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Certain Sections may have been renamed and/or renumbered in this document for convenience only and such renaming and/or renumbering will not affect the validity, construction or interpretation of the Agreement. References in the Terms of Service to any Section names or numbers under this document will be deemed to be a reference to the identified or corresponding provisions in this document to accomplish the reasonable intent and objectives of such provisions to the greatest extent possible under applicable law.

 

1. Definitions

“Sales Order” means estimate, quote, renewal notification, sales order, or order form provided by Licensor in the name of and executed by Licensee or its Affiliate and accepted by Licensor which specifies the Service, and any Support Services and/or Professional Services to be provided by Licensor subject to the terms of this Agreement.

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“User Guides” means the online English language user guides for the Service, accessible via https://eplansoft.atlassian.net/wiki, as updated from time to time. Licensee acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the User Guides through a free trial account made available by Licensor.  Licensee agrees not to duplicate or share User Guides beyond the expected use of these materials by Licensee’s Users.


2. Terms of Service

Licensee acknowledges and agrees to the following Terms of Service, which together with the terms of this Agreement entered into between Licensee and Licensor, will govern Licensee’s access and use of the Service.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in these Terms of Service will have the meaning given to them in the Agreement.

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(b) The dispute resolution procedures in this Agreement will not apply prior to a party seeking a provisional remedy related to claims of misappropriation or ownership of intellectual property, trade secrets or Confidential Information.

 

3.  Fees and Payments

3.1 Fees. Licensee will pay all fees specified in all Sales Orders. Except as otherwise specified herein, (i) fees are based on services purchased and not actual usage, (ii) payment obligations are non-cancelable and fees paid are non-refundable, and (iii) the number of Licensed Users cannot be decreased during the relevant term stated in the Sales Order.  

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that the number of Users is in compliance with this Agreement and any executed Sales Orders.  The Licensee will notify Licensor If any additional Users will be added to use the Service.  The Licensor at its sole discretion reserves the right to request Licensee records to determine if Licensee is in compliance with the terms of Master Agreement and any executed Sales Orders.  If Licensor determines that Licensee has more Users than authorized by this Agreement and any executed Sales Orders, the fees for additional Users become immediately due. 


4.  Warranties

4.1. Warranty of Functionality.Licensor warrants that: (i) the Service will achieve in all material respects the functionality described in the User Guides applicable to the Service procured by Licensee, and (ii) such functionality of the Service will not be materially decreased during the then-current subscription term. Licensee’s sole and exclusive remedy for Licensor’s breach of this warranty will be that Licensor will be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to modify the Service to achieve in all material respects the functionality described in the User Guides and if Licensor is unable to restore such functionality, Licensee will be entitled to terminate the Agreement and receive a pro-rata refund of the subscription fees paid under the Agreement for its use of the Service for the terminated portion of the then-current subscription term. Licensor will have no obligation with respect to a warranty claim unless notified of such claim within sixty (60) days of the first instance of any material functionality problem, and such notice must be sent to billing@eplansoft.com. The warranties set forth in this Section are made to and for the benefit of Licensee only. Such warranties will only apply if the applicable Service has been utilized in accordance with the User Guides, this Agreement and applicable law.

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4.2. Warranty of No Malicious Code.Each party warrants that it will not intentionally introduce viruses, Trojan horses, worms, spyware, or other such malicious code (“Malicious Code”) into the Service.

 

5.  Disclaimer of Warranties

EXCEPT AS STATED IN SECTION 3.1 AND 3.2 ABOVE, LICENSOR DOES NOT REPRESENT THAT LICENSEE’S USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE SECURE, TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET LICENSEE’S REQUIREMENTS OR THAT ALL ERRORS IN THE SERVICE AND/OR DOCUMENTATION WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THE OVERALL SYSTEM THAT MAKES  THE  SERVICE  AVAILABLE  (INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE  INTERNET,  OTHER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS, AND LICENSEE’S LOCAL NETWORK AND EQUIPMENT) WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE WARRANTIES STATED IN SECTION 3 ABOVE ARE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE WARRANTIES OFFERED BY Licensor. THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. EXCEPT AS STATED IN SECTIONS 2.6, 3.1, and 3.2 ABOVE, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED TO LICENSEE ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND IS FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY. LICENSOR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT LICENSEE’S USE OF THE SERVICE WILL SATISFY ANY STATUTORY OR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS, OR WILL ASSIST WITH, GUARANTEE OR OTHERWISE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION HIPAA OR THE GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY ACT OF 1999. LICENSEE ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE SERVICE OR THE INFORMATION GENERATED THEREBY IS ACCURATE OR SUFFICIENT FOR LICENSEE’S PURPOSES.

 

6.  Limitations of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE OR FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, COVER, SPECIAL, RELIANCE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE OR KIND HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER FROM BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OR REPUDIATION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL CAUSE OF ACTION FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT (AND WHETHER OR NOT THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES).  CERTAIN STATES AND/OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, IN WHICH CASE SUCH DAMAGES WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH.

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BOTH PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FEES REFLECT THE ALLOCATION OF RISK SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT THE PARTIES WOULD NOT ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT THESE LIMITATIONS ON THEIR LIABILITY.  THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF THIS SECTION WILL NOT APPLY TO: (A) FEES DUE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT; (B) A BREACH OF SECTION 2.3 OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE; OR (C) EITHER PARTY’S INDEMNITY OBLIGATIONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 7 BELOW.

7.  Indemnification

7.1. Infringement.Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section, Licensor will, at its own expense, defend Licensee from and against any and all allegations, threats, claims, suits, and proceedings brought by third parties (collectively “Claims”) alleging that the Service, as used in accordance with this Agreement, infringes such Third-Party’s copyrights or trademarks, or misappropriates such Third-Party’s trade secrets and will indemnify Licensee from and against liability, damages, and costs finally awarded or entered into in settlement (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “Losses”) to the extent based upon such a Claim.

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7.3. Indemnification Procedures and Survival. In the event of a potential indemnity obligation under this Section, the indemnified party will: (i) promptly notify the indemnifying party in writing of such Claim; (ii) allow the indemnifying party to have sole control of its defense and settlement; and (iii) upon request of the indemnifying party, cooperate in all reasonable respects, at the indemnifying party’s cost and expense, with the indemnifying party in the investigation, trial, and defense of such Claim and any appeal arising therefrom.  The indemnification obligations under this Section are expressly conditioned upon the indemnified party’s compliance with this Section 7.3 except that failure to notify the indemnifying party of such Claim will not relieve that party of its obligations under this Section but such Claim will be reduced to the extent of any damages attributable to such failure. The indemnification obligations contained in this Section will survive termination of this Agreement for one year.

 

8.  Suspension and Termination

8.1. Suspension for Ongoing Harm.Licensor may with reasonably contemporaneous telephonic notice to Licensee suspend access to the Service if Licensor reasonably concludes that Licensee’s Service is being used to engage in denial of service attacks, spamming, or illegal activity, and/or use of Licensee’s Service is causing immediate, material and ongoing harm to Licensor or others. In the extraordinary event that Licensor suspends access to the Service, Licensor will use commercially reasonable efforts to limit the suspension to the offending portion of the Service and work with Licensee to resolve the issues causing the suspension of Service. Licensee agrees that Licensor will not be liable to Licensee nor to any Third-Party for any suspension of the Service under such circumstances as described in this Section.

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8.3. Handling of Licensee Data Upon Termination/Expiration.Following expiration or termination of the Agreement or a Licensee account, if applicable, Licensor may immediately deactivate the applicable Licensee account(s) and will be entitled to delete such Licensee account(s) from Licensor’s “live” site following a forty (40) day period. Licensee further agrees that Licensor will not be liable to Licensee nor to any Third-Party for any termination of Licensee access to the Service or deletion of Licensee Data, provided that Licensor is in compliance with the terms of this Section.

9.  Modifications & Discontinuation of Service

9.1 To the Service.Licensor may make modifications to the Service or particular components of the Service from time to time and will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify Licensee of any material modifications. Licensor reserves the right to discontinue offering the Service at the conclusion of Licensee’s then current subscription term for such Service. Licensor will not be liable to Licensee nor to any Third-Party for any modification of the Service as described in this Section.

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9.2 To Applicable Terms. If Licensor makes a material change to any applicable Terms, then Licensor will notify Licensee by either sending an email to the notification email address or posting a notice to the administrator in Licensee’s account. If the change has a material adverse impact on Licensee and Licensee does not agree to the change, Licensee must so notify Licensor via legalnotices@eplansoft.com within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of the change. If Licensee notifies Licensor as required, then Licensee will remain governed by the Terms in effect immediately prior to the change until the end of the then current subscription term for the affected Service. If the affected Service is renewed, it will be renewed under Licensor's then current Terms.


10.  Entire Agreement

This Agreement and its Exhibits, which are attached hereto and incorporated herein, constitute the entire agreement between the parties in connection with the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions of the parties. This Agreement cannot be amended or modified without a written signature on paper by both parties agreeing to the change.

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