Common use of INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; NO AGENCY Clause in Contracts

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; NO AGENCY. Seller is an independent contractor. Seller shall: (i) have exclusive control and direction over its employees' performance of the work; and (ii) be responsible for all payroll functions for its employees. No persons employed by Seller or Seller's subcontractors shall be deemed an employee of Purchaser for any purpose. Except as otherwise expressly set forth elsewhere herein, nothing in these terms and conditions nor the subcontract/letter contract/purchase order to which they form a part, shall create or imply an agency relationship between the Parties hereto, nor shall they be deemed to constitute a joint venture, teaming agreement or teaming arrangement, or a partnership between the Parties. Neither party shall have the implied or express right or authority to assume or to create any obligation on behalf of, or in the name of, the other party through its acts, omissions, or representations.