11.4.5 the availability, quality, content or nature of External Sites
    • 11.4.6 any transaction taking place on External Sites
    • 11.4.7 any amount or kind of loss or damage due to viruses or other malicious software that may infect a user's computer equipment, software, data or other property caused by any other person accessing, using or downloading from the Website;
  • 11.5 CompareValves.com does not warrant that the operation of the Website will be uninterrupted or error free.
  • 11.6 Except as provided above there are no other warranties, conditions or other terms and conditions, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, and all of those terms and conditions are hereby excluded to the maximum extent permitted by law.
  • 11.7 You agree not to use the Website in any way which is:
    • 11.7.1 unlawful;
    • 11.7.2 may give rise to civil or criminal liability for CompareValves.com; or
    • 11.7.3 which might call CompareValves.com into disrepute.
  • 11.8 These terms of use are subject to your statutory and common law consumer rights and will not limit any rights you might have that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

12 Indemnity

  • 12.1 You hereby indemnify us and undertake to keep us indemnified against any losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation legal expenses and any amounts paid by us to a third party in settlement of a claim) incurred or suffered by us arising out of any breach by you of any provision of these terms of use, or arising out of any claim that you have breached any provision of these terms of use.

13 Price Promise

  • CompareValves will only match our competitor’s online UK website price.
  • The product we match must be offered on the same terms, be in stock and be the same make / brand and specification (excluding SALE items).
  • We must be able to verify the competitor’s online price and stock position.
  • We will only match the price of the product; not the delivery charge/s or additional services.
  • Our price match cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and applies to UK customers / orders only.