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BACKGROUND.
A. Dentocaremed acts as a facilitator arranging dental
treatment for Customers with third party suppliers in Spain.
As part of this arrangement Dentocaremed will also arrange
accommodation and/or transport services with third party
suppliers in Spain.
B. In relation to the dental treatment, accommodation and
transport services, Dentocaremed operate under an agency
model. This means that Dentocaremed acts as an agent for the
third party supplier supplying such dental, accommodation
and transport services, and the Customer’s contract for
those services is between the Customer and the relevant
supplier. This will mean there will be additional terms and
conditions in relation to those contracts and Customers are
advised to check these with the relevant supplier. The
Dentist’s terms and conditions are available on request from
Dentocaremed. The terms and conditions below shall apply
only to the arrangement services provided by Dentocaremed.
AGREED TERMS.
1. INTERPRETATION.
1.1 The definitions and rules of interpretation in this
clause apply in these terms and conditions (Conditions).
Agreement: the agreement formed between the Customer and
Dentocaremed pursuant and subject to Condition 2.
Customer: the person who purchases Services from
Dentocaremed.
Dentist: the supplier of dental treatment to the Customer
and the principal for whom Dentocaremed is acting as an
agent.
Dentocaremed: Dentocare Mediterranean Trips Limited
incorporated and registered in England and Wales with
company number 5999875 whose registered office is at 143
Holborough Road Snodland, Kent ME6 5PD.
Insurance: an appropriate policy of insurance relating to
the provision of travel cover by a third party supplier to
the Customer.
Service Charge: the charges payable by the Customer for the
provision of the Services.
Services: the services to be provided by Dentocaremed under
the Agreement (as set out specifically in the information
provided to the Customer by Dentocaremed in accordance with
condition 2.1) which shall consist of the arrangement of
dental treatment with a third party Dentist in Spain, the
arrangement of related accommodation and/or transport whilst
in Spain at the times agreed between the parties and/or the
Insurance.
VAT: value added tax chargeable under English law for the
time being and any similar additional tax.
1.2 Condition, schedule and paragraph headings shall not
affect the interpretation of these conditions.
1.3 A person includes a natural person, corporate or
unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal
personality) and that person's legal and personal
representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
1.4 Words in the singular shall include the plural and vice
versa.
1.5 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a
reference to it as it is in force for the time being, taking
account of any amendment, extension, or re-enactment and
includes any subordinate legislation for the time being in
force made under it.
1.6 Where the words include(s), including or in particular
are used in these terms and conditions, they are deemed to
have the words without limitation following them and where
the context permits, the words other and otherwise are
illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words
preceding them.
1.7 Any obligation in the Agreement on a person not to do
something includes an obligation not to agree, allow, permit
or acquiesce in that thing being done.
1.8 References to conditions are to the conditions of the
Agreement.
2. CONTRACT FORMATION.
2.1 Dentocaremed act as a facilitator arranging dental
treatment for Customers in Spain with third party Dentists.
As part of this arrangement, and at the Customer’s request,
Dentocaremed may also arrange for the Customer’s
accommodation and/or transport in Spain with third party
suppliers (the latter being airport transfers and transfers
between the Customer’s hotel or other accommodation and the
Dentist) together with the appropriate Insurance. In
addition, Dentocaremed will provide the Services to the
Customer.
2.2 After receiving the Customer’s enquiry, either by
telephone or by the submission of an online enquiry form, in
relation to dental treatment in Spain, Dentocaremed shall
pass on the details to the Dentist who will check
availability and respond to Dentocaremed. In the event that
the Customer also requires accommodation and/or transport in
Spain, Dentocaremed will again pass on the details to the
relevant third party supplier who will also check
availability. Upon receipt of an affirmative response from
each of the relevant third party suppliers, Dentocaremed
shall inform the Customer of the dates available together
with pricing details (including the Service Charge). The
Customer will then have the option to proceed or not with
obtaining the dental treatment (together with accommodation
and/or transport if relevant) and the Services. For the
avoidance of doubt if the Customer wishes to book
accommodation and/or transport services they must do so in
conjunction with the dental treatment and the Services.
2.3 If the Customer chooses to proceed with the provision of
the dental treatment (together with accommodation and/or
transport if relevant) and the Services, this will
constitute an offer by the Customer to purchase the same on
the basis of the information provided by Dentocaremed. No
offer made by the Customer shall be accepted by Dentocaremed
(acting as agent for the relevant third party supplier or
for itself in relation to the Services) other than:
(a) by a written acknowledgement (including e-mail or fax
where relevant) issued and executed by Dentocaremed; or
(b) (if earlier) by Dentocaremed starting to provide the
Services,
when a contract for the supply and purchase of dental
treatment (together with accommodation and transport
services (if relevant)) will be established between the
Customer and the relevant third party supplier and at the
same time a contract for the supply and purchase of the
Services between the Customer and Dentocaremed on these
Conditions will be established.
2.4 Where Insurance has been arranged as part of the
Services, the third party insurance provider’s terms,
conditions and exclusions will apply to the provision of
such Insurance. The Insurance will not cover the cost of the
actual treatment.
2.4 These Conditions shall:
(a) apply to and be incorporated into the Agreement; and
(b) prevail over any inconsistent terms or conditions
contained, or referred to, in the Customer's confirmation of
order, acceptance of a quotation or specification, or
implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing.
2.5 Any information provided to the Customer by Dentocaremed
in accordance with Condition 2.1 above is valid for a period
of 30 days from the date it is provided, provided that
Dentocaremed has not previously withdrawn it.
2.6 The pricing information provided by Dentocaremed in
relation to the dental treatment in accordance with
Condition 2.1 is for the dental treatment requested by the
Customer (including the Service Charge). In the event that
additional dental treatment is required, the Customer will
be provided with revised pricing information prior to any
treatment being carried out and shall be liable to pay for
such additional treatment (including any alteration to the
Service Charge) if it is carried out.
2.7 As the contracts for dental treatment, accommodation,
transport and/or Insurance are between the Customer and the
relevant supplier, the Customer must address any queries or
concerns relating to such services to the relevant third
party supplier.
3. CONSUMER RIGHTS.
3.1 If you are contracting as a consumer, you may cancel
this Agreement (in relation to the Services) at any time
within seven working days of the formation of this Agreement
in accordance with Condition 2. In this case, you will
receive a full refund in respect of the amounts which have
already been paid.
3.2 To cancel this Agreement, you must inform us in writing
(including by email and fax where relevant). This provision
does not affect your statutory rights.
4. DENTOCARE'S OBLIGATIONS.
4.1 Dentocare shall use reasonable endeavours to provide the
Services to the Customer.
5. CUSTOMER'S OBLIGATIONS.
5.1 The Customer shall:
(a) be responsible (at its own cost) for arranging and
booking any flights or alternative transportation to Spain;
(b) be responsible for complying with any visa, passport,
inoculation or other legal or administrative requirements
necessary for them to receive dental treatment and stay in
Spain;
(c) provide all reasonable information to Dentocaremed or
any third party suppliers as may be necessary for the
provision of dental treatment together with accommodation,
transport and/or Insurance (if relevant) and the Services
including such information that will enable the Dentist to
assess the Customer’s medical condition and for Dentocaremed
to provide the Services; and
(d) solely responsible for deciding whether or not the
dental treatment offered by the Dentist is appropriate to
their particular needs.
5.2 If Dentocaremed's performance of its obligations under
the Agreement is prevented or delayed by any act or omission
of the Customer, its agents, sub-contractors or employees,
Dentocaremed shall not be liable for any costs, charges or
losses sustained or incurred by the Customer arising
directly or indirectly from such prevention or delay.
6. CHANGE CONTROL.
6.1 Dentocaremed may, from time to time and without notice,
change the Services in order to comply with any applicable
safety or statutory requirements, provided that such changes
do not materially affect the nature, scope of, or the
charges for the Services.
7. CHARGES AND PAYMENT.
7.1 The total price for the provision of dental treatment
and the Services shall be the amount set out in
Dentocaremed’s invoice (being the amount notified to the
Customer by Dentocaremed in accordance with Condition 2.1
(including the Service Charge) together with any additional
amount incurred in accordance with Condition 2.6) which
shall be submitted to the Customer immediately after the
dental treatment. The total price shall be paid to
Dentocaremed (without deduction or set-off) as set out in
Condition 7.4 below. Dentocaremed reserves the right to
charge a non-refundable deposit when a contract for the
supply and purchase of the Services has been established in
accordance with clause 2.3
7.2 Any price contained in Dentocaremed’s invoice submitted
in accordance with Condition 7.1 excludes (except where
specified):
(a) the cost of accommodation and travel to and from Spain
from the United Kingdom.
(b) VAT, which Dentocaremed shall add to its invoices at the
appropriate rate.
7.3 In respect of any accommodation, transport or Insurance,
payment is to be made by cheque or by way of internet or
telephone banking to Dentocaremed as follows:
(a) where a booking is made more than 6 weeks before the
commencement of the relevant services:
(i) 50% of the total price to be paid on the date of
acceptance by Dentocaremed (acting as an agent on behalf of
the supplier) of the Customer’s offer to purchase such
services; and
(ii) the balance to be paid at least 6 weeks prior to the
commencement of any such services.
(b) where a booking is made 6 weeks or less before the
commencement of the relevant services:
(i) the total price to be paid on the date of acceptance by
Dentocaremed (acting as an agent on behalf of the relevant
third party supplier) of the Customer’s offer to purchase
such services.
Bookings cannot be confirmed until payment has been received
by Dentocaremed in cleared funds in accordance with
Condition 7.3 (a)(i) or 7.3 (b)(i) (whichever is
applicable).
7.4 The Customer shall pay each invoice submitted to it by
Dentocaremed in accordance with Condition 7.1, in full and
in cleared funds, by way of internet or telephone banking,
on the day of receipt.
7.5 Without prejudice to any other right or remedy that it
may have, if the Customer fails to pay Dentocaremed on the
due date, Dentocaremed may:
(a) charge interest on such sum from the due date for
payment at the annual rate of 8% above the base lending rate
from time to time of HSBC Bank plc, accruing on a daily
basis and being compounded quarterly until payment is made,
whether before or after any judgment; and
(b) suspend all Services until payment has been made in
full.
7.6 Time for payment shall be of the essence of the
Agreement.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY - THE CUSTOMER'S ATTENTION IS
PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONDITION.
8.1 This Condition 8 sets out the entire financial liability
of Dentocaremed (including any liability for the acts or
omissions of its employees, agents and sub-contractors) to
the Customer in respect of:
(a) any breach of the Agreement;
(b) any use made by the Customer of the Services or any part
of them; and
(c) any representation, statement or tortuous act or
omission (including negligence) arising under or in
connection with the Agreement.
8.2 All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by
statute or common law are, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, excluded from the Agreement.
8.3 Nothing in these Conditions limits or excludes the
liability of Dentocaremed:
(a) for death or personal injury resulting from negligence
of Dentocaremed in relation to the Services; or
(b) for any damage or liability incurred by the Customer as
a result of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation by
Dentocaremed in relation to the Services.
8.4 As the provision of dental treatment, transport,
accommodation and/or Insurance is being provided by third
party suppliers, Dentocaremed does not accept any liability
whatsoever arising out of the provision of these services by
such third party suppliers.
8.5 Subject to Condition 8.2, Condition 8.3 and Condition
8.4
(a) Dentocaremed shall not be liable for:
(i) loss of goods; or
(ii) loss of contract; or
(iii) loss of use; or
(iv) any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic
loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses.
(b) Dentocaremed's total liability in contract, tort
(including negligence or breach of statutory duty),
misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise arising in
connection with the performance or contemplated performance
of the Agreement shall be limited to the Service Charge.
9. DATA PROTECTION.
The Customer acknowledges and agrees that details of the
Customer's name, address and personal data will be processed
by and on behalf of Dentocaremed in connection with the
Services and shall be provided (where required and to the
extent necessary) by Dentocaremed to third party suppliers
(including the Dentist) where a contract has been formed
between any such supplier and the Customer for the provision
of services.
10. FORCE MAJEURE
Dentocaremed shall have no liability to the Customer under
the Agreement if it is prevented from or delayed in
performing its obligations under the Agreement or from
carrying on its business by acts, events, omissions or
accidents beyond its reasonable control, including strikes,
lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving
the workforce of Dentocaremed or any other party), failure
of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war,
riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any
law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction,
accident, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood,
storm or default of suppliers or sub-contractors.
11. VARIATION.
Subject to Condition 6, no variation of the Agreement or
these Conditions shall be valid unless it is in writing and
signed by or on behalf of each of the parties.
12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement constitutes the whole agreement between the
parties and supersedes all previous agreements between the
parties relating to its subject matter.
13. WAIVER.
13.1 A waiver of any right under the Agreement is only
effective if it is in writing and it applies only to the
party to whom the waiver is addressed and the circumstances
for which it is given.
13.2 Unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising
under the Agreement are cumulative and do not exclude rights
provided by law.
14. SEVERANCE.
14.1 If any provision (or part of a provision) of the
Agreement is found by any court or administrative body of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or
illegal, the other provisions will remain in force.
14.2 If any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision
would be valid, enforceable or legal if some part of it were
deleted, that provision will apply with whatever
modification is necessary to make it valid, enforceable and
legal.
14.3 The parties agree, in the circumstances referred to in
Condition 14.1 and if Condition 14.2 does not apply, to
attempt to substitute for any invalid, unenforceable or
illegal provision a valid, enforceable and legal provision
which achieves to the greatest extent possible the same
effect as would have been achieved by the invalid or
unenforceable provision. The obligations of the parties
under any invalid or unenforceable provision of the
Agreement shall be suspended while an attempt at such
substitution is made.
15. ASSIGNMENT.
15.1 The Customer shall not, without the prior written
consent of Dentocaremed, assign, transfer, charge,
sub-contract or deal in any other manner with all or any of
its rights or obligations under the Agreement.
15.2 Dentocaremed may at any time assign, transfer, charge,
sub-contract or deal in any other manner with all or any of
its rights or obligations under the Agreement.
16. NO PARTNERSHIP OR AGENCY.
Nothing in the Agreement is intended to, or shall operate
to, create a partnership between the parties, or to
authorise either party to act as agent for the other, and
neither party shall have authority to act in the name or on
behalf of or otherwise to bind the other in any way
(including the making of any representation or warranty, the
assumption of any obligation or liability and the exercise
of any right or power).
17. RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.
The Agreement is made for the benefit of the parties to it
and (where applicable) their successors and permitted
assigns and is not intended to benefit, or be enforceable
by, anyone else.
18. NOTICES.
Notice given under the Agreement shall be in writing
(including email), sent for the attention of the person, and
to the address or fax number given in the Agreement (or such
other address, fax number or person as the relevant party
may notify to the other party) and shall be delivered
personally, sent by fax, email or by pre-paid, first-class
post or recorded delivery. A notice is deemed to have been
received, if delivered personally, at the time of delivery,
in the case of fax or email at the time of transmission, in
the case of pre-paid first class post or recorded delivery,
48 hours from the date of posting and, if deemed receipt
under this condition 18 is not within business hours
(meaning 9.00 am to 5.30 pm Monday to Friday on a day that
is a business day), at 9.00 am on the first business day
following delivery. To prove service, it is sufficient to
prove that the notice was transmitted by fax or email, to
the fax number or email address of the party or, in the case
of post, that the envelope containing the notice was
properly addressed and posted.
19. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION.
19.1 The Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of
or in connection with it or its subject matter, shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of
England and Wales.
19.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of
England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to
settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in
connection with the Agreement or its subject matter. |