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Terms And Conditions |
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Terms
and Conditions for Purchase
1. Acceptance:
If applicable, Seller acknowledges that the
terms and conditions of this purchase order
are subject to its existing Agreement for Purchase
of Goods and/or Services with Sohar Aluminium
Company LLC ("Buyer") . In the absence
of such an existing Agreement between Buyer
and Seller, acceptance of the offer represented
by Buyer’s purchase order is expressly
limited to this Terms and Conditions of Purchase.
Signing and returning the acknowledgment copy
of the purchase order or, in any event, commencement
of performance shall constitute unconditional
acceptance of the purchase order. If Buyer does
not receive Seller’s acceptance of the
purchase order, Buyer shall be free to terminate
the order at no cost. Any additional or different
terms in Seller’s forms are hereby expressly
rejected. |
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2. Specifications:
All products and/or services furnished
under this purchase order must comply with any
applicable specification of Buyer unless Seller
has obtained Buyer’s prior written permission
to make changes. In the event that there is
a conflict between Seller’s published
specification and Buyer’s specification,
Seller agrees to immediately advise Buyer in
writing and proceed with this order on th e
basis of Buyer’s specification. |
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3. Price:
Prices shall be fixed as specified in this order
and are inclusive of any additional taxes, customs
duties, clearances and other charges, and the
costs of packaging, delivery, storage, off -loading
and insurance. Invoices hereunder shall be issued
by Seller upon shipment of products or completion
of services, unless mutually agreed in writing
otherwise. All payments for invoices properly
rendered shall be made within 30 days from date
of receipt of invoice from Seller. Payment of
an invoice does not prelude our right to check
and object to invoices. Seller agrees that any
price reduction made in products or services
covered by this order subsequent to the placement
of this order will be applicable to this order.
If not specified otherwise, prices include shipment
. Buyer shall be entitled to set off monies
due to Seller from any claims that Buyer may
have against Seller. |
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4. Changes:
Buyer may, at no charge, request rescheduling
of the d elivery of any order for products and/or
services. Buyer reserves the right at any time
to make changes in drawings, designs, specifications,
quantities and delivery schedules as to any
products and/or services covered by this order.
Any differences in price or time for performance
resulting from such changes shall be equitably
adjusted, agreed to by Buyer in advance and
shown on a supplemental purchase order. |
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5. Delivery:
Time is of the essence. Deliveries of products
or services ordered hereunder are to be made
both in the quantities and at the times specified
by this order. Buyer shall have the right, at
no charge to Buyer, to cancel this order if
shipment or performance is not made in accordance
with such schedules for quantities or time periods. |
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6. Force Majeure:
Seller shall not be liable for delays in or
failure to deliver to the extent such delay
or failure is due to causes beyond its reasonable
control and which were not foreseeable, provided
written notification of excusable delay is given
to Buye r within ten (10) days of the occurrence
causing same. In such event, Buyer may, in addition
to any other rights granted herein or under
the law, terminate this order, in whole or in
part, without liability on account thereof.
Notwithstanding the above, whenever an actual
or potential labor dispute delays or threatens
to delay the timely performance of this order,
Seller will immediately notify Buyer of such
dispute and furnish all relevant details. |
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7. Title and Risk
of Loss:
Title to and risk of loss or damage to, the
products and/or services shall transfer to Buyer
at the time Seller delivers and Buyer accepts
the products and/or services. |
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8. Inspection:
Payment for the products or services furnished
hereunder shall not constitute acceptance thereof.
All products and/or services are subject to
Buyer’s inspection at the source if deemed
necessary by Buyer (or required by government
regulation ). If any of the products or services
are found at any time to be defective in design,
material or workmanship, or ot herwise not in
conformity with the requirements of this order,
Buyer in addition to any other rights which
it may have under warranties or otherwise, shall
have the right to rejec t and return such products
and/or services at Seller’s expense. Such
products and/or services shall not be replaced
without Buyer’s prior written authorization. |
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9. Warranties:
Seller represents and warrants that all products
and services covered by this order are merchantable,
free from defects in design, material and workmanship,
are suitable for the purpose intended, whether
express or implied, and conform to specifications,
instructions, drawings, data, samples and other
descriptions furnished by Buyer for a period
of 12 months from the time of acceptance of
delivery as per Clau se 7.
Seller warrants that all services shall be performed
in a professional and workmanlike manner in
accordance with standard industry practice.
Seller further warrants that it has good and
warrantable title to the products and services.
In the event of any failure to meet any of these
warranties,
Buyer may, in addition to any other rights it
may have, at its option,
(i) return the defective products
or services to Seller at Seller’s risk
of loss, damage and expense
(ii) repair, repurchase or
replace for itself all products and/or services
failing to meet the above warranties. All costs
incurred during this process of repair, repurchase
or replacement of Seller’s products or
services shall be charged to and borne by Seller.
Seller shall pay any such invoice within thirty
(30) days from receipt. Defective products returned
to Seller shall be repaired or replaced, at
Buyer’s discretion, by Seller at no cost
to Buyer and such repaired or replacement products
shall be shipped to Buyer within ten (10) days
of receipt by Seller of the defective products,
unless otherwise specified by Buyer. |
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10. Gratuities:
Seller warrants that it has not and will not
offer or give to any employee, agent or representative
of Buyer any gratuity with a view toward securing
any business from Buyer. Any breach of this
warranty shall be a material breach of each
and every contract between Buyer and Seller. |
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11.
Intellectual Property Indemnity:
Seller warrants
that the products, delivered to Buyer, do not
infringe any third party prope rty rights. Seller
shall, at its own expense, settle or defend any
claim, suit or action which may be brought against
Buyer or its customers for infringement of patents,
copyrights, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets
and/or other intellectual property rights arising
out of or resulting from the sale and/or use of
any products hereunder. Seller will indemnify
Buyer and hold it harmless from and against any
and all liability, loss, cost, expense or damage
that it may incur by reason of any such claim. |
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Indemnification:
Seller agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless
Buyer from and against any and all loss, damage,
liability, cost and/or expense whatsoever caused
in whole or in part by Seller’s acts or
omissions, including but not limited to, any lo
ss arising from breach of contract or improper
performance by Seller and for damages and/or injuries
which may be incurred by Buyer by virtue of defective
design, material or workmanship in the products
and/or services furnished hereunder. |
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13. Insurance:
Seller shall maintain at all times during the
performance of the contract for Buyer under
the contract which results from the acceptance
of this order, a commercial general liability
insurance including products -completed operations,
contractual liability coverages, bodily injury
and property damage. Seller shall furnish to
Buyer, upon request, an insurance certificate
evidencing the above coverages. |
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14. Confidential Information:
All of the information belonging to or supplied
by or on behalf of Buyer here under is confidential
and/or proprietary and shall be treated as confidential
and/or proprietary. Seller shall not, without
prior written consent of Buyer, use or disclose
any data, designs, drawings, specifications,
know-how or other information belonging to or
supplied by or on behalf of Buyer, except in
performance of orders for Buyer. |
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15. Termination:
Buyer, by written notice, may terminate this
order in whole or in part. In the event this
order is terminated as a result of Seller’s
default, Seller shall be liable for damages,
including the excess cost of procuring similar
items and Buyer shall have the right to offset
any damages against any and all sums owing to
Seller. If this order is terminated for the
convenience of Buyer, Seller shall be compensa
ted proportionately to the extent that products
and/or services have been accepted by Buyer
prior to the effective date of termination.
Other than to this extent, Buyer shall not be
liable to Seller for any damages on account
of its failure to accept all of the products
and/or services ordered. |
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16. Remedies:
The remedies herein reserved shall be cumulative
and additional to any other or further remedies
provided at law. No delay or failure by either
party to exercise or enforce at any time any
right or pro vision in this order shall be considered
a waiver thereof or of such party’s right
thereafter to exercise or enforce each and every
right and provision of this order. To be valid,
waivers shall be in writing but no single waiver
shall constitute a continuing or subsequent
waiver. |
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