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Following are the business and legal
terms and conditions which will apply to our sale of
services and/or products to you. By your signature below,
you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms and
Conditions of Sale.
Business Terms and Conditions
1. Terms of Quotes and Other Documents.
The contract between us consists of our Quote to you
and these Terms and Conditions of Sale. Any delivery
schedules or other documents we provide to you are subject
to these Terms and Conditions. Our contract does not
include any documents you provide to us or any verbal
discussions. We will assume that any documents, specifications
and other materials you have provided to us are in the
form in which you would like us to review or otherwise
use them.
2. Our Obligations. We agree to perform
the services and provide the products described in our
Quote. If the Quote expired or was withdrawn before
you accepted it, we will perform the services and provide
the products as we have otherwise agreed in writing.
Such services and products may relate to translation,
consultation, formatting, video production or localization
related services or any other products or services agreed
between us in writing. We will offer you the limited
warranty described later in these Terms and Conditions.
You agree to promptly review the final translationrelated
deliverables upon receipt and notify us within ten business
days of any errors or omissions in such deliverables.
Failure to raise an objection within this period shall
be considered as approval of the work as delivered.
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver
the deliverables to you within the timeframe we specify.
However, this may not always be possible. For example,
we may require additional time to finalize deliverables
if you and/or your consultants suggest revisions during
production or following completion of the deliverables.
This may also be the case if you change parameters of
the project. In some cases, there may be a Client Language
Review prior to completion of the project. This review
would be based on our translation, proofreading and
inhouse quality control work. We will implement
your requested changes if you respond to us within 30
business days of our delivery of the files to you for
the Client Language Review, provided that those changes
improve the technical accuracy of the translation. Implementation
of stylistic changes may require additional fees. If
we do not receive your request for revisions within
such 30 business days, we will be happy to implement
your revisions, but we will charge you our fees in effect
at that time, plus applicable expenses.
3. Your Obligations. You agree to assist
us as we may reasonably request in connection with our
performance of our obligations. For example, you agree
to provide us with legible materials and specifications
which we are able to use in performing our obligations.
You also agree to work with us at a strategic level
by sharing information that allows us to provide the
best possible solutions. If you ask us to modify or
update legacy documents created by a previous translation
vendor, you agree that the responsibility for the quality
of the existing translations lies with the translation
vendor who translated the legacy documents. We are willing
to work with their files, but cannot accept responsibility
for dealing with issues that affect our ability to provide
high quality translation. We will work with you to resolve
issues if, and when, they arise. Resolution of these
issues may incur additional costs and time, but we will
make every effort to notify you in advance as they arise.
4. Modifications of Requested Services.
You agree that you will not modify your order for services
or products without our written agreement. We may need
to change prices, terms of payment and/or delivery dates
for any products or services affected by agreed changes.
5. Cancellation. If you cancel your request
for our services and/or products, or otherwise terminate
our contract prior to completion, you agree to pay us,
as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, the costs
and expenses we have incurred to date, plus our usual
rate of profit for similar work.
6. Our Fees. We will provide you with
an estimate of our fees in our Quote to you. Fees are
quoted in U.S. dollars unless otherwise specified in
our Quote to you. We may need to revise our estimate
when we receive from you final materials and specifications.
Our fees may increase if you request rush delivery,
if you change the specifications or documentation you
have provided to us, if you request additional products
or services, or if there are any special language requirements.
7. Payment Terms. You agree to pay us
in accordance with the payment terms described on our
Quote to you. If there are no such terms, you agree
to pay us, in U.S. dollars, 30 days from the date of
our invoice to you. All projects exceeding $50,000 require
a 30% deposit via credit card, check, wire transfer
or bank draft, due before we start the project. If the
project lasts more than 30 working days, invoicing will
take place on a monthly basis until the project is complete
and delivered. When a project is on hold or in review
with your staff for more than 30 days, you will receive
an invoice for the percentage of the project completed
up to that point. Terms of payment are subject to our
Credit Department's approval.
8. Retention of Source Materials and Work Product.
We reserve the right to retain file copies of all source
materials and any work product contained in any of the
deliverables. However, we have no obligation to do so
unless we otherwise agree in writing. In addition, in
most cases, we will not be able to honor your request
for source materials or deliverables more than six months
after the date we first deliver deliverables to you
or your designee.
Legal Terms and Conditions
1. Delivery. We will deliver any deliverables
to you F.O.B. our facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Delivery dates are based on the assumption that you
will promptly provide us with all necessary information.
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to meet
the scheduled dates shown on the Quote, but we do not
guarantee that we will meet those dates. Our failure
to meet any delivery date does not give you the right
to terminate the contract or seek damages. You agree
to comply with any applicable laws, including without
limitation all U.S. export laws, in connection with
your acceptance and use of the services, products and/or
deliverables.
2. Late Payments. If you fail to pay us
within ten days of the date on which any payment is
due, we may charge you a late payment fee of 1.5% per
month (18% per annum). You agree to pay us all past
due amounts and late fees immediately upon our request.
In addition, if you fail to pay us when due, we may
stop performing services or withhold deliverables until
your account is uptodate, and/or we may
elect to terminate our contract with you. We reserve
the right to issue final release of copyrights or other
intellectual property rights for translations in printed
or electronic form, any audio or video recordings, computer
files or graphics only after payment in full of all
outstanding balances of the invoice amount, fees and
disbursements due to us, including interest and all
costs of collection. You agree to pay all of our costs
of collection, including any attorneys' fees and court
costs. Our remedies outlined in this section are in
addition to any other remedies available to us by contract
or at law.
3. Our Limited Warranty. We warrant that
we will use commercially reasonable efforts to exercise
the standard of care customary of our industry when
we provide you with the services and/or products described
in our Quote to you. OUR SOLE OBLIGATION UNDER THIS
WARRANTY, AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF
THIS AGREEMENT BY US, IS FOR US TO REVIEW THE DELIVERABLES
OR SERVICES IN QUESTION AND MAKE SUCH REVISIONS AS WE
DEEM APPROPRIATE WITHOUT CHARGING YOU ADDITIONAL FEES.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we agree to rectify the
following without charge within a reasonable period
of time: outright mistranslation, omission, typo, grammatical
mistake, or nonadherence to any approved glossary
("NonSubjective Errors"). Our sole obligation
with respect to such NonSubjective Errors is the
obligation to correct the deliverable at no cost to
you, provided you give us notice of such errors within
ten business days of your receipt of the deliverables.
If you do not notify us in writing of any concerns within
ten business days of our delivery of deliverables or
provision of services to you, we shall have no obligation
under the warranty or otherwise, and you shall be deemed
to have accepted our deliverables and services. All
changes requested by you other than NonSubjective
Errors will be subject to additional charges. We will
not be responsible for alterations to our work made
by another person acting on your behalf. The above is
your sole warranty regarding any errors, omissions,
or other deficiencies or problems regarding our deliverables,
products and services. We are not obligated to provide
warranty service if you have not paid all fees and other
costs due under our contract. This warranty covers work
performed at ourmain office and does not include travel
and lodging costs, if necessary, in connection with
performing any requested warranty work. WE SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU, OR TO ANYONE CLAIMING UNDER YOU,
FOR ANY OTHER OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF CONTRACT
OR WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORT OR ANY THEORY
OF STRICT LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE
FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY WITH RESPECT
TO THE SERVICES AND/OR DELIVERABLES AND/OR PRODUCTS
WE PROVIDE TO YOU IS LIMITED TO THE MONIES PAID BY YOU
TO US FOR THE SERVICE, DELIVERABLE OR PRODUCT IN QUESTION.
We will not be liable for any delays, damages or costs
due to technical difficulties associated with our website,
your website, or online communications in general, including
without limitation security failures and loss of data.
We will not reimburse you for any expenses you incur
in correcting any services, deliverables or products
which may not comply with our limited warranty, except
for those incurred with our prior written permission.
We assume no liability as to possible infringements
of the copyrights, trademarks, patents or other proprietary
rights of any other person, or defamation, libel, plagiarism,
or other causes of action, relating in any way to your
drawings, designs, descriptions or other specifications
or source materials. You agree to indemnify and hold
us harmless from any and all losses, costs, expenses
or damages (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that
we may incur in connection with any such claim, demand,
action or threatened action. The above limited warranty
does not apply to performance of rush services for you.
Our performance of rush services for you is addressed
in a separate provision below.
4. Disclaimer of Other Warranties. YOU
AND WE AGREE THAT THE WARRANTIES IN THE PRECEDING SECTION
ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
WE HEREBY DISCLAIM AND EXCLUDE ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES. Any oral or written description
of our services or products is for the sole purpose
of identifying them and shall not be construed as an
express warranty.
5. Rush Services. If you ask us to perform
services or provide product on an expedited basis, we
are unable to offer you our limited warranty. Services
and/or products provided on an expedited basis are provided
AS IS. You will be deemed to have requested that
we provide services and/or products to you on an expedited
basis (a) if the Quote so indicates, or (b) if, following
the date we provide the Quote to you, you request in
writing that we provide the services and/or products
on an expedited basis. If you are not satisfied with
the services and/or products we provide to you on an
expedited basis, you may request that we revise the
services and/or product, but we will charge you our
standard fees to do so.
6. Ownership of Translation Memory Files.
If you have paid for translation memory services, as
reflected in an express and specific line item reference
to translation memory services on the Quote or another
writing signed by us, title to the translation memory
files shall be vested in you. If you have not paid for
such services with an express and written line item
reference to translation memory services on the Quote
or another writing signed by us, we reserve title and
the exclusive right to use the translation memory files.
7. Termination. We reserve the right
to terminate our contract with you, without cause and
without liability to us, effective immediately upon
60 days' written notice to you. Either of us may terminate
this contract if the other party breaches any of its
obligations and fails to cure the breach within ten
days of written notice. We reserve the right to terminate
the contract, without liability to us, effective immediately
upon written notice to you if you enter or are placed
in bankruptcy or similar proceedings, make an assignment
for the benefit of creditors or become insolvent. If
you terminate the contract, you agree to compensate
us as described in the "Cancellation" section
of these Terms and Conditions.
8. Confidentiality. You and we agree to
treat each other's information as confidential and not
use or disclose such information without the other's
prior written consent. However, you agree that we may
use and disclose your confidential information as may
be necessary for us to perform our obligations under
our contract. Also, the confidentiality obligations
do not apply to information which the receiving party
already has or receives from a third party not breaching
an obligation of secrecy to the disclosing party. Further,
the confidentiality obligations do not apply to information
which is or becomes part of the public domain through
no fault of the receiving party.
9. Our Employees. You acknowledge that
we have developed our network of professional service
providers at great expense. Therefore, in consideration
of our agreement to provide services and/or products
to you, you agree, on behalf of yourself and your affiliates,
for a period of two years following completion or termination
of our contract, not to induce or attempt to induce
any of our employees or independent contractors to work
with you as an employee or independent contractor in
providing services or products similar to those we are
offering under our Quote.
10. Waiver. No waiver of any breach of
this contract shall constitute a continuing waiver or
waiver of any future breach of the same or any other
part of the contract.
11. Severability. The invalidity of any
provision of our contract shall not affect the validity
of any other provision of the contract.
12. Notices. Any notice permitted or required
by our contract shall be given by personal delivery,
registered or certified mail, facsimile or other electronic
means and shall be effective upon delivery if delivered
personally, upon receipt of registered or certified
mail, and if sent by facsimile or other electronic delivery,
upon receipt by the transmitting party of confirmation
of delivery. Notices shall be sent to the parties at
the addresses set forth on our Quote to you or such
other address that either party may designate in writing
to the other.
13. Entire Contract. THIS CONTRACT,
TOGETHER WITH THE QUOTE, CONSTITUTES THE ENTIRE CONTRACT
BETWEEN US WITH RESPECT TO ITS SUBJECT MATTER AND SUPERSEDES
ALL NEGOTIATIONS AND PRIOR DISCUSSIONS AND WRITINGS
BETWEEN US. THIS CONTRACT MAY BE MODIFIED OR SUPPLEMENTED
ONLY BY A WRITING SIGNED BY BOTH OF US. You shall
be deemed to have made an unqualified acceptance of
these Terms and Conditions on the earliest of the following
to occur: (a) our receipt of a copy of this document
signed by you, (b) your payment of any amounts due under
our contract, (c) your delivery to us of any specifications
or other materials to be furnished by you, (d) your
receipt of the deliverables, or (e) any other event
constituting acceptance under applicable law. OUR
AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES AND/OR PRODUCTS IS
EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THE TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT. ANY
DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH
BY YOU IN A PURCHASE ORDER OR OTHERWISE ARE HEREBY REJECTED
WITHOUT NEED FOR FURTHER ACTION BY US. In the event
of a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and
any Quote, these Terms and Conditions shall govern and
control.
14. Benefit. These Terms and Conditions
and our contract are binding upon and inure to the benefit
of each of us and our respective successors and assigns.
Neither of us may assign this contract without the other
party's prior written consent. However, you agree that
we may subcontract our obligations to any affiliate
or independent contractor without notice to you as we
deem necessary to provide you with quality services
and/or products.
15. Governing Law. These Terms and Conditions
and our contract are governed by and construed in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of Wisconsin, including,
without limitation, to the extent this is a sale of
goods, the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in Wisconsin.
Our contract and any transactions under our contract
shall not be governed by the provisions of the United
Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods. Any cause of action, claim, suit or demand
by you allegedly arising from or relating to the terms
of our contract shall be brought in a court situated
in the State of Wisconsin. Both of us irrevocably admit
ourselves to and consent to the jurisdiction of said
court. Upon termination of this contract for any reason,
we shall have all of the rights and remedies provided
by law, including, without limitation, the rights of
a secured party under Chapter 409, Wisconsin Statutes,
or any successor statute or similar statute in the jurisdiction
where you are located or store products.
16. Independent Contractors. The relationship
provided for in our contract is one of buyer and seller,
and our contract does not create an agency, joint venture,
partnership or employer/employee relationship between
us.
17. Survival. The provisions of sections
5 of the Business Terms and Conditions, and 2, 6, 7,
8, 14, 15, 17 and 19 of the Legal Terms and Conditions,
and any other provisions, the performance or effectiveness
of which naturally survives the term of this contract,
shall survive expiration or termination of this contract
for any reason.
18. Force Majeure. We will not be liable
to you or to any third party for a failure or delay
of performance of any obligation under this contract
if caused by or resulting from force majeure. Force
majeure includes, without limitation, any act of God,
governmental act or regulation, judicial decree or order,
outbreak of hostilities, insurrection, riot, civil disturbance,
terrorist act, weather, fire, flood, explosion, accident,
delay or failure of carriers or any other event or circumstance
beyond our reasonable control.
19. Resolving Disputes Between Us. If
a dispute arises between us relating to our contract,
we agree to first try and settle the dispute by mediation
administered by the American Arbitration Association
under its Commercial Mediation Rules. If mediation is
not successful in resolving the dispute, or does not
occur within 90 days of either party's written request
for mediation, either party may submit the matter to
binding arbitration before a single arbitrator administered
by the American Arbitration Association in accordance
with its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The place of
arbitration will be Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Judgment on
any arbitration award may be entered by any court of
competent jurisdiction. The prevailing party shall be
reimbursed by the other party for its costs of mediation
or arbitration.
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