Saas Terms and Conditions
v20200227
Effective July 13, 2018
- Definitions
The following terms shall have the following meanings as set forth below:
- “Affiliates”
- any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another legal entity.
- "Agreement"
- this SaaS Terms and Conditions, its Exhibit(s), and any related Order Forms(s)
- “Client”
- the party named as “Client” on one or more related Order Form(s)
- "Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information"
- any information in the possession or under the control of Client or any of its Affiliates, or that is furnished or made available by Client or any of its Affiliates to SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS, identifying, relating to, describing, or capable of being associated with, any particular individual (Client employee, customer, or otherwise) or Client, including, but not limited to, name, signature, social security number, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, medical information or health insurance information, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, any other financial information, or any project related information.
- “Client Designated Representative”
- A person or entity authorized to contact SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS to request product and/or service support on client's behalf.
- "Confidential Information"
- business information, technical information and/or ideas which are not known to the public, including but not limited to:
- The terms and conditions of this Agreement;
- Specifications, algorithms, Documentation, source and object code for any SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS product that exists or is in development;
- The trade secrets and other “know-how” of SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS;
- Client’s data, material, content and cost models;
- Any other information deemed “Confidential” by the disclosing party and not revealed to the general public, which the receiving party obtained through this Agreement; except information the receiving party can document
- is in the public domain through no fault of the receiving party;
- was properly known to the receiving party, without restriction, prior to disclosure by the disclosing party;
- was properly disclosed to the receiving party by another person without restriction;
- is disclosed under operation of law;
- is disclosed by the receiving party with the disclosing party’s prior written approval.
- Use of the Services Client agrees to comply with the terms for the Services set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto.
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Client Designated Representatives List
Client agrees to provide and maintain a list of representatives authorized to make use of the support services offered by SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS on client's behalf.
Client acknowledges, understands, and agrees that SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’ support staff will not service requests from people or entities not mentioned in this Client Designated Representatives List.
Client further agrees that it has sole responsiblity for the accuracy of all information in the Client Designated Representatives List and that SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS is not responsible for release of information to; or service supplied to; once authorized parties not yet removed from the Client Designated Representatives List.
- Legal Compliance both parties shall comply, and ensure its end users comply, with all applicable laws and regulations.
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Security
Client is responsible for all information and content processed by Client or its end users through the Services (collectively, “Client Information”).
Client shall be at all times responsible for all use of and access to the Services by its end users.
Client shall control and manage access to the Services and to all Client Information stored within, or accessible through, the Services, both in determining the implementation configuration of the Services and through Client’s selection and adoption of its end users’ credentials and password practices.
Client acknowledges that the data security of Client and its end users may be compromised if Client elects an open configuration, or if Client’s end users do not follow all recommended, reasonable, or applicable security policies and procedures and take other appropriate steps to maintain the security of the Services and the Client Information, including, without limitation, maintaining the confidentiality of Client’s end user identifications and passwords, frequent changing of passwords, and maintaining appropriate internal controls to monitor access to and use of the Services.
Client shall be fully responsible for the protection of all end user identification, credentials and passwords for the Services.
Client shall immediately notify SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS of any unauthorized access to the Services or to its end user identification, credentials or passwords.
Client shall at all times use its best efforts to maintain the security of the Services and prevent unauthorized access to same.
Client shall promptly notify SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS in writing of any unauthorized use of, or any claim or proceeding involving the Services of which Client is or becomes aware.
Client shall cooperate and assist SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS with the termination of any such unauthorized use.
SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS is responsible for access to the Services by its employees and its subcontractors. In the event of a breach of the Services for which SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS is responsible, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall promptly notify Client in writing of such breach.
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Security Incident Response Provisions
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Nondisclosure of Client Personal and Proprietary Information
Despite any other provision in the Agreement, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’s nondisclosure obligations with respect to Confidential Information that is also Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information shall survive any expiration or termination of the Agreement in perpetuity.
Upon expiration or termination of the Agreement, or at any time upon request of Client, all Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information in any medium, including all copies or parts of same, shall be returned to Client or destroyed except that SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS may retain one copy of any materials prepared by SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS containing or reflecting Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information if necessary for compliance with its internal record-keeping or quality assurance requirements.
If destroyed, the destruction shall be certified in writing by SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS and such certification shall be delivered to Client with ten (10) business days.
- Security Incidents
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Security Incident Response Plan
SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall develop, implement and maintain a written plan and process for preventing, detecting, identifying, reporting, tracking and remediating Security Incidents (“Security Incident Response Plan” or “SIRP”).
A Security Incident shall mean an event or set of circumstances resulting in a reasonable expectation of a compromise of the security, confidentiality or integrity of Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information under SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’s control.
Examples of Security Incidents include:
- Security breaches to SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’s network perimeter or to internal applications resulting in potential compromise of Client data or information;
- Loss of physical devices or media, e.g., laptops, portable media, paper files, etc., containing Client data;
- Lapses in, or degradation of, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’s security controls, methods, processes or procedures;
- The unauthorized disclosure of Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information; and
- Any and all incidents adversely affecting Client’s or its Affiliates’, as the case may be, information assets.
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SIRP General Requirements
SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’s SIRP will include Security Incident handling and response procedures, specific contacts in an event of a Security Incident, the contacts’ roles and responsibilities, and their plans to notify Client or its Affiliates, as the case may be, concerning the Security Incident. The SIRP must be based on and meet all requirements of the following:
- U.S. federal and applicable state laws, statutes and regulations concerning the custody, care and integrity of data and information. SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall ensure that its SIRP and its business practices in performing work on behalf of Client comply with California's Information Practices Act of 1977, California Civil Code §§ 1798.80 et seq., which addresses the provision of notice to Client or its Affiliates, as the case may be, of any breach of the security of Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information if it is reasonably believed to have been acquired by an unauthorized person.
- Client information management policies and procedures as made available by SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS upon request (“Client Policies and Procedures”).
- Information security (INFOSEC) policies and procedures as made available by SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS upon request (INFOSEC Policies and Procedures”).
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Security Incident Response Plan
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Nondisclosure of Client Personal and Proprietary Information
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SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS Response to Security Incident
The following will apply in the event of a Security Incident:
- SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS will submit a Security Incident Report (SIR) to Client or its Affiliates’, as the case may be, in accordance with Client Policies and Procedures and applicable laws. The SIR shall be given promptly upon discovery of an SI as required by applicable laws and keep Client or its Affiliates, as the case may be, informed of developments and new information.
- At Client’s or its Affiliates’, as the case may be, request, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS will meet with Client or its Affiliates to discuss the cause of the Security Incident, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’s response, lessons learned and potential improvements to SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’s system security processes and procedures.
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Compromise of Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information
With respect to any Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information in the possession or under the control of SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS, to protect Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall:
- Develop, implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information to protect Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure; Develop, implement and maintain data privacy and security programs with administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the size and complexity of the SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’s business and the nature and scope of SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’s activities to protect Client Personal Information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure;
- Notice Requirements for Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information. In the event of a Security Incident where Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall immediately provide the SIR required by Section 2 (C) of this Agreement. This SIR shall state Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information may be involved, and shall describe the suspected nature of the Client Personal and Client Proprietary Information.
- SIRP Review At Client’s or its Affiliates’, as the case may be, request, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall review the SlRP at least annually with designated representatives to identify updates, changes or potential improvements; and a process to document these changes within ninety (90) days of these changes.
- Document Retention SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall maintain all documentation relating to Security Incidents, whether in written or electronic form, including their identification, processing and resolution, for two (2) years after final resolution of all Security Incidents, including the final resolution of all claims arising out of any Security Incident.
Client hereby assumes and shall bear the entire risk of loss and damage to the Equipment from any and every cause whatsoever. No loss or damage to the Equipment or any part thereof shall impair any obligation of Client under this Rental which shall continue in full force and effect through the term of the Rental.
In the event of loss or damage of any kind whatever to the Equipment, Client shall, at SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS' option:
- Place the same in good repair, condition and working order; or
- Replace the same with like equipment in good repair, condition and working order; or
- Pay to SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS the replacement cost of the Equipment
- Services SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS will provide the Services as described in Exhibit 1.
- Suspension and Termination SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS reserves the right to suspend or terminate access to and use of the Services if SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS believes that Client or any of its end users have undertaken, or participated in, any of the activities prohibited in this Agreement, violated the terms of this Agreement, or whose actions have, or are likely to, otherwise cause any harm to or claim against SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS, the Services, or any third party. SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS reserves the right (but does not undertake an obligation) at its sole discretion to monitor the activities of Client’s end users of the Services, and the Client Information processed by Client using the Services.
- Copy of Client Data At any time during the term of this Agreement, Client may request a copy of the Client data provided pursuant to the Services. Within four (4) business days of such request, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS will provide Client a copy of such Client data.
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Definitions
- "Billing Cycle"
- begins on the 1st day of every calendar month ends on the last day of every calendar month
- "Disconnected Customer"
- A former customer who is no longer entitled to delivery and provision of services under this agreement and whose account has not yet been fully terminated.
- "Invoice Date"
- 15th of every month
- "Invoice Due Date"
- 1st of every month
- "Outstanding Invoice"
- Any unpaid invoice on the Invoice Due Date
- "Suspended Customer"
- A current customer who's services are currently restricted
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Effects of Customer Suspension
- All user accounts are able to login but not operate devices or manage resources.
- Access to resources and configuration options may or may not be available.
- All connected devices will reset to their configured default settings.
- Door controller devices will not operate connected relays.
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Effects of Customer Disconnection
When an account is disconnected, all customer access to the services are revoked.
Customer will be asked to return all equipment to Smart Security Solutions, Inc. by requesting a shipping label from returns@smartsecuritysolutionsinc.com.
If the equipment is not returned within 15 days of receipt of the shipping label, Customer will receive a/an invoice(s) for the equipment.
Late payment of the equipment invoice and/or failure to return the equipment will incur a late fee of 10% of the invoice subtotal.
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Limitation of Liability and Indemnification
Customer acknowledges, understands, and agrees that in the event that a Customer Account is Suspended or Disconnected, all connected relays will be set to the designated position in their respective settings. Customer further acknowledges and agrees that Customer is solely responsible for setting and maintaining the designated default position of all connected relays.
CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT RESTRICTIONS ON SUSPENDED AND DISCONNECTED ACCOUNTS MAY RESULT IN LIMITED OR NO ACCESS TO PERSONS, ENTITIES, AND RESOURCES RESTRICTED BY DEVICES CONNECTED TO SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY SERVICE OUTAGE OR INABILITY TO OPERATE DEVICES CONNECTED TO ANY SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC. PRODUCT OR SERVICE USING ANY SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC. ACCESS METHOD OR TO ACCESS ANY PERSON, ENTITY, OR RESOURCE RESTRICTED BY A CONNECTED DEVICE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE FOR ANY REASON, INCLUDING ACCOUNT SUSPENSION OR ACCOUNT DISCONNECTION.
CUSTOMER SHALL PROTECT, DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS, AND AGENTS AND ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER THAT FURNISHES SERVICES TO CUSTOMER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LAWSUITS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITY, FINES, PENALTIES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS, ARISING FROM, OR RELATED TO, ANY ABSENCE, FAILURE, OR OUTAGE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, OPERATING DEVICES CONNECTED TO ANY SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC. PRODUCT OR SERVICE, AND/OR INABILITY OF CUSTOMER OR ANY CUSTOMER EMPLOYEE, THIRD PERSON OR PARTY, OR USER OF SMART SECURITY INC’S SERVICE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS ANY PERSON, ENTITY, OR RESOURCE RESTRICTED BY THOSE DEVICES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES RELATED TO CUSTOMER’S (OR ANY CUSTOMER EMPLOYEE, AGENT, OR CONTRACTOR, OR THIRD PERSON OR THIRD PARTY OR USER OF SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC’S SERVICE) USE OF OR INABILITY TO OPERATE CONNECTED DEVICES AND/OR ACCESS ANY PERSON, ENTITY, OR RESOURCE RESTRICTED BY THOSE DEVICES.
- Ownership As between SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS and Client, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS has, and shall retain, all right, title and interest in and to the Services, any trade secrets, inventions or know-how (whether patentable or not) or Software incorporated or used in the Services, and all intellectual property and other proprietary rights (including, without limitation, trademarks, trade names, moral rights, copyrights and patent rights) in any of the foregoing arising under the laws of the United States or anywhere throughout the world.
- Confidentiality Each party agrees that, except upon the prior express written approval of the other party, the receiving party will hold in the strictest confidence, and shall not disclose to any person, firm, corporation or other entity, any Confidential Information received in connection with this Agreement. Client further agrees that Client will not reverse engineer or attempt to derive the composition or underlying information, structure or ideas of the Services. Disclosure of Confidential Information by the disclosing party to the receiving party does not grant the receiving party a license in or to any of the Confidential Information. If, in the course of this Agreement, it is ever unclear to the receiving party whether certain information is Confidential Information, the receiving party will ask a principal of the disclosing party whether the information is Confidential Information and the receiving party will treat such information as Confidential Information unless and until the receiving party is told in writing that such information is not Confidential Information.
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Nondisclosure
The receiving party agrees that the receiving party shall
- use Confidential Information only in the manner and for the purposes specified in the disclosure made to the receiving party;
- advise each employee or other person with access to Confidential Information of the obligation to protect it;
- use, and require others to use, due care to protect all Confidential Information; and
- promptly notify the disclosing party of any unauthorized release of Confidential Information.
- Duties Upon Termination of this Agreement Upon termination of this Agreement, the receiving party agrees that the receiving party will exercise reasonable care to return to the disclosing party all documents or articles containing Confidential Information, or destroy such documents or articles containing Confidential Information and certify to the disclosing party that it has done so.
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Enforcement
The parties further agree that:
- the restrictions set forth in this Agreement protect the legitimate interests of the disclosing party and impose no undue hardship on the receiving party;
- the restrictions set forth in this Agreement are reasonable as to scope and duration;
- due to the unique nature of Confidential Information, any breach of this Agreement would cause irreparable harm for which damages are not an adequate remedy and that the disclosing party shall therefore be entitled to an injunction or other equitable relief in addition to all other remedies available at law.
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Restrictions
SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS has represented to Client that it has expended great
expense in creating the Software and the Services and has a proprietary interest
therein. Client acknowledges that the Software is copyrighted and contains trade
secrets of SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS. Client covenants that it will not
sublicense, disclose, display, copy, distribute or use the Software or the
Services for any other purpose than that described herein and will hold in
strict confidence the design, specifications and associated Documentation of the
Software and Services. Neither Client, nor any third party, shall modify, adapt,
translate, prepare derivative works from, decompile, reverse engineer, or
otherwise attempt to derive the source code from the Software. Neither Client,
nor any third party, shall remove, obscure or alter SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’
copyright notices, trademarks, trade names or other proprietary rights or
notices affixed to or contained in the Software and/or the Services. Client
shall not and shall not authorize any third party to:
- create derivative works, as defined under 17 USC § 106 (as interpreted by applicable case law), copy (other than as set forth in this Agreement), alter or in any way modify the Software;
- translate, decompile, disassemble, reverse compile or reverse engineer the Software or the Services, or in any other manner reduce the Software or the Services to human perceivable form, except to the extent that such restrictions are not permitted under applicable law; or
- bypass or delete any copy protection methods that are for preventing unauthorized copying or use of the Software or the Services. Client further acknowledges and agrees that in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Client of any of the provisions of this paragraph, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS will have no adequate remedy at law and accordingly shall be entitled to injunctive relief. However, no specification in this Agreement of a specific legal or equitable remedy shall be construed as a waiver or prohibition against any other legal or equitable remedies in the event of the breach of any provision of this Agreement. The covenants contained in this paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Client shall take appropriate action whether by instruction, agreement or otherwise and whether with its employees or others, to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the use, copying, protection and security of the Software, Services, Documentation and all materials related thereto. Further, Client shall not, and shall not allow any others to:
- interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Services; or
- attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services or its related systems or networks.
- Reservation of Rights Any and all rights in and to the Software, Documentation, and Services not expressly granted to Client in this Agreement are hereby reserved by SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS.
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Indemnification By SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS
SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Client from
and against all losses, liabilities, damages and claims, and all related costs
and expenses (including any costs or expenses related to increased regulatory or
administrative oversight), fines, penalties, or interest, including reasonable
legal fees and costs, arising out of, in connection with, or relating to any
claim involving performance or non-performance of the Services:
- If the Services or any portion of the Services infringe upon or violate any trade secret, trademark, trade name, copyright, patent, or other intellectual property rights of any third party;
- Relating to any actual or alleged violation of any applicable law;
- Relating to visa status, payment or non-payment of any statutory withholding charges, Client employee benefits or other financial obligations, including overtime, contribution taxes, benefits and penalties payable under Workers’ Compensation (including Workers’ Compensation Reform Act of 1989), unemployment compensation, disability benefit, old age benefit, or tax withholding laws if Client can be adjudged liable as an employer with respect to SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS or SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS personnel, arising out of or in any way related to the relationship between Client, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS, and SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS personnel, including the failure of SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS personnel to be recognized as exclusively employed by SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS and not by Client.
- Infringement If the Services, or any portion of the Services becomes, or in Client's reasonable opinion is likely to become, the subject of an infringement, including misappropriation, claim or proceeding, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall, in addition to indemnifying Client as provided in this section and any other rights Client may have under the Agreement:
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Indemnification Procedures
The party seeking indemnification hereunder (the “Indemnitee”) shall provide the
other party (the “Indemnitor”) with:
- prompt written notice of any claim subject to indemnification; provided, however, the Indemnitor shall not be required to indemnify Indemnitee to the extent any delay in providing such notification increases the amount of any such claim;
- reasonable assistance to defend or settle such claim at the Indemnitor’s expense. The Indemnitee agrees that the Indemnitor shall have sole control of the defense and all related settlement negotiations of such claim; provided, however, that the Indemnitor shall not agree to any settlement or compromise that imposes any obligation or liability on the Indemnitee (other than the payment of money that is indemnified or that impacts the use of the Software or the Services) without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnitee shall have the right to participate in the defense and settlement negotiations of such claim through its own counsel at its own expense.
- Term This Agreement becomes effective on the Effective Date and expires on the Expiration Date. This Agreement shall remain in effect for the Term set forth on the Order Form.
- Termination for Convenience Either party may terminate this Agreement, without cause, by written notice to the other party at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the then current Term, which termination will become effective at the end of the then current Term
- Termination for Material Breach In the event of any material breach of this Agreement (including any Order Form), the non-breaching party shall give the breaching party written notice describing such breach. In the event that the breaching party fails to cure such breach within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice of such breach from the non- breaching party, the non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the breaching party
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Effect of Termination
Upon the effective date of any termination or expiration of
this Agreement, without prejudice to any other rights which the parties may have,
and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement:
- SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall immediately discontinue providing Services to Client;
- Client shall immediately discontinue any and all use of the Services, and return any Documentation to SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS;
- Client shall pay SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS any outstanding amounts due hereunder. Further, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of any termination or expiration of this Agreement, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall remove all Client data from the Services, and certify to Client in writing that it has done so.
- WAIVER OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’ LIABILITY OBLIGATIONS REGARDING INFRINGEMENT INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATING TO THE ACTUAL OR ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
- LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’ LIABILITY OBLIGATIONS REGARDING INFRINGEMENT INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATING TO THE ACTUAL OR ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS’ SOLE LIABILITY TO CLIENT, IF ANY, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID HEREUNDER FOR THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT(S) GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
- DISCLAIMERS EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN, SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET ALL OF CLIENT’S REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
- Entire Agreement This Agreement shall be binding upon SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS and its successors and assigns, and Client, its successors and assigns, as the case may be. This Agreement, including any Order Forms or exhibits, represents the entire Agreement between the parties, and expressly supersedes and cancels any prior oral or written agreements on the subjects herein. Each party acknowledges that it is not entering into this Agreement on the basis of any representations not expressly contained herein. Other than as specified herein, this Agreement may only be supplemented or modified by a writing executed by the parties. No additional or conflicting term in any purchase order, or other document shall have any effect.
- Governing Law, Venue This Agreement shall be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflicts of law rules. The exclusive forum for any disputes, suits, actions or after legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be an appropriate state or federal court situated in Cook County in the State of Illinois and each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any such court in any such dispute, suit, action or other legal proceeding.
- Severability If any provision of this Agreement or portion thereof is found to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, it shall be omitted from this Agreement without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
- Headings The various headings in this Agreement and any exhibits are for convenience only. They shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any paragraph or provision hereof
- Counterparts/Execution This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered, including delivery of an executed counterpart by means of facsimile transmission or email delivery of an electronically scanned counterpart, shall be deemed an original, and all of which, together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. Upon mutual agreement of the parties, this Agreement may be executed and signed via electronic signature.
- Force Majeure Neither party will be liable for any failure or delay in its performance under this Agreement due to any cause beyond its reasonable control, including acts of war, acts of God, earthquake, flood, embargo, riot, sabotage, governmental act or failure of the internet not resulting from the actions or omissions of the party.
- Survival Sections 1, 4, 5, 7.4, 8, this Section 9, and Section 10 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
- Relationship The parties intend to create an independent contractor relationship and nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed to make either SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS or Client partners, joint ventures, principals, agents or employees of the other. Neither party will have any right, power or authority, express or implied, to bind, or make representations on behalf of the other.
- Export Laws Client agrees to comply with all laws and regulations of the United States, European Union, and other countries and jurisdictions (“Export Laws”) to assure that the Services or the Software are not exported, directly or indirectly, in violation of Export Laws, or used for any purpose prohibited by Export Laws. SMART SECURITY SOLUTIONS shall provide all information under its control and necessary or useful for Client to obtain any import or export licenses required for Client to export Services within ten (10) business days of Client’s request. In no event may Client sell or export, directly or indirectly, the Services or the Software to any of the following countries: Burma (Myanmar), Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Western Balkans, Belarus, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Liberia (Former Regime of Charles Taylor), Libya, North Korea, Somalia and Zimbabwe.
- U.S. Government Restricted Rights If the Services are used for or on behalf of the United States of America, its agencies and/or instrumentalities (“U.S. Government”), it is provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. The Services and accompanying documentation are “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation,” respectively, pursuant to 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 227.7202, and “restricted computer software” pursuant to 48 C.F.R. 52.227-19(a), as applicable. Use, modification, reproduction, release, performance, display, or disclosure of the Services and accompanying documentation by the U.S. Government are subject to restrictions as set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to 48 C.F.R. 12.212, 52.227-14 (Alternate III), 52.227-19, 227.7202, and 1852.227-86, as applicable. 9.13 Non-solicitation. During the term of this Agreement and for twelve (12) months after its expiration or termination, neither party will, either directly solicit for employment by itself any employee of the other party who was involved in the performance of the party’s obligations under this Agreement, unless the hiring party obtains the written consent of the other party. In the event that either party hires an employee of the other party, the hiring party shall pay the other party an amount equal to thirty percent (30%) of such employee’s first year’s salary. This provision shall not restrict general advertisements of employment or the rights of any employee of one party, on that employee’s own initiative, or in response to general advertisements, to seek employment from the other party and under such circumstances, for the other party to hire such employee.
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Representation of Authority
Each party represents and warrants that:
- the signatory named in an Order Form has the authority to bind the party on whose behalf he/she is signing to the terms of this Agreement;
- the execution and delivery of this Agreement has been duly authorized;
- this Agreement is valid binding on the parties and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
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Notices
All notices delivered under this Agreement shall be in writing and deemed given upon receipt
when delivered personally or upon confirmation of receipt following delivery of
- nationally recognized overnight courier service
- registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in each case addressed to the party’s address set forth in an Order Form, or at such other address of which one party is notified by the other in writing.