Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions constitute the full and complete service agreement (the “Agreement”) between you (the “Customer”) and Zenaco Carpet Cleaning (“Zenaco”) of PO Box 104 Earlville, QLD 4870 Australia for the provision of services by Zenaco.
Please take some time to review this Agreement. Use of our services constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions.
1. Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
- Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Zenaco agrees to provide carpet and upholstery cleaning services (the “Service”) to the Customer at an address specified by the Customer (the “Premises”).
- The Service will be for such carpet cleaning and upholstery cleaning services as agreed with the Customer at the time of booking.
- Zenaco will provide one or more carpet cleaning technicians (the “Carpet Cleaner”) to attend the Premises to provide the Service at a time and date mutually agreed between Zenaco and the Customer (the “Service Time”).
- Zenaco endeavours to provide the Service faithfully, diligently and in a timely and professional manner.
2. Additions and Amendments
- Any changes to the Service to be provided must be agreed by Zenaco prior to the Service Time.
- If the Customer requires any additional services or variations at the time the Service is being performed, the Customer must first contact Zenaco by telephone, who may agree to provide the additional services in its absolute discretion. The Carpet Cleaner is not authorised to agree to any changes to the Service being provided. The Customer must not request such changes directly from the Carpet Cleaner.
3. Customer Representations and Warranties
The Customer represents and warrants that:
- it will provide a safe working environment at the Premises for the Carpet Cleaner to perform the Service;
- the Carpet Cleaner will have unencumbered and unobstructed access to those areas of the Premises requiring the Service;
- it will provide the Carpet Cleaner with access to all services and utilities (including hot and cold water, electricity, and rubbish bins) as required by the Carpet Cleaner to provide the Service;
- it will advise Zenaco prior to the commencement of the Service of any hazards, slippery surfaces, risks or dangers.
- it is authorised to use the Premises and obtain the provision of Service;
- it will secure or remove any fragile, delicate, breakable or valuable items, including cash, jewellery, works of art, antiques, or items of sentimental value prior to the commencement of the Service.
- It will remove any furniture from the rooms if required.
4. Health and Safety Risks
In addition to the obligations and warranties set out in clause 3 above, the Customer acknowledges and agrees that:
- the Carpet Cleaner is entitled to undertake a job safety analysis before the commencement of any work to assess the health and safety risk at the Premises;
- the Carpet Cleaner may, either before or during the provision of the Service not provide or cease the provision of the Service where carrying out the Service presents, in the absolute discretion of the Carpet Cleaner, a risk to health and safety.
- moisture on your furniture and carpets can present a slip hazard on nearby hard surface areas, we ask that the Customer avoid any areas that we are cleaning, and will advise any other guests, residents or contractors of this hazard until the carpets are dry.
- the Customer must agree to keep children or dependents away from any equipment or hot water being used as a part of the carpet and upholstery cleaning process.
- the Customer must ensure that the environment that the Customer is inviting the Carpet Cleaner to work in, is a safe environment free from electrical or structural hazard.
- carpet cleaning solutions should be considered poisonous, and are not for human consumption.
5. Bookings
- The Customer may make a booking either in person, by telephone, email or on the Zenaco Carpet Cleaning website.
- At the time of booking the Customer must provide details of any hazards, slippery surfaces, risks or dangers.
- Zenaco provides all quotations at the time of booking.
- Zenaco reserves the right not to accept a booking for any reason.
6. Job Quotations
- The actual price payable by the Customer is the quoted price provided by Zenaco.
- Any price quoted by Zenaco is an estimate only based on Zenaco ‘s experience, without inspection, and based on information provided by the Customer.
- Quotes are valid for a period of 30 days from the date of the quote.
- The quote we provide over the telephone or via email through the internet on the Zenaco Carpet Cleaning website, is based on information provided by the Customer to Zenaco, and in the absence of specific room, or clearly definable descriptions will be based on standard room sizes/seating positions. If the actual work to be performed is different to what has been quoted for, the price will vary accordingly.
- The Carpet Cleaner may quote extra after inspection if there are extra rooms or areas that Zenaco were not informed of during the quotation process or if the condition of the carpet or upholstery is deemed to be different from the information provided by the Customer.
- The Carpet Cleaner will confirm the price with the Customer before work commences.
- When the Carpet Cleaner arrives at the Premises they will inspect the areas the Customer has requested to be cleaned.
- Maximum room size applies for advertised or quoted ‘per room’ pricing structures. Maximum room size is 14 square meters and is based on a standard furnished room. Rooms less than 14 square meters will count as 1 standard room. Rooms over 14 square meters but under 28 square meters will count as 2 standard rooms.
- Carpeted steps are quoted per step.
- Upholstery cleaning prices are per seating position and are subject to the condition of the upholstery. Additional charges may apply for recliners, ottomans, chaises and loose cushions.
- Tile and grout cleaning is quoted per square meter, subjet to being furnished or unfurnished. with furnished requiring additional charges.
- Spot and stain removal is included in Zenaco’s carpet and upholstery cleaning price and the steam cleaning process.
7. Stains
- The Carpet Cleaner will inspect the carpet, upholstery and tile for stains before the Service commences.
- Stains derived from bleaching agents, acids and permanent dyes may be permanent and cannot be removed with any treatment. Zenaco and the Carpet Cleaner, does not guarantee stain removal for permanent stains.
- Zenaco cannot be responsible for any pre-existing condition that is not apparent upon visual inspection of the Premises.
- The Carpet Cleaner may deem it ‘un-feesable’ to remove a particular stain or mark when compared to the cost of replacement.
- If stains are urine, Zenaco offers urine stain removal at an extra cost, cost will be determined upon visual inspection.
8. Cancellation Fees and Other Charges
- The minimum charge for any Service is $88.00, if Zenaco is in your area on this day.
- Surcharges may be charged on any Service booked for weekends, after hours, non specific area days and public holidays.
- The Customer must telephone Zenaco prior to 5pm on the business day before the Service Time, if they wish to suspend, postpone or cancel the Service for any reason, a cancellation fee of $44.00 will be payable.
- In the event that such notice has been given, Zenaco will endeavour to reschedule the Service if required.
- In the event that the Customer does not provide notice prior to 5pm on the business day before the commencement of the Service, the Customer agrees to pay a cancellation fee (minimum of $88.00 inclusive of GST) for administrative costs and loss.
9. Fee for Non-Access to Premises
In the event that the Customer does not provide unencumbered access to the Premises for Zenaco or its Carpet Cleaners to provide the Service, the Customer agrees to pay a cancellation fee equivalent to the minimum charge (inclusive of GST) for administrative and travel costs.
10. Payment Terms
- The Customer agrees to pay the price quoted by Zenaco in full prior to or at the Service Time, unless otherwise agreed in advance with Zenaco.
- If no payment has been made by the Service Time, Zenaco will use reasonable endeavours to contact the Customer for payment. In the event that Zenaco cannot contact the Customer or payment is not made by the Service Time, the Customer will be deemed to have cancelled the Service, and the Customer must pay any cancellation fees or charges due set out in clause 8.
- The situation where payment isn’t made and the debt is passed to a third party for collection is a “Collection Fee Clause.” This clause states that if the customer fails to make payment within a specified period, the debt may be transferred to a collection agency or a third party for recovery, and the customer becomes liable for the collection fees incurred in the process.
- Payments may be made in cash, cheque or via bank deposit or bank transfer. Payments by bank deposit or bank transfer should be made to:
Account Name: Zenaco Cleaning
Account BSB: 014-538
Account Number: 463229362
Transaction Ref: Tax Invoice Ref Number
- Cheque payments should be made payable to Zenaco Carpet Cleaning. If a payment is made by cheque then the Customer guarantees that there are sufficient funds in the cheque account to meet the payment of the cheque. If, for any reason whatsoever the cheque is not honoured, then the Customer will meet all additional costs incurred by the company. The minimum charge the Customer will incur for each dishonoured cheque will be $40.00.
11. GST
Unless specified otherwise, all prices and quotations are expressed to be GST inclusive.
12. Late Payment Fee
- Where Zenaco has agreed to invoice the Customer for payment of fees after the Service has been completed, the Customer agrees to pay in full, all fees due, within 7 days of the invoice date.
- The Customer agrees that if Zenaco has not received payment in full for the Service within one calendar month of the original invoice date then a late payment fee of $25 applies for the first month. Interest will be charged on the fixed rate of 10% per annum on each day that any amount remains outstanding thereafter.
- If the Customer’s account is outstanding for more than 3 months, we will call at the Premises to collect payment in person, in which case an additional $88 minimum call out fee will apply.
- Zenaco reserves the right to pass the debt on to a collection agency and refer the Customers personal details to credit reporting agencies if the Customer’s account remains overdue past this point. This will incur additional charge.
- In addition to the amounts set out above, the Customer agrees to indemnify Zenaco for all legal costs (on a solicitor and own client or full indemnity basis, whichever is greater) and other expenses incurred by Zenaco in connection with a demand, action, or other proceeding (including mediation, out of court settlement or any action taken for recovery of debt from the Customer) arising out of a breach of these terms including the failure by the Customer to pay an amount by the due date.
13. Non-Appearance
If a Carpet Cleaner fails to attend the Premises within 1 hour of the Service Time and does not provide the requested Service, Zenaco will provide the Customer with either:
- a full refund of payments made by the Customer; or
- offer to reschedule the Service at another time mutually agreed between the Customer and Zenaco.
14. Complaints
- If the Customer is dissatisfied for any reason with the Service provided, it must inform Zenaco within 24 hours of completion of the Service. Zenaco strives to achieve 100% customer satisfaction and will endeavour to resolve the problem quickly and efficiently.
- In the event of a customer complaint, the Customer undertakes to give Zenaco the opportunity to rectify all work. Subject to clause 15, Zenaco may, at its discretion, offer the Customer either of the following:
- a partial or full refund;
- Re-supply of the Service without charge;
- Such other remedy as deemed appropriate by Zenaco.
15. Exclusions and Limitations
- The only conditions and warranties which are binding on Zenaco in respect of the state, quality or condition of goods and services supplied by Zenaco to Customers are those imposed and required to be binding by statute (including the Trade Practices Act 1974).
- To the extent permitted by statute, the liability, if any, of Zenaco is, at Zenaco’s option, limited to and completely discharged by the resupply of the Service. Zenaco is not responsible for:
I. not completing or providing the Service as a result of a breach of a warranty by the Customer in clause 3 (including a failure by the Customer to provide utility services, a safe working environment or unencumbered access to the Premises); or
Ii. not completing or providing the Service as a result of the Carpet Cleaner not proceeding for health and safety reasons under clause 4;
Iii. any loss or damage incurred by the Customer or any third party as a result of the effects of a force majeure, being any event beyond the reasonable control of Zenaco;
Iv. not completing or providing the Service due to any act or omission of the Customer or any other person at the Premises during provision of the Service;
V. wear, damage, or stains that can not be completely cleaned or removed;
Vi. any wear or discolouring of fabric or surfaces becoming more visible once dirt has been removed;
Vii. any loss incurred as a result of any breakage or damage to goods, items of value (including antiques, items of sentimental value) or the Premises; or
Viii. the cost of any key replacement or locksmith fees, unless keys were lost by Zenaco or the Carpet Cleaner.
c. Except as provided in this clause, all conditions and warranties implied by law in respect of the state, quality, or condition of the Service which may apart from this clause be binding on Zenaco are excluded.
d. The Customer acknowledges that the results of any services provided may vary depending on a number of factors (including time elapsed since Premises was last carpet cleaned and nature of carpet and upholstery cleaning required) and that Zenaco gives no guarantee as to the actual results of the Service.
e. Except to the extent provided in this clause, Zenaco has no liability (including liability in negligence) to any person for any loss or damage, consequential or otherwise, suffered or incurred by that person in relation to the products or services provided by Zenaco (including any loss caused by, or resulting directly or indirectly from, any failure, defect or deficiency of any kind of or in the products used or services provided by Zenaco).
16. Indemnity
The Customer indemnifies Zenaco against:
- all losses or liabilities arising directly or indirectly as a result of the provision of the Service including all losses or liabilities caused as a result of a breach of the warranties of the Customer set out in clause 3; and
- all legal costs (on a solicitor and own client or full indemnity basis, whichever is greater) and other expenses incurred by Zenaco in connection with a demand, action, arbitration or other proceeding (including mediation, compromise, out of court settlement or appeal and including any action taken for the recovery of a debt from the Customer).
17. Accidents, Breakage, Damage & Theft
- The Customer must inform Zenaco of any incident where an accident, breakage, damage to property or theft has occurred due to any act of the Carpet Cleaner within 24 hours of completion of the Service.
- To the extent permitted by law, the Customer is not entitled to claim any loss for any incident if the incident is not reported to Zenaco within 24 hours of completion of the Service.
- To the extent permitted by law, damage or loss to the following items is specifically excluded from the liability of Zenaco under these terms and conditions: cash, jewellery, art, antiques, and items of sentimental value.
18. Termination
- This Agreement may be terminated by the Customer by providing at least 24 hours notice prior to the Service Time (fees do apply).
- Subject to clause 18(c), Zenaco may terminate this Agreement by providing the Customer with at least 24 hours notice prior to the Service Time.
- Zenaco may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect if the Customer is in breach of this Agreement, and in the opinion of Zenaco, that breach is incapable of remedy.
19. Changes to this Agreement
- Zenaco reserves the right to update or modify these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice, and may do so by publishing an updated agreement on the Zenaco Carpet Cleaning website. Each updated agreement will take effect 24 hours after it has been published on the website.
- The Customer agrees that any use of the Service following any such change, whether as a single job or as part of a regular carpet cleaning schedule, constitutes their agreement to follow and be bound by the terms and conditions as changed.
20. Law & Jurisdiction
The Customer and Zenaco acknowledge and accept that this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Queensland and both agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland in the event of any dispute.
21. Severability
The Customer agrees that if any term or provision is held invalid, void, or unenforceable, then that provision will be considered severable and the remaining terms and provisions shall continue to be binding.
22. Copyright
The content of this Agreement is protected by international copyright laws and may be used for personal reference only. Subject to applicable law, permission to copy, alter, reproduce, publish, transmit and/or otherwise distribute this content is forbidden without first obtaining the prior written permission of Zenaco Carpet Cleaning.
Updated June 2021