End User License Agreement
Version 2.5.0 - 01/21/2019
This License Agreement (the
"Agreement") is made and entered into by and between Licensor (as
defined below) and you as, or on behalf of, Licensee (as defined below). This
Agreement governs Licensee's access to the Image and its use of the Licensee
Instance (as these terms are defined below). Each of Licensor and Licensee is a
"Party" to this Agreement and together they are indicated as the
"Parties".
By either (a) submitting a
signed Quote; (b) providing a purchase order complying with a Quote, (c) checking
the "I read the License Terms and I Accept them" checkbox and
subsequently clicking the "Next" button during the installation and configuration
process of the Licensee Instance (as defined below) using the Image (as defined
below), or (d) accessing or using the Licensee Instance, you as, or on behalf
of, Licensee, are accepting and agreeing to be bound by the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, which becomes effective as of the date you click
the "Next" button (or first access or use the Licensee Instance) (the
"Effective Date"). If you are accepting the terms of this Agreement on
behalf of Licensee, you represent and warrant that: (i)
you have full legal authority to bind Licensee to this Agreement; (ii) you have
read and understand this Agreement; and (iii) you agree, on behalf of Licensee,
to this Agreement. If you do not have the legal authority to bind Licensee,
please do not click the "Next" button (or access or use the Licensee
Instance).
1. License
Grant. Licensor grants Licensee a limited, personal, revocable,
non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferrable license to do the following
during the License Term: (i) install and configure the
Image on a single Licensee Instance; (ii) create, copy, use, maintain and restore
Snapshots and Secondary Backups of Licensee Information using Licensee Instance(s)
for the internal business use of Licensee, subject to the attributes and usage limitations
of Image or as set forth in the Quote; (iii) copy and use the Documentation solely
for the above-mentioned purposes; and (iv) if and to the extent Licensee has
been expressly authorized in writing by Seller in a Quote or otherwise, Licensee
may either or both (a) install and configure the Image on additional Licensee
Instances; and/or (b) create, copy, use, maintain and restore Snapshots and Secondary
Backups of Licensee Information using Licensee Instance(s) for Managed Users of
Licensee.
2. Ownership and License Restrictions.
2.1. Ownership. Licensor and its Affiliates exclusively own and reserve
all right, title, and interest in and to the Technology, the Image and
Documentation, which are licensed, not sold, to Licensee.
2.2. License Restrictions. Except as expressly granted and permitted in
the License, neither Licensee nor any User obtains any right in and to the
Technology or may copy or use the Technology in any manner, or for any other purpose.
Neither Licensee nor any User may, or may attempt to (a) modify, alter, translate,
tamper with, repair, or otherwise create derivative works of any Technology;
(b) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or decrypt the Technology or
otherwise apply any other process or procedure to discover, extract,
reconstruct, or derive the source code, underlying ideas, algorithms, file
format, programming or interoperability interfaces, components, trade secrets
or other proprietary information embodied in or associated with, the
Technology; (c) disable or circumvent any security or encryption mechanisms
used by or in the Image, the Licensee Instance or the Secondary Backups; (d) access,
copy or use the Technology or Secondary Backups in a way intended to avoid incurring
fees or exceeding usage limits or quotas; (e) except as and to the extent
expressly permitted under the License, rent, lease, resell, sublicense or
otherwise distribute the Technology to other people or entities, or otherwise
charge them for the use of the Technology or the work done on their behalf if
it involves the use of Licensee's right to use the Technology; or (f) use the
Technology (or any of its underlying concepts and ideas) to create or improve
(directly or indirectly) a substantially similar product or service. The License
granted to Licensee in this Agreement is conditional on Licensee's continued
and full compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and may be
terminated by Licensor if Licensee does not comply with any term or condition
of this Agreement. During and after the term of this Agreement, Licensee will not
assert, nor will Licensee authorize, assist, or encourage any third party to
assert, against Licensor or any of its Affiliates, customers, vendors, business
partners, or licensors, any patent infringement or other intellectual property
infringement claim regarding the Technology used by Licensee.
2.3. Feedback. The provision of any Feedback is voluntary. Licensor and
its Affiliates will own all right, title, and interest in and to any Feedback
and be entitled to use the Feedback without restriction. Licensee hereby irrevocably
assign to Licensor and its Affiliates all right, title, and interest in and to
the Feedback and agrees to provide Licensor and its Affiliates any reasonably
required assistance to document, perfect, and maintain Licensor’s and its
Affiliates' rights in the Feedback.
3. Access to the Image; use of the Licensee Instance; support
3.1. Account & Email. Licensee must have a valid account with the
Service Provider and an e-mail address to access the Image and exercise its
License rights.
3.2. Support. During the License Term, and except with respect to a
License granted free-of-charge, support will be provided to Licensee in
accordance with Licensor's standard support terms then in effect. Licensee is
responsible for providing support service (if any) to its Users.
3.3.
New Features. Licensor may make new tools, features or functionality
related to the Technology available from time to time (an “Upgrade”), the use
of which may be contingent upon Licensee's agreement to additional terms. To
the extent the use of an Upgrade is conditioned upon the payment of additional
fees, Licensee will not be required to use the Upgrade or, at Licensor’s sole
discretion, will be entitled to access and use the Upgrade without the payment
of such Fees.
3.4. Changes. From time to time, Licensor may make changes to the terms
of this Agreement. Substantial changes to existing terms of a Service Provider License
will become effective 30 days after they are posted on Licensor’s or the
Service Provider’s website or notified in writing to Licensee, including by
email. Changes that are insignificant or apply to new feature or functionality
will be effective immediately upon posting or, if notified by email, as stated
in the email message. If Licensee does not agree to the changed or revised
terms, it must stop using Licensee Instance. By continuing to access the Image
and/or use the Licensee Instance after the effective date of any change to this
Agreement, Licensee agrees to be bound by the changed terms. Licensee is responsible
to regularly check the websites of Licensor and the Service Provider for
changes.
4. Responsibilities
4.1. Licensee Responsibilities. Licensee is solely responsible for (i) all setup, use, operation, configuration and monitoring
of the Licensee Instance and the routine backing-up and, if needed, restoration
of Licensee Information, occurring under its own and its Users’ accounts with
the Service Provider, whether performed by Licensee or any User (or any
employee, contractor or agent acting on its behalf) (ii) maintaining the confidentiality
of any log-in credentials and private keys provided for Licensee's access to
the Image or use of a Licensee Instance.
4.2. Disclaimer of responsibility. Licensor shall not be responsible for
unauthorized access to Licensee's or any User’s account with the Service
Provider. Licensee will immediately inform Licensor if it believes an unauthorized
third party may be accessing the Image or using the Licensee Instance on its
behalf.
4.3.
User Violations. Licensee is responsible for its Users acts in relation to
this Agreement, including any exercise of the License by a User. Licensee will
ensure that all Users comply with Licensee's obligations under this Agreement.
Licensee will further ensure that the terms of Licensee's agreement with each User
are consistent with this Agreement. If Licensee becomes aware of any violation by
a User of Licensee's obligations under this Agreement, Licensee will
immediately terminate such User's access to the Image and/or Licensee Instance.
5. Payment terms
5.1. Fees. Fees and charges applicable to the License and the technical support
services (a) are described in either a Quote provided to Licensee by the Seller,
or in the absence of such a Quote, on the website of the applicable Seller; (b)
will be calculated and charged periodically by the Seller, to the extent based
on a periodical subscription or usage, as applicable; and (c) will be paid by
Licensee to the Seller, using the payment methods and under the payment terms agreed
between Licensee and Seller.
5.2. Payment terms. All amounts payable under this Agreement are
non-cancellable and will be made without setoff or counterclaim, and without
any deduction or withholding. Unless otherwise set forth in a Quote, all fees
are due and payable Net 30 days after the date of the applicable invoice. Fees
and charges for the License and support may be changed upon a 30 days' advance
notice. Licensee waives all claims relating
to the Fees under this Agreement unless claimed within sixty days after
charged. Late payment shall bear an Interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (or
the highest rate permitted by law, if less). In the event of a late payment (or
other breaches of the Agreement by Licensee or a User), Licensor or Seller reserve
the right to suspend the access to the Image or the use of the Licensee
Instance.
5.3. Taxes. All fees and charges payable by Licensee are exclusive of
applicable taxes and duties, including VAT and applicable sales tax. Licensee
will provide to Seller any information reasonably requested to determine
whether an obligation to collect VAT and applicable sales tax from Licensee,
including without limitation the Licensee's VAT identification number. To apply
any exemption from any sales, use, or similar transaction tax Licensee is
legally entitled to, Licensee must provide to the Seller a legally-sufficient
tax exemption certificates for each taxing jurisdiction. The tax exemption certificates
will be applied to charges under Licensee's account occurring after the date
the tax exemption certificates are received. Licensee must notify Seller of any
deduction or withholding that is required by law and pay to Seller any
additional amounts necessary to ensure that the net amount received, after any
deduction and withholding, equals the amount that would have been received if
no deduction or withholding had been required. Additionally, Licensee will
provide to Seller any documentation evidencing the actual payment of any
amounts withheld and deducted to the relevant taxing authority.
6. Confidentiality. During the term of this Agreement and for five (5)
years thereafter, the Receiving Party will (a) take reasonable measures to
protect the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party that are no less
than those measures taken by the Receiving Party to protect its own
Confidential Information of similar nature; (b) not disclose the Confidential
Information of the Disclosing Party, except to Affiliates, employees, agents or
professional advisors on a need to know basis, provided that they have agreed
in writing (or in the case of professional advisors are otherwise bound) to
keep it confidential, or except when required by law after giving reasonable
notice the Disclosing Party if allowed by law; (c) ensure that all individuals
and entities who have access to the Confidential Information of the Disclosing
Party use the Confidential Information for the sole purpose of exercising the Receiving
Party’s rights and fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement, while using
reasonable care.
7. Limited Warranty
7.1. Limited Warranty. Licensor warrants that for a period of ninety
(90) days from the date on which the Image first become accessible to Licensee,
the Licensee Instance will perform substantially as described in the
then-current Documentation, provided that Licensee Instance is (a) installed by
Licensee with an original and unmodified copy of the most updated version of
the Image, as made available by Licensor or the Service Provider; (b) is
properly configured and managed by Licensee; and (c) used by Licensee per the
instructions specified in the Documentation and in compliance with this Agreement.
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO BETA, PRE-RELEASE, EVALUATION, TRIAL,
AND FREE-OF-CHARGE VERSION AND, WHICH ARE MADE AVAILABLE "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTY FROM LICENSOR, AND ANY USE OF SUCH IAMGE AND LICENSEE INSTANCE
IS ENTIRELY AT LICENSEE'S OWN RISK.
7.2.
Unwarranted situations. This limited warranty covers only problems that
are reproducible and verifiable and does not cover (a) any software, item or
services not provided by, or on behalf of, Licensor; or (b) problems caused by
or arise from Licensee's or a User’s, abuse, misuse, unauthorized use, or
unauthorized installation of, or modification to, the Image or the Licensee
Instance or failure to take any of the measures described as part of the
responsibility of Licensee under this Agreement or the Documentation, or that
are caused by events beyond Licensor's reasonable control, including, without
limitations, any failures in the Provider Services (such as the Snapshots).
7.3. Exclusive Remedy. The sole and exclusive obligation of Licensor and
Seller and Licensee's (including its Users’) sole and exclusive remedy in case
of a breach of the limited warranty stated above will be to repair or replace
the Image in a manner enabling conformity to the Limited warranty above. Licensor
also has the option of repaying Licensee a pro-rated amount of the applicable fees
prepaid by Licensee for to the License (for the period during which the breach
of warranty occurred and the remaining period of the License Term) instead of
repairing or replacing the Image. Prior to repayment, Licensee must permanently
stop the use of any Licensee Image and uninstall Image from any Licensee
Instance. LICENSOR'S AND SELLER’S LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE TECHNOLOGY,
UNDER ANY WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY IS EXCLUSIVELY
LIMITED TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE IMAGE OR TO THE REPAYMENT OF FEES,
AS STATED ABOVE.
7.4. GENERAL WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY
EXPRESSLY STATED ABOVE, LICENSOR MAKES NO OTHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY
REPRESENATIONS, GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE TECHNOLOGY.
THE IMAGE AND THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION ARE OTHERWISE PROVIDED "AS
IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY,
ACCURACY, CORRESPONDENCE TO DESCRIPTION, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NONINFRINGEMENT,
WHICH ARE ALL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.
7.5. SPECIFIC WARRANTY DESCLAIMERS. LICENSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, EXCEPT
TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE IN THE DOCUMENTATION, THE BACKUP AND
RECOVERY OPERATIONS PERFOMRED USING THE LICENSEE INSTANCE ARE BASED ON THE USE
OF SNAPSHOTS, AN UNDERLYING DATA COPY SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER.
ACCORDINGLY, LICENSOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR THE SECURITY OR DELETION
OF, OR FAILURE TO STORE, ANY LICENSEE INFORMATION. AS BETWEEN LICENSOR AND
LICENSEE, LICENSEE IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SECURITY AND BACKUP OF LICENSEE
INFORMATION. FURTHER, LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF ANY
LICENSEE INSTANCE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
7.6
Defense by Licensor.
If, and to the extent, a suit or proceeding is brought against Licensee
asserting that the Image or the Technology, as used by Licensee in accordance
with this Agreement, infringes any copyright or trademark in any country or
misappropriates any trade secret in any country (“IP Infringement Lawsuit”),
and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in Sections 7.7, 7.8,
7.9 and 8 of this Agreement, Licensor will (a) defend Licensee in such IP
Infringement Lawsuit; (b) pay all costs and damages (including reasonable
attorney’s fees) finally awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction in such
IP Infringement Lawsuit, or pay any settlement of such IP Infringement Lawsuit as
agreed to by Licensor; and (c) use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain for
Licensee the right to continue to use the Image or Technology or replace or
modify the Image or Technology with substantially equivalent product which Licensor
believes to be (or have increased likelihood to be) non-infringing, in which
event Licensee shall immediately cease use of the allegedly infringing Image or
Technology. If, in case of such IP Infringement Lawsuit, obtaining a license to
continue and use the Image or Technology or modifying or replacing the Image or
Technology to make it non-infringing are not feasible or commercially
reasonable options, Licensor may refund to Licensee the portion of the fees
paid by Licensee for the allegedly infringing Image or Technology, and in such
case Licensee’s rights and licenses with respect such Image or Technology will
terminate, without further obligation or liability by Licensor to Licensee
(other than the obligations set forth in Section 7.6(a) and Section 7.6(b)
above), and Licensee shall immediately cease use of the allegedly infringing
Image or Technology.
7.7
Notice and Cooperation. Licensor’s obligations under Section 7.6 are
expressly conditioned upon Licensee (a) promptly notifying Licensor in writing
after receiving notice of the IP Infringement Lawsuit or any threats, claims
and proceedings related thereto; (b) fully authorizing Licensor to have the
sole control of the defense and settlement of the IP Infringement Lawsuit; (c)
not making any admission of liability nor settling or otherwise compromising
the IP Infringement Lawsuit without Licensor’s prior written consent; (d)
furnishing to Licensor, upon request, any information available to Licensee
relating to the alleged infringement and/or defense of such IP Infringement
Lawsuit; and (e) providing reasonable assistance to Licensor in the defense of
such IP Infringement Lawsuit.
7.8
Exclusions to Defense. Licensor shall have no obligation or liability
under Section 7.6 to the extent the IP Infringement Lawsuit is based on,
arising from, or in connection with: (a) compliance with or implementation of
Licensee’s specifications, designs, or instructions if the alleged infringement
would not have occurred but for such compliance or implementation; (b) the
modification of the Image or Technology by anyone other than by Licensor or in
accordance with Licensor’s instructions; (c) the combination by or on behalf of
Licensee of the Image or Technology with other products or elements not
provided by Licensor; (d) an unauthorized use or distribution of the Image or
Technology, or any part thereof, or use beyond the terms of this Agreement or
applicable Specifications or Documentation; or (e) any third party’s
intellectual property rights with respect to which Licensor has informed
Licensee or has included a written statement in its Specifications or
Documentation that a separate license has to be obtained and/or that no license
with respect to which is granted or implied.
7.9
Exclusive Remedy. Sections 7.6 through 7.8 and 8 states Licensor’s entire
liability and obligations and Licensee’s sole and exclusive remedy with respect
to any infringement, or claim of infringement, of any IPR by the Image and
Technology.
7.10
Indemnification by Licensee. Licensee shall defend, indemnify, reimburse
and hold Licensor and its licensors, agents, officers and employees, harmless
from and against any and all claims, suits, proceedings, assertions, damages,
costs, liabilities, losses or expenses (including court costs and reasonable
attorney’s legal fees) reasonably incurred by Licensor a result any claim,
action, suit or proceeding brought against Licensor which is arising from,
connected with or relating to: (i) an assertion of
infringement as described in Section 7.8, from which Licensor is excluded, provided
that Licensee is notified promptly in writing of the suit and, at Licensee’s
request, Licensee is given control of and all reasonably requested assistance
by Licensor to defend such claim or suit.
8. Limitation of liability
8.1. LIMITATION ON INDIRECT LIABILITY. LICENSOR, ITS AFFILIATES AND
RESELLERS, WILL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF REVENUES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR SAVINGS, LOSS OR
CURRUPTION OF DATA, OR LOSS OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS), EVEN IF LICENSOR, ITS
AFFILIATES OR THE APPLICABLE RESELLER KNEW, SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OR HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF, THAT SUCH DAMAGES WERE POSSIBLE AND EVEN IF DIRECT DAMAGES DO NOT
SATISFY AS A REMEDY. FURTHER, LICENSOR, ITS AFFILIATES AND RESELLERS WILL NOT
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COMPENSATION, REIMBURSEMENT, OR DAMAGES ARISING IN
CONNECTION WITH: (A) LICENSEE'S INABILITY TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY; (B) THE COST
OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; (C) ANY INVESTMENTS,
EXPENDITURES, OR COMMITMENTS BY LICENSEE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR LICENSEE'S
EXERCISE OF THE LICENSE; OR (D) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR DAMAGE TO, OR
ALTERATION, DELETION, DESTRUCTION, LOSS OR FAILURE TO STORE ANY OF, LICENSEE
INFORMATION OR OTHER DATA.
8.2. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE
LIABILITY OF LICENSOR, ITS AFFILIATES AND RESELLERS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, FOR
ANY DAMAGE OR CLAIM ARISING FROM LICENSEE'S EXERCISE OF THE LICENSE, USE OF TECHNOLOGY
OR THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, EXCEED THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY LICENSEE
TO SELLER DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO
LIABILITY.
9. Term and Termination
9.1. Term. This Agreement commences on the Effective Date will remain in
effect, unless and until terminated as set forth in this Agreement.
9.2. Termination for Breach. Either Party may terminate this Agreement
for breach if: (i) the other Party is in material
breach of the Agreement and fails to cure that breach within thirty days after receipt
of written notice; or (ii) the other Party ceases its business operations or
becomes subject to insolvency proceedings and the proceedings are not dismissed
within ninety days.
9.3. Termination for Convenience. Service Provider Licenses purchased on
a recurring monthly subscription basis, together with this Agreement, may be
terminated by either Party for convenience, at any time and for any reason, by providing
a prior written notice through the Service Provider with the notice period being
thirty (30) days in case of termination by Licensor and immediate in case of
termination by Licensee.
9.4. Effects of Termination. Upon the expiration of the License or termination
of this Agreement: (i) the License and any and all other
rights granted by one Party to the other will immediately cease; (ii) all fees
and charges (including taxes) owed by Licensee to Seller through the effective
day of termination shall immediately become due upon receipt of the final invoice
or electronic bill; (iii) Licensee must permanently stop exercising any of its
License rights; and (iv) upon request, each Party will use commercially
reasonable efforts to return or destroy all Confidential Information of the
other Party.
10.
Data Collection.
10.1.
Non-Identifiable Metadata. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Licensor
and its Affiliates may collect and use the Non-Identifiable Metadata gathered
in connection with Licensee’s access to the Image and use of the Licensee
Instance, for the purpose of improving the Technology. Licensee may revoke the
above functionality during the configuration process of the Licensee Instance and
at any time thereafter.
10.2.
Support and Usage Data. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Licensor
and its Affiliates may collect (a) Licensee’s name, address and account
number(s) of with the Service Provider, during or after, the configuration
process of the Licensee Instance for the purpose of improving support to
Licensee (“Support Contact Information”); and (b) Usage Data in connection with
Licensee's use of the Licensee Instance for the purposes of calculating the
fees applicable to Licensee’s use of the Licensed Instance and verifying
Licensee’s compliance with the License terms. For clarity, Usage Data is not collected,
and submission of Support Contact Information can be avoided, for Service
Provider Licenses and Standalone Licenses.
10.3.
Public Reference. Licensee agrees that Licensor and its Affiliates may
use its name and logo to identify Licensee as a customer of Licensor and its
Affiliates, such as on the website of Licensor or its Affiliates, subject to their
compliance with any guidelines, if provided by Licensee to Licensor, with
respect to the use of Licensee’s name and logo.
11. Miscellaneous
11.1. Notices. All notices, communications, reports, approvals or
consents, required or permitted by this Agreement, must be in writing, in English,
and addressed to the other Party's primary point of contact. Notices to Licensor
must be sent by email to info@n2ws.com and will be treated as
given upon their receipt, as verified by written or automated receipt or by
electronic log. Licensee may also mail notices to Licensor's address, as listed
on the Licensor website. Notices to Licensee will be emailed by Licensor to the
email address provided by Licensee during the registration with Licensor or
otherwise associated with Licensee's account and will be treated as given when sent.
Licensee is responsible to keep its email account with Licensor current.
11.2. Assignment. Licensee may not assign, transfer, delegate or sublicense
this Agreement, any part thereof or any right thereunder, without the prior
written consent of Licensor, except to an Affiliate where: (a) the Affiliate
has agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement; (b) Licensee
remains liable for the obligations under the Agreement in case of default by
the Affiliate; and (c) Licensee has notified Licensor of the assignment. Any
other attempt to assign is void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will
be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective
successors and assigns.
11.3. Force Majeure. Licensor will not be liable for failure or delay to
perform any obligation under this Agreement, to the extent caused by circumstances
beyond its reasonable control.
11.4. No Agency. This Agreement does not create any agency, partnership
or joint venture between the Parties and neither Party has any authority to
bind the other.
11.5. Government Purposes (applicable to US government customers only).
The Image was developed at private expense and is provided to the U.S.
Government as "commercial computer software", "commercial computer
software documentation" and "technical data" with the same rights
and restrictions generally applicable to the Image. If Licensee exercises the
License on behalf of the U.S. Government and these terms fail to meet the U.S.
Government's needs or are inconsistent in any respect with federal law,
Licensee will immediately discontinue the exercise of its License. The terms
"commercial item", "commercial computer software",
"commercial computer software documentation" and "technical
data" are defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.
11.6. No Waiver. Neither Party will be deemed to have waived, or restricted
its right to enforce, any rights under this Agreement by failing to exercise or
enforce (or delaying the exercise or enforcement of) such rights. All waivers
by us must be in writing to be effective.
11.7. Severability. If any term of this Agreement (or part thereof) is
held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable, it will interpreted to have been
limited, eliminated or severed, to the minimum extent, as necessary to keep the
obligations of the Parties, and the rest of the Agreement, in full force and
effect.
11.8. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement does not confer any
benefits on any third party individual or entity that
is not a Party to this Agreement, unless it expressly states that it does.
11.9. Equitable Relief. Parties acknowledge that a breach of any provisions
of this Agreement pertaining to Confidential Information, or the ownership of,
license to and restriction on, IPR, may cause irreparable injury to the injured
Party, for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, and the
injured Party shall be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in
any state, federal, or national court of competent jurisdiction for any actual
or alleged breach of these provisions.
11.10. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made
in, governed by and construed pursuant to, the laws of either (a) the State of Florida,
USA, excluding its conflict of law rules; (b) if the principal place of
business and registered offices of both Parties are located in another state or
country, in the state or country in which Licensor’s principal place of
business resides; or (c) the state or country expressly otherwise agreed to by
both Parties in writing. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sales of Goods is specifically disclaimed.
11.11.
Venue. All claims or disputes arising out of or relating to this
Agreement will be litigated exclusively in the courts located in either (a) the
State of Florida, USA; (b) if the principal place of business and registered
offices of both Parties are located in another state or country, in the state
or country in which Licensor’s principal place of business resides; or (c) the
state or country expressly otherwise agreed to by both Parties in writing. The
Parties consent to the personal jurisdiction in those courts.
11.12. Amendments. Any amendment or waiver shall be effective only if
made in writing, expressly stating it to be an amendment or waiver of this
Agreement and signed by an authorized representative of each Party.
11.13. Survival. The following Sections will survive expiration or termination
of this Agreement: 2 (Ownership and License Restrictions), 4 (Licensee
Responsibilities), 5 (Fees and Taxes), 6 (Confidential Information), 7.2, 7.4
and 7.5 (Disclaimer of Warranties), 8 (Limitation of Liability), 9.4 (Effects
of Termination), 11 (Miscellaneous) and 12 (Definitions).
11.14.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including all applicable Quotes, policies,
procedures and/or guidelines appearing on the Licensor website (www.n2ws.com) from time to time, which
are hereby incorporated by this reference into, and made part of, this Agreement,
is the entire agreement between Licensor and Licensee regarding the subject
matter of this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all other agreements
between the Parties relating to its subject matter. In entering into this
Agreement, neither Party has relied on, and neither Party will have any right
or remedy based on, any prior or contemporaneous communication, statement,
understanding, representation or warranty (whether written or verbal) regarding
the subject matter of this Agreement, except those expressly set out in this
Agreement or a written document signed by the Parties. If there is a conflict
between the documents and URLs that make up this Agreement, the documents will
control in the following order: the Agreement, a Quote
(except to the extent expressly stating to supersede this Agreement) and the
terms located at any URL. Licensor may provide to Licensee, in addition to, or
in place of, any previously-referenced URL, new or updated URLs, which shall be
incorporated into this Agreement by reference. Licensor will not be bound by,
and specifically objects to, any term, condition or other provision which is
different from or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement (whether or not it would materially alter this Agreement) and
which is submitted by Licensee in any order, receipt, acceptance, confirmation,
correspondence or other document.
12. Definitions
12.1. "Affiliate" means any entity that directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a Party, for as
long as such control exists; for the preceding sentence, control means control
of greater than fifty percent of the voting rights or equity interests of a Party.
12.2. "Confidential Information" means all nonpublic
information (including information pertaining to technology, data, customers, business
plans, marketing activities, finances and other business affairs of a Party or its
Affiliates or Users), disclosed by one Party or its Affiliates (the "Disclosing
Party") to the other Party or its Affiliates (the "Receiving Party")
under this Agreement, including by or to their respective employees,
contractors or agents, that is marked or designated as confidential or that,
given the nature of the information or circumstances surrounding its
disclosure, should reasonably be understood to be confidential. Confidential
Information does not include any information that: (i)
is or becomes publicly available without breach of this Agreement; (ii) can be
shown by documentation to have been known to the Receiving Party at the time of
first disclosure by the Disclosing Party; (iii) is received by the Receiving
Party from a third party who did not acquire or disclose the same by a wrongful
or tortious act; or (iv) can be shown by documentation to have been
independently developed by the Receiving Party without use of or reference to
the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party. The Technology is
considered Confidential Information of Licensor; Licensee Information and Usage
Data are considered Confidential Information of Licensee and its Users.
12.3. "Documentation" means the documentation (as may be updated
from time to time) in the form generally made available by Licensor and its
Affiliates to its licensees and customers for use with the Technology.
12.4.
"End User" means any individual or entity that, directly or
indirectly, accesses, copies or installs a Licensee Instance, the Image or the
Documentation, or uses the Licensee Instance, under Licensee's account.
12.5. "Feedback" means all remarks, requests, suggestions, proposals,
data, reports, ideas and improvements pertaining to the Technology or any
portions thereof.
12.6.
"Image" means a specific version of a virtual machine image
generated from the Technology, of the type and supported feature set described
in the License and under its terms.
12.7. "Intellectual Property Rights" or "IPR"
means any and all, current and future, worldwide rights under patent law,
copyright law, trade secret law, trademark law, moral rights law, and other similar
rights.
12.8. "License" means the terms of use (i)
specified in Section 2.1 of this Agreement; and (ii) described in a Quote or in
a document or policy (including on a website) of Seller, including, without
limitation, restrictions and limitations on the scope and time of use of the
Image and Licensee Instance, including the applicable Fees.
12.9.
"License Term" means a period (ending prior to the expiration
or termination of this Agreement) for which Licensee has paid, or is committed
to pay, the fees described in Section 5.1 of this Agreement or as otherwise
defined in a Quote for the right to use the License.
12.10.
"Licensee" means the individual or legal business entity that
is either (i) appear on the Quote as Licensee, or (b)
represented by an authorized representative (as an employee or agent) acting on
its behalf, agreeing to this Agreement.
12.11.
"Licensee Information" means software, machine images, data, text,
audio, video, images or other content that Licensee or a User, runs on, causes
to interface with, uploads to, or otherwise transfers, transmits, displays,
processes, uses or stores in connection with, the Provider Services, under Licensee's,
or a User’s account with the Service Provider, and any IPR related thereto, and
explicitly excluding any Technology and Feedback.
12.12. "Licensee Instance" means each virtual machine instance(s),
configured and managed by Licensee that is installed with (or launched from)
the Image, provided that Licensee has (a) a right to access
and use such instance as part of the Provider Services; and (b) submitted to Licensor
the applicable account number of such instance with the Service Provider.
12.13.
"Licensor" means either or all of, as the context admits, N2W Software
Ltd, an Israeli company, and/or any of its Affiliates, including but not
limited to, N2W Software, Inc., a Delaware Corporation and/or N2WS Limited, an
English Company, according to the respective rights and obligations regarding
the distribution of Licenses to the Image and the performance of obligations,
as agreed among N2W Software Ltd and its Affiliates. For Service Provider
Licenses, the Licensor is N2W Software, Inc. Licensor may be referred to in a
Quote, License, its website or otherwise as “N2WS”.
12.14.
“Managed User” means any individual, entity, device or account with the
Service Provider, not owned by Licensee, that, directly or indirectly, in whole
or in part, is managed, monitored and/or protected by Licensee using the
Licensee Instance.
12.15.
“Non-Identifiable Metadata” means information about certain
predetermined attributes and characteristics, pertaining to Licensee’s use of
the Licensee Instance in conjunction with the Provider Services which does not
reflect or reference Licensee or any individually identifiable Users.
12.16.
"Provider Services" means the web-based services (including without
limitation computing, storage, backup, connectivity, software, machine images,
and APIs) made available by the Service Provider to Licensee and/or its Users.
12.17.
“Reseller” means an entity, other than Licensor or its Affiliates, and including
the Service Provider, authorized in writing by or on behalf of Licensor or its
Affiliates to sell the License.
12.18.
"Quote" a price quotation or an order form (i) generated by Seller and sent to Licensee; and (ii) agreed
to by Licensee and received by Seller.
12.19. “Secondary Backup” means incremental copies of data blocks of
Licensee Information that are created by Licensee using the Licensee Instance
from Snapshots, using a proprietary file format and technologies of Licensor
and its Affiliates, and are stored in, and may be subsequently retrieved from,
a storage repository service of the Service Provider (e.g., Amazon S3).
12.20.
“Seller” means the entity selling the License to the Licensee, which may
be Licensor, its Affiliates or a Reseller.
12.21.
"Service Provider" means Amazon Web Services and its Affiliates
(collectively, "AWS").
12.22.
“Service Provider License” means a License purchased and paid for by
Licensee as a recurring monthly subscription through the Service Provider and
excluding any free-of-charge License.
12.23. "Snapshot" means a service provided by the Service
Provider as part of, and between storage media within, the Provider Services,
for the incremental copying of data blocks between a data-retaining services (e.g.,
Amazon EBS, RDS and Redshift) and a storage repository service (e.g., Amazon
S3), for the purpose of backing up and the restoration of data.
12.24.
“Standalone License” means a License (a) for which the fees have been
prepaid for the entire License Term; and (b) activated through a self-expiring
license key provided by Seller or Licensor, instead of through a connection
between the Licensee Instance and a license server of Licensor.
12.25.
"Technology" means the N2WS Backup & Recovery (CPM)
software of Licensor and its Affiliates, including any related machine image
(including the Image), appliance, data, database, tools, APIs, utilities,
scripts, the format of, and the technologies used in, the Secondary Backups, Documentation,
error correction, revision, update, translation, recast, modification,
compilation, improvement, enhancement and derivatives thereof and any IPR
related thereto or embodied therein.
12.26.
"Usage Data" means information about attributes and
characteristics pertaining to the usage of the Technology in conjunction with
the Provider Services by Licensee and its Users. Such information may include details
regarding legal name, address, account numbers, virtual machines, data
retaining and database services (for example, AWS account numbers, EC2
instances, EBS volumes, RDS and DynamoDB databases and Redshift clusters, which
are backed-up using the Licensee Instance, as well as Secondary Backups). For
clarity, nothing in the Usage Data requires Licensee to provide identifying information
on individuals, provided that Licensee adequately
defines and configures its accounts with the Service Provider and Licensor in a
manner avoiding identification of data on individuals.
12.27.
“User” means an End User and, if applicable under the License, a “Managed
User”.