Master Subscription Agreement

THIS MASTER SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”) GOVERNS YOUR PURCHASE OF OUR SERVICES AND ONGOING USE OF THOSE SERVICES.

BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, EITHER BY CLICKING A BOX INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE OR BY EXECUTING AN ORDER FORM THAT REFERENCES THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, IN WHICH CASE THE TERMS "YOU" OR "YOUR" SHALL REFER TO SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MUST NOT ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES.

You may not access the Services if You are Our direct competitor, except with Our prior written consent. In addition, You may not access the Services for purposes of monitoring their availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes.

This Agreement is effective between You and Us as of the date of You accepting this Agreement.

Table of Contents

Definitions
Purchased Services
Use of the Services
Third-Party Providers
Fees and Payment for Purchased Services
Proprietary Rights
Confidentiality
Warranties and Disclaimers
Mutual Indemnification
Limitation of Liability
Term and Termination
Who You Are Contracting With, Notices, Governing Law and Jurisdiction
General Provisions

1. DEFINITIONS

"Affiliate" means any entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the subject entity. "Control," for purposes of this definition, means direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity.

"Malicious Code" means viruses, worms, time bombs, Trojan horses and other harmful or malicious code, files, scripts, agents or programs.

"Order Form" means the ordering documents for purchases hereunder, including addenda thereto, that are entered into between You and Us from time to time. Order Forms shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.

"Purchased Services" means Services that You or Your Affiliates purchase under an Order Form.

"Services" means the online Web-based room reservation software application called SmartRooms which is licensed and provided by Us via http://www.smartroomsindia.com or via your domain name or via your sub-domain name on our hosting platform, that is ordered by You online or under an Order Form, including associated offline components but excluding Third Party Applications.

"Commissions Pricing Structure" means that SmartRooms is licensed on an annual fee to you for unlimited number of rooms per location. Commissions are payable on total room-revenue sales including additional items sold on the website through SmartRooms. Commissions are payable on a monthly basis. Payment Gateway has to be provided by you.

"Transaction Tokens - Annual License" means that SmartRooms is licensed for an annual fee to you for unlimited number of rooms per location. There is No Payment Gateway. Your guest pays the entire booking amount offline. You will be billed 1 token per transaction. Tokens have to be purchased in advance. No Commissions are payable on total room-revenue sales including additional items sold on the website through SmartRooms.

"Third-Party Applications" means online, Web-based applications and offline software products that are provided by third parties, interoperate with the Services, and are identified as third-party applications.

“Intellectual Property Rights” means trade secret rights, rights in know-how, moral rights, copyrights, patents, trademarks (and the goodwill represented hereby), and similar rights of any type under the laws of any governmental authority, domestic or foreign, including all applications for and registrations of any of the foregoing.

"User Guide" means the online user guide for the Services, accessible via http://www.smartroomsindia.com, as updated from time to time.

"Users" means individuals who are authorized by You to use the Subscribed Services, and who have been supplied user identifications and passwords by You (or by Us at Your request). Users may include but are not limited to Your employees, consultants, contractors and agents; or third parties with which You transact business.

"We," "Us" or "Our" means the ‘Point 2 Point Communications’ company described in Section 12 (Who You Are Contracting With, Notices, Governing Law and Jurisdiction).

"You" or "Your" means the company or other legal entity for which you are accepting this Agreement, and Affiliates of that company or entity.

"Your Data" means all electronic data or information submitted by You to the Purchased Services.

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2. PURCHASED SERVICES

2.1. Provision of Purchased Services. Provision of Purchased Services. We shall make the Purchased Services available to You pursuant to this Agreement and the relevant Order Forms during a subscription term. You agree that Your purchases hereunder are neither contingent on the delivery of any future functionality or features nor dependent on any oral or written public comments made by Us regarding future functionality or features.

 

2.2. User Subscriptions. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Order Form, (i) Services are purchased as Location and Room subscriptions and may be used for no more than the specified number of Locations and Rooms, (ii) There is no restriction to the number of Users’ accessing the services (ii) additional Room subscriptions may be added during the subscription term at the same pricing as that for the pre-existing subscriptions, prorated for the remainder of the subscription term in effect at the time the additional Room subscriptions are added, and (iii) the added Room subscriptions shall terminate on the same date as the pre-existing subscriptions. Room subscriptions are for designated Locations and cannot be shared or used at more than one Location and cannot be reassigned to new Locations by replacing former Locations who no longer require ongoing use of the Services.


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3. USE OF THE SERVICES

3.1 Our Responsibilities. We shall: (i) provide to You basic support for the Purchased Services at no additional charge, and/or upgraded support if purchased separately, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Purchased Services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for: (a) planned downtime (of which We shall give at least 8 hours notice via the Purchased Services and which We shall schedule to the extent practicable during the weekend hours from 6:00 p.m. IST time Friday to 3:00 a.m. IST time Monday), or (b) any unavailability caused by circumstances beyond Our reasonable control, including without limitation, acts of God, acts of government, flood, fire, earthquakes, civil unrest, acts of terror, strikes or other labor problems (other than those involving Our employees), or Internet service provider failures or delays, and (iii) provide the Purchased Services only in accordance with applicable laws and government regulations.

3.2. Your Responsibilities. You shall (i) be responsible for Users’ compliance with this Agreement, (ii) be solely responsible for the accuracy of all information and/or validity of the prices and any other charges and/or other information relating to the services or the products which are offerred through or included in the site. (iii) be solely responsible for the accuracy, quality, integrity and legality of Your Data and of the means by which You acquired Your Data, (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Services, and notify Us promptly of any such unauthorized access or use, and (v) use the Services only in accordance with the applicable laws and government regulations. You shall not (a) make the Services available to anyone other than Users at the location of the Purchased Service, (b) sell, resell, rent or lease the Services, (c) use the Services to store or transmit infringing, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, or to store or transmit material in violation of third-party privacy rights, (d) use the Services to store or transmit Malicious Code, (e) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Services or third-party data contained therein, or (f) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services or their related systems or networks.

3.3. Usage Limitations. Services may be subject to other limitations, such as, for example, limits on disk storage space, on the number of emails You are permitted to send per hour, and, for Services that enable You to provide public websites, on the number of page views by visitors to those websites. The Services provide real-time information to enable You to monitor Your compliance with such limitations.


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4. THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS

4.1. Acquisition of Third-Party Products and Services. We may offer Third-Party Applications for sale under Order Forms. Any other acquisition by You of third-party products or services, including but not limited to Third-Party Applications and implementation, customization and other consulting services, and any exchange of data between You and any third-party provider, is solely between You and the applicable third-party provider. We do not warrant or support third-party products or services, whether or not they are designated by Us as “certified” or otherwise, except as specified in an Order Form. No purchase of third-party products or services is required to use the Services.

4.2. Third-Party Applications and Your Data. If You install or enable Third-Party Applications for use with Services, You acknowledge that We may allow providers of those Third-Party Applications to access Your Data as required for the interoperation of such Third-Party Applications with the Services. We shall not be responsible for any disclosure, modification or deletion of Your Data resulting from any such access by Third-Party Application providers. The Services shall allow You to restrict such access by restricting Users from installing or enabling such Third-Party Applications for use with the Services.

4.3. Google Services. Service features that interoperate with Google services depend on the continuing availability of the Google API and program for use with the Services. If Google Inc. ceases to make the Google API or program available on reasonable terms for the Services, We may cease providing such Service features without entitling You to any refund, credit, or other compensation.
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5. FEES AND PAYMENT FOR PURCHASED SERVICES

5.1. User Fees and Commissions. You shall pay all fees specified in all Order Forms hereunder. Except as otherwise specified herein or in an Order Form, (i) fees are quoted and payable in Indian Rupees and additional service tax is applicable on all fees and commissions. (ii) fees are based on services purchased and not actual usage, (iii) payment obligations are non-cancelable and fees paid are non-refundable, and (iv) the number of Location and Room subscriptions purchased cannot be decreased during the relevant subscription term stated on the Order Form. (v) Room subscription fees are based on annual periods that begin on the subscription start date and each annual anniversary thereof; therefore, fees for Room subscriptions added in the middle of a monthly period will be charged for that full monthly period and the monthly periods remaining in the subscription term. (vi) Commissions are payable on total room-revenue sales including additional items sold on the website through SmartRooms. (vii) You shall pay Commissions on a monthly basis. (viii) Commissions are non-refundable in case of no-show. (ix) Commissions are refundable if the booking is cancelled from the website through smartrooms and if your hotel has a refund policy.

5.2. Invoicing and Payment. You will provide Us with valid and updated credit card information, or with a valid purchase order or alternative document reasonably acceptable to Us. If You provide credit card information to Us, You authorize Us to charge such credit for all Services listed in the Order Form for the initial subscription term and any renewal subscription term(s) as set forth in Section 11.2 (Term of Purchased User Subscriptions). Such charges shall be made in advance, either annually or in accordance with any different billing frequency stated in the applicable Order Form. If the Order Form specifies that payment will be by a method other than a credit card, We will invoice You in advance and otherwise in accordance with the relevant Order Form. Unless otherwise stated in the Order Form, invoiced charges are due net 30 days from the invoice date. You are responsible for maintaining complete and accurate billing and contact information in the Services.

5.3. Overdue Charges. If any charges are not received from You by the due date, then at Our discretion, (a) such charges may accrue late interest at the rate of 1.5% of the outstanding balance per month, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower, from the date such payment was due until the date paid, and/or (b) We may condition future subscription renewals and Order Forms on payment terms shorter than those specified in Section 5.2 (Invoicing and Payment).

5.4. Suspension of Service and Acceleration. If any amount owing by You under this or any other agreement for Services is 30 or more days overdue (or 10 or more days overdue in the case of amounts You have authorized Us to charge to Your credit card), We may, without limiting Our other rights and remedies, accelerate Your unpaid fee obligations under such agreements so that all such obligations become immediately due and payable, and suspend Services until such amounts are paid in full.

5.5. Payment Disputes. We shall not exercise Our rights under Section 5.3 (Overdue Charges) or 5.4 (Suspension of Service and Acceleration) if the applicable charges are under reasonable and good-faith dispute and You are cooperating diligently to resolve the dispute.

5.6. Taxes. Unless otherwise stated, Our fees do not include any taxes, levies, duties or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including but not limited to value-added, sales, use or withholding taxes, assessable by any local, state, or foreign jurisdiction (collectively, " Taxes"). You are responsible for paying all Taxes associated with Your purchases hereunder. If We have the legal obligation to pay or collect Taxes for which You are responsible under this paragraph, the appropriate amount shall be invoiced to and paid by You, unless You provide Us with a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority. For clarity, We are solely responsible for taxes assessable against it based on Our income, property and employees.


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6. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

6.1. Reservation of Rights. Subject to the limited rights expressly granted hereunder, We reserve all rights, title and interest in and to the Services, including all related intellectual property rights (whether those rights happen to be registered or not, and wherever in the world those rights may exist). No rights are granted to You hereunder other than as expressly set forth herein.

6.2. Restrictions. You shall not (i) permit any third party to access the Services except as permitted herein or in an Order Form, (ii) create derivate works based on the Services, (iii) copy, frame or mirror any part or content of the Services, other than copying or framing on Your own intranets or otherwise for Your own internal business purposes, (iv) reverse engineer the Services, or (v) access the Services in order to (a) build a competitive product or service, or (b) copy any features, functions or graphics of the Services.

6.3. Ownership of Your Data. As between Us and You, You exclusively own all rights, title and interest in and to all of Your Data. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the provision of the Services, We: (i) may collect certain non-personally identifiable information about users of your website and (ii) may aggregate data derived from your use of the Service to compile aggregate statistics, metrics and general trend data about the Service for marketing and promotional purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, any data collected, compiled, generated or used in the foregoing manner as well as all data received from Your users and customers through usage of Our services shall not constitute "Your Data."

6.4. Suggestions. We shall have a royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sublicenseable, irrevocable, perpetual license to use or incorporate into the Services any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback provided by You, including Users, relating to the operation of the Services.

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7. CONFIDENTIALITY


7.1. Definition of Confidential Information. As used herein, "Confidential Information" means all confidential information disclosed by a party ("Disclosing Party") to the other party (" Receiving Party"), whether orally or in writing, that is designated as confidential or that reasonably should be understood to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure. Your Confidential Information shall include Your Data; Our Confidential Information shall include the Services; and Confidential Information of each party shall include the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all Order Forms, as well as business and marketing plans, technology and technical information, product plans and designs, and business processes disclosed by such party. However, Confidential Information (other than Your Data) shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (ii) was known to the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (iii) is received from a third party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, or (iv) was independently developed by the Receiving Party.

7.2. Protection of Confidential Information. Except as otherwise permitted in writing by the Disclosing Party, (i) the Receiving Party shall use the same degree of care that it uses to protect the confidentiality of its own confidential information of like kind (but in no event less than reasonable care) not to disclose or use any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement, and (ii) the Receiving Party shall limit access to Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to those of its employees, contractors and agents who need such access for purposes consistent with this Agreement and who have signed confidentiality agreements with the Receiving Party containing protections no less stringent than those herein.

7.3. Protection of Your Data. Without limiting the above, We shall maintain appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of Your Data. We shall not (a) modify Your Data, (b) disclose Your Data except as compelled by law in accordance with Section 7.4 (Compelled Disclosure) or as expressly permitted in writing by You, or (c) access Your Data except to provide the Services or prevent or address service or technical problems, or at Your request in connection with customer support matters.

7.4. Compelled Disclosure. The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party if it is compelled by law to do so, provided the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing Party prior notice of such compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, at the Disclosing Party's cost, if the Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure. If the Receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as part of a civil proceeding to which the Disclosing Party is a party, and the Disclosing Party is not contesting the disclosure, the Disclosing Party will reimburse the Receiving Party for its reasonable cost of compiling and providing secure access to such Confidential Information.

7.5. We shall also be entitled to take such online and offline promotional measures and publicity activities as it may deem fit and for this purpose may publicise, print, advertise and mention You, the client and Your Site and such other details as We may deem fit in such an advertisement.

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8. WARRANTY

8.1. Our Warranties. We warrant that (i) the Services shall perform materially in accordance with section 2 and section 3 of this agreement, and (ii) subject to Section 4.3 (Google Services), the functionality of the Services will not be materially decreased during a subscription term. For any breach of either such warranty, Your exclusive remedy shall be as provided in Section 11.3 (Termination for Cause) and Section 11.4 (Refund or Payment upon Termination) below.

8.2. Without prejudice to any other provision of this Agreement, Point 2 Point Communications does not warrant that:-
a) Services will be provided uninterrupted or free from errors or that any identified defect will be corrected; or
b) is free from any virus or other malicious, destructive or corrupting code, program or macro.

 


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9. INDEMNIFICATION

9.1. You shall defend Us against any Claim made or brought against Us by a third party alleging that Your Data, or Your use of the Services in violation of this Agreement, infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of a third party or violates applicable law, and shall indemnify Us for any damages finally awarded against, and for reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by Us in connection with any such Claim; provided, that We (a) promptly give You written notice of the Claim; (b) give You sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim (provided that You may not settle any Claim unless the settlement unconditionally release Us of all liability);

9.2 You hereby undertake and agree to indemnify Us and hold Us harmless and keep Us at all times fully indemnified and held harmless from and against all actions, proceedings, claims, liabilities (including statutory liability), penalties, demands and costs (including without limitation, legal costs on a solicitor/ attorney and own client basis), awards damages, losses and/or expenses however arising directly or indirectly as a result of:

a) Any breach or non-performance by You of any of Your undertakings, warranties, covenants, declarations or obligatiions under this Agreement; or
b) Any claim or proceedings brought by Your Customer/Your User against Us in respect of any services offerred by You; or
c) Any act, neglect or default of Your agents, employees, licencees or customers; or
d) Any claim by any other party against Us arising from sub-clause a), b) or c) above.


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10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

10.1. Limitation of Liability. Without prejudice to any other provisions of the Agreement, We shall not be liable to You for any loss or damage whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with the Services and/or this Agreement, including without limitation any:-
1) loss of data;
2) Interruption or stoppage to the services including service of third-party providers;

Furthermore, you agree to hold Us free and harmless from any liability, in connection with (either direct or remote), resulting from, or as a consequence of any use, abuse, performance, activity, or access of the Services, and thereby unconditionally undertake to defend and protect Us from all matters, actions, incidents, cases, and the like, arising therefrom.

10.2. Exclusion of Consequential and Related Damages. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COVER OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.


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11. TERM AND TERMINATION

11.1. Term of Agreement. This Agreement commences on the date You accept it and continues until all User subscriptions granted in accordance with this Agreement have expired or been terminated.

11.2. Term of Purchased Subscriptions. Room and Location subscriptions purchased by You commence on the start date specified in the applicable Order Form and continue for the subscription term specified therein. Except as otherwise specified in the applicable Order Form, all Room and Location subscriptions shall automatically renew for additional periods equal to the expiring subscription term or one year (whichever is shorter), unless either party gives the other notice of non-renewal at least 30 days before the end of the relevant subscription term. The per-unit pricing during any such renewal term shall be the same as that during the prior term unless We have given You written notice of a pricing increase at least 30 days before the end of such prior term, in which case the pricing increase shall be effective upon renewal and thereafter. Any such pricing increase shall not exceed 15% over the pricing for the relevant Services in the immediately prior subscription term, unless the pricing in such prior term was designated in the relevant Order Form as promotional or one-time.

11.3. Termination for Cause. A party may terminate this Agreement for cause: (i) upon 30 days written notice to the other party of a material breach if such breach remains uncured at the expiration of such period, or (ii) if the other party becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors.

11.4 Refund or Payment upon Termination - Upon any termination for cause by you, there will be no prorated refund of any type since SmartRooms is licensed on a year-to-year subscription basis. For subscription terms exceeding 1 year, we shall refund You any prepaid fees covering the term of all subscriptions exceeding 1 year from the start date of current subscription term. Upon any termination for cause by You or Us, You shall pay any unpaid fees covering the remainder of the term after the effective date of termination. In no event shall any termination relieve You of the obligation to pay any fees payable to Us for the period prior to the effective date of termination.

11.5. Return of Your Data. Upon request by You made within 30 days after the effective date of termination of a Purchased Services subscription, We will make available to You for download a file of Your Data. After such 30-day period, We shall have no obligation to maintain or provide any of Your Data and shall thereafter, unless legally prohibited, delete all of Your Data in Our systems or otherwise in Our possession or under Our control.

11.6. Surviving Provisions. Section 5 (Fees and Payment for Purchased Services), 6 (Proprietary Rights), 7 (Confidentiality), 8.3 (Disclaimer), 9 (Mutual Indemnification), 10 (Limitation of Liability), 11.4 (Refund or Payment upon Termination), 11.5 (Return of Your Data), 12 (Who You Are Contracting With, Notices, Governing Law and Jurisdiction) and 13 (General Provisions) shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
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12. WHO YOU ARE CONTRACTING WITH, NOTICES, GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

12.1. General. Who You are contracting with under this Agreement, who You should direct notices to under this Agreement, what law will apply in any lawsuit arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, and which courts can adjudicate any such lawsuit, depend on where You are domiciled.

 If You are  domiciled in:

 You are contracting with:

Notices should be addressed to:

The governing law is:

The courts having exclusive jurisdiction are:

A Country in North, South or Central America or the Caribbean, A Country in Europe, the Middle East or Africa, A Country in Asia or the Pacific region or any other location in the world.
Point 2 Point Communications,
FF-08, 1ST Floor, Harmony Mall, Goregaon West, Mumbai – 400104, India.

 

Point 2 Point Communications,
FF-08, 1ST Floor, Harmony Mall, Goregaon West, Mumbai – 400104, India.

 

India.

 

Mumbai Jurisdiction.

 

12.2. Manner of Giving Notice. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all notices, permissions and approvals hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given upon: (i) personal delivery, (ii) the second business day after mailing, (iii) the second business day after sending by confirmed facsimile, or (iv) the first business day after sending by email (provided email shall not be sufficient for notices of termination or an indemnifiable claim). Notices to You shall be addressed to the system administrator designated by You for Your relevant Services account, and in the case of billing-related notices, to the relevant billing contact designated by You.

12.3. Agreement to Governing Law and Jurisdiction. Each party agrees to the applicable governing law above without regard to choice or conflicts of law rules, and to the exclusive jurisdiction of the applicable courts above.

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13. GENERAL PROVISIONS

13.1. Relationship of the Parties. The parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary or employment relationship between the parties.

13.2. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement.

13.3. 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 at law or in equity.

13.4. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, the provision shall be modified by the court and interpreted so as best to accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect.

13.5. Attorney Fees. You shall pay on demand all of Our reasonable attorney fees and other costs incurred by Us to collect any fees or charges due Us under this Agreement following Your breach of Section 5.2 (Invoicing and Payment)

13.6. Force Majeure. We shall not be liable for any liabilities for any failure to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement if the performance is prevented, hindered or delayed by a Force Majeure Event (defined below) and in such case its obligations shall be suspended for so long as the Force Majeure Event continues. Each party shall promptly inform the other of the existence of a Force Majeure Event and shall consult together to find a mutually acceptable solution. "Force Majeure Event " means any event due to any cause beyond the reasonable control of Us including, without limitation, unavailability of any communication system, breach or virus in the processes or delivery mechanism, sabotage, fire, flood, explosion, acts of God, civil commotion, strikes or industrial action of any kind, riots, insurrection, war, acts of government, computer hacking, unauthorised access to computer data and storage devices, server/computer crashes etc.

13.7. Assignment. Neither party may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party (not to be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may assign this Agreement in its entirety (including all Order Forms), without consent of the other party, to its Affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets not involving a direct competitor of the other party. A party’s sole remedy for any purported assignment by the other party in breach of this paragraph shall be, at the non-assigning party’s election, termination of this Agreement upon written notice to the assigning party. In the event of such a termination, We shall refund to You any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all subscriptions after the effective date of termination. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

13.8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including all exhibits and addenda hereto and all Order Forms, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter. No modification, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and either signed or accepted electronically by the party against whom the modification, amendment or waiver is to be asserted. However, to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions in the body of this Agreement and any exhibit or addendum hereto or any Order Form, the terms of such exhibit, addendum or Order Form shall prevail. Notwithstanding any language to the contrary therein, no terms or conditions stated in Your purchase order or other order documentation (excluding Order Forms) shall be incorporated into or form any part of this Agreement, and all such terms or conditions shall be null and void.

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