Terms & Conditions

Definitions

“Continental” means Continental Limited.

“Working days” means Monday to Friday, excluding Bank or other Public holidays.

“Force Majeure” means any event affecting Continental's ability to fulfil its obligations arising from act, causes, omissions, events or non-events beyond reasonable control including government regulations, fire, flood, disaster, industrial dispute.

“Catalogue” means products offered by Continental on the websites,  www.iiyama-monitors.co.uk and www.continental.co.uk.

Contracts of sale

All contracts of sale made by Continental of products shall be deemed to be governed by these terms and conditions, which shall prevail over any other terms, produced by the party (“the customer”) to whom Continental is selling.

All orders are subject to acceptance to Continental and to availability of goods ordered. Continental reserves the right to refuse any order.

The Customer undertakes that all details provided for the purchase of goods via our websites are correct.

The Customer also undertakes that the credit card or debit card used to purchase goods is either their own or their Company's own and that they have authorisation to use it. The Customer furthermore undertakes that sufficient funds will be available to cover the costs of goods ordered. Continental reserves the right to satisfy itself as to the validation of credit or debit cards prior to supply of goods.

Returns Policy

All transactions entered into by Continental with the consumer are subject to the Consumer Contracts Regulations (June 2014). This stipulates that the buyer has the right to cancel the contract and that such cancellations must be notified in writing to the seller within a period of 14 days from date of receipt of goods. The customer is to return the goods at their own cost, this is not covered by Continental Ltd (the seller).

Your right to cancel an order for goods made at a distance starts from the moment you place your order and ends 14 days from the day you receive your goods. The goods must be unopened and unused.

As this 14-day working period is the time you have to decide whether to cancel the contract, by law the seller can’t say that you must have returned the goods within this time frame. The customer has a further 14 days from the date they inform Continental of their wish to send the item back, to return the item to the seller. 

If you wish to cancel a contract, you should send notice of your cancellation to the supplier by email or letter.

(Please also refer to Warranties and Returns)

Prices

Goods are invoiced at the price prevailing at the time of order. Invoices will include VAT unless specifically indicated.

Continental reserves the right to modify pricing where necessary from time to time.

Delivery, Title and Risk

Times and dates stated for delivery can only be estimated. Whilst every effort will be made to meet Customer requirements and deadlines, Continental cannot accept liability for failure to deliver within the stated timescales.

If for any reason and in the unlikely event that Continental is unable to deliver goods, the Customer will be offered the opportunity to cancel the order or select alternative goods available.

Continental cannot accept liability for damage or incomplete deliveries unless notified by the Customer within 48 hours of delivery. The Customer is responsible for accepting delivery of goods once ready.

Delivery is deemed to have taken place once goods have been delivered to the Customer's given delivery address. At this point, all risk of loss, breakage and damage pass to the Customer.  

Title to the goods passes from Continental to the Customer when payment has been received in full.

If the Customer is unable to accept delivery of the goods, Continental may:

1. store and insure the goods at the Customer's expense and risk,
2. resell the goods at the best price obtainable and refund the customer any excess achieved once storage and restocking coats have been deducted,
3. re-arrange at later date at the Customer's expense.

Payment

Standard terms of payment are by debit or credit card payable at the point of order. Other terms may be agreed at the discretion of Continental and in writing.

If payment terms other than by debit or credit card prior to delivery are agreed and payment is not made on the due date, Continental will be entitled to charge interest on any outstanding balance at an interest rate of 3% above Barclays Bank plc base lending rate applicable at the time.

Warranties and Returns

Although Continental is committed to providing customers with the highest possible quality of products and services, products may, on occasion, be found to be faulty or defective. In any such case the warranty for iiyama monitors is held with iiyama, they offer up to a three year on site UK warranty. For details of their warranty please go to their website www.iiyama.co.uk. 

We cannot accept Large Format Displays back which have been box opened. Large Format is anything 32" upwards. 

Subject to the right of the consumers to return goods for refund under the Consumer Rights Act (Distance Selling) Regulations 2015, Continental does not sell products on a trial basis. We strongly recommend that our customers check suitability and specification of products before placing orders. 

In the event of Continental agreeing to accept the return for credit of unwanted products at its discretion (unless under the Consumer Contract Regulations 2014), these must be returned with Continental's written agreement within 14 days of date of delivery. The goods must be unopened and in perfect resalable condition. Goods returned in these circumstances may be subject to a restocking fee. Examples of restocking fees can be seen below:

No fee	10% restocking fee	15% restocking fee
Returned in A1 condition, unused, unopened.	Box opened.	Damage to box, removal of excessive tape, packaging damage, opened accessories bags.

Please note: We reserve the right to make deductions in refunds based on the handling of the goods and the conditions for resale.

Proof of postage is not proof of delivery; customers are advised that goods returned should be sent via either recorded delivery, registered post or by courier, with sufficient insurance to cover replacement value of the goods.With regard to the return of faulty goods, it is the Customer's responsibility to ensure that the goods are adequately packed. Continental cannot accept liability for goods damaged in transit due to insufficient packaging. All goods should be returned under a Continental Returns Authorisation Number, which will be issued by our customer support staff on request. No goods can be accepted for return without this number. 

On receipt of the returned product, Continental will test it to verify the fault. If, following this procedure the product is found to be in good working order, we will return the product back to you.

All warranties will be rendered inapplicable if goods have been interfered with, altered or damaged in any way by the Customer, or if the goods have not been used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 

Unless otherwise stated in the manufacturer's documentation, all goods supplied to Customers in the UK carry a manufacturer's warranty. If any claim is made against the warranty, Customers must adhere to the manufacturer's instructions and procedures. Where possible, to resolve warranty issues as quickly as possible, the manufacturer will deal directly with the return. Where iiyama monitors are concerned, please contact iiyama on 01926 819189. 

ISO 13406-2 Guidelines for Pixel Defects

LCD displays are made up of a set number of pixels and each pixel is made from 3 sub pixels; one Red, one Blue and one Green. Every sub-pixel is addressed by its own transistor and so the manufacture of a glass substrate is very complex. Due to the nature of the manufacturing process, occasional defects can occur. Pixel defects or failures cannot be fixed or repaired and can happen at any stage in the LCD’s life. 

To regulate the acceptability of defects and to protect the end user, ISO have created a standard for manufacturers to follow. ISO-9241-307:2008 recommends how many defaults are acceptable in a display before it should be replaced, within the terms & conditions of warranty. 

All reputable manufacturers conform to and support the ISO ISO-9241-307: 2008 standard.