Terms & ConditionsCopyright / Disclaimer Typographical Errors Images Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale Section I. Purchase Orders and Acceptance 1.1. Purchase Orders. Buyer shall purchase the products from Seller by issuing an official company purchase order from an authorized individual or department indicating the specific Products, specifications related thereto (if required), quantity, price, total purchase price, shipping instructions, requested delivery dates, "bill to" and "ship to" addresses, tax exempt certifications, if applicable, and any other special instructions. Any contingencies contained on any purchase order issued by Buyer shall not be binding on Seller and purchase orders shall not be binding on Seller until such order is accepted in writing by Seller's authorized representative. Every purchase order for all manufactured goods must have a minimum five-hundred-dollar ($500.00) order requirement and any purchase orders for less than $500.00 will be automatically charged the minimum $500.00. Seller reserves the right to request increased orders based on minimum production runs. 1.2. Purchase Orders for Specially Manufactured Goods. Buyer shall purchase the products from Seller by Buyer issuing a written purchase order from its authorized representative indicating the specific Products, specifications related thereto, quantity, price, total purchase price, shipping instructions, requested delivery dates, "bill to" and "ship to" addresses, tax exempt certifications, if applicable, and any other special instructions. Any contingencies contained on any purchase order issued by Buyer shall not be binding on Seller and purchase orders shall not be binding on Seller until such order is accepted in writing by Seller's authorized representative. Every purchase order for specially manufactured goods must have a minimum fifteen-hundred-dollar ($3000.00) order requirement and any purchase orders for less than three thousand dollars ($3000) will be automatically charged a minimum of $3000. Seller reserves the right to request increased orders based on minimum production runs. Custom orders may be shipped at +/- 10% of the quantity on order and will be considered shipped complete at that quantity. The buyer agrees that these under/overage quantities will be accepted by the buyer from seller and agrees that the order will be considered complete. 1.3. Acceptance. Any terms, conditions, or exceptions that are presented to Seller prior to or at the same time of performance of this Agreement (such as on Buyer's purchase order or Buyer's standard form contract) that in any way deviate from these terms and conditions are deemed to be material alterations of Seller's offer and are rejected by Seller unless expressly agreed to in writing by Seller's authorized representative. Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted Seller's terms unless Buyer notifies Seller to the contrary in writing within three (3) days after receiving Seller's acknowledgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, acceptance of purchase orders by Seller shall be contingent upon the availability of materials. Section II. Description of Goods 2.1. The only specifications that are a part of this Agreement are those that may be provided within the description of the items provided withthe applicable order acknowledgment. Section III. Cancellation 3.1. Cancellation. Buyer may cancel a purchase order only with Seller's prior written consent within 3 business days of receiving an order acknowledgment. Standard stock products will incur 10% of the order's total restocking fee. If the Seller does not provide written consent to cancel a purchase order, the Buyer will be obligated to pay the full contract price. 3.2. Cancellation of Orders For Specially Manufactured Goods. If Buyer, with Seller's written consent, cancels a purchase order that has an order for products that were to be specially manufactured, Buyer is responsible to pay for all expenses incurred by Seller, including any raw materials and other non-cancelable commitments, such as commitments for the products' procurement, or a minimum 50% of order total cancellation charge, whichever is greater. 3.3. Order Revisions. Buyer may revise a purchase order only with Seller’s written consent a total of two times within five (5) business days of receiving an order acknowledgment. The seller reserves the right to charge a $50 administrative fee after the first revision. If the Seller does not provide written consent to revise a purchase order, the Buyer will be subject to the order cancellation terms within 3.1 or 3.2 depending on the product type. Section IV. Quotations and Prices 4.1. All purchase orders require a valid purchase order number and confirmation in writing from the Buyer prior to acceptance by the Seller. All purchase orders will be billed at the price of the product ordered in effect at the time of order unless otherwise specified in the quotation. Quotations are valid for thirty (30) days from invoice, unless otherwise specified and represent no obligation on the part of Seller until the quotation in the purchase order is acknowledged and accepted by Seller. The price and performance of orders are subject to resource availability and costs within the control of the Seller at the time of manufacture. All prices are subject to change, without notice, at any time prior to Seller's acceptance of a purchase order, to prices prevailing at the time of acceptance. Unless otherwise stated in writing by Seller, all prices quoted shall be exclusive of, and Buyer shall be responsible for, the costs of transportation, insurance, taxes (including, without limitation, any sales, use, or similar tax), license fees, customs fees, duties and other charges related thereto. All clerical errors are subject to correction. Any price discrepancy on orders will require a revised purchase order from Buyer. Section V. Payment 5.1. Payment. Subject to the provisions of Seller's credit policy, payment terms are net 30 days from the date of invoice unless otherwise noted on the invoice. Thereafter, interest shall accrue on unpaid amounts at the lesser of the maximum rate allowable under law or at the rate of 1.5% per month. All payments must be made in the currency of the United States of America. Buyer shall be liable for Seller's costs of collection, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees. Any credit card payments for invoices will incur 3.5% credit card processing fee of the invoice total including any freight charges. 5.2. Delays. Seller is not financially responsible for any delay in the completion of shipment of any order, due to any change requested by Buyer or as a result of any delay on Buyer's part in furnishing information or materials required for completion of the order, the price agreed upon at the time of acceptance of the order is subject to change if seller incurs any additional costs. Seller also reserves the right to cancel orders if the buyer does not take possession of their order within 15 (fifteen) business days of completion of the order or the order may be subject to the cancellation terms outlined in Section III. Section VI. Delivery and Shipment 6.1. Terms. This is a shipment contract. All shipments shall be made by F.O.B. Shipment at Seller's manufacturing plant in Temecula, California USA unless otherwise specified by Seller in writing. 6.2. Shipping. The shipping dates will be established by the Seller upon receipt of orders from the Buyer. The promised delivery date is the best estimate possible based on current and anticipated factory loads of when the product will be shipped. The Seller assumes no liability for loss, damage, or consequential damage due to delays in the change of shipping dates. Seller reserves the right to modify shipping dates based on current manufacturing capacity at the time of order. Receipt of goods to the Buyer’s carrier at Seller's manufacturing plant or other shipping point specified by Seller in writing shall constitute delivery. Title to products purchased under this Agreement and the risk of loss of such products shall pass to Buyer at the point of delivery to the carrier at FOB, Temecula CA, or if international delivery, as per Incoterms 2020. Transportation shall be at Buyer's sole risk and expense and any claim for loss or damage in transit shall be against the carrier only. Additional charges can be incurred at the seller's discretion to the Buyer for special processing for Export Orders and drop shipments outside of the United States of America. 6.3. Domestic Drop Ship Orders: All drop ship orders under $1500 will incur a $50 fee. 6.4. Rescheduled Delivery. Rescheduled deliveries will be restricted to one time per purchase order and subject to acceptance by the Seller. If any such reschedule represents a delay in shipment, the purchase price shall become due and owing within 5 days after the products are ready for shipment and the Buyer will be responsible for, the costs of transportation, insurance, taxes (including, without limitation, any sales, use, or similar tax), license fees, customs fees, duties and other charges related thereto. All clerical errors are subject to correction. Any price discrepancy on orders will require a revised purchase order from Buyer responsible for any and all costs incurred by the Seller associated with the delay. Any such reschedule made within 10 days of the originally scheduled shipping date will be subject to an additional charge of 1.5 percent of the total invoice amount. If such rescheduling represents an acceleration of the delivery date, Seller shall use its best efforts to meet the request, and any extra costs incurred to meet the new delivery date shall be added to the purchase price of the products. 6.5. Partial Shipments. The seller reserves the right to make partial shipments. Buyer will be notified of partial shipments prior to shipping. 6.6. Compliance with Regulations. To the extent applicable, Buyer agrees to comply with relevant hazardous materials shipping regulations when reselling any good classified as a hazardous material. Buyer agrees to comply with all United States export controls and regulations and will not sell, ship to, or otherwise involve Seller's goods with any banned country or denied party on any banned list in violation of United States export controls and regulations. Buyer shall notify Seller if any products ordered are intended for use in a military application. If Buyer provides components, molds, or other technology bearing a classification other than EAR-99, Buyer shall notify Seller prior to providing such items. Section VII. Inspection and Returns 7.1. Inspection and Acceptance. Upon receipt of the goods, the Buyer shall promptly and without delay examine the goods as to their condition, quality and quantity. Unless the Buyer notifies Seller in writing to the contrary within three (3) business days from the date of receipt of the goods, the goods shall be deemed to have been duly received and accepted as to condition, quality, and quantity, without any damage that a reasonable inspection of the goods would yield. If Seller is not notified within 3 business days from the date of receipt, Buyer forfeits any claims to condition, quantity, and quality. Any discrepancies must be documented on the BOL for freight shipments. 7.2. Returns. Goods can be returned no later than one (1) year from the date of purchase, verified by invoice along with an official approved RMA form from Seller. Authorization and shipping instructions for the return of any saleable goods must first be obtained from the Seller; otherwise, return shipments will be refused. Goods that are specially manufactured cannot be returned. Transportation charges on returned goods must be prepaid and are Buyer's sole obligation. Goods may be returned for replacement or credit at the seller's discretion. Returned goods must be dry, free of water, and carefully packed so as to reach the Seller without damage or leakage of any fluids that may remain in the product. A 25% restocking fee will be deducted from any credit memorandum issued for returned goods. If the goods are returned proven by Buyer to be due to some fault of Seller, full credit or replacements will be issued, including transportation costs Buyer may have incurred, provided the return has been authorized by Seller in writing and is in accordance with the packing and shipping instructions provided by Seller. Section VIII. Warranties 8.1. Unless otherwise provided in a warranty for the specific product purchased, Seller herebywarrants that all goods purchased hereunder shall be free from material defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment to the Buyer. The foregoing warranty shall not be valid if the product or component parts have been subjected to abuse, misuse, accident, alteration, neglect, unauthorized repair, or installation. The foregoing warranty is also contingent upon the proper use of the product and expires immediately upon the modification or enhancement of the product by anyone without the express written consent of the Seller. 8.2. Upon discovery of any defect in material or workmanship within one year from the date of shipment, Buyer shall notify Seller within five (5) days of Buyer's discovery of such defect, describe the defect with sufficiency to determine the claim of defect, remain custody and control of the Alleged defective product until such time as sellere requests return of the alleged defective product. Any returned products must be sent by overnight mail, certified mail or other such means that the Seller will be able to confirm receipt of the product.. If such goods are proven to be materially defective to Seller's, and only Seller's, reasonable satisfaction, then such defective goods shall be repaired or replaced at Seller's sole discretion. In the event the goods cannot be repaired or replaced, Seller shall issue a credit to Buyer for the purchase price of the defective goods. 8.3. Such repair, replacement, or issuance of credit shall constitute a fulfillment of all liabilities with respect to such goods. The warranty for all goods sold by Seller but manufactured by others shall be the warranty provided by the such manufacturer for such goods. Seller shall take all commercially reasonable efforts (other than the payment of money) to provide the manufacturer's warranty to Buyer. 8.4. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY PROVIDED BY THE SELLER. SELLER MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND THERE IS EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. BUYER'S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS, OR IF THE PRODUCT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED, TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. The seller is not liable for damage to goods, property, or persons arising out of the improper installation of such goods; modification, repair, or tampering of such goods by anyone other than the Seller; misuse of the goods; or utilization of the goods under conditions exceeding specifications for such goods. Section IX. Limitation of Liability 9.1. SELLER SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO ANY PERSON WHETHER THE PURCHASER OR A THIRD PARTY FOR PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONTINGENT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR LOSS OF USE, REVENUE, OR PROFITS, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF WARRANTY OR OTHER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Section X. Tooling 10.1. Unless specifically provided in a writing and executed by the Seller and the Buyer, any equipment (including, but not limited to, jigs, dies, tools, molds, and patterns) made for the manufacture of customer-specified goods or products shall be and remain, the sole property of Seller notwithstanding that Buyer may have been charged for all or part of the cost thereof or other arrangements have been expressly agreed to by both Buyer and Seller in writing. 10.2. Buyer will pay in advance for any Tooling required for the Deliverables as set forth in Seller’s quotation. Tooling may be ordered by Buyer and Seller will be provided such Tooling as set forth in a Quotation unless the Deliverables include manufacturing Tooling for Buyer. Tooling will be stored by the Seller or its subcontractors for a reasonable time during which it is not used. If Seller requests that Buyer take possession of Buyer’s Tooling, Seller and Buyer will arrange for delivery of the Tooling to Buyer or Buyer’s designee, within fifteen (15) business days of the date of such request from Seller at Buyer’s sole expense, provided that the account of the Buyer is in good standing and up to date with the Seller.. During such a 15-day period, Buyer may request that Seller continue storing Buyer’s Tooling for an inventory fee or destroy such Tooling for a scrap fee, which may be accepted or rejected by Seller in its sole discretion. Subject to Seller's obligation to deliver the Tooling in good working condition and in conformity with these Terms as described in section 10.2, Buyer acknowledges that once the Tooling has been delivered to Buyer, notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms described herein, any warranty provided by Seller relating to the Tooling will not apply. “Tooling” means, collectively, all tooling, dies, test and assembly fixtures, gauges, jigs, patterns, casting patterns, cavities, molds, data files, software, and other materials and information provided by the Buyer or entirely paid for by the Buyer, which are used by Seller or its subcontractors in connection with its or their manufacturing and assembly of the Deliverables, together with any accessions, attachments, parts, accessories, substitutions, replacements and appurtenances thereto that are provided or paid for by Buyer. Section XI. Engineering and Design Changes 11.1. Seller reserves the right to make design, specification, and/or engineering changes to its products without prior notification to Buyer. Title to, and full and unrestricted ownership and right to use all designs, specifications and engineering information provided by Seller shall at all times be and remain vested in Seller. Section XII. Miscellaneous Provisions 12.1. Governing Law. Except where inconsistent with the express provisions of these Terms and Conditions, any contract for the sale of goods and these Terms and Conditions of Sale shall be governed by the construed in accordance with the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of California. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made in and shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof, and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of California. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply. 12.2. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this contract, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial [or other] Arbitration Rules, and judgement on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in the California courts exclusive jurisdiction. 12.3 Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected and each other term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid to the fullest extent permitted by 12.4. Modification. Any amendment changes or modification of this Agreement shall be effective only if it is made in good faith, in writing, and signed by the parties hereto. 12.5. Waiver. The failure of either party to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants, or conditions of this Agreement by the other party shall not be deemed a waiver of that term, covenant, or condition, nor shall any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power at any one time be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of that right or power for all or any other time. 12.6. Force Majeure. Seller shall not be under obligation or have any liability that may arise out of any delay in its performance or nonperformance caused directly or indirectly by fire, explosion, accidents, strikes, embargoes, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, unusually severe weather, labor shortage, war, the act of or authorized by any government, inability to obtain suitable material, equipment, fuel power or transportation, or act of God or arising from contingencies, occurrences or causes beyond the reasonable control of Seller. In the event of delay due to any of the foregoing, the estimated shipping date shall be extended for a reasonable time. Any result of any delay on the Buyer's part in furnishing information required for completion of the order, the price agreed upon at the time of acceptance of the order is subject to change. Quantities sold hereunder affected by any of the foregoing circumstances may be eliminated without liability, but these Terms and Conditions shall 12.7. Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 12.8. Construction. The headings in this agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect its interpretation. 12.9. Entire Agreement. This agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all previous agreements and understandings between the parties. 12.10. Attorneys' Fees. In the event either party brings an action in connection with the goods sold under these Terms or Conditions of Sale or any action in connection with the collection of amounts due to Seller hereunder, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all of its costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees. |