CREDIT APPLICATION

Gecko shall sell and the Buyer shall purchase the Goods in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, which shall govern the contract to the exclusion of any other terms upon which any quotation is issued or purported to be accepted, or any such order is placed or purported to be made, by the Buyer, and for the avoidance of doubt and so far as the law allows all representations and other terms express or implied are hereby excluded. 

No variation to these terms shall be binding unless agreed in writing between the authorised representatives of Gecko and the Buyer. 

Orders can be placed by Post, Fax, Telephone and Email to: 

Gecko Distribution Centre, Eastways, Witham, CM8 3GQ, UK 

Telephone: 01376 532 000 Fax: 01376 532 001 Email: sales@geckojewellery.com 

No order submitted by the Buyer shall be deemed to be accepted by Gecko unless and until confirmed in writing (or by such other method as Gecko may from time to time choose) by Gecko’s authorised representative. 

The Buyer shall be responsible to Gecko for ensuring the accuracy of the terms of any order (including any applicable specification) submitted by the Buyer, and for giving Gecko any necessary information relating to the Goods within a sufficient time to enable Gecko to perform the contract in accordance with these terms. 

There is a minimum initial order for Goods, the details of which may be obtained from Gecko at the time of the order. 

Payment can be made by Credit Card, Debit Card, cheques, and BACS. 

Please note that we have a minimum order value of £20.00 (excl VAT). 

Cheques are made payable to: GECKO TRADING LTD. 

For new customers paying by cheque, goods will be despatched on receipt of payment and 30 day Credit Account Application Forms will accompany the first order. 

For Account customers, failure to settle within 30 days may result in following orders reverting to payment in advance. 

All collection fees incurred by us regarding the recovery of overdue accounts will be passed on to the customer. 

We reserve the right to charge interest on overdue accounts at a rate of 2.5% per month. 

Goods are only despatched to non-Account customers on receipt of payment. 

If the buyer fails to make any payment on the due date then, without limiting any other right or remedy available to Gecko, Gecko may: 

Cancel the order or suspend any further deliveries to the Buyer; 

Appropriate any payments made by the Buyer to such of the Goods (or the Goods supplied under any other contract between the Buyer and Gecko) as Gecko may think fit (notwithstanding any purported appropriation by the Buyer). 

Orders over £300 (excluding VAT), which are delivered in the UK, are not subject to delivery charges. UK orders are generally delivered by Royal Mail Tracked or Special Delivery. 

£3.95 Standard Delivery or £8.95 Next Day Delivery will be charged for orders delivered in the UK with a value between £20 and £249.99 (excluding VAT). 

Non-UK orders are subject to delivery charges. 

Gecko reserves the right to alter delivery charges and all deliveries will be invoiced at the prices current at the time of despatch. 

Goods will be delivered by a carrier nominated by Gecko, or by any other method Gecko chooses. 

Orders received before 2 p.m. from UK Account customers and UK customers paying by credit/debit card are generally delivered in the UK within two working days. 

Orders despatched by Standard Delivery are not insured. Orders despatched by Next Working Day delivery or international services, do include insurance cover. 

Gecko are unable to offer sale or return arrangements. 

Items will only be replaced or credited provided it is clear that there is a manufacturing fault, or the damage occurs prior to delivery. 

Items which have been worn will not be replaced or credited unless it is clear that there is a manufacturing fault. 

Items delivered broken or faulty must be returned to us accompanied by full details of the order date and invoice number. 

Each item must be returned in its individual bag with the product code clearly marked. 

Items returned to Gecko that do not meet any one of the above requirements will be returned to the Customer and a handling charge of £5 may be made. 

The issuing of replacements and credit notes is at Gecko’s discretion. 

Risk of damage to or loss of the Goods shall pass to the Buyer on delivery. 

Notwithstanding delivery and passing of risk in the Goods, or any other provision of these terms, the property in the Goods shall not pass to the Buyer until Gecko has received in cash or clear funds payment in full of the price of the Goods and all other Goods agreed to be sold by Gecko to the Buyer for which payment is then due. 

In the event of non-payment by the Buyer for any Goods Gecko shall be entitled to repossess the Goods unless they have been subject to prior resale, in which case Gecko shall be entitled to the proceeds of the resale in the hands of the Buyer or any Liquidator, Receiver or Buyer’s trustee in the bankruptcy. 

If: 

the Buyer makes a voluntary arrangement with its creditors or (being an individual or firm) becomes bankrupt or (being a company) becomes subject to an administration order or goes into liquidation (otherwise than for the purposes of amalgamation an reconstruction); or 

an encumbrancer takes possession, or a Receiver is appointed, of any of the property or assets of the Buyer; or 

the Buyer ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business; or 

Gecko reasonably apprehends that any of the events mentioned above is about to occur in relation to the Buyer accordingly; or 

an Administrative Receiver is appointed; then, without limiting any other right or remedy available to Gecko, Gecko may cancel the order or suspend any further deliveries under the contract without any liability to the Buyer, and if the Goods have been delivered but not paid for, the price of such Goods shall become immediately due and payable notwithstanding any previous agreement or arrangement to the contrary.