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Terms & Conditions of SALE EFFECTIVE AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Under this document of Terms and Conditions, all quotations provided by Proto Edge, Inc (ProtoEdge™) to sell products and /or services constitute ProtoEdge’s quotation to customer (Buyer), and ProtoEdge™ reserves the right at any time prior to acceptance to reject any order for any reason. Upon such agreement, these Terms and Conditions of Sale constitute the entire agreement between Proto Edge, Inc and the Buyer. Any prior or contemporaneous understandings, agreements, and representations, oral or written, are superseded by these terms and conditions. No modification to these terms and conditions shall be valid unless in writing and signed by Seller.

All pricing is subject to change. For all prices, products, and service offers. ProtoEdge™, reserves the right to make adjustments due to changing market conditions, changes in design, geometric tolerances, quantities, raw materials, technology discontinuation, manufacturer price changes, errors in advertisements and other extenuating circumstances. While ProtoEdge™ makes reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on the Site, we make no warranties or representations as to the Site's accuracy. ProtoEdge™ assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content on the Site.

ProtoEdge™ stringent quality control is an integral part of our philosophy and make sure the results of fabricated parts/services are done to what is expected for requirements with most major certifications, including ISO. The Buyer is fully responsible for the accuracy of the supplied 3D CAD Data Files and /or 2D Drawing Print (s). 2D drawing prints will be used for general information and tolerances only. Since geometric dimensioning and tolerancing are highly dependent on the material selected and on the part design. ProtoEdge™ will attempt on a best effort basis and results will very base on geometry specific conditions and not guaranteed. If required, we can provide additional documentation on material certs, certificates of conformance, and inspection data (for additional price on inspection data only). Conditions for this information should be requested upon order placement as it may become unable to get some of the required information. If there is any quality control issues, due to the characteristics of materials used for samples or components or other reasons, the Buyer must contact ProtoEdge™ immediately at 612-432-4303, so we can make it right, otherwise it will be deemed that the Buyer accept the samples or finished goods.

ProtoEdge™ Reserves All Rights to Re-evaluate All prices and subject to change without notice. To submit initial orders by new customers, Buyer must provide a Company’s PO, and must pay any and all fees due either in advance through the use of ACH (direct deposit), Pay in Advance C.O.D., Credit Card, 50% Deposit-with balance due Net 15 days, until Net 30 days pursuant to such credit terms are processed and established pre-approval by ProtoEdge™ for work to start. Open Credit Customers with projects that are quoted over $10,000.00 U.S. dollars will require 50% deposit, and 50% upon approval, ( when dies or tooling are involved), tooling must be paid in full prior to production run for work to begin. Normal terms are Net 30 days. ProtoEdge™, may invoice components of an order separately. Buyer agrees to pay interest on all past-due amounts at the highest rate allowed by law from the due date thereof. ProtoEdge™ accept, (American Express, MasterCard, and Visa). ProtoEdge™ will also accept company certified checks, money orders, and wire transfers at time of order only, (Credit card payments will incur an additional charge of 3.5% on all invoices over $1,000.00 U.S.).

Prices does not include federal, state or local taxes, nor VAT and Import duties in Buyer own country applicable to the products or services sold. Buyer, in addition to the prices quoted or invoiced, shall pay any tax, fee, or charge of any nature whatsoever imposed by any government authority.

All work on purchase orders may be stopped upon Buyer's request if production has not started. Dies, patterns, molds, tooling, and parts that are in production cannot be canceled. Buyer agrees to pay ProtoEdge™ A 20% Cancellation Fee for all work in process prior to such notice plus the actual and reasonable costs incurred by ProtoEdge™ subsequent to the receipt of such notice.

All products are sold F.O.B. Maple Grove, MN. Normal method of shipping is FedEx or UPS, Ground or Overnight. Other methods are available but must be specified on P.O (or at time of order). Proto Edge, Inc will not be liable for the shipment of components that go any method other than ground or overnight shipping. Please be advised that FedEx and UPS limit a maximum declared value of $500 per shipment. Proto Edge, Inc will not be held liable for any damage resulting from any cause beyond ProtoEdge™’s control.

The Buyer shall inspect durable goods immediately on arrival and shall within 3 days after receipt of shipment give written notice to ProtoEdge™ of any matter that may allege that the goods are not in accordance with the agreement. If the Buyer fails to give such notice, the goods shall be deemed to be in all respects in accordance with the agreement and the Buyer shall be bound to accept and pay for goods in accordance with this agreement.

We take strict governance to insure that your product design and details remain yours. All employees of ProtoEdge™ and off-site coordinate work with our network fabrication partners are under confidential non-disclosure agreements. Visitors are accompanied at all times to prevent unauthorized access to classified information. A Buyer will protect the confidential material and information, which may be disclosed between Proto Edge, Inc and the Buyer. Confidential Information means any information or material that is proprietary to Proto Edge, Inc whether or not owned or developed by ProtoEdge™, which is not generally known other than by ProtoEdge™ and which A Buyer may have obtained through any direct or indirect contact with Proto Edge, Inc.

Buyer agrees to indemnify ProtoEdge™ and hold it harmless from and against all liability, loss, damage and expense, including reasonable counsel fees, resulting from any actual or claimed trademark, patent or copyright infringement, or any litigation based thereon, with respect to any part of the durable goods covered by this order, and such obligation shall survive acceptance of the goods and payment therefore by the Buyer.

For 3D CAD model design, mock-up, prototype(s), or production run received, Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Proto Edge, Inc from any claim, action, liability, loss, damage or suit, arising from the sale or use of any designs, mock-up, prototype(s), or production run produced by ProtoEdge™ or any product or process based on such designs, mock-up, prototype(s), or production run.

ProtoEdge™ makes no claims to engineering or certification of such, be it mechanical, electrical, packaging or other requested by the Buyer. Proto Edge, Inc makes no claims or guarantees as to the specific implications, materials, mechanical or physical characteristics of the design, mock-up, prototypes or production run components.

Final approval is left to the discretion of the Buyer.

Privacy/Cookie Policy

This is the Cookie Policy for ProtoEdge Inc, accessible from https://www.protoedge.com/

Proto Edge, Inc is committed to protecting the privacy policy of its web site visitors, and preventing unauthorized use of the information it collects. Below please look over the summary of our privacy policy:

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. In most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site.

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the internet for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

From time to time ProtoEdge™, Inc test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience while on the ensuring we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.

If you request to submit information to us by filling our on-line contact form or by email, your information may be saved that includes your email as well as any other information you provide through ProtoEdge's on-line website form that is submitted to us. The information may be used to contact you in the future by email, phone, or regular mail to convey information about our products, services, or solutions that we feel may benefit you.

This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website, and does not apply to sites that user’s access via links from our site. ProtoEdge™, Inc is not responsible for the information collecting policies of other websites, for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our website, or for the information or content contained therein. Links to other websites are provided solely on the basis that they may contain useful information for our website visitors. Please be advised, users should review the privacy policies of those other websites.

This website is not intended for use by children, and the terms and conditions governing the use of this website and its features, required that you must be at least 18 years old to use them.

Visitors are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law.

ProtoEdge™ may at any time revise these Terms Use for Revisions by updating this posting. By using this Site, you agree to be bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to determine the current Terms Use Revisions to which you are bound.

If you are still looking for more information than what is in ProtoEdge's privacy policy, you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods:

By email: info@protoedge.com or phone (612) 432-4303.