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A Division
of LAKE NORMAN SECURITY PATROL, INC.
Post Office Box 5759 o 316 Security Drive o Statesville, North Carolina
28687
(704) 838-8000 o 1-800-438-4171 o FAX (704) 878-0309 o Website: www.security-central.com
DEALER CONTRACT
Agreement made this __________ day of ______________________________ ,
20 _____ by and between SECURITY CENTRAL, a division of Lake Norman Security
Patrol, Inc., a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State
of North Carolina, and having a place of business at 316 Security Drive,
Statesville, North Carolina, (hereinafter called "Company") and___________________________________________________________
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a ____________________________________, duly existing under the laws of
the State of________________________________________________ (hereinafter
called "the Dealer").
In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein after specified,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto do,
for themselves, their successors, and assigns mutually agree as follows:
1. The Company, recognizing that the Dealer will be entering into agreements
with its customers (hereinafter called "Subscriber" or "Subscribers")
for the monitoring of protective systems at Subscriber's premises, agrees
to provide the monitoring of protective systems as set forth in this agreement
for such Subscribers as the Dealer may direct.
2. The fee to be paid by the Dealer to the Company for such services shall
be specified by the Company's Price List in effect at the time such services
are rendered. The Dealer acknowledges having received the current Price
List and specifically agrees that same, and/or any amendment thereof,
be incorporated by reference as part of this agreement as if set out in
full herein. Such fees shall be paid to the Company by the Dealer in advance,
commencing with the rendering of service by the Company to the Subscriber.
All subsequent fees shall be paid by the Dealer within thirty (30) days
of invoice date.
Each Alarm Monitoring Service Agreement to be performed for any Subscriber
shall be automatically renewed for an additional year unless the Company
or the Dealer gives written notice to the other of its intention not to
renew as to any particular Subscriber at least 30 days before the commencement
of said renewal period. The Dealer specifically agrees that its failure
to make payments herein provided as to any particular Subscriber shall
automatically terminate the Company's obligation to render its service
to such Subscriber, but the failure to render its service shall not be
considered an election of remedies. Any fees paid by the Dealer for service
to a Subscriber shall not be refundable whether service to such Subscriber
is terminated by actions of the Dealer or the Subscriber. However, the
Dealer may request, within sixty (60) days of termination of service,
that fees paid for a Subscriber whose service has been terminated be applied
to services rendered by the Company to other Subscribers of the Dealer.
In the event that the Dealer notifies the Company of its termination of
service for Subscriber for any reason, or in the event of a default by
the Dealer of the terms and conditions of this agreement, the Company
will give the Subscriber and/or the Dealer at least fifteen (15) days
notice of termination of such services to the Subscriber and, upon giving
such notice, this agreement and all the Company's responsibilities hereunder
shall come to an end as of the date fixed in such notice.
In the event that amounts due by Subscriber to the Company hereunder are
not paid by the Dealer or the Subscriber within thirty (30) days of the
date of the invoice, the Company may terminate this agreement and all
monitoring services by notice given under Paragraph 8 below. Such termination
shall be effective upon mailing pursuant to Paragraph 8. It is the responsibility
of the Dealer to notify all his/her Subscribers of termination of services.
In the event Subscriber's or the Dealer's check for service under this
agreement is returned by Subscriber's or the Dealer's bank for reason
of insufficient funds or otherwise, the Company's obligations under this
agreement shall immediately terminate until any outstanding balance owed
the Company by Subscriber or the Dealer and the maximum non-sufficient
funds or bad check fee permitted by law is paid in full by certified check
or money order.
3. The Subscriber understands that a system is in temporary service for
thirty (30) days, until the Company's current form of Alarm Monitoring
Service Agreement signed by Subscriber and the Dealer and payment for
said system, together with a fully signed copy of such agreement, is received
by the Company. Systems not paid for within thirty (30) days are taken
out of service.
4. The Company and the Dealer agree that the Company's sole and only obligation
under this agreement and/or under any agreement between Subscribers and
the Dealer shall be to monitor signals received by means of the protective
system and to respond thereto. The Company, upon receipt of a signal from
a Subscriber's premises, shall make every reasonable effort to transmit
notification of the alarm promptly to the police, fire or other authorities
and/or the persons whose names and telephone numbers are listed by the
Subscriber as Authorized Individuals on the Alarm Monitoring Service Agreement
received by the Company as to each Subscriber or as the same may be changed
on written notification by the Subscriber from time to time, unless there
is just cause to assume that an emergency condition does not exist.
5. It is understood that the Company owns none of the electro-protective
equipment in the Subscribers' premises and has no responsibility for the
condition and/or the functioning thereof and that maintenance, repair,
service, replacement or insurance of the electro-protective equipment
are not the obligation of the Company.
6. This agreement may be suspended or canceled as to any particular Subscriber
should the equipment at the premises of such Subscriber become so disabled
or so substantially damaged that further service to such Subscriber is
impracticable or if the rendering of such service is due to strikes, riots,
floods, fires, malfunctions of telephone lines or telephone equipment,
acts of God, or any other causes beyond the control of the Company.
7. It is understood that the Company is not an insurer, that insurance,
if any, shall be obtained by and be the sole responsibility of Subscriber
and that the amounts payable to the Company hereunder are based upon the
value of the services and the scope of liability as herein set forth and
are unrelated to the value of the subscribed property or others located
in Subscriber's premises. The parties hereto agree that it is impractical
and extremely difficult to fix the actual damages, if any, that may proximately
result, from failure on the part of the Company to perform any of its
obligations hereunder, specifically including without limitation any act
or omission relating to downloading technology monitoring goods or services.
The Subscriber does not desire that this contract provide for full liability
of the Company and agrees that the Company shall be exempt from liability
for loss or damages due directly or indirectly to occurrences, or consequences
therefrom, which the service or system is designed to detect or avert,
that if the Company shall be found liable for loss or damages due to a
failure of service in any respect, its liability shall be limited either
to replacement or repair of any defective equipment, or to a sum equal
to one-half of the annual service charge paid by the Subscriber or $250
as liquidated damages and not as a penalty whichever is greater, and the
choice of which shall be at the sole election of the Company. As the exclusive
remedy, the provisions of this paragraph shall apply, if loss or damage,
irrespective of cause or origin, results directly or indirectly to person
or property from performance or nonperformance or obligations imposed
by this contract or from negligence, active or otherwise, of the Company,
its agents or employees. If the Subscriber desires the Company to assume
greater liability, Company will amend this agreement to allow the Subscriber
to pay an additional annual amount necessary to purchase an insurance
policy for such greater liability. No such amendment shall be effective
unless signed by the Subscriber, Company, the Dealer and insurance carrier
that will be insuring the additional liability. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES. IT IS SPECIFICALLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS THE
IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS
FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE DEALER AND SUBSCRIBER UNDERSTAND AND AGREE
THAT THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE EXPRESSED IN WRITING
BY THE COMPANY AND THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY OR THE DEALER
HAS ANY AUTHORITY TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL EXPRESS WARRANTIES OR OTHERWISE
VARY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
THE DEALER AGREES TO AND SHALL INDEMNIFY AND SAVE HARMLESS THE COMPANY,
ITS EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, FROM AND AGAINST ALL CLAIMS, SUITS, CAUSES OF
ACTION, LIABILITY, COSTS, DAMAGES, OF WHATEVER KIND OR NATURE, INCLUDING
REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, INCURRED OR ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN INCURRED
BY OR CAUSED TO ANY PERSON, ENTITY, OR THING AS A RESULT, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, OF ANY OF THE GOODS AND SERVICES SOLD, PERFORMED, OR COVERED
BY THIS AGREEMENT.
8. The parties specifically agree that any notices required to be given
under this agreement shall be made in writing and mailed by certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the address of each party indicated
herein, or such other address as from time to time may be made known by
either party; that this agreement contains the entire understanding and
final expression of agreement between the parties and that no prior statements
or representations of any type shall be received in evidence or otherwise
used to vary the express terms set forth herein. The parties hereto further
agree that this agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by the
parties; that no oral modification of this agreement shall be enforceable;
that this agreement, as to any particular Subscriber, shall not be assignable
by the Dealer except upon the express written consent of the Company;
and that this agreement, in all respects, shall be governed and construed
solely under the laws of the State of North Carolina.
9. The Dealer acknowledges that the Company is the owner of all right,
title and interest together with all the goodwill of the corporate name
and trade name "Security Central" and the trademark "Security Central"
and the fanciful design of the telephone dial. The Dealer agrees that
the Dealer's right to use this name and mark is derived solely from this
Agreement and is limited to the conduct of business by the Dealer pursuant
to and in compliance herewith and all applicable operating procedures
prescribed by the Company. Any unauthorized use of this name and mark
by the Dealer is a breach of the agreement and an infringement of the
rights of the Company in and to such name and mark. The Dealer shall not
use the name and mark (or part thereof) as part of any corporate or trade
name, nor may the Dealer use such name and mark with the sale of any unauthorized
product or service or in any other manner not expressly authorized in
writing by the Company.
10. This agreement is valid only when signed by an officer of the Company
at its Home Office in Statesville, North Carolina. Subject to the provisions
of paragraph 7 above, the term of this agreement shall be automatically
renewed for an additional period of one year commencing upon the expiration
of the original term or any renewal term unless terminated by either party
by written notice given at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration
of the original term on any year renewal term.
11. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this agreement,
or the breach thereof, shall be settled by binding arbitration administered
by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial
Arbitration Rules, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator
may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. In the event
that the Company.must enter into arbitration or any other legal proceeding
to collect any amounts due from the Dealer or the Subscriber under this
agreement or any other agreement between the parties hereto, the Dealer
and the Subscriber hereby specifically agree and understand that they
will be liable for all costs, expenses, and fees incurred by the Company
in collecting such amounts, including without limitation reasonable attorneys'
fees. Any delinquent accounts for amounts due the Company under this Agreement
shall be subject to a late payment or finance charge of one and one-half
percent (1 1/2 %) per month, or eighteen percent (18%) per annum until
paid.
12. All changes and/or cancellations must be sent in writing unless a
signed release form is on file, which releases Company from all liability
and monitoring responsibilities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement on the date
and year first above written and specifically represent that the person
executing same in behalf of each party is fully authorized to do so.
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