Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability A. NONE OF THE PLAN, THE AGREEMENT, WAIVER OR ANY OF THE PLAN BENEFITS IS AN INSURANCE POLICY OR A CONTRACT OF INSURANCE OR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OR SERVICE CONTRACT.
B. USE OF THE PLAN AND ANY OF THE PLAN BENEFITS IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE PLAN BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.
C. PROTECTCELL AND ALL OF ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND AGENTS, AND THE AUTHORIZED DEALER (“PROTECTCELL ENTITIES”) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE PLAN AND ANY OF THE PLAN BENEFITS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON- INFRINGEMENT.
D. PROTECTCELL ENTITIES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT (i) THE PLAN WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE PLAN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR (iii) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU FROM AGREEMENT IN THE PLAN WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
E. PROTECTCELL ENTITIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF PROTECTCELL ENTITIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE PLAN OR ANY BENEFITS THEREOF; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED VIA THE USE THE PLAN; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF THE PLAN’S DATA; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE PLAN.
F. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY 19.1. Subject to the provisions of the relevant laws that are applicable in the Republic of Cyprus from time to time:
a) AM CY and any Affiliates make no warranties either expressly or impliedly as to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or otherwise (including as to accuracy, availability, completeness or quality), with respect to any services offered by virtue of the Agreement, including, without limitation, AM CY’s trading platform;
b) AM CY and its Affiliates are excluded from all liability in contract or otherwise relating to or resulting from use of any service to be provided under this Agreement and for any loss incurred by you directly or indirectly without limitation as a result of or arising out of:
i. any inaccuracy, error or delay in or omission from any information provided to you under this Agreement;
ii. any delays or failures or inaccuracies, or loss of access to, the provision of a service to you including, without limitation, any delay, failure or inaccuracy in, or the loss of access to, the trading platform or in respect of the transmission of orders, instructions or any other information;
iii. any misinterpretation of your order or instructions which are unclear, ambiguous, or not specific; or
iv. a service disruption event.
19.2. AM CY and its Affiliates are not liable in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise for any loss of prospective profits or expenses or special, indirect or consequential damages resulting from the supply of a service and the provision of custodial or depository services (as and if applicable).
19.3. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you release, discharge and indemnify and agree to keep AM CY, its Affiliates and their directors, officers, employees, associates, agents and representatives as well as their affiliates indemnified from and against all claims arising out of:
a) any default, whether by your act or omission under this Agreement or any order, instruction or transaction;
b) any breach by you of any applicable law;
c) any representation or warranty made or given by you under this Agreement proven to be untrue or incorrect;
d) any error, omission, fraud, malfeasance, negligence, misappropriation or criminal act or omission by you or by any of your clients, employees, agents or authorised persons, consultants or servants;
e) any failure of any of your computer or electronic systems or networks to perform, be available or successfully transmit data to AM CY, or any error or inadequacy in the data or information input into such systems or networks by you;
f) any delays in processing any order or instruction including, for instance, as a result of systems or market delays, or due to verification procedures or unauthorised processes or due to call waiting time or adherence to internal policies and procedures;
g) anything lawfully done by AM CY in accordance with, pursuant or incidental to this Agreement;
h) any instruction, request or direction given by you;
i) by reason of AM CY complying with any direction, request or requirement of applicable law, any financial market, any government body or any regulatory body having jurisdiction over AM CY; j) arising from and in connection with or in any way related to AM CY in good faith accepting and acting on instructions received by facsimile transmission, email or by other means which are signed by or purported to be signed by you or any authorised person;
k) arising out of AM CY’s observance of this Agreement; or
l) payable in connection with the acquisition of any financial product or in relation to any calls or demands for payments (including unpaid capital) in respect of them.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification State Street shall be held to a standard of reasonable care in carrying out its duties under this Agreement. State Street shall be responsible for the performance of only such duties as are set forth in this Agreement and, except as otherwise provided under Section XVI, shall have no responsibility for the actions or activities of any other party, including other service providers. State Street shall have no liability for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss or damage resulting from the performance or nonperformance of its duties hereunder unless caused by or resulting from the negligence, reckless misconduct, willful malfeasance or lack of good faith of State Street, its officers or employees and, in such event, such liability will be subject to the limitations set forth in Section XIII herein. STATE STREET SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS’ FEES) IN ANY WAY DUE TO THE TRUST’S USE OF THE SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN OR THE PERFORMANCE OF OR FAILURE TO PERFORM STATE STREET’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. This disclaimer applies without limitation to claims regardless of the form of action, whether in contract (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise and regardless of whether such damages are foreseeable. The Trust, or, if applicable, the relevant Portfolio, will indemnify and hold harmless State Street and its stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, and representatives (collectively, the “Trust Indemnified Persons”) for, and will pay to the Trust Indemnified Persons the amount of, any actual and direct damages, whether or not involving a third-party claim (collectively, the “Damages”), arising from or in connection with (i) any act or omission by State Street (or any of its affiliates) pursuant to this Agreement which does not constitute negligence, reckless misconduct, willful malfeasance or lack of good faith in fulfilling the terms and obligations of this Agreement, (ii) any act or omission by the Trust (or any of its affiliates) which constitutes a breach of any representation, warranty, term, or obligation contained in this Agreement, or (iii) any act or omission by the Trust (or any of its affiliates) which constitutes negligence, reckless misconduct, willful malfeasance, or lack of good faith in fulfilling the terms and obligations of this Agreement. The remedies provided in this paragraph are not exclusive of or limit any other remedies that may be available to State Street or any other Trust Indemnified Person. State Street will indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, and its respective shareholders, trustees, directors, officers, agents, and representatives (collectively, the “State Street Indemnified Persons”) for, and will pay to the State Street Indemnified Persons the amount of, any Damages, arising from or in connection with (i) any act or omission by State Street (or any of its affiliates) which constitutes a breach of any representation, warranty, term, or obligation contained in this Agreement or (ii) any act or omission by State Street (or any of its affiliates) which constitutes negligence, reckless misconduct, willful malfeasance, or lack of good faith in fulfilling the terms and obligations of this Agreement; provided, however, that State Street shall not be required to provide indemnification for damages arising from errors caused by inaccurate prices received from independent pricing services and reasonably relied upon by State Street. In the event that State Street is required to provide indemnification under this Section XII, its liability shall be limited as described under Section XIII below. The remedies provided in this paragraph are not exclusive of or limit any other remedies that may be available to the Trust or any other State Street Indemnified Person. The indemnification and limitation of liability contained herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Exclusion of Liability and Indemnity 7.1 Nothing in this clause 7 shall restrict or exclude liability of HKEX-IS or the Licensee in respect of death or personal injury resulting from negligence.
7.2 Subject to the foregoing, none of HKEX-IS, the Exchanges, any other member of the HKEX Group or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable to the Licensee or any person claiming through the Licensee in respect of consequential, economic or any other loss or damage arising from any act or omission, mistake, delay, interruption, arising from or in connection with (a) the collection, use or transmission of the Information by or to the Licensee or (b) the Information being inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading or (c) any other services to be provided by them pursuant to this Agreement, except to the extent of the wilful default, gross negligence or fraud of HKEX-IS, the Exchanges or any other member of the HKEX Group. Further the Licensee undertakes not to institute or attempt or threaten to institute any proceedings in any jurisdiction in or outside Hong Kong against HKEX-IS, the Exchanges, any other member of the HKEX Group or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents for recovery of any of the aforesaid loss suffered by the Licensee or by any other person or otherwise to maintain any claim against HKEX-IS, the Exchanges, any member of the HKEX Group or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents for or in respect of any of the aforesaid loss, provided that the Licensee shall not be precluded from instituting proceedings in the event of the wilful default, gross negligence or fraud of HKEX-IS, the Exchanges or any other member of the HKEX Group.
7.3 Subject to clause 7.1, the Licensee shall at all times hereafter indemnify and keep HKEX-IS, the Exchanges, all other members of the HKEX Group and all of their directors, officers, employees or agents effectively indemnified on demand against and in respect of all liabilities, economic or other losses, damages, costs, claims, suits, demands, fees and expenses of whatsoever nature which may be incurred by HKEX-IS, the Exchanges, any other member of the HKEX Group or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents towards or in relation to any person or which may be taken, made or claimed against HKEX-IS, the Exchanges, any other member of the HKEX Group or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents by any person as a result of or in connection with or arising out of any act, omission, mistake, delay or interruption, on the part of the Licensee, or on the part of HKEX-IS, the Exchanges, any other member of the HKEX Group or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents in relation to this Agreement, including (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) acts or omissions in respect of or in connection with or arising out of the collection, use or transmission of the Information by or to the Licensee or arising from the Information being inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading, except to the extent of the wilful default, gross negligence or fraud of HKEX-IS, the Exchanges, any other member of the HKEX Group or any of their directors, officers, employees or agents.
7.4 The Licensee agrees to the exclusion of liability and indemnity under this clause 7 in favour of HKEX- IS, the Exchanges, other members of the HKEX Group and any of their directors, officers, employees or agents in consideration of the Exchanges consenting to HKEX-IS entering into this Agreement. For
7.5 HKEX-IS shall not be obliged to procure the supply of Third Party Content nor shall it ensure the accuracy, timeliness, reliability and completeness of any Third Party Content.
Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitation of Liability LESSEE UNDERSTANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ROCRENTS IS NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT NOR THE AGENT OF THE MANUFACTURER. ROCRENTS MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRIESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING AS TO THE MERCHANTABILTY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SUITBILITY FOR INTENDED USE, DESIGN, OR WORKMANSHIP OF THE EQUIPMTENT. LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, EXCEPT FOR ANY WARRANTY PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE EQUIPMENT, THE EQUIPMENT IS BEING RENTED TO LESSEE ON AN “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO CONDITION AND WITHOUT ANY RECOURSE WHATSOEVER TO ROCRENTS. LESSEE FURTHER ACKOWLEDGES THAT IT IS RELYING SOLELY ON ITS OWN EXAMINATION OF THE EQUIPMENT AND IS NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, FROM ROCRENTS. CUTOMER HEREBY EXPRESSLY ASSUMES THE RISK OF, AND RELEASES AND WIAVERS ANY AND ALL RIGHTS THAT IT MAY HAVE AGAINST ROCRENTS FOR, ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES AND DAMAGES, INCLUDING INCIDENTIAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, CAUSED BY, RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE EQUIPMENT, THE OPERATION OR USE OF THE EQUIPMENT, ANY DEFECT IN OR FAILURE OF THE EQUIPMENT, AND/OR ROCRENTS'S FAILURE TO PRESENT OR DELIVER THE EQUIPMENT.
Warranties Limitation of Liability The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Services in a good and workmanlike manner in accordance with the sound and prudent practices of providers of similar services. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE, THE COMPANY MAKES NO (AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS AND NEGATES ANY AND ALL) WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO ANY OF THE PERSONS RECEIVING ANY SERVICES OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY ERROR IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PERSON PROVIDING SUCH SERVICE, ITS AFFILIATES OR OTHERS MAY BE WHOLLY, CONCURRENTLY, PARTIALLY OR SOLELY NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE AT FAULT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SUCH EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARE PAID BY THE PARTY INCURRING SUCH DAMAGES TO A PERSON THAT IS NOT A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 2.05 WILL SURVIVE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability THE APPLICATION AND THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, INTERMEDIA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL INTERMEDIA BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE APPLICATION OR THE SERVICE, EVEN IF INTERMEDIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL INTERMEDIA’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS XXXX EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU FOR THE APPLICATION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Indemnification Limitation of Liability This Section 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
a. The Participant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor, Trust, Funds, Transfer Agent and their respective subsidiaries, Affiliated Persons, directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person, if any, who controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (each a “Participant-Indemnified Party”) from and against any loss, liability, cost and expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, collectively “Losses”) incurred by such Participant-Indemnified Party as a result of (i) any breach by the Participant of any provision of this Agreement; (ii) any failure on the part of the Participant to perform any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement; (iii) any failure by the Participant to comply with applicable Law; (iv) representations by any Distributor-Indemnified Party or any Participant Client about the Shares or any Participant-Indemnified Party (including the Trust and/or Fund(s)) that is not included in the Trust’s then-current Prospectus; (v) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Section 8.b Materials or any alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading to the extent that such statement or omission relates to the Shares or any Participant-Indemnified Party unless, in either case, such representation, statement or omission was included by the Participant at the written direction of the Trust or the Distributor or taken verbatim (in context and without omission) from the Prospectus or marketing material approved by the Distributor and the Trust; and (vi) actions of such Participant-Indemnified Party in reliance upon any instructions issued to the Trust, the Distributor or the Transfer Agent reasonably believed by any of them to be genuine and to have been given by the Participant or an Authorized Person. The foregoing shall not apply to any Losses incurred by any Participant-Indemnified Party arising out of any Participant-Indemnified Party’s own fraud, bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder.
b. The Distributor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Participant, its respective subsidiaries, Affiliated Persons, directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person, if any, who controls such persons within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (each a “Distributor-Indemnified Party”) from and against any Losses incurred by such Distributor-Indemnified Party as a result of (i) any breach by the Distributor of any provision of this Agreement; (ii) any failure on the part of the Distributor to perform any of its obligations set forth in this Agreement; (iii) any failure by the Distributor to comply with applicable Law; (iv) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus or any alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, other than any statement made or omitted in reliance upon information provided to the Distributor, the Trust or any other person on behalf of the Trust or the Fund by a Distributor-Indemnified Party in writing and (v) actions of such Distributor-Indemnified Party in reliance upon any instructions reasonably believed by the Participant to be genuine and to have been given by the Distributor. The foregoing shall not apply to any Losses incurred by any Distributor-Indemnified Party arising out of any Distributor-Indemnified Party’s own fraud, bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties hereunder.
c. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the Fund will not indemnify the Participant for any violations of the U.S. federal or state securities laws (or other applicable Law) committed by the Participant through its failure to deliver a Prospectus in connection with the offer or sale of Shares and for any oral or written representation or warranty by Participant that is not contained in the Prospectus.
d. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Participant, Distributor, Trust or Transfer Agent shall be liable to each other for any Losses under this Agreement arising out of (i) mistakes or errors in data provided in connection with Orders, except for data provided by the other or (ii) mistakes or errors by or out of interruptions or delays of communications with a service provider to the Trust.
e. Each of the Participant, Distributor and Transfer Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are expressly set forth herein, or expressly incorporated herein by reference, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement.
f. In the absence of fraud, bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or reckless disregard on its part, neither the Distributor nor the Transfer Agent, whether acting directly or through agents or attorneys, shall be liable for any action taken or omitted, or for any error of judgment made, in the performance of their duties hereunder.
g. In no event shall any Party be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. In no event shall any Party be liable under this Agreement to another Party for the acts or omissions of the CNS Clearing Process, DTC, NSCC, the Custodian or any securities depository, clearing corporation, exchange or communications service.
h. None of the Distributor, the Transfer Agent or the Trust shall be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations or those of its agents under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation: acts of God; earthquakes; extreme weather events, including blizzards, hurricanes, tornados thunder storms, fires and floods; wars; civil or military disturbances; blackouts; terrorism; breakdowns in communications systems; riots; loss or malfunction of utilities or computer or internet services; labor disputes; acts of any civil, military or governmental authority.
i. Neither the Transfer Agent nor the Distributor shall be required to advance, expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur or become exposed to financial liability in the performance of its duties hereunder.
Indemnity and Limitation of Liability (I) The IPTV Operator shall without any limitations as to time period or amounts keep and hold ZEEL and its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents fully indemnified and harmless against all claims, suits, actions, proceedings, causes of action, damages, awards, liabilities, costs and/or expenses of any kind (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of any misrepresentation or fraud committed by the IPTV Operator, or actual or threatened breach of any terms of this Agreement by the IPTV Operator (including but not limited to breach of any representation and warranty provided by the IPTV Operator to ZEEL).
(II) It is expressly understood and agreed between the Parties that ZEEL shall have no liability or obligation whatsoever under this Agreement, towards the IPTV Operator, the Subscribers or any other person or Governmental Authority, arising from and/or in respect of:
(a) any defect in any Equipment (including without limitation IRDs / Viewing Cards) attributable to or resulting from any unauthorized/improper use, tampering, negligence or failure to follow ZEEL's instruction, or any use of the Equipment with any apparatus or Equipment not authorized by ZEEL, in which event ZEEL shall not be under any obligation to provide IPTV Operator with any other Equipment;
(b) any inaction or default on the part of the IPTV Operator, its distributor or installer;
(c) any delay or failure in the performance of this Agreement caused by any reason or event beyond the control of ZEEL;
(d) deactivation, disconnection, interruption of the Zee Group Channels or termination of this Agreement by ZEEL in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever (including without limitation on account of non-payment of Subscription Fee by the IPTV Operator or on account of any other breach of this Agreement by the IPTV Operator); or
(e) failure on the part of the IPTV Operator to maintain the licenses and approvals required under applicable Law.
(III) The IPTV Operator undertakes that it shall be solely responsible for dealings with the Subscribers and shall be liable for any claims, actions, demands or proceedings by the Subscribers arising out of the actions or omissions of IPTV Operator. Nothing in this Agreement or the contract(s) executed between the Subscriber and the IPTV Operator shall entitle the Subscriber to receive the Zee Group Channels from ZEEL or create any direct relationship between the Subscriber and ZEEL.
(IV) ZEEL shall not be liable to the IPTV Operator, any Subscriber or to any other Person, whether under contract, tort or otherwise, for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages or for any lost profits, business, revenues or goodwill arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the provision of the Channels or inability to provide the same whether or not due to suspension, interruption or termination of the Channels or for any inconvenience, disappointment due to deprival of any programme or information whether attributable to any negligent act or omission or otherwise.
(V) Without prejudice to the foregoing, the maximum aggregate liability of ZEEL for proven and awarded direct damages or losses that may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement shall not exceed the Subscription Fees under this Agreement paid by the IPTV Operator to ZEEL in any given Financial Year.
Standard of Care, Limitation of Liability and Indemnification (a) The Sub-Adviser shall exercise its best judgment in rendering the services under this Agreement. The Sub-Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust, the Adviser or the Fund, or affiliated persons of the Adviser or the Fund (collectively, the "Adviser Indemnitees") in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates except a loss resulting from the Sub-Adviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties, under this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to protect or purport to protect the Sub-Adviser against any liability to the Adviser Indemnitees for, and the Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser Indemnitees from, any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and liabilities (including reasonable attorney's fees) to which any of the Adviser Indemnitees may become subject arising out of or resulting from (i) the Sub-Adviser causing the Fund to be in violation of any applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation or any investment policy or restriction set forth in the Fund's current Registration Statement or the most current written guidelines, policies or instruction provided in writing by the Board or the Adviser, (ii) the Sub-Adviser causing the Fund to fail to satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 2(i) hereof, (iii) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, proxy materials, reports, advertisements, sales literature, or other materials pertaining to the Sub-Adviser or the Portfolio managed by the Sub-Adviser or the omission to state therein a material fact known to the Sub-Adviser that was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Adviser or the Trust by the Sub-Adviser for use therein, or (iv) a breach of this Agreement by the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust and the Fund from any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and liabilities (including reasonable attorney's fees) to which either the Trust or the Fund may become subject directly arising out of or resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty by the Sub-Adviser under Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act with respect to the receipt of compensation for its services under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or limitation of rights that the Trust or the Fund may have under federal or state securities laws.
(b) The Sub-Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Trust Instrument or other organizational document of the Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Fund arising in connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Fund and its assets, and the Sub-Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from any other fund of the Trust or the shareholders or any individual shareholder of the Fund. Nor shall the Sub-Adviser seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the trustees of the Trust (each, a "Trustee" and, together, the "Trustees") or any individual Trustee or any officers.
(c) As used in this Section 6, the term "Sub-Adviser" shall include any officers, directors, employees, independent contractors or other affiliates of the Sub-Adviser performing services with respect to the Fund.
(d) The Adviser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Sub-Adviser from and against any and all claims, losses, expenses, obligations and liabilities (including reasonable attorney's fees) to which the Sub-Adviser may become subject directly arising out of or resulting from, the Adviser's willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
