SECURE CARE PRODUCTS,
INC.
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY
AGREED IN WRITING, SIGNED BY BOTH SECURE CARE PRODUCTS, INC.
("SECURE CARE") AND BUYER, ALL SALES OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
BY SECURE CARE (THE "PRODUCTS") ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
1. Quotations.
A quotation may be amended
or rescinded by Secure Care at any time prior to receipt by
Secure Care of written notice that Buyer has accepted that
quotation without change. A quotation shall expire, without
further notice, if Secure Care does not receive written
notice that Buyer has accepted that quotation without change
no later than 5 p.m. on the thirtieth day after the date it
is issued.
2. Purchase Orders.
For each proposed purchase
of the Products from Secure Care, Buyer shall present Secure
Care's then current form of purchase order ("Purchase
Order") at least two (2) weeks before the requested delivery
date. Each such Purchase Order shall identify the quantity
ordered, the requested delivery date and any export/import
information which Secure Care needs in order to fill it.
Each such Purchase Order, whether in response to a quotation
or not, shall be an offer to purchase, which may be accepted
or rejected by Secure Care in its absolute discretion.
Unless Buyer is notified in writing to the contrary within
five (5) days after Secure Care receives a Purchase Order,
such Purchase Order shall be deemed to have been accepted by
Secure Care without change.
3. Prices.
All prices published or
quoted by Secure Care are subject to change. If no specific
price is included in a quotation, the price charged will be
Secure Care's price at the time of delivery. Any price,
whether included in a written quotation, provided orally,
set forth in a Purchase Order or applicable at the time of
delivery, may be adjusted at the time of billing to take
into account specifications, quantities, shipment
arrangements and other issues which were not considered at
the time of the quotation or receipt of the Purchase Order.
4. Taxes.
All federal, state, local
and foreign taxes, levies and assessments imposed on either
Secure Care or Buyer and arising out of the transactions
involved in or the relationships and obligations established
by any Purchase Order, any quotation, or the acceptance of
either (with the exception of income or other taxes imposed
upon Secure Care and measured by the gross or net income of
Secure Care) shall be the responsibility of Buyer, and, if
paid or required to be paid by Secure Care, shall be added
to and become a part of the amounts immediately due from
Buyer. Any charge for on-site support and customer training
shall be grossed-up for any non-refundable withholding tax
imposed on Secure Care.
5. Products Ordered.
Secure Care reserves the
right to modify the design or method of manufacture of any
of the Products that it designs or manufactures, without
notice, at any time, including before and after quotation,
receipt of a Purchase Order, or acceptance of a Purchase
Order. Secure Care will fill a Purchase Order for any of the
Products that it does not design or manufacture but instead
purchases from another company, either with the Product
specified, a modified version of the Product specified or,
if the Product specified is unavailable, with Products other
than the specific items ordered. Secure Care may fill a
Purchase Order with such modified Products or with Products
other than the specific items ordered, so long as the
modified or substituted Products provide substantially the
same function as the Products listed in the quotation or on
the Purchase Order as accepted by Secure Care.
6. Packaging,
Shipment and Delivery.
A. In the absence of
specific requests from Buyer, all methods and forms of
packing and shipment will be as selected by Secure Care.
Buyer shall pay additional packing and handling charges for
any non-standard methods and forms of packing and shipment
which Buyer requests.
B. "Delivery" occurs when
Secure Care makes the Products available to a common carrier
F.O.B. Secure Care's manufacturing facility in Concord, New
Hampshire, regardless of whether the Products leave Secure
Care's premises. Title and risk of loss pass to Buyer upon
delivery.
C. All products are sold
F.O.B. Secure Care's manufacturing facility in Concord, New
Hampshire. If Buyer does not designate a common carrier for
the Products covered by a Purchase Order on or before
delivery, Secure Care may designate a common carrier on
Buyer's behalf, and Buyer shall be responsible for payment
of that common carrier's charges and all demurrage, storage,
freight, insurance and other charges of any sort related to
the Products from the time title passes and for making any
claims against carriers, insurers, warehousemen or others
after delivery.
D. All delivery dates
stated in any quotation or Purchase Order are approximate.
Secure Care will make reasonable efforts to meet delivery
dates stated in any quotation or Purchase Order as accepted
by Secure Care, but will not be liable for failure to meet
such dates. If a delivery cannot be made within thirty (30)
days of the date stated in any quotation or Purchase Order
as accepted by Secure Care, Secure Care may, in its absolute
discretion, cancel any or all deliveries without further
obligation of any kind to Buyer.
E. Secure Care reserves the
right to make partial deliveries and to deliver the Products
in any order. Secure Care may, in its absolute discretion,
and without incurring any liability to anyone, allocate
production and deliveries among its customers even though
time for delivery is thereby extended, and Buyer will not
thereby be relieved of any obligation to accept delivery or
to make payment.
F. Secure Care may stop the
Products in transit, even though title and risk of loss have
passed to Buyer, and may hold the Products, in whole or in
part, before or after delivery, if Buyer fails to make any
payment as and when due or otherwise fails to meet its
obligations under these Standard Terms and Conditions of
Sale, any Purchase Order as accepted by Secure Care, any
other undertaking or agreement between Secure Care and
Buyer, or any provision of law.
G. Regardless of the form
of any claim or action, Secure Care shall in no event be
liable for any claims, costs, damages or liabilities based
on any delay in delivery or any failure to deliver.
7. Payment and Credit
Terms.
A. "Payment" means the
receipt or deposit in Secure Care's bank account of
currently available funds.
B. Payment will be due
regardless of whether Buyer has made, or plans to make, any
inspection of the Products.
C. Secure Care may, in its
absolute discretion, establish a line of credit ("Line of
Credit") for Buyer. If such a Line of Credit is established,
Secure Care may, in its absolute discretion, either increase
or decrease the maximum amount allowed there under at any
time. At no time will the maximum amount owed by Buyer to
Secure Care for outstanding accounts receivable exceed the
amount of any Line of Credit. In the event a Line of Credit
is established for Buyer and Buyer exceeds that Line of
Credit, all amounts in excess of that Line of Credit shall
be paid to Secure Care by Buyer immediately and without
demand.
D. Whether a Line of Credit
is established or not, all amounts due to Secure Care shall
be paid in U.S. Dollars by Buyer no later than thirty (30)
days after the date of delivery as defined in Section 6.B
above. Secure Care reserves the right to sell Products to
Buyer only on a C.O.D. basis.
E. If the Products are
delivered in installments, Buyer will pay for each
installment as though it were a separate order.
F. If Buyer fails to pay
Secure Care any amounts as and when they are due, in
addition to other remedies available to it, Secure Care may
add to the amount due a late payment charge in U.S. Dollars
which is equal to the lesser of: (i) 1.5% per month
(compounded monthly); or (ii) the maximum lawful interest
rate or late payment charge allowed by applicable law. Buyer
shall also pay Secure Care all costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by Secure Care in
collecting any amounts due and other charges.
G. No part of any amount
due or other charges owed to Secure Care by Buyer may be
reduced by counterclaim, set-off, adjustment or other
claimed right of Buyer against Secure Care. Any amounts
payable by Secure Care to Buyer may be offset against any
amounts due and other charges owed to Buyer by Secure Care.
8. Cancellations and
Returns.
A. If Buyer cancels an
order within ten (10) days prior to a scheduled delivery
date, Buyer shall pay Secure Care a cancellation charge
equal to 15% of the gross price and charges that would have
been due upon delivery of the cancelled order.
B. After delivery, no
Products may be returned to Secure Care without first
contacting Secure Care at 800-451-7917 and obtaining a
Return Authorization Number. When delivered products are
returned to Secure Care, they must be accompanied by a
Return Authorization Number. Buyer shall be responsible for
all costs and expenses relating to the return of such
delivered products and shall pay Secure Care a restocking
fee equal to 15% of the original gross price and charges for
such delivered products. Buyer shall retain title and risk
of loss of all delivered products which are returned under
this Section 8.B until they are accepted in writing by
Secure Care at its manufacturing facility in Concord, New
Hampshire. Buyer shall also pay all costs of shipping,
storage and other charges and obligations relating to the
return of such delivered products until they are accepted in
writing by Secure Care at its manufacturing facility in
Concord, New Hampshire. Issuance of a Return Authorization
Number by Secure Care will not constitute an admission that
there is a problem with the Products being returned, that
any problem is covered by warranty or that Secure Care has
any responsibility to repair, replace, make refund for or
pay claims, costs, damages or liabilities connected with the
Products being returned.
9. Warranty.
A. Subject to the
limitations of this Section 9 and Secure Care's General
Product Warranty Statement (as amended from time to time by
Secure Care in its absolute discretion) and unless a
different period is specified in writing by Secure Care for
a particular product, Secure Care warrants to Buyer that
each Product (subject to Secure Care's specified tolerances
and excluding any expendable items) sold by Secure Care to
Buyer shall conform to the specifications which accompany
such Product for a period of one (1) year from the date of
delivery of that Product as defined in Section 6.B above.
This warranty does not extend to and is not for the benefit
of any person other than Secure Care's Distributor, any
sub-distributor thereof and/or the customer to whom this
Product is first provided for use, by Secure Care, its
Distributor or any sub-distributor thereof.
B. IF YOU PURCHASE COMPUTER
HARDWARE THROUGH SECURE CARE AND REQUEST THAT SECURE CARE
SOFTWARE BE INSTALLED AND TESTED ON THAT HARDWARE AT THE
FACTORY, SECURE CARE WARRANTS ONLY THAT THE HARDWARE AND THE
SOFTWARE PACKAGES WERE INSTALLED, SET-UP AND TESTED PRIOR TO
SHIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL SECURE CARE PRODUCT MANUALS
AND THAT, AT THE TIME THE HARDWARE AND THE SOFTWARE PACKAGES
WERE FINALLY INSPECTED AT THE FACTORY, THEY WERE PERFORMING
(SUBJECT TO SECURE CARE’S SPECIFIED TOLERANCES) IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECURE CARE’S SPECIFICATIONS. SECURE CARE
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEFECTS IN OR PROBLEMS
CAUSED BY THE HARDWARE, ALL CLAIMS FOR WHICH MUST BE MADE TO
THE HARDWARE MANUFACTURER AND/OR VENDOR. SECURE CARE
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT
TO THE HARDWARE AND/OR ITS USE WITH OR OPERATION IN THE
SECURE CARE SYSTEM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SECURE
CARE ALSO DISCLAIMS ALL OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE
HARDWARE AND/OR ITS USE WITH OR OPERATION IN THE SECURE CARE
SYSTEM THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE ARISE OR BE IMPLIED FROM THE
FACT THAT SUCH HARDWARE CARRIES SECURE CARE’S LOGO OR NAME
OR ANY OTHER TRADEMARK, SERVICE MARK OR TRADE NAME USED OR
CLAIMED BY SECURE CARE OR FROM THE DELIVERY OR INSTALLATION
OF THE HARDWARE WITH SECURE CARE SOFTWARE, PARTS AND/OR
PRODUCTS OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE IN TRADE. ALL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, LABELING AND
WARNING OF HIDDEN DEFECTS OR DANGERS IN THE HARDWARE AND/OR
ITS USE WITH AND OPERATION IN THE SECURE CARE SYSTEM RESTS
EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE HARDWARE MANUFACTURER AND/OR VENDOR,
AND ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, DAMAGES OR LIABILITIES ARISING FROM
THE HARDWARE AND/OR ITS USE WITH OR OPERATION IN THE SECURE
CARE SYSTEM SHALL BE MADE SOLELY AGAINST THE HARDWARE
MANUFACTURER AND/OR VENDOR.
C. EXCEPT AS STATED IN
SECTIONS 9.A. AND 9.B ABOVE, SECURE CARE DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE WHOLE OR
ANY PART OF THE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SECURE
CARE ALSO DISCLAIMS ALL OBLIGATIONS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE
ARISE OR BE IMPLIED FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE IN
TRADE.
10. Limitations of
Liability.
A. REGARDLESS OF THE FORM
OF ANY CLAIM OR ACTION, SECURE CARE'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO ALL
PERSONS, WHETHER SINGLY OR TOGETHER, FOR ALL OCCURRENCES
COMBINED, FOR CLAIMS, COSTS, DAMAGES OR LIABILITIES BASED ON
ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH
ANY QUOTATION, PURCHASE ORDER (EITHER ACCEPTED OR NOT), AND
ANY OTHER AGREEMENT, UNDERTAKING OR OBLIGATION BETWEEN
SECURE CARE AND BUYER, OR THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION,
PROMOTION, SALE, INSTALLATION, SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE,
OPERATION, SERVICING, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY PRODUCTS, OR
FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PROVIDING
SUCH PRODUCTS, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AGGREGATE PRICE (WITHOUT
INTEREST) PAID TO SECURE CARE BY BUYER FOR SUCH PRODUCTS.
B. IN NO EVENT SHALL SECURE
CARE BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF
PROFITS OR LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCTS OR ANY EQUIPMENT, OR
FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY,
PUNITIVE, MULTIPLE OR OTHER DAMAGES, ARISING FROM OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, PROMOTION,
SALE, INSTALLATION, SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION,
SERVICING, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY OF THE PRODUCTS OR FROM
OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PROVIDING OR
DELIVERING SUCH PRODUCTS.
C. IN NO EVENT SHALL SECURE
CARE BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, DAMAGES OR
LIABILITIES CAUSED BY: (I) BUYER'S FAILURE TO PERFORM ITS
OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES; (II) IMPROPER OR DEFECTIVE
PROMOTION, DISTRIBUTION, SALE, INSTALLATION, SUPPORT,
MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, SERVICING, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY
PRODUCTS, INCLUDING WORK PERFORMED WITHOUT SECURE CARE'S
PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, BY A
PERSON WHO HAS NOT SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED SECURE CARE
TECHNICAL TRAINING, OR IN A MANNER NOT CONSISTENT WITH
SECURE CARE TECHNICAL TRAINING; (III) SUPPLY OF ANY PRODUCTS
BY BUYER FOR USE IN, OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCTS IN, ANY
SYSTEM OR CONFIGURATION NOT DESIGNED TO SECURE CARE
STANDARDS OR IN WHICH BUYER OR ANY THIRD PARTY HAS
SUBSTITUTED MATERIALS AND/OR GOODS NOT SPECIFIED BY SECURE
CARE; OR (IV) DETERIORATION OF THE PRODUCTS DURING STORAGE.
D. BUYER AGREES TO
INDEMNIFY AND HOLD SECURE CARE HARMLESS FROM ALL CLAIMS,
COSTS, DAMAGES AND LIABILITIES ASSERTED BY ANYONE FOR ANY
DAMAGES THAT ARE EXCLUDED AND WAIVED, OR ARE INTENDED TO BE
EXCLUDED AND WAIVED, BY THIS SECTION 10, OR WHICH ARE
IMPOSED BY LAW ON BEHALF OF BUYER OR ANYONE CLAIMING THROUGH
BUYER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY RELATIONSHIP OR TRANSACTION
BETWEEN SECURE CARE AND BUYER, BUT WHICH ARE NOT EXPRESSLY
STATED IN THESE STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.
E. The exclusions, waivers
and limitations on claims, costs, damages and liabilities
and any rights of indemnification set forth in this Section
10 shall be enforceable to the maximum extent allowed by law
and shall not be expanded or negated in any respect by
Secure Care's operation of a "Help Line" to receive and
respond to telephone or dial-in inquiries about its
Products, by any communications through that "Help Line" or
by any actions taken by anyone following communications with
Secure Care over such "Help Line." Buyer shall undertake all
actions permitted or required by any laws and
government-imposed rules or regulations to ensure that the
exclusions, waivers and limitations on claims, costs,
damages and liabilities and any rights of indemnification
set forth in this Section 10 are enforceable. Buyer shall
immediately inform Secure Care if Buyer becomes aware that
any of the exclusions, waivers or limitations on claims,
costs, damages, and liabilities or any rights of
indemnification set forth in this Section 10 may not be
enforceable or that claims may be made or have been made by
a third party against either Secure Care or Buyer.
11. Compliance with
Law.
Buyer covenants that its
activities shall comply with all applicable laws and
government-imposed rules and regulations. In particular, but
without limitation, Buyer shall obtain all licenses,
permits, approvals and fire alarm test verifications which
are necessary or advisable in connection with the promotion,
distribution, sale, installation, support, maintenance,
servicing and use of the Products.
12. Government
Contract Provision.
A. All Secure Care software
and related documentation are "commercial computer software"
or "commercial computer software documentation." Pursuant to
FAR 12.212(a) and/or DFARS ¶ 227.7202-1(a), and in the
absence of a written agreement to the contrary signed by
Secure Care, Buyer and the U.S. Government, the U.S.
Government's rights with respect to such software and
documentation will be limited by these Standard Terms and
Conditions of Sale
B. For purposes of this
Section 12, the term "Technical Data" shall have the same
meaning as it does in the Federal Acquisition Regulations.
Buyer may provide the Technical Data to the U.S. Government
or any agency thereof only if its agreement with the U.S.
Government or any agency thereof specifically provides that
the U.S. Government or any agency thereof will obtain the
Technical Data with "Limited Rights." Buyer shall assure
that all Technical Data is appropriately labeled to protect
such rights.
13. Governing Law.
These Standard Terms and
Conditions of Sale (and any quotation or Purchase Order),
and all questions arising out of or relating to them, shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New Hampshire, without giving effect to the
conflict of laws provisions thereof, and excluding the
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods, the 1974 Convention on the Limitation Period
in the International Sale of Goods (the "1974 Convention"),
and the Protocol amending the 1974 Convention, done at
Vienna April 11, 1980.
14. Severability and
Remedies.
The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision of these Standard Terms
and Conditions of Sale (and of any quotation or Purchase
Order) shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision thereof.
15. Waiver.
None of these Standard
Terms and Conditions of Sale may be waived except in writing
signed by Secure Care. A waiver on one or more occasions of
any of these Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale shall not
constitute or be deemed to be a waiver of these Terms and
Conditions of Sale on any other occasion. No delay or
failure of a party to exercise any right or remedy under
these Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale will operate as
a waiver thereof; no failure to enforce or insist upon
compliance with any provision of these Standard Terms and
Conditions of Sale on any one occasion shall be deemed to be
a waiver of the party's right to do so on another occasion;
and no course of dealing between the parties will constitute
a waiver, alteration, limitation or expansion of any of the
parties' rights and obligations under these Standard Terms
and Conditions of Sale.
16. Notices.
All notices and
communications required or permitted to be provided under
these Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale shall either be
delivered personally, sent by reputable overnight delivery
service (such as Federal Express or DHL) or sent by
telecopy, with confirmation of receipt, to the addresses
provided by each party in writing from time to time or to
the then current fax number of the intended recipient.
Notices shall be deemed to be received on the date of
personal delivery, one day after deposit with a reputable
overnight delivery service or, if sent by telecopy, upon
return of confirmation of receipt. Either party may change
its address for notice purposes by sending a written notice
of change in accordance with this Section 16.
17. Additional or
Inconsistent Terms.
Any term or condition of
any Purchase Order or of any other document that is provided
to Secure Care by Buyer which is in any way different from,
inconsistent with or in addition to these Standard Terms and
Conditions of Sale will not become a part of any contract
between Secure Care and Buyer or be binding upon Secure
Care, regardless of whether Secure Care specifically advises
Buyer that it will not. To the extent that these Standard
Terms and Conditions of Sale are part of an acceptance by
Secure Care of an offer by Buyer, that acceptance is
expressly conditioned upon Buyer's agreement to these
Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale. Secure Care shall
have no obligation to note any difference between these
Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale and any additional or
modified terms contained in any communication from Buyer,
and Secure Care's failure to object to any such additional
or modified terms will not constitute a waiver of any of
these Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale or an acceptance
of any such additional or modified terms. Buyer may not
condition any acceptance of delivery or retention of the
Products upon the waiver or modification of any of these
Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale. In addition to all
other factors, any act of control or retention over the
Products which is exercised by Buyer after delivery shall
constitute a confirmation by Buyer that only these Terms and
Conditions of Sale apply to the transaction.
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