This END
USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is between the end user customer (“Customer”),
and STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC. (“STM”). BY INSTALLING AND/OR USING THE PRODUCT
(defined hereafter), CUSTOMER IS AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT. IF CUSTOMER DOES NOT AGREE TO
THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT INSTALL AND/OR USE THE PRODUCT. Nothing
contained in any of the Registration Documents submitted by Customer shall in
any way modify or add to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
1.
Definitions.
“Affiliates”
means an entity, institution, or organization that controls or is controlled
by, or is under common control with another entity, institution or
organization, with at least a majority ownership.
“Documentation”
means the user manuals and supporting documentation in electronic form provided
with the Product pursuant to this Agreement.
“Evaluation
Period” means the thirty (30) period after STM’s initial grant of the
license to the Product and the Documentation hereunder.
“Product”
means STM’s EMS-DCRT – DATA CAPTURE & REPORTING TOOL being licensed to Customer
under the terms of this Agreement, including any Updates and Upgrades thereto.
“Registration
Documents” means the online application submitted by Customer to purchase a
license to use the Product and the Documentation, and any related documents
provided by STM which specifically cover Customer’s use of the Product and the
Documentation.
“Third
Party Software” means certain software supplied by third parties that STM
provides access to as part of the Product.
“Update” means a revision to the Product
or patch that improves the functionality of the Product, and may contain new
features or enhancements, which is not an Upgrade.
“Upgrade” means a subsequent
version of the Product that STM designates as a new release and makes generally
commercially available.
2.
Grant of License. STM hereby grants Customer a non-exclusive license to use the Product
and the Documentation, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. The license granted herein is
limited to use only by Customer’s employees and other users authorized by
Customer.
3. Access to Product and Documentation. Upon STM’s acceptance of Customer’s
application to access the Evaluation Version of the Product and the
Documentation will send Customer an email with all applicable user names and
passwords for access to the Evaluation Version of the Product and the
Documentation at www.ems-dcrt.com or such other worldwide web address
provided by STM.
4. Evaluation Period. Customer is entitled to use the Product and
the Documentation, during the Evaluation Period, without cost, and may continue
the license granted hereunder, for the applicable term provided in the
Registration Documents, by notifying STM, by email, at any time during the
Evaluation Period, of its election to continue this Agreement and paying the
applicable license fees for such term. In the event that Customer does not elect to
continue the license for the Product and the Documentation, after the
Evaluation Period, all user names and passwords will be disabled and Customer
shall have no further right to use the Product and the Documentation after the
expiration of the Evaluation Period.
5. No Training or Maintenance; Updates and
Upgrades. All instructions for
the use of the Product are provided in the Documentation and Customer hereby
understands and acknowledges that this Agreement does not confer upon Customer
any right to receive training to use the Product nor will any maintenance be
provided by STM or any of its Affiliates.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, STM will make Updates and Upgrades to the
Product as STM, in its sole discretion determines, and Customer’s access to the
Product will automatically provide Customer with the use of the Product with
any such Updates and Upgrades and the license granted under this Agreement
shall apply to such Updates and Upgrades.
6. Third Party Software. The Third Party Software is subject to various
other terms and conditions imposed by the licensors of such Third Party
Software. Customer’s use of the Third
Party Software is subject to, and governed by, the specified Third Party
license terms, except that this Section 6 (Third Party Software), Section 9
(Limited Warranty and Disclaimer) and Section 10 (Limitation of Liability) of
this Agreement also govern Customer’s use of the Third Party Software. Customer agrees to comply with such Third
Party license terms.
7. Other Rights, Limitations and Obligations. Customer may not transfer, rent, timeshare,
grant rights in, or lease the Product or the Documentation except as otherwise
specifically permitted, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, or to the
extent such foregoing restriction is prohibited by applicable mandatory
law. Customer may not modify, translate, reverse
engineer, decompile, disassemble, create derivative works based on or copy the Product,
except to the extent such foregoing restriction is expressly prohibited by
applicable mandatory law. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Customer
agrees to allow STM to audit its compliance with the terms of this Agreement
upon prior written notice and during normal business hours.
ALL RIGHTS IN
THE PRODUCT NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED ARE RESERVED BY STM, its AFFILIATES OR ITS LICENSORS.
STM and/or its licensors own and retain
all title and ownership of all intellectual property rights in and to the PRODUCT,
including any adaptations, modifications, translations, derivative works or
copies.
8. Infringement;
Indemnification. In the event of
any claim, suit, or proceeding brought against Customer based on an allegation
that the Product infringes upon any patent, copyright or trade secret of any
third party (“Infringement Claim”), STM shall defend, or at its option, settle
such Infringement Claim, and shall pay all costs (including reasonable
attorney’s fees) associated with the defense of such Infringement Claim, and
all damages finally awarded or settlements undertaken by STM in resolution of
such Infringement Claim, provided Customer (i) promptly notifies STM in writing
of Customer’s notification or discovery of an Infringement Claim such that STM
is not prejudiced by any delay in such notification; (ii) gives STM sole
control over the defense or settlement of the Infringement Claim; and (iii)
provides reasonable assistance in the defense of the same. Following notice of an
Infringement
Claim, or if STM believes such a claim is likely, STM may at its sole expense
and option: (i) procure for Customer the right to continue to use the alleged
infringing Product; (ii) replace or modify the Product to make it
non-infringing; or (iii) terminate providing the Product and provide Customer
with a prorated refund. STM assumes no
liability for any Infringement Claims or allegations of infringement based on:
(i) Customer’s use of the Product after notice that Customer should cease use
of the Product due to an Infringement Claim; (ii) any modification of the Product
by Customer or at Customer’s direction; or (iii) Customer’s combination of the Product
with any other software not provided by STM, if such Infringement Claim would
have been avoided by the use of the Product alone. THE FOREGOING STATES CUSTOMER’s
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO ANY INFRINGEMENT CLAIM.
9. Limited
Warranty and Disclaimer. In the
event that Customer elects to extend its license of the Product after the
expiration of the Evaluation Period, STM warrants that for a period of sixty
(60) days after the end of the Evaluation Period, the Product will perform
substantially in accordance with the Documentation. STM’s and its licensors’ entire liability and
Customer’s exclusive remedy under this warranty will be, at the sole option of
STM and subject to applicable law, to replace the Product or to refund the
purchase price and terminate Customer’s license to the Product. This limited
warranty does not cover any modification of the Product by Customer. STM does not warrant in any form the results
or achievements of the Product.
TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE LIMITED WARRANTY, STM AND
ITS LICENSORS MAKE AND CUSTOMER RECEIVES NO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS,
IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE; AND STM AND ITS LICENSORS SPECIFICALLY
DISCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, ANY CONDITIONS OF QUALITY, AVAILABILITY, RELIABILITY,
SECURITY, LACK OF VIRUSES, BUGS, OR ERRORS, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, QUIET POSSESSION,
MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE
PRODUCT IS NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED, OR INTENDED FOR USE OR DISTRIBUTION WITH
ANY EQUIPMENT THE FAILURE OF WHICH COULD LEAD DIRECTLY TO DEATH, PERSONAL
INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. CUSTOMER ASSUMES THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SELECTION OF THE PRODUCT AND HARDWARE TO ACHIEVE
CUSTOMER’S INTENDED RESULTS, AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF, USE OF, AND RESULTS
OBTAINED FROM THE PRODUCT AND HARDWARE.
10. Limitation of
Liability. EXCEPT FOR STM’S
INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 8, AND TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CUSTOMER AGREES THAT NONE OF STM, ITS AFFILIATES
OR LICENSORS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA OR PRIVACY, LOSS OF INCOME,
LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY OR PROFITS, COST OF RECOVERY, LOSS, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING FROM CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE PRODUCT, OR DAMAGE
ARISING FROM CUSTOMER’S USE OF THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS OR HARDWARE OR ANY OTHER
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT; OR THE USE OF THE PRODUCT OR HARDWARE. THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF STM, ITS
AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. EXCEPT FOR STM’S’
INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 8 AND TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF
STM, ITS AFFILIATES AND LICENSORS EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE PRODUCT. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PRODUCT
REFLECTS THESE ALLOCATIONS OF RISK. SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY
NOT APPLY TO CUSTOIMER.
11. Fees and Payment. The applicable license fees payable by
Customer to STM are specified in the Registration Documents. The payment terms and conditions for such license
fees also are as specified in the Registration Documents. All license fees paid
to STM are nonrefundable except as otherwise specifically provided in this
Agreement. Customer will pay all taxes, including sales, use, personal
property, value-added, excise, customs fees, import duties, stamp duties, and
any other similar taxes and duties, including penalties and interest, imposed by
any United States federal, state, provincial, or local government entity or any
non-U.S. government entity on the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
excluding taxes based upon STM’s net income.
12. Termination. This Agreement is effective until
terminated.
(a) This Agreement shall automatically
terminate at the end of the then current term if not renewed by Customer. Additionally, Customer may terminate this
Agreement at any time by notifying STM, by email, of its election to terminate.
Upon any such expiration or termination
by Customer, Customer shall continue have access to the Product and all related
data for a period of thirty (30) days after such expiration or termination, and
after such thirty (30) day period STM will disable all user names and
passwords. Customer shall not be
entitled any refunds upon any such expiration or termination.
(b) STM
may terminate this Agreement at any time for Customer’s breach of this Agreement
including, without limitation, for unauthorized copying of the Product or the
Documentation or otherwise failing to comply with the license grant of this
Agreement. Upon any such termination,
STM will disable all user names and passwords immediately and Customer shall
have no further access to the Product or related data. In addition to such termination for breach,
STM will have available to it all other legal remedies. Customer agrees and acknowledges that its material
breach of this Agreement shall cause STM irreparable harm for which monetary
damages alone would be inadequate and that, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, STM shall be entitled to injunctive or equitable relief without
the need for posting a bond.
(c) If this Agreement is terminated upon
expiration of the Evaluation Period, STM will disable all user names and
passwords immediately and Customer shall have no further access to the Product
or related data.
(d) Upon the expiration or other termination of this
Agreement, the licenses granted hereunder will terminate and Customer must immediately
destroy the Documentation.
13. U.S. Government
End Users. If Customer is a U.S. Government agency, in accordance with
Section 12.212 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR 12.212 (October
1995)) and Sections 227.7202-1 and 227.7202-3 of the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR 227.7202-1, 227.7202-3 (June 1995)),
Customer hereby acknowledges that the Product constitutes "Commercial
Computer Software" and that the use, duplication, and disclosure of the
Product by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies is governed by, and is
subject to, all of the terms, conditions, restrictions, and limitations set
forth in this standard commercial license Agreement. In the event that, for any reason, Sections
12.212, 227.7202-1 or 227.7202-3 are deemed not applicable, Customer hereby
acknowledges that the Government’s right to use, duplicate, or disclose the Product
are "Restricted Rights" as defined in 48 CFR Section 52.227-19(c)(1)
and (2) (June 1987), or DFARS 252.227-7014(a)(14) (June 1995), as
applicable. Manufacturer is Strategic
Technology Management, Inc., 200 Glen Road, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07677.
14. Confidentiality. Customer agrees to maintain the
confidentiality of any confidential or proprietary information of STM received
by Customer during the term of, or prior to entering into, this Agreement that
Customer should know is considered confidential or proprietary by STM based on
the circumstances surrounding the disclosure, including, without limitation,
non-public technical and business information (“Confidential Information”). The
Product is copyrighted and shall be deemed STM’s Confidential Information. The
Documentation is copyrighted material of STM. This section shall not apply to
any information that is or becomes publicly available through no breach of this
Agreement by Customer or is independently developed by Customer without access
to or use of the Confidential Information of STM. The foregoing confidentiality
obligations will not restrict Customer from disclosing Confidential Information
of STM pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency,
or other governmental body, provided that Customer gives reasonable notice to
STM to enable it to seek a protective order or otherwise limit such disclosure.
Customer agrees not to use STM’s Confidential Information for any purpose
except as necessary to fulfill its obligations and exercise its rights under
this Agreement. Customer shall protect the secrecy of and avoid disclosure and
unauthorized use of STM’s Confidential Information with no less than reasonable
care. All of STM’s Confidential Information remains its sole property.
15. Choice
of Law and Venue. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the
State of New Jersey without reference to conflict of laws principles, and in
any dispute arising out of this Agreement, Customer consents to the exclusive
personal jurisdiction and venue in the State courts within Bergen County, New
Jersey and the Federal Courts in the District of New Jersey. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid
or unenforceable under applicable law, it shall be to that extent deemed
omitted and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. To
the extent a provision is deemed omitted, the parties agree to comply with the
remaining terms of this agreement in a manner consistent with the original
intent of the Agreement.
16. How to Contact
STM. Should Customer have any
questions concerning this Agreement or want to contact STM for any reason, STM
may be contacted at the following address: Strategic Technology Management,
Inc., Customer Service, 200 Glen Road, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07677.
17. Trademarks. This Agreement does not grant Customer
the right to use an STM trade or service marks.
August
2014