Terms and Conditions

The following is our Terms and Conditions of Sale Policy. Our terms and conditions apply to all orders. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at 800-441-8246 or email customer.service.us@ifm.com.

LIMITED WARRANTY: ifm efector inc. warrants that all goods sold be free from defects in material and workmanship. Should any failure to conform with this warranty occur within five (5) years from the date of shipment for proximity and opto sensors, two (2) years from the date of shipment for flow sensors, or one (1) year from the date of shipment for any other product sold ifm efector inc., upon receipt of the merchandise, freight prepaid, will examine and evaluate the merchandise to determine the cause of defect and, if warranted, provide a suitable remedy for repair or replacement.

EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES: The foregoing limited warranty is ifm efector's sole warranty with respect to the goods and is expressly IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES OR OTHER WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND FREEDOM FROM PATENT INFRINGEMENT. ORAL STATEMENTS DO NOT CONSTITUTE WARRANTIES. ifm efector's salesmen are not authorized to make warranties about the merchandise described in this contract, and any statements by ifm efector's salesmen shall not be relied upon by the Customer, and are not part of this agreement of sale. The entire agreement is embodied in this writing and NO OTHER WARRANTIES are given beyond those set forth in this agreement.

EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER REMEDIES AND LIMITATION OF SELLER'S LIABILITY: The parties agree that the Customer's SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY against ifm efector shall be for the repair or replacement of defective goods as provided herein. The Customer agrees that NO OTHER REMEDY SHALL BE AVAILABLE to him and that efector shall not, in any event, be liable for any incidental or consequential damages, including (but not limited to) loss of income, loss of time, lost sales, injury to personal property, liability of Customer to any other person or any other type or form of consequential damage or economic loss.
 
FORMS: Orders submitted on the Customer's own purchase order forms, which forms may contain statement, clauses or conditions modifying, adding to, repugnant to, or inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this agreement, will be accepted by ifm efector only upon condition and with the express understanding that notwithstanding any statements, clauses, or conditions contained in any order forms of the Customer, the liabilities of ifm efector shall be determined solely by its own terms and conditions of sale, and in accepting and consummating any such order, ifm efector shall be deemed not to have in any way changed, enlarged, or modified its liability or obligation as fixed by the terms and conditions of sale as stated by this agreement of sale.

SEVERABILITY: If any provision or clause of this agreement or the application of this agreement to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconscionable, such invalidity or unconscionability shall not affect other provisions or applications of the agreement which can be given effect without the invalid or unconscionable provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this agreement are declared to be severable.

TIME LIMIT ON COMMENCING LEGAL ACTIONS: An action for breach of this agreement of sale, any breach of any warranty under this agreement, or any other action otherwise arising out of this agreement must be commenced within one (1) year from the date the right, claim, demand, or cause of action shall first occur, or be barred forever.

CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS: The filling of an order requires special equipment and change in the specifications or cancellation of the order cannot be made without our consent. We will accept such changes in specifications as do not, in our judgment, interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment. A charge will be made for change of specifications and for cancellation, the amount of which will depend upon how far advanced is the work on the order at the time we receive notice in writing of the desired change or cancellation.
 
SALES AND SIMILAR TAXES: The Company's prices do not include sales, use, excise or similar taxes. Consequently, in addition to the price specified herein, the amount of any present or future sales, use, excise or other similar tax applicable to the sale of the apparatus hereunder shall be paid by the Purchaser, or in Lieu thereof the Purchaser shall provide the Company with a tax-exemption certificate acceptable to the taxing authorities.

SHIPMENT: We will not be held responsible for any delay in shipment or delivery caused by or due to war, strikes, fire, any so-called act of God, or any other cause, accidental or otherwise, over which we have no control. In addition, while our aim is to make all deliveries within the time contracted for, we cannot always guarantee to have scientific instruments completed on a certain day, and we will assume no liability on account of unavoidable delays in such cases. No claim allowed unless reported within thirty days after receipt of goods.

TERMS: F.O.B. Shipping Point (except in Canada, F.O.B. destination), thirty days net after date of invoice, subject to credit approval. Seller's prices prevailing at time of each shipment shall apply, and shall be subject to correction for errors.

RETURNS: Under no circumstances should goods be returned by customer unless advance written authorization and shipping instructions have been secured from ifm efector inc., Exton, PA.
 
BLANKET ORDER: Terms and conditions are available upon request from ifm efector inc., Exton, PA.
Price: In the event of a price increase affecting products covered by a Blanket Order, the customer shall be protected in full, and the order shall not be subject to escalation. In the event of a price decrease on products covered by order, customer shall be entitled to lower price on the unshipped balance.
Cancellation: Blanket Order for standard products not completed six months from date of entry shall be cancelled and the customer shall be invoiced for the difference in quantity discounts between the actual quantity shipped and the original total quantity ordered.
Blanket Orders for special products not completed six months from date of entry shall be cancelled and a new Blanket Order shall be written to cover the balance of old order plus additional unit requirements for the new 6 month period, with pricing to be based on prices prevailing at the time of new Blanket Order entry. If a new Blanket Order is not written, a cancellation charge will be made to cover the cost of unused manufactured parts and material.
The preceding terms shall also apply in the event the customer shall cancel the order during the six months period after entry of the Blanket Order.

A DEFERRED SHIPMENT ORDER is defined as an order for either one or many Items either standard or special, specifying a shipment date by the customer 6 months or longer after receipt of the order.
Price: The quoted selling price can only be maintained providing the customer, accepts an invoice for payment upon completion of manufacture with storage provided at no charge to customer until specified shipping date; otherwise selling price will be subject to adjustment for price increase or labor and material costs in effect at time of shipment.
Cancellation: Standard cancellation clause shall apply.