ONLINE VERSION
SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE AGREEMENT
Effective as of the date (the "Effective Date")
BetterBot, Inc. ("BetterBot", "we", "us" or "our") receives a
quote ("Quote") signed by the customer identified on the Quote ("Customer"),
Customer agree that this Software as a Service Agreement, which includes all Quotes
entered into (collectively, the "Agreement"),
forms a binding agreement between Customer and BetterBot. Customer and
BetterBot may be referred to herein as the parties, and each as a party.
1.
OVERVIEW. BetterBot is in the business
of supplying software applications and related services to companies in the
real estate industry, including, among other things, AI chatbots and software applications.
Customer is a property management company or a website services provider that
desires the use of BetterBot’s software and hosted services. BetterBot provides
Installation Qualification ("IQ")
and the Customer retains responsibility for Operational Qualification ("OQ") and User Acceptance/Production
Qualification ("UAT/PQ").
2.
DEFINITIONS
(a)
"Applicable Laws" means all
applicable laws, regulations, ordinances, and regulatory guidance, of any
foreign, federal, state, local, regional, or provincial jurisdiction, all of
the foregoing existing as of the Effective Date or as later enacted,
implemented, amended, or replaced, and all of the foregoing as applicable to
the party to which compliance is required.
(b)
"Authorized Properties" means
only those properties of Customer which Customer may add via the Dashboard.
(c)
"Customer" means the company
identified in the Dashboard.
(d)
"Customer Data" means all
data provided by Customer or which is automatically received by BetterBot from
Customer or obtained by BetterBot relating to Customer’s lead information.
(e)
"Dashboard" means BetterBot’s
website page accessed (by Users) upon initial signup and during this Agreement
which permits Customer to access lead information, add and delete Authorized
Properties, add and delete Software, and perform other activities.
(f)
"Documentation" means the
documentation provided or made available by BetterBot to Customer describing
the use, operation, training, or support of the Software and Service.
(g)
"Personal Information" means any
unencrypted information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of
being associated with, or could reasonably be linked with a particular person.
(h)
"Provider" means a
third-party service provider of BetterBot.
(i)
"Service" means the service
of provisioning of and providing access to BetterBot’s proprietary hosted chatbot
software (accessed through the Dashboard website page), receiving and
processing leads generated by the Software, and providing Customer with access
to such leads.
(j)
"Software" (also referred to
as a "bot") means an instance of the installable chatbot software code (and
updates thereto) provided to Customer for adding to Customer’s website source
code or to the digital marketplace.
(k)
"Users" means Customer’s (and
it’s Authorized Properties’) personnel who have access to the Dashboard.
3.
LICENSE TO SOFTWARE. Subject to Customer’s continued compliance with
this Agreement, BetterBot grants to Customer and its Authorized Properties
during this Agreement a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable right and
license to (i) download, install, and use the Software solely for internal use
in connection with Customer’s and its Authorized Properties’ use of the
Service, and (ii) download and use the Documentation solely for internal use in
connection with Customer’s and its Authorized Properties’ use of the Service.
BetterBot will send an email to Customer when the Software has been configured
and is ready for installation and use.
4.
RIGHT TO
ACCESS THE SERVICES. Subject to Customer’s continued compliance with this
Agreement, BetterBot grants Customer and its Authorized Properties a limited,
nonexclusive, and nontransferable right to access and use the Service.
5.
SERVICE AVAILABILITY;
MODIFICATION
(a)
Availability. BetterBot will use commercially reasonable efforts to
(a) host, maintain and make the Service available 24 hours per day, 7 days per
week, other than scheduled and unscheduled maintenance (as described below), or
a Force Majeure event, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
and (b) employ reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards
consistent with industry standards designed to protect the confidentiality,
integrity, and availability of Customer Data maintained by BetterBot. Customer
acknowledges that BetterBot and/or its Providers perform periodic scheduled maintenance
on the Service and related sites and services that may result in periods during
which the Service may not be accessible.
(b)
Scheduled Maintenance. To ensure optimal performance
of the Servers, BetterBot performs scheduled maintenance
on a routine basis. Such maintenance often requires taking BetterBot’s servers off-line. Scheduled maintenance is during
off-peak hours (12 a.m. - 6 a.m., Eastern US time). Scheduled maintenance times
noted above are approximate and BetterBot reserves the right to change
such times, for which BetterBot will notify Customer in
advance.
(c)
Unscheduled Maintenance. Unscheduled maintenance may
be required to resolve issues that are critical for Customers and/or
performance of the Service. BetterBot will notify Customers, when reasonably
possible, by email prior to any unscheduled maintenance. When and where
practicable, BetterBot will try to conduct unscheduled maintenance between 9:00
p.m. and 3:00 a.m., Eastern US time.
(d)
Modification. BetterBot reserves the right to modify, temporarily
or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof), provided such modification
does not materially diminish the functionality of the Service to the Customer.
6.
RESTRICTIONS ON USE; OBLIGATIONS
(a)
Customer shall not (i) allow the login credentials of one User to be
shared or used by any other User or by any unauthorized third party; (ii)
license, sell, rent, lease, transfer or assign (other than as expressly
permitted in this Agreement), distribute, display
(but only as expressly provided in this Agreement and in the Documentation),
host, outsource, disclose, or otherwise commercially exploit or make the
Service, Software, or the Documentation available to any third party; (iii) during
this Agreement or after any expiration or termination thereof, directly or
indirectly, modify, make derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile, or
reverse engineer any part of the Software, the Service, or the Documentation,
or access or use the Service or Documentation or Confidential Information of
BetterBot in order to develop or attempt to develop a similar or competitive
product or service; (iv) interfere with the Service or disrupt any other Customer’s
access to the Service; (v) submit any routine, device, or other undisclosed
feature including, without limitation, a virus, software lock, drop dead
device, malicious logic, worm, Trojan horse, time bomb, or trap door or back
door, or other software code, that is designed to delete, disable, deactivate,
interfere with, or otherwise harm any software, program, data, device, system,
or service, or which is intended to provide unauthorized access or to produce unauthorized
modifications to the Software or the Service; (vi) use any robot, spider, data
scraping, screen scraping, harvesting, data extraction tool, or other data
gathering method with respect to the Service; (vii) remove any proprietary
notices from the Software, documentation, or any other materials furnished or
made available by BetterBot in connection with this Agreement; (viii) create
Internet "links" to the Service or "frame" or "mirror" any part of the Service,
including any content contained in the Service, on any other server or device; or,
(ix) except as expressly stated herein, copy, reproduce, distribute, republish,
download, display, post, or transmit in any form or by any means, including but
not limited to electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other means
part of the Service or Documentation.
(b)
Customer agrees that no Customer Data containing personal information of
individuals (e.g., leads) shall be provided to BetterBot or allowed to be
accessed by BetterBot unless consent according to Applicable Laws has first
been obtained from the individual by Customer, such consent enabling BetterBot
to provide the Service in compliance with Applicable laws.
(c)
Customer agrees to promptly install or update any updates to the Software
provided by BetterBot.
(d)
Customer’s users’ login credentials/account for the Service may be used
only by authorized users and only during this Agreement. Under no circumstances
will Customer permit a User to share login credentials with any other person or
entity. Customer’s Users are responsible for all use of the Service that occurs
under a User’s account, and such User, or Customer, must promptly notify BetterBot
of any unauthorized access of which the User becomes aware. BetterBot reserves
the right to take such action in its discretion to help ensure the security of
the Service, including, without limitation, suspending or terminating a User or
an account. Without limiting the force of any other disclaimers herein,
Customer is responsible for any person using or entering information in the
Service under a User’s credentials or authority and Customer is responsible to
and for any persons relying on the Service.
(e)
Notwithstanding the above, BetterBot may rely on the authority of anyone
accessing a User’s account or using such User’s password, and in no event, and
under no circumstances shall BetterBot be liable for any losses or damages
arising out of (i) any action or inaction of Customer under this provision or (ii) any compromise of the confidentiality
of Customer’s or its Users’ account or password or any unauthorized access to a
User’s account or use of a User’s password; provided that the foregoing in this
paragraph shall not apply to the extent such compromise, access, or use is
caused solely by BetterBot’s (or its Provider’s) breach of the express terms of
this Agreement or BetterBot’s violation of Applicable Laws.
7.
FEES AND PAYMENT
(a)
Fees. Customer agrees to pay the
fees set forth in the applicable Quote ("Fees").
BetterBot may, at its sole discretion, change the Fees at any time by providing
Customer with at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice by email.
(b)
Payment Terms. BetterBot
shall commence billing when BetterBot delivers the Software to Customer
(whether for initial or additional Authorized Properties). Invoices shall be
paid by Customer in U.S. dollars and are due within thirty (30) days of invoice
date, without setoff of any kind. BetterBot will provide Customer with fee
payment options in the form of check, ACH, or credit card. If Customer wishes
to utilize a payment processor outside of the payment processing options
provided by BetterBot on each invoice, Customer is responsible for the cost of
transaction fees assessed by such payment processor. All amounts due hereunder are
net amounts, and Customer agrees that it will be responsible for the collection
and payment of all sales, use or services taxes of any kind, with the exception
of taxes due on BetterBot’s income. Except as expressly stated otherwise in
this Agreement, all Fees are nonrefundable. In the event BetterBot incurs any
costs (including reasonable attorney’s fees) from efforts collecting overdue
Fees from Customer, Customer agrees to pay such costs. Customer
agrees to pay all applicable fees assessed for late payments and/or account
reactivation after "Suspension", as defined in Section 13. Customer agrees to pay all foreign, federal, states, and local taxes, as
applicable, to Customer’s access to, use, or receipt of the Service.
8.
ADDING AUTHORIZED PROPERTIES. Customer may add additional
Authorized Properties at any time during this Agreement by contacting BetterBot
support (support@betterbot.com) or your sales
representative. Additional Authorized Properties will be for an Initial Term of
ninety (90) days from the date added and then shall be on a month-to-month
basis thereafter at BetterBot’s then-current pricing. BetterBot will send
Customer an email with a Quote for the additional Authorized Properties.
9.
CUSTOMER DATA
(a)
License to Use Customer Data. Customer Data shall be owned
by Customer. Customer grants to BetterBot and its Providers a limited, nonexclusive,
perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide right and license during this Agreement to
copy, store, record, transmit, display, view, print, and otherwise use Customer
Data to provide the Service and during any period after expiration or
termination expressly provided in this Agreement, solely for BetterBot’s
performance under this Agreement and for its internal research and business
improvement purposes. Customer acknowledges and agrees that Customer Data and
information regarding Customer and Customer’s Users that is provided to BetterBot
in connection with this Agreement may be (i) processed by BetterBot to the
extent necessary to provide the Service and/or (ii) transmitted or transferred
outside of the United States or any other jurisdiction where Customer and
Customer’s Users are located. Customer shall have sole responsibility for the
accuracy, completeness, and appropriateness of all Customer Data and
information regarding Customer and Customer’s Users.
(b)
Derivative
Data. "Derivative Data" means
anything BetterBot may create (including, but not limited to, reports,
analyses, metrics, benchmarks, and the like) utilizing or based on Customer
Data (including de-identified and/or aggregated Personal Information) or
information derived from Customer’s use of the Software or the Service, but the
foregoing not including Customer Data itself and not containing any Personal
Information. BetterBot shall own all rights in and to Derivative Data, and may
use, disclose and transfer Derivative Data in any way it wishes. Examples of
how Derivative Data may be used include, but are not limited to: optimizing
resources and support; research and development of new software and services;
automated processes that enable continuous improvement, performance
optimization and development of new BetterBot products and services;
verification of security and data integrity; internal demand planning; and, data
products such as industry trends and developments, indices and benchmarking. This
Section 9(b) shall survive expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
10.
DATA SECURITY
(a)
BetterBot shall implement and maintain administrative, technical, and
physical security measures consistent with industry standards designed to
protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Customer Data
maintained on and processed by BetterBot. The Dashboard and any hosted software
to which Customer or its Authorized Properties shall have access pursuant to
this Agreement will be hosted in a secure data center environment consistent
with industry standards. BetterBot shall maintain a written incident response
plan.
(b)
Customer acknowledges that
some of the Service may be performed by BetterBot or its Providers outside the U.S., and information pertaining to Customer’s use of the
Service may be incorporated into BetterBot’s databases to assist BetterBot in
providing the Service.
11.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
(a)
Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Service and the Software
contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by
applicable intellectual property and other laws. Other than as expressly
provided in this Agreement, nothing in the Service, the Documentation, or the
Agreement shall be construed to confer any right or license by BetterBot to any
of BetterBot’s (or that of its third party manufacturers, developers, vendors,
and Providers), intellectual property rights. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, any names or trademarks of the BetterBot Software and other BetterBot
service marks, logos and product service names are marks of BetterBot (the "BetterBot Marks"). Customer agrees not
to display or use the BetterBot Marks in any manner without BetterBot’s prior
written permission. BetterBot reserves the right to subcontract to third
parties or to engage Providers, and BetterBot shall be responsible for acts and
omissions of such Providers.
(b)
Right to Use Customer Trademarks. Customer grants to BetterBot
and its Providers a limited, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable worldwide
right and license to copy, store, record, transmit,
display, view, print, and otherwise use any Customer trademarks that Customer
provides to BetterBot ("Customer
Trademarks") solely for the purpose of BetterBot’s performance of the
Service.
(c)
Feedback. Any and all suggestions, enhancement requests,
feedback, recommendations, modifications, or improvements provided by Customer
relating to the Software, Service, or the Documentation (collectively, the "Feedback") are deemed owned by
BetterBot, and Customer agrees to and does hereby assign to BetterBot all Customer’s
right, title, and interest in and to all Feedback (including without limitation
intellectual property rights and moral rights) automatically upon creation
without compensation or further notice to Customer. BetterBot shall be entitled
to use the Feedback without restriction for any purpose whatsoever, commercial
or otherwise, without compensation or further notice to Customer. None of the
Feedback shall be subject to any obligation of confidentiality on BetterBot’s part
and BetterBot shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Feedback.
12.
CONFIDENTIALITY
(a)
Confidential Information.
"Confidential Information" means all
confidential information disclosed by a party (as the "Disclosing Party") to the other party (as the "Receiving Party"), whether orally, in visual form or in writing,
that is designated as confidential or that reasonably should be understood to
be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of
disclosure (whether or not so marked or designated). For the avoidance of
doubt, BetterBot’s Confidential Information shall include, without limitation,
the Software, Service, and Documentation, and the terms of this Agreement. The
Confidential Information of each party includes such party’s and marketing
plans, technology and technical information, product plans and designs, and
business processes disclosed by such party. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Confidential Information shall not include any information that (i) is or
becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to
the Disclosing Party; (ii) was known to the Receiving Party prior to its
disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any obligation owed to the
Disclosing Party; (iii) is received from a third-party without breach of any
obligation owed to the Disclosing Party; or (iv) was independently developed by
the Receiving Party. Any Confidential Information provided by either party
prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement shall be considered in the same
manner and subject to the same treatment as Confidential Information made
available after the Effective Date of this Agreement.
(b)
Protection of Confidential Information. The Receiving Party agrees that it shall (i) hold the Disclosing Party’s
Confidential Information in strict confidence and will use the same degree of
care in protecting the confidentiality of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential
Information that it uses to protect its own Confidential Information, but in no
event less than reasonable care; (ii) not use the Confidential Information of
the Disclosing Party for any purpose other than to fulfill the Receiving
Party’s obligations and exercise its rights under this Agreement; (iii) not
copy any part of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information except as
expressly permitted by this Agreement or as necessary for the performance of
its obligation under this Agreement, (iv) limit access to the Confidential
Information of the Disclosing Party to those of its employees, contractors and
agents who need to know such Confidential Information for the purpose of
performing their obligations and exercising their rights under this Agreement
and who have signed confidentiality agreements with the Receiving Party
containing protections no less stringent than those herein and in any event,
the Receiving Party shall remain liable at all times for any acts and/or
omissions of its employees, Subcontractors and agents with respect to the
Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information.
(c)
Compelled Disclosure.
The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing
Party if it is compelled by Law to do so, provided that the Receiving Party
gives the Disclosing Party prior notice of such compelled disclosure (to the
extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, to the extent possible, if
the Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure.
(d)
Duration of
Confidentiality Obligations. The confidentiality
obligations in this Agreement shall survive any expiration or termination of
this Agreement, as follows: (i) with respect to Confidential Information, shall
continue for a period of three (3) years following any termination or
expiration of this Agreement, and (ii) with respect to trade secrets (as
defined under the Defend Trade Secrets Act), shall continue for so long as the
information is considered by the holder of the trade secret to be a trade
secret and for so long as a court of law of no further appeal has not
determined that the trade secret status of the information has been lost.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of and to the extent of any
conflict between the obligations of Section 7 and Section 12(d), Section 7
shall prevail.
13.
SUSPENSION. BetterBot may suspend or restrict access to the Service, in whole or in
part, upon notice to Customer if: (a) Customer fails to timely pay an invoice;
(b) BetterBot reasonably believes that Customer has violated any Applicable
Law, or the continued access may cause BetterBot to violate Applicable Law,
which may have a potentially adverse effect on BetterBot or its other
customers; (c) BetterBot reasonably believes that it is necessary to protect
the servers, systems, infrastructure, data, or information of BetterBot or its
respective Providers or other customers, from a denial of service attack,
security breach, introduction of a virus or other malware, ransomware attack,
or similar event; (c) requested or ordered by a law enforcement agency,
government agency, or similar authority; or, (e) Customer fails to cooperate
with BetterBot to investigate suspected violations of this Agreement. Upon
removal, cessation or mitigation of the underlying cause for any of the above
that occurs, BetterBot will resume providing access to the affected Service.
14.
TERM. The initial term ("Initial Term") of this Agreement will
commence on the Effective Date and will continue for ninety (90) days, after
which this Agreement will automatically renew thereafter on a month-to-month
basis until cancelled or terminated in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
15.
TERMINATION
(a)
Termination Without Cause. Customer may terminate this
Agreement without cause after the Initial Term with thirty (30) days’ prior
notice by emailing BetterBot at cancel@betterbot.com or contacting BetterBot’s
sales or customer support. There are no refunds provided
for such cancellation.
(b)
Termination for Cause. Either party may terminate this
Agreement upon written notice to the other party in the event of a breach of
any material obligation under this Agreement, provided that the alleged breach
is not cured, if curable using commercially reasonable efforts (failure to
timely pay Fees is deemed incurable), within thirty (30) days of such notice.
(c)
Effects
of Termination.
(i)
Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights granted by BetterBot under
this Agreement shall immediately terminate, and Customer shall have no further
right to access or use the Software or the Service (including accessing the
Dashboard), and Customer shall immediately cease use thereof. Termination will
not relieve Customer of any obligation to pay Fees due for prior to
termination. The license rights granted by Customer in Section 3 shall survive for so long as
BetterBot retains Customer Data.
(ii)
Upon termination of this Agreement, Customer shall cause the Authorized
Properties to delete the Software from Customer’s and its
Authorized Properties’ websites and anywhere else in the digital marketplace
where Customer or its Authorized Properties have used the Software or the link.
If Customer fails to delete the or the Software, BetterBot has no obligation to
provide Customer with any leads generated as of the effective date of
termination, unless Customer pays for the month(s) owed (non-prorated) BetterBot
for such leads and Customer deletes the Software from Customer’s website.
Customer acknowledges that any use of the Software after termination
constitutes copyright infringement.
(iii)
Customer Data. Customer is able to access Customer Data at any time
during this Agreement via the Dashboard. If Customer requests a copy of
Customer Data within thirty (30) days of the effective date of termination,
BetterBot shall provide a copy at no charge to Customer. BetterBot has no
obligation to retain any Customer Data after thirty (30) days from the
effective date of termination. Any Confidential Information contained in the
Customer Data in BetterBot’s possession or control after termination will be
maintained as confidential.
(d)
Survival. In addition to any provisions which are expressly
stated herein as surviving, the following Sections shall survive any expiration
or termination of this Agreement: Sections 6 (Restrictions on Use), 8 (License to Use Customer Data),
10 (Proprietary Rights), 12(d) (Duration of Confidentiality
Obligations), 15(c) (Effects of Termination), 17 (Limitation of Liability), 21 (Dispute Resolution), and 22 (General).
16.
WARRANTIES
(a)
Limited Warranty. BetterBot warrants to
Customer during the Term of this Agreement that that: (i) BetterBot will
perform the Service in a professional and workmanlike manner, in accordance
with generally recognized industry standards for similar services; (ii) the Software
and the Service will comply in all material aspects with the Documentation; and,
(iii) use of the Software or the Service will not introduce any virus, Trojan
horse, worms, time bombs, spyware, or other malware designed or intended to, or
that could reasonably be expected to, (a) disrupt, disable, harm, or otherwise
impair the normal and authorized operation of, or provide unauthorized access
to, any computer system, hardware, firmware, network, or device on which the
Software is installed, stored, or used; or, (b) damage, destroy, or prevent the
access to or use of any data or file without the user’s consent (collectively, the "Limited Warranty"). Customer’s sole and
exclusive remedy for BetterBot’s breach of the Limited Warranty shall be that BetterBot
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to correct such errors or re-perform the
Service to achieve the material functionality described in the Documentation
within a reasonable period of time. However, BetterBot shall have no obligation
with respect to a claim under the Limited Warranty unless notified of such
claim in writing within (30) days of discovery by Customer of the material
functionality problem. Further, BetterBot shall have no obligation with respect
to a Limited Warranty claim for any alleged nonconformity due to user error as
reasonably determined by the parties after investigation and analysis by BetterBot.
(b)
Non-Infringement Warranty. BetterBot warrants that it is
the owner of and or has full power and authority to grant the rights granted by
BetterBot in this the Agreement and that neither the performance by Customer in
its utilization of the Service, nor the license of and authorized use by
Customer of the Software and Service as described herein, will in any way
constitute an infringement or other violation of any valid U.S. intellectual
property right of any third party.
(c)
Customer’s Warranty of Customer Data. Customer represents and warrants to BetterBot
that no Customer Data provided to BetterBot or made accessible via the Software
to BetterBot or use thereof by BetterBot or its Providers in connection with
this Agreement will: (i) violate any Applicable Laws, including, but not
limited to, data privacy rights; (ii) infringe any copyright, trademark or
other proprietary right of any third party; or, (iii) in any way violate or
infringe upon any third party’s privacy right, right of publicity or any other
right of any person or entity. Customer represents and warrants that all
Customer Data comprising personal information is collected from individuals
with legally proper consent sufficient for BetterBot and its Providers to
receive, process, store, transmit, and transfer such Customer Data pursuant to
this Agreement.
(d)
Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each party will comply with all
Applicable Laws.
(e)
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE STATED IN
SECTION 16, BETTERBOT DOES NOT REPRESENT
THAT (I) CUSTOMER’S USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICE WILL BE SECURE, TIMELY,
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; (II) THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICE WILL MEET CUSTOMER’S
REQUIREMENTS; (III) ALL ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE, SERVICE, OR DOCUMENTATION WILL
BE CORRECTED, (IV) THE SYSTEM THAT MAKES THE SERVICE AVAILABLE WILL BE FREE OF
VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; (V) THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICE WILL OPERATE
IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS OR DATA NOT PROVIDED BY BETTERBOT;
(VI) THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICE WILL BE SECURE; (VII) BETTERBOT
AND ITS PROVIDERS WILL BE ABLE TO PREVENT THIRD PARTIES FROM ACCESSING CUSTOMER
DATA OR CUSTOMER’S CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; OR, (VIII) ANY STORED CUSTOMER
DATA WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE. THE WARRANTIES STATED IN SECTION 16 ABOVE ARE THE SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE WARRANTIES OFFERED BY BETTERBOT. THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND BETTERBOT DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, AND UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE USE.
EXCEPT AS STATED IN SECTION 16 ABOVE, THE SOFTWARE AND SERVICE
IS PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, AND IS FOR
COMMERCIAL USE ONLY. CUSTOMER ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING
WHETHER THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICE OR THE INFORMATION GENERATED THEREBY IS
ACCURATE OR SUFFICIENT FOR CUSTOMER’S PURPOSE.
17.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
(a)
NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE
TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, LOST
PROFITS, LOST OR CORRUPTED DATA OR CONTENT, COST OF OBTAINING SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICES, LOST REVENUE ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICE, THE USE THEREOF OR THE INABILITY TO USE),
EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
(b)
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
INCLUDING ANY LICENSE OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICE, WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY
ARISES FROM ANY CLAIM BASED ON BREACH OR REPUDIATION OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF
WARRANTY, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY
CUSTOMER IN THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING
RISE TO SUCH CLAIM. THERE SHALL BE ONLY ONE AGGREGATE LIABILITY CAP UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT EVEN IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE CLAIMS; EACH CLAIM SHALL REDUCE THE AMOUNT
AVAILABLE IN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY CAP.
(c)
THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 17(a) AND 17(b) SHALL NOT APPLY WITH RESPECT
TO: (I) DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND/OR TANGIBLE PROPERTY OCCASIONED BY THE WILLFUL
MISCONDUCT OR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OF A PARTY, (II) BREACHES BY CUSTOMER OF LICENSE
TERMS APPLICABLE TO THE SOFTWARE, (III) CUSTOMER’S UNAUTHORIZED USE OF BETTERBOT’S
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; OR, (IV) FEES OWED BY CUSTOMER.
18.
INDEMNIFICATION
(a)
Mutual Indemnification. Each party (as an "Indemnifying Party") agrees to indemnify,
defend, and hold harmless (collectively occasionally referred to as "indemnify"
or its cognates) at its expense the other party and its affiliates, directors,
officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns (and in the case of
BetterBot, its Providers) (each an "Indemnified
Party"), in accordance with the procedures described in this Section 18, from and against any and all
losses, costs, damages, liabilities and expenses including without limitation,
reasonable legal fees and expenses paid to or for the benefit of an
unaffiliated third party (collectively, "Losses")
arising from or in connection with any third-party claim for: (i) damage caused
by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnifying Party; or
(ii) the damage, loss or destruction of any real or tangible personal property
caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnifying Party.
(b)
Indemnification
for Infringement. BetterBot will indemnify,
defend, and hold harmless Customer for Losses Customer incurs as a direct
result of any unaffiliated third-party claim based on any claim that the Software
or the Service infringes any valid U.S. intellectual property right, except to
the extent resulting from (i) Customer’s modification of the Software or
Service or combining by Customer the Software or Service with other products or
services if the Software or Service would not have been infringing but for such
combination or modification, (ii) Customer’s use of the Software or Service in
a manner not authorized herein or for which it was not designed, (iii) Customer’s
failure to install and use an updated non-infringing version of the Software to
the extent Customer was notified that the update cured an infringement, (iv)
changes to the Software or Service made by BetterBot at the direction of the
Customer, or, (v) Customer Data. If any item for which BetterBot has an
indemnification obligation under this Section 18(b) becomes, or in BetterBot’s reasonable opinion is likely to become, the
subject of an infringement or misappropriation claim or proceeding, BetterBot
will, in addition to indemnifying Customer as provided in this Section 18(b), at no additional charge to Customer, at BetterBot’s option: (a) secure
the right to continue using the item or (b) replace or modify the item to make
it non-infringing. If neither of such actions can be accomplished by BetterBot
using commercially reasonable efforts, and only in such event, BetterBot will
remove the item from the Software or Service and the applicable Fees will be
equitably adjusted to reflect such removal. This Section 18(b) states Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy for BetterBot’s
infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property of a third party.
(c)
Customer’s Indemnification. Customer shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless BetterBot
and its Providers against any and all Losses incurred by BetterBot and its Providers
arising out of or in connection with a third-party claim (i) alleging that the
Customer Data, or any use thereof, infringes the rights of, or has caused harm
to, a third party, or (ii) arising out of Customer’s breach of this Agreement.
(d)
Indemnification Procedures. The Indemnified Party shall
give prompt notice of the claim and will tender the defense; provided, however,
that the Indemnified Party’s failure to provide notification shall not affect
the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations except to the extent that the
failure to notify delays or prejudices the Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend
the applicable claim. The Indemnifying Party shall conduct the defense and
shall have control of the litigation, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate
in defending against the claim. The Indemnified Party shall have the right, at
any time and at its own expense, to participate in the defense of the claim
with counsel of its own choosing. The Indemnifying Party shall not make any
settlement of the claim that results in any liability or imposes any obligation
on the Indemnified Party without the prior written consent of the Indemnified
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or
conditioned. If the Indemnifying Party fails to (i) respond to the notice of a
claim, or (ii) assume the defense of a claim, the Indemnified Party shall have
the right to defend the claim in such manner as it may deem appropriate, at the
reasonable cost, expense, and risk of the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying
Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnified Party for all such costs and
expenses.
19.
U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED
RIGHTS. Any
use of the Software or Service by or on behalf of the United States of America,
its agencies and/or instrumentalities ("U.S.
Government"), is provided with Restricted Rights. Use, duplication, or
disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in
subparagraph I(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software
clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs I(1) and (2) of the Commercial
Computer Software – Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable.
20.
FORCE MAJEURE EVENTS
(a)
A "Force Majeure Event" means
a cause or event beyond the reasonable control of the party claiming delay of
performance, including, but not limited to, (i) labor disputes, strikes, or
lockouts (but excluding nonunion labor shortage or disputes), or labor
unavailability or workplace closure or restrictions as required or recommended
by government or agency due to pandemic, epidemic, or other widespread health
emergency (e.g., viruses or other diseases, such as, but not limited to,
COVID-19, SARS, or the like.); (ii) riots, war, acts of terrorism, or other
civil disturbance; (iii) fire, flood, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, snow,
ice, lightning, or other natural disasters, elements of nature or acts of God,
(iv) outages, cable cuts, power crisis shortages, infrastructure outages or
failures, internet failures, interruption or failure of telecommunications
carriers or digital transmission links, network congestion, computer equipment
failures, telecommunication equipment or other equipment failures, electrical
power failures, loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning,
all of the foregoing in this Subsection (iv) being of or due to third party
providers or utility service providers; (v) acts of computer, system, or
network sabotage or file lockup (e.g., ransomware attack), DDOS or other
network attacks, intrusion, or other failures not arising out of a breach of
Provider’s data security obligations set forth in this Agreement; (vi) any law,
order, regulation, direction, action or request of the United States, state or local
governmental agency, department, commission, court, bureau, corporation or
other instrumentality of any one or more of such instrumentality, or of any
civil or military authority, or national emergencies, including imposing an
embargo, export or import restriction, quota or other restriction or
prohibition or any complete or partial government shutdown; (vii) change in law
or regulation making performance impracticable without having material impact
on such party’s ability to perform under this Agreement without material
increase in cost, resources, or time; or, (viii) national or regional shortage
of adequate power or telecommunications or transportation.
(b)
With the exception of the timely payment of Fees owed, if by reason of a
Force Majeure Event either party is unable to perform in whole or in part its
obligations as set forth in this Agreement, then such party shall be relieved
of those obligations to the extent it is so unable to perform and such inability
to perform shall not make such party liable to the other party. A party shall
promptly notify the other party in the event of a Force Majeure Event affecting
the party’s ability to perform. Neither party shall be liable for any loss,
injury, delays or damages suffered or incurred by the other party due to the
above causes. In the event a Force Majeure Event occurs whereby either party is
unable to perform in whole or in part its obligations as set forth in this
Agreement (other than timely payment of Fees) for a period of thirty (30)
consecutive days, the other party shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement without termination liability, other than for Fees due up to the date
of termination.
21.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
(a)
Time Limitation. Any claim or action against
us must be brought within twelve (12) months of the cause arising, otherwise
such claim or action is permanently barred.
(b)
Arbitration.
(i)
Other than for the grounds set forth in Section 21(b)(iv) (labeled "Exceptions to
Agreement to Arbitrate"), in the event of any dispute, claim, question or
disagreement arising from or relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof,
the parties hereto shall use reasonable efforts to settle the dispute, claim,
question, or disagreement. To this effect, the parties shall consult and
negotiate with each other in good faith and, recognizing their mutual interests,
attempt to reach a just and equitable solution satisfactory to both parties. If
the parties do not reach such solution within a period of thirty (30) days,
then, upon notice by either party to the other, such dispute, claim, question
or disagreement shall be resolved by binding arbitration in Atlanta, Georgia in
accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association (the "AAA"), subject to the limitations of this Section. This
agreement to arbitrate will be specifically enforceable under the prevailing
law of any court having jurisdiction. Notice of a demand for arbitration shall
be filed in writing with the other party hereto and with the AAA. The demand
for arbitration shall be made within a reasonable time after the dispute has
arisen, and in no event shall any such demand be made after the date when
institution of legal or equitable proceedings based on such dispute would be
barred by the applicable statute of limitations. The parties agree that one (1)
arbitrator shall arbitrate the dispute. The arbitrator shall be selected by the
joint agreement of the parties, but if they do not so agree within twenty (20)
days after the date of the notice of a demand for arbitration referred to
above, the selection shall be made pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules
of the AAA from the panels of business arbitrators maintained by the AAA. The
decision of the arbitrator shall be made in writing and shall be final.
Judgment may be entered upon it in any court having jurisdiction thereof, and
the decision shall not be subject to vacation, modification or appeal, except
to the extent permitted by Sections 10 and 11 of the Federal Arbitration Act,
the terms of which Sections the parties agree shall apply. The expenses of
arbitration, including and the fees and expenses of the arbitrator and the AAA, shall be shared equally by the parties.
(ii)
The arbitrator will have no authority to award attorneys’ fees, punitive
damages, or any other monetary relief not measured by the prevailing party’s
actual damages and each party irrevocably waives any claim thereto. The award
may include equitable relief. The arbitrator will not make any ruling, finding,
or award that does not otherwise conform to this Agreement. The arbitrator may
render a summary disposition relative to all or some of the issues, provided
that the responding party has had an adequate opportunity to respond to any
such application for such disposition.
(iii)
The parties agree to treat all aspects of the arbitration as
confidential, as provided in the AAA Rules. Before making any disclosure
permitted by the Rules, a party shall give written notice to the other party
and afford such party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests.
Further, judgment on the arbitrators’ award may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction.
(iv)
Exceptions
to Agreement to Arbitrate. The parties agree that either
party may bypass arbitration and go to court to resolve disputes relating to intellectual
property (e.g., trademarks, trade dress, domain names, trade secrets,
copyrights or patents) or relating to breach or potential breach of confidentiality.
(c)
Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party irrevocably and
unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury for any legal
action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
22.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a)
Disclosure. BetterBot may disclose that Customer is a customer of
BetterBot.
(b)
Governing Law. Any disputes under this Agreement shall be resolved
under Georgia law without reference to conflict of laws principles.
(c)
Venue; Jurisdiction. To
the extent litigation is permitted pursuant to Section 21 any disputes, actions, claims
or causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the
Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts located in Atlanta, Georgia or the Northern District of Georgia.
(d)
Agreement. This Agreement represents the parties’ entire
understanding relating to the subject matter thereof this Agreement and
supersedes any prior or contemporaneous, conflicting or additional,
communications. No text or information set forth on any purchase order form,
preprinted form or document of Customer shall add to or vary the terms of this
Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision(s) shall be
construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the invalid or
unenforceable provision(s), with all other provisions remaining in full force
and effect. No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship
exists between BetterBot and Customer as a result of this Agreement or use of
the Service. The failure of a party to enforce any right or provision in this
Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless
acknowledged and agreed to by such party in writing. Any rights not expressly
granted herein are reserved by BetterBot.
(e)
Modification of Agreement. This Agreement is available for
existing Customer’s inspection at https://7078181.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7078181/Agreements/Template-Online Version v2-22-2022).docx.pdf. This Agreement may be
modified by BetterBot in its sole discretion. The modified Agreement will be
effective upon posting and Customer’s continued
use of the Software and Service after such modification will constitute
acknowledgement and agreement of the modified Agreement. Customer should
periodically visit that website page for any updates. If Customer purchases
additional Authorized Properties during this Agreement, the Quote BetterBot
sends to Customer will include a link to the then-current Agreement and
Customer’s signing of the Quote will constitute Customer’s agreement thereto.
(f)
Assignment. Customer may not assign, transfer, or convey (whether by contract,
merger, or operation of law) (collectively referred to in this Section 22(f) as "assign" or its variants) any of its rights or obligations under
this Agreement to any third party without BetterBot’s prior written consent
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), provided that no consent is
required in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a controlling
interest in Customer’s equity, assets or business, provided that Customer’s
assignee agrees to assumes in writing all of Customer’s obligations under this
Agreement. Any attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing will be of no
power or effect.
(g)
Notices. Customer consents to receive mail and electronic
communications (email, text/SMS and by telephone) from BetterBot and/or by
posting the Communications on BetterBot’s website (e.g., by posting notices on Customer’s
account profile page) concerning information and/or BetterBot’s Service
(collectively, "Communications").
Communications may be those that BetterBot is required to send to Customer by
law concerning BetterBot, Customer’s account or the Service ("Required Communications"), e.g.,
notices regarding data privacy or security. The Communications may also be
those that BetterBot send to Customer for other reasons. Customer may change
the email on file for its account by visiting Customer’s account profile page on
the Dashboard or by contacting BetterBot. Any notices sent by Customer shall be
sent by email to billing@betterbot.com. A notice to BetterBot will be deemed
received if delivered by verifiable, non-automated confirmation email.
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