AI Terms of Use
These AI Terms of Use (this "Agreement") are a binding contract between you or the entity you represent
("Customer," "you," or "your") and U&I Digital LLC ("Provider," "we," or "us"). This Agreement governs
your
access to and use of the Services. Services provided under this Agreement are for business or
commercial,
and not personal or consumer, use.
THIS AGREEMENT TAKES EFFECT AT THE EARLIEST OF WHEN YOU CLICK THE "I ACCEPT" OR ACCESS OR USE THE
SERVICES
(the "Effective Date"). BY CLICKING ON THE "I ACCEPT" OR ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES YOU (A)
ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT; (B) REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT,
POWER,
AND AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND IF ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT FOR AN ENTITY, THAT YOU
HAVE
THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO BIND THAT ENTITY; AND (C) ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT ON YOUR BEHALF OR ON BEHALF OF
THE
ENTITY YOU REPRESENT IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT FOR AN ENTITY AND AGREE THAT YOU OR SUCH
ENTITY, AS APPLICABLE, ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY ITS TERMS.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, PLEASE SELECT THE "I DECLINE". IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS, YOU
MAY
NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES.
Definitions
- "Aggregated Statistics" has the meaning set out in Section 2(d).
- "AI Customer Input" means information, data, materials, text, prompts, images, works, code, or other
content that is input, entered, posted, uploaded, submitted, transferred, or otherwise transmitted
by or on behalf of Customer or any other Authorized User through the Services.
- "AI Customer Output" means information, data, materials, text, images, code, works, or other content
generated by or otherwise output from the Services in response to an AI Customer Input.
- "AI Technology" means any and all machine learning, deep learning, and other artificial intelligence
technologies, including statistical learning algorithms, models (including large language models),
neural networks, and other artificial intelligence tools or methodologies, all software
implementations of any of the foregoing, and related hardware or equipment capable of generating
various types of content (including text, images, video, audio, or computer code) based on
user-supplied prompts.
- "API" means any application programming interface Provider makes available in connection with the
Services.
- "AUP" has the meaning set out in Section 3(a).
- "Authorized User" means Customer and Customer's employees, consultants, contractors, and agents (i)
who are authorized by Customer to access and use the Services under the rights granted to Customer
under this Agreement and (ii) for whom access to the Services has been purchased hereunder.
- "Confidential Information" has the meaning set out in Section 6.
- "Customer Data" means AI Customer Input and AI Customer Output/information, data, and other content,
in any form or medium, that is submitted, entered, posted, or otherwise transmitted by or on behalf
of Customer or any other Authorized User through the Services, and any outputs based thereon or
derived therefrom, including AI Customer Input and AI Customer Output. Customer Data does not
include Aggregated Statistics.
- "Documentation" means Provider's user manuals, handbooks, model cards, and guides relating to the
Services provided by Provider to Customer either electronically or in hard copy form/end user
documentation relating to the Services.
- "Feedback" has the meaning set out in Section 8(d).
- "Fees" has the meaning set out in Section 5.
- "Losses" has the meaning set out in Section 10(a)(i).
- "Order" means an ordering document or online order entered into between you and us that references
this Agreement and describes the Services to which you are subscribing.
- "Personal Information" means information that: (a) identifies or can be used to identify an
individual (including, without limitation, names, signatures, addresses, telephone numbers, email
addresses, and other unique identifiers); or (b) can be used to authenticate an individual
(including, without limitation, employee identification numbers, government-issued identification
numbers, passwords or PINs, user identification and account access credentials or passwords,
financial account numbers, credit report information, student information, biometric, health,
genetic, medical, or medical insurance data, answers to security questions, an individual's internet
activity or similar interaction history, inferences drawn from other personal information to create
consumer profiles, geolocation data, an individual's commercial, employment, or education history,
and other personal characteristics and identifiers. Customer's business contact information is not
by itself deemed to be Personal Information.
- "Privacy Policy" has the meaning set out in Section 7.
- "Process" means to take any action or perform any operation or set of operations that the Services
are capable of taking or performing on any data, information, or other content, including, without
limitation, to collect, receive, input, upload, download, record, reproduce, store, organize,
combine, log, catalog, cross-reference, manage, maintain, copy, adapt, alter, translate, or make
other improvements or derivative works, process, weigh, perform statistical analysis, retrieve,
output, consult, use, perform, display, disseminate, transmit, submit, post, transfer, disclose, or
otherwise provide or make available, or block, erase, or destroy. "Processing" and "Processed" have
correlative meanings.
- "Provider IP" means the Services, the Documentation, and all intellectual property provided to
Customer or any other Authorized User in connection with the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt,
Provider IP includes Aggregated Statistics and any information, data, or other content derived from
Provider's monitoring of Customer's access to or use of the Services, but does not include Customer
Data. Provider IP includes all modifications, enhancements, refinements, adaptations,
customizations, improvements, and derivative works of the Services.
- "Services" means the services provided by Provider through the VaDi platform owned and operated by
the Provider.
- "Service Levels" has the meaning set out in Section 4.
- "Service Suspension" has the meaning set out in Section 2(f).
- "Term" has the meaning set out in Section 12(a).
- "Third-Party Claim" has the meaning set out in Section 10(a)(i).
- "Third-Party Products" means any products, technology, content, data, services, information,
websites, or other materials that are owned by third parties and are included in, incorporated into,
or accessible through the Services, including any third-party AI Technology.
Access and Use
- Provision of Access. Subject to and conditioned on your payment of Fees and compliance with all
other terms and conditions of this Agreement, Provider hereby grants you a non-exclusive,
non-transferable right to access and use the Services during the Term, solely for your internal
business operations by Authorized Users under these terms and conditions. Provider shall provide you
the necessary passwords and access credentials to allow you access to the Services.
- Documentation License. Subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, Provider
hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license for Authorized Users
to use the Documentation during the Term solely for your internal business purposes in connection
with use of the Services.
- Use Restrictions. You shall not use the Services for any purposes beyond the scope of the access
granted in this Agreement. You shall not at any time, directly or indirectly, and shall not permit
any Authorized Users to: (i) copy, modify, or create derivative works of the Services or
Documentation, in whole or in part; (ii) rent, lease, lend, sell, license, sublicense, assign,
distribute, publish, transfer, or otherwise make available the Services or Documentation; (iii)
reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, decode, or duplicate the Services, engage in model
extraction, or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to any source code, algorithm, model,
model weights and parameters, or other underlying AI Technology or component of the Services, in
whole or in part; (iv) access or use the Services to develop, train, or improve any other AI
Technology; (v) use web scraping, web harvesting, web data extraction or any other method to extract
data from the Services; (vi) remove any proprietary notices from the Services or Documentation; or
(vii) use the Services to create or use AI Customer Output in a manner, that you know or should know
infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any intellectual property right or other right of
any person, or that violates any applicable law, regulation, or rule.
- Aggregated Statistics. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Provider may
monitor Customer's use of the Services and collect and compile data and information related to
Customer's use of the Services to be used by Provider in an aggregated and anonymized manner,
including to compile statistical and performance information related to the provision and operation
of the Services ("Aggregated Statistics"). As between Provider and Customer, all right, title, and
interest in Aggregated Statistics, and all intellectual property rights therein, belong to and are
retained solely by Provider. You agree that Provider may use and make publicly available Aggregated
Statistics to the extent and in the manner permitted under applicable law; provided that such
Aggregated Statistics do not identify Customer or Customer's Confidential Information.
- Reservation of Rights. Provider reserves all rights not expressly granted to Customer in this
Agreement. Except for the limited rights and licenses expressly granted under this Agreement,
nothing in this Agreement grants, by implication, waiver, estoppel, or otherwise, to Customer or any
third party, any intellectual property rights or other right, title, or interest in or to the
Provider IP or Third-Party Products.
- Suspension. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Provider may temporarily
suspend Customer's and any other Authorized User's access to any portion or all of the Services if:
(i) Provider reasonably determines that (A) there is a threat or attack on any of the Provider IP;
(B) Customer's or any other Authorized User's use of the Provider IP disrupts or poses a security
risk to the Provider IP, to Provider, or to any other customer or vendor of Provider; (C) Customer
or any other Authorized User is using the Provider IP for fraudulent or illegal activities; (D)
subject to applicable law, Customer has ceased to continue its business in the ordinary course, made
an assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar disposition of its assets, or become the
subject of any bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, or similar proceeding; (E)
Provider's provision of the Services to Customer or any other Authorized User is prohibited by
applicable law; or (F) Customer is using the Services in material violation of Section 2(c) or the
AUP; (ii) any vendor of Provider has suspended or terminated Provider's access to or use of any
third-party services or products required to enable Customer to access and use the Services; or
(iii) in accordance with Section 5 (any such suspension described in subclause (i), (ii), or (iii),
a "Service Suspension"). Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide written
notice of any Service Suspension to Customer and to provide updates regarding resumption of access
to the Services following any Service Suspension. Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to resume providing access to the Services as soon as reasonably possible after the event giving
rise to the Services Suspension is cured. Provider will have no liability for any damage,
liabilities, losses (including any loss of data or profits), or any other consequences that Customer
or any other Authorized User may incur as a result of a Service Suspension.
Customer Responsibilities
- Acceptable Use Policy; Provider Policies. The Services may not be used for unlawful, fraudulent,
offensive, or obscene activity, as further described and set out in Provider's acceptable use policy
("AUP"), as may be amended from time to time, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. You
shall comply with all terms and conditions of this Agreement, all applicable laws, rules, and
regulations, and all guidelines, standards, requirements, and policies that may be posted by the
Provider from time to time, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, including the AUP.
- Account Use. You are responsible and liable for all uses of the Services and Documentation resulting
from access provided by you, directly or indirectly, whether that access or use is permitted by or
in violation of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you are
responsible for all acts and omissions of Authorized Users, and any act or omission by an Authorized
User that would constitute a breach of this Agreement if taken by you will be deemed a breach of
this Agreement by you. You shall use reasonable efforts to make all Authorized Users aware of this
Agreement's provisions as applicable to such Authorized User's use of the Services and shall cause
Authorized Users to comply with such provisions.
- Use of AI Customer Output. You are solely responsible for (i) evaluating (including by human review)
AI Customer Output for accuracy, completeness, and other factors relevant to your use before using,
distributing, or relying on the AI Customer Output and (ii) your decisions, actions, and omissions
in reliance or based on the AI Customer Output.
- Passwords and Access Credentials. You are responsible for keeping your passwords and access
credentials associated with the Services confidential. You shall not sell or transfer them to any
other person or entity. You shall promptly notify us about any unauthorized access to your passwords
or access credentials.
- Third-Party Products. The Services may permit access to Third-Party Products. For purposes of this
Agreement, these Third-Party Products are subject to their own terms and conditions which may be
presented to you for acceptance by website link or otherwise. The Services may also include or
incorporate Third-Party Products licensed or provided by third parties that require us to pass
through additional terms to you. You shall comply with all such applicable pass-through terms made
available to you through the Documentation, reference to the applicable Third-Party Products, or
otherwise, as such terms may be updated, modified, or added from time to time. We may add or remove
Third-Party Products from time to time. If you do not agree to abide by the applicable terms for any
Third-Party Products, then you should not install, access, or use these Third-Party Products or any
Services that include or incorporate these Third-Party Products. Without in any way limiting the
foregoing, Third-Party Products used by the Provider include, without limitation, products from the
following third parties: OpenAi, Deepgram, and Trilio.
Service Levels and Support
- [Service Levels. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Provider shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to make the Services available in accordance with the service levels
set forth on Exhibit ___ attached hereto ("Service Levels").]
- Support. The access and use rights granted hereunder entitle Customer to the support services during
the term of your licensed use of the Services. The Provider will utilize commercially reasonable
efforts to respond to inquires during normal business hours and thereafter remedy any failure of the
Services to operate in accordance with the Documentation, including, without limitation, the
remediation of any bugs or errors identified by the Customer to the Provider in writing.
Fees and Payment
Customer shall pay Provider the fees set forth in the applicable Order ("Fees") within thirty (30) days
from the invoice date without offset or deduction. Customer shall make all payments hereunder in US
dollars on or before the due date. If Customer fails to make any payment when due, without limiting
Provider's other rights and remedies: (i) Provider may charge interest on the past due amount at the
rate of 1% per month calculated daily and compounded monthly or, if lower, the highest rate permitted
under applicable law; (ii) Customer shall reimburse Provider for all reasonable costs incurred by
Provider in collecting any late payments or interest, including attorneys' fees, court costs, and
collection agency fees; and (iii) if the failure continues for thirty (30) days or more, Provider may
suspend, under Section 2(f), Customer's and all other Authorized Users' access to any portion or all of
the Services until such amounts are paid in full. All Fees and other amounts payable by Customer under
this Agreement are exclusive of taxes and similar assessments. Customer is responsible for all sales,
use, and excise taxes, and any other similar taxes, duties, and charges of any kind imposed by any
federal, state, or local governmental or regulatory authority on any amounts payable by Customer
hereunder, other than any taxes imposed on Provider's income.
Confidential Information
From time to time during the Term, Provider and Customer may disclose or make available to the other
party information about its business affairs, products, confidential intellectual property, trade
secrets, third-party confidential information, and other sensitive or proprietary information, whether
orally or in written, electronic, or other form or media/in written or electronic form or media, whether
or not marked, designated, or otherwise identified as "confidential" at the time of disclosure
(collectively, "Confidential Information"). Without limiting the foregoing, Provider IP is Provider's
Confidential Information and Customer Data is Customer's Confidential Information. Confidential
Information does not include information that, at the time of disclosure is: (a) in the public domain;
(b) known to the receiving party; (c) rightfully obtained by the receiving party on a non-confidential
basis from a third party; or (d) independently developed by the receiving party. The receiving party
shall not disclose the disclosing party's Confidential Information to any person or entity, except to
the receiving party's employees, agents, or subcontractors who have a need to know the Confidential
Information for the receiving party to exercise its rights or perform its obligations hereunder and who
are required to protect the Confidential Information in a manner no less stringent than required under
this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party may disclose Confidential Information to the
limited extent required (i) to comply with the order of a court or other governmental body, or as
otherwise necessary to comply with applicable law, provided that the party making the disclosure
pursuant to the order shall first have given written notice to the other party and made a reasonable
effort to obtain a protective order; or (ii) to establish a party's rights under this Agreement,
including to make required court filings. Each party's obligations of non-disclosure regarding
Confidential Information are effective as of the date the Confidential Information is first disclosed to
the receiving party and will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement for as long as the
Confidential Information continues to qualify as Confidential Information under this Agreement.
Privacy Policy.
Provider complies with its privacy policy, which is available on the Provider’s website ("Privacy
Policy"), in providing the Services. The Privacy Policy is subject to change as described therein. By
accessing, using, and providing information to or through the Services, you acknowledge that you have
reviewed and accepted our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to
your information in compliance with the then-current version of our Privacy Policy.
Intellectual Property Ownership; Feedback
- Provider IP. Customer acknowledges that, as between Customer and Provider, Provider owns all right,
title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Provider IP and, for
Third-Party Products, the applicable third-party providers own all right, title, and interest,
including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Third-Party Products. Provider hereby
grants you a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, and otherwise
use and display the Provider IP solely to the extent incorporated into and necessary for you to use
and otherwise exploit the AI Customer Output.
- Customer Data. Provider acknowledges that, as between Provider and Customer, Customer owns all
right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Customer Data,
incorporated into AI Customer Output. Customer hereby grants to Provider a non-exclusive,
royalty-free, worldwide license to (i) reproduce, distribute, and otherwise use and display the
Customer Data and Process the Customer Data as may be necessary for Provider to provide the Services
to Customer and (ii) use, modify, and adapt any aggregated and anonymized AI Customer Input and AI
Customer Output to train, develop, adapt, modify, enhance, or improve the Services. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, unless prohibited by applicable law, we may delete
Customer Data at any time if we determine that Customer Data violates the terms of this Agreement or
that deletion is necessary to comply with applicable law. Customer is responsible for managing any
Customer Data Processed through the Services, including, without limitation, deleting any Customer
Data that is no longer needed.
- Feedback. If you or any other Authorized User sends or transmits any communications or materials to
us by mail, email, telephone, or otherwise, suggesting or recommending changes to the Services,
including without limitation, new features or functionality relating thereto, or any comments,
questions, suggestions, or the like ("Feedback"), we are free to use that Feedback. All Feedback is
and will be treated as non-confidential. You hereby assign to us on your behalf, and shall cause
your Authorized Users to assign to us, all right, title, and interest in, and we are free to use,
without any attribution or compensation to you or any third party, any ideas, know-how, concepts,
techniques, or other intellectual property rights contained in the Feedback, for any purpose
whatsoever, although we are have no obligation to acknowledge receipt of or use any Feedback.
Limited Warranty and Warranty Disclaimer
- Limited Provider Warranty. Provider warrants that the Services will conform in all material respects
to the Documentation when accessed and used by Customer in accordance with this Agreement. Your sole
remedy and Provider's sole liability for breach of the foregoing warranty is for Provider to use
reasonable efforts to correct the Services to conform to the Documentation. Provider does not make
any representations or guarantees regarding uptime or availability of the Services unless
specifically identified in the Service Levels. The remedies set out in the Service Levels are
Customer's sole remedies and Provider's sole liability for failure of the Services to meet the
Service Levels. THE FOREGOING WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY, AND PROVIDER STRICTLY DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, WITH RESPECT TO ANY THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS.
- Customer Warranty. You represent, warrant, and covenant that you own or otherwise have and will have
all necessary rights, permissions, and consents in and relating to the Customer Data so that, as
received by Provider and Processed in accordance with this Agreement, it does not and will not
infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate any intellectual property rights, or any privacy or
other rights of any third party or violate any applicable law.
- EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET OUT IN Section 9(a), THE SERVICES AND AI CUSTOMER OUTPUT ARE
PROVIDED "AS IS" AND PROVIDER SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED,
STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE. PROVIDER SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ALL WARRANTIES ARISING FROM
COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. PROVIDER MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND THAT THE
SERVICES, OR ANY PRODUCTS OR RESULTS OF THE USE THEREOF, INCLUDING ANY AI OUTPUTS, WILL MEET YOUR OR
ANY OTHER PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S REQUIREMENTS, OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, ACHIEVE ANY INTENDED
RESULT, BE COMPATIBLE OR WORK WITH ANY OF YOUR OR ANY THIRD PARTY'S SOFTWARE, SYSTEM, OR OTHER
SERVICES, OR BE SECURE, ACCURATE, COMPLETE, FREE OF HARMFUL CODE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY ERRORS
OR DEFECTS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE SERVICES AND AI
TECHNOLOGY, AI CUSTOMER OUTPUT (I) MAY BE INACCURATE, MISLEADING, BIASED, OR OFFENSIVE, (II) MAY BE
THE SAME AS OR SIMILAR TO OUTPUT THE SERVICES GENERATE FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS, (III) MAY NOT QUALIFY
FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION, (IV) MAY BE SUBJECT TO THIRD PARTY TERMS, INCLUDING, AS
APPLICABLE, OPEN SOURCE LICENSES, AND (V) DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT, AND MAY BE INCONSISTENT WITH,
PROVIDER'S AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS' VIEWS.
Indemnification
- Provider Indemnification
- Provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold Customer harmless from and against any and all
losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements,
interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind, including
reasonable attorneys' fees ("Losses"), incurred by Customer resulting from any third-party
claim, suit, action, or proceeding ("Third-Party Claim") that the Services or Customer's or
any Authorized User's use thereof in accordance with this Agreement, infringes or
misappropriates such third party's US intellectual property rights, provided that Customer
promptly notifies Provider in writing of the Third-Party Claim, cooperates with Provider,
and allows Provider sole authority to control the defense and settlement of such Third-Party
Claim.
- If such a Third-Party Claim is made or either party reasonably anticipates such a
Third-Party Claim will be made, Customer agrees to permit Provider, at Provider's sole
discretion, to (A) modify or replace the Services, or component or part thereof, to make it
non-infringing, or (B) obtain the right for Customer to continue use. If Provider determines
that neither alternative is reasonably available, Provider may terminate this Agreement, in
its entirety or with respect to the affected component or part, effective immediately on
written notice to Customer.
- This Section 10(a) will not apply to the extent that any such Third-Party Claim arises from
(A) Customer's or any other Authorized User's use of the Services in combination with any
products, services, or software not provided by Provider; (B) modifications to the Services
other than by Provider; (C) AI Customer Input or other Customer Data other than AI Customer
Output; (D) Third-Party Products accessible through but not incorporated into the Services
(including to the extent allegedly infringing AI Customer Output derives from content from a
Third-Party Product); (E) Customer's disablement or circumvention of any applicable source
citation, filtering, or safety tools or functions of the Services; (F) your material
violation of this Agreement or the AUP or applicable laws; (G) AI Customer Output; or (H)
trademark violations resulting from Customer's use of the AI Customer Output in trade or
commerce.
- Customer Indemnification. Customer shall indemnify, hold harmless, and, at Provider's option, defend
Provider and its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, successors, and assigns from
and against any and all Losses arising from or relating to any Third-Party Claim (i) that the AI
Customer Input or other Customer Data other than AI Customer Output, or Processing or any other use
thereof in accordance with this Agreement, infringes or misappropriates such third party's
intellectual property rights; (ii) based on Customer's or any Authorized User's negligence or
willful misconduct or use of the Services in violation of the terms of this Agreement, the AUP or
applicable laws; provided that Customer may not settle any Third-Party Claim against Provider unless
Provider consents to such settlement, and further provided that Provider will have the right, at its
option, to defend itself against any such Third-Party Claim or to participate in the defense thereof
by counsel of its own choice.
- Sole Remedy. THIS SECTION 10 SETS OUT CUSTOMER'S SOLE REMEDIES AND PROVIDER'S SOLE LIABILITY AND
OBLIGATION FOR ANY ACTUAL, THREATENED, OR ALLEGED CLAIMS THAT THE SERVICES INFRINGE, MISAPPROPRIATE,
OR OTHERWISE VIOLATE ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY. IN NO EVENT WILL
PROVIDER'S LIABILITY UNDER THIS SECTION 10 EXCEED THE FEES PAID BY CUSTOMER TO PROVIDER WITHIN THE
TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
Limitations of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL PROVIDER BE LIABLE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT UNDER ANY LEGAL OR
EQUITABLE THEORY, INCLUDING BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR
OTHERWISE, FOR ANY: (a) CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, ENHANCED, OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES; (b) INCREASED COSTS, DIMINUTION IN VALUE OR LOST BUSINESS, PRODUCTION, REVENUES, OR PROFITS;
(c) LOSS OF GOODWILL OR REPUTATION; (d) USE, INABILITY TO USE, LOSS, INTERRUPTION, DELAY OR RECOVERY OF
ANY DATA, OR BREACH OF DATA OR SYSTEM SECURITY; OR (e) COST OF REPLACEMENT GOODS OR SERVICES, IN EACH
CASE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER PROVIDER WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSSES OR DAMAGES OR SUCH
LOSSES OR DAMAGES WERE OTHERWISE FORESEEABLE. IN NO EVENT WILL PROVIDER'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT UNDER ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, INCLUDING BREACH OF CONTRACT,
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNTS PAID TO PROVIDER
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WITHIN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
Term and Termination
- Term. The term of this Agreement begins on the Effective Date and continues for the period set out in the
Order (the "Term"). Services that are specified in the Order to automatically renew will renew for
successive one year terms unless earlier terminated pursuant to this Agreement's express provisions or
either party gives the other party written notice of non-renewal at least ninety (90) days prior to the
expiration of the then-current services period.
Termination. In addition to any other express termination right set out in this Agreement:
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Either party may terminate this Agreement, effective on written notice to the other party, if the other party materially breaches this Agreement, and such breach: (A) is incapable of cure; or (B) being capable of cure, remains uncured thirty (30) days after the non-breaching party provides the breaching party with written notice of such breach.
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Either party may terminate this Agreement, effective immediately upon written notice to the other party, if the other party: (A) becomes insolvent or is generally unable to pay, or fails to pay, its debts as they become due; (B) files, or has filed against it, a petition for voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or otherwise becomes subject, voluntarily or involuntarily, to any proceeding under any domestic or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law; (C) makes or seeks to make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (D) applies for or has appointed a receiver, trustee, custodian, or similar agent appointed by order of any court of competent jurisdiction to take charge of or sell any material portion of its property or business.
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Effect of Expiration or Termination. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, Customer shall immediately discontinue use of the Provider IP. No expiration or termination of this Agreement will affect Customer's obligation to pay all Fees that may have become due before that expiration or termination, or entitle Customer to any refund. Within thirty (30) days following expiration or termination of this Agreement, Provider will permanently delete Customer Data from the Services and all systems Provider controls, unless otherwise required by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, Provider shall not be obligated to delete, destroy, or disable any modifications, developments, or improvements to the Services resulting from Provider's use of Customer Data pursuant to Section 8(b)(ii).
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Survival. This Section 12(d), Sections 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 17, and any right, obligation, or required performance of the parties in this Agreement which, by its express terms or nature and context is intended to survive termination or expiration of this Agreement, will survive termination or expiration.
Modifications
You acknowledge and agree that we have the right, in our sole discretion, to modify this Agreement from time to time, and that modified terms become effective on posting. Modifications with be posted on the Provider’s website. You are responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any modifications. Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of the modifications will be deemed acceptance of the modified terms.
Export Regulation
The Services utilize software and technology that may be subject to US export control laws, including the US Export Administration Act and its associated regulations. You shall not, directly or indirectly, export, re-export, or release the Services or the software or technology included in the Services to, or make the Services or the software or technology included in the Services accessible from, any jurisdiction or country to which export, re-export, or release is prohibited by law, regulation, or rule. You shall comply with all applicable federal laws, regulations, and rules, and complete all required undertakings (including obtaining any necessary export license or other governmental approval), prior to exporting, re-exporting, releasing, or otherwise making the Services or the software or technology included in the Services available outside the US.
US Government Rights.
Each of the software components that constitute the Services and the Documentation is a "commercial product" as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. § 2.101, consisting of "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation" as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. § 12.212. Accordingly, if you are an agency of the US Government or any contractor therefor, you receive only those rights with respect to the Services and Documentation as are granted to all other end users, in accordance with (a) 48 C.F.R. § 227.7201 through 48 C.F.R. § 227.7204, with respect to the Department of Defense and their contractors, or (b) 48 C.F.R. § 12.212, with respect to all other US Government customers and their contractors.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New Jersey without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would require or permit the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New Jersey. Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement or the rights granted hereunder will be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States located in Newark, New Jersey or the courts of the State of New Jersey located in the city of Morristown, New Jersey, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action, or proceeding.
Miscellaneous
This Agreement, including the Order, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. In the event of any inconsistency between the body of this Agreement and the Order, the body of this Agreement controls unless the parties expressly indicate in the Order an intent to deviate from the terms of this Agreement. Any notices to us must be sent to admin@unblinkingear.com or our corporate headquarters address available on our website and must be delivered either in person, by email, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, or by recognized overnight courier service, and are deemed given upon receipt by us. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you hereby consent to receiving electronic communications from us. These electronic communications may include notices about applicable fees and charges, transactional information, and other information concerning or related to the Services. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that such communications be in writing. The invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any provision herein does not affect any other provision herein or the validity, legality, or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Any failure to act by us with respect to a breach of this Agreement by you or others does not constitute a waiver and will not limit our rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches. This Agreement is personal to you and may not be assigned or transferred for any reason whatsoever without our prior written consent and any action or conduct in violation of the foregoing will be void and without effect. We expressly reserve the right to assign this Agreement and to delegate any of its obligations hereunder.
Contact
Email: admin@unblinkingear.com