TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By requesting, authorizing, or permitting St.Joseph's Consulting Group Inc. ("the Company") to perform any work, the customer acknowledges and agrees to the following Terms and Conditions. The individual accepting these terms represents and warrants that they have the authority to bind themselves and, where applicable, the company, corporation, organization, or entity they represent.
AUTHORIZATION
The person requesting or authorizing services confirms that they are duly authorized to enter into this agreement on behalf of the customer and any business, corporation, organization, or entity for which the services are being requested. Such authorization shall bind both the individual and the represented entity to these Terms and Conditions.
PAYMENT TERMS
Payment in full is due within fourteen (14) days of the invoice date unless otherwise agreed to in writing by St.Joseph's Consulting Group Inc. Any balance remaining unpaid after thirty (30) days from the invoice date shall be subject to the finance charges set out herein.
PAST DUE ACCOUNTS
Any account balance remaining unpaid thirty (30) days after the invoice date shall be subject to a finance charge of ten percent (10%) per month on the outstanding balance. Such finance charges shall accrue for a maximum period of six (6) consecutive months and shall not exceed a cumulative total of sixty percent (60%) of the outstanding balance. The outstanding balance shall remain due and payable until paid in full.
COLLECTION COSTS AND LEGAL FEES
The customer agrees to pay all costs incurred by St.Joseph's Consulting Group Inc. in collecting overdue accounts, including but not limited to collection agency fees, legal fees, court costs, administrative expenses, and any other costs associated with the recovery of outstanding amounts.
RIGHT TO SUSPEND SERVICES
St.Joseph's Consulting Group Inc. reserves the right to suspend, postpone, or refuse further services, deliveries, maintenance, warranty work, support, or any other work on accounts that are past due until all outstanding balances have been paid in full.
OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS AND PARTS
All materials, equipment, parts, and components supplied or installed by St.Joseph's Consulting Group Inc. shall remain the sole property of St.Joseph's Consulting Group Inc. until all invoices and amounts owing have been paid in full. The Company reserves the right, where permitted by law, to remove, repossess, or recover such materials, equipment, parts, and components in the event of non-payment.
CUSTOMER ACCESS AND SITE CONDITIONS
The customer shall provide safe, unobstructed, and reasonable access to all work areas required for the performance of services. The Company reserves the right to discontinue, suspend, or postpone work where unsafe conditions exist. Any additional costs, delays, damages, or expenses arising from restricted access, unsafe conditions, inaccurate information, or delays caused by the customer shall be the sole responsibility of the customer.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
To the fullest extent permitted by law, St.Joseph's Consulting Group Inc., its officers, directors, employees, subcontractors, and agents shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of business opportunities, loss of use, loss of data, or business interruption arising from or related to the services provided, regardless of the cause of action.
The total liability of St.Joseph's Consulting Group Inc. arising from or related to any claim, service, project, or work performed shall be limited to the amount paid by the customer for the specific service giving rise to the claim.
CUSTOMER INDEMNIFICATION
The customer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless St.Joseph's Consulting Group Inc., its officers, directors, employees, subcontractors, and agents from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, expenses, and legal fees arising from or relating to the customer's acts, omissions, negligence, misuse of equipment, breach of these Terms and Conditions, or the acts or omissions of any third party under the customer's control.
NO WARRANTY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS
The customer acknowledges that inspections, maintenance, repairs, recommendations, and services performed by St.Joseph's Consulting Group Inc. are based on conditions observable at the time of service. The Company does not warrant, guarantee, or assume responsibility for hidden defects, future failures, pre-existing conditions, code violations, contamination, deterioration, or conditions that were not reasonably discoverable during the performance of the work.
FORCE MAJEURE
St.Joseph's Consulting Group Inc. shall not be liable for delays, interruptions, or failure to perform resulting from causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to weather events, natural disasters, labour shortages, supply chain disruptions, transportation delays, utility failures, governmental actions, pandemics, or other unforeseen circumstances.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
The customer's acceptance of a quotation, approval of work, request for service, issuance of a purchase order, scheduling of work, making of a deposit, electronic acceptance, verbal authorization, or permitting work to commence in any manner whatsoever shall constitute acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
GOVERNING LAW
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
ACCEPTANCE STATEMENT
By accepting a quotation, requesting service, authorizing work, issuing a purchase order, making a deposit, scheduling work, or permitting work to commence, the customer acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms and Conditions and further represents and warrants that they are authorized to bind themselves and any company, corporation, organization, or entity on whose behalf they are acting.