Unless otherwise expressly agreed to in writing by DiMax Corporation and signed by an authorized representative with respect to a particular sale, all sales are made in accordance with and subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. PRICES
All prices published by us or quoted by our representatives may be changed at any time without notice. Written quotations expire automatically sixty (60) days from the date issued and are subject to change or termination by notice during that period. All prices are subject to adjustment of specifications, quantities, shipment arrangements or other terms and conditions which are not part of the original price quotation. Prices are exclusive of all excise, sales, use and other taxes imposed by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental authority, all of which taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. The purchaser is responsible for obtaining and providing to us any certificate of exemption or similar document required to exempt any sale from sales, use or similar tax liability. All prices shall be as specified by us or, if no price has been specified, shall be our price in effect at the time of delivery.
2. TERMS OF PAYMENT
Unless otherwise expressly agreed to by us in writing and signed by an authorized representative, terms are as set forth in this document. We reserve the right at any time to require full or partial payment in advance, or to revoke any credit previously extended, if, in our judgment, the purchaser’s financial condition does not warrant proceeding on the terms specified. Overdue payments shall he subject to finance charges computed at a periodic rate (to the extent permitted by law) of 11/2% per month (18% per year), plus all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by us in collecting such overdue amounts. Amounts owed by the purchaser with respect to which there is no dispute shall be paid without set-off for any amounts which the purchaser may claim are owed by us and regardless of any other controversies which may exist.
3. DELIVERY
Unless otherwise specified, all sales are F.O.B, our premises in Winsted, Minnesota, and the time of delivery shall be the time when the product is ready for pickup at that location by the purchaser or by a carrier for delivery to the purchaser. Without in any way limiting the generality of paragraph 10, we shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from any delay in delivery or failure to deliver which is due to any cause beyond our control, including, without limitations, acts of nature, unavailability of supplies or sources of energy, riots, wars, fires, floods, epidemics, lockouts, strikes and slowdowns, delays in delivery by our suppliers, or acts or omissions of the purchaser. In the event of delay due to any such cause, time for delivery shall be extended for a period equal to the duration of the delay and the purchaser shall not be entitled to refuse delivery or otherwise be relieved of any obligations as a result of the delay. If, as a result of any such cause, any scheduled delivery is delayed for a period in excess of three (3) months, we may, at our option, by written notice to the purchaser, cancel that and all future deliveries without further liability or obligation of any kind. Products on which delivery is delayed due to any cause within the purchaser’s control may be placed in storage by us at the purchaser’s risk and for its account. The purchaser shall be liable for all costs and expenses incurred by us in holding or storing products for the purchaser or at the purchaser’s request.
4. SHIPMENT
Unless specific instructions to the contrary are supplied by the purchaser, methods and routes of shipment will be selected by us, but we will not assume any liability in connection with shipment nor constitute any carrier as our agent. All shipments will be insured at the purchaser’s expense and made at the purchaser’s risk, and the purchaser shall be responsible for making all claims with carriers, insurers, warehousemen and others for misdelivery, non-delivery, loss, damage or delay.
5. TITLE AND RISK OF LOSS
Subject to paragraph 6 and to our right to stop delivery of products in transit, title to and risk of loss for products shall pass to the purchaser upon the earlier of delivery to the purchaser or to a carrier for shipment to the purchaser.
6. SECURITY INTEREST
We reserve and the purchaser grants to us a security interest in all products sold and all proceeds to secure the full payment and performance by the purchaser of its liabilities and obligations to us. The purchaser acknowledges that this document or copies of this document or any other appropriate instrument may be filed with the appropriate authorities as a financing statement and agrees to execute and deliver such other documents as we may request in order to perfect our security interest.
7. CANCELLATIONS AND RETURNS
Orders which have been accepted may be cancelled only with our prior written and signed consent and upon terms that will fully indemnify us against loss. Products are not in any event to be returned to us without our prior written and signed authorization.
8. INSTALLATION
Unless otherwise specified, we assume no obligation to install any products sold or to place them in working order at the purchaser’s premises.
9. SPECIFICATIONS
All products are subject to our standard tolerances for specifications. We reserve the right to make substitutions and modifications in the specifications of any products, provided that such substitutions or modifications do purpose for which they can be used.
10. WARRANTY AND CLAIMS
We warrant solely to the purchaser that the products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship, when given normal, proper and intended usage, for a period of 30 days from the date of delivery. All claims for nonconforming or defective products must be made in writing within the 30-day warranty period and any claims not made within that period shall be deemed waived and released. Our sole responsibility with respect to such claims shall be, at our option, to repair or replace any product or component which we determine to be defective. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES DUE TO ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER. OUR MAXIMUM LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THE SALE OF THE PRODUCTS OR THEIR USE, WHETHER BASED UPON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ACTUAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY US IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. OUR MAXIMUM LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO ANY CUSTOMER SUPPLIED MATERIALS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ACTUAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY US IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTS INTENDED TO BE PRODUCED USING SUCH MATERIALS. No suit or action shall be brought against us more than one year after the related cause of action has accrued. THE FOREGOING CONSTITUTES OUR SOLE LIABILITY AND THE PURCHASER’S SOLE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO PRODUCTS SOLD BY US. EXCEPT AS THUS PROVIDED HEREIN, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
11. PATENTS
We assume no obligation or liability of any kind with respect to infringements or alleged infringements of United States or foreign patents, copyrights, trademarks or other proprietary rights arising out of the purchaser’s purchase, use, possession, sale or delivery of any products sold hereunder. The purchaser shall indemnify and hold us harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, damages or expenses resulting from infringements or alleged infringements of United States or foreign patents, copyrights, trademarks or other proprietary rights arising from compliance by us with any designs or specifications provided by the purchaser. No sale of any product shall be construed as granting to the purchaser any license or other right in or to any patent, copyright, trademark or other proprietary right applicable to the product.
12. ASSIGNMENT
The purchaser shall not delegate any duties nor assign any rights or claims under this document without our prior written and signed consent, and any such attempted delegation or assignment shall be void.
13. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
The purchaser acknowledges that the products being purchased from us may be subject to certain export control laws. The purchaser shall carry out the transactions contemplated by this sale and shall otherwise deal with the products sold in conformity with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of all governmental authorities, including, without limitation, the Export Administration Act, and shall obtain all permits and licenses required in connection with the purchase, installation, sale, shipment, export or use of any of the products.
14. LAW; CHOICE OF JURISDICTION
Any contract made shall be governed by and interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Minnesota, without taking into account any choice of law provisions. The U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply. The purchaser hereby (a) irrevocably and unconditionally submits for itself and its property, in any legal action or proceeding relating to or arising out of this Purchase Order, to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the Commonwealth of Minnesota, the courts of the United States of America in Minnesota and the appellate courts from any thereof, and (b) agrees that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts.
15. FORCE MAJEURE
In the event that we are prevented from performing, or are unable to perform, any of our obligations hereunder due to any act of nature, act of God, fire, casualty, flood, war, strike, lockout, failure of public utilities, injunction or any act, exercise, assertion or requirement of any governmental authority, epidemic, destruction or production facilities, riot, insurrection, sabotage, inability to procure materials, labor, equipment, transportation or energy sufficient to meet our needs, delay in delivery, or any other cause beyond our reasonable control, our failure to perform shall be excused and the time for performance shall be extended for the period of delay or inability to perform due to such occurrence.
16. SEVERABILITY; REMEDIES AND WAIVER
In the event that any one or more provisions contained herein (other than the provisions obligating the purchaser to pay us for the products) shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The remedies contained herein are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies at law or equity. Our failure to enforce, or waiver of a breach of, any provision contained herein shall not constitute a waiver of any other breach or of such provision.
17. ADDITIONAL OR INCONSISTENT TERMS
Terms and conditions set forth in any document provided by the purchaser which differ from, conflict with or are not included in the terms and conditions set forth in this document shall not become a part of any agreement between us and the purchaser unless such terms and conditions are specifically accepted by us in writing and signed by an authorized representative. Our failure to object to terms contained in any communication from the purchaser will not be a waiver of the terms set forth herein. To the extent that this document may constitute an acceptance, such acceptance is expressly conditioned on the purchaser’s assent to any additional or inconsistent terms and conditions set forth in this document.