CERRI PROJECT SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT GOVERNS YOUR ACQUISITION AND USE OF OUR SOFTWARE.

IF YOU REGISTER FOR A FREE TRIAL FOR OUR SERVICES, THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL ALSO GOVERN THAT FREE TRIAL.

YOU ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT, EITHER BY CLICKING ON THE BOX INCLUDED WHEN YOU FIRST LOG IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT OR IN THE OFFER THAT REFERENCES THIS AGREEMENT.

IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, IN WHICH CASE THE TERMS “YOU” OR “YOUR” SHALL REFER TO SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MUST NOT ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES.

You may not access the Services if You are Our direct competitor, except with Our prior written consent. In addition, You may not access the Services for purposes of monitoring their availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes.

This Agreement is effective between You and Us as of the date of You accepting this Agreement.

 

1 DEFINITIONS

“Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the subject entity. “Control,” for purposes of this definition, means direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity.

“Agreement” means this Subscription Agreement.

“Beta Services” means Cerri Project services or functionality that may be made available to Customer to try at its option at no additional charge which is clearly designated as beta, pilot, limited release, developer preview, non-production, evaluation, or by a similar description.

“Content” means information obtained by Cerri from publicly available sources or third party content providers and made available to Customer through the Services, Beta Services or pursuant to an Offer, as more fully described in the Documentation.

“Malicious Code” means code, files, scripts, agents or programs intended to do harm, including, for example, viruses, worms, time bombs and Trojan horses.

“Marketplace” means an online directory, catalog or marketplace of applications that interoperate with Cerri.

“Non-Cerri Application” means a Web-based, mobile, offline or other software application functionality that is provided by You or a third party and interoperates with a Service, including, for example, an application that is developed by or for You, is listed on a Marketplace.

“Offer” means an Order document or online order specifying the Services to be provided hereunder that is entered into between You and Us or any of Our Affiliates, including any addenda and supplements thereto. By signing the Offer hereunder, an Affiliate agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if it were an original party hereto.

“Purchased Services” means Services that You or Your Affiliate purchase under an Offer, as distinguished from those provided pursuant to a free trial.

“Services” means the products and services that are ordered by You under an Offer or provided to You under a free trial.

“User” means an individual who is authorized by You to use a Service, for whom You have purchased a subscription (or in the case of any Services provided by Us without charge, for whom a Service has been provisioned), and to whom You (or, when applicable, Us at Your request) have supplied a user identification and password (for Services utilizing authentication).  Users may include, for example, Your employees, consultants, contractors and agents, and third parties with which You transact business.

“We,” “Us” or “Our” means the Cerri company described in Section 12 (Who You Are Contracting With, Notices, Governing Law and Jurisdiction).

“You” or “Your” means the company or other legal entity for which you are accepting this Agreement, and Affiliates of that company or entity which have signed Offer.

“Your Data” means electronic data and information submitted by or for Customer to the Services, excluding Content and Non-Cerri Applications.

 

2 FREE TRIAL

If You register on Our website for a free trial, We will make one or more Services available to You on a trial basis free of charge until the earlier of (a) the end of the free trial period for which You registered to use the applicable Service(s), or (b) the start date of any Purchased Service subscriptions ordered by You for such Service(s), or (c) termination by Us in our sole discretion. Additional trial terms and conditions may appear on the trial registration web page. Any such additional terms and conditions are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and are legally binding.

ANY DATA YOU ENTER INTO THE SERVICES, AND ANY CUSTOMIZATIONS MADE TO THE SERVICES BY OR FOR YOU, DURING YOUR FREE TRIAL WILL BE PERMANENTLY LOST UNLESS YOU PURCHASE A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SAME SERVICES AS THOSE COVERED BY THE TRIAL, PURCHASE APPLICABLE UPGRADED SERVICES, OR EXPORT SUCH DATA, BEFORE THE END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD. YOU CANNOT TRANSFER DATA ENTERED OR CUSTOMIZATIONS MADE DURING THE FREE TRIAL TO A SERVICE THAT WOULD BE A DOWNGRADE FROM THAT COVERED BY THE TRIAL; THEREFORE, IF YOU PURCHASE A SERVICE THAT WOULD BE A DOWNGRADE FROM THAT COVERED BY THE TRIAL, YOU MUST EXPORT YOUR DATA BEFORE THE END OF THE TRIAL PERIOD OR YOUR DATA WILL BE PERMANENTLY LOST.

NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 8 (REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AND DISCLAIMERS), DURING THE FREE TRIAL THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.

 

3 OUR RESPONSIBILITIES

3.1 Provision of Product. We will (a) put our Product and Content available to You pursuant to this Agreement and the applicable Offer, (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to make the online Services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for:  (i) planned downtime (of which We shall give advance electronic, and (ii) any unavailability caused by circumstances beyond Our reasonable control, including, for example, an act of God, act of government, flood, fire, earthquake, civil unrest, act of terror, strike or other labor problem (other than one involving Our employees), Internet service provider failure or delay, Non-Cerri Application, or denial of service attack. The services and content you will receive will be the service and content currently available.

3.2 Protection of Your Data. We will maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of Your Data, as described in the Documentation. Those safeguards will include, but will not be limited to, measures for preventing access, use, modification or disclosure of Your Data by Our personnel except (a) to provide the Purchased Services and prevent or address service or technical problems, (b) as compelled by law in accordance with Section 8.3 (Compelled Disclosure) below, or (c) as You expressly permit in writing.

3.3 Our Personnel. We will be responsible for the performance of Our personnel (including Our employees and contractors) and their compliance with Our obligations under this Agreement, except as otherwise specified herein.

3.4 Beta Services.  From time to time, We may make Beta Services available to You at no charge. You may choose to try such Beta Services or not in Your sole discretion.   Beta Services are intended for evaluation purposes and not for production use, are not supported, and may be subject to additional terms. Beta Services are not considered “Services” under this Agreement, however, all restrictions, Our reservation of rights and Your obligations concerning the Services, and use of any related Non-Cerri Applications and Content, shall apply equally to Your use of Beta Services.   Unless otherwise stated, any Beta Services trial period will expire upon the earlier of one year from the trial start date or the date that a version of the Beta Services becomes generally available without the applicable Beta Services designation.  We may discontinue Beta Services at any time in Our sole discretion and may never make them generally available. We will have no liability for any harm or damage arising out of or in connection with a Beta Service.

 

4 USE OF SERVICES AND CONTENT

4.1 Subscriptions.  Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Offer, (a) Product and access to Content are purchased as subscriptions, (b) subscriptions may be added during a subscription term at the same pricing as the underlying subscription pricing, prorated for the portion of that subscription term remaining at the time the subscriptions are added, and (c) any added subscriptions will terminate on the same date as the underlying subscriptions.

4.2 Usage Limits.  Services and Content are subject to usage limits of 10GB per user and maximum file transfer size of 250 MB. (a) User’s password may not be shared with any other individual, and (b) a User identification may only be reassigned to a new individual replacing one who will no longer use the Service or Content. If You exceed a contractual usage limit, We may work with You to seek to reduce Your usage so that it conforms to that limit. If, notwithstanding Our efforts, You are unable or unwilling to abide by a contractual usage limit, You will execute an Offer for additional quantities of the applicable Services or Content promptly upon Our request, and/or pay any invoice for excess usage. Cerri reserves the right to establish or modify its general practices and limits relating to storage of Customer Data. Cerri may, at its discretion, take steps to restructure or optimize the storage of customer data to ensure the continued effectiveness and reliability of the Services.

4.3 Your Responsibilities. You will (a) be responsible for Users’ compliance with this Agreement and Offer, (b) be responsible for the accuracy, quality and legality of Your Data and the means by which You acquired Your Data, (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or use of Services and Content, and notify Us promptly of any such unauthorized access or use, (d) use Services and Content only in accordance with this Agreement, Offer and applicable laws, and (e) comply with terms of service of any Non-Cerri Applications with which You use Services or Content.

You will not (a) make any Service or Content available to, or use any Service or Content for the benefit of, anyone other than You or Users, unless expressly stated otherwise in an Offer, (b) sell, resell, license, sublicense, distribute, make available, rent or lease any Service or Content, or include any Service or Content in a service bureau or outsourcing offering, (c) use a Service or Non-Cerri Application to store or transmit infringing, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, or to store or transmit material in violation of third-party privacy rights, (d) use a Service or Non-Cerri Application to store or transmit Malicious Code, (e) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of any Service or third-party data contained therein, (f) attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Service or Content or its related systems or networks, (g) permit direct or indirect access to or use of any Service or Content in a way that circumvents a contractual usage limit, or use any of Our Services to access or use any of Our intellectual property except as permitted under this Agreement, an Offer, (h) copy a Service or any part, feature, function or user interface thereof, (i) copy Content except as permitted herein or in an Offer, (j) frame or mirror any part of any Service or Content, other than framing on Your own intranets or otherwise for Your own internal business purposes, (k) access any Service or Content in order to build a competitive product or service or to benchmark with a Non-Cerri product or service, or (l) reverse engineer any Service (to the extent such restriction is permitted by law).  Any use of the Services in breach of this Agreement, or Offer, by You or Users that in Our judgment threatens the security, integrity or availability of Our services, may result in Our immediate suspension of the Services, however We will use commercially reasonable efforts under the circumstances to provide You with notice and an opportunity to remedy such violation or threat prior to such suspension.

“In the case You are considered personal data operators, you must ensure that, when collecting personal data, citizens’ personal data recording in your jurisdiction, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, changing), and extraction are performed through the databases located in your jurisdiction (‘personal data localization requirement’).

Based on the type and content of information processed by your information systems, such systems, including those using Cerri products, may be deemed a personal data information system (‘PDIS’, ‘ISPD’). In cases where you would like to use our services in a system that qualifies as PDIS through its architecture and types of information processed, we invite You to consider, amongst other things, available solutions we could suggest you. All the scenarios provided are available for You as an additional option to standard business offerings.

It should be noted that it is You as personal data operator of PDIS who is in charge of compliance and shall analyse and assess applicable legal requirements for personal data localization, and at its own discretion, independently determine sufficient measures to ensure that personal data processing in PDIS complies with your jurisdiction personal data law”.

4.4 External-Facing Services.  If You subscribe to a Service for sending electronic messages or for the creation and hosting of, or for posting content on, external-facing websites, You are solely responsible for complying with applicable law in Your use of any cookies or other tracking technologies.

4.5 Removal of Content and Non-Cerri Applications. If We are required by a licensor to remove Content, or receive information that Content provided to You may violate applicable law or third-party rights, We may so notify You and in such event You will promptly remove such Content from Your systems. If We receive information that a Non-Cerri Application hosted on a Service by You may violate Our External-Facing Services or applicable law or third-party rights, We may so notify You and in such event You will promptly disable such Non-Cerri Application or modify the Non-Cerri Application to resolve the potential violation. If You do not take required action in accordance with the above, We may disable the applicable Content, Service and/or Non-Cerri Application until the potential violation is resolved.

 

5 ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR HCL DOMINO USERS

5.1 Absence of HCL Subscription. If You do not hold a direct subscription for HCL Domino, the necessary licenses will be provided to You at an additional fee, to be included in the annual rental cost of your Cerri licenses.

5.2 Existing HCL Subscription. Should You already possess an HCL Domino subscription independent of Cerri, You are required to demonstrate ownership of a number of HCL licenses equal to or exceeding the number of Cerri licenses You hold for the forthcoming renewal term. Documentation validating Your HCL subscription and license quantity must be submitted prior to the annual renewal of your Cerri subscription.

5.3 Modifications to HCL Subscription. (a) Transition to Direct HCL Subscription: If You opt to directly subscribe to HCL Domino and independently acquire Your licenses, it is imperative to notify Us to adjust Your upcoming Cerri licenses rental renewal terms accordingly. (b) Cancellation of HCL Subscription: In the event You decide to cancel Your HCL subscription, We must be informed at least one month before the cancellation takes effect. Additionally, You are obligated to provide Us access to remove Cerri from Your servers. It is essential to note that running Cerri products without an active HCL Domino license subscription is strictly prohibited.

 

6 FEES AND PAYMENT FOR PURCHASED SERVICES

6.1 Fees.  You will pay all fees subscription fees corresponding to your subscription plan, plus any applicable tax.  Payment obligations are non-cancelable and fees paid are non-refundable, and quantities purchased cannot be decreased during the relevant subscription term.

6.2 Invoicing and Payment. You will sign a valid offer. For all purchased services listed, in the offer for the initial term of the subscription and any renewal term(s) of the subscription, as indicated in article 11.2 (Term of purchased subscriptions). These charges will be billed in advance, either annually or in accordance with any other billing frequency. If our offer specifies that payment will be made by a) credit card, you provide us with your credit card information, you authorize us to bill this credit card b) a method other than a credit card, we will bill You in advance and otherwise in accordance with the relevant offer. Unless otherwise specified in the offer, charges are due net 10 working days from the date of invoice. You are required to provide us with complete and accurate billing and contact information and to inform us of any changes to such information.

6.3 Overdue Charges. If any invoiced amount is not received by Us by the due date, then without limiting Our rights or remedies, (a) those charges may accrue late interest at the rate of 1.5% of the outstanding balance per month, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower, and/or (b) We may condition future subscription renewals and Offer on payment terms shorter than those specified in Section 5.2 (Invoicing and Payment).

6.4 Suspension of Service and Acceleration. If any amount owing by You under this or any other agreement for Our services is overdue, We may, without limiting Our other rights and remedies, accelerate Your unpaid fee obligations under such agreements so that all such obligations become immediately due and payable, and suspend Our services to You until such amounts are paid in full. Other than for customers paying by credit card or direct debit whose payment has been declined, We will give You prior notice that Your account is overdue, in accordance with Section 11.2 (Manner of Giving Notice) for billing notices, before suspending services to You.

6.5 Payment Disputes. We will not exercise Our rights under Section 5.3 (Overdue Charges) or 5.4 (Suspension of Service and Acceleration) above if You are disputing the applicable charges reasonably and in good faith and are cooperating diligently to resolve the dispute.

6.6 Taxes. Our fees do not include any taxes, levies, duties or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including, for example, value-added, sales, use or withholding taxes, assessable by any jurisdiction whatsoever (collectively, “Taxes”). You are responsible for paying all Taxes associated with Your purchases hereunder. If We have the legal obligation to pay or collect Taxes for which You are responsible under this Section 6.6, We will invoice You and You will pay that amount unless You provide Us with a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority. For clarity, We are solely responsible for taxes assessable against Us based on Our income, property and employees.

6.7 Future Functionality. You agree that Your purchases are not contingent on the delivery of any future functionality or features, or dependent on any oral or written public comments made by Us regarding future functionality or features.

 

7 PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND LICENSES

7.1 Reservation of Rights. Subject to the limited rights expressly granted hereunder, We and Our licensors and Content Providers reserve all of Our/their right, title and interest in and to the Services and Content, including all of Our/their related intellectual property rights. No rights are granted to You hereunder other than as expressly set forth herein.

7.2 Access to and Use of Content.  You have the right to access and use applicable Content subject to the terms of applicable Offer and this Agreement.

7.3 License to Host Your Data and Applications.  You grant Us, Our Affiliates and applicable contractors a worldwide, limited-term license to host, copy, transmit and display Your Data, and any Non-Cerri Applications and program code created by or for You using a Service or for use by You with the Services, as reasonably necessary for Us to provide the Services in accordance with this Agreement.  Subject to the limited licenses granted herein, We acquire no right, title or interest from You or Your licensors under this Agreement in or to any of Your Data, Non-Cerri Application or such program code.

7.4 License to Use Feedback. You grant to Us and Our Affiliates a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use and incorporate into Our and/or Our Affiliates’ services any suggestion, enhancement request, recommendation, correction or other feedback provided by You or Users relating to the operation of Our or Our Affiliates’ services.

7.5 Federal Government End Use Provisions. We provide the Services, including related software and technology, for ultimate federal government end use solely in accordance with the following: Government technical data and software rights related to the Services include only those rights customarily provided to the public as defined in this Agreement. If a government agency has a need for rights not granted under these terms, it must negotiate with Us to determine if there are acceptable terms for granting those rights, and a mutually acceptable written addendum specifically granting those rights must be included in any applicable agreement.

7.6 Intellectual Property ownership. Cerri alone (and its licensors, where applicable) shall own all right, title and interest, including all related Intellectual Property Rights, in and to the Cerri Technology, the Content and the Service and any suggestions, ideas, enhancement requests, feedback, recommendations or other information provided by you or any other party relating to the Service. This Agreement is not a sale and does not convey to you any rights of ownership in or related to the Service, the Cerri Technology or the Intellectual Property Rights owned by Cerri.com AG. The Cerri name, the Cerri logo, and the product names associated with the Service are trademarks of Cerri.com AG or third parties, and no right or license is granted to use them.

 

8 CONFIDENTIALITY

8.1 Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” means all information disclosed by a party (“Disclosing Party”) to the other party (“Receiving Party”), whether orally 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. Your Confidential Information includes Your Data; Our Confidential Information includes the Services and Content; and Confidential Information of each party includes the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all Offer (including pricing), as well as business and marketing plans, technology and technical information, product plans and designs, and business processes disclosed by such party. However, Confidential Information does 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.

8.2 The Receiving Party will use the same degree of care that it uses to protect the confidentiality of its own confidential information of like kind (but not less than reasonable care) to (i) not use any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement and (ii) except as otherwise authorized by the Disclosing Party in writing, limit access to Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to those of its and its Affiliates’ employees and contractors who need that access for purposes consistent with this Agreement and who have signed confidentiality agreements with the Receiving Party containing protections not materially less protective of the Confidential Information than those herein.  Neither party will disclose the terms of this Agreement or any Offer to any third party other than its Affiliates, legal counsel and accountants without the other party’s prior written consent, provided that a party that makes any such disclosure to its Affiliate, legal counsel or accountants will remain responsible for such Affiliate’s, legal counsel’s or accountant’s compliance with this “Confidentiality” section.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, We may disclose the terms of this Agreement and any applicable Offer to a subcontractor or Non-Cerri Application Provider to the extent necessary to perform Our obligations to You under this Agreement, under terms of confidentiality materially as protective as set forth herein.

8.3 Compelled Disclosure. The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to the extent compelled by law to do so, provided the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing Party prior notice of the compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, at the Disclosing Party’s cost, if the Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure. If the Receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as part of a civil proceeding to which the Disclosing Party is a party, and the Disclosing Party is not contesting the disclosure, the Disclosing Party will reimburse the Receiving Party for its reasonable cost of compiling and providing secure access to that Confidential Information.

 

9 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AND DISCLAIMERS

9.1 Representations.  Each party represents that it has validly entered into this Agreement and has the legal power to do so.

9.2 Our Warranties. We warrant that during an applicable subscription term (a) this Agreement and the Offer will accurately describe the applicable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of Your Data, (b) We will not materially decrease the overall security of the Services, and (c) subject to the “Integration with Non-Cerri Applications” section above, We will not materially decrease the overall functionality of the Services.  For any breach of a warranty above, Your exclusive remedies are those described in the “Termination” and “Refund or Payment upon Termination” sections below.

9.3 Disclaimers. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, AND EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. CONTENT AND BETA SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” EXCLUSIVE OF ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER. EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS FOR ANY HARM OR DAMAGES CAUSED BY ANY THIRD-PARTY HOSTING PROVIDERS.

 

10  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

10.1 Limitation of Liability.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF EACH PARTY TOGETHER WITH ALL OF ITS AFFILIATES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU AND YOUR AFFILIATES HEREUNDER FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE FIRST INCIDENT OUT OF WHICH THE LIABILITY AROSE.  THE FOREGOING LIMITATION WILL APPLY WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, BUT WILL NOT LIMIT YOUR AND YOUR AFFILIATES’ PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE “FEES AND PAYMENT” SECTION ABOVE.

10.2 Exclusion of Consequential and Related Damages.  IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, REVENUES, GOODWILL,  OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COVER, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF A PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR IF A PARTY’S OR ITS AFFILIATES’ REMEDY OTHERWISE FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW.

“IN NO CASE WILL THE CERRI COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENCE WHAT SO EVER (DIRECT OR INDIRECT) IN CASE OF A CUT IN THE ACCESS OR OUR PRODUCT(S), NO MATTER IF THIS CUT IS CAUSED BY A GOVERNMENTAL ACTION OR A FAILURE OF ANY NETWORK YOU ARE USING”.

 

11 TERM AND TERMINATION

11.1 Term of Agreement. This Agreement commences on the date You first accept it and continues until all subscriptions hereunder have expired or have been terminated.

11.2 Term of Subscriptions.  The term of each subscription shall be as specified in the applicable Offer. Except as otherwise specified in an Offer, subscriptions will automatically renew for additional periods equal to the expiring subscription term or one year (whichever is shorter), unless either party gives the other notice of non-renewal at least 30 days before the end of the relevant subscription term.  The per-unit pricing during any renewal term can increase above the applicable pricing in the prior term, unless We provide You notice of different pricing at least 60 days prior to the applicable renewal term.  Except as expressly provided in the applicable Offer, renewal of promotional or one-time priced subscriptions will be at Our applicable list price in effect at the time of the applicable renewal.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any renewal in which subscription volume for any Services has decreased from the prior term will result in re-pricing at renewal without regard to the prior term’s per-unit pricing.

11.4 Surviving Provisions. The sections titled “Fees and Payment,” “Proprietary Rights and Licenses,” “Confidentiality,” “Disclaimers,” “Mutual Indemnification,” “Limitation of Liability,” “Refund or Payment upon Termination,” “Customer Data Portability and Deletion,” “Removal of Content and Non-Cerri Applications,” “Surviving Provisions” and “General Provisions” will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

11.5 Customer Data. You agree and acknowledge that Cerri.com AG has no obligation to retain any type of Customer Data, and may delete such Customer Data, 30 days after termination, or in the case of trial accounts.

 

12 WHO YOU ARE CONTRACTING WITH, NOTICES, GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

12.1 General. Who You are contracting with under this Agreement, who You should direct notices to under this Agreement, what law will apply in any dispute or lawsuit arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, and which courts have jurisdiction over any such dispute or lawsuit

 

You are contracting with: 

Cerri.com AG a Swiss corporation

 

Notices  should  be addressed to:
Winkelriedstrasse 35
6003, Luzern

Switzerland

 

The governing law is: 

Lausanne, Switzerland

 

The courts having exclusive jurisdiction are:

Lausanne, Switzerland

 

12.2 Manner of Giving Notice. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all notices related to this Agreement will be in writing and will be effective upon (a) personal delivery, (b) the second business day after mailing, or (c), except for notices of termination or an indemnifiable claim (“Legal Notices”), which shall clearly be identifiable as Legal Notices, the day of sending by email.  Billing-related notices to You will be addressed to the relevant billing contact designated by You.  All other notices to You will be addressed to the relevant Services system administrator designated by You.

12.3 Agreement to Governing Law and Jurisdiction. Each party agrees to the applicable governing law above without regard to choice or conflicts of law rules, and to the exclusive jurisdiction of the applicable courts above.

12.4 No Agency. For the avoidance of doubt, We are entering into this Agreement as principal and not as agent for any other Cerri company. Subject to any permitted Assignment under Section 14.4, the obligations owed by Us under this Agreement shall be owed to You solely by Us and the obligations owed by You under this Agreement shall be owed solely to Us.

 

13 GENERAL PROVISIONS

13.1 Export Compliance. The Services, Content, other technology We make available, and derivatives thereof may be subject to export laws and regulations of the Swiss. Each party represents that it is not named on any U.S. or Swiss government denied-party list. You shall not permit Users to access or use any Service or Content in a Swiss embargoed country or in violation of any Swiss export law or regulation.

13.2 Anti-Corruption. You agree that You have not received or been offered any illegal or improper bribe, kickback, payment, gift, or thing of value from any of Our employees or agents in connection with this Agreement. Reasonable gifts and entertainment provided in the ordinary course of business do not violate the above restriction. If You learn of any violation of the above restriction, You will use reasonable efforts to promptly notify Our Legal Department at https://cerri.com/contact/.

13.3 Entire Agreement and Order of Precedence. This Agreement is the entire agreement between You and Us regarding Your use of Services and Content and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter. Except as otherwise provided herein, no modification, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party against whom the modification, amendment or waiver is to be asserted. The parties agree that any term or condition stated in Your purchase order or in any other documentation(excluding Offer) is void. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency among the offer and present contract & term of use, the order of precedence shall be this Agreement & Term of use.

13.4 Assignment.  Neither party may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the other party’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, either party may assign this Agreement in its entirety (together with all Offer), without the other party’s consent to its Affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or undergoes a change of control in favor of, a direct.

13.5 Relationship of the Parties. The parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary or employment relationship between the parties.

13.6 Third-Party Beneficiaries. There are no third-party beneficiaries under this Agreement.

13.7 Waiver. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right under this Agreement will constitute a waiver of that right.