TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE OF GOODS
- Company shall mean and refer to Advanced Tracking Technologies, Inc.,
a Texas Corporation.
- The enclosed Goods are subject to the License Agreements contained
in the packaged Goods. If Customer objects to the terms and conditions
of the License Agreements, the Goods may be returned as hereinafter
set out. Goods that have been opened or used may not be returned except
as provided below.
- By signing an invoice or an open account, supply or other agreement
with Company; asking for a Quote; placing an Order; accepting delivery
of Goods and/or paying Company for Goods, Customer shall be bound by
these Standard Terms and Conditions.
- Any terms or conditions of sale proposed by Customer, whether in
Customer’s purchase order or otherwise, that are inconsistent
with the Standard Terms and Conditions shall not be binding upon Company,
whether or not Company accepts a purchase Order or ships Goods.
- An Order by Customer is not binding until accepted by Company at
its home office. After Company accepts an Order, Customer may not cancel
or modify the Order in whole or in part without Company’s prior
written consent, which Company may condition upon an adjustment of prices
and/or other terms and Customer’s reimbursement of Company’s
costs, damages and/or a handling charge in connection with the Order.
A fee of 15% of the purchase price will be charged for all orders cancelled
prior to shipment.
- Customer shall pay Company the standard price for Goods published
by Company on the date Company accepts Customer’s Order or any
other price expressly Quoted by Company to Customer.
- A Quote is valid only for an individual Order and for thirty (30)
days unless another time period specified in the Quote.
- Pricing includes Company’s standard packaging, labels and raw
material and production costs; it does not include the following, which
Customer shall pay (Company may prepay the following charges and add
them to the invoice price for reimbursement by Customer): federal, state
and local sales, use, excise and other taxes; customs duties; freight;
special packaging; and any insurance desired by Customer.
- If Customer is exempt from an applicable tax or duty, then Customer
must provide Company with a valid exemption certificate before shipment
of Goods.
- Company shall ship Goods to Customer F.O.B. place of shipment, with
packaging and carriers as designated by Company, unless otherwise specified
in an accepted Order. Company’s title to Goods passes to Customer
upon delivering the Goods to the carrier for shipment, with the carrier
acting as Customer’s agent. Customer assumes the risk of loss
for Goods during transit and shall be responsible for obtaining insurance,
if desired. Any shipping or delivery dates indicated by Customer or
Company are estimates only, and Company shall have no liability to Customer
for failure to complete or deliver an Order by the date indicated or
for any of Customer’s consequential or incidental damages arising
from a delay. In its sole discretion, Company may ship an Order in partial
installments, in which case Company may invoice Customer for each separate
installment. If Goods are damaged in transit, then the responsibility
to file and prosecute damage claims with the carrier shall lie with
Customer, if the Goods are sent freight collect, or with Company, if
Company prepays freight charges and adds them to an invoice. In the
latter case, Company will not consider any claim for Goods damaged in
transit unless Customer provides Company with the following information
in writing promptly (but in no event later than 10 days)
after Customer receives the Goods: evidence of shipment signed by Customer
and indicating the damage; and details regarding the shipment, including
date of purchase, invoice number and any return authorization number
(obtained from Company’s customer services department). Except
for defective Goods, Customer may not return Unopened Goods to Company
without Company's prior written consent. If a return is authorized,
then Customer shall return the Goods as set out in the RMA Terms
and Conditions. All returned Goods require a Return of Merchandise Authorization
and shall be shipped C.I.F. (Cost, Insurance and Freight) point of destination.
Customer shall pay Company a restocking fee of 25% of the sales price
on returned Unopened Goods. The procedure for and terms and conditions
of Return of Merchandise Authorization for Unopened Goods and for Diagnostic
Services are contained in the RMA Terms and Conditions.
- Company warrants that the diskettes and/or CD provided will be free
from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service
for a period of 90 days from the execution date. This limited Warranty
is void if failure of the Goods or software has resulted from accident,
abuse, or misapplication. Replacement Goods and software will be warranted
for the remainder of the original warranty period. Company’s sole
responsibility and Customer’s exclusive remedy in the event of
any material nonconformity, Company may, at its option, make a reasonable
effort to repair or replace the diskettes and/or CD so it is conforming.
Any claim based on the foregoing warranty must be submitted in writing
to Company within 30 days of the first occurrence of the claim. Such
warranty shall not apply to a diskettes and/or CD that have been damaged,
abused, modified or altered by anyone other than Company. No oral or
written information or advice given by Company or Company’s representative
shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of this warranty.
- ADDITIONAL EXPRESS LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTIES ARE SET OUT IN THE LICENSE
THAT ACCOMPANIES THE GOODS AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM COMPANY
PRIOR TO ANY PURCHASE OR ORDER. ATTI® EXPRESSLY REJECTS
ANY TERMS OR CONDITIONS, WHETHER ADDITIONAL, SUPPLEMENTAL OR CONTRADICTORY,
THAT MAY BE CONTAINED IN ANY PURCHASE ORDER FROM CUSTOMER.
- No course of prior or current dealings between the parties and no
usage of trade shall be relevant to supplement or explain any of these
Terms and Conditions of Sale.
- If Company becomes liable to Customer under this Agreement for any
reason, the total liability of Company (including its subcontractors
and suppliers) for all claims, whether in contract, tort (including
negligence, willful misconduct and product liability), or otherwise,
arising out of, connected with, or resulting from the manufacture, delivery,
repair, replacement, maintenance, training, or use of any Goods item
of software shall not exceed $75.00.
- Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Goods include software
that is protected under United States law; including but not limited
to patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws 2) Customer acknowledges
and agrees that the software is proprietary to Company, and that all
right, title and interest in and to the software, including associated
intellectual property rights, are and shall remain with Company subject
to the rights granted Customer under the terms of the license enclosed
with the Goods.
- If Customer exports the Goods outside the United States of America,
Customer agrees to comply with all relevant laws and regulations, including
but not limited to those, of the United States Department of Commerce
and with the United States Export Administration Act to insure that
the Goods and software are not exported in violation of United States
law.
- Company shall not be liable to Customer for any breach or delay due
to events beyond Company’s reasonable control, including, but
not limited to, acts of God; civil disturbances; weather related disruptions,
labor shortages or disputes; the unavailability of materials; or failures
or delays in energy or transportation.
- Photocopies and facsimile transmissions of documents and Quotes shall
be effective as originals.
- The venue for any action or proceeding to enforce any invoice or
these Terms shall be in Fort Bend County, Texas. Customer submits to
the jurisdiction of such court.
- Texas law shall be applied to any and all disputes arising out of
or as a consequence of the Quote.
- The Quote and the Standard Terms and Conditions represent the complete
and final expression of Customer and Company in the sale of Goods and
super-cedes all prior oral or written discussions, representations and
agreements of the parties.
- No employee, agent or representative of Company has authority to
modify the Standard Terms and Conditions or to make any representation
or warranty concerning the Goods.
- These Standard Terms and Conditions shall be severable and if one
or more provisions should be declared invalid, the remaining provisions
shall remain in full force and effect.
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