Accepting T&Cs

[Salt&Pepper]

Quick question.

I always ask for advanced payment. If I send an email confirm a job and attach our T&Cs, can I state something like "by paying the invoice you accept our T&Cs"?

 

[Peonylady]

yes is the simple answer but you need to have a right to cancel in there of at least 7 days

 

[Steve Sellers]

yes is the simple answer but you need to have a right to cancel in there of at least 7 days

Must there be? Or are we talking business to business here?

OP yes that's fine, just be sure they don't try and make their terms take precedence over yours.

 

[KM-Tiger]

... If I send an email confirm a job and attach our T&Cs, can I state something like "by paying the invoice you accept our T&Cs"?

You can do that, though I prefer to have a signed copy of the T&Cs.

I now use Adobe EchoSign for that.

 

[Peonylady]

If you are selling to the general public (ie it's not B2B transactions) then whether there is a signed contract or terms or not, if they pay then they are agreeing to t&c's and are forming a contract with you. If the transaction takes place in any form other than face to face you MUST allow 7 days from the date they received the goods or the services started for them to canx, this is all in the distance selling regs. By sending them your t&c's you are meeting your obligation to supply them so that's all good.

If it is B2B transactions then by saying they agree to t&c's by making payment is totally fine but i would make sure that is IN your t&c's also and not just on your emails.