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THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
(THE "AGREEMENT") IS A BINDING LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
MIDNIGHT CODERS, INC. (THE LICENSOR) AND THE CUSTOMER
OF THE SOFTWARE (END USER).BY CLICKING THE ACCEPT BOX
OR BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING, COPYING OR OTHERWISE
USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU REPRESENT (I) THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN AUTHORIZED TO ACCEPT THESE TERMS ON BEHALF OF THE
CUSTOMER (INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY ON WHOSE BEHALF YOU
REPRESENT YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO ACT, IN WHICH EVENT
YOU AND YOUR SHALL REFER TO YOU AND SUCH ENTITY, AS
THE CASE MAY BE), OR (II) THAT YOU INTEND TO BE
PERSONALLY BOUND TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AS THE
CUSTOMER. IF YOU ARE NOT SO AUTHORIZED OR DO NOT
INTEND TO BE PERSONALLY BOUND, THEN LICENSOR IS
UNWILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE AND THE DOWNLOADING,
INSTALLATION OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS A VIOLATION OF
U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT LAWS AND CONVENTIONS.
IF YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS FOR AN ENTITY ON WHOSE
BEHALF YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO ACT, YOU MAY USE THE
SOFTWARE ONLY ON BEHALF OF SUCH ENTITY. IF YOU INTEND
TO BE PERSONALLY BOUND, USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS LIMITED
TO YOUR PERSONAL USE.
DEFINITIONS:
1. "Customer" shall mean the end-user licensed to use
the Software pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
2. "Development Use" means use of the Software by YOU
to design, develop and/or test new applications for
Production Use.
3. "Documentation" means LICENSOR’s user manuals,
operating instructions and installation guides
generally
provided with the Software to its end-user licensees.
4. "Evaluation Use" means use of the Software solely
for YOUR internal evaluation and trial for new
applications
intended for possible Production Use or Third Party
Use by YOU.
5. "Production Use" means using the Software in YOUR
application for internal business purposes only which
may
include third party customers’ access to or use of
such applications. Production Use does NOT include the
right
to reproduce the Software for sublicensing, resale, or
distribution, including without limitation, operation
on a time
sharing or service bureau basis, distributing or using
the Software as part of any ASP, VAR, OEM, distributor
or
reseller arrangement unless (1) there is a special
arrangement between YOU and the LICENSOR or (2) YOU
have a support plan in an active state that allows
such use.
6. "Software" means the object code versions, extracts
and/or derivative works of the software electronically
downloaded from LICENSOR’s website upon acceptance of
this License, and the related Documentation.
7. “Software as a Service (SaaS)” is a software
application delivery model where a software vendor
develops a
software application for the purposes of hosting and
use by users over the computer network.
8. “Application Service Provider (ASP)” is the
business entity that operates the SaaS application for
a fee.
LICENSOR hereby agrees to grant and CUSTOMER agrees to
accept a non-exclusive license to use the Software
subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. RIGHT TO USE / RESTRICTIONS ON USE: The
Software is provided in and is licensed for use in
object code form only. CUSTOMER may make copies of the
Software for archival or backup purposes, but any and
all copies must include LICENSOR’s copyright notice,
and are fully subject to the terms of this Agreement.
CUSTOMER may also distribute, integrate, bundle,
sublicense and/or host Software in SaaS applications
hosted by ASPs as long as a valid Software support
plan agreement is in effect. (Absence of a valid
support plan agreement constitutes violation of the
license agreement.) CUSTOMER may not reverse engineer,
disassemble, decompile, translate or otherwise attempt
to create the source code from the Software or create
derivative works of the Software or any portion
thereof, including for reasons of error correction or
interoperability. At CUSTOMER’s request and at
LICENSOR’s election or as may be required by
applicable law, LICENSOR will make commercially
reasonable efforts to make available to CUSTOMER
certain interface specifications so that CUSTOMER may
develop software interfaces to provide
interoperability with the Software. CUSTOMER may not
publish or provide any results of benchmark tests run
on the Software to a third party without LICENSOR’s
prior written consent. CUSTOMER may not rent, lease,
sublicense, assign (except as provided herein), (i)
grant a security interest in or otherwise encumber, or
otherwise transfer rights to the Software. . CUSTOMER
may not bundle Software or a derivative of it as part
of a software development environment such as, but not
limited to, Remoting gateways, SOA servers and
platforms, Business Intelligence software products,
Rich Internet Application frameworks. Note that this
restriction does not prevent developers from loading
Software into an IDE and using it for evaluation or
development purposes. CUSTOMER may not integrate
Software or a derivative of it into a software
infrastructure platform or products such as, but not
limited to: Business Intelligence Servers, Business
Activity Monitoring Servers, EJB Application Servers,
Enterprise Application Integration products, Business
to Business Integration products, Web Services
Platforms, Web Services Management products, Process
Control products, Business Process Automation
products, Process Orchestration products, Distributed
Computing Infrastructure products or platforms,
Messaging Middleware products or Web Server products.
Note that this restriction is targeted at software
infrastructure vendors, and does not prevent
developers from using and bundling Software with
higher level applications that run on these platforms.
CUSTOMER may not use Software or a derivative of it on
a device which is not a standard PC or server.
Examples of such devices include, but are not limited
to, cell phones, PDAs, vehicles, factory controllers,
routers and printers. The CUSTOMER agrees that
CUSTOMER must contact LICENSOR in advance to determine
whether any specific use is prohibited by this
Agreement if the right to use the Software in such
manner is unclear, vague or ambiguous.
2. DURATION: This license provided to CUSTOMER
pursuant to this Agreement shall continue so long as
CUSTOMER is not in breach of this Agreement and uses
the Software in compliance with the Agreement. Should
the CUSTOMER breach any term of this Agreement, this
license shall terminate (without prejudice to
LICENSOR’s right to seek any remedy available pursuant
to this Agreement or otherwise provided by law) and
CUSTOMER agrees to destroy or return all copies of the
Software and all materials provided for or with the
Software upon notification and demand by LICENSOR and
cease using Software in integrated, bundled,
distributed, and hosted SaaS applications.
3. TITLE: LICENSOR retains all proprietary
rights and title to the Software and any
modifications, and no ownership of any part of the
Software is hereby transferred to CUSTOMER.
4. SECURITY/TRADE SECRETS: CUSTOMER understands
and agrees that the Software contains trade secrets
belonging to the LICENSOR, and CUSTOMER is required to
take all reasonable steps to protect its
confidentiality and prevent its piracy. CUSTOMER
acknowledges that the Software is the property of
LICENSOR and contains confidential information.
CUSTOMER agrees that, other than to its employees, it
shall not provide a copy of the Software nor divulge
any details of it to any person without the prior
written consent of the LICENSOR.
5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY:
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT,
LICENSOR SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER OR ANY
THIRD PARTY FOR THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY
FOR NEGLIGENCE. LICENSOR MAKES AND CUSTOMER RECEIVES
NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR
OTHERWISE REGARDING THE SOFTWARE, AND THAT NO
PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION
OF LICENSOR CREATES ANY SUCH WARRANTIES. LICENSOR
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS AND/OR WAIVES ANY WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
CUSTOMER MAY HAVE CERTAIN STATUTORY RIGHTS TO WHICH
THESE EXCLUSIONS DO NOT APPLY. IN NO EVENT WILL
WARRANTIES PROVIDED BY LAW, IF ANY, APPLY UNLESS THEY
ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY BY STATUTE NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR
EXCLUSION BY AGREEMENT. NO DEALER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE
OF LICENSOR IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATIONS,
EXTENSIONS, OR ADDITIONS TO THIS LIMITED WARRANTY.
CUSTOMER is responsible for the selection of the
Software to achieve its intended results, and for the
installation, use and results obtained from the
Software. LICENSOR does not warrant that use of the
Software will be uninterrupted or error free, nor that
program errors will be corrected. CUSTOMER agrees to
assume all risk of loss and damage as a result of its
use of the Software, regardless of any negligence or
representations by LICENSOR.
The Software is not fault-tolerant and is not
designed, manufactured or intended for use or resale
as on-line control equipment in hazardous environments
requiring fail-safe performance, such as in the
operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation
or communication systems, air traffic control, direct
life support machines, or weapons systems, in which
the failure of the Software could lead directly to
death, personal injury, or severe physical or
environmental damage (High Risk Activities).
Accordingly, LICENSOR and its agents, distributors,
partners and/or suppliers specifically disclaim any
express or implied warranty of fitness for High Risk
Activities.
6. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY: The cumulative
liability of LICENSOR to the CUSTOMER for any and all
claims or damages relating to the Software or this
Agreement (regardless of whether such claims sound in
contract, tort, or otherwise) shall not exceed the
total amount of all license fees (excluding support
and maintenance fees) paid to LICENSOR by the CUSTOMER
for the Software.
IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR BE LIABLE TO THE CUSTOMER
FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, MULTIPLE OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST
PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION AND LOST DATA, EVEN IF
LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
POTENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE.
7. TAXES: CUSTOMER agrees to pay (and reimburse
and/or indemnify and protect LICENSOR on request if
LICENSOR is required to pay) any sales, use, value
added (VAT), consumption or other tax (excluding any
tax on LICENSOR’s net income) or other fee or charge
of any kind or nature that is levied or imposed by any
governmental authority on CUSTOMER’s use or license of
the Software.
8. INDEMNIFICATION:
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GENERAL INDEMNITY: CUSTOMER shall indemnify,
protect, defend (at LICENSOR’s exclusive option and
direction) and hold LICENSOR, its officers, employees,
servants, agents, distributors, resellers, partners,
successors and assigns, harmless from and against all
claims, liabilities, losses, judgments, actions,
administrative proceedings, costs, penalties, fines,
damages and expenses (including, but not limited to,
attorneys’ fees, consultants’ fees, court costs and
any other expenses) (collectively the "Claims"),
including, without limitation, claims for any type of
monetary or economic damages (of any kind or nature),
bodily injury, harm, sickness, disease and death,
claims based on strict liability and claims for
property loss or any other damage, to the extent
arising from: (i) the negligence, acts or omissions of
CUSTOMER, its employees, contractors, subcontractors,
servants or agents related to, or arising from, this
Agreement or the Software; (ii) the misuse of the
Software by CUSTOMER, its employees, contractors,
subcontractors, servants or agents; (iii) the failure
of CUSTOMER its employees, contractors,
subcontractors, servants or agents, to comply with the
applicable laws and regulations regarding or relating
to the use of the Software; or (iv) breach by
CUSTOMER, its employees, contractors, subcontractors,
servants or agents of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. If any Claims are attributable (or alleged
to be attributable) to both CUSTOMER and LICENSOR,
CUSTOMER agrees, without regard to any concurrent
alleged negligence by, or responsibility of, LICENSOR
(if any) to provide LICENSOR with the indemnification
above, with LICENSOR to comparatively reimburse
CUSTOMER for that portion of the loss or damage which
is attributable to LICENSOR following a final
determination of such comparative responsibility.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNITY: Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, CUSTOMER shall
indemnify, protect, defend (at LICENSOR’s exclusive
option and direction) and hold LICENSOR, its officers,
employees, servants, agents, distributors, resellers,
partners, successors and assigns, harmless from and
against any and all Claims and damages, to the extent
arising from any actual or alleged infringement or
misappropriation of any patent, copyright, trade
secret, trademark, service mark, or other proprietary
or intellectual property rights of any third party
arising from CUSTOMER’s use of the Software
("Intellectual Property Claims"). The foregoing
indemnification for Intellectual Property Claims shall
not apply to the extent such infringement or alleged
infringement arises solely and exclusively from
LICENSOR’s actions or omissions. In such case,
LICENSOR shall defend, indemnify, protect and hold
CUSTOMER and its officers, employees, servants, and
agents, harmless from and against such Intellectual
Property Claims.
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INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES: A party seeking
indemnity hereunder (the "Indemnified Party") shall
promptly notify the other party (the "Indemnifying
Party") in writing of any claim and provide the
Indemnifying Party the facts and related documents
constituting the basis for such claim. The failure by
an Indemnified Party to timely furnish to the
Indemnifying Party any notice or copy required to be
furnished under this Section shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party from any responsibility for the
matters relating to such notice or copy, except to the
extent such failure materially and adversely
prejudices the ability of the Indemnifying Party to
defend such matter. The Indemnified Party will give
the Indemnifying Party authority, information and
reasonable assistance requested, at the Indemnifying
Party’s expense, necessary to defend or settle such
claim.
9. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS: The Software and
any Documentation are commercial items as that term is
defined in 48 C.F.R. 2.101, as amended, consisting of
commercial computer software and commercial computer
software documentation as such terms are used in 48
C.F.R. 227.7202-1, 227.7202-3 and 227.7202-4, as
amended. If the CUSTOMER hereunder is the U.S.
Government or any agency or department thereof, the
Software and Documentation are licensed hereunder (i)
only as a commercial item, and (ii) with only those
rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Licensor is Midnight Coders, LLC, 6315 Campbell Rd,
Ste 203, Dallas, Texas 75248.
10. EXPORT CONTROL: None of the Software or underlying
information or technology may be downloaded or
otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a
national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, Sudan,
North Korea, Iran, Syria or any other country to which
the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the
U.S. Treasury Departments list of Specially Designated
Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Departments Table of
Denial Orders. By downloading or using the Software,
CUSTOMER agrees to the foregoing and represents and
warrants that it is not located in, under the control
of, or a national or resident of any such country or
on any such list. In addition, CUSTOMER agrees to
comply with all relevant export laws and regulations
of the United States and any local laws in its
jurisdiction that may impact its right to import,
export or use the Software, and represents that it has
complied with any regulations or registration
procedures required by applicable law to make this
license enforceable.
11. MISCELLANEOUS:
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ASSIGNMENT: LICENSOR may assign this Agreement
including any rights hereunder. However, CUSTOMER may
not assign this Agreement or any rights herein without
the prior, written consent of LICENSOR.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, LICENSOR agrees not to
unreasonably withhold such consent should CUSTOMER
seek to assign its rights under this Agreement in the
event of a merger, consolidation, or sale of
substantially all of its assets. In such event,
CUSTOMER must agree not to retain any copies of the
Software or other materials obtained as a result of
this Agreement (which must all be transferred to the
recipient or destroyed) and the recipient must agree
to accept all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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SURVIVAL: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
Sections 6, 7, 8, and 9 shall survive the termination
or expiration of this Agreement.
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PARTIAL INVALIDITY: If any portion of this
Agreement is held invalid, the parties agree that such
invalidity shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Agreement, and the parties
further agree to substitute for the invalid provision
a valid provision that most closely approximates the
economic effect and intent of the invalid provision.
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WAIVER: Failure or delay on the part of either
party to exercise any right, power or privilege or
remedy hereunder shall not constitute a waiver
thereof. A waiver of default shall not operate as a
waiver of any other default or of the same type of
default on future occasions. A waiver by either party
of its rights hereunder shall not be binding unless
contained in a written agreement signed by an
authorized representative of the party waiving its
rights. The non-enforcement or waiver of any provision
on one occasion shall not constitute a waiver of such
provision on any other occasions unless expressly so
agreed in writing.
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ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement represents the
entire understanding between and among the parties
hereto and that it supersedes and displaces any and
all prior understandings, communications, statements,
representations, promises, agreements or otherwise
(regardless of whether in writing or oral) between the
parties with respect to the Software. CUSTOMER
acknowledges and agrees that no oral, written,
express, or implied representations, statements,
promises, warranties, agreements or other inducement
of any nature or sort have been made by LICENSOR to
induce CUSTOMER to execute this Agreement other than
as is expressly set forth herein. CUSTOMER
acknowledges and agrees that any representations or
communications inconsistent with or in addition to,
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall not
be binding upon LICENSOR and shall have no
applicability hereunder and that agents, employees, or
representatives of LICENSOR do NOT have the authority
to make any representations or promises regarding the
Software. CUSTOMER also acknowledges and understands
that this Agreement may not be modified except in
writing signed by an officer of LICENSOR.
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ATTORNEYS’ FEES: In the event of litigation arising
from or related to this Agreement, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to recover all reasonable
attorney’s fees, expert’s fees, and costs.
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GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE: The validity of this
Agreement and the rights, obligations and relations of
the parties hereunder shall be determined under the
substantive laws of the State of Texas and United
States of America without giving effect to the
principles of conflict or choice of law of the state.
The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the U.N.
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of
Goods shall not apply to this Agreement. The venue for
any dispute relating to or arising from this Agreement
shall solely and exclusively lie in Dallas County,
Texas. CUSTOMER specifically waives any personal
jurisdiction challenge or venue challenge to any
action brought in Dallas County, Texas and agrees to
be subject to the jurisdiction of Texas courts.
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WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL: CUSTOMER acknowledges and
agrees to waive any and all rights to a jury trial and
that any legal dispute filed by the parties relating
to the Software or this Agreement shall be submitted
to the Judge of any court of competition jurisdiction
in Dallas County, Texas. CUSTOMER also acknowledges
and agrees that, in the event of any breach by
CUSTOMER of its obligations hereunder, LICENSOR may
seek injunctive or other equitable relief in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
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BINDING EFFECT: This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto,
their heirs, legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, and permitted assigns.
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CONSTRUCTION / ENGLISH LANGUAGE: The parties
acknowledge and agree that the construction and terms
of this Agreement shall not be construed in favor of
or against either Party. CUSTOMER acknowledges that
this Agreement is written in English and that the
parties hereto waive any statute, law, or regulation
that might provide an alternative law or forum or to
have this Agreement written in any language other than
English. The parties agree to exclude the United
Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information
Transactions Act from this Agreement.
Last updated March 13,
2008
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