Home About Products Capabilities Quality Careers Contact Terms and Conditions Standard TERMS OF PURCHASE of Goods or Services These Standard Terms and Conditions of Purchase (“Standard Terms”) are part of each purchase order issued by Big Rapids Products, Inc., including any of its current or subsequent parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates. The term “Order” means the applicable purchase order issued by Buyer, together with these Standard Terms of Purchase of Goods or Services and any Releases issued by Buyer under the purchase order. “Buyer” means Big Rapids Products, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries identified on the face of this Order. In these Standard Terms, “goods” and “services” refer to the goods or services described on the face of this Order to be purchased by Buyer from the seller named on the face of this Order (“Seller”), and “Contract” refers to the contract formed pursuant to this Order. 1. AGREEMENT. THIS ORDER IS AN OFFER TO BUY BY BUYER, AND BUYER REJECTS ANY PRIOR OFFERS TO SELL MADE BY SELLER. IF THIS ORDER NEVERTHELESS IS IN LEGAL EFFECT AN ACCEPTANCE OF A PRIOR OFFER BY SELLER, THEN BUYER’S ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONAL UPON SELLER’S ASSENT TO ALL TERMS OF THIS ORDER THAT ARE ADDITIONAL TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THE TERMS OF SELLER’S OFFER. BY SIGNING AND RETURNING A COPY OF THIS ORDER, BY COMMENCING ANY WORK UNDER THE ORDER, BY SHIPPING THE GOODS OR PERFORMING THE SERVICES, OR BY ANY OTHER CONDUCT THAT RECOGNIZES THE EXISTENCE OF A CONTRACT, SELLER ACCEPTS AND AGREES AND ASSENTS TO ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS ORDER. ANY ACCEPTANCE BY SELLER IS LIMITED TO ACCEPTANCE OF THESE EXPRESS TERMS. ANY REFERENCE IN THE ORDER TO ANY PROPOSAL MADE BY SELLER IS SOLELY TO INCORPORATE THE DESCRIPTION OR SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE GOODS OR MATERIALS IN THE PROPOSAL, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE DESCRIPTION OR SPECIFICATIONS DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE DESCRIPTION OR SPECIFICATIONS IN THE ORDER. ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT TERMS IN SELLER’S PROPOSAL OR ANY ATTEMPT BY SELLER TO VARY ANY OF THE ORDER TERMS SHALL BE DEEMED MATERIAL AND ARE OBJECTED TO AND REJECTED BY BUYER. 2. TERM. THE PROGRAM (“PROGRAM”) COVERED BY THE ORDER HAS AN ESTIMATED LIFE (THE “LIFE OF THE PROGRAM”). UNLESS A SPECIFIC TERM IS OTHERWISE SET FORTH ON THE ORDER, THE TERM OF THE ORDER IS FOR THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM. SELLER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM IS AN ESTIMATE ONLY, THAT THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM MAY BE TERMINATED OR EXTENDED AT ANY TIME BY BUYER OR BUYER’S CUSTOMER(S) (WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT), AND THAT ANY TERMINATION OR EXTENSION OF THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM SHALL SERVE TO MODIFY THE TERM OF THE ORDER, RELATED TO THAT PROGRAM, TO END THE ORDER ON THE EXPIRATION OF THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM. 3. PRICE AND PAYMENT. UNLESS BUYER AGREES OTHERWISE IN WRITING, (I) BUYER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY ANY SALES, USE OR OTHER TAXES, INCLUDING TARIFFS, ARISING BECAUSE OF BUYER’S PURCHASE FROM SELLER AND (II) PRICES SHALL INCLUDE STORAGE, HANDLING, PACKAGING AND ALL OTHER EXPENSES AND CHARGES OF SELLER. BUYER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY ANY LATE CHARGE, INTEREST, FINANCE CHARGE OR SIMILAR CHARGE. BUYER’S PAYMENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE DOES NOT INDICATE ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE GOODS OR SERVICES. PAYMENT TERMS, INCLUDING DISCOUNT PERIODS, SHALL RUN FROM THE LATEST OF (I) THE SCHEDULED DATE FOR DELIVERY OR PERFORMANCE, (II) THE ACTUAL DATE OF DELIVERY OF CONFORMING GOODS OR PERFORMANCE OF CONFORMING SERVICES, (III) THE DATE OF SELLER’S INVOICE, (IV) IN THE CASE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, COMPLETION OF BUYER’S FINAL INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AFTER INSTALLATION, AND (V) IN THE CASE OF TOOLING, APPROVAL BY BUYER OF PRODUCTION PIECES PRODUCED BY THE TOOLING. SELLER SHALL ISSUE INVOICES FOR TOOLING AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT UPON BUYER’S APPROVAL. BUYER MAY WITHHOLD PAYMENT UNTIL IT RECEIVES PROOF THAT NO LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES EXIST ON THE GOODS. PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE IN US DOLLARS. THE PRICE STATED IN THE ORDER SHALL NOT BE INCREASED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED IN A REVISED ORDER SIGNED BY BUYER. 4. DELIVERY AND FORCE MAJEURE. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY BUYER IN WRITING, SELLER SHALL DELIVER THE GOODS DDP (“DELIVERED DUTY PAID”) (INCOTERMS 2000) AT BUYER’S FACILITY IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER, EXCEPT THAT IF BUYER’S FACILITY AND SELLER’S FACILITY (FROM WHICH THE GOODS WILL BE SHIPPED) ARE BOTH LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES, THEN SELLER SHALL DELIVER THE GOODS F.O.B. (UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE TERM) BUYER’S FACILITY IDENTIFIED IN THE ORDER, AND EXCEPT THAT BUYER MAY AT ITS OPTION TAKE DELIVERY OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE GOODS AT SELLER’S FACILITY. TIME AND QUANTITIES OF DELIVERY OR PERFORMANCE IS OF THE ESSENCE, AND BUYER’S STATED DELIVERY OR PERFORMANCE DATE, AND PERFORMANCE OF ANY OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER, SHALL NOT BE EXTENDED OR EXCUSED FOR ANY REASON, INCLUDING ANYTHING THAT SELLER CANNOT CONTROL. SELLER WILL PAY ALL PREMIUM FREIGHT COSTS TO MEET THE DELIVERY DATES STATED IN THE ORDER OR BUYER’S RELEASES. SELLER WILL PAY ALL COSTS INCURRED BY BUYER THAT RESULT FROM SELLER’S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SHIPPING OR DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING ALL PREMIUM FREIGHT COSTS OR CHARGES FROM BUYER’S CUSTOMER(S). 5. EXCESS, INSTALLMENT AND EARLY DELIVERIES. IF SELLER DELIVERS MORE GOODS THAN BUYER ORDERED, THEN, UNLESS BUYER AGREES OTHERWISE IN WRITING, BUYER SHALL NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE EXCESS. UNLESS BUYER AGREES OTHERWISE IN WRITING, SELLER SHALL DELIVER ALL OF THE GOODS IN A SINGLE DELIVERY AND NOT IN INSTALLMENTS. BUYER’S ACCEPTANCE OF A DELIVERY CONTAINING LESS THAN THE REQUIRED QUANTITY SHALL NOT RELIEVE SELLER OF ITS OBLIGATION TO DELIVER THE BALANCE OF THE ORDERED GOODS AT THE PRICE AND ON THE OTHER TERMS SPECIFIED IN THIS ORDER. IF SELLER DELIVERS THE GOODS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DELIVERY DATE, THEN BUYER MAY, AT SELLER’S EXPENSE AND RISK, EITHER STORE THEM OR RETURN THEM TO SELLER. BUYER’S ACCEPTANCE OF AN EARLY DELIVERY SHALL NOT CHANGE THE PAYMENT TERMS. 6. EXPORT AND IMPORT REQUIREMENTS; DRAWBACK AND REFUND RIGHTS. SELLER SHALL PREPARE, MAINTAIN AND, TO THE EXTENT THAT THAT APPLICABLE LAW, REGULATION OR CUSTOMS AUTHORITY REQUIRES IT TO DO SO, SUBMIT TO THE APPLICABLE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES, ALL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION THAT IS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE CUSTOMS AND EXPORT AND IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF EACH COUNTRY FROM WHICH THE GOODS WILL BE EXPORTED AND EACH COUNTRY INTO WHICH THEY WILL BE IMPORTED, AND SELLER SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS. WHENEVER BUYER REQUESTS IT TO DO SO, SELLER SHALL PROMPTLY FURNISH TO BUYER COPIES OF THAT INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION. SELLER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH ALL TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN REQUIREMENTS OF EACH COUNTRY INTO WHICH THE GOODS ARE TO BE IMPORTED. SELLER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ALL EXPORT LICENSES OR AUTHORIZATIONS. SELLER WILL NOTIFY BUYER IN WRITING OF (I) ANY MATERIAL OR COMPONENTS USED BY SELLER IN FILLING THE ORDER THAT SELLER PURCHASES IN A COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE SUPPLIES ARE DELIVERED AND (II) ANY DUTY INCLUDED IN THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE GOODS. WHERE THE GOODS ARE MANUFACTURED IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, SELLER WILL MARK GOODS “MADE IN [COUNTRY OF ORIGIN].” SELLER WARRANTS THAT ANY INFORMATION THAT IS SUPPLIED TO BUYER ABOUT THE IMPORT OR EXPORT OF GOODS IS TRUE AND THAT ALL SALES COVERED BY THE CONTRACT WILL BE MADE AT NOT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE UNDER THE ANTI-DUMPING LAWS OF THE COUNTRIES TO WHICH THE GOODS ARE EXPORTED. SELLER ASSIGNS AND TRANSFERS TO BUYER ALL TRANSFERABLE CUSTOMS DUTY AND TAX DRAWBACK OR REFUND RIGHTS RELATING TO THE GOODS, INCLUDING RIGHTS DEVELOPED BY SUBSTITUTION AND RIGHTS THAT SELLER ACQUIRES FROM ITS SUPPLIERS. SELLER SHALL PROMPTLY INFORM BUYER OF EACH SUCH RIGHT AND, UPON BUYER’S REQUEST, SHALL PROMPTLY PROVIDE TO BUYER ALL DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR BUYER TO OBTAIN EACH SUCH DRAWBACK AND REFUND. SELLER AT ALL TIMES SHALL MAINTAIN, AND SHALL CAUSE EACH OF SELLER’S SUPPLIERS AND LOGISTICS PROVIDERS TO MAINTAIN, AT EACH FACILITY WHERE THE GOODS ARE MANUFACTURED OR LOCATED, STRICT SECURITY MEASURES THAT ARE REASONABLY CALCULATED TO PREVENT ACTS OF TERRORISM WITH RESPECT TO THE GOODS. 7. QUANTITIES; MATERIAL RELEASES. PERIODICALLY DURING THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM, SELLER WILL PROVIDE GOODS OR SERVICES TO BUYER, PURSUANT TO INDIVIDUAL RELEASES (EACH A “RELEASE”) ISSUED BY BUYER TO SELLER. EACH RELEASE SHALL SET FORTH THE QUANTITY OF GOODS OR SERVICES, THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE, THE DELIVERY POINT, AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT DETAILS OR INSTRUCTIONS AS BUYER MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE. SELLER IS AUTHORIZED BOTH TO PRODUCE AND DELIVER GOODS OR SERVICES MARKED AS “FABRICATION” ON THE APPLICABLE RELEASE. BUYER IS NOT BOUND TO REIMBURSE THE SELLER FOR MATERIAL PURCHASES IN EXCESS OF THE AUTHORIZED QUANTITY MARKED AS “FABRICATION” IN THE APPLICABLE RELEASE FOR ANY REASON. THE QUANTITIES AND DELIVERY DATES SET FORTH IN A RELEASE THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SUCH MARK, SHALL CONSTITUTE A NON-BINDING SUPPLY FORECAST ONLY. IF A RELEASE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY AUTHORIZED APPROVAL FOR FABRICATING PARTS, THEN THE RELEASE SHALL BE BINDING FOR BUYER AND THE SELLER AS FOLLOWS: FOR DELIVERY DATES AND RELATED QUANTITIES SET WITHIN THE FIRST 3 WEEKS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE, THE RELEASE SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS A DEFINITE ORDER. FOR ANY PERIOD BEYOND THAT TIME PERIOD, THE RELEASE SHALL CONSTITUTE A NON-BINDING SUPPLY FORECAST ONLY. AS TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, ANY AND ALL TIMING AND PROCESSES SPECIFIED BY BUYER IN RELATION TO DELIVERIES ARE LEGALLY BINDING. IN THE EVENT THAT SELLER FAILS TO DELIVER FULLY CONFORMING GOODS OR SERVICES BY THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE IN ANY RELEASE, BUYER, AT ITS OPTION AND IN ADDITION TO ANY OF ITS OTHER RIGHTS OR REMEDIES CONTAINED IN THE ORDER, MAY: (A) PURCHASE THE GOODS OR SERVICES FROM ANOTHER SUPPLIER, AND SELLER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RESULTING INCREASED COSTS TO BUYER; (B) REQUIRE SELLER TO EXPEDITE DELIVERY OF GOODS OR SERVICES AT SELLER’S SOLE EXPENSE; (C) EXTEND THE REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE; OR (D) CANCEL THE APPLICABLE RELEASE. REFERENCES TO ESTIMATED PRODUCTION VOLUME OR TOOLING CAPACITY ARE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REPRESENTATIONS OF THE QUANTITY OF GOODS TO BE PURCHASED. BUYER MAY CHANGE THE RATE OF SCHEDULED SHIPMENTS OR DIRECT TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SCHEDULED SHIPMENTS, NEITHER OF WHICH ENTITLES SELLER TO MODIFY THE PRICE FOR PRODUCTS. BUYER IS NOT OBLIGATED TO ACCEPT EARLY DELIVERIES, LATE DELIVERIES OR EXCESS DELIVERIES. 8. BLANKET ORDERS. IF NO QUANTITY IS SPECIFICALLY STATED IN THE ORDER, OR IF THE ORDER CONTAINS THE TERM “BLANKET,” “BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER,” “BLANKET ORDER,” “OPEN ORDER” OR SIMILAR LANGUAGE, THEN THIS ORDER IS A REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT UNDER WHICH SELLER IS OBLIGATED TO SUPPLY BUYER’S REQUIREMENTS OF THE GOODS OR SERVICES SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER. BUYER IS REQUIRED TO PURCHASE NO MORE THAN THOSE QUANTITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE RELEASES THAT ARE TRANSMITTED TO SELLER DURING THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT. BUYER MAY PURCHASE ANY OR ALL OF THE GOODS OR SERVICES FROM OTHERS. 9. PACKAGING; MARKING; SHIPPING; DISCLOSURE. SELLER WILL (I) PROPERLY PACK, MARK, AND SHIP THE GOODS ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF BUYER, THE CARRIERS AND THE COUNTRY OF DESTINATION, (II) ROUTE THE SHIPMENTS AND LABEL EACH PACKAGE ACCORDING TO BUYER’S INSTRUCTIONS, (III) PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION WITH EACH SHIPMENT SHOWING BUYER’S PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER, AMENDMENT OR RELEASE NUMBER, BUYER’S AND SELLER’S PART NUMBER, NUMBER OF PIECES AND CONTAINERS IN THE SHIPMENT, SELLER’S NAME AND NUMBER AND THE BILL OF LADING NUMBER, (IV) FORWARD THE ORIGINAL BILL OF LADING OR OTHER SHIPMENT RECEIPT FOR EACH SHIPMENT ACCORDING TO BUYER’S INSTRUCTIONS AND CARRIER REQUIREMENTS. SELLER WILL PROMPTLY PROVIDE BUYER WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION (A) A LIST OF ALL MATERIALS IN THE GOODS, (B) THE AMOUNT OF ALL MATERIALS, (C) INFORMATION REGARDING ANY CHANGES TO THE MATERIALS. SELLER WILL WARN BUYER IN WRITING (INCLUDING APPROPRIATE LABELS) OF ANY HAZARDOUS OR RESTRICTED MATERIAL THAT IS A PART OF THE GOODS AND ANY SPECIAL HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS THAT ARE NEED TO ADVISE THE CARRIERS, BUYER AND THEIR EMPLOYEES HOW TO TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES WHEN HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, PROCESSING, USING OR DISPOSING OF THE GOODS, CONTAINERS AND PACKING. SELLER AGREES TO COMPLY WITH ALL FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LAWS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING PRODUCT CONTENT AND WARNING LABELS. SELLER WILL REIMBURSE BUYER FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER PACKING, MARKING, ROUTING OR SHIPPING. 10. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS CONCERNING SELLER. SELLER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS TO BUYER THAT (I) SELLER HAS ALL NECESSARY EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERTISE, AUTHORITY, LICENSES AND PERMITS TO ENABLE IT TO PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CONTRACT, (II) THE CONTRACT IS THE VALID AND BINDING OBLIGATION OF SELLER, ENFORCEABLE AGAINST SELLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS, (III) SELLER IS SOLVENT, (IV) SELLER HAS NOT OFFERED OR GIVEN, AND SHALL NOT OFFER OR GIVE, ANY GRATUITY OR THING OF VALUE TO ANY EMPLOYEE OF BUYER OR OF ANY AFFILIATE OF BUYER (V) SELLER IS AND SHALL CONTINUE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL EQUAL EMPLOYMENT AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11246, THE VIETNAM ERA VETERANS’ READJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ACT (“VEVRAA”), SECTION 503 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND ALL IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS UNDER THAT ORDER, VEVRAA AND SECTION 503, AND (VI) SELLER’S PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT DOES NOT AND WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH ANY INTERESTS OR OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER OR ITS EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACTORS. 11. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS CONCERNING THE GOODS AND SERVICES. SELLER REPRESENTS, WARRANTS AND AGREES THAT (I) THE GOODS SHALL BE NEW, (II) THE GOODS AND SERVICES SHALL BE MERCHANTABLE, OF GOOD MATERIAL, WORKMANSHIP AND QUALITY, FIT FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH BUYER INTENDS THEM AND FREE FROM ANY FAULTS AND DEFECTS, (III) THE GOODS AND SERVICES SHALL CONFORM TO ANY SAMPLES, DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, PERFORMANCE CRITERIA STANDARDS OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE REFERRED TO ON THE FACE OF THIS ORDER OR THAT BUYER HAS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED OR AGREED TO IN WRITING, (IV) THE GOODS SHALL BE FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL LIENS, SECURITY INTERESTS OR OTHER ENCUMBRANCES, (V) THE GOODS SHALL NOT INFRINGE OR MISAPPROPRIATE ANY THIRD PARTY’S PATENTS OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, (VI) THE GOODS, THEIR MANUFACTURE AND SALE AND THE SERVICES SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, REGULATIONS, RULES, STANDARDS AND ORDERS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970, AND THE MICHIGAN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, AND (VII) THE PRICES AND OTHER TERMS ON WHICH SELLER IS SELLING THE GOODS OR SERVICES TO BUYER ARE NOT LESS FAVORABLE TO BUYER THAN THE PRICES AND OTHER TERMS ON WHICH SELLER IS CURRENTLY SELLING COMPARABLE GOODS OR SERVICES TO OTHERS. IF BUYER REQUESTS IT, SELLER SHALL GIVE BUYER CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. SELLER AGREES, UPON BUYER’S REQUEST, TO FURNISH TO BUYER ANY AND ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE INGREDIENTS OR COMPOSITION OF GOODS SOLD OR FURNISHED TO BUYER BY SELLER AND TO COMPLY WITH ANY OTHER REASONABLE REQUEST MADE BY BUYER IN CONNECTION WITH BUYER’S OR SELLER’S COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS, RULES, STANDARDS AND ORDERS. BUYER’S APPROVAL OF A SAMPLE, DRAWING, SPECIFICATION OR STANDARD SHALL NOT RELIEVE SELLER OF ANY OF ITS WARRANTIES UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. BUYER’S INSPECTION OF OR PAYMENT FOR THE GOODS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ACCEPTANCE. SELLER’S WARRANTIES EXTEND TO FUTURE PERFORMANCE OF THE GOODS AND SERVICES AND SURVIVE INSPECTION, TESTS, ACCEPTANCE AND PAYMENT. THE WARRANTY PERIOD SHALL BE THE LONGER OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD PROVIDED BY LAW OR THE WARRANTY PERIOD OFFERED BY BUYER OR ITS CUSTOMER TO THE END-USER OF THE PRODUCT IN WHICH THE GOODS ARE INSTALLED. SELLER’S CONTRACTS WITH ITS SUBCONTRACTORS SHALL PROVIDE BUYER AND BUYER’S CUSTOMERS WITH ALL OF THE RIGHTS THAT THEY HAVE UNDER THE CONTRACT. 12. SELLER’S QUALITY CONTROL; INSPECTION OF SELLER. SELLER AGREES TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL BUYER SUPPLIER AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM(S) AND TO COMPLY WITH ALL QUALITY REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES SPECIFIED BY BUYER, AS REVISED FROM TIME TO TIME. IN ADDITION, SELLER AGREES TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF BUYER AND BUYER’S CUSTOMERS. BUYER HAS THE RIGHT TO PERIODICALLY INSPECT SELLER’S FACILITY, GOODS, MATERIALS, AND PROPERTY COVERED BY THE ORDER TO DETERMINE SELLER’S COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS, UPON REASONABLE ADVANCE NOTICE TO SELLER. BUYER’S INSPECTION, WHETHER DURING MANUFACTURE, PRIOR TO DELIVERY, OR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AFTER DELIVERY, SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY WORK-IN-PROCESS OR FINISHED GOODS OR SERVICES. FURTHER, SELLER SHALL CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THE GOODS AND SERVICES AND PROMPTLY REPORT TO BUYER ANY GOODS AND SERVICES THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH SPECIFICATIONS, DRAWINGS, AND ALL OTHER SPECIFICATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE ORDER. THE WARRANTIES REQUIRED OF SELLER IN THE ORDER SHALL APPLY TO ALL GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY SELLER FOR BUYER. SELLER SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY BUYER OF ANY DEFECTS OR DEFICIENCIES IN DESIGN (INCLUDING IF SELLER HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT ANY SPECIFICATION PROVIDED BY BUYER ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO PROVIDE THE GOODS AND SERVICES THAT WILL FUNCTION THROUGHOUT THE GREATER OF THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE GOODS OR SERVICES OR THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD), MANUFACTURE, OR IN USE-PERFORMANCE OF THE GOODS RELATING TO THE ORDER. 13. CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS. SELLER AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ANY AGREEMENTS (“CUSTOMER AGREEMENTS”) RECEIVED BY BUYER FROM A THIRD PARTY (EACH A “CUSTOMER”), IN WHICH BUYER AGREES TO SUPPLY TO CUSTOMER, OR INCORPORATE INTO GOODS SUPPLIED TO CUSTOMER, GOODS PURCHASED BY BUYER FROM SELLER. BUYER MAY PROVIDE SELLER WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE CUSTOMER AGREEMENTS, BUT SELLER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASCERTAINING ANY TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE CUSTOMER AGREEMENTS THAT MAY AFFECT SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE ORDER. SELLER WILL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN ITS CONTROL TO ENABLE BUYER TO MEET THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CUSTOMER AGREEMENTS. IF THIS SECTION CONFLICTS WITH ANY OTHER PARAGRAPH IN THE ORDER, BUYER HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT TO HAVE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION PREVAIL. 14. COMPETITIVENESS. IT IS AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER THAT MAINTAINING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE GOODS IS CRITICAL FOR THE PARTIES’ COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP. “COMPETITIVENESS OF THE GOODS” IS ENSURED IF THE GOODS CORRESPOND TO COMPARABLE GOODS OF COMPETITORS IN TERMS OF PRICES AND TECHNOLOGY. IF A COMPARABLE PRODUCT IS OFFERED TO BUYER AT COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS, BUYER WILL NOTIFY SELLER THEREOF IN WRITING AND WILL SET A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME FOR SELLER TO RESTORE FULL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE GOODS. SELLER WILL PROMPTLY PREPARE AN ACTION PLAN DETAILING ACTIONS THAT SELLER WILL TAKE TO RESTORE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE GOODS, AND WILL FURNISH BUYER WITH SUCH ACTION PLAN, TOGETHER WITH A CORRECTED QUOTATION. BUYER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO ACCEPT, REJECT, OR REQUEST CHANGES TO THE ACTION PLAN. SELLER SHALL RESTORE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE GOODS WITHIN THE PERIOD OF TIME SET BY BUYER. THE OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN COMPETITIVENESS SHALL BE A MATERIAL CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION. IN THE EVENT OF ANY VIOLATION OF SUCH OBLIGATION, BUYER MAY DEMAND ADJUSTMENT OR TERMINATE THE CONTRACT IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR CAUSE. 15. MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION. SELLER SHALL CAUSE ALL GOODS DELIVERED TO BUYER TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PACKING LIST, AND SELLER SHALL PROVIDE TO BUYER AT THE TIME SELLER PERFORMS ANY SERVICE A WORK ORDER, THAT SPECIFIES (I) THE NUMBER OF THIS PURCHASE ORDER, (II) ANY APPLICABLE ITEM NUMBER OF BUYER, AND (III) THE QUANTITY OF GOODS DELIVERED OR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES BEING PERFORMED. 16. INDEMNITY. SELLER SHALL INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD BUYER AND ITS PARENT CORPORATION, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, DIRECT AND INDIRECT CUSTOMERS, AND END-USERS OF THE GOODS (“REPRESENTATIVES”) HARMLESS AS TO ANY CLAIM, LIABILITY, LOSS, DAMAGE, INJURY, DEATH, DEFICIENCY, ACTION, JUDGMENT, INTEREST, AWARD, PENALTY, FINE, COST AND EXPENSE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACTUAL ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER LEGAL EXPENSES, THE COST OF ENFORCING ANY RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION HEREUNDER, AND THE COST OF PURSUING ANY INSURANCE PROVIDERS (COLLECTIVELY, “LOSSES”) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH (I) ANY BREACH BY SELLER OF ANY OF ITS WARRANTIES TO, OR AGREEMENTS WITH, BUYER, (II) ANY CLAIM THAT ANY OF THE GOODS OR SERVICES INFRINGES ANY PATENT, TRADEMARK, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, (III) ANY DEATH, INJURY OR DAMAGE TO ANY PERSON OR PROPERTY ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE GOODS OR SERVICES OR BY SELLER’S MANUFACTURE OF THE GOODS OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES, OR (IV) SELLER’S NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR BREACH OF CONTRACT. 17. CHANGES AND INSPECTIONS. BUYER MAY AT ANY TIME, BY WRITTEN NOTICE TO SELLER, CHANGE THIS ORDER OR THE CONTRACT AS TO (I) DESIGNS OR DRAWINGS OF OR SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE GOODS OR SERVICES, (II) TIME OR PLACE OF DELIVERY OR PERFORMANCE, (III) SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS OR OTHER COMPONENTS, (IV) METHOD OF PACKING OR SHIPMENT OR (V) QUANTITY OF THE GOODS OR EXTENT OF THE SERVICES. IF THIS CAUSES A CHANGE IN SELLER’S COST OR TIME OF PERFORMANCE, THEN AN EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT SHALL BE MADE IN THE PRICE OR TIME FOR DELIVERY OR PERFORMANCE, OR BOTH, IF SELLER GIVES BUYER A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN ADJUSTMENT WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER BUYER NOTIFIES SELLER OF THE CHANGE. SELLER WILL NOT CHANGE THE DESIGN, SPECIFICATIONS, PACKING, MARKING, SHIPPING, PRICE OR DATE OF DELIVERY OF THE GOODS WITHOUT BUYER’S PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL. BUYER’S EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND DIRECT OR INDIRECT CUSTOMERS MAY AT ANY TIME ENTER SELLER’S PREMISES TO (I) CONDUCT A ROUTINE AUDIT FOR QUALITY, COST OR DELIVERY VERIFICATION AND (II) INSPECT AND TEST THE GOODS, SELLER’S PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE OF THEM AND ANY MATERIALS, COMPONENTS OR WORK-IN-PROCESS THAT ARE TO BE USED IN THEIR MANUFACTURE. 18. Directed Buy Status. In the event Buyer’s Customer requires Buyer to source production of certain goods or services to Seller (each, a “Directed Buy”), Seller acknowledges that, notwithstanding Seller’s negotiations with Buyer’s Customer, these terms shall apply to all production of such Directed Buy goods or services as between Buyer and Seller. Further, Seller acknowledges and agrees that it shall indemnify, defend and hold Representatives harmless from any commercial issue that arises out of the supply of Directed Buy goods or services, which shall be resolved between Seller and Buyer’s Customer directly. Seller shall not be entitled to cease or withhold the timely supply of any goods or services under any circumstances, including, but not limited to, any unresolved commercial issue, including an unresolved commercial issue between Seller and Buyer’s Customer on a Directed Buy good or service. 19. Seller’s Default. Seller will be in default if any of the following occurs (each, a “Seller Default”): i. Seller breaches, repudiates, or threatens to breach any term in the Order, in the Contract, or in any Customer Agreement, including, but not limited to, failing to deliver goods or services in accordance with Buyer’s required quality and quantity terms; ii. Insolvency of Seller or filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy with respect to Seller; iii. Appointment of a receiver or trustee for Seller; or iv. Execution of an assignment for the benefit of creditors of Seller. 20. Buyer’s Remedies. In the event of a Seller Default, Buyer may exercise any remedies available under applicable law, including, but not limited to: i. Seller’s immediate correction, repair, or replacement of the goods and services at Seller’s expense; ii. Suspending payments or performance or canceling all or any part of the balance of any Order with Seller; and iii. Requiring Seller to reimburse Buyer, through debits or otherwise, for all damages suffered due to Seller’s breach, including, but not limited to, incidental, consequential, and other damages, as well as lost profits, actual attorney fees, and court costs. The remedies in this Order shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedies allowed to Buyer under applicable law, including, but not limited to, the Uniform Commercial Code. No waiver by Buyer of any breach or remedy shall be a waiver of any other breach or remedy. 21. Limitation on Seller’s Remedies. If Buyer breaches any term in the Order or in any Customer Agreement, Buyer shall not be liable for any incidental, consequential, indirect, or any other special damages of Seller, including, but not limited to, Seller’s lost profits, attorney fees, and any and all costs of any litigation. Any action against Buyer arising out of the Order must be filed within one (1) year after Seller’s claim accrues. 22. Termination. i. The Order is terminable as follows: 1) Breach. Buyer may immediately terminate the Order without further obligation in the event of Seller’s breach of these Standard Terms or Seller’s Default under the Order or any breach of or default under any Customer Agreement. Either party may terminate the Order without further obligation in the event the other party fails to perform any material obligation under the Order, through no fault of the non-breaching party, which remains uncured after giving twenty (20) calendar days written notice of such material breach. Delays in delivery or repeated deliveries of non-conforming goods or services, which result in Seller’s failure to meet its delivery time or goods or services conformity obligations for all goods or services shipped, shall automatically be deemed a failure to perform a material obligation for the purposes of the Order. 2) Insolvency, Bankruptcy, or Liquidation. Buyer may terminate the Order if Seller: (a) becomes insolvent; (b) makes an assignment immediately or the benefit of creditors; (c) files or has filed against it a petition in bankruptcy; (d) has a receiver appointed for its assets; or (e) is dissolved or liquidated. 3) Termination for Convenience by Buyer. Seller acknowledges and agrees that, in addition to any other rights of Buyer to terminate this Order, Buyer may, at its option, immediately terminate all or part of the Order or any other agreement between Buyer and Seller, at any time and for any reason, by giving written notice to Seller. Buyer may elect to terminate some, but not all, Orders or other agreements between Buyer and Seller, at Buyer’s sole discretion. However, upon such termination, Buyer shall pay to Seller the following amounts, without duplication: a. The contract price for all goods or services that have been completed and delivered in accordance with the terminated Order, or in accordance with any other agreement between Buyer and Seller that is terminated, and not previously paid for; and b. The actual costs of work-in-process and raw materials incurred by Seller in furnishing the goods and services under the terminated Order, or under any other agreement between Buyer and Seller that is terminated, to the extent such costs are reasonable in amount and are properly allocable or apportionable under generally accepted commercial accounting principles to the terminated portion of the Order, or to any other agreement between Buyer and Seller that is terminated, if any; less, however, the sum of the reasonable value or cost (whichever is higher) of any goods or materials used or sold by Seller with Buyer’s written consent, and the cost of any damaged or destroyed goods or materials. Buyer will make no payments for finished goods or services, work-in-process, or raw materials fabricated or produced by Seller in amounts in excess of those authorized by Releases, issued by Buyer prior to the date of termination of the Order, nor will Buyer make any payments for any undelivered goods or services that are in Seller’s standard stock or that are readily marketable. Payments made under this section shall not exceed the aggregate price payable by Buyer for finished goods or services that would be produced or performed by Seller under Releases issued by Buyer prior to the date of termination. Except as provided in this section, Buyer shall not be liable for and shall not be required to make payments to Seller, directly or on account of claims by others, including, but not limited to, for loss of anticipated profit, unabsorbed overhead, interest on claims, product development and engineering costs, or general and administrative burden charges from termination of this or any Releases. Within sixty (60) days from the effective date of termination of the Order, or any other agreement between Buyer and Seller that is terminated, if any, Seller shall submit a comprehensive termination claim to Buyer, with sufficient supporting data to permit Buyer’s audit, and shall thereafter promptly furnish such supplemental and supporting information as Buyer shall request. Buyer or its agents shall have the right to audit and examine all books, records, facilities, work, material, inventories, and other items relating to any termination claim of Seller; ii. If a Program is terminated before the conclusion of the estimated Life of the Program, the Order for the Program shall terminate effective immediately; iii. If any competitor of the Seller offers lower goods or services prices and/or payment or delivery conditions, or if the competitive nature of the Seller no longer exists in terms of price, quality, or time schedule for goods and services under the Order, or if Buyer’s Customer cancels a Customer Agreement, Buyer may terminate the impacted Order or any other impacted agreement between Buyer and Seller, without notice. The same shall apply if other technological prerequisites become necessary or there is no further need for the goods or services; iv. No termination of the Order, regardless of the basis for such termination, shall serve to terminate any other Order or any other agreement between Buyer and Seller in effect at the time of such termination. Further, the termination of the Order or of any other agreement between Buyer and Seller, regardless of the basis for such termination, shall not impact, in any way, the enforceability of all other outstanding Orders or other agreements between Buyer and Seller, each of which shall remain in full force and effect; and v. Buyer and Seller agree that Paragraphs 10, 11, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33, 35, and 37 of these Standard Terms shall survive and continue to apply following the conclusion of the Life of the Program or an earlier termination of the Order or Customer Agreement. 23. Transition of Supply. Upon the expiration or earlier termination of any Order for whatever reason, Seller agrees to take such action as may reasonably be required by Buyer to accomplish the transition from Seller to an alternative seller, including, without limitation, the actions set forth below. The term “alternative seller” expressly includes, but is not limited to, a Buyer-owned facility. i. Seller shall provide all notices necessary or desirable for Buyer to resource the Order to an alternative seller; ii. Seller shall provide a sufficient bank of goods covered by the Order to ensure that the transition to any alternative seller chosen by Buyer will proceed with an uninterrupted supply of goods. Buyer, in its sole discretion, shall determine the sufficiency of any such bank. Unless otherwise specified by Buyer on the face of an Order amendment or in a signed writing by Buyer’s designated representatives, a six-week goods inventory bank will be deemed sufficient to accomplish the transition. Such “six-week goods bank” will be calculated using the Releases of Buyer from the six weeks immediately preceding the termination/expiration of this Order, not including any temporary interruptions, plant or industry shutdowns, or other reduced schedules; iii. Seller shall provide to Buyer all Tools (defined below) and any other property furnished by or belonging to Buyer or any of Buyer’s Customers in as good of condition as when received, purchased, or fabricated by or for Seller; iv. Seller shall, at Buyer’s option: (1) assign to Buyer any or all supply contracts or Orders for raw materials or components relating to the Order; (2) sell to Buyer, at Seller’s cost, any or all inventory or work-in-process relating to the Order; and (3) sell to Buyer, at the unamortized portion of the cost of such items, less any amounts Buyer previously paid to Seller for the cost of such items, any or all property owned by Seller (except for any items, including the Tools, that are property of Buyer or Buyer’s Customers) related to production under the Order. 24. Buyer’s Property. The right, title, and interest to all supplies, materials, tools, jigs, dies, gauges, fixtures, molds, patterns, equipment, designs, drawings, specifications, spare parts, trial parts, ancillary products, items owned by Buyer, and other items (“Tools”) for use in manufacturing goods under the Order shall be and remain the property of Buyer or Buyer’s Customer. Seller shall bear the costs of maintaining or repairing and the risk of loss of and damage to the Tools. Seller will: (a) properly house and maintain the Tools on Seller’s premises; (b) not use the Tools for any purpose other than for performance under the Order; (c) mark the Tools as property of Buyer or Buyer’s Customer, as appropriate; (d) refrain from commingling the Tools with property of Seller or with that of a third party; (e) adequately insure the Tools against loss or damage, including, but not limited to, maintaining full fire and extended coverage insurance for replacement value, and naming Buyer as an additional insured; (f) ensure that the Tools do not become subject to any liens or other claims; and (g) not move the Tools to another location, whether owned by Seller or a third party, without the prior written consent of Buyer (except, in the case of an emergency, Seller may move the Tools provided that it gives Buyer notice that the Tools have been moved and the location of the Tools as soon as practicable). Buyer will have the right to enter Seller’s premises at reasonable times to inspect the Tools and Seller’s records pertaining thereto. Seller expressly waives and Releases any and all statutory, equitable, or other liens, including, but not limited to, any molder liens, special tool liens, builder liens, and the like, that Seller has or might have on or in connection with the Tools for any and all work, including, but not limited to, designing, manufacturing, improving, maintaining, servicing, using, assembling, fabricating, or developing the Tools. Seller hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Representatives harmless from and against any Losses that are in any way related to releasing, terminating, or otherwise removing any such liens placed on the Tools. Seller will assign to Buyer any claims Seller has against third parties with respect to the Tools. Upon written request, Seller, at its expense, shall immediately deliver the Tools, at Buyer’s option, F.O.B. Carrier Seller’s facility (Ex Works Loaded) or F.O.B. Buyer’s premises (CIF Buyer Plant/Delivered Buyer Plant). The Tools shall be properly packed and marked in accordance with the requirements of the carrier and Buyer. Seller will cooperate fully with Buyer’s removal of the Tools from Seller’s premises. Seller shall assume all risk of death or injury to persons or damage to property arising from the use, maintenance, repair, and shipment of the Tools. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Buyer, Seller, at its own expense, shall keep the Tools in good condition and repair, including repair necessitated by wear and tear and other usage by Seller. In the event that it becomes necessary, as determined by either Buyer or Seller, to replace the Tools due to normal use by Seller, or otherwise, said replacement tools shall be at the sole expense of Seller and said replacement tools shall be the property of Buyer. Buyer does not guarantee the accuracy of any Tools or the availability or suitability of any supplies or material furnished by Buyer. Seller assumes sole responsibility for inspecting, testing, and approving all Tools or other materials supplied by Buyer prior to any use by Seller. Seller shall assume all risk of death or injury to persons or damage to property arising from the use, maintenance, repair, and shipment of the Tools or other materials supplied by Buyer and hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Buyer harmless against the same. If Buyer and Seller enter into a specific tooling agreement with respect to certain Tools, to the extent there is any inconsistency between this section and the terms of the specific tooling agreement, the terms of the specific tooling agreement shall prevail. 25. Service Parts. To the extent the Order relates to production of component parts (“Parts”) for Buyer, then, in addition to the number of Parts sold by Seller to Buyer to allow Buyer to meet its requirements to its Customer, Seller also agrees to sell to Buyer the number of Parts necessary to allow Buyer to fulfill its past model service and replacement parts requirements during the Life of the Program for which the Parts are produced and the longer of thirty (30) years or the duration required by Buyer’s Customer following the conclusion of the Life of the Program. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Buyer, the per-Part price during the first five (5) years following the conclusion of the Life of the Program shall be the last price for such Part(s) prior to the expiration of the Life of the Program. For the remainder of the thirty (30) years or the duration required by Buyer’s Customer, whichever is longer, the per-Part price shall be increased only by mutual agreement of Buyer and Seller. Upon request by Buyer, Seller shall make service literature and other materials available at no additional charge to support Buyer’s Parts sales activities. 26. Government Contracts. If the goods or services covered by this Order are to be used by Buyer in connection with a contract with the United States or other government, then all terms and conditions required by the government contract or by applicable law or regulation to be included in any contract formed pursuant to this Order (“Government Terms”) are incorporated in this Order by reference. If any provision of this Order is inconsistent with any Government Term, the Government Term will control. 27. Insurance. Seller shall maintain insurance coverage that will fully protect both Seller and Buyer from any and all claims and liabilities of any kind or nature for property damage, personal injury, death and economic damage, to any person, that shall arise from the goods or their use or the performance of the services or any activities connected with the services. Seller shall maintain employee’s liability and compensation insurance that will protect Buyer from any and all claims and liabilities made by Seller or any employee or agent of Seller under any applicable worker’s compensation or occupational disease acts. All insurance required by this paragraph shall be in amounts and coverages, and shall be issued by insurers, that shall be satisfactory to Buyer in Buyer’s sole discretion. All policies shall name Buyer and (if requested by Buyer) Buyer’s Customer as additional insureds and loss payees and shall provide that Buyer shall receive 30 days prior written notice form the insurer of any termination or reduction in the amount or scope of coverage. Upon request by Buyer at any time, Seller shall furnish Buyer with certificates evidencing required insurance. 28. Prepayment. If Buyer pays any part of the purchase price of the goods before delivery to Buyer, then (i) title (but not risk of loss) to each item of the goods shall pass to Buyer upon identification of the item to the Contract, (ii) to the extent necessary to protect Buyer’s title to the goods, Seller grants Buyer a security interest in the goods to secure Seller’s obligation to deliver them to Buyer and all of Seller’s other present and future obligations to Buyer, (iii) Seller authorizes Buyer to file appropriate financing statements to evidence Buyer’s title to the goods and that security interest, and (iv) Seller shall obtain from each person holding a security interest in or lien upon the goods a written agreement releasing that security interest or lien or subordinating it to Buyer’s interest in the goods. 29. Work on Premises. If performance of services or delivery or installation of goods by Seller involves operations by its employees or subcontractors on the premises of Buyer or of a Customer of Buyer, then (i) Seller shall at all times enforce strict discipline and maintain good Order among all persons engaged in the activity on the premises and shall cause them to comply with all fire prevention and safety rules and regulations in force at the premises and (ii) Seller shall keep the premises free from accumulation of waste materials and rubbish caused by its employees or subcontractors and upon completion shall promptly remove all of Seller’s equipment and surplus materials. 30. Independent Contractor. Seller is an independent contractor, and neither Seller nor any of Seller’s employees or agents shall be considered agents or employees of Buyer. Seller shall pay all taxes and furnish, at Seller’s expense, all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, facilities and other items necessary to perform the services. 31. Confidentiality and Non-Use. Seller shall not sell or offer to sell or otherwise provide to anyone other than Buyer any goods made in accordance with any drawings, designs or specifications that Buyer furnishes to Seller or that incorporate, embody or are made in accordance with any of Buyer’s intellectual property. Seller shall maintain the confidentiality of, and shall not disclose or use or permit to be disclosed or used or to be viewed by any third party (including any of Seller’s suppliers), the goods, any designs of or specifications for the goods, any Buyer Property or any information concerning Buyer’s business, operations or activities, including, without limitation, information concerning Buyer’s present or proposed products, the terms or existence of the Contract, product developments, plans, strategies, finances, know-how, sales, customers and marketing or sales techniques (“Confidential Information”), except that Seller may disclose Confidential Information to a third party (other than a competitor of Buyer or a subsidiary or affiliate of a competitor) to the extent disclosure is necessary in Order for Seller to perform its obligations under the Contract. If Seller breaches or threatens to breach this paragraph or Paragraphs 24 or 32, then Seller agrees that Buyer’s remedies at law are inadequate. Therefore, Buyer shall have the right of specific performance or injunctive relief, or both, in addition to any and all other remedies and rights at law or in equity, and Buyer’s rights and remedies shall be cumulative. Seller shall not assert any claim against Buyer or its Customers or suppliers with respect to any technical information that Seller discloses to Buyer in connection with the supply of the goods unless such information is expressly covered by a separate signed confidentiality agreement or license agreement between Buyer and Seller. 32. Intellectual Property. All inventions (whether or not patentable), devices, technologies, ideas, improvements, processes, systems, copyrights in any copyrightable works, trademarks, trade names, trade dress, service marks, names, software and other works and matters created or developed by Seller in the course of Seller’s performance of the services or Seller’s design or development of the goods for Buyer, including all proprietary rights in the foregoing (“Intellectual Property”) shall be the sole property of Buyer, and Seller assigns, and agrees to assign, to Buyer all right, title and interest that Seller now has or in the future acquires in the Intellectual Property. All copyrightable works shall be considered “works made for hire” within the meaning of the federal Copyright Act of 1976, as amended, and under the equivalent laws of any other country. To the extent that any such copyrightable work is not considered a “work made for hire,” it shall be the sole property of Buyer, and Seller assigns, and agrees to assign, to Buyer all right, title and interest that Seller now has or in the future acquires in it and in all copyright rights in it. Seller shall sign and deliver to Buyer all assignments and other documents, and Seller shall take all other actions, that Buyer shall request for the purpose of perfecting Buyer’s ownership of and title to the Intellectual Property. If the goods or their design are subject to any patent rights or other proprietary rights held by Seller, then Seller grants to Buyer an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license of the patent rights and other proprietary rights to the extent necessary to enable Seller to modify, repair or rebuild any or all of the goods. This license is in addition to all licenses impliedly granted to Buyer as a purchaser of the goods. 33. Unsafe, Unfit, or Hazardous Materials. If a governmental agency declares that any of the goods or any ingredient of, or any material included in, any of the goods or any packaging or supplies used in connection with the goods, or if Buyer at any time believes in good faith that any of the goods or any such ingredient, material, packaging or supplies, (a) is or may be adulterated or misbranded (including, without limitation, situations in which a governmental agency determines there is “reason to believe” that there may be adulteration or misbranding) within the meaning of any other applicable federal, state, provincial, local or foreign law, rule or regulation, (b) fails or may fail to conform to an applicable standard or regulation issued, (c) is or may be a misbranded hazardous substance or a banned hazardous substance, (d) does not or may not conform with an applicable consumer product safety standard, or has been declared a banned hazardous product, (e) has a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals, or (f) is or may be otherwise unsafe or unfit for the intended use of the goods, or, if Seller receives any correspondence or other information that would reasonably lead Seller to conclude that any of the declarations set forth as items (a) to (f) above are substantially likely to be forthcoming, then, without limiting other rights and remedies that are available to Buyer under these Standard Terms or applicable law, (i) Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, shall give the other party written notice of any such declaration or potential declaration, as applicable, and shall furnish to such party copies of the declaration and of all relevant notices, documents and correspondence, (ii) if a declaration has been issued, Seller shall stop including the ingredient or material in the goods, (iii) if Seller has failed to produce the goods in accordance with the applicable specifications and such failure is the reason for the declaration or potential declaration, as applicable, Buyer may terminate the Order, without liability to Buyer, by giving written notice to Seller, which shall be effective immediately or on any later date that the notice specifies, (iv) if Buyer does terminate, then (A) Buyer’s obligations under the Order shall terminate immediately and Buyer shall not be obligated to pay Seller damages or any other compensation by reason of the termination; and (B) Seller shall, unless Buyer directs otherwise, stop work and acquisition of materials under the Order and protect property in Seller’s possession in which Buyer or Buyer’s customer has or may acquire an interest, (v) Buyer shall have the right (A) to recall (i.e. purchase or repurchase) any or all of the goods, and any goods made with or produced by the goods, from its Customers and end-users and any others having possession of the goods, and Seller shall reimburse Buyer for all reasonable costs that Buyer incurs in doing so and shall assist Buyer and any applicable governmental agency in all reasonable respects in the recall, to the extent that Buyer requires Seller to do so; and (B) to return to Seller, at Seller’s expense, all such goods, packaging or supplies that Seller shall have previously delivered to Buyer and to require Seller to refund the price to Buyer, whether or not Buyer would then have the right under applicable law to reject or to revoke acceptance of those goods, packaging or supplies; (vi) to the extent that Buyer requests, Seller shall reasonably assist Buyer in any or all aspects of a recall, including, without limitation, developing a recall strategy and preparing and furnishing reports, records and other information; (vii) if Seller demonstrates to Buyer’s satisfaction that there is a safe and fit substitute for any such material, packaging or supplies and that the substitute conforms to all of the requirements of the Contract and that Seller can and will use the substitute in or with respect to the goods, then Buyer shall have the right, but no obligation, in Buyer’s sole discretion, to reinstate the Contract and to require Seller to perform in accordance with the Contract, except that Seller shall use the substitute goods or materials; and (viii) Seller shall pay to Buyer an amount equal to all reasonable costs that Buyer incurs by reason of the declaration by the governmental agency and/or such good faith belief by Buyer and any resulting recall or delay in performance or return of goods to Seller and/or any termination of the Order by Buyer. Buyer shall have the right to cancel Order or Contracts for goods that are (1) subject to a recall, or (2) produced at a facility that has received an unacceptable plant audit report. Buyer’s right to cancel set forth in the immediately preceding sentence extends to all goods affected by the applicable event and to unrelated goods that come from the same facility. 34. Other Terms. Seller shall not have and waives any security interest in or lien (including any statutory or common law lien) upon the goods or any property of Buyer or Buyer’s Customers, including without limitation the Tools. Seller may not delegate or subcontract any of its obligations under this Order without Buyer’s prior written consent. Buyer may deduct from, and set off against, any amounts at any time owing to Seller under this Order any damages or other amounts then owing to Buyer by Seller, whether under this Order or otherwise. If at any time Buyer has reasonable grounds for insecurity as to Seller’s performance, Seller shall provide to Buyer adequate assurance of due performance within 5 days after demand by Buyer, which Seller agrees is a reasonable time. Buyer may demand such assurances from Seller within a shorter time if reasonable under the circumstances. Buyer shall continue to have all of its rights under the Contract even if it does not fully and promptly exercise them on all occasions. Buyer’s failure to exercise, or Buyer’s waiver of, a right or remedy on one occasion is note a waiver of that right or remedy with respect to any future occasion. 35. Governing Law and Venue. This Order and the Contract shall be governed by, and interpreted according to, Michigan law, excluding its choice of law rules. Any action based upon or arising out of this Order or the Contract must be brought in either a state court of competent subject matter jurisdiction located in Mecosta County, Michigan, or a federal court of competent subject matter jurisdiction located in the Western District of Michigan. Seller irrevocably consents to personal jurisdiction in such courts and waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Order or any Contract. 36. Complete Agreement. This Order, together with any and all Releases and these Standard Terms, contain all terms between Seller and Buyer with regard to the subject matter of the Order or Contract and supersedes all prior oral or written representations, agreements, or other communications between Seller and Buyer. The Contract evidenced by the Order may be amended only by a writing signed by Seller and an officer of Buyer. Buyer may modify these terms any time by posting revised terms to its website. Such revised terms will apply to all Orders existing on, or issued after, the date on which they are posted to Buyer’s website. 37. Buyer’s Right to Attorney Fees. In the event that either Buyer or Seller brings any action against the other arising out of the sale of goods or services under the Order and Buyer prevails in the action, then Buyer, and Buyer only, shall have the right to recover from Seller, and Seller is obligated to pay to Buyer, Buyer’s actual attorneys’ fees and any and all costs incurred in or for such action. STANDARD TERMS FOR SALES OF GOODS OR SERVICES THESE STANDARD TERMS FOR SALES OF GOODS OR SERVICES (THE “TERMS”) ARE PART OF EACH QUOTATION OR PROPOSAL TO SELL GOODS OR SERVICES BY BIG RAPIDS PRODUCTS, INC., INCLUDING ANY OF ITS CURRENT OR SUBSEQUENT PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, OR AFFILIATES EXPRESSLY IDENTIFIED ON THE FACE OF THE QUOTATION OR PROPOSAL (“SELLER”). THE TERM “QUOTATION” MEANS THE APPLICABLE QUOTATION OR PROPOSAL ISSUED BY SELLER, TOGETHER WITH THESE TERMS AND ALL INVOICES ISSUED BY SELLER FOR THE GOODS OR SERVICES AT ISSUE. IN THESE TERMS, “GOODS” AND “SERVICES” REFER TO THE GOODS OR SERVICES DESCRIBED ON THE FACE OF THIS QUOTATION TO BE SOLD BY SELLER TO THE BUYER NAMED ON THE FACE OF THE QUOTATION (“BUYER”). 1. FORMATION OF CONTRACT. THESE TERMS ARE THE SOLE TERMS FOR THE SALE OF GOODS AND SERVICES BY SELLER, AND SHALL APPLY TO THE EXCLUSION OF ANY INCONSISTENT OR ADDITIONAL TERMS CONTAINED IN BUYER’S ORDER OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR OTHERWISE PROPOSED IN ANY WAY BY BUYER. BUYER’S ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS SHALL BE CONCLUSIVELY PRESUMED BY BUYER’S SIGNATURE ON ANY QUOTATION OR PROPOSAL ISSUED BY SELLER, BY BUYER’S SUBMISSION OF A PURCHASE ORDER TO SELLER FOR THE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR BY BUYER’S ACCEPTANCE OF DELIVERY OF, OR PAYMENT FOR, THE GOODS AND SERVICES. ANY CONTRACT MADE FOR THE SALE OF GOODS OR SERVICES BY SELLER IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONAL ON BUYER’S ASSENT TO THESE TERMS. SELLER OBJECTS TO ANY ADDITIONAL OR INCONSISTENT TERMS PROPOSED BY BUYER. 2. PRICE. ALL PRICE QUOTATIONS ARE OFFERED FOR PROMPT ACCEPTANCE AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AS PRICES ARE BASED ON THE COST OF RAW MATERIALS AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY. A. EXCLUSIONS. THE QUOTED PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE APPLICABLE TARIFFS OR TAXES SUCH AS CITY, STATE OR FEDERAL, SALES, USE, OR EXCISE TAXES. THE QUOTED PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OTHER PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR WORK NOT SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT. ALL TAXES AND CHARGES SHALL BE BUYER’S RESPONSIBILITY AND MAY BE ADDED TO THE INVOICE AS A SEPARATE AND ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO BUYER UNLESS AN ACCEPTABLE EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED TO SELLER. SELLER SHALL ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO SEPARATELY BILL BUYER, AT ANY TIME, FOR ANY TAXES AND CHARGES THAT ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS SALE THAT THE SELLER MAY BE REQUIRED TO PAY. BUYER SHALL REIMBURSE SELLER ON DEMAND FOR ALL SUCH AMOUNTS. B. PRICE INCREASES. THE PRICE QUOTED BY SELLER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANY INCREASES IN SELLER’S COST OF LABOR, MATERIALS, AND/OR COMPONENT PARTS OCCURRING AFTER THE DATE OF THE QUOTATION AND BEFORE SHIPMENT, AS WELL AS ANY INCREASES BASED ON ADDITIONAL DATA RECEIVED BY SELLER AFTER THE DATE OF QUOTATION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DATA GATHERED FOLLOWING SELLER’S RECEIPT OF PRODUCTION LEVEL PART PRINT AND/OR PRODUCTION LEVEL MATH DATA. THE PRICE SHALL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO INCREASES TO ACCOMMODATE SHIPMENT IN ANY QUANTITIES OTHER THAN SELLER’S STANDARD PACK UNIT, IN THE EVENT BUYER DOES NOT DESIRE SHIPMENT AT ONE TIME OF ALL THE GOODS COVERED BY THE QUOTATION. 3. INVOICING. ALL INVOICES ISSUED BY SELLER SHALL BE PAYABLE ACCORDING TO THE TERMS CONTAINED IN SECTION 4, BELOW. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED BY SELLER IN WRITING, SELLER SHALL ISSUE INVOICES TO BUYER AS FOLLOWS: A. TOOLING INVOICE. UPON THE DATE OF SELLER’S PPAP SUBMISSION TO BUYER, SELLER SHALL ISSUE TO BUYER AN INVOICE FOR ALL TOOLING COSTS QUOTED BY SELLER. B. PIECE PRICE INVOICES. SELLER SHALL ISSUE TO BUYER INVOICES WHEN SHIPMENTS OF GOODS ARE MADE TO BUYER. 4. PAYMENT TERMS. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY SELLER IN WRITING, PAYMENT IN FULL ON ALL INVOICES IS DUE THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE INVOICE DATE. INVOICES NOT PAID WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS SHALL HAVE A SERVICE CHARGE ADDED TO THE AMOUNT DUE OF ONE AND ONE HALF PERCENT (1 ½ %) PER MONTH, OR THE HIGHEST RATE PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, CALCULATED DAILY AND COMPOUNDED MONTHLY. NO CASH DISCOUNTS SHALL BE ALLOWED. PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE AT SELLER’S OFFICES IN MICHIGAN AND IN US DOLLARS. BUYER SHALL REIMBURSE SELLER FOR ANY AND ALL EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS, INCURRED BY SELLER IN THE COLLECTION OF ANY DELINQUENT ACCOUNT OR ENFORCING ITS RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO BUYER. 5. SECURITY INTEREST. BUYER HEREBY GRANTS TO SELLER A CONTINUING SECURITY INTEREST IN ALL GOODS FURNISHED OR TO BE FURNISHED BY SELLER TO BUYER, TOGETHER WITH ALL TOOLING, PARTS, ATTACHMENTS, ACCESSORIES, DIES OR APPURTENANCES TO SUCH GOODS, ALL SUBSTITUTIONS, IMPROVEMENTS AND REPLACEMENTS OF SUCH GOODS, ALL ADDITIONS TO SUCH GOODS, AND ALL PROCEEDS OF SUCH GOODS AND ANY OF THE FOREGOING. THE CONTINUING SECURITY INTEREST DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION MAY BE IN THE FORM OF A PURCHASE MONEY SECURITY INTEREST, A MOLDBUILDER’S LIEN PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE MICHIGAN MOLDBUILDER’S LIEN ACT (THE “MOLDBUILDER’S LIEN ACT”), OR A SPECIAL TOOL BUILDER’S LIEN PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE MICHIGAN SPECIAL TOOL BUILDER’S LIEN ACT (THE “SPECIAL TOOL BUILDER’S LIEN ACT”). THE FORM OF SUCH SECURITY INTEREST SHALL BE DETERMINED BY SELLER IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. 6. PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTEREST. BUYER HEREBY AUTHORIZES SELLER TO CAUSE ALL FINANCING STATEMENTS OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS IN RESPECT OF THE SECURITY INTEREST GRANTED HEREBY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, MOLDBUILDER’S LIEN ACT, AND SPECIAL TOOL BUILDER’S LIEN ACT FINANCING STATEMENTS, TO BE FILED AND RECORDED OR RE-FILED AND RE-RECORDED. BUYER AGREES TO EXECUTE, OR OTHERWISE AUTHENTICATE, AND HEREBY DOES AUTHENTICATE, AND DELIVER ANY STATEMENT, INSTRUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT REQUESTED BY SELLER FOR SUCH PURPOSE. BUYER FURTHER AGREES THAT IT SHALL EXECUTE, OR OTHERWISE AUTHENTICATE, AND HEREBY DOES AUTHENTICATE, AND DELIVER TO SELLER UPON SELLER’S REQUEST SUCH FURTHER INSTRUMENTS, ASSURANCES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AS SELLER DEEMS NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF PERFECTION OF SELLER’S RIGHTS HEREUNDER. BUYER AUTHORIZES SELLER TO FILE ANY SUCH INSTRUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, MOLDBUILDER’S LIEN ACT, AND SPECIAL TOOL BUILDER’S LIEN ACT FINANCING STATEMENTS, WITHOUT BUYER’S SIGNATURE AND, IF THE SIGNATURE OF BUYER IS REQUIRED THEREON, BUYER IRREVOCABLY APPOINTS SELLER AS BUYER’S ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO EXECUTE AND FILE ANY SUCH STATEMENT OR OTHER INSTRUMENT IN THE NAME AND ON BEHALF OF BUYER. 7. SHIPPING AND RISK OF LOSS. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL QUOTED PRICES ARE F.O.B., SELLER’S PLANT, AT WHICH TIME TITLE SHALL PASS TO BUYER. REGARDLESS OF THE F.O.B. POINT, BUYER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS OF SHIPPING AND INSURANCE FOR THE GOODS AND SHALL BEAR ALL RISK OF LOSS OR DAMAGE TO THE GOODS DURING TRANSIT. FREIGHT MAY BE PREPAID BY SELLER AT ITS OPTION AND ADDED TO THE INVOICE. BUYER SHALL PROMPTLY INSPECT ALL GOODS RECEIVED FROM SELLER AND PROMPTLY INFORM SELLER OF ANY DEFECTS BEFORE USING THE GOODS. SHIPPING DATES ARE ESTIMATES ONLY, AND BASED ON MUTUALLY AGREED UPON SHIP DATES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE CONFIRMED VIA WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION. “DROP IN” ORDERS TO SUPPORT JUST-IN-TIME REQUIREMENTS (VIA ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE OR OTHERWISE) WILL BE MANAGED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY SELLER IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. SELLER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR PREMIUM FREIGHT REQUIREMENTS IN THE CASE OF “DROP IN” ORDERS AND/OR WHERE MUTUALLY AGREED UPON SHIP DATES HAVE NOT BEEN DEVELOPED. SELLER MAY SHIP ALL THE GOODS AT ONE TIME OR IN PORTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. SELLER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE THE METHOD OF SHIPMENT AND ROUTING OF THE GOODS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED AND PAID FOR BY BUYER. BUYER SHALL PAY SUCH DELIVERY CHARGES AS SELLER MAY ESTABLISH FROM TIME TO TIME, WHICH WILL BE INCLUDED ON SELLER’S INVOICE. DELIVERY IN A MANNER DIRECTED BY BUYER SHALL BE AT BUYER’S SOLE COST. SELLER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY DELAYS IN SHIPPING OR DELIVERY FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER. 8. REASONABLE EFFORTS. SELLER WILL USE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS TO SUPPLY BUYER WITH GOODS OFFERED BY SELLER AND ORDERED BY BUYER. IF BUYER CAUSES OR REQUESTS DELAY IN THE SHIPMENT OF PRODUCTS OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, BUYER SHALL PAY SELLER FOR ALL EXPENSES AND LOSSES OF SELLER RESULTING THEREFROM. IN TIMES OF SHORT SUPPLY, SELLER IS ENTITLED TO ALLOCATE PRODUCTS AMONG ITS CUSTOMERS AS IT DETERMINES, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO BE APPROPRIATE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE TO DELIVER GOODS ORDERED BY BUYER THAT IS CAUSED BY THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF NECESSARY RAW MATERIALS. 9. LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER. SELLER WARRANTS TO THE ORIGINAL BUYER THAT THE GOODS MANUFACTURED BY SELLER SHALL BE FREE UNDER NORMAL USE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY TO BUYER. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO FUTURE PERFORMANCE, NOR DOES IT COVER ANY ASSEMBLIES OR PARTS NOT MANUFACTURED BY SELLER. THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A DEFECT EXISTS SHALL BE MADE SOLELY BY SELLER. BUYER SHALL NOT RETURN ANY GOODS TO SELLER UNTIL SELLER HAS BEEN PROVIDED A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT AND SAMPLE THE GOODS AT THE BUYER’S PREMISES TO DETERMINE WHETHER A DEFECT EXISTS AND WHETHER THE GOODS SHOULD BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. ANY SHIPPING COST FOR RETURNING DEFECTIVE GOODS SHALL BE PAID BY SELLER. ANY GOODS RETURNED TO SELLER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A REASONABLE CHARGE TO COVER SELLER’S COST OF HANDLING, RESTOCKING, AND RECONDITIONING THE GOODS TO RETURN THEM TO SALEABLE CONDITION. THIS WARRANTY SHALL NOT COVER ANY ARTICLE THAT HAS BEEN MISUSED, NEGLECTED, DAMAGED OR ALTERED AFTER LEAVING SELLER’S POSSESSION. SELLER’S OBLIGATION UNDER ITS WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO SELLER’S REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT, AT SELLER’S SOLE DISCRETION, OF THOSE GOODS SOLD BY SELLER TO BUYER THAT DO NOT SATISFY THIS WARRANTY, PROVIDED THAT WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE DEFECT IS GIVEN TO SELLER BY BUYER WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DEFECT IS DISCOVERED, BUT NOT LATER THAN SIX (6) MONTHS AFTER DELIVERY OF THE GOODS TO BUYER. IF BUYER SHALL HAVE APPROVED A SAMPLE OR DRAWINGS OF, OR SPECIFICATIONS FOR, THE GOODS, THEN THE GOODS SHALL NOT BE DEFECTIVE TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY CONFORM TO THE SAMPLE, DRAWINGS, OR SPECIFICATIONS. DISCLAIMER EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 9, SELLER MAKES NO WARRANTY WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE GOODS OR SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY (A) WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY; (B) WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (C) WARRANTY OF TITLE; OR (D) WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY LAW, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR OTHERWISE. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF BUYER AGAINST SELLER. 10. BUYER’S DESIGN RESPONSIBILITY. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO THE EXTENT THAT SELLER’S GOODS ARE PRODUCED ACCORDING TO BUYER’S SPECIFICATIONS. BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BUYER IS NOT RELYING ON SELLER IN ANY WAY FOR DESIGN OR ENGINEERING WITH RESPECT TO THE GOODS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY BUYER. SELLER HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DESIGN, ENGINEERING OR OTHER ADVICE REGARDING ANY PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY BUYER. BUYER’S RESPONSIBILITY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING HOW GOODS MADE BY SELLER WILL PERFORM WHEN INTEGRATED INTO AN ASSEMBLY OR SUBASSEMBLY WITH GOODS NOT MADE BY SELLER. BUYER SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD SELLER HARMLESS AGAINST ALL PRODUCT LIABILITY, PRODUCT RECALL, AND OTHER CLAIMS, LIABILITIES AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACTUAL ATTORNEYS’ FEES, INCURRED BY SELLER ARISING OUT OF ANY CLAIMED DESIGN OR ENGINEERING DEFECT RELATING TO SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY BUYER TO SELLER. 11. CHANGES. SELLER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE DESIGN OR ENGINEERING CHANGES IN ITS PARTS, EQUIPMENT, PROCESSES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, BUT SHALL MAKE NO CHANGES IN OPERATIONAL OR DIMENSIONAL SPECIFICATIONS SUBMITTED BY BUYER WITHOUT BUYER’S PRIOR APPROVAL. 12. QUANTITIES. SELLER MAY OVERRUN OR UNDERRUN THE AGREED-UPON QUANTITIES BY UP TO FIVE PERCENT (5%), AND BUYER WILL PAY SELLER AT THE UNIT PRICE FOR QUANTITIES THAT SELLER DELIVERS WITHIN THESE LIMITS. ANY CLAIM BY BUYER THAT SELLER FAILED TO DELIVER THE AGREED-UPON QUANTITY OF GOODS (SUBJECT TO ANY ADJUSTMENT UNDER THE PRECEDING SENTENCE) MUST BE SUBMITTED TO SELLER IN WRITING WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER BUYER RECEIVES THE GOODS. IF BUYER FAILS TO SO NOTIFY SELLER, IT WILL BE CONCLUSIVELY PRESUMED THAT THE PROPER QUANTITY WAS DELIVERED BY SELLER. 13. LICENSE REGARDING BUYER’S SPECIFICATIONS. BUYER GRANTS TO SELLER AN IRREVOCABLE NONEXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO PRODUCE PARTS PURSUANT TO ANY SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY BUYER. BUYER WARRANTS THAT IT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO GRANT THIS LICENSE TO SELLER, AND THAT NEITHER THE GRANTING OF THIS LICENSE NOR SELLER’S MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF PARTS PRODUCED ACCORDING TO BUYER’S SPECIFICATIONS WILL VIOLATE ANY AGREEMENT TO WHICH BUYER IS SUBJECT, ANY PATENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT TO ANY PARTY, OR ANY APPLICABLE LAW. 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF SELLER (GENERAL). BUYER SHALL INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD SELLER, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES HARMLESS FROM ALL CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACTUAL ATTORNEY FEES, SUSTAINED BY SELLER OR ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE CAUSED BY ANY ACTION OF BUYER RELATING TO (I) THE GOODS OR SERVICES SOLD BY SELLER TO BUYER; OR (II) THE QUOTATION. 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF SELLER (PATENTS). BUYER SHALL INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD SELLER, ITS AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES HARMLESS FROM ALL CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACTUAL ATTORNEY FEES, ARISING OUT OF ANY CLAIM OF INFRINGEMENT OF A PATENT, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, TRADE NAME, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHT, OR CLAIM OF UNFAIR TRADE OR OF UNFAIR COMPETITION IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR USE OF THE GOODS SOLD TO BUYER, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR EXPENSE ARISES SOLELY FROM SPECIFICATIONS DEVELOPED BY SELLER. 16. CURE. IF A SHIPMENT OF GOODS IS REJECTED BY BUYER, SELLER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE IN ANY REASONABLE MANNER THE ERROR, DEFECT, SHORTAGE OR OTHER NONCONFORMITY GIVING RISE TO THE REJECTION. 17. TOOLS. ALL TOOLS, JIGS, DIES, FIXTURES, PATTERNS AND EQUIPMENT FURNISHED TO SELLER BY BUYER TO PERFORM THE CONTRACT, OR FOR WHICH SELLER HAS BEEN FULLY REIMBURSED BY BUYER, SHALL REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF BUYER (“BUYER’S TOOLS”). BUYER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT BUYER’S TOOLS ARE IN GOOD AND USABLE CONDITION AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE GOODS OR SERVICES UTILIZING SELLER’S STANDARD PROCESS(ES). SELLER SHALL PERFORM REASONABLE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON BUYER’S TOOLS, AS DETERMINED BY SELLER IS IN SOLE DISCRETION. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR: (I) ANY DAMAGE TO BUYER’S TOOLS NOT CAUSED BY SELLER; OR (II) ANY COSTS FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR REPLACEMENT OF BUYER’S TOOLS OTHER THAN THE COST OF THE REASONABLE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE DESCRIBED ABOVE. SELLER MAY CHARGE A STORAGE FEE FOR BUYER’S TOOLS LEFT AT SELLER’S PLACE OF BUSINESS FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS AFTER SELLER HAS COMPLETED USING THEM FOR THE MANUFACTURING AND DELIVERY OF GOODS. ALL SHIPPING AND PACKING CHARGES FOR BUYER’S TOOLS SHALL BE BUYER’S RESPONSIBILITY. RISK OF LOSS DURING SHIPMENT OF BUYER’S TOOLS SHALL BE ON BUYER. ALL OTHER TOOLS, JIGS, DIES, FIXTURES, PATTERNS AND EQUIPMENT USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE GOODS SHALL BELONG TO SELLER. SELLER AND BUYER AGREE THAT SELLER SHALL HAVE A SECURITY INTEREST IN BUYER’S TOOLS AS SECURITY FOR PAYMENT OF ANY SUMS OWING FROM BUYER TO SELLER AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON. SELLER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETAIN POSSESSION OF ALL THOSE ITEMS UNTIL FULL PAYMENT FOR THE GOODS HAS BEEN MADE, WITHOUT AFFECTING ANY OTHER RIGHTS OR REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO SELLER. SHOULD BUYER DESIRE TO MOVE TOOLING TO ANOTHER PRODUCTION SOURCE, A TOOL DESIGN CHARGE WILL BE QUOTED BY SELLER AND PAID BY BUYER. IF A PERIOD OF TWO (2) YEARS SHALL HAVE ELAPSED SINCE SELLER RECEIVED ORDERS FROM BUYER REQUIRING USE OF BUYER’S TOOLS, SELLER MAY DISPOSE OF BUYER’S TOOLS WITHOUT ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER TO BUYER AND WITHOUT ACCOUNTING TO BUYER FOR THE PROCEEDS THEREFROM. 18. FORCE MAJEURE. ANY DELAY OR FAILURE OF SELLER TO PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS WILL BE EXCUSED IF AND TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS CAUSED BY AN EVENT OR OCCURRENCE BEYOND SELLER’S REASONABLE CONTROL, SUCH AS: ACTS OF GOD; GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPOSITION OF NEW TARIFFS AND/OR CHANGES TO EXISTING TARIFFS); EMBARGOES; FIRES; EXPLOSIONS; NATURAL DISASTERS; RIOTS; WARS; SABOTAGE; TERRORIST ACTS; UTILITY INTERRUPTIONS; FAILURES OR DELAYS BY SELLER’S VENDORS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF NECESSARY RAW MATERIALS); OR COURT INJUNCTION OR ORDER. 19. CANCELLATION OR CHANGE. EITHER PARTY MAY TERMINATE THIS CONTRACT FOR CONVENIENCE UPON SIXTY (60) DAYS ADVANCE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTY. IF SELLER TERMINATES THE CONTRACT UNDER THIS PROVISION, SELLER SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND TO SELLER BECAUSE OF THE TERMINATION. IF BUYER TERMINATES THE CONTRACT UNDER THIS PROVISION, THEN THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL APPLY: A. ANY ITEMS COMPLETED AT THE TIME SELLER RECEIVES A WRITTEN CANCELLATION NOTICE FROM BUYER WILL BE PAID FOR BY BUYER AT THE CONTRACT PRICE. B. SELLER WILL STOP WORK ON THE BALANCE OF THE ORDER AS PROMPTLY AS REASONABLY PRACTICAL, AND BUYER SHALL REIMBURSE SELLER FOR ALL ACTUAL EXPENDITURES, COMMITMENTS, LIABILITIES AND COSTS, DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, MADE OR INCURRED WITH RESPECT TO THOSE ITEMS NOT COMPLETED, PLUS A PROFIT OF TWENTY PERCENT (20%) ON THOSE EXPENSES, LESS ANY NET RECOVERY TO SELLER ON DISPOSITION OF RETURNED GOODS TO OTHERS WITHIN A PERIOD OF FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS AFTER THE CANCELLATION. IN ADDITION, SELLER HAS THE RIGHT TO RECOVER FROM BUYER ALL DAMAGES FOR CANCELLATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND INDIRECT DAMAGES AND LOST PROFITS. 20. WAIVER. NO RIGHT OR REMEDY OF SELLER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN WAIVED OR RENOUNCED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UNLESS THAT WAIVER OR RENUNCIATION IS SUPPORTED BY CONSIDERATION AND IS IN WRITING SIGNED BY SELLER. 21. CONFIDENTIALITY OF SELLER’S INFORMATION. ANY INFORMATION DISCLOSED BY SELLER TO BUYER IS CONFIDENTIAL, AND BUYER AGREES NOT TO USE OR DISCLOSE ANY OF THAT INFORMATION WITHOUT SELLER’S PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT. 22. BUYER’S DEFAULT. BUYER IS IN DEFAULT IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OCCURS: A. BUYER BREACHES, REPUDIATES, OR THREATENS TO BREACH ANY TERM IN THE CONTRACT EVIDENCED BY THIS DOCUMENT OR IN ANY OTHER AGREEMENT BETWEEN BUYER AND SELLER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A FAILURE TO PAY ALL SUMS WHEN DUE; B. INSOLVENCY OF BUYER OR FILING A VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY WITH RESPECT TO BUYER; C. APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER OR TRUSTEE FOR BUYER; D. BUYER’S CREDIT BECOMES IMPAIRED; E. BUYER FAILS OR REFUSES TO FURNISH TO SELLER SUCH INFORMATION AND ASSURANCES AS SELLER MAY REASONABLY REQUEST ABOUT BUYER’S FINANCIAL CONDITION; OR F. EXECUTION OF AN ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS OF BUYER. 23. SELLER’S REMEDIES. IN THE EVENT OF BUYER’S DEFAULT, SELLER MAY EXERCISE ANY REMEDIES AVAILABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING REMEDIES: A. SELLER MAY REQUIRE CASH PAYMENT IN ADVANCE OF SHIPMENT OF ANY GOODS OR PROVISION OF ANY SERVICES; B. SELLER MAY SHIP GOODS OR PROVIDE SERVICES ONLY VIA C.O.D.; C. SELLER MAY SUSPEND PERFORMANCE OR CANCEL ALL OR ANY PART OF THE BALANCE OF ANY CONTRACT WITH THE BUYER; D. SELLER MAY REDUCE ANY UNPAID DEBT OF BUYER BY ENFORCING ITS SECURITY INTEREST, CREATED HEREBY, IN ALL GOODS (AND PROCEEDS THEREFROM) FURNISHED BY SELLER TO BUYER; E. SELLER MAY TAKE ANY OTHER STEPS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO SECURE SELLER FULLY WITH RESPECT TO BUYER’S PAYMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES FURNISHED OR TO BE FURNISHED BY SELLER TO BUYER; AND F. BUYER SHALL REIMBURSE SELLER FOR ALL DAMAGES SUFFERED DUE TO BUYER’S BREACH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, AND OTHER DAMAGES, AS WELL AS LOST PROFITS, REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES, AND COURT COSTS. THE REMEDIES IN THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE CUMULATIVE AND IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDIES ALLOWED TO SELLER UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. NO WAIVER BY SELLER OF ANY BREACH OR REMEDY SHALL BE A WAIVER OF ANY OTHER BREACH OR REMEDY. 24. MAINTENANCE, SPARE PARTS. SELLER HAS NO OBLIGATION TO (A) MAINTAIN ANY INVENTORY OF SPARE OR REPLACEMENT PARTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PROVIDED TO BUYER, OR (B) PROVIDE ONGOING MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF SELLER’S WARRANTY DESCRIBED HEREIN. 25. INSURANCE. SELLER SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN INSURANCE IN EXCESS OF SELLER’S USUAL BUSINESS NEEDS AS DETERMINED BY SELLER IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. BUYER SHALL INSURE (A) ALL GOODS DURING SHIPMENT AND AFTERWARD, AND (B) ALL OF BUYER’S TOOLS PROVIDED TO SELLER, AGAINST LOSS OR DAMAGE. 26. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY AGREED IN WRITING BY SELLER, SELLER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO BUYER FOR, AND BUYER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD SELLER HARMLESS FROM, ANY AND ALL LIABILITY ARISING OR ALLEGED TO ARISE OUT OF ANY FAILURE OF THE GOODS SOLD OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY SELLER TO CONFORM TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ORDER, REGULATION OR STANDARD. 27. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. SELLER SHALL AT ALL TIMES BE DEEMED TO BE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO MAKE SELLER OR ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS AN EMPLOYEE, PARTNER OR JOINT VENTURER OF BUYER. 28. TIME FOR BRINGING ACTION. ANY ACTION BY BUYER AGAINST SELLER FOR BREACH OF SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE GOODS OR THEIR DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, SALE OR DELIVERY MUST BE BROUGHT WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. 29. NO AUDIT RIGHTS. BUYER SHALL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT ANY AUDIT OR REVIEW OF SELLER’S CORPORATE BOOKS, RECORDS OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION. 30. GENERAL. A. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. BUYER WARRANTS THAT IT IS AND WILL REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES RELATING TO BUYER’S ABILITY TO PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS PURCHASE ORDER. B. SETOFF. SELLER HAS THE RIGHT TO DEDUCTIONS OR SETOFFS OF ANY SUMS DUE TO SELLER FROM BUYER (WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT) AGAINST ANY SUMS DUE TO BUYER FROM SELLER (WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT). C. ASSIGNMENT. BUYER SHALL NOT ASSIGN ITS RIGHTS OR DELEGATE ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS DOCUMENT WITHOUT SELLER’S PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT. SELLER MAY ASSIGN TO ANY THIRD PARTY ITS RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO BUYER. D. ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SELLER AND BUYER WITH REGARD TO ITS SUBJECT MATTER AND SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR ORAL OR WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS, AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SELLER AND BUYER. THE CONTRACT EVIDENCED BY THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE AMENDED ONLY BY A WRITING SIGNED BY BUYER AND AN OFFICER OF SELLER. E. SEVERABILITY. ALL TERMS SHALL BE ENFORCED ONLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. IF ANY TERM IS INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, ALL OTHER TERMS SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT. F. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE. THIS ORDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND INTERPRETED ACCORDING TO, MICHIGAN LAW, EXCLUDING ITS CHOICE OF LAW RULES. ANY ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS ORDER MUST BE BROUGHT IN EITHER A STATE COURT OF COMPETENT SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION LOCATED IN MECOSTA COUNTY, MICHIGAN, OR A FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION LOCATED IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. BUYER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN SUCH COURTS AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT SUCH COURTS ARE AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ORDER. G. SELLER’S RIGHT TO ATTORNEY FEES. IN THE EVENT THAT EITHER BUYER OR SELLER BRINGS ANY ACTION AGAINST THE OTHER ARISING OUT OF THE SALE OF GOODS OR SERVICES UNDER THE QUOTATION AND SELLER PREVAILS IN THE ACTION, THEN SELLER, AND SELLER ONLY, SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECOVER FROM BUYER, AND BUYER IS OBLIGATED TO PAY TO SELLER, SELLER’S ACTUAL ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND ANY AND ALL COSTS INCURRED IN OR FOR SUCH ACTION. 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