In the event of a dispute, an action for indemnity should be instituted within one year after delivery. Maintenance After Warranty

The Desert Spirit's association with the Desert Spirit Lamp is a reference to the original tale of Aladdin from the Middle Eastern folktale collection One Thousand and One Nights, where the titular protagonist summons a wish-granting genie by rubbing an oil lamp, who is bound to do the bidding of whoever is in possession of it. Customers who exceed their credit limits, or who have an unsatisfactory situation regarding their credit standing, will be asked to pay in advance for additional products until the account is settled. VWR shall provide services to the customer in accordance with the specification agreed between them from time to time. Such services will be provided with all reasonable care and skill. The specifications and figures contained in our catalogues are provided as indications only, and are not of a contractual character. VWR reserves the right to change its articles without advance notice according to improvements which might be required by progress in the applicable technologies. the total liability of VWR for any loss or damage suffered by a customer in connection with the supply of the products under this contract is limited to the invoice price of the products in relation to which loss or damage is claimed.

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Customers who exceed their credit limits will be asked to pay in advance for additional products and/or services until the account is settled. These terms and conditions cover all sales of products and services by VWR International Ltd (VWR) in the United Kingdom and any information and advice given whether charged for or not, unless otherwise agreed by VWR in writing. These terms and conditions apply to the exclusion of any other terms submitted by the customer or which are implied by any trade, custom, practice or course of dealing. Customer Accounts It is customer's responsibility to comply with all applicable health, safety and other regulations and to take appropriate steps in relation to the storage, handling, sale and use of the products. The customer is responsible for unloading and transporting large and/or heavy items from delivery vans and for supervising the unloading of all other products delivered. Authorisation to return products damaged during delivery must be requested within 3 working days of delivery. VWR has the right to repair and return damaged products.

Authorisation will be subject to the condition that the products are returned to VWR Customer Service Centre or to the manufacturer or other source and by the method advised by VWR.

Force Majeure

Any liability accepted by VWR under this contract is in lieu of any terms implied by law as to the quality or fitness for any particular purpose of the products and/or the standard of the services and all such implied terms are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded from the contract between VWR and the customer. The customer shall indemnify VWR against any claims made against VWR by the customer’s employees, contractors or agents. Intellectual property rights The customer shall cooperate with VWR in all matters relating to the services, provide all such access and information as is necessary and obtain any licences permissions and consents required before commencement of the services. Sterilization is one of a spirit lamp’s main applications in a lab. Spirit lamp flames are frequently used by scientists to sterilize pipettes, test tubes, Inoculating loops or needles & other lab items. The flame’s heat destroys any bacteria or other microbes that may be present, making the apparatus clean & safe for use in investigations. Liability of VWR for any loss or damage suffered by a customer and arising by reason of defects in the products or otherwise howsoever is limited to the invoice price of the products in respect of or in relation to which loss or damage is claimed. Any liability accepted by VWR under these terms and conditions is in lieu of any warranty or condition implied by law as to the quality or fitness for any particular purpose of the products and save as provided in these terms and conditions VWR will not be under any liability, whether in contract, tort, breach of statutory duty or otherwise in respect of defects in products delivered or for any injury (other than death or personal injury caused by VWR negligence as defined in the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977) damage or loss resulting from such defects or from any information, service or advice provided by VWR or its employees, contractors or agents. In no event shall VWR be liable for any consequential loss whether or not resulting from force majeure. The customer indemnifies VWR against any claims from its employees, contractors or agents. The customer is required to ensure that the use of any products supplied by VWR does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party and the customer shall indemnify VWR against any claims made against VWR by any third party in relation to any such infringement or alleged infringement.

Just like an oil lamp burns oil, a spirit lamp burns spirits, such as ethyl alcohol. Thus, a spirit lamp is also known as an alcohol lamp or an alcohol burner. You can find them as a regular part of laboratory equipment. The primary difference between a bunsen burner and a spirit lamp is the bunsen burner uses gas for fuel while the spirit lamp uses alcohol. They both produce an open flame, but a bunsen burner flame will be blue and a spirit lamp flame yellow. VWR does not control and inform changes to product specifications. For certain products and under specific conditions, a change control agreement could be signed between the parties. store the products separately from all other products held by the customer so that they remain readily identifiable as VWR's property;Authorisation for the return of products which fail to meet current published manufacturer’s specifications must be requested in writing within 28 days of delivery. VWR will assist customers, at customers’ expense, to obtain any manufacturer’s warranty consistent with that granted to VWR. VWR may at any time, without limiting any other rights and remedies that it may have, set off any amount owing to it by the customer under the contract against any amount payable by VWR to the customer (whether under the contract or a separate agreement). Delivery On termination of the contract for any reason the customer shall immediately pay to VWR all of its outstanding unpaid invoices and interest. Confidentiality It is strictly limited to repair of the apparatus in VWR’s workshops or to the customer. If the repair is not possible, it is limited to the replacement of non-compliant or defective good. By express agreement, absolutely excluded from VWR warranty are any damages, particularly for labor costs, loss of earnings, disturbance of business, etc. The spare parts are under warranty 3 months after their installation if such installation was performed by a person certified by VWR. After expiration of the warranty period or at point of sale, VWR may offer a maintenance service, in which case VWR will propose to the client a maintenance contract adapted to its needs. Title and Risk

In view of the wide range of uses of chemicals and apparatus, the customer will be solely responsible for determining the suitability and specification of products, services, information and advice for its purposes. The customer is required to ensure that that the use of any products supplied by VWR do not infringe third party intellectual property rights. Force Majeure VWR shall under no circumstances whatsoever be liable to the customer (whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise), for any loss of profit, or any indirect or consequential loss arising in connection with the supply of products under this contract; and

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Authorisation for the return of products which fail to meet current published manufacturers specifications must be requested in writing within 28 days of delivery. VWR will assist customers, at customers’ expense, to obtain any manufacturer’s warranty consistent with that granted to VWR.