
Terms And Conditions For Access And Use Of netMercury Websites The
netMercury website (the "Website") is an online sales service provided by
netMercury, Inc. Both your access to the Website and your use of it are subject
to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below, including all
exhibits hereto. Please examine this document carefully before accessing or
using the Website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be legally
bound by the terms and conditions set forth below. You may not access or use the
Website should you not want to be bound by these terms and conditions. This
Agreement may be modified at any time, and any such modification shall be
effective immediately upon posting of the modified agreement. By your access to
the Website and your use of it, you agree to periodically review this Agreement
and shall be conclusively bound by any such future modifications. THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH ON THIS FORM (THE "TERMS") AND ANY WRITTEN
AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY BUYER AND NETMERCURY ("AGREEMENT") CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN NETMERCURY ("NETMERCURY") AND BUYER (BUYER). NETMERCURY WILL
NOT BE BOUND BY ANY TERMS ON BUYER'S ORDER OR OTHER FORMS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT
WITH THESE TERMS. ACCEPTANCE BY BUYER OF THESE TERMS MAY BE MADE EITHER (1) BY
WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE, (2) PLACEMENT OF AN ORDER THROUGH THE NETMERCURY ONLINE
ORDERING SYSTEM OR (3) RECEIPT BY BUYER OF DELIVERY OF ANY PRODUCTS FROM
NETMERCURY.
1. Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions. The
entire contents of this Website are copyrighted under the United States
copyright laws. netMercury is the exclusive owner of the copyright. You may
print and download portions of the materials solely for your non-commercial use.
Any other copying, redistribution, publication or retransmission of any portion
of Website material, is strictly prohibited without the express written
permission of netMercury or any third party information provider to the Website.
You agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from any materials
downloaded from the Website. By your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions
you also grant to netMercury the right to use your name and logo in any list of
netMercury's customers as well as in connection with any and all advertising,
marketing and promotional material related thereto. 2. Orders.
The Buyer will submit orders for products
through netMercury's online ordering system for items located on the World Wide
Web at www.netMercury.net ("netMercury System"). These Terms apply to all orders
for Products accepted by netMercury. Acceptance of Buyers order by netMercury
will be made only on the express understanding and condition that insofar as
these Terms conflict with any terms and conditions in Buyer's order, these Terms
shall govern. No order shall be binding upon netMercury until netMercury sends
Buyer confirmation of such order through electronic mail, facsimile, or other
written communication. Buyer understands that netMercury does not manufacture
the products sold to Buyer hereunder ("Products"), but rather obtains such
Products for distribution hereunder through third party suppliers
("Suppliers").
3. Prices, Taxes, Payment. All prices quoted, all
orders accepted, and all billings rendered are exclusive of all federal, state
and local withholding, excise, sales, use and similar taxes, fees, or charges
imposed by any governmental authority on this transaction. Buyer will reimburse
netMercury, even if after the sale, for any such tax, fee or charge, at the time
of sale or thereafter, that netMercury is required to pay. Terms of payment are
net thirty (30) days from the date of invoice. In the event that payment is not
received within such thirty-day period, any unpaid balance shall bear interest
at the rate of l 1/2% per month, or the maximum amount allowed by law, if lower.
The amount of credit may be changed or withdrawn completely by netMercury at
anytime. On any order for which credit is not extended by netMercury, shipment
or delivery shall require, at netMercury's election, cash with order (in whole
or in part), or C.O.D. or sight draft attached to the bill of lading or other
shipping documents, and all costs of collection shall be paid by Buyer. If any
proceeding is brought by or against Buyer under bankruptcy or insolvency laws,
netMercury shall be entitled to cancel any order by Buyer then outstanding. If
at any time or from time to time netMercury shall request Buyer to provide an
appropriately attested representation of Buyer's solvency, Buyer shall provide
an accurate representation thereof and if (i) it shall not be satisfactory to
netMercury or (ii) Buyer shall not have provided it within the time specified by
netMercury, then, in either event, netMercury shall have the right to withhold
deliveries of Products for so long as it shall deem appropriate even if it had
previously agreed to deliver those Products. netMercury shall have the greatest
rights permitted to a seller of goods under the Uniform Commercial
Code.
4. Returns, Changes and Cancellations. Cancellations of (and
changes to) orders for Products, and returns of Products by Buyer, will be
subject to the policies, and change and cancellation fees, of the Supplier. Upon
the request of Buyer, netMercury will use best efforts to inform the Buyer of
the return, change, and cancellation policies of a particular Supplier or to
direct Buyer to the source of such information. In addition, netMercury will use
best efforts to facilitate communication between the Supplier and the Buyer with
respect to returns, changes and cancellations. Buyer agrees to pay all charges,
whether levied by netMercury or Supplier or both, resulting from such changes,
cancellations, and returns, including, without limitation, restocking charges,
storage and shipment costs, costs of producing non-standard materials, costs of
purchasing non-returnable materials, cancellation or change fees imposed by the
Supplier, and any other cost resulting from cancellations, changes or returns
permitted by the Supplier. Buyer has no right to postpone or cancel an order for
Products.
5. Title, Delivery, and Acceptance. All sales are made
F.O.B. the shipping point. Buyer will be responsible for all shipping and
insurance charges, and will reimburse netMercury for all shipping and insurance
costs netMercury incurs. Risk of loss for the Products shall pass to Buyer when
the Products are delivered to a common carrier at the shipping point ("Shipment
Date"). In the event of any default by Buyer, netMercury may decline to make
further shipments without in any way affecting its rights under these Terms.
netMercury will not be charged with any liability for delay or non-delivery of
the Products, when caused by any cause beyond the reasonable control of
netMercury. Unless the parties have otherwise expressly agreed in a separate,
signed writing, the Products will be deemed accepted on the Shipment
Date.
6. Security Interest. Until full payment has been received,
netMercury reserves a purchase money security interest in the Products sold with
the greatest rights permitted by law. Buyer agrees to execute any document
appropriate or necessary to perfect the security interest of netMercury, or in
the alternative, netMercury may file these Terms as a financing statement and/or
chattel mortgage.
7. Use of Products. Some Suppliers provide
material safety data sheets ("MSDS") or other instructions with the Products.
Buyer shall provide the MSDS and instructions to all personnel prior to the
handling and use of the Products by such personnel, and shall ensure that such
personnel use the Products strictly in accordance with the MSDS, the
instructions, and any warnings on the labels of the Products. All chemicals
should be handled only by qualified, trained professionals who are familiar with
the hazards associated with such chemicals.
8. Confidential
Information. "Confidential Information" shall mean any information disclosed
by one party to the other which is marked or identified as "Confidential",
"Proprietary" or in some other manner to indicate its confidential nature, or
information which the receiving party should know that the disclosing party
would reasonably regard as confidential. Each party shall treat as confidential
all Confidential Information of the other party, shall not use such Confidential
Information except as set forth herein, and shall use reasonable efforts not to
disclose such Confidential Information to any third party. Without limiting the
foregoing, each of the parties shall use at least the same degree of care which
it uses to prevent the disclosure of its own confidential information of like
importance to prevent the disclosure of Confidential Information disclosed to it
by the other party under this Agreement. Each party shall promptly notify the
other party of any actual or suspected misuse or unauthorized disclosure of the
other party's Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the above, neither party
shall have liability to the other with regard to any Confidential Information of
the other which the receiving party can prove: (a) was in the public domain at
the time it was disclosed or has entered the public domain through no fault of
the receiving party; (b) was known to the receiving party, without restriction,
at the time of disclosure; (c) is disclosed with the prior written approval of
the disclosing party; (d) was independently developed by the receiving party
without any use of the Confidential Information; (e) became known to the
receiving party, without restriction, from a source other than the disclosing
party, without breach of this Agreement by the receiving party and otherwise not
in violation of the disclosing party's rights; or (f) is disclosed pursuant to
the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or other
governmental body; provided, however, that the receiving party shall provide
prompt notice thereof to the disclosing party to enable the disclosing party to
seek a protective order or otherwise prevent or restrict such disclosure. Breach
of the confidentiality obligations set forth in this Section 8 may cause
irreparable damage and therefore, the injured party shall have the right to
equitable and injunctive relief, and to recover the amount of damages (including
reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such
unauthorized use. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, each party
shall return all tangible Confidential Information received from the other
party. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8, netMercury
will have the right to use, sell, or otherwise distribute aggregated statistical
information regarding Buyer's use of the netMercury System; provided, however,
that netMercury shall not disclose the name or identity of the Buyer, or any
information or data from which such name or identity could reasonably be
discerned.
9. Indemnity. Buyer shall indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless netMercury and the Supplier, and their employees, agents, successors,
officers, and assigns, from any suits, losses, claims, demands, liabilities,
costs and expenses (including attorney and accounting fees) that netMercury or a
Supplier may sustain or incur arising from (a) the Buyer's use of the Products
purchased hereunder, (b) the Buyers failure to comply with any applicable laws
and regulations (including without limitation those regarding the export of
products or technology abroad) or to obtain any licenses or approvals from the
appropriate government agencies necessary to purchase and use the Products, or
(c) the Buyer's breach of any of its obligations set forth in these Terms or in
the Agreement; provided, that netMercury provides Buyer with (i) prompt written
notice of such claim; (ii) control over the defense and settlement of such
claim; and (iii) proper and full information and assistance at Buyer's expense
to settle and/or defend any such claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer
shall not settle any such claim, suit or proceeding without the written consent
of netMercury, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
10. No
Warranty. netMercury provides no warranty with respect to the Products sold
hereunder. Buyer will receive a warranty on the Products, if any, directly from
the Supplier. Upon the request of the Buyer, netMercury will use best efforts to
inform the Buyer of the warranty policy of a particular Supplier, or to direct
Buyer to a source of such information. NETMERCURY MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS SOLD HEREUNDER. NETMERCURY
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT,
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
11. Limitation of Liability.
NETMERCURY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS
OR SERVICES, NOR FOR ANY LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR OF DATA, INTERRUPTION
OF BUSINESS, LOST PROFITS OR GOODWILL, OR OTHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT,
EVEN IF NETMERCURY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, AND
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. THIS
EXCLUSION INCLUDES ANY LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS
AGAINST BUYER. NETMERCURY'S TOTAL LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO
ANY PRODUCT SOLD HEREUNDER SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PRICE PAID BY BUYER FOR
SUCH PRODUCT.
12. General. These Terms and performance by the
parties hereunder shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, U.S.A., without regard to provisions on the conflicts of laws. Buyer
and netMercury consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and venue in, the state
and federal courts of the City and County of San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
and no other place. Buyer shall not assign its order or any interest therein or
any rights thereunder without the prior written consent of netMercury. Neither
party shall be liable for delays in performance (or for non-performance) of that
party's obligations hereunder as a result of a force majeur; the affected party
shall resume performance as soon as reasonably possible. These Terms constitute
the entire agreement between netMercury and Buyer and supersede all previous
communications, representations and agreements (except for the Agreement),
whether oral or written, between the Buyer and netMercury with respect to the
subject matter hereof. These Terms may not be modified, supplemented, qualified,
or interpreted except in writing signed by Buyer and netMercury. The failure by
netMercury to enforce at any time any of the provisions in these Terms will in
no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions.
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