I. Scope of our collection company's retention

By submitting claims, Client hereby retains Apple and Apple,Co. (referred to below as A&A) to collect claims in their name. The Client shall deliver to A&A all the documents that are needed for the assertion of the claims. A&A shall be obliged and entitled to take all measures that are suited to the collection of the claims, in keeping with common practice and all legal requirements. Costly steps in the collection process (i.e. Court actions) will only be undertaken with the consent of the Client. A&A will, so far as the law permits, carry out instructions in the name of, and as the collection representatives of, the Client. ALL CLAIMS ARE GOVERNED BY THE OPERATIVE GUIDES OF THE CLLA (COMMERCIAL LAW LEAGUE OF AMERICA); See them at www.clla.org, or contact us for copies.

II. Correspondence

After A&A has been retained to act, all future correspondence in connection with the claims that have been submitted for collection shall be exclusively through A&A. To ensure that the collection process shall be properly handled, the Client agrees not to engage in correspondence or enter into negotiations with the debtor or any third parties. The Client shall promptly forward inquiries from the debtor, or third parties, to A&A for us to deal with, subject to Client’s approval. Third parties and Clients are forbidden to use the name of A&A as a means of prompting debtors for payment.

III. Payment transactions

Payments in liquidation of the claims that A&A have been retained to collect, together with the interest and costs incurred, are to be made exclusively to A&A, who is hereby authorized and empowered to receive the money. Immediately upon clearance of any funds collected, or at the conclusion of our representation, all money received shall be made available to the Client minus any fees or commissions to which A&A may be entitled. Client agrees that if payment should be made to them directly or to some third party, A&A shall be notified immediately of the amount and date of the direct payment(s).

IV. Liability

A&A admits liability only for deliberately caused damages or gross negligence. A&A shall in particular not be obliged to supervise the expiration of statutory periods of limitation or to take measures designed to interrupt or hinder the expiration of such periods - to this extent A&A admits no liability whatever.

V. Applicable law
The contractual relationship between the Client and A&A shall be subject to the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The place of fulfillment shall be Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and the exclusive Court of jurisdiction shall be in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.