Article 1 Scope
1.1 These general terms and conditions apply to all quotations drawn up and agreements
entered into by Verhaeghe Capital BV (CR BE 0694.573.943), with its registered office at
Hoge Kaart 224, 2930 Brasschaat. Hereafter “Supplier”.
1.2 Any other purchasing conditions or terms of the Client shall not apply unless expressly
accepted by the Supplier in writing.
Article 2 Definitions
Client | Natural or legal person, or de facto association that subscribes to the Service. |
(the) Service | Indicates all agreed assignments that are contained in the agreement between the client (customer) and Verhaeghe Capital BV. |
Software | The developed product if the Service involves the development of a digital product. |
Agreement | The agreement between the Client (customer) and Verhaeghe Capital BV. |
Article 3 Entering into an Agreement
An Agreement between the Supplier and the Client shall be entered into when the Client accepts a quotation by signing it, which may or may not be digital, through any other confirmation by the Client or after the Client has requested that the activities be started. Quotations are valid for 30 days.
Article 4 Subject
Verhaeghe Capital BV undertakes to provide the Client, who accepts, the Service specified in the Contract. The Service will be provided in accordance with the terms of the Contract.
Article 5 Best efforts obligation
5.1 Under this agreement the obligations of the Supplier are best efforts obligations. Any
term is therefore indicative.
5.2 The Client is responsible for the correct and timely supply of information, input and
cooperation regarding the services and works to be provided or provided by the Supplier.
Article 6 Duration and termination of the Agreement
6.1 Every Agreement has an initial duration of one year and shall be tacitly renewed every
year, but can be terminated at least three months before the end of each year.
6.2 Every Agreement shall terminate ipso facto in case of bankruptcy of one of the parties.
Any services already provided shall, however, continue to be due and payable.
Article 7 Third parties
7.1 The Supplier works with specialised partners for specific services (i.a. for hosting). A
description of the guarantees and the liabilities of these partners is available upon request.
7.2 The Supplier can take over the management of software services that are supplied or
delivered by a third party upon request of the Client. The Supplier can never be held
responsible or liable for any errors made by these third parties.
7.3 The Supplier can link its solutions to other systems managed by the Client or a third party
upon the request of the Client. The Supplier can never be held responsible or liable for the
unavailability of or errors directly or indirectly caused by such external systems.
Article 8 Delivery
Services with regard to software development shall be considered as provisionally delivered and accepted when they are offered to the Client for testing. This provisional acceptance will become definite after 6 weeks without written notice to the contrary, which means that any further changes will be invoiced by the Supplier on an additional cost-plus basis.
Article 9 Liability
9.1 The Client must respect the applicable legal provisions and any contractual obligations
and indemnifies the Supplier for all direct or indirect damage and costs caused by any breach
for which the Client is responsible as well as claims of third parties. This indemnification shall
continue in effect, including after the end of the Agreement.
9.2 In the event of misuse of the services by the Customer or third parties, the Supplier
reserves the right to refuse the Customer access to the services temporarily or permanently.
9.3 The Client expressly accepts that the Supplier can only be held liable for proven losses
and damage as a direct consequence of a deliberate error by the Supplier. The Supplier
cannot be held liable for indirect losses of the Client such as, for example, loss of sales and
profits, loss of customers, loss of market value and reputation, loss of information and data,
etc.
9.4 In any case, the liability is limited to the amount, equal to the invoice amounts of the last
three months (except for the amounts invoiced to the client for the execution of the
assignment by third parties as referred to in Article 13.5 of these General Terms and
conditions) or reimplementing the services at the discretion of the Supplier. The amount
shall, however, never be higher than the limits of the liability insurance taken out by the
Supplier.
9.5 All claims on behalf of Client with regard to the Supplier, including claims for
compensation, expire three months after the relevant claim arose.
Article 10 Force Majeure
10.1 The Supplier cannot be held liable in the event it is impeded from executing the
Agreement because of force majeure or other conditions outside of its control. This shall be
deemed to include the following: social conflicts, grid electrical interruptions (with the
exception of blackouts), telecommunication network interruptions, web host or social media
unavailability, etc.
10.2 The Client recognises that a flawless operation of a computer configuration (the
hardware and software as a whole) can never be guaranteed with regard to software
development and that this, as well as specific cases of force majeure or malicious intent
(hacking, denial of service, etc.), may, for example, result in loss of applications and/or data
of the Client (or maybe even all the applications and data). The Client, therefore, commits to
taking the required precautions that the Client deems necessary so that the consequences of
such conditions are limited. The Client, moreover, expressly recognises that he can take out
insurance for the harmful consequences that such issues would result in for the Client's
business processes, managed client and personal data and other data.
Article 11 Intellectual property
11.1 All rights on works developed by the Client preceding or outside the scope of this
Agreement shall continue to be the property of the Client.
11.2 All rights on works that have been developed by the Supplier preceding or outside the
scope of this Agreement shall continue to be the property of the Supplier.
11.3 The Supplier issues a non-exclusive and non-transferable right of use to the Client with
regard to all works that it has developed for the Client within the framework of this Agreement
including the works of third parties for which the Supplier has been granted a right of use and
that is indispensable for performance.
11.4 At the end of the Agreement, the Supplier shall transfer all rights with regard to the
works that the Supplier has specifically developed for the Client to the Client, and the Client
shall issue to the Supplier a perpetual, royalty-free license regarding these works that shall
entail the right to further use these works within the framework of operational management of
the Supplier as well as for delivering services to current and future Supplier’s clients in the
widest sense of the word.
11.5. The following is meant with Works: all texts, graphic elements, photographs, designs,
logos, multimedia, audiovisual material, the look and feel of a website or other work,
documentation, flowcharts, drawings, specifications, manuals and other documents, code,
know-how, computer applications including but not limited to source code both in readable
and in machine language application files, data files, application and system logics,
interfaces, algorithms, system design and concepts together with the methods and processes
related to such applications, etc.
Article 12 Confidentiality and personal data
12.1 During the execution of the Agreement, the Client shall continue to be responsible for
the processing of personal data and must inform and keep the Supplier updated at all times
of any obligations that may have an impact on the Supplier’s services.
12.2 The Supplier shall process obtained personal data strictly confidentially and shall not
use the personal data made available by the Client in any other way.
12.3 If the result of the services that the Supplier supplies to the Client offer the possibility of
processing personal data, the Client must adhere to the legal provisions with regard to this
issue and must, within this framework comply with the General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR) and respect the rights of persons whose data is being processed.
12.4. The Supplier commits to treating information that is earmarked as confidential and it
has received from the Client strictly confidential.
Article 13 Payment
13.1. Invoices are payable 30 days after the invoice date. Invoices shall be sent to the Client
electronically but can also be sent by post upon a simple request from the Client.
13.2. Upon request of the Client a translation of the invoice can be provided.
13.3. Invoices can only be contested rightfully within 30 calendar days after the invoice date
by an email sent to [email protected]
13.4. If the invoice has not been paid on the expiry date, the Client shall owe a contractual
default interest of 1% per month by operation of law and without a notice of default being
required. In this event, the Client shall also owe a fixed compensation of 10% of the invoice
amount where a minimum of 150 EUR shall apply.
13.5. If the Supplier calls in third parties for the performance of the order (Google, Facebook,
etc.), the costs that these third parties charge shall always be fully, with a minimum profit
margin of 2,5%, passed on to the Client. The Supplier is entitled to demand a (regular)
advance on these costs or to fully or partially invoice for these costs in advance.
13.6. The Supplier shall be entitled to immediately terminate the Agreement without paying
any compensation if the payment arrears with regard to an invoice is more than 60 days.
Article 14 Non-exclusivity and non-poaching
14.1 The Supplier may supply services to competitors of the Client. The Supplier shall ensure
that different persons work for the different clients to the degree that this is possible.
14.2 The Client shall refrain from poaching employees, managers, or permanent independent
service providers of the Supplier on the date of termination of the Agreement or who were
employed until 12 months before. This provision shall remain in force for a period of 12
(twelve) months after the termination of the Agreement. Every breach shall lead to the
payment of fixed compensation of 50,000 EUR.
Article 15 Promotions/communications
The Supplier is entitled to promote its collaboration with the Client.
Article 16 A Provision being declared invalid
If one or more provisions of these general terms and conditions should be invalid, this shall not affect the other provisions of these general terms and conditions that shall remain in full force.
Article 17 Governing law and competent courts
The contractual relationship between the Supplier and the Client shall only be governed by Belgian law. Any disputes arising between the parties shall be submitted to the courts of Antwerp.
Article 18 Applicability
These conditions replace the General conditions of 01/06/2018 and take effect from 1/12/2020.