Preamble
This Subscription Agreement ("Agreement") for Software and Services by and between Hilti Fieldwire, Inc., 301 Howard Street 13th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States ("Service Provider") and you ("Customer") is either effective (i) upon Customer's electronic acceptance, or (ii) upon the Order Form (if any) being signed in writing by both Parties or electronically executed by the Parties via DocuSign (each a "Effective Date"), where in each case the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including its Exhibit 1 (Service Level Agreement) and Exhibit 2 (Data Processing Agreement) are included by reference. Service Provider and Customer may together be also referred to as the "Parties" or individually as the "Party". Service Provider intends to grant Customer the right to use the Software through a subscription service and Customer intends to subscribe to such Software. In addition to the Software and the related services required for the provisioning of the Software, the Parties may agree upon specific "Professional Services" to be rendered by Service Provider according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Now, therefore, the Parties agree by considering the stipulations set forth in the Preamble as follows:
1. Customer’s Use of the Service
1.1 Service Provider Obligations. Service Provider shall make the Software and the Services required for provisioning the Software (Software and Services hereinafter together and individually may also be referred to as "Service" or "Services") available to Customer as described in the Services Description and in the Services Specific Terms (together hereinafter referred to as "Services Description") referenced in the Order Forms (if any) and according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Services Description may also be set forth in an Exhibit to this Agreement or being made available online under https://www.fieldwire.com/legal/en/service_description.pdf. In case of any contradictions between different versions of the Services Description, the one being made available online will always prevail and the Service Provider may amend the Services from time to time, provided that such amendments shall not materially diminish the overall Service. Service Provider aims to provide the Software access to Customer within two (2) working days upon the Effective Date, unless otherwise set forth in the Services Description. The Software may consist of a web application provided to Customer in form of a software as a service solution and a mobile application to be installed by Customer on its mobile device. The agreed scope and quality of the Services is exclusively set forth in the Services Description. Public statements concerning the Service made by Service Provider or its agents will only take form when expressively confirmed by Service Provider in writing. Information and specifications contained within the Services Description shall not qualify as warranty or guarantee with regards to the Service’s quality or as any other kind of guarantee, unless they have been confirmed as such by Service Provider in writing. Service Provider may update and improve the Services from time to time; any such Updates, meaning software that remedies "Defects" (as defined in section 7.4) in the Services and/or may include minor improvements of the Services, are included in the Agreement. In addition to Updates, Service Provider may offer Upgrades and/or Add-On Services to the Services, where "Upgrades" mean new capabilities or functionalities of the Services and "Add-On Services" either mean (i) new and/or additional functionality packages in form of separate modules to the Services, or (ii) integrations or connection applications with other Fieldwire or third party software applications. Upgrades and Add-On Services are only subject to the Agreement, if ordered separately and paid for by Customer, where additional terms and conditions may apply.
1.2 System Requirements. The operation or use of the Services by Customer requires certain system requirements as described in the Services Description which are subject to change at the discretion of Service Provider. The specification of system requirements does not form part of Service Provider’s obligations under this Agreement. Customer shall be solely responsible for obtaining any and all system requirements required to operate or use the Services. Service Provider is not responsible for problems, conditions, delays, failures and other loss or damages arising from Customer not complying with the system requirements and/or related to Customer's network connections, telecommunication links or caused by the Internet.
1.3 Authorized Users. Unless otherwise defined in the Services Description, Authorized Users means Customer’s employees authorized by Customer to use the Services according to the terms of the Agreement ("Authorized Users"). Customer shall assign the software access to its Authorized Users to enable registration, access and use of the Services according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, according to section 3.3.
1.4 Customer Obligations. Customer must ensure that (i) its Authorized Users have entered complete and accurate information about its company and person within the registration process and, but not limited to, have not used any pseudonyms, (ii) its Authorized Users use the Service in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and (iii) that its Authorized Users use reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access or use of the Service by employees not considered as Authorized Users or third parties, and to notify Service Provider promptly of any such unauthorized access or use.
2. Subscription Fee, Payment & Taxes
2.1 Subscription Fee. Customer shall pay to Service Provider in consideration for Service Provider providing the Services, the subscription fee as agreed upon in the Order Form.
2.2 Payment Terms. The payment terms are set forth in the Order Form.
2.3 Taxes. Service Provider's Subscription Fee generally do not include taxes. Customer is responsible for paying all sales, use, and value-added taxes associated with its receipt of Services hereunder, but excluding taxes based on Service Provider's gross receipts, net income or property. If Service Provider has an obligation to pay or collect taxes for which Customer is responsible under this section, the appropriate amount shall be invoiced to and paid by Customer, unless Customer provides Service Provider with a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority.
3. Proprietary Rights
3.1 Hilti Corporation. Hilti Corporation, Feldkircherstraße 100, 9494 Schaan, Liechtenstein ("Hilti") exclusively and unrestrictedly retains ownership, reserves all Intellectual Property Rights in the Services, where Intellectual Property Rights means any common law, statutory and other industrial property rights and intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents and other proprietary rights issued, honored or enforceable under any applicable laws anywhere in the world, and all moral rights related thereto ("Intellectual Property Rights"). Services Provider is entitled by Hilti to grant to Customer rights to use the Services according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3.2 Reservation of Rights. Subject to the limited rights expressly granted hereunder, no rights are granted to Customer hereunder other than as expressly set forth herein. Customer reserves all rights, title and interest in and to its data, other non-Service Provider software and other intellectual property to which Service Provider may from time to time have access while performing the Services.
3.3 Grant of Rights. Customer is for the Term of the Agreement granted the rights to access and use the Services as set forth in the Services Description or as otherwise agreed upon in the Order Form, where the following options are available:
a) Named User. A non-exclusive, non-transferable right to authorize named Authorized Users for remotely accessing the Services and using the Services' functionalities up to the quantity of the Named Users defined in the Services Description or in the Order Form. Upon notification to Service Provider, Customer shall be allowed to replace a named Authorized User by another named Authorized User.
b) Concurrent User. A non-exclusive, non-transferable right to authorize the remote access of the Services and the usage of the Services' functionalities by the maximum amount of concurrent active user sessions as defined in the Services Description or in the Order Form. Concurrent active user sessions mean accessing and/or using the Services by (i) a radio frequency device, (ii) personal computer, (iii) CRT and (iv) a VDT that is logged on and connected to the Services.
c) Enterprise Usage. A non-exclusive, non-transferable right to authorize all of Customer's Authorized Users to remotely access the Services and use the Services' functionalities up to the maximum quantity as defined in the Services Description or in the Order Form (if any).
3.4 Documentation. Service Provider will provide adequate user guides for the Service upon Customer's request.
3.5 Restrictions. Customer shall not (i) license, sublicense, sell, resell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, time share, offer in a service bureau, or otherwise make the Service available to any third party, other than to the Authorized Users; (ii) modify, copy or create any derivative works based on the Service; (iii) frame or mirror any content forming part of the Service, other than on Customer's own intranets for its own internal business purposes; (iv) reverse engineer or decompile the Service or any part thereof unless permitted by applicable law; (v) access the Service in order to build any commercially available product or service; (vi) copy any features, functions, interfaces or graphics of the Service or any part thereof; or (vii) use the Service in any manner that exceeds the scope of use permitted herein.
3.6 Customer Data. Customer Data means the data or information provided to or uploaded by Customer or its Authorized Users in connection with the Services, where Customer Data shall not contain infringing, obscene, threatening, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, including material that violates privacy rights or which disrupt the performance of the Service or the data contained therein. As between Service Provider and Customer, Customer owns its Customer Data and (to the extent Customer Data contains personal data) is the responsible data controller (within the meaning of applicable data protection law) for such Customer Data. Service Provider shall not access Customer Data except to the extent: (i) necessary to respond to Service-related issues or other technical problems, (ii) necessary to provide such Customer Data to Authorized Users, (iii) as required to perform its obligations, (iv) necessary to perform the Services, (v) requested by the Customer in written form, (vi) as otherwise explicitly permitted by the terms of this Agreement (including its Exhibits) or (vii) by the Customer’s explicit consent. The Parties agree that Service Provider and/or Service Provider’s affiliates may use Customer Data in anonymized form (i.e., in a form that cannot be linked to an individual Employee) in order to develop, maintain and improve the services and products of Service Provider's group of companies, to tailor products and services to Customer’s needs and for market research purposes during the term of this Agreement and thereafter. Service Provider may access Customer Data, its related systems or networks and devices to the extent necessary to perform the Services and/or to provide maintenance and/or support remotely as further described in Exhibit 1.
3.7 Customer Input. To the extent legally permitted, Customer herewith grants to Hilti a royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license to use or incorporate into the Services any of Customer's input, suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback relating to the Services ("Customer Input"). Hilti and/or Service Provider shall have no obligation to implement Customer Input into the Services.
4. Confidentiality
4.1 Confidentiality. Confidential Information means (a) the Software's source code; (b) Customer Data; and (c) each Party’s business or technical information, including but not limited to any information relating to software plans, designs, costs, prices and names, finances, marketing plans, business opportunities, personnel, research, development or know-how. A Party shall not disclose or use any Confidential Information of the other Party for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement, except with the other Party’s prior written permission or as required by Law and permitted by section 4.2, below. Each Party agrees to protect the Confidential Information of the other Party in the same manner that it protects its own Confidential Information of like kind (but in no event using less than a reasonable degree of care and reasonable technology industry standards).
4.2 Compelled Disclosure. If a Party is compelled by Law to disclose Confidential Information of the other Party, it shall promptly provide the other Party with prior notice of such compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and provide reasonable assistance, at the other Party's cost, if the other Party wishes to obtain a protective order or prevent or contest the disclosure.
4.3 Remedies. If a Party discloses or uses (or threatens to disclose or use) any Confidential Information of the other Party in breach of confidentiality protections hereunder, the other Party shall have the right, in addition to any other remedies available, to injunctive relief to stop such acts, it being acknowledged by the Parties that any other available remedies are inadequate.
4.4 Exclusions. Confidential Information shall not include any information that: (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the other Party; (ii) was known to a party prior to its disclosure by the other Party without breach of any obligation owed to the other Party; (iii) was independently developed by a Party without breach of any obligation owed to the other Party; or (iv) is received from a third party without breach of any obligation owed to the other Party, (provided, that Customer Data containing personal data shall be handled in accordance with the standards required by this Agreement (including its Exhibits), even if the same information may be generally known, publicly available or otherwise accessible to Service Provider from other sources).
5. Usage Restrictions
5.1 The Services usage and functional limitations ("Usage Restrictions") are determined in the Services Description and must be complied with to the fullest by Customer and considered when using the Services. Notwithstanding sections 7 and 8 , Customer waives any and all warranty and liability claims and remedies resulting due to Customer's usage of the Services not being in compliance with the Usage Restrictions.
5.2 Business Customers. The Services are solely intended and designed to be used by professional business customers in the construction and sub-construction industries, energy system contraction and in building maintenance, and not intended to be used by any other fields of business or private end consumers ("Field of Use"). Notwithstanding sections 7 and 8 , Customer waives any and all warranty and liability claims and remedies resulting due to Customer's usage of the Services outside the Field of Use.
6. Indemnification by Customer
6.1 Customer Indemnity. Customer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Service Provider against any third party claims and/or fines that are based on: (i) Customer’s use of the Services to the extent in violation of the Usage Restrictions as stated in section 5.1 above; (ii) Customer's breach of an applicable data protection law; or (iii) Customer's Data and any other information or material uploaded or used together with the Services. Service Provider shall reasonably cooperate in the defense of such claim, if requested by Customer, where Customer will reimburse Service Provider’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such cooperation. Customer shall – if decided by Service Provider - have the sole authority to defend or settle the claim, provided such settlement does not involve any payment by Service Provider or admission of wrongdoing by Service Provider.
7. Limited Warranty and remedies in case of Defects
7.1 Service Provider Warranties. Service Provider warrants that the Services are materially provided according to the Services Description.
7.2 Customer Warranties. Customer covenants to use the Services in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that its use of the Service does not and shall not constitute non-compliance with any law or regulation.
7.3 Limitation of Warranties. EXCEPT AS EXPLICITLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 7.1 ABOVE, SERVICE PROVIDER DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES, CONDITIONS, AND REPRESENTATIONS, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OR ARISING BY USAGE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NON-INFRINGEMENT, THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE SERVICES, ITS FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MEETING CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS, OR SATISFACTORY QUALITY. SERVICE PROVIDER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE OF DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR TITLE. SERVICE PROVIDER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES DO NOT CAUSE ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE TRANSFER OF DATA OVER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS OR FACILITIES.
7.4 Warranty Remedies. Customer shall promptly notify Service Provider of any alleged Defects of the Service in writing, including a description of the alleged Defect, where the term Defect shall mean a material deviation of the warranty pursuant to section 7.1 above. All Defects will be cured by the Service Provider within a reasonable time as set forth by Service Provider; Service Provider may decide at its sole discretion whether to cure a given Defect by means of repair (e.g. workaround) or replacement delivery. Service Provider may also cure a Defect by using remote means and for this purpose may remotely access Customer Data, systems and/or devices. If Service Provider is unable to cure the Defect within the reasonable time, the Customer may (i) request a reasonable reduction of the Subscription Fee for the Services or (ii), if Service Provider has failed to cure the same Defect for two consecutive times within the reasonable time, either Party may terminate the Agreement with immediate effect. In such case, Customer may also claim damages subject to section 8.
8. Limitation of Liability
8.1 Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL SOFTWARE PROVIDER OR ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CAUSE RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR TORT, IN EXCESS OF THE TOTAL FEES AND CHARGES PAID OR PAYABLE BY THE CUSTOMER FOR THE SOFTWARE DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE THE CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER OR NOT SOFTWARE PROVIDE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITION, LOSS OFBUSINESS, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE.
8.2 Customer’s Obligation to Mitigate Damages. Service Provider will create daily backup copies of the whole system on which Customer Data is stored to enable restoration of these system data in case of data loss. However, Service Provider does not restore Customer Data of individual Customers e.g. in case of accidental data loss caused by Customer. Customer shall take adequate measures to avert and reduce damages due to data loss.
9. Term & Termination
9.1 Term. Unless terminated earlier pursuant to this Agreement's express provisions, this Agreement enters into effect upon the Effective Date and shall be concluded for an indefinite term ("Term"), unless otherwise set forth in the Order Form.
9.2 Termination for Convenience. Each Party may terminate this entire Agreement for convenience on not less than sixty ( 60 ) days' prior written notice to the end of a calendar month, unless otherwise set forth in the Order Form.
9.3 Termination for Cause. In addition, each Party may terminate this Agreement for good cause if the other party materially breaches and the Agreement does not remedy such a material breach within thirty ( 30 ) days of the notification of such a breach.
9.4 Consequences of Termination of the Agreement. Upon any termination by Service Provider, Customer shall immediately cease accessing and otherwise utilizing the Service (except as otherwise provided below). Termination shall not relieve Customer of the obligation to pay any Subscription Fee accrued or due and payable to Service Provider prior to the effective date of termination.
9.5 Return of Customer Data. During the Term of the Agreement, Customer may extract Customer Data and for sixty (60) days thereafter ("Extraction Period"), unless otherwise set forth in the Services Description. Service Provider will - subject to Service Provider’s right to use Customer Data in anonymized form as provided for in section 3.6 - at its discretion delete Customer Data or block such data upon the expiration of the Extraction Period.
9.6 Surviving Provisions. All provisions of this Agreement intended by their terms to survive shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
10. Changes to the Agreement and/or Subscription Fee
10.1 Changes to the Agreement. Service Provider reserves the right to change the Agreement and/or the Subscription Fee ("Change"). Unless otherwise set forth in the Services Description, Service Provider will notify Customer about the Change with at least four (4) weeks prior notice ("Change Notification"). Customer has the right to object to the change with two (2) weeks prior notice before the change is intended to become effective ("Change Effective Date"). If the Customer does not object in due time, this shall be deemed as Customer’s acceptance of the Change and the Change shall become effective at the Change Effective Date. If Customer objects in due time, Service Provider may choose to either continue the Agreement with Customer under the terms of this Agreement without the Change, or to terminate the Agreement with effect at the Change Effective Date. Service Provider will specifically inform Customer about Service Provider’s termination right, the notice period for Customer’s objection, the Change Effective Date and the consequences of not objecting to the Change Notification.
10.2 Changes to Subscription Fee. The Subscription Fee agreed upon in the Services Description are fixed for a period of twelve (12) months following the Effective Date of this Agreement and Service Provider may not increase the Subscription Fee within this twelve (12) months period. After the lapse of the initial twelve (12) months period, Service Provider may increase the Subscription Fee unilaterally by no more than three percent (3 %) annually without having to abide by the procedure for a Change as set forth in section 10.1 above and without Customer having an objection right.
11. Terms for Free of Charge Services
11.1 Free of Charge Services. The Service Provider may provide certain Services free of charge as set forth in the Services Description ("Free of Charge Services").
11.2 Specific Terms. For the Free of Charge Services, the following specific terms shall apply in addition and shall take precedence in case of any contradictions with the other provisions of this Agreement:
a) Exclusion of Warranty. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 7.1 ABOVE, SERVICE PROVIDER HEREWITH, EXCEPT FOR FRAUDULENTLY CONCEALED DEFECTS, EXCLUDES ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND, GUARANTEES, CONDITIONS, AND REPRESENTATIONS, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OR ARISING BY USAGE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NON-INFRINGEMENT, THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE SERVICES, ITS FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MEETING CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS, OR SATISFACTORY QUALITY. SERVICE PROVIDER DOES NOT WARRANT ANY AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE OF DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR TITLE. SERVICE PROVIDER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES DO NOT CAUSE ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE TRANSFER OF DATA OVER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS OR FACILITIES.
b) Limitation of Liability. Subject to the foregoing, Service Provider’s liability for damages relating to the Free of Charge Services shall be limited to fifty dollars (USD $50).
c) Service Level Agreement. The Service Level Agreement as set forth in Exhibit 1 shall not be applicable to the Free of Charge Services.
12. Data Protection
12.1 Data Protection. As regards the processing of Customer Data for the purpose of this Agreement, the Service Provider and Customer herewith agree to enter into the data processing agreement as set forth in Exhibit 2 (Data Processing Agreement).
13. Non-Fieldwire Services
13.1 Acquisition of Non-Fieldwire or Non-Hilti Products and Services. Service Provider or third parties may make available third-party products or services, including, for example, connectors, add-ons, implementation and other consulting services ("Non-Fieldwire-Services"). Any acquisition by Customer of such products or services, and any exchange of data between Customer and any provider of such Non-Fieldwire-Services ("Non- Fieldwire-Provider") is solely between Customer and the applicable Non-Fieldwire-Provider. Service Provider does not warrant or support Non-Fieldwire-Services, whether or not they are designated by Service Provider as "certified" or otherwise, unless expressly provided otherwise in an Order Form.
13.2 Non-Fieldwire-Services and Customer Data. If Customer chooses to use Non-Fieldwire-Services with the Services, Customer grants Service Provider permission to allow the Non-Fieldwire-Services and its provider to access Customer Data as required for the interoperation of that Non-Fieldwire-Services with the Services. Separate terms shall apply between Customer and the Non-Fieldwire-Provider regarding the use of such Non- Fieldwire-Services, and Customer shall be responsible for evaluating whether such terms with the Non-Fieldwire- Provider ensure appropriate protection of and access to Customer Data, and address responsibility for any disclosure, modification or deletion of Customer Data by the Non-Fieldwire-Provider, or any breach of data protection laws and regulations resulting from Non-Fieldwire-Provider's access to Customer Data. Non- Fieldwire-Providers shall not be considered subcontractors or sub-processors (as defined in the DPA) of Service Provider nor any of its affiliates. Neither Service Provider nor its affiliates shall be responsible for any disclosure, modification, corruption, loss or deletion of Customer Data, or any breach of applicable data protection laws and regulations, resulting from access by such Non-Fieldwire-Services or its provider.
13.3 Integration with Non-Fieldwire-Services. The Services may contain features designed to interoperate with Non-Fieldwire-Services. To use such features, Customer may be required to obtain access to such Non- Fieldwire-Services from their providers and may be required to grant Service Provider access to Customer’s account(s) on such Non-Fieldwire-Services. Service Provider cannot guarantee the continued availability of such Service features and may cease providing them without entitling Customer to any refund, credit, or other compensation, if for example and without limitation, the provider of Non-Fieldwire-Services ceases to make the Non-Fieldwire-Services available for interoperation with the corresponding Service features in a manner acceptable to Service Provider.
14. Professional Services
14.1 Professional Services. Customer may order the Professional Services as offered by Service Provider. The full scope of the Professional Services, including the Professional Services Fee will be agreed between Service Provider and Customer in the Order Form or via a separate work order ("Work Order"), where the timings and Professional Services Fees stated therein shall only serve as estimates.
14.2 Specific Terms. For the Professional Services the following specific terms shall apply in addition and shall take precedence in case of any contradictions with the other provisions of this Agreement:
a) Work Order. A Work Order can be agreed between Service Provider and Customer in writing or by Service Provider sending Customer a Work Order proposal by e-mail and Customer accepting this proposal. Service Provider will provide the Professional Services either by itself or by its subcontractors. Each Work Order hereto will form an agreement separate from all the other Work Orders and each Work Order shall be subject to the terms of Agreement.
b) Qualification of Professional Services. Unless otherwise agreed between the Parties in writing, Professional Services shall qualify as services and not contracts for work and labor. If certain Professional Services are agreed or being qualified as contracts for work and labor, a warranty period of ninety (90) days shall apply. Within such warranty period, Service Provider will either re-perform the non-conforming portions of the Professional Services at no cost to Customer or waive or return, as applicable, any Professional Services Fees owed or paid for the non-conforming portions of the Professional Services as Customer’s sole remedy for breach of this Professional Services warranty.
c) Customer Obligations. Customer shall provide reasonable co-operation related to the provision of the Professional Services. Such co-operation and support by Customer shall include, but not be limited to: (i) reasonable level of responsiveness to Service Provider’s requirements and communications; (ii) transmittal and release to Service Provider of appropriate and accurate documentation and information within reasonable timeframe; (iii) prompt review of the Professional Services performed by Service Provider; (iv) subject to Service Provider’s specification of the required hardware and software environment, the making available of all permissions and licenses of the relevant parties (such as required third party software licenses) that are required for enabling Service Provider to provide the Professional Services. If and to the extent the Service Provider requires technical infrastructure or access to Customers systems to perform the contractual services, Service Provider and Customer will agree on the specifics in the relevant Work Order. Customer will grant the Service Provider’s personnel access to Customer’s premises and technical infrastructure and will make available free of charge additional office space and equipment to the extent required for the performance of the contractual services. If Customer fails to provide the co-operation duties in this section, Service Provider shall not be responsible for any consequences resulting therefrom, including but not limited to any delays.
d) Term & Termination. Any orders for Professional Services will remain in effect for the term which is specified in the Order Form or in the relevant Work Order or – if no such time is specified – until completion of the relevant Professional Services.
15. General Provisions
15.1 Relationship of the Parties. The Parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create nor is it intended to create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary or employment relationship between the Parties.
15.2 Definitions. Capitalized terms shall have the meaning as defined in parentheses ("...").
15.3 Notices. Unless otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all notices under this Agreement must be given at least in textual form (e.g. e-mail). Service Provider will deliver such notices by email to the address(es) and contact person(s) indicated by Customer upon registration of Customer's account for the Service with Service Provider. Additionally, Service Provider may notify Customer directly within Services or by making available information at Service Provider's webpage. The Parties shall immediately notify each other about any changes of the contact data they have provided each other with. If Customer is not updating its contact details on a regular basis, Customer may not receive Updates, Upgrades or important information about the Services.
15.4 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify
this Agreement to affect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
15.5 Waiver and Cumulative Remedies. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right under this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of that right. Other than as expressly stated herein, the remedies provided herein are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other remedies of a Party.
15.6 Subcontractors. Service Provider may commission subcontractors with the performance of the Services. If the provision of the subcontracted Services requires the processing of personal data, the requirements and obligations set forth in the Data Processing Agreement shall apply.
15.7 Assignment. Customer may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the Service Provider (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).
15.8 Governing Law and Place of Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by the Laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflicts of laws principles, and excluding the Convention on the International Sale of Goods. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts of the State of Texas, and all courts competent to hear appeals therefrom.
15.9 Further Provisions. The respective Order Form, including the Services Description it references to, this Agreement and its Exhibits, constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no agreements, representations, warranties, promises, covenants, commitments, or undertakings other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, proposals or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and one or more of the documents attached hereto or referenced herein, the documents shall be construed consistently, insofar as reasonably practicable, but to the extent of any inconsistency, they shall be controlling in the following order: (1) the Order Form, (2) Services Description, (3) this Agreement, and ( 4 ) its Exhibits. Notwithstanding any language to the contrary therein, no terms or conditions stated in a Customer purchase order or in any other Customer order documentation shall be incorporated into or form any part of this Agreement, and all such terms or conditions shall be null and void.
15.10 Form Requirement. No modification, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective, unless being agreed upon in text form (e.g. email, notifications, etc.) or in writing by the Party against whom the modification, amendment or waiver is to be asserted. Transmission by fax, e-mail or any other equivalent form of electronic exchange or execution shall be deemed to comply with such form requirement. The Parties furthermore acknowledge and agree that this Agreement may be executed, exchanged, stored and processed by applying any form simple- or advanced eSignatures (e.g. DocuSign, etc.) and that such eSignatures shall comply with the written form requirement. The Parties agree that they will not challenge the authenticity or correctness for the sole reason of the Order Form and/or the Agreement being executed in electronic form only.
15.11 Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable for delay or failure in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement (other than the payment of money) to the extent such delay or failure is due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, fires, floods, pandemics, earthquakes, labor strikes, acts of war, terrorism or civil unrest "Force Majeure". Each Party shall, if possible, promptly notify the other in writing if it is or will be affected by a Force Majeure event. If a Force Majeure event persists for an uninterrupted period of sixty ( 60 ) days, either party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement.