1.1 This agreement between, on the one hand, (i) BREEX Europe SA ("BREEX"), with its registered office at 9000 GENT, Moutstraat 54, with company number 0537.365.350, and, on the other hand, the Client, is governed by the terms and conditions of the rental agreement concluded between the parties, including these general terms and conditions, the invoices and any special conditions stated on the rental agreement (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Rental Agreement"). The Rental Agreement comes into force upon signature of the agreement by the Client and BREEX, the signature of which also constitutes acceptance of these general terms and conditions, and it cancels and replaces all written or verbal contracts, proposals and undertakings relating to the same object and which would have preceded the date of this Rental Agreement. The Rental Agreement excludes the application of the Client's own potential general and/or other terms and conditions. BREEX's commitments are obligations of means.
1.2 The services of the Rental Agreement comprise the rental of the appliances made available to the Customer by BREEX as reflected in the special terms and conditions of the Rental Agreement and the issuance certificate (hereinafter the "Rental"). The fees for the Rental consist of a monthly rental amount, hereinafter the "Rental").
1.3 The agreed rental period as stipulated in the Lease commences on the date of delivery of the appliances as further set out in Article 5.8 below. Unless otherwise stipulated, the Lease is tacitly extended by 12 months, subject to cancellation by registered letter at least 6 months before the expiry of the contractual period.
1.4 The appliances are chosen by the Customer under his sole responsibility. The Client chooses the supplier and the appliances on its own initiative and freely determines the technical characteristics, modalities and place of delivery. The Customer releases BREEX from any information obligation and confirms that he is contracting with full knowledge of the facts. Under no circumstances may the Client invoke difficulties regarding the equipment, its use or performance, or its unsuitability in relation to his needs. BREEX or its appointee, shall only be responsible for setting up, adjusting and testing the appliances and shall provide the Customer with information on putting them into service.
1.5 The Rental Agreement is always subject to the suspensive condition of a positive solvency check of the Client by BREEX. If the solvency check reveals that, in the opinion of BREEX, the Client has insufficient financial capacity to guarantee the proper execution of this Rental Agreement, BREEX shall inform the Client (for information purposes only) that the condition precedent has not been fulfilled. This condition may only be invoked by BREEX and not by the Client.
2.1 De Klant verstrekt BREEX voor de geplande levering alle nuttige en noodzakelijke informatie met betrekking tot de levering en verzekert dat de daartoe bestemde lokalen met de nodige installaties en aansluitingen voorzien zijn. Indien de levering door gebreke hieraan niet op het overeengekomen ogenblik kan plaatsvinden, zullen de kosten die hieraan verbonden zijn ten laste van de Klant komen. De toestellen worden door BREEX rechtstreeks geleverd en in ontvangst genomen door de Klant op de aangeduide plaats. De levering en installatie gebeurt op kosten en op risico van de Klant. Opgegeven leveringstermijnen zijn louter indicatief en maken in hoofde van BREEX een middelenverbintenis uit. Het in ontvangst nemen van de goederen door de Klant, impliceert de aanvaarding van de leveringstermijn, ook indien de indicatieve leveringstermijn daarbij werd overschreden.
2.2 During delivery, the Customer checks the conformity of the appliances and proceeds to all tests and checks agreed or required by the nature of the appliances. The Customer then undertakes to sign a delivery receipt at the time of provision. The Customer's signing of this document is proof that the appliance corresponds to the agreed appliance (including accessories, etc.) as stipulated in the special terms and conditions, that the appliance is in perfect condition and does not have any (visible) defects, and that all the necessary documents, instructions and equipment are present and have been supplied along with it.
2.3 Hidden defects must be reported in writing to BREEX at the latest within 24 hours of their observation and discovery, but at the latest within 12 months of delivery. In the absence of timely and written observations in accordance with the above, the goods delivered shall be deemed to have been delivered in accordance with the rules of the art, in conformity and without defects and shall be deemed to have been thus accepted by the Customer. Under no circumstances shall BREEX be bound to make any intervention or be liable in any way for any non-conformity or defects caused by the Customer himself or resulting from improper use by the Customer or non-compliance with the terms of this Rental Agreement.
2.4 BREEX reserves the right to have its obligations under the Lease Agreement performed by third parties on its behalf.
3.1 The Customer is obliged to use the appliances in accordance with the manuals accompanying the appliances and BREEX's instructions. The Client shall use the said appliances exclusively for business purposes with due diligence. The Client shall ensure that no spare parts, accessories or consumables are used other than those supplied or approved by BREEX. The spare parts and all accessories fitted become the legal property of BREEX without any compensation for the Customer. The Customer may not remove the appliances from the site, where it is installed, except with the prior written consent of BREEX. The Client shall be required to carry out at his own expense all maintenance work and repairs, if necessary in accordance with a separate maintenance agreement with BREEX. Such maintenance agreement is separate from this Lease and any negligence or non-performance of such' maintenance agreement shall have no impact on the Lease.
3.2 Insurance
A. Civil liability
The Client shall, throughout the term of the Rental and until the equipment is returned, have his civil liability arising from the use and storage of the equipment insured by an approved solvent insurance company, for any damage caused to persons or property. The insurance company shall waive any form of recourse against BREEX. The insurance contract shall also cover BREEX's liability to third parties for the rented equipment. The Client instructs his insurer and his insurance intermediary to (i) transmit to BREEX the corresponding insurance certificate annually, for the first time and no later than on the effective date of delivery of the equipment, together with the signed document of receipt of the equipment, and (ii) notify BREEX without delay of the termination, cancellation or suspension of the insurance contract as well as of any non-payment of premiums.
B. Liability for loss and damage
.The Customer shall, during the entire term of the Rental until the appliances are returned, have the rented appliances insured in favour of BREEX against damage caused by fire, by lightning, by explosion, by implosion, by the action of electricity, by water damage, by natural forces, by machine breakdown and by theft. BREEX is entitled at any time to check compliance with this obligation or to have it checked by a third party appointed by it. To this end, BREEX may communicate the necessary contact details of the Customer, the relevant information relating to the rented equipment and the anticipated duration of this Lease to the third party appointed by it, who will contact the Customer. The insured value shall at all times be sufficient to cover the total loss of the rented appliances, in accordance with the article relating to termination of the Lease (article 8) plus the residual value. The Client shall, either on his own initiative or in any event at the first request of BREEX, instruct his insurer and/or his insurance intermediary to (i) transmit to BREEX or a third party designated by BREEX the corresponding insurance agreement as well as the proofs of payment of the premiums and (ii) notify BREEX or a third party designated by BREEX without delay of the termination, cancellation or suspension of the insurance agreement as well as of any non-payment of premiums. If the necessary supporting documents are not provided in due time (30 days after the date of the letter requesting notification from BREEX or the third party appointed by it), or if the documents provided do not sufficiently prove that the equipment is insured in accordance with the present Rental Agreement, BREEX shall be entitled but not obliged to include the equipment in the insurance policy underwritten by BREEX in its own name. BREEX will charge the Client an additional amount for this. BREEX will inform the Customer in advance. This amount will be payable under the same terms and conditions as all other payments due under this Rental Agreement and will be invoiced at the same time as the periodic rental charges. The Customer always retains the option to have the appliances insured through its insurer or insurance intermediary at any time and submit proof thereof.
C. Mortgaging
In order to guarantee the proper performance of his commitments, the Customer declares that he pledges to BREEX, for the entire duration of this Lease, his claims arising from insurance policies taken out for the rented appliances. The Client undertakes not to assign or pledge the sums due or to become due to him in respect of the pledged receivables, and to ensure that they are not the subject of any assignment, set-off, attachment by third parties or opposition, and expressly waives the right to take any action which might hinder or limit the effect of this pledge. The Client hereby authorises BREEX, as the only party entitled to collect, on all due dates and at any time when the pledged receivables become due, to collect all sums relating to these receivables and to charge them to the amounts owed by the Client, and this without judicial intervention. This pledge shall be given as security for all sums which the Client owes or will owe BREEX under leasing contracts and/or renting, and/or arising from the business relationship between the Client and BREEX, up to a maximum amount equal to the number of lease instalments multiplied by the amount of the periodic rental instalment, in principal and incidentals, plus the amount of the purchase option under a leasing contract.
Any event which constitutes an insurmountable obstacle to the normal performance of the Lease or seriously impedes or complicates it shall be considered a case of force majeure, such as, inter alia (but not exhaustively): strike, government measures, (temporary) closure of the company, transport difficulties, delay or impossibility of supply and damage to - or defects in - BREEX operating assets essential to the order, delay or impossibility of supply on the part of BREEX suppliers. In the event of force majeure, BREEX shall be entitled either to suspend the execution of the Lease for a maximum period of three months, or to dissolve the Lease in whole or in part, without being liable for any compensation. Financial obligations of the Client can never be suspended or dissolved as a result of force majeure.
5.1 The Rent is payable in advance according to the modalities agreed in the Special Conditions. If the appliances have been delivered during the calendar month following the signing of the Lease, then the invoicing of the Rent will commence on the first day following the day after the last appliance has been delivered.
5.2 BREEX reserves the right to modify the Rent in the interim, no more than once a year, but no earlier than six months after the commencement of the Lease. Changes may be made, inter alia, as a result of cost increases and/or changes in the exchange rate ratio and/or price-increasing measures taken by the Belgian government.
5.3 All taxes and charges, however named, which are now, or at any time, to be levied on the amounts payable by the Customer, or on the Lease or on the appliances and/or on the use of the appliances, irrespective of whose name they are in, shall be borne by the Customer.
5.4 The Client may not invoke suspension, discount or set-off in relation to the Client's payment obligations to BREEX and expressly waives his rights under article 1184 of the Civil Code
.5.5 Payment of the Rental shall be made by debit from the bank account specified by the Customer. The Customer undertakes to provide a SEPA mandate to BREEX, at BREEX's first request.
5.6 BREEX has the right (but is not obliged) to make invoices available to the Customer electronically by e-mail or through a customer portal.
5.7 BREEX is entitled to require security for the fulfilment of the Customer's payment obligations. This security may be provided by providing, at BREEX's first request, an unconditional and irrevocable bank guarantee in favour of BREEX or by providing personal security in the form of surety or liability declarations (hereinafter collectively the "Guarantee"). In the case of a partnership, the directors shall in any case be personally and jointly and severally liable for the fulfilment of obligations by the partnership under the Agreement. The Client shall notify BREEX by return of registered letter as soon as the Client becomes aware of (the intention to) withdraw a Guarantee.
5.8 The Rental Period commences on the day of delivery of the appliances. Unless otherwise stipulated, the Rent was calculated assuming delivery of the appliances on the first day of the month. In case of delivery on another day, the rental period and rental billing will start on the first day of the month following the delivery of the appliances. Between the date of delivery and the first day of the month following the delivery of the appliances, the Customer shall be obliged to pay a user fee, which is definitively acquired for BREEX. This user fee is calculated on the basis of the agreed Rental Fee, pro rata for the number of days elapsed between the date of delivery and the first day of the month following the delivery of the appliances. Subject to other provisions, this user fee is payable together with the first Rent.
5.9 Without prejudice to BREEX's other rights, in this case it is entitled to demand additional or replacement security from the Customer. The Client shall be obliged to supplement or replace such security. If a Third Party Guarantee for the Customer's obligations is or is withdrawn, BREEX shall be entitled immediately and legally, without notice of default or other formality, to dissolve the Lease and to proceed immediately to the collection of the amounts still owed by the Customer, including the compensation provided for under article 10 in the event of early termination or dissolution.
5.10 Unless stated otherwise, all invoices are payable at the address of the registered office of BREEX and, unless otherwise stipulated, are payable within 14 days of the invoice date. If payment is not made by the due date, interest on arrears of 1.5% per month shall be payable ipso jure and without notice of default, as well as fixed compensation of 10% with a minimum of EUR 65, by way of irrevocable damages and irrespective of legal costs. A reminder fee of EUR 15.00 per reminder sent will be charged in addition to the cost of registered mail. All complaints and protests must be formulated within 7 days of the invoice date.
5.11 The Client must always inform BREEX by return of any changes in the address and billing details communicated when the Lease was signed.
6.1 The Customer irrevocably grants to BREEX the right to transfer ownership of the appliances and of the Rental to a leasing company and/or a partner of BREEX (hereinafter the "Partner"). The Client hereby consents to this transfer and shall be legally bound to the Partner to fulfil the obligations under this Rental Agreement. After notification of the transfer, the Rent shall be paid only in full discharge to the Partner, who shall then assume all the rights and obligations of BREEX in respect of this Lease.
6.2 BREEX is also entitled to waive or pledge the debt arising from this Lease. If the waiver or pledge is made later than when this Lease is signed, the Client declares that he has been sufficiently informed of this waiver or pledge by simple letter from BREEX.
6.3 The Customer is not allowed to sell, pledge, transfer or encumber any rights and obligations arising from the Lease Agreement in whole or in part to third parties.
6.4 In the event of a transfer of the Lease as provided in clause 6.1, the Partner shall not indemnify the Concealed Breach. No recourse may be exercised against the Partner on account of such breach. BREEX (and not the Partner) will continue to indemnify the Customer for hidden defects on an exceptional basis, which the Customer expressly accepts, and this regardless of the transfer of the Hire to the Partner. As a result, the Client shall turn exclusively to BREEX for such claims, and shall exercise all recourse against the latter.
6.5 The Partner shall not disclose to third parties any information regarding the execution of the Lease Agreement, except if it has permission to do so, is required to do so by law or if an interest so justifies. By signing the Lease Agreement, the Customer expressly accepts that an interest exists on the part of the Partner if it would suffer a disadvantage if it did not provide the aforementioned information (such as, but not limited to, defaults of payment by the Customer or protest of invoices). In any event, the Customer agrees that BREEX may be notified of any non-payment.
.7.1 The Client shall indemnify BREEX against all claims by third parties, including employees, for compensation for damage (partly) caused by, or in connection with, the equipment or the use of the equipment, or the materials, insofar as the damage to third parties is caused by defects in the equipment, or the materials, of which BREEX is not the supplier. The Client waives all recourse against BREEX for any damage caused by the rented equipment to his property. The Client shall indemnify BREEX against all claims by third parties, including the claims of persons whose personal data have been recorded or are processed in the context of a register of personal data kept by the Client or for which the Client is otherwise responsible, for compensation for damage (partly) caused by or in connection with the equipment or the use of the equipment or its condition.
7.2 Under no circumstances shall BREEX be held liable for any loss of enjoyment, loss of profits and/or indirect damages, and under no circumstances shall BREEX be liable for any compensation in this regard. Under no circumstances shall BREEX be liable for damage to the hardware, software and data connected to the equipment. Nor shall it be liable for damage or costs resulting from misuse of the access or identification codes. In the event of non-conformity or defects in the equipment for which BREEX is liable to intervene, BREEX's liability and intervention shall be limited exclusively to repairing or, if necessary, replacing the defective or non-conforming equipment.
7.3 The Client may not claim any suspension or cancellation of the Rental, reduction of a Rental or suspension of payment thereof, or any compensation in the event of total or partial loss of enjoyment of the equipment, for any reason whatsoever, including third-party fault or force majeure. In the event of loss oftenfrom the Leased Equipment, whatever the cause, the Client shall compensate BREEX for all damages suffered by the latter.
7.4 In the case of multiple tenants, each individual tenant is jointly and severally liable for the performance of the Lease
.8.1 The Rental Agreement may be terminated by right by BREEX by simple written notice to the Customer, without any judicial formality:
8.2
If the Customer is in suspension of payments, collective debt settlement, judicial reorganisation or bankruptcy,
in the event of the Customer's death,
In the event of a reduction or loss of the Guarantee,
in the event of an attachment or other forms of enforcement at the expense of the Customer,
If any damage, destruction or loss of the rented appliances is established,
If the Customer has provided incorrect information to BREEX and/or the Partner regarding his business or his financial situation which played a crucial role in the decision of BREEX and/or the Partner to enter into the relationship with the Customer,
In case of non-payment of invoices,
In the event of any default by the Customer under this Lease which is not remedied within a minimum period of 5 days after written notice to that effect.
8.3 If the Client should unilaterally terminate or break the Lease early and prior to the expiry of the contractual term or commit a contractual default, the Client shall owe BREEX at least liquidated damages as stipulated below. In all cases of premature termination, and without prejudice to BREEX's right to full compensation, the Client shall owe BREEX, in addition to the matured and unpaid sums, plus interest on arrears, compensation fixed at the value of the rental instalments still due, plus the residual value, plus EUR 150 + VAT handling fees and a 5% reinvestment fee, less the available balance from the sale of the equipment. The Customer expressly waives the benefit of Article 1231 of the Civil Code. This compensation does not cover the loss of value resulting from the damaged condition of the returned appliances. This loss of value must be compensated separately. Payments made by the Customer shall first be applied to the stipulated compensation and interest on arrears, then to the unpaid costs and finally to the principal sums. This settlement shall also be applied in the event of a total loss, determined and confirmed by an expert assessment.
9.1 The Customer is obliged to make the appliances available to BREEX at the end of the Rental Agreement, for whatever reason, in good and complete condition. Except for normal wear and tear, this condition shall be equivalent to the condition described in the Certificate of Delivery.
9.2 Return transport costs shall be borne by the Customer. These costs are determined on the basis of the table of transport costs per weight group in use at the time by BREEX. Unused consumables remain the property of BREEX and must be returned to BREEX at the end of the term of the Rental Agreement.
9.3 If the Client refuses to make the appliances available to BREEX at the end of the Rental Agreement in accordance with article 9.1, a fixed compensation of EUR 100.00 per appliance per day, including part of a day, for each day that the appliance is not handed over, with a maximum of EUR 5,000.00 per appliance, will be imposed by law and without prior notice of default.
10.1 For the entire duration of the Rental Agreement, the appliances, including all accessories, remain the property of BREEX or its entitled parties.
10.2 The Customer is prohibited from (sub)hiring out the appliances, ceding their use to third parties under any title, pledging, selling, alienating or otherwise encumbering them or ceding them to third parties in any other way. The Customer is not allowed to remove, cover, change (or cause to be changed) or damage the marks, numbers, names and/or other inscriptions affixed to the appliances, or to add others to them. Any necessary or desirable changes to the appliances may only be made by BREEX.
10.3 The Client must immediately inform anyone wishing to exercise any right on or in respect of the appliances that the appliances are the property of BREEX. The Client shall also immediately notify BREEX by registered letter, accompanied by all relevant documents, of (i) imminent enforcement measures, (ii) seizure or retention of all or part of the leased appliances, (iii) accident involving all or part of the leased appliances, (iv) requisitioning, theft or (v) damage to the leased appliances.
11.1 BREEX respects the Customer's privacy and processes the Customer's personal data for customer or prospect management purposes in accordance with applicable regulations (in particular Regulation No. (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data). These processing operations are carried out on the basis of the Customer's consent and the agreements made. By signing this Rental Agreement, the Client accepts that BREEX may carry out solvency checks, as well as collect data concerning the Client as well as its representatives and other parties involved in the Client's activity. These data may be used by BREEX or its group to execute the Rental Agreement, to fulfil its legal obligations and to send information on products or services which may be of interest to the Client. These data may also be transferred to the Partner in the context of a transfer of the Rental. This collection will take place in accordance with the privacy policy of the BREEX concerned. The Customer has the right to be informed about his/her personal data processed by BREEX and/or BREEX and to ask for incorrect data to be rectified, for the data to be deleted and/or for the processing to be restricted, in each case to the extent provided for in the applicable regulations. The Client also has the right to object to processing and to request the transfer of personal data, again in accordance with applicable regulations. The Customer may exercise these rights by sending a written request to BREEX and/or BREEX, dated and signed, with a copy of both sides of the identity card attached. In the event of problems, the Client is entitled to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Rue du Printing Press 35, 1000 Brussels +32 (0)2 274 48 00; +32 (0)2 274 48 35; contact@apd-gba.be).
12.1 For any dispute regarding the Lease, its execution, interpretation and termination, only the Dutch-speaking courts of Dendermonde shall have jurisdiction. The Rental Agreement is governed by Belgian law.
Parties agree that (i) electronic signatures qualifying as an advanced or a qualified electronic signature under the eIDAS Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) or (ii) scans of the signed signature page of this Agreement delivered via e-mail in .pdf format, will have the same evidential value as an original paper copy with a handwritten signature.
ENG: De partijen komen overeen dat (i) elektronische handtekeningen die in aanmerking komen als geavanceerde of gekwalificeerde e-handtekening onder de eIDAS-verordening (Verordening (EU) nr. 910/2014) of (ii) scankopieën van naar behoren ondertekende pagina's met tegenhandtekeningen bij deze Overeenkomst die per e-mail in .pdf-formaat worden verzonden, dezelfde bewijskracht hebben als een origineel papieren document met natte inkt waarop een handmatig ondertekende handtekening staat.
1.1 This agreement between, on the one hand, (i) BREEX Europe SA ("BREEX"), with its registered office at 9000 GENT, Moutstraat 54, with company number 0537.365.350, and, on the other hand, the Client, is governed by the terms and conditions of the rental agreement concluded between the parties, including these general terms and conditions, the invoices and any special conditions stated on the rental agreement (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Rental Agreement"). The Rental Agreement comes into force upon signature of the agreement by the Client and BREEX, the signature of which also constitutes acceptance of these general terms and conditions, and it cancels and replaces all written or verbal contracts, proposals and undertakings relating to the same object and which would have preceded the date of this Rental Agreement. The Rental Agreement excludes the application of the Client's own potential general and/or other terms and conditions. BREEX's commitments are obligations of means.
1.2 The services of the Rental Agreement comprise the rental of the appliances made available to the Customer by BREEX as reflected in the special terms and conditions of the Rental Agreement and the issuance certificate (hereinafter the "Rental"). The fees for the Rental consist of a monthly rental amount, hereinafter the "Rental").
1.3 The agreed rental period as stipulated in the Lease commences on the date of delivery of the appliances as further set out in Article 5.8 below. Unless otherwise stipulated, the Lease is tacitly extended by 12 months, subject to cancellation by registered letter at least 6 months before the expiry of the contractual period.
1.4 The appliances are chosen by the Customer under his sole responsibility. The Client chooses the supplier and the appliances on its own initiative and freely determines the technical characteristics, modalities and place of delivery. The Customer releases BREEX from any information obligation and confirms that he is contracting with full knowledge of the facts. Under no circumstances may the Client invoke difficulties regarding the equipment, its use or performance, or its unsuitability in relation to his needs. BREEX or its appointee, shall only be responsible for setting up, adjusting and testing the appliances and shall provide the Customer with information on putting them into service.
1.5 The Rental Agreement is always subject to the suspensive condition of a positive solvency check of the Client by BREEX. If the solvency check reveals that, in the opinion of BREEX, the Client has insufficient financial capacity to guarantee the proper execution of this Rental Agreement, BREEX shall inform the Client (for information purposes only) that the condition precedent has not been fulfilled. This condition may only be invoked by BREEX and not by the Client.
2.1 De Klant verstrekt BREEX voor de geplande levering alle nuttige en noodzakelijke informatie met betrekking tot de levering en verzekert dat de daartoe bestemde lokalen met de nodige installaties en aansluitingen voorzien zijn. Indien de levering door gebreke hieraan niet op het overeengekomen ogenblik kan plaatsvinden, zullen de kosten die hieraan verbonden zijn ten laste van de Klant komen. De toestellen worden door BREEX rechtstreeks geleverd en in ontvangst genomen door de Klant op de aangeduide plaats. De levering en installatie gebeurt op kosten en op risico van de Klant. Opgegeven leveringstermijnen zijn louter indicatief en maken in hoofde van BREEX een middelenverbintenis uit. Het in ontvangst nemen van de goederen door de Klant, impliceert de aanvaarding van de leveringstermijn, ook indien de indicatieve leveringstermijn daarbij werd overschreden.
2.2 During delivery, the Customer checks the conformity of the appliances and proceeds to all tests and checks agreed or required by the nature of the appliances. The Customer then undertakes to sign a delivery receipt at the time of provision. The Customer's signing of this document is proof that the appliance corresponds to the agreed appliance (including accessories, etc.) as stipulated in the special terms and conditions, that the appliance is in perfect condition and does not have any (visible) defects, and that all the necessary documents, instructions and equipment are present and have been supplied along with it.
2.3 Hidden defects must be reported in writing to BREEX at the latest within 24 hours of their observation and discovery, but at the latest within 12 months of delivery. In the absence of timely and written observations in accordance with the above, the goods delivered shall be deemed to have been delivered in accordance with the rules of the art, in conformity and without defects and shall be deemed to have been thus accepted by the Customer. Under no circumstances shall BREEX be bound to make any intervention or be liable in any way for any non-conformity or defects caused by the Customer himself or resulting from improper use by the Customer or non-compliance with the terms of this Rental Agreement.
2.4 BREEX reserves the right to have its obligations under the Lease Agreement performed by third parties on its behalf.
3.1 The Customer is obliged to use the appliances in accordance with the manuals accompanying the appliances and BREEX's instructions. The Client shall use the said appliances exclusively for business purposes with due diligence. The Client shall ensure that no spare parts, accessories or consumables are used other than those supplied or approved by BREEX. The spare parts and all accessories fitted become the legal property of BREEX without any compensation for the Customer. The Customer may not remove the appliances from the site, where it is installed, except with the prior written consent of BREEX. The Client shall be required to carry out at his own expense all maintenance work and repairs, if necessary in accordance with a separate maintenance agreement with BREEX. Such maintenance agreement is separate from this Lease and any negligence or non-performance of such' maintenance agreement shall have no impact on the Lease.
3.2 Insurance
A. Civil liability
The Client shall, throughout the term of the Rental and until the equipment is returned, have his civil liability arising from the use and storage of the equipment insured by an approved solvent insurance company, for any damage caused to persons or property. The insurance company shall waive any form of recourse against BREEX. The insurance contract shall also cover BREEX's liability to third parties for the rented equipment. The Client instructs his insurer and his insurance intermediary to (i) transmit to BREEX the corresponding insurance certificate annually, for the first time and no later than on the effective date of delivery of the equipment, together with the signed document of receipt of the equipment, and (ii) notify BREEX without delay of the termination, cancellation or suspension of the insurance contract as well as of any non-payment of premiums.
B. Liability for loss and damage
.The Customer shall, during the entire term of the Rental until the appliances are returned, have the rented appliances insured in favour of BREEX against damage caused by fire, by lightning, by explosion, by implosion, by the action of electricity, by water damage, by natural forces, by machine breakdown and by theft. BREEX is entitled at any time to check compliance with this obligation or to have it checked by a third party appointed by it. To this end, BREEX may communicate the necessary contact details of the Customer, the relevant information relating to the rented equipment and the anticipated duration of this Lease to the third party appointed by it, who will contact the Customer. The insured value shall at all times be sufficient to cover the total loss of the rented appliances, in accordance with the article relating to termination of the Lease (article 8) plus the residual value. The Client shall, either on his own initiative or in any event at the first request of BREEX, instruct his insurer and/or his insurance intermediary to (i) transmit to BREEX or a third party designated by BREEX the corresponding insurance agreement as well as the proofs of payment of the premiums and (ii) notify BREEX or a third party designated by BREEX without delay of the termination, cancellation or suspension of the insurance agreement as well as of any non-payment of premiums. If the necessary supporting documents are not provided in due time (30 days after the date of the letter requesting notification from BREEX or the third party appointed by it), or if the documents provided do not sufficiently prove that the equipment is insured in accordance with the present Rental Agreement, BREEX shall be entitled but not obliged to include the equipment in the insurance policy underwritten by BREEX in its own name. BREEX will charge the Client an additional amount for this. BREEX will inform the Customer in advance. This amount will be payable under the same terms and conditions as all other payments due under this Rental Agreement and will be invoiced at the same time as the periodic rental charges. The Customer always retains the option to have the appliances insured through its insurer or insurance intermediary at any time and submit proof thereof.
C. Mortgaging
In order to guarantee the proper performance of his commitments, the Customer declares that he pledges to BREEX, for the entire duration of this Lease, his claims arising from insurance policies taken out for the rented appliances. The Client undertakes not to assign or pledge the sums due or to become due to him in respect of the pledged receivables, and to ensure that they are not the subject of any assignment, set-off, attachment by third parties or opposition, and expressly waives the right to take any action which might hinder or limit the effect of this pledge. The Client hereby authorises BREEX, as the only party entitled to collect, on all due dates and at any time when the pledged receivables become due, to collect all sums relating to these receivables and to charge them to the amounts owed by the Client, and this without judicial intervention. This pledge shall be given as security for all sums which the Client owes or will owe BREEX under leasing contracts and/or renting, and/or arising from the business relationship between the Client and BREEX, up to a maximum amount equal to the number of lease instalments multiplied by the amount of the periodic rental instalment, in principal and incidentals, plus the amount of the purchase option under a leasing contract.
Any event which constitutes an insurmountable obstacle to the normal performance of the Lease or seriously impedes or complicates it shall be considered a case of force majeure, such as, inter alia (but not exhaustively): strike, government measures, (temporary) closure of the company, transport difficulties, delay or impossibility of supply and damage to - or defects in - BREEX operating assets essential to the order, delay or impossibility of supply on the part of BREEX suppliers. In the event of force majeure, BREEX shall be entitled either to suspend the execution of the Lease for a maximum period of three months, or to dissolve the Lease in whole or in part, without being liable for any compensation. Financial obligations of the Client can never be suspended or dissolved as a result of force majeure.
5.1 The Rent is payable in advance according to the modalities agreed in the Special Conditions. If the appliances have been delivered during the calendar month following the signing of the Lease, then the invoicing of the Rent will commence on the first day following the day after the last appliance has been delivered.
5.2 BREEX reserves the right to modify the Rent in the interim, no more than once a year, but no earlier than six months after the commencement of the Lease. Changes may be made, inter alia, as a result of cost increases and/or changes in the exchange rate ratio and/or price-increasing measures taken by the Belgian government.
5.3 All taxes and charges, however named, which are now, or at any time, to be levied on the amounts payable by the Customer, or on the Lease or on the appliances and/or on the use of the appliances, irrespective of whose name they are in, shall be borne by the Customer.
5.4 The Client may not invoke suspension, discount or set-off in relation to the Client's payment obligations to BREEX and expressly waives his rights under article 1184 of the Civil Code
.5.5 Payment of the Rental shall be made by debit from the bank account specified by the Customer. The Customer undertakes to provide a SEPA mandate to BREEX, at BREEX's first request.
5.6 BREEX has the right (but is not obliged) to make invoices available to the Customer electronically by e-mail or through a customer portal.
5.7 BREEX is entitled to require security for the fulfilment of the Customer's payment obligations. This security may be provided by providing, at BREEX's first request, an unconditional and irrevocable bank guarantee in favour of BREEX or by providing personal security in the form of surety or liability declarations (hereinafter collectively the "Guarantee"). In the case of a partnership, the directors shall in any case be personally and jointly and severally liable for the fulfilment of obligations by the partnership under the Agreement. The Client shall notify BREEX by return of registered letter as soon as the Client becomes aware of (the intention to) withdraw a Guarantee.
5.8 The Rental Period commences on the day of delivery of the appliances. Unless otherwise stipulated, the Rent was calculated assuming delivery of the appliances on the first day of the month. In case of delivery on another day, the rental period and rental billing will start on the first day of the month following the delivery of the appliances. Between the date of delivery and the first day of the month following the delivery of the appliances, the Customer shall be obliged to pay a user fee, which is definitively acquired for BREEX. This user fee is calculated on the basis of the agreed Rental Fee, pro rata for the number of days elapsed between the date of delivery and the first day of the month following the delivery of the appliances. Subject to other provisions, this user fee is payable together with the first Rent.
5.9 Without prejudice to BREEX's other rights, in this case it is entitled to demand additional or replacement security from the Customer. The Client shall be obliged to supplement or replace such security. If a Third Party Guarantee for the Customer's obligations is or is withdrawn, BREEX shall be entitled immediately and legally, without notice of default or other formality, to dissolve the Lease and to proceed immediately to the collection of the amounts still owed by the Customer, including the compensation provided for under article 10 in the event of early termination or dissolution.
5.10 Unless stated otherwise, all invoices are payable at the address of the registered office of BREEX and, unless otherwise stipulated, are payable within 14 days of the invoice date. If payment is not made by the due date, interest on arrears of 1.5% per month shall be payable ipso jure and without notice of default, as well as fixed compensation of 10% with a minimum of EUR 65, by way of irrevocable damages and irrespective of legal costs. A reminder fee of EUR 15.00 per reminder sent will be charged in addition to the cost of registered mail. All complaints and protests must be formulated within 7 days of the invoice date.
5.11 The Client must always inform BREEX by return of any changes in the address and billing details communicated when the Lease was signed.
6.1 The Customer irrevocably grants to BREEX the right to transfer ownership of the appliances and of the Rental to a leasing company and/or a partner of BREEX (hereinafter the "Partner"). The Client hereby consents to this transfer and shall be legally bound to the Partner to fulfil the obligations under this Rental Agreement. After notification of the transfer, the Rent shall be paid only in full discharge to the Partner, who shall then assume all the rights and obligations of BREEX in respect of this Lease.
6.2 BREEX is also entitled to waive or pledge the debt arising from this Lease. If the waiver or pledge is made later than when this Lease is signed, the Client declares that he has been sufficiently informed of this waiver or pledge by simple letter from BREEX.
6.3 The Customer is not allowed to sell, pledge, transfer or encumber any rights and obligations arising from the Lease Agreement in whole or in part to third parties.
6.4 In the event of a transfer of the Lease as provided in clause 6.1, the Partner shall not indemnify the Concealed Breach. No recourse may be exercised against the Partner on account of such breach. BREEX (and not the Partner) will continue to indemnify the Customer for hidden defects on an exceptional basis, which the Customer expressly accepts, and this regardless of the transfer of the Hire to the Partner. As a result, the Client shall turn exclusively to BREEX for such claims, and shall exercise all recourse against the latter.
6.5 The Partner shall not disclose to third parties any information regarding the execution of the Lease Agreement, except if it has permission to do so, is required to do so by law or if an interest so justifies. By signing the Lease Agreement, the Customer expressly accepts that an interest exists on the part of the Partner if it would suffer a disadvantage if it did not provide the aforementioned information (such as, but not limited to, defaults of payment by the Customer or protest of invoices). In any event, the Customer agrees that BREEX may be notified of any non-payment.
.7.1 The Client shall indemnify BREEX against all claims by third parties, including employees, for compensation for damage (partly) caused by, or in connection with, the equipment or the use of the equipment, or the materials, insofar as the damage to third parties is caused by defects in the equipment, or the materials, of which BREEX is not the supplier. The Client waives all recourse against BREEX for any damage caused by the rented equipment to his property. The Client shall indemnify BREEX against all claims by third parties, including the claims of persons whose personal data have been recorded or are processed in the context of a register of personal data kept by the Client or for which the Client is otherwise responsible, for compensation for damage (partly) caused by or in connection with the equipment or the use of the equipment or its condition.
7.2 Under no circumstances shall BREEX be held liable for any loss of enjoyment, loss of profits and/or indirect damages, and under no circumstances shall BREEX be liable for any compensation in this regard. Under no circumstances shall BREEX be liable for damage to the hardware, software and data connected to the equipment. Nor shall it be liable for damage or costs resulting from misuse of the access or identification codes. In the event of non-conformity or defects in the equipment for which BREEX is liable to intervene, BREEX's liability and intervention shall be limited exclusively to repairing or, if necessary, replacing the defective or non-conforming equipment.
7.3 The Client may not claim any suspension or cancellation of the Rental, reduction of a Rental or suspension of payment thereof, or any compensation in the event of total or partial loss of enjoyment of the equipment, for any reason whatsoever, including third-party fault or force majeure. In the event of loss oftenfrom the Leased Equipment, whatever the cause, the Client shall compensate BREEX for all damages suffered by the latter.
7.4 In the case of multiple tenants, each individual tenant is jointly and severally liable for the performance of the Lease
.8.1 The Rental Agreement may be terminated by right by BREEX by simple written notice to the Customer, without any judicial formality:
8.2
If the Customer is in suspension of payments, collective debt settlement, judicial reorganisation or bankruptcy,
in the event of the Customer's death,
In the event of a reduction or loss of the Guarantee,
in the event of an attachment or other forms of enforcement at the expense of the Customer,
If any damage, destruction or loss of the rented appliances is established,
If the Customer has provided incorrect information to BREEX and/or the Partner regarding his business or his financial situation which played a crucial role in the decision of BREEX and/or the Partner to enter into the relationship with the Customer,
In case of non-payment of invoices,
In the event of any default by the Customer under this Lease which is not remedied within a minimum period of 5 days after written notice to that effect.
8.3 If the Client should unilaterally terminate or break the Lease early and prior to the expiry of the contractual term or commit a contractual default, the Client shall owe BREEX at least liquidated damages as stipulated below. In all cases of premature termination, and without prejudice to BREEX's right to full compensation, the Client shall owe BREEX, in addition to the matured and unpaid sums, plus interest on arrears, compensation fixed at the value of the rental instalments still due, plus the residual value, plus EUR 150 + VAT handling fees and a 5% reinvestment fee, less the available balance from the sale of the equipment. The Customer expressly waives the benefit of Article 1231 of the Civil Code. This compensation does not cover the loss of value resulting from the damaged condition of the returned appliances. This loss of value must be compensated separately. Payments made by the Customer shall first be applied to the stipulated compensation and interest on arrears, then to the unpaid costs and finally to the principal sums. This settlement shall also be applied in the event of a total loss, determined and confirmed by an expert assessment.
9.1 The Customer is obliged to make the appliances available to BREEX at the end of the Rental Agreement, for whatever reason, in good and complete condition. Except for normal wear and tear, this condition shall be equivalent to the condition described in the Certificate of Delivery.
9.2 Return transport costs shall be borne by the Customer. These costs are determined on the basis of the table of transport costs per weight group in use at the time by BREEX. Unused consumables remain the property of BREEX and must be returned to BREEX at the end of the term of the Rental Agreement.
9.3 If the Client refuses to make the appliances available to BREEX at the end of the Rental Agreement in accordance with article 9.1, a fixed compensation of EUR 100.00 per appliance per day, including part of a day, for each day that the appliance is not handed over, with a maximum of EUR 5,000.00 per appliance, will be imposed by law and without prior notice of default.
10.1 For the entire duration of the Rental Agreement, the appliances, including all accessories, remain the property of BREEX or its entitled parties.
10.2 The Customer is prohibited from (sub)hiring out the appliances, ceding their use to third parties under any title, pledging, selling, alienating or otherwise encumbering them or ceding them to third parties in any other way. The Customer is not allowed to remove, cover, change (or cause to be changed) or damage the marks, numbers, names and/or other inscriptions affixed to the appliances, or to add others to them. Any necessary or desirable changes to the appliances may only be made by BREEX.
10.3 The Client must immediately inform anyone wishing to exercise any right on or in respect of the appliances that the appliances are the property of BREEX. The Client shall also immediately notify BREEX by registered letter, accompanied by all relevant documents, of (i) imminent enforcement measures, (ii) seizure or retention of all or part of the leased appliances, (iii) accident involving all or part of the leased appliances, (iv) requisitioning, theft or (v) damage to the leased appliances.
11.1 BREEX respects the Customer's privacy and processes the Customer's personal data for customer or prospect management purposes in accordance with applicable regulations (in particular Regulation No. (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data). These processing operations are carried out on the basis of the Customer's consent and the agreements made. By signing this Rental Agreement, the Client accepts that BREEX may carry out solvency checks, as well as collect data concerning the Client as well as its representatives and other parties involved in the Client's activity. These data may be used by BREEX or its group to execute the Rental Agreement, to fulfil its legal obligations and to send information on products or services which may be of interest to the Client. These data may also be transferred to the Partner in the context of a transfer of the Rental. This collection will take place in accordance with the privacy policy of the BREEX concerned. The Customer has the right to be informed about his/her personal data processed by BREEX and/or BREEX and to ask for incorrect data to be rectified, for the data to be deleted and/or for the processing to be restricted, in each case to the extent provided for in the applicable regulations. The Client also has the right to object to processing and to request the transfer of personal data, again in accordance with applicable regulations. The Customer may exercise these rights by sending a written request to BREEX and/or BREEX, dated and signed, with a copy of both sides of the identity card attached. In the event of problems, the Client is entitled to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Rue du Printing Press 35, 1000 Brussels +32 (0)2 274 48 00; +32 (0)2 274 48 35; contact@apd-gba.be).
12.1 For any dispute regarding the Lease, its execution, interpretation and termination, only the Dutch-speaking courts of Dendermonde shall have jurisdiction. The Rental Agreement is governed by Belgian law.
Parties agree that (i) electronic signatures qualifying as an advanced or a qualified electronic signature under the eIDAS Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) or (ii) scans of the signed signature page of this Agreement delivered via e-mail in .pdf format, will have the same evidential value as an original paper copy with a handwritten signature.
ENG: De partijen komen overeen dat (i) elektronische handtekeningen die in aanmerking komen als geavanceerde of gekwalificeerde e-handtekening onder de eIDAS-verordening (Verordening (EU) nr. 910/2014) of (ii) scankopieën van naar behoren ondertekende pagina's met tegenhandtekeningen bij deze Overeenkomst die per e-mail in .pdf-formaat worden verzonden, dezelfde bewijskracht hebben als een origineel papieren document met natte inkt waarop een handmatig ondertekende handtekening staat.
1.1 These general terms and conditions ("General Terms And Condictions of Sale") form part of the Sales Agreement and are as well as applicable to any contractual relationship between the Parties.
1.2 These General Terms and Conditions of Sale can be consulted by the Customer at any time. The Customer may save these General Terms and Conditions of Sale on a durable data carrier and shall be informed of any change affecting the contractual relationship between the Parties by a means appropriate to distance communication.
1.3 The Sales Agreement comes into force upon signature of the agreement by the Client and BREEX, the signature also constituting acceptance of these terms and conditions, and it cancels and replaces all written or verbal contracts, proposals and undertakings relating to the same object which would have preceded the date of this Sales Agreement. The Sales Agreement excludes the application of the Customer's own potential general and/or other terms and conditions.
1.4 The Hardware and/or Services are chosen by the Customer on its own initiative and under its sole responsibility. The Customer freely determines the technical characteristics, modalities and place of delivery. The Client, in its capacity as a professional, confirms and acknowledges that it has received from BREEX all the information necessary to contract in full knowledge of the facts. Under no circumstances may the Client invoke difficulties regarding the Hardware and/or Services, their use or performance and their unsuitability in relation to his needs.
This Sales Agreement enters into force on the date of the Customer's signature. If the Sales Agreement provides for the provision of Services in accordance with the Customer's choices in the Special Terms and Conditions, the Sales Agreement shall be valid for a period equal to the duration period set out in the Special Terms and Conditions, unless the Sales Agreement is terminated earlier in accordance with articles 7 or 8 of the Contractual Terms and Conditions of Sale.
3.1 Before the scheduled delivery, the Customer shall provide BREEX with all useful and necessary information regarding the delivery and ensure that, where appropriate, the equipment, systems and premises intended for this purpose are equipped with the necessary installations and connections. If, failing this, the delivery cannot take place at the agreed time, the associated costs shall be borne by the Customer.
3.2 Any delay caused by a delay in the provision of necessary information and/or hardware and software infrastructure by the Client or a third party or external BREEX suppliers or partners shall not be the responsibility of BREEX. In this case, the Client waives its right to cancel.
3.3 The parties recognise and accept that the success of the work in the field of information and communication technology depends on the correct and timely cooperation between them. Should the Customer fail to cooperate, BREEX shall be entitled, after prior registered notice, to suspend its Services and/or invoice an additional administrative charge of EUR 175.00 per month and/or dissolve the Sales Agreement to the detriment of the Customer in the absence of remedy within fifteen (15) days.
3.4 The Customer acknowledges and accepts that a lack of cooperation, as stipulated in article 3.3 of these Contractual Terms of Sale, may have consequences towards the delivery and/or use of the Hardware/Services, in which case there is an express waiver by the Customer to hold BREEX liable for late or defective delivery, damage to the Hardware/Services or data of the Customer and the unavailability of the Hardware/Services.
3.5 BREEX shall provide the Services within the limits of the Sales Agreement and on the basis of the information provided by the Customer. The Client guarantees the completeness and accuracy of information provided by it, and other data that are relevant and certainly those that are crucial to enable BREEX to fulfil its obligations. The Client shall indemnify BREEX against any damage which may be caused by incorrect, late or incomplete information and data.
3.6 The Client shall always bear responsibility for its existing infrastructure (for example, but not exhaustively: hardware, software, servers, website, databases, control and beveibrf "ligation procedures, system management, etc.) and its proper functionality, availability and security.
3.7 The Client undertakes to inform BREEX if his mail accounts are connected via Office365, Google Workspaces or other third-party cloud-based productivity software, in which case the Client agrees to the acquisition and additional billing (at purchase price) of these accounts in a separate agreement concluded for this purpose between BREEX and the Client. In addition, the Customer shall be responsible for the smooth transfer and contact with the previous provider if deemed necessary.
4.1 The Client is obliged to use the Hardware for his own account. The transfer, resale, hiring out, lending or making available in any way whatsoever of the Hardware to third parties without the prior written consent of BREEX is not permitted until payment in full of the principal sum and incidentals and constitutes a very serious breach of this Sale Agreement. BREEX shall not be under any obligation to approve any transfer, resale, rental, lending or making available in any way, nor shall it be required to justify its decision in this regard.
4.2 The Services are not transferable in any way to third parties without the prior written consent of BREEX. BREEX shall have no obligation to approve such transfer, nor shall it be required to justify its decision in this regard.
Hidden defects must be reported in writing to BREEX at the latest within 24 hours of their identification and discovery, but at the latest within twelve (12) months of delivery. In the absence of timely and written observations in accordance with the above, the Hardware and/or Services delivered shall be deemed to have been delivered in accordance with the rules of the art, in conformity and without defects and shall be deemed to have been thus accepted by the Customer. Under no circumstances shall BREEX be bound to intervene or be liable in any way for any non-conformity or defects caused by the Customer himself or resulting from injudicious use by the Customer, intervention by any third party or non-compliance with the terms and conditions of this Sale Agreement.
Except in cases where backup services are provided for in the Special Terms and Conditions, the Customer is responsible for setting up procedures that allow it to reconstruct lost or modified files, data or programmes at any time regardless of the cause of the loss or modification. The Customer is obliged to have the necessary backups of his computer programmes, files and data on a daily basis. Under no circumstances shall BREEX be held liable for any damage, destruction or loss of data or documents resulting from the absence of the aforementioned backup.
7.1 BREEX may, at its discretion, grant the Customer a discount and/or commercial allowance which will be deducted from the amount invoiced by BREEX to the Customer under this Sale Agreement, without the Customer being able to claim any such discount and/or commercial allowance from BREEX. Any discount and/or commercial concession granted shall be inherently linked to and dependent on the Customer's full execution of the Sales Agreement. Any late payment or contractual default on the part of the Client and dissolution or annulment of the Sale Agreement shall entail that any discount and/or commercial concession granted both in the past and in the future shall lapse and, where applicable, must be repaid to BREEX in full, plus interest in accordance with Article 5.3 of the Contractual Terms of Sale.
7.2 Even if a payment in instalments or a payment period is granted to a Client pursuant to the Special Terms and Conditions, the non-payment of a single invoice on the due date shall make all unpaid invoices payable ipso jure and without prior notice.
7.3 Any complaint concerning the format or calculation of an invoice must be submitted by registered letter within ten (10) days of the invoice date, failing which the invoice shall be deemed to have been accepted by the Client.
7.4 The Client must always inform BREEX immediately of any changes in the address and billing details provided when the Sale Agreement was signed, as well as of any change in the Client's legal or financial situation, in which case BREEX may cancel current orders, refuse orders, demand guarantees or change the terms and conditions and terms of payment.
7.5 In the event of non-compliance by the Client with any of his contractual obligations, including the timely payment of invoices, the BREEX reserves the right to take any measure, including the suspension of current deliveries, orders and the execution of Sale Agreement.
7.6 BREEX may at any time - even following the bankruptcy of the Client or the concurrence of the Client's creditors or following the request for or the admission of the Client to the benefit of a judicial reorganisation - offset any existing or future debt on any account against any sum due to the Client on any account.
7. 7 Subject to special legal provisions and as security for the repayment of all sums which the Client may owe to BREEX, on account of all present and/or future claims, whatever their nature, the Client shall pledge in favour of BREEX all current and future claims on third parties, on whatever grounds such as trade claims and other claims on customers, fees from services and supplies, claims from proceeds of movable or immovable equipment, claims in damages, pensions, insurance benefits, social security benefits or claims against the government under tax regulations. The Customer undertakes, at BREEX's simple request, to provide all information and documents relating to these claims.
BREEX respects the Customer's privacy and processes the Customer's personal data for customer or prospect management purposes in accordance with applicable regulations (in particular Regulation No. (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data). By signing the Sales Agreement, the Client accepts that BREEX may carry out solvency checks, as well as collect data concerning the Client as well as its representatives and other parties involved in the Client's activity. These data may be used by BREEX or its group to execute the sales agreement, to fulfil their legal obligations and to send information regarding products or services which may be of interest to the Client. The Client has the right to be informed of the personal data relating to him that BREEX processes, and to ask for incorrect data to be rectified, for data to be deleted and/or for the restriction of processing to the extent provided for by applicable regulations. The Client also has the right to object to processing and to request the transfer of personal data, again in accordance with applicable regulations. The Customer may exercise these rights by sending a written request to BREEX, dated and signed, with a copy of both sides of the identity card attached. In case of problems, the Client is entitled to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Rue du Printing Press 35, 1000 Brussels +32 (0)2 274 48 00; +32 (0)2 274 48 35; contact@apd-gba.be).
9.1 Any event which constitutes an insurmountable obstacle to the normal execution of the Sales Agreement or seriously hinders or complicates it shall be considered as a case of force majeure on the part of BREEX, such as, inter alia (but not exhaustively): strike, government measures, (temporary) closure of the company, transport difficulties, fait du prince, delay or impossibility of supply and damage to - or defects in - BREEX operating assets essential to the order, delay or impossibility of supply on the part of BREEX suppliers and cybercrime. In the event of force majeure, BREEX shall be entitled either to suspend the execution of the Sales Agreement for a maximum period of three months, or to dissolve all or part of the Sales Agreement, without being liable for any compensation.
9.2 In the event of a fundamental change in circumstances and/or conditions which are not attributable to BREEX and as a result of which its contractual obligations towards the Customer are unreasonably aggravated, the Parties undertake to renegotiate the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement in order to arrive jointly at a fair solution for the continuation of the Sales Agreement. The aim is to achieve a similar balance between the Parties' contractual obligations as the balance that existed when the Sales Agreement was concluded.
In case the Parties should not agree on whether fundamental changes to the circumstances and/or conditions, as referred to in the previous paragraph, have indeed occurred, both Parties shall appoint an expert who, possibly assisted by a third party, shall verify whether or not such conditions or changes have occurred.
9.3 In the absence of a positive response from the Client to renegotiation within one month of BREEX having requested this by registered letter, BREEX shall be entitled to terminate the Sales Agreement by registered letter, subject to three (3) months' notice, without being liable for any compensation.
10.1 If the Client fails to meet his contractual obligations, BREEX may, following a registered letter of formal notice and the Client's failure to remedy the situation within fifteen (15) days, suspend, block, limit, cancel or cancel the Client's right to the continued execution of the Sales Agreement, without BREEX being held liable. The Client acknowledges and accepts all the consequences and damages resulting from the suspension.
10.2 Before suspending its commitments, BREEX shall notify the Customer by registered letter and allow a period of fifteen (15) days to rectify the contractual default.
10.3 At the end of the suspension, the Client shall be required to pay to the BREEX a reactivation fee for the Services in the amount of EUR 250.00 excluding VAT. The execution of the Sale Agreement shall not be resumed until this fee is paid by the Client into the BREEX account.
10.4 BREEX also reserves the right to terminate the Sales contract at the Client's expense.
The Hardware will be delivered directly by BREEX and taken delivery of by the Customer at the location indicated, where appropriate after payment of the deposit provided for in Article 5.1 of the Contractual Terms of Sale. Delivery and installation shall take place at the expense and risk of the Customer.
12.1 BREEX retains full ownership of the Hardware sold until full payment of the principal sum and incidentals. Any Hardware delivered shall remain the full property of BREEX and shall be considered as given on consignment until full payment by the Customer. However, the Buyer shall bear the risk of damage suffered or caused by the Hardware for whatever reason. Until full payment has been made, the Customer may not in any way dispose of the Hardware without the prior agreement of BREEX. The Customer undertakes to inform BREEX immediately by e-mail, confirmed by registered letter, of any seizure, pledge, security or similar figure which a third party may place or request on the Hardware supplied. Failure to pay on any due date may result in the Hardware being requisitioned by BREEX at the expense of the Customer. In the event that the Customer resells unpaid Hardware, the Sales Agreement shall be legally terminated at the charge of the Customer and BREEX shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with Article 8 of the Contractual Sales Conditions.
12.2 If the Client refuses to make the Hardware available to BREEX in accordance with article 12.1 above, a fixed indemnity of 100.00 EUR per appliance for each started day that the appliance is not handed over at the BREEX registered office shall be imposed ipso jure and without prior notice.
The warranty on the Hardware sold shall be that given by the producer(s) or manufacturer(s) of the Hardware, to the exclusion of any other warranty. The Customer shall only be entitled to a warranty intervention if he has the proof of purchase of the Hardware and if this warranty given to BREEX by the producer or manufacturer for the Hardware is still in force.
The Hardware supplied will not be taken back or exchanged. Repossessions will only be possible exceptionally with the prior written consent of BREEX and will relate exclusively to Hardware in new condition and in perfect condition. It will be subject to a minimum deduction of 20%. Hardware repairs will only be carried out if the Customer has signed and complies with a legally valid Maintenance Agreement.
All graphic elements, brands, drawings, models, logos and the like, which appear on the Hardware, in manuals and in user guides, are the exclusive property of the producers, manufacturers or of BREEX. They are not transferred and are not eligible for use, exploitation, display, reproduction or adaptation by the Customer or any other third party.
16.1 The development of the Website and/or Applications shall not be started until the required information and documentation have been supplied to BREEX by the Client. BREEX shall make a design (demo version) of the Website and/or Applications available to the Customer, who shall assess within a period of fourteen (14) days whether this design has been developed in accordance with the rules of the art, or communicate his comments in writing. In the absence of comments within the aforementioned period, the relevant design of the Website and/or Applications shall be deemed to have been accepted.
16.2 In the event of non-acceptance in accordance with clause 16.1 above, BREEX shall have a reasonable period of at least fourteen (14) working days in which to make the necessary adjustments or provide a reasoned explanation as to why the reason for non-acceptance cited by the Client does not apply. After making the adjustments, the Customer shall review the adjusted design within seven (7) days after which, except if it would be manifestly unreasonable, the Website and Applications shall be deemed delivered.
16.3 The development of the Website and/or Application involves a package chosen by the Customer as described in the Special Terms and Conditions. The development of the Website and/or Application is preferably carried out remotely. Any travel by BREEX to the Customer shall be on a time-and-expense basis (including travel time) and shall be charged at the rates currently in force at BREEX.
If the Client subscribes to the Licence Software in the Special Conditions, the data migration, training and configuration of the Licence Software shall be carried out by BREEX on payment of a fee as stated in the Special Conditions.
18.1 On delivery of the Services in accordance with Articles 16 and 17 of these Contractual Terms of Sale, the Customer shall be granted, by means of an agreement concluded between the Parties separately for this purpose, where appropriate the Maintenance Agreement, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sublicensable worldwide right of use with respect to the Services, from the moment of payment in full of all invoices, as well as all other amounts owed by the Customer to BREEX.
18.2 BREEX, its licensor(s) or external partner(s) shall retain all intellectual property rights relating to delivered Services, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the parties.
18.3 The delivery of the Services may not be regarded as a transfer of any intellectual property rights on the part of BREEX to the Client, unless agreed otherwise.
19.1 The Client agrees that the Website and/or Application developed by BREEX will be included in the BREEX portfolio.
19.2 The Client agrees that BREEX may add a link on the supplied Website and/or Application, for example: "Design by BREEX".
20.1. The registration of domain names at the request of the Client shall take place at the Client's expense, in the Client's name, on the Client's own responsibility and in accordance with the general terms and conditions of domain name registration available on the registry managing these domain names. The Client is aware of and accepts these general terms and conditions. BREEX shall in no way be held liable for the registration of domain names whose registration is deemed to be in bad faith or unlawful, the registration of incorrect domain names or domain names which may infringe the rights of third parties, data loss, the unavailability of the domain name, etc. The Client shall in each case indemnify BREEX against any claims by third parties arising from the registration of the domain name concerned.
20.2. The Client hereby authorises BREEX at all times to take all necessary administrative, factual and legal initiatives in the name and on behalf of the Client to carry out the transfers of domain names on behalf of the Client.
21.1 If the Client has also subscribed to SEO Services in the Special Terms and Conditions, BREEX shall, in accordance with current customs, make the necessary adjustments to the Website linked to the domain name in order to have it rank as highly as possible in the most popular search engines. These Services constitute a best-efforts obligation and may in no way involve the liability of BREEX as regards the effective ranking of references to the Website in the search results of the most popular search engines.
21.2 In addition, the Client acknowledges that it has a duty of information, from which it is obliged to supply the keywords necessary for the SEO or, if BREEX proposes keywords, to approve or reject them.
22.1 The Client acknowledges at all times to be the owner or to have the transferable right of use of the intellectual property rights attached to the documentation and information, in the widest sense of the term, which he hands over to BREEX with a view to performing the Services. The Client authorises BREEX to use this documentation and information and, if applicable, to apply the SEO, with a view to performing the Services. The Client confirms to assist and indemnify BREEX against any claims by third parties and/or public bodies for infringement of intellectual property rights or laws pursuant to the data, images, information, photographs, etc. posted on the Services.
The Customer's obligation to provide assistance implies that the Customer shall intervene at the first request in any amicable or judicial procedure and shall also bear the costs (non-exhaustive: costs of experts, counsel, court costs, administrative costs) incurred by BREEX in these proceedings, without prejudice to BREEX's right to full compensation for damages suffered by it on behalf of the Customer.
22.2 If the Client is confronted with claims by third parties regarding the Services of BREEX, its licensor(s) or external partner(s), the Client must inform BREEX of the alleged infringement by registered letter within five (5) days.
Failing this, or where legal proceedings have already been initiated or the Client has itself taken a position with regard to the third party, the Client expressly waives this right to be held harmless by BREEX. Any increase in damages due to the late communication and/or the Client's own response to the claims of third parties, at the expense of BREEX, shall be payable by the Client.
BREEX's indemnity obligation towards the Client is an indemnity for damages, interest, fines and costs, in accordance with the provisions of articles 6.2 and 6.6 of the Contractual Terms of Sale.
For the interpretation of the Sales Agreement, the following definitions shall apply.
Contractual Terms and Conditions of Sale: the present contractual terms and conditions which form part of the Sales Agreement;
General Conditions for Sale: the BREEX conditions which form part of the Sales Agreement between the Parties and which can be consulted at any time by the Client at the URL https://breex.be/voorwaarden. The Client confirms having read and accepted these conditions prior to the conclusion of the agreements;
Sales Agreement: the Sales Agreement, including the Special Terms and Conditions, the Contractual Terms and Conditions of Sale, the General Terms and Conditions of Sale, the Processing Agreement and the invoice terms, which form an integral part of it;
Special Conditions: the choices or options, if any, indicated by the Customer on the first two pages of the Sales Agreement;
Processor Agreement: the Processor Agreement can be consulted at any time at the URL https://breex.be/voorwaarden. The Customer confirms having taken cognisance of this Processor Agreement prior to the conclusion of the Sales Agreement, agreeing to it and confirming its instructions for data processing;
Maintenance Agreement: The agreement which the Customer may conclude with BREEX regarding the provision of maintenance services on the Hardware and/or Services provided to the Customer by BREEX under this Sale Agreement;
Services: The services, i.e. services relating to the start-up, installation, configuration, data migration and delivery of the Website, Applications and Licensing Software, to be provided by BREEX to the Client, as defined in the Special Conditions;
Website: the website(s) to be developed by BREEX in accordance with the Special Terms and Conditions, for which a right of use is granted to the Client under a separate agreement concluded between the parties, where appropriate the Maintenance Agreement;
Applications: the web application(s) to be developed by BREEX and/or its suppliers or BREEX's partners in accordance with the Special Terms and Conditions and/or the web application(s) already developed for which a right of use is granted to the Client under an agreement concluded separately between the parties, where appropriate the Maintenance Agreement;
Licensed software: the licences to be supplied to the Client by BREEX in accordance with the Special Conditions, from BREEX suppliers or partners, for which a right of use is granted to the Client under an agreement concluded separately between the parties;
Hardware: the movable goods supplied by BREEX to the Client as defined in the Special Conditions;
2.1 The Sale Agreement is concluded between, on the one hand, NV BREEX EUROPE ("BREEX"), with registered office at 9000 GENT, Moutstraat 54, with company number 0537.365.350, and, on the other hand, the Client.
2.2 The provisions of the Sales Agreement apply in full to the contractual relationship between the Parties as defined below.
2.3 The Sales Agreement consists of this Agreement and the accompanying documents applicable to this contractual relationship:
The Special Conditions;
The Contractual Terms of Sale;
The Processing Agreement;
The General Terms and Conditions of Sale;
The Invoice Terms and Conditions.
The above documents should be read together and are the only ones applicable to the contractual relationship between BREEX and the Client.
2.4 In the event of conflict between, or inconsistency between, the documents of the Sales Agreement, the following hierarchy shall apply in descending prioprity order:
The Special Conditions;
Contractual Terms of Sale;
The Processing Agreement;
The General Terms and Conditions of Sale;
The Invoice Terms.
In the event of conflict, the provisions set out in the document with the highest hierarchy shall prevail, unless expressly agreed in writing by BREEX.
2.5 The Customer may save the Processing Agreement and the Conditions of Sale on a durable data carrier and shall be informed of any change affecting the contractual relationship between the Parties, by any means appropriate to distance communication.
2.6 In addition to the Sales Agreement, a separate Maintenance Agreement shall also be concluded between the Customer and BREEX.
3.1 Stated delivery times are purely indicative and constitute an obligation of means on the part of BREEX. Partial deliveries are permitted, it follows that the Client is not entitled to refuse partial deliveries. Acceptance of the Hardware and Services by the Client implies acceptance of the delivery period, even if the indicative delivery period has been exceeded.
3.2 However, in the event of an abnormal delay in delivery, the Customer shall be entitled to dissolve the Sales Agreement by registered letter and without judicial intervention, provided that BREEX has still not delivered within a period of one (1) month after BREEX has been notified of this by the Customer by registered letter. The Client expressly waives any other possible remedy, in particular the award of any compensation.
3.3 By delivery and signing of the delivery note, the Customer acknowledges having received all necessary documents, manual and equipment and the Customer has fully accepted the Hardware and/or Services and the training provided. The Customer acknowledges that this training was complete and from that moment on, the Customer cannot invoke any visible defects or contractual non-conformity of the Hardware and Services.
4.1 BREEX undertakes to perform the Services on behalf of the Customer.
4.2 BREEX's Services involve an obligation of means.
5.1 Unless stated otherwise, BREEX prices are net prices excluding VAT, without discount. BREEX is entitled (but not obliged) to ask for an advance payment. In the absence of a specific written agreement to the contrary, all BREEX invoices are payable without discount at its registered office, no later than the due date of the invoice. The invoice shall only be considered as paid when the funds have been credited to the BREEX bank account. All taxes and costs, however named, which may be levied now or at any time on the amounts payable by the Client, shall be borne by the Client.
5.2 BREEX invoices are payable at all times at its registered office and must always be paid by the Client, even if the Client has a claim on BREEX which is certain and due. Any suspension, discount, offsetting or compensation with regard to the Client's payment obligations to BREEX is excluded, except by special written agreement. The Client also undertakes not to withhold invoices or balances of invoices which have not been seriously disputed. Payments shall be imputed to the oldest outstanding debt and this in accordance with Article 5.210 of the Civil Code, even if the Client specifies a different payment reference.
5.3 In the event of non-payment of invoices on the due date, the amounts due shall be increased ipso jure and without prior notice of default by a fixed and irreducible compensation set at 12.5% of all outstanding amounts, with a minimum of EUR 65. In addition, unpaid invoices shall, ipso jure and without prior formal notice, incur interest on arrears as provided for in Article 5 of the Act of 2 August 2002 on combating late payment in commercial transactions. A reminder fee of EUR 15.00 plus the cost of registered mail shall be charged per reminder sent.
5.4 With each invoicing, the established fee as described in the Sales Agreement will be revised according to the formula: PN = PO (0.8 SN/SO + 0.2) where:
PN = Adjusted Fee
PO = Compensation at inception
SO = Salaries + social charges (labour cost) on which the remuneration is based
SN = Salaries + social charges (labour cost) valid at the time of revision
5.5 The revisions in accordance with the aforementioned formula are made on the basis of the DIGITAL reference wage costs published monthly by Agoria and available for consultation at: www.agoria.be/nl/aanbod/data-studie/referteloonkost.
6.1 BREEX is not responsible for modifications to the Hardware and Services carried out by the Customer or a third party. Any repairs which may have to be carried out by BREEX will be charged at BREEX's current rates and in this case the Client will lose his right to the guarantee as laid down in article 13 of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
6.2 The liability of BREEX for any loss of enjoyment, loss of profits and/or indirect damages is in any case excluded, and under no circumstances shall BREEX be liable for any compensation in this regard.
6.3 Under no circumstances shall BREEX be liable for damage to the hardware, software, data and data (as well as personal data) associated with the Hardware and/or Services. Nor shall it be liable for damage or costs resulting from a minor error by BREEX which does not constitute an essential commitment, nor from any misuse of access or identification codes.
6.4 The BREEX's liability for damages resulting from a non-conformity or defect of the Hardware and/or Services in accordance with article 3.3 of these Contractual Terms of Sale and article 5 of the General Terms of Sale shall be limited to the BREEX's obligation to one or more of the following options, at the BREEX's discretion:
crediting the relevant (partial) invoices relating to (the relevant part of) the non-conforming or defective Hardware and/or Services;
redelivering (the relevant part of) the non-conforming or defective Hardware and/or Services at no additional cost;
repairing or replacing (the relevant part of) the non-conforming or defective Hardware and/or Services at no additional cost;
paying compensation equal to the total invoice amount paid by the Customer for the supply of (the relevant part of) the non-conforming or defective Hardware and/or Services.
6.5 The advice provided by BREEX is without commitment and does not entail any liability. The Customer may not claim any suspension or annulment of the Sales Agreement, reduction of the price or suspension of payment thereof, or any compensation in the event of total or partial loss of enjoyment, for any reason whatsoever, including third-party fault or force majeure.
6.6 Without prejudice to the provisions of articles 6.1 to 6.5 of these Contractual Sales Conditions, BREEX's liability and intervention shall be limited to one third of the price paid by the Customer for the Hardware sold respectively. BREEX's liability as regards non-compliant performance of the Services shall be limited to one third of the Services performed and paid for by the Customer.
6.7 In any event, the liability of BREEX shall be limited to the amount for which BREEX is insured, up to a maximum of 30% of the initial price as agreed between the Parties. The Client shall then waive the excess of damages suffered and proven.
6.8 In the event that the Client constitutes several parties under the Sales Agreement, these parties shall be jointly and severally liable towards BREEX for the execution of the Sales Agreement.
7.1 The Client has the right to cancel the Sales Agreement prior to the first (partial) delivery of the Hardware and/or Services specified in the Special Conditions, in which case the Client shall be liable to BREEX, without prejudice to BREEX's right to the sums due and unpaid plus interest on arrears, for a minimum fixed compensation for cancellation equal to 60% of the price specified in the Special Conditions, without prejudice to BREEX's right to claim a higher compensation, and with a minimum of 2,500 EUR.
In the event that the Client wishes to cancel the Sales Agreement within the period of five (5) working days preceding the first delivery date communicated to the Client, the percentage stated above shall be increased to 100% of the price stipulated in the Special Conditions.
7.2 The Customer acknowledges and accepts that if he cancels the Sales Agreement, the Maintenance Agreement attached to the Sales Agreement will lapse insofar as it is completely and integrally dependent on the Hardware or Services delivered under the Sales Agreement. The Customer also acknowledges and accepts its own responsibility for the consequences of the cancellation of the Sales Agreement.
8.1 The Sales Agreement may be legally terminated by BREEX by simple written notification to the Customer, without any judicial formality:
if the Customer is in suspension of payments, collective debt settlement or bankruptcy,
in the event of the death of the Client,
in case of seizure or other forms of forced execution at the expense of the Customer,
if equipment sold but not (fully) paid for is damaged, destroyed or lost,
if the Client has provided BREEX with false information regarding his company or his financial situation which played a crucial role in BREEX's decision to enter into the relationship with the Client,
in the event of non-payment of invoices,
in the event of any default by the Client arising from the Sales Agreement which is not remedied within a period of at least 5 days following a written notice to that effect.
8.2 In the event of a default by the Customer, BREEX shall have the option of dissolving the Sales Agreement, or of requiring the (if necessary enforced) performance of the Sales Agreement.
8.3 If the Client terminates the Sales agreement, the Client shall be liable to BREEX for the amounts due and unpaid, plus interest for late payment, plus a fixed amount of compensation calculated in accordance with article 7 of these Contractual Terms of Sale, without prejudice to BREEX's right to claim greater damages from the Client.
8.4 The Client acknowledges and accepts that a breach of one or more provisions of the Sales Agreement by the Client may result in the termination of the Sales Agreement in its entirety.
8.5 The Customer acknowledges and accepts that if the Sales Agreement is terminated in accordance with this article, the Maintenance Agreement related to the Sales Agreement shall also lapse insofar as it depends on the Hardware or Services delivered under the Sales Agreement.
9.1 The mere fact that BREEX does not insist on or enforce strict compliance with any provision of the Sale Agreement may not be interpreted as a waiver or relinquishment of rights, unless confirmed in writing.
9.2 If one or more provisions of the Sales Agreement are declared void or unenforceable, the Parties shall replace such provisions with a valid and enforceable provision that will, to the extent possible, achieve the economic, business or other purpose of the said void or unenforceable provision and the remaining provisions of the Sales Agreement shall remain in force.
9.3 The fees to which BREEX is entitled in accordance with Articles 3.3, 10.3 and 12.2 of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale and Article 7 of the Contractual Terms and Conditions of Sale shall be indexed in accordance with the formula retained in Article 5.4 of these Contractual Terms and Conditions of Sale.
9.4 The Parties agree that (i) electronic signatures qualifying as an advanced or a qualified electronic signature under the eIDAS Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) or (ii) scans of the signed signature page of this Agreement delivered via e-mail in .pdf format will have the same evidential value as an original paper copy with a handwritten signature.
Any dispute regarding the Sales Agreement, its execution, interpretation and termination shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the place where BREEX has its registered office. The Sale Agreement is governed by Belgian law.
1.1 These General Terms and Conditions ("General Maintenance Conditions") form part of the Maintenance Agreement and apply equally to any contractual relationship between the Parties.
1.2 These General Maintenance Conditions can be consulted by the Customer at any time. The Customer may save these General Maintenance Conditions on a durable data carrier and shall be notified of any change affecting the contractual relationship between the Parties by a means appropriate for distance communication.
1.3 The Maintenance Agreement is effective upon signature of the agreement by the Customer and BREEX whereby the signature also constitutes acceptance of the Contractual as General Maintenance Conditions, and it nullifies and replaces all written or verbal contracts, proposals and undertakings relating to the same object which would precede the date of the Maintenance Agreement. The Maintenance Agreement excludes the application of the Customer's own potential general and/or other terms and conditions.
1.4 The Maintenance Agreement is concluded in addition to any sales or hire purchase agreement in force between the Customer and BREEX.
1.5 The Services are chosen by the Customer on his own initiative and under his sole responsibility. The Client, in its capacity as a professional, confirms and acknowledges that it has received from BREEX all the information necessary to contract in full knowledge of the facts. Under no circumstances may the Client invoke difficulties relating to the Services, their use or performance and their unsuitability in relation to his needs.
2.1 For the execution of the Services under the Maintenance Agreement, the Customer shall provide BREEX with all useful and necessary information and ensure that, where appropriate, the equipment, systems and premises intended for this purpose are equipped with the necessary installations and connections. If, in the absence of this, BREEX is unable to perform the Services at the agreed time, the Customer shall bear the associated costs.
2.2 The Client shall also provide BREEX, upon first request and at the latest within 8 days, with all the necessary financial information to enable the Client's solvency to be verified (annual accounts, assessment notices for at least the past two years). Failure to provide the requested financial information or to provide it on time as well as lack of cooperation in the delivery and installation of the Hardware/Licence Software/Website and Applications shall constitute a contractual breach of contract on the basis of which the Services may be suspended in accordance with Article 6 of the General Maintenance Conditions and/or the dissolution of the Maintenance Agreement may be demanded at the charge of the Customer in accordance with Article 7 of the Contractual Maintenance Conditions.
3.1 BREEX shall have the right to send the Customer interim advance invoices. The amount of such advance invoices shall be determined by BREEX on a reasonable basis and/or on the basis of any available usage and consumption data in the Special Conditions of the Maintenance Agreement. In this case, BREEX will provide an annual final invoice in which the advance invoices are settled. If BREEX receives no data or incorrect data or if these do not reach BREEX in time, BREEX may estimate usage and consumption and invoice on this basis. The Customer's actual usage and consumption will then be billed at a later date. Finally, on each annual anniversary of the Maintenance Agreement, BREEX has the right to change the advance payments according to the available usage and consumption data.
3.2 BREEX may, at its discretion, grant the Customer a discount and/or commercial allowance without the Customer being able to claim such discount and/or commercial allowance from BREEX. Any discount and/or commercial concession granted shall be inherently linked to and dependent on the Customer's full performance of the Maintenance Agreement. Any late payment or contractual default on the part of the Customer and dissolution or annulment of the Maintenance Agreement shall entail the forfeiture of any discount and/or commercial allowance granted both for the past and for the future and, where applicable, repayment to BREEX in full, plus interest in accordance with Article 4.4 of the Contractual Maintenance Conditions.
3.3 Any complaint regarding the formatting or calculation of an invoice must be submitted by registered mail to the registered office of BREEX within 10 days of the invoice date, failing which the invoice shall be deemed to have been accepted by the Client. The postal date shall serve as proof of posting.
3.4 The Client must always inform BREEX immediately of any changes in the address and billing details communicated when the Maintenance Agreement was signed, as well as of any change in the Client's legal or financial situation, in which case BREEX shall have the right to cancel current orders, refuse orders, demand guarantees or change the terms and conditions and terms of payment.
3.5 In the event of non-compliance by the Client with any of his contractual obligations, including the timely payment of invoices, the BREEX reserves the right to take any measure, including the suspension of current deliveries, orders and the execution of Maintenance Agreement.
3.6 BREEX may at any time - even following the bankruptcy of the Client or the concurrence of the Client's creditors or following the request for or the admission of the Client to the benefit of a judicial reorganisation - offset any existing or future debt on any account against any sum due to the Client on any account.
3.7 In addition to indexation, BREEX is entitled to change prices on the basis of objective changes in these market conditions, including, but not limited to, a general increase in the prices of software licences, telecommunications equipment, electricity and price increases resulting from government decisions. If reasonably possible, BREEX shall notify the Customer at least one (1) month before the implementation of price changes.
3.8 If the Customer does not accept the changes in accordance with clause 3.7 above, the Customer must terminate the Maintenance Agreement within eight (8) days of the aforementioned notification, by registered letter. If the Customer does not make use of the aforementioned termination right within this period, the Customer shall be deemed to have agreed to the change or modification and tacitly continue the use.
BREEX respects the Customer's privacy and processes the Customer's personal data for the purposes of customer or prospect management in accordance with the applicable regulations (in particular Regulation No. (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data). By signing the Maintenance Agreement, the Customer accepts that BREEX may perform solvency checks. This data may be used by BREEX or its group to execute the Maintenance Agreement, to fulfil their legal obligations and to send information on products or services which may be of interest to the Customer. This collection takes place in accordance with the BREEX privacy policy. The Client has the right to be informed about the personal data which BREEX and/or BREEX process, and to ask for incorrect data to be rectified, for the data to be deleted and/or for restrictions to be placed on processing, insofar as this is permitted by the applicable regulations. The Client also has the right to object to processing and to request the transfer of personal data, again in accordance with applicable regulations. The Customer may exercise these rights by sending a written request to BREEX, dated and signed, with a copy of both sides of the identity card attached. In case of problems, the Client is entitled to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (Rue du Printing Press 35, 1000 Brussels +32 (0)2 274 48 00; +32 (0)2 274 48 35; contact@apd-gba.be).
5. 1 Any event which constitutes an insurmountable obstacle to the normal execution of the Maintenance Agreement or seriously hinders or complicates it shall be considered as a case of force majeure on the part of BREEX, including (but not limited to): strike, government measures, (temporary) closure of the company, transport difficulties, fait du prince, delay or impossibility of supply and damage to - or defects in - BREEX operating assets essential to the order, delay or impossibility of supply on the part of BREEX suppliers and cybercrime. In the event of force majeure, BREEX shall be entitled either to suspend the execution of the Maintenance Agreement for a maximum period of three months, or to dissolve all or part of the Maintenance Agreement, without being liable for any compensation. Financial obligations of the Customer can never be suspended or dissolved as a result of force majeure.
5.2 In the event of a fundamental change in circumstances and/or conditions which are not attributable to BREEX and as a result of which its contractual obligations towards the Customer are unfairly aggravated, the Parties undertake to renegotiate the terms of the Maintenance Agreement in order to arrive jointly at a fair solution for the continuation of the Maintenance Agreement. In doing so, an effort shall be made to strike a similar balance between the Parties' contractual obligations as that which existed when the Maintenance Agreement was entered into.
Should the Parties fail to reach agreement on whether fundamental changes to the circumstances and/or conditions, as referred to in the previous paragraph, have indeed occurred, both Parties will appoint an expert who, possibly assisted by a third party, will verify whether or not such conditions or changes have occurred.
5.3 In the absence of a positive response from the Customer to renegotiation within one month of BREEX having requested this by registered letter, BREEX shall be entitled to terminate the Maintenance Agreement by registered letter, subject to three (3) months' notice, without being liable for any compensation.
6.1 If the Customer fails to fulfil his contractual obligations, BREEX may, after formal notice and without BREEX being held liable, suspend, block, limit, remove or cancel the Customer's right to further execution of the Maintenance Agreement.
6.2 Before suspending its obligations, BREEX shall give the Customer notice of default by registered letter and allow a period of fifteen (15) days to rectify the contractual default.
6.3 The suspension shall entail the unavailability of the Services, including the right(s) of use provided for in Article 11 of the General Maintenance Conditions. The Customer acknowledges and accepts all consequences and damages pursuant to the suspension. The aforementioned suspension of the Maintenance Agreement shall end when the Customer has rectified the default or re-performs the contractual obligations.
6.4 At the end of the suspension, the Customer shall be required to pay a reactivation fee of EUR 250.00 excluding VAT to BREEX. The execution of the Maintenance Agreement shall not be resumed until this fee is paid by the Customer into BREEX's account.
7.1 BREEX will maintain the appliances in operable condition and perform all maintenance and repair work necessary for this purpose. BREEX will make technical service personnel available for this purpose during BREEX working hours, on average within 24 working hours following notification from the Customer that the appliances are not functioning properly.
7.2 The agreed period as defined in the Special Conditions shall commence on the date on which the Hardware is made available, as specified in the delivery note. Unless otherwise stipulated, the Maintenance Agreement is tacitly extended by 12 months, unless terminated by registered letter at least 6 months before the expiry of the contractual period.
7.3 The Customer shall at all times, during normal Business Hours, grant one or more persons appointed by BREEX access to the site where the appliances are located and ensure that the appliances can be easily maintained.
7.4 Damage found during maintenance of the Hardware and/or Licence Software which results in a shortening of the lifespan of (parts of) the Hardware and/or causes costs as a result of misuse, shall be borne by the Client. Repairs, changes, relocations, connections to other equipment or adjustments carried out by persons other than those appointed by BREEX shall release BREEX from all obligations arising from the Maintenance Agreement. The Client shall be liable for full compensation for damage caused by the use of parts, paper and consumables other than those supplied or approved by BREEX.
7.5 The charge for maintenance shall be determined in the Special Conditions of the Maintenance Agreement, with a minimum of EUR 15.00, and shall include the cost of replacing equipment parts and call-out charges, the cost of maintenance and repair work and consumables, with the exception of paper, staples and licence fees. Maintenance by BREEX shall not constitute grounds for a reduction in rental, compensation or termination, even if it is the result of a defect or in the event of non-use or stoppage due to maintenance or repair. Furthermore, BREEX shall have the right to additionally invoice any interventions if one or more of the following occurs: Late reaction, incorrect use or manipulation of the equipment which does not conform to the instructions, prescriptions or manuals of BREEX; Attempts, repairs, modifications or any other equivalent intervention not provided for in accordance with the instructions, prescriptions or manuals of BREEX; Displacement or transport of the equipment unbeknownst to BREEX; Strange causes such as lightning, water damage, fire, power cuts, internet failures, ...
8.1 The consumables provided are presumed to be sufficient to produce, under normal use, the agreed number of counter ticks ("Counter Tick(s)"). A Counting Tap is understood to be a printout and/or a scan of A4 format or smaller. For a copy printer, both the Counter Ticks and the master consumption are recorded as an A4 Counter Ticks. When an A3 drum is fitted, both the Counter Tick and the master consumption, as twice A4 are registered. For printing machines fitted with an A3 drum, the A3 counter counter is also registered as twice A4. Before the fifth day after the end of each settlement period determined by the Maintenance Agreement, the Customer shall provide BREEX with a correctly and fully completed (digital) counter reading card or a (digital) collection list provided by BREEX. These form the basis for the periodic settlement of the agreed number of Counter Ticks and additional Counter Ticks. If the Customer fails to notify BREEX of the counter reading card or collection list within the stipulated period and/or at BREEX's first request, BREEX reserves the right to invoice the elapsed period on the basis of the average number of Counter Ticks invoiced in previous periods. Any difference that has occurred will then be corrected in the following period on the basis of the Census data received. The costs concerning the processing of the data as reported on the counter reading card or collection list shall be borne by the Customer.
8.2 Until the moment of delivery of the last printer, only the actual prints made by the printers to be delivered will be charged to the Customer on the basis of the multi-copy prices issued.
9.1 If the Customer unilaterally terminates or breaks the Maintenance Agreement regarding the Hardware and Licensing Software early and prior to the expiry of the contractually stipulated term, the Customer shall be liable to BREEX, without prejudice to BREEX's right to the expired and unpaid sums plus interest on arrears, for at least a flat-rate termination/breakage indemnity, estimated as follows:
Regarding the maintenance of the Hardware consisting of printer(s) - the eventual average number of monthly copies and prints at the agreed print price until the day of termination or severance. The amount due for prints is to be increased by the remaining expired and non-expired monthly sums until the contractual termination date or end date.
As regards the maintenance of the Hardware consisting of devices other than printers - a lump-sum fee equal to 60% of the value of the unexpired monthly maintenance fees until the contractual end date or expiry date.
9.2 In addition to the compensation referred to in article 9.1 above, the Customer shall also be liable for any surrender charges which BREEX may owe to a financial partner (e.g. but not limited to leasing companies and financial institutions) in the event that the Customer fails to fulfil its obligations to the financial partner in connection with the financing of the Hardware and/or equipment.
9.3 Payments made by the Customer shall first be applied to the stipulated compensation and interest on arrears, then to the unpaid costs and finally to the principal sums, in accordance with article 5.210 of the Civil Code.
If the Maintenance Agreement relating to the Hardware and Licensed Software is dissolved at the Customer's expense following a contractual breach by the Customer, the Customer shall be liable to pay BREEX the amounts due and unpaid, plus interest on arrears, plus liquidated damages assessed in accordance with Article 9 of these General Maintenance Conditions, without prejudice to BREEX's right to claim greater damages from the Customer.
11.1 If the Customer endorses Licence Software, Website(s) and/or Application(s) in the Special Terms and Conditions of the Maintenance Agreement, the Customer is granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sublicensable worldwide right of use in respect of such Licence Software, Website(s) and/or Application(s) for the duration of the Maintenance Agreement, from the moment of payment in full of all invoices, as well as all other amounts owed by the Customer to BREEX.
11.2 The Customer undertakes (i) not to reproduce, copy or delete the Licence Software, Website(s) and Application(s), (ii) not to cause or permit the distribution of the same to third parties, and (iii) to delete everything related to the Licence Software, Website(s) and Application(s) stored by the Customer upon termination of the Maintenance Agreement.
11.3 Any end-user licence, general terms and conditions and licence modalities applicable to the Licence Software and/or Application(s) purchased by the Customer shall form an integral part of the Maintenance Agreement, shall be handed over to the Customer together with the Maintenance Agreement, if applicable, and shall prevail in the event of contradictions.
11.4 By taking the Licence Software and/or Application(s) into use by the Customer or its users, the Customer acknowledges agreeing to the end-user licence, general terms and conditions and licensing terms and conditions applicable to the relevant Licence Software and/or Application(s) and to ensure that its users respect the aforementioned terms and conditions as well as the Maintenance Agreement.
11.5 The Customer shall in no way use the Licence Software, Website and/or Application for purposes other than those for which the Licence Software, Website and/or Application in question is intended. The Customer is not permitted to use a Licence Software, Website and/or Application in violation of statutory provisions, the end-user licence (if any), the Maintenance Agreement, general terms and conditions and licensing terms and conditions applicable to the Licence Software, Website and/or Application purchased by the Customer.
11.6 The Client is responsible for the content and accuracy of the data processed in, on the basis of and/or by means of the Licensing Software, Website and/or Application.
11.7 The Client shall indemnify BREEX against any claims by third parties (including, but not limited to, the licensor(s) or external partner(s) of BREEX) as a result of the Client's use of the Licence Software, Website and/or Application.
12.1 The Client is responsible for taking the necessary measures to protect its hardware and software configuration and telecommunications and internet connections against viruses, computer crime and unlawful use by its own users or by third parties. The Client must also comply at all times with any technical or security standards imposed by BREEX or other suppliers.
12.2 To protect the Licensed Software, Website and/or Application, it is the responsibility of the Customer and Users to ensure that access is granted only to the Users and that the Users have access only to their assigned accounts and that the login data are protected and secured. In doing so, the Customer also subscribes to the obligation to keep the identification codes obtained (usernames, passwords, etc.) secret and confidential.
12.3 In the event that the Customer discovers or suspects any misuse of his account information, unauthorised access or use, the Customer must immediately change his passwords and notify BREEX immediately.
12.4 In the event of a breach or suspected breach, BREEX shall be entitled, subject to prior notice to the Customer, to take all measures, and/or to suspend the right to use the Licensed Software, Website and/or Application granted to the Customer, without any right of reimbursement or compensation on the part of the Customer.
13.1 The Customer undertakes to use the website(s) to which the Maintenance Agreement applies in a normal and prudent manner throughout the duration of the Maintenance Agreement.
13.2 The website(s) to which the Maintenance Agreement applies may not be used for illegal or irresponsible acts. The following shall in any case (without wishing to be restrictive) be considered illegal or irresponsible:
using the Website and Applications to cause harm to third parties (e.g. child pornography);
transmitting, distributing, publishing, displaying material that (i) endangers the safety or health of any person or that may harm institutions, public safety or public health; (ii) is excessively violent or incites violence, threatens violence, has intimidating content or contains hate speech; (iii) promotes illegal drugs, violates export regulations or is related to illegal gambling activities or illegal arms trafficking; interferes with the systems in the Network and/or the Solution and/or Network Services or Network communications; (iv) infringes (via uploading or otherwise) the copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade and/or other secrets or other (intellectual) property rights of third parties;
using the Website and Applications to make fraudulent offers, buy or sell fraudulent goods or services or to promote scams;
collecting or using (i) (personal) information without the consent of the owner of the information; (ii) e-mail addresses; screen names; e-ID cards, payment card and/or credit card details or other user identification without the consent of the identified person, including but not limited to phishing, internet scamming, password theft, spidering or harvesting; intentionally spreading viruses or introducing other types of malicious programmes into the network or system that aim to damage (or threaten to damage) the systems, software or data of third parties
violating the integrity of computer and network systems; including developing or using programmes that obstruct other users or infiltrate into and/or damage a computer, computer system or network or modify the software components of a computer, computer system or network;
13.3 It is the Customer's responsibility to monitor the fair use of the Website and Applications by third parties and to take appropriate adequate technical and organisational measures in this regard in order to remove any infringing data/data within a short period of time and to comply with the obligations of this Agreement. Failing this, the Customer accepts and acknowledges that BREEX is entitled to exercise its powers in accordance with Article 14 of these General Maintenance Conditions.
14.1 The Customer acknowledges and accepts that compliance with these conditions as set out under articles 12 and 13 of these General Maintenance Conditions constitutes an essential obligation of the Maintenance Agreement. As such, BREEX shall be entitled to terminate the Maintenance Agreement in the event of breach or non-compliance with the aforementioned conditions.
14.2 In the event of a breach or suspected breach, BREEX shall also be entitled, subject to prior notice to the Customer, to take any measures it deems necessary within the framework of its hosting liability, without any right of reimbursement or compensation on the part of the Customer.
14.3 Without prejudice to any liability provisions, in the event that the Customer or its users breach the terms of articles 12 and 13 of these General Maintenance Conditions, the Customer shall also defend, indemnify and hold BREEX harmless from and against any damages, losses, expenses, liabilities or claims that BREEX may incur as a result.
14.4 A breach of articles 12 and 13 of these General Maintenance Conditions may also result in criminal and/or civil prosecution. The Client acknowledges and accepts that BREEX will cooperate with the competent authorities and/or relevant third parties to investigate criminal and other undesirable activities related to the misuse/use of the Website(s).
15.1 Depending on the Services selected by the Customer in the Maintenance Agreement, the Customer may call upon the Services of BREEX for a number of hours specified in Maintenance Agreement to request additional modifications to the Website and Applications. If the performance of the requested modifications exceeds the number of hours included in the Service, the additional work shall be charged on a cost-plus basis in accordance with BREEX's rates and charges in force at the time.
15.2 Adjustments to the Website and Application are preferably made remotely. Any travel by BREEX to the Client shall be charged on a time-and-expense basis (including travel time) in addition to the travel costs, in accordance with BREEX's current rates and costs.
15.3 Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2 of these General Maintenance Conditions, the Customer acknowledges and accepts that his/her particular cooperation is required in order for BREEX to be able to provide the Services relating to modifications to the Website and Applications. Should the Customer fail to provide such cooperation as indicated below, BREEX shall be entitled, subject to prior registered notice, to either suspend its Services and/or charge an additional administration fee of 175.00 EUR per month and/or terminate the Maintenance Agreement to the detriment of the Customer:
No response or refusal to provide information (such as texts, photos, passwords, transfer codes, etc.) (after three attempts)
No response within the deadline specified by BREEX to accept draft modifications (in implementation of Article 15 of these General Maintenance Conditions) (after three attempts)
16.1 The Client who uses the hosting offered by a sub-contractor of BREEX or an external partner of BREEX who offers these hosting services directly to the Client, may not in any way use these offered services or facilities, including the storage space offered, to commit any legal infringement or cause any damage or nuisance with regard to BREEX. Nor may the Customer's activities give rise to such use. The Client shall not allow illegal pornographic material or data which are contrary to public order or morality, or which constitute an illegal practice. Nor may activities be carried out which infringe protected works or which are punishable under the Computer Crime Act.
16.2 Both during and after termination of the Maintenance Agreement, BREEX may transfer its obligations to the partner named in article 16.1 of these General Maintenance Conditions without the Customer's consent.
16.3 The Customer shall indemnify BREEX against any claims by third parties (including but not limited to BREEX's subcontractor or external partner) arising from the use of the server.
17.1 If SEO Services have been agreed, BREEX shall make the necessary adjustments to the Website linked to the domain name in accordance with current customary practice, in order to optimise its ranking in the most popular search engines. These Services constitute a best-efforts obligation and may in no way entail the liability of BREEX as regards the effective ranking of references to the Website in the search results of the most popular search engines.
17.2 In addition, the Client acknowledges that it has a duty of information, from which it is obliged to supply the keywords necessary for the SEO or, if BREEX proposes keywords, to approve or reject them.
18.1 BREEX shall retain all intellectual property rights, nor shall it waive the exercise of its moral rights, in relation to the services provided under the Maintenance Agreement regarding the Website and/or Applications, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties. The Customer is thus absolutely prohibited from reproducing, copying, deleting, distributing, and creating derivative works from the Website/Applications. BREEX also reserves the right to list itself on the Website as the developer thereof.
18.2 All copyright, patent rights, trade name rights, trademark rights, other intellectual and industrial property rights to, as well as all similar rights to protect information relating to a Licensed Software are the exclusive property of BREEX, its partners and/or its licensor(s). None of the provisions contained in the general or Special Conditions may be construed as leading to a full or partial transfer of these rights to the Customer. The Customer is not allowed to change, remove or make unrecognisable any indication of intellectual property rights on or in a Licensed Software.
18.3 The Client acknowledges that he is at all times the owner or has the transferable right to use the intellectual property rights relating to documentation and information, in the widest sense, which he transfers to BREEX with a view to the performance of the Services by BREEX. The Client grants BREEX permission to use this documentation and information with a view to the execution of its Services and confirms that it will assist BREEX and hold it harmless against any claims by third parties.
The Client's obligation to provide assistance implies that the Client shall intervene at the first request in any amicable or judicial procedure and shall also bear the costs (non-exhaustive: costs of experts, counsel, court costs, administrative costs) incurred by BREEX in these proceedings.
18.4 If the Client is confronted with claims by third parties regarding the Licensed Software of BREEX and/or its licensor(s) or external partner(s), the Client must inform BREEX of the alleged infringement by registered letter within five days.
Failing this, or where legal proceedings have already been instituted or the Client has itself taken a position with regard to the third party, the Client expressly waives this right to indemnification by BREEX. Any increase in damages due to the late communication and/or the Client's own response to the claims of third parties, at the expense of BREEX, shall be payable by the Client.
BREEX's indemnity obligation to the Customer shall be an indemnity for damages, interest, fines and costs, in accordance with the provisions of Article 5.3 of the Contractual Maintenance Conditions.
19.1 BREEX is not responsible for any loss of data (of any kind) or domain names as a result of late responses by Clients to BREEX enquiries.
19.2 BREEX is not responsible for modifications to the Website and/or Applications made by the Client. Any repairs required by BREEX will be carried out at the current prices.
19.3 BREEX is not responsible for the Customer's data or their accuracy, completeness and legality. The Client shall indemnify BREEX if BREEX should be sued in law or in fact by a public body or third party for breaches of intellectual property rights or laws resulting from the data, images, information, photos, etc. posted on the Website and/or Applications by the Client or by BREEX on the instructions of the Client.
20.1 If the Customer unilaterally terminates or breaks the Maintenance Agreement regarding the Website and Applications early and prior to the expiry of the contractually stipulated term, the Customer shall owe BREEX, without prejudice to BREEX's right to the expired and unpaid sums plus interest on arrears, at least a flat-rate termination/breakage fee, estimated as follows:
In respect of Hosting Services - a lump-sum compensation equal to the value of monthly prices on hosting still due up to the contractual end date or final expiry date.
In respect of the Domain Name Services - a lump sum payment equal to the value of the expired monthly prices in respect of the domain name until the contractual end date or expiry date.
In respect of the Website and/or Applications - a lump-sum fee equal to 60% of the value of the outstanding monthly maintenance and licence fees until the contractual end date or expiry date.
In respect of BREEX Licensed Software - a lump-sum payment equal to 60% of the value of the outstanding monthly maintenance and licence fees up to the contractual end date or expiry date.
In respect of the Licensing Software of BREEX's partners and/or suppliers - a lump sum fee equal to the value of the outstanding monthly maintenance and licence fees up to the contractual end date or expiry date.
Depending on the choices/options made by the Client in the Special Terms and Conditions, these compensation components are cumulative and amount to a minimum of EUR 750 each. The compensation components (1), (2) and (5) are reduced to 60% of what could have been invoiced in the event of full execution of the Maintenance Agreement if the respective Services had not yet been commenced by BREEX.
20.2 Furthermore, in the cases of termination referred to in clause 20.1 above, the Customer shall be liable to pay to BREEX an additional administrative charge per purchased Licensed Software amounting to either 175.00 EUR in the event of termination before a Licensed Software has been activated, or 379.00 EUR in the event of termination after a Licensed Software has been activated.
20.3 The payments made by the Customer will first be charged to the stipulated compensation and to the interest on arrears, then to the unpaid costs and finally to the principal sums.
20.4 Unless otherwise stipulated in the conditions referred to in article 11.3 of these General Maintenance Conditions, the Customer's data present in the Licensing Software shall remain available with BREEX for a period of 30 days following the effective termination of the Licensing Software. On expiry of the aforementioned period, the data shall be permanently and irrevocably deleted.
20.5 On termination of the Maintenance Agreement, the Customer may ask BREEX to transfer to it the data and/or information of the Customer in the Licensing Software which could be exported by the Customer prior to termination of the Maintenance Agreement. This transfer shall be charged on a cost-plus basis and in accordance with the rates in force at BREEX at the time, with a minimum of EUR 100.00.
20.6 BREEX undertakes to deliver them, within one month of the request being made, in machine-readable format to the Client or to a third party designated by the Client. If the Client requests another format, this will be charged as an additional order on a cost-plus basis in accordance with the rates in force at BREEX at the time.
If the Maintenance Agreement relating to the Website and the Applications is dissolved at the Customer's expense following a contractual breach by the Customer, the Customer shall be liable to pay BREEX the amounts due and unpaid, plus interest for late payment, plus fixed compensation calculated in accordance with Article 20 of these General Maintenance Conditions, without prejudice to the Customer's right to claim compensation for any damages incurred. van BREEX om een hogere geleden schade van de Klant te vorderen.
For the interpretation of the Maintenance Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:
Contractual Maintenance Conditions: these contractual conditions that form part of the Maintenance Agreement;
General Maintenance Conditions: the Breex Terms and Conditions that form part of the Maintenance Agreement between the Parties and are available for consultation by the Customer at any time at the URL https://breex.be/voorwaarden. The Customer confirms having taken cognisance of and agreeing to these Conditions prior to the conclusion of the agreements;
Maintenance Agreement: the maintenance agreement, including the Special Conditions, the Contractual Maintenance Conditions, the General Maintenance Conditions and the invoice conditions;
Special Conditions: the choices/options, if any, indicated by the Customer on the first two pages of the Maintenance Agreement;
Processor Agreement: the Processor Agreement can be consulted at any time at the URL https://breex.be/voorwaarden. The Customer confirms to have taken cognisance of this Processors' Agreement prior to the conclusion of the Maintenance Agreement, agrees to it and confirms its data processing instructions;
Services: The services to be provided by BREEX to the Customer, as defined in the Special Conditions. These services shall always be governed by the Maintenance Agreement;
Hardware: the hardware as defined in the Special Conditions for which BREEX is obliged to intervene under the Maintenance Agreement.
Licensed Software: the software purchased by the Client, in accordance with the Special Terms and Conditions, and offered by BREEX, its partners and/or its licensor(s) for the online administration and management of businesses (e.g. bookkeeping support, preparation and storage of offers and invoices, CRM, etc.);
Website: the website purchased by the Customer from BREEX under a separate agreement, for which BREEX provides maintenance under the Maintenance Agreement and grants the Customer a right of use;
Applications: the web applications purchased by the Client from BREEX in accordance with the Special Conditions, for which BREEX provides maintenance under the Maintenance Agreement and grants the Client a right of use;
Business Hours: Monday to Friday between 08.00 - 17.30, excluding legal holidays;
User(s): The person(s) authorised by the Customer to use the Licence Software, Website and/or Applications by means of a user name and password.
2.1 The Maintenance Agreement is concluded between, on the one hand, NV BREEX EUROPE ("BREEX"), with registered office at 9000 GENT, Moutstraat 54, with company number 0537.365.350 and, on the other hand, the Customer.
2.2 The provisions of the Maintenance Agreement are fully applicable to the contractual relationship between the Parties as defined below.
2.3 The Maintenance Agreement consists of this Agreement and the associated documents applicable to this contractual relationship:
The Special Terms and Conditions;
The Contractual Maintenance Terms;
The Processor Agreement;
The General Maintenance Terms and Conditions;
The Invoice Terms and Conditions.
The above documents should be read together and are the only ones applicable to the contractual relationship between BREEX and the Customer.
2.4 In the event of any conflict between, or inconsistency between, the Maintenance Agreement documents, the following hierarchy shall apply in descending prioprity order:
The Special Conditions;
The Contractual Maintenance Conditions;
The Processor Agreement;
The General Maintenance Conditions;
The Invoice Terms and Conditions.
In the event of conflict, the provisions set out in the document with the highest hierarchy shall prevail, unless expressly agreed in writing by BREEX.
2.5 The Services provided by BREEX under the Maintenance Agreement qualify as resource commitments.
3.1 The Maintenance Agreement shall be for a fixed term as specified in the Special Conditions of the Maintenance Agreement and shall commence from the signing of the Maintenance Agreement. In the absence of timely termination, the Maintenance Contract will be tacitly renewed on the same terms as stipulated in the Maintenance Contract, unless otherwise specified in writing.
3.2 The termination modalities are set out per purchased Service in Part II and Part III of the Maintenance Contract, if applicable.
4.1 Unless otherwise stipulated, BREEX prices are net prices excluding VAT, without discount. All taxes and costs, by whatever name, which may be levied now or at any time on the amounts payable by the Client, shall be borne by the Client.
4.2 BREEX invoices are payable at all times at its registered office, even if the Client has a fixed and due claim on BREEX. Any suspension, discount, set-off or compensation with regard to the Client's payment obligations to BREEX is excluded, unless specifically agreed in writing. The Client also undertakes not to withhold invoices or balances of invoices which have not been seriously disputed, and expressly waives his rights under article 5.98 of the Civil Code.
4.3 Even if a payment in instalments or a payment period is granted to a Customer pursuant to the special written agreement, the non-payment of a single invoice on the due date will make all unpaid invoices due and payable ipso jure and without prior notice.
4.4 In the event of non-payment of invoices on the due date, the amounts due will be increased, ipso jure and without prior notice, by a fixed and irreducible compensation set at 12.5% of all outstanding amounts, with a minimum of EUR 65. In addition, unpaid invoices shall, ipso jure and without prior formal notice, incur interest on arrears as provided for in Article 5 of the Act of 2 August 2002 on combating late payment in commercial transactions. An additional reminder fee of EUR 15.00 will be charged per reminder sent in addition to the costs for registered mail.
4.5 With each billing, the established fee as described in the present terms and conditions will be revised according to the formula: PN = PO (0.8 SN/SO + 0.2) where:
PN = Adjusted Fee
PO = Compensation at inception
SO = Salaries + social security contributions (labour cost) on which the allowance is based
SN = Salaries + social charges (labour cost) valid at the time of revision
4.6 The revisions in accordance with the aforementioned formula are made on the basis of the DIGITAL reference wage costs published monthly by Agoria and available for consultation at: www.agoria.be/nl/aanbod/data-studie/referteloonkost.
5.1 Under no circumstances shall BREEX be held liable for any loss of enjoyment, loss of profits and/or indirect damages, and under no circumstances shall BREEX be held liable for compensation in this regard. Nor shall BREEX be liable for damages or costs resulting from misuse of access or identification codes.
5.2 In the event of non-conformity or defects in the Hardware, and/or defective Services, the Client must report any complaints to BREEX in writing no later than 8 days after the defect or non-conformity or the defective Services should have been discovered, failing which the Client shall not be able to exercise any right or recourse in this regard. The BREEX's liability for damages resulting from a non-conformity or defective hardware, and/or defective Services shall be limited to the BREEX's obligation to one or more of the following options, at its discretion:
crediting the relevant (partial) invoices relating to (the relevant part of) the non-conforming or defective Hardware, and/or defective Services;
redelivering (the relevant part of) the non-conforming or defective hardware and/or defective Services at no additional cost;
repairing or replacing (the relevant part of) the non-conforming or defective hardware and/or defective Services at no additional cost;
paying compensation equal to the total invoice amount paid by the Customer for the provision of (the relevant part of) the non-conforming or defective hardware and/or defective Services.
5.3 The liability of BREEX to the Customer for damages resulting from non-conforming Hardware, for which BREEX is liable to intervene, and/or defective Services shall in any case be limited to an amount equal to one-third of the net amount invoiced and received by BREEX to the Customer during the 3 months preceding the event causing the damage.
5.4 Without prejudice to the provisions of article 5.3 of the Contractual Maintenance Conditions, BREEX's liability shall in any case be limited to the items and amounts for which BREEX is insured. For direct damages, BREEX's liability shall be limited to what it is insured for, in particular a maximum of EUR 100,000.00 for material damages and EUR 20,000.00 for bodily damages. Under no circumstances shall BREEX be liable for damage to the appliances, software and data attached to the Hardware.
5.5 By delivering and signing the delivery note or putting the Hardware, Licence Software, Website and/or Applications into use, the Client has accepted the Hardware, Licence Software, Website and/or Applications in full. The Customer cannot invoke visible defects or contractual non-conformity from that moment onwards.
6.1 If the Customer unilaterally terminates or breaks the Maintenance Agreement prematurely and prior to the expiry of the contractual term or commits a contractual breach, the Customer shall be liable to pay BREEX at least liquidated damages as stipulated in article 9 and article 20 of the General Maintenance Conditions.
6.2 The Customer accepts that in the event of termination of the Maintenance Agreement, the performance of the Services as well as the rights of use granted shall be discontinued and undertakes to return to BREEX the Hardware supplied under the Maintenance Agreement within 10 days from the date of termination, failing which the Customer shall be liable to pay compensation of 950.00 EUR and additional compensation of 150.00 EUR for each day that the Customer fails to do so.
6.3 The Customer acknowledges and accepts its own responsibility for the consequences of the termination of the Maintenance Agreement.
7.1 The Maintenance Agreement may be legally terminated by BREEX by simple written notification to the Customer, without any judicial formality:
If the Customer is in suspension of payments, collective debt settlement, judicial reorganisation or bankruptcy,
In the event of an attachment or other forms of forced execution at the Customer's expense,
In the event of liquidation or cessation of the Customer's activities,
In the event of non-payment of invoices,
in the event of any default by the Customer under the Maintenance Contract which is not remedied within a maximum period of 15 days following a written notice of default to that effect.
7.2 In the event that the Maintenance Agreement is dissolved at the Customer's expense, all BREEX's claims on the Customer shall become due and payable, and BREEX shall be entitled to compensation assessed in accordance with articles 10 and 21 of the General Maintenance Conditions, without prejudice to BREEX's right to demand compensation for actual damages.
7.3 The Customer acknowledges and accepts that a breach of one or more provisions of the Maintenance Agreement by the Customer may result in the dissolution of the Maintenance Agreement in its entirety.
7.4 The Customer accepts that, in the event of dissolution of the Maintenance Agreement, the performance of the Services as well as the rights of use granted shall be discontinued and undertakes to return to BREEX the Hardware supplied under the Maintenance Agreement within 10 days of its termination, failing which the Customer shall be liable to pay compensation of EUR 950.00 and additional compensation of EUR 150.00 for each day that the Customer fails to do so.
8.1 The mere fact that BREEX does not insist on or enforce strict compliance with any provision of the Maintenance Agreement may not be interpreted as a waiver or relinquishment of rights, unless confirmed in writing.
8.2 If one or more provisions of the Maintenance Agreement are declared void or unenforceable, the Parties shall replace such provisions with a valid and enforceable provision that will, to the extent possible, achieve the economic, business or other purpose of the said void or unenforceable provision and the remaining provisions of the Maintenance Agreement shall remain in force.
8.3 The fees to which BREEX is entitled in accordance with Articles 4.4, 6.2 and 7.4 of the Contractual Maintenance Conditions and Articles 6.4, 9, 10, 15.3, 20 and 21 of the General Maintenance Conditions shall be indexed in accordance with the formula retained in Article 4.5 of these Contractual Maintenance Conditions.
8.4 The Customer accepts and acknowledges that upon any form of termination of the Maintenance Agreement, Articles 11.7, 14.3, 16.3 and 19.3 of the General Maintenance Conditions shall have continuing validity.
8.5 The parties agree that (i) electronic signatures qualifying as an advanced or a qualified electronic signature under the eIDAS Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) or (ii) scans of the signed signature page of this Agreement delivered via e-mail in .pdf format, will have the same evidential value as an original paper copy with a handwritten signature.
The courts of the district in which BREEX has its registered office shall have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute relating to the Maintenance Agreement, its execution, interpretation and termination. The Maintenance Agreement shall be governed by Belgian law.
1.1 This agreement between on the one hand (i) BREEX EUROPE SA ("BREEX"), with its registered office at 9000 GHENT, Moutstraat 54, with company number 0537.365.350, and on the other hand (ii) the Partner is governed by the terms and conditions of the present agreement concluded between the parties, hereinafter referred to as the Partner Agreement, including these general terms and conditions. The Partner Agreement is effective upon signature by the Partner and BREEX whereby signature shall also constitute acceptance of these general terms and conditions, and it supersedes and replaces all written or oral contracts, proposals and undertakings relating to the same subject matter and which would precede the date of this Partner Agreement. The Partner Agreement excludes the application of the Partner's own potential general and/or other terms and conditions.
1.2 The Partner will recommend BREEX regarding the "MY BREEX" business administration software application, Printer Solutions, Web Development and BREEX Smartchargers with associated software and services, without any mediation in the formation of agreements with prospects/leads for the sale of services and products from the BREEX product range.
1.3 Should the BREEX decide to extend its range of services and/or business range, the BREEX reserves the right not to communicate this extension to the Partner.
1.4 Current clients of the BREEX GROUP (i.e. BREEX EUROPE NV, BREEX SALESMAKERS NV and BREEX SMARTCHARGERS BV), with whom the BREEX GROUP can demonstrate a prior business relationship, are excluded from the current Partner Agreement, as well as the orders resulting from it.
2.1 The Partner's activity is to forward prospects to BREEX.
2.2 The Partner is not authorised to mediate or conclude agreements on behalf of BREEX or to bind BREEX in any way. The conduct of negotiations regarding BREEX services/products and their terms/conditions belong exclusively to BREEX. The Partner only engages in leadlocking.
2.3 BREEX negotiates with the prospect and verifies that the prospect has a suitable profile before an agreement can be concluded.
3.1 The Partner shall conduct its activities and business in complete independence from BREEX. All documents and correspondence between the parties must be considered an essential working tool to enable the parties to carry out their assignment in accordance with their commitments. Under no circumstances may they be interpreted as indicating any kind of relationship of authority.
3.2 The Partner undertakes to comply with all social, fiscal and commercial obligations to which he is subject as a self-employed person or self-employed company, such as: contributions to the social security system, withholding tax, VAT, registration with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises, ... .
.The agreement is entered into for a fixed-term period as set out in the Special Terms and Conditions on page 1 of this Partner Agreement with effect from the signing of this Partner Agreement by both parties.
5.1 Upon receipt of leads/prospects, BREEX will report in writing (including by email) the status of the transferred leads/prospects at the request of the Partner.
5.2 However, BREEX will not be asked to account for the content of the agreement entered into by BREEX with leads/prospects, other than the net price, and the reasons why certain leads/prospects were not approached by BREEX or no agreement was entered into with the leads/prospects.
6.1 The Partner's remuneration consists of a commission equal to the Special Terms and Conditions set out on page1 of this Partner Agreement.
6.2 The commission is payable from the moment the prospect/customer has signed the agreement/order and the order has been paid in full into the BREEX account. Invoicing instructions shall be issued by BREEX to the Partner within one month of receipt of payment in full into its account. Where applicable, the Partner's invoices shall mention the order form number(s) in question or reference provided by BREEX. The commission shall be paid within sixty days.
6.3 The right to commission lapses if it is established that: The prospect/customer does not fulfil its commitments and payment. The execution of the agreement has become impossible. The execution of the agreement cannot reasonably be demanded from BREEX especially when, due to the actions of the third party, weighty reasons justify the non-execution by BREEX. In the event that the right to commission lapses, the Partner shall be obliged to repay to BREEX the commission already received.
7.1 The Partner guarantees that it has obtained the necessary consent from the prospects/leads or can base the transfer on a justification as stipulated in the AVG.
7.2 The Partner confirms to indemnify and assist BREEX at BREEX's first request regarding claims by third parties regarding the transmission of prospect identification data to and processing by BREEX.
7.3 BREEX shall notify the Partner in writing without delay upon discovery or receipt of claims from third parties/prospects regarding an alleged infringement.
7.4 The indemnity obligation of the Partner concerns an indemnity for all damages, interest, fines and costs. The Partner's obligation of assistance implies that the Partner shall intervene at first request in amicable or judicial and/or administrative proceedings and shall also bear the costs (non-exhaustive: costs of experts, counsel, court costs, administrative costs) incurred by BREEX in these proceedings. The Partner's indemnity obligation is in addition to BREEX's right to independent and full compensation for damages suffered by BREEX.
8.1 The Partner agrees, both during and after the term of the Partner Agreement, as well as during, the content of this Partner Agreement, not to disclose, multiply or allow the disclosure of any knowledge and know-how it acquires for purposes other than the execution of this Partner Agreement.
8.2 Furthermore, the Partner agrees to take all necessary measures so that employees of the Partner or third parties recognise and respect the confidential and secret nature of the information. The Partner accepts full liability and will indemnify BREEX against any wrongful disclosure or use of the confidential information by third parties (including employees).
8.3 This confidentiality obligation shall continue for a period of 10 years after the termination of the Partner Agreement.
8.4 The Partner acknowledges that BREEX is entitled to claim compensation for any breach of this duty of confidence, without prejudice to any other claim.
The Partner is prohibited from transferring this Partner Agreement - concluded intuitu personae - under any conditions whatsoever. Should the Partner intend to make the transfer, he/she must obtain the written consent of BREEX.
10.1 BREEX is entitled to terminate this Partner Agreement with the Partner at any time, with immediate effect, without judicial authorisation, subject to prior notice of default and without payment of any compensation in the following cases: if the Partner presents the BREEX GROUP's products in a negative light; if the Partner commits a serious contractual error or fails to comply with an essential obligation as set out in articles 7, 8 and 9 of these terms and conditions.
10.2 In the event that this agreement is dissolved at the Partner's expense, BREEX shall also be entitled to liquidated damages assessed at a flat rate of 50% of the revenue generated by BREEX on the basis of the leads/prospects transferred by the Partner during the 12-month period preceding the dissolution, without prejudice to BREEX's right to claim compensation for actual damages. The Partner accepts that in the event of dissolution of the Partner Agreement, no further commission shall be payable by BREEX and he shall be obliged to remove all references to BREEX, both online and offline, within 24 hours of the dissolution of this Partner Agreement.
The parties undertake to do everything in their power to replace the void or unenforceable clauses with valid and enforceable agreements that achieve, to the greatest extent possible, the same result as what they intended to achieve with the void or unenforceable clauses.
The Dutch courts of Dendermonde have exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute regarding the Lease, its execution, interpretation and termination. The Rental Agreement is governed by Belgian law.
The parties agree that (i) electronic signatures qualifying as an advanced or a qualified electronic signature under the eIDAS Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) or (ii) scans of the signed signature page of this Agreement delivered via e-mail in .pdf format will have the same evidential value as an original paper copy with a handwritten signature.
Special Conditions: the special conditions that apply between the Customer and EASYBOX and are evidenced by a separate agreement, quotation or order confirmation;
EASYBOX: BV BREEX EASYBOX, with registered office at 9000 Gent, Moutstraat 54 with company number 0760.527.015;
EASYBOX Services: the services provided by EASYBOX to the Customer (and, if applicable, its users), whether or not via the EASYBOX SaaS platform, including but not limited to the use of the EASYBOX SaaS platform, data security, updates, cloud services, online help documentation, etc.;
EASYBOX SaaS platform: the Web application to which the Customer (and, if applicable, its users) gain access(s) by means of unique Login credentials.
Customer: a company with whom EASYBOX concludes the current license agreement;
Sales Partner: a third company that, in collaboration with EASYBOX, provides services to the Customer (and, if applicable, its users), whether or not through the EASYBOX SaaS platform, including but not limited to data migration, training and configuration.
License Agreement: the agreement between EASYBOX on the one hand and the Customer on the other hand, including these General Terms and Conditions and the Special Terms and Conditions;
Login Data: a code exclusively for the Customer, consisting of a username and a password, which can be used to access the EASYBOX SaaS platform;
System Requirements: the minimum requirements imposed on the Customer’s hardware and software for proper use of the EASYBOX SaaS platform;
Confidential Information: the confidential information relating to the Customer or EASYBOX, including (a) information designated in writing as confidential, (b) information that is not generally known, (c) information that has not been made generally accessible by the party to which the information relates and/or from which the information originates, and (d) information whose confidential nature must be assumed to be known;
Web Application: the software and/or modules as described on the EASYBOX Website, to which EASYBOX grants Customer access for use in accordance with the current license agreement;
Payment Initiation Service Provider: Ponto, a service offered by Isabel SA, a licensed payment institution under the supervision of the National Bank of Belgium under company number 0455.530.509;
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