TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF SALE
1. PURCHASE
ORDER ACCEPTANCE. THE TERMS OF SALE CONTAINED HEREIN APPLY TO
ALL QUOTATIONS MADE AND PURCHASE ORDERS ENTERED INTO BY OUTPOST
SENTINEL UNLESS THERE IS ANOTHER WRITTEN, SIGNED AGREEMENT COVERING
SALES BETWEEN OUTPOST SENTINEL AND BUYER. SOME OF THE TERMS SET
OUT HERE MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE IN BUYER’S PURCHASE ORDER
AND SOME MAY BE NEW. THIS ACCEPTANCE IS CONDITIONAL ON BUYER’S
ASSENT TO THE TERMS SET OUT HEREIN IN LIEU OF THOSE IN BUYER’S
PURCHASE ORDER OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT, AND IS A REJECTION OF ANY
SUCH PRIOR TERMS. ACCEPTANCE OF PRODUCTS CONSTITUTES ASSENT TO
THESE EXCLUSIVE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE. OUTPOST SENTINEL’S
FAILURE TO OBJECT TO RPOVISIONS CONTAINED IN ANY COMMUNICATION
FROM BUYER SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED
HEREIN. ANY CHANGES IN THE TERMS CONTAINED HEREIN MUST SPECIFICALLY
BE AGREED TO IN WRITING BY AN OFFICER OF OUTPOST SENTINEL BEFORE
BECOMING BINDING ON EITHER OUTPOST SENTINEL OR THE BUYER. All
orders or contract must be approved and accepted by OUTPOST SENTINEL
at its home office. Purchase orders may not be cancelled or changed
except by fifteen (20) week day’s prior written notice.
2. PRICES.
Except as otherwise specified by OUTPOST SENTINEL, all billings
for products and services will be at the price indicated by OUTPOST
SENTINEL’s. The prices for standard products will be reviewed
from time to time. Non-standard items are sold on a built to order,
non-cancelable, non-returnable basis. All prices will be quoted
and billed exclusive of federal, state and local excise sales
and similar taxes.
3. TERMS OF
PAYMENT. Unless otherwise agreed, items are thirty (30) days net
from date of invoice subject to approval by OUTPOST SENTINEL of
amount and terms of credit. OUTPOST SENTINEL reserves the right
to require payment in advance or C.O.D. and otherwise to modify
credit terms. Any amounts owing to OUTPOST SENTINEL shall accrue
interest at the rate of 1% per 30-day period. OUTPOST SENTINEL
may accept partial payment in an amount less that the full amount
of any Invoice, but such acceptance shall not constitute a waiver
of OUTPOST SENTINEL’s right to collect the balance or accord
and satisfaction, notwithstanding OUTPOST SENTINEL’s endorsement
of a check or other instrument. If, in the judgment of OUTPOST
SENTINEL, the financial condition of Buyer at any time does not
justify continuance of production or shipment within the terms
of payment originally specified, OUTPOST SENTINEL may stop production
and charge Buyer an appropriate cancellation fee and/or require
full or partial payment in advance. Products held for Buyer shall
be at the risk and expense of Buyer. Buyer agrees that OUTPOST
SENTINEL retains a purchase money security interest in all Products
sold by OUTPOST SENTINEL to Buyer and to all Products now or hereafter
acquired by Buyer and to any proceeds thereof until the purchase
price and any other charges due to OUTPOST SENTINEL. Shall have
been paid in full. Buyer agrees to execute any financing statements
or other documents as OUTPOST SENTINEL may request in order to
protect OUPOST SENTINEL’s security interest. Upon any default
by Buyer hereunder, OUTPOST SENTINEL shall have all rights and
remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code,
which rights and remedies shall be cumulative and not exclusive.
4. TITLE AND
DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE OF PRODUCTS. Unless otherwise instructed
in writing, OUTPOST SENTINEL shall ship F.O.B. OUTPOST SENTINEL
by method, which it deems most advantageous. Transportation will
be collect, or if prepaid, will be subsequently billed to Buyer.
Title shall pass to Buyer and OUTPOST SENTINEL’s liability
as to delivery shall cease on delivery of products to carrier
at OUPOST SENTINEL’s facility, regardless of any provisions
for payment of freight or insurance or the form of shipping documents.
Risk of loss or damage in transit will rest with Buyer. All claims
for loss or damage must be filed with the carrier. Claims against
OUTPOST SENTINEL for shortages shall be waived unless made within
ten (10) days after delivery of shipment to Buyer. All shipping
dates and quantities are approximate. OUTPOST SENTINEL will use
reasonable efforts to fill all orders according to the agreed
schedule and quantity. OUTPOST SENTINEL shall not be responsible
for any failure to perform resulting from unforeseen circumstances
or causes beyond OUPOST SENTINEL’s reasonable control. All
products are deemed accepted thirty (30) days after delivery Revocation
of acceptance of substantial nonconformity must be made in writing
and must be made within sixty (60) days of delivery.
5. LIMITED
WARRANTY AND SOLE REMEDY. OUPOST SENTINEL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE,
USAGE OF TRADE OR COURSE OF CONDUCT AND DISCLAIMS THE SAME EXCEPT
AS FOLLOWS:
HARDWARE FOR
ALL HARDWARE PRODUCTS OTHER THAN THOSE DESIGNATED AS “END
OF LIFE” (EOL), OUTPOST SENTINEL warrants to the original
purchaser that its hardware Product is free of defect in design,
materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date
of delivery of a new Product. OUTPOST SENTINEL (or its authorized
repair center), at its option, will repair or replace, at the
business location of OUTPOST SENTINEL each part of the Product,
which is proven to the satisfaction of OUTPOST SENTINEL to have
been defective in design, material or workmanship. This warranty
shall not apply to any part of the Product, which, in the judgment
of OUPOST SENTINEL, has been subjected to misuse, negligence,
alteration, accident, improper maintenance, or damage by excessive
physical or electrical stress. Adjustment of the Product where
warning labels, and operation manuals warn against such adjustments
will void this warranty. This warranty is void if the unit has
been opened or tampered with or the serial number of the Product
has been defaced, altered, or removed. This warranty does not
apply to expendable components such as fuses or bulbs. Repair
and replacement parts will be furnished on an exchange basis and
may be either reconditioned or new. All replaced parts or products
become the property of OUTPOST SENTINEL. THE SOLE REMEDY FOR BREACH
OF LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE
PRODUCT AT THE OPTION OF OUTPOST SENTINEL.
SOFTWARE –
OUTPOST SENTINEL warrants that for a period of ninety (90) days
from the date of delivery to you as evidenced by a copy of your
receipt, the disks on which the program is furnished will under
normal use be free from defects in materials and workmanship and
the program under normal use will perform substantially in accordance
with the documentation without significant errors that make it
unusable. OUTPOST SENTINEL’s entire liability and your exclusive
remedy under this limited warranty (which is subject to you returning
the program to OUTPOST SENTINEL or an authorized dealer with a
copy of your receipt) will be, at OUTPOST SENTINEL’s option,
to attempt to correct or help you around errors with efforts that
OUTPOST SENTINEL believes suitable to the problem, to replace
the program or disks with the functionally equivalent software
of disks, as applicable, or to refund the purchase price and terminate
this agreement. No OUTPOST SENTINEL dealer, distributor, agent
or employee is authorized to modify this warranty. OUPOST SENTINEL
does not warrant that the functions contained in the programs
will be uninterrupted or error-free. You assume the responsibility
for the selection of the programs and hardware to achieve your
intended results and for the installation, use and results obtained
from the programs. THE SOLE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF LIMITED WARRANTY
SHSALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AT OUPOST SENTINEL’S
SOLE OPTION.
GENERAL –
To quality for the warranty above, the original purchaser must
follow this procedure: 1. OUTPOST SENTINEL must be notified in
writing within thirty (30) days of the date that the defect is
discovered. OUPOST SENTINEL will then issue a Return Material
Authorization (RMA) Number which the purchaser must include with
all correspondence and display on the outside of the shipping
container when returning the product. 2. All Products must be
shipped freight and insurance prepaid, in the original shipping
container, or in a container providing equal or better protection,
with the Return Material Authorization Number displayed on the
outside of the container in a prominent manner. 3. A written description
of the defect together with a copy of your receipt or other proof
of purchase and the name of the dealer which sold you OUTPOST
SENTINEL product must be shipped with the Product. OUTPOST SENTINEL
will return a Product, which qualifies under this warranty freight
and insurance, prepaid. OUTPOST SENTINEL will repair or replace
Products which do not qualify under the terms of this warranty
at the option of the purchaser, in which case the purchaser will
pay the cost of repair, and return freight and insurance. THIS
LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS
EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY AND ALL OTHER LIABILITIES OF OUTPOST
SENTINEL ALL OF WHICH ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. IN NON EVENT WILL
OUTPOST BE LIABLE OFR DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS
OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OR
THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USSE THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF COMTROL OR
AN QUTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OR THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY
GIBES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS
THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE (U.S.) OR IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY.
6. INDEMNITY.
Buyer shall indemnify, defend and hold OUTPOST SENTINEL harmless
against all expense, damages, costs or losses, including attorney’s
fees, resulting from any suit or proceeding brought for infringement
of copyright, patent, trademarks or other intellectual property
rights or for unfair competition arising from compliance with
Buyer’s design, specifications or instructions. With respect
to products manufactured solely to OUTPOST SENTINEL’s design
and specifications, OUTPOST SENTINEL may, at OUTPOST SENTINEL's
sole option, obtain a right to use the product, defend or settle
on terms acceptable to OUTPOST SENTINEL, any suit or proceeding
brought against Buyer so far as based on a claim that such products
or any parts thereof furnished hereunder constitute an infringement
of any United States copyright, United States patent or United
States mask work rights, if notified promptly of such claim in
writing and given authority, information and assistance in the
defense of same, and pay all damages and costs awarded therein
against Buyer, or refund Buyer’s purchase price for the
infringing products. OUTPOST SENTINEL assumes no liability, consequential
or otherwise, for and Buyer agrees to hold OUTPOST SENTINEL harmless
against infringement of patent claims covering completed equipment
or any assembly, circuit, combination, method or provisions of
this paragraph which exceed the aggregate sum paid to OUTPOST
SENTENL by Buyer for the purchase of the allegedly infringing
pr9oducts or parts. THE FOREGOING STATES THE ENTIRE WARRANTY BY
OUTPOST SENTINEL AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF BUYER WITH RESPECT
TO ANY ALLEGED COPYRIGHT, PATENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHT INFRINGEMENT BY SUCH PRODUCTS OR PARTS. NO COSTS OR EXPENSES
UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL IN ANY EVENT BE INCURRED FOR THE ACCOUNT
OF OUTPOST SENTINEL WITHOUT ITS PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT. Sale of
Products or any part thereof does not convey to Buyer any license,
express or by implication, estoppels or otherwise, under any patent
or patent claim or other intellectual property right with respect
to which OUTPOST SENTINEL can grant licenses covering completed
equipment, or any assembly, circuit combination, method or process
in which any such products are used as components (notwithstanding
the fact that such products may have been designed for use in
or may only be useful in such patented equipment, assembly, circuit,
combination, method or process, and that such products may have
been purchased and sold for such use). OUTPOST SENTINEL expressly
reserves all rights under such patent or patent claim or other
intellectual property right.
7. PROPERTY
RIGHTS. The design, development or manufacture by OUTPOST SENTINEL
of a product for Buyer shall not be deemed to product a work made
for hire and shall not give to Buyer any copyright interest in
the product or any interest in all or any portion of the patent,
trademark, mask works, copyright, or other intellectual property
rights relating to the product. All such rights shall remain the
property of OUTPOST SENTINEL. No license, express or implied with
regard to any trademark, trade secret, patent or copyright of
OUTPOST SENTINEL or its affiliated companies is granted to Buyer
under this agreement. Software is licensed for use only. All rights
reserved.
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INDEPENDENTLY OF ANY OTHER
LIMITATION HEREOF AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PURPOSE OF SUCH
LIMITATION IS SERVED, IT IS AGREED THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL OUTPOST
SENTINEL BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OF INDIRECT
DAMAGES OR ATTORNEY’S FEES FOR ANY REASON AND UPON ANY CAUSE
OF ACTION WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE. OUTPOST SENTINEL’S
LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TIO THE AMOUNT OF THE ACTUAL PURCHASE
PRICE FOR THE PRODUCTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION. OUTPOST SENTINEL shall have no obligations to hold
any information received from Buyer hereunder in confidence unless
such information is covered by a separately negotiated non-disclosure
agreement, which is reduced to writing and signed by both parties.
8. GOVERNING
LAW; SEVERABILITY; MISCELLANEOUS. These terms and conditions of
sale shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota and
constitute the entire agreement of Artist and Buyer. Any provisions
hereof which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or jurisdiction and forum of any state or federal
court within the State of Minnesota and waives any right to contest
the same or to assert the same as an inconvenient forum. No action
against either party for breach hereof shall be commenced more
than two (2) years after the accrual of the cause of action. The
Buyer shall not assign this order or any interest therein or any
rights there under without the prior written consent of OUTPOST
SENTINEL. The products purchased or to be purchased hereunder
are licensable under U.S. law. Diversion contrary to U.S. law
is prohibited. In the event of a default of Buyer under this Agreement,
including default for non-payment for Products, Buyer shall be
responsible for all reasonable costs of enforcement and collection,
including reasonable attorney’s fees, whether or not suit
is brought to enforce this Agreement. Buyer must obtain export
licenses at Buyer’s cost.
9. MODIFICATIONS.
No addition to or deletion from, nor any modifications of these
terms and conditions of sale shall be binding upon OUTPOST SENTINEL
unless acknowledged and accepted in writing by an officer of OUTPOST
SENTINEL. Any change made by OUTPOST SENTINEL will be deemed accepted
by Buyer unless within ten (10) days from notice of such change
Buyer notifies OUTPOST SENTINEL of Buyer’s exception of
such change. A waiver by OUTPOST SENTINEL of any default of any
of the terms and conditions of sale shall not be deemed to be
a continuing waiver of any other default or of any other of these
terms and condition of sale, but shall apply solely to the instance
to which the waiver is directed. |