TAC-STIM™ Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions apply to the purchase of TAC-STIM Products (the “Product” or “Products”) from electroCore under the TAC-STIM Order Form or Quote Form signed by the Customer and electroCore (the “Order Form”). These Terms and Conditions are subject to change by electroCore and, to the extent that such changes are made, will be in effect as of the “Last Date Revised” referenced on the Website.

  1. PRICE, PAYMENTS & CHARGES
    1. Customer shall purchase the Products from electroCore at the price determined by electroCore, which is subject to change without notice.
    2. Customer shall be liable for payment of shipping charges, insurance costs, taxes (including sales taxes) and other similar charges associated with the Products.
    3. Payments shall be made prior to shipment of the Products as set forth in “Form of Payment” Section in the Order Form, without right of set-off or counterclaim and clear of and without deduction for any other charges of any kind.
  1. DELIVERY, OWNERSHIP OF THE PRODUCTS & RISK OF LOSS.
    1. Upon receipt of the Payment Price (as defined in the Order Form), electroCore shall ship the Products to Customer using the shipping method of electroCore’s choosing.
    2. Ownership of the Products shall pass to Customer upon electroCore’s delivery of the Products to the carrier.
    3. Risk of loss of Products shall pass to Customer on electroCore’s delivery of the Products to the carrier and electroCore shall not be liable for any damage to Products, including during shipment.
    4. Customer shall be responsible for insurance of the Products while in transit, in the Customer’s possession, and in the possession of any third-parties once the Product is received and owned by Customer.
    5. Products shall be deemed accepted by Customer upon electroCore’s delivery of the Products to the carrier, unless within seven (7) days’ receipt of the Products from the carrier Customer affirmatively rejects the Products by written notice, stating the reason for its rejection of the Products.
    6. All Product sales are final.
  1. TRAINING & SUPPORT

Customer shall follow any reasonable requests and directions of electroCore in relation to training with respect to use of the Products.

  1. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND NOTIFICATIONS
    1. Customer covenants:
      1. that Customer understands that the Product is intended to be used by healthy consumers for general wellness and is not FDA cleared to treat any medical condition per the FDA guidance document titled “General Wellness: Policy for Low Risk Devices”, Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff, FDA-2014-N-1039, issued by the Center for Devices and Radiological Health;
      2. that Customer shall comply with all applicable regulations regarding notification of adverse events;
      3. Customer understands that any consumer using the Products after they are purchased by Customer are subject to the Tac-Stim Terms and Conditions;
      4. that Customer shall not seek reimbursement for the Product from any private or public insurance company or insurance coverage program, including TRICARE or from the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, or any state patient assistance or healthcare program;
      5. that the Products may not be resold, bartered, or traded, or offered for resale, barter or trade to any third parties, including but not limited to distributors, pharmacies, or other healthcare providers; and
      6. that the information provided in this Agreement is complete and accurate to the best of Customer’s knowledge.
    2. Each Party shall promptly notify the other in writing if it becomes aware of any issue with a Product, including relating to regulatory compliance, safety or efficacy of a Product.
    3. Customer shall notify electroCore immediately if it becomes aware of any death or bodily injury caused by a Product (or suspected to be caused by a Product) or any malfunction of a Product that has caused death or bodily injury. Customer shall report in writing to electroCore within three (3) business days of learning of any adverse event relating to a Product or failure of a Product, or other material information relative to the reliability of a Product.
    4. electroCore shall be responsible for responding to all issues relating to Products, including to Governmental Authorities as required. Customer shall not make any representation or filing with respect to any Product to any Governmental Authority without electroCore’s prior written approval, which shall not be reasonably withheld.
  1. PRODUCT STANDARD & WARRANTY
    1. Products supplied to Customer by electroCore shall be manufactured, labeled, packaged and tested (while in the possession or control of electroCore), substantially free from defects in materials and workmanship; and compliant with all Laws, being the product standard (the “Product Standard”).
    2. electroCore guarantees against any out of box failures and warrants that the Products shall meet the Product Standard. The warranty does not apply to any Product that: (i) has been subjected to abuse, misuse, neglect, negligence, accident, improper testing, improper installation, improper storage, improper handling, abnormal physical stress, abnormal environmental conditions, or use contrary to any instructions issued by electroCore; or (ii) has been reconstructed, repaired, or altered by persons other than electroCore or its authorized Representative.
    3. Customer shall not service, repair, modify, alter, replace, reverse engineer or otherwise change any Products.
    4. If electroCore receives a notice from Customer alleging a Product does not meet the Product Standard, electroCore shall, in its sole discretion elect whether to repair or replace such Product or issue a refund to Customer. If electroCore elects to repair or replace a Product, electroCore shall bear the costs of shipment. In no event shall electroCore be liable for any additional costs, expenses or damages incurred by Customer directly or indirectly because of a defect, damage or discrepancy in a Product. For the avoidance of doubt, sales of Products to Customer are made on a one-way basis and Customer has no right to return Products to electroCore.
    5. Customer is not authorized to make and agrees that it shall not make any other warranty, representation or commitment, whether written or oral, on electroCore’s behalf unless authorized in writing by electroCore.
    6. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION AND SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE PRODUCT LIABILITY LAW, THE PRODUCTS AND ANY TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY ELECTROCORE ARE PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TYPICALITY, SAFETY, ACCURACY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ELECTROCORE GRANTS NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY STATUTE, IN ANY COMMUNICATION WITH CUSTOMER, OR OTHERWISE REGARDING THE PRODUCTS, THEIR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE, THEIR QUALITY, OR THEIR MERCHANTABILITY. ELECTROCORE NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TO ASSUME ANY OTHER LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OR USE OF ANY PRODUCT. THE REMEDIES OF CUSTOMER SET FORTH HEREIN SHALL BE THE ONLY REMEDIES AVAILABLE. SAVE AS PROVIDED FOR BY MANDATORY PRODUCT LIABILITY LAW, ELECTROCORE SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, WHETHER A CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES IS BASED UPON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, COMMON LAW, STATUTE OR OTHERWISE.
  1. CONFIDENTIALITY
    1. If electroCore discloses or makes Confidential Information available to Customer in connection with the sale of its Products, Customer shall: (i) protect and safeguard the confidentiality of electroCore’s Confidential Information with at least the same degree of care it would protect its own Confidential Information, but in no event with less than a commercially reasonable degree of care; (ii) not use electroCore’s Confidential Information, or permit it to be accessed or used, for any purpose other than to exercise its rights or perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (iii) not disclose any such Confidential Information to any person, except to Customer’s Representatives who need to know the Confidential Information to assist Customer, or act on its behalf, to exercise its rights or perform its obligations under this Agreement.
    2. Customer shall be responsible for any breach of the confidentiality obligations under this Agreement by any of its Representatives. Upon electroCore’s written request, Customer shall, promptly return or destroy (as directed by electroCore) all Confidential Information, including copies, that it has received under this Agreement. Upon request, Customer shall promptly provide electroCore with written certification of its having complied with the requirements of this Section.
  1. INDEMNIFICATION
    1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Customer shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless electroCore and its parent, officers, directors, partners, members, shareholders, employees, agents, affiliates, successors, and permitted assigns against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind, including attorneys’ fees, fees, and the costs of enforcing any right to indemnification under this Agreement and the cost of pursuing any insurance providers, (collectively, “Losses”), arising out of or relating to (i) breach or non-fulfillment of any representation, warranty, or covenant under this Agreement by Customer or its Representatives; (ii) any act or omission of Customer or its Representatives (including any recklessness or willful misconduct) in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement; (iii) any bodily injury, illness or death of any person or damage to real or tangible personal property caused or contributed to by the acts or omissions of Customer or its Representatives; (iv) any failure by Customer or its Representatives to comply with any applicable Laws; (v) allegations or claims that Customer breached its agreement with a third party because of or in connection with entering into, performing under or terminating this Agreement.
    2. electroCore shall promptly notify Customer in writing of a claim for indemnification under this Section.
    3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Customer is not obligated to indemnify or defend electroCore for Losses to the extent that such Losses arise out of or result from electroCore or its Representative’s: (i) negligent act or omission (including recklessness or willful misconduct); (ii) bad faith failure to comply with any of its obligations set out in this Agreement; or (iii) failure of electroCore to promptly notify Customer of a claim for which indemnification is sought; provided, however, that such Losses will be reduced only to the extent that Customer is prejudiced by electroCore’s failure to notify.
  1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT IS ELECTROCORE OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR ENHANCED DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, OR DIMINUTION IN VALUE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF: (i) WHETHER THE DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE; (ii) WHETHER OR NOT ELECTROCORE WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DAMAGES AND (iii) THE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ANY AGREED OR OTHER REMEDY OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

  1. INSURANCE

Customer shall, at its own expense, maintain and carry in full force and effect, subject to appropriate levels of self-insurance, commercial general liability (including product liability) insurance with financially sound and reputable insurers in an amount sufficient to cover all claims for the acts or omissions of such Customer and its Representatives, evidence of which shall be provided to electroCore upon reasonable request. Customer shall require its insurer to waive all rights of subrogation against electroCore and its insurers.

  1. FORCE MAJEURE

electroCore shall not be liable for any failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement to the extent such failure or delay is caused by or results from circumstances beyond electroCore’s control including: labor disputes, power failures, lightning, fire, atmospheric disturbances, legal enactment, government action, war, pandemic, strikes or similar causes, possible blackouts, disruptions in web hosting services.

  1. DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND BINDING ARBITRATION.
    1. CUSTOMER AND ELECTROCORE ARE AGREEING TO GIVE UP ANY RIGHTS TO LITIGATE CLAIMS IN A COURT OR BEFORE A JURY, OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO A CLAIM. OTHER RIGHTS THAT CUSTOMER WOULD HAVE IF CUSTOMER WENT TO COURT MAY ALSO BE UNAVAILABLE OR MAY BE LIMITED IN ARBITRATION. ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE, OR CONTROVERSY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER PRE-EXISTING, PRESENT, OR FUTURE, AND INCLUDING STATUTORY, CONSUMER PROTECTION, COMMON LAW, INTENTIONAL TORT, INJUNCTIVE AND EQUITABLE CLAIMS) BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND ELECTROCORE ARISING FROM OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO CUSTOMER’S PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS WILL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY AND FINALLY BY BINDING ARBITRATION.
    2. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in accordance with the Consumer Arbitration Rules (the “AAA Rules”) then in effect, except as modified by this Section 13. (The AAA Rules are available at adr.org or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879.)  The Federal Arbitration Act will govern the interpretation and enforcement of this section.  The arbitrator will have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to arbitrability and/or enforceability of this arbitration provision, including any unconscionability challenge or any other challenge that the arbitration provision or the Terms and Conditions is void, voidable or otherwise invalid. The arbitrator will be empowered to grant whatever relief would be available in court under law or in equity. Any award of the arbitrator(s) will be final and binding on each of the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.
    3. Customer agrees to an arbitration on an individual basis. In any dispute, NEITHER CUSTOMER NOR ELECTROCORE WILL BE ENTITLED TO JOIN OR CONSOLIDATE CLAIMS BY OR AGAINST OTHER CUSTOMERS IN COURT OR IN ARBITRATION OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLAIM AS A CLASS REPRESENTATIVE, CLASS MEMBER OR IN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAPACITY. The arbitral tribunal may not consolidate more than one person’s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. The arbitral tribunal has no power to consider the enforceability of this class arbitration waiver and any challenge to the class arbitration waiver may only be raised in a court of competent jurisdiction.
    4. If any provision of this arbitration agreement is found unenforceable, the unenforceable provision will be severed and the remaining arbitration terms will be enforced.
  1. MISCELLANEOUS
    1. References. electroCore and Customer are jointly referred to as “Parties” and individually as “Party”.
    2. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, regarding such subject matter.
    3. Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and addressed to the other Party at its address as set out forth in Customer Information in the Order Form, or as otherwise notified by a Party.
    4. The meaning of general words is not limited by specific examples introduced by ‘including’ or similar expression. The definitions given for any defined terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
    5. Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability does not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. On a determination that any term or provision is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to, or the court may, modify this Agreement to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
    6. Amendments, Waivers, and Consents. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be (i) referenced on the Website, or (ii) signed by electroCore’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or his or her designee, and an authorized representative of Customer. No waiver of any provision or consent to any action shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions or consent to any other current or future action or omission, whether or not similar. No waiver or consent shall constitute a continuing waiver or consent, except to the extent expressed in writing and signed by electroCore’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, or his or her designee, and an authorized representative of Customer.
    7. Relationship of the Parties. The Parties are independent contractors and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed as creating a joint venture, partnership, agency relationship, franchise, or business opportunity between electroCore and Customer. Neither Party, by virtue of this Agreement, will have any right, power, or authority to act or create an obligation, express or implied, on behalf of the other Party.
    8. Successors and Assigns; electroCore Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns. electroCore may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations without the consent of Customer. Customer may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of electroCore.
    9. Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue. The substantive Laws of the State of New Jersey, excluding its conflict of law rules to the extent such rules would apply the law of another jurisdiction, govern all matters arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement and all of the transactions it contemplates, including without limitation its validity, interpretation, construction, performance, and enforcement. The courts located in the State of New Jersey shall have exclusive jurisdiction and be proper venue over any dispute between the Parties related to this Agreement, and each of the Parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of such courts and agree not to contest such jurisdiction and venue. The Parties agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Products does not apply to this Agreement.
    10. Counterparts and Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which is deemed an original, but all of which together are deemed to be one and the same agreement A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by e-mail or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.
  1. DEFINITIONS

The capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below or otherwise as set forth within this Agreement.

“Agreement” means these Terms and Conditions and the TAC-STIM Order Form together.

“Confidential Information” means confidential information including information about its business affairs, products, and services, information and materials comprising or relating to Intellectual Property Rights, trade secrets, third-party confidential information, the terms of this Agreement and other sensitive or proprietary information; whether orally or in written, electronic or other form or media, and whether or not marked, designated, or otherwise identified as “confidential” and excludes information that, at the time of disclosure: (i) is or becomes generally available to and known by the public, other than as a result of, directly or indirectly, a breach of this Agreement; (ii) is or becomes available on a non-confidential basis from a third-party source, provided that such third party is not and was not prohibited from disclosing such Confidential Information; (iii) was known prior to being disclosed under this Agreement; (iv) was or is independently developed by the  without reference to or use of, in whole or in part, any of Discloser’s Confidential Information; or (v) must be disclosed under applicable Laws, provided that recipient of the Confidential Information provides prior written notice of such disclosure to discloser of Confidential Information and takes reasonable and lawful actions to avoid and/or minimize the extent of such disclosure.

“Customer” means the Customer as set forth on the Order Form.

“Effective Date” means the date the Order Form is signed by the last Party to sign the Order Form.

“FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration.

“Governmental Authority” means any governmental authority including any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulated organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi-governmental authority (to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of Law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.

“Intellectual Property Rights” means all industrial and other intellectual property rights comprising or relating to: (i) Patents; (ii) Trademarks; (iii) internet domain names, whether or not Trademarks, registered by any authorized private registrar or Governmental Authority, web addresses, web pages, website, and URLs; (iv) works of authorship, expressions, designs, and design registrations, whether or not copyrightable, including copyrights and copyrightable works, software, and firmware, application programming interfaces, architecture, files, records, schematics, data, data files, and databases and other specifications and documentation; (v) Trade Secrets; and (vi) all industrial and other intellectual property rights, and all rights, interests, and protections that are associated with, equivalent or similar to, or required for the exercise of, any of the foregoing, however arising, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all registrations and applications for, and renewals or extensions of, these rights or forms of protection under the Laws of any jurisdiction throughout in any part of the world.

“Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, constitution, treaty, common law judgment, decree, other requirement or rule of a Governmental Authority applicable in the United States or other place in which the Products are manufactured, marketed, sold, tested, investigated or otherwise regulated.

“Order Form” means the TAC-STIM Order Form or the TAC-STIM Quote Form, signed by electroCore and the Customer.

“Patents” means all patents (including all reissues, divisionals, provisionals, continuations, and continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals, substitutions, and extensions thereof), patent applications, and other patent rights and any other Governmental Authority-issued indicia of invention ownership (including inventor’s certificates, petty patents, and patent utility models).

 “Product” shall mean a TAC-STIM devices.

“Representatives” means affiliates, employees, officers, directors, partners, shareholders, agents, attorneys, third-party advisors, successors, and permitted assigns or designees of a Party as the context so implies.

“Trademarks” means any trademark or tradename involving the names “electroCore”, “TAC-STIM” and all rights in and to electroCore’s US and foreign trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, brand names, logos, trade dress, corporate names, and domain names and other similar designations of source, sponsorship, association, or origin, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all registrations and applications for, and renewals or extensions of, these rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection in any part of the world.

“Trade Secrets” means all inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, business and technical information and know-how, databases, data collections, patent disclosures, and other confidential and proprietary information and all rights therein.

“TAC-STIM Standard Terms and Conditions” means these standard terms and conditions for TAC-STIM purchases as modified and posted by electroCore from time-to-time; and

“Website” means electroCore.com/tac-stim-terms-and-conditions.

Last Date Revised 5/4/2023