GEOAG PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PART 1. OVERVIEW
1.1 GeoAg
Products and Services. GeoAg
Solutions is a business unit of United Agri Products. GeoAg provides complete precision agriculture
and geographical information system solutions for all types of agriculture and
turf industries. These solutions include
web-enabled data management services marketed under the trademarks Harvest
Pay™, HarvestMap™, HarvestWatch™ and Harvest Complete and custom solutions
developed for specific customers. GeoAg
provides its web-enabled services on a subscription basis, together with
related services, such as consulting, customization, installation, set-up,
training, maintenance and support services.
GeoAg also provides ruggedized GEOMAX™ computers and other equipment so
that authorized users can use its web-enabled services in the field.
1.2 Customers. Customers may purchase GeoAg products and
services by completing and signing an Order Form or a Statement of Work
provided by a GeoAg representative. All
GeoAg products and services are provided to Customers pursuant to these Terms
and Conditions.
1.3 Sub-Users. A Customer may authorize its employees
and third-party contractors to access
and use the web-enabled services, but only to provide services to the
Customer. Before a Customer’s
third-party contractor may access or use a web-enabled service, the contractor
must agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. Third-party contractors are referred to as
“Sub-Users” in these Terms and Conditions.
1.4 Overview
of these Terms and Conditions. These
Terms and Conditions consist of five parts:
a. This Part
One provides an overview;
b. Part
Two defines terms not defined in the body of the Agreement;
c. Part
Three contains terms applicable only to Customers;
d. Part
Four contains terms applicable only to Sub-Users; and
e. Part
Five contains terms applicable to both Customers and Sub-Users.
PART 2 . DEFINITIONS
As used in these Terms and
Conditions, the following terms are defined as follows:
2.1 “Account
Information”
means all data and other information that an Authorized User transfers or
transmits to the Web Services and all data, reports and other information
generated by the Web Services based on such information.
2.2 “Affiliate” means any entity that
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a Party.
2.3 “Agreement” means, with respect to a
Customer, these Terms and Conditions and the applicable Order Form or Statement
of Work. With respect to a Sub-User, the
term “Agreement” means these Terms and Conditions.
2.4 “Authorized User(s)” means
a. the
employees of Customer who have been authorized by Customer to access and use
the Web Service;
b. the
Sub-Users who have been authorized by Customer to access and use the Web
Services to provide services to Customer; and
c. the
employees of any Sub-User who have been authorized by that Sub-User to access
and use the Web Services to provide services to Customer in the course of their
employment by Sub-User.
2.5 “CitriTrack™ Network Service” means the
proprietary “client” software installed by GeoAg on the GEOMAX™ Equipment,
together with all Updates thereto. The CitriTrack™
Network Service permits Authorized Users to access and use the Web Services
from the field.
2.6 “Customizations” means all modifications, enhancements, customizations, or
new versions of any existing Web Services that are developed by GeoAg at
Customer’s request and made available to Customer as part of such Web Service,
together with all Updates thereto.
2.7 “Customer” means the entity that
executed the applicable Order Form or Statement of Work.
2.8 “Customer Portal” means the
password-protected web pages through which Authorized Users access Account
Information and use the Web Services.
2.9 “Documentation” means the training
materials, instructions and other materials (whether in electronic or any other
form or format) provided by GeoAg to Customer and its Authorized Users in
connection with Customer’s and its Authorized Users’ use of the Web Services,
together with all Updates thereto.
2.10 “Feedback” means all comments,
suggestions, ideas, concepts, test results, information and other feedback
provided by Customer or its Authorized Users to GeoAg during the term of the
Agreement regarding the Products and Services and/or new Products and Services
that might be of interest to Customers.
2.11 “Fees” means the fees and other charges
payable by Customer to GeoAg for the Products and Services.
2.12 “GeoAg Application(s)” means the
proprietary data management software application(s) made available to Customer
and its Authorized Users on a subscription (SAAS) basis via the Customer
Portal, together with all Updates thereto.
The GeoAg Applications include the standard HarvestPay™, HarvestMap™ and
HarvestWatch™ applications and all customized versions thereof and all new
applications developed for specific Customers pursuant to a Statement of
Work.
2.13 “GEOMAX™ Equipment” means the ruggedized
computer(s) provided by GeoAg to Customer for use by Customer and its
Authorized Users in the field. GeoAg
installs the CitriTrack™ Network Service and the Wireless Data Service on the
GEOMAX™ Equipment before delivering the GEOMAX™ Equipment to Customer so that
Authorized Users can use the GEOMAX™ to access and use the Web Services in the
field. To be clear, the term “GEOMAX™
Equipment” does not include the CitriTrack™ Network Service nor the Wireless
Data Service.
2.14 “GeoAg Tools” means all Intellectual Property (and all
Intellectual Property Rights therein) licensed to or acquired conceived,
created, developed, or reduced to practice by GeoAg, solely or jointly with
others, prior to or independently of its performance of the Agreement.
2.15 “GeoAg Site(s)” means any and all Web
sites operated by or on behalf of GeoAg and used by GeoAg to provide the Web
Services, including the Web site currently located at www.geoagsolutions.com.
2.16 “Including” means “including, but not
limited to.”
2.17 “Intellectual Property” means all forms
of intellectual property, including original works of authorship (including all
computer code and documentation), inventions, discoveries, improvements,
processes, concepts, ideas, techniques, designs, products, methods, know-how,
trademarks, goodwill, trade secrets, confidential information, and data bases,
whether or not copyrightable or patentable.
2.18 “Intellectual Property Rights” means any
(rights to) intellectual property, including copyrights (extending to all
original works of authorship and other copyrightable materials such as
software, including object and source codes), patent rights and rights in
know-how, trade secret rights, trademark rights, moral rights, database rights,
rights of confidentiality, in all cases whether or not registered or
registerable in any country, for the full term of such rights and including
registrations and applications for registration of any of these and rights to
apply for the same and all rights and forms of protection of a similar nature
or having equivalent or similar effect to any of these anywhere on the world.
2.19 “Order Form” means a form, signed by
Customer and submitted to GeoAg, that (a) references these Terms and
Conditions, and (b) identifies Customer and Customer’s Account Administrator,
the Products and Services Customer is ordering, and the applicable Fees.
2.20 “Party” means GeoAg, Customer, or a
Sub-User, as indicated by the context.
“Parties” means GeoAg, Customer and any Sub-User.
2.21 “Products” means the GEOMAX™ Equipment
and any other products provided by GeoAg pursuant to the Agreement that are not
part of the Web Services. The term
“Product” includes Third-Party Products.
2.22 “Services” means the Web Services, the
Standard Support Services, the Additional Services (as defined in Section
3.4(a) below), and any other services provided by GeoAg pursuant to the
Agreement.
2.23 “Standard Support Services” means
reasonable and necessary installation and set-up services, on-site and off-site
training, and telephone, e-mail and on-site support for the Web Services.
2.24 “Subscription” means a subscription to
access and use an Web Service.
2.25 “Subscription Period” means,
collectively, the Initial Subscription Period and all Renewal Subscription Periods
thereof.
2.26 “Sub-User” means a Third-Party
Contractor of Customer.
2.27 “Sub-User Identity” means a User
Identity assigned to a Sub-User.
2.28 “Terms and Conditions” means these Terms
and Conditions.
2.29 “Third-Party Licensor” means a third party that has licensed or
sublicensed Third-Party Products to GeoAg.
2.30 “Third Party Products” means products
and related documentation proprietary to an entity or person other than a Party
that are used by GeoAg to provide the Web Services or other Services, or
installed on the GEOMAX™ Equipment, or embedded in a Deliverable. To be clear, the GeoAg Applications are
Third-Party Products.
2.31 “Third-Party Contractor” means a third
party that performs services on behalf of a Party to the Agreement.
2.32 “Updates” means, collectively, any
fixes, updates, additions, modifications, enhancements or new versions of or to
any part of the Web Services as may from time to time be made available to
Customer and its Authorized Users by GeoAg.
2.33 “User Identity” means a unique username
and password that can be used to access and use the Web Services. To be clear, a “Sub-User Identity” is a type
of “User Identity.”
2.34 “Web Service(s)” means the web-based
data management solution(s) described in the applicable Order Form. Unless the Order Form provides otherwise, the
Web Services are comprised of
a. the
GeoAg Application(s) to which Customer has subscribed;
b. the
CitriTrack™ Network Service;
c. the
Wireless Data Service;
d. the
Customer Portal;
e. the
GeoAg Sites;
f. all
hardware, software, databases, content, and connectivity provided by or on
behalf of GeoAg in connection with the hosting, operation, maintenance and
ongoing development of the foregoing;
g. all
related Documentation;
h. all
Customizations; and
i. all
Updates to any of the foregoing.
The standard Web Services currently include HarvestPay™,
HarvestMap™, HarvestWatch™ and Harvest Complete. The term “Web Services” also includes
customized versions of the standard Web Services and new Web Services based on
new GeoAg Application(s) developed by GeoAg pursuant to a Statement of
Work.
The term “Web Services” does not include Equipment, nor any
hardware, software or connectivity purchased or provided by Customer or any
Authorized User for use by Customer or its Authorized Users use in connection
with the Web Services.
2.35 “Wireless Data Service” means the
wireless data service provided by GeoAg through a Third-Party Contractor such
as AT&T. The term “Wireless Data
Service” also includes the wireless service card GeoAg installs on each unit of
GEOMAX™ Equipment before delivering the GEOMAX™ Equipment to Customer.
2.36 “Work Product” means all Intellectual Property that GeoAg, solely or
jointly with others, conceives, creates, develops, makes or reduces to practice
in connection with its performance of Services.
PART 3. TERMS APPLICABLE ONLY TO CUSTOMERS
3.1 Web Services And Standard Support
Services.
a. GeoAg’s
Obligations. GeoAg shall host,
operate, maintain and provide the Web Services to Customer during the
applicable Subscription Period, subject to and in accordance with the terms of
the Agreement. GeoAg shall provide the
Standard Support Services to Customer and its Authorized Users at no additional
charge. In addition, GeoAg shall provide
all Updates to Customer (other than Customizations and Updates to
Customizations, which will be provided pursuant to a Statement of Work) as and
when they become generally available to GeoAg’s Customers at no additional
charge.
b. Right
to Use Web Services. GeoAg hereby
grants to Customer the non-exclusive and non-transferable right to access and
use the Web Services during the applicable Subscription Period, subject to and
in accordance with terms of the Agreement.
c. Authorized
Users. Customer shall have the right
to authorize its employees and Third-Party Contractors to access and use the
Web Services during the applicable Subscription Period, subject to and in
accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
Customer shall be solely
responsible for deciding which of its employees and Third-Party
Contractors will be permitted to access
and use the Web Services. Customer shall not make any agreement with or
warranty or representation to any Authorized User on behalf of GeoAg. Any such unauthorized agreement, warranty or
representation shall be null and void and of no force and effect.
d. Sub-Users.
1) The
Account Administrator must inform GeoAg of any Authorized Users that are not
employees of Customer. GeoAg will
provide one or more separate User Identities to each Sub-User for use by that
Sub-User and its employees.
2) Each
Sub-User will be required to “click-through” these Terms and Conditions before
the Sub-User (and its employees) will be permitted to access and use the Web
Services. If the Sub-User does not agree
to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, the Sub-User (and its employees)
will not be permitted to access and use the Web Services.
3) If
the Sub-User agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, the Sub-User
will be permitted to access and use the Web Services, subject to these Terms
and Conditions, but only in connection with providing services to Customer,
only during the Subscription Period, and subject to Customer’s right to
withdraw its authorization at any time and for any reason. The Sub-User will be permitted to authorize
its employees (but not its Third-Party Contractors) to use a User Identity
assigned to the Sub-User to access and use the Web Services, subject to these
Terms and Conditions, but only in connection with providing services to
Customer, only during the Subscription Period, and subject to Customer’s right
to withdraw its authorization at any time and for any reason.
e. Limitations
on Use of Web Services. Customer and
its Authorized Users shall use the Web Services only for Customer’s internal business
use (or in the case of Sub-Users, in connection with providing services to
Customer), except that Customer and its Authorized Users may use the
CitriTrack™ Network Service and the Wireless Data Service installed on GEOMAX™
Equipment owned by Customer or its Authorized Users to access and use GeoAg
Applications on behalf of another Customer who has subscribed to those GeoAg
Applications. This exception is intended
to permit one Customer to provide services to another Customer (as a Sub-User
of that other Customer) using its own GEOMAX™ Equipment. To be clear, a Customer may use the
CitriTrack™ Network Service and the Wireless Data Service in connection with
the use of Web Services if Customer is 1)
the subscribing Customer and/or 2) acting
as a Sub-User of the subscribing Customer.
f. Other Restrictions on Use of Web Services. Customer shall not
disclose or make available to any person or entity (other than Customer’s
Authorized Users) the Web Services or any part or component thereof without
GeoAg’s prior written consent, which may be withheld in GeoAg’s sole and
absolution discretion. Without limiting
the foregoing, Customer shall not and shall not authorize or permit any
Authorized User or third party to
1) Use,
copy, modify, or prepare derivative works of any part of the Web Services,
except as expressly authorized in the Agreement;
2) Distribute,
lease, sublicense, lend, give, transfer, assign or otherwise make all or any
part of the Web Services available to any third party, except as expressly
authorized in the Agreement;
3) Reverse
engineer, translate, disassemble, decompile, or cause or allow discovery of the
source code of the GeoAg Applications or the CitriTrack Network Service or
attempt to do so;
4) Remove,
obscure or alter the copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices affixed
to or contained in the Web Services;
5) Use
the Web Services in any manner or in connection with any data that (A) infringes upon or violates any patent,
copyright, trade secret, trademark or other intellectual property right of any
third party, or (B) violates any
applicable international, federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or
ordinance.
3.2 GEOMAX™
Equipment.
a. Ownership
of GEOMAX™ Equipment. Upon receipt by GeoAg of payment in full for
any unit of GEOMAX™ Equipment, title to such unit of Equipment shall pass to
Customer. The foregoing notwithstanding,
Customer shall acquire no right, title or interest in the CitriTrack™ Network
Services and/or the Wireless Data Service installed on any unit of Equipment
except the right to use them as expressly granted in the Agreement and subject
to the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
b. Manufacturer’s
Warranty. Each unit of Equipment is
covered under a standard one-year manufacturer’s limited warranty (the “Manufacturer’s Warranty”). In addition, Customer may purchase an
extended manufacturer’s warranty at the time of purchase or for a limited time
thereafter. For more information about the Manufacturer’s Warranty and
instructions for obtaining warranty service, please contact a GeoAg
representative. Customer agrees and
acknowledges that GeoAg has no responsibility to repair or replace defective or
damaged GEOMAX™ Equipment. If, however,
Customer would like assistance obtaining warranty service, the Account
Administrator may contact a GeoAg representative and GeoAg will provide such
reasonable assistance as the Account Administrator may request at no additional
charge to Customer.
c. Damage
Not Covered by Manufacturer’s Warranty.
If any unit of Equipment requires repair or replacement, and if Customer
is not entitled to repair or replacement under the Manufacturer’s Warranty,
then it shall be Customer’s responsibility to repair or replace such Equipment
at its sole cost and expense. The foregoing notwithstanding, if Customer would
like assistance obtaining maintenance and repair services from the manufacturer
that are not covered by the Manufacturer’s Warranty, the Account Administrator
may contact a GeoAg representative and GeoAg will provide such reasonable
assistance as the Account Administrator may request at no additional charge to
Customer.
3.3 Access
Controls.
a. Appointment of Account Administrator. Customer
shall designate one of its employees (the “Account
Administrator”) to act on behalf of Customer on all matters related to the
Web Services. The Account Administrator
must have authority to enter into binding contracts on behalf of Customer with
respect to Customer’s and its Authorized Users’ use of the Web Services. The Account Administrator shall follow all
protocols and instructions with respect to the administration, configuration,
security and use of the Web Services as may from time to time be communicated
by GeoAg to the Account Administrator.
Customer shall be responsible for ensuring that its Account
Administrator complies with the Agreement.
The initial Account Administrator is identified on the first Order Form
signed by Customer. Customer shall
provide five (5) days written notice to GeoAg if Customer wishes to replace the
Account Administrator.
b. Access Level Groups.
Customer, acting through its Account Administrator, may assign different
Authorized
Users to different access level groups.
Whenever Customer wishes to set up a new access level, the Account
Administrator shall provide GeoAg with a written description of the new access
level and shall identify any members of the new access level group who are
Third-Party Contractors or employees of Third-Party Contractors. GeoAg shall set up the access level in
accordance with the Account Administrator’s instructions and shall provide a
unique User Identity for the members of each new access level group. Each such User Identity shall be associated
in GeoAg’s records with Customer’s name and a particular level of access. GeoAg shall have no control over or
responsibility for assigning Authorized Users to access level groups.
c. Password Security. Customer
agrees that it is solely responsible for ensuring that 1) its Authorized Users do not share their User Identities with
other individuals, including other Authorized Users, except that the Account
Administrator may provide the appropriate User Identity to each member of an
access level group, and 2) its Authorized
Users understand the need and take appropriate measures to keep all User
Identities secret and confidential.
GeoAg shall have the right to assume that any individual accessing or
using the Web Services under a given User Identity is the individual associated
with such User Identity in its records and will grant access to Account
Information and other capabilities accordingly.
If an individual uses or permits the use of the Web Services under a
User Identity not actually assigned to that particular individual, Customer
shall be deemed to be in material breach of the Agreement.
d. Harmful Conduct. Customer shall not, and shall not permit its
Authorized Users or any other individual or entity to engage in conduct
intended to or likely to damage the Web Services, for example, by 1) accessing, tampering with, or using
areas of the Web Services that exceed the scope of the Authorized User’s
authorization; 2) attempting to
gather and use information available from the Web Services to transmit any
unsolicited advertising; and 3) the
knowing transmission of any viruses, worms, other malicious code or computer
programming routines that may be introduced to the Web Services as a result of
access thereto by Customer or its Authorized Users.
e. Responsibility for Activities
of Individuals Accessing the Web Services. Customer is
entirely responsible for the activities of anyone using a User Identity
associated with Customer’s name in GeoAg’s records (including all User Identities
assigned to Customer’s Sub-Users), whether or not the activities or the use of
the User Identity were authorized by Customer.
Customer shall notify GeoAg immediately of any known or suspected
unauthorized use of a User Identity registered to Customer or any other breach
of security. Customer is responsible for
changing or requiring its Authorized Users to change any password that may have
been compromised using the functionality available through the Web Services. At Customer’s request, GeoAg shall deactivate
any or all User Identities associated with Customer’s name in GeoAg’s records;
provided, however, that GeoAg shall have a commercially reasonable period of
time to do so.
f. Security
Risks. Customer acknowledges that
the Internet is not an inherently secure means of data communication and that
data processing entails the likelihood of some human and machine errors,
omissions, delays, and losses, including inadvertent loss or corruption of
data, which may give rise to loss or damage.
Customer accepts responsibility for adopting reasonable measures to
limit its exposure with respect to such potential losses and damages,
including, without limitation, preparation and storage of backup data.
g. Right to Deny Access. For the protection of Customer and its
Authorized Users, GeoAg reserves the right 1)
to deactivate any User Identity; 2) to
require Authorized User(s) to change User Identities; or 3) to deny, limit or terminate access to the
Web Services or any portion thereof, at any time, as necessary or advisable to
protect the security and integrity of the Web Services. Whenever GeoAg is able to do so without
compromising the security or integrity of the Web Services, GeoAg will give
Customer reasonable notice before taking such action. If GeoAg determines, in
its reasonable business judgment, that it is advisable to take immediate
action, without prior notice to Customer, GeoAg shall notify Customer as soon
as reasonably practicable of its action and, if it can do so without
compromising the security of the Web Services or any investigation, the reason
for the action.
3.4 Additional
Services.
a. Additional
Services. From time to time, Customer may request that
GeoAg perform services other than or in addition to the Standard Support
Services (“Additional Services”). Additional Services may include, for example,
consulting services, designing and developing a customized version of a
standard Web Service, or developing a new Web Service to meet Customer’s
specific needs. Customer may request
Additional Services in connection with Customer’s use of the Web Services or
prior to or independently of Customer’s use of the Web Services.
b. Statement
of Work.
Upon receipt of Customer’s request for Additional Services, GeoAg shall, within
a reasonable time, submit a proposal to Customer. Customer and GeoAg shall discuss the
proposal, which may be modified by mutual agreement. If Customer and GeoAg reach agreement on the
proposal, then Customer and GeoAg shall execute a statement of work based on or
incorporating the final proposal (each a “Statement
of Work”). The Statement of Work
shall, upon execution by both of the Parties, become a part of the
Agreement. GeoAg shall have no
obligation to provide Additional Services except as set forth in a duly executed
Statement of Work. Each Statement of
Work shall include the following information, if applicable:
1) A
statement that the Statement of Work is subject to these Terms and Conditions;
2) A
description of the Additional Services to be performed by GeoAg;
3) A
description of the deliverables to be delivered (directly, or on an ASP basis)
by GeoAg, if any (the “Deliverables”);
4) Either
a fixed price or a good faith estimate of the fees for performance of the
Additional Services described in the proposal, including a description of the
assumptions on which any estimate is based;
5) A
description of any expenses (or type of expenses) for which GeoAg will be
reimbursed by Customer;
6) Payment
terms;
7) A
proposed schedule;
8) Any
special terms and conditions that shall apply to the Additional Services.
c. Cost
Estimates and Timetables. Any cost
estimate (as opposed to a fixed price) and any proposed timetable set forth in
any Statement of Work shall be made in good faith based upon the information
available to GeoAg at the time the Statement of Work was executed and the
assumptions stated in the Statement of Work.
GeoAg shall use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the
Additional Services at or below the estimated cost and in accordance with the proposed
timetable. GeoAg shall promptly notify
Customer of any new information, changed assumptions or other circumstances
that could or will affect the cost estimate or the proposed timetable. Upon Customer’s receipt of such notice,
Customer shall have the right to terminate the Statement of Work. If Customer does not elect to terminate the
Statement of Work, the Parties shall promptly negotiate and execute a Change
Order revising the description of the Additional Services and/or the estimated
cost of the Additional Services and/or the proposed timetable in a manner that
is acceptable to both Parties. If
executed by both Parties, the terms and conditions of the Change Order shall
amend and govern over any contrary terms and conditions set forth in the applicable
Statement of Work.
d. Changes
Initiated by Customer. If Customer desires to make any changes in
the scope of Additional Services or the timetable during the performance of a
Statement of Work, Customer shall discuss the change with GeoAg and GeoAg shall
provide Customer with 1) a written
description of the proposed change and any impact in may have on price and/or
the project timetable, and 2) a Change
Order amending the Statement of Work.
Customer may accept or reject the Change Order. If accepted, and executed by both Parties,
the terms and conditions of the Change Order shall govern over any contrary
terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Statement of Work.
e. Ownership
of Work Product and Deliverables.
1) As
between Customer and GeoAg, GeoAg shall own all right, title and interest in
and to (including all Intellectual Property Rights therein or appurtenant
thereto) all Deliverables provided by GeoAg pursuant to the Agreement and all
Work Product developed or created in the course of GeoAg’s performance of the
Agreement.
2) Customizations
shall be made available to Customer as part of the applicable Web Service,
subject to the terms of the Agreement.
All other Deliverables that consist of software or code and all related
Documentation, including new applications and/or solutions, shall be made
available to Customer on a subscription basis as part of a Web Service, subject
to the terms of the Agreement.
3) GeoAg
hereby grants to Customer a perpetual, non-exclusive, non-transferable,
worldwide (subject to U.S. export restrictions), license to use any
Deliverables that do not consist of software, code or related Documentation,
but only for Customer’s internal business use and subject to Customer’s
obligations of confidentiality under the Agreement.
3.5 Term.
a. Subscriptions. The initial
subscription period (the “Initial
Subscription Period”) with respect to any Web Service shall start on the
later of the Effective Date of these Terms and Conditions or the date shown on
the applicable Order Form and shall expire on the date shown on the applicable
Order Form unless terminated earlier as provided herein. The Initial Subscription Period may be more
or less than a twelve-month period. Upon
the expiration of the Initial Subscription Period, the Subscription shall
automatically renew from year to year (each a “Renewal Subscription Period”) unless 1) Customer is in material breach of the Agreement (see Section
3.9(a)(1) below); 2) GeoAg has given
Customer at least ninety (90) days notice that it intends to discontinue the
Web Services, or 3) Customer has given
GeoAg written notice on or before the first day of the Renewal Subscription
Period that it wishes to terminate the Subscription.
b. Statements
of Work. Each Statement of Work shall commence on the
date of such Statement of Work and shall continue until the Additional Services
described therein are completed to Customer’s reasonable satisfaction or the
Statement of Work is terminated as provided in Section 3.9 below.
c. Effective
Date of Terms and Conditions. These
Terms and Conditions shall become effective on the date on which the Account
Administrator agrees to these Terms and Conditions on behalf of Customer (the “Effective Date”), as evidenced by the
date on an inked document or the time stamp if the Account Administrator agrees
to these Terms and Conditions as part of the online registration process. These Terms and Conditions shall remain in
effect with respect to each Order Form or Statement of Work for so long as such
Order Form or Statement of Work remains in effect.
3.6 Fees And Payment.
a. Web
Services and Standard Support Services.
1) Initial
Subscription Period. GeoAg offers the Web Services (including the
CitriTrack™ Network Service and the Wireless Data Service) on a subscription
basis. The Fees for the Initial
Subscription Period Service are set forth on the applicable Transaction
Document. The Fees for the Initial
Subscription Period shall be invoiced on the first day of the Subscription
Period. Unless otherwise provided in the
applicable Order Form, Customer shall pay invoices submitted in accordance with
this Section within thirty (30) days of Customer’s receipt of such
invoices. Standard Support Services are
provided at no additional charge.
2) Renewal
Subscription Periods. The Fees for each Renewal Subscription Period
shall be invoiced annually in advance on the first day of the Renewal
Subscription Period. Customer shall pay invoices submitted in accordance with this Section within thirty (30) days of
Customer’s receipt of such invoices
3) Fee
Increases. GeoAg shall have the right to increase the
Fees payable with respect to a Renewal Subscription Period, by giving Customer
notice of such increase at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the Initial Subscription Period
or the then current Renewal Subscription Period. Any notice required under this Section may be
given by e-mail to the Account Administrator.
b. GEOMAX™
Equipment. The Fees for each unit of
GEOMAX™ Equipment are shown on the applicable Order Form and shall be invoiced
after the GEOMAX™ Equipment is shipped (or if hand-delivered, delivered) to
Customer. Unless otherwise provided in
the applicable Order Form, Customer shall pay invoices submitted in accordance
with this Section within thirty (30) days of Customer’s receipt of such
invoices.
c. Additional Services.
1) Payment
for Additional Services. Customer shall pay
GeoAg for Additional Services performed under any Statement of Work at the
rates or as otherwise set forth in the applicable Statement of Work. In addition, Customer shall reimburse GeoAg
for any reasonable and actual travel and other out-of-pocket business expenses
and for any other reimbursable expenses identified in the applicable Statement
of Work. Unless otherwise provided in
the Statement of Work, Customer shall pay invoices submitted in accordance with
these Terms and Conditions within thirty (30) days of Customer’s receipt of
such invoices.
2) Invoicing. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable
Statement of Work, GeoAg shall invoice Customer monthly in arrears for
Additional Services as they are rendered.
Each invoice shall identify the date and number of the Statement of Work
and, if the Additional Services are performed on a time and materials basis,
the tasks performed, the individuals who performed the tasks, the number of
hours each individual worked, and each individual’s hourly rate. Reimbursable expenses shall be itemized and,
upon Customer’s request, GeoAg shall provide reasonable backup documentation.
3.7 Taxes. Customer shall pay
all applicable sales, use, transfer or other taxes and all duties, whether
international, national, state, or local, however designated, which are levied
or imposed by reason of the transaction contemplated hereby, excluding,
however, income taxes based on GeoAg’s net income. Customer shall reimburse
GeoAg for the amount of any such taxes or duties paid or accrued directly by
GeoAg as a result of this transaction.
3.8 Late Payments. If
Customer shall at any time be overdue on the payment of any amounts due and
payable hereunder, Customer shall pay interest on the unpaid amount at a rate
equal to one (1.0%) percent per month or the maximum interest rate allowed by
law, whichever is less, plus all collection costs including attorneys’ fees and
costs. The foregoing notwithstanding,
failure to pay any amounts due and payable hereunder as and when due and
payable shall constitute a material breach of the Agreement.
3.9 Termination.
a. Termination by Either
Party.
1) Either
Party may terminate any Order Form or Statement of Work upon written notice to
the other Party if the other Party (the “Breaching
Party”) is in material breach of these Terms and Conditions or the
applicable Order Form or Statement of Work; provided, that if such breach is
susceptible of cure, the Breaching Party shall have thirty (30) days to cure
such breach (except in the case of a failure to pay fees, which must be cured
within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice) and the applicable Order Form
or Statement of Work shall terminate (automatically and with no further action
on the part of the non-breaching Party) if the Breaching Party fails to cure
such breach to the reasonable satisfaction of the non-breaching Party within
the applicable cure period.
2) Either
Party may terminate any or all Order Forms and/or Statements of Work upon
written notice to the other Party in the event (A) the
other Party ceases to conduct its business in the normal course; (B) a petition for bankruptcy is filed by
or against the other Party or a receiver and such petition is not discharged
within sixty (60) days of its filing; (C) a
trustee or liquidator is appointed for any of the assets of the other Party; or
(D) the other Party files a petition
for re-organization under any bankruptcy, re-organization or other similar law,
or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or is adjudged
bankrupt or insolvent by any court of competent jurisdiction.
3) These
Terms and Conditions shall terminate automatically with respect to each Order
Form or Statement of Work upon the expiration or termination of such Order Form
or Statement of Work.
4) Either
Party may terminate any Order Form or Statement of Work on the terms specified
therein.
b. Termination
by GeoAg. GeoAg may terminate all Order Forms and
Statements of Work at any time on ninety (90) days written notice to Customer,
but only if GeoAg is ceasing generally to provide the Web Services and is
terminating all Order Forms and Statements of Work with respect to the Web
Services.
c. Termination
by Customer. Unless the applicable Statement of Work
provides otherwise, Customer may terminate any Statement of Work at any time
upon written notice to GeoAg. In the
event of termination of a Statement of Work without cause under this Section,
Customer shall pay GeoAg 1) for all
Services provided and reimbursable expenses incurred up to the effective date
of the termination; and 2) the
applicable termination for convenience fee, if any, expressly specified in the
Statement of Work.
3.10 Obligations Upon
Termination.
Upon the expiration or termination of any Transaction Document for any
reason, Customer shall, as applicable (a) pay GeoAg all amounts owed to GeoAg
thereunder through the expiration or termination date; (b) destroy all copies
of the Documentation in its possession; (c) completely delete (by reformatting
the hard drive) the CitriTrack™ Network Service from the GEOMAX™ Equipment on which it is installed; and (d) remove and
return to GeoAg Wireless Data Services cards from the GEOMAX™ Equipment on which they are installed. Upon the termination of any Subscription for
any reason, GeoAg shall provide a copy of Customer’s Account Information to
Customer in a standard format selected by GeoAg or as reasonably requested by
Customer. In addition, if Customer
terminates any Subscription under Section 3.9(a)(1) or (a)(2) above, or if any
Subscription is terminated by GeoAg under Section 3.9(b) above, GeoAg shall
refund to Customer a prorata portion of the Fees paid for such Subscription.
PART 4. TERMS
APPLICABLE ONLY TO SUB-USERS
4.1 Right to Use Web Services. GeoAg hereby grants to Sub-User the
non-exclusive and non-transferable right to access and use the Web Services
subject to and in accordance with these Terms and Conditions beginning on the
date on which Sub-User agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and
ending on the earlier of (a) on the date designated by Customer’s Account
Administrator, who shall have the right to terminate Sub-User’s rights hereunder
at any time without prior notice to Sub-User or (b) the date on which the
applicable Subscription Period expires or is terminated.
4.2 Authorized
Users. Sub-User shall have the right
to authorize its employees (but not its Third-Party Contractors) to access and
use the Web Services subject to and in accordance with these Terms and
Conditions during the Subscription Period.
Sub-User shall be solely
responsible for deciding which of its employees will be permitted to access and
use the Web Services. Sub-User shall
not make any agreement with or warranty or representation to any Authorized
User on behalf of GeoAg. Any such
unauthorized agreement, warranty or representation shall be null and void and
of no force and effect.
4.3 Limitations
on Use of Web Services. Sub-User and
its Authorized Users shall use the Web Services only in connection with
Sub-User’s performance of services on behalf of Customer.
4.4 Other
Restrictions on Use of Web Services. Sub-User
shall not disclose or
make available to any person or entity (other than Sub-User’s Authorized Users)
the Web Services or any part or component thereof without GeoAg’s prior written
consent, which may be withheld in GeoAg’s sole and absolution discretion. Without limiting the foregoing, Sub-User
shall not and shall not authorize or permit any
Authorized User or third party to
a. Use, copy, modify, or prepare derivative
works of any part of the Web Services, except as expressly authorized in these
Terms and Conditions;
b. Distribute, lease, sublicense, lend, give,
transfer, assign or otherwise make all or any part of the Web Services
available to any third party, except as expressly authorized in these Terms and
Conditions;
c. Reverse engineer, translate, disassemble,
decompile, or cause or allow discovery of the source code of the GeoAg
Applications or the CitriTrack™ Network Service or attempt to do so;
d. Remove,
obscure or alter the copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices affixed
to or contained in the Web
Services;
e. Use the Web Services in any manner or
in connection with any data that 1)
infringes upon or violates any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark or
other intellectual property right of any third party, or 2) violates
any applicable international, federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or
ordinance.
4.5 Access
Controls.
a. User Identity. At
the request of Customer’s Account Administrator, GeoAg will set up one or more
User Identities for Sub-User and its Authorized Users. The levels of access assigned to Sub-User and
its Authorized Users shall be determined by the Account Administrator. GeoAg shall have no responsibility for assigning Sub-User and its
Authorized Users to access level groups.
b. Password Security.
Sub-User agrees that it is solely responsible for ensuring that 1) its Authorized Users do not share their
User Identities with other individuals, including other Authorized Users, and 2) its Authorized Users understand the
need and take appropriate measures to keep all User Identities secret and
confidential. GeoAg shall have the right
to assume that any individual accessing or using the Web Services using a User
Identity assigned to Sub-User has been properly authorized to do so and will
grant access to Account Information and other capabilities accordingly.
c. Harmful Conduct. Sub-User shall not, and shall not permit its
Authorized Users or any other individual or entity to engage in conduct
intended to or likely to damage the Web Services, for example, by 1) accessing, tampering with, or using
areas of the Web Services that exceed the scope of the Authorized User’s
authorization; 2) attempting to
gather and use information available from the Web Services to transmit any
unsolicited advertising; and 3) the
knowing transmission of any viruses, worms, other malicious code or computer
programming routines that may be introduced to the Web Services as a result of
access thereto by Sub-User or its Authorized Users.
d. Responsibility for Activities of Individuals Accessing the
Web Services. Sub-User
and Customer shall be jointly and severally liable to GeoAg for the
activities of anyone using a User Identity associated with Sub-User in GeoAg’s
records, whether or not the activities or the use of the User Identity were
authorized by Sub-User. Sub-User shall
notify GeoAg immediately of any known or suspected unauthorized use of a User
Identity registered to Sub-User or any other breach of security. Sub-User is responsible for changing or
requiring its Authorized Users to change any password that may have been
compromised using the functionality available through the Web Services. At Customer’s or Sub-User’s request, GeoAg
shall deactivate any or all User Identities associated with Sub-User in GeoAg’s
records; provided, however, that GeoAg shall have a commercially reasonable
period of time to do so.
e. Security Risks.
Sub-User acknowledges that the Internet is not an inherently secure
means of data communication and that data processing entails the likelihood of
some human and machine errors, omissions, delays, and losses, including
inadvertent loss or corruption of data, which may give rise to loss or
damage. Sub-User accepts responsibility
for adopting reasonable measures to limit its exposure with respect to such
potential losses and damages, including, without limitation, preparation and
storage of backup data.
f. Right to Deny Access. For
the protection of Customer and its Authorized Users, GeoAg reserves the right 1) to deactivate any User Identity; 2) to require Authorized User(s) to change
User Identities; or 3) to deny,
limit or terminate access to the Web Services or any portion thereof, at any
time, as necessary or advisable to protect the security and integrity of the
Web Services. Whenever GeoAg is able to
do so without compromising the security or integrity of the Web Services, GeoAg
will give Customer and its Sub-Users reasonable notice before taking such
action. If GeoAg determines, in its reasonable business judgment, that it is
advisable to take immediate action, without prior notice to Customer or its
Sub-Users, GeoAg shall notify Customer and its Sub-Users as soon as reasonably
practicable of its action and, if it can do so without compromising the
security of the Web Services or any investigation, the reason for the action.
PART 5. TERMS
APPLICABLE TO BOTH CUSTOMERS AND SUB-USERS
5.1 Ownership Of Intellectual Property.
a. Account
Information. GeoAg
acknowledges and agrees that as among GeoAg, Customer, and Sub-User, Customer
and/or Sub-User owns all right, title and interest in Account Information,
including all Intellectual Property Rights therein or appurtenant thereto;
provided, however, that Customer and Sub-User hereby grant to GeoAg and any
Third-Party Contractors to whom GeoAg subcontracts or delegates its duties
hereunder, the right to use Account Information for the purpose of performing
GeoAg’s obligations hereunder, and provided that Customer and Sub-User hereby
grant to GeoAg and its Affiliates the right to use Account Information to
better understand its and their customers and markets, to improve its and their
products and services, and to market its and their products and services to its
and their customers and potential customers.
b. Web Services. Customer and Sub-User acknowledge and
agree that, as among GeoAg, Customer, and Sub-User, GeoAg owns all rights,
title and interests in and to the Web Services and each and every component
thereof, including all Intellectual Property Rights therein or appurtenant
thereto. Customer and Sub-User further
acknowledge and agree that the Web Services contain the valuable trade secrets
of GeoAg and third parties, who individually or jointly own all right, title
and interest in and to the Web Services, including all Intellectual Property
Rights therein or appurtenant thereto.
Neither Customer nor Sub-User shall acquire any right, title or interest
in the Web Services or any portion or component of the Web Services pursuant to
the Agreement, other than the right to access and use the Web Services as
expressly granted in the Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Agreement.
c. Ownership of GeoAg Tools. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
set forth in the Agreement, as among GeoAg, Customer and Sub-User, GeoAg owns
and shall retain ownership of, all right,
title and interest in and to the GeoAg Tools and all derivative works
based thereon, including all Intellectual Property Rights therein or
appurtenant thereto. No right, title or
interest in the GeoAg Tools is transferred to Customer or Sub-User under the
Agreement other than the right to use the GeoAg Tools as a component of the
Products and Services as expressly granted in the Agreement, subject to the
terms and conditions of the Agreement.
d. Ownership of Feedback. By providing Feedback to GeoAg, Customer or
Sub-User, as the case may be, grants to GeoAg a perpetual, non-revocable,
worldwide, fully-paid up, royalty free license to use, reduce to practice,
make, exploit, reproduce, display and perform publicly, sublicense, distribute,
and prepare derivative works based on such Feedback (and all know-how related
thereto) for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to designing,
developing, marketing and operating web-enabled services. GeoAg’s use of Feedback is subject to GeoAg’s
obligations of confidentiality under the Agreement. Upon GeoAg’s request, Customer and Sub-User
agree to execute such further instruments and take such further actions as
GeoAg may reasonably request, at GeoAg’s expense, to evidence and/or protect
GeoAg’s rights in such Feedback.
5.2 Confidentiality.
a. Definition of “Confidential Information.”
As used in the Agreement, “Confidential
Information” shall mean all trade secrets and other information or data
regarding or used in the business of a Party (whether one or more, the “Protected Party”), its Affiliates, its
Third-Party Licensors, and/or its Third-Party Contractors, including all
computer code and related documentation; all data, reports, analyses, business
plans, financial information, payroll information; all information regarding
products and services and plans for new or improved products and services; and
all information regarding employees, customers, vendors, subcontractors;
provided, however, that the term “Confidential
Information” shall not include, and the Other Party (as defined below)
shall have no obligation of confidentiality under this Section ___ with respect
to information that does not identify a particular individual and 1) was
publicly available at the time it was disclosed by a Protected Party to another
Party (the “Other Party”) or which
becomes generally known to the public through no act or omission by the Other
Party; 2) the Other Party already
rightfully possessed, without obligation of confidentiality, before a Protected
Party disclosed it to the Other Party; 3) the
Other Party lawfully receives without obligation of confidentiality from any
unrelated third-party; or 4) the
Other Party develops independently without reliance on any Confidential
Information of a Protected Party.
b. Ownership of Confidential Information. As
among the Parties, Confidential Information will remain the property of the
Protected Party, and no Other Party will be deemed by virtue of the Agreement
or any access to Confidential Information to have acquired any right, title or
interest in or to any Confidential Information.
c. Protection of Confidential Information. Each
Party shall
1) Use
the same care to prevent disclosure of the Protected Party’s Confidential
Information as it uses with respect to its own Confidential Information of a
similar nature, which shall not in any case be less than commercially
reasonable care;
2) Use
the Confidential Information of the Protected Party only for the purposes for
which it was disclosed;
3) Not
disclose the Confidential Information of a Protected Party to any of its
officers, directors, employees, contractors or agents nor to any third party
without the Protected Party’s prior written consent, except that a Party may
disclose the Confidential Information of a Protected Party to its officers,
directors, employees, contractors, and agents (A) whose
duties justify their “need to know” such Confidential Information in connection
with the performance of the Customer Agreement or the Sub-User Agreement; (B) who have been clearly informed of their
obligation to maintain the confidential status of such Confidential
Information; and (C) in the case of
those who are not officers, directors or employees of such Party, who have
signed a non-disclosure agreement containing restrictions, terms and conditions
that are at least as restrictive as those set forth herein.
4) Notify
the Protected Party promptly of any unauthorized use or disclosure of the
Confidential Information; and
5) Cooperate
with the Protected Party in every reasonable way to stop any unauthorized use
or disclosure of the Confidential Information.
d. Disclosures Required by Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth herein, the Other Party may disclose Confidential Information if it
reasonably believes that it is required to do so by applicable law, court
order, or other legal process; provided, unless prohibited by
law, the Other Party has given the Protected Party prior written notice of such
required disclosure and, to the extent reasonably possible, has given the
Protected Party an opportunity seek 1) an appropriate protective
order or other remedy or 2) an assurance
that the Confidential Information will be kept confidential and secure and used
only for the purposes for which it must be disclosed.
e. Injunctive Relief. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that its
use or disclosure of a Protected Party’s Confidential Information in a manner
not authorized by the Agreement could cause irreparable harm to the Protected
Party that could not be fully remedied by monetary damages. Each Party therefore agrees that a Protected
Party may specifically enforce the Agreement and shall be entitled, in addition
to any other remedies available to it at law or in equity, to such injunctive
or other equitable relief as may be necessary or appropriate to prevent such
unauthorized use or disclosure without the necessity of proving actual or
irreparable damage by reason of any such unauthorized use or disclosure. Each Party hereby agrees to waive any
requirement the Protected Party post bond as a condition of obtaining relief.
5.3 Right To Modify Web Services.
GeoAg is continually improving and enhancing the Web Services. Accordingly, GeoAg retains the right, in its
sole and absolute discretion, to modify, alter or enhance the operation and
functionality of the Web Services at any time without notice.
5.4 Disclaimer Of Representations
And Warranties. EXCEPT FOR ANY MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY THAT
MAY APPLY, ALL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER.
GEOAG, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS AND ITS THIRD-PARTY
CONTRACTORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR ARISING BY
OPERATION OF LAW OR COURSE OF DEALING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT OR TITLE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND
ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING,
a. GEOAG, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS THIRD-PARTY
LICENSORS, AND ITS THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTORS DO NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THE
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WILL MEET CUSTOMER’S OR ITS SUB-USER’S REQUIREMENTS OR
THAT CUSTOMER’S OR ITS SUB-USERS USE OF THEM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR
ERROR-FREE.
b. CUSTOMER AND ITS SUB-USERS ARE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENCY, CONTENT AND TECHNICAL
QUALITY OF ALL ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
c. GEOAG, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS THIRD-PARTY
LICENSORS AND ITS THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTORS DO NOT WARRANT THE AVAILABILITY,
ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENCY, OR CONTENT OF ANY REPORT, DATA OR OTHER
INFORMATION DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE VIEWED, OBTAINED OR ACQUIRED THROUGH THE
USE OF THE WEB SERVICES.
5.5 Limitations
On Liability.
a. IN NO EVENT SHALL GEOAG, ITS AFFILIATES, ITS
THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTORS OR ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS, OR ITS OR THEIR
RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR
AUTHORIZED USERS (NOR TO ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH CUSTOMER OR ITS AUTHORIZED
USERS) FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
LOSSES OR DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, SAVINGS, OR GOODWILL OR
LOSS, CORRUPTION OR THEFT OF DATA) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT, THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, OR CUSTOMER’S OR ITS AUTHORIZED USERS’
USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND/OR THE ACCOUNT
INFORMATION.
b. IN NO EVENT SHALL GEOAG, ITS AFFILIATES’, ITS
THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTORS’ AND/OR ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS’ COMBINED AGGREGATE
LIABILITY HEREUNDER TO CUSTOMER, ITS AUTHORIZED USERS AND/OR ANY THIRD PARTY
FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT IN
ANY TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID HEREUNDER BY CUSTOMER TO GEOAG DURING
THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH
LIABILITY.
c. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE
FOREGOING LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS
BASED ON CONTRACT, STATUTE, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER
BASIS, EVEN IF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF GEOAG, ONE OF ITS AFFILIATES,
ITS THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS AND/OR ITS THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTORS HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE SUCCESS OR EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER REMEDIES.
d. CUSTOMER AND ITS SUB-USERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
GEOAG COULD NOT PROVIDE THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO CUSTOMER IN EXCHANGE FOR
THE FEES SET FORTH HEREIN IF GEOAG’S LIABILITY AND THAT OF ITS AFFILIATES,
THIRD-PARTY LICENSORS AND THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS WERE NOT LIMITED AS SET
FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
5.6 Infringement. GeoAg shall
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Customer and its Sub-Users, and its and
their directors, officers, employees, and agents, from and against any and all
losses, liabilities, damages, fines, penalties, liabilities, costs or expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) suffered or incurred
by Customer or its Sub-Users as a result of a third-party claim, demand,
action, arbitration, suit or similar proceeding (hereafter “Claim”) to the extent it alleges that an Web Service or
any Deliverable infringes a patent, copyright, trade secret or other
proprietary right of such third party.
The foregoing indemnification obligation is subject to: (a) Customer or its Sub-Users providing
GeoAg with prompt written notice of the Claim; (b) GeoAg having sole control of
the defense and all negotiations for settlement or compromise thereof; and
(c) Customer and its Sub-Users reasonably cooperating, at GeoAg expense, in the defense of such Claim. THE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES GRANTED TO CUSTOMER
AND ITS SUB-USERS UNDER THIS SECTION 5.6 SHALL BE CUSTOMER'S AND ITS SUB-USERS’
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AND GEOAG’S SOLE OBLIGATION UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY ALLEGED OR ACTUAL INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT,
COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, TRADE SECRET OR OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHT.
5.7 Indemnification.
a. By Customer. Customer shall indemnify, defend, and hold
GeoAg, its Affiliates, and its Third-Party Contractors, and their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents, harmless from and against any
claims, demands, causes of action, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or
expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and
disbursements (collectively, “Losses”),
arising out of or in connection with Customer’s and/or an Authorized User’s use
or misuse of the Products and Services or breach of the terms and conditions of
the Agreement, except to the extent that such Losses arise out of or in
connection with GeoAg’s material breach of the Agreement, gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
b. By Sub-User. Sub-User shall indemnify, defend, and hold
GeoAg, its Affiliates, and its Third-Party Contractors, and their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents, harmless from and against any Losses
arising out of or in connection with Sub-User’s use or misuse of the Products
and Services or breach of the terms and conditions of the Agreement, except to
the extent that such Losses arise out of or in connection with GeoAg’s material
breach of the Agreement, gross negligence or willful misconduct.
5.8 Relationship
Of The Parties. The Parties agree that each is an independent contractor in the
performance of each and every part of the Agreement. Each Party shall be responsible for the
management, direction, control, supervision, and compensation of its own
employees, agents and contractors (including insurance coverage and taxes in
accordance with applicable law). Neither
Customer nor its Authorized Users are employees, agents, contractors, or
representatives of GeoAg for any purpose, and neither Customer nor its
Authorized Users has the power or authority as agent, employee or in any other
capacity to represent, act for, bind or otherwise create or assume any
obligation on behalf of GeoAg for any purpose whatsoever.
5.9 Third-Party
Contractors. GeoAg reserves the right to use selected Third-Party Contractors to
provide the Products and Services. These
Products and Services may include, without limitation, web site hosting and
maintenance, software development, and user support. GeoAg shall remain responsible, however, for
the proper performance of all of its obligations under the Agreement, whether
GeoAg performs those obligations directly or through a subcontractor.
5.10 Parties
In Interest. The
terms, conditions and obligations of the Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the Parties hereto and their permitted successors and
assigns. Each Party intends that the
Agreement shall not benefit, or create any right or cause of action in or on
behalf of, any third party, including any Authorized User of a Party.
5.11 Assignment.
Neither Customer nor Sub-User may sell, assign, license, sub-license or
otherwise convey in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, to any
third party the Agreement or any of Customer’s or Sub-User’s rights or
obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of GeoAg, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
GeoAg may assign the Agreement and any or all of its rights and
obligations hereunder.
5.12 Force
Majeure. Except for Customer’s obligations to pay
GeoAg hereunder, no Party shall be liable to another Party for any failure or
delay in performance caused by reasons beyond its reasonable control,
including, but not limited to, acts of God, acts of any governmental authority,
strikes or labor disputes, acts of war or terrorism, fire, severe weather or
natural disasters, or other similar events.
Without limiting the foregoing, neither GeoAg, its Affiliates, its
Third-Party Licensors, nor its Third-Party Contractors shall be responsible for
any loss or unavailability of the Web Services or any Account Information that
results from a cause over which it does not have direct control, including, but
not limited to, failure of electronic or mechanical equipment, computer
viruses, unauthorized access, theft, operator errors, fiber optic cable cuts,
interruption or failure of telecommunication or digital transmission links,
Internet failures or delays, or other similar events.
5.13 Notices. All
notices required to be given under the Agreement shall be given in writing and
delivered by national overnight courier, or by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, or hand delivered.
Notices shall be deemed received on the next business day if sent by
national overnight courier, within three (3) business days if sent by certified
or registered mail, and upon receipt if hand delivered. Notices, if to Customer or Sub-User, shall be
sent to the Account Administrator identified on the Order Form at the address provided
therein. Notices, if to GeoAg, shall be
sent to GeoAg Solutions, 430 Lee Boulevard, Lehigh Acres, Florida 33936, Attn. Location Manager, with a copy
to United Agri Products, 7251 W 4th Street, Greeley Colorado 80634, Attn. General Counsel. Each Party shall have the right to change its
contact information for notice purposes by giving the other Parties ten (10)
days written notice of such change.
5.14 Publicity. GeoAg may use the name of Customer in a list
of representative customers in advertising, publicity, or similar materials
distributed or displayed to prospective customers.
5.15 Governing
Law; Personal Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed under the laws of Colorado, without regard to its conflicts of law
provisions. The Parties hereby agree
that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of
Goods shall not apply to the Agreement.
All actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to the Agreement,
its validity, performance, enforcement or breach, or the subject matter of the
Agreement shall be venued exclusively in state or federal court in Colorado
County, Colorado, and the Parties hereby irrevocably consent and submit
themselves to the personal jurisdiction of said courts for all such purposes.
5.16 No
Waiver.
The failure of
any Party at any time to require performance of any provision of the Agreement
or to exercise any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of
such provision or such right. All
waivers must be in writing. Unless the
written waiver contains an express statement to the contrary, no waiver by a
Party of any breach of any provision of the Agreement or of any right provided
for herein shall be construed as a waiver of any continuing or succeeding
breach of such provision, a waiver of the provision itself, or a waiver of any
right under the Agreement.
5.17 Severability. If any provision of the Agreement is held by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, such provision shall
be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of the
original provision to the fullest extent allowed by law and the remaining
provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
5.18 Amendment. These
Terms and Conditions may not be modified or amended. Any purported amendment of these Terms and
Conditions shall be null and void and have no legal effect.
5.19 Purchase Orders And Similar
Documents. Notwithstanding
any inconsistent or additional terms and conditions that may be contained in a
purchase order, voucher, or other similar document issued by a Party, such
document shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued for the such Party’s
internal purposes only and the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall
prevail. Therefore, even if such
document is acknowledged or accepted by a Party, and regardless of any
statement to the contrary which may be contained therein, the inconsistent
and/or additional terms and conditions of such document shall have no force or
effect on the Agreement.
5.20 Order Of Interpretation. These Terms and Conditions apply to all Products and
Services covered by an Order Form or a Statement of Work. The terms of any Order Form or Statement of
Work apply only to the Products and Services covered by that Order Form or
Statement of Work. To the extent the
terms set forth in an Order Form or a Statement of Work conflict with these
Terms and Conditions, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
5.21 Entire Agreement. The Agreement is comprised of these Terms and
Conditions and the applicable Order Form or Statement of Work Transaction
Documents. It contains the entire
understanding and agreement between GeoAg and Customer and GeoAg and Sub-User
with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all previous
communications, negotiations and agreements, whether oral or written, between
GeoAg and Customer and GeoAg and Sub-User with respect to such subject matter.
The undersigned Customer or Sub-User
accepts and agrees to these Terms and Conditions.
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Revised April
3, 2006
M1:1303669.03