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TERM
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This Agreement shall remain in force from the date first set forth above for a period of
1 year (s) and shall be automatically renewed thereafter on a year-by-year basis. This
term shall always be subject to the termination provisions set forth herein.
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Notwithstanding clause 1.1, this Agreement shall work on a trial basis for a period of
one month initially and five (5) days before the completion of first month from the date
first set forth above, the Parties shall have to provide their written consent for
continuing or terminating the Agreement.
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This Agreement may be renewed by the Parties upon a mutual consent in writing, at least
two (2) weeks before the completion of the term of the Agreement.
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APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER
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The Vendor agrees to employ the Service Provider to perform the services set forth
herein and the Service Provider agrees to perform these services.
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LOGISTICS SERVICES
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Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Service Provider is shall provide to the
Vendor, the Services described in Annexure 1 of this Agreement, in connection to the
Products as described in Annexure 2 of this Agreement.
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Ownership of Products: Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement but except
as otherwise expressly provided in any separate written agreement that is not, by its
terms, superseded by this Agreement, title to all Products or other materials that are
transported, shipped, warehoused or otherwise held in the custody of Service Provider on
behalf of the Vendor pursuant to this Agreement, shall at all times remain with the
Vendor and the Vendor shall at tall times be the owner of record of such Products or
other materials, and, subject to the express provisions of this Agreement to the
contrary, shall be solely responsible for any matters arising from or relating to such
Products or other materials.
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Reporting, Auditing and Review Meetings: Service Provider shall work in good faith with
Vendor to ensure that Vendor has access to the Service Provider reporting and records
for the Vendor-related activities it needs to proactively manage its business, which
includes but is not limited to inbound, customs, distribution center and outbound.
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Insurance: The insurance of the Products shall be provided by the courier carrier
service appointed by the Service Provider for the provision of services under this
Agreement, in commercially reasonable amounts on those Products against risk of loss
and/or damage. The Service Provider itself shall not provide any insurance coverage for
the Products, it being agreed that Vendor shall solely be responsible for the provision
and maintenance of any additional insurance coverage it requires.
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Replacement: For all goods that are destroyed in the transit, the Vendor shall bear the
cost for replacing them for the buyer/consumer. Provided, that the insurance coverage by
the carrier service shall be remitted to the Vendor for those Products that are
destroyed and replaced by the Vendor.
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Others: The order processing and packaging of the Products shall be the responsibility
of the Vendor and the Service Provider shall not be required to do the same.
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MARKETING SERVICES
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Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Service Provider shall provide to the
Vendor, for the purpose of promoting the Products of the Vendor as agreed between the
Parties from time to time, the following services:
a) SEO;
b) Text Ads;
c) Image Ads;
d) PPC;
e) Social Media Advertising;
f) Advertisement on various websites;
g) Viral Advertising;
h) Video Advertising;
i) Content for local Radio Advertising in English;
j) Content for local TV Advertising in English; and
k) Providing Design content Pamphlets, Billboards, Magazine and other source of physical
Advertising.
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The Service Provider shall not promote any advert without that advert being first
approved by the Vendor.
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The Service Provider shall submit to the Vendor for its approval, all elements of any
material to be produced or placed hereunder, including, but not limited to, all copy,
layouts, slogans, website artworks, graphic materials, content for social media and
photography (collectively, “Materials”) to be used in relation to Ads. Submission for
prior approval of Materials will not be required to the extent that they are preliminary
only.
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The Vendor shall review and reply to the notice for approval sent by Service Provider
within five (5) working days of receiving the same, approving or rejecting the same. In
case of no reply from the Vendor in the five (5) days of receiving the notice of
approval from Service Provider, the Service Provider may proceed in the same manner as
the it has been approved by the Vendor.
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SALE OF PRODUCT
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The sale of the Products through online channel shall be done exclusively by the Service
Provider and the Vendor hereby gives an exclusive, revocable and limited right to the
Service Provider for the sale of Products online.
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The Service Provider shall make the sales through popular market platforms online or
through a dedicated sale website for the Product.
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The order processing for the Products sold online shall be done by the Service Provider.
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For all sales of the Product done through any platform over the internet, the Service
Provider shall remit the entirety of the amount directly to the Vendor twice a month
with a 15 day gap period.
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QUALITY OF PRODUCT
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All the Products shall be checked by a quality assurance expert appointed by the Vendor
and the Vendor shall thereby ensure that all Products are up to par with the quality
standards as depicted by it to the Service Provider.
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In case of any defective Product, it shall be the duty of the Vendor to either replace
the Product or compensate the buyer, and the Service Provider shall in no way be
responsible for such defective Products.
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COMPENSATION AND PAYMENT
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The Vendor agrees and acknowledges that for every Product that is sold, which has a
designated maximum retail price, the Service Provider shall receive [insert here] % of
the revenue from the sale of those Products. Provided, that any Products returned by the
consumer shall not be counted toward the revenue.
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In case of any Product not have any maximum retail price, the Vendor shall pay to the
Service Provider, as compensation, Rs.[insert here] per Product.
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All payments which become payable in accordance with the clause 7 of this Agreement
shall be made to the Service Provider within ten (10) business days from the date they
become due, provided that in case of non-payment after the said ten (10) days, an
interest of [insert here]% p.a. will be charged and liable to be paid by the Vendor to
the Service Provider.
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INFORMATION RIGHTS
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So long as this Agreement is binding upon the Parties, the Vendor shall, upon request
from the Service Provider, provide the following information within one (1) week of
receiving such request:
a) Total number of Products sold through different channels
b) Total number of Products reported as defective or lost
c) Total number of Products replaced or compensated for, to the consumer or buyer
d) Certified copy of the quarterly financial statements (profit & loss account,
balance sheets etc.)
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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Except as expressly set forth herein, as between the Parties, each Party is and shall
remain the owner of all Intellectual Property that it owns or controls as of the
Effective Date or that it develops or acquires thereafter.
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Each Party agrees that it shall not be entitled to utilize the Intellectual Property of
the other Party without a prior written consent from the said other Party.
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The Vendor provides an exclusive, revocable and limited right to the use of its
trademarks to the Service Provider for the advertisement of the same on various online
platforms as part of the services under this Agreement.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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Each Party undertakes with the other that it shall use all reasonable endeavours to keep
confidential, including taking such measures as may be necessary to prevent unauthorized
access and shall use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that its directors, officers,
employees, agents, sub-contractors and representatives keep confidential, any
Confidential Information
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Neither of the Parties shall use for its own business purposes or disclose to any third
Party Confidential Information other than as reasonably required for the purposes of
this Agreement, and then subject to equivalent confidentiality requirements of any of
the Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Vendor or the
Service Provider, as the case may be.
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The obligations of confidentiality under this Clause shall not apply to:
a) Information which is independently developed by the receiving Party or acquired from
a third Party to the extent it is acquired with the valid right to disclose the
same;
b) The disclosure of information required to be disclosed by law, any stock exchange
regulation or any binding judgement, order or requirement of any court or other
competent authority;
c) The disclosure of information to any tax authority to the extent reasonably required
for the purposes of the tax affairs of the Party concerned;
d) Information which comes within the public domain otherwise than as a result of breach
of this clause by the receiving Party
e) Not to disclose it to any third Party other than those persons whom it has already
been disclosed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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TERMINATION
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The Agreement may be terminated by agreement between the Parties at any time. Each Party
may give not less than thirty (30) days written notice at any time to terminate the
Agreement.
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Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be
terminated in the event any of the Parties enter into liquidation, whether compulsory or
voluntary (otherwise than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction while
solvent), or any of the Parties enters into a compromise with its creditors or a
receiver is appointed over all or any part of that Party’s assets or either Party takes
or suffers any similar action in consequence of debt.
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In the event of termination:
a) The Parties shall use all reasonable efforts to agree an orderly programme for
winding up the activities of the Agreement;
b) The Vendor shall ensure that it clears all dues to the Service Provider within thirty
(30) days of termination.
c) The terms of this Agreement and unless the Parties otherwise agree, the terms of any
technical assistance contract and/or Project contract shall automatically terminate
except that:
i. The provisions of Clause9, 10 (Confidentiality) and 18 (Dispute Resolution) shall
continue together with any other provisions specified in this Agreement.
ii. Each Party shall remain liable for any breach of its obligations prior to
termination.
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FORCE MAJEURE
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Neither Party shall be liable for delay in performing or failure to perform its
obligations under this Agreement nor if the delay or failure was beyond that Party’s
reasonable control including, without limitation, any Force Majeure. Provided the Party
suffering the delay immediately notifies the other Party in writing of the reasons for,
and likely duration of, the delay, the performance of that Party’s obligations shall be
suspended during the period that the circumstances persist and it shall be granted an
extension of time for performance equal to the period of delay. This clause shall cease
to apply once such reasons have ceased to have effect on the performance of this
Agreement.
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Both Parties shall be entitled to terminate the agreement in accordance with clause 11
in case the Force Majeure event continues for a period of more than thirty (30) days.
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NO PARTNERSHIP OR AGENCY
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Nothing in this Agreement shall (i) be deemed to constitute a partnership in law between
the Parties (ii) constitute either Party the agent of the other for any purpose or (iii)
entitle either Party to commit or bind the other or any member of tis respective group
in any manner.
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BINDING EFFECT AND ASSIGNMENT
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This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and
their respective successors, but the rights and obligations hereunder shall not, except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, be assignable, transferable or delegable without
the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto and any attempted assignment,
transfer or delegation thereof without such consent shall be void.
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NOTICES
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Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing, which may include e-mail,
facsimile, or post, and may be served by leaving it or sending it to the address of the
other Party specified in Clause 15.2 below, in any manner that ensures receipt of the
notice can be proved.
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For the purpose of Clause 15.1, notification details are the following, unless other
details have been duly notified in accordance with this Clause:
a) For notice to the Vendor
Name:
Designation:
Address:
Email:
Telephone:
b) For notice to the Service Provider
Name:
Designation:
Address:
Email:
Telephone:
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ENTIRE AGREEMENT
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This Agreement sets out the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the
Agreement. Neither Party has entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any
representation, warranty or undertaking of the other Party that is not expressly set out
or referred to in this Agreement. This Clause shall not exclude any liability for
fraudulent misrepresentation.
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This Agreement supersedes any previous agreement or understanding relating to its
subject matter.
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This Agreement may not be varied except by agreement of the Parties in writing, which
may include e-mail.
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SEVERABILITY
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If any provision of this Agreement is held by any court or other competent authority to
be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in Party, this Agreement shall continue to be
valid as to its other provisions and the remainder of the affected provisions, unless it
can be concluded from the circumstances that, in the absence of the provision found to
be null and void, the Parties would not have concluded this Agreement. The Parties shall
use all reasonable efforts to replace all provisions found to be null and void by
provisions that are valid under the applicable law and come closest to their original
intention.
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE
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In the event of any dispute arising out of or in connection to this Agreement among the
Parties hereto, the Parties hereby agree that they shall use their best efforts to
settle such dispute and to this end, any Party may notify all the other Parties of its
desire to initiate the settlement procedure contemplated by this Clause 18 whereupon all
Parties shall forthwith and at any date not later than 30 (thirty) days after such
notification convene to resolve such dispute through amicable and good faith
discussions.
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Should the Parties be unable to so resolve the dispute within a period of 30 (thirty)
days following the beginning of their discussions and negotiations, any Party that is
involved in the dispute may treat the same as an arbitrable dispute by giving notice to
the other Parties in which case the dispute shall be submitted to a final and binding
arbitration.
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The dispute shall finally be referred to a sole arbitrator appointed by mutual assent
amongst the Parties involved. Should the Parties be unable to assent, the same shall be
appointed by an application to the courts of law. The seat of arbitration shall be at
Maharashtra, India. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The language of the arbitration shall be
English.
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Until the tribunal renders its award or decision, the Parties shall, except in the event
of termination of this Agreement, continue to perform their obligations under this
Agreement. All costs of arbitration (including without limitation, those incurred in the
appointment of the arbitrators) shall be apportioned in the arbitral award.
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GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of India and the courts of Maharashtra
shall have jurisdiction over any matter arising out of or in connection to this
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have got this Agreement executed through their Authorized
Representatives on the date first above written.
SIGNATURE OF THE PARTIES
Signed for and on behalf of Service Provider
Signatory: Pranay Thakkar
Date: 01/11/2020
Signed for and on behalf of Vendor
Signatory:
Date:
ANNEXURE 1
LOGISTICS SERVICES
The Service Provider shall, in accordance with Clause 3 of the Agreement, provide the following
services:
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Receipt, management and transmission of Vendors shipping data
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Receiving, booking, routing and dispatch of Vendor’s products
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Warehousing
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Preparation of reports to Vendor, relating to the logistics services
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Such other tasks as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate the safe, expeditious and
efficient flow of Vendor’s product shipments and related documentation.
ANNEXURE 2
PRODUCT AND PRODUCT QUALITY
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In accordance with Clause 3 of this Agreement, the Service Provider shall be obligated to
provide their services for the following products of the Vendor only:
a) Handicrafts
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In case the Vendor wishes to bring on board new products, the same will be added to this
Annexure 2, through an addendum to this Agreement with consent of Service Provider.
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The quality of the Products shall be of the industry standard and the Vendor shall ensure that
all the products given to the Service Provider under this Agreement are free from defects and
are thoroughly checked for quality assurance.
If the customer cancels the order after it is delivered, the amount will not be
refunded