Buyer shall not assign (whether byoperation of law or change of control) their rights or delegateany of their obligations under this Contract, and anyattempted assignment or delegation by Buyer will be invalidand ineffective against the Company. This Contract isbinding on and inures to the benefit of each party and each oftheir heirs and valid assignees and/or successors-in-interest.This Contract may be executed and delivered by facsimileand/or Internet e-mail and in counterparts, each of whichshall be deemed an original and collectively the sameagreement. A waiver, discharge, amendment or modificationof this Contract will be valid and effective only if evidencedby a writing that is signed by or on behalf of the partyagainst whom enforcement is sought. The Company has theright to amend or modify this Contract as a condition toaccepting or fulfilling any Order submitted after the effectivedate of this Contract. No delay or course of dealing by aparty to this Contract in exercising any right, power orremedy under this Contract will operate as a waiver of anyright, power or remedy of that party, except to the extentexpressly manifested in writing by that party. The failure atany time of any party to require performance by anotherparty of any provision in this Contract will in no way affectthat party’s right thereafter to enforce that provision or thisContract. In addition, the waiver by a party of a breach ofany provision of this Contract will not constitute a waiver ofany succeeding breach of that provision or a waiver of theprovision itself. Whenever possible, each provision of thisContract should be construed and interpreted so that it isvalid and enforceable under applicable law. This Contract(and any other document explicitly incorporated byreference, including each invoice by the Company to Buyerwith respect to any Order) records the entire understandingbetween them with respect to (and supersedes any previousor contemporaneous agreement, representation orunderstanding, oral or written, by any party in connectionwith) the parties’ obligations with respect to the transactionscontemplated by this Contract. In any arbitration or legalproceeding between and/or among the parties arising inconnection with this Contract, the losing party shallreimburse the prevailing party, on demand, for all reasonablecosts incurred by the prevailing party in enforcing,defending, or prosecuting this Contract. The validity,enforcement, construction and interpretation of this Contractare governed by the laws of the State of New York and thefederal laws of the United States of America, excluding thelaws of those jurisdictions pertaining to resolution ofconflicts with laws of other jurisdictions. Each signatory tothis Contract (a) consents to the personal jurisdiction of thestate and federal courts having jurisdiction in the State ofNew York, (b) stipulates that a proper and convenient venuefor any-legal proceeding arising out of this Contract is theapplicable court of the State of New York located in SuffolkCounty, for a state trial court proceeding, and the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of New York—Suffolk Division, for a federal trial court proceeding, and (c) waives any defense, whether asserted by motion or pleading, that those venues are improper or inconvenient. EACH SIGNATORY TO THIS AGREEMENT KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN ANY LAWSUIT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHETHER BASED ON A CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM, OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING BEFORE OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM, AND INCLUDING CLAIMS UNDER TORT, CONTRACT, CORPORATE, EMPLOYMENT, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS. The language used in this Contract will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party hereto. In no event shall either party and/or their respective representatives (including, without limitation each party’s (and such party’s respective representatives’) successors-in-interest) be liable to the other for any consequential, special, punitive, and/or incidental damages for any person’s breach of this Contract. The affiliates of the Company (as they exist from time to time while this contract is in effect) are third-party beneficiaries of the Company’s rights in connection with this Agreement. This Contract will become effective when all parties sign it and upon the Company’s initial delivery of any Products pursuant to any Order (and shall remain in effect until superseded by a subsequent written agreement between Buyer and the Company). In the event of any conflict, contradiction, or difference between (i) any clause in any Order or any similar communication of Buyer to the Company and (ii) any clause in this Contract or the applicable invoice from the Company to Buyer—in connection with any Order, the clause in this Contract or such invoice will supersede and prevail.