Background
Terms and Conditions
For the reasons described above, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Premier Products and Reseller hereby agree as follows:
1. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date that this Agreement is signed on behalf of Reseller (the "Effective Date") and shall continue until terminated pursuant to paragraph 13 below.
2. Access to Database, Premier Products shall provide Reseller with access to the Premier Products Product Database, to place orders for products described on the Premier Products Product Database, via the Internet. Premier Products hereby grants Reseller a nonexclusive license to utilize the Premier Products Product Database through the Premier Products Site for purposes of sales and marketing. Premier Products may allow the Reseller to interface the Premier Products site with the Reseller's Internet web site.
3. Limitations on Use of Database. Reseller acknowledges and agrees that Premier Products retains ownership of all rights, title and interest to the Premier Products Product Database (including all photographs or other images included on the Premier Products Product Database). Except as expressly provided herein, Reseller may not sell, license, sublicense, lease or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Premier Products Product Database to any person. Reseller further acknowledges that Premier Products has a compilation copyright in the Premier Products Product Database and its contents and that certain content are separately copyrighted by others. Reseller agrees that it shall not take any actions that would violate or derogate from any of such copyrights, except as expressly authorized by this Agreement. Reseller further agrees not to remove any copyright, trade secret or other proprietary protection legends or notices from the Premier Products Product Database.
4. Pricing of Products. The price for products described on the Premier Products Product Database shall be Premier Products' standard wholesale price for such products. Premier Products may change such prices from time to time with or without notice.
5. Purchase of Products. The Reseller agrees to purchase products for orders received from the Premier Products Web exclusively from Premier Products.
6. Sale of Products by Reseller. Reseller shall have the nonexclusive right to sell products purchased from Premier Products anywhere. Reseller shall have sole discretion to determine the price at which it sells products to its customers. Neither Premier Products nor any of its agents or representatives, shall have any right to control or direct the details, manners or means by which Reseller sells products to its customers.
7. Initial Fee. Premier Products shall not charge an initiation fee or drop ship fee, start-up fee or any other fee for Resellers wishing to purchase products for personal or redistribution use.
8. Shipment. At Reseller's request, Premier Products shall drop ship products directly to Reseller's customers. Reseller will be charged freight for each order shipped. Freight will be prepaid for all orders. Reseller's will be charged freight in accordance with United Parcel Service shipping rates and standard practices, as communicated by Premier Products to Reseller in writing from time to time during the term of this Agreement.
9. Returns. All returns of products purchased from Premier Products hereunder shall be handled in accordance with Premier Products' standard practices, as communicated by Premier Products to Reseller in writing from time to time during the term of this Agreement.
10. Disclaimer of Warranties by Premier Products.
11. Limitations of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL PREMIER PRODUCTS BE LIABLE TO RESELLER OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF (X) ANY PERSON'S USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCTS PURCHASED BY RESELLER FROM PREMIER PRODUCTS, (Y) THE INABILITY OF RESELLER OR ANY THIRD PARTY TO ACCESS THE PREMIER PRODUCTS PRODUCT DATABASE, OR (Z) THE INACCURACY OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PREMIER PRODUCTS PRODUCT DATABASE, EVEN IF PREMIER PRODUCTS, INT'L. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
12. Assignment of Manufacturer's Warranties. Premier Products hereby assigns to Reseller all assignable warranties with respect to the products purchased by Reseller made to Premier Products by the supplier or manufacturer of such products. In the event that any products purchased by Reseller from Premier Products do not conform to any such warranties, Premier Products shall provide Reseller with reasonable assistance in making a claim against such supplier or manufacturer to either replace any nonconforming products or to credit the purchase price to the Reseller.
13. Termination of Agreement.
14. Taxes. Reseller shall be solely responsible for (I) determining the appropriate types and amounts of taxes to be collected and remitted with respect to each sale of products to its customers (regardless of whether Premier Products drop ships such products directly to Reseller's customer), and (ii) calculating, collecting, and remitting all such taxes. Distributor represents and warrants that it shall ensure the proper and timely fulfillment of all such tax obligations and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Premier Products and its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and affiliates, and their respective successors and assigns, from, against and in respect of, any liability, loss, cost, damage, expense or payment, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred or suffered by such person as a result of Reseller's failure to comply with the requirements of this paragraph 14. The provisions of the preceding sentence shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
15. General Provisions.