In regards to any designs or documents delivered to adapa, the Buyer is liable for any violation of intellectual property rights, including copyrights of third parties. The Buyer is responsible for the printing result of printing templates sent in or confirmed as ready for printing by the Buyer. Technological variations are permissible within industry practice. The Buyer’s payment for tools, plates, print- and embossing rolls used by adapa shall not create any entitlement to those utilities. Any IPR rights resulting from any research, developments, innovation activities, improvements, changes, discoveries, adaption of recipes or production methods or similar performed by adapa under or in connection with the Agreement are the sole and exclusive property of adapa.
adapa’s liability for any indirect or consequential damages such as loss of use, reputation or profit is excluded to the extent legally permissible. adapa’s total liability under the Agreement is limited to the price of the defective goods delivered.
The Buyer shall indemnify adapa against any liability, damage, claims, proceedings and costs arising under or in conjunction with the sub-contractors, product designs, packaging design used by the Buyer or the container selected or stipulated by the Buyer in which the products are shipped. Should the Buyer sell the product, it shall indemnify adapa inter se against third party product liability claims, provided the Buyer is responsible for the faults triggering the liability.
The Buyer shall adhere to all applicable date protection laws and regulations including without limitation to the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union EU2016/679 effective as of May 25, 2018. In connection with the performance of an order, the Buyer may acquire certain information from adapa that is proprietary and confidential. Any such information which is not otherwise in the public domain or independently developed by the Buyer shall not be disclosed to any third party without adapa´s prior written consent. Notwithstanding the above, the obligation of nondisclosure and nonuse of adapa´s trade secrets and manufacturing know-how shall not expire.
Normally, regulated hazardous substances (such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or plasticizers, hereinafter “Regulated Substances”), that are subject to concentration limits, are not included in the production process of food contact packaging materials. In some cases, Regulated Substances may be used, by adapa or its subcontractors and suppliers but only to the extent permitted by the European laws and regulations applicable to adapa or adapa’s production site. Consequently, the Buyer is responsible for ensuring that the goods comply with the laws and regulations at the site of the Buyer or designated place of distribution, re-sale, advertising, consumption and the like.
The Supplier shall be liable for all damages, including loss of profit and consequential damages, suffered by adapa or companies affiliated with adapa, the contractual partners and/or end customers as a result of the defective execution of the Purchase Order or culpable breach of duties of disclosure at the pre-contractual stage and shall remain the sole contractual and contact partner for adapa in the event that deliveries/services are provided by a subcontractor.
Without the prior written consent of adapa, the Supplier is not entitled to include and publish or otherwise use the trademarks or logos of adapa Group in reference lists and in other communication materials.
Insofar as the Supplier processes personal data for and on behalf of adapa within the scope of the deliveries/services,
the Supplier is obligated to comply with the applicable statutory provisions, in particular the Data Protection Act, as amended, and the General Data Protection Regulation (“DSGVO“). Accordingly, the Supplier must conclude an order processing agreement with adapa at any time upon request pursuant to Art 28 DSGVO. If, in addition, data is to be transferred to recipients located in third countries outside the EEA, for the provision of services on the part of the Supplier, the Supplier is additionally obliged to conclude EU standard contractual clauses or suitable equivalent guarantees (using the contract templates issued by the EU Commission) within the meaning of Art. 46 (2) lit. c and d of the GDPR.
If the ability of adapa or the Supplier or a subcontractor, supplier or third party used by the Supplier to provide the delivery/service or even only a part of the owed obligations on time is prevented by a case of force majeure, such as strikes (including political strikes), lockouts, war and natural disasters, pandemics and the like, adapa shall be entitled to withdraw from the Contract in whole or in part or to demand the delivery/service or execution of a placed Purchase Order or even only a part thereof at a later date, without this giving rise to any claims on the part of the Supplier.
The Supplier and its sub-suppliers are obliged to comply with the respective statutory regulations on the treatment of employees, environmental protection and occupational safety, and to work to reduce adverse effects on people and the environment in its activities. To this end, the Supplier shall set up and further develop a management system in accordance with ISO 14001 within the scope of its possibilities. The Supplier is also obliged to observe and comply with the principles of the Global Compact Initiative (www.unglobalcom-pact.org) of the United Nations. These relate in particular to the protection of international human rights, the right to collective bargaining, the abolition of forced labour and child labour, the elimination of discrimination in respect to employment and occupation, environmental responsibility and the prevention of corruption. In addition, the Supplier is obliged to observe the principles of the Supplier Code of Conduct of the adapa Group in the respective valid version. If these standards are violated, adapa is entitled to withdraw from the Contract without notice period.
The Supplier undertakes vis-à-vis adapa that all export and export control regulations currently applicable to the contractual deliveries/services and their export and/or re- export will be complied with at all times. Furthermore, the Supplier undertakes to comply with all EU and US sanctions regulations and to check its business partners and sub/pre- suppliers against current UN, EU, US sanctions lists and OFAC lists. Any violation of these export and export control regulations entitles adapa to immediately terminate all existing contracts with the Supplier for cause, and adapa shall be fully indemnified and held harmless in this regard.