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Philway Products Inc. (PPI)
701 Virginia Ave
Ashland, OH, 44805
Ph 419-281-7777 Fax 419-289-3447

These Terms & Conditions of Purchase are an integral part of Purchase Orders (POs) which apply to all PPI purchased Supplies & Materials (Materials includes Base Material / Laminate & Prepreg, Soldermask Inks, Solder, OSP,  Legend & Marking Inks, Metal Anodes (Cu & Ni) & all Chemistry (Au, Electroless Cu, ENIG & IS) which becomes an integral parts of our product (Printed Circuit Boards). They form an agreement between PPI (Buyer) & Supplier (Seller).

1.     Pricing & Title: Unless otherwise noted, the prices shown on any PO include all costs to Buyer including, but not limited to duty, license, insurance, taxes & transportation to Buyer's dock.

2.     Delivery: Seller shall deliver purchased goods at the place, dock date & time as specified on this Purchase Order. If Seller fails to meet the schedule, Seller becomes responsible for all costs incurred by Buyer due to late delivery. If partial shipments are made, Seller becomes responsible for cost of shipment including overnight shipment as Buyer required.

3.     Reschedule & Termination: Buyer may reschedule any shipment (date or quantity) without liability. Buyer may terminate all or part of any PO, not in process or transit without liability.

4.     Base Materials Suppliers certifies that no polybromobiphenyls (PBB) or polybromodiphenylethers (PBDE) or polybrombiphenylethers (PBBE) or Pentabromodiphenyl ether (PentaBDE) or Octabromodiphenyl ether (OctaBDE) or Decabromodiphenyl (Deca-BDE) are used in the manufacture of their product. Seller also states that they will immediately advise Buyer if they ever do. All C-Stage Laminates must be post baked or stress-relieved in press. Packages must be marked if material is baked &/or beveled. All B-Stage (Prepreg) must show an “Expiration Date” that reflects a date approximately 6-months into the future (Test data shall be on record to support the expiration date shown). Grain must be in the direction specified on Buyer’s PO for multilayer material. Seller will advise Buyer if any Buyer PO requires additional information.

5.     All materials used in the manufacturing of Supplier’s product shall satisfy current government and safety constraints on restricted, toxic and hazardous materials; as well as environmental, electrical and electromagnetic considerations.

6.     Latest Revision Safety data sheets are required with these supplies & materials.

7.     Both PPI & their Customers have the right to verify/inspect/audit purchased product from our suppliers / vendors on their premises.

8.     Certain Supplies (see PO) & all Materials (see above) supplied under PPI POs require that a Certificate of Compliance (CofC) be enclosed with each shipment, to the referenced specification, latest revision. 

9.     Warranty: Seller warrants that product shipped in response to PPI POs are free from all defects in materials & workmanship and that product complies with all drawings, specifications & PO requirements. If Seller's product is found to be defective, Buyer shall have the option of  having Seller replace and/or sorting by Seller or Buyer and/or replacement by sources other than Seller, of defective product, all at Sellers expense. Seller is responsible for all subsequential damages & liabilities incurred by Buyer as a result of shipment of defective product.

SPECIAL NOTE: Supplies or Material supplied under any PPI PO may be used in product for National Defense purposes. The recording of false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or entries on test or inspection data required for certification of this product may be punished as a felony under Federal Law, Title 18, Chapter 47. Failure of supplier to accept purchase order as a result of this note will result in a report of such action.

Supplier’s Confidentiality Agreement with Philway:

Certain PPI document that you may have received & future documents you may receive contain Confidential and/or Proprietary Information. Receiver of this information agrees that any and all information furnished by PPI from the effective date of any PO:

1. May only be disclosed to persons within their organization on a need to know basis and will identify such information as confidential to such persons.
2. May not be duplicated without specific authorization from Philway.
3. Will be stored in a safe location within the organization & returned or destroyed upon advise from Philway products to do so.
4. Any questions regarding this document or the information contained within shall be directed to the sender of this document.
5. Under no circumstances, except with the directed written consent of Philway, are Philway's Customer's or Sales Representatives to be contacted nor any of the information contained within discussed with them or any other unauthorized person(s).
6. Philway's Terms & Conditions of Purchase apply in event of a Purchase Order.

7. ITAR Regulations apply as applicable. SPECIAL NOTE: Please be advised that there are legal penalties for disclosing this type of confidential information with others

Terms & Conditions of Purchase for Outside Services, Processes or Work.


All vendors & suppliers providing value added services or processes (such as testing, plating or coatings, etc) whereby the service or work provided is performed on product, that Philway has provided: warrants that all services/processes/work provided are:
1. Free from defects in materials & workmanship
2. Certifies that all required specifications have been met
3. Accepts full responsibility for any damage to the the product provided by Philway. Philway may, at it's discretion, request rework and/or replacement of product (from the vendor or supplier, free of charge to Philway) and/or reimbursement for any & all costs or subsequential charges or liabilities incurred by Philway as a result of and/or related to damaged product and/or defects in workmanship by the supplier.

Terms & Conditions of Purchase for REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization & Restriction of Chemical).

PPI has no direct responsibility as we are not a European Manufacturer or Importer, but we do have responsibility as a "Downstream Article Supplier" when so requested to supply information to our Customers. As Downstream Article Suppliers to PPI Sellers shall furnish PPI (as requested) documents certifying to REACH compliancy

Terms & Conditions of Purchase for RoHS (European Union’s Restriction on Hazardous Substances).

The RoHS Directive (Directive 2002/95/EC), which was finalized by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on January 27, 2003, bans the placement of new electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) containing lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium and both polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants starting July 1, 2006. Subsequently polybrombiphenylethers (PBBE),  Pentabromodiphenyl ether (PentaBDE),  Octabromodiphenyl ether (OctaBDE) & Decabromodiphenyl (Deca-BDE) were also listed.  Suppliers to PPI shall furnish PPI (as requested) documents certifying to RoHS compliancy.

All PPI Suppliers (as applicable above) acknowledge & accept the preceding PhilwayTerms & Conditions of Purchase. Suppliers also agree to verify Philway's website www.Philway.com for revisions of this document, which may occur in the future, and notify Philway if they take exception to them.