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1.
OFFER TERMS
Dataforth Corporation
("Seller") hereby offers to sell and deliver its products
to you ("Buyer") in accordance with the terms and conditions
hereof. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY PREVIOUS OFFER OF BUYER ARE
HEREBY REJECTED. THIS OFFER IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO AND MADE CONDITIONAL
UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN. ANY OF BUYER'S TERMS
AND CONDITIONS WHICH ARE IN ADDITION TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE
CONTAINED HEREIN AND WHICH ARE NOT SEPARATELY AGREED TO IN WRITING
BY SELLER ARE HEREBY REJECTED AND SHALL BE OF NO EFFECT. IF THESE
TERMS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, BUYER MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY SELLER.
BUYER'S PURCHASE AND ACCEPTANCE OF PRODUCTS FROM SELLER CONSTITUTES
BUYER'S ASSENT TO AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED
HEREIN.
2.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This instrument, and any order acknowledgment or agreement signed
by Seller into which this instrument is incorporated by reference,
if any (collectively, the "Agreement"), contains the entire
and only agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter
hereof. Any representation, affirmation of fact, and course of prior
dealings, promises or conditions in connection therewith or usage
of trade not expressly incorporated in this Agreement shall not
be binding on Seller. No waiver, consent, modification or change
of terms herein shall bind either party unless in writing signed
by both parties, and then such waiver, consent, modification or
change shall be effective only in the specific instance and for
the specific purpose given. Failure of Seller to object to provisions
contained in any order or other document provided by Buyer shall
not be construed as a waiver of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement nor an acceptance of any provisions of any such order
or other document. The rights and obligations contained herein shall
inure to and be binding upon the parties, their legal representatives,
successors and permitted assigns.
3.
WARRANTY
a. General.
Seller warrants that its products furnished under this Agreement
will, at the time of delivery, be free from defects in material
and workmanship and will conform to Seller's applicable specifications
or, if appropriate, to Buyer's specifications accepted in writing
by Seller. SELLER'S OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY TO BUYER FOR PRODUCTS
WHICH DO NOT CONFORM TO THE ABOVE STATED WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED
TO SELLER, AT SELLER'S SOLE DISCRETION, EITHER REPAIRING, REPLACING,
OR REFUNDING THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT(S) PROVIDED
THAT WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID DEFECT IS RECEIVED BY SELLER WITHIN
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH BELOW:
i. for all
software products including licensed programs, thirty (30) days
from date of initial delivery;
ii. for all
hardware products including complete systems, one (1) year from
date of initial delivery;
iii. for all
special products under paragraph 4 below, sixty (60) days from date
of initial delivery; and
further, all
products warranted hereunder for which Seller has received timely
notice of nonconformance must be returned FOB Seller's plant in
Tucson, Arizona USA within thirty (30) days after the expiration
of the warranty periods set forth above.
The foregoing warranties shall not apply to any products which Seller
determines have, by Buyer or otherwise, been subjected to operating
and/or environmental conditions in excess of the maximum value established
therefor in the applicable specifications, or any products that
have been the subject of mishandling, misuse, misapplication, neglect,
improper testing, repair, alteration or damage.
b. Limitation.
THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES EXTEND TO BUYER ONLY
AND NOT TO BUYER'S CUSTOMERS OR USERS OF BUYER'S PRODUCTS AND ARE
IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,
INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Seller's liability arising out
of the production, sale or supply of products or their use or disposition,
whether based upon warranty, contract, tort or otherwise, shall
not exceed the actual purchase price paid by Buyer for Seller's
products. Seller's liability for any claim of any kind shall in
no case exceed the obligation or liability specified in this Warranty.
c. Technical
Assistance. Seller's Warranty as hereinabove set forth shall
not be enlarged, diminished or affected by, and no obligation or
liability shall arise or grow out of, Seller's rendering of technical
advice, facilities or service in connection with Buyer's order of
the products furnished hereunder.
d. Warranty
Procedures. Buyer shall notify Seller of any products which
it believes to be defective during the applicable warranty period
and which are covered by the Warranty set forth above. Buyer shall
not return any products for any reason without the prior authorization
of Seller and issuance of a Return Material Authorization ("RMA")
number. After issuance of a RMA number, such products shall be promptly
returned by Buyer (and in no event later than thirty (30) days after
the Warranty expiration date), transportation and insurance prepaid,
to the Seller's designated facility for examination and testing.
Seller shall either repair or replace any such products found to
be so defective and promptly return such products to Buyer, transportation
and insurance prepaid. Should Seller's examination and testing not
disclose any defect covered by the foregoing Warranty, Seller shall
so advise Buyer and dispose of or return the products in accordance
with Buyer's instructions and at Buyer's sole expense, and Buyer
shall reimburse Seller for testing expenses incurred at Seller's
then current repair rates.
e. Repair
Warranty. Seller warrants its repair work and/or replacement
parts for a period of ninety (90) days from receipt by Buyer of
the repaired or replaced products or for the remainder of the warranty
period for the initial delivery of such order as set forth in paragraph
a above, whichever is greater.
f. Critical
Applications. Certain applications using Seller's products
may involve potential risks of death, personal injury, or severe
property or environmental damage ("Critical Applications").
SELLER'S PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED, INTENDED, AUTHORIZED, OR WARRANTED
TO BE SUITABLE FOR USE IN LIFE-SUPPORT DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, SAFETY
EQUIPMENT, NUCLEAR FACILITY APPLICATIONS OR OTHER CRITICAL APPLICATIONS
WHERE MALFUNCTION OF THE PRODUCT CAN BE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN PERSONAL
INJURY, DEATH OR SEVERE PROPERTY DAMAGE. BUYER USES OR SELLS SUCH
PRODUCTS FOR USE IN SUCH CRITICAL APPLICATIONS AT BUYER'S OWN RISK
AND AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS SELLER FROM ANY
AND ALL DAMAGES, CLAIMS, PROCEEDINGS, SUITS OR EXPENSE RESULTING
FROM SUCH USE.
g. Static
Sensitive. Seller ships all product in anti-static packages.
Seller's Warranty as hereinabove set forth shall not cover warranty
repair, replacement, or refund on product or devices damaged by
static due to Buyer's failure to properly ground.
4.
SPECIAL PRODUCTS
Special Product
orders are those calling for products not contained in Seller's
current catalog and price list, or those requiring modifications
to catalog products, or those requiring sample, environmental, mechanical
or life testing, 100% reliability screening, quality conformance
qualification, or any combination thereof. Delivery dates for Special
Products are best estimates only and are subject to (1) Seller's
receipt and acceptance of order and negotiated specifications containing,
where applicable, all quoted waivers and/or exceptions, and (2)
successful, first-time passage of products submitted to electrical
performance test, to environmental and/or life test processing required
by applicable specifications. Seller makes no Warranty and assumes
no responsibility to refund or replace products shipped at Buyer's
request prior to successful completion of acceptance and/or qualification
tests by Buyer and Seller. The foregoing provisions are to be considered
a part of all Special Product Acknowledgments and orders and supersede
any inconsistent clauses relating to the same subject.
5.
INDEMNITIES
a. By
Seller. Except as provided below, Seller shall defend and
indemnify Buyer from and against any damages, liabilities, costs
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs)
arising out of any claim that products purchased hereunder infringe
a valid United States patent or copyright or infringe a trade secret
of a third party, provided that (i) Buyer shall have promptly provided
Seller written notice thereof and reasonable cooperation, information,
and assistance in connection therewith, and (ii) Seller shall have
sole control and authority with respect to the defense, settlement,
or compromise thereof. Should any products delivered hereunder become
or, in Seller's opinion, be likely to become the subject of such
a claim, Seller may, at its option, either (x) procure for Buyer
the right to continue purchasing and using such products, or (y)
replace or modify such products so that they become non-infringing,
or (z) request that Buyer return such products and, upon receipt,
reimburse Buyer the full purchase priced paid for such products
as full and complete satisfaction for any claims Buyer may have
against Seller arising from such infringement. In such event, Seller
may withhold further shipments of infringing or potentially infringing
Seller products.
Seller shall
have no liability or obligation to Buyer hereunder with respect
to any patent, copyright or trade secret infringement or claim thereof
based upon (i) compliance with designs, plans or specifications
of Buyer, (ii) use of the products by Buyer or any agents or customers
of Buyer in combination with, or the incorporation or imbedding
of the products into, devices or products not purchased hereunder
where Seller's product alone would not be infringing, (iii) use
of the products by Buyer in an application or environment for which
such products were not designed or contemplated, (iv) modifications
of the products by Buyer or any agents or customers of Buyer, or
(v) any claims of infringement of a patent, copyright or trade secret
in which Buyer or any affiliate or customer of Buyer has an interest
or license. Seller's liability hereunder shall not exceed the purchase
price paid by Buyer for products found to be infringing. The foregoing
states the entire liability of Seller with respect to infringement
of patents, copyrights and trade secrets by Seller's products or
any part thereof or by their operation.
b. By
Buyer. Buyer shall defend and indemnify Seller from and
against any damages, liabilities, claims, proceedings, suits, costs
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs)
incurred by Seller as a result of or arising from Buyer's activities,
including, without limitation, product liability, intellectual property
infringement, customer warranty and service claims, provided that
(i) Seller shall have promptly provided Buyer written notice thereof
and reasonable cooperation, information and assistance in connection
therewith, and (ii) Buyer shall have sole control and authority
with respect to the defense, settlement or compromise thereof.
6.
NO LICENSE
The sale of
products, or parts thereof, by Seller does not convey any license,
by implication, estoppel or otherwise, to use or practice any patent
claims or other intellectual property of Seller covering the products,
parts or other devices or elements.
7.
FORCE MAJEURE
In the event that either party is prevented from performing, or
is unable to perform, any of its obligations under this Agreement
due to any act of nature, fire, casualty, flood, war, riot, strike,
lock out, failure of public utilities, injunction or any act, exercise,
assertion or requirements of governmental authority, epidemic, destruction
of production facilities, unavailability of materials, labor, equipment,
transportation or energy sufficient to meet production and delivery
needs, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the party
invoking this provision, and if such party shall have used reasonable
efforts to avoid such occurrence and minimize its duration and has
given prompt written notice to the other party, then the affected
party's performance shall be excused and the time for performance
shall be extended for the period of delay or inability to perform
due to such occurrence.
8.
DELIVERY
All scheduled or quoted delivery dates agreed to by Seller are approximate
and are based upon prompt receipt of all necessary information from
the Buyer.
a. Domestic
Deliveries. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by Seller,
domestic deliveries of products hereunder shall be made FOB Seller's
facility with transportation expenses and insurance paid by the
Buyer. Risk of loss or damage to products in transit shall fall
upon the Buyer, whose responsibility it shall be to file claims
with the carrier and/or the insurance company. Title shall pass
at the point of origin.
b. International
Deliveries. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by Seller,
delivery of products hereunder to foreign destinations shall be
made FOB Seller's facility in Tucson, Arizona USA with transportation
expenses and insurance paid by the Buyer. Risk of loss or damage
to products in transit shall fall upon the Buyer, whose responsibility
it shall be to file claims with the carrier and/or the insurance
company. Title shall pass at the point of origin.
c. Acceptance.
Buyer shall examine all products promptly upon receipt. No later
than twenty (20) days after delivery, Buyer shall notify Seller
of any shortage or nonconformance, and if rejection is intended,
all grounds shall be specified. Failure to give Seller such timely
notice shall be deemed an unqualified acceptance by Buyer of the
delivered products.
9.
PAYMENTS
All invoices shall be due and payable thirty (30) days from the
date thereof without regard to other deliveries. Subject to applicable
law, amounts past due shall accrue interest at the rate of 1 ½%
per month from the due date until paid in full. Seller reserves
the right at any time to revoke any credit extended to Buyer because
of Buyer's failure to pay for any products when due or, in Seller's
discretion, for any other lack of financial assurance. In such event,
Seller may require that all subsequent deliveries be paid for in
advance or on delivery. Seller may suspend any further deliveries
or discontinue any of the work to be performed by Seller until such
payment has been received. Prorata payments shall become due as
shipments are made. If the work to be performed hereunder is delayed
at Buyer's request, payments shall be made based on the purchase
price and the percentage of completion. Buyer shall be liable to
Seller for damages to or loss of such product, and for the expense
of holding the completed product or delaying completion of the product.
Failure to furnish any such payment within ten (10) days of demand
by Seller shall constitute a repudiation of this Agreement and in
such event Seller shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for
its cancellation charges. In the event Seller cancels Buyer's order
due to nonperformance of Buyer, or if Buyer fails to purchase the
total quantity specified on the order, Seller shall invoice Buyer
for the price in effect at the time of the last delivery applicable
to the quantity actually purchased.
Failure to pay
the purchase price when due shall give Seller, in addition to any
other rights of Seller, the right to repossess such products without
liability. As a secured creditor, Seller shall have a purchase money
collateral until the full purchase price has been paid by Buyer.
Seller retains all the rights and remedies of a secured party under
the Uniform Commercial Code. In the event of bankruptcy or insolvency
of Buyer or in the event any proceeding is brought by or against
Buyer under the bankruptcy or insolvency laws, Seller shall be entitled
to cancel any order outstanding at any time during the period allowed
for filing claims against the estate and shall receive reimbursement
for its cancellation charges.
10.
PURCHASE PRICE AND TAXES
Unless otherwise stated by Seller in a written acknowledgment issued
to Buyer, prices, terms of payment and pricing policies, including
handling charges, will be those set forth in Seller's published
price lists and pricing policies in effect on the date of delivery
to domestic Buyer and in effect on the date of shipment to international
Buyer. Payment of the purchase price and all other charges shall
be tendered in legal currency of the United States of America unless
otherwise agreed to in writing by Seller. The amount of any present
or future sales, value added, use, excise or other tax applicable
to the sale, provision or use of the products sold hereunder shall
be paid by the Buyer, or in lieu thereof the Buyer shall provide
Seller with a tax-exemption certificate acceptable to any applicable
taxing authorities.
11.
CANCELLATION
Buyer may cancel its order only upon written notice and upon payment
to Seller of cancellation charges in accordance with the following
schedule: a) greater than sixty (60) days prior to delivery date,
0% of the purchase price; b) between thirty (30) and sixty (60)
days prior to the delivery date, 75% of the purchase price; and
c) less than thirty (30) days prior to the delivery date, 100% of
the purchase price. The foregoing cancellation provisions apply
to non-custom products; Buyer may not cancel, delay or otherwise
modify orders for custom orders without Seller's prior written consent.
No cancellation by Buyer for Seller's default shall be effective
unless Seller shall have failed to correct such alleged default
within thirty (30) days after receipt by Seller of a written notice
from Buyer specifying such default.
12.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT CLAUSES
In any contract
entered into with the federal government, or in any contract entered
into with any other party which is a subcontractor at any tier of
a contract entered into with the federal government: (a) only those
clauses of the federal acquisition regulations (FAR) which the regulations
themselves mandate for a party in Seller's position, given all relevant
limitations including Seller's status as a customer or a subcontractor
and the size and type of contract, apply and (b) Seller retains
proprietary rights in all technical data, designs, processes and
software provided under such contract. Only limited rights or restricted
rights are provided to the federal government under the narrowest
provision of those rights that the regulations allow, and no rights
(including rights of audit of Seller's cost or pricing data) are
provided to any other party, including the prime contractor or any
higher tier subcontractor.
13.
EXPORT CONTROL REGULATIONS
This Agreement,
notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, shall be construed
and implemented in compliance with the Export Administration Act
of 1979, of the United States of America, as amended, which restricts
exports of certain goods and technology into certain countries.
Buyer agrees, and shall cause each of its customers to agree, that
it will not knowingly either directly or indirectly export or re-export
the products into those countries listed from time to time in supplements
to Part 770 to Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations unless
Buyer and/or such customers first obtain permission to do so from
the United States Bureau of Export Administration or other division
as applicable. Buyer agrees and shall cause each of its customers
to agree, that it will commit no acts which directly or indirectly
violate any United States export control law, regulation, treaty
or other international agreement to which the United States adheres
or complies or any applicable export, import or other laws of any
other jurisdiction and agrees to indemnify and to hold Seller harmless
from any and all liabilities or costs incurred by Seller or its
affiliates for any reason arising from or connected with any such
violation, incurred intentionally or unintentionally.
14.
ASSIGNMENT
Any assignment of this Agreement, or of any rights or obligations
hereunder by the Buyer without the prior written consent of the
Seller shall be null and void.
15.
APPLICABLE LAW AND VENUE
The construction, interpretation and performance of this Agreement
and all transactions, disputes or claims hereunder or related hereto
shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Arizona
USA without reference to conflict of laws principles. The parties
agree that the Uniform Commercial Code provisions of Arizona law,
not the United Nation's Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods or any other international convention or treaty, shall
govern sales of Seller's products to Buyer. Venue for any controversy,
dispute, claim or proceeding arising out of or with respect to this
Agreement shall be in a court of competent jurisdiction in Tucson,
Pima County, Arizona USA.
16.
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
No proprietary information disclosed by either party to the other
in connection herewith shall be disclosed to any person or entity
other than the recipient party's employees and contractors directly
involved with the recipient party's use of such information who
agree to protect the confidentiality of such information, and such
information shall otherwise be protected by the recipient party
from disclosure to others with the same degree of care accorded
to its own proprietary information. Information will not be subject
to this provision if it is or becomes a matter of public knowledge
without the fault of the recipient party, if it was a matter of
written record in the recipient party's files prior to disclosure
to it by the other party, or if it was or is received by the recipient
party from a third person under circumstances permitting its unrestricted
disclosure by the recipient party. Upon termination of this Agreement,
each party shall promptly deliver to the other, all proprietary
information of the other party in the possession or control of such
party and all copies thereof.
17.
LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS
The parties
expressly agree that any action arising out of this Agreement must
be commenced within one (1) year after accrual of the cause of action
therefor.
Legend at bottom of Acknowledgment form (front side)
BY ACCEPTING DATAFORTH'S PRODUCTS, BUYER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY DATAFORTH'S
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE
HEREOF. BUYER FURTHER AGREES THAT SAID TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL
SUPERCEDE ANY TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH MAY BE PRINTED ON ANY PURCHASE
ORDER FORM OR OTHER DOCUMENT SUBMITTED BY BUYER TO DATAFORTH.
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