Each
Sale, Quote or Proposal by Reichert, Inc. is subject to the following
Terms and Conditions:
The following terms
and conditions shall be applicable to all sales of goods to any purchaser
("Buyer") from Reichert, Inc. ("Seller"):
- Payment
Terms; Price Changes. Terms of payment are net 30 days
from date of invoice. Goods shall be invoiced as shipments are
made. If shipments are delayed by Buyer, payments become due
from the date the Seller is prepared to make shipment. Unless
Seller's quote or order acknowledgement specifies that no price
adjustments are applicable, if Buyer's order or Seller's quote
contemplates shipments of items to take place more than six months
after order date, the prices of those items are subject to adjustment
to Seller's prices generally applying as of the respective date
or dates of shipment; provided, however, such adjustments shall
not exceed 15% of the prices generally applying at the time of
the order.
- Taxes. Prices
quoted do not include any state or local property, sales, use or
privilege taxes, or any export or import duties or taxes or the
like. Buyer agrees to pay or reimburse any such taxes and duties
required to be paid in respect of this transaction.
- Shipment. All
goods shall be shipped f.o.b. Seller's plant. Unless otherwise
specified on the face of Seller's quote or order acknowledgement
or Buyer's purchase order, shipment may be made by Seller by any
reasonable method it may choose. All shipment dates are approximate.
Installation and the like is not included unless specifically referenced
in Seller's quote or order acknowledgement.
- Loss,
Damage or Delay. Seller shall not be liable for loss,
damage or delay resulting from causes beyond its reasonable control,
including but not limited to inability to obtain necessary labor
or materials or break down of manufacturing facilities. In the
event of delay due to any such cause, shipment date shall be
postponed to such time as may be reasonably necessary.
- Security;
Risk of Loss. The goods covered hereby shall be subject
to a security interest of Seller until fully paid for in collected
funds and Buyer agrees until such full payment is made that Seller
may take all action which may be necessary to perfect that security
interest, including the filing of financing statements. Risk
of loss of the goods shall pass to Buyer upon delivery to carrier
f.o.b. point of shipment. Claims for loss or damage in transit
should be made promptly and directly to the carrier. Any claims
for shortages or errors in shipment caused by packing error and
not the carrier must be filed with Seller within 30 days of receipt
of shipment.
- Patents,
Trademarks, etc. No right to any trademark, trade name,
patent, license, approval or copyrighted material is granted
to Buyer by Seller except as noted on the face of Seller's quote
or order acknowledgement. Seller shall have no liability for
infringement of any patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights,
trade dress, trade secrets, other industrial or intellectual
property rights, or similar rights (hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Intellectual Property Rights").
Seller makes no representation or warranty that the goods sold
hereunder do not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of
third parties. If any goods are subject to a claim that they
infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of a third party, Seller
may, in its sole discretion, procure for Buyer the right to continue
using those goods, replace or modify the goods so as to make
them non-infringing, or offer to accept return of the goods and
return the purchase price. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph
shall constitute Seller's sole and exclusive liability and Buyer's
sole and exclusive remedy for infringement of Intellectual Property
Rights.
- Warranties. Seller
warrants to Buyer and to the purchaser from a Seller-authorized
dealer that upon shipment the goods shall be as described herein
and shall be free of defects in workmanship and materials. This
warranty shall extend for the period of time, and be subject to
any additional terms and limitations, contained in the separate
warranty policy that accompanies the goods or quote for services
or that is posted for the particular product or type of service
on Seller's web site at www.reichert.com. This warranty does not
cover items that would normally be consumed or require replacement
due to normal usage or wear (lamps, bulbs, charts, cards, etc.).
Replacement warranty parts and service are warranted for the balance
of the original warranty term for the product in question. No other
words or actions shall constitute a warranty by Seller unless contained
in a writing signed by Seller and referenced on the face of Seller's
quote or order acknowledgement. No employee or representative has
authority to bind Seller to any representation, affirmation or
warranty not so specifically included herein. Except as expressly
set forth herein, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AS TO MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS OF PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO ANY GOODS SOLD HEREUNDER.
- Limitation
of Liability. Seller shall at its election and expense
repair or replace any goods or any part thereof which does not
comply with one or more of the foregoing warranties, provided
that such goods or part was used in a proper manner, under normal
conditions and in accordance with such directions for use as
may be furnished by Seller and provided that alterations or repairs
upon such goods or part by one other than Seller shall have been
performed, in the sole judgment of Seller, in a proper manner
and shall not have resulted in a substantial change therein.
Whether or not the goods have been delivered by Seller, in no
event shall Seller's liability exceed the purchase price for
the goods. SELLER SHALL UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO BUYER
FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF THIS TRANSACTION OR THE USE OR MISUSE OF THE GOODS OR
ANY PART THEREOF, WHETHER BASED UPON BREACH OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT,
NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY. WITHOUT LIMITATION, SELLER
SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO BUYER FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THIRD PARTIES
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR OPERATION OF THE GOODS. THE REMEDIES
OF BUYER ARISING OUT OF THIS TRANSACTION OR WITH RESPECT TO THE
GOODS COVERED HEREBY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THOSE CONTAINED IN THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE EXCLUSIVELY AND IN LIEU OF ANY AND
ALL OTHER REMEDIES, WHETHER BASED UPON BREACH OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT,
NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY. Buyer waives all remedies
unless claim is made within the applicable warranty period.
- Confidential
Information. Buyer acknowledges that technical information
contained in plans, drawings, specifications and other documents
disclosed and/or furnished to it by Seller are the sole and exclusive
property of Seller and Buyer shall hold same in confidence.
- Governing
Law. The transactions between Seller and Buyer shall
be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard
to that State's conflicts of laws principles. The United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall
not be applicable.
- Tribunal.
Seller, at its sole option, may elect to have submitted to binding
arbitration pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association
any disputes with Buyer relating hereto. Buyer agrees that the
exclusive venue for any arbitration or litigation relating hereto
shall be in Erie County, New York. Any federal or state court or
arbitration panel sitting in Erie County, New York shall have personal
jurisdiction over Buyer in connection with any litigation or arbitration
relating hereto and Buyer consents to venue in such court or tribunal.
- Controlling
Terms and Conditions. These terms and conditions shall
be the only terms and conditions applicable to all sales of goods
by Seller to Buyer. All shipments shall be deemed to have been
made pursuant to these terms and conditions of sale. Other terms
or additional terms on the Buyer's business forms or otherwise
are not acceptable and not binding on the Seller. All quotes and
acknowledgments or confirmations of Buyer's purchase order are
expressly made conditional on assent to the terms hereof as the
exclusive terms of agreement between the parties. Buyer shall be
deemed to assent to the provisions hereof if no objection to these
terms is received by Seller within ten days of receipt of these
terms and conditions by Buyer or if any shipments of goods are
accepted by Buyer hereunder or Buyer makes any payment for goods
hereunder without objection to these terms and conditions. A quote
by Seller is not a binding offer and shall not form a contract
between Buyer and Seller unless and until Seller sends to Buyer
written acknowledgment and acceptance of Buyer's purchase order.
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