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Definitions
“Additional Products and Services” means any, some, or all of the following that You acquire from a Provider for use with the LinRT HelpDesk Services but that are offered subject to terms and conditions other than this Agreement:
(a) Non-Salesforce.com Applications (e.g., Google, Facebook or Twitter applications…) and other online applications and/or offline software products (including but not limited to integrations between the LinRT HelpDesk Services and other on-line applications and/or off-line software products), that interoperate with the LinRT HelpDesk Services; and/or
(b) consulting services relating to the deployment, implementation, enhancement and/or customization of the LinRT HelpDesk Services and/or the integration of the LinRT HelpDesk Services with Additional Products and Services.
“Affiliate” means any entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the subject entity. “Control,” for purposes of this definition, means direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity.
“LinRT HelpDesk Services” means the products and services that are ordered by You under a free trial or purchased and made available by Us online via the customer login link at https://www.linrt.com/login and/or other web pages designated by Us, including associated offline components.
“Order Form” means the documents for placing certain Purchased Services orders hereunder, including addenda thereto, that are entered into between You and Us or any of Our Affiliates from time to time, including addenda and supplements thereto. Order Forms shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.
“Provider” means the party offering Additional Products and Services to You under terms and conditions that are separate and apart from this Agreement. Depending on the circumstances, the Provider may be (i) an individual or entity unrelated to Us or (ii) Us (or one of Our Affiliates).
“Purchased Services” means LinRT HelpDesk Services that You purchase, as distinguished from those provided pursuant to a free trial.
“Users” means the individual customer service representatives who are authorized by You to use the LinRT HelpDesk Services, for whom subscriptions to a LinRT HelpDesk Service have been ordered, and who have been supplied user identifications and passwords by You (or by Us at Your request). Users may include but are not limited to Your employees, consultants, contractors and agents, and third parties with which You transact business.
“We,” “Us” or “Our” means the salesforce.com company described in Section 13 (Who You Are Contracting With, Notices, Governing Law and Jurisdiction).
“You” or “Your” means you as an individual, or the company or other legal entity for which you are accepting this Agreement.
“Your Data” means all electronic data or information submitted by You to the Purchased Services.
Free Trial
If You has been registered on our website for a free trial, We will make one or more LinRT HelpDesk Services available to You on a trial basis free of charge until the end of the free trial period for which you registered or are registering to use the applicable LinRT HelpDesk Service. If You do not provide Your credit card or other payment information to Us before the expiration of any free trial period, Your account will be suspended until payment information and charge authorization are provided. Additional trial terms and conditions may appear on the trial registration web page. Any such additional terms and conditions are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and are legally binding.
IF YOU ELECT TO USE THE LinRT HelpDesk SERVICES FOR THE TRIAL PERIOD AND DO NOT PURCHASE A SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE THE END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD, YOUR TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE LinRT HelpDesk SERVICES WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD AND SHALL NOT AUTO-RENEW. ANY DATA ENTERED INTO THE LinRT HelpDesk SERVICES BY YOU OR RECEIVED BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE LinRT HelpDesk SERVICES, AND ANY CUSTOMIZATIONS THAT MAY BE MADE TO THE LinRT HelpDesk SERVICES BY YOU DURING THE FREE TRIAL PERIOD, WILL BE PERMANENTLY LOST UNLESS YOU PURCHASE A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SAME LinRT HelpDesk SERVICES AS THOSE COVERED BY THE TRIAL BEFORE THE END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, DURING THE FREE TRIAL THE LinRT HelpDesk SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS”, “AS-AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER.
Purchased Services
Provision of Purchased Services
We shall make the Purchased Services available to You pursuant to this Agreement and the relevant Order Forms (if applicable) during a subscription term. You agree that Your purchases hereunder are neither contingent on the delivery of any future functionality or features nor dependent on any oral or written public comments made by Us regarding future functionality or features.
User Subscriptions
Unless otherwise specified LinRT HelpDesk Services are purchased as User subscriptions and may be accessed by the applicable number of Users for the applicable LinRT HelpDesk Service. Traditional or full-time agent User subscriptions are for designated Users only and cannot be shared or used by more than one User but may be reassigned to new Users replacing former Users who no longer require ongoing use of the LinRT HelpDesk Services. Flex or part-time agent User subscriptions may use the LinRT HelpDesk Services for an unlimited amount of time each month but Your account will accrue usage charges according to the hourly rate shown in the billing section of the LinRT HelpDesk Services. While logged into the LinRT HelpDesk Services, a flex or part-time agent will accrue usage charges in five (5) minute increments. Unlike traditional or full-time agents, flex or part-time agents do not increase Your Usage Limitations (as described below). You may allow an unlimited number of flex or part-time agents to access the LinRT HelpDesk Service. You may also “convert” traditional or full-time agents into flex or part-time agents (or vice-versa) at any time provided that any conversion will not result in a reduction of fees and Your account will be charged a pro-rated increase to the extent Your account activity has increased.
Use of LinRT HelpDesk Services
Our Responsibilities
We shall: (i) provide Our basic support for the Purchased Services to You at no additional charge, and/or upgraded support if purchased separately, and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to make the LinRT HelpDesk Services on LinRT Web Server available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for: (a) planned downtime less than 15 minutes not more than once per 24 hour period (and of which We shall endeavor to give at least 24 hours notice via the Purchased Services and which We shall schedule to the extent practicable from 11:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time), (b) planned downtime greater than 15 minutes (of which We shall endeavor to give at least 48 hours notice via the LinRT HelpDesk Services and which We shall schedule to the extent practicable during the weekend hours from 6:00 p.m. Friday to 3:00 a.m. Monday Eastern Standard Time), or (c) any unavailability caused by circumstances beyond Our reasonable control, including without limitation, acts of God, acts of government, floods, fires, earthquakes, civil unrest, acts of terror, strikes or other labor problems (other than those involving Our employees), Internet service provider failures or delays, or denial of service attacks.
Our Protection of Your Data
We shall not (a) modify Your Data; (b) disclose Your Data to third parties except as compelled by law in accordance with Section 8.3 (Compelled Disclosure) or unless expressly permitted in writing by You, or (c) access Your Data except as necessary to provide the LinRT HelpDesk Services, to prevent or address service or technical problems, or at Your request in connection with Your customer support matters. For more information, read our Privacy Policy…
Your Responsibilities
You shall (i) be responsible for Users’ compliance with this Agreement, (ii) be responsible for the accuracy, quality and legality of Your Data and of the means by which You acquired Your Data, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the LinRT HelpDesk Services, and notify Us promptly of any such unauthorized access or use, and (iv) use the LinRT HelpDesk Services only in accordance with the Agreement and applicable laws and government regulations. You shall not (a) make the LinRT HelpDesk Services available to anyone other than Users, (b) sell, resell, rent or lease the LinRT HelpDesk Services, (c) use the LinRT HelpDesk Services to store or transmit infringing, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, or to store or transmit material in violation of third-party privacy rights, (d) use the LinRT HelpDesk Services to store or transmit Malicious Code, (e) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the LinRT HelpDesk Services or third-party data contained therein, or (f) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the LinRT HelpDesk Services or their related systems or networks.
Additional Products and services
Acquisition of Additional Products and Services
From time to time, We or other Providers may make Additional Products and Services available to You. Any acquisition by You of such Additional Products or Services, and any exchange of data between You and the applicable Provider of the Additional Products or Services, is solely as agreed between You and the applicable Provider in a separate agreement. We do not warrant or support Additional Products and Services under this Agreement, even if We are the Provider or the Additional Products and Services are designated by Us as “certified,” “authorized” or otherwise. Subject to Section 5.3 (Integration with Non-Salesforce.com Services), no purchase of Additional Products and Services is required to use the LinRT HelpDesk Services other than a computing device, operating system, web browser and Internet connection that are supported by the LinRT HelpDesk Services.
Additional Products and Services and Your Data
If You install or enable any Additional Products and Services for use with LinRT HelpDesk Services, You acknowledge that We may enable the Additional Products and Services to access Your Data as required for interoperation between the Additional Products and Services and the LinRT HelpDesk Services. We shall not be responsible under this Agreement for any disclosure, modification or deletion of Your Data resulting from such access.
Integration with Non-Salesforce.com Services
The LinRT HelpDesk Services may contain features designed to interoperate with Non-Salesforce.com Applications. To use such features, You may be required to obtain access to such Non-Salesforce.com Applications from their Providers. If the Provider of any such Non-Salesforce.com Application ceases to make the Non-Salesforce.com Application available for interoperation with the corresponding LinRT HelpDesk Service features on reasonable terms, We may cease providing such LinRT HelpDesk Service features without entitling You to any refund, credit, or other compensation.
Fees and Payment for Purchased Services
Fees
You shall pay all fees for Purchased Services as specified in the billing section of the LinRT HelpDesk Services, or Order Form, if applicable. Except as otherwise provided herein payment obligations are non-cancelable and fees paid are non-refundable. Subscriptions cannot be decreased during the relevant subscription term.
Invoicing and Payment
Traditional (i.e., full-time) Agent User subscriptions are charged in advance for one year by bank wire transfer, paypal or credit card. Ad hoc Flex usage (i.e., part-time, “Flex Agent User”) subscriptions will be charged at the end of each month of the applicable subscription period in arrears. If You have pre-paid in advance, charges for Purchased Services will be subtracted from the pre-paid balance first, and any remaining amounts will be charged to Your credit card. Subscriptions for pre-paid bundles that are “flex” bundles where You have purchased a block of hours in advance, and unused hours expire at the end of each annual anniversary renewal date and do not roll into subsequent years, You are responsible for providing complete and accurate billing and contact information to Us and notifying Us of any changes to such information. For Flex Agent User subscriptions, You must provide Us with valid and updated credit card information. If You provide the credit card information to Us, You authorize Us to charge such credit card for all Purchased LinRT HelpDesk Services..
Overdue Charges
If any charges are not received from You by the due date, then at Our discretion, (a) such charges may accrue late interest at the rate of 1.5% of the outstanding balance per month, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower, from the date such payment was due until the date paid, and/or (b) We may condition future subscription renewals on payment terms shorter than those specified in Section 6.2 (Invoicing and Payment).
Suspension of LinRT HelpDesk Service and Acceleration
If any amount owing by You under this or any other agreement for Our services is 30 or more days overdue (or 10 or more days overdue in the case of amounts You have authorized Us to charge to Your credit card), We may, without limiting Our other rights and remedies, accelerate Your unpaid fee obligations under such agreements so that all such obligations become immediately due and payable, and suspend Our services to You until such amounts are paid in full. We will give You at least 7 days’ prior notice that Your account is overdue, in accordance with Section 13.2 (Manner of Giving Notice), before suspending services to You.
Payment Disputes
We shall not exercise Our rights under Section 6.3 (Overdue Charges) or 6.4 (Suspension of LinRT HelpDesk Service and Acceleration) if You are disputing the applicable charges reasonably and in good faith and are cooperating diligently to resolve the dispute.
Taxes
Unless otherwise stated, Our fees do not include any taxes, levies, duties or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including but not limited to value-added, sales, use or withholding taxes, assessable by any local, state, provincial, federal or foreign jurisdiction (collectively, “Taxes”). You are responsible for paying all Taxes associated with Your purchases hereunder. If We have the legal obligation to pay or collect Taxes for which You are responsible under this paragraph, the appropriate amount shall be invoiced to and paid by You, unless You provide Us with a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority. For clarity, We are solely responsible for taxes assessable against it based on Our income, property and employees.
Proprietary Rights
Reservation of Rights in LinRT HelpDesk Services
Subject to the limited rights expressly granted hereunder, We reserve all rights, title and interest in and to the LinRT HelpDesk Services, including all related intellectual property rights. No rights are granted to You hereunder other than as expressly set forth herein.
Restrictions
You shall not (i) permit any third party to access the LinRT HelpDesk Services except as permitted herein, (ii) create derivate works based on the LinRT HelpDesk Services except as authorized herein, (iii) copy, frame or mirror any part or content of the LinRT HelpDesk Services, other than copying or framing on Your own intranets or otherwise for Your own internal business purposes, (iv) reverse engineer the LinRT HelpDesk Services, (v) remove any proprietary notices within the LinRT HelpDesk Services; or (vi) access the LinRT HelpDesk Services in order to (a) build a competitive product or service, or (b) copy any features, functions or graphics of the LinRT HelpDesk Services.
Your Data
Subject to the limited rights granted by You hereunder, We acquire no right, title or interest from You or Your licensors under this Agreement in or to Your Data, including any intellectual property rights therein.
Suggestions
We shall have a royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual license to use and incorporate into the LinRT HelpDesk Services any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback provided by You, including Users, relating to the operation of the LinRT HelpDesk Services.
Federal Government End Use Provisions
We provide the LinRT HelpDesk Services, including related software and technology, for ultimate federal government end use solely in accordance with the following: Government technical data and software rights related to the LinRT HelpDesk Services include only those rights customarily provided to the public as defined in this Agreement. This customary commercial license is provided in accordance with FAR 12.211 (Technical Data) and FAR 12.212 (Software) and, for Department of Defense transactions, DFAR 252.227-7015 (Technical Data – Commercial Items) and DFAR 227.7202-3 (Rights in Commercial Computer Software or Computer Software Documentation). If a government agency has a need for rights not conveyed under these terms, it must negotiate with Us to determine if there are acceptable terms for transferring such rights, and a mutually acceptable written addendum specifically conveying such rights must be included in any applicable contract or agreement.
Confidentiality
Definition of Confidential Information
As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all confidential information disclosed by a party (“Disclosing Party”) to the other party (“Receiving Party”), whether orally or in writing, that is designated as confidential or that reasonably should be understood to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure. Your Confidential Information shall include Your Data; Our Confidential Information shall include the LinRT HelpDesk Services; and Confidential Information of each party shall include the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all Order Forms, as well as business and marketing plans, technology and technical information, product plans and designs, and business processes disclosed by such party. However, Confidential Information (other than Your Data) shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (ii) was known to the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (iii) is received from a third party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, or (iv) was independently developed by the Receiving Party.
Protection of Confidential Information
The Receiving Party shall use the same degree of care that it uses to protect the confidentiality of its own confidential information of like kind (but in no event less than reasonable care) (i) not to use any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement, and (ii) except as otherwise authorized by the Disclosing Party in writing, to limit access to Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to those of its and its Affiliates’ employees, contractors and agents who need such access for purposes consistent with this Agreement and who have signed confidentiality agreements with the Receiving Party containing protections no less stringent than those herein. Neither party shall disclose the terms of this Agreement or any Order Form to any third party other than its Affiliates and their legal counsel and accountants without the other party’s prior written consent.
Compelled Disclosure
The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party if it is compelled by law to do so, provided the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing Party prior notice of such compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, at the Disclosing Party’s cost, if the Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure. If the Receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as part of a civil proceeding to which the Disclosing Party is a party, and the Disclosing Party is not contesting the disclosure, the Disclosing Party will reimburse the Receiving Party for its reasonable cost of compiling and providing secure access to such Confidential Information.
WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS
Mutual Warranties
We warrant that We have validly entered into this Agreement and have the legal power to do so. You warrant that You have validly entered into this Agreement and have the legal power to do so.
Disclaimer
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, AND EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY HARM OR DAMAGES CAUSED BY ANY THIRD-PARTY HOSTING PROVIDERS.
Non-GA LinRT HelpDesk Services
From time to time We may invite You to try, at no charge, Our products or services that are not generally available to Our customers (“Non-GA LinRT HelpDesk Services”). You may accept or decline any such trial in Your sole discretion. Any Non-GA LinRT HelpDesk Services will be clearly designated as beta, pilot, limited release, developer preview, non-production or by a description of similar import. Non-GA LinRT HelpDesk Services are provided for evaluation purposes and not for production use, are not supported, may contain bugs or errors, and may be subject to additional terms. NON-GA LinRT HelpDesk SERVICES ARE NOT CONSIDERED “LinRT HelpDesk SERVICES” HEREUNDER AND ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITH NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY. We may discontinue Non-GA LinRT HelpDesk Services at any time in Our sole discretion and may never make them generally available.
Mutual Indemnification
Indemnification by Us
We shall defend You against any claim, demand, suit, or proceeding made or brought against You by a third party alleging that the use of the LinRT HelpDesk Services as permitted hereunder infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of a third party (a “Claim Against You”), and shall indemnify You for any damages, attorney fees and costs finally awarded against You as a result of, and for amounts paid by You under a court-approved settlement of, a Claim Against You; provided that You (a) promptly give Us written notice of the Claim Against You; (b) give Us sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim Against You (provided that We may not settle any Claim Against You unless the settlement unconditionally releases You of all liability); and (c) provide to Us all reasonable assistance, at Our expense. In the event of a Claim Against You, or if We reasonably believe the LinRT HelpDesk Services may infringe or misappropriate, We may in Our discretion and at no cost to You (i) modify the LinRT HelpDesk Services so that they no longer infringe or misappropriate, (ii) obtain a license for Your continued use of the LinRT HelpDesk Services in accordance with this Agreement, or (iii) terminate Your User subscriptions for such LinRT HelpDesk Services upon 30 days’ written notice and refund to You any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of such User subscriptions after the effective date of termination.
Indemnification by You
You shall defend Us against any claim, demand, suit or proceeding made or brought against Us by a third party alleging that Your Data, or Your use of the LinRT HelpDesk Services in breach of this Agreement, infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of a third party or violates applicable law (a “Claim Against Us”), and shall indemnify Us for any damages, attorney fees and costs finally awarded against Us as a result of, or for any amounts paid by Us under a court-approved settlement of, a Claim Against Us; provided that We (a) promptly give You written notice of the Claim Against Us; (b) give You sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim Against Us (provided that You may not settle any Claim Against Us unless the settlement unconditionally releases Us of all liability); and (c) provide to You all reasonable assistance, at Your expense.
Exclusive Remedy
This Section 10 (Mutual Indemnification) states the indemnifying party’s sole liability to, and the indemnified party’s exclusive remedy against, the other party for any type of claim described in this Section.
Limitation of Liability
Limitation of Liability
NEITHER PARTY’S LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY SINGLE INCIDENT ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY) SHALL EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU HEREUNDER IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE INCIDENT, PROVIDED THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY) EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU HEREUNDER. THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT LIMIT YOUR PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 6 (FEES AND PAYMENT FOR PURCHASED SERVICES).
Exclusion of Consequential and Related Damages
IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COVER OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Term and Termination
Term of Agreement
This Agreement commences on the date You accept it and continues until all User subscriptions for Purchased Services granted in accordance with this Agreement have expired or been terminated. [Except as otherwise specified in the applicable Order Form, all subscriptions shall automatically renew for additional periods equal to the expiring subscription term or one year (whichever is shorter), unless either party gives the other notice of non-renewal before the end of the relevant subscription term. If You elect to use the LinRT HelpDesk Services for a free trial period and do not purchase a subscription before the end of that period, this Agreement will terminate at the end of the free trial period.
Termination for Cause
A party may terminate this Agreement for a cause: (i) upon 30 days written notice to the other party of a material breach if such breach remains uncured at the expiration of such period, or (ii) if the other party becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors. In addition, if we suspect You may be using the LinRT HelpDesk Services in a manner that We determine, in our discretion, to be excessive or otherwise abusive, We may, upon prior written notice to You, suspend or terminate Your use of the LinRT HelpDesk Services.
Refund or Payment upon Termination
Upon any termination for cause by You, We shall refund You any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all subscriptions after the effective date of termination. Upon any termination for cause by Us, You shall pay any unpaid fees covering the remainder of Your subscription term after the effective date of termination. In no event shall any termination relieve You of the obligation to pay any fees payable to Us for the period prior to the effective date of termination.
Return of Your Data
For 30 days after the effective date of termination of a Purchased Services subscription, and upon Your request, We will make available to You for download via our API a file of Your Data along with attachments in their native format. After such a 30-day period, We shall have no obligation to maintain or provide any of Your Data.
Surviving Provisions
Section 6 (Fees and Payment for Purchased Services), 7 (Proprietary Rights), 8 (Confidentiality), 9.3 (Disclaimer), 10 (Mutual Indemnification), 11 (Limitation of Liability), 12.4 (Refund or Payment upon Termination), 12.5 (Return of Your Data), 13 (Who You Are Contracting With, Notices, Governing Law and Jurisdiction) and 14 (General Provisions) shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
WHO YOU ARE CONTRACTING WITH, NOTICES, GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
General
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Florida, USA, and you and Digital Data Software agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and venue in, the courts of Miami Dade counties in Florida in any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Manner of Giving Notice.
Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all notices, permissions and approvals hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given upon: (i) personal delivery, (ii) the second business day after mailing, (iii) the second business day after sending by confirmed facsimile, or (iv) the first business day after sending by email (provided email shall not be sufficient for notices of termination or an indemnifiable claim). Billing-related notices to You shall be addressed to the relevant billing contact designated by You. All other notices to You shall be addressed to the relevant LinRT HelpDesk Services system administrator designated by You.
Agreement to Governing Law and Jurisdiction
Each party agrees to the applicable governing law above without regard to choice or conflicts of law rules, and to the exclusive jurisdiction of the applicable courts above.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Florida, USA, and you and Digital Data Software, LLC agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and venue in, the courts of Miami Dade counties in Florida in any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
Waiver of Jury Trial
Each party hereby waives any right to a jury trial in connection with any action or litigation in any way arising out of or related to this Agreement.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Export Compliance
The LinRT HelpDesk Services, other technology We make available, and derivatives thereof may be subject to export laws and regulations of the United States and other jurisdictions. Each party represents that it is not named on any U.S. government denied-party list. You shall not permit Users to access or use LinRT HelpDesk Services in a U.S.-embargoed country (currently Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria) or in violation of any U.S. export law or regulation.
Anti-Corruption
You have not received or been offered any illegal or improper bribe, kickback, payment, gift, or thing of value from any of Our employees or agents in connection with this Agreement. Reasonable gifts and entertainment provided in the ordinary course of business do not violate the above restriction. If You learn of any violation of the above restriction, You will use reasonable efforts to promptly notify Our Legal Department (legalcompliance@salesforce.com).
Relationship of the Parties
The parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary or employment relationship between the parties.
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
Waiver
No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right under this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of that right.
Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, the provision shall be modified by the court and interpreted so as best to accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect.
Attorney Fees
You shall pay on demand all of Our reasonable attorney fees and other costs incurred by Us to collect any fees or charges due Us under this Agreement following Your breach of Section 6.2 (Invoicing and Payment).
Assignment
Neither party may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party (not to be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may assign this Agreement in its entirety (including all Order Forms), without consent of the other party, to its Affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets not involving a direct competitor of the other party. A party’s sole remedy for any purported assignment by the other party in breach of this paragraph shall be, at the non-assigning party’s election, termination of this Agreement upon written notice to the assigning party. In the event of such a termination, We shall refund to You any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all subscriptions after the effective date of termination. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Entire Agreement
This Agreement, including all exhibits and addenda hereto and all Order Forms, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter. No modification, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and either signed or accepted electronically by the party against whom the modification, amendment or waiver is to be asserted. However, to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions in the body of this Agreement and any exhibit or addendum hereto or any Order Form, the terms of such exhibit, addendum or Order Form shall prevail. Notwithstanding any language to the contrary therein, no terms or conditions stated in Your purchase order or other order documentation (excluding Order Forms) shall be incorporated into or form any part of this Agreement, and all such terms or conditions shall be null and void.
