Specialty Fulfillment Center
Terms of Service
Agreement
ACCESS AND USE CONDITIONS
All persons and entities
that choose to access or view our website, agree that such access and any use
of the information is subject to all terms and conditions. If those terms and
conditions are not acceptable then the user must immediately close out our
website. These conditions are a material part of the contract between us and
the persons or entities who chose to access and view our web site and this
website is only made available upon strict compliance with these conditions
1. Terms & Definitions
The following terms are defined for use in this Agreement:
"Client's Product" means a tangible product that is
manufactured or distributed by Client, which meets Specialty
Fulfillment Center's
product requirements, and is "accepted" by Specialty Fulfillment
Center and stored in its
warehouse.
"Client's Web Site" means one or more interactive
Internet World Wide Web sites maintained by Client for the purpose of
displaying and offering products for sale to Customers.
"Customer" means any person desiring to make a
purchase of a Client Product.
"Specialty
Fulfillment Center"
and SFC refer to Specialty Fulfillment Center of Nampa, Idaho.
"Delivered" means the Product(s) has been placed
with a common carrier such as the United States Postal Service, United Parcel
Service, or Federal Express etc., shipping charges prepaid or direct billed to
client, with instructions to deliver the Product(s) to the Customer.
"Accounting Period" means each monthly period,
during the Term of This Agreement.
"Specialty Fulfillment Center
Fees" means the fees that Specialty
Fulfillment Center
charges for the fulfillment cycle, and other services. These fees are detailed
on Clients Service Rate Agreement, and are subject to change solely at the
discretion of Specialty
Fulfillment Center.
“Fulfillment Cycle” - Specialty Fulfillment Center
receives orders in an acceptable electronic format submits to Order Processing
software, then pick, pack and ships order. Any services other than fulfillment
cycle services are subject to additional charges. No services are provided free
of charge. Additional services fees are mutually agreed upon.
"Term of this Agreement" means the term beginning
when Client accepts this agreement and terminating when cancelled by Client or Specialty Fulfillment Center
under section 5.
2. Description of Services:
Specialty
Fulfillment Center
is a provider of fulfillment services. These services are provided to Clients
desiring to sell or distribute products.
3. Performance & Implementation
Client will use Specialty
Fulfillment Center's
Online Order Processing Site to maintain a list of Client's Products. Client
will develop and maintain marketing programs, which will advertise and describe
these products. Client will design these Web sites in a manner, which
automatically transmits customer orders to Specialty
Fulfillment Center,
using the instructions provided to Client via Specialty Fulfillment
Center's specifications.
Upon receipt of each valid Customer order, Specialty Fulfillment
Center will post the
order on the Client's "Submitted Orders" screen. Specialty Fulfillment
Center will promptly
(within 24 hours) ship the ordered product(s) to the Customer.
4. Payments
Client agrees to pay Specialty Fulfillment
Center as described
hereinafter.
The amount to be paid by Client will be determined as of the
1st business day of each month following each Accounting Period during the Term
of this Agreement. Specialty
Fulfillment Center
will invoice Client as promptly after these dates as is practicable. The
payment due to Specialty
Fulfillment Center
is equal to the sum of all fees for the invoice, due upon receipt. Failure to
receive payment by the 15th of month stops all shipping activity
until payment received.
Any Client credits applied to payment must be approved by Specialty Fulfillment Center.
Unapproved credits taken by Client will suspend all Clients activity at Specialty Fulfillment Center
until resolution.
5. Cancellation & Termination
The Client and Specialty
Fulfillment Center
may at any time cancel this Agreement with notice. A 30-day written notice is
required. Upon cancellation by either party, this Agreement will terminate and Specialty Fulfillment Center
will ship orders until the Products are packed (orders terminated). Storage
fees, fulfillment fees, packaging fees and shipping fees will apply until
product is shipped back to the Client. Any and all monies due for all
fulfillment services rendered, including final shipment fees, shipped prior to
cancellation. All monies owing and due for final shipments will be paid prior
to final shipment. The Client will provide shipment of all remaining Stock in Specialty Fulfillment Center's
warehouse.
Final shipments are treated as a typical shipment, including
transaction fees, overpick charges, and any packaging needs. All fees must be
paid prior to final shipment.
Sections 1, 4, 6b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16
shall survive termination of this Agreement.
6. General Terms and Conditions.
A) Losses.
Client shall defend, indemnify and hold Specialty Fulfillment
Center harmless from all claims, expenses, and losses occurring for any reason
in connection with the shipment of Client's Product(s) to Customers by
Specialty Fulfillment Center, specifically including, without limitation, the
costs and expenses of warranty and/or service claims of Customers arising out
of express or implied representations of Client or by operation of law,
regulation, or trade custom.
B) Client Support.
Client shall at all times have the ability to respond
promptly to inquiries from Specialty
Fulfillment Center,
and shall endeavor to resolve disputes with Clients amicably. In addition, Specialty Fulfillment Center
reserves the right to charge Client reasonable fees and recover its expenses on
account of excessive Client inquiries. Prior to imposing such fees and
attempting to recover its costs, Specialty
Fulfillment Center
shall notify Client of the details and nature of the problems and attempt to find
mutually acceptable solutions.
7. Regulation Authorization
Client represents and warrants that it is legally authorized
and has obtained all necessary regulatory approvals and certificates to sell
any product it intends to offer. Client further represents that it will conform
to any and all laws, rules, regulations, requirements and/or other standards
that are established by the Federal Trade Commission, state and local consumer
protection agencies, and credit card governing agencies regarding Client's
Products and the sale of products over the Internet or in situations where the
card is not present.
8. Taxes
Each party agrees to report and pay its own taxes imposed on
its income by any jurisdiction, such as state and federal income taxes. Should Specialty Fulfillment
Center be required to pay any such
taxes on the income of Client, the amount of such taxes and all related
interest, fines, or penalties shall become immediately due and payable to Specialty Fulfillment Center
pursuant to Section 10.
Further, the parties agree that if additional taxes in the
nature of an excise, sales or use tax are imposed in connection with Specialty Fulfillment Center's
services on behalf of Client, the burden of such taxes shall be the Client's
responsibility. Specialty Fulfillment Center shall have the right to collect
and pay over taxes in the nature of an excise, sales, or use tax on behalf of
Client or on account of its own sales of products if reasonably required to do
so by a taxing authority of competent jurisdiction and shall further have the
right to recover from Client under Section 10 of this Agreement the amount of
any such taxes and related penalties and interest which are paid by Specialty
Fulfillment Center with its own funds.
9. Limitations of Liability for Specialty Fulfillment
Center
Specialty
Fulfillment Center
assumes no liability for disruptions or improper operation of its equipment or
software for any reason, including, but not limited to, vandalism, theft, phone
service outages, Internet disruptions, human error, unauthorized third party
interference, impersonation, extreme or severe weather conditions or any other
causes in the nature of "Acts of God" or force majeure. Unless there is written agreement to the
contrary, it is understood that our errors and omission liability shall
be liable only to the extent of re-mailing reshipping a correction as soon as
possible to rectify the mistake, and damages due by the fulfillment house to
the client shall be limited to the value of the billable work performed. In no
case is the fulfillment center liable for loss of business, product loss,
incidental or consequential damages or costs in excess of billing for services.
Specialty Fulfillment Center
shall not be responsible for consequential damages or punitive or exemplary
damages under any circumstances. In no case shall Client be entitled to recover
damages from Specialty Fulfillment Center,
which exceed the sum of the amounts of service fees retained by Specialty Fulfillment Center
under this Agreement during the six months prior to event giving rise to the
claim for damages.
10. Indemnification
Client is fully responsible for the advertising and promotion
of all of Client's Products. Client certifies and represents to Specialty
Fulfillment Center that it is the owner or that it has full right and authority
to use and disseminate all information, data, graphics, text, video, music or
other intellectual property which either forms a part of its Web site, which is
provided by Client to Customers, or which is used by Client in its advertising
and promotion and to sell and deliver products to Customers.
Client agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless
Specialty Fulfillment Center, its employees, officers, agents, and directors
from any and all fines, penalties, losses, claims, expenses (including
attorney's fees), or other liabilities resulting from or in connection with
this Agreement. Specialty Fulfillment Center assumes no liability of the Client
for failure to follow this Service Agreement and any results caused by the
acts, omissions or negligence of the Client, sub-contractor or an agent of
Client or an employee of any one to them, including, but not limited to, claims
of third parties arising out of or resulting from or in connection with the
Client's Products, messages, programs, caller contracts, promotions,
advertising, infringement or any claim for libel or slander or for violation of
copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights.
11. Default
In the event Client defaults in any provision or fails to
perform pursuant to this Agreement, Specialty
Fulfillment Center
shall be entitled to damages, costs and attorney's fees from the Client. Client
in default 90 days, SFC can liquidate inventory and apply to outstanding
invoices.
12. Invalid or Non-enforceable Provisions
The invalidity or non-enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement, as so determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall not
affect the other provisions hereof, and in any such occasion this Agreement
shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or non-enforceable
provision were omitted.
13. Choice of Law, Jurisdiction and Venue
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Idaho without
regard to Idaho
law concerning conflicts of law. The state court having jurisdiction over Canyon County, Idaho
and the Small Claims Division of Canyon County Municipal Court shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over all actions between the parties arising out of this
agreement. All parties expressly consent to this personal jurisdiction and
venue in such courts for such actions.
14. Captions
The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and
shall not be used in interpreting, construing, performing or enforcing this Agreement.
15. Amendments and Modifications
Specialty
Fulfillment Center
may make amendments or modifications to this Agreement from time to time.
Whenever practical, Specialty
Fulfillment Center
will give Client advance notice of the changes to this Agreement. Such
amendments or modifications shall take effect immediately upon notice to the
Client. Terms and conditions are posted on all of SFC’s websites. Client will
receive notice upon entering and utilizing the websites.
16. Notices
All notices required or contemplated hereby shall be
forwarded by email to Specialty Fulfillment Center at #3 -17th
Avenue South Nampa, Idaho 83651 and to Client at the email address specified by
the Client upon signing up for Specialty Fulfillment Center's services, or such
other email address as either party may specify, by notice. Such notice shall
be effective on the date it is transmitted.
16. International Shipping
Specialty Fulfillment Center ships
internationally for many of our clients. Specialty Fulfillment advises our
clients the best possible shipping methods and solutions. Client assumes all risk
if they elect to not utilize the recommended Specialty Fulfillment
Center shipping method.