Website Terms and Conditions of Supply

These Terms changed on 02/10/2023. You should ensure you read them carefully.  

techabsorbents.com and exploresaf.com (‘‘Website’’) is a site owned and operated by Technical Absorbents Limited (‘‘We’’, ‘’Us’’, “Our”), whose registered office address is Energy Park Way, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 2TT.

This page, together with Our Privacy & Cookie Policy and Our Terms of Website Use Policy tells you information about Us and the terms and conditions (“Terms”) on which We sell any of the products (“Products”) listed on Our Website to you. We currently only sell samples of our Products via Our Website. Our Products are not intended for or suitable for domestic use and should not be used in a domestic setting. 

These Terms will apply to any contract between Us for the sale of Products to you (“Contract”). Please read these Terms carefully and make sure that you understand them, before ordering any Products from Our Website.  These Terms tell you who We are, how We will provide Products to you, how you and We may change or end the Contract, what to do if there is a problem and other important information. If you think that there is a mistake in these terms, please contact us to discuss. 

Please note that before placing an order you will be asked to agree to these Terms. If you refuse to accept these Terms, you will not be able to order any Products from Our Site.

We may amend these Terms from time to time as set out in clause 8. Every time you wish to order Products, please check these Terms to ensure you understand the terms which will apply at that time.

These Terms, and any Contract between us, are only in the English language. 

When we use the words “writing” or “written” in these terms, this includes emails.

We don’t give business customers all the same rights as consumers. For example, business customers can’t cancel their orders, they have different rights when there is a problem with a Product and we don’t compensate them in the same way for losses caused by us or Our Products. Where a term applies just to businesses or just to consumers, this is clearly stated. You are a business customer if you are buying products wholly or mainly for use in connection with your trade, business, craft or profession, even if you are an individual.

1. INFORMATION ABOUT US

1.1 We operate the website http://shop.techabsorbents.com. We are a company registered in England and Wales under company number: 02806731 and Our registered office address is at Energy Park Way, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 2TT.

1.2 Contacting us if you are a consumer:

(a) To cancel a Contract in accordance with your legal right to do so as set out in clause 9, you just need to let Us know that you have decided to cancel. The easiest way to do this is to e-mail Us at sales@techabsorbents.com or contact our Customer Services team by telephone on +44(0)1472 245200 or by post to Energy Park Way, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 2TT. If you are emailing Us or writing to Us please include details of your order to help Us to identify it. If you send Us your cancellation notice by e-mail or by post, then your cancellation is effective from the date you send Us the e-mail or post the letter to Us.

(b)  If you wish to contact Us for any other reason, including because you have any complaints, you can contact Us by telephoning our customer service team at +44(0)1472 245200 or by e-mailing us at sales@techabsorbents.com.

(c) If We have to contact you or give you notice in writing, we will do so by e-mail or by pre-paid post to the address you provide to Us in your order.

1.3 Contacting us if you are a business. You may contact us by telephoning our customer service team at +44(0)1472 245200 or by e-mailing us at sales@techabsorbents.com If you wish to give us formal notice of any matter in accordance with these Terms, please see clause 18.

2. OUR PRODUCTS

2.1 The images of the Products on Our Website are for illustrative purposes only. 

2.2 Although We have made every effort to be as accurate as possible, all sizes, weights, capacities, dimensions and measurements indicated on Our Website have a 5% tolerance. 

2.3 The packaging of the Products may vary from that shown on images on Our Website.

2.4 Our Products are not suitable for domestic use nor should they be used in a domestic setting.

2.5 We may change the Product to reflect changes in relevant laws and regulatory requirements and/or to implement minor technical adjustments and improvements. These changes will not affect your use of the Product.

3. USE OF OUR SITE

Your use of Our Website is governed by Our Privacy & Cookie Policy and Our Terms of Website Use Policy. Please take the time to read these, as they include important terms which apply to you.

4. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We only use your personal information in accordance with Our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Please take the time to read Our Privacy & Cookie Policy as it includes important terms which apply to you.

5. IF YOU ARE A CONSUMER

This clause 5 only applies if you are a consumer.

5.1 If you are a consumer, you may only purchase Products from Our Website if you are at least 18 years old and you are not purchasing for domestic use.

5.2 If you are underage, please do not attempt to order these Products through Our Website.

6. IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS CUSTOMER

This clause 6 only applies if you are a business.

6.1 If you are not a consumer, you confirm that you have authority to bind any business on whose behalf you use Our Website to purchase Products.

6.2 These Terms and any document expressly referred to in them constitutes the entire agreement between you and Us and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between us, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.

6.3 You acknowledge that in entering into this Contract you do not rely on any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in these Terms or any document expressly referred to in them.

6.4 You and We agree that neither of us shall have any claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based on any statement in this Contract.

7. HOW THE CONTRACT IS FORMED BETWEEN YOU AND US

7.1 Our shopping pages will guide you through the steps you need to take to place an order with Us. Our order process allows you to check and amend any errors before submitting your order to Us. Please take the time to read and check your order at each page of the order process.

7.2 After you place an order, we will review your order. Once we have reviewed your order we will contact you again to confirm whether your order is rejected (“Order Rejection”) or accepted (“Order Confirmation”).  Our Order Confirmation shall constitute acceptance of your order.  See clause 7.4 in relation to Order Rejection.

7.3 The Contract between us will only be formed when We send you the Order Confirmation.

7.4 If We are unable to supply you with a Product, for example because that Product is no longer available or because We cannot meet your requested delivery date or because of an error in the price on Our Website as referred to in clause 12.5, We will inform you of this by e-mail and We will not process your order. This is an Order Rejection. If you have already paid for the Products, We will refund you the full amount including any delivery costs charged as soon as possible.

8. OUR RIGHT TO VARY THESE TERMS

8.1 We may amend these Terms from time to time. Please look at the top of these Terms to see when these Terms were last updated and which Terms were changed.

8.2 Every time you order Products from Us, the Terms in force at the time of your order will apply to the Contract between you and Us.

8.3 We may revise these Terms at our discretion from time to time.

8.4 If We have to revise these Terms as they apply to your order or make more significant changes to the Product you have ordered that those set out in clause 2, We will contact you to give you reasonable advance notice of the changes and let you know how to cancel the Contract if you are not happy with the changes. You may cancel either in respect of all the affected Products or just the Products you have yet to receive. If you opt to cancel under this clause, you will have to return (at our cost) any relevant Products you have already received and We will arrange a full refund of the price you have paid, including any delivery charges.

9. YOUR CONSUMER RIGHT OF RETURN AND REFUND

This clause 9 only applies if you are a consumer.

9.1 If you are a consumer, you have a legal right to change your mind about the purchase, cancel the Contract and receive a refund of what you paid for it, including the delivery costs. This is subject to some conditions, as set out below in this clause 9. 

9.2 This cancellation right does not apply in the case of any Products which become mixed inseparably with other items after their delivery.

9.3 Your legal right to cancel a Contract starts from the date of the Order Confirmation, which is when the Contract between us is formed. If you change your mind about a Product you must let us know no later than 14 days after the day we deliver it. Examples of how this is calculated are provided in the table below:

Order type	End of the cancellation period
Your Contract is for a single Product (which is not delivered in instalments on separate days).	The end date is the end of 14 days after the day on which you receive the Product. Example: if we provide you with an Order Confirmation on 1 January and you receive the Product on 10 January you may cancel at any time between 1 January and the end of the day on 24 January.
Your Contract is for either of the following: a. one Product which is delivered in instalments on separate days; or b. multiple Products which are delivered on separate days.	The end date is 14 days after the day on which you receive the last instalment of the Product or the last of the separate Products ordered. Example:  if we provide you with an Order Confirmation on 1 January and you receive the first instalment of your Product or the first of your separate Products on 10 January and the last instalment or last separate Product on 15 January you may cancel in respect of all instalments and any or all of the separate Products at any time between 1 January and the end of the day on 29 January.

9.4 To cancel a Contract, you just need to let Us know that you have decided to cancel. The easiest way to do this is e-mail Us at sales@techabsorbents.com or contact our Customer Services team by telephone on +44(0)1472 245200 or by post to Energy Park Way, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 2TT. If you are e-mailing Us or writing to Us please include details of your order to help Us to identify it. If you send Us your cancellation notice by e-mail or by post, then your cancellation is effective from the date you send Us the e-mail or post the letter to Us. For example, you will have given Us notice in time as long as you get your letter into the last post on the last day of the cancellation period or e-mail Us before midnight on that day.

9.5 If you cancel your Contract We will:

(a) refund you the price you paid for the Products. However, please note We are permitted by law to reduce your refund to reflect any reduction in the value of the Product, if this has been caused by your handling. See Our Returns page http://shop.techabsorbents.com/returns-policy for more information. If We refund you the price paid before we are able to inspect the goods and later discover you have handled them in an unacceptable way, you must pay Us an appropriate amount.

(b) refund any delivery costs you have paid, although, as permitted by law, the maximum refund will be the costs of delivery by the least expensive delivery method We offer (provided that this is a common and generally acceptable method). For example, if We offer delivery of a Product within 3-5 days at one cost but you choose to have the Product delivered within 24 hours at a higher cost, then We will only refund what you would have paid for the cheaper delivery option.

(c) make any refunds due to you as soon as possible and in any event within the period of 14 days after the day on which We receive the Product back from you or, if earlier, the day on which you provide Us with evidence that you have sent the Product back to Us.

9.6 If you have returned the Products to Us under this clause 9 because they are faulty or mis-described, We will refund the price of the Products in full, together with any applicable delivery charges.

9.7 We will refund you on the credit card or debit card used by you to pay.

9.8 If a Product has been delivered to you before you decide to cancel your Contract:

(a) then you must return it to Us without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days after the day on which you let Us know that you wish to cancel the Contract. Please see our Returns Policy for information about our returns address and how to arrange a return;

(b) unless the Product is faulty or not as described (in this case, see clause 9.6), you will be responsible for the cost of returning the Products to Us. If the Product is one which cannot be returned by post, We estimate that if you use the carrier which delivered the Product to you, these costs should not exceed the sums We charged you for delivery.

9.9 Because you are a consumer, We are under a legal duty to supply Products that are in conformity with this Contract. As a consumer, you have legal rights in relation to Products that are faulty or not as described. These legal rights are not affected by your right of return and refund in this clause 9 or anything else in these Terms.

10. DELIVERY

10.1 Upon placing your order you will be asked to select a delivery option and a price for delivery which shall be paid in addition to the price of the Products.  Please refer to our Delivery Policy for details of the delivery options available which is available to view on Our Website.  Upon selecting a delivery option you will be given an estimated delivery time which will be confirmed on the Order Confirmation. Occasionally delivery to you may be affected by an Event Outside Our Control. See clause 18 for our responsibilities when this happens.

10.2 Delivery of an Order shall be completed when we deliver the Products to your nominated carrier and the risk of loss or damage in the Products shall be your responsibility from that time.

10.3 Notwithstanding clause 10.2, title to the Products shall only pass to you once We have received payment in full, including all applicable delivery charges.

Clauses 10.4, 10.5 and 10,6 only apply if you are a consumer.

10.4  If We miss the delivery deadline for any Products then you may cancel your Order straight away if any of the following apply:

(a) We have refused to deliver the Products;

(b) delivery within the delivery deadline was essential (taking into account all the relevant circumstances); or

(c) you told Us before we accepted your order that delivery within the delivery deadline was essential.

10.5 If you do not wish to cancel your order straight away, or do not have the right to do so under clause 10.4, you can give Us a new deadline for delivery, which must be reasonable, and you can cancel your Order if We do not meet the new deadline.

10.6 If you do choose to cancel your Order for late delivery under clause 10.4 or clause 10.5, you can do so for just some of the Products or all of them. If the Products have been delivered to you, you will have to return them to Us and We will pay the costs of this. After you cancel your Order We will refund any sums you have paid to Us for the cancelled Products and their delivery.

11. INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY

11.1 We may deliver to countries outside the UK at our discretion. 

11.2 If you wish to purchase Products for delivery into the EU/EEA and you are spending less than €150 for the order you will not be able to purchase via Our Website and you should instead contact Us at sales@techabsorbents.com or contact our Customer Services team by telephone on +44(0)1472 245200 or by post to Energy Park Way, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN31 2TT.

11.3 If you order Products from Our Website for delivery outside the UK, your order may be subject to import duties and taxes which are applied when the delivery reaches that destination.  Please note that We have no control over these charges and We cannot predict their amount. 

11.4 You will be responsible for payment of any such import duties and taxes. Please contact your local customs office for further information before placing your order.

11.5 You must comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the country for which the Products are destined.  We will not be liable or responsible whatsoever if you break any such law.

12. PRICE OF PRODUCTS AND DELIVERY CHARGES

12.1 The prices of the Products will be as quoted on Our Website at the time you submit your order. We use Our best efforts to ensure that the prices of Products are correct at the time when the relevant information was entered onto the system. However please see clause 12.5 for what happens if We discover an error in the price of Product(s) you ordered.

12.2 Prices for Our Products may change from time to time, but changes will not affect any order that we have accepted via Order Confirmation.

12.3 The price of a Product includes VAT (where applicable) at the applicable current rate chargeable in the UK for the time being. However, if the rate of VAT changes between the date of your order and the date of delivery, We will adjust the VAT you pay, unless you have already paid for the Products in full before the change in VAT takes effect.

12.4 The price of a Product does not include delivery charges. Our delivery charges are as advised to you during the check-out process, before you confirm your order.

12.5 It is always possible that, despite our reasonable efforts some of the Products on Our Website may be incorrectly priced. If we discover an error in the price of the Products you have ordered We will contact you to inform you of this error and We will give you the option of continuing to purchase the Product at the correct price or cancelling your order. We will not process your order until We have your instructions. If We are unable to contact you using the contact details you provided during the order process, We will treat the order as cancelled and notify you in writing. Please note that if the pricing error is obvious and unmistakeable and could have reasonably been recognised by you as a mispricing, We do not have to provide the Products to you at the incorrect (lower) price.

12.6 If you are a business customer you must pay all amounts due to us under these terms in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding (other than any deduction or withholding of tax as required by law).

13. HOW TO PAY

13.1 You can only pay for Products using a debit card or credit card. We accept the following cards: Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, Visa Electron.

13.2 Payment for the Products and all applicable delivery charges is in advance.

13.3 Where you are a business customer you are responsible for and liable to pay all bank charges associated with your transaction under this Contract. If you elect to pay via pro forma invoice you should select code OUR to identify party responsible for charges (Field 71A of SWIFT payment template).

14. OUR WARRANTY FOR THE PRODUCTS

14.1 We warrant that the Products are sold with good title guarantee and shall comply with the published technical data sheets  on Our Website (or other Product specifications) and are made with sound materials and workmanship to normal standards accepted in the industry, in all material respects. However, this warranty does not apply in the circumstances described in clause 14.3. 

14.2 We do not warrant the Product for domestic use and for Our business customers We do not warrant that the Products are fit for any particular purpose or intended use by you and it is for you to satisfy yourself that Products are so fit.

14.3 The warranty in clause 14.1 does not apply to any defect in the Products arising from:

(a) fair wear and tear;

(b) wilful damage, abnormal storage or working conditions, accident, negligence by you or by any third party;

(c) if you fail to store or use the Products in accordance with the user instructions;

(d) any alteration by you or by a third party;

(e) any specification provided by you.

14.4 For business customers, we will, at Our option, repair, refund or replace a Product that does not comply with the warranty in clause 14.1 provided that you notify Us within 30 days after the date when you became or ought reasonably to have become aware that the Products do not comply with the warranty in clause 14.1, and in any event before the earlier of: 

(a) 60 days from the date of delivery of the Products; or

(b) 30 days after the Products have been used or put into process. 

If you do not meet this requirement your right to repair, refund or replacement is waived.

14.5 For business customers, except as provided in this clause 14, We shall have no liability to you in respect of a Product’s failure to comply with the warranty set out in clause 14.1.

14.5 If you are a consumer (only), this warranty is in addition to, and does not affect, your legal rights in relation to Products that are faulty or not as described.

15. OUR LIABILITY IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS

This clause 15 only applies if you are a business customer.

15.1 Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes Our liability for:

(a) death or personal injury caused by Our negligence;

(b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or

(c) breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (title and quiet possession);

15.2 Subject to clause 15.2, We will under no circumstances whatever be liable to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the Contract for:

(a) any loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;

(b) loss or corruption of data, information or software;

(c) loss of business opportunity;

(d) loss of anticipated savings;

(e) loss of goodwill; or

(f) any indirect or consequential loss.

15.3 Subject to clause 15.2, Our total liability to you in respect of all losses arising under or in connection with the Contract, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, shall in no circumstances exceed the price of the Products.

15.4 Except as expressly stated in these Terms, We do not give any representation, warranties or undertakings in relation to the Products. Any representation, condition or warranty which might be implied or incorporated into these Terms by statute, common law or otherwise is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. In particular, We will not be responsible for ensuring that the Products are suitable for your purposes.

16. OUR LIABILITY IF YOU ARE A CONSUMER

This clause 16 only applies if you are a consumer.

16.1 If We fail to comply with these Terms, We are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of Our breach of these Terms or Our negligence, but We are not responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. Loss or damage is foreseeable if it is an obvious consequence of Our breach or if it was contemplated by you and Us at the time we entered into this contract.

16.2 As you are buying as a consumer you agree not to use the Product for any commercial, business or resale purposes, and We have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption, or loss of business opportunity.

16.3 We do not in any way exclude or limit our liability for:

(a) death or personal injury caused by our negligence;

(b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

(c) any breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (title and quiet possession);

(d) any breach of the terms implied by section 13 to 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (description, satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and samples); and

(e) defective products under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.

17. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

17.1 All intellectual property rights in and to the Products shall, notwithstanding the sale of the Products pursuant to these Terms, remain Our sole property at all times.

17.2 You shall not use (nor permit any other person to use) the Products in or as part of a patent application, patent registration or as part of any other application or registration of intellectual property anywhere in the world. If you wish to use the Products in or as part of a patent application, patent registration or as part of any other application or registration of intellectual property you must seek Our prior written consent to do so, which we may or may not give.

18. EVENTS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL

18.1 We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of Our obligations under a Contract that is caused by an Event Outside Our Control. An Event Outside Our Control is defined below in clause 18.2. 

18.2 An Event Outside Our Control means any act or event beyond our reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, lock-outs or other industrial action by third parties, civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war, fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster, or failure of public or private telecommunications networks or impossibility of the use of railways, shipping, aircraft, motor transport or other means of public or private transport.

18.3 If an Event Outside Our Control takes place that affects the performance of Our obligations under a Contract:

(a) We will contact you as soon as reasonably possible to notify you; 

(b) We will take steps to minimise the effect of any delay; and

(c) our obligations under a Contract will be suspended and the time for performance of our obligations will be extended for the duration of the Event Outside Our Control. Where the Event Outside Our Control affects our delivery of Products to you, We will arrange a new delivery date with you after the Event Outside Our Control is over.

18.4 You may cancel a Contract affected by an Event Outside Our Control which has continued for more than 30 days. To cancel please contact us. If you opt to cancel, you will have to return (at our cost) any relevant Products you have already received and We will refund the price you have paid, including any delivery charges.

19. COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US

19.1 When We refer, in these Terms, to “in writing”, this will include e-mail.

19.2 If you are a consumer you may contact Us as described in clause 1.2.

19.3 If you are a business:

(a) Any notice or other communication given by you to Us, or by Us to you, under or in connection with the Contract shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, sent by pre-paid first class post or other next working day delivery service or e-mail.

(b) A notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been received: if delivered personally, when left at our registered office; if sent by pre-paid first class post or other next working day delivery service, at 9.00 am on the second Business Day after posting or if sent by e-mail, one Business Day after transmission.

(c) In proving the service of any notice, it will be sufficient to prove, in the case of a letter, that such letter was properly addressed, stamped and placed in the post and, in the case of an e-mail, that such e-mail was sent to the specified e-mail address of the addressee.

(d) The provisions of this clause shall not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action.

20. OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS

20.1 We may transfer our rights and obligations under a Contract to another organisation, but this will not affect your rights or our obligations under these Terms. We will always notify you by posting on Our Website if this happens.

20.2 You may only transfer your rights or your obligations under these Terms to another person if we agree in writing.

20.3 Nobody else has any rights under this Contract. This Contract is between you and Us. Nobody else can enforce it and neither of us will need to ask anybody else to sign-off on ending or changing it. 

20.4 Each of the clauses of these Terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining paragraphs will remain in full force and effect.

20.5 If We fail to insist that you perform any of your obligations under these Terms, or if We do not enforce our rights against you, or if We delay in doing so, that will not mean that We have waived or surrendered any of Our rights against you and will not mean that you do not have to comply with those obligations. If We do waive a default by you, We will only do so in writing, and that will not mean that We will automatically waive any later default by you.

20.6 If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms are governed by English law. This means a Contract for the purchase of Products through Our Website and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it will be governed by English law. 

20.7 If you are a business, a Contract and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

20.8 If you are a business, we both irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with a Contract or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).