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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
The sale is on the following terms and conditions together with
all terms and conditions on the face of this document:
1. WARRANTY: Seller Warrants that all goods sold hereunder
conform to the specifications of buyer’s order. This warranty
is made by seller in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied. All
other warranties, including warranties of merchant ability and
fitness are excluded from this sale and will not apply to the goods
sold. Under no circumstances will seller be liable for
any damages or claims with respect to any goods that buyer in any
way or degree has processed or changed in dimensions or characteristics
from the goods as ordered. Because of conditions over which seller
has no control attending buyer’s use of the goods, buyer’s
sole and exclusive remedies against seller will be for the repair
or replacement of defective goods or for a credit against the purchase
price of the defective goods or other amounts owed by buyer to
seller. The choice of the particular remedy specified above will
be at the sole discretion of seller. Buyer agrees that no other
remedy, including but not limited to incidental or consequential
damages for lost profits, lost sales, injury to person or property
or any other incidental or consequential loss, will be available
to buyer.
2. TERMS: Shipment is F. O. B. shipping point, unless otherwise
specifically provided by Seller. Payment is due 30 days from the
date of invoice. No cash discounts are allowed unless otherwise
specifically provided by Seller. All past due accounts shall bear
interest at the lesser of 18% per annum or the highest rate allowed
by law. All sums are payable at the address shown on the front
of the invoice.
3. QUOTATIONS AND PRICES: Stenographical and clerical errors
are subject to correction. All quotations are for immediate acceptance
unless otherwise stated. Until an order is accepted by Seller,
quoted prices are subject to change without notice. Prices are
based on quantities of individual items authorized for shipment
at one time.
4. CHANGE OF PRICE: Seller reserves the right to increase
prices of goods covered by Buyer’s order that are unshipped
after 30 days of Seller’s acknowledgement of order.
5. CREDIT: Accounts will be opened only with firms or individuals
with credit approved by Seller. Seller reserves the privilege of
making deliveries only on a cash or sight draft basis whenever
doubt as to Buyer’s responsibility develops for any reason.
6. ORDER ACCEPTANCE: All orders are offers, which may be
accepted or rejected by Seller, and shipment of ordered goods constitutes
acceptance.
7. CANCELLATION: Orders may be cancelled or deliveries
deferred only upon the condition that Buyer assumes immediate liability
and makes payment to Seller for all completed work at the unit
price, in-process work on the basis of the percentage of completion
thereof times the order unit price, raw material, unamortized tooling,
engineering, and other cancellation charges incurred on the basis
of cost to the Seller plus handling and overhead charges. All cancellation
charges will be determined at the time of cancellation or deferment.
8. QUANTITIES: Buyer will accept overruns or underruns
on individual items ordered, in accordance with the following schedule:
Under 1,000 pieces…………………Plus
or Minus………..10% of quantity ordered
1,000 pieces to 10,000 pieces…….Plus or Minus………….5%
of quantity ordered
Over 10,000 pieces…………………Plus
or Minus…………3% of quantity ordered
Customer-furnished parts will be governed
by the same schedule..
9. DELIVERIES: Seller does not assume responsibility for
any damage resulting from any delays beyond its control.
10. RETURNS: No goods may be returned to Seller without
prior written consent of Seller. Authorized returns will be subject
to a minimum restocking charge equal to 15% of the Seller’s
invoice price.
11. CLAIMS: All claims by Buyer against Seller either that
goods shipped do not conform to Buyer’s specifications or
otherwise must be made in writing to Seller within 10 days after
the receipt of the goods by Buyer. Failure to give such notice
within such time will constitute a waiver by Buyer of all claims
with respect to such goods. Any such notice with respect to an
alleged shortage of weight of the shipped goods must include a
specification of the weights found in the shipment by Buyer, including
tare, and a description of the method used in arriving at a count
of the goods.
12. TOLERANCES: Unless otherwise specified, all tolerances
and dimensions will be to standards of Seller or its subsidiaries.
13. INSPECTION: Inspection by Seller is made on a sample
basis only, in accordance with standard inspection procedures of
Seller.
14. DIES, TOOLS, ETC .: Charges for dies, tools or gages
do not convey ownership thereof or confer the right to remove them
from Seller’s factory.
15. SHIPMENT: In ordering, Buyer will explicitly state
the method of shipment preferred. In the absence of such shipping
directions, Seller will use its discretion in employing the method
of shipment for goods ordered. Insured shipments will be insured
at Buyer’s expense unless otherwise specified. Shipments
are made at Buyer’s risk and expense. Claims for losses incurred
in shipments will be made by Buyer against the carrier. Seller
will provide Buyer with reasonable assistance in the preparation
and prosecution of such claims but will not be required to institute
legal action or employ legal counsel.
16. TELEPHONED OR TELEGRAPHIC INSTRUCTIONS: Seller accepts
no responsibility, and Buyer will not hold Seller responsible,
for errors or misunderstandings in complying with orders or instructions
given to Seller by telephone or telegraph.
17. TAXES: Any sales tax now in force and any tax, impost,
levy, duty, or other charge hereafter imposed by any government
or other authority upon the production, use or sale of any goods
or upon the materials, methods, or machines for producing the same
and any increase in cost to Seller in manufacturing, processing
or delivering any goods, resulting directly from government supervision,
regulation or control, now or hereafter prescribed by law or in
force, and affecting Seller’s performance of its obligations,
will be added to the purchase price as herein noted or any revisions
thereof, and will be paid by Buyer.
18. PATENTS: It is not the intention of Seller to manufacture
or sell any goods which, or the use of which, infringes on any
patent and Buyer will promptly notify Seller of any claim that
the goods on which Seller is quoting or which Seller is offering
for sale, or the use thereof, infringes on any patent. If any such
infringement exists, Seller reserves the right to withdraw the
quotation. If Seller is not given the notice specified herein,
Seller will not be obligated in any way to indemnify Buyer for
any losses or damages incurred because of such patent infringement.
19. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT: Seller certifies that the
goods were produced in compliance with all applicable requirements
of sections 6, 7 and 12 of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended,
and of regulations and orders of U. S. Department of Labor, issued
under section 14 thereof.
20. AGREEMENT: All orders placed by Buyer with Seller are
accepted conditional upon Buyer’s assent to these terms and
conditions. If Buyer does not accept the goods on these terms and
conditions, the goods are to be returned at once to Seller, unopened.
No agreement or understanding, oral or written, in any way purporting
to modify these terms or conditions, whether contained in Buyer’s
purchase order or shipping release forms or elsewhere, will be
binding on Seller unless hereafter made in writing and signed by
its authorized representative. All proposals, negotiations and
representations made prior, and with reference, hereto are merged
herein.
21. WAIVER: Waiver by Seller of a breach of any one or more of
these provisions will not be construed as a waiver of a breach
of any of the other provisions, nor shall a waiver by Seller of
any breach of these provisions be construed as a waiver of any
future breach.
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