Common use of Virus Clause in Contracts

Virus. any thing or device (including any software, code, file or programme) which may: prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect the operation of any computer software, hardware or network, any telecommunications service, equipment or network or any other service or device; prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect access to or the operation of any programme or data, including the reliability of any programme or data (whether by re-arranging, altering or erasing the programme or data in whole or part or otherwise); or adversely affect the user experience, including worms, trojan horses, viruses and other similar things or devices. 1.2 Clause, schedule and paragraph headings shall not affect the interpretation of this agreement. 1.3 A person includes an individual, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality). 1.4 A reference to a company shall include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established. 1.5 Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular. 1.6 Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders. 1.7 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as it is in force as at the date of this agreement. 1.8 A reference to a statute or statutory provision shall include all subordinate legislation made as at the date of this agreement under that statute or statutory provision. 1.9 A reference to writing or written includes faxes but not e-mail. 1.10 References to clauses and schedules are to the clauses and schedules of this agreement; references to paragraphs are to paragraphs of the relevant schedule to this agreement.

Virus. any thing or device (including any software, code, file file or programme) which may: prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect the operation of any computer software, hardware or network, any telecommunications service, equipment or network or any other service or device; prevent, impair or otherwise adversely affect access to or the operation of any programme or data, including the reliability of any programme or data (whether by re-arranging, altering or erasing the programme or data in whole or part or otherwise); or adversely affect the user experience, including worms, trojan horses, viruses and other similar things or devices. 1.2 Clause, schedule and paragraph headings shall not affect the interpretation of this agreement. 1.3 A person includes an individual, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality). 1.4 A reference to a company shall include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established. 1.5 Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular. 1.6 Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders. 1.7 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as it is in force as at the date of this agreement. 1.8 A reference to a statute or statutory provision shall include all subordinate legislation made as at the date of this agreement under that statute or statutory provision. 1.9 A reference to writing or written includes faxes but not e-mail. 1.10 References to clauses and schedules are to the clauses and schedules of this agreement; references to paragraphs are to paragraphs of the relevant schedule to this agreement.