This Software Services Agreement, as of the date that You accept this Agreement (defined below) ("Effective Date"), is hereby entered into and agreed upon by you, either an individual or an entity ("You" or "Company") and Future Design Group, AB ("Future Design Group").
BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, EITHER BY INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE, BY EXECUTING AN ORDER FORM THAT REFERENCES THIS AGREEMENT, OR BY UTILIZING THE SERVICES (DEFINED BELOW), YOU AGREE TO THIS AGREMEENT. THIS AGREEMENT IS A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND FUTURE DESIGN GROUP AND SETS FORTH THE TERMS THAT GOVERN THE LICENSE PROVIDED TO YOU HEREUNDER. IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY TO THIS AGREEMENT. ANY CHANGES, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS BY YOU TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL NOT BE A PART OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MUST NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, OR USE THE SOFTWARE, AND YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES.
Future Design Group may modify this Agreement from time to time and will post the most up-to-date version on its website. Your continued use of the Services and Software following modification to the Services or Software or updated Agreement constitutes Your consent to be bound by the modified Agreement.
"Affiliates" means an entity controlled by, under common
control with, or controlling such party, where control is denoted by having
fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power (or equivalent) of the
applicable entity. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Affiliates may use the license granted hereunder.
"Agreement" means the Software Services Agreement, any
applicable Product Addendum, and the Order Form.
"Client(s)" means, if You are an MSP, Your customer(s).
"Devices" means (whether physical or virtual) a server,
system, workstation, computer, mobile device, or end point upon which or
through the Services are used and/or on which the Software is installed.
"Documentation" means the official user documentation
prepared and provided by Future Design Group to You on the use of the
Services or Software (as updated from time to time). For the avoidance of
doubt, any online community site; unofficial documentation, videos, white
papers, or related media; or feedback do not constitute Documentation.
"MSP" means a managed service provider.
"Order Form" means the Future Design Group order page,
product information dashboard, or other Future Design Group ordering
document that specifies Your purchase of the Services, pricing, and other
related information.
"Product Addendum(a)" means additional terms and
conditions set forth in Section 16 that relate to the applicable Services,
Software, or Documentation.
"Services" means the products and software services,
including any application programming interface, website, and HTML code
that accesses functionality, that are provided to You by Future Design
Group. Services will also include items listed in the pricing table for Your purchase on Future Design Group's budget website informational page at the time of the purchase.
"Software" means the object code versions of any
downloadable software, CPANEL hosting access, and hosting platform provided
by Future Design Group solely for the purpose of accessing the Services,
including but not limited to an agent, together with the updates, new
releases or versions, modifications or enhancements, owned and provided by
Future Design Group to You pursuant to this Agreement.
"User" means an individual authorized by You to use the
Services, Software, and Documentation, for whom You have purchased a
subscription or to whom You have supplied a user identification and
password. User(s) may only include Your employees, consultants, and
contractors, unless You are an MSP, in which case the User(s) may include
Your employees, consultants, contractors, agents, and Clients.
"Your Data" means data, files, or information accessed,
used, communicated, stored, or submitted by You or Your Users related to
Your or Your User's use of the Services or Software.
"Buy Out" means that after a length of time, You or Your
employees can purchase the complete website for the price set forth by
Future Design Group. Once the transaction is complete, You can either move
your website to another server as you see fit or continue with Future
Design Group hosting. If you choose to continue with Future Design Group
hosting, a yearly fee will be set by Future Design Group. If the yearly fee
is not paid, Future Design Group will not continue hosting Your website and
all files will potentially be lost. It is Your responsibility to keep
accurate files stored outside of Future Design Group and Future Design
Group is not responsible for any lost pages, content or data once the Buy
Out has been completed. Buy Out is only available after six (6) months in order to allow for the website to work on its own without switching. Once Buy Out becomes available, the Buy Out price is dependent on the package You purchased. For the Basic package, the Buy Out amount is $500 and for the Pro Package, the Buy Out amount is $1000. Monthly fees do not impact this amount and cannot roll over to it.
2.1 Services License.
Upon payment of fees and subject to continuous compliance with this
Agreement, Future Design Group hereby grants You a limited, nonexclusive,
non-transferable license to use the website, hosting, email, helpdesk (if
applicable) during the Term (defined per your purchase on the Order Form).
Future Design Group may deliver the Software to You with the assistance of
its Affiliates, licensors, and service providers.
2.2 Evaluation or Beta License.
If the Services, Software, and Documentation are provided to You for
evaluation, beta, or release candidate purposes, Future Design Group grants
to You a limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable evaluation license to use
the Services, Software, and Documentation solely for evaluation prior to
purchase or implementation (an "Evaluation License"). You shall not use the
Evaluation License for production use. The Evaluation License shall
terminate on the end date of the pre-determined evaluation period or
immediately upon notice from Future Design Group in its sole discretion.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, the Services,
Software, and Documentation provided pursuant to an Evaluation License are
provided to You "AS IS" without indemnification, support, or warranty of
any kind, express or implied. Except to the extent such terms conflict with
this Section, all other terms of this Agreement shall apply to Services,
Software, and Documentation licensed under an Evaluation License.
LICENSE RESTRICTIONS; OBLIGATIONS.
3.1 License Restrictions.
You may not (i) provide, make available to, or permit individuals other
than Your Users to use or access the Services, the Software, or
Documentation, in whole or in part; (ii) copy, reproduce, republish,
upload, post, or transmit the Services, Software, or Documentation (except
for back-up or archival purposes, which will not be used for transfer,
distribution, sale, or installation on Your or Your Users' Devices); (iii)
license, sell, resell, rent, lease, transfer, distribute, or otherwise
transfer rights to the Services, Software, or Documentation unless as
authorized in this Agreement; (iv) modify, translate, reverse engineer,
decompile, disassemble, create derivative works, or otherwise attempt to
derive the source code of the Services, Software, or Documentation; (v)
create, market, distribute add-ons or enhancements or incorporate into
another product the Services or Software without prior written consent of
Future Design Group; (vi) remove any proprietary notices or labels on the
Services, Software, or Documentation, unless authorized by Future Design
Group; (vii) license the Services, Software, or Documentation if You (or
any of Your Users) are a direct competitor of Future Design Group for the
purposes of monitoring the availability, performance, or functionality or
for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes; (viii) use the Services
or Software to store or transmit infringing, libelous, unlawful, or
tortious material or to store or transmit material in violation of third
party rights, including privacy rights; (ix) use the Services or Software
to violate any rights of others; (x) use the Services or Software to store
or transmit malicious code, Trojan horses, malware, spam, viruses, or other
destructive technology ("Viruses"); (xi) interfere with, impair, or disrupt
the integrity or performance of the Services or any other third party's use
of the Services; (xii) use the Services in a manner that results in
excessive use, bandwidth, or storage; or (xii) alter, circumvent, or
provide the means to alter or circumvent the Services or Software,
including technical limitations, recurring fees, or usage limits.
3.2 Your Obligations.
You acknowledge, agree, and warrant that: (i) You will be responsible for
Your and Your Users' activity and compliance with this Agreement, and if
You become aware of any violation, You will immediately terminate the
offending party's access to the Services, Software, and Documentation and
notify Future Design Group; (ii) You and Your Users will comply with all
applicable local, state, federal, and international laws; (iii) You have
obtained sufficient consent and rights to access, use and store Your Data
and any other system or network and will be solely responsible for the
accuracy, security, quality, integrity, and legality of the same; and (iv)
You will keep your registration information, billing information, and
technical data accurate, complete, and current for as long as You subscribe
to the Services, Software and Documentation.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
4.1 Ownership of Future Design Group Intellectual Property.
The Services, Software, and Documentation are licensed, not sold. Use of
"purchase" in conjunction with licenses of the Services, Software and
Documentation shall not imply a transfer of ownership. Except for the
limited rights expressly granted by Future Design Group to You, You
acknowledge and agree that all right, title and interest in and to all
copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, intellectual property
(including without limitation algorithms, business processes, improvements,
enhancements, modifications, derivative works, information collected and
analyzed in connection with the Services) and other proprietary rights,
arising out of or relating to the Services, the Software, the provision of
the Services or Software, and the Documentation, belong exclusively to
Future Design Group or its suppliers or licensors. All rights, title, and
interest in and to content, which may be accessed through the Services or
the Software, is the property of the respective owner and may be protected
by applicable intellectual property laws and treaties. This Agreement gives
You no rights to such content, including use of the same. Future Design
Group and its Affiliates are hereby granted a royalty-free, fully-paid,
worldwide, exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, irrevocable and
perpetual license to use or incorporate into its products and services any
information, data, suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or
other feedback provided by You or Your Users relating to the Services or
Software. All rights not expressly granted under this Agreement are
reserved by Future Design Group.
If You Buy Out your website and pay the required amount (predetermined at
the time of this contract), the rights to the created works will be
transferred to You. Files, data, and content will be either transferred to
you via online storage or will continued to be hosted by Future Design
Group for a yearly fee.
4.2 Ownership of Your Data.
You and Your Users retain all right, title, and interest in and to all
copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, intellectual property and other
proprietary rights in and to Your Data. Future Design Group's right to
access and use the same are limited to those expressly granted in this
Agreement. No other rights with respect to Your Data are implied.
TERM; TERMINATION.
Term.
Unless terminated earlier in accordance with this Section, this Agreement
will begin on the Effective Date and will continue until the end of the
period specified in the applicable Order Form (the "Initial Term"). You
authorize Future Design Group to automatically renew the applicable
Services upon the expiration of the Initial Term (each a "Renewal Term,"
and collectively with the Initial Term, the "Term"). The Renewal Term will
be the same length as the Initial Term unless otherwise specified by Future
Design Group at the time of renewal.
Your Termination Rights.
5.2.1
Monthly Term.
You may terminate this Agreement by providing Future Design Group with
written notice of Your intention to terminate this Agreement prior to the
end of the current Term. Termination will take effect after the relevant
Term is completed. Once terminated, the website will either be released to
You upon Buy Out completion of will be removed from Future Design Group
servers.
5.3 Future Design Group Suspension or Termination Rights.
Future Design Group may suspend or terminate this Agreement upon thirty
(30) day prior written notice or immediately if You become subject to
bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership,
liquidation, or assignment for the benefit of creditors; You infringe or
misappropriate Future Design Group's intellectual property; You breach this
Agreement or Order Form, including failure to make any payment of fees when
due; or pursuant to the receipt of a subpoena, court order, or other
request by a law enforcement agency.
5.4 Effect of Termination.
Termination shall not relieve You of the obligation to pay any fees or
other amounts accrued or payable to Future Design Group through the end of
the current Term. You shall not receive a credit or refund for any fees or
payments made prior to termination. You will retrieve Your Data or copies
of Your Data from Future Design Group prior to the effective termination
date once Buy Out is completed. Upon termination of this Agreement, You
acknowledge and agree that Future Design Group will delete Your Data from
Future Design Group servers unless You opt to continue hosting Your Data
through Future Design Group servers for a yearly fee agreed upon at that
time. Your Data, once deleted, is not able to be recovered. Without
prejudice to any other rights, upon termination, You must cease all use of
the Services, Software, and Documentation and destroy or return (upon
request by Future Design Group) all copies of the Services, Software, and
Documentation. Sections 1, 3, 4, 5.4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16
(if applicable) shall survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
UPGRADING/DOWNGRADING ACCOUNT TYPE.
You may, at anytime during the Term, upgrade or downgrade to a different
Future Design Group account type. The change in account type will take
effect immediately. After an upgrade in account type, You will be billed
immediately for the additional fees due under the upgraded account type for
the remaining time of the applicable Term. The amount due and owning for
the upgraded account type will be reduced by what the amount You have
already paid for the applicable Term. In regard to a downgraded account
type, You will be billed the fees due for the downgraded account type at
the commencement of the Renewal Term.
FEES AND PAYMENT.
All orders placed will be considered final upon acceptance by Future Design
Group. Fees will be due and payable as set forth on the Order Form. Unless
otherwise set forth herein, fees shall be at Future Design Group's
then-standard rates at the time of invoice or, if applicable, as set forth
in the Order Form. If You fail to pay, Future Design Group shall be
entitled, at its sole discretion, to: (i) suspend provision of the Services
until You fulfill Your pending obligations; (ii) charge You an interest
rate designated by Future Design Group at the time of invoice; (iii)
terminate this Agreement. If applicable, if You exceed the license capacity
designated in Your Order Form, in addition to Future Design Group's other
remedies, You will be charged additional fees, which will be reflected in
Your invoice. Unless otherwise stated, all payments made under this
Agreement shall be in United States dollars. Fees are non-refundable.
TAXES.
All fees are exclusive of taxes, and You shall pay or reimburse Future
Design Group for all taxes arising out of transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. If You are required to withhold any tax for payments due, You
shall gross Your payments to Future Design Group so that Future Design
Group receives sums due in full, free of any deductions. You will provide
documentation to Future Design Group showing that taxes have been paid to
the relevant taxing authority. "Taxes" means any sales, VAT, use, and other
taxes (other than taxes on Future Design Group's income), export and import
fees, customs duties and similar charges imposed by any government or other
authority. You hereby confirm that Future Design Group can rely on the name
and address that You provide to Future Design Group when You agree to the
fees or in connection with Your payment method as being the place of supply
for sales tax and income tax purposes or as being the place of supply for
VAT purposes where You have established Your business.
DATA; DATA PROTECTION.
9.1 Data.
Future Design Group agrees that Your Data, if categorized in accordance
with Section 9, shall be treated as confidential by Future Design Group.
You agree that You and Your Users are responsible for maintaining and
protecting backups of Your Data directly or indirectly processed using the
Services and that Future Design Group is not responsible for exportation
of, the failure to store, the loss, or the corruption of Your Data once a
Buy Out is complete. During the contract term, Future Design Group will
complete backups on Your behalf. You agree that Future Design Group and its
Affiliates will collect, access, process, and use technical and related
information about You, Your Users and Your and Your Users' use of the
Services and Software, including Your internet protocol address, the
hardware and software that You utilize, and various usage statistics, to
assist with the necessary operation and function of the Services and
Software and to facilitate in the provision of updates, support, invoicing,
marketing, and research and development. As a reminder, Future Design Group
Privacy Statement can be found on Future Design Group's website, and Future
Design Group may update its Privacy Statement from time to time. Future
Design Group may remove Your Data or any other data, information, or
content of data or files used, stored, processed or otherwise by You or
Your Users that Future Design Group, in its sole discretion, believes to be
or is: (a) a Virus; (b) illegal, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful,
vulgar, pornographic, or obscene; (c) used for the purpose of spamming,
chain letters, or dissemination of objectionable material; (d) used to
cause offense, defame or harass; or (e) infringing the intellectual
property rights or any other rights of any third party.
Data Protection.
Each party shall comply with its respective obligations under applicable
data protection laws. You and Your Users warrant that through Your use of
the Services during the Term: (i) in respect of the personal data You or
Your Users collect, use, process, access, or disclose, You alone shall
determine the purpose for and manner in which personal data is, or will be,
processed, if any; (ii) You warrant that You have obtained all necessary
consents from Your Users or any other third party required under applicable
law: (a) to disclose or process their personal data to Future Design Group,
its Affiliates or their respective agents and (b) for Future Design Group,
its Affiliates or their respective agents to collect, use, process, access,
or disclose the personal data set forth herein or as otherwise designated
by You or Your Users; (iii) in the event You are located only in the
European Union, (x) You are the data controller of all personal data You or
Your Users may process and (y) Future Design Group, its Affiliates or their
respective agents are the data processors in respect of the personal data
processed as provided by You. You agree that Your, Your Users', and any
third party personal data provided to Future Design Group, its Affiliates
or their respective agents may be stored, transferred, and processed by
Future Design Group, its Affiliates or their respective agents in any
country in which Future Design Group, its Affiliates or their respective
agents maintain facilities or personnel, and You and Your Users consent to
any such transfer of the personal data outside of Your (or Your Users')
country. You warrant and undertake that any instructions given by You to
Future Design Group, its Affiliates or their respective agents will be in
accordance with applicable law.
CONDFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
As used in this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means any nonpublic
information or materials disclosed by either party to the other party,
either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, or by inspection of
tangible objects that the disclosing party clearly identifies as
confidential or proprietary. Future Design Group Confidential Information
includes the Services, Software, and any information or materials relating
to the Services, Software (including pricing), or otherwise. Confidential
Information may also include confidential or proprietary information
disclosed to a disclosing party by a third party. The receiving party will:
(i) hold the disclosing party's Confidential Information in confidence and
use reasonable care to protect the same; (ii) restrict disclosure of such
Confidential Information to those of its employees or agents with a need to
know such information and who are under a duty of confidentiality
respecting the protection of confidential information, which is
substantially similar to those of this Agreement and which would extend to
the disclosing party's Confidential Information; (iii) use such
Confidential Information only for the purposes for which it was disclosed,
unless otherwise set forth herein. The restrictions will not apply to
Confidential Information to the extent it (i) is, or through no fault of
the recipient has become, generally available to the public; (ii) was
lawfully received by the receiving party from a third party without such
restrictions; (iv) was known to the receiving party without such
restrictions prior to receipt from the disclosing party; (v) was
independently developed by the receiving party without breach of this
Agreement or access to or use of the Confidential Information. The
recipient may disclose Confidential Information to the extent the
disclosure is required by law, regulation, or judicial order, provided that
the receiving party will provide to the disclosing party prompt notice,
where permitted, of such order and will take reasonable steps to contest or
limit the steps of any required disclosure. The parties agree that any
material breach of Section 3 or this Section will cause irreparable injury
and that injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction will be
appropriate to prevent an initial or continuing breach of these Sections in
addition to any other relief to the applicable party may be entitled.
DISCLAIMER.
THE SERVICES, SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION, AND ALL OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
PROVIDED HEREUNDER, INCLUDING THIRD PARTY HOSTED SERVICES, ARE PROVIDED ON
"AS IS" AND "AS IS AVAILABLE" BASIS. FUTURE DESIGN GROUP DISCLAIMS ALL
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY,
INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, SECURITY,
CONTINUITY, OR ABSENCE OF DEFECT RELATING TO THE SERVICES, SOFTWARE,
DOCUMENTATION, ANY OTHER PRODUCT OR SERVICES, OR RESULTS OF THE SAME
PROVIDED TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. FUTURE DESIGN GROUP DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THE SPECIFICATIONS OR FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SERVICES OR SOFTWARE
WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SERVICES OR SOFTWARE
WILL BE CORRECTED. YOUR ACCESS, INSTALLATION, AND USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND
SERVICES ARE AT YOUR SOLE DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU ARE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR DEVICE(S) OR THE LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF
YOUR DATA. FUTURE DESIGN GROUP ALSO SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY
OF THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WITH WHICH YOU MAY UTILIZE THE
SERVICES AND SOFTWARE, AND YOU SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM AND WAIVE ANY RIGHTS
AND CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST FUTURE DESIGN GROUP WITH RESPECT TO SUCH
THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
INDEMNIFICATION.
12.1 Future Design Group Indemnification.
Future Design Group will indemnify, defend, and hold You harmless from any
third party claim brought against You that the Services, as provided by
Future Design Group, infringe or misappropriate any U.S. patent, copyright,
trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property rights of a third
party, provided (i) use of the Services by You or Your Users is in
conformity with the Agreement and Documentation; (ii) the infringement is
not caused by modification or alteration of the Services; and/or (iii) the
infringement was not caused by a combination or use of the Services with
products not supplied by Future Design Group. Future Design Group
indemnification obligations are contingent upon You: (i) promptly notifying
Future Design Group in writing of the claim; (ii) granting Future Design
Group sole control of the selection of counsel, defense, and settlement of
the claim; and (iii) providing Future Design Group with reasonable
assistance, information and authority required for the defense and
settlement of the claim. This Section states Future Design Group's entire
liability (and shall be Your sole and exclusive remedy) with respect to
indemnification to You.
12.2 Your Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Future Design Group, its
Affiliates and their respective, directors, employees, and agents from and
against any claims asserted by any third party arising out of or due to:
(i) Your Data; (ii) Your (or Your User's) breach of this Agreement; (iii)
Your (or Your User's) use of the Services, Software, or Documentation in
violation of third party rights, including any intellectual property
rights, or any applicable laws, or (iv) Your (or Your User's) misuse of the
Services, Software, or Documentation.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, (I) IN NO EVENT WILL
FUTURE DESIGN GROUP, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS HAVE ANY LIABILITY, CONTINGENT OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, STATUTORY OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE
SERVICES, SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION, OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
PROVIDED HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOST OR
CORRUPTED DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE OR
MALFUNCTION, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF A
PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF, AND REGARDLESS OF THE
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTE, INDEMNITY OR OTHERWISE)
UPON WHICH ANY SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED; AND (II) THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF
FUTURE DESIGN GROUP, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS, AND THE SOLE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE SERVICES, SOFTWARE, OR ANY PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER SHALL BE LIMITED TO TERMINATION OF THIS
AGREEMENT AND DAMAGES NOT TO EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE OR PAID TO
FUTURE DESIGN GROUP UNDER THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS PRIOR TO
TERMINATION.
THIRD PARTY PROGRAMS.
You may receive access to third party programs through the Services or
Software, or third party programs may be bundled with the Services or
Software. These third party software programs are governed by their own
license terms, which may include open source or free software licenses, and
those terms will prevail over this Agreement as to Your use of the third
party programs. Nothing in this Agreement limits Your or Your Users' rights
under, or grants You or Your User rights that supersede, the terms of any
such third party program.
GENERAL.
15.1 Notices.
All notices must be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or
certified mail, or sent via email to
contact@futuredesigngroup.com
(with evidence of effective transmission). All notices must be addressed to
Future Design Group, c/o Legal Department, 1636 Popps Ferry Rd, Suite 227,
Biloxi, MS 39532.
15.2 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
relating to the Services, Software, and Documentation provided hereunder
and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, agreements and
understandings, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
If other Future Design Group terms or conditions conflict with this
Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail and control with respect to the
Services, Software, and Documentation provided hereunder. In addition, any
and all additional or conflicting terms provided by You, whether in a
purchase order, an alternative license, or otherwise, shall be void and
shall have no effect.
15.3 Export Control Laws.
The Services, Software, and Documentation delivered to You under this
Agreement are subject to export control laws and regulations and may also
be subject to import and export laws of the jurisdiction in which it was
accessed, used, or obtained, if outside those jurisdictions. You shall
abide by all applicable export control laws, rules, and regulations
applicable to the Services, Software, and Documentation. You agree that You
are not located in or are not under the control of or a resident of any
country, person, or entity prohibited to receive the Services, Software, or
Documentation due to export restrictions and that You will not export,
re-export, transfer, or permit the use of the Services, Software, or
Documentation, in whole or in part, to or in any of such countries or to
any of such persons or entities.
15.4 Modifications.
Unless as otherwise set forth herein, this Agreement shall not be amended
or modified by You except in a writing signed by authorized representatives
of each party.
15.5 Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, illegal, or
void, that shall not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions.
The parties further agree that the unenforceable provision shall be deemed
replaced by a provision that is binding and enforceable and that differs as
little as possible from the unenforceable provision, with considerations of
the object and purpose of this Agreement.
15.6 Waiver.
The delay or failure of either party to exercise any right provided in this
Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver.
15.7 Force Majeure.
Future Design Group will not be liable for any delay or failure to perform
obligations under this Agreement due to any cause beyond its reasonable
control, including acts of God; labor disputes; industrial disturbances;
systematic electrical, telecommunications or other utility failures;
earthquakes, storms, or other elements of nature; blockages; embargoes;
riots; acts or orders of government; acts of terrorism; and war.
15.8 Construction.
Paragraph headings are for convenience and shall have no effect on
interpretation.
15.9 Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Mississippi
and of the United States, without regard to any conflict of laws
provisions, except that the United Nations Convention on the International
Sale of Goods and the provisions of the Uniform Computer Information
Transactions Act shall not apply to this Agreement. You hereby consent to
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of Mississippi.
15.10 Third Party Rights.
Other than as expressly provided herein, this Agreement does not create any
rights for any person who is not a party to it, and no person not a party
to this Agreement may enforce any of its terms or rely on an exclusion or
limitation contained in it.
15.11 U.S. Government Use.
Future Design Group's Services, Software and Documentation were developed
exclusively at private expense and are a "commercial item" as defined in
FAR 2.101, and any supplement is provided with no greater than RESTRICTED
RIGHTS. Such Services, Software, Documentation, and related items consist
of "commercial computer software," "commercial computer software
documentation," and commercial technical data as defined in the applicable
acquisition regulations, including FAR 2.101 and FAR Part 12. Use,
duplication, release, modification, transfer, or disclosure ("Use") of the
Services, Software, and Documentation are restricted by this Agreement and
in accordance with DFARS Section 227.7202 and FAR Section 12.212, and the
Services, Software, and Documentation are licensed (i) only as commercial
items; and (ii) with only the rights granted to commercial end users
pursuant to this Agreement. Such Use is further restricted by FAR
52.227-14, 252.227-7015, or similar acquisition regulations, as applicable
and amended. Except as described herein, all other Use is prohibited. This
Section is in lieu of, and supersedes, any other FAR, DFARS, or other
clause addressing Government rights under this Agreement or any other
contract under which the Services, Software, or Documentation is acquired
or licensed. Manufacturer is Future Design Group, LLC., 1636 Popps Ferry
Rd, Suite 227, Biloxi, MS 39532.
Last Modified: July 11, 2017