Products and Services General Terms
Last Updated May 12, 2021
Client’s relationship with Active and Client’s use of Active’s products and services (including Client’s licensing of Active’s SaaS, Client’s use of Services, and/or Client’s purchase or leasing of Hardware) are subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and are between Client and Active. Capitalized terms are defined in Section 7 below, unless otherwise defined within the body of this Agreement, the applicable Product Attachment, or Schedule. In order to use the Products, Client must first agree to this Agreement. Client represents and warrants that Client has the necessary and full right, power, authority, and capability to accept this Agreement, to bind Client’s organization, and to perform Client’s obligations hereunder. Client can accept this Agreement by: (a) clicking to accept or agree to this Agreement, where this option is made available to Client by Active in the user interface for any Product; (b) signing a document where a link to this Agreement appears in an order form, Schedule, or other document provided to Client by Active; (c) by signing this Agreement, if there is a designated area to sign; or (d) by actually using the Products. In the case of (d), Client understands and agrees that Active will treat Client’s use of the Products as acceptance of this Agreement from that point onwards. Client may not use the Products and may not accept this Agreement if (i) Client is not of legal age to form a binding contract with Active, or (ii) Client is a person barred from receiving the Products under the laws of the United States or other countries, including the country in which Client is a resident or from which Client uses the Products. Client may not use the Products if Client does not accept this Agreement. By accepting this Agreement, Client agrees as follows:
1. AGREEMENT STRUCTURE AND SCOPE.
1.1. General Terms and Incorporation of Product Terms. This Agreement establishes the general terms and conditions to which the parties have agreed to in order to facilitate the licensing of SaaS and the provision of Products. Additional Product-specific terms and conditions are set forth in one or more documents referenced in the applicable Schedule, each of which is incorporated herein (each, a “Product Attachment”). All references to the “General Terms” mean this document, exclusive of Product Attachments and Schedules.
1.2. Incorporation of Schedules. The parties may enter into new Schedules from time to time. Each Schedule incorporates the terms of these General Terms and the applicable Product Attachment.
1.3. Incorporation of EULAs. Client’s use of any Third Party Products hereunder may be subject to, and Client will comply with, this Agreement and any applicable Third Party EULA(s).
1.4. Incorporation of Exhibits. Client’s use of any payment processing services hereunder will be subject to, and Client will comply with, this Agreement and an applicable Exhibit(s).
1.5. Affiliates. Client’s Affiliates may order Products from Active (or one of Active’s Affiliates) by entering into a Schedule. In the event that a Client Affiliate enters into a Schedule with Active (or an Affiliate of Active), reference in this Agreement to “Client” and “Active” will mean the respective entity that accepts (as described in the Preamble) the applicable Schedule. Each such Schedule will be deemed to be a separate agreement.
2. FINANCIAL TERMS.
2.1. Fees; Payment Terms; Currency. Fees, currency, and payment terms are specified in the applicable Schedule. Unless otherwise specified in the Schedule, all amounts owed by Client that are not directly collected by Active are due from Client within 30 days from either (a) the end of the remittance cycle during which the fees accrued (if related to registrations or transaction processing), or (b) the date of the applicable invoice. Past due fees will accrue interest at the lesser of the annual rate of 10% per annum or the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. In the event of any non-payment or delay in paying a fee, Client agrees to reimburse Active for any fees and expenses incurred in its collection efforts. Payment of fees is under no circumstances subject to, or conditioned upon, the delivery of future Products or functionality. Except as otherwise expressly provided in a Schedule, Active may modify the fees once per calendar year upon 30 days’ notice, provided that any such increase will not exceed 12.5% over the then-current transaction fees or 5% over the then-current subscription fees.
2.2. Additional Payment Terms. If Active reasonably believes that a transaction by Client, Licensee, or End User, as applicable, may be fraudulent or otherwise contrary to law, Active may issue an invoice or offset an equivalent amount from Client’s account or any payment Active owes to Client and return the value to the End User (as set forth below) and if sufficient funds are not available, Client must reimburse Active on demand. Active will notify Client of the reason for such offset provided that it is lawful to do so.
2.3. Credit Card Surcharging. All fees described in the applicable Schedule are in consideration of the SaaS and Services that Active provides. Active and Client acknowledge that certain credit card network rules and laws prohibit imposing a surcharge that is based on the type of payment method used (e.g., having a different fee for the use of a credit card vs. debit card), and therefore, each agrees not to impose such a surcharge on any End User.
2.4. Taxes. The prices stated in this Agreement do not include Taxes. Client is responsible for, and agrees to pay, any and all required Taxes which may be assessed on Client’s invoices. If Client is tax-exempt, Client will send Active a copy of its valid tax-exempt certificate (or, as applicable, its reseller’s certificate) prior to execution of any Schedule. Client is solely responsible for determining which, if any, Taxes apply to End Users or Licensees in connection with Client’s use of the Products and for collecting, remitting, and reporting the correct amounts of all such Taxes to the applicable governmental authorities, even if Active provides Client with tools that assist Client in doing so. In the event that a governmental authority requires Active to pay any Taxes attributable to Client’s use of the Products, to the extent not prohibited by law, to the extent not prohibited by law, Client agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Active harmless from all such Taxes and all costs and expenses related thereto. Active reserves the right to modify this section and apply all required Taxes to this Agreement upon providing a thirty (30) day written notice to Client in order to comply with applicable laws. When Active is acting as the payment facilitator and Client elects to include an additional fee in the End Users’ cart that is identified as a “sales tax” or similar designation, then, no more frequently than once per calendar year during the Term of the Agreement, Active may, upon at least five (5) business days’ prior written notice, (a) require Client to send to Active Client’s books and records related to its sales tax payments, and/or (b) visit Client’s premises during Client’s normal business hours to review Client’s sales tax payments.
3. LIMITED RIGHTS AND OWNERSHIP; INDEMNIFICATION.
3.1. Reservation of Rights. All rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved by Active and its licensors. Client acknowledges that: (a) all Protected Materials are licensed and not sold; (b) Client acquires only the right to use the Products in accordance with this Agreement, and Active and/or its licensors will retain sole and exclusive ownership of and all right, title, and interest in the Products, including the following: (i) all Intellectual Property embodied or associated with the Products, (ii) all deliverables and work product associated with the Products, and (iii) all copies and derivative works thereof; and (c) the Products, including the source and object codes, logic, and structure, contain and constitute valuable trade secrets of Active and its licensors.
3.2. Restrictions.Unless otherwise set forth in a EULA, Product Attachment, or Schedule, Client will not itself, or through any Affiliate, employee, consultant, contractor, agent, or other third party: (a) sell, resell, distribute, host, lease, rent, license, or sublicense, in whole or in part, the Protected Materials; (b) decipher, decompile, disassemble, reverse assemble, modify, translate, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to derive source code, algorithms, tags, specifications, architecture, structure, or other elements of the Products in whole or in part, for competitive purposes or otherwise; (c) allow access to, provide, divulge, or make available the Protected Materials to any user other than those who are licensed pursuant to this Agreement to have such access; (d) write or develop any derivative works based upon the Products; (e) modify, adapt, translate, or otherwise make any changes to the Products or any part thereof; (f) use the Protected Materials to provide processing services to third parties, or otherwise use the same on a service bureau basis; (g) disclose or publish, without Active’s prior written consent, (i) performance or capacity statistics, or the results of any benchmark test performed on the Products, or (ii) the terms (but not the existence) of this Agreement or other valuable trade secrets of Active or its licensors; (h) without Active’s prior written consent, perform or disclose or cause to be performed or disclosed any information related to any security penetration or similar tests; (i) disclose or otherwise use or copy the Protected Materials except as expressly permitted herein; (j) remove from any Products identification, patent, copyright, trademark, or other notices or circumvent or disable any security devices’ functionality or features; (k) contest or do or aid others in contesting or doing anything which impairs the validity of any proprietary or Intellectual Property rights, title, or interests of Active in and to any Products; (l) use the Products for other than authorized and legal purposes, consistent with this Agreement and all applicable laws, regulations, and the rights of others; (m) take any steps to avoid or defeat the purpose of security measures associated with the Products, such as sharing of login and password information, or attempt to circumvent any use restrictions; or (n) except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, use the Protected Materials for hosting purposes. Further, Client will: (o) not use the SaaS to transmit, publish, or distribute any material or information: (i) for which Client does not have all necessary rights and licenses, including any material or information that infringes, violates, or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of any third party; (ii) that contains a computer virus or other code, files, or programs designed to disrupt or interfere with the functioning of the SaaS; (iii) that is inaccurate or misleading; (iv) that is or that may reasonably be perceived as being harmful, threatening, offensive, obscene, or otherwise objectionable; (v) that contains a virus or malicious code; or (vi) that includes the private information of another without express permission, including but not limited to contact information, social security numbers, credit card numbers or other information which a reasonable person would consider private in nature; (p) not attempt to gain access to any systems or networks that connect to the Services or SaaS except for the express purpose of using the SaaS for their intended use; (q) not engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the SaaS; and (r) not use the SaaS in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act, Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation, or any other applicable laws pertaining to unsolicited email, SMS, text messaging or other electronic communications.
3.3. Enforcement. Client will (a) ensure that all Client users of Products comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (b) promptly notify Active of any actual or suspected violation thereof; and (c) cooperate with Active with respect to any investigation and enforcement of this Agreement.
3.4. Active Indemnification. Active agrees to defend, settle, and pay damages (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to any third party claim, demand, cause of action, or proceedings (whether threatened, asserted, or filed) (“Claims”) against Client to the extent that such Claim is based upon Active’s proprietary Products (excluding Professional Services and Third Party Products) directly infringing a United States patent, registered United States copyright, or registered United States trademark, provided that the Products are used in compliance with this Agreement.
3.5. Client Indemnification. To the extent not prohibited by law, Client will defend, indemnify, and hold Active harmless from and against any and all third party claims, demands, causes of action or proceedings (whether threatened, asserted, or filed) (“Claims”) against Active to the extent that such Claim is based upon (a) any actual, alleged or anticipated breach by Client of this Agreement; (b) injury or death to a person or damage to property resulting from the participation in an Event operated by Client in connection with the Services and/or SaaS; (c) Client’s provision to Active of materials, products, or services as part of Client’s obligations hereunder that infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party provided that such materials, products, or services are used by Active in accordance with the Agreement; (d) use or unauthorized disclosure of Participant Information (as defined in the Product Attachment) by Client or other third parties to whom access is given to Participant Information as provided hereunder; (e) Client’s use of the Services and/or SaaS in violation of Section 3.2 of these General Terms; and/or (f) any claims for refunds or chargeback requests from End Users.
4. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
4.1 EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CLIENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. THE WARRANTIES, IF ANY, SET FORTH HEREIN AND IN THE PRODUCT ATTACHMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THEIR EXPRESS TERMS AND ARE IN LIEU OF, AND ACTIVE, ITS LICENSORS, AND SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING ANY (a) WARRANTY THAT THE PRODUCTS ARE ERROR-FREE OR “BUG”-FREE, ACCURATE, SECURE, OR RELIABLE; (b) WARRANTY THAT THE PRODUCTS WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION; (c) WARRANTY THAT ALL ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THE PRODUCTS WILL COMPLY WITH ANY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION; (d) IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; (e) IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM STATUTE, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE OF TRADE; AND (f) WARRANTY THAT THE PRODUCTS WILL MEET CLIENT’S REQUIREMENTS. Active WILL not be liable for indirect DAMAGES OR LOSSES (IN CONTRACT, STATUTE, TORT, OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, COST OF REPLACEMENT SERVICES, LOST DATA, LOSS OF USE OF INFORMATION OR SERVICES, OR ANY incidental, consequential, EXEMPLARY, punitive, OR special damages, WHETHER OR NOT ACTIVE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. HOWEVER, SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION only applies where allowed. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, active’s total aggregate LIABILITY for ALL matterS arising from or related to this agreement is limited to (i)the amount of fees actually paid by CLIENT as consideration for the specific product under the applicable schedule giving rise to such claims during the 12 month period preceding the date on which the first cause of action arose less any amounts paid by active with respective to liabilities under this agreement, OR (ii) IF NO SUCH PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE OR SUCH AMOUNTS CANNOT BE CALCULATED, 10,000 u.s. DOLLARS (OR THE EQUIVALENT THERETO AS DETERMINED BY THE APPLICABLE COUNTRY’S CURRENCY), AS APPLICABLE. NOTWITHSTANDING the ABOVE, IF CLIENT RESIDES OUTSIDE OF THE U.S., THIS DOES Not AFFECT ACTIVE’S LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM ITS NEGLIGENCE, NOR FOR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION, MISREPRESENTATION AS TO A FUNDAMENTAL MATTER, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
4.2 TO THE EXTENT THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY ENGLISH LAW, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES: ACTIVE IS LIABLE UNDER APPLICABLE STATUTORY PROVISIONS FOR INTENT AND GROSS NEGLIGENCE. THE SAME APPLIES TO ASSUMPTIONS OF GUARANTEES, STRICT LIABILITY, OR INJURY TO LIFE, LIMB, OR HEALTH. ACTIVE IS LIABLE FOR ANY NEGLIGENT BREACHES OF ESSENTIAL CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS BY ACTIVE BUT THE AMOUNT SHALL BE LIMITED TO the TYPICALLY OCCURRING FORESEEABLE DAMAGE. ANY ADDITIONAL LIABILITY OF ACTIVE IS EXCLUDED.
4.3 TO THE EXTENT THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AUSTRALIAN LAW, THE FOLLOWING APPLIES: EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND EXCEPT FOR ANY CONDITION OR WARRANTY, THE EXCLUSION OF WHICH COULD BE VOID OR OTHERWISE CONTRAVENE THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974 (CTH) OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW (“NON EXCLUDABLE CONDITION”), ALL SOFTWARE AND SERVICES OF ACTIVE ARE PROVIDED TO CLIENT ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. EXCEPT FOR ANY NON-EXCLUDABLE CONDITION OR OTHERWISE AS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, ACTIVE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF ITS SOFTWARE OR SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS WILL MEET CLIENT’S REQUIREMENTS. WHERE LEGISLATION IMPLIES INTO THIS AGREEMENT ANY NON-EXCLUDABLE CONDITION, ACTIVE’S LIABILITY FOR ANY BREACH OF SUCH NON-EXCLUDABLE CONDITION WILL BE LIMITED AT ACTIVE’S SOLE DISCRETION TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) IN THE CASE OF GOODS, ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: (I) THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GOODS OR THE SUPPLY OF EQUIVALENT GOODS; (II) THE REPAIR OF THE GOODS; (III) THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF REPLACING THE GOODS OR OF ACQUIRING EQUIVALENT GOODS; OR (IV) THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF HAVING THE GOODS REPAIRED; (2) IN THE CASE OF SERVICES: (I) THE SUPPLYING OF THE SERVICES AGAIN; OR (II) THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF HAVING THE SERVICES SUPPLIED AGAIN. (B) ACTIVE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFIT, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, DATA LOSS, ANTICIPATED SAVINGS OR COMPUTER FAILURE WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT, EVEN IF ACTIVE OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR IF SUCH LOSS OUGHT REASONABLY TO HAVE BEEN IN THE CONTEMPLATION OF THE PARTIES AT THE AGREEMENT DATE. DESPITE ANY OTHER PROVISION CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, ACTIVE’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL MATTERS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF FEES ACTUALLY PAID BY CLIENT AS CONSIDERATION FOR THE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH THE CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE less any amounts paid by active with respective to liabilities under this agreement.
4.4 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION 4 AND ANY INDEMNIFICATION PROTECTING ACTIVE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, REFERENCE TO ACTIVE WILL ALSO INCLUDE ITS SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS.
5. TERM AND TERMINATION.
5.1. Term. The Term for each Product or Service offered under this Agreement will be as set forth in the applicable Product Attachment. This Agreement will continue until either party terminates all Schedules and Product Attachment as provided hereunder.
5.2. Termination.Either party may terminate this Agreement, including any or all Product Attachments and Schedules executed hereunder, immediately upon written notice: (a) in the event that the other party commits a non-remediable material breach of this Agreement and/or the applicable Product Attachment or Schedule, or if the other party fails to cure any remediable material breach or provide a written plan of cure acceptable to the non-breaching party within 30 days of being notified in writing of such breach, except for breach of Section 2 of these General Terms which will have a 10 day cure period; or (b) in the event of institution of bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar proceedings by or against either party under any section or chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any similar laws or statutes of the United States or any state thereof, if such proceedings have not been dismissed or discharged within 30 days after they are instituted; or the insolvency or making of an assignment for the benefit of creditors or the admittance by either party of any involuntary debts as they mature or the institution of any reorganization arrangement or other readjustment of debt plan of either party not involving the United States Bankruptcy Code. Where a party has the right to terminate this Agreement, such party may at its discretion either terminate the entire Agreement or the applicable Product Attachment or Schedule; provided however, that termination of a Product Attachment will automatically terminate all Schedules entered into pursuant to such Product Attachment. Product Attachments and Schedules that are not terminated will continue in full force and effect under the terms of these General Terms. Following termination of this Agreement or a Product Attachment (for whatever reason), if requested by Active, Client will certify that it has returned or destroyed all copies of the applicable Protected Materials and acknowledges that its rights to use the same are relinquished. Termination for any reason will not excuse Client’s obligation to pay in full any and all amounts due, nor will termination by Active result in a refund of fees paid.
5.3. Suspension. Active will be entitled to suspend any or all Services or deactivate Client’s account, including suspending its performance and obligation to remit payments hereunder, upon 10 days’ written notice to Client in the event Active reasonably believes that Client is in breach of this Agreement, Client’s use of the Services or SaaS is not in compliance with applicable law or the Agreement, is fraudulent, or is otherwise suspect, or if there is a dispute as to the legal authority of a Client-associated party to perform hereunder. Further, Active, in its sole discretion, may terminate Client’s password, accounts (or any part thereof), and/or Client’s right to use the Services, and remove and discard any and all of Client’s content within the Services, at any time for any reason or no reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use, failure to timely pay any fees or other monies due Active, or if Active believes Client has violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or sprit of this Agreement. Client agrees that any termination of its use of the Services may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledges and agrees that Active may immediately deactivate or delete Client’s account and all related content and files related to Client’s account and/or bar any further access to such files or Services. Further, Client agrees that Active shall not be liable to Client or any third party for any termination of use of or access to the Services. All provisions of this Agreement that by their nature should survive termination of Client’s right to use the Services shall survive (including, without limitation, all limitations of liability, releases, indemnification obligations, disclaimers of warranties and intellectual property protections and licenses).
6. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
6.1. Force Majeure. Neither party will incur any liability to the other party on account of any loss, claim, damage, or liability to the extent resulting from any delay or failure to perform all or any part of this Agreement, if and to the extent such delay or failure is caused, in whole or in part, by events, occurrences, or causes beyond the reasonable control and without any negligence on the part of the party seeking protection under this subsection, including internet service provider or third party payment delays or failures, acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, terrorism, earthquake, fire, or explosions. Dates by which performance obligations are scheduled to be met will be extended for a time equal to the time lost due to the delay so caused.
6.2. Assignment. Active may assign this Agreement and any or all of its rights and obligations herein without Client’s approval. Client may not resell, assign, or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and any attempt to resell, assign, or transfer such rights or obligations without the prior written consent of Active will be null and void.
6.3. Change of Control. Client will cause each Schedule hereunder to be assigned to (a) the purchaser of all or substantially all of Client’s assets or equity securities or (b) to any successor by way of merger, consolidation, or other corporate reorganization of Client ((a) and (b) together, a “Change of Control”). Client will provide written notice to Active of any proposed or completed Change of Control as soon as permissible and in any event within 5 days of the public announcement or close of the transaction, whichever occurs first. Within the 30 day period following such notice, Active will have the right to immediately terminate each applicable Schedule if Active determines, in its reasonable good faith discretion that the purchaser or assignee is a competitor of Active or a party with whom Active does not want to do business. Client agrees to require that the purchaser or assignee (as outlined in this Section 6.3) agree, in writing, to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement and each applicable Schedule.
6.4. Export; Anti-Bribery. The Products may include encryption software or other encryption technologies that may be controlled for import, transfer, export, or other purposes under Export Laws. Client may not export, re-export, transfer, or re-transfer or assist or facilitate in any manner the export, re-export, transfer, or re-transfer of, or provide access to, any portion of the Products in violation of Export Laws, as determined by the laws under which Client operates, including: (a) to any country on Canada’s Area Control List; (b) to any country subject to U.N. Security Council embargo or action; (c) contrary to Canada’s Export Control List Item 5505; (d) to countries subject to U.S. economic sanctions and embargoes; and (e) to persons or entities prohibited from receiving U.S. exports or U.S.-origin items, including, to any person or entity appearing on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List; the Bureau of Industry and Security's Denied Persons List, Entity List, or Unverified List; or the Department of State Debarred List. Client hereby represents and covenants that: (i) Client is eligible to access the Products under Export laws and all other applicable laws; and (ii) Client will import, export, re-export, transfer, or re-transfer the Products to, or use or access the Products in, any country or territory only in accordance with Export Laws and all other applicable laws. Furthermore, Client hereby represents and covenants that, in connection with its respective activities conducted under this Agreement, it will comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010, as amended, and the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and has not, and will not, make or receive, directly or indirectly, any payments or gifts, or offers or promises of payments or gifts or things of value in exchange for anything that may arise out of this Agreement in a manner that would violate these laws and rules or any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery laws or regulations.
6.5. Notices. Any notices required to be given under this Agreement will be in writing sent to the address on file with Active for Client or, in the case of Active, to the address set forth in Section 7 of these General Terms to the attention of Legal Department. Notices will be deemed received the next day if sent via overnight mail or courier with confirmation of receipt, or 3 days after deposited in the mail sent certified or registered.
6.6. Relationship. This Agreement is not intended to create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, or a fiduciary or employment relationship. Neither party may bind the other party or act in a manner which expresses or implies a relationship other than that of independent contractor.
6.7. Severability. If any part or provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, illegal, or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction for any reason whatsoever, (a) the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including all portions of any provisions containing any such unenforceable provision that are not themselves unenforceable) will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the unenforceable, illegal, or invalid provision will be deemed modified and replaced by a provision that approximates the intent and economic effect of the unenforceable, illegal, or invalid provision and this Agreement will be deemed amended accordingly.
6.8. Survival. The following provisions will survive any termination, cancellation, or expiration of this Agreement: Sections 1, 2, 3.2, 3.5, 4, 5.2, 6, and 7 of these General Terms, and such other provisions that should reasonably survive termination, cancellation, or expiration hereof.
6.9. Amendments; No Waiver. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless it is in writing and signed by both parties.
6.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the parties’ entire agreement relating to its subject matter. It cancels and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications, agreements, requests for proposals, proposals, conditions, representations, and warranties, or other communication between the parties relating to its subject matter as well as any prior contractual agreements between the parties. All pre-printed terms of any Client purchase order, business processing document, or on-line terms will have no effect. There have been no material representations or statements by any person or party to this Agreement as an inducement for a party hereto to accept this Agreement other than what is expressly set forth in writing herein.
6.11. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns, and does not confer any rights or benefits on any third party, including any employee of a party, any client of a party, or any employee of a client of a party. Notwithstanding the above, the parties acknowledge that all rights and benefits afforded to Active under this Agreement will apply equally to its licensors and suppliers, and the owner of the Third Party Products with respect to the Third Party Products, and such third parties are intended third party beneficiaries of this Agreement, with respect to the Third Party Products as applicable.
6.12. Governing Law and Venue. Except as set forth below, this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to the conflict of law provisions thereof and as applicable under United States federal law. The parties irrevocably agree that any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement will be instituted only in any state or federal court in Dallas County, Texas. Neither the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods nor the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act will apply to this Agreement. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding the above, for purposes of this Agreement, certain of the terms and conditions will vary depending on the location of the Client. If a country or term is not specified below, then the Governing Law and Venue set forth above shall apply.
| If your principal place of business is in: | The governing law is: | The courts having exclusive jurisdiction are: |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Province of British Columbia | Province of British Columbia |
| United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, or Austria | England | England |
| Singapore | Singapore | Singapore |
| New Zealand | England | England |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| Australia | New South Wales | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Switzerland | England | England |
| Denmark | England | England |
| Netherlands | England | England |
| Spain | England | England |
| Sweden | England | England |
6.14 Order of Precedence. To the extent any terms and conditions of these General Terms conflict with the terms and conditions of any Product Attachment, the provisions of the Product Attachment will control. To the extent any provision of these General Terms or any Product Attachment conflict with the provisions of a Third Party EULA, the Third Party EULA will control. In the event of a conflict between a Schedule and these General Terms or the applicable Product Attachment, the General Terms or the applicable Product Attachment will control, provided, however, that such standard variable terms such as price, quantity, license scope, payment terms, shipping instructions, and the like will be specified on each Schedule. Further, Client agrees and acknowledges that it shall not itself, or through any Affiliate, employee, consultant, contractor, agent, or other third party, amend, alter, or contract away (or seek to amend, alter, or contract away) any of its rights, liabilities, or obligations under this Agreement through any means (including, but not limited to, through any waiver, contract, terms, or communication with End Users (individually and collectively, “Client Terms”)). Client agrees and acknowledges that any such amendment, alteration, or contracting away of any such liabilities, or obligations under this Agreement shall be void, and of no force or effect. Active shall bear no liability or obligation to any End User under any Client Terms, and any provision of any Client Terms that is inconsistent with this Agreement, or that expressly, implicitly, or effectively imputes any liability or obligation upon Active to any End User or to any other third party shall be void, and of no force or effect.
6.15 Interpretation. Any reference to a statutory provision includes a reference to any modification or re-enactment of it from time to time. The headings and pronouns contained herein are for convenience and ease of reference only and will not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The word “including” in this Agreement means “including, without limitation.” All references to days means calendar days. This Agreement will not be construed in favor of or against a party based on the author of the document.
6.16 Counterparts.These General Terms and each Product Attachment, Schedule, and any exhibits thereto may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will constitute an enforceable original of this Agreement, and the parties agree that electronic or digital signatures, as well as pdf scanned copies of signatures, will be as effective and binding as original signatures.
6.17 Remedies Cumulative; Injunctive Relief. All rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies that may be available to the parties, whether provided by law, equity, statute, in any other agreement between the parties or otherwise. Furthermore, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of the intellectual property obligations in this Agreement, Active, in addition to any and all other rights (at law or in equity) which may be available, will have the right of injunctive relief and other appropriate equitable remedies to restrain any such breach or threatened breach, without the requirement of posting a bond.
6.18 U.S. Government Restricted Rights. The Products are provided with restricted rights. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) of The Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013, or subparagraphs (b)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. The Manufacturer is Active Network, LLC or one of its Affiliates or subsidiaries.
7. DEFINITIONS.
“Active” means Active Network, LLC, or, if Client’s principal place of business is in Canada, The Active Network, Ltd., together with their Affiliates, with a principal place of business at 5850 Granite Parkway, Suite 1200, Plano, TX 75024.
“Affiliates” of a designated corporation, company, partnership, or other entity means all entities which control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the named entity, whether directly or through one or more intermediaries. For purposes of this definition “controlled” and “control” mean ownership of more than 50% of the voting capital stock or other interest having voting rights with respect to the election of the board of directors or similar governing authority.
“Agreement” means these General Terms, together with all Product Attachments and Schedules accepted by the parties (as described in the Preamble).
“Client” means the individual who accepts this Agreement (as described in the Preamble) and any business entity on behalf of which such individual accepts this Agreement.
“Documentation” means the user instructions, release notes, manuals, or on-line help files in the form generally made available by Active, regarding the use of the applicable SaaS or Services, as updated by Active from time to time.
“Effective Date” means the date of last signature on page one of this Agreement.
“Export Laws” means export control laws and regulations of the countries and/or territories in which Active operates or in which the Products are used, accessed, or from which the Products are provided.
“Hardware” means computer hardware, equipment, and/or utilities supplied by Active pursuant to a Schedule.
“Intellectual Property” means any and all intellectual property and proprietary rights (in whole or in part) recognized in any country or jurisdiction in the world, now or hereafter existing, and whether or not perfected, filed, or recorded, including inventions, technology, patent rights (including patent applications, divisions, and disclosures), copyrights and all works of authorship (whether or not copyrightable), moral rights, trade secrets, trademarks and other indicators of source (and the goodwill associated therewith), service marks, trade dress, logos, methodologies, procedures, processes, know-how, tools, utilities, techniques, protocols, various concepts, ideas, methods, models, templates, software, source code, algorithms, tools, utilities, the generalized features of the structure, sequence and organization of software, user interfaces and screen designs, layouts, general purpose consulting and software tools, utilities and routines, and logic, coherence and methods of operation of systems, training methodology and materials, which Active has created, acquired, or otherwise has rights in, and may, in connection with the Products or the performance of Services hereunder, create, employ, provide, modify, create, acquire, or otherwise obtain rights in, and in each case includes any derivative works, alterations, and other modifications using, incorporating, based on, or derived from the foregoing.
“Maintenance Services” means the provision of Updates and Upgrades related to the SaaS all as more particularly set out in the applicable Product Attachment and/or Schedule.
“Preamble” means the first paragraph of these General Terms.
“Products” means, collectively, SaaS, Services, Hardware, and all other services, products, or materials provided by Active to Client under the terms of this Agreement.
“Professional Services” means the implementation, site planning, configuration, integration, and deployment of the SaaS, training, project management, or other consulting services.
“Protected Materials” means Products, except for Hardware.
“SaaS” means (a) the software as a service which is hosted by Active or its hosting providers and which is accessed by Client and its users via the internet; (b) Active’s web sites; and (c) associated services, as more fully described in the applicable Product Attachment. SaaS functionality is subject to change from time to time at Active’s sole discretion.
“Services” means, collectively, (a) Professional Services; (b) Maintenance Services; (c) Support Services; and (d) any other services set forth in a Schedule.
“Schedule” means the document, schedule, quote, pricing form, web page, order form, or similar document and the terms and conditions contained therein “accepted” (as described in the Preamble) by the parties that describes order-specific information, such as a description of Products ordered, features, options, license details, and fees.
“Support Services” means the provision of technical assistance for SaaS or Hardware as further described in an applicable Product Attachment and/or Schedule.
“Taxes” means any and all applicable taxes, including sales, use, excise, withholding, assessments, stamp, transfer, value-added, duties, tariffs, export charges, import charges, and other taxes or assessments (however designated) imposed by any foreign, federal, provincial, state, or local governmental authority upon or applicable to Products arising out of this Agreement, other than those based on Active’s net income.
“Third Party EULA” means the end user license agreement, if any, that accompanies the Third Party Products, which governs the use of or access by Client to the applicable Third Party Products.
“Third Party Products” means those hardware, firmware and/or software products, including updates and enhancements thereto, if any, owned by third parties, together with all user manuals and other documents accompanying the delivery of the Third Party Products.
“Updates” means bug fixes, patches, error corrections, minor releases, or modifications or revisions that enhance existing performance of the SaaS that are provided as part of Maintenance Services. Updates exclude Upgrades.
“Upgrades” means a new SaaS release that contains major functionality enhancements or improvements; and which is designated by an incremental increase in the release number to the left of the decimal point (by way of example only, release 5.0 designates an Upgrade from release 4.x). Upgrades exclude new products, modules or functionality for which Active generally charges a separate fee.