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Kaizntree Terms of Service
Subscription Services Agreement
This Subscription Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is between Kaizntree, Inc. (“Kaizntree”), and the entity which has accepted this Agreement through a document which references this agreement
“Customer”. Capitalized terms not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meaning given to them in the Definitions section below. This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions that govern orders placed under this Agreement.
Definitions.
“Cloud Service” means, collectively, the Kaizntree online software (and any optionally procured
customization and additional features requested)
“Customer Data” means all electronic data or information submitted to and stored in the Cloud Service by Users.
“Electronic Communications” means any transfer of signs, signals, text, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or part electronically received and/or transmitted through the Cloud Service.
“Estimate/Order Form” means an Kaizntree estimate, renewal notification or order form in the name of and executed by Customer and accepted by Kaizntree which specifies the Cloud Service, and any Support Services and/or Professional Services to be provided by Kaizntree subject to the terms of this Agreement.
“Help Documentation” means the online English language help center documentation describing the Cloud Service features, which may be updated from time to time. Help Documentation does not include any material, content, or information, in any format, which is obtained or derived from third party sources outside of Kaizntree that You may access through, within, or in conjunction with Your use of, the Services.
“Kaizntree Written Materials” means, collectively, the Data Processing Agreement, the applicable version of the Data Security Addendum, the Kaizntree Privacy Policy, the URL Terms, the User Guides, and any other Kaizntree documents that are referenced in, or incorporated into, Customer’s Estimate/ Order Form for Services.
“Professional Services” means the general consulting, implementation and/or training services to be provided to Customer.
“Statement of Work” or “SOW” means a separate document or Estimate/Order Form between Kaizntree and Customer that details the Professional Services to be delivered by Kaizntree.
“Support Services” means the supplemental, technical support services to be provided to Customer for the Cloud Service. Support Services may be subject to additional fees.
“Third Party Applications” means applications, integrations, services, or implementation, customization and other consulting services related thereto, provided by a party other than Kaizntree, as further described in the section below entitled “Third Party Applications” that interoperate with the Cloud Service. These are decided by, and agreed to by Kaizntree.
“Users” means individuals who are authorized by Customer to use the Cloud Service pursuant to this Agreement or as otherwise defined, restricted or limited in an Estimate/Order Form or amendment to this Agreement. Users may include but are not limited to Customer’s and Customer’s affiliates’ employees, consultants, contractors and agents.
“User Guides” mean the online English language user guides for the Cloud Service. This will be
accessible on Kaizntree’s website.
“URL Terms” means the terms with which Customer must comply, which are located at a URL, referenced in this Agreement and are hereby incorporated by reference.
1. Services. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Customer shall have the non- exclusive, worldwide, limited right to use the Cloud Service, Support Services and Professional Services ordered by Customer (collectively, the “Services”) during the applicable period set forth in Customer’s applicable Estimate/Order Form or SOW solely for the internal business operations of Customer. Customer may allow its Users to use the Services for this purpose, and Customer is responsible for their compliance with this Agreement and Customer’s applicable Estimate/Order Form or SOW. The terms of this Agreement shall also apply to updates and upgrades subsequently provided by Kaizntree to Customer for the Cloud Service.
2. Estimates/Order Forms. The Services shall be ordered by Customer pursuant to Estimates/Order Forms. Each Estimate/Order Form shall include at a minimum a listing of the Cloud Service and any Support Services and/or Professional Services being ordered and the associated fees. Except as otherwise provided on the Estimate/Order Form, Statement of Work or this Agreement, once placed, each Estimate/Order Form and Statement of Work is non-cancellable and all sums paid are non-refundable. If Customer exceeds the quantity of Services ordered, then Customer promptly must purchase and pay fees for the excess quantity. Any one of Customer’s majority owned subsidiaries may also order Services under this Agreement by entering into an Estimate/Order Form or SOW, signed by such subsidiary and Kaizntree, and agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and such Estimate/Order Form or SOW. For the purposes of such Estimate/Order Form or SOW, “Customer” as used in such Estimate/Order Form or SOW and this Agreement, shall be deemed to refer to the majority owned subsidiary executing such Estimate/Order Form or SOW.
3. Restrictions.
3.1. General Restrictions.
3.1.1 Customer may not, and may not cause or permit others to: (a) use the Services to harass any person; cause damage or injury to any person or property; publish any material that is false, defamatory, harassing or obscene; violate privacy rights; promote bigotry, racism, hatred or harm; send unsolicited bulk e-mail, junk mail, spam or chain letters; infringe property rights; or otherwise violate applicable laws, ordinances or regulations; (b) perform or disclose any benchmarking, availability or performance testing of the Services; or (c) perform or disclose any performance or vulnerability testing of the Services without Kaizntree’s prior written approval, perform or disclose network discovery, port and service identification, vulnerability scanning, password cracking, remote access or penetration testing of the Services (the “Acceptable Use Policy”). In addition to other rights that Kaizntree has in this Agreement and Customer Estimate/Order Form, Kaizntree has the right to take remedial action if the Acceptable Use Policy is violated, and such remedial action may include removing or disabling access to material that violates the policy.
3.1.2 Customer may not, and may not cause or permit others to: (a) modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, reproduce, republish, download, or copy any part of the Services (including data structures or similar materials produced by programs); (b) access or use the Services to build or support, directly or indirectly, products or services competitive to Kaizntree; or (c) license, sell, transfer, assign, distribute, outsource, permit timesharing or service bureau use of, commercially exploit, or make available the Services to any third party except as permitted by this Agreement or Customer Estimate/Order Form.
3.2. HIPAA. Customer agrees that: (i) Kaizntree is not acting on Customer’s behalf as a Business Associate or subcontractor; (ii) the Cloud Service may not be used to store, maintain, process or transmit protected health information (“PHI”) and (iii) the Cloud Service will not be used in any manner that would require Kaizntree or the Cloud Service to be compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended and supplemented (“HIPAA”). In the preceding sentence, the terms “Business Associate,” “subcontractor,” “protected health information” or “PHI” shall have the meanings described in HIPAA.
4. Term, Fee, Payment & Taxes.
4.1. Term. This Agreement is valid for the Estimate/Order Forms (including SOWs) which this Agreement accompanies (the “Term”). The initial subscription term of the Cloud Service and/or Support Services procured by Customer shall continue for the term applicable to such Services specified in the applicable Estimate/Order Form. If Customer has not entered into an Estimate/Order Form with Kaizntree regarding renewal of Customer’s Cloud Service and/or Support Services prior to the expiration of the initial term or then-current renewal term of such Services, then the subscription term for such Services shall be automatically renewed for a term of one (1) year unless either party provides written notice of non-renewal to the other at least thirty (30) days before expiration of the applicable initial term or then current renewal term.
4.2. Fees and Payment. All fees payable are due within 15 days from the invoice date unless otherwise specified in the applicable Estimate/Order Form. All fees are non-refundable, except as otherwise explicitly stated in the applicable Estimate/Order Form or this Agreement.
4.3. The fees and the term of use for additional capacity of the applicable Cloud Service metric and other items procured during an existing subscription term will co-terminate with and be prorated through the end date of the subscription term for the applicable Cloud Service. Pricing for subsequent renewal Estimate/Order Forms shall be set at then current Kaizntree pricing, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.
4.4. Taxes. Kaizntree fees do not include any local, state, federal or foreign taxes, levies or duties of any nature, including value-added, sales use or withholding taxes ("Taxes"). Customer is responsible for paying all Taxes, excluding only taxes based on Kaizntree’s net income. If Kaizntree has the legal obligation to pay or collect Taxes for which Customer is responsible under this Section, the appropriate amount shall be invoiced to and paid by Customer unless Customer provides Kaizntree with a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority.
5. Proprietary Rights.
5.1. Ownership of Customer Data. As between Kaizntree and Customer, all title and intellectual property rights in and to the Customer Data is owned exclusively by Customer. Customer acknowledges and agrees that in connection with the provision of the Services, Kaizntree may store and maintain Customer Data for a period of time consistent with Kaizntree’s standard business processes for the Services. Following expiration or termination of the Agreement or a Customer account, if applicable, Kaizntree may deactivate the applicable Customer account(s) and delete any data therein. Customer grants Kaizntree the right to host, use, process, display and transmit Customer Data to provide the Services pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement and the applicable Estimate/Order Form or SOW. Customer has sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability, and appropriateness of Customer Data, and for obtaining all rights related to Customer Data required by Kaizntree to perform the Services.
5.2. Kaizntree Intellectual Property Rights. All rights, title and interest in and to the Services (including without limitation all intellectual property rights therein and all modifications, extensions, customizations, scripts or other derivative works of the Services provided or developed by Kaizntree) and anything developed or delivered by or on behalf of Kaizntree under this Agreement (including without limitation Deliverables and Tools as such terms are defined in the Professional Services Addendum ) are owned exclusively by Kaizntree or its licensors. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights granted to Customer do not convey any rights in the Services, express or implied, or ownership in the Services or any intellectual property rights thereto. Customer grants Kaizntree a royalty free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable right to use, modify, distribute and incorporate into the Services (without attribution of any kind) any suggestions, enhancement request, recommendations, proposals, correction or other feedback or information provided by Customer or any Users related to the operation or functionality of the Services. Any rights in the Services or Kaizntree’s intellectual property not expressly granted herein by Kaizntree are reserved by Kaizntree. Kaizntree service marks, logos and product and service names are marks of Kaizntree (the "Kaizntree Marks"). Customer agrees not to display or use the Kaizntree Marks in any manner without Kaizntree’s express prior written permission. The trademarks, logos and service marks of Third Party Application providers ("Marks") are the property of such third parties. Customer is not permitted to use these Marks without the prior written consent of such third party which may own the Mark.
5.3. US Government Rights. The Cloud Service is a “commercial item” as that term is defined at FAR 2.101. If Customer or User is a US Federal Government (“Government”) Executive Agency (as defined in FAR 2.101), Kaizntree provides the Cloud Service, including any related software, technology, technical data, and/or professional services in accordance with the following: (a) if acquired by or on behalf of any Executive Agency (other than an agency within the Department of Defense (“DoD”), the Government acquires, in accordance with FAR 12.211 (Technical Data) and FAR 12.212 (Computer Software), only those rights in technical data and software customarily provided to the public as defined in this Agreement; or (b) if acquired by or on behalf of any Executive Agency within the DoD, the Government acquires, in accordance with DFARS 227.7202-3 (Rights in commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation), only those rights in technical data and software customarily provided in this Agreement. In addition, DFARS 252.227-7015 (Technical Data – Commercial Items) applies to technical data acquired by DoD agencies. Any Federal Legislative Agency or Federal Judicial Agency shall obtain only those rights in technical data and software customarily provided to the public as set forth in this Agreement. If any Federal Executive Agency, Federal Legislative Agency, or Federal Judicial Agency has a need for rights not conveyed under the terms described in this Section, it must negotiate with Kaizntree 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 to be effective. This U.S. Government Rights Section is in lieu of, and supersedes, any other FAR, DFARS, or other clause, provision, or supplemental regulation that addresses Government rights in computer software or technical data under this Agreement.
6. Terms of Service.
6.1. Accuracy of Customer’s Contact Information. Customer shall provide accurate, current and complete information on Customer’s legal business name, address, email address and phone number, and maintain and promptly update this information if it should change.
6.2 Notice. Any notice required under this Agreement shall be provided to the other party in writing. If Customer has a legal dispute with Kaizntree or if Customer wishes to provide a notice under the Indemnification Section of this Agreement, or if Customer becomes subject to insolvency or other similar legal proceedings, Customer will promptly send written notice to: hello@kaizntree.com.
6.3. Users: Passwords, Access and Notification. Customer shall authorize access to and assign unique passwords and user names to its Users. Customer will be responsible for the confidentiality and use of User’s passwords and user names. Customer will also be responsible for all Electronic Communications, including those containing business information, account registration, account holder information, financial information, Customer Data, and all other data of any kind contained within emails or otherwise entered electronically through the Cloud Service or under Customer’s account. Kaizntree will act as though any Electronic Communications it receives under Customer’s passwords, user name, and/or account number will have been sent by Customer. Customer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Cloud Service and shall promptly notify Kaizntree of any unauthorized access or use of the Cloud Service and any loss or theft or unauthorized use of any User’s password or name and/or Cloud Service account numbers.
6.4. Transmission of Data. Customer understands that the technical processing and transmission of Customer’s Electronic Communications is fundamentally necessary to use of the Cloud Service. Customer is responsible for securing DSL, cable or another high speed Internet connection and up-to-date “browser” software in order to utilize the Cloud Service. Customer expressly consents to Kaizntree’s interception and storage of Electronic Communications and/or Customer Data as needed to provide the Services hereunder, and Customer acknowledges and understands that Customer’s Electronic Communications will involve transmission over the Internet, and over various networks, only part of which may be owned and/or operated by Kaizntree. Customer further acknowledges and understands that Electronic Communications may be accessed by unauthorized parties when communicated across the Internet, network communications facilities, telephone or other electronic means. Without limiting Kaizntree’s applicable obligations under the Security or Confidentiality Sections of this Agreement, Kaizntree is not responsible for any Electronic Communications and/or Customer Data which are delayed, lost, altered, intercepted or stored during the transmission of any data whatsoever across networks not owned and/or operated by Kaizntree, including, but not limited to, the Internet and Customer’s local network.
6.5. Third-Party Applications. Kaizntree or third party providers may offer Third Party Applications. Except as expressly set forth in the Estimate/Order Form, Kaizntree does not warrant any such Third Party Applications, regardless of whether or not such Third Party Applications are provided by a third party that is a member of an Kaizntree partner program or otherwise designated by Kaizntree as “Built For Kaizntree’s Cloud Service,” "certified," "approved" or “recommended.” Any procurement by Customer of such Third Party Applications or services is solely between Customer and the applicable third party provider. Customer may not use Third Party Applications to enter and/or submit transactions to be processed and/or stored in the Cloud Service, unless Customer has procured the applicable subscription to the Cloud Service for such use and access. Kaizntree is not responsible for any aspect of such Third Party Applications that Customer may procure or connect to through the Cloud Service, or any interoperation, descriptions, promises, or other information related to the foregoing. If Customer installs or enables Third Party Applications for use with the Cloud Service, Customer agrees that Kaizntree may enable such third party providers to access Customer Data for the interoperation of such Third Party Applications with the Cloud Service, and any exchange of data or other interaction between Customer and a third party provider is solely between Customer and such third party provider pursuant to a separate privacy policy or other terms governing Customer’s access to or use of the Third Party Applications. Kaizntree shall not be responsible for any disclosure, modification or deletion of Customer Data resulting from any such access by Third Party Applications or third party providers. No procurement of such Third Party Applications is required to use the Cloud Service. If Customer was referred to Kaizntree by a member of one of Kaizntree’s partner programs, Customer hereby authorizes Kaizntree to provide such member or its successor entity with access to Customer’s business information related to the procurement and use of the Cloud Service pursuant to this Agreement, including but not limited to User names and email addresses, support cases and billing/payment information.
6.6. Support Services. As part of the Cloud Service, Kaizntree will provide Customer with Help Documentation and other online resources to assist Customer in its use of the Cloud Service. Kaizntree also offers optional “for fee” Support Services and Professional Services.
6.7. Service Level. During the Term, the Cloud Service will meet the service level specified in the applicable version of “Service Level Commitment” listed on the Kaizntree website located at www.kaizntree.com, or such other URL as specified by Kaizntree, which is hereby incorporated by reference. If the Cloud Service fails to achieve the service level, then Customer will be entitled, as its sole and exclusive remedy, to a credit for the Cloud Service in accordance with the terms set forth in the Service Level Commitment. The Cloud Service’s system logs and other records shall be used for calculating any service level events.
6.8. Updates. During the Services Period, Kaizntree may update the Services, the Kaizntree Written Materials to reflect changes in, among other things, laws, regulations, rules, technology, industry practices, patterns of system use, and availability of Third Party Applications. Kaizntree updates to the Services, the Kaizntree Written Materials will not materially reduce the level of performance, functionality, security or availability of the Services during the term of Customer’s Estimate/Order Form or SOW.
6.9. Service Monitoring and Analyses
6.9.1 Kaizntree continuously monitors the Cloud Service to facilitate Kaizntree's operation of the Services; to help resolve Customer service requests; to detect and address threats to the functionality, security, integrity, and availability of the Services as well as any content, data, or applications in the Services; and to detect and address illegal acts or violations of the Acceptable Use Policy. Kaizntree monitoring tools do not collect or store any Customer Data residing in the Services, except as needed for such purposes. Kaizntree does not monitor, and does not address issues with, non-Kaizntree software provided by Customer or any of Customer’s Users that is stored in, or run on or through, the Services. Information collected by Kaizntree monitoring tools (excluding Customer Data) may also be used to assist in managing Kaizntree’s product and service portfolio, to help Kaizntree address deficiencies in its product and service offerings, and for license management purposes.
6.9.2 Kaizntree may (i) compile statistical and other information related to the performance, operation and use of the Services, and (ii) use data from the Services in aggregated form for security and operations management, to create statistical analyses, and for research and development purposes (clauses (i) and (ii) are collectively referred to as “Service Analyses”). Kaizntree may make Service Analyses publicly available; however, Service Analyses will not incorporate Customer Data, personal information or Confidential Information in a form that could serve to identify Customer or any individual. Kaizntree retains all intellectual property rights in Service Analyses.
6.10 Security. Kaizntree shall maintain commercially reasonable administrative, physical and technical safeguards designed for the protection, confidentiality and integrity of Customer Data.
6.11 PCI-DSS Compliance. Customer is responsible for ensuring that its use of the Cloud Service to store or process credit card data complies with applicable Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (“PCI DSS”) requirements and shall not store credit card and social security data in the Cloud Service except in the designated encrypted fields for such data. During the Term, Kaizntree shall maintain PCI DSS compliance for those portions of the Cloud Service that are designated by Kaizntree as being designed to store and process credit card data. Any changes made to the Cloud Service by the Customer or at the Customer’s direction may affect the Customer’s compliance with PCI DSS requirements and Customer shall be solely responsible for ensuring that any such changes are compliant with PCI DSS requirements.
6.12. Data Protection
6.12.1 In performing the Services, Kaizntree will comply with the Kaizntree Services Privacy Policy, which is available at www.kaizntree.com and incorporated herein by reference. The Kaizntree Services Privacy Policy is subject to change at Kaizntree’s discretion; however, Kaizntree policy changes will not result in a material reduction in the level of protection provided for Customer’s Personal Data (as defined in Kaizntree's Data Processing Agreement) provided as part of Customer Data during the term of Customer’s Estimate/Order Form.
6.12.2 Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Estimate/Order Form, Kaizntree’s Data Processing Agreement for Cloud Services (the “Data Processing Agreement”), which is available at www.kaizntree.com and incorporated herein by reference, describes the parties’ respective roles for the processing and control of Personal Data that Customer provides to Kaizntree as part of the Services. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Estimate/Order Form, Kaizntree will act as a data processor, and will act on Customer instructions concerning the treatment of Customer’s Personal Data residing in the services environment, as specified in this Agreement, the Data Processing Agreement and the applicable Estimate/Order Form. Customer agrees to provide any notices and obtain any consents related to Customer’s use of the Services and Kaizntree's provision of the Services, including those related to the collection, use, processing, transfer and disclosure of Personal Data.
6.12.3 The Data Processing Agreement does not apply to any (1) demonstration accounts, trials, beta releases, release preview or other similar versions of the services or (2) any features, services or products which are provided pursuant to a separate agreement or by a party other than Kaizntree (e.g. where Kaizntree is merely a billing/collection agent) including but not limited to Celigo and Pacejet.
7. Suspension/Termination.
7.1. Suspension for Delinquent Account. Kaizntree reserves the right to suspend Customer’s access to and/or use of the Services if any payment is due but unpaid but only after Kaizntree has provided Customer two (2) delinquency notices, and at least thirty (30) days have passed since the transmission of the first notice. Customer agrees that Kaizntree shall not be liable to Customer or other third party for any suspension pursuant to this Section.
7.2. Suspension for Ongoing Harm. Kaizntree may suspend Customer’s or Users’ access to, or use of, the Services if Kaizntree believes that (a) there is a significant threat to the functionality, security, integrity, or availability of the Services or any content, data, or applications in the Services; (b) Customer or Users are accessing or using the Services to commit an illegal act; or (c) there is a violation of the Acceptable Use Policy. When reasonably practicable and lawfully permitted, Kaizntree will provide Customer with advance notice of any such suspension. Kaizntree will use reasonable efforts to re-establish the Services promptly after Kaizntree determines that the issue causing the suspension has been resolved. During any suspension period, Kaizntree will make Customer Data (as it existed on the suspension date) available to Customer. Any suspension under this Section shall not excuse Customer from Customer’s obligation to make payments under this Agreement.
7.3. Termination for Cause. If either Customer or Kaizntree breaches a material term of this Agreement or any Estimate/Order Form or SOW and fails to correct the breach within 30 days of written specification of the breach, then the breaching party is in default and the non-breaching party may terminate (a) in the case of breach of any Estimate/Order Form or SOW, the Estimate/Kaizntree Form and any applicable SOW under which the breach occurred; or (b) in the case of breach of the Agreement, the Agreement and all Estimates/Order Forms and SOWs that have been placed under the Agreement. If Kaizntree terminates any orders as specified in the preceding sentence, Customer must pay within 30 days all amounts that have accrued prior to such termination, as well as all sums remaining unpaid for the Services under such Estimates/Order Forms and SOWs plus related taxes and expenses. Except for nonpayment of fees, the nonbreaching party may agree in its sole discretion to extend the 30 day period for so long as the breaching party continues reasonable efforts to cure the breach. Customer agrees that if it is in default under this Agreement, Customer may not use those Services ordered.
8. Confidentiality.
8.1 By virtue of this Agreement, the parties may disclose to each other information that is confidential (“Confidential Information”). Confidential Information shall be limited to the terms and pricing under this Agreement and Customer’s Estimate/Order Forms, Customer Data residing in the Cloud Service, and all information clearly identified as confidential at the time of disclosure.
8.2 A party’s Confidential Information shall not include information that: (a) is or becomes a part of the public domain through no act or omission of the other party; (b) was in the other party’s lawful possession prior to the disclosure and had not been obtained by the other party either directly or indirectly from the disclosing party; (c) is lawfully disclosed to the other party by a third party without restriction on the disclosure; or (d) is independently developed by the other party.
8.3 Each party agrees not to disclose the other party’s Confidential Information to any third party other than as set forth in the following sentence for a period of five years from the date of the disclosing party’s disclosure of the Confidential Information to the receiving party; however, Kaizntree will protect the confidentiality of Customer Data residing in the Cloud Service for as long as such information resides in the Cloud Service. Each party may disclose Confidential Information only to those employees, agents or subcontractors who are required to protect it against unauthorized disclosure in a manner no less protective than required under this Agreement, and each party may disclose the other party’s Confidential Information in any legal proceeding or to a governmental entity as required by law. Kaizntree will protect the confidentiality of Customer Data residing in the Services in accordance with the Kaizntree security practices applicable to Customer’s Estimate/Order Form as described in this Agreement or such Estimate/Order Form.
9. Warranties, Disclaimers and Exclusive Remedies.
9.1 Each party represents that it has validly entered into this Agreement and that it has the power and authority to do so. Kaizntree warrants that during the Term, Kaizntree will perform (i) the Cloud Service using commercially reasonable care and skill in all material respects as described in the Kaizntree Written Materials, and (ii) any Professional Services and Support Services in a professional manner consistent with industry standards (the warranties described by the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Services Warranty”). If the Services provided to Customer were not performed as warranted, Customer must promptly provide Kaizntree with a written notice that describes the deficiency in the Services (including, as applicable, the service request number notifying Kaizntree of the deficiency in the Services). For Professional Services, Customer must notify Kaizntree of any warranty deficiencies within 60 days from performance of the deficient Professional Services.
9.2. KAIZNTREE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE PERFORMED ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT KAIZNTREE WILL CORRECT ALL SERVICES ERRORS, OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS. KAIZNTREE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ISSUES RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE, OPERATION OR SECURITY OF THE SERVICES THAT ARISE FROM CUSTOMER DATA OR THIRD PARTY APPLICATIONS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES.
9.3. FOR ANY BREACH OF THE SERVICES WARRANTY, CUSTOMER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND KAIZNTREE’S ENTIRE LIABILITY SHALL BE THE CORRECTION OF THE DEFICIENT SERVICES THAT CAUSED THE BREACH OF WARRANTY, OR, IF KAIZNTREE CANNOT SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT THE DEFICIENCY IN A COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE MANNER, CUSTOMER MAY END THE DEFICIENT SERVICES AND KAIZNTREE WILL REFUND TO CUSTOMER THE FEES FOR THE TERMINATED SERVICES THAT CUSTOMER PRE-PAID TO KAIZNTREE FOR THE PERIOD FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION.
9.4 TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, THESE WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND THERE ARE NO OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS INCLUDING FOR SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, SYSTEMS, NETWORKS OR ENVIRONMENTS OR FOR MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
10. Limitations of Liability.
10.1. IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS (EXCLUDING FEES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT), SALES, DATA, DATA USE, GOODWILL, OR REPUTATION.
10.2 IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF KAIZNTREE AND ITS AFFILIATES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR CUSTOMER’S ESTIMATE/ORDER FORM OR SOW, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID UNDER CUSTOMER’S ESTIMATE/ORDER FORM OR SOW FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
11. Indemnification.
11.1. If a third party makes a claim against either Customer or Kaizntree (“Recipient” which may refer to Customer or Kaizntree depending upon which party received the Material), that any information, design, specification, instruction, software, service, data, hardware, or material (collectively, “Material”) furnished by either Customer or Kaizntree (“Provider” which may refer to Customer or Kaizntree depending on which party provided the Material) and used by the Recipient infringes the third party’s intellectual property rights, the Provider, at the Provider’s sole cost and expense, will defend the Recipient against the claim and indemnify the Recipient from the damages, liabilities, costs and expenses awarded by the court to the third party claiming infringement or the settlement agreed to by the Provider, if the Recipient does the following:
• notifies the Provider promptly in writing, not later than 30 days after the Recipient receives notice of the claim (or sooner if required by applicable law);
• gives the Provider sole control of the defense and any settlement negotiations; and
• gives the Provider the information, authority and assistance the Provider needs to defend against or settle the claim.
11.2 If the Provider believes or it is determined that any of the Material may have violated a third party’s intellectual property rights, the Provider may choose to either modify the Material to be non-infringing (while substantially preserving its utility or functionality) or obtain a license to allow for continued use, or if these alternatives are not commercially reasonable, the Provider may end the license for, and require return of, the applicable Material and refund any unused, prepaid fees the Recipient may have paid to the other party for such Material. If such return materially affects Kaizntree’s ability to meet obligations under the relevant order, then Kaizntree may, upon 30 days prior written notice, terminate the order. If such Material is third party technology and the terms of the third party license do not allow us to terminate the license, then Kaizntree may, upon 30 days prior written notice, end the Services associated with such Material and refund any unused, prepaid fees for such Services.
11.3 The Provider will not indemnify the Recipient if the Recipient (a) alters the Material or uses it outside the scope of use identified in the Provider’s user or program documentation or the User Guides, or (b) uses a version of the Material which has been superseded, if the infringement claim could have been avoided by using an unaltered current version of the Material which was made available to the Recipient. The Provider will not indemnify the Recipient to the extent that an infringement claim is based upon any Material not furnished by the Provider. Kaizntree will not indemnify Customer to the extent that an infringement claim is based on a Third Party Application or any Material from a third party portal or other external source that is accessible or made available to Customer within or by the Services (e.g., a social media post from a third party blog or forum, a third party Web page accessed via a hyperlink, marketing data from third party data providers, etc.).
11.4 This Section 11 provides the parties’ exclusive remedy for any infringement claims or damages.
12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement is governed by the substantive and procedural laws of Resulting clause should read: This agreement is governed by the substantive and procedural laws of the State of Delaware, United States and you and Kaizntree agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and venue in, the courts in Delaware, United States in any dispute relating to this agreement. and each party agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and venue in, the courts in Delaware, United States in any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
13. Export.
13.1 Export laws and regulations of the United States and any other relevant local export laws and regulations apply to the Services. Such export laws govern use of the Services (including technical data) and any Services deliverables provided under this Agreement, and Customer and Kaizntree each agree to comply with all such export laws and regulations (including “deemed export” and “deemed re-export” regulations). Customer agrees that no data, information, software programs and/or materials resulting from the Services (or direct product thereof) will be exported, directly or indirectly, in violation of these laws, or will be used for any purpose prohibited by these laws including, without limitation, nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons proliferation, or development of missile technology.
13.2 Customer acknowledges that the Services are designed with capabilities for Customer and Customer Users to access the Services without regard to geographic location and to transfer or otherwise move Customer Data between the Services and other locations such as User workstations. Customer is solely responsible for the authorization and management of User accounts across geographic locations, as well as export control and geographic transfer of Customer Data.
14. General Provisions.
14.1. Entire Agreement.
14.1.1 This Agreement incorporates by reference all URL Terms (as applicable), Exhibits and Estimate/Order Forms, and this Agreement, together with such referenced items, constitute the entire understanding between Customer and Kaizntree and are intended to be the final and entire expression of their agreement. The parties expressly disclaim any reliance on any and all prior discussions, emails, RFP’s and/or agreements between the parties. There are no other verbal agreements, representations, warranties undertakings or other agreements between the parties.
14.1.2 Under no circumstances will the terms, conditions or provisions of any purchase order, invoice or other administrative document issued by Customer in connection to this Agreement be deemed to modify, alter or expand the rights, duties or obligations of the parties under, or otherwise modify, this Agreement, regardless of any failure of Kaizntree to object to such terms, provisions, or conditions. In the event of any inconsistencies between the terms of an Estimate/Order Form and the Agreement, the Estimate/Order Form shall take precedence; however, unless expressly stated otherwise in an Estimate/Order Form, the terms of the Data Processing Agreement shall take precedence over any inconsistent terms in an Estimate/Order Form.
14.1.3 The Agreement shall not be modified, or amended, except as expressly set forth herein, or in writing and signed or accepted electronically by the party against whom the modification, amendment or waiver is to be asserted, or by a properly executed Estimate/Order Form or Statement of Work. Notwithstanding the above, after execution of this Agreement, and during the electronic provisioning of Customer’s account, Customer may be presented with the requirement to “agree” to a click through agreement pertaining to “Main Terms of Service” or “Terms of Service” for the Cloud Service before Customer’s account can be successfully provisioned. Kaizntree hereby expressly agrees that upon execution of this Agreement such “Main Terms of Service” shall be considered null and void and shall not apply in any manner to this Agreement. Customer acknowledges that other click through agreements found at www.kaizntree.com (or other similar sites) shall apply if optional services or features are subsequently ordered or activated. For clarity, such other click through agreements will only apply to such optional services or features.
14.2. Other General Provisions.
14.2.1 This Agreement shall inure to benefit and bind the parties hereto, their successors and assigns, but neither party may assign this Agreement without written consent of the other, except that Kaizntree may assign without consent to a related entity or the successor of all or substantially all of the assignor’s business or assets to which this Agreement relates. There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
14.2.2 This Agreement does not create any joint venture, partnership, agency, or employment relationship between the parties.
14.2.3 Kaizntree’s business partners and other third parties, including any third parties with which the Services have integrations or that are retained by Customer to provide consulting services, implementation services or applications that interact with the Services, are independent of Kaizntree and are not Kaizntree’s agents. Kaizntree is not liable for, bound by, or responsible for any problems with the Services or Customer Data arising due to any acts of any such business partner or third party, unless the business partner or third party is providing Services as Kaizntree’s subcontractor on an engagement ordered under this Agreement and, if so, then only to the same extent as Kaizntree would be responsible for our resources under this Agreement.
14.2.4 If any provision is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect. A waiver of any breach under this Agreement should not constitute a waiver of any other breach or future breach.
14.2.5 Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable for loss, delay, nonperformance (including failure to meet the service level commitment but excluding payment obligations) to the extent resulting from any force majeure event, including, but not limited to, acts of God, strike, riot, fire, explosion, flood, earthquake, natural disaster, terrorism, act of war, civil unrest, criminal acts of third parties, failure of the Internet, governmental acts or orders or restrictions, failure of suppliers, labor stoppage or dispute (other than those involving Kaizntree employees), or shortage of materials, provided that such party uses reasonable efforts, under the circumstances, to notify the other party of the circumstances causing the delay and to resume performance as soon as possible and any delivery date shall be extended accordingly.
14.2.6 Non-Impediment. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as precluding or limiting in any way the right of Kaizntree to provide consulting, development, or other services of any kind to any individual or entity (including without limitation performing services or developing materials which are similar to and/or competitive with the Professional Services and/or deliverables hereunder).
14.2.7 Audit. Upon forty-five (45) days written notice and no more than once every twelve (12) months, Kaizntree may audit Customer’s use of the Cloud Services to ensure Customer’s use of the Cloud Services is in compliance with the terms of the applicable Estimate/Order Form and this Agreement. Any such audit shall not unreasonably interfere with Your normal business operations. Customer agrees to cooperate with Kaizntree’s audit and to provide reasonable assistance and access to information reasonably requested by Kaizntree. The performance of the audit and non-public data obtained during the audit (including findings or reports that result from the audit) shall be subject to the provisions of section 8 (Confidentiality) of this Agreement. If the audit identifies non-compliance, Customer agrees to remedy (which may include, without limitation, the payment of any fees for additional Cloud Services) such non-compliance within 30 days of written notification of that non- compliance. Customer agrees that Kaizntree shall not be responsible for any of Customer’s costs incurred in cooperating with the audit.
14.2.8 The Section headings used in this Agreement are included for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement in any way. Provisions that survive termination or expiration of this Agreement are those relating to limitation of liability, indemnification, payment and others which by their nature are intended to survive. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and/or by facsimile or electronic signature and if so executed shall be equally binding as an original copy of this Agreement executed in ink by both parties.