Terms and Conditions

FREIGHT TERMS

Freight will be prepaid and allowed by Affordable Lighting on any order totaling $2,500 or more within the limits of the continental United States. Orders not qualified for prepaid freight will be shipped with transportation charges prepaid by Affordable Lighting and added to customer’s account, unless other method is requested by the customer, provided the customer pays excess freight. When Affordable Lighting bears the cost of shipment, we reserve the right to ship all orders in one complete shipment. Partial shipments may be made at our discretion. Affordable Lighting will not be responsible for storage charges beyond the destination address acknowledged by Affordable Lighting. All shipments will be made via carrier selected by Affordable Lighting who reserves the right to choose origin of shipment and routing.

MERCHANDISE AND CLAIMS TERMS

Unless otherwise noted, sales  of Affordable Lighting products will be F.O.B. our premises . Title and risk of loss to all products shall pass from Affordable Lighting to our customers upon execution of a bill of lading or tender of freight to carrier’s agent or customer’s agent, whichever shall first occur. When shipments of Affordable Lighting products are to be made via company truck, title and risk of loss to the product shall pass to our customers at time of delivery to the final destination or to the forwarding carrier. All claims for loss or damage in transit must be made by customers to both the carrier and Affordable Lighting within five (5) working days.

DATE OF SHIPMENT

Shipping dates are approximate and are based on conditions existing at the time of Affordable Lighting’s receipt of customer’s firm order and full information. Affordable Lighting will in good faith endeavor to ship by the estimated shipping date but it shall not be responsible for any delay or any damage arising there from.

RETURN MERCHANDISE TERMS

No merchandise shall be returned by the customer without prior written consent and authorization in the form of a Return Goods Authorization (RGA) which has been issued by Affordable Lighting expressly for the merchandise to be returned. This RGA will be issued at the sole discretion of Affordable Lighting and must be requested by the customer within 90 days of the original shipment date. Returned merchandise must be in its original sealed cartons. All returned merchandise must be in salable condition in order to qualify for credit. No special products, non-stocking products, custom-made products, outdated or modified versions of cataloged factory stocking items may be returned by the customer. Except for products considered by Affordable Lighting to be defective in workmanship or materials, all returns will be subject to a minimum 35% handling and inspection charge, and a deduction will be made for the freight expense of the original shipment. Merchandise accepted for return must be shipped prepaid to our facility or other destination specified by Affordable Lighting.

ORDER CANCELLATION TERMS

Affordable Lighting will accept order cancellations from customers only if the cancellations are sent to Affordable Lighting in writing and received prior to shipment of the order. Verbal order cancellations will not be accepted. Cancellation charges shall be those costs incurred by Affordable Lighting, but not less than 10% of the value of an order. All costs for warehousing and freight on orders cancelled after shipment and/or refused at destination will be charged to the customer. Affordable Lighting reserves the right to impose on the customer an additional charge of 25% of the value of an order if the order is cancelled after it has been processed for shipment.

MINIMUM ORDER CHARGE

A service charge of $20.00 will be added to all original customer orders, which total less than $100.00 net.

PRICING

Prices are subject to change without notice. Affordable Lighting will ship merchandise at prices prevailing at the time of shipment. Prices are exclusive of sales, use, excise or similar taxes unless otherwise noted.

STANDARD PACKAGE POLICY AND/OR "BROKEN CARTON" CHARGE

Affordable Lighting will ship the order as written, but it will apply a broken carton charge of $5.00 to each catalog number so ordered which is not in box quantity.

SPECIFICATIONS

Affordable Lighting in no way, express or implied, accepts responsibility for voltage determination. Affordable Lighting shall not be responsible for quotations of prices or specifications concerning non-catalogued products unless Affordable Lighting confirms this to the customer in writing. Catalogued items are those listed in Affordable Lighting’s current price sheets. Dimensions of fixtures color modifications are subject to change without notice. Unless specifically agreed by Affordable Lighting in writing, we do not warrant compliance of our products with individual project specifications.

ERRORS

Typographical or clerical errors in quotation orders or acknowledgments are subject to correction.

DIMENSIONS

The dimensions in catalogs and price lists are normally accurate, but are not to be used for construction purposes.

CHANGES IN PRODUCT DESIGN

Affordable Lighting reserves the right to change, discontinue or modify the design and construction of any of its products and to substitute material equal to or superior to that originally specified.

CONDITIONS OF SALE

WARRANTY AND OBLIGATIONS

THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING, BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Affordable Lighting warrants that products sold will, upon shipment, be free of defects of workmanship or material under normal and proper usage. Should any failure to conform to this warranty become apparent during the warranty period (in most cases one year after the date of shipment) Affordable Lighting must be notified in writing. Affordable Lighting is not responsible for labor costs in connection with the installation, removal or replacement of warranted products or for any consequential damages. Affordable Lighting further reserves the right to refuse to honor the above warranty for any product(s) altered, improperly installed in application for which not intended. In no event and under no circumstances shall Affordable Lighting be liable to the purchaser or to any other person for any indirect, special, consequential or incidental losses or damages including, without limitation, lost profits except to the extent that liability for personal injury or property damage may be imposed upon Affordable Lighting by law, As used herein, the term ”person” shall include, without limitation, any individual. Sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other entity.

This warranty does not apply to Affordable Lighting products which have been altered or repaired outside of Affordable Lighting’s facility or which have been subject to neglect, abuse, misuse or accident (including shipping damages).

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL AFFORDABLE LIGHTING BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR IN TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) NOR FOR LOST PROFITS; NOR SHALL THE LIABILITY OF AFFORDABLE LIGHTING FOR ANY CLAIMS OR DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, DELIVERY, USE, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR MODIFICATION OF THE PRODUCTS, OR SUPPLY OF ANY REPLACEMENT PARTS THEREFORE, EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCTS. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO ANY LIABILITY FOR DEFAULT UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTS, PARTS, OR SERVICES DELIVERED HEREUNDER WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, FAILURE OF OR DELAY IN DELIVERY, OR OTHERWISE.