Equipment hire terms and conditions

Version dated 9 July 2026

These Equipment Hire Terms and Conditions define the rules applicable to equipment hire offered by Ébénisterie David. They supplement the specific information provided to the customer when the hire request is confirmed.

1. Identity of the hire provider

The hire service is offered by Jérôme David, trading as Ébénisterie David and under the commercial name Les Bouts de Bois de G.

SIRET: 53775311300027
Address: 1D rue de Saint-Vit, 25170 Lavernay, France
Email: contact@ebenisterie-david.fr
Telephone: 06 70 47 40 21
VAT not applicable – Article 293 B of the French General Tax Code.

2. Purpose and scope

These terms apply to the hire of machines, tools, packs, accessories and equipment offered by Ébénisterie David. They apply to private customers and, where relevant, professional customers, subject to any mandatory provisions specific to them.

The special terms for each hire specify, in particular, the equipment concerned, accessories supplied, duration, dates and times, price, any security deposit and the handover and return arrangements. In the event of a conflict, the special terms expressly accepted for the relevant hire take precedence over these terms.

3. Request, availability and confirmation

The configurator and website forms allow a hire request to be submitted. Sending a request does not constitute a final reservation or an automatic commitment by the hire provider.

The hire is confirmed only after equipment availability has been checked and the essential elements of the hire have been expressly approved on a durable medium: equipment, period, price, any deposit, and the location and times for handover and return.

Ébénisterie David may refuse a request if the equipment is unavailable, if a technical incompatibility or safety risk is identified, if requested supporting documents are not provided or if the conditions required for normal use of the equipment are not met.

4. Hirer identity and supporting documents

A valid identity document may be requested before the equipment is handed over. Depending on the nature or value of the equipment, additional documents reasonably necessary for the hire may be requested and will be specified before confirmation.

The equipment is handed over to the person named as the hirer or to a person expressly authorised in the special terms.

5. Hire period

The equipment is hired for the period agreed at confirmation. The available formats, including 4 hours, 8 hours or 48 hours, are basic hire periods; the exact collection and return times are those confirmed for the booking.

Any extension must be requested before the agreed return time and is valid only after express approval by Ébénisterie David. No response does not constitute an extension.

6. Price and payment

The applicable prices are those communicated and confirmed for the relevant hire. The amount may depend on the main equipment, the duration and the selected additions.

Payment arrangements and due dates are specified before confirmation. No unannounced additional amount may be charged for a package or option that was not accepted, without prejudice to amounts corresponding to a delay, loss, breakage or damage that has actually occurred and is substantiated under these terms and the law.

7. Security deposit

A security deposit may be required depending on the hired equipment. Its amount and arrangements are communicated before confirmation.

The deposit secures, in particular, the return of the equipment, its accessories and the items supplied, as well as payment of any remaining amounts due under the hire. It is returned or released after the equipment has been checked, subject to the technical processing times of the payment method used and any amounts legitimately remaining due.

If an amount is retained, the customer is informed of the reason and the available supporting evidence. The deposit does not, by itself, cap liability where the actual and substantiated loss is greater.

8. Handover and initial condition

The equipment is handed over at the agreed place, date and time. The customer must check that the announced accessories are present and immediately report any visible anomaly.

An initial condition report, photographs, an accessory list or any other useful record may be drawn up jointly. The equipment is deemed to have been handed over in the condition described by those records, subject to latent defects that could not reasonably have been detected at the outset.

9. Use and safety

The hirer agrees to use the equipment for its intended purpose, in accordance with the manuals, safety instructions, any instructions given at handover and the limits specified for the equipment concerned.

The hirer must possess the skills, personal protective equipment, working conditions and resources necessary for safe use. Where certain machines require minimum experience or particular precautions, Ébénisterie David may request details, give specific instructions or refuse the hire if the safety conditions do not appear to be met.

The hirer remains responsible for organising the worksite or work area, including suitable electrical supply, stable supports, lighting, extraction where required and compliance with the safety rules applicable to the environment.

10. Prohibited actions

Without prior written approval, the hirer must not sub-hire the equipment, lend it to an unauthorised third party, transfer it, modify it, dismantle it, disable a safety device, carry out a repair or use it for a purpose clearly incompatible with its intended use.

The equipment must not be used under the influence of substances that impair alertness or in conditions presenting an abnormal risk to people or property.

11. Accessories, consumables and routine care

The included accessories are those stated in the hire confirmation or handover record. Any consumables supplied or charged are specified separately.

The hirer must perform only the routine care strictly necessary during use and within the instructions given. Any unauthorised technical intervention, opening of the equipment or repair is prohibited.

12. Breakdown, malfunction and incident

In the event of breakdown, abnormal behaviour, a fall, impact, unusual overheating or a safety incident, the hirer must stop using the equipment where continued use presents a risk, make the equipment safe and contact Ébénisterie David as soon as possible.

No dismantling or repair may be undertaken without prior approval. Where a breakdown not attributable to the hirer prevents normal use, an appropriate solution will be sought according to the circumstances: replacement where possible, postponement, an agreed extension or a price adjustment corresponding to the actual loss of use.

13. Breakage, damage, loss and theft

The hirer must take normal precautions for the custody and preservation of the equipment for the entire period during which it is in their possession.

Any loss, theft or damage must be reported without delay. In the event of theft, a police report may be requested. Where damage is attributable to misuse, negligence, unauthorised modification or failure to follow instructions, the reasonable and substantiated repair cost may be charged to the hirer.

Where repair is impossible or economically disproportionate, any compensation will take account of the replacement value of equivalent equipment and, where relevant, its wear and age.

14. Return of equipment

The equipment must be returned at the agreed place, date and time with the supplied accessories and items. It must be returned in a condition consistent with normal, careful use, allowing for normal wear resulting from the intended use.

An inspection may be carried out on return. Where damage requires further diagnosis that cannot reasonably be performed immediately, the customer will be informed within a reasonable time.

15. Late return and extension

Any delay must be reported as soon as possible. Where a late return disrupts a following booking or effectively extends the period during which the equipment is unavailable, an additional charge proportionate to the overrun and the applicable pricing conditions may be due.

No unilateral extension can result solely from payment of an additional amount: prior approval from Ébénisterie David remains necessary.

16. Cancellation and changes

A customer wishing to change or cancel a confirmed hire must inform Ébénisterie David as early as possible.

Any special cancellation or amendment conditions applicable to a booking are communicated before confirmation. Where no cancellation charge was expressly announced and accepted, no unspecified fixed penalty will be applied, without prejudice to statutory provisions and, where permitted by law, actual, direct and substantiated costs incurred specifically for the relevant hire.

17. Distance contracts and right of withdrawal

Where a hire contract is concluded at a distance with a consumer, the statutory provisions governing the right of withdrawal apply under the conditions, time limits and exceptions provided for by the French Consumer Code.

Where the customer expressly requests that performance begin before the end of the statutory withdrawal period, the consequences are those provided for by the applicable regulations. Nothing in these terms may remove or limit a mandatory right granted to a consumer.

18. Liability and insurance

Ébénisterie David is responsible for the obligations incumbent upon it as the hire provider and supplies equipment intended for the agreed use. The hirer is responsible for their use of the equipment while it is in their custody, within the limits provided by law.

Where appropriate in view of the hirer’s activity or the equipment concerned, the hirer is responsible for checking the extent of their own insurance cover. No provision of these terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.

19. Force majeure and inability to perform

Neither party may be held liable for a failure directly caused by an event of force majeure within the meaning of French law. The affected party informs the other as soon as possible and the parties seek an appropriate solution, including postponement or, where the service cannot be performed, treatment of amounts corresponding to the unperformed part in accordance with the applicable rules.

20. Personal data

Data required to manage requests, bookings, communications, payments and any disputes is processed in accordance with the website’s privacy policy. The customer can consult that policy through the website’s information links.

21. Complaints

Any complaint concerning a hire must first be sent to Ébénisterie David by email at contact@ebenisterie-david.fr or by post to: 1D rue de Saint-Vit, 25170 Lavernay, France.

The complaint must identify the relevant hire and set out the facts with sufficient precision to allow them to be examined.

22. Consumer mediation

After a prior written complaint has failed to produce an amicable solution, a consumer may refer the matter free of charge to a consumer mediator under the conditions provided for by the applicable regulations.

The contact details of the competent mediator will be published on this page once membership of the mediation scheme applicable to the activity has been finalised.

23. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by French law. In the event of a dispute, the statutory rules on territorial jurisdiction apply. For consumers, nothing in these terms deprives the customer of any mandatory protective rules from which they benefit.

24. Updates to the terms

The applicable terms are those brought to the customer’s attention when the hire is confirmed. Later changes do not apply retroactively to hires already confirmed, unless agreed by the parties or required by law.

Last updated: 9 July 2026.