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THE TERMS OF USE ("TOU") IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (EITHER AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR ANY OTHER LEGAL ENTITY) ("YOU" “SUPPLIER“ OR "YOUR") AND COIR BOARD. YOUR ACCESS TO, AND USE OF COIR BOARD WEBSITES ("WEBSITE"), SALE OF COIR PRODUCTS THROUGH COIR BOARD SHOWROOMS IS SUBJECT TO, AND GOVERNED BY, THESE TOU. BY ACCESSING THE WEBSITE, YOU CONFIRM YOUR AGREEMENT TO AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS. COIR BOARD, KOCHI- 16, KERALA, A STATUTORY BODY ESTABLISHED BY THE GOVT. OF INDIA UNDER THE COIR INDUSTRY ACT 1953 AND REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, COIR BOARD HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “BOARD”  WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL INCLUDE HIS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNEES ON THE ONE PART AND THE “SUPPLIER” WHICH EXPRESSION SHALL INCLUDE THEIR SUCCESSORS, HEIRS, ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES ON THE OTHER PART. COIR BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO UPDATE THE TOU AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. YOU MAY VIEW THE CURRENT APPLICABLE VERSION OF THE TOU AT ANY TIME BY CLICKING ON THE "TERMS OF USE" LINK AT THE WEBSITE PAGE.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, CERTAIN COIR BOARD  WEBSITES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO PASSWORD PROTECTED SITES, CONTAIN TERMS OF USE IN ADDITION TO, OR DIFFERENT FROM THE TOU AND THE TERMS OF USE POSTED ON SUCH WEBSITES SHALL APPLY.
ACCESS. COIR BOARD  HAS THE RIGHT, BUT NOT THE DUTY, TO TERMINATE OR SUSPEND YOUR SUPPLIER REGISTRAION/ ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE, WITHOUT NOTICE, FOR ANY CONDUCT THAT COIR BOARD , IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, BELIEVES IS IN VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR IS HARMFUL TO THE INTERESTS OF ANOTHER USER, A THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER, A SERVICE PROVIDER OR COIR BOARD. COIR BOARD MAKES NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE IS APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE FROM TERRITORIES WHERE THE LEGISLATION PROVIDES THAT THE CONTENT OR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS ILLEGAL. YOU CHOOSE TO USE THE WEBSITE ON YOUR OWN INITIATIVE, AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT YOU CONFORM TO ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS.
COPYRIGHT. COIR BOARD , ITS SUPPLIERS OR THE ORIGINAL CREATOR OF THE MATERIAL OWN ALL COPYRIGHTS TO MATERIAL ON THE WEBSITE AND ALL OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS RELATED TO THE WEBSITE. TO THE EXTENT THAT COIR BOARD  HAS THE RIGHT TO DO SO WITHOUT COMPENSATION TO THIRD PARTIES AND EXCEPT FOR MATERIAL SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED UNDER OTHER TERMS, COIR BOARD  GRANTS YOU PERMISSION TO COPY MATERIALS ON THE WEBSITE SOLELY FOR YOUR NON-COMMERCIAL USE IN SUPPORT OF COIR PRODUCTS. YOU AGREE THAT ANY COPIES OF MATERIAL SHALL RETAIN ALL COPYRIGHT AND OTHER PROPRIETARY NOTICES IN THE SAME FORM AND MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL. YOU MAY NOT, WITHOUT COIR BOARD'S PERMISSION, "MIRROR" ANY MATERIAL CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER SERVER. EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED ABOVE, NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS CONFERRING BY IMPLICATION, ESTOPPELS OR OTHERWISE ANY LICENSE OR RIGHT UNDER ANY TRADEMARK, PATENT, COPYRIGHT, MASK WORK PROTECTION RIGHT OR ANY OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT OF COIR BOARD  OR ANY THIRD PARTY.
TRADEMARKS. COIR BOARD AND THE COIR BOARD  LOGO ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS, REGISTERED OR NOT, OF COIR BOARD . NOTHING IN THE WEBSITE MAY BE INTERPRETED SO AS TO GRANT TO YOU, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THE USE OF A TRADEMARK OR SERVICE MARK REPRODUCED ON THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BELONGING TO COIR BOARD OR THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS, WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF COIR BOARD .
INFORMATION PROVIDED TO COIR BOARD.
1. COIR BOARD DOES NOT WANT YOU TO, AND YOU SHOULD NOT, SEND ANY CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION TO COIR BOARD VIA THE WEBSITE. ANY SUBMISSION BY YOU TO COIR BOARD, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS OR THE LIKE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE NON-CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF COIR BOARD. FURTHERMORE, BY YOUR SUBMISSION YOU GRANT COIR BOARD AN UNRESTRICTED, IRREVOCABLE LICENSE TO USE, REPRODUCE, DISPLAY, PERFORM, MODIFY, TRANSMIT, AND DISTRIBUTE SUCH INFORMATION. COIR BOARD  SHALL BE FREE TO USE ANY IDEAS, CONCEPTS, KNOW-HOW OR TECHNIQUES CONTAINED IN SUCH INFORMATION FOR ANY PURPOSE WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DEVELOPING, MANUFACTURING, AND MARKETING PRODUCTS INCORPORATING SUCH INFORMATION.
LINKS. THE LINKS ON THE WEBSITE WILL LET YOU LEAVE COIR BOARD 'S SITE. THE LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF COIR BOARD  AND COIR BOARD  IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO SUCH SITES. COIR BOARD  IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY LINKED SITE. COIR BOARD  IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY COIR BOARD  OF THE SITE.
PRODUCT AVAILABILITY. THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED ON THE WEBSITE, AND THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS, MAY VARY FROM THE ACTUAL.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. COIR BOARD, ITS RELATED COMPANIES, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS MAY NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF (OR THE INABILITY TO USE) THE WEBSITE OR ANY MATERIAL ON THE WEBSITE. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF PROFIT, EVEN IF COIR BOARD  WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
ASSIGNMENT. THE TOU MAY NOT BE ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED BY YOU WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF COIR BOARD . COIR BOARD  MAY ASSIGN THE TOU TO ANY AFFILIATE OR THIRD PARTY IN PART OR IN WHOLE.
DISPUTES. THIS TOU SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF INDIA. DISPUTES ARISING HERE-FROM ARE EXCLUSIVELY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF KOCHI, KERALA, INDIA.
ACCESS TO PASSWORD PROTECTED/SECURE AREAS. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PASSWORD PROTECTED AND/OR SECURE AREAS OF THE WEBSITE IS RESTRICTED TO AUTHORIZED USERS ONLY. UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THESE AREAS OF THE WEBSITE MAY BE SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SOME OF THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE STATEMENTS ARE ONLY PREDICTIONS BASED ON OUR CURRENT EXPECTATIONS AND PROJECTIONS ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS. BECAUSE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, THERE ARE IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE COIR BOARD 'S ACTUAL RESULTS, LEVEL OF ACTIVITY, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THE RESULTS, LEVEL OF ACTIVITY, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.

AGREEMENT. THE BOARD HAS DECIDED TO EVOLVE PROPER GUIDING INSTRUCTIONS TO STREAMLINE THE EXISTING MARKET DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES SO THAT COIR PRODUCTS OF GOOD QUALITY AND REASONABLE PRICES ARE SOLD AT VARIOUS SHOWROOMS ANDSALES DEPOTS/OUTLETS WORKING ON FRANCHISEE MODEL ALL OVER INDIA. THE COIR BOARD HAS ALSO DECIDED TO ENROLL SUCH MANUFACTURERS, TRADERS, DEALERS ETC., OF COIR PRODUCT WHO INTEND TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS ALL OVER INDIA THROUGH THE SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS / FRANCHISEES REGISTERED WITH COIR BOARD SO AS TO ENSURE A MINIMUM ASSURED RETURNS ON THEIR PRODUCTS.   THE BOARD DECIDED TO ENROLL YOU AS A SUPPLIER OF COIR PRODUCTS TO THE BOARD’S SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS & FRANCHISEES, AGREES THAT
• THE MARKETING OPERATIONS SHALL BE ON THE E-COMMERCE LINES THROUGH THE SUPPLY BASE FRANCHISEE MODEL CONNECTED THROUGH A DEDICATED COIR TRADE PORTAL (CP) DEVELOPED BY THE BOARD.  TILL SUCH TIME THE TRADE PORTAL IS DEVELOPED AND MADE FULLY OPERATIONAL THE SUPPLIER WILL HAVE THE LIBERTY TO DO OFFLINE TRADING WITH SHOWROOMS AND FRANCHISEES.
• THE OFFLINE TRADING WILL BE STOPPED FORTHWITH FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE TRADE PORTAL IS DECLARED AS OPEN BY THE BOARD.
• THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE FRANCHISEE AS A SUPPLIER AND THE BOARD IN OFFLINE TRADING WILL BE ONLY UNDER NEFT/RTGS/PFMS THROUGH THEIR DEDICATED BANK ACCOUNTS.
• ONCE THE TRADE PORTAL IS DECLARED AS OPEN AND SUPPLY OF GOODS COMMENCED THERE UNDER THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WILL BE CARRIED OUT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PAYMENT GATEWAY SET UP UNDER THE E-TRADE PORTAL.
• BOARD WOULD BE CHARGING 5% OF THE SALES PROCEEDS FROM SUPPLIER BASE TO FRANCHISEES AS WELL AS SALES BETWEEN FRANCHISEES AND CUSTOMERS TOWARDS PORTAL MAINTENANCE COST (PMC) ALONG WITH TAXES, IF ANY, APPLICABLE AS PER THE LAW IN FORCE FROM TIME TO TIME.
• THE PMC ON TRADE BETWEEN SUPPLIER AND FRANCHISEE WILL BE BORNE BY SUPPLIER AND BETWEEN FRANCHISEE AND CUSTOMER WILL BE BORNE BY THE FRANCHISEE.
• THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE MATERIALS SHALL BE AS PER SPECIFICATION GIVEN BY THE INDENTING SUPPLIER AND SUPPLYING ORGANIZATION SHALL ENSURE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE PRODUCTS AND ALSO IN GOOD CONDITION.
• THE SUPPLIER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE QUALITY, GUARANTEE/WARRANTY OF THE PRODUCT SUPPLIED BY HIM/THEM TO SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS AND THE FRANCHISEES AND HE/ SHE SHALL BE LIABLE TO MAKE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THE LOSS INCURRED BY THE SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS / FRANCHISEE/ OR THE FRANCHISEES CUSTOMER,  ON ACCOUNT OF INFERIOR QUALITY/QUALITY DETERIORATION. THE SUPPLIER IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE TO ANY REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PRODUCTS SUPPLIED BY HIM/HER.
• THE BOARDS SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPORT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY GOODS IF IT CONSIDERS THOSE PRODUCTS ARE OF INFERIOR QUALITY TO THE APPROVED SAMPLES AND SUPPLIER SHALL REPLACE THE GOODS AT THEIR RISKS/COSTS OF THE MATERIALS REJECTED.
• BOARD WILL BE CONDUCTING QUALITY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION ON THE SPECIFIC REQUEST OF THE SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS /FRANCHISEE OR SUPPLIER ON PAYMENT OF PRESCRIBED FEES.
• PUBLICITY SUPPORT FOR THE PROMOTION OF SALE OF COIR PRODUCTS UNDER THIS TOU AS DEEMED FIT AND NEEDED FROM TIME TO TIME SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE BOARD
• SUPPLIER AND FRANCHISEE WILL BE GIVEN A USER ID AND PASSWORD FOR LOGIN TO THE TRADE PORTAL.
• SUPPLIER AGREES TO CONSISTENTLY MAINTAIN THE PRODUCT FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE COIR PRODUCTS SUPPLIED UNDER THIS TOU.
• BOARD WILL DEFINE THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES FROM TIME TO TIME, UNDER WHICH THE SUPPLIERS CAN LIST THEIR PRODUCTS WITH THEIR CUSTOM BRANDS.
• PLACEMENT OF SUPPLY ORDER BETWEEN SUPPLIER AND THE FRANCHISEE AND THE PAYMENT THEREOF UNDER THE ONLINE TRADING WILL BE MADE THROUGH THE PORTAL.
• IN THE OFFLINE MODE OF BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, THE PLACEMENT OF ORDERS, ITS ACCEPTANCE, INTIMATIONS OF DESPATCH OF PRODUCTS, RECEIPTS OF PRODUCT RELEASES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF PAYMENT ETC. SHALL BE COMMUNICATED IN E-MAIL.  COPIES OF ALL THE E-MAILS SENT BETWEEN THE SUPPLIER AND SHOWROOMS/FRANCHISEE AND VICE VERSA WILL BE SENT TO THE E-MAIL ID OF THE BOARD’S HEAD QUARTERS AND THE BOARD’S DESIGNATED FIELD OFFICE.
• THE SUPPLIER AGREES TO RENDER CONSOLIDATED MONTHLY RETURNS TO THE BOARD INDICATING THE VOLUME AND VALUE OF GOODS SOLD TO EACH SHOWROOMS/FRANCHISEE.
• THE PORTAL MAINTENANCE COST LEVIED FROM THE SUPPLIER AND FRANCHISEE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REVISION FROM TIME TO TIME AND THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT THEREOF.
• WHILE SUPPLYING DIRECTLY TO THE SHOWROOM & SALES DEPOTS OF COIR BOARD FOR SALES, THE SUPPLIERS SHALL BE LIABLE TO PAY SALES COMMISSION AT THE PRESCRIBED PERCENTAGE TO COIR BOARD ON SALES OF THEIR PRODUCTS.
• PAYMENT OF ALL TAXES LIKE SALES TAX, GST, ETC WILL BE MADE AND ALL THE FORMALITIES THEREOF SHALL BE TAKEN CARE OF EITHER BY THE SUPPLIER OR BY THE FRANCHISEE AS PER THEIR STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS.
•    BOARD WILL HAVE ITS OPTION FOR LAUNCHING THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PORTAL SUBSEQUENTLY AND IF THE SUPPLIER IS DESIROUS OF ENROLLING IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHALL REMIT THE SUBSCRIPTION/CHARGE FIXED AND DEMANDED BY THE BOARD.
•    SUPPLIER AGREES FOR THEIR CLASSIFICATIONS BY THE BOARD BASED ON PERFORMANCE.
• THE SUPPLIER CAN UPLOAD THE RANGES OF PRODUCTS WHICH HE/ SHE IS PROPOSING TO TRADE ALONG WITH VISUALS, MEASUREMENTS, QUALITY PARAMETERS, USES, STOCK AND PRICES AT ORIGIN
• THE UPLOADING OF PRODUCT VISUALS SHALL INITIALLY BE ORGANIZED BY COIR BOARD FOR ENSURING QUALITY OF THE VISUALS, IF THE SUPPLIER DESIRES SO.
• SUPPLIERS AGREE THAT THEY WILL PRODUCE AND SUPPLY THE REQUIRED QUANTITY OF COIR PRODUCTS BY ADHERING TO THE QUALITY STANDARDS AND DELIVERY TIME SCHEDULES OF THE SHOWROOMS/FRANCHISEES.
• SUPPLIERS AGREE TO RESPOND TO THE TRADE ENQUIRIES OF THE SHOWROOMS/FRANCHISEES WITH THEIR CONDITIONS FOR SUPPLY THROUGH THE PORTAL.
• THE SUPPLIER, INTENDING TO GO FOR THE CREDIT SALE SHALL VALIDATE THE GENUINENESS OF THE FRANCHISEE THROUGH SUITABLE MEANS LIKE VERIFICATION OF CREDENTIALS ENQUIRY BY OWN AGENTS ETC.
• THE SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS MANAGER WILL FURNISH HIS/HER INDENT TO THE SUPPLIER FOR THE PRODUCTS AS PER THE DEMAND.
• THE PRODUCT SELECTION WILL BE ACCORDING TO THE DISCRETION OF CONCERNED COIR BOARD SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS MANAGER BASING ON MOVEMENT OF PRODUCTS.  
• GST SHALL BE PAID BY EACH PARTY I.E. SUPPLIER, COIR BOARD AGAINST THE RESPECTIVE AMOUNT WHICH WILL BE ADDED BY THEM AS PER THEIR INVOICE.
• THE SALES MODEL BETWEEN SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS & SUPPLIER SHALL BE ON CONSIGNMENT MODE WITH THE CONDITION THAT BOTH ORGANIZATIONS SHALL BE TAKING BACK THE UNSOLD GOODS AFTER 5 MONTHS PERIOD.
• THE COIR BOARD SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS MANAGERS’ CAN REQUEST OF SLOW-MOVING STOCKS WITH OTHER PRODUCTS; SUCH REQUEST HAS TO BE SENT WITHIN TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE OF THE PRODUCTS.
• THE SUPPLIERS OF COIR BOARD HAVE TO SUPPLY THE ITEMS ON FOR BASIS TO THE CONCERNED COIR BOARD SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS LOCATION.
• BULK SUPPLY SHALL BE ORGANIZED DIRECTLY FROM THE SUPPLIERS TO THE END CUSTOMER AGAINST SPECIFIC ORDERS FOR BULK QUANTITY.
• THE PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE BY COIR BOARD SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS ON SALES REALIZATION THROUGH DIGITAL MODE AFTER DEDUCTING THEIR SALES COMMISSION ON MONTHLY BASIS.
• COIR BOARD SHOWROOMS & SALES DEPOTS MANAGER WILL BE THE CUSTODIAN OF THE PRODUCTS PROCURED.
• IN CASE OF DISPUTES BETWEEN SUPPLIER BASE AND FRANCHISEE THE DECISION OF THE SECRETARY COIR BOARD SHALL BE FINAL.  IN CASE OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS BETWEEN SUPPLIER, FRANCHISEE OR CUSTOMER, COIR BOARD SHOULD NOT BE MADE PARTY TO THE LEGAL DISPUTE BETWEEN ANY OF THEM.
THE TOU AND WORDINGS IN THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED UNDER INDIAN LAWS.THE PARTIES HERETO EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT ALL DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF AND/ OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDING ANY COLLATERAL DOCUMENT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT/TRIBUNAL OF THE CITY IN WHICH THE BOARD WHICH IS PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IS SITUATED, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT IF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS BELOW THE PECUNIARY JURISDICTION LIMIT OF THE COURT.
FORCE MAJEURE. IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED THAT NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE TO PERFORM ANY OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IF THE PERFORMANCE IS PREVENTED, HINDERED, DELAYED BY A FORCE MAJEURE EVENT AND IN SUCH CASE ITS OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE SUSPENDED FOR SO LONG AS THE FORCE MAJEURE EVENT CONTINUES. EACH PARTY SHALL PROMPTLY INFORM THE OTHER OF THE EXISTENCE OF A FORCE MAJEURE EVENT AND SHALL CONSULT TOGETHER TO FIND A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION. “FORCE MAJEURE” MEANS AN ACT OF GOD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FIRE, FLOOD, EARTHQUAKE WIND, STORM, OR OTHER NATURAL DISASTER; ACT OF ANY SOVEREIGN AUTHORITY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WAR, INVASION, ACT OF FOREIGN ENEMIES, HOSTILITIES (WHETHER WAR BE DECLARED OR NOT) CIVIL WAR, REBELLION, TERRORIST ATTACKS, REVOLUTION, INSURRECTION, MILITARY OR USURPED POWER OR CONFISCATION, NATIONALIZATION, REQUISITION, DESTRUCTION OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY BY OR UNDER THE ORDER OF ANY GOVERNMENT OR PUBLIC OR LOCAL AUTHORITY OR IMPOSITION OF GOVERNMENT LAW, JUDGMENT, ORDER OR DECREE, SANCTION, EMBARGO OR SIMILAR ACTION, BLOCKADE OR LABOUR DISPUTE/UNREST, STRIKE IN THE INDUSTRY, BANDH, WHETHER DECLARED BY ANY POLITICAL PARTY OR OTHERWISE OR ANY OTHER CIVIL INTERRUPTION OR SITUATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOCKOUT OR BOYCOTT.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE AND ITS USE AND SALE OF COIR PRODUCTS THROUGH COIR BOARD SHOWROOMS, EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO COIR BOARD  WEBSITES CONTAINING ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT TERMS OF USE, SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS, PROPOSALS, COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL.