These
Service Terms and Conditions (“Agreement”) constitute a contract between
Authicon, a tradename represented by ActiveMindz B.V. with office at
Rijssenseweg 37a, 7468 AB, Enter, The Netherlands (“Authicon”), and you. This
Agreement includes and incorporates the webpage Order Form with which Customer
purchased the Services and any subsequent Order Forms (submitted in written or
electronic form), as well as the accompanying Terms and Conditions. By
accessing or using the Services, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If
you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of a company, organization or
other entity, you represent that you have such authority to bind such entity to
this Agreement and are agreeing to these Terms and Conditions on behalf of such
entity. If you do not have such authority to enter into this Agreement or do
not agree with these Terms and Conditions, you may not use the Services.
DEFINITIONS
“Customer” means the individual or legal entity that has signed
up for the Services and agreed to the terms of this Agreement.
“Documentation” means guides, instructions, policies and
reference materials provided to Customer by Authicon in connection with the
Services, which may be amended from time to time.
“Integration Software” means (a) Authicon proprietary software
and (b) open source software used in providing the Services which integrates
with Customer’s network or application, as provided in the Documentation.
“Order Form(s)” means the invoice or other forms from Authicon
for the initial order for the Service, and any subsequent invoice or other
forms from Authicon (submitted in written form or online), specifying, among
other things, the maximum number of authorized users, the initial subscription
term, the applicable fees and such other charges and terms as agreed between
the parties.
“Payment Schedule” means the schedule selected by Customer for
payment of Fees (on either an order webpage or an attached Order Form), which
may be either monthly by credit card or monthly, annually or multi-year and
invoiced in advance, with payment due within thirty days of receipt of invoice.
“Services” means the products and services that are ordered by
and/or made available to Customer under a free edition or an Order Form and
made available online by Authicon, as described in the Documentation.
“Term” means the subscription term indicated on the Order Form
and any subsequent renewal terms.
“User” means any user of the Services who Customer may authorize
to enroll to use the Services under the terms of this Agreement.
The terms “you” or “your” refer to the individual using the
Services, if an individual is using the Services, or the individual entering
into this Agreement on behalf of a legal entity for such legal entity to use
the Services.
SERVICES FOR CUSTOMER
Subject to full compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Authicon will provide the Services to Customer. The Services are
subject to modification from time to time at Authicon’s sole discretion, for
any purpose deemed appropriate by Authicon. Authicon will use reasonable
efforts to give Customer prior written notice of any such modification.
Authicon will make the Services available and the Services will
perform substantially in accordance with the description of the services found
at https://www.authicon.com. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Authicon reserves the right to
suspend Customer’s (or any of its users’) access to the Services: (i) for
scheduled or emergency maintenance, or (ii) in the event Customer is in breach
of this Agreement, including failure to pay any amounts due to Authicon.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
Customer will cooperate with Authicon in connection with the
performance of this Agreement as may be necessary, which may include making
available such personnel and information as may be reasonably required to
provide the Services or support.
On the Customer’s administrative interface, Customer may
designate employee(s) who will be the primary contact(s) for Authicon.
RESTRICTIONS
Customer will not, and will not permit any of its users nor any
third party to: reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to discover
the source code, object code or underlying structure, ideas or algorithms of
the Services, Software, or any data related to the Services (provided that
reverse engineering is prohibited only to the extent such prohibition is not
contrary to applicable law); or use the Services or Software other than in
accordance with this Agreement and in compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations (including but not limited to any European privacy laws and
intellectual property laws).
PAID SERVICES
For Customers enrolled in one of the editions of Services
requiring purchase, subject to full compliance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, Authicon will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide
support to Customer as described athttps://www.authicon.com/index/contact and at https://www.authicon.com/index/servicelevelagreement, which includes links to documentation and whitepapers, support
hours of coverage, response times, support contact information and other
support specifics. Only Customers who have enrolled in one of the editions of
Services requiring purchase will receive support from Authicon. Certain parts of
the Services or types of Services provided by Authicon are free to use and do
not require payment (“Free Services”). Customers who use only Free Services
will not receive any support from Authicon.
For Customers enrolled in one of the editions of Services
requiring purchase, Authicon represents and warrants that it will not knowingly
include, in any Authicon software released to the public and provided to
Customer hereunder, any computer code or other computer instructions, devices
or techniques, including without limitation those known as disabling devices,
Trojans, or time bombs, that intentionally disrupt, disable, harm, infect,
defraud, damage, or otherwise impede in any manner, the operation of a network,
computer program or computer system or any component thereof, including its
security or user data. If, at any time, Authicon fails to comply with the
warranty in this Section, Customer may promptly notify Authicon in writing of
any such noncompliance. Authicon will, within thirty (30) days of receipt of
such written notification, either correct the noncompliance or provide Customer
with a plan for correcting the noncompliance. If the noncompliance is not
corrected or if a reasonably acceptable plan for correcting them is not
established during such period, Customer may terminate this Agreement as its
sole and exclusive remedy for such noncompliance. This provision does not apply
to Customers who use only Free Services.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Each party (the “Receiving Party”) understands that the other
party (the “Disclosing Party”) has disclosed or may disclose information
relating to the Disclosing Party’s technology or business (hereinafter referred
to as “Confidential Information” of the Disclosing Party).
The Receiving Party agrees: (i) not to divulge to any third
person any such Confidential Information, (ii) to give access to such
Confidential information solely to those employees with a need to have access
thereto for purposes of this Agreement, and (iii) to take the same security
precautions to protect against disclosure or unauthorized use of such
Confidential information that the party takes with its own confidential or
proprietary information, but in no event will a party apply less than
reasonable precautions to protect such Confidential Information. The Disclosing
Party agrees that the foregoing will not apply with respect to any information
that the Receiving Party can document (a) is or becomes generally available to
the public without any action by, or involvement of, the Receiving Party, or
(b) was in its possession or known by its prior to receipt from the Disclosing
Party, or (c) was rightfully disclosed to it without restriction by a third
party, or (d) was independently developed without use of any Confidential
Information of the Disclosing Party. Nothing in this Agreement will prevent the
Receiving Party from disclosing the Confidential Information pursuant to any
judicial or governmental order, provided that the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing
Party reasonable prior notice of such disclosure to contest such order. In any
event, Authicon may collect data with respect to and report on usage and other
aggregate measures of the Services’ performance.
Both Parties will have the right to disclose the existence but
not the terms and conditions of this Agreement, unless such disclosure is
approved in writing by both Parties prior to such disclosure, or is included in
a filing required to be made by a Party with a governmental authority (provided
such party will use reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment or a
protective order) or is made on a confidential basis as reasonably necessary to
potential investors or acquirers.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Except as expressly set forth herein, Authicon alone (and its
licensors, where applicable) will retain all intellectual property rights
relating to the Services or the Software or any suggestions, ideas, enhancement
requests, feedback, recommendations or other information provided by Customer
or any third party relating to the Services and/or the Software, which are
hereby assigned to Authicon. Customer will not copy, distribute, reproduce or
use any of the foregoing except as expressly permitted under this Agreement.
This Agreement is not a sale and does not convey to Customer any rights of
ownership in or related to the Services or Software, or any intellectual
property rights.
PAYMENT OF FEES
Customer will pay Authicon the applicable fees as set forth on
the Order Form (the “Fees”) plus all applicable sales, use and other purchase
related taxes. If the method of payment is by credit card, Customer agrees to
(a) keep Customer’s credit card information updated and (b) authorize Authicon
to charge Customer’s credit card the Fees as and when due. Authicon will not
charge users any fees for their use of the Services without Customer’s
authorization. All payments will be made in accordance with the Payment
Schedule.
If a Customer uses only Free Services, Authicon will not charge
such Customer any Fees for use of such Free Services, installation or use of
the Software associated with Free Services. Such Customer may discontinue using
the Free Services at any time, but must immediately remove any Software from
its devices.
Unpaid Fees are subject to a finance charge of one percent
(1.0%) per month, or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is lower, plus all
expenses of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. Fees under this
Agreement are exclusive of all taxes, including national, state or provincial
and local use, sales, value-added, property and similar taxes, if any. Customer
agrees to pay such taxes unless Customer has provided Authicon with a valid
exemption certificate. In the case of any withholding requirements, Customer
will pay any required withholding itself and will not reduce the amount paid to
Customer on account thereof.
TERMINATION
Subject to earlier termination as provided below, this Agreement
is for the Term as specified in the Order Form.
In the event of any material breach of this Agreement, the
non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the Term
by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice to the breaching party;
provided, however, that this Agreement will not terminate if the breaching
party has cured the breach prior to the expiration of such thirty-day period.
Either party may terminate this Agreement, without notice, (i) upon the
institution by or against the other party of insolvency, receivership or bankruptcy
proceedings, (ii) upon the other party’s making an assignment for the benefit
of creditors, or (iii) upon the other party’s dissolution or ceasing to do
business. For Customers using Free Services, Authicon may terminate this
Agreement at any time with or without notice and Authicon reserves the right to
disable such Customers’ access to or use of the Services at any time with or
without notice for any reason or no reason.
For Customer’s enrolled in one of the editions of Services
requiring purchase, Customer may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days
prior written notice and Authicon may terminate this Agreement upon ninety (90)
days written notice to Customer.
Sections 3.2, 4, and 6 through 12 (inclusive) will survive
termination, including, without limitation, restrictions, accrued rights to
payment, confidentiality obligations, intellectual property rights, warranty
disclaimers, and limitations of liability. No refund of Fees shall be due in
any amount on account of termination by Authicon pursuant to Section 9.2 or by
Customer pursuant to Section 9.3. When this Agreement expires or terminates,
Authicon shall cease providing the Service to Customer.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
THE SERVICES AND AUTHICON CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND ANYTHING
PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS,” WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. AUTHICON HEREBY DISCLAIMS FOR ITSELF ALL WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL AUTHICON BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR ANYTHING PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT, THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR ANYTHING PROVIDED
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR LOST
BUSINESS OR LOST SALES, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE),
STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF DUO SECURITY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.
THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF AUTHICON, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY), OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED, IN THE
AGGREGATE THE FEES PAID TO AUTHICON HEREUNDER IN THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD ENDING
ON THE DATE THAT A CLAIM OR DEMAND IS FIRST ASSERTED. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS
WILL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED
REMEDY.
MISCELLANEOUS
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable
or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent
necessary so that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect
and enforceable. This Agreement is not assignable, transferable or sub
licensable by Customer except with Authicon’s prior written consent. Authicon
may transfer and assign any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
with written notice to Customer. Both parties agree that this Agreement is the
complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and
supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications
and other understandings relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, and
that all waivers and modifications must be in a writing signed by both parties,
except as otherwise provided herein. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or
employment is created as a result of this Agreement and Customer does not have
any authority of any kind to bind Authicon in any respect whatsoever. In any
action or proceeding to enforce rights under this Agreement, the prevailing
party will be entitled to recover costs and attorneys’ fees. All notices under
this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given
when received, if personally delivered; when receipt is electronically
confirmed, if transmitted by facsimile or e-mail; and upon receipt, if sent by
certified or registered mail (return receipt requested). Authicon may provide
notice using the information provided in the most recent Order Form and
Customer may provide notice using the contact information provided on https://www.authicon.com. Authicon will not be liable for any loss resulting from a
cause over which it does not have direct control. If Customer is not an
individual, Customer agrees to participate in press announcements, case
studies, trade shows, or other forms reasonably requested by Authicon. If
Customer is not an individual, so long as Customer is using the Service and for
thirty (30) days thereafter, Customer grants Authicon the right to identify
Customer as such on Authicon’s website or other marketing or advertising materials.
If Customer is not an individual, Customer grants Authicon the right to use
Customer’s name and/or logo for this limited purpose.
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