END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA)
READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY
YOU MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO CONTRACTUALLY BIND THE ENTITY PURCHASING A SUBSCRIPTION TO ACCESS AND USE THE PRODUCTS (“COMPANY”) IN ORDER TO ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (THE “AGREEMENT”), AND THE ACCESS AND USE RIGHTS GRANTED TO COMPANY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT BY SUCH AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL. BY INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE, COMPANY HEREBY ACCEPTS ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND COMPANY AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS ENFORCEABLE LIKE ANY WRITTEN NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF COMPANY. IF COMPANY DOES NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT (A) DOWNLOAD, INSTALL OR USE ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE PRODUCT, OR (B) ACCEPT OR USE ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING PRODUCT MAINTENANCE). COMPANY HEREBY STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM ACCESSING AND/OR USING ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICES UNLESS AND UNTIL COMPANY ACCEPTS THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF COMPANY HAS PAID A SUBSCRIPTION FEE FOR USE OF ANY PRODUCT AND DOES NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, COMPANY MAY RETURN SUCH PRODUCTS FOR A FULL REFUND PROVIDED THAT COMPANY: (A) DOES NOT ACCESS OR USE THE PRODUCT; AND (B) RETURNS THE PRODUCT WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE INITIAL PURCHASE. IF COMPANY HAS ENTERED INTO A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR USE OF THE PRODUCT THAT IS EXECUTED BY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF COMPANY AND CERRO TECHNOLOGIES LLC. (“CERRO”), THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH OTHER AGREEMENT SHALL PREVAIL OVER ANY CONFLICTING TERMS OR CONDITIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT.
1. DEFINITIONS
“Affiliates” means any entity that is controlled by, under the control of, or under common control with Company where “control” means ownership of, or the right to control, greater than 50% of the voting securities of such entity.
“Application” means an individual computer program that is designed, built and/or maintained by Company or licensed by Company from a third party for its internal business purposes.
“Application Component Identifiers” means hash values associated with application binaries and files related to and Application that serve to identify what software components are included within the Application.
“Contractor” means any third party employed by Company or a Company Affiliate to perform services for the benefit of Company.
“Deliverable” means developments, work product and deliverables resulting from any Services (as defined in Section 2(e)) performed by Cerro pursuant to this Agreement and the applicable Ordering Document.
“Documentation” means the user guide and technical specifications for the Products delivered by Cerro along with the Products as may be updated by Cerro from time to time.
“Effective Date” means the date on which Customer accepts the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“Models” means any Natural Language Processing (NLP) and other Data Science models developed for the Product.
“Open Source Software” means any third-party open source software or other similar community or free software of any type (including software code licensed under any version of the GNU GPL, Mozilla or Apache licenses).
"Order Form" means a document governing purchases of Product Subscriptions made by Company hereunder that is either completed online by Company at Cerro’s website, executed by an authorized representative of each Party, or otherwise agreed to by the Parties (including Company referencing a Cerro quote or order number on Company’s purchase order) in a manner acceptable to Cerro.
“Ordering Document” means any and all Order Forms and/or Statements of Work, collectively and/or individually.
"Product" means Cerro’s software application(s) and/or hosted data service each as identified in one or more Order Form(s) to which Company purchases a Subscription pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and an Ordering Document.
“Product Maintenance” means the support and maintenance services to be performed by Cerro as further set forth in this Agreement.
“Reports” means any reports or data generated by the Products by, for and/or on behalf of Company.
"Statement of Work" means a document governing the provision of Services by Cerro for the benefit of Company hereunder that is executed by an authorized representative of each Party.
“Subscription” means the right and license granted to Company by Cerro to access and use the Products in accordance with the terms of this Agreement during the specified Subscription Term.
“Subscription Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(b) of this Agreement.
"User" means an individual who is authorized by Company to use a Product for the benefit of Company’s internal business purposes and for whom a Subscription to the Product has been purchased. Users must include, without limitation, all of Company’s employees (including managers, Contributing Developers and administrators), consultants, contractors and agents. For purposes of this definition, “Contributing Developer” means a User who produces or consumes software artifacts managed and/or scanned by the Product. Cerro and Company may be referred to individually in this agreement as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.”
2. FREE TRIAL
With regard to any permitted access to and use of the Products by Company related to a free trial, evaluation, license key extension or other non-production use authorized by Cerro (the “Free Use”), Cerro agrees to make such Products available to Company for a term to expire on the earlier of: (a) the end of the free trial period for which you registered to use the Product; or (b) the start date of any Subscriptions for such Product purchased by Company from Cerro (the “Free Use Period”). Additional terms and conditions governing such Free Use may be imposed by Cerro, and any such additional terms and conditions are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and are legally binding. ANY DATA THAT COMPANY ENTERS INTO THE PRODUCTS, AND ANY PERMITTED CUSTOMIZATIONS MADE TO THE PRODUCTS BY OR FOR COMPANY, DURING THE FREE USE PERIOD WILL BE PERMANENTLY LOST UNLESS (a) COMPANY PURCHASES A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SAME PRODUCTS AS THOSE COVERED BY THE FREE USE OR (b) EXPORTS SUCH DATA BEFORE THE END OF THE FREE USE PERIOD. COMANY CANNOT TRANSFER DATA ENTERED OR CUSTOMIZATIONS MADE DURING THE FREE USE PERIOD TO A PRODUCT THAT WOULD BE A DOWNGRADE FROM THAT USED DURING THE FREE USE PERIOD AND, THEREFORE, IF COMPANY PURCHASES A PRODUCT THAT WOULD BE A DOWNGRADE COMPANY MUST EXPORT ITS DATA BEFORE THE END OF THE FREE USE PERIOD OR IT WILL BE PERMANENTLY LOST. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 8 (WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS), DURING THE FREE USE PERIOD THE PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
3. PRODUCTS
a. Provision of Products; License. Cerro shall make the Products available to Company pursuant to this Agreement and the relevant Order Forms during the applicable Subscription term. Each Order Form shall form a part of this Agreement and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. All Products and Documentation shall be delivered by electronic means. Company agrees that Company’s 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 Cerro regarding future functionality or features.
b. License; User Subscriptions. With regard to all Products to be installed at Company’s facilities, Cerro grants to Company a non-transferable, non-assignable (except as otherwise stated in Section 13(g)), non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, limited license to use such Products for Company’s internal business purposes only, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the applicable Order Form. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Order Form, (i) Subscriptions are purchased based on the amount of storage required for the total of all the original documents, (ii) Company must pay for additional Document Storage Subscription required during the Subscription Term prorated for the remainder of the Subscription Term in effect at the time the additional Document Subscription purchased, and (iii) the additional Document Storage Subscriptions shall terminate on the same date as the pre-existing Subscriptions. The Company will: (i) be responsible for compliance with this Agreement and use of the Products, (ii) be solely responsible for the accuracy, quality, integrity and legality of all Application Component Identifiers and for the means by which Company acquired the Application Component Identifiers, and (iii) use the Products only in accordance with the Documentation.
c. Restrictions. Company shall not (i) permit any third party to access the Products and/or Deliverables, (ii) modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, create derivative works of or copy the Products and/or Deliverables or otherwise seek to obtain or use the source code or non-public APIs of the Product, except to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law (and then only upon advance written notice to Cerro), (iii) remove, alter or obscure any proprietary notices, labels or marks on any component or portion of the Products and/or Deliverables, (iv) market, sell, resell, rent, distribute or lease the Products and/or Deliverables, (v) scrape, collect or in any manner compile Application Component Identifiers from any repository using the Products for the purpose of creating an internal repository for Company’s use; (vi) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Products, Deliverables and/or any and all data contained therein, (vii) use the Products and/or Deliverables for the benefit of any third party including use of the Products to operate as a service bureau, ASP, or hosting service, (viii) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Products and/or Deliverables, or their related systems or networks, (ix) access the Products and/or Deliverables, or permit access to the Products and/or Deliverables, for purposes of monitoring their availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes, and/or (x) access the Products and/or Deliverables in order to (A) build a competitive product or service, or (B) copy any features, functions or graphics of, or data or information in, the Products and/or Deliverables.
d. Reports. The Products may allow Company to generate Reports, and Company may use and copy such Reports for its internal business purposes; provided that use of any such Reports is subject to the disclaimer set forth in Section 8(d).
e. Services. From time to time, Company may request that Cerro perform certain training and/or professional services that are related to the Products but beyond the scope of this Agreement (collectively, the “Services”). Upon Company’s request, Cerro will prepare a Statement of Work that includes the terms and conditions relevant to the Services to be performed. Statements of Work will, to the extent applicable, contain: (i) a description of the Services to be performed; (ii) any applicable assumptions, milestones, Deliverables, and timelines for delivery; (iii) applicable fees; and (iv) any other terms applicable to such Services. Each fully executed Statement of Work shall form a part of this Agreement and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
f. Use by Affiliates and Contractors. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company’s Affiliates and Contractors may use the Products licensed to Company hereunder, provided that (a) such use is strictly limited to use for the benefit of Company; and (b) Company remains liable for the acts and omissions of, and responsible for compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement by, each Affiliate and Contractor. Company agrees to provide a list of each Affiliate and Contractor that uses the Products for Company’s benefit upon Cerro’s written request.
4. PRODUCT MAINTENANCE. Cerro will provide Product Maintenance pursuant to the terms of the support policy set forth at https://www.cerrotech.com/support-policy.
5. FEES AND PAYMENT
a. Fees. Company will pay all fees specified in all Ordering Documents, and shall reimburse Cerro, at Cerro’s actual cost and without mark-up, for Cerro’s reasonable travel expenses that are incurred as a result of Cerro’s performance hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) fees are based on Product Subscriptions purchased and not actual usage, (ii) fees are non-cancelable and non-refundable, and (iii) the number of Subscriptions purchased cannot be decreased during the relevant Subscription Term. Subscription fees are based on annual periods that begin on the Subscription start date and are renewed on each anniversary thereof. As between the Parties, Company shall bear all expenses incurred in performance of its obligations or exercise of its rights under this Agreement.
b. Payment. Cerro will submit an invoice for all Product Subscriptions and Services purchased by Company, and all Cerro invoices must be paid by Company no later than thirty (30) days from the date of the invoice. All fees payable under this Agreement shall be made without recoupment or set-off.
c. Overdue Charges; Suspension of Service. If any fees are not received from Company by the due date, then at Cerro’s discretion, such charges may accrue 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. If any amount owing by Company pursuant to this Agreement is thirty (30) or more days overdue, Cerro may, without limiting Cerro’s other rights and remedies, suspend Company’s access to the Products and/or provision of the Services until such amounts are paid in full; provided that Cerro will not exercise its to suspend access if Company disputes charges in good-faith and cooperates with Cerro to resolve the dispute.
d. Taxes. Cerro’s fees do not include any taxes, levies, duties or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including value-added, sales, use or withholding taxes, assessable by any local, state, provincial, federal or foreign jurisdiction (collectively, " Taxes"). Except for taxes assessable against Cerro based on Cerro’s income, Company is responsible for paying all Taxes associated with Company’s purchases hereunder. If Cerro has the legal obligation to pay or collect Taxes for which Company is responsible under this paragraph, the appropriate amount shall be invoiced to and paid by Company in accordance with Section 5(b) above, unless Company provides Cerro with a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority.
e. Audit. Company agrees to maintain complete and accurate records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles with respect to matters necessary to ensure Company’s compliance with this Agreement. Cerro will have the right, at its own expense and upon reasonable prior notice, periodically to inspect and audit the records of Company with respect to matters covered by this Agreement. If such inspection or audit reveals that Company has underpaid Cerro with respect to any amounts due and payable during the period to which such inspection and audit relate, Company shall promptly pay such amounts as are necessary to rectify such underpayment, together with interest in accordance with Section 5(c). Such inspection and audit rights shall extend throughout the term of this Agreement and for a period of 3 years thereafter.
6. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
a. Reservation of Rights. Subject to the limited rights expressly granted hereunder, Cerro, for itself and on behalf of its licensors, reserves all rights in the Products and Deliverables that are not expressly granted to Company in this Agreement, and Company acknowledges and agrees that, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Cerro owns all rights, title and interest in and to the Products and Deliverables. All rights, title and interest in and to any and all improvements, modifications, derivative works and innovations of, to and/or involving the Products and Deliverables will be retained in full and owned by Cerro, even if such improvements, modifications, derivative works or innovations result from suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback provided to Cerro by or on behalf of Company. Company agrees not to challenge, directly or indirectly, the right, title, and interest of Cerro in and to the Products or Deliverables, and further agrees that it will not directly or indirectly, register, apply for registration, or attempt to acquire any legal protection for any of the Products and Deliverables.
b. Open Source Software. The Products may incorporate certain Open Source Software code. Ownership, use, warranty and modification rights with respect to any such Open Source Software code shall be as expressly set forth in the applicable license pursuant to which such Open Source Software code is governed and licensed to the public.
c. Company Usage Information. Anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any Order Form notwithstanding, Cerro reserves the right to compile, maintain and use statistical, metric and performance information regarding Company’s use of the Products (the “Company Usage Information”), and Company understands and acknowledges that the Products may contain a feature that sends Company Usage Information along with other technical information regarding the operation of the Products on Company’s computer systems to Cerro.
d. Models. Cerro retains the rights of all Models developed for the Company by Cerro. The actual data is owned by the Company
7. CONFIDENTIALITY
a. 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. Confidential Information of each Party shall include the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all Ordering Documents, as well as business and marketing plans, research, development, services, customers, customer lists, designs, drawings, technology and technical information, products, product plans, software, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, finances, and business processes of such Party; and Cerro’s Confidential Information shall include the Products, the Deliverables and the Documentation. However, 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 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 without use of or access to the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information. Furthermore, 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 written notice of any such disclosure (to the extent not legally prohibited) and reasonable assistance, at the Disclosing Party's cost, if the Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure.
b. 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 its own confidential information of like kind (but in no event less than reasonable care) not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party or use it 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, who have signed confidentiality agreements with the Receiving Party containing protections no less stringent than those herein, and for whom the Receiving Party remains fully liable.
c. Injunctive Relief. Each Party acknowledges that the extent of damages in the event of any threatened or actual breach of this Section 7 would be difficult or impossible to ascertain and that there would be available no adequate remedy at law in the event of any such breach. Each Party therefore agrees that, in the event it breaches this Section 7, the other Party will be entitled to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled at law or in equity. Any such relief shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any relief in the form of monetary damages.
8. WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS
a. Cerro’s Warranties. Cerro warrants that: (i) all Services will be performed by Cerro in a professional and workmanlike manner; provided that, in the event of a breach of this warranty by Cerro, Company’s exclusive remedy will be re-performance of the Services by Cerro; and (ii) the Products shall perform materially in accordance with the Documentation; provided that Cerro’s sole liability and Company’s sole and exclusive remedy for any breach of this warranty shall be, in Cerro’s sole discretion and at no charge to Company, to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Company with an error correction or work-around that corrects the reported non-conformity, or if Cerro determines such remedy to be impracticable, to terminate the Subscription Term and refund to Company a pro-rata portion of the Subscription fees paid by Company to Cerro for the applicable Products equal to the unused portion of the Subscription Term; provided further that the limited warranty set forth in this Section 8(a)(ii) will not apply: (A) unless Company makes a claim within thirty (30) days of the date on which the condition giving rise to the claim first appeared, (B) if the Product is used with hardware or software not specified in the Documentation, or (C) if the error was caused by misuse, unauthorized modifications or third- party hardware, software or services.
b. Company Warranties. Company represents, warrants and covenants that it owns or otherwise has sufficient rights to grant Cerro access to and use of all Company Usage Information per the terms of this Agreement.
c. Mutual Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants that (i) it has the full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder; (ii) its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not conflict with or result in a breach or other violation of any agreement or other third party obligation by which it is bound; (iii) when executed and delivered, this Agreement will constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; and (iv) it will comply with all applicable laws in its performance of this Agreement.
d. Disclaimers. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, CERRO MAKES NO, AND COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES AND DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THIS AGREEMENT OR THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND DELIVERABLES CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE, AS WELL AS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE. FURTHERMORE, THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND DELIVERABLES MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND CERRO IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS, DELIVERY FAILURES, OR OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS. MOREOVER, ALL REPORTS GENERATED BY THE PRODUCTS INCLUDE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE LICENSE AND SECURITY INFORMATION RELEVANT TO CERTAIN APPLICATION COMPONENT IDENTIFIERS. THOUGH CERRO WILL MAKE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THE REPORTS ARE CURRENT AND ACCURATE, THERE ARE NATURAL LATENCIES ASSOCIATED WITH OBTAINING AND MAKING AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND DATA ASSOCIATED WITH APPLICATION COMPONENT IDENTIFIERS. AS SUCH, COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE INFORMATION AND DATA INCLUDED IN ANY REPORTS IS BASED ON PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AND THEREFORE MAY NOT BE ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. FURTHERMORE, REFERENCES TO OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENTS (OR TERMS THEREOF) INCLUDED IN A REPORT DO NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR GUIDANCE, AND COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEEKING APPROPRIATE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING COMPANY’S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN ANY SUCH LICENSE AGREEMENT.
d. Accessing Open Source Software. Company may use the Products to access and use certain Open Source Software as artifacts that Company may retrieve from certain Open Source Software code repositories or any other public places or sites. Any such open source software is not licensed by or through Cerro, and Company is solely responsible for determining its right to copy, modify or otherwise use such Open Source Software and for complying with the terms and conditions of the applicable license that governs such Open Source Software. CERRO MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AND WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING SUCH OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AND/OR COMPANY’S ACCESS TO AND/OR USE THEREOF.
9. INDEMNIFICATION. Cerro shall defend Company against any claim, demand, suit, or proceeding ("Claim") made or brought against Company by a third party alleging that the use of the Products as permitted hereunder infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of a third party, and shall indemnify Company for any damages finally awarded against, and for reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by, Company in connection with any such Claim; provided that Company (a) promptly gives Cerro written notice of the Claim; (b) gives Cerro sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim; and (c) provides to Cerro all reasonable assistance, at Cerro’s expense. Cerro shall have no liability under this Agreement with respect to any Claim based upon: (i) combination or use of the Products with equipment, products, systems, software, materials or processes not furnished by Cerro if, absent such combination, no infringement would exist; (ii) use of the Products in a manner inconsistent with the Documentation; (iii) use of the Products which use breaches this Agreement. If Company’s use of a Product is, or in Cerro’s opinion is likely to be, enjoined due to a Claim, then Cerro may: (A) procure for Company the right to continue using such Product per the terms of this Agreement; (B) replace or modify the applicable Product so that it is non-infringing and substantially equivalent in function to the enjoined Product; or (C) terminate Company’s Subscription to access and use the Product and refund any unused, prepaid fees covering the remainder of the Subscription Term after the effective date of such termination. This Section states Cerro’s sole liability to Company, and Company’s exclusive remedy against Cerro, for any type of Claim described in this Section.
10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY), TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, BUSINESS OR DATA) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF CERRO ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT PAID AND PAYABLE BY COMPANY TO CERRO DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH A CLAIM ARISES.
11. TERM AND TERMINATION
a. Term of Agreement. This Agreement commences on the Effective Date and continues until all Subscriptions have expired or have been terminated.
b. Subscription Term. Subscriptions purchased by Company commence on the date on which Cerro makes the Product available to Company. Except as terminated pursuant to this Agreement, all Subscriptions shall automatically renew for additional periods equal to twelve (12) months for the same amount of Document Storage as of the end of the prior Subscription (each a “Renewal Term” and, together with the “Initial Term,” hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Subscription Term”), unless either Party gives the other written notice of non-renewal at least 60 days prior to the end of the Subscription Term. The fees charged by Cerro to Company for any Renewal Term shall be Cerro’s then-current fees for the Products licensed as part of the Subscription.
c. Termination. 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.
d. Effect of Termination. Termination of this Agreement shall not release the Parties from any liability that, at the time of termination, has already accrued or that thereafter may accrue with respect to any act or omission before termination, or from any obligation that is expressly stated in this Agreement to survive termination. Upon any termination of this Agreement, each Party shall (i) immediately discontinue all access to and use of the other Party’s Confidential Information; (ii) delete the other Party’s Confidential Information from its computer storage or any other media, including online and off-line libraries; (iii) return to the other Party or, at the other Party’s option, destroy, all copies of such other Party’s Confidential Information then in its possession; and (iv) promptly pay all amounts due and remaining payable hereunder. Termination of this Agreement, regardless of cause or nature, shall be without prejudice to any other rights or remedies of the Parties and shall be without liability for any loss or damage occasioned thereby.
e. Surviving Provisions. Sections 5, 6, 7, 10, 11(d) and (e), 12, and 13(b), (c), (d), (f), (h) and (i) shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
12. NOTICES, GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
a. Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; or (c) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notices shall be sent as follows: (i) by Cerro to Company’s last known address on file with Cerro; and (ii) by Company to: Cerro Technologies, 43 Town and Country Dr, Ste 119 #151, Fredericksburg, VA 22405, Attention: Legal Department. Either Party may designate a different address by providing written notice to the other Party.
b. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. The validity, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia, without regard to that jurisdiction’s conflicts of laws or choice of law rules, and each Party agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State courts located in Stafford County, Virginia and Federal courts located in the State of Virginia. The Parties expressly disclaim the applicability of, and waive any rights based upon, the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act or the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Each Party hereby waives any right to jury trial in connection with any action or litigation in any way arising out of or related to this Agreement.
13. GENERAL
a. Export Compliance. Each Party shall comply with the export laws and regulations of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions when providing and using the Products. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) each Party represents that it is not named on any U.S. government list of persons or entities prohibited from receiving exports, and (ii) Company shall not permit Users to access or use Products in violation of any U.S. export embargo, prohibition or restriction. Furthermore, Company will not, directly or indirectly, remove or export from the United States or allow the export or re-export of any part of the Product and/or Documentation: (a) into (or to a national or resident of) any embargoed or terrorist-supporting country; (b) to anyone on the U.S. Commerce Department’s Table of Denial Orders or U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals; (c) to any country to which such export or re-export is restricted or prohibited, or as to which the United States government or any agency thereof requires an export license or other governmental approval at the time of export or re- export without first obtaining such license or approval; or (d) otherwise in violation of any export or import restrictions, laws or regulations of any United States or foreign agency or authority.
b. Relationship of the Parties. The Parties will perform hereunder as independent contractors. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to create any association, partnership, joint venture, or relationship of principal and agent between the Parties.
c. Government End Users. The Products are commercial computer software. If the User or licensee of the Products is or becomes an agency, department, or other entity of the United States Government, the use, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure, or transfer of the Products, or any related Documentation of any kind, including technical data and manuals, is restricted by a license agreement or by the terms of this Agreement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 12.212 for civilian purposes and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 227.7202 for military purposes. The Products were developed fully at private expense. All other use is prohibited.
d. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement, and the Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is intended solely for the benefit of the Parties, their successors and permitted assigns, and nothing herein, whether express or implied, shall confer upon any person or entity, other than the Parties, their permitted successors and assigns, any legal or equitable right whatsoever to enforce any provision of this Agreement.
e. Force Majeure. Cerro shall be excused from performance of its obligations under this Agreement if such a failure to perform results from compliance with any requirement of applicable law, acts of God, fire, strike, embargo, terrorist attack, war, insurrection or riot or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Cerro (each a “Force Majeure Event”). Any delay resulting from any of such causes shall extend performance accordingly or excuse performance, in whole or in part, as may be reasonable under the circumstances.
f. Waiver and Cumulative Remedies; Severability. 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. 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.
g. Assignment. Neither Party will have the right to assign this Agreement without the written consent of the other Party; provided, however, that Cerro will have the right to assign this Agreement to an Affiliate of Cerro or pursuant to a merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the business to which this Agreement relates. Any assignment in violation of the foregoing provision shall be void and of no effect. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
h. Headings; Contract Interpretation. The captions to the Sections of this Agreement are not a part of this Agreement but are merely guides or labels to assist in locating and reading the Sections hereof. The terms “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this Agreement and not to any particular section or other portion hereof. Except as expressly provided otherwise, references herein to “days” are to calendar days. Any use of the term “including” in this Agreement shall be construed as if followed by the phrase “without limitation.”
i. Entire Agreement; Counterparts. This Agreement, including all Ordering Documents, 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 signed by an authorized representative of each Party; provided that Cerro reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement or its policies relating to the Products at any time, effective upon posting of an updated version of this Agreement at this same url. Company is responsible for regularly reviewing this Agreement, and continued use of the Products after any such changes shall constitute Company’s consent to such changes. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in an Ordering Document, if the terms of this Agreement conflict with the terms of any Ordering Document, the terms of this Agreement will prevail. Notwithstanding any language to the contrary therein, no terms or conditions stated in Company’s purchase order or other order documentation (excluding Ordering Documents) shall be incorporated into or form any part of this Agreement, and all such terms or conditions shall be null and void.