1.1. “Agreement” means these Terms and Conditions.
1.2. “Application(s)” and/or “SaaS Application(s)” means those Bespoken software application programs which are made accessible for Customer to use under the terms of this Agreement.
1.3. “Billing Start Date” means the date the billing of the Monthly Service Fees commences as indicated on the applicable Subscription. The Billing Start Date of the Monthly Service Fees for any Services ordered by Customer after the date of this Agreement which are incremental to Customer’s then-existing Services shall be the date the applicable Subscription is executed by Company and Customer.
1.4. “Confidential Information” means any non-public information of a Party relating to such entity’s business activities, financial affairs, technology, marketing or sales plans that is disclosed pursuant to this Agreement and reasonably should have been understood by the receiving party, because of (i) legends or other markings, (ii) the circumstances of disclosure or (iii) the nature of the information itself, to be proprietary and confidential to the disclosing party.
1.5. “Customer Content” means all content Customer, or others acting on behalf of or through Customer, posts or otherwise inputs into the Services.
1.6. “Documentation” means technical publications published by Company relating to the use of the Services.
1.7. “Initial Term” means the initial term of the Services as indicated with the Subscription.
1.8. “Monthly Service Fee(s) ” means the monthly fees described in a Subscription. Billing of the Monthly Service Fee(s) commences on the Billing Start Date.
1.9. “Personally Identifiable Data” means information concerning individually identifiable employees of Customer that is protected against disclosure under applicable law or regulation.
1.10. “Renewal Term” means the renewal term of the Services as indicated on the Subscription.
1.11. “Services” means accessibility to the commercially available version of the Applications by means of access to the password protected customer area of a Company website, and all such services, items and offerings accessed by Customer therein.
1.12. “Term” means the Initial Term and any Renewal Terms thereafter.
2.1. The Services shall commence on the Billing Start Date, and shall continue for the Initial Term or until terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof. At the expiration of the Initial Term and each Renewal Term as applicable, the Services shall automatically renew for additional Renewal Terms until terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof.
2.2. Customer may terminate the Services and this Agreement for convenience at any time. Company may terminate the Services and this Agreement to be effective at the expiration of the then current Term upon no less than sixty (60) days prior written notice.
2.3. Either Party may terminate the Services and the Agreement upon a material breach of the Agreement by the other Party if such breach is not cured within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company may suspend the Services immediately upon notice in the event of any Customer breach of Sections 4 (Rights to Use), 5 (Acceptable Use), or 11 (Confidentiality).
2.4. In the event that either Party becomes insolvent, makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, is adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, commences a case under applicable bankruptcy laws, or files a petition seeking reorganization, the other Party may request adequate assurances of future performance. Failure to provide adequate assurances, in the requesting Party’s reasonable discretion, within ten (10) days of delivery of the request shall entitle the requesting Party to terminate the Agreement immediately upon written notice to the other Party.
2.5. If the Agreement is terminated for any reason:
(a) Customer shall pay Company within thirty (30) days of such termination, all fees accrued under this Agreement prior to the effective date of such termination, provided however, if Customer terminates for material breach of the Agreement by Company, Company shall refund Customer any pre-paid fees for services not delivered by Company;
(b) Customer’s right to access and use the Applications shall be revoked and be of no further force or effect;
(c) No more than fifteen (15) days after termination, at the Customer’s written request, Company will provide to Customer, at no charge to Customer, the Customer Content. After such time period, Company shall have no further obligation to store or make available the Customer Content and will securely delete any or all Customer Content without liability;
(d) Customer agrees to timely return all Company-provided materials related to the Services to Company at Customer’s expense or, alternatively, destroy such materials and provide Company with an officer’s certification of the destruction thereof; and
(e) All provisions in the Agreement, which by their nature are intended to survive termination, shall so survive.
3.1. Customer shall pay Company the Monthly Service Fees and any additional one time, set-up or recurring fees, all as more particularly set forth in the Subscription. Billing will commence on the Billing Start Date with the Monthly Service Fees to be billed on the frequency set forth with the Subcription (“Billing Frequency”). Unless otherwise indicated, Company will bill Customer for all implementation services in advance.
3.2. Customer authorizes Company to charge the debit card or credit card on file with Company in an amount equal to the Monthly Service Fees as all such fees become due under this Agreement. For all other payments and fees due under this Agreement, payment shall be due 30 days following date of invoice unless otherwise indicated. Except as expressly set forth in the Agreement, all amounts paid to Company are non-refundable.
3.3. Monthly Service fees shall be based on monthly periods that begin on the Billing Start Date. Monthly Service Fees shall be billed on the same day of the month as the Billing Start Date. If the specific month does not have the specified date, then the last day of the month will be used instead. Fees are accrued and invoiced in advance.
3.4. If any amount owing under this or any other agreement between the parties is thirty (30) or more days overdue, Company may, without limiting Company’s rights or remedies, suspend Services until such amounts are paid in full. Company will provide at least seven (7) days’ prior written notice that Customer’s account is overdue before suspending Services.
4.1. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Company hereby grants Customer a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable right to use during the Term and for internal business purposes only:
(a) the Applications and related services, including the Documentation and training materials; and,
(b) any embedded third Party software, libraries, or other components, which form a part of the Services.
4.2. The Services contain proprietary trade secret technology of Company. Unauthorized use and/or copying of such technology are prohibited by law, including United States and foreign copyright law. Customer shall not reverse compile, disassemble or otherwise convert the Applications or other software comprising the Services into uncompiled or unassembled code. Customer acknowledges and agrees that the right to use the Services is limited based upon the amount of the Monthly Service Fees to be paid by Customer. Customer agrees not to use any other modules or features unless Customer has licensed such additional modules or features. Customer may not relicense or sublicense the Services, or otherwise permit use of the Services (including timesharing or networking use) by any third Party, except as noted in section 4.4.
4.3. No license, right, or interest in any Company trademark, trade name, or service mark is granted hereunder. When using and applying the information generated by the Services, Customer is responsible for ensuring that Customer complies with applicable laws and regulations.
4.4. Customer may authorize its third Party contractors and consultants to access the Services through Customer’s administrative access privileges on an as needed basis, provided Customer:
(a) abides by its obligations to protect Confidential Information as set forth in this Agreement;
(b) remains responsible for all such third Party usage and compliance with the Agreement; and
(c) does not provide such access to a competitor of Company who provides voice application monitoring and testing services.
4.5. Customer acknowledges and agrees that, as between Customer and Company, Company retains ownership of all right, title and interest to the Services, all of which are protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights, and that, other than the express rights granted herein and under any other agreement in writing with Customer, Customer shall not obtain or claim any rights in or ownership interest to the Services or any associated intellectual property rights in any of the foregoing. Customer will comply with all copyright and other intellectual property rights notices contained on or in any information obtained or accessed by Customer through the Services.
4.6. Company will make updates and upgrades to the Services (tools, utilities, improvements, third Party applications, general enhancements) available to Customer at no charge as they are released generally to its customers as part of the Services. Customer agrees to receive those updates automatically as part of the Services. Company also may offer new products and/or services to Customer at an additional charge.
4.7. Company reserves the right to change the Services, in whole or in part, including but not limited to, the Internet based services, technical support options, and other Services-related policies. Customer’s continued use of the Services after Company posts or otherwise notifies Customer of any changes indicates Customer’s agreement to those changes.
5.1. Customer shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that no unauthorized persons have access to the Services, and to ensure that no persons authorized to have such access shall take any action that would be in violation of this Agreement.
5.2. Customer represents and warrants to Company that Customer has the right to publish and disclose the Customer Content in connection with the Services. Customer represents and warrants to Company that the Customer Content:
(a) does not infringe or violate any third-Party right, including but not limited to intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights,
(b) is not abusive, profane, or offensive to a reasonable person, or,
(c) is not hateful or threatening.
5.3. Customer will not
(a) use, or allow the use of, the Services in contravention of any federal, state, local, foreign or other law, or rules or regulations of regulatory or administrative organizations;
(b) introduce into the Services any virus or other code or routine intended to disrupt or damage the Services, or alter, damage, delete, retrieve or record information about the Services or its users;
(c) excessively overload the Company systems used to provide the Services;
(d) perform any security integrity review, penetration test, load test, denial of service simulation or vulnerability scan;
(e) use any tool designed to automatically emulate the actions of a human user (e.g., robots); or,
(f) otherwise act in a fraudulent, malicious or negligent manner when using the Services.
7.1. Company shall:
(a) provide basic support for the Services,
(b) use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Services available, except for:
(i) planned downtime (when it shall give at least 8 hours notice via the Services and shall schedule to the extent practicable during the weekend hours from 6:00 p.m. Friday to 3:00 a.m. Monday, Eastern Time), or
(ii) any unavailability caused by circumstances beyond Company’s reasonable control, including without limitation, acts of nature, acts of government, floods, fires, earthquakes, civil unrest, acts of terror, strikes or other labor problems (other than those involving Company employees), internet service provider failures or delays, or denial of service attacks, and
(iii) provide Services in accordance with applicable laws and government regulations.
8.1. As part of the Services, Company shall provide administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for the protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of Customer data. Customer acknowledges that such safeguards endeavor to mitigate security incidents, but such incidents may not be mitigated entirely or rendered harmless. Customer should consider any particular Company supplied security-related safeguard as just one tool to be used as part of Customer’s overall security strategy and not a guarantee of security. Both Parties agree to comply with all applicable privacy or data protection statutes, rules, or regulations governing the respective activities of the parties under the Agreement.
8.2. As between Customer and Company, all Personally Identifiable Data is Customer’s Confidential Information and will remain the property of Customer. Customer represents that to the best of Customer’s knowledge such Personally Identifiable Data supplied to Company is accurate. Customer hereby consents to the use, processing or disclosure of Personally Identifiable Data by Company only for the purposes described herein and only to the extent such use or processing is necessary for Company to carry out Company’ duties and responsibilities under the Agreement or as required by law.
8.3. Prior to initiation of the Services under the Agreement and on an ongoing basis thereafter, Customer agrees to provide notice to Company of any extraordinary privacy or data protection statutes, rules, or regulations which are or become applicable to Customer’s industry and which could be imposed on Company as a result of provision of the Services. Customer will ensure that:
(a) the transfer to Company and storage of any Personally Identifiable Data by Company is permitted under applicable data protection laws and regulations; and,
(b) Customer will obtain consents from individuals for such transfer and storage to the extent required under applicable laws and regulations.
9.1. Customer will indemnify and hold harmless Company, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorney’s fees, due to or resulting from Customer’s breach of this Agreement or Customer’s negligence or gross negligence.
9.2. Company will indemnify, and hold harmless Customer, its officers, employees, and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorney’s fees, due to or resulting from Company’s breach of this Agreement or Company’s negligence or gross negligence.
10.1. NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECULATIVE SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, REMOTE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM SUCH PARTY’S PERFORMANCE OR FAILURE TO PERFORM.
10.2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE COMPANY’S ENTIRE LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID TO COMPANY BY CUSTOMER PURSUANT TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DURING THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT(S) WHICH GAVE RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
11.1. If there is a conflict between any provision of these Terms and Conditions and any provision of any applicable Order Form, then these Terms and Conditions will govern in all respects except to the extent any provision of an Order Form expressly or explicitly modifies a provision in these Terms and Conditions.
(a) when delivered in person,
(b) five (5) days after having been mailed by certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or
(c) the next business day after having been sent by a nationally recognized overnight mail or courier service, receipt requested,
in each case to the address of the Party set forth on the Subscription.
(a) the acts or omissions of the other Party;
(b) flood, fire, strike, war, or riot;
(c) any other cause (whether similar or dissimilar to those listed) beyond the reasonable control of that Party.
Upon the occurrence of any such event(s), the Party whose performance is so affected shall notify the other Party of the nature and extent of the event(s) so that decisions to mitigate the negative effect(s) of such event(s) may be promptly made.