Conditions of Sale - Table of Contents
  1. Orders
  2. Specifications
  3. Price Of The Goods
  4. Payment
  5. Delivery
  6. Risk & Property
  7. License
  8. Warranty, Disclaimer & Limitation Of Liability
  9. Force Majeure
  10. Interpretation
  11. Confidentiality
  12. Claims
  13. Materials Provided By Buyer

1. Orders
1.1 Each order is deemed to incorporate these Conditions and constitutes an offer by the Buyer to purchase the Goods referred to in the order subject to these conditions.
1.2 Orders will be accepted only by (1) written confirmation from an authorised representative of Technicolor or (2) shipment of goods in accordance with the terms set forth in these conditions.
1.3 Any order made by the Buyer which contains any term at variance with or in addition to these conditions will be deemed to be an invitation to Technicolor to make an offer based upon the order.
1.4 Buyer hereby waives any and all objections to these Conditions.

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2. Specifications
2.1 All materials supplied by the Buyer to Technicolor to manufacture the Goods must comply with the specifications published by Technicolor from time to time and in force at the time of order placement, unless otherwise agreed in writing between Technicolor and the Buyer.

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3. Price Of The Goods
3.1 The price of the Goods is either as set out in the Order or as confirmed by Technicolor following receipt of the Order.
3.2 All prices are exclusive of any applicable tax (including Goods & Services Tax), which the Buyer is additionally liable to pay to Technicolor to make an offer based upon the Order.
3.3 If the Buyer wishes to claim an exemption from Goods & Services Tax, appropriate evidence of exemption must be provided to Technicolor at the time the Order was made.
3.4 If Orders are canceled after the time Technicolor has begun processing or manufacturing, Buyer shall be responsible for payment and disposition of all completed work in progress and all materials purchased by Technicolor to fulfill said Orders.

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4. Payment
4.1 Technicolor will issue invoices upon shipment of products, unless Buyer delays shipment, in which case invoices will be issued upon completion of manufacturing. Charges for services performed by Technicolor shall be invoiced upon completion of those services. Unless otherwise noted, should Buyer have trading account with Technicolor, payment is due within thirty (30) calendar days of the invoice date. In the event that the Buyer fails to make payment in full by the payment due date, then interest on the unpaid amount shall commence to accrue in an amount equal to the lesser of;
(i)
the highest rate permitted by law; or
(ii)
a rate of one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) per month (18% annually) until the date that the amount is paid in full.
Claims for adjustments in amounts due Technicolor must be presented to Technicolor in writing within five (5) business days prior to the due date of the invoice. Any credit on the Buyer's account must be claimed or used within twelve (12) months from the shipping date of the goods to which the credit relates. In addition to all other rights Technicolor has under these Conditions or applicable law, Buyer hereby grants Technicolor a lien, dependent on possession, on all materials as collateral for payment of all amounts due to Technicolor from Buyer. Technicolor reserves the right to delay or withhold shipment of any order if payment in full has not been received on any prior order. In the event any dispute concerning the obligations of the parties hereunder results in the commencement of legal action, the prevailing party in any such legal action shall be entitled to recover the reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by it in such legal action.

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5. Delivery
5.1 The price for the Goods is either:
(a)
if the Order specifies a single delivery address is Sydney or Melbourne, on a delivered basis;
(b)
if the Order specifies a delivery address elsewhere in Australia, on an ex-works basis; or
(c)
if the Order specifies a delivery address outside Australia, on an FOB basis.
5.2 If the Buyer fails to take delivery of the Goods within 30 (thirty) days of invoices, then without prejudice to any right or remedy available to Technicolor, Technicolor may store the goods until actual delivery and charge the Buyer for the reasonable costs (including insurance) of storage.

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6. Risk & Property
6.1 Risk & damage to or loss of the Goods passes to the Buyer:
(a)
in the case of Goods to be delivered to the Buyer's address at the time of delivery, or, if the Buyer wrongfully fails to take delivery of the Goods, the time Technicolor has tendered delivery of the Goods;
(b)
in the case of Goods to be delivered to a carrier for export, at the time of delivery to the carrier.
6.2 Technicolor shall retain title to all tooling, including masters, stampers and other tooling produced by Technicolor. Technicolor shall also retain all rights to computer programs, specifications or data developed by Technicolor in or for the performance of any Order, notwithstanding whether such computer programs, specifications or data were developed by Technicolor for Buyer or otherwise.

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7. License
7.1 Buyer grants Technicolor a royalty-free, non-transferable license to reproduce and distribute copies of Materials (as hereinafter defined) to the extent necessary for Technicolor to perform its obligations under the Order.

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8. Warranty, Disclaimer And Limitation Of Liability
8.1 Technicolor warrants that Goods manufactured under these Conditions will be free from manufacturing defects in accordance with general industry standards for a period of one year from the date of shipment by Technicolor. As Buyer's sole remedy, and as Technicolor's sole liability for breach of this warrant, Technicolor will, as its option, replace or refund the amount paid by Buyer to Technicolor for any Goods that are returned to and found defective by Technicolor.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this paragraph, Technicolor disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including without limitation any warranty as to performance, mechantability or fitness for a particular purpose. (Technicolor does not warrant any content preparation services and the product thereof unless such services have been contracted by Technicolor. Technicolor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the effectiveness of any copyright protection processes and shall not be responsible or liable for any effect they might have on the performance of the Buyer's content or the optical disc goods). In no event shall Technicolor be liable for, and Buyer expressly waives any claim for, indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, special or consequential damages, including but not limited to lost data, programs or other information or lost profits. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Conditions to the contrary, and in no event and under no circumstances, including but not limited to, the incurrence by the Buyer of damages due to loss of data, programs or other information, damages due to business, interruption or damages due to a delay or the failure of deliver, shall Technicolor's liability to Buyer under any theory exceed the amount paid by Buyer to Technicolor's pursuant to Technicolor invoice(s) for the related services or materials. No action regardless of, or arising out of any claimed breach of these Conditions or transactions may be brought about by either party more than one (1) year after the cause of action has occurred.

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9. Force Majeure
9.1 Technicolor will not be liable to the Buyer or be deemed to be in breach of the Contract by reason or any delay in performing, or failure to perform, any of Technicolor's obligations in relation to the Goods, if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond Technicolor's reasonable control including but without limitation act of God, explosion, flood, tempest, fire or accident, war or threat of war, sabotage, insurrection, civil disturbance or acquisition, acts restrictions, regulation, by-laws, prohibitions or measure of any kind of the part of the governmental or local authority, strikes, lockouts or other industrial actions or trade disputes (whether involving employees of Technicolor or of a third party), difficulties in obtaining raw materials, labour, fuel, parts or machinery.

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10. Interpretation
In these conditions 'Buyer' means the person or corporation whose order for the purchase of the Goods is accepted by Technicolor.
'Conditions' means the standard terms and conditions of sale set out in this document and, (unless the context otherwise requires), includes any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Buyer and Technicolor.
'Goods' means goods, which Technicolor is to supply in accordance with the Order.
'Technicolor' means Technicolor Pty Ltd (ACN 23 000 978 343) or it's successor or assign.
'Order' means the order of the Buyer to which these conditions apply.

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11. Confidentiality
If Buyer discloses confidential information to Technicolor and clearly identifies such information in writing as "confidential", Technicolor shall use all reasonable care to ensure such information is disclosed only to Technicolor employees requiring access to such information to render the services or manufacture product requested by Buyer. Nothing herein shall limit Technicolor's right to use or disclose information that;
(a)
becomes available to the public without fault of Technicolor;
(b)
is lawfully acquired by Technicolor from a third party;
(c)
is in the possession of Technicolor at the time of disclosure by Buyer; or
(d)
is developed by or on behalf of Technicolor by persons who have not received Buyer's confidential information

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12. Claims
Returns of stock will not be accepted without prior authorisation of all claims from your individual Account Manager. Statements of short supply will only be considered by Technicolor if received in writing seven (7) days from the date of the invoice.
(a)
Return of first quality stock (incorrect goods): Stock must be in original packaging, in good order and condition and be accompanied by documentation showing:
(i)
Buyer's names, address and customer codes.
(ii)
Invoice number.
(iii)
Reason for return and authorisation.
(b)
Reason for faulty stock:
(i)
Any claims for faulty stock must be fully documented.
(ii)
All items will be subject to inspection before credit can be considered and accordingly acceptance of the goods by Technicolor shall not constitute acceptance of credits.
(c)
Price discrepancies: In the case where a Buyer feels that an incorrect quantity or charges has been levied for goods, the Buyer will submit payment on the due date of the amount the Buyer feels should have been charged.

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13. Materials Provided By Buyer
For purposes of this Section 13 "Materials" means all items delivered to Technicolor in whatever form by or for Buyer to use in connection with production, printing and/or packaging of videocassettes and/or optical discs hereunder, including, without limitation, master media, artwork and packaging materials.
(a)
Buyer shall retain title to all Materials, including the content of such Materials. Buyer warrants that it owns all Materials and has the right to deliver all Materials to Technicolor. Buyer also warrants that it owns all copyrights in the contents of Material (including without limitation any computer code embedded therein) or has the unrestricted right to permit Technicolor to perform the services requested hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Technicolor shall not be obliged to provide services for any titles containing obscene matter (i.e. lewd, lascivious, sexually explicit or excessively violent content) or matter which would be rated by the Office of Film & Literature Classification (if unrated, Technicolor shall determine in its sole discretion such rating). Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Technicolor harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with any claim that the services rendered or product manufactured for Buyer by Technicolor violate any local, state or federal law, rule or regulation or violate rights (including copyrights) of third parties, including without limitation, any liability for slander, defamation, invasion of privacy or infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark or other proprietary right of third party.
(b)
If Buyer is to provide artwork to Technicolor in connection with the production of videocassettes and/or disc label printing or packaging of videocassettes and/or optical discs hereunder, Technicolor must receive such artwork prior to the commencement of work by Technicolor. If Buyer is to provide Materials for label printing or the final packaging of optical discs produced hereunder, unless otherwise noted, such Materials must be received by Technicolor not more than one (1) week after the delivery of the applicable master media to Technicolor.
(c)
Buyer is solely responsible for delivering Materials to and receiving Materials from Technicolor hereunder, at Buyer's request and sole risk, Technicolor will store Materials as long as Technicolor is providing services hereunder, at any place that Technicolor deems appropriate. Each month, Technicolor shall calculate, on a rolling six (6) month basis, that quantities of each of the Materials used to fulfill Buyer's orders ("Usage Level"). If, in any month (or portion thereof), the actual inventory level for any of the Materials exceeds the corresponding Usage Level for said Materials ("Excess Inventory"), unless otherwise noted, Buyer shall be charged $10.00 per pallet (or portion thereof) for the Excess Inventory ("Storage Charges").
Technicolor shall separately invoice Buyer for the Storage Charges at the end of each month. If required, Buyer will receive monthly inventory reports to monitor and adjust levels prior to invoicing. Buyer agrees to pay all such invoices within thirty (30) days after the date of the invoice. Technicolor may require Buyer to retake possession of any or all the Excess Inventory and, upon failure of Buyer to remove said Excess Inventory after thirty (30) days written notice by Technicolor to Buyer, Technicolor may, in its sole discretion, either;
(i)
send such Excess Inventory to a public warehouse or to a storage company to be held in the name of, for the account of, and at risk of, Buyer at a rate obtained in good faith by Technicolor; or
(ii)
destroy such Excess Inventory. Buyer agrees that because of the impracticability of Technicolor storing Materials for all of its Buyers and because Buyer has the ultimate responsibility for its Materials, these procedures for disposition of Materials are responsible and fair.

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