HOOD & CO., INC. (“Seller”)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. ACCEPTANCE/CONTRACT FORMATION
– These terms and conditions shall apply to any
contract of sale for Seller’s materials or performance of conversion services irrespective of whether
seller’s accompanying documentation constitutes an offer to Buyer or an acceptance of Buyer’s prior
offer to Seller. Offers or acceptances by Buyer may be communicated orally, delivered in person or
by telephone or in writing, delivered by regular mail, hand delivery, overnight courier, facsimile or
electronic mail. Additional or conflicting terms from those in these terms and conditions in an offer
or acceptance by Buyer are expressly objected to and shall not be deemed accepted by Seller unless
Seller’s acceptance thereof is in writing and specifically refers to each such additional or conflicting
term. The Buyer is deemed to have accepted the contract of sale in the United States.
2. DELIVERY/FORCE MAJEURE
- All shipping and delivery dates are approximate. Seller
shall not be responsible for any prohibition, failure, interruption or delay in manufacture or delivery
which may be caused by sabotage, fire, flood, explosion, labor dispute, strike, work stoppage, riot,
insurrection, war, act of, or priorities granted by request of or for the benefit, directly or indirectly, of
any governmental body, authority or agency, shortage of raw materials or supplies, act of God,
insufficient capacity, or other cause beyond Seller’s control. In the event of any such prohibition,
failure, interruption or delay, Seller may, at its option, extend the delivery time or cancel the order, in
whole or in part. IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR CLAIMS FOR LABOR
RESULTING FROM ANY FAILURE OR DELAY IN DELIVERY.
3. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
– Seller intends to comply with all laws or regulations
applicable to the performance by Seller of each order, provided; however, that any failure of Seller to
so comply shall not be a defense to, or excuse Buyer from, performance by Buyer of any order.
4. WARRANTY/CLAIMS/LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
– Seller will, as Buyer’s sole and
exclusive remedy and at Seller’s option, replace or, without replacement, render credit for any
material sold to Buyer which, if properly selected, stored, processed and used by the Buyer shall
prove defective within one (1) year from the date of shipment. Seller’s material shall be deemed
defective only to the extent that it materially deviates from the chemical, physical, and mechanical
portions of Buyer’s applicable specifications, as agreed to and accepted by Seller, and Seller’s
standard manufacturing and commercial tolerances, variations and practices. Seller will, as Buyer’s
sole and exclusive remedy and at Seller’s option, reprocess or render credit for any conversion
services performed by Seller which do not conform to Buyer’s applicable processing specifications as
agreed to by Seller, within ninety (90) days from the date services were performed.
Samples supplied by Seller are solely for the purpose of evaluating the suitability of such material or
services for potential use and, as such, the samples are not intended to serve as warranties of any
type, either express or implied. Buyer shall have sole responsibility for selection and specification of
the goods or services appropriate for the end use of such goods or services, even if Buyer has
informed Seller of the end use for such goods or services. Buyer acknowledges that it alone has
determined that the materials purchased or processed hereunder will suitably meet the requirements
of their intended use.
SELLER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO BUYER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR,
AND BUYER RELEASES SELLER FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE BY
SELLER WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTIVITY ENGAGED IN BY SELLER WITH REGARD TO
THE GOODS OR SERVICES SOLD HEREUNDER AND FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY
IMPOSED UPON MANUFACTURERS OR SELLERS OF GOODS OR SERVICES UNDER AND
PRODUCT LIABILITY THEORY OR
UNDER ANY SIMILAR LEGAL THEORY. SELLER SHALL NOT, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DELAY IN DELIVERY, BREACH
OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
USE OF MATERIALS SOLD OR PROCESSED BY SELLER BE LIABLE TO BUYER OR ANY
OTHER PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, OR FOR LOSSES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER. IN NO EVENT SHALL
SELLER’S LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE MATERIAL SOLD TO BUYER EXCEED THE
PURCHASE PRICE THEREOF, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER’S LIABILITY FOR NONCONFORMING
CONVERSION SERVICES EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR SAID SERVICES.
EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LANGUAGE IN THIS OR ANY OTHER PROVISION TO THE
CONTRARY, SELLER NEITHER MAKES, NOR ASSUMES ANY LIABILITY UNDER, ANY
WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WHETHER OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OTHERWISE. NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTY,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, MADE BY ANY SALES REPRESENTATIVE OR OTHER AGENT OR
REPRESENTATIVE OF SELLER WHICH IS NOT SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL BE BINDING UPON SELLER.
Buyer agrees to notify Seller within thirty (30) days of discovery of defective materials or nonconforming
conversion services. No claim shall be allowed by any party other than the Buyer. Any
claim for breach of the express warranty that is not made within the timeframes set forth herein shall
be deemed to have been waived. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Seller, Buyer shall set
aside, protect, and hold such materials without further processing until Seller has an opportunity to
inspect and advise of the disposition, if any, to be made of such materials. In no event shall any
materials by returned, reworked, or scrapped by Buyer without the written authorization of Seller.
5. PRICES AND FREIGHT
– All quoted prices, extras (including applicable surcharges), and
all freight or transportation rates, are subject to change, without notice, to reflect Seller’s prices and
extras, and applicable freight or transportation rates, in effect as of the date of shipment. Unless
otherwise agreed, freight will be charged from the point of original manufacture or processing.
6. TITLE/SECURITY INTEREST
– Failure by Buyer to make any payment due hereunder, or
on request to give proper shipping instructions, or to accept delivery at times stated, or to comply
with all terms of any contract between Buyer and Seller shall give Seller, in addition to all other
available remedies, the right at its option to deduct any undelivered quantities of material from the
total quantity of material to be furnished whether under this or any other contract between Buyer and
Seller. Title to materials shall pass immediately upon delivery to a carrier at the point of shipment.
Buyer hereby grants to Seller a security interest (which shall be deemed a purchase money security
interest) in all goods and materials provided to Buyer by Seller or upon which Seller performs
services for Buyer, to secure payment by Seller for all such goods, materials or services. In the event
of nonpayment by Buyer of any debt, obligation or liability now or hereafter incurred or owing by
Buyer to Seller, Seller shall have all rights of, and all of the remedies available to, an unpaid secured
creditor under the applicable state Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and all other rights and
remedies available at law or in equity. Buyer agrees, and, to the extent permitted by law, Seller is
authorized to, execute and file whatever documents are necessary, including security agreements or
financing statements, to evidence and perfect the security interest granted by this paragraph.
7. TAXES
– Any excise, levies or taxes which Seller is required to pay or collect, under any
existing or future law or regulation (domestic or foreign), upon or with respect to the sale, purchase,
delivery, storage, processing, use, consumption or transportation of any of the material covered
hereby, shall be for the account of the Buyer, and Buyer agrees to pay the amount thereof to Seller
upon request.
8. PACKAGING
– Prices stated are based on Seller’s standard packaging. Seller reserves the
right of packaging goods in pallets, bulk, or individual cartons. Packaging will be standard,
commercial package and acceptable to commercial carrier. Special customer packaging will be
furnished only where specified and so stated herein, and the cost shall, therefore, be borne by Buyer.
9. DELIVERY/RISK OF LOSS
– Unless otherwise specifically stated on a document of sale
furnished by Seller or agreed to in writing and signed by Seller, delivery shall occur, and risk of loss
shall pass to Buyer, upon delivery of the material to a carrier at the point of shipment. 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.
10. CANCELLATION/CHANGE ORDER REQUESTS
– An order cannot be modified or
cancelled by Buyer without the written consent of Seller and in no event shall any order be modified
or cancelled for any portion thereof already processed, manufactured, or in process of manufacture,
processing or performance, at the time the request for modification or cancellation is received by
Seller, except upon terms, satisfactory to Seller, which protect and indemnify Seller against all loss.
11. QUANTITY
– Seller reserves the right to deliver commercially reasonable overages or
underages of weight, length, size and/or quantity, and any reasonable variation shall constitute
compliance with Buyer’s order, and the unit price will continue to apply. If this order is for Buyer’s
requirements, Buyer shall, upon Seller’s request, provide information sufficient to confirm Buyer’s
actual requirements.
12. PAYMENT TERMS
– unless otherwise specially stated on a document of sale furnished by
Seller or agreed to in writing and signed by Seller, the terms of payment for each order without setoff
shall be net cash (U.S. Dollars) in thirty (30) days from date of invoice. Restrictive endorsements on
Buyer’s checks will not reduce Buyer’s obligations to Seller. The unpaid portion of any amounts due
to Seller shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month, or the maximum legal rate if less.
13. ADEQUATE ASSURANCE/RIGHTS OF SELLER
- Seller
may, at any time or times, suspend performance of any order or require payment in cash, security, or
other adequate assurance satisfactory to Seller when, in Seller’s opinion, the financial condition of
Buyer or other grounds for insecurity warrant such action.
14. ASSIGNMENT/SUBCONTRACTING
– Buyer shall not assign any order or any interest
therein without the written consent of Seller. Any such actual or attempted assignment without
Seller’s proper written consent shall entitle Seller to cancel such order upon notice to Buyer.
15. PATENT INFRINGEMENT INDEMNIFICATION
– Buyer shall indemnify, hold harmless
and defend Seller against any liability whatsoever for patent, trademark or trade name infringement in
any way arising out of the preparation, manufacture or processing of any material, or performance of
services, in accordance with Buyer’s order, specifications or instructions.
16. TOOLING
– Unless otherwise expressly agreed, all tools, dies, fixtures, jigs, gauges, and
related drawings and designs shall be and remain Seller’s property and shall be held by Seller at its
disposal. Buyer shall be responsible for all costs of maintenance, repair and replacement of any such
items, whether owned by Seller or Buyer, if used exclusively for the manufacture or processing of
materials by Seller for Buyer. If any such items remain inactive for a period of three (3) years, Seller
reserves the right to dispose of such items at its discretion.
17. GOVERNMENT CONTRACT TERMS/MANDATORY FLOW DOWNS
– If Buyer’s order
is for a U.S. government contract, and goods or services ordered from Seller are to be used in the
performance of said contract, only those mandatory flow down clauses of applicable U.S.
government procurement regulations required by federal statute to be included in U.S. government
subcontracts shall be incorporated herein by reference.
18. MERGER CLAUSE/ENTIRE AGREEMENT/MODIFICATION OF TERMS
– These terms
and conditions and sales documentation constitute the entire contract between Seller and Buyer. To
the extent that any terms in the sales documents and these terms and conditions conflict, the terms on
the front of Seller’s sales documents shall control and prevail. No modification hereof shall be of any
force and effect unless in writing and signed by the party claimed to be bound thereby. A waiver of
any of the terms or conditions hereof shall not be deemed a continuing waiver, but shall apply solely
to the instance to which the waiver is directed. If any portion of these terms and conditions is
declared to be unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other portions shall be
considered to be valid and enforceable to the extent that they are reasonably severable. The headings
contained in these terms and conditions are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to
have any substantive significance in interpreting this document.
19. GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION/ARBITRATION
– These terms and conditions and
sales documentation of Seller accompanying them shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without application of the conflict of law principles thereof.
The parties agree that any claim, dispute or controversy arising from or relating to any contract for
Seller’s goods or services, directly or indirectly, shall be resolved by arbitration conducted in
accordance with the then prevailing Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association. The arbitration shall be conducted by a panel of three arbitrators. One arbitrator shall be
selected by Seller, a second by Buyer, and the third of which shall be selected by the two arbitrators
selected by the parties. Unless otherwise agreed, the arbitration shall be held in Reading,
Pennsylvania. Each party shall bear its own counsel and expert witness costs, and the parties shall
each pay one-half of the fees of the arbitrators; provided, however, the arbitrators may, in their
discretion, award fees and costs to either party. Any determination or award in arbitration rendered
by all or a majority of the arbitrators shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties and may be
entered as a final judgment in any court having jurisdiction. Any action to enforce the arbitration
provisions herein, to enforce any determination or award resulting from arbitration, or to seek
remedies not available in arbitration, may be brought only in the state and federal courts located in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the parties hereto consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of
such courts.