TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. GENERAL. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by Genfare, the Quotation, these Terms and Conditions of Sale (including the attached Warranty), the Order Acknowledgment (if issued) and the Software License (for any licensed Software), constitute the entire agreement between Genfare and Customer (the “Agreement”) and are the exclusive terms and conditions governing the underlying order and shall apply in precedence over any such other terms and conditions, or otherwise under any applicable law. The Software is licensed to Customer under the Genfare Software License in effect at the time of purchase of such Software. Genfare’s Services Agreement shall be the sole document governing any Software subscriptions purchased by Customer from Genfare. ANY ADDITIONAL OR INCONSISTENT TERMS OR CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN ANY PURCHASE ORDER OR OTHER DOCUMENT OF CUSTOMER ARE OBJECTED TO BY GENFARE AND SHALL NOT BE EFFECTIVE OR BINDING AS TO GENFARE UNLESS AGREED TO IN A WRITING SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF GENFARE. Genfare shall sell to Customer, and Customer shall purchase from Genfare, the equipment identified in the Quotation (the “Equipment”) and a license to certain software identified in the Quotation or embedded in the Equipment (the “Software”) in accordance with the Agreement (the Equipment and Software collectively referred to as the “Products”). Genfare accepts Customer’s purchase orders for Products and agrees to deliver the Products to Customer only on the terms of the Agreement. Genfare’s acceptance of Customer’s purchase order is expressly made conditional on Customer’s assent to the Agreement. No variation of the Agreement shall be binding unless agreed to in writing by authorized representatives of Genfare and Customer. The following provisions of these Terms and Conditions of Sale shall survive termination of the Agreement for whatever reason: Sections 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15 and 16.
2. SHIPPING & INSURANCE. Genfare shall arrange shipping and insurance and shall bill Customer for the Products with the shipping and insurance costs as separate items, on an invoice (“Invoice”). Subject to other provisions of the Agreement, Genfare shall ship the Products to Customer on the agreed upon Shipping Date.
3. TERMS OF PAYMENT. Genfare may require certain payments to be made prior to delivery of Products or other services. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Customer shall pay for all Products, fees, shipping, insurance, and where agreed, all duties and taxes net 30 days from date of Invoice. However, if the parties have agreed that the Products are to be installed by Genfare, Customer shall pay 90% of the total cost of each Product upon shipping of the Product and 10% upon installation of the Product. All services are invoiced at 100%. If Customer fails to pay any Invoice when due, Genfare may, without prejudice to any other remedy, postpone shipments, alter payment terms, terminate the Agreement and charge interest on all overdue amounts at the rate of 1.5% per month compounded monthly (or if less, the maximum rate allowed by law). Upon demand, Customer shall pay all such interest charges and all reasonable collection fees, including reasonable legal expenses.
4. TRANSFER OF TITLE AND RISK OF LOSS; DELIVERY. All products will be shipped FOB Destination. Risk of loss and title to all Products shall pass to Customer, free of encumbrances, at the time of delivery to Customer’s destination. Genfare will endeavor to meet any estimated or firm delivery dates requested by Customer, but shall not be liable in damages or otherwise, nor shall Customer be relieved of performance under the Agreement, because of failure to meet them.
5. CHANGES TO SPECIFICATIONS. Genfare may, without notice to Customer, make changes to the specifications of the Products which do not materially affect the quality or performance of the Products.
6. ACCEPTANCE, RETURNS AND EXCHANGES. The Products and services shall be deemed accepted, and any attempt by Customer to reject an order or shipment of Products shall be waived and not enforceable, unless: (i) Customer has promptly inspected the Products and services, and written notice from Customer of any defect has been received by Genfare within thirty (30) days following any delivery of Products or performance of services. The return of defective Products is covered by the Warranty as described in Attachment A.
Return/Exchange Procedures. Customer may only return a Product which is not defective if: (a) the Product does not correspond to the Products ordered in the Agreement (a “Return”), or (b) the Product has been ordered in error by the Customer and Genfare has granted written permission to Customer to remedy its mistake by ordering the correct equipment or software and returning the Product (an “Exchange”). The party liable for all shipping, insurance and any other expenses incurred by Customer in returning the Product pursuant to the preceding sentence and for all loss or damage to the Product until received by Genfare, shall be Genfare for Returns and Customer for Exchanges. If Customer returns the Product in accordance with these Procedures in an undamaged condition, in the original configuration and, where appropriate, in the original packing, before the later of: (i) 21 days after the date of the Invoice for that Product; and (ii) the date of substantial completion of installation of the Product by Genfare, Genfare shall: (A) for Returns, issue a credit to Customer for the full Invoice price of the returned Product; or (B) for Exchanges, issue a credit to Customer for the full Invoice price of the returned Product less: (I) a restocking fee of 25% of the Invoice price; and (II) the original shipping and insurance cost as shown on the Invoice. If Customer does not comply with the Procedures in this Section for Returns and Exchanges, Customer shall pay the full amount of the Invoice.
7. CUSTOMER POSTPONEMENT OF SCHEDULED SHIPPING DATE. If Genfare receives a request from Customer to delay the Shipping Date (a) 30 days or more prior to the Shipping Date, Genfare may postpone the Shipping Date and may charge Customer 2% of the net Agreement total for each full or partial month the Shipping Date is delayed or (b) less than 30 days prior to the Shipping Date, Genfare may treat the Agreement as canceled and may bill Customer in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.
8. CANCELLATION. If Customer cancels an Agreement before the Shipping Date, Genfare may charge Customer a cancellation charge calculated by multiplying the following applicable percentage by the Agreement total (as shown on the Quotation/Order Acknowledgment): (a) if cancelled 40 business
days or more before Shipping Date, the applicable percentage is 25%, and (b) if cancelled 39 business days or less before Shipping Date, the applicable percentage is 50%. In addition to the applicable percentage charge, if Customer cancels all or part of the order without cause, Customer will reimburse Genfare for (i) Genfare’s expenses incurred to fulfil the order through the cancellation date, including, without limitation, materials and labor. If Customer’s order includes special order Products or vendor Products, Genfare may also charge, in addition to the other amounts set forth in this Section 8, (A) for special order Products, 100% of the amount shown on the Quotation/Order Acknowledgment for that Product; and (B) for vendor Products, the lesser of 100% of the cost to Genfare of vendor Product; or, if the vendor accepts the return of its Product the restocking charge levied by the vendor. Customer shall pay all cancellation charges within 30 days of receipt of Invoice.
9. FORCE MAJEURE. To the extent that either party is not able to perform an obligation under this Agreement due to fire, flood, acts of God, severe weather conditions, strikes or labor disputes, war or other violence, acts of terrorism, any law or order of any governmental agency, or other cause beyond that party’s reasonable control (“Force Majeure”), that party may be excused from such performance so long as such party provides the other party with prompt written notice describing the condition and takes reasonable steps to avoid or remove such causes of nonperformance and promptly continues performance whenever and to the extent such causes are removed.
10. INSTALLATION. If installation is purchased, Customer shall complete all of the action necessary to prepare Customer’s premises for the installation of Products prior to the scheduled installation date. If Customer complies with the preceding sentence, Genfare’s authorized technicians shall commence the installation of Products on the scheduled installation date. Genfare may invoice Customer for an amount in addition to the installation charge specified on the Quotation/Order Acknowledgment if Genfare incurs additional installation costs as a result of Customer’s failure to have the site, other manufacturers’ equipment or Products ready for Genfare’s technicians on the scheduled installation date.
11. WARRANTY. All Products are covered by Genfare’s Standard Warranty as described in Attachment A attached hereto and incorporated herein.
12. WAIVER OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Genfare will not be liable for damages related to any business interruption or loss of profit, increased operating costs, anticipated savings, data, contract, goodwill or the like or for incidental, special, indirect or consequential damages of any nature under any theory of relief, including, without limitation, breach of warranty, breach of contract, tort (including negligence), and strict liability, arising out of or related to Seller’s acts or omissions. Under no circumstances shall Genfare’s liability to Customer exceed the contract price for the specific goods and services upon which such liability is based. Any action for breach of contract or otherwise must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action has accrued.
13. INDEMNIFICATION. Genfare agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Customer, its elected and appointed officers and employees, from and against any and all claims, demands, defense costs, liability or damages brought by third parties and to the extent arising solely from: (a) personal injury or property damage resulting directly from Genfare’s (or Genfare’s subcontractors, if any), negligent acts, errors or omissions or willful misconduct or (b) any actual infringement by Genfare of a patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual or proprietary rights regarding the Products (except to the extent resulting from Customer’s combination of Genfare’s products with other products or services not provided by Genfare). Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no indemnification hereunder by Genfare as to any losses caused by the negligence or fault of Customer or any of its officers, employees or agents. If Customer shall claim indemnification hereunder, Customer shall notify Genfare in writing of the basis for such claim or demand setting forth the nature of the claim or demand in reasonable detail. Genfare agrees to assume the defense of any such claim and to defend the same at Genfare’s expense. The parties agree to reasonably cooperate with each other on any such claims. If the Customer desires to participate in the defense, then Customer shall have the right to do so through counsel of its own choosing, provided that Customer will be responsible for all of its costs in so doing.
14. INSURANCE. Genfare shall maintain insurance coverage consistent with its existing programs but shall not name Customer as an additional insured nor will Genfare or its insurers be obligated to waive any rights of subrogation Genfare or such insurers may have against Customer or its affiliates. Genfare shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Customer with written notice of cancellation of any applicable policy thirty (30) days prior to the effective cancellation date of such policy, but failure to do so shall impose no obligation or liability upon Genfare or its insurers, agents or representatives. Genfare shall provide Customer with its standard certificate of insurance upon request.
15. NOTICE. All requests, instructions and notices from one party to the other must be in writing and may be given via registered post or facsimile transmission to the address of the parties shown on the Quotation/Order Acknowledgment.
16. MISCELLANEOUS. No waiver by Genfare of any breach of this Agreement shall be considered as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision. Any provision of the Agreement which is, or is deemed to be, unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be severable from the Agreement in that jurisdiction without in any way invalidating the remaining provisions of the Agreement, and that unenforceability shall not make that provision unenforceable in any other jurisdiction. The rights which accrue to Genfare by virtue of the Agreement shall endure for the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of Genfare. The Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, however Genfare may enforce the provisions of the Agreement in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Products are situated. The United Nations Convention on the Sale of Goods (the Vienna Convention) shall not apply to the Agreement.
ATTACHMENT A – WARRANTY
1. DEFINITIONS
a) Customer shall mean any individual, entity, business, or transit agency that purchases Genfare’s goods, services, and/or software.
b) Documentation shall mean the manuals, guides, or other applicable materials provided by Genfare to the Customer.
c) Equipment shall mean new Genfare supplied equipment, firmware embedded on the Genfare supplied equipment, and spare parts.
d) Equipment Operating Instructions means the instructions for use, maintenance, storage, and repair in the applicable Genfare Equipment Manual.
e) Equipment Warranty Period shall apply as follows:
i. Equipment:
1. Begins the earlier of the date of delivery of the Equipment if the equipment is not to be installed, (b) the date of installation by Genfare, or Genfare approved technician if Genfare (or a Genfare approved technician) is completing the installation, and shall end (w) twelve (12) months thereafter for equipment purchases; and (z) six (6) months for Equipment repaired during the Warranty Period or the remaining original warranty period if greater than (6) months
ii. Genfare’s Mid-Life Upgrade and/or Reconditioning Program:
1. Begins the earlier of the date of delivery of the Equipment if the equipment is not to be installed, (b) the date of installation by Genfare, or Genfare approved technician if Genfare (or a Genfare approved technician) is completing the installation, and shall end (w) six (6) months thereafter; and (z) three (3) months for items repaired during the Warranty Period or the remaining original warranty period if greater than three (3) months.
iii. Spare Parts:
1. Begins upon delivery of Spare Parts and shall end six (6) months thereafter.
f) Genfare Equipment Manual means the manual and/or guides developed by Genfare and made available to a Customer which describe the products, services, and/or software, including proper care and maintenance of such products, services, and/or software.
g) Genfare Service Center shall mean the Genfare repair facility specified by an authorized Genfare representative.
h) Hotfix shall mean a single, cumulative package that includes information that is used to address a problem within the Software.
i) Services means technical, training, maintenance, or other services performed by Genfare or an authorized Genfare representative.
j) Services Warranty Period shall begin upon the completion of the Services and end thirty (30) days thereafter.
k) Software means all original and software updates purchases of Genfare supplied software.
l) Software Warranty shall mean licensed software, but excludes any warranty provided under an applicable subscription and services agreement purchased by Customer.
m) Software Warranty Period shall begin upon the earlier of (a) the date the Software is made available to the Customer for User Acceptance Testing or (b) date the Software is placed in the production and shall end ninety (90) days thereafter.
n) Third Party Purchase Warranty Period shall mean the date on which Customer receives the Equipment from Customer’s third party bus manufacturer or other third party vendors and ending twelve (12) months from such date.
o) Warranty shall mean all applicable warranties purchased by the Customer under this Agreement.
p) Warranty Period shall mean the applicable Equipment Warranty Period, Third Party Purchase Warranty Period, the Software Warranty Period, and the Services Warranty Period.
2. GENERAL TERMS
a) Subject to the provisions of the Equipment Warranty, Genfare warrants that the Equipment shall conform to the specifications in the Genfare documentation in all material respects and that the equipment shall be free from material defects in materials and workmanship.
b) Genfare warrants that the Services and Software shall materially conform to the specifications in the then-current Documentation.
c) It is understood that the costs of discovery of the problem associated with any Warranty and, to the extent applicable, the costs associated with the removal and installation of the defective part shall be the responsibility of Customer.
3. RETURN OF EQUIPMENT UNDER WARRANTY
a)If an item of Equipment malfunctions or fails in normal use within the applicable Warranty Period:
b)Customer shall promptly notify Genfare of the problem, the original sales order number, and the serial number, if applicable, of the defective item;
i. Genfare shall, at its option, either resolve the problem over the telephone or via email, or provide Customer with a Return Material Authorization (“RMA”) to ship the defective item to Genfare;
ii. if Genfare provides Customer with an RMA to ship the defective item to Genfare, Customer shall include, in the RMA, a description of the fault. Customer shall, at its cost, properly pack the item to be returned, prepay the insurance and shipping charges, and ship the item to the specified Genfare Service Center with a copy of the RMA; Parts or Equipment damaged during shipment that were not properly packaged are the responsibility of the customer. The return label must include the RMA number with attention to” Repair Center. Genfare reserves the right to return items sent to the Genfare Service Center without an RMA and Customer will reimburse Genfare for its costs in returning the items.
iii. Genfare shall, at Genfare’s option, either repair or replace the returned item. The replacement item may be new or refurbished; if refurbished, it shall be equivalent in operation to new Equipment. If a returned item is replaced by Genfare, the Customer agrees that the returned item shall become the property of Genfare;
iv. Genfare shall, at its cost, ship the repaired item or replacement to the Customer. If the Customer has requested express shipping, the Customer shall pay Genfare an expediting fee.
c) A failure is defined as a device or component in the Equipment that is inoperative and/or unsuitable for the intended purpose.
d) It is understood that Genfare shall be responsible for the costs of all materials and labor, except as provided herein.
4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. During the applicable Warranty Period, Genfare shall provide the Customer with Technical Support via phone or email. All communication is to be routed through Customer Care at 847.871.1231, 847.593.8855, or genfare.customercare@spx.com. A case will be created for each inquiry that will be followed through resolution. Technical Support is included throughout the Warranty Period. Customer understands that ongoing Technical Support is the Customer’s responsibility and that if a Support Agreement is not secured prior to the expiration of the Warranty Period, Customer is agreeing to support at Genfare’s then-current time and materials rates or as otherwise quoted by Genfare.
5. UPDATES. During the applicable Software Warranty Period, Genfare shall, at no charge, provide Customer with non-feature software updates to the version of Software installed at the Customer’s location and, if the Equipment is sent to Genfare for Warranty repair, those revision level updates deemed necessary by Genfare. Non-feature software updates and revision level updates do not generally include additional equipment, such as hardware memory, which enables the upgrades to function in the existing Equipment of Customer. Customer may purchase this additional equipment from Genfare. Updates will be provided based on compatibility and based on Genfare’s reasonable determination that a Software update will resolve an issue the Customer is experiencing. Genfare reserves the right to provide Customer with a Hotfix to resolve an issue between scheduled releases. Any firmware provided by Genfare to Customer is recommended to be tested in a user acceptance testing environment prior to deployment to Customer’s production environment, Genfare’s warranty does not cover issues experienced by Customer where Customer deployed firmware to Customer’s production environment without first testing in the user acceptance testing environment.
6. DEFAULT AND TERMINATION. Genfare may suspend or immediately terminate this Warranty and all of its performance under this Warranty, upon notification to Customer, if Customer:
(a) makes any unauthorized modifications to the Equipment or Software;
(b) purchases non-OEM supplied parts during the warranty period
(c) does not regularly perform preventative maintenance and is unable to show service records or other documentation reasonably requested by Genfare;
(d) uses an unauthorized repair facility;
(e) assigns or transfers the Customer’s rights or obligations under this Warranty without the prior written consent of Genfare;
(f) becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or is put into receivership; or
(g) has not paid Genfare all amounts for services, advance replacement parts supplied under this Warranty, or other additional charges within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice from Genfare.
If this Warranty is terminated by Genfare, Customer shall remain liable for all amounts due to Genfare. If Genfare suspends the warranty under Section 6(a), 6(b), 6(c), or 6(g), Customer will have the opportunity to cure and must do so within ninety (90) days of Genfare providing notice to Customer.
If Customer does not cure within the allotted period, the warranty will terminate upon expiration of the cure period. To cure, Customer must remedy the default in the manner required by Genfare in Genfare’s notice of default to Customer. The term of Customer’s Warranty Period will continue to run during any cure period.
7. LIMITATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF WARRANTY. This Warranty does not apply to normal consumable items, items which are replaced in usual and scheduled preventative maintenance such as ball bearings, belts, batteries, cables, gears, rollers, etc. (a full list of consumable items can be provided upon request) nor does it apply to any damage, defect or failure caused by:
a) any part of the Equipment or Software having been modified, adapted, transported or relocated by any person other than Genfare personnel, a Genfare authorized service agent or Genfare approved technician without Genfare’s prior written consent;
b) improper installation, operation or maintenance by Customer or a third party;
c) storage or environmental characteristics which do not conform to the applicable sections of the appropriate Genfare Equipment Manual;
d) failure to conform with the Equipment Operating Instructions in the applicable Genfare Equipment Manual or the Minimum System Requirements for the Network Manager or Server (including failure to perform regular backups);
e) inaccurate or incomplete information or data supplied or approved by Customer;
f) external causes, including external electrical stress or lightning, or use in conjunction with incompatible equipment, unless such use was with Genfare’s prior written consent;
g) cosmetic damage (including graffiti);
h) accidental damage, negligence, neglect, mishandling, abuse or misuse, other than by Genfare personnel, a Genfare authorized service agent or Genfare approved technician; or
i) Force Majeure (as defined in Genfare’s Terms and Conditions of Sale);
j) Customer implementing a software update without having a User Acceptance Testing environment available prior to implementation of the software update
k) Improper or inadequate testing of a software update or release in Customer’s User Acceptance Testing environment prior to implementation of such software update or release in Customer’s production environment.
8. LIMITATION ON DAMAGES.
a) THE WARRANTY STATED HEREIN ARE THE CUSTOMER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY AND SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR THE EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, AND/OR SERVICES. GENFARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF MERCHANTABILITY, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH ABOVE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE SERVICES AND SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” GENFARE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT: (1) OPERATION OF ANY OF THE SERVICES OR SOFTWARE SHALL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, (2) FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SERVICES AND SOFTWARE SHALL MEET THE CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS, OR (3) THE SERVICES OR SOFTWARE SHALL OPERATE IN COMBINATION WITH (I) OTHER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE OTHER THAN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE EXPRESSLY APPROVED OR RECOMMEND BY GENFARE IN WRITING, OR (II) UNSUPPORTED VERSIONS OF THE SOFTWARE
b) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY AGREED BY THE PARTIES, GENFARE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN TORT, INCLUDING LIABILITY IN NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY, AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY AT ALL FOR INJURY TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY. GENFARE’S LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO FULFILL ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS WARRANTY OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE EQUIPMENT.
c) EVEN IF GENFARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THEM, GENFARE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS AND REVENUES, FAILURE TO REALIZE EXPECTED SAVINGS, ANY CLAIM AGAINST A CUSTOMER BY A THIRD PARTY, OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC LOSSES OF ANY KIND.