Cloud Platform Service Agreement
CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE AGREEMENT
This CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement“) is entered into effective as of the latest date of registration (the “Effective Date“) by and between:
(1) YOURSIX INC., a company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota, having its principal place of business at 1611 County Road B West. Suite 221 Roseville, MN 55113 (“YourSix“); and
(2) I, Reseller, a company named and duly organized and existing under the laws of the jurisdiction set forth there, (“Reseller“).
Each of YourSix and Reseller may hereinafter be referred to individually as a “Party” and jointly as the “Parties“. Other terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit 2.
1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1.1 YourSix delivers a cloud-based platform that allows end users to manage various monitoring services over the Internet (“Cloud Platform Service“).
1.2 Reseller is desirous of marketing, selling and installing the Cloud Platform Service in conjunction with its existing and established electronic equipment and/or surveillance business as an integrator of products for its own customers.
1.3 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including the Exhibits, YourSix is willing to grant to Reseller a non-exclusive right to sub-license the Cloud Platform Service to Reseller’s customers.
2. GRANT OF RIGHTS TO RESELLER
2.1 Subject to YourSix’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, and Reseller’s continued compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, YourSix hereby grants to Reseller, during the Term, a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, revocable right to market and sub-license the Cloud Platform Service solely to Service Users in the Territory and not for further resale or sublicensing.
2.2 Reseller shall execute a written sub-license agreement with all Service Users (“Sub-License Agreement”) and procure that such Sub-License Agreements incorporate all, and do not contradict any, of the terms or conditions of this YourSix shall have the right to approve the form of Sub-License Agreement used by Reseller. Any deviation in any Sub-License Agreement from any term or condition of this Agreement shall be subject to the prior approval of YourSix, shall be entirely and solely at Reseller’s own risk and YourSix explicitly disclaims all responsibility in relation to any such deviation. The execution of any Sub-License Agreement does not create any legal relationship between YourSix and any Service User.
2.3 Reseller shall not, and shall not permit any Service User to, except as expressly permitted herein or to the extent permitted by mandatory law, (a) use, copy, alter, modify, adapt, translate, deface, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer Cloud Platform Service, or attempt to do so, or permit acquiesce, authorize or encourage any other party to do the same, (b) make Cloud Platform Service available to, or use Cloud Platform Service for the benefit of, anyone other than Reseller and/or Service Users, (c) sell, resell, license, sublicense, distribute, rent or lease Cloud Platform Service, or include Cloud Platform Service in a service bureau or outsourcing offering, (d) use Cloud Platform Service to store or transmit viruses, Trojans, worms or other malicious software or code, (e) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of Cloud Platform Service or third- party data contained therein, (f) attempt to gain unauthorized access to Cloud Platform Service or its related systems, networks or stored data, (g) permit direct or indirect access to or use of any Cloud Platform Service in a way that circumvents a contractual usage limit, (h) copy a Service or any part, feature, function or user interface thereof, or (i) access or use the Cloud Platform Service in order to build a competitive product or service or conduct any benchmarking, review or competitive intelligence.
2.4 Reseller shall not use, and shall not permit any Service User to use, the Cloud Platform Service for harassing, abusing, libelous, illegal, or deceptive purposes or to commit or attempt to commit a crime or facilitate the commission of any crime or other illegal or tortuous acts, including any breach of privacy, or infringement, violation or misappropriation of any intellectual property rights and/or other proprietary rights of any third party.
2.5 Reseller shall be responsible and liable for all use of and activities with regard to Cloud Platform Service by Reseller, the Service Users, and any other person or entity granted access and use rights to Cloud Platform Service by or through Reseller, either directly or Specifically, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Reseller is responsible and liable for all actions and failures by such persons or entities which result in a breach of the provisions set forth in this Agreement.
3. YOURSIX’S GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
3.1 During the Term, YourSix shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to Reseller (a) Cloud Platform Service and (b) services related to Cloud Platform Service, as further described in this Agreement.
4. RESELLER’S GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
4.1 Reseller is responsible for (i) all communication from the Access Point of Cloud Platform Service, (ii) informing the Service Users about required maintenance and upgrade of Connected Reseller understands and agrees that Connected Devices need to be updated and properly maintained in order to ensure proper behavior of the Cloud Platform Service, (iii) all Service User subscription configuration, such as account creation, connecting Connected Devices, managing zones and sites, termination of accounts and access rights, (iv) all first line support to the Service Users regarding the Cloud Platform Service and all support regarding local network configurations, Connected Device’s configurations and other on-premises installation problems, (v) complying with any written instructions relating to the use of Cloud Platform Service issued by YourSix from time to time, (vi) any errors, faults or defects in Reseller’s Software, Reseller’s Services, Reseller’s Equipment or Reseller’s Data resulting in misuse, unavailability, loss, corruption or improper use of Cloud Platform Service, Reseller Data or Service User Data, and (vii) providing backup copies of Reseller’s Data or Service User data.
4.2 Reseller shall ensure that (a) Reseller’s Software and Reseller’s Data are free from viruses, Trojans, worms or other malicious software or code; (b) Reseller’s Data is in the format instructed by YourSix (if any specific format has been instructed by YourSix); and (c) Reseller’s Data otherwise cannot and does not damage or interfere with Cloud Platform Service.
4.3 Reseller shall ensure that log-in information, security methods, and other information provided by YourSix for access to Cloud Platform Service are handled confidentially in accordance with Section Reseller shall notify YourSix immediately in the event it becomes aware of any unauthorized access to such information.
4.4 Reseller acknowledges and agrees that YourSix in the course of providing services to Reseller within the scope of this Agreement, will log, collect, process, and use anonymized information and data from Cloud Platform Service. Such collection and processing will take place automatically, without any notice to Reseller, and YourSix will be free to use the information in its business for the purpose of, inter alia, keeping statistics relating to the use of Cloud Platform Service and for the further provision and development of Cloud Platform Service.
4.5 Reseller shall not, without the prior written approval from YourSix, make any statement implying that Reseller’s services or products are certified by YourSix or that the performance of such services or products is guaranteed by YourSix.
5. CHANGES OF CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE
5.1 YourSix may, without prior notification to Reseller, make changes to Cloud Platform Service or the method of providing it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such change would substantially impair the functionality of Cloud Platform Service or the method of providing it, YourSix shall notify Reseller three (3) months prior to the implementation of the change and allow Reseller to terminate this Agreement with two (2) months prior written notice. Should Reseller not exercise its right to termination in accordance herewith prior to the implementation of the change, Reseller shall be deemed to have accepted the change as of its implementation.
6. OPERATION OF CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE
6.1 During the Term, YourSix may provide Updates or Upgrades of Cloud Platform Service or any of its components to The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall apply to any such Updates or Upgrades. Reseller agrees that YourSix has no obligation to develop any Updates or Upgrades at all or for any particular issue. YourSix will notify Reseller in advance of any Upgrades that substantially affect the functionality and/or performance of Cloud Platform Service. If the Update or Upgrade includes new functionality and/or to the extent a third-party license is required, the Update or Upgrade will be made available to Reseller subject to good faith price negotiations. If the Update or Upgrade requires any reconfiguration or adaptations of Cloud Platform Service, any such reconfiguration or adaptations will be the sole responsibility of Reseller.
6.2 YourSix will provide Reseller with second line support, i.e. only such service support relating to problems or issues with Cloud Platform Service, which have not been resolved through Reseller’s provision of first line support, including customary technical support and assistance relating to Updates and Upgrades of Cloud Platform Service. For the avoidance of any doubt, the support pursuant to this Agreement is provided by YourSix to the Reseller only and not to the Service YourSix support undertaking according to this Section 6.2 includes forty (40) hours per calendar year, free of charge. However, in case the Reseller requires support in excess of forty (40) hours per calendar year, such support will be subject to an hourly fee of $150. YourSix will notify Reseller when support requested by Reseller and provided by YourSix has reached forty (40) hours during a specific calendar year.
6.3 Any request for support in accordance with this Section 3 shall be made by email to an address to be supplied by YourSix. YourSix will make commercially reasonable efforts to respond to such request within forty-eight (48) hours (counting only business days).
6.4 In order for YourSix to be able to provide support to Reseller pursuant to this Agreement, YourSix may need to access the relevant Connected Device and/or a Service User’s network. Reseller shall ensure that YourSix is granted access to such Connected Device and/or network as is reasonably necessary for YourSix to provide the support herein to the Reseller.
6.5 YourSix may offer additional services relating to Cloud Platform Service, such as certain analytic, security, access control and infrastructure services. The services available, and the scope of such services, may differ from time to time. Additional services will be defined and priced on a case-by-case basis by mutual agreement, and will be subject to the payment terms and interest provisions of this Agreement.
6.6 YourSix may review Connected Devices Reseller has connected to the Cloud Platform Service. YourSix reserves the right to remove any active devices that do not have valid licenses.
7. RESTRICTED ACCESS TO CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE
7.1 If Reseller is in breach of any provision of this Agreement; or if the provision to Reseller or any Service User of Cloud Platform Service may result in a risk of damage or harm to YourSix or any Service User, other reseller or other third party, YourSix may block or restrict Reseller’s access to and use of Cloud Platform YourSix shall provide prompt notice to Reseller if access to Cloud Platform Service is restricted for reasons described in this Section 7.1.
7.2 YourSix has the right to immediately prevent information in Cloud Platform Service from spreading further, if it is reasonable to believe that continuing to spread the information would be in violation of applicable law or this. In exercising this right, YourSix is entitled to access any information transferred or submitted to Cloud Platform Service, including Reseller Data. YourSix shall notify Reseller if YourSix exercises this right.
8. SUB-CONTRACTORS
8.1 YourSix may delegate, subcontract or assign the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, to an Affiliate or a sub-contractor. However, YourSix shall at all times and under all circumstances be responsible under this Agreement for any and all acts and omissions of such Affiliates and/or sub- contractors, and YourSix thus assumes full responsibility for its Affiliates and/or sub-contractors.
9. LICENSE PURCHASES
9.1 Reseller shall purchase licenses for the Cloud Platform Service solely through YourSix’s authorized distributors. Reseller must maintain its status as an authorized reseller in good standing pursuant to this Agreement in order to purchase Cloud Platform Service licenses through YourSix’s authorized distributors. YourSix shall not be a party to any agreement between Reseller and the distributor, and any disputes in connection therewith are solely between Reseller and the distributor. YourSix reserves the right to add, remove, or change authorized distributors at any time. YourSix may change the prices and fees at any time. No such price change shall be applied retroactively.
10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
10.1 The Cloud Platform Service contains copyright-protected material, trade secrets, and other proprietary information and material of YourSix and/or its licensors and is protected by copyright laws, international copyright treaties, and trade secret laws, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. Reseller agrees that Reseller will not mortgage, pledge or encumber Cloud Platform Service in any way. Reseller shall not, without the prior written approval from YourSix, remove, modify, alter, cover or obscure any YourSix’ product name, trademark, patent notice or similar marking on any of YourSix’ products, including but not limited to YourSix Platform Service.
10.2 No other rights and/or licenses are granted to Reseller than those expressly granted by YourSix. Subject to the limited rights granted to Reseller as explicitly set forth in this Agreement YourSix and/or its licensors retain and reserve any and all rights to, title to, interest in and ownership of Cloud Platform Service and any modifications, derivative works, custom software and related functional designs, algorithms, and documentation developed by YourSix or its licensors under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement for use with Cloud Platform Service, and any of YourSix’ rights pertaining thereto, including all intellectual property rights therein.
10.3 YourSix (and anyone performing services on behalf of YourSix under this Agreement) is hereby granted a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-remunerative license during the term of this Agreement to host, copy, transmit and display the Reseller Data as necessary for YourSix to provide Cloud Platform Service in accordance with this Subject to the limited licenses granted herein, YourSix (and anyone performing services on behalf of YourSix under this Agreement) acquire no right, title or interest from Reseller or its Service Users under this Agreement in or to the Reseller Data.
11. THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
11.1 Reseller acknowledges and agrees that Cloud Platform Service may utilize proprietary third party software and/or software that is subject to open source licenses (“Third Party Software“) which may be subject to terms and conditions which are in addition to or different from those contained in this Agreement. By accepting this Agreement, Reseller is also accepting any terms and conditions regarding Third Party Software, if Reseller acknowledges and agrees that YourSix has no duty to support any Third Party Software under this Agreement. In the event Third Party Software includes any open source software, including code licensed under the GPL or LGPL.
11.2 Cloud Platform Service contains AVC/H.264 MPEG LA, L.L.C requires this notice:
THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL USE OF A CONSUMER OR OTHER USES IN WHICH IT DOES NOT RECEIVE REMUNERATION TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD (“AVC VIDEO”) AND/OR (ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C. SEE HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM.
11.3 Cloud Platform Service includes MPEG-4 Visual Internet Decoder. MPEG LA, L.L.C. requires this notice:
USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 4 VISUAL STANDARD IS PROHIBITED, EXCEPT FOR USE DIRECTLY RELATED TO (A) DATA OR INFORMATION (i) GENERATED BY AND OBTAINED WITHOUT CHARGE FROM A CONSUMER NOT THEREBY ENGAGED IN A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, AND (ii) FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY; AND (B) OTHER USES SPECIFICALLY AND SEPARATELY LICENSED BY MPEG LA, L.L.C.
11.4 Cloud Platform Service includes MPEG-4 Visual Internet Encoder. MPEG LA, L.L.C requires this notice:
USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG-4 VISUAL STANDARD IS PROHIBITED, EXCEPT FOR USE DIRECTLY RELATED TO (A) DATA OR INFORMATION ENCODED BY A CONSUMER FOR PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE WITHOUT REMUNERATION; AND (B) OTHER USES SPECIFICALLY AND SEPARATELY LICENSED BY MPEG-LA, L.L.C.
11.5 To the extent the Cloud Platform Service entails proprietary third-party software and/or software that are subject to open source licenses which may be subject to notices and/or additional terms and conditions, for example, end user license agreements, Reseller accepts to be bound by any such additional terms and conditions.
12. INDEMNIFICATION BY YOURSIX
12.1 Subject to Section 15 below, YourSix shall defend, indemnify, and hold Reseller harmless against any third party claims, demands, suits, and damages, judgments and settlement amounts associated therewith based on the allegation that the Cloud Platform Service infringes a patent or copyright of a third party (a “Claim”), provided that YourSix receives (a) prompt notice in writing of such Claim (“prompt notice” will mean no later than 72 hours after receipt of notice) ; (b) sole control over the defense and settlement thereof; and (c) reasonable information and cooperation from Reseller, as applicable, at YourSix’ expense, in response to a request for Should Cloud Platform Service become, or in YourSix’ opinion be likely to become, the subject of a Claim, YourSix shall, at its option and expense, (i) procure for Reseller the right to continue using Cloud Platform Service in accordance with this Agreement; (ii) replace or modify Cloud Platform Service so that it becomes non-infringing but with substantially equivalent functionality and performance; or (iii) if neither (i) nor (ii) is reasonably available, terminate the Agreement.
12.2 THIS SECTION 12 STATES THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF YOURSIX, AND RESELLER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 12.1.
13. INDEMNIFICATION BY RESELLER
13.1 Reseller shall defend, indemnify, and hold YourSix, YourSix’ Affiliates and the employees of YourSix or YourSix’ Affiliates harmless against any third-party liabilities, other liabilities and responsibilities, claims, demands, suits, damages and any costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, fees of other professionals, judgments and settlement amounts associated therewith, incurred or sustained by YourSix, YourSix’ Affiliates and employees of YourSix or YourSix’ Affiliates, as a result of (a) Reseller’s breach of a representation, warranty or obligation under this Agreement; or (b) any claim, demand or suit related to Service User’s or any other party’s (for which Reseller is responsible) use of Cloud Platform Service (to the extent YourSix is not liable to indemnify Reseller for such use pursuant to Section 12 above). YourSix shall have a right but not an obligation to undertake the sole control of the defense and settlement of any claim according to this Section 13. In relation hereto, Reseller undertakes (i) to give YourSix prompt notice in writing of such claim; (ii) to give YourSix all reasonable information with regard to such claim; and (iii) to cooperate with YourSix, as applicable, at Reseller’s expense, in response to a request for assistance.
14. INDEMNIFICATION BY RESELLER
14.1 THE CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOURSIX DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTY ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPOSAL, SPECIFICATION OR SAMPLE WITH RESPECT TO THE CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE. CONSEQUENTLY, NO WARRANTY IS MADE BY YOURSIX REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THE CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE OR THAT THE USE OF THE CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE CAN OR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, BUG-FREE OR THAT ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS IN THE CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THE CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE’S FUNCTIONALITY WILL MEET RESELLER’S OR ANY SERVICE USER’S REQUIREMENTS. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE USE OF THE CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICE IS ASSUMED BY RESELLER AND THE SERVICE USERS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (the intellectual property rights indemnification above in particular), in the event Reseller’s or any Service User’s use of the Cloud Platform Service is found to infringe a third party’s trademark, company name, or other intellectual property right, YourSix shall have no liability for, and Reseller and each Service User shall release YourSix from, any and all liability for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or incidental damages, costs and expenses whatsoever or loss of any kind (regardless of how it was caused and including any damage or loss cause by negligence) related to or caused by the Reseller’s or End Customer’s use of the Cloud Platform Service.
14.2 Reseller acknowledges and accepts that Cloud Platform Service is developed and adapted for use with Connected Devices and, consequently, that YourSix assumes no obligations or liabilities under this Agreement arising out of the use of Cloud Platform Service together with any products other than Connected Devices, or any liability arising from Reseller’s acts, omissions, negligence, willful misconduct or fraud.
15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
15.1 IN NO EVENT SHALL YOURSIX BE LIABLE FOR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF CONTRACTS, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OR IMPAIRMENT OF OTHER GOODS OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, REPUDIATION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR EXCEPT FOR ANY BREACHES OF SECTIONS 16 (CONFIDENTIALITY), YOURSIX’S TOTAL AND AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000) US DOLLARS.
15.2 THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 15 SHALL NOT APPLY IN CASE OF WILLFULL OR GROSS FURTHER, AND EXCEPT AS EXPLICITLY SET FORTH HEREIN, YOURSIX SHALL NOT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES INCURRED BY RESELLER RELATED TO OR IN ANY WAY RESULTING FROM CLAIMS BY SERVICE USERS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES.
15.3 THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, AND WHETHER OR NOT FORESEEABLE, EVEN IF A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OR WAS AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR HOWEVER, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS WILL NOT LIMIT RESELLER’S PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS TO ANY DISTRIBUTOR.
15.4 YourSix shall have no liability with respect to any performance problem, Claim, indemnification or other matter to the extent attributable to any (a) use of Cloud Platform Service in breach of the terms of this Agreement or otherwise for a purpose or in a manner for which Cloud Platform Service was not designed or intended as set forth in writing by YourSix, (b) unauthorized access to or use of the Cloud Platform Service, (c) combination of Cloud Platform Service with other software or services (other than as specified in writing by YourSix), (d) any modifications to Cloud Platform Service made by YourSix pursuant to Reseller’s or any Service User’s specific instructions, (e) Reseller’s Equipment, Reseller’s Data, Reseller’s Software or Reseller Developments, (f) third party software, data or services, or (g) any wrongful act or omission by Reseller, its Affiliates or its Service Users or any breach of this Agreement by Reseller, its Affiliates, or its Services Users.
16. CONFIDENTIALITY
16.1 Information that is transmitted by one Party to the other Party in connection with the performance or implementation of this Agreement and, if in written form, is marked ‘confidential’ or with a similar legend by the disclosing Party before being furnished to the other, or if disclosed orally or visually is identified as such prior to disclosure and summarized, in writing, by the disclosing Party to the receiving Party within thirty (30) calendar days, shall be deemed to be “Confidential Information” of the disclosing Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Reseller’s Data, regardless of whether or not such information is marked or identified as “confidential”, shall be deemed Confidential Information of Reseller. The receiving Party undertakes to keep the Confidential Information strictly confidential and to not disclose any Confidential Information to any third party, without the prior written consent of the disclosing Party. Confidential Information may only be used by the receiving Party for the purposes of fulfilling its obligations and exercising its rights under this Agreement.
16.2 Each Party agrees that it shall use the same degree of care and means that it utilizes to protect its own information of a similar nature, but in any event not less than reasonable care and means, to prevent the unauthorized use or the disclosure of such Confidential Information to third The Confidential Information may be disclosed only to employees and contractors of the receiving Party on a “need to know only” basis and if such recipients are instructed and agree not to disclose the Confidential Information and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose, except as for the due fulfillment of this Agreement, and in no event to build or develop a competing product or service. The receiving Party shall have appropriate written agreements with any such employees or contractors sufficient to allow the receiving Party to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.
16.3 The Confidential Information of a Party shall not include and the foregoing obligations shall not apply to data or information which: (i) is or becomes publicly known through no wrongful act of the receiving Party; (ii) is known to the receiving Party at the time of disclosure or becomes known to the receiving Party without an obligation of confidentiality; (iii) is disclosed by the receiving Party after written approval of the disclosing Party; (iv) becomes known to the receiving Party from a source other than the disclosing Party without an obligation of confidentiality; or (v) is independently developed by the receiving Party without the use or benefit of Confidential Information received from the disclosing Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the receiving Party from disclosing Confidential Information of the disclosing Party to the extent the receiving Party is legally compelled to do so by any governmental investigative or judicial agency pursuant to proceedings over which such agency has jurisdiction; provided however, that prior to any such disclosure, the receiving Party shall (a) assert the confidential nature of the Confidential Information to the agency; (b) immediately notify the disclosing Party in writing of the agency’s order or request to disclose; and (c) cooperate fully with the disclosing Party in protecting against any such disclosure and/or obtaining a protective order narrowing the scope of the compelled disclosure and protecting its confidentiality.
16.4 All Confidential Information shall remain the property of the disclosing Party. For the avoidance of any doubt, all drawings, specifications, and technical data and other documents, information or material of any kind relating to Cloud Platform Service, including any copies thereof, shall be and remain the property of Upon YourSix’s request, Reseller shall, within thirty (30) days of receipt of such request, (a) return to YourSix all Confidential Information furnished by YourSix (along with all copies thereof), or, at YourSix’ option (b) destroy the Confidential Information and certify in writing to YourSix that all such Confidential Information (including all copies thereof) has been destroyed. YourSix’s obligations relating to the destruction or transfer of Reseller’s Data upon termination or expiration of this Agreement is set out in Section 17.1 below.
16.5 The obligations of confidentiality and restricted use as set forth in this Section 16 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for a period of three (3) years, provided, however, the obligation of confidentiality and restricted use of any trade secrets of YourSix or the Reseller Data shall survive indefinitely or until such time as it is no longer deemed Confidential Information pursuant to Section 16.3.
17. TERM AND TERMINATION
17.1 This Agreement and the rights granted hereunder are effective for an initial period of twelve (12) calendar months from the Effective Date (the “Initial Term“), and shall thereafter automatically renew for an additional twelve (12) calendar month periods (each, a “Renewal Term”) until terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Initial Term and any Renewal Term shall be collectively referred to as the “Term.”
17.2 Each Party shall have the right to terminate, for convenience, this Agreement and the rights granted hereunder on the last day of the Initial Term or at any time thereafter, by serving at least three (3) calendar months prior written notice of such termination on the other Party.
17.3 Each Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect if the other Party should violate any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and should fail to remedy such violation (if reasonably capable of remedy) within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of written notice from the complaining Party.
17.4 YourSix shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time with immediate effect if Reseller is in breach of Section 2 of this Agreement or the Reseller Policy.
17.5 Each Party has the right to terminate this Agreement at any time with immediate effect if the other Party should become the subject of proceedings under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, enter into composition with its creditors, apply for financial re-organization, enter into liquidation, suspend payments to creditors or is, or can reasonably be deemed to be, insolvent.
17.6 In the event of (a) a substantial change of ownership or management of Reseller or (b) if Reseller directly or indirectly acquires a controlling interest in a company that YourSix at its reasonable discretion, considers as one of its competitors in the physical security market, YourSix shall have the right to terminate this Agreement with five (5) calendar days prior written Reseller shall, without undue delay, inform YourSix of any such change within fourteen (14) days of its occurrence. For the purpose of this Section 17.6, a controlling interest shall mean more than ten (10) percent beneficial ownership of the equity securities or interests of the legally recognizable entity or the ability to vote for more than ten (10) percent of the aggregate votes at a partner or shareholder meeting.
18. CONSEQUENCES OF EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION
18.1 Within thirty (30) days from the date of expiration or termination, Reseller shall return any and all copies of any materials, written information, reports, and other documentation pertaining to Cloud Platform Service that have been supplied by YourSix or prepared by Reseller based on material or information provided by Within the same timeframe, YourSix shall delete any and all Reseller’s Data or, if Reseller so requests, assist Reseller in the transfer of such Reseller’s Data to a storage location indicated by Reseller. Reseller shall reimburse YourSix for any costs and expenses incurred by YourSix in connection with such transfer.
18.2 Expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any of the Parties of its then outstanding and unfulfilled obligations or liabilities towards the other, and the Parties agree to continue their cooperation in order to effect an orderly termination of their relationship.
18.3 Any terms and conditions that by their nature or otherwise reasonably should survive an expiration or termination of this Agreement shall so survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement, including but not limited to Sections 10 (Intellectual Property Rights of YourSix), 14 (Warranty Disclaimer), 15 (Limitation of Liability), 16 (Confidentiality), 20 (Miscellaneous) and 22 (Governing law and dispute resolution). If a specific time for survival is set forth in any of the listed Sections, then the provision shall cease to apply upon the expiration of such period.
19. ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ANTI-BRIBERY
19.1 Reseller undertakes to ensure that Reseller and all persons associated with Reseller comply with all applicable anti-corruption legislation, including the anti-corruption legislation in the Territory and the UK Bribery Act and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as amended from time to time.
19.2 Reseller agrees to promptly, fully, and truthfully answer any questions from YourSix related to YourSix’s anti-corruption program and policy and other controls related to corruption and to co-operate fully in any investigation of a potential breach of Section 19.1.
19.3 YourSix shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect in the event YourSix concludes, in its absolute discretion, that Reseller has committed a breach of Section 1 or that such breach is likely to occur unless this Agreement is terminated.
19.4 Reseller shall indemnify YourSix and its Affiliates harmless from and against any and all claims, proceedings, actions, fines, losses, costs, and damages arising out of or relating to any non-compliance with this Section 19 by the Reseller. The foregoing indemnity shall cover any liability as well as any costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees arising out of such claims and any and all costs incurred in the defense and settlement of such claims.
20. MISCELLANEOUS
20.1 Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, amendments, modifications, and alterations to this Agreement shall, in order to be valid, be made in writing duly signed by authorized representatives of both Parties.
20.2 Unless explicitly stated otherwise in this Agreement, neither Party may assign or otherwise transfer, in whole or in part, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written approval of the other Party, provided, however, that YourSix may assign or extend (a) all or part of its right to receive payment from Reseller under the Agreement; and/or (b) all or part of its rights, title, and interest in this Agreement to any Affiliate or to any successor to the business of YourSix in connection with a corporate reorganization, consolidation, merger, or sale of substantially all of its assets.
20.3 This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Reseller and YourSix and annuls and replaces any other agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, which may have existed between the Reseller and YourSix with respect to the subject matter hereof. It is expressly agreed that any terms and conditions of any purchase order or similar instrument of Reseller or its Service Users shall be superseded by the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the extent that such terms may be in conflict.
20.4 If any of the terms and provisions of this Agreement are determined to be void, voidable, illegal, invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the Parties shall amend that provision in such reasonable manner as achieves the intention of the Parties without illegality or at the discretion of the Parties such provision may be severed from this Agreement and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect as if such terms and provisions had not been a part of this Agreement.
20.5 This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
20.6 Each Party shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations of governmental bodies or agencies in its performance under this Agreement.
20.7 Neither Party shall be liable for, nor shall either Party be considered in breach of this Agreement due to, any failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement (other than its payment obligations, which shall be suspended only for so long as the force majeure event renders Reseller unable by any means to transmit payments when due hereunder) as a result of a cause beyond its control, including any act of God or a public enemy or terrorist, act of any military, civil or regulatory authority, change in any law or regulation, fire, flood, earthquake, storm or other like event, theft or criminal misconduct by unrelated third parties, disruption or outage of communications (including the Internet or other networked environment), power or other utility, unavailability of supplies or any other cause, whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing, which could not have been prevented by the non-performing Party with reasonable care.
20.8 During the term of this Agreement, and for a period of 18 months after the termination or expiration of this Agreement, Reseller will not, without advance written permission of YourSix, seek to solicit any YourSix employee and will not, without advance written permission of YourSix, enter into any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding whatsoever with any YourSix employee.’
21. NOTICES
21.1 Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement by one of the Parties to the other, shall be sent to the receiving Party by hand delivery, by pre-paid registered/certified mail or through email, delivery confirmed, as set forth below:
Attention: Eric Styles
[email protected]
YourSix Inc.
1611 County Road B West. Suite 221
Roseville, MN 55113
21.2 The notice shall take effect upon receipt by addressee, provided that such notice shall be deemed to have been received (a) in case of hand delivery, on signature of a delivery receipt, or at the time the notice of delivery is left at the proper address; (b) at the time recorded by the delivery service in case of registered/certified mail; and (c) the following business day in case of email, delivery confirmed.
21.3 Each Party may change its address by written notice given to the other Party in the manner set forth above.
22. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
22.1 This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto shall be deemed performed in and governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, excluding its conflict of law principles.
22.2 Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or the breach, termination, or invalidity thereof, shall be finally settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”).
22.3 The seat and place of arbitration shall be Minneapolis, Minnesota. The arbitration will be conducted before a single arbitrator, using expedited procedures for any dispute where the amount in controversy is less than $100,000. The prevailing party will be entitled to recover its costs and attorneys fees in the arbitration, and the award will be filed in an appropriate court for entry of judgment.
22.4 All arbitration proceedings will be kept strictly confidential. This confidentiality undertaking shall cover, inter alia, all information disclosed in the course of such arbitral proceedings, as well as any decision or award that is made or declared during the proceedings.
EXHIBIT 1: TERRITORY
The United States includes the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada.
EXHIBIT 2: DEFINITIONS
“Access Point” means the point or points at which YourSix connects Cloud Platform Service to a public electronic communications network.
“Affiliate” means YourSix Inc. and an entity (i) which is directly or indirectly controlling a Party; (ii) which is under the same direct or indirect ownership or control of a Party; or (iii) which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a Party. For the purpose of this Agreement, an entity shall be treated as being controlled by another if that other entity has fifty (50) percent or more of the votes in such entity, is able to direct its affairs and/or to control the composition of its board of directors or equivalent body.
“Agreement” means this agreement, including any Exhibits incorporated herein by reference, and as amended from time to time, which documents all form an integral part of this Agreement.
“Cloud Platform Service” shall mean the hosted video solution platform, based on the Software, offered by YourSix under this Agreement.
“Connected Device” means such digital or analog device units, which is supported by and attached to Cloud Platform Service either directly or through an encoder.
“Reseller’s Data” means electronic data and information, including Personal Data, submitted by or for Reseller to Cloud Platform Service, or collected and processed by or for Reseller using Cloud Platform Service, including Service User data.
“Reseller’s Equipment” means any equipment owned by Reseller or used by Reseller according to an agreement with a third-party supplier, and which Reseller utilizes in connection with Cloud Platform Service.
“Reseller Developments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8.
“Reseller’s Software” means software owned by Reseller or licensed by Reseller according to an agreement with a third-party licensor, and which Reseller uses in connection with Cloud Platform Service.
”Effective Date” means the date on which this Agreement is duly signed by authorized representatives of both Parties.
“Exhibit” means any document incorporated herein by reference in this Agreement and as amended from time to time. The Exhibits form an integral part of the Agreement.
“Personal Data“ means any type of information that directly or indirectly is attributable to a living physical person and which YourSix processes on behalf of Reseller for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Product Name” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 above.
“Service Provider” shall mean Reseller, including any sublicensee other than an end user, if approved in writing by YourSix.
“Service User” shall mean customers of Reseller using Cloud Platform Service pursuant to a valid Sub-License Agreement between Reseller and Service User.
“Start Date” shall mean the date, to be mutually agreed between the Parties, on which YourSix shall make available Cloud Platform Service to Reseller.
“Territory” shall mean the country or countries listed in Exhibit 1 hereto.
“Update” means a patch, correction, or other modification or addition to Cloud Platform Service for maintenance fixes, error corrections, and minor improvements to Cloud Platform Service. Updates generally do not include any significant enhancements, new features or functionalities which represent Upgrades.
“Upgrade” means significant enhancements, new features, or functionalities to Cloud Platform Service.
Updated: November 20, 2024