CARRIER SERVICES AGREEMENT SWITCHED SERVICE
Exhibit
10.7
SWITCHED
SERVICE
THIS
AGREEMENT by and between, APEXTALK Inc, a California Corporation with its
principal place of business located at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX
00000. (hereinafter referred to as "APEXTALK") which expression shall include
its successors and permitted assigns and any affiliates and GYPO Media Ltd a BVI
Company with its principal place of business located at 211F., New World Tower
1, 00 Xxxxx'x Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx (hereinafter referred to as
"Customer").
RECITALS
APEXTALK
is in the business of providing wholesale international telecommunications
services. Customer desires to purchase, and APEXTALK desires to sell to
Customer, such services, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement.
ACCORDINGLY,
in consideration of the promises herein contained and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto mutually agree as follows.
ARTICLE
1
PROVISION
OF SERVICES
1.1
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Purchases
and Sale of Services. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Customer agrees to purchase from APEXTALK and APEXTALK agrees
to sell to Customer, switched international telecommunications services to
the points, at the rates, and under the terms and conditions set forth in
Addendum "A" hereto ("Services").
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1.2
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Representations.
APEXTALK represents to Customer that it will maintain during the terms of
the Agreement all licenses, approvals and other authorizations necessary
or appropriate to provide the Services under this
Agreement.
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1.3
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Resale
of Services. All Services provided under this Agreement are
provided for resale to Customer's subscribers. Customer is solely
responsible for billing and collection from its subscribers. Customer is
solely responsible for obtaining and maintaining all licenses, approvals
and other authorizations necessary or appropriate for the resale of
Services to its subscribers. Customer represents to APEXTALK that it has
and will maintain during the term of this Agreement all such licenses,
approvals and authorizations.
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1.4
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Customer
Pays to Connect. Customer will be responsible for all connection
and other expenses, and will provide, operate, and maintain transmission
facilities required to link its domestic telephone network with APEXTALK's
international gateway switch.
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ARTICLE
2
TERM
AND TERMINATION
2.1
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Term.
This Agreement shall commence on April 1st 2008 (the "Effective Date") and
shall continue for one (1) year from the Effective Date or until the date
listed on Addendum "A", whichever is longer. This Agreement shall
automatically continue beyond the Termination Date on a month-tomonth
basis unless terminated by either party upon thirty (30) days prior
written notice or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement. APEXTALK has the right to terminate at any time upon 30
days written notice, or as otherwise provided
herein.
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2.2
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Termination.
This Agreement shall terminate prior to the expiration of its then-current
term upon the happening of any of the following events upon the election
of the non-breaching party as to 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.2.7 and
2.2.8, or by the terms of 2.2.5, 2.2.6 and
2.2.9.
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2.2.1
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A
material breach of this Agreement by either party or the breaching party
fails to cure the breach within ten (10) calendar days after notice of the
breach from the non-breaching
party.
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2.2.2
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing Section 2.2.1, a failure by Customer to pay any amounts due
to APEXTALK under this Agreement after two (2) days from the due date,
upon notice of nonpayment from APEXTALK and failure of Customer to pay the
amount due within 24 hours, will have the result that APEXTALK may, upon
24 hours advance notice in writing to the Customer via either courier,
email or facsimile transmission, and without incurring any liability,
discontinue the furnishing of service to the
Customer.
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2.2.3
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Either
party ceases doing business as a going concern, makes and assignment for
the benefit of creditors, admits in writing its inability to pay debts as
they become due, files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, is adjudicated
bankrupt or insolvent, seeks reorganization, arrangement, composition,
adjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar arrangement under any
statute, law or regulation or consents to or acquiesces in the appointment
of a trustee, receiver, or liquidator for all or any substantial part of
its assets or properties, or its shareholders attempt to dissolve or
liquidate.
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2.2.4
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A
petition in bankruptcy is filed against either party or, without the
party's consent or acquiescence, a trustee, receiver or liquidator of it
or of all or any substantial part of its assets and properties is
appointed.
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2.2.5
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Immediately
upon a determination by any governmental authority with jurisdiction over
the parties that the provision of the Services under this Agreement is
contrary to existing laws, rules or
regulations.
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2.2.6
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Upon
thirty (30) days prior written notice that, in the reasonable judgment of
APEXTALK, the passage or adoption of any law, rule, or regulation will
make it materially more expensive or difficult to provide the Services
under this Agreement.
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2.2.7
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After
thirty (30) days, if APEXTALK fails to provide the Services to Customer in
accordance with industry standards, the Customer shall notify APEXTALK in
writing of its concerns and allow a reasonable amount of time for APEXTALK
to resolve such Service issues. If issues remain unresolved after an
additional thirty (30) day period, the Customer may terminate the
Agreement.
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2.2.8
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By
the mutual consent of the parties.
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2.3
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Consequences
of Expiration or Termination. Upon the expiration or termination of
this Agreement for any reasons, APEXTALK shall immediately cease providing
Services to Customer. All amounts due to APEXTALK from Customer shall
become due and payable immediately upon such expiration or termination. In
addition, the non-breaching party shall have any other rights as are
available in law or equity. Notwithstanding the expiration or termination
of this Agreement for any reason, the provisions of Articles 4, 5 and 6
shall continue to apply.
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2.4
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Right
to Change Rate. APEXTALK shall have the right to modify the rates
and conditions set forth in Addendum A and the other Addendums (price
lists) at any time, but shall give the Customer at least Five (5) days
prior notice. Customer may terminate service to the country affected by an
increase (and that country only) of rate via written notice within five
(5) working days. All other countries will remain governed by the terms of
this Agreement and Addendum "A".
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2.5
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Termination
Upon Illegal Use. If Customer uses the International Long Distance Service
for any unlawful
purpose or in any unlawful manner, APEXTALK may terminate this
Agreement.
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In the
event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article 2, Customer shall receive
a refund of any unused portion of its deposit based on final reconciliation of
service through the termination date. APEXTALK shall be paid in full for its
services through termination, and for any other funds due APEXTALK by the terms
of this Agreement, before any refund is made.
ARTICLE
3 PAYMENT TERMS
3.1
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Invoicing.
APEXTALK shall invoice all Service charges, as set forth on Addendum "A",
on a monthly
basis . Payment is due within 14 days following receipt of
invoice.
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3.1.1
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Invoices
shall be provided by/on electronic mail or by fax or CD-ROM or computer
floppy disk as indicated in Section 6.2, Notices, below, or as otherwise
provided by customer with all necessary usage data to permit Customer to
xxxx its subscribers.
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3.1.2
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Payment
of each invoice shall be in U.S. currency by wire transfer to APEXTALK's
account at its bank in accordance with instructions provided to Customer
by APEXTALK, attached hereto as Addendum
B.
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3.2
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Taxes.
The prices in this agreement do not include any applicable federal, state,
or local taxes. Unless Customer is exempt, Customer shall pay such taxes
upon receipt of an itemized invoice. Such taxes, duties and charges shall
be separately stated on the invoice and shall be paid directly to APEXTALK
at the same time as all other charges set forth on the invoice. If
Customer claims any exemption from such taxes, it shall provide APEXTALK
with a valid tax exemption certificate or other
evidence reasonable satisfactory to APEXTALK that Customer is not subject
to such taxes, duties or
charges.
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3.3
Payment
Security.
3.3.1
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APEXTALK
submits an invoice to customer each month, covering charges for the
previous month. Customer shall make payment by (l) Cash or (2) Wire
transfer to APEXTALK within 14 days. If payment is not received on or
before the Due Date, APEXTALK will notify customer via fax. Customer will
then have one additional day to wire transfer funds to APEXTALK. Should
funds not be received by APEXTALK by due date, APEXTALK may terminate
service to customer and recover any unpaid amounts from the LOC or
repayment. Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any
reason, APEXTALK shall have the right to offset against the security any
amounts owed to it by Customer whether or not such amounts are in dispute
and shall remit the balance of any security promptly to Customer, without
interest. Any disputed amounts shall be resolved in the manner set forth
in Section 3.4 below.
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3.3.2
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Customer
is solely responsible for establishing and collecting its charges for
services it offers its customers/subscribers utilizing APEXTALK' s carrier
network and for preparing and mailing invoices to its customers. Customer
is responsible for payment of the total invoice amount from APEXTALK
regardless of whether Customer is paid for those calls by its customers.
All discounts, rebates or commissions paid to its agents or subscribers
are the responsibility of the
Customer.
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3.4
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Disputed
Charges. If Customer in good faith disputes the amount or
appropriateness of a charge included in an invoice from APEXTALK, customer
shall pay the undisputed service in full amount upon due date. If not,
APEXTALK has the right to terminate the services. A difference of less
than 2% in traffic minutes is regarded as acceptable and is not subject to
disputing. Customer shall notify APEXTALK in writing and provide
supporting documentation establishing such claim. Short calls are deemed
to be completed calls and are not subject to dispute. Short calls are
calls that are less than thirty (30) seconds in length. Such documentation
supporting disputed charges shall include a detailed analysis showing the
difference between the specific invoice amount and the Customer's specific
asserted amount. A summary of the disputed charges will not be accepted.
Customer shall further provide all information reasonably requested by
APEXTALK including, but not limited to, CDR's to resolve the dispute. Such
notification shall not relieve Customer of the obligation to make all
payments, including the amounts disputed, by the due date as set forth in
this Agreement. Any resolutions made by APEXTALK in favor of Customer will
be credited to Customer's next invoice. Failure to contest a charge within
thirty (30) days of the date of the invoice shall create an irrefutable
presumption of' the correctness of the charge. APEXTALK will exercise
reasonable due diligence in the review and remedy to cure all disputes
within thirty (30) days of receipt of said written notification. Any
amounts determined to be in error will be credited against the next
month's invoice. In the event that the dispute cannot be resolved within
thirty (30) days of submission either party may call for arbitration in
accordance with paragraph 6.6
below.
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3.5
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Billing
Increments. All traffic shall be billed with 6/6 second increment,
accumulated and rounded up to the nearest
minute.
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3.6
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Other
Rates and Charges. APEXTALK shall terminate all traffic delivered
to its switch by Customer for the destination listed on Addendum "A". Any
international cellular exchange or termination point that is not included
on Addendum "A" that is sent to APEXTALK by Customer and which APEXTALK is
able to terminate, shall be invoiced at a commercially reasonable rate.
Customer shall not run intrastate traffic through APEXTALK's switch.
Customer shall also be responsible for payment of local loop access
facility charges pursuant to Section 1.4 above. Such charges shall be
invoiced one month in advance of the installation of such facilities and
on a monthly basis thereafter, regardless of whether service is initiated,
if such charges, contrary to Section 1.4 above, are billed through
APEXTALK
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ARTICLE
4
LIABILITY
4.1
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Service
Interruptions and Outages. APEXTALK shall not be liable for
interruptions or outages in the provision of Services to Customer caused
by or resulting from any act of God, flood, earthquake, storm, lightning,
fire, epidemic, war, outbreak of hostilities (whether or not war is
declared), riot, strikes or other labor unrest, civil disturbance,
sabotage, mechanical failures, fiber or cable cut accidents, defects in
transmission, expropriation by governmental authorities, interruptions by
regulatory or judicial authorities or other acts or events that are
outside the reasonable control of APEXTALK In the event of interruptions
or outages of Services as a result of mechanical failures, fiber or cable
cut, accidents, defects in transmission or interruptions by regulatory or
judicial authorities that are caused by the acts or omissions of APEXTALK
or its representatives. APEXTALK's liability shall be limited to a
reduction of Customer's monthly minimum requirement or any other recurring
charge pro rata of the number of days of interruption or outages of
Services during such month.
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4.2
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Damages.
In no event will APEXTALK be liable, for indirect, consequential special,
incidental or punitive damages, lost profits, lost revenue, loss of
Customers goodwill or loss of an opportunity of any kind whatsoever.
Customer shall indemnify APEXTALK and hold it harmless from any costs,
expenses, attorney's fees or any liability whatsoever incurred because of
a claim made against APEXTALK by Customer of any of its
customers/subscribers for which it is not liable under the terms of this
Agreement.
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4.3
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Limited
Warranty. APEXTALK WARRANTS TO CUSTOMER ONLY THAT IT WELL PROVIDE
THE SAME QUALITY OF LONG DISTANCE SERVICE IT PROVIDES TO ITS OTHER
CUSTOMERS
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4.4
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Fraudulent
Calls. APEXTALK shall not be liable for any fraudulent calls
processed by APEXTALK and billed to Customer's account. APEXTALK shall
notify Customer promptly of any fraudulent calling of which APEXTALK has
actual knowledge, it being understood that APEXTALK is under no obligation
to investigate the authenticity of calls charged to Customer's
account.
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ARTICLE
5
CONFIDENTIALITY
5.1
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Confidentiality.
During the term of this Agreement, the parties may disclose to each other
certain proprietary and/or confidential information. The parties desire to
assure the confidential and proprietary status of any such information
which may be disclosed to each other, and therefore for themselves, their
subsidiaries and affiliates, agree as
follows:
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5.1.1
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All
non-public information disclosed shall be deemed to be confidential and
proprietary. All information contained in this Agreement, including
Addendum "A" hereto, as well as all traffic volume and distribution
information and rate information of APEXTALK given to or learned by
Customer in connection with this Agreement shall be considered
"Proprietary Information" without further act of either
party.
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5.1.2
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Each
party agrees to use the Proprietary Information received from the other
party only for the purpose of this Agreement and shall not reproduce it in
any form or orally communicate it except as required to accomplish the
intent of this Agreement.
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5.1.3
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The
receiving party shall provide at a minimum the same care to avoid
disclosure or unauthorized use of the Propriety Information as it provides
to protect its own proprietary information. It is agreed that all
Proprietary Information shall be retained by the receiving party in a
secure place with access limited to only such of the receiving party's
employees or agents who need to know such information for purposes of this
Agreement
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5.1.4
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All
Proprietary Information shall remain the property of the disclosing party,
shall be used by the receiving party only for the purpose intended and
shall be returned to the disclosing party or destroyed after the receiving
party's need for it has expired or upon the request of the disclosing
party, and, in any event, upon termination of this
Agreement.
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5.1.5
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Each
party agrees not to reveal the terms of this Agreement to any third party
except as contemplated by this Agreement or unless required by law,
provided that any written information describing the relationship of the
parties that one party desires or is obligated to disclose shall first be
disclosed to the other party which shall have an opportunity to object to
such disclosure.
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5.2
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Use
of Name. Each party agrees that, without the other party's written
consent, it will not use the name, service marks or trademarks of the
other party or of any of its affiliated companies in any advertising
publicity releases or sales presentations. Neither party shall take any
action that will in any manner compromise the other party's registered
trademarks or service marks.
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5.3
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Remedies
for Breach. The parties agree that a breach or threatened breach of
the terms of this Article 5 may result in irreparable injury to the
non-breaching party for which a remedy in damages would be inadequate. The
parties agree that in the event of such breach or threatened breach, the
non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek an injunction to prevent the
breach or threatened breach, and the breaching party hereby waives any
defense that an adequate remedy in law exists and acknowledges that such a
breach or threatened breach would result in irreparable injury to the
non-breaching party. Customer hereby agrees to indemnify APEXTALK and hold
it harmless from all costs, expenses and attorneys fees resulting from
Customer's breach of Article 5.
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ARTICLE
6
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1
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Miscellaneous.
This Agreement which includes Addendum "A", (a) constitutes the entire
agreement of the parties and supersedes all previous agreements or
understandings, whether oral or written; (b) may not be amended or
modified except by a written instrument signed by all parties; (c) is
binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective successors, and permitted assigns; (d) may not be assigned
without the prior written consent of the other party, and (e) may be
executed in duplicate originals
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6.2
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Notices.
Any notices, consents or other communications required or permitted under
this Agreement must be in writing and executed by the party giving the
notice or its authorized representative. Any such notice or communication
must he given, and will be deemed to have been duly given, if either (a)
hand delivered by independent courier, or (b) mailed by U.S. first class
mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered, or (c) via facsimile with
return receipt confirmation, in either case to the following addresses
and/or facsimile numbers:
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GYPO
Media Ltd
21/F.,
New World Tower 1,
00
Xxxxx'x Xxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx
Xxxx
Telephone
Number
Facsimile
Number:
Attn:
Xxxxx Xx
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APEXTLAK,
Inc.
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone
Number: 000-000-0000
Facsimile
Number: 000-000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxxx Ma
Xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
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Any
notice given in the manner set forth in this section shall be deemed delivered,
(i) at the time of the actual delivery if delivered by hand, via facsimile, by
courier, or via Email or (ii) five (5) days after mailing, if mailed. Any party
may change its address for the giving of notices by notifying the other party of
the change in the manner set forth in this section. Any such change of address
shall not be effective until five (5) days after receipt of the notice by the
other party, as determined under this section.
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Waiver.
The failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this
Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or remedy, and the
waiver of any violation or breach of this Agreement by a party shall not
constitute a waiver of any prior or subsequent violation or breach. No
waiver under this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and executed
by the waiving party,
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6.4
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Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court or other
government authority to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the validity,
legality or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement
Further, the provision that is determined to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable shall be reformed and
construed
to the extent permitted by law so that it will be valid, legal and
enforceable to the maximum extent
possible.
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6.5
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Headings.
The headings used in this Agreement are included for the convenience of
the parties for reference purposes only and are not to he used in
construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
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6.6
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Governing
Law and Expedited Dispute Resolution. This Agreement shall be
governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
California without regard to choice of law principles. Any dispute arising
out of or related to this Agreement, which cannot be resolved by
negotiation, shall be settled by binding arbitration through the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") in accordance with the J.A.M.S/ENDISPUTE
Arbitration Rules and procedures ("Undisputed Rules"), as amended by this
Agreement. The costs of arbitration, including the fee of the arbitrator,
shall be shared equally by the Parties unless the arbitration award
provides otherwise. Each Party shall bear the cost of preparing and
presenting its case. The Parties agree that this provision and the
arbitrator's authority to grant relief shall be subject to the United
States Arbitration Act. 9 U.S.C. 116 et seq. ("USAA"), the provisions of
this Agreement, and the ABA AAA Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in
Commercial Disputes. The Parties agree the arbitrator shall have no power
or authority to make awards or issue orders of any kind except as
expressly permitted by this Agreement, and in no event shall the
arbitrator have the authority to make any award that provides for punitive
or exemplary damages. The arbitrator's decision shall follow the plain
meaning of the relevant documents, and shall be final and binding. The
award may be confirmed and enforced in any court of competent
jurisdiction. All post award proceedings shall be governed by the USAA.
Any such arbitration or enforcement shall take place in California, or
such other place mutually agreed by the parities, or through the federal
or state courts located therein.
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6.7
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Relationship.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create a partnership, joint
venture or any
relationship other than a Vendor-Customer
relationship.
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6.8
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Assignment.
This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. APEXTALK may also assign this Agreement at any
time to any person or entity affiliated with, controlled by, or under
common control with APEXTALK.
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6.9
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Indemnification.
Customer agrees to defend, hold harmless and indemnify APEXTALK from and
against all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, judgments, costs,
attorney's fees and expenses of any kind or nature for bodily injury,
death, property damage, goodwill, or other damages of any kind incurred by
Customer, its employees, or third parties arising under this Agreement due
to Customer's negligence or willful
misconduct.
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6.10
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Non-Circumvention.
During the term and for a period of twelve (12) months after its
termination, the Customer agrees that it will not intentionally circumvent
or bypass APEXTALK, directly or indirectly, with the intent of
establishing similar Service with APEXTALK 's service provider(s)/carriers
for the international terminations as defined in Addendum "A" of this
Agreement. Similarly during the term of this agreement and for a period of
twelve (12) months after its termination, APEXTALK agrees that it will not
intentionally circumvent or bypass Customer directly or indirectly, with
the intention of establishing similar Service with Customer's customers
for the international terminations as defined in Addendum "A" of this
agreement. It is further agreed that any violation or threatened violation
of this paragraph would likely cause immediate and irreparable
harm to APEXTALK/Customer and, in such event, an injunction against such
violation may be entered against it in addition to any other remedy
available to
APEXTALK/Customer.
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6.11
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Customer
not an Agent. Neither party is authorized to act as an agent for,
or legal representative of, the other party and neither party shall have
authority to assume or create any obligation on behalf of, in the name of,
or binding upon the other party. Customer shall not represent or intimate
that APEXTALK is responsible for the type or quality of Customer's
services to its customers.
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6.12
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No
Verbal Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended except by an
instrument in writing, executed by the parties. No modification or
amendment hereto shall be effected by the acknowledgment or acceptance by
either party of any customer order, sales acknowledgment or other similar
form from the other party.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day
and year first above written.
Customer
Company name
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APEXTALK,
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By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xx
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By:
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Print: Xxxxx
Xx
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Print:
Xxxxxx Ma
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Title: VP
- Wholesale
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Title: | |
Date: 4/1/08 | Date: |
APEXTALK,
Inc.
ADDENDUM
"A"
Start
Date of Service:
End Date
of Service:
Country
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Minutes
Per Month
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Rate
Per Minute
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KOREA
FIXED (62)
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0.0145
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APEXTALK,
Inc.
ADDENDUM
"B"
APEXTALK
Inc. Bank Information
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Account
Name
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XXXXXXXX,
Inc.
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Account
Number
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00000000
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ABA#
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000000000
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Swift
Code
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XXXXXX0X
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Bank
Name
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United
Commercial Bank , Oakland Branch
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Bank
Address
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Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000, XXX
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Bank
Telephone
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(000)
000-0000
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Bank
Fax
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(000)
000-0000
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