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BY ACCEPTING THE GOODS ACCOMPANYING THE INVOICE, BUYER EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES ITS AGREEMENT TO
THE 'STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE' SET FORTH.
ANY PURCHASE ORDER, ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM, OR OTHER FORM OF BUYER CONTAINING
TERMS DIFFERENT FROM, OR IN ADDITION TO, THE TERMS HEREIN IS SPECIFICALLY REJECTED
AND SHALL NOT HAVE THE EFFECT OF MODIFYING THE TERMS HEREIN. THIS CONTRACT IS EXPRESSLY
CONDITIONED ON BUYER'S ASSENT TO ANY DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL TERMS CONTAINED HEREIN.
NO AGENT, EMPLOYEE, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF SELLER HAS ANY AUTHORITY TO ALTER OR DELETE ANY
TERM OR CONDITION OF THIS CONTRACT OR TO BIND SELLER TO ANY WARRANTY, COVENANT, OR REPRESENTATION
CONCERNING THE GOODS DESCRIBED IN THIS CONTRACT UNLESS THAT WARRANTY, COVENANT, OR REPRESENTATION
IS CONTAINED IN THIS CONTRACT.
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
- Acceptance and Cancellation of Orders.
Any contract for the sale of goods made between Buyer and
Seller may be cancelled by Buyer only upon the advance written consent of
Seller (which it may withhold in its sole discretion). As a condition to
receiving Seller's written consent, Buyer shall pay all reasonable
cancellation and restocking charges incurred by Seller due to Buyer's
cancellation of the order. Special orders for items not normally stocked by
Seller are non-cancelable and non-refundable.
- Delivery.
All prices quoted and goods shipped
are F.O.B. Seller's place of shipment. Title to and risk of loss of all goods
shall pass to Buyer when the goods are placed by Seller in possession of a
common carrier selected by Seller for shipment to Buyer. Unless expressly
provided otherwise on the front of this Contract, Buyer shall pay all freight,
handling, delivery, and insurance costs for the shipment of goods. Seller may
refuse or delay any shipment if Buyer fails to satisfy or fulfill any
contractual obligations to Seller, whether pursuant to this Contract or any
other contract between Seller and Buyer. Seller may deliver all goods covered
by this Contract at one time or in portions, from time to time, within the
time for delivery provided in the order.
- Force Majeure.
Seller is excused from performance of any
obligations and shall not be liable for delays in delivery or for failure to
perform if its failure or delay of performance is caused by events or
conditions beyond Seller's reasonable control, including without limitation,
acts of God, acts of the public enemy, quarantine restrictions, expropriation
or confiscation of facilities, compliance with any order of any governmental
authority, industrial disturbances, blockades, insurrections, arrest and
restraint of people or rulers, civil disturbances, boycotts, acts or omissions
of Buyer or civil or military authorities, fire, strike, lock?outs, landslide,
lightning, wash?outs, tornadoes, hurricanes, windstorms, explosions, epidemic,
flood, storm, earthquake, riot, war, breakage or accident of machinery or
equipment, delays in transportation, or inability to obtain necessary labor,
materials, or supplies or any occurrence related in any way to Year 2000
computer issues in any way encompassing the failure of information technology
to accurately process date/time data including, but not limited to,
calculating, comparing, and sequencing from, into, and between the twentieth
and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year
calculations or the failure to accurately process date/time data if the other
information technology exchanges date/time data with it. In the event of any
delay, the contractual date of delivery, if any, shall be extended for a
period equal to the time lost as a consequence of the delay without penalty to
Seller.
- Payment Terms.
- Buyer shall pay for the goods in full, without offset
or deduction, within the time frame and in the manner set forth on the front
of this Contract. For those sales that do not require payment in advance of or
upon delivery, if payment is not received by Seller within the period set
forth on the front of this Contract, Buyer shall pay to Seller, on demand, a
late payment charge of 1.5% per month of the unpaid balance or the maximum
rate of interest allowed by law, whichever is less. Time is of the essence
with respect to Buyer's obligation to pay all invoices in full in a timely
manner.
- All checks are accepted subject to collection.
Seller may offset against any payment hereunder any amount owed to Seller by
Buyer, whether under this or any other contract between Buyer and Seller.
Acceptance of any partial payment shall not constitute waiver of Seller's
right to payment in full of all amounts owing from Buyer to Seller.
- Buyer hereby grants to Seller a security interest in the goods shipped pursuant to this Contract,
including all accessions to and replacements of the goods and the proceeds thereof, to secure the due
and punctual payment of the purchase price of the goods and all other amounts owing hereunder. Buyer
shall execute and deliver to Seller any additional documents, instruments, financing statements, or
amendments that Seller deems necessary or advisable to maintain, continue, and perfect the security
interest created.
- Limited Warranty.
Subject
to Section 6, Seller warrants that it has title to the goods and that the
goods generally conform to the descriptions, if any, on the front page of this
Contract. The term manufacturer (Mfr) refers to the original manufacturer of
the product when identified. The term condition (Cond) refers to the condition
of the product. All product is new (Unused) when identified as AO. Product
identified as A1 may or may not be new, may or may not be reconditioned, may
or may not have retinned leads, may or may not have been cleaned, and may or
may not have straightened leads. Product identified as A2 is the same as
product identified as A1 but has been tested. THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE
SELLER'S EXCLUSIVE WARRANTIES, AND THE GOODS SOLD UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE
SOLD "AS IS" AND "WITH ALL FAULTS." EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED
HEREIN, SELLER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER RELATING TO THE GOODS, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION THE DESIGN AND CONDITION OF THE GOODS OR THEIR QUALITY,
CAPACITY, SUITABILITY, CONSTRUCTION, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS
FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Buyer acknowledges that Seller is acting solely as
a third party distributor of the goods covered by this Invoice and that the
licensor or the manufacturer of the goods shall be solely responsible to
Seller and third parties for all liability, claims, damages, obligations, and
costs and expenses related to the goods distributed by Seller. Buyer agrees to
look solely to the manufacturer for compliance with the manufacturer's
warranty and for any maintenance, support or repair of the goods. Seller
assigns to Buyer any warranty delivered to Seller by a manufacturer or other
vendor to the extent the assignment is permitted by the terms thereof. Seller
makes no representation, covenant, or warranty with respect to the extent or
enforceability of the manufacturer's warranty. No repair or replacement of
goods by Seller or manufacturer shall extend the warranty period of the
manufacturer. Seller neither assumes nor authorizes Buyer or any other person
to assume on behalf of Seller any other liabilities in connection with the
use, sale, or resale of the goods.
- Limitation of Liability.
- Within 30 days after receipt of each shipment of
goods, Buyer shall have the right to examine and test the goods to determine
if there is any damage, defect, or shortage. All claims for any damage,
defect, or shortage, or for any cause whatsoever (whether the claim is based
in contract, negligence, strict liability, other tort, or otherwise) shall
be deemed waived unless made in writing and received by Seller within 30
days after Buyer's receipt of the goods, or, if the claim is for
non?delivery of goods, within 30 days after the date the goods were to be
delivered. Provided, however, that any claim not reasonably discoverable
within that 30-day period (including a claim discoverable only in
processing, further manufacture, other use, or resale) must be made in
writing and received by Seller within 60 days after Buyer's receipt of the
goods, or within 30 days after Buyer learns of the facts giving rise to the
claim, whichever occurs first. Failure of Seller to receive written notice
of any such claim within the applicable time period shall be deemed an
absolute and unconditional waiver by Buyer of the claim regardless of
whether the facts giving rise to the claim shall have then been discovered
or whether processing, further manufacture, other use, or resale of goods
shall have then taken place.
- BUYER'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FOR DAMAGES AND
SELLER'S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES AND DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF
ANY CLAIM WHATSOEVER (WHETHER THE CLAIM IS BASED ON BREACH OF WARRANTY,
BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY)
SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE GOODS IN RESPECT TO WHICH
THE CLAIM ARISES OR, AT SELLER'S OPTION, THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE
GOODS. IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY CLAIM
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS LOSSES, DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY, OR ANY LIABILITY OF BUYER TO ITS CUSTOMERS OR THIRD PARTIES). In
no event is Seller liable to Buyer or any third party for any liability,
claims, obligations, damages, costs, or expenses, including without
limitation, any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential
damages (including lost profits, business losses, personal property damage,
personal injury, and death) arising out of or relating to the sale of goods
by Seller to Buyer or any related services provided to Buyer. Seller is not
liable for, and Buyer assumes full liability for, all personal injury and
property damage connected with the handling, transportation, possession,
processing, repackaging, further manufacture, or other use or resale of
goods, whether the goods are used along or in combination with any other
material.
- Goods sold by Seller are not authorized to be used in life support equipment or for applications in
which the failure or malfunction of the goods would create a situation in which personal injury or death
could occur. Any such use or sale of goods sold by Seller is at the sole risk of Buyer, and Buyer agrees
to indemnify and defend Seller against and hold Seller harmless from all damages and costs arising out of
such use or sale.
- Returns.
Buyer may return
to Seller any goods that are damaged or defective solely by obtaining a Return
Material Authorization ("RMA") from Seller within 30 days of receipt of the
goods. Buyer must return to Seller the damaged or defective goods within the
period set forth in the RMA. The RMA number must be listed on all packaging
containing goods returned to Seller. If Buyer does not request from Seller an
RMA within 30 days of receiving the goods to be returned, or requests an RMA
for goods that are not damaged or defective, Seller may, at its sole
discretion, refuse to issue an RMA for return of the goods or may require that
Buyer pay to Seller a reasonable restocking fee as a condition of issuing to
Buyer the RMA.
- Seller's Right to Increase Prices.
Seller reserves the right to increase the price of the goods
covered by this Contract to reflect any increase in Seller's costs for those
goods caused by an increase in the price charged by Seller's supplier, and
Buyer agrees to pay to Seller any such increased price according to the terms
of this Contract.
- Taxes.
Seller's prices do
not include sales, use, excise, or other similar taxes. Accordingly, Buyer
shall pay, in addition to prices specified by Seller, all local, state, and
federal taxes, including all sales, use, excise, or other similar tax, payable
with respect to the goods or the transactions contemplated herein, or,
alternatively, provide Seller with tax exemption certificates acceptable to
the applicable taxing authorities.
- Intellectual Property.
Seller disclaims any warranty against infringement with respect to the goods
sold pursuant to this Contract and the packaging relating to such goods.
Seller is not liable with respect to any actual or alleged infringement of any
United States or foreign patent, trademark, copyright, maskwork right, trade
dress, trade secret, or similar proprietary rights.
- Installation.
Buyer is
solely responsible for the installation and operation of the goods, including
without limitation, obtaining all permits, licenses, or certificates required
for the installation or use of the goods.
- Technical Advice and Data.
Any technical advice offered or given in connection with the use of
any goods is an accommodation to Buyer without charge, and Seller is not
liable or responsible whatsoever for the content or use of that advice.
Without Seller's prior written consent, Buyer shall not use, duplicate, or
disclose any technical data delivered or disclosed by Seller to Buyer for any
purpose other than for installation, operation, or maintenance of the goods
purchased by Buyer from Seller.
- Breach.
In the event of
breach by Buyer, Seller shall have all the remedies provided under the Chapter
672, Florida Statutes, which shall be cumulative with one another and with any
other remedies that Seller might have at law, in equity, under any agreement
of any type or, without limitation, otherwise. The waiver by Seller of any
breach hereof or default in any payment shall not constitute a waiver of any
succeeding breach or default. The exercise or failure to exercise any remedy
shall not preclude the exercise of that remedy at another time or any other
remedy at any other time. No action, regardless of type, arising out of, or in
any way connected with, the goods furnished or services rendered by Seller to
Buyer, may be brought by Buyer more than one year after the cause of action
has accrued. Buyer shall pay to Seller, on demand, all costs incurred by
Seller in enforcing, prosecuting, or defending any provision of this Contract.
For purposes of this Contract, "costs" means the fees, costs, and expenses of
experts, attorneys, mediators, witnesses, arbitrators, collection agents, and
supersedeas bonds, whether incurred before or after demand or commencement of
legal proceedings, and whether incurred pursuant to trial, appellate,
mediation, bankruptcy, arbitration, administrative, or judgment?execution
proceedings.
- Integration and Assignment.
This Contract records the final, complete, and exclusive
agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects addressed in it and
supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements
between them regarding the same. No course of prior dealings between the
parties and no usage of the trade is relevant to supplement or explain any
term used in this Contract. Acceptance or acquiescence in a course of
performance rendered under this Contract is not relevant to determining the
meaning of this Contract even though the accepting or acquiescing party had
knowledge of the nature of performance and opportunity for objection. An
amendment or modification of this Contract will be valid and effective only if
it is in writing and signed by both Buyer and Seller. Any assignment by Buyer
of this Contract or any rights in it, without Seller's advance written
consent, shall be void.
- Buyer's Terms and Conditions.
Goods furnished and services rendered by Seller to Buyer are
sold only on the terms and conditions stated herein. Notwithstanding any terms
or conditions on any document of Buyer, the information and conditions on this
document are controlling over Buyer and Seller. Any different or additional
terms or conditions contained on Buyer's purchase order, invoice,
confirmation, or any other Buyer generated document are specifically objected
to by Seller. Seller's performance of any contract is expressly made
conditional on Buyer's agreement to Seller's terms and conditions contained in
this Contract. Commencement of performance or delivery shall be for Buyer's
convenience only and shall not constitute acceptance by Seller of Buyer's
terms and conditions. If a contract is not earlier formed by mutual agreement
between Buyer and Seller, acceptance of any goods or services by Buyer shall
constitute acceptance by Buyer of the terms and conditions stated herein.
- Legal Proceedings.
The
validity, enforcement, construction, and interpretation of this Contract are
governed by the laws of the State of Florida (including the provisions of the
Florida Uniform Commercial Code) and the federal laws of the United States of
America, excluding the laws of those jurisdictions pertaining to resolution of
conflicts with laws of other jurisdictions. The parties expressly exclude the
applicability of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods. Seller and Buyer (a) consent to the personal
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts having jurisdiction over Pinellas
County, Florida, (b) stipulate that the proper, exclusive, and convenient
venues for all legal proceedings arising out of this Contract are Pinellas
County, Florida, for a state court proceeding, and the Middle District of
Florida, Tampa Division, for a federal court proceeding, and (c) waive any
defense, whether asserted by motion or pleading, that Pinellas County,
Florida, or the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, is an improper or
inconvenient venue.
- General.
All agreements, covenants, conditions and provisions contained herein shall apply to and bind the assignees
and successors in interest of Buyer. If any provision of this Contract is held to be invalid, illegal, unconscionable, or
unenforceable, that provision will be considered separable from the remaining provisions of this Contract, will be reformed
and enforced to the extent that it is valid and lawful, and will not affect the validity, legality, or enforceability of any
other provision of this Contract. The captions used herein are for the convenience of the parties only and shall not affect
the constructions or interpretation hereof. Nothing in this Contract, whether express or implied, is intended or should be
construed to confer upon, or grant to, any person, except Buyer and Seller, any claim, right, or remedy under it.
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