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.
Rev:12/05/06