Amazon Business Account
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Got an email today offering a "free" Amazon Business Account.
2 questions:
Is this sort of thing usual in Ts & Cs?
Does anyone here have such an account with Amazon?
Amazon email said:
Do you purchase online for work? Register for a free account today and get access to more than a hundred million business products and Amazon benefits for business.
Competitive low pricing and business specific discounts
Free One-Day Delivery on qualified orders of £30 or more
VAT-exclusive pricing and VAT invoicing
Enhanced visibility and control
Procurement systems integration
However their Ts & Cs contain some oddities, such as:Competitive low pricing and business specific discounts
Free One-Day Delivery on qualified orders of £30 or more
VAT-exclusive pricing and VAT invoicing
Enhanced visibility and control
Procurement systems integration
Amazon Ts + Cs said:
5. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
You represent, warrant and covenant that:
(a) you are using Amazon Business for business purposes and you agree that you will not purchase any products from Amazon.co.uk for purposes which are not related to your trade, business or profession ("Consumer Purposes"). You agree that, should Amazon become aware that you are using Amazon Business, or purchasing products from Amazon.co.uk for Consumer Purposes, our contract will be automatically rescinded;
(b) your organisation is duly organised, validly existing and in good standing in the jurisdiction in which your organisation is registered;
(c) the individual entering into these Terms on behalf of your organisation has all necessary legal authority to bind you to these Terms;
(d) you have all requisite right, power, and authority to enter into these Terms, perform your obligations, and grant the rights and authorizations in these Terms;
(e) any information provided or made available by you to Amazon or its affiliates is at all times accurate and complete;
(f) you and all your subcontractors and agents will comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes, orders and other requirements of governmental agencies ("Laws") in your performance of your obligations and exercise of your rights under these Terms and with your purchase and use of any products from Amazon.co.uk;
(g) all users who use business features or purchase on behalf of your organisation are authorised to do so and all purchases made by these users are authorised purchases of your organisation;
(h) unless authorised by Amazon, you will not use any product purchased from Amazon.co.uk in connection with, or to fulfil, any government contract or subcontract, if doing so could subject Amazon to any term, condition, obligation or other provision different from or in addition to the provisions of these Terms;
(i) you will use any products purchased from Amazon.co.uk as intended by the manufacturer and in compliance with all product information provided by the manufacturer;
(j) your purchase of products from us will not, either by your export of those products, your sale or use of those products, your legal status or otherwise, cause us to violate any Law; and
(k) you are not an agent of Amazon and agree to comply with the provisions of any anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws applicable to you. You are not, and are not associated with, any person or entity subject to any United States or European Union economic sanctions, embargoes or restrictive measures (including, but not limited to, any of the measures contemplated by Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items) or similar measures under any applicable law (any such person or entity a "Denied Person"). You agree (i) not to export any product to any entity or person within any country subject to United States, European Union or any other applicable economic sanctions or embargoes without obtaining prior authorisation from the relevant government, (ii) not to export or provide items to persons that are ineligible under United States, European Union or any other applicable Law to receive those items, including but not limited to any Denied Person, and (iii) that any products purchased by you will not be used, or made available to a third party for use, in any activities directly or indirectly related to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) proliferation activities.
Not being an expert in waffle-ese, I assume it's just some industrial arse-covering but dictating how one can or can't use products purchased seems odd.You represent, warrant and covenant that:
(a) you are using Amazon Business for business purposes and you agree that you will not purchase any products from Amazon.co.uk for purposes which are not related to your trade, business or profession ("Consumer Purposes"). You agree that, should Amazon become aware that you are using Amazon Business, or purchasing products from Amazon.co.uk for Consumer Purposes, our contract will be automatically rescinded;
(b) your organisation is duly organised, validly existing and in good standing in the jurisdiction in which your organisation is registered;
(c) the individual entering into these Terms on behalf of your organisation has all necessary legal authority to bind you to these Terms;
(d) you have all requisite right, power, and authority to enter into these Terms, perform your obligations, and grant the rights and authorizations in these Terms;
(e) any information provided or made available by you to Amazon or its affiliates is at all times accurate and complete;
(f) you and all your subcontractors and agents will comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes, orders and other requirements of governmental agencies ("Laws") in your performance of your obligations and exercise of your rights under these Terms and with your purchase and use of any products from Amazon.co.uk;
(g) all users who use business features or purchase on behalf of your organisation are authorised to do so and all purchases made by these users are authorised purchases of your organisation;
(h) unless authorised by Amazon, you will not use any product purchased from Amazon.co.uk in connection with, or to fulfil, any government contract or subcontract, if doing so could subject Amazon to any term, condition, obligation or other provision different from or in addition to the provisions of these Terms;
(i) you will use any products purchased from Amazon.co.uk as intended by the manufacturer and in compliance with all product information provided by the manufacturer;
(j) your purchase of products from us will not, either by your export of those products, your sale or use of those products, your legal status or otherwise, cause us to violate any Law; and
(k) you are not an agent of Amazon and agree to comply with the provisions of any anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws applicable to you. You are not, and are not associated with, any person or entity subject to any United States or European Union economic sanctions, embargoes or restrictive measures (including, but not limited to, any of the measures contemplated by Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items) or similar measures under any applicable law (any such person or entity a "Denied Person"). You agree (i) not to export any product to any entity or person within any country subject to United States, European Union or any other applicable economic sanctions or embargoes without obtaining prior authorisation from the relevant government, (ii) not to export or provide items to persons that are ineligible under United States, European Union or any other applicable Law to receive those items, including but not limited to any Denied Person, and (iii) that any products purchased by you will not be used, or made available to a third party for use, in any activities directly or indirectly related to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) proliferation activities.
2 questions:
Is this sort of thing usual in Ts & Cs?
Does anyone here have such an account with Amazon?
I received the same message but did not read the terms. Sounds a bit odd to me, i sell on Amazon and my normal Amazon account is the same one. I buy personal stuff all the time but use a personal bank card, when i buy stuff for work i use the business bank card.
The only thing i can think of is with the business account the VAT will be removed and if you then use a personal bank card you will be buying as a consumer not paying the VAT.
I also noticed they are going to offer a VAT calculator and generate reports. Not that handy when you sell on multiple marketplaces and on flat rate vat.
The only thing i can think of is with the business account the VAT will be removed and if you then use a personal bank card you will be buying as a consumer not paying the VAT.
I also noticed they are going to offer a VAT calculator and generate reports. Not that handy when you sell on multiple marketplaces and on flat rate vat.
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