Standard Terms & Conditions

1. Prices

All prices are Fixed and Firm and are inclusive of standard commercial packing for shipment unless otherwise stated. All transportation, insurance, special packing costs and expenses, and all Federal, state and local excise, duties, sales, and other similar taxes are the responsibility of the Purchaser.

2. Payment

Terms are prepayment unless otherwise agreed in writing. Interest shall be charged on overdue accounts at the rate of 18% per annum (1.5% per month) from the due date.

3. Delivery

Purchaser shall supply shipping instructions with each order. (Ship to and bill to address, Advanced Navigation Quotation #, Preferred carrier, and account #, Custom broker/freight forwarder including name and contact #.) In the absence of specific instructions, Advanced Navigation may select a carrier and insure Products in transit, and charge Purchaser accordingly. Advanced Navigation shall not be responsible for any failure to perform due to unforeseen circumstances or causes beyond its ability to reasonably control. Title shall pass to Purchaser when Purchaser has paid Advanced Navigation all amounts due. Risk of loss, damage, or destruction shall pass to Purchaser upon delivery to the carrier. Goods are provided solely for incorporation into the Purchaser’s end product and shall not be onward delivered except as incorporated in the Purchaser’s end product.

4. Copyright and Confidentiality

Copyright in any specification, drawing, computer software, technical description, and other document supplied by Advanced Navigation under or in connection with the Order and all intellectual property rights in the design of any part of the Equipment or provision of services, whether such design is registered or not, shall vest in Advanced Navigation absolutely. The Buyer shall keep confidential any information expressed or confirmed by Advanced Navigation in writing to be confidential and shall not disclose it without Advanced Navigation’s prior consent in writing to any third party or use it other than for the operation and maintenance of any Equipment provided.

5. General Provisions

All Purchase Orders are subject to approval and acceptance by Advanced Navigation. Any Purchase Order or other form from the Purchaser, which purports to expand, alter or amend these terms and conditions, is expressly rejected and is and shall not become a part of any agreement between Advanced Navigation and the Purchaser. This agreement shall be interpreted under the laws of the State of New South Wales.

6. Limited Warranty and Liability

Warranty Period: Products – 1 year (unless the product specifies otherwise or as otherwise agreed in writing between the parties); Accessories – 90 days (in each case from the date of invoice). During the Warranty Period, Advanced Navigation warrants that:

  1. the Product will be free from defects in material and workmanship and conform to Advanced Navigation specifications;
  2. the software will be free from error which materially affects performance; and,
  3. if applicable as defined in the User’s Manual, be eligible for access to post-contract support and software updates when available.

THESE WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ADVANCED NAVIGATION SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE DUE TO ANY CAUSE.

Purchaser’s exclusive remedy for a claim under this warranty shall be limited to the repair or replacement at Advanced Navigation’s option and at Advanced Navigation’s facility, of defective or non-conforming materials, parts or components or in the case of software, provision of a software revision for implementation by the Buyer. All material returned under warranty shall be returned to Advanced Navigation prepaid by the Buyer and returned to the Buyer, prepaid by Advanced Navigation. The foregoing warranties do not extend to

(i) nonconformities, defects or errors in the Products due to accident, abuse, misuse or negligent use of the Products or use in other than a normal and customary manner, environmental conditions not conforming to Advanced Navigation’s specifications, or failure to follow prescribed installation, operating and maintenance procedures;

(ii) defects, errors, or nonconformities in the Products due to modifications, alterations, additions, or changes not made in accordance with Advanced Navigation’s specifications or authorised by Advanced Navigation;

(iii) normal wear and tear;

(iv) damage caused by force of nature or act of any third person;

(v) shipping damage;

(vi) service or repair of Product by the Purchaser without prior written consent from Advanced Navigation;

(vii) Products designated by Advanced Navigation as beta site test samples, experimental, developmental, preproduction, sample, incomplete or out of specification Products;

(viii) returned Products if the original identification marks have been removed or altered; or

(ix) Services or research activities.

7. Exclusion of Liability

If a Party would, but for this paragraph (7), have concurrent claims in contract and tort (including negligence), such claims in tort (including negligence) shall to the extent permitted by law be wholly barred, unenforceable, and excluded. Advanced Navigation shall not be liable to the Buyer by way of indemnity or by reason of any breach of the Order or of statutory duty or by reason of tort (including but not limited to negligence) for any loss of profit, loss of use, loss of production, loss of contracts or for any financing costs, or for any indirect or consequential damage whatsoever that may be suffered by the Buyer. In the event and to the extent that Advanced Navigation shall have any liability to Buyer pursuant to the terms of the Order, Advanced Navigation shall be liable to Buyer only for those damages which have been foreseen or might have reasonably been foreseen on the date of effectivity of the Order and which are solely an immediate and direct result of any act or omission of Advanced Navigation in performing the work, or any portion thereof, under the Order and which are not in the aggregate in excess of ten (10%) percent of the total Order price.

Updated: 4th August 2020 v1.0

QMS-500-12 Standard Terms and Conditions