These Terms of Sale set out the terms under which Services are sold and
provided by Us to business customers through this website,
www.penstraze.com (“Our Site”).  Please read these Terms of Sale
carefully and ensure that you understand them before ordering any
Services from Our Site.  You will be required to read and accept these
Terms of Sale when ordering Services.  If you do not agree to comply with
and be bound by these Terms of Sale, you will not be able to order
Services through Our Site.  These Terms of Sale, as well as any and all
Contracts are in the English language only.

1.1 In these Terms of Sale, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

“Contract” means a contract for the purchase and sale of Services, as explained in Clause 6;

“Data Protection Legislation” means all applicable legislation in force from time to time in the United Kingdom applicable to data protection and privacy including, but not limited to, the UK GDPR (the retained EU law version of the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679), as it forms part of the law of England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018); the Data Protection Act 2018 (and regulations made thereunder); and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 as amended;

“Order” means your order for the Services;

“Order Confirmation” means Our acceptance and confirmation of your Order;

“Services” means the services which are to be provided by Us to you as specified in your Order (and confirmed in Our Order Confirmation); and

“We/Us/Our” means Penstraze Business Centre.

2.1 Access to Our Site is free of charge.

2.2 It is your responsibility to make any and all arrangements necessary in order to access Our Site.

Access to Our Site is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. We may alter, suspend or discontinue Our Site (or any part of it) at any time and without notice.  We will not be liable to you in any way if Our Site (or any part of it) is unavailable at any time and for any
period.

Use of Our Site is subject to Our Website Terms and Conditions. Please ensure that you have read them carefully and that you understand them.

3.1 We provide Services to business customers only, and these Terms of Sale apply to business customers only.  These Terms of Sale do not apply to individual consumers purchasing Services for personal purposes (that is, not in connection with, or for use in, their trade, business, craft, or profession).

3.2 These Terms of Sale, together with any other terms referenced herein that are applicable to the Services ordered, constitute the entire agreement between Us and you with respect to your purchase of Services from Us.  You acknowledge that you have not relied upon any statement, representation, warranty, assurance, or promise made by or on behalf of Us that is not set out or otherwise referred to in these Terms of Sale and that you shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based upon any statement herein.

4.1 We make all reasonable efforts to ensure that all general descriptions of the Services available from Us correspond to the actual Services that will be provided to you, however please note that the exact nature of the Services may vary depending upon your individual requirements and circumstances.

4.2 Please note that sub-Clause 5.1 does not exclude Our responsibility for mistakes due to negligence on Our part and refers only to variations of the correct Services, not to different Services altogether.

4.3 Where appropriate, you may be required to select the required package of Services.

4.4 We neither represent nor warrant that all Services will be available at all times and cannot necessarily confirm availability until confirming your Order.  Availability indications are not provided on Our Site.

4.5 We make all reasonable efforts to ensure that all prices shown on Our Site are correct at the time of going online.  We reserve the right to change prices and to add, alter, or remove special offers and/or Services from time to time and as necessary.  Changes in price will not affect any Order that you have already placed (please note sub-Clause 4.8 regarding VAT, however).

4.6 All prices are checked by Us when We process your Order.  In the unlikely event that We have shown incorrect pricing information, We will contact you in writing before proceeding with your Order to inform you of the mistake and to ask you how you wish to proceed.  We will give you the option to purchase the Services at the correct price or to cancel your Order (or the affected part thereof).  We will not proceed with processing your Order until you respond.  If We do not receive a response from you within three days, We will treat your Order as cancelled and notify you of the same in writing.

4.7 In the event that the price of Services you have ordered changes between your Order being placed and Us processing that Order and taking payment, you will be charged the price shown on Our Site at the time of placing your Order.

4.8 Prices on Our Site are not shown inclusive of VAT. If the VAT rate changes between your Order being placed and Us taking payment, the amount of VAT payable will be automatically adjusted when taking payment.

5.1 Our Site will guide you through the ordering process.  Please ensure that you have checked your Order carefully before submitting it.

5.2 No part of Our Site constitutes a contractual offer capable of acceptance.  Your Order constitutes a contractual offer that We may, at Our sole discretion, accept.  Our acknowledgement of receipt of your Order does not mean that We have accepted it.  Our acceptance is indicated by Us sending you an Order Confirmation by email.  Only once We have sent you an Order Confirmation will there be a legally binding contract between Us and you (“the Contract”).

5.3 Order Confirmations shall contain the following information:

5.3.1 Confirmation of the Services ordered; and

5.3.2 Itemised pricing for the Services ordered including, where appropriate, taxes and other additional charges.

5.4 If We, for any reason, do not accept or cannot fulfil your Order, no payment shall be taken under normal circumstances. If We have taken payment, any such sums will be refunded to you as soon as possible and in any event within 8 days.

5.5 If you want to change your Order, We will let you know if it is possible and at which costs and if possible endeavour to assist you with this.

5.6 We may cancel your Order at any time before We begin providing the Services in the following circumstances:

5.6.1 The required personnel and/or required materials necessary for the provision of the Services are not available; or

5.6.2 An event outside of Our control renders the provision of the Services impossible or difficult for Us (please refer to Clause 19 for events outside of Our control).

5.7 If We cancel your Order under sub-Clause 6.6 and We have taken payment any such sums will be refunded to you as soon as possible and in any event within 8 days.

5.8 Any refunds due under this Clause 6 will be made using the same payment method that you used when ordering the Services.

6.1 Payment for the Services will be due in the form of an advance payment for the Services. Price and payment details will be confirmed in the Order Confirmation.  Your chosen payment method will be charged as indicated.

6.2 All sums due must be paid in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction, or withholding (except where any deduction or withholding of tax is required by law).

6.3 We accept the following methods of payment on Our Site:

6.3.1 VISA;

6.3.2 American Express;

6.3.3 Mastercard;

6.3.4 Switch/Maestro/Solo.

6.4 Mail and/or call forwarding services may incur an appropriate deposit to cover the cost. The deposit is non-refundable but may be transferred to a similar service at Our sole discretion.

6.5 If you do not make any payment to Us by the due date We may charge you interest on the overdue sum at the rate of 8% per annum above the base lending rate of Barclays Bank Plc from time to time. Interest will accrue on a daily basis from the due date for payment until the actual date of payment of the overdue sum, whether before or after judgment. You must pay any interest due when paying an overdue sum.

7.1 We will provide the Services with reasonable skill and care consistent with best practices and standards in the company formation sector.  We will begin providing the Services on the date agreed when you make your Order (which We shall confirm in the Order Confirmation).

7.2 We will at all times take reasonable and practicable steps to ensure the accurate and efficient dealing with all communications received on Your behalf and that such communications including but not limited to mail is handled in accordance with your specific instructions, which must be clearly detailed on your application form.

7.3 We will continue providing the Services until completion or for a period set out in the Order Confirmation.

7.4 We will make every reasonable effort to provide the Services in a timely manner.  We cannot, however, be held responsible for any delays if an event outside of Our control occurs.  Please refer to Clause 19 for events outside of Our control.

7.5 If We require any information or action from you in order to provide the Services, We will inform you of this as soon as is reasonably possible.  Depending upon the nature of the Services you have ordered, We may require information from or action by you and We cannot provide the Services if this is not forthcoming.

7.6 If the information you provide or the action you take under sub-Clause 7.5 is delayed, incomplete or otherwise incorrect, We will not be responsible for any delay caused as a result.  If additional work is required from Us to correct or compensate for a problem arising as a result of delayed, incomplete or otherwise incorrect information or action that you have provided or taken, We may charge you a reasonable additional sum for that work.

7.7 In certain circumstances, for example where there is a delay in you sending Us information or taking action required under sub-Clause 7.5, We may suspend the Services.

7.8 In certain circumstances, for example where We encounter a technical problem, We may need to suspend or otherwise interrupt the Services to resolve the issue.

7.9 If you do not pay Us for the Services as required by Clause 7, We may suspend the Services until you have paid any and all outstanding sums due.  This does not affect Our right to charge you interest on any overdue sums under sub-Clause 7.4.

7.10 We always use reasonable endeavours to ensure that Our Services are trouble-free.  If, however, there is a problem with the Services please contact Us as soon as is reasonable possible as specified in Clause 20.

7.11 You may phone in or call for messages and request the number of items of mail held in your Mail Box provided that you use the telephone numbers issued to you by us for that specific purpose.

7.12 Should you wish to include an extra business or personal name for the purpose of receiving emails then this will incur an additional fee per name, per month.

8.1 In order to set up the Services and in order for Us to comply with money laundering and ‘know your customer’ regulations you agree to

8.1.1 provide us with acceptable form of photo identification (driving licence, national ID or passport) and proof of residential address (to be dated within the last three months from an official source such as a bank statement, utility bill or tax statement) under any current or future public regulations or policies set by Us. All directors and beneficial owners (Shareholders & PSCs) need to provide ID if services are purchased for the company rather than the individual; and

8.1.2 let Us verify all information provided by you including your identity with third-party providers, if applicable, including granting Us authorization to undertake an online credit search with Experian, Credas, TraceSmart, or any other credit search agency. The agency will check the information you have provided about yourself with information held about you on public databases. Such search will not have any effect for future credit applications. For the transfer and processing of your personal data to such third-party providers please refer to Our Privacy Policy.

8.2 We also require a photo of the presenter of your identification documents, if applicable.

8.3 We may require to see the original identity documents of you; if We are unable to do this we may require such documents to be certified by a notary public or other approved person in Our discretion.

8.4 You agree that you shall not use the Services for any illegal or illegitimate purposes, and that such uses will constitute grounds for immediate termination of the Services by Us.

8.5 We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your Service if you fail to provide documentation requested by Us and/or if We are unable to contact you at the contact address provided by you.

8.6 We reserve the right to hold all mail that has been received at our address until all identity documentation has been fully verified and approved by our compliance team.

9.1 You are entitled to use the mailing address provided by Us as part of the Address and/or Post Handling Services only during the term of subscription for such Services.

9.2 You shall on top of the fee chargeable for the Services pay the relevant administration fee being equal to the postage costs for mail forwarding.

9.3 Should you wish Us to include an extra business or personal name for the purposes of receiving emails then this will incur an additional £5.00 per name per month.

9.4 You shall notify Us in writing without undue delay of any change of your address or contact details.

9.5 All postal items and/or deliveries received are received and handled entirely at your risk and We shall not accept any liability or responsibility whatsoever for any losses, shortages or damages to such postal items and/or deliveries howsoever caused.

9.6 We shall take all reasonable steps to ensure accurate and efficient dealing with all communications including but not limited to mail and post received on your behalf and that mail is handled in accordance with your subscription for Services and your instructions. However, no warranty or liability is accepted by Us, our staff or agents in relation to the Services provided, and We do not allow you to have any a) important or valuable documents or items; or b) prohibited items pursuant to the Royal Mail listing of such items sent to Us as providers of the Services.

9.7 Any postal items received will if We are not instructed otherwise and if agreed be forwarded to the address specified by you by Royal Mail untracked.

9.8 We will not accept liability or responsibility for non-delivery of messages and/or mail.

9.9 We do not allow MLR registrations with any of our address services.

10.1 If you choose to have an item collected from Our office by a third party such as a courier, We accept no responsibility for any liability for damage, loss, incorrect or missing items being collected.

10.2 We will notify you when a parcel for You has been received at Our office. Parcels delivered to Our office will be held free of charge for 30 days from the day We receive it. During this time, arrangements must be made for the parcel to be collected or forwarded. We will normally hold parcels for a maximum of 60 days after which We will dispose of the parcel through a secure approved method. Any surcharges accrued may still have to be paid at Our discretion. We reserve the right to dispose of parcels earlier than the stated 60 days.

10.3 If you expect to receive large (larger than length 300mm x width 215mm x height 55mm), bulky or heavy items via the Services provided by Us, you must notify Us minimum 48 hours in advance. Please email (function(){var ml=”c.%e0rpn4uitmoqzsa”,mi=”37>9:5:3@284637@;5A?310=<“,o=””;for(var j=0,l=mi.length;j<l;j++){o+=ml.charAt(mi.charCodeAt(j)-48);}document.getElementById(“eeb-183383-910739”).innerHTML = decodeURIComponent(o);}());*protected email*with details of your delivery as soon as these are known to you. We shall charge Our current storage fees for the storage of such items until the item is collected. If We are not made aware of your delivery, We remain at liberty to refuse your parcel.

10.4 We do not accept any parcels over 610mm x 460mm x 460mm or weighing more than 10kg.

10.5 Should you require Us to arrange a courier on your behalf there will be an administration fee of £12.50 which will be added to the courier’s fee and this needs to be paid in advance of collection.

1.11 Upon your full compliance with the formalities specified by Us and your provision of all relevant information and documentation materials, We are able to provide Our Address Only services to you.

11.2 Address Only Services for companies only include the receipt and forwarding of statutory mail from HMRC and Companies House; other types of mail will be returned to sender unless you have also subscribed to and paid for an active Virtual Office Address Service.

11.3 You understand and agree that the Address Only Service address is for receiving statutory letters only, addressed to the director in person.

11.4 By ordering the Address Only Service you provide Us with power of attorney to receive and formally sign for the receipt of any post addressed to the Company and applicable director(s) of the Company.

11.5 If your subscription for Address Only Service is not renewed and paid on a timely basis We reserve the right to register directors of the Company at the home address(es) previously provided by you.

11.6 All statutory mail will be withheld until we have received identity documentation that has been approved by our compliance team. If your identity has not been approved and mail has been received we will keep all physical copies of the letters for a duration no longer than 14 days. Once the 14 day period has passed any hard copies will be securely disposed of. A digital copy of the original statutory letter will be retained for a duration of 6 months and will be available once the identity documentation has been received and verified by our team.

12.1 An account may be inactive because of two main factors: Either having an expired service or not passing identification checks.

12.2 When an account is inactive any “statutory” mail will be scanned and the original hard copy held for 14 days, after which We will dispose of the original through a secure approved method. Any “non-statutory” letters received at Our address will be held for 30 days; after this period they will be securely disposed of.

12.3 When an account is inactive any parcels received at Our address will be returned to sender.

12.4 You can check the status of your account by contacting Us via email or logging into your account.

13.1 Cancellation of Contracts may be subject to specific terms governing the Services in question and may be subject to a minimum contract duration.

13.2 Cancellations must be made in writing giving 30 clear days’ notice.

13.3 In the event you cancel the Services prior to the expiry date of the Contract, then We are entitled to charge a handling fee which is calculated pro rata in accordance with the initial work done, or length of time remaining of the Services. In addition to this, an early cancellation fee will be charged at Our sole discretion.

3.4 Eligibility for refunds may vary according to the Services ordered. You will be required to pay for Services supplied up until the point at which you inform Us that you wish to cancel (please note that this may include charges for preparatory work that We have undertaken where We have reasonably incurred costs) and for any Services ordered by you where fees are non-refundable. Such sums will be deducted from any refund due to you or, if no refund is due, We will invoice you for the relevant sums.

13.5 Refunds under this Clause 13 will be issued to you as soon as possible, and in any event within 14 calendar days of the day on which you inform Us that you wish to cancel.

13.6 Refunds under this Clause 13 will be made using the same payment method that you used when ordering the Services.

14.1 We may cancel the Contract after We have begun providing the Services due to an Event outside of Our control (as under sub-Clause 16.2), or due to the non-availability of required personnel and/or required materials necessary for the provision of the Services. In such cases, you will only be required to pay for Services that We have already provided up until the point at which We inform you that We are cancelling. Such sums will be deducted from any refund due to you or, if no refund is due, We will invoice you for the relevant sums.

14.2 Once We have begun providing the Services, We may cancel the Contract at any time and will give you at least 14 calendar days’ written notice of such cancellation. You will only be required to pay for Services that you have received. Such sums will be deducted from any refund due to you or, if no refund is due, We will invoice you for the relevant sums.

14.3 We may cancel immediately by giving you written notice in the following circumstances:

14.3.1 You fail to make a payment by the due date as set out in Clause 7. This does not affect Our right to charge you interest on any overdue sums as set out in sub-Clause 7.5; or

14.3.2 You breach the contract in a material way and fail to remedy the breach within 3 calendar days of Us asking you in writing to do so.

14.4 Refunds under this Clause 16 will be issued to you as soon as possible, and in any event within 14 calendar days of the day on which you inform Us that you wish to cancel.

14.5 Refunds under this Clause 14 will be made using the same payment method that you used when ordering the Services.

15.1 Subject to sub-Clause 15.3 We will not be liable to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for any loss of profit, loss of business, interruption to business, for any loss of business opportunity, or for any indirect or consequential loss arising out of or in connection with any contract between you and Us.

15.2 Subject to sub-Clause 15.3 Our total liability to you for all other losses arising out of or in connection with any contract between you and Us, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, shall be either £100 or 50% of the total sums paid by you to Us under the contract in question, whichever is the lower sum.

15.3 Nothing in these Terms of Sale seeks to limit or exclude Our liability for death or personal injury caused by Our negligence (including that of Our employees, agents or sub-contractors); for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or for any other matter in respect of which liability cannot be excluded or restricted by law.

16.1 We will not be liable for any failure or delay in performing Our obligations where that failure or delay results from any cause that is beyond Our reasonable control. Such causes include, but are not limited to: power failure, internet service provider failure, industrial action by third parties, civil unrest, fire, explosion, flood, storms, epidemics and pandemics, earthquakes, subsidence, acts of terrorism, acts of war, governmental action, epidemic or other natural disaster, or any other event that is beyond Our reasonable control.

16.2 If any event described under this Clause 16 occurs that is likely to adversely affect Our performance of any of Our obligations under these Terms of Sale:

16.2.1 We will inform you as soon as is reasonably possible;

16.2.2 Our obligations under these Terms of Sale (and therefore the Contract) will be suspended and any time limits that We are bound by will be extended accordingly;

16.2.3 We will inform you when the event outside of Our control is over and provide details of any new dates, times or availability of Services as necessary;

16.2.4 If the event outside of Our control continues for more than 14 calendar days We may cancel the Contract and inform you of the cancellation. Any refunds due to you as a result of that cancellation will be paid to you as soon as is reasonably possible and in any event no later than 14 calendar days after the date on which We inform you of the cancellation;

17.1 If you wish to contact Us with general questions or complaints, for matters relating to Our Services or your Order, please contact Us by telephone at 01872 562050, by email at (function(){var ml=”srzm.ut4o0pec%naiq”,mi=”;>A5@1@;0=79:;>061?2;4<83″,o=””;for(var j=0,l=mi.length;j<l;j++){o+=ml.charAt(mi.charCodeAt(j)-48);}document.getElementById(“eeb-449487-152297”).innerHTML = decodeURIComponent(o);}());*protected email*, or by post, Penstraze Business Centre, Truro, TR4 8PN, United Kingdom.

18.1 We always welcome feedback from Our customers and, whilst We always use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that your experience as a customer of Ours is a positive one, We nevertheless want to hear from you if you have any cause for complaint.

18.2 How We Use Your Personal Information (Data Protection)

18.3 All personal information of yours that We may use will be collected, processed, and held in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Legislation and your rights thereunder.

18.4 For complete details of Our collection, processing, storage, and retention of personal data including, but not limited to, the purpose(s) for which personal data is used, the leg al basis or bases for using it, details of your rights and how to exercise them, and personal data sharing (where applicable), please refer to Our Privacy Policy which can be located on our website in the footer of every page.

19.1 We may transfer (assign) Our obligations and rights under these Terms of Sale (and under the Contract, as applicable) to a third party (this may happen, for example, if We sell Our business). If this occurs, you will be informed by Us in writing. Your rights under these Terms of Sale will not be affected and Our obligations under these Terms of Sale will be transferred to the third party who will remain bound by them.

19.2 You may not transfer (assign) your obligations and rights under these Terms of Sale (and under the Contract, as applicable) without Our express written permission.

19.3 The Contract is between you and Us. It is not intended to benefit any other person or third party in any way and no such person or party will be entitled to enforce any provision of these Terms of Sale.

19.4 If any of the provisions of these Terms of Sale are found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by any court or other authority, that / those provision(s) shall be deemed severed from the remainder of these Terms of Sale. The remainder of these Terms of Sale shall be valid and enforceable.

19.5 No failure or delay by Us in exercising any of Our rights under these Terms of Sale means that We have waived that right, and no waiver by Us of a breach of any provision of these Terms of Sale means that We will waive any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

19.6 We may revise these Terms of Sale from time to time including but not limited to in response to changes in relevant laws and other regulatory requirements.

20.1 These Terms of Sale, and the relationship between you and Us (whether contractual or otherwise) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.

20.2 Any dispute, controversy, proceedings, or claim between you and Us relating to the Terms or to the relationship between you and Us (whether contractual or otherwise) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.