1014. JURISDICTION. All such disputes shall be resolved in a court of competent jurisdiction in Orange County, California. Buyer hereby consents to the jurisdiction of the State andFederal Courts sitting in Orange County. Notwithstanding the above, should either party contest the jurisdiction of such courts, the other party may institute its suit in any courtof competent jurisdiction.15. APPLICABLE LAW. All questions arising hereunder or in connection with the quotations or any order submitted in connection therewith and/or the performance of the partieshereunder shall be interpreted and resolved in accordance with the laws of the state of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions and excluding the UnitedNations Convention on the International Sale of Goods.RETURN GOODS POLICYAll requests for returned goods must be initiated through our Customer Service Department. Please call ourphone number (714) 695-0051 with the specifics of your request. The following conditions must be satisfied forconsideration of applicable credit for the return of products purchased from Electro-Chemical Devices:1) The item is unused and in the original package.2) The item was shipped directly from Electro-Chemical Devices.3) The item has not been damaged in shipment to Electro-Chemical Devices.4) Items containing date-sensitive parts such as electrodes, must be returned within 1 month of theinvoiced date.5) Items without date-sensitive parts must be returned within 3 months of the invoiced date.A Return Merchandize Authorization Number must be obtained from Customer Service and be provided on allpaperwork and packaging. To obtain a Return Merchandize Authorization Number, please provide the reasonfor return, the date of purchase, your original purchase order number, and either our order number or ourinvoice number. The issuance of a Return Merchandize Authorization Number is a verbal approval for returnonly and does not guarantee credit or allowance. Returned goods must be received within 30 days of theissuance date of the Return Merchandize Authorization Number or it will become null and void.Necessary physical and mechanical inspection is completed upon receipt of the item. Applicable credit orequivalent allowance is determined after inspection of the returned item. If all of the above conditions are met,and the item has been approved to return to our stock, a restocking charge of 25% of the purchase price isdeducted from the applicable credit.