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MICROSCAN SYSTEMS, INC. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
For
the purposes of these TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE (“Terms and
Conditions”), “contract” means the agreement between Microscan Systems,
Inc. (“Supplier”) and Buyer arising as a result of Buyer’s submission
of an order for Supplier’s products. Individually, Supplier and Buyer
are each a party; collectively, they are parties. Such contract shall
be deemed to incorporate and be governed by these Terms and Conditions.
No term or condition of Buyer’s order additional to or different from
these Terms and Conditions shall become part of the contract unless
explicitly agreed to in writing by Supplier. These Terms and Conditions
may be revised by Supplier from time to time, in Supplier’s sole
discretion. Supplier will notify Buyer of revisions to these Terms and
Conditions forty-five (45) days prior to the revised Terms and
Conditions taking effect. Supplier’s failure to object in writing to
any provision contained in any communication from Buyer shall be
construed as acceptance of any such provision and shall not be
construed as a waiver of these Terms and Conditions.
1. Quotations and Orders:
Prices, specifications and dates for delivery referenced in Supplier’s
quotations are for information purposes only and shall not be binding
on Supplier until all technical requirements have been agreed and
Supplier has accepted Buyer’s order. All orders must be bona fide
commitments showing definite prices and quantities and mutually agreed
shipping dates.
2. Taxes:
Prices do not include sales or excise taxes, which shall be paid by
Buyer unless Buyer provides Supplier with any necessary tax exemption
certificate.
3. Shipment and Delivery:
All products will be shipped EXW (Ex Works) Supplier’s premises. Delays
of convenience, within fourteen (14) days of the acknowledged shipping
dates, will be invoiced at 50% of order value on originally scheduled
ship date. Delays for convenience will not be accepted beyond sixty
(60) days. Orders containing custom “FIS” products cannot be delayed or
canceled after receipt of Sales Order Acknowledgement. In the absence
of specific instructions, Supplier will select the carrier and ship
“collect”. Title and risk of loss or damage to any product shall pass
from Supplier to Buyer upon the product being packed ready for delivery
to carrier. Any claims for loss, damage or misdelivery thereafter shall
be filed with the carrier. All products shall be deemed finally
inspected and accepted within ten (10) days after delivery unless
notice of rejection is given by Buyer in writing to Supplier within
such period. Acceptance shall constitute acknowledgement of full
performance by Supplier of all obligations under the contract except as
stated in Section 9 (Limitation of Warranties).
4. Terms of Payment:
Each shipment shall be a separate transaction and Buyer will be
invoiced on date of dispatch. Unless otherwise stated on Supplier’s
invoice, terms of payment shall be net thirty (30) days from date of
invoice, unless Supplier requires, in its sole discretion, payment in
advance. If Buyer fails to make any payment due hereunder when due,
Supplier may recover, in addition to the payment, interest thereon at
the rate of 1-1/2% per month and reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
5. Security Interest:
Buyer hereby grants to Supplier a purchase money security interest in
all Supplier products sold to Buyer as security for the punctual
performance by Buyer of all of its obligations hereunder. Supplier may,
at its discretion, file the Buyer’s order and these terms and
conditions as a financing statement to evidence and perfect said
security interest.
6. Force Majeure:
Supplier shall not be liable for any delay in delivery or for
non-delivery, in whole or in part, caused by the occurrence of any
event beyond the control of Supplier. If any such event occurs,
Supplier may allocate production and deliveries among Supplier’s
customers.
7. Equipment:
Supplier may modify specifications provided the modifications do not
adversely affect the performance of the equipment to be supplied under
the contract (“the equipment”). In addition, Supplier may furnish
suitable substitutes for materials unobtainable because of priorities
or regulations established by government authority, or non-availability
of materials from suppliers.
8. Software and Proprietary Information: Supplier
shall at all times have and retain title and full ownership of all
software, firmware programming routines, and documentation thereof
supplied by Supplier for use with the equipment, and of all copies
thereof made by Buyer (collectively “software”). Supplier grants Buyer
a non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use such software
solely for use with the equipment. Buyer shall take all reasonable
steps to protect Supplier’s proprietary interest in the software, and
any other proprietary information of Supplier, and shall not transfer
or otherwise provide the software to any third party.
9. Limitation of Warranties:
A. Supplier warrants that all equipment shall be free from defects in
material and workmanship under normal use for a period of one year from
date of shipment to Buyer save that Supplier does not warrant that
operation of the software will be completely uninterrupted or error
free or that all program errors will be corrected. Buyer shall be
responsible for determining that the equipment is suitable for Buyer’s
use and that such use complies with any applicable local, state or
federal law. Provided that Buyer notifies Supplier in writing of any
claimed defect in the equipment immediately upon discovery and any such
equipment is returned to the original shipping point, transportation
charges prepaid, within one (1) year from date of shipment to Buyer and
upon examination Supplier determines to its satisfaction that such
equipment is defective in material or workmanship, i.e. contains a
defect arising out of the manufacture of the equipment and not a defect
caused by other circumstances, including, but not limited to accident,
misuse, unforeseeable use, neglect, alteration, improper installation,
improper adjustment, improper repair, or improper testing, Supplier
shall at its option repair or replace the equipment, shipment to Buyer
prepaid. Supplier shall have reasonable time to make such repair or to
replace such equipment. Any repair or replacement of equipment shall
not extend the period of warranty. This warranty is limited to a period
of one (1) year, without regard to whether any claimed defects were
discoverable or latent on the date of shipment.
B. If Buyer shall fail to pay when due any portion of the purchase
price or any other payment required from Buyer to Supplier under this
contract or otherwise, all warranties and remedies granted under this
Section 9 may, at Supplier’s option, be terminated.
C. THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH
RESPECT TO THE EQUIPMENT AND ANY DEFECTS THEREIN OF ANY NATURE
WHATEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SUPPLIER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR, AND
BUYER ASSUMES ALL RISK OF, ANY ADVICE OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADVICE BY
SUPPLIER TO BUYER REGARDING THE EQUIPMENT OR BUYER’S USE OF THE SAME.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SUPPLIER BE LIABLE TO BUYER UNDER ANY
TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIM AND
BUYER AGREES TO WAIVE SUCH CLAIMS. SUPPLIER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
LIABILITY, AND BUYER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, FOR ANY NONCONFORMITY
OR DEFECT IN THE PRODUCTS OR ANYTHING DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
CONTRACT, IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL
BE AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION 9A HEREOF AS LIMITED BY SUBSECTION 9B
HEREOF. THIS EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL NOT HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE (AS THAT TERM IS USED IN THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE) PROVIDED
THAT THE SUPPLIER REMAINS WILLING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION 9A) WITHIN A COMMERCIALLY
REASONABLE TIME AFTER RECEIVING SUCH EQUIPMENT. BUYER SPECIFICALLY
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SUPPLIER’S PRICE FOR THE EQUIPMENT IS BASED UPON THE
LIMITATIONS OF SUPPLIER’S LIABILITY AS SET FORTH IN THIS CONTRACT.
10. Patents:
Supplier shall defend any suit or proceeding brought against Buyer to
the extent that it is based on a claim that any equipment manufactured
by Supplier infringes in construction or design a United States patent,
and shall indemnify Buyer against all costs, damages and expenses
finally awarded against Buyer provided that Buyer notifies Supplier
promptly in writing of any such claim and gives Supplier full and
complete authority, information and assistance for the defense of such
claim and provided further that Supplier shall have sole control of the
defense and of the negotiations for settlement, if any, of such claim.
If any such equipment is held in construction or design directly to
infringe any United States patent and the use of said equipment is
enjoined, or in case any equipment may, in the opinion of Supplier, be
held to infringe, Supplier may, at its expense and option, either (a)
procure for Buyer the right to continue using said equipment, (b)
replace said equipment with a suitable noninfringing product, (c)
suitably modify said equipment, or (d) refund the purchase price of
said equipment, less depreciation at 20% per year, and accept its
return. Supplier shall not be liable for any cost or expense incurred
without Supplier’s written authorization. Supplier shall not be
obligated to defend or be liable for costs and damages if the
infringement arises out of compliance with Buyer’s specification or
from a combination with or an addition to equipment not manufactured or
developed by Supplier or a modification of the equipment after delivery
or the use of equipment beyond that established by Supplier or approved
in writing by Supplier. THE FOREGOING STATES THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF
SUPPLIER, AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF BUYER, WITH RESPECT TO ANY
ALLEGED PATENT INFRINGEMENT BY THE SAID EQUIPMENT.
11. Limitation of Liability and Buyer Indemnity: IN
NO EVENT, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, SHALL SUPPLIER BE LIABLE
FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE SALE OF ITS PRODUCTS TO BUYER OR ARISING OUT
OF ANYTHING DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, LOSSES OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF CLAIMS FOR LOSS OF USE,
BUSINESS, GOODWILL, OR PROFITS, AND CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THIRD-PARTY
ACTIONS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH THIRD-PARTY ACTIONS, OR ANY OTHER
CLAIMS, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES, WERE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE TO BUYER OR
SUPPLIER. BUYER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY ARISING OUT OF ITS PURCHASE AND USE
OF SUPPLIER’S PRODUCTS, OR ARISING OUT OF ANYTHING DONE IN CONNECTION
WITH THE CONTRACT, SHALL BE FOR DAMAGES AND NO CLAIM OR CLAIMS OF ANY
KIND, WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, WARRANTY AND STRICT LIABILITY), STATUTORY OR
REGULATORY PROVISIONS, INDEMNITY, CONTRIBUTION, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE
GREATER IN AMOUNT IN AGGREGATE THAN THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCTS
IN RESPECT OF WHICH DAMAGES ARE CLAIMED.
Buyer
shall indemnify and hold harmless Supplier, its officers, agents,
employees, subsidiaries, parents, affiliates and insurers from and
against any and all liabilities, damages, losses, claims, lawsuits,
including costs and expenses in connection therewith, for death or
injury to any persons or loss of any property whatsoever, caused in any
manner by Buyer’s possession, use or operation of equipment.
12. Non-Waiver; Remedies: No
waiver of any breach of these Terms and Conditions shall constitute a
waiver of any prior or subsequent breach of any similar or dissimilar
provision or a modification of the contract. All Supplier rights and
remedies, whether evidenced hereby or by any other contract or
document, shall be cumulative and nonexclusive and may be exercised
singularly or concurrently.
13. Applicable Law; Dispute resolution; Severability:
The validity, performance and construction of the contract shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to
conflict of laws provisions. Any claim, dispute or other matter in
question arising out of or relating to this provision, shall be subject
to mediation as a condition precedent to binding dispute resolution.
Any mediation under this Agreement shall be administered by the
American Arbitration Association in accordance with its mediation
procedures then in effect. The parties shall equally share the
mediator’s fee and any filing fees. If the parties do not resolve their
dispute through mediation, the dispute shall be resolved in mandatory
arbitration pursuant to an arbitration administered by the American
Arbitration Association in accordance with its arbitration rules then
in effect. The arbitrator(s) award shall be final and judgment may be
entered upon it in accordance with applicable in any court having
jurisdiction thereof. Any mediation or arbitration shall be held in
Seattle, WA. If supplier is the substantially prevailing party,
supplier will be entitled to and awarded, in addition to any other
relief, its reasonable costs incurred, including attorneys’ fees.
Notwithstanding any attempts to resolve differences, any action brought
by Buyer against Supplier arising out of this contract or Buyer’s
purchase and use of the equipment must be commenced within one year
after such action accrues and in no event later than two years after
date of shipment of such equipment. If any provision of these Terms and
Conditions is held to be unenforceable, such holding shall not affect
the enforceability of any other provision.
14. Government Contracts:
If the products to be furnished under the contract are to be used in
the performance of a United States Government contract or subcontract,
the Government contract number and a statement to that effect shall
appear on Buyer’s purchase order. If Buyer’s purchase order includes
all of said information and if said order is accepted in writing by
Supplier, then those clauses of the applicable Government procurement
regulations which are mandatorily required by Federal statute or
regulation to be included in this contract shall be incorporated herein
by reference. In all other events, said clauses shall not be
incorporated herein by reference.
15. Export:
Regardless of any disclosure made by Buyer to Supplier of the ultimate
destination of Supplier product(s), Buyer shall not export either
directly or indirectly any Supplier product, or any system
incorporating said product(s) either in contravention of statute or
regulation or without first obtaining all required licenses and permits
from the United States Department of Commerce and any other relevant
agencies or departments of the United States government.
16. Assignment:
The contract shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties and their respective legal representatives, successors and
permitted assigns. The contract is personal to Buyer, and Buyer may not
assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations hereunder,
in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Supplier,
which Supplier may withhold for any reason or no reason.
17. Entire Agreement; Modifications: This
contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties as
relates to the sale of the equipment and no addition to or modification
of any provision of said agreement, together with any agreement to
which these Terms and Conditions are an exhibit or schedule, and shall
be binding upon Supplier unless agreed to in writing by Supplier.
18. Notices:
All notices given under the contract shall be in writing, mailed by
first class mail, certified or registered, or delivered by hand to the
address of the other party set forth in the quotation or to such other
address as such party may designate from time to time by such notice,
and shall take effect when received.
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