Terms and Conditions of Service

The following terms and conditions are governed by English law, and are subject to the jurisdiction of the English courts. By authorising Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance to carry out repair work, either verbally, in writing or by electronic means, you agree to be bound by these terms.

1. Authorisation

The client authorises Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance to conduct an evaluation of the machine sent, collected or delivered to determine the nature of the damage and provide an estimate of repair cost and timing. The evaluation is free and no work beyond this evaluation will be charged without explicit client approval. By accepting any quote or offer of service from Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance the client agrees to pay any sums due in respect of any work carried out and any components acquired on behalf of the client. The client authorises Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance, its employees, and agents, to receive and transport this media/equipment/data to, from and between their facilities.

2. Legal Rights

The client is the legal owner or authorised representative of the legal owner of the property and all data and components contained therein sent to Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance. Any property left with Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance unclaimed for 90 days, will be disposed. At which time, Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance shall have no liability to the client or any third party.

3. Limited Liability

Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance shall not be liable for any claims regarding the physical functioning of equipment/media or the condition or existence of data on storage media supplied before, during or after service. In no event will Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance be liable for any damage to the laptop/desktop, loss of data, loss of revenue or profits, or any special, incidental, contingent, or consequential damages, however caused, before, during or after service even if Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance has been advised of the possibility of damages or loss to persons or property. Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance liability of any kind with respect to the services, including any negligence on its part, shall be limited to the contract price for the services. The client and Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance agree that the sole and exclusive remedy for unsatisfactory work or data shall be, at Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance option, additional attempts by Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance to recover satisfactory data or repair to the client’s satisfaction. The parties acknowledge that the price of Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance services would be much greater if Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance undertook more extensive liability. The client is aware of the inherent risks of injury and property damage involved in laptop/desktop repair, including without limitation, risks due to destruction or damage to the machine, media, or data and inability to repair the machine or recover data, including those that may result from the negligence of Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance, and assumes any and all known risks of injury and property damage that may results.

4. Confidentiality

Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance agrees not to disclose any and all information or data files supplied with, stored on, or recovered from client's equipment except to employees or agents of Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance subject to confidentiality agreements or as required by law.

5. Payment

Payment is due in full upon completion of successful repair, prior to release of the repaired machine (whether Delivered, or picked up), unless by special previous arrangement. We accept Cash and PayPal.

6. Warranty

60 days warranty on laptops/desktops that Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance has repaired, Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance makes no warranty on data, express or implied, and Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance disclaims any data warranty of any kind.

7. Title of Property

The title to the Goods shall remain with Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance until the client pays all sums owing to Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance whether in respect of this contract or otherwise. We reserve the right to sell such goods if invoices or services remain unpaid after ninety (90) days. Outstanding invoices and any other costs incurred to recover said services or invoices will be due in full. We reserve the right to pass title of any debt to a debt collection agent, which will affect the clients’ credit score. The risk in Goods supplied by Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance shall pass to the client on delivery of the Goods to or to the order of the Client in accordance with the terms of the Contract. We shall be entitled to recover the price of the Goods including VAT even though the property in any of the goods remains with Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance. We shall be entitled at any time to recover any or all of the Goods in the clients possession to which Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance have title and for that purpose the client will on request deliver up Equipment containing such Goods. Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance, Our servants or agents may with such transport as is necessary entering upon any premises occupied by the client or to which the client has access and where the Goods may be or are believed to be situated. When payment for Goods is overdue or the Client suffers distress or execution to be levied against his or its effects, makes an arrangement or composition with creditors or, being a corporate body, enters into liquidation (otherwise than for the purpose of amalgamating or reconstruction where the corporate body, as amalgamated, accepts in full the Client's liability of pay for the Goods), or has a receiver appointed for the whole or any part of its undertaking or, being an individual, has a receiving order in bankruptcy made against him, then: a) If the Client remains in possession of the Goods, whether or not the Client has sold them Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance shall be entitled to recover the Goods from the Client or b) If the Client has parted with possession of the Goods by way of sale, whether or not the Goods have been mixed with or incorporated into other Goods, the Client having sold them as fiduciary bailee, shall hold in trust for Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance so much of the proceeds of sale of the Goods as represents the Client's liability to Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance in respect of them.

8. No fix no fee policy

Our no fix, no fee policy means that if Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance does not possess the necessary technical knowledge or ability to resolve the problem or effect the repair, then no charge is made to the client excepting the cost any components fitted. If Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance is able to resolve the problem or effect the repair, but is only prevented from doing so by the client requesting the engineer not to proceed with the work, then the client is charged for the engineer's time spent to that point - i.e. minimum of 1 hour. If Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance is able to resolve the problem or effect the repair, but is only prevented from doing so because the client does not possess the required, software CD-Rom or Product Key, then the client is charged for the engineer's time spent to that point -. i.e: a minimum of 1 hour. If Alexander Ayre Computer Services and maintenance provides a clear and precise diagnosis of a failed component or nature of repairs required and the client decides not to proceed after repairs are commenced at clients instruction and such components are fitted, then the client is charged for the engineer's time and components fitted to that point. The policy does not apply to work related to data recovery, computer virus or spyware problems.