End User License Agreement
BY INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ACCESSING OR USING ANY SAPPER SERVICES, YOU ARE ACCEPTING ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS ENFORCEABLE LIKE ANY WRITTEN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY YOU. THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: Applicability These Master Terms represent one component of the Agreement for Licensor’s products, services and apply to the commercial arrangements between Licensor and Customer listed below. Additional terms referenced below shall apply a)Products:- Perpetual or Term license of the Software
- Cloud Service
- Maintenance
- Consulting Services
- Education & Training
- Make more copies of the Software than the specified Number of Units stated in an Order Form (except for a reasonable number of copies for archival purposes) or use any unlicensed versions of the Software.
- Use any Software that is not listed in an Order Form even if such unlicensed software is made available to Customer as part of Licensor’s general delivery mechanisms.
- Provide access to the Software to anyone other than Authorized Users.
- Sublicense, distribute or pledge the Software or any of the rights herein.
- Lease, rent or commercially share (including time-share) or use the Software for purposes of providing processing services, including, providing third-party hosting, application integration, application service provider-type services, or service bureau.
- Use or access any embedded or bundled component of Software on a stand-alone basis where such embedded or bundled component is provided to Customer for the sole purpose of enabling the functionality of such Software;
- Use Third Party Software except in conjunction with the Licensor Software and subject to the same use rights that it has to the Licensor Software.
- Use any third-party software, including any open-source software, in conjunction with any Software, unless Customer ensures that such use does not cause the Software to become subject to any third-party license applicable to such third-party software or require the public disclosure or distribution of any Software or the licensing of any Software for Materials or the purpose of making derivative works; and
- Modify, translate, reverse engineer, decrypt, decompile, disassemble, create derivative works based on, or otherwise attempt to discover the Software source code or underlying ideas, techniques or algorithms, provided, however, that Customer may engage in such conduct as is necessary to ensure the interoperability of the Software as required by law. Prior to commencing any de-compilation or reverse engineering, Customer will observe strict obligations of confidentiality and provide Licensor with reasonable advance written notice and the opportunity to assist with or conduct such activity on Customer’s behalf and at Customer ‘s expense
- Customer shall pay Licensor any fees or payments on the Effective Date of the Order Form and shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days from the date of the issued invoice, payment may be required prior to providing of access to the Service.
- Licensor shall have the right to immediately suspend and/or terminate Customer’s access to the Service without notice, if Customer is delinquent on its payment obligations.
- Licensor reserves the right to increase the fees associated with the Service, but no more than five percent (5%) annually.
- Fees stated in an Order Form are exclusive of all applicable sales, use, value-added, goods and services, consumption, withholding, excise and any other similar taxes or government charges (“Taxes”). Customer shall (i) pay Licensor such applicable Taxes (excluding Licensor’s income taxes) listed on the relevant invoice or (ii) withhold all applicable taxes according to the local rules, both of which may be in addition to the total fees due and listed in the order form.
- Duty of Confidentiality. Each party (the “Disclosing Party”) may from time to time during the term of this Agreement disclose to the other party (the “Receiving Party”) certain information regarding the Disclosing Party’s business, including technical, marketing, financial, employee, planning, and other confidential or proprietary information (“Confidential Information”). The Disclosing Party will mark all Confidential Information in tangible form as “confidential” or “proprietary” or with a similar legend. The Disclosing Party will identify all Confidential Information disclosed orally as confidential at the time of disclosure. Regardless of whether so marked or identified, however, any information that the Receiving Party knew or should have known, under the circumstances, was considered confidential or proprietary by the Disclosing Party, will be considered Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party. The Receiving Party will not use any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement and will disclose the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party only to the employees or contractors of the Receiving Party who have a need to know such Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement and who are under a duty of confidentiality no less restrictive than the Receiving Party’s duty hereunder. The Receiving Party will protect the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information from unauthorized use, access, or disclosure in the same manner as the Receiving Party protects its own confidential or proprietary information of a similar nature and with no less than reasonable care.
- Exceptions. The Receiving Party’s obligations will not apply to any Confidential Information that: (a) was already lawfully known to the Receiving Party at the time of disclosure by the Disclosing Party; (b) was rightfully disclosed to the Receiving Party by a third party; (c) through no fault of the Receiving Party has become generally available to the public; or (d) was independently developed by the Receiving Party without access to, or use of, the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information. In addition, the Receiving Party will be allowed to disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to the extent that such disclosure is required by law or by the order or a court of similar judicial or administrative body, provided that the Receiving Party promptly notifies the Disclosing Party in writing of such required disclosure, and cooperates with the Disclosing Party, at the Disclosing Party’s reasonable request and expense, in any action to contest or limit the scope of such required disclosure.
- Return of Confidential Information. The Receiving Party will either, at its option, return to the Disclosing Party or destroy all Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party in the Receiving Party’s possession or control and permanently erase all electronic copies of such Confidential Information promptly upon the written request of the Disclosing Party or the expiration or termination of this Agreement, whichever comes first. The Receiving Party shall provide a signed written acknowledgement (“Written Acknowledgement”) stating that the Receiving Party has appropriately destroyed and permanently erased all electronic copies of all Confidential Information pursuant to this Section.
- Except in the case of Software Services provided by Licensor or as may be otherwise set forth in an Order Form, Customer is responsible for performing and securing a full system, data back-up on a regular basis (the frequency of which shall be at the Customer’s sole discretion) and retaining an electronic copy of Customer’s data derived from the back-up, which is stored in a secure place at an alternate location. Licensor assumes no responsibility and accepts no liability for the protection, loss, destruction or maintenance of Customer’s data even though Licensor may from time to time recommend daily system back-up and verification procedures.
- Customer shall provide Licensor with good faith cooperation and access to such information, facilities, personnel and equipment as may be reasonably required by Licensor in order to perform its obligations under this Agreement, including but not limited to, providing security access, information, and software interfaces to
- Customer’s applications. Customer acknowledges and agrees that Licensor’s performance is dependent upon the timely and effective satisfaction of Customer’s responsibilities hereunder and timely decisions and approvals of Customer. Licensor shall be entitled to rely on all decisions and approvals of Customer.
- Customer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Licensor and its officers, directors, employees, agents and licensors from and against any claims, suits, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) brought by third parties (including any Customer) resulting from or relating to any breach by Customer of its obligations, duties, or responsibilities under this Agreement. Customer’s obligations are subject to the conditions that Licensor gives Customer prompt written notice of any such claim, allow Customer to control the defense and settlement of the claim (except that Customer may not offer any defense or agree to any settlement that does not unconditionally release Licensor or that imposes any obligation or liability on the Licensor, without Licensor prior written consent), and cooperate with Customer, at Customer’s reasonable request and expense, in defending or settling the claim.
- Licensor will defend, indemnify, and hold Customer harmless from any third-party infringement claims to the extent that the claim alleges that the Services infringes on any patent or copyright, or misappropriates any trade secrets as recognized under the Uniform Trade Secret law. Licensor will pay those costs and damages finally awarded against Customer in any such action that are specifically attributable to such claim, or those costs and damages agreed to in a monetary settlement of such action. The foregoing obligations are conditioned on Customer notifying Licensor promptly in writing of such action, giving Licensor sole control of the defense thereof and any related settlement negotiations, and cooperating and, at Licensor’s reasonable request and expense, in assisting with such defense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor will have no obligation under this Section 11.2 or otherwise with respect to any infringement claim based upon: (i) any unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of the Licensed Software by Customer or any of its Customers, (ii) any use of the Services in combination with other products, equipment, software, or data not supplied by Licensor (including other components of the Customer Products), (iii) any use, reproduction, or distribution of any release of the Service other than the most current release made available to Customers, or (iv) any modification of the Service by any person other than Licensor.
- Modifications made to the Licensor Software by anyone other than Licensor
- The combination, operation or use of the Licensor Software with any items that are not permitted in the Documentation
- iii. Customer’s failure to use any new or corrected versions of the Licensor Software made available by Licensor
- Licensor’s adherence to Customer’s specifications or instructions
- Customer deviating from the Licensor Software operating procedures described in the Documentation; or
- Errors caused by customizations. Consulting services to correct defects or issues subject to one of the above warranty exclusions may be procured by Licensee under a Work Order pursuant to Licensor’s standard time and material charges
- Initial Term; Renewal. The initial term of this Agreement shall commence on the date that Customer signs an Order Form. Thereafter, this Agreement and each Order Form governed by this Agreement shall be automatically renewed from year to year. Either Party may submit written notice of its intention not to renew to the other Party at least 30 days prior to the end of the then current term.
- Termination For Cause. Licensor may terminate this Agreement, (a) effective immediately upon written notice to Customer, if Customer breaches any provision in Section 3, 5 or 8, or (b) if Customer breaches any other provision of this Agreement and does not cure the breach within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice thereof from Licensor. Customer may terminate this Agreement, upon written notice to Licensor, if Licensor breaches any provision of this Agreement and does not cure the breach within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice thereof from Customer.
- Obligations on Termination. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, including the Order Form, for any reason, all Services and Customized Work under this Agreement will immediately cease to exist, and Customer must (i) promptly discontinue all further use of the Services and Customized Work, and (ii) destroy or return to Licensor all copies of the Services and Customized Work and provide a written confirmation (“Written Acknowledgement”) signed by an officer of Customer that it has fully complied with this requirement.
- Survival. Termination of this Agreement shall not relieve either Party of its respective obligations to the other hereunder, including all payment obligations, which arose prior to the effective date of termination.
- Software may only be used for demonstration or evaluation or testing purposes,
- Customer must stop using the Software upon the earlier of (1) 30 days from the date Customer receives the right to install or access the Software, (2) Customer’s receipt of notice of termination from Licensor, or (3) Customer no longer has access to the Software; and iii. The Software is provided “AS IS” without Maintenance or any warranties or indemnities.
- Software may only be used for such development evaluation purposes,
- Software must not use or deployed in or on a Production or development environment,
- Customer must stop using the Software upon the earlier of (1) 90 days from the date Customer receives the right to install or access the Software, (2) Customer`s receipt of notice of termination from Customer, or (3) Customer no longer has access Service; and
- The Software is provided “AS IS” without Maintenance or any warranties or indemnities.