Effective Date: July 16, 2018
TERMS OF SERVICE
IMPORTANT:
THIS AGREEMENT IS A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND 86BORDERS
APPLICABLE TO YOUR PURCHASE AND/OR USE OF 86BORDERSÕ PRODUCTS AND/OR THE
86BORDERS PLATFORM. BY CLICKING ON "I AGREE" OR OTHERWISE REGISTERING
OR SIGNING ON TO USE OUR SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, CLICK
ON THE "CANCEL" BUTTON AND YOU MAY NOT USE ANY 86BORDERS PRODUCT NOR
ACCESS THE 86BORDERS PLATFORM.
These Terms of
Service constitute an agreement (this ŌAgreementĶ) by and between 86Borders LLC (Ō86BordersĶ) and
the corporation, LLC, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other business
entity executing this Agreement (ŌCustomerĶ). This Agreement is
effective as of the date Customer clicks ŌAccepted and Agreed ToĶ (the ŌEffective
DateĶ). CustomerÕs use of and 86BordersÕ provision of the 86Borders Platform
and other 86Borders Products (as defined below) are governed by this Agreement.
CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS READ THIS
AGREEMENT, UNDERSTANDS IT, AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS, AND THAT THE
PERSON SIGNING ON ITS BEHALF HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO DO SO. THE PERSON EXECUTING
THIS AGREEMENT ON CUSTOMERÕS BEHALF REPRESENTS THAT HE OR SHE HAS THE AUTHORITY
TO BIND CUSTOMER TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
EACH USER, BY CLICKING ON ŌI AGREEĶ OR
OTHERWISE REGISTERING OR SIGNING ON TO USE OUR SERVICES, ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL OF CUSTOMERÕS
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
1. DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized terms will have
the following meanings whenever used
in this Agreement.
1.1.
ŌAffiliateĶ means, with respect
to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or
more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with
such Person, and the term ŌcontrolĶ (including the terms Ōcontrolled byĶ and
Ōunder common control withĶ) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
1.2.
ŌAggregate DataĶ refers to
Customer Data with the following removed: personally
identifiable information and the names and addresses of Customer and any of its
Users or customers.
1.3.
ŌAUPĶ means
86BordersÕ acceptable use policy currently posted at www.86borders.com.
1.4.
ŌBusiness Associate AgreementĶ
means a Business Associate Agreement between Customer and 86Borders for
purposes of complying with HIPAA.
1.5.
ŌCustomer AppĶ means software
owned or controlled by Customer that has been designed to work with the Platform
and which software has been developed by 86Borders (or one of its Affiliates)
for Customer or approved by 86Borders for use on the 86Borders Platform.
1.6.
ŌCustomer DataĶ means data in electronic
form input or collected through the Platform by or from Customer, including
without limitation by CustomerÕs Users.
1.7.
ŌDocumentationĶ
means materials and/or manuals and instructions provided by 86Borders which are
related to use of the Platform and/or 86Borders Products, as the same may be amended,
replaced and/or supplemented from time to time.
1.8.
ŌFeeĶ
means the cost for access to any 86Borders Product and access to and use of the
Platform for the service and/or period paid for.
1.9.
"HIPAA" means the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 as it may be
amended from time to time, and any regulations issued under it.
1.10. ŌFeedbackĶ means any Customer
suggestion, comment or idea, in any medium, for improving, correcting or
otherwise modifying the Platform or any of 86Borders Products.
1.11. ŌIntellectual
Property RightsĶ means any and all intellectual property and intellectual
property rights, whether registered or not, including any applications
therefore, such as, without limitation, (i) patents
(all patents and applications therefor throughout the world, including but not
limited to, all reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals,
continuations and continuations-in-part thereof), (ii) copyrights, (iii)
copyrights in software, (iv) database rights, (v) design rights,
(vi) semiconductor products, (vii) topographies and mask works, (viii)
industrial designs, (ix) utility models, (x) trademarks, (xi) trade
secrets and know-how, and (xii) other similar or equivalent forms of
intellectual property rights protection, recognized now or in the future under
any applicable law in any country worldwide.
1.12. ŌOrderĶ means an order for
access to the Platform for purposes of using an 86Borders Product or Customer
App for the service and/or time period identified when
the purchase was made or access was requested. 86Borders reserves the right to
reject any Order at any time for any reason whatsoever.
1.13. ŌPersonĶ means an individual, corporation,
partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, joint venture,
unincorporated organization, other legal entity or group (as defined in Section
13(d)(3) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
1.14. ŌPersonal
DataĶ means any information, including but not limited to PHI, relating to
an identified or identifiable individual that has been provided to 86Borders by
Customer to enable 86Borders to Process such information in connection with any
Order or Services Agreement.
1.15. ŌPHIĶ means protected health information as defined by
HIPAA.
1.16. ŌPlatformĶ
means the 86BordersÕ integrated mobile and web-based platform for managing
communications among individual users and groups of users including video,
chat, SMS, voice, screen sharing, and location-based information, which
platform is accessible on multiple devices, and any user interfaces and related
technology or materials that 86Borders makes available to Customer during the
term of this Agreement.
1.17. ŌPrivacy PolicyĶ means 86BordersÕ privacy policy, currently posted at www.86borders.com.
1.18. ŌProcessing
or ProcessĶ means any operation or set of operations which is performed
upon Personal Data, including the collection, recording, organization, storage,
adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by
transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or
combination, blocking, erasure, or destruction of Personal Data.
1.19. ŌProductĶ
means any web application or other application, product or
service owned or controlled by 86Borders and made available for use by Customer
on the 86Borders Platform.
1.20. ŌServicesĶ
means the services provided by 86Borders to Customer pursuant to an Order or Services
Agreement that allow Customer and its Users to access and use the Platform in
accordance with this Agreement.
1.21. ŌServices
AgreementĶ means any separate written agreement between 86Borders and
Customer in respect of Services for CustomerÕs access to and use of the
Platform.
1.22. ŌTermĶ is defined in
Section 11.1 below.
1.23. ŌUserĶ means any
Person who uses the Platform on CustomerÕs behalf or through CustomerÕs account
or passwords, whether authorized or not.
2. PLATFORM SERVICES.
2.1. Access and Use of the 86Borders
Platform.
During the Term, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and any applicable Order or Services Agreement, Customer may access and use the
Platform for purposes of utilizing 86Borders Products or Customer Apps, which
shall include: (i)
the right to access and use the Platform solely for purposes of utilizing
86Borders Products or Customer Apps for the purposes for which intended; and (ii)
the right to access, use, process, transmit and display the output of the
Platform and the applicable 86Borders Product or Customer App for CustomerÕs and
its authorized UsersÕ lawful business purposes.
2.2.
Customer
License Grant. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and during the Term, Customer hereby grants to 86Borders a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, non-sublicensable, worldwide license during the Term to
access and use Customer Data and Customer Apps solely for purposes of
implementing, operating and maintaining the Platform in order to provide the
Services described in this Agreement, including but not limited to the
Processing of Customer Data and other information within Customer Apps or
86Borders Products purchased or used by Customer.
2.3. Restrictions on Use of the Platform. Except as expressly provided for in this
Agreement, nothing in this Agreement or any Order or Services Agreement shall
be construed as an implied grant to Customer of any right to, and Customer
shall not, and shall not permit any User or other third party to: (i) access or
use the Platform except as expressly permitted under this Agreement, (ii) use
or reproduce the Platform or any part thereof in source code format; (iii)
decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse engineer the Platform or any part
thereof; (iv) repurpose, resell, distribute, disclose or allow use of any of
the Platform or any part thereof, in any format, through any timesharing
service, service bureau, network or by any other means, to or by, any third
party separate from the Customer Assets and Customer Products; or (v) remove
any proprietary notices, labels or marks embedded in or displayed with the
Platform.
2.4. Modification of 86Borders Platform and 86Borders
Products. 86Borders
reserves the right to issue updates or to otherwise modify or change the
86Borders Platform or any 86Borders Product in any respect during the Term of
this Agreement, so long as the functionality of the 86Borders Platform or
86Borders Product is not less than the functionality that exists as of the
Effective Date.
2.5. Documentation: Customer may reproduce and use the
Documentation solely as necessary to support UsersÕ use of the Platform or
other 86Borders Products.
3. FEES. Customer shall
pay 86Borders the applicable Fee or Fees set forth in each Order or Services
Agreement for access to and use of the Platform and for each 86Borders Product
used by Customer. Payment of the applicable Fee or Fees shall entitle Customer
to access the Platform and the 86Borders Product ordered only for the use
and/or time period identified at the time of the Order or as provided in the
applicable Services Agreement. Customer authorizes 86Borders to charge any
credit card or other payment account on file with 86Borders for any Fees due and
payable in respect of any Order or Services Agreement. 86Borders will not be required to refund
any Fee under any circumstances.
4.1. Use of Customer Data. Unless
it receives CustomerÕs prior written consent, 86Borders: (a) shall not access,
process, or otherwise use Customer Data other than as necessary to facilitate
the Platform or perform a Customer Order or Services Agreement; and (b) shall
not intentionally grant any third-party access to Customer Data, including
without limitation 86BordersÕ other customers, except subcontractors that are
subject to a reasonable nondisclosure agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
86Borders may disclose Customer Data as required by applicable law or by proper
legal or governmental authority. 86Borders shall give Customer prompt notice of
any such legal or governmental demand and reasonably cooperate with Customer in
any effort to seek a protective order or otherwise to contest such required
disclosure, at CustomerÕs expense.
4.2.
Privacy. Customer will obtain and maintain any
required consents necessary to permit the processing of Customer Data under
this Agreement.
4.3.
Privacy
Policy. By using
our Services and our Platform, Customer and its Users agree to the terms of our
Privacy Policy. The
Privacy Policy applies only to the Platform and does not apply to any
third-party website or service linked to the Platform or recommended or
referred to through the Platform or by 86Borders.
4.4.
Risk
of Exposure.
Customer recognizes and agrees that hosting data online involves risks of
unauthorized disclosure or exposure and that, in accessing and using the Platform,
Customer assumes such risks. 86Borders offers no representation, warranty, or
guarantee that Customer Data will not be exposed or disclosed through errors or
the actions of third parties.
4.5.
Data
Accuracy. 86Borders will
have no responsibility or liability for the accuracy of data uploaded to the Platform
by Customer, including without limitation Customer Data and any other data
uploaded by Users.
4.6. Data Deletion. 86Borders may permanently erase
Customer Data if CustomerÕs account is delinquent, suspended,
or terminated and 86Borders shall have no obligation to maintain any Customer
Data except during the Term (as such obligation is otherwise limited in this
Agreement). Customer agrees and acknowledges that 86Borders has no obligation
to retain Customer Data and that Customer Data may be irretrievably deleted at
the end of the Term.
4.7.
Excluded
Data. Customer represents
and warrants that, other than PHI, Customer Data does not and will not include,
and Customer and its Users have not and shall not upload or transmit to the Platform
or its computers or other media, any data (ŌExcluded DataĶ) regulated pursuant
to any law, rule, order or regulation of any governmental entity having
jurisdiction over such data or information (the "Excluded Data Laws").
CUSTOMER RECOGNIZES AND AGREES THAT, OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO PHI: (a) 86BORDERS
HAS NO LIABILITY FOR ANY FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS SET FORTH IN THE EXCLUDED
DATA LAWS OR OTHERWISE TO PROTECT EXCLUDED DATA; AND (b) 86BORDERSÕ PLATFORM IS
NOT INTENDED FOR MANAGEMENT OR PROTECTION OF EXCLUDED DATA AND MAY NOT PROVIDE
ADEQUATE OR LEGALLY REQUIRED SECURITY FOR EXCLUDED DATA.
4.8.
Aggregate
& Anonymized Data.
Notwithstanding the provisions above of this Article 4, but subject to any limitations under
applicable law, 86Borders may use, analyze, reproduce, sell, publicize, or
otherwise exploit Aggregate Data in any way, in its sole discretion. Further,
86Borders may share Aggregate Data with its vendors, service providers,
subcontractors and business partners as it deems necessary or desirable
including but not limited to for purposes of providing the Platform and
86Borders Products to Customer and other parties.
4.9.
Protected
Health Information. Customer and 86Borders agree to the
following with regard to the use and disclosure of PHI: (i)
no Personal Data of Customer stored within the Platform will be stored outside
of the United States of America; (ii) 86Borders and Customer shall each
establish and maintain generally-accepted healthcare industry Ōbest practicesĶ
systems security measures to guard against the destruction, loss, or alteration
of Customer Data in the possession of such party that are compliant with HIPAA,
and that are no less rigorous than those maintained by such party for its own
information of a similar nature, including procedures for the reconstruction of
lost Customer Data; (iii) Customer will at all times use reasonable efforts to
ensure that its Users using the Platform comply with any applicable HIPAA
requirements, including but not limited to with respect to Customer Data; and
(iv) Customer will at all times use reasonable efforts to ensure that all
disclosures of PHI by Customer and its Users using the Platform comply with
HIPAA and other applicable privacy laws.
4.10. Location-Based Services.
Customer and each User acknowledges and agrees that the Services
provided by 86Borders may include certain location-based services and that by
using our Services you agree that 86Borders may Process information about your
actual location.
5. CUSTOMERÕS RESPONSIBILITIES
& RESTRICTIONS.
5.1. Acceptable
Use. Customer and
all Users shall comply with the AUP. Customer is solely responsible for its Customer
Data and its use of Customer Apps and any 86Borders Products and for making
sure its Customer Data and all uses of Customer Apps and 86Borders Products comply
with the AUP. Neither Customer nor any User shall: (a) use
the Platform for service bureau or time-sharing purposes or in any other way
allow third parties to exploit the Platform; (b) provide Platform passwords or other log-in
information to any third party; (c) share non-public Platform
features or content with any third party; or (d) access the Platform in order to build a competitive product or service,
to build a product using similar
ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Platform, or to copy any ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Platform. In the event that it
suspects any breach of the requirements of this Section 5.1, including without limitation by Users, 86Borders
may suspend CustomerÕs access to the Platform without advanced notice, in
addition to such other remedies as 86Borders may have. Neither
this Agreement nor the AUP requires that 86Borders take any action against Customer or any User
or other third party for violating the AUP,
this Section 5.1, or this Agreement, but 86Borders is
free to take any such action it sees
fit.
5.2.
Unauthorized
Access. Customer shall
take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized access to the Platform, including
without limitation by protecting its passwords and other log-in
information. Customer shall
notify 86Borders immediately of any known or suspected unauthorized use of the Platform or breach of its
security and shall use best efforts to stop said breach.
5.3.
Compliance
with Laws. In its use of
the Platform, Customer shall comply with
all applicable laws, including without limitation laws governing the protection
of personally identifiable information and other laws applicable to the
protection of Customer Data.
5.4.
Users & System Access. Customer
is responsible and liable for: (a) UsersÕ use of the Platform, including
without limitation unauthorized User conduct and any User conduct that would
violate the AUP or the requirements of this Agreement applicable to Customer;
and (b) any use of the Platform through CustomerÕs account, whether authorized
or unauthorized.
6. INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS.
6.1.
Ownership
and Intellectual Property Rights. This Agreement does not grant
Customer any intellectual property license or rights in or to the Platform or
any of the components thereof, or any other 86Borders Product. 86Borders or its licensors are the sole
and exclusive owners of all right, title and interest, including all
Intellectual Property Rights, in and to the Platform and all other 86Borders
Products. 86Borders reserves all
rights in and to the Platform and all 86Borders Products not expressly granted
to Customer in this Agreement and no other rights or licenses are granted
herein by implication, estoppel or otherwise. Customer acknowledges and agrees that it
would be a material breach of this Agreement to use the Platform, any other
86Borders Product, or 86BordersÕ confidential or proprietary information for
any use that is not authorized herein.
For the avoidance
of doubt, 86Borders retains all right, title, and interest in and to the
Platform, including without limitation all software used to provide the
Platform and all graphics, user interfaces, logos, and trademarks reproduced
through the Platform. This Agreement
does not grant Customer any intellectual property license or rights in or to
the Platform or any of its components. Customer recognizes that the 86Borders
Platform and its components are protected by copyright and other laws.
7.1. Confidential Information. Each Party (ŌReceiving PartyĶ)
agrees to treat (i) the other PartyÕs software,
technology, data, content, and (ii) all other materials, documentation and
information provided or disclosed by the other Party (ŌDisclosing PartyĶ)
under this Agreement (collectively, ŌConfidential InformationĶ) as
valuable trade secrets and proprietary information of the other Party and its
licensors. Each Party shall limit
access to such Confidential Information of the other Party solely to its
employees, agents and consultants with a Ōneed to knowĶ who are required to
have the information for purposes authorized under this Agreement, and have
entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Receiving Party, which
contains terms that are at least as protective to Disclosing Party as are the
terms set forth in the relevant sections of this Agreement. Each Party will not use any Confidential
Information of the other Party for any purpose other than as expressly
authorized under this Agreement.
Without limiting the foregoing, Receiving Party will use at least the
same degree of care, which it uses to prevent the disclosure of its own
confidential information of like importance, but in no event less than
reasonable care, to prevent the disclosure of the Disclosing PartyÕs
Confidential Information. Each
Party agrees that a breach of its obligations under this section shall
constitute a material breach of this Agreement. The Parties agree that all Customer Data
shall be the Confidential Information of Customer.
7.2.
Exemptions.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.1, Confidential Information shall not
include information that, in each case as demonstrated by written
documentation: (i)
was properly in Receiving PartyÕs possession or properly known by it, without
restriction, prior to receipt from the Disclosing Party; (ii) was rightfully
disclosed to Receiving Party by a third party without restriction; (iii) is or
becomes generally available to the public or otherwise publicly available other
than through any act or omission of the Receiving Party (or any subsidiary,
agent or employee of the Receiving Party) in breach of this Agreement; (iv) was
independently developed by the Receiving Party without reference to or use of
any Confidential Information disclosed by the Disclosing Party; or (v) is
approved in writing by the Disclosing Party for release.
7.3.
Permitted
Disclosures. Nothing in this Agreement will prevent
the Receiving Party from disclosing Confidential Information of the Disclosing
Party to the extent the Receiving Party is legally compelled to do so by any
governmental investigative or judicial agency pursuant to proceedings over
which such agency has jurisdiction; provided, however, that prior to any such
disclosure, the Receiving Party shall, to the extent allowed by law: (i) assert the
confidential nature of the Confidential Information to the agency; (ii) where
permitted immediately notify the Disclosing Party in writing of the agencyÕs release
or request to disclose; (iii) cooperate fully with the Disclosing Party in
protecting against any such disclosure and/or obtaining a protective release
narrowing the scope of the compelled disclosure and protecting its
confidentiality; and (iv) in any event only disclose the exact Confidential
Information, or portion thereof, specifically requested by the agency.
7.4.
Injunctive
Relief. Each Party agrees that its obligations
hereunder are necessary and reasonable in order to protect the other Party and its
business, and each Party expressly agrees that monetary damages may be
inadequate to compensate the other Party for any breach by the first Party of
its covenants and agreements set forth herein. Accordingly, each Party agrees that any
such violation or threatened violation may cause irreparable injury to the
other Party and that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available,
in law, in equity or otherwise, the Party shall be entitled to seek injunctive
relief against the threatened breach of this Agreement or the continuation of
any such breach by the other Party, without proving actual damage or posting a
bond or other security.
7.5.
Feedback.
86Borders has not agreed to and does not agree to treat as confidential
any Feedback Customer or Users provide to 86Borders, and nothing in this
Agreement or in the partiesÕ dealings arising out of or related to this
Agreement will restrict 86BordersÕ right to use, profit from, disclose,
publish, keep secret, or otherwise exploit Feedback, without compensating or
crediting Customer or the User in question. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
Article 7, Feedback will not be considered
Confidential Information, provided information Customer transmits with Feedback
or related to Feedback may be considered Confidential Information.
7.6.
Exception
& Immunity. Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets
Act of 2016, 18 USC Section 1833(b), Recipient is on notice and acknowledges
that, notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement:
(a)
Immunity. An individual shall not be held
criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for
the disclosure of a trade secret that- (A) is made- (i)
in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either
directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of
reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a
complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such
filing is made under seal.
(b) Use of
Trade Secret Information in Anti-Retaliation Lawsuit. An individual who files a lawsuit for
retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may
disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade
secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual- (A) files any
document containing the trade secret under seal; and (B) does not disclose the
trade secret, except pursuant to court order.
8. REPRESENTATIONS &
WARRANTIES.
8.1. From 86Borders. 86Borders represents and warrants that
it is the owner of the Platform and of each and every component thereof, or the
recipient of a valid license thereto, and that it has and will maintain the
full power and authority to grant the rights granted in this Agreement without
the further consent of any third party. 86BordersÕ representations and
warranties in the preceding sentence do not apply to use of the Platform in
combination with hardware or software not provided by 86Borders. In the event
of a breach of the warranty in this Section 8.1, 86Borders, at its own expense, will
promptly take the following actions: (a) secure for Customer the right to
continue using the Platform; (b) replace or modify the Platform to make it noninfringing; or (c) terminate the infringing features of
the Platform or this Agreement. In conjunction with CustomerÕs right to
terminate for breach where applicable, the preceding sentence states 86BordersÕ
sole obligation and liability, and CustomerÕs sole remedy, for breach of the
warranty in this Section 8.1 and for potential or actual
intellectual property infringement by the Platform.
8.2.
From Customer and Users. Customer represents and warrants that: (a) it has the full right and
authority to enter into, execute, and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and that no pending or threatened claim or litigation known to it
would have a material adverse impact on its ability to perform as required by
this Agreement; and (b) it has accurately identified itself and it has not
provided any inaccurate information about itself to or through the Platform; and
(c) it is a corporation, the sole proprietorship of an individual 18 years or
older, or another entity authorized
to do business pursuant to applicable law. Each User
represents and warrants that it has been authorized by Customer to access the
Platform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, it has accurately
identified itself and it has not provided any inaccurate
information about itself to or through the Platform.
8.3. Warranty Disclaimers.
Except to the extent set forth in Section 8.1 above or in a separate Services
Agreement or BAA with Customer, CUSTOMER AND EACH USER ACCEPTS THE PLATFORM ŌAS
ISĶ AND AS AVAILABLE, WITH NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS, OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM STATUTE, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE
OF PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE OF TRADE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE
FOREGOING: (a) 86BORDERS HAS NO OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY OR DEFEND CUSTOMER OR
USERS AGAINST CLAIMS RELATED TO INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; (b) 86BORDERS
DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM WILL PERFORM WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION OR ERROR; AND (c) 86BORDERS DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SYSTEM IS SECURE FROM HACKING OR OTHER
UNAUTHORIZED INTRUSION OR THAT CUSTOMER DATA WILL REMAIN PRIVATE OR SECURE.
86BORDERS DOES NOT
GUARANTEE THAT 86BORDERSÕ PRODUCTS WILL BE PROVIDED ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED,
OR THAT 86BORDERS WILL CORRECT ALL ERRORS. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT 86BORDERS
DOES NOT CONTROL THE TRANSFER OF DATA OVER COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, INCLUDING
THE INTERNET, AND THAT THE PLATFORM MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND
OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF SUCH COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES. 86BORDERS
IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS OR DELIVERY FAILURES, OR OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING
FROM SUCH PROBLEMS WHETHER OR NOT FORESEEABLE.
9. INDEMNIFICATION. Customer
shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless 86Borders and the 86Borders
Associates (as defined below) against any ŌIndemnified Claim,Ķ meaning
any third party claim, suit, or proceeding arising out of or related to
Customer's and its UsersÕ alleged or actual use of, misuse of, or failure to
use the Platform, including without limitation: (a) claims by Users or by
Customer's employees, as well as by CustomerÕs own customers or clients; (b)
claims related to unauthorized disclosure or exposure of personally
identifiable information or other private information, including Customer Data;
(c) claims related to infringement or violation of a copyright, trademark,
trade secret, or privacy or confidentiality right by written material, images,
logos or other content uploaded to the Platform through CustomerÕs account,
including without limitation by Customer Data; (d) claims that use of the Platform
through CustomerÕs account harasses, defames, or defrauds a third party or
violates the CAN-Spam Act of 2003 or any other law or restriction on electronic
advertising, and (e) claims arising from violations of the AUP. Indemnified
Claims include, without limitation, claims arising out of or related to
86BordersÕ negligence. CustomerÕs obligations set forth in this Article 9
include retention and payment of attorneys and payment of court costs, as well
as settlement at CustomerÕs expense and payment of judgments. 86Borders will
have the right, not to be exercised unreasonably, to reject any settlement or
compromise that requires that it admit wrongdoing or liability or subjects it
to any ongoing affirmative obligations. (The Ō86Borders AssociatesĶ are
86BordersÕ officers, directors, members, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries,
agents, successors, attorneys, and assigns.)
10.1. Limitation
on Amount. 86BORDERSÕ LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL
NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMER TO 86BORDERS DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS
PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.
10.2. Exclusion of Consequential Damages. IN NO EVENT WILL 86BORDERS BE LIABLE
TO CUSTOMER FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT.
10.3. Clarifications & Disclaimers. THE LIABILITIES LIMITED BY THIS
ARTICLE 10 APPLY: (a) TO LIABILITY FOR
NEGLIGENCE; (b) REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT,
STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE; (c) EVEN IF 86BORDERS IS ADVISED IN
ADVANCE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DAMAGES IN QUESTION AND EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES
WERE FORESEEABLE; AND (d) EVEN IF CUSTOMERÕS REMEDIES FAIL OF THEIR ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE. If applicable law limits the application of the provisions of this
Article 10, 86BordersÕ liability will be limited
to the maximum extent permissible. For the avoidance of doubt, 86BordersÕ liability
limits and other rights set forth in this Article 10 apply likewise to 86BordersÕ affiliates, licensors, suppliers, advertisers, agents, sponsors, directors, officers, employees, consultants, attorneys,
and other representatives.
11.1. Term. The term of this
Agreement (the ŌTermĶ) will commence on the Effective Date and continue
for the period set forth in the applicable Order or Services Agreement, or, if
none, for a period of one (1) year from the Effective Date. Thereafter, the
Term will renew for successive one (1) year periods, unless either party
refuses such renewal by written notice 30 or more days before the renewal date.
11.2. Termination for Cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement for the otherÕs material
breach by written notice specifying in detail the nature of the breach,
effective in 30 days unless the other party first cures such breach, or
effective immediately if the breach is not subject to cure.
11.3. Effects of Termination. Upon termination
of this Agreement, Customer shall cease all use of the Platform and delete,
destroy, or return all copies of the Documentation in its possession or
control. The following provisions will survive termination or expiration of this
Agreement: (a) any obligation of Customer to pay fees
incurred before termination; (b) Articles and Sections 6 (IP
& Feedback), 7 (Confidential
Information), 8.3 (Warranty
Disclaimers), 9 (Indemnification),
and 10 (Limitation
of Liability); and (c) any other provision of this Agreement that must
survive to fulfill its essential purpose.
12.MISCELLANEOUS.
12.1. Independent Contractors. The parties are independent
contractors and shall so represent themselves in all regards. Neither party is
the agent of the other, and neither may make commitments on the otherÕs behalf.
12.2. Notices. 86Borders may send notices pursuant to
this Agreement to CustomerÕs email contact points provided by Customer, and such notices will be
deemed received 24 hours after they are sent. Customer may send notices
pursuant to this Agreement to notice@86Borders.com, and such notices will be deemed received 72 hours after they are sent.
12.3. Force Majeure. No delay, failure, or default, other
than a failure to pay fees when due, will constitute a breach of this Agreement
to the extent caused by acts of war, terrorism, hurricanes, earthquakes, other
acts of God or of nature, equipment or telecommunications failure, strikes or
other labor disputes, riots or other acts of civil disorder, embargoes, or
other causes beyond the performing partyÕs reasonable control.
12.4. Assignment & Successors.
Customer may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations
hereunder without 86BordersÕ express written consent, and any attempted
assignment without 86BordersÕ consent is null and void. Except to the extent
forbidden in this Section 12.4, this Agreement will be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the partiesÕ respective successors and assigns.
12.5. Severability. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law that would render any clause
of this Agreement invalid or otherwise unenforceable in any respect. In the
event that a provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or otherwise
unenforceable, such provision will be interpreted to fulfill its intended purpose
to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and the remaining provisions
of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
12.6. No Waiver. Neither party will be deemed to have
waived any of its rights under this Agreement by lapse of time or by any
statement or representation other than by an authorized representative in an
explicit written waiver. No waiver of a breach of this Agreement will
constitute a waiver of any other breach of this Agreement.
12.7. Choice of Law & Jurisdiction: This
Agreement and all claims arising out of or related to this Agreement will be
governed solely by the internal laws of the State of Georgia, including without
limitation applicable federal law, without reference to: (a) any conflicts of
law principle that would apply the substantive laws of another jurisdiction to
the partiesÕ rights or duties; (b) the 1980 United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods; or (c) other international laws.
The parties consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the federal
and state courts of Atlanta, Georgia. This Section 12.7
governs all claims arising out of or related to this Agreement, including
without limitation tort claims.
12.8. Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between
this Agreement and any 86Borders policy
posted online, including without
limitation the AUP or Privacy Policy,
the terms of this Agreement will
govern. In the event of any
conflict between this Agreement and any Services Agreement with Customer, the
terms of the Services Agreement will govern.
12.9. Business Associate Agreement. In the event of any conflict between
the terms of any Business Associate Agreement and any other terms in this
Agreement, the terms and conditions that are more protective of PHI shall
govern to the extent of that conflict.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Business Associate
Agreement shall have legal superiority and control over any conflicting or
limiting provision of any contract or agreement between 86Borders and Customer,
whether entered into before, simultaneous, or after the Business Associate
Agreement.
12.10.
Technology
Export. Customer shall
not: (a) permit any third party to access or use the Platform in violation of
any U.S. law or regulation; or (b) export any software provided by 86Borders or
otherwise remove it from the United States except in compliance with all
applicable U.S. laws and regulations. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Customer shall not permit any third party to access or use the
Platform in, or export such software to, a country subject to a United States
embargo (as of the Effective Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria).
12.11.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties and
supersedes all prior or contemporaneous writings, negotiations, and discussions
with respect to its subject matter. Neither party has relied upon any such
prior or contemporaneous communications.
12.12.
No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This
Agreement does not confer any benefits on any third party unless it expressly
states that it does.
12.13. Amendment. 86Borders may amend this Agreement from
time to time by posting an amended version at its Website. CustomerÕs continued
use of the Platform following the effective date of an amendment will confirm
CustomerÕs consent thereto. This Agreement may not be amended in any other way
except through a written agreement by authorized representatives of each party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.13, 86Borders may revise the Privacy Policy
and AUP at any time by posting a new version of either at the Website, and such
new version will become effective on the date it is posted.