Terms of Use

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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]1. DEFINITIONS

1.1.         “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.

1.2.         “Agreement” means this Subscription Agreement.

1.3.         “Beta Services” means Our services that are not generally available to customers.

1.4.         “Documentation” means Our online user guides, documentation, and help and training materials, as updated from time to time, accessible via login to the applicable Service.

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

1.6.         “Non-Optimal Answers Applications” means a software application that is provided by You or a third party and interoperates with Our Services.

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

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

1.9.         “Services” means the products and services that are ordered by You under a free trial or an Order Form and made available online by Us, including associated offline components, as described in the Documentation.

1.10.      “Site” means the physical site identified on the Order Form for Our Services from which or for which You may use the Purchased Services.

1.11.      “User” means an individual who is authorized by Customer to use a Service and to whom We have supplied a user name and password. Users may include, for example, Your employees, consultants, contractors and agents..

1.12.      “We,” “Us,” “Our,” or “Optimal Answers” means Optimal Answers LLC with principal offices located in Knoxville, TN.

1.13.      “You” or “Your” means the company or other legal entity for which You are accepting this Agreement, and Affiliates of that company or entity, or Yourself personally if a legal entity is not identified in the registration information.

1.14.      “Your Data” means electronic data and information submitted by or for You to the Purchased Services or collected and processed by or for You using the Purchased Services.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]2. FREE TRIAL

2.1.         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) and You agree to comply with the terms of this Agreement. 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.

2.2.         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 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 DIFFERENT SERVICE; THEREFORE, IF YOU PURCHASE ANOTHER SERVICE 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.

2.3.         NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 9 (REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AND DISCLAIMERS), DURING THE FREE TRIAL THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.

Please review the Documentation during the trial period so that You become familiar with the features and functions of the Services before You make Your purchase.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]3. OUR RESPONSIBILITIES

3.1.         Provision of Purchased Services. We will (a) make the Services available to You pursuant to this Agreement and the applicable Order Forms, (b) provide support for the Purchased Services to You if purchased, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to make the online Purchased Services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for: (i) planned downtime (of which We shall give at least 8 hours electronic notice and which We shall schedule to the extent practicable during the weekend hours between 9:00 p.m. Friday and 6:00 a.m. Monday Eastern time USA), 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), failure or delay of Non-Optimal Answers Applications, failure or delay of Internet service providers or third-party hosting providers, or denial of service attack.

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 invite You to try Beta Services at no charge. You may accept or decline any such trial in Your sole discretion. Beta Services will be clearly designated as beta, pilot, limited release, developer preview, non-production, evaluation or by a description of similar import. Beta Services are for evaluation purposes and not for production use, are not considered “Services” under this Agreement, are not supported, and may be subject to additional terms. 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. 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.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]4. USE OF THE SERVICES

4.1.      Subscriptions. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Order Form, (a) Services 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 are subject to usage limits, including, for example, the quantities specified in Order Forms. Unless otherwise specified, usage limits refer to the quantity of Users or the quantity of Sites.

The Service may not be accessed by more than the number of Users specified in the Order Form and a User name or password may not be shared with or utilized by any other individual. A User name may be reassigned to a new individual replacing one who no longer requires ongoing use of the Service.

The Service may not benefit more than the quantity of Sites specified in the Order Form, and such sites must be listed in the Order Form.

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 Order Form for additional quantities of the applicable Services promptly upon Our request, and/or You will pay any invoice for excess usage in accordance with Section 6.2 (Invoicing and Payment).

 4.3.      Your Responsibilities. You will (a) be responsible for Users’ compliance with this Agreement, (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 notify Us promptly of any such unauthorized access or use, and (d) use Services only in accordance with the Documentation and applicable laws and government regulations.

 4.4.      Usage Restrictions. You will not (a) make any Service available to, or use any Service for the benefit of, anyone other than You or Users, (b) sell, resell, license, sublicense, distribute, rent or lease any Service, or include any Service in a service bureau or outsourcing offering, (c) use a Service 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 to store or transmit Malicious Code, (e) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of any Service, (f) attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Service or its related systems or networks, (g) permit direct or indirect access to or use of any Service in a way that circumvents a contractual usage limit, (h) copy a Service or any part, feature, function or user interface thereof, (i) frame or mirror any part of any Service, other than framing on Your own intranets or otherwise for Your own internal business purposes or as permitted in the Documentation, (j) access any Service in order to build a competitive product or service, or (k) reverse engineer any Service (to the extent such restriction is permitted by law).

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]5. NON-OPTIMAL ANSWERS PROVIDERS

5.1.      Acquisition of Non-Optimal Answers Products and Services. We or third parties may make available third-party products or services, including, for example, Non-Optimal Answers Applications and implementation and other consulting services. Any acquisition by You of such Non-Optimal Answers Products or services, and any exchange of data between You and any Non-Optimal Answers provider, is solely between You and the applicable Non-Optimal Answers provider. We do not warrant or support Non-Optimal Answers Applications or other Non-Optimal Answers Products or services except as specified in an Order Form.

5.2.      Non-Optimal Answers Applications and Your Data. If You install or enable a Non-Optimal Answers Application for use with a Service, we are not responsible for any disclosure, modification or deletion of Your Data resulting from access by a Non-Optimal Answers Application.

5.3.      Integration with Non-Optimal Answers Applications. The Services may contain features designed to interoperate with Non-Optimal Answers Applications. To use such features, You may be required to obtain access to Non-Optimal Answers Applications from their providers, and may be required to grant Us access to Your account(s) on the Non-Optimal Answers Applications. If the Non-Optimal Answers Application ceases to interoperate with the corresponding Service features, We may cease providing those Service features without entitling You to any refund, credit, or other compensation.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]6. FEES AND PAYMENT FOR PURCHASED SERVICES.

6.1.      Fees. You will pay all fees specified in Order Forms. Except as otherwise specified herein or in an Order Form, (i) fees are based on Services purchased and not actual usage, (ii) payment obligations are non-cancelable and fees paid are non-refundable, and (iii) quantities purchased cannot be decreased during the relevant subscription term. All fees are payable in UDS only.

6.2.      Invoicing and Payment. If You are required to issue a purchase order to Us for any reason, You will deliver it to Us with the completed Order Form. Your failure to do so will neither invalidate Your Order Form nor impact the due date of Your invoiced charges. We will invoice You in advance and otherwise in accordance with the relevant Order Form. Unless otherwise stated in the Order Form, invoiced charges are due on commencement of Purchased Services. You are responsible for providing complete and accurate billing and contact information to Us and notifying 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 reduce the subscription term by a duration whose value is equal to the accrued late interest, and/or (c) We may condition future subscription renewals and Order Forms on payment terms shorter than those specified in Section 6.2 (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 30 or more days 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. We will give You at least 10 days’ prior notice that Your account is overdue, in accordance with Section 13.2 (Manner of Giving Notice), before suspending services to You.

6.5.      Payment Disputes. We will not exercise Our rights under Section 6.3 (Overdue Charges) or 6.4 (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.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]7. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND LICENSES

7.1.      Reservation of Rights. Subject to the limited rights expressly granted hereunder, We and Our licensors reserve all of Our/their right, title and interest in and to the Services, 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.      License by You to Host Your Data. You grant Us and Our Affiliates a worldwide, limited-term license to host, copy, transmit and display Your Data as 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 Your Data or any Non-Optimal Answers Application or program code.

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

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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]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 (a) this Agreement, the Order Forms and the Documentation 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 Purchased Services during a subscription term, (c) the Purchased Services will perform materially in accordance with the applicable Documentation, (d) subject to Section 5.3 (Integration with Non-Optimal Answers Applications), We will not materially decrease the functionality of the Purchased Services during a subscription term, and (e) the Purchased Services will not introduce Malicious Code into Your systems. For any breach of an above warranty, Your exclusive remedies are those described in Sections 12.3 (Termination) and 12.4 (Refund or Payment upon Termination).

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. 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.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]10. MUTUAL INDEMNIFICATION

10.1.    Indemnification by Us. We will defend You against any claim, demand, suit or proceeding made or brought against You by a third party alleging that the use of a Purchased Service in accordance with this Agreement infringes or misappropriates such third party’s intellectual property rights or violates applicable law (a “Claim Against You”), and will indemnify You from any damages, attorney fees and costs finally awarded against You as a result of, or for amounts paid by You under a court-approved settlement of, a Claim Against You, provided You (a) promptly give Us written notice of the Claim Against You, (b) give Us sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim Against You (except that We may not settle any Claim Against You unless it unconditionally releases You of all liability), and (c) give Us all reasonable assistance, at Our expense. If We receive information about an infringement or misappropriation claim related to a Service, We may in Our discretion and at no cost to You (i) modify the Service so that it no longer infringes or misappropriates, without breaching Our warranties under Section 9.2 (Our Warranties), (ii) obtain a license for Your continued use of that Service in accordance with this Agreement, or (iii) terminate Your subscriptions for that Service upon 30 days’ written notice and refund You any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of the terminated subscriptions. The above defense and indemnification obligations do not apply to the extent a Claim Against You arises from a Non-Optimal Answers Application or Your breach of this Agreement.

10.2.    Indemnification by You. You will defend Us against any claim, demand, suit or proceeding made or brought against Us by a third party alleging that Your Data, or Your use of any Service in breach of this Agreement, infringes or misappropriates such third party’s intellectual property rights or violates applicable law (a “Claim Against Us”), and will indemnify Us from any damages, attorney fees and costs finally awarded against Us as a result of, or for any amounts paid by Us under a court-approved settlement of, a Claim Against Us, provided We (a) promptly give You written notice of the Claim Against Us, (b) give You sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim Against Us (except that You may not settle any Claim Against Us unless it unconditionally releases Us of all liability), and (c) give You all reasonable assistance, at Your expense.

10.3.    Exclusive Remedy. This Section 10 states the indemnifying party’s sole liability to, and the indemnified party’s exclusive remedy against, the other party for any type of claim described in this Section 10.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

11.1.    Limitation of Liability. NEITHER PARTY’S LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY SINGLE INCIDENT ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU HEREUNDER IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE INCIDENT, PROVIDED THAT IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU HEREUNDER. THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY. HOWEVER, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS WILL NOT LIMIT (a) EITHER PARTY’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 10 (MUTUAL INDEMNIFICATION), OR (b) YOUR PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 6 (FEES AND PAYMENT FOR PURCHASED SERVICES).

11.2.    Exclusion of Consequential and Related Damages. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 10 (MUTUAL INDEMNIFICATION), IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, REVENUES OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COVER OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]12. TERM AND TERMINATION

12.1.    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.

12.2.    Term of Purchased Subscriptions. The term of each subscription shall be as specified in the applicable Order Form. Subscriptions are non-cancelable and monthly unit prices are guaranteed during the Term. Except as otherwise specified in an Order Form, subscriptions will automatically renew for additional periods equal to one year at then-current pricing, terms, and discounts (if applicable), unless either party gives the other notice of nonrenewal at least 30 days before the end of the relevant subscription term.

12.3.    Termination. A party may terminate this Agreement for cause (i) upon 30 days written notice to the other party of a material breach if such breach remains uncured at the expiration of such period, or (ii) if the other party becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors.

12.4.    Refund or Payment upon Termination. If this Agreement is terminated by You in accordance with Section 12.3 (Termination), We will refund You any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all Order Forms after the effective date of termination. If this Agreement is terminated by Us in accordance with Section 12.3, You will pay any unpaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all Order Forms. In no event will termination relieve You of Your obligation to pay any fees payable to Us for the period prior to the effective date of termination.

12.5.    Your Data Portability and Deletion. Prior to termination or expiration of this Agreement, Your Data is available to You for export or download as provided in the Documentation. After termination, We will have no obligation to maintain or provide Your Data to You, and We will thereafter delete or destroy all copies of Your Data in Our systems or otherwise in Our possession or control as provided in the Documentation, unless legally prohibited.

12.6.    Surviving Provisions. The Sections titled “Fees and Payment for Purchased Services,” “Proprietary Rights and Licenses,” “Confidentiality,” “Disclaimers,” “Mutual Indemnification,” “Limitation of Liability,” “Refund or Payment upon Termination,” “Your Data Portability and Deletion,” “Notices, Governing Law and Jurisdiction,” and “General Provisions” will survive any termination or expiration if this Agreement.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]13. NOTICES, GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

13.1.    Manner of Giving Notice. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all notices, permissions and approvals hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given upon: (i) personal delivery, (ii) the second business day after mailing, (iii) the second business day after sending by confirmed facsimile, or (iv) the first business day after sending by email (provided email shall not be sufficient for notices of termination or an indemnifiable claim). Billing-related notices to You shall be addressed to the relevant billing contact designated by You. All other notices to You shall be addressed to the relevant Services system administrator designated by You.

13.2.    Agreement to Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the state of Tennessee without regard to conflict of law’s provisions. The state court in Knox County, Tennessee, shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue to adjudicate any dispute arising out of this Agreement. Each party expressly consents to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of Tennessee and waives any defense on venue, including the defense of forum non conveniens. The prevailing party in any action to enforce this Agreement will be entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees and costs in connection with such action.

13.3.    No Agency. For the avoidance of doubt, We are entering into this Agreement as principal and not as agent for any other Optimal Answers, LLC 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.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]14. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

14.2.      Anti-Corruption. 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 saleslegal@OptimalAnswers.com or other appropriate means.

14.3.      Entire Agreement and Order of Precedence. This Agreement is the entire agreement between You and Us regarding Your use of Services and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter. 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 of Your order documentation (excluding Order Forms) is void. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency among the following documents, the order of precedence shall be: (1) the applicable Order Form, (2) this Agreement, and (3) the Documentation.

14.4.    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 (including all Order Forms), without the other party’s consent to its Affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a party is acquired by, sells substantially all of its assets to, or undergoes a change of control in favor of, a direct competitor of the other party, then such other party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice. In the event of such a termination, We will refund to You any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all subscriptions. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

14.5     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.

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

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

14.8.    Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, the provision will be deemed null and void, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in effect.

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