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Terms and Conditions of
Sale Binding effect.
The sale of all new Witkop products is subject to Witkops thirty-day money back
policy. Failure to return such product to Witkop within this thirty-day period constitutes
acceptance of these terms and conditions and all applicable warranties.
Other documents. This sale is subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, on
the face of the invoice, and in all other documents accompanying the purchased product(s)
which are in lieu of and replace any and all terms and conditions set forth in any
documents issued by the customer, including, without limitation, any purchase orders and
any specifications. In case of conflict between the terms and conditions stated here and
those on the face hereof, those on the face hereof shall control. ANY ADDITIONAL,
DIFFERENT, OR CONFLICTING TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON SUCH DOCUMENT ISSUED BY CUSTOMER AT ANY
TIME ARE HEREBY OBJECTED TO BY SELLER, SHALL BE WHOLLY INAPPLICABLE TO ANY SALE MADE
HEREUNDER AND SHALL NOT BE BINDING IN ANY WAY ON SELLER. No waiver or amendment to these
terms and conditions shall be binding on Seller unless made in a writing expressly stating
that it is such a waiver or amendment and signed by Seller.
Definitions. "Software" shall mean such software programs provided by
Seller in machine readable object, printed, or interpreted form; "Product" or
"Product(s)" shall mean any configuration of hardware and software, including
documentation, sold or licensed to the customer. "Seller" shall mean the Seller
of the Product(s).
Acceptance. All Product orders placed by customer with Seller are subject to
acceptance by Seller.
Payment. Customer shall pay Seller for all charges listed on Sellers invoice,
including all shipping and handling charges. Unless otherwise stated on the face hereof,
all payments shall be due upon receipt of invoice. On any amounts not paid when due,
customer agrees to pay interest at the rate of 1-1/2% per month (18% per year) or, if such
rate is in excess of the rate allowed by law, then customer agrees to pay the highest rate
allowed by law. In addition, customer agrees to pay all costs of collection, including
costs of litigation and reasonable attorneys fees. Seller reserves the right to
obtain a security interest in the Products sold to customer, and in proceeds thereof,
until payment is made in full by customer. Customer agrees to execute financing statements
and other instruments at Sellers request. A $15.00 collection fee will be charged
for all dishonored checks.
Taxes. Unless otherwise stated on the face hereof, stated prices do not include any
customs duties, sales, use, value added, excise, federal, state, local or other taxes. All
such duties or taxes shall be paid by customer, or, in lieu thereof, customer shall
provide Seller with an appropriate tax exemption certificate.
Title. Title to Products passes from Seller to customer upon shipment from
Sellers facility. Title to Software remains with the applicable licensor(s).
Returns and adjustments. No Product may be returned for any reason without the
prior approval of Seller. All returns shall be delivered or shipped with shipment prepaid
to Sellers facility in the original packaging or equivalent, together with a dated
proof of purchase (including invoice) and a returned material authorization (RMA) number.
All costs incurred in returning Product(s) to Witkop, including insurance, duties or other
fees must be paid by Customer. The RMA number may be requested from (1-954-467-3143) and
should be written on the outside of the shipping container. Customer shall be responsible
for all shipping charges and shall assume all risk of loss or damage to Product while in
transit to Seller. If you return parts or systems to Witkop either: (i) without prior
authorization from Witkop; or (ii) beyond the period prescribed by Witkop for such return;
or (iii) without an RMA number written on the outside of the shipping container; or (iv)
without proper packaging, Witkop retains the right to refuse delivery of such return and
charge you the retail price of such parts or systems at the time the parts or systems were
shipped to you (as determined by Witkop) plus a charge of $60 to cover Witkop's collection
and handling costs. In the event a customer fails to return parts or systems to Witkop
within the required time period, Witkop retains the right to: (i) charge the customer the
retail price of such parts or systems at the time the parts or systems were shipped to the
customer (as determined by Witkop) plus a charge of $60 to cover Witkop's collection and
handling costs, (ii) charge the customer for any other collection or legal expenses
incurred by Witkop due to such failure to return (iii) inactivate the customers
account until such payment is made. While a customer's account is inactivated, Witkop
shall not provide that customer with technical support or customer and warranty service.
In all cases, the return by Seller to customer of money due to the return by customer of
Product will not include the return of shipping and handling charges. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SELLER REFUND SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES TO THE CUSTOMER.
Upgrades/downgrades. The price of upgrades or downgrades is set forth in
Sellers price list. Seller will issue a credit to customer for the return of the
parts being replaced from the system(s) being upgraded or downgraded. Seller must receive
such original parts within thirty (30) days of the date Seller ships such parts for
customer to receive such credit. Upgrades and downgrades are only available on new
Product(s) purchased from Witkop and only for the first thirty (30) days after shipment.
Force majeure. Seller shall not be liable for any delay in performance directly or
indirectly caused by or resulting from acts of nature, fire, flood, accident, riot, war,
government intervention, embargoes, strikes, labor difficulties, equipment failure, late
deliveries by suppliers or other difficulties which are beyond the control, and without
the fault or gross negligence of Seller. Quantities are subject to availability. In the
event of production difficulties or Product shortages, Seller may allocate sales and
deliveries at its sole discretion.
Component resale. Customer shall not engage in the business of reselling components
purchased from Seller, or remove components from Product for resale, except upon express
prior written authorization of Seller.
Limited Warranty. UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY AGREED TO IN WRITING BY SELLER,
SELLER MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS
SET FORTH IN THE LIMITED WARRANTY DOCUMENTS PROVIDED WITH THE SELLERS PRODUCT(S) AND
ALSO AVAILABLE FROM SELLER ON ITS WEB PAGE (http://www.trianet.net/~witkop), OR BY CALLING
(1-954-467-3143).
Any claim against Seller must be made within the applicable warranty period and Seller has
no liability thereafter. All warranties cover only defects arising under normal use and do
not include malfunctions or failure resulting from misuse, abuse, neglect, alteration,
problems with electrical power, usage not in accordance with product instructions, acts of
nature, unusual temperatures or humidity, improper installation, or damage determined by
Witkop to have been caused by the customer, or repairs made by anyone other than Witkop,
Witkop-qualified third-party service providers, or you with the assistance of Witkop
technical support. Witkop reserves the right to substitute functionally equivalent new or
serviceable reconditioned products for products replaced under warranty. Witkop's
responsibility under its limited warranties is limited to repair or replacement, either of
which may be selected by Witkop at its sole discretion. Any parts replaced by Seller
become the property of Seller. All limited warranties granted on Products are to the
initial customer end-user and are non-transferable. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold
seller harmless from all claims, judgments, liabilities, expenses, or costs arising from
customers breach of these terms and conditions of sale and/or acts or omissions.
Customer is responsible for backing-up customers hard drive or other device
containing data prior to forwarding same for repair or replacement. SELLER WILL NOT BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR DATA LOST ON CUSTOMERS HARD DRIVE OR OTHER DEVICE DURING THE COURSE
OF SHIPMENT, REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT.
Critical components. Sellers Products are not authorized for use as critical
components in life support devices or systems without the express prior written approval
of the President of Seller. Life-support devices or systems are those which are intended
to support or sustain life and whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to
result in a significant injury to the use |