
Standard Terms & Condition
1.ACCEPTANCE, WAIVER, MODIFICATION, INTERPRETATION AND
CONSTRUCTION
Orders which are accepted, and contracts that are formed,
are accepted or formed at Seller's offices on the basis of
and strictly limited to the Seller's standard terms and conditions
of sale, which Buyer is deemed to consent to as a condition
thereto and which shall control over any contrary or additional
terms and conditions on any purchase order or other document
of Buyer, which additional terms and conditions are hereby
objected to and to which Seller shall not be bound. Waiver
of any term or condition of sale shall not constitute waiver
of any other term or condition or legal remedy of Seller.
Any act by Buyer of confirmation of any transaction contemplated
hereby, including any order issued in response to a quote
of Seller, shall constitute Buyer's acceptance of Seller's
terms and conditions. No modification of any order or contract
shall be binding unless in writing signed by both parties
hereto. Orders and contracts shall be interpreted in accordance
with, and the construction hereof shall be governed by, the
laws of the State of Arizona, United States of America. Captions
as used herein are for convenience or reference only and shall
not be deemed or construed as in any way
limiting or extending the meaning of any terms and conditions.
2. TITLE, DELIVERY, RISK OF LOSS AND SHIPPING
Title to and risk of loss of all goods sold hereunder shall
pass to Buyer upon their delivery, f.o.b. Seller's factory
(unless a different f.o.b. point is otherwise agreed to and
accepted) to any agent of Buyer, including a common carrier
or warehouse, as hereinafter provided. Wherever transportation
rates and carrier's liability for damage depend upon the value
of the shipment as declared by shipper, Seller will declare
such value as will entitle Buyer to have goods shipped at
the lowest permissible transportation rates unless otherwise
instructed in writing by Buyer. Buyer will furnish written
destination instructions for all goods as promptly as possible.
Seller shall for the account and at the expense and risk of
Buyer arrange for shipment of the goods by a carrier of its
own selection to Buyer's destination. In the absence of destination
instructions, Seller may at Buyer's expense and with notice
to Buyer, warehouse the goods in a reasonably suitable manner.
Seller shall not be liable for loss or damage attributed to
negligence either in selection of the carrier or the warehouse
or in agreeing with either of them to contract terms on Buyer's
behalf.
All shipments will be at shipper's option. Customer requested
premium cost freight routing, including air freight will be
shipped F.O.B. shipping point, freight collect to the customer.
The promised shipping date is the Seller's best estimate and
will not operate to bind Seller to ship or make deliveries
on the date indicated on quotation or order acknowledgment.
3. PRICE AND PAYMENT
Unless otherwise specified, all orders or contracts accepted
will be invoiced at Seller's prices in effect on the date
of shipment, which Buyer agrees to pay. Unless otherwise specified,
payment terms are net 30 days, and overdue accounts shall
accrue charges at a rate of 1.5% (0.015) per month or the
maximum legal rate, whichever is less. Credit and delivery
shall be subject to Seller's approval and Seller reserves
the right to alter the terms and fix a limit of credit. Each
order or contract shall be treated as a distinct contract
but if Buyer shall fail to fulfill the terms of payment, Seller
may without prejudice to any other lawful remedy defer further
shipments, and/or cancel any order or contract. Buyer shall
be liable to Seller for all costs and fees, including attorneys'
fees, which Seller may reasonably incur in any actions by
Seller taken to collect on any overdue account of Buyer. Unanticipated
cost increases created by circumstances such as, but not limited
to, changes in government energy policies, metal premium charges
or raw materials price increases are not covered by the price
quoted. Any order accepted requiring special manufacturing
processes, inspection,
specified weight, packaging, test results, certification,
etc., is subject to additional charges.
4. INSPECTION
If upon receipt of the goods by Buyer at destination the same
shall appear not to conform to this order or contract, Buyer
shall within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof notify
Seller of such condition and afford Seller a reasonable opportunity
to inspect the goods and make any appropriate adjustment or
replacement. The remedies afforded Buyer under the paragraph
hereof entitled "LIMITED WARRANTIES, REMEDIES AND LIMITATIONS"
shall be the exclusive remedies for defective goods whether
or not discovered upon inspection by Buyer. Buyer shall not
delay payment for the goods pending their inspection.
5. LIMITED WARRANTIES, REMEDIES AND LIMITATIONS
a. Defective Goods
Seller warrants to Buyer that at the time of delivery the
goods sold hereunder will be free from defects in design,
material and manufacture and will conform substantially to
Seller's applicable specifications as stipulated in the order
or contract. Seller's liability and Buyer's remedy under this
warranty are strictly limited to the refund of purchase price,
repair or replacement, at Seller's sole option, of goods or
materials sold which are returned to Seller and which are
shown to Seller's reasonable satisfaction to have been defective
provided that written notice of the defect shall have been
given by Buyer to Seller within one year of delivery of such
goods by the Seller. Transportation charges to and from Seller's
location for the return of defective goods to Seller and their
re-shipment to Buyer and the risk of loss thereof will be
borne by Buyer. If services or data are to be furnished hereunder,
Seller warrants to Buyer that such services will be performed
or such data prepared in a good workmanlike manner. Seller's
liability and Buyer's remedy under this warranty are limited
to the correction of such services or data as are shown to
Seller's reasonable satisfaction to have been defective, provided
that written notice of such defective services or data shall
have been given by Buyer to Seller within thirty (30) days
after the performance of such services or delivery or such
data by Seller.
b. Title
Seller warrants to Buyer that it will convey good title to
the property sold. Seller's liability and Buyer's remedy under
this warranty are strictly limited to the removal of any title
defect or, at the sole option of the Seller, to the replacement
of the goods or parts thereof which are defective in title;
provided however, that the rights and remedies of the parties
with respect to patent infringement shall be limited to the
provisions of subparagraph c. below.
c. Patent Infringement
Seller shall conduct, at its own expense, the entire defense
of any claim, suit or action alleging that,without further
combination, the use or resale by Buyer or any subsequent
purchaser or user of the goods delivered hereunder, directly
infringes any United States patent, but only on the conditions
that, (1) Seller receives prompt written notice of such claim,
suit or action, full opportunity and authority to assume the
sole defense thereof including settlement and appeals, and
all information available to Buyer and defendant for such
defense, (2) said goods are made according to a specification
or design furnished by Seller, or if a process patent is involved,
the process performed by the goods is recommended in writing
by Seller, and (3) the claim, suit or action is brought against
Buyer or one expressly indemnified by Buyer. Provided all
three of the foregoing conditions have been met, Seller shall,
at its own expense, either settle said claim, suit or action
or shall pay all damages excluding consequential damages and
costs awarded by the court therein and, if the use or resale
of such goods is finally enjoined, Seller shall, at Seller's
option, procure for defendant the right to use or resell the
goods, replace them with equivalent non-infringing goods,
modify them so they become non-infringing but equivalent,
or remove them and refund the purchase price (less a reasonable
allowance for use, damage or obsolescence). No indemnity is
granted by Seller under the patents of any nation other than
that specified above, nor with respect to any of the goods
or components thereof manufactured according to a specification
or design of anyone other than Seller. If a claim, suit or
action is based on a specification or design furnished by
Buyer or on the performance of a process not recommended in
writing by Seller, or on the use or sale of the goods delivered
hereunder in combination with other goods not delivered to
Buyer by Seller, Buyer shall indemnify and save Seller harmless
therefrom.
d. Exclusive Warranties and Remedies
THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE GIVEN AND ACCEPTED
IN LIEU OF (a) ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ARISING OUT OF THE
CONDUCT OF THE PARTIES, AND (b) ANY OBLIGATION, LIABILITY,
RIGHT, CLAIM OR REMEDY FOR SELLERS NEGLIGENCE, ACTUAL OR IMPUTED.
The remedies of the Buyer for breach of any warranty arising
hereby, expressed or implied, or by operation of law, or for
breach of any duty of Seller, expressed or implied or arising
out of any conduct of the parties, shall be strictly limited
to those provided herein to the exclusion of any and all other
remedies including,
without limitation, claims for incidental or consequential
damages. No agreement varying or extending the foregoing warranties,
remedies or these limitations will be binding upon Seller
unless in writing, signed by a duly authorized executive officer
of Seller.
6. EXCUSABLE DELAYS
Buyer acknowledges that the goods and/or services called for
hereunder are to be manufactured or provided by or for Seller
to fulfill this order or contract and that the delivery date(s)
is (are) based on the assumption that there will be no delay
due to causes beyond the reasonable control of Seller. Seller
shall not be charged with any liability for delay or non-delivery
when due to delays of suppliers, acts of God or the public
enemy, compliance in good faith with any applicable foreign
or domestic governmental regulation or order, whether or not
it proves to be invalid, fires, riots, labor disputes, unusually
severe weather or any other cause beyond the reasonable control
of Seller. To the extent such causes actually retard deliveries
on the part of the Seller, the time for performance shall
be extended for as many days beyond the date thereof as is
required to obtain removal of such causes. This provision
shall not, however relieve Seller from using its best efforts
to avoid or remove such causes, and continue performance with
reasonable dispatch whenever such causes are removed.
7. TAXES
In addition to the agreed purchase price of the goods and/or
services called for hereunder any and all taxes (not including
any U.S. income or excess profit taxes attributable to Seller)
which may be imposed by any taxing authority, arising from
the sale, delivery or use of the goods and/or the furnishing
of the services hereunder and for which Seller may be held
responsible for collection or payment, either on its own behalf
or that of Buyer, shall be paid by Buyer to Seller upon Seller's
demand.
8. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BUYER
If before completion of performance of any order or contract
by Seller, a receiver or trustee is appointed for any of Buyer's
property, or Buyer be adjudicated or voluntarily becomes a
bankrupt under any bankruptcy, dissolution or re-organization
laws or similar legislation, or if Buyer becomes insolvent
or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or an
execution be issued pursuant to a judgement rendered against
Buyer, or should Buyer be unable or refuse to make payment
to Seller in accordance with any
of its obligations to Seller, Seller may at its option in
any of such events terminate any order or contract by giving
to Buyer a written notice of its intention so to do and Seller
shall thereupon be relieved of any further obligation to Buyer
and Buyer shall reimburse Seller for its termination costs
and expenses and
a reasonable allowance for profit.
9. CANCELLATIONS AND RETURNS
Orders may be canceled, and goods may be returned for credit,
only upon the prior approval of Seller and upon terms protecting
Seller from loss. Due to raw material and manufacturing plant
scheduling, all orders once placed with and accepted by Seller
are non-cancelable thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled
ship date. Seller will issue a formal RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION
tag to support all authorized returns. For any credit, this
document must denote the Buyer's order number, Seller's invoice
number, description, and quantity of item to be returned,
and reason for request. Stock items are returnable at invoice
price less 20% restocking charge. Freight prepaid to plant
of manufacture. Non-stock items and/or special items are not
subject to return. All material must be returned to Seller
on the original pallets and in the original packaging.
10. CHANGES
Seller may at its option modify Buyer's order where necessary
by making any of the following changes:(a) substituting the
latest or correct part number or part description for the
part number or part description set forth on the order; (b)
substituting Seller's prices in effect as applicable to the
order for the prices set forth in Buyer's order; (c) substituting
an estimated delivery schedule which is reasonable (considering
Seller's stock availability and lead time) for the delivery
schedule set forth on the order; (d) correcting any stenographical
or typographical error on any document.
11. COMPLIANCE WITH FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
Seller hereby certifies that all goods sold hereunder which
are produced or manufactured in the United States of America
are produced in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938, as amended (29 U.S. Code 201-219). All requirements
as to the certificate contemplated in the October 26, 1949
amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 shall be
considered as satisfied by this certification.
12. APPENDICES
Any appendix or other terms and conditions of the Seller as
may be attached hereto, be on the reverse hereof, and/or be
identified herewith are hereby incorporated and made a part
of these terms and conditions. All orders or contracts shall
be subject to such additional terms and conditions which shall
control over any inconsistency with the terms and conditions
stated herein.
13. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The terms and conditions of this order or contract constitute
the entire agreement between the parties hereto and shall
supersede all previous communications, representations or
agreements, either oral or written between the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof.
14. CHANGES - PROCESS, MATERIAL AND PRODUCT DESIGN
Seller continually develops and uses new processes, materials
and product designs in an effort to improve its products,
while maintaining conformity to specifications. If your applications
of our products rely upon any performance, dimensional or
content criteria other than as required by the applicable
specifications, you must conduct regular testing or evaluation
of those specific products. Seller makes no warranty or representation
of any nature that any material shipped conforms to any material
of like product description as may have previously been delivered
to you, except as to the applicable specifications.
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