1. GENERAL
1.1 All orders for products and services on the RS website at https://za.rs-online.com (the “RS website”) accepted by RS Components Limited (incorporated in the United Kingdom), an external company registered in South Africa under registration number 1996/000489/10 ('RS South Africa', 'RS'), and all contracts for the supply of products made between RS and the purchaser of such products (the “Customer”) are subject to these terms and conditions of sale. No other terms will apply to the supply of products and services by RS unless agreed in writing by an authorised signatory of RS or expressly stated otherwise in these terms and conditions of sale.
1.2 To the maximum extent permitted by law, all descriptions of the products and services contained on the RS website or otherwise communicated to the Customer are approximate only and shall not form any part of the contract between RS and the Customer. RS shall not be liable to the Customer for any errors or omissions on the RS website, the RS catalogues or other product advertisement.
1.3 The advertising of products and services on the RS website is not an offer capable of acceptance; it merely constitutes an invitation by RS for the Customer to make an offer to purchase products and services. RS' acceptance of the Customer's order will take place when RS confirms pricing and delivery dates to the Customer in writing, at which point a contract will come into existence between RS and the Customer. Each order placed by a Customer shall constitute a separate contract between RS and the Customer, to be governed by these terms and conditions.
1.4 Products with 10-digit stock numbers starting with '2508…' or '2509…' (Extended Range products) are not stocked by RS. Any clauses in these terms and conditions of sale expressly stated to be in relation to Extended Range products will prevail over any inconsistent provisions elsewhere in these terms and conditions of sale.
1.5 These terms and conditions of sale apply to export transactions to the extent applicable, however, to the extent that that there is a conflict between these terms and conditions and the terms and conditions contained in Annexe A, then the terms and conditions contained in Annexe A shall prevail. These terms and conditions shall not apply to Product Plus Products, to which separate terms and conditions of sale apply.
1.6 RS is a business-to-business supplier. The RS website is intended for use by business customers and not by private individuals, or juristic entities with an annual turnover or net asset value below certain prescribed thresholds, who defined as consumers under applicable laws (“Consumers”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these terms and conditions of sale shall affect the statutory rights of a Customer who deals as a Consumer.
1.7 The Customer’s particular attention is required for clause 12, which sets out certain limitations of RS’ liability.