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Terms and conditions

Article 1: General

  • These General Terms and Conditions apply to all assignments given to Markedly B.V. by a third party (hereafter “Client”) to Markedly B.V. (hereinafter “Markedly”), and all legal relationships arising therefrom or related thereto, including follow-up assignments, cost estimates and
  • Amendments of and additions to these General Terms and Conditions are solely valid if these have been explicitly accepted by Markedly in writing. Such amendments and additions will solely apply to the agreement in
  • If a provision of these General Terms and Conditions does no longer apply, the other stipulations of these General Terms and Conditions will remain effective. The non-valid provision in question will be replaced by another, valid provision which will come as close as possible to the consequence envisaged by the
  • Markedly, as well as all private persons or legal entities – both those who are connected to Markedly in any way as well as third parties – who are involved in the execution of any assignment from a client, can invoke these General Terms and
  • Any general or purchase conditions of the Client are expressly excluded.

Article 2: Establishment of the agreement

  • All assignments are deemed to have been granted to Markedly alone, even if it is the intention that an assignment is carried out by a specific Markedly employee. The applicability of Sections 7: 404, 7: 407 paragraph 2 and 7: 409 of the Dutch Civil Code is expressly excluded. Joint liability of the managing directors or employees of Markedly is
  • An agreement is concluded at the moment upon which Markedly confirms or actually performs the Client’s order to perform any services. Subject to proof to the contrary, the administrative data of Markedly are decisive and binding for the content of the agreement and serve as evidence
  • At any time Markedly will retain the right to refuse an assignment without being required to state the grounds thereto, which will then be notified to the Client as soon as
  • All assignments are performed for the benefit of the Client exclusively. Third parties cannot derive any rights therefrom.

Article 3: Execution of the agreement

  • Markedly will execute the agreement carefully and to the best of its ability. The work can expressly not be regarded as a result
  • If and insofar a proper execution of the agreement so requires, Markedly may engage third parties for the performance of certain work without obtaining prior permission from the Client. If the nature of the work gives cause to do so, the Client will be notified of this. Markedly will exercise due care in the selection of these Markedly will not be liable for any damage that is the result of errors and / or shortcomings of third parties.
  • Markedly can make a (client) portal available to the Client as part of its service. In addition to the Terms and Conditions of Use, the Client is at all times fully responsible and liable for each use of that portal, the data stored therein and the use of the authentication tools provided to him or generated by him (such as user name and passwords). Markedly may assume that a user who identifies himself as the Client by means of the authentication tool is actually that Client or legally represents the Client. The Client is bound to Markedly to (legal) actions that have been sent with or performed using the portal and / or the authentication means. As soon as the Client becomes aware or has reason to suspect that authentication tools have come into the possession of unauthorized persons or (might) be misused, the Client will immediately notify Markedly thereof. In addition, the Client must immediately take effective measures to prevent (possible)
  • The Client guarantees the correctness and completeness of the information provided to
  • Markedly will always inform the Client in good time about the maintenance of rights, including the renewal of registrations, deadlines, etcetera. Markedly will not carry out work on (preliminary) research, submissions, the maintenance of rights and other activities on its own initiative, but will do so only upon receipt of written instructions from the
  • The Client is aware that the failure to commence, suspend and / or discontinue the activities by Markedly may lead to the non-filing or late submission of applications or the lapse of intellectual property rights or similar Markedly will not be liable for any damage resulting thereof.
  • If during the execution of an assignment it transpires that by continuing its execution, a substantial conflict of interest may arise with the assignment of a third Client, Markedly is entitled to immediately terminate its activities. If the execution of the assignment cannot be terminated without causing damage to the Client, Markedly will carry out the assignment insofar as necessary to prevent such damage. The work will then be

Article 4: Fees

  • The fees owed by the Client to Markedly are in euros and exclusive of VAT, shipping costs and any other government levies imposed at the time of the conclusion of the agreement, unless explicitly stated The applicable rates can be revised in the interim by Markedly.
  • Any cost estimates are made as well as possible but are without obligation and indicative, unless a fixed price has been expressly
  • (Administrative) fees, fees and other costs of third parties that have to be incurred for the performance of the assignment of the Client are at the expense of the
  • Unless otherwise agreed, the fee does not include variable costs (such as exchange rate changes, translations, legalizations etc.) as well as the costs arising from procedures, including in connection with ex officio objections and objections from third These costs are charged separately to the Client.
  • Markedly is entitled to execute the agreement in stages and to invoice the executed stages separately.

 

 

Article 5: Payment

  • The Client will pay Markedly’s invoices within 14 days of the invoice date. Late payment immediately leads to the Client’s
  • Markedly reserves the right to carry out activities on the basis of advance payment. The activities will be carried out after full payment of the relevant advance bill. The relevant advance payment will be deducted from the final invoice of the assignment, unless otherwise
  • Markedly can suspend the performance of all activities if the Client is in default in respect of one or more payments or otherwise fails to fulfill its
  • Any complaints about an invoice or the performance to which an invoice relates must be made known to Markedly within 14 days of the date of the relevant invoice. If Markedly has not received any complaints within this period, the Client is deemed to recognize the accuracy and chargeability of the
  • Any discount agreements between Markedly and the Client will become moot in the event of late In such cases the standard rates of Markedly will apply.
  • If the Client fails to pay in time, the Client is legally in default. The Client shall owe interest of 1.5% per month from the moment of default on the due amount, unless the statutory interest is higher, in which case the statutory interest rate shall
  • In the case Markedly has to proceed with taking collection measures, the full judicial and extrajudicial costs are for the account of the

Article 6: Liability

  • If during the performance of an assignment an event – including an omission – occurs, which leads to liability, this liability will be limited to the amount or amounts granted by the professional liability insurance taken out by Markedly, plus the deductible excess that Markedly bears under that insurance. If damage is caused to persons or property by or in connection with the execution of an assignment or otherwise, for which Markedly is liable, this liability shall be limited to the amount or amounts to which the general liability insurance (GL) taken out by Markedly is entitled, plus the deductible excess that Markedly bears under that
  • Markedly is not liable for shortcomings of any third parties, regardless of whether or not these have been engaged by
  • Any liability claim against Markedly lapses after one year from the day on which the Client was aware of the damage causing the omission and the damage caused, or the day on which the Client could reasonably have been aware of

Article 7: Force Majeure

  • Markedly may suspend its activities in a situation of force majeure. In case of a permanent force majeure, Markedly is entitled to terminate the agreement in whole or in part. In that case, Markedly is not obliged to pay any compensation or
  • The Client remains obliged to pay Markedly for all work that has been carried out before the aforementioned situation of force majeure has

Article 8: Duration and termination

  • The agreement between Markedly and the Client is entered into for an indefinite period of time, unless the nature of the agreement dictates otherwise or if the parties expressly agree otherwise in
  • Markedly has the right, without notice of default and / or judicial intervention, to suspend the agreement with the Client or to terminate it with immediate effect if one of the following situations occurs at the Client: (a) bankruptcy, moratorium on payment, debt restructuring; (b) complete or partial discontinuation of the activities; (c) lack of, belated incomplete fulfillment of the Client’s obligations towards Markedly, or a situation in which Markedly has good grounds to fear that any of the aforementioned will
  • The Client will inform Markedly immediately if one of the above-mentioned situations occurs. In that case Client will remain under the obligation to pay all financial obligations towards Markedly. The claims of Markedly are due
  • Markedly also reserves the right to request security for compliance with the payment

Article 9: Intellectual Property Rights

9.1 Markedly reserves all rights to the existing and future models, databases, software programs and other intellectual property objects that it has developed in the context of an agreement, unless expressly agreed otherwise with the Client. Markedly has the right to use the knowledge gained through the execution of an agreement for other purposes, insofar as no strictly confidential information of the Client is brought to the notice of third parties.

Article 10: Applicable law and competent court

10.1 Dutch law applies to all legal relationships between Markedly and Client. Disputes will be submitted exclusively to the competent court in Amsterdam.

Article 11: Textual differences Dutch and English

11.1 In the event of differences between the Dutch and English texts of these General Terms and Conditions, the Dutch text will be binding.