AT&T MASTER AGREEMENT MA Reference No. 121083
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10.17
AT&T
MASTER AGREEMENT
MA
Reference No. 121083
CUSTOMER
(“Customer”)
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AT&T
(“AT&T”)
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Debt
Resolve, INC
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AT&T
Corp. (If International, insert AT&T Legal Entity Signing
Name)
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CUSTOMER
Address
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AT&T
Address
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000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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00000 XXX
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Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (if
International,
insert AT&T Legal Entity Information)
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CUSTOMER
Contact
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AT&T
Contact
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
VP of Techniology
Telephone:
000-000-0000
Fax:
Email:
xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Master
Agreement Support Team
Email:
xxxx@xxx.xxx
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This
Agreement consists of the attached General Terms and Conditions and all
schedules, exhibits and service order attachments (“Attachments”) appended
hereto or subsequently signed by the parties, and that reference this Agreement
(collectively, this “Agreement”). In the event of conflict among terms, the
order of priority shall be the Attachments, then the General Terms and
Conditions and then any Service Guide that is incorporated by reference into
an
Attachment.
This
Agreement shall become effective when signed by authorized representatives
of
both parties and shall continue in effect for as long as any Attachment remains
in effect, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement. The term of each Attachment is stated in the Attachment.
AGREED:
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AGREED:
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CUSTOMER:
Debt Resolve, INC
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AT&T:
AT&T Corp. (If International insert name of AT&T Signing
Entity)
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By:
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By:
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(Authorized
Signature)
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(Authorized
Signature)
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XXXX
X. XXXXXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
AT&T
District Manager
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(Typed
or Printed Name)
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(Typed
or Printed Name)
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PRESIDENT
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(Title)
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(Title)
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10/31/03
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Nov
03 2003
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(Date)
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(Date)
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The
following terms and conditions shall apply to the provision and use of Services
provided by AT&T pursuant to this Agreement.
Any
AT&T Affiliate or Customer Affiliate may sign an Attachment in its own name
and such Affiliate contract will be considered a separate, but associated,
contract, incorporating these General Terms and Conditions (with the Affiliate
being substituted for AT&T and Customer, as applicable); provided, however,
that AT&T and Customer shall be responsible for their respective Affiliates’
performance pursuant to such Affiliate contract.
1.0 DEFINITIONS
1.1 “Affiliate”
of a party means any entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with such party.
1.2 “AT&T”,
for purposes of all remedies and limitations of liability set forth in this
Agreement or any Attachment means AT&T, its Affiliates, and its and their
employees, directors, officers, agents, representatives, subcontractors,
interconnection service providers and suppliers.
1.3 “AT&T
Software” means all Software other than Third-Party Software.
1.4 “Content”
means information (excluding AT&T information) made available, displayed or
transmitted (including, without limitation, information made available by means
of an HTML “hot link”, a third party posting or similar means) in connection
with a Service, including all trademarks, service marks and domain names
contained therein, Customer and User data, and the contents of any bulletin
boards or chat forums, and, all updates, upgrades, modifications and other
versions of any of the foregoing.
1.5 “Customer”,
for purposes of all remedies and limitations of liability set forth in this
Agreement or any Attachment means Customer, its Affiliates, and its and their
employees, directors, officers, agents, and representatives.
1.6 “Damages”
means collectively all injury, damage, liability, loss, penalty, interest and
expense incurred.
1.7 “INFORMATION”
means proprietary information of either party that is disclosed to the other
party in the course of performing this Agreement, provided such information
(except for Content) is in written or other tangible form that is clearly marked
as “proprietary” or “confidential”.
1.8 “Marks”
means each party’s trade names, logos, trademarks, service marks or other
indicia of origin.
1.9 “Service”
means the service and/or equipment provided under the applicable
Attachment.
1.10 “Service
Guide” means the applicable portion of a Service Guide that is expressly
identified and incorporated in an Attachment.
1.11 “Software”
means all software and associated written and electronic documentation and
data
furnished pursuant to the Attachments.
1.12 “Third-Party
Software” means Software that bears a copyright notice of an unrelated third
party.
1.13 “User”
means anyone who uses or accesses any Service purchased by Customer under this
Agreement, including Customer Affiliates, but excluding unauthorized parties
that use or access a Service without Customer’s knowledge and after Customer has
taken commercially reasonable steps to prevent such unauthorized
access.
2.0 CHARGES
AND BILLING
2.1 Customer
shall pay AT&T for Customer’s and Users’ use of the Services at the rates
and charges specified in the Attachments, without deduction, setoff or delay
for
any reason. Charges set forth in the Attachments are exclusive of any applicable
taxes. At Customer’s request and with AT&T’s consent (which may be withheld
if AT&T determines there would be operational impediments or an inability to
claim tax credits), Customer’s Affiliates will be invoiced separately and
AT&T will accept payment from such Affiliates; provided, however, Customer
is responsible if its Affiliate does not pay charges in accordance with this
Agreement. AT&T may require Customer to tender a deposit, as determined by
AT&T in its reasonable discretion. AT&T will rely upon commercially
reasonable factors to determine the need for and amount of any deposit. Such
factors may include, but are not limited to, payment history, number of years
in
business, history of service with AT&T, bankruptcy history, current account
treatment status, financial statement analysis, commercial credit bureau rating,
commitment levels and anticipated monthly charges.
2.2 Customer
shall pay all taxes (excluding those on AT&T’s net income), duties, levies,
shipping charges and other similar charges (and any related interest and
penalties) relating to the sale, transfer of ownership, installation, license,
use or provision of the Services, except to the extent a valid tax exemption
certificate is provided by Customer to AT&T prior to the delivery of
Services. To the extent Customer is required to withhold or deduct non-U.S.
income taxes from payments due to AT&T, Customer shall use reasonable
commercial efforts to reduce such tax to the maximum extent possible giving
effect to the applicable Tax Convention and shall furnish AT&T with such
evidence as may be required by U.S. taxing authorities to establish that such
tax has been paid so that AT&T may claim any applicable credit.
2.3 Payment
is due within thirty (30) days after the date of the invoice and must refer
to
the invoice number. Charges will be quoted and invoices shall be paid in U.S.
dollars, except where a particular Attachment provides for local currency
quoting, invoicing and payment. Restrictive endorsements or other statements
on
checks accepted by AT&T will not apply. Customer shall reimburse AT&T
for all costs (including reasonable attorney fees) associated with collecting
delinquent or dishonored payments. Where payments are overdue, AT&T may
assess interest charges at the lower of 1.5% per month (18% per annum) or the
maximum rate allowed by law.
2.4 Customer
shall not be responsible for payment of charges invoiced more than six (6)
months after close of the billing month in which the charges were incurred,
except for 0+ calls of any type. Customer must provide written notice to
AT&T specifically identifying all disputed charges and the reason for
nonpayment, within six (6) months after the date of the affected invoice, or
else Customer waives the dispute. Payment of such disputed charges will not
be
considered overdue pending investigation by AT&T, provided that nothing
herein shall absolve Customer from promptly paying all undisputed charges and
submitting reasonable security for payment of any withheld amounts upon
demand by AT&T. Payment of any disputed charges that are determined by
AT&T to
be
correct as a result of such investigation must be paid within fifteen (15)
days
of AT&T’s notice to Customer. If Customer fails to pay within that timeframe
or if AT&T, in its reasonable judgment, determines that Customer’s dispute
was without reasonable basis and in bad faith, then AT&T may assess interest
charges calculated from the date that payment was originally due, at the lower
of 1.5% per month (18% per annum) or the maximum rate allowed by law, plus
reasonable attorneys’ fees.
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3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE PARTIES
3.1 AT&T
agrees to provide Services to Customer in accordance with this Agreement,
subject to the geographic and technical scope of the Services and availability
of necessary facilities.
3.2 Each
party shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
3.3 AT&T
grants to Customer the right to permit Users to access and use the Services,
provided that Customer shall remain solely responsible for such access and
use.
4.0 USE
OF INFORMATION
4.1 This
Agreement shall be deemed to be AT&T and Customer’s INFORMATION. Customer’s
Content shall be deemed to be Customer’s INFORMATION.
4.2 Each
party’s INFORMATION shall, for a period of three (3) years following its
disclosure (except in the case of Software, for an indefinite period): (i)
be
held in confidence; (ii) be used and transmitted between countries only for
purposes of performing this Agreement (including in the case of AT&T, the
ability to monitor and record Customer’s transmissions in order to detect fraud,
check quality, and to operate, maintain and repair the Services) and using
the
Services; and (iii) not be disclosed except to the receiving party’s employees,
agents and contractors having a need-to-know (provided that such agents and
contractors are not direct competitors of the other party and agree in writing
to use and disclosure restrictions as restrictive as this Article 4), or to
the
extent required by law (provided that prompt advance notice is provided to
the
disclosing party to the extent practicable).
4.3 The
restrictions in this Article shall not apply to any information that: (i) is
independently developed by the receiving party; or (ii) is lawfully received
by
the receiving party free of any obligation to keep it confidential; or (iii)
becomes generally available to the public other than by breach of this
Agreement.
4.4 Both
parties agree to comply with privacy laws applicable to their respective
businesses. Customer shall obtain any User consents legally required relating
to
handling of User’s Content. If Customer believes that, in the course of
providing Services under this Agreement, AT&T will have access to data
Customer does not want AT&T personnel to comprehend, Customer should encrypt
such data so that it will be unintelligible.
5.0 PUBLICITY
AND MARKS
5.1 Neither
party may issue any public statements or announcements relating to this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.
5.2 Each
party agrees not to display or use, in advertising or otherwise, any of the
other party’s Marks without the other party’s prior written consent, provided
that such consent may be revoked at any time.
6.0 SOFTWARE
6.1 AT&T
grants Customer a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive license (without
the right to sublicense) to use Software, in object code form, solely in
connection with the Services and solely in accordance with applicable written
and electronic documentation. Customer will refrain from taking any steps to
reverse assemble, reverse compile or otherwise derive a source code version
of
the Software. The Software shall at all times remain the sole and exclusive
property of AT&T or its suppliers.
6.2 Customer
shall not copy or download AT&T Software, except that Customer shall be
permitted to make two (2) copies of AT&T Software, one for archive and the
other for disaster recovery purposes. Any copy must contain the same copyright
notices and proprietary markings as the original Software.
6.3 Customer
shall assure that Customer’s Users comply with the terms and conditions of this
Article 6.
6.4 The
term
of the license granted hereunder shall be coterminous with the Attachment which
covers the Software and/or related Services.
6.5 Customer
agrees to comply with the terms and conditions that are provided with any
Third-Party Software and, in the event of a conflict, such Third-Party terms
and
conditions will take precedence over this Article 6 as to such Third Party
Software. AT&T will pass through to Customer any warranties available from
its Third Party Software suppliers, to the extent that AT&T is permitted to
do so under its contracts with those suppliers.
6.6 AT&T
warrants that all AT&T Software will perform substantially in accordance
with its applicable published specifications for the term of the Attachment
that
covers the Software. If Customer returns to AT&T, within such period, any
AT&T Software that does not comply with this warranty, then AT&T, at its
option, will either repair or replace the portion of the AT&T Software that
does not comply or refund any amount Customer prepaid for the time periods
following return of such failed or defective AT&T Software to AT&T. This
warranty will apply only if the AT&T Software is used in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and is not altered, modified or tampered with by
Customer or Users.
7.0 ADJUSTMENTS
TO MINIMUM ANNUAL REVENUE COMMITMENTS
In
the
event of a business downturn beyond Customer’s control, or a corporate
divestiture, merger, acquisition or significant restructuring or reorganization
of Customer’s business, or network optimization using other AT&T Services,
or reduction of AT&T’s rates and charges, or force majeure events, any of
which significantly impairs Customer’s ability to meet Customer’s minimum annual
revenue commitments, if any, under an Attachment, AT&T will offer to adjust
the affected minimum annual revenue commitments so as to reflect Customer’s
reduced traffic volumes, after taking into account the effect of such a
reduction on AT&T’s costs and the AT&T prices that would otherwise be
available at the revised minimum annual revenue commitment levels. If the
parties reach mutual agreement on revised minimum annual revenue commitments,
AT&T will amend or replace the affected Attachment, as applicable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision shall not apply to a change
resulting from a decision by Customer to transfer portions of Customer’s traffic
or projected growth to service providers other than AT&T. Customer must give
AT&T written notice of the conditions Customer believes will require the
application of this provision. This provision does not constitute a waiver
of
any charges, including, but not limited to, monthly recurring charges and
shortfall charges, incurred by Customer prior to amendment or replacement of
the
affected Attachment.
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8.0
FORCE MAJEURE
Neither
AT&T nor Customer shall be liable for any delay, failure in performance,
loss or damage due to: fire, explosion, power blackout, earthquake, flood,
the
elements, strike, embargo, labor disputes, acts of civil or military authority,
war, acts of God, acts or omissions of carriers or suppliers, acts of regulatory
or governmental agencies, or other causes beyond such party’s reasonable
control, whether or not similar to the foregoing.
9.0
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
9.1 EITHER
PARTY’S ENTIRE LIABILITY AND THE OTHER PARTY’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES, FOR ANY
DAMAGES CAUSED BY ANY SERVICE DEFECT OR FAILURE, OR FOR OTHER CLAIMS ARISING
IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY SERVICE OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE:
(i)
FOR
BODILY INJURY OR DEATH TO ANY PERSON, OR REAL OR TANGIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE,
NEGLIGENTLY CAUSED BY A PARTY, OR DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT
OF
A PARTY OR ANY BREACH OF ARTICLES 4 OR 5, THE OTHER PARTY’S RIGHT TO PROVEN
DIRECT DAMAGES;
(ii)
FOR
DEFECTS OR FAILURES OF SOFTWARE, THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE
6;
(iii)
FOR
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT, THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE
11;
(iv)
FOR
DAMAGES OTHER THAN THOSE SET FORTH ABOVE AND NOT EXCLUDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT,
EACH PARTY’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO PROVEN DIRECT DAMAGES NOT TO EXCEED
PER CLAIM (OR IN THE AGGREGATE DURING ANY TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD) AN AMOUNT
EQUAL TO THE TOTAL NET CHARGES INCURRED BY CUSTOMER FOR THE AFFECTED SERVICE
IN
THE RELEVANT COUNTRY DURING THE THREE (3) MONTHS PRECEDING THE MONTH IN WHICH
THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. THIS SHALL NOT LIMIT CUSTOMER’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
PAYMENT OF ALL PROPERLY DUE CHARGES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
(v)
THE
LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.1 ARE NOT INTENDED TO PRECLUDE A PARTY FROM
SEEKING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FROM A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE EVENT
OF
A VIOLATION BY THE OTHER PARTY OF ARTICLE 4 OR ARTICLE 5 OR CUSTOMER’S VIOLATION
OF ARTICLE 6.
9.2 EXCEPT
FOR THE PARTIES’ ARTICLE 11 OBLIGATIONS, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE
OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, RELIANCE
OR
SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS,
ADVANTAGE, SAVINGS OR REVENUES OF ANY KIND OR INCREASED COST OF
OPERATIONS.
9.3 AT&T
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO:
INTEROPERABILITY, ACCESS OR INTERCONNECTION OF THE SERVICES WITH APPLICATIONS,
EQUIPMENT, SERVICES, CONTENT OR NETWORKS PROVIDED BY CUSTOMER OR THIRD PARTIES;
SERVICE LEVELS, DELAYS OR INTERRUPTIONS (EXCEPT WHERE A CREDIT IS EXPLICITLY
SET
FORTH IN AN ATTACHMENT OR SERVICE GUIDE) OR LOST OR ALTERED MESSAGES OR
TRANSMISSIONS; OR, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR THEFT, ALTERATION, LOSS OR
DESTRUCTION OF CUSTOMER’S, USERS’ OR THIRD PARTIES’ APPLICATIONS, CONTENT, DATA,
PROGRAMS, INFORMATION, NETWORK OR SYSTEMS.
9.4 EXCEPT
AS
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, AT&T MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION
OR
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-
INFRINGEMENT OR ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY ARISING BY USAGE OF TRADE, COURSE
OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE.
9.5 THE
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY: (i) REGARDLESS
OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE;
AND (I) WHETHER OR NOT DAMAGES WERE FORESEEABLE. THESE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
SHALL SURVIVE FAILURE OF ANY EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES PROVIDED IN THIS
AGREEMENT.
10.0 TERMINATION
10.1 If
a
party fails to perform or observe any material term or condition of this
Agreement and the failure continues unremedied for thirty (30) days after
receipt of written notice, the other party may terminate or suspend for cause
any Service components affected by the breach.
10.2 An
Attachment may be terminated immediately upon written notice by either party
if
the other party has violated the other party’s Marks or materially breached any
provision of Article 4, or by AT&T due to a material breach by Customer of
any provision of Article 6.
10.3 AT&T
may amend an applicable Tariff or Service Guide from time to time consistent
with this Agreement, provided, however, that if AT&T revises an applicable
Tariff or Service Guide in a manner that is material and adverse to Customer
and
AT&T does not effect revisions that remedy such adverse and material effect
within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from Customer, then
Customer may, as its sole remedy, elect to terminate the affected Service
components on thirty (30) days’ written notice, given not later than ninety (90)
days after Customer first learns of the event(s) giving rise to the termination
right. However, a revision to a Tariff or Service Guide shall not be considered
material and adverse to Customer if (i) it affects only Services or Service
components not in substantial use by Customer at the time of the revision or
(ii) it changes Rates and Charges that are not fixed (stabilized) in an
Attachment.
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10.4 Termination
Charges, if any, shall be as specified in an Attachment, in the event that
AT&T terminates under Section 10.1 or 10.2, or Customer terminates for
convenience.
10.5 Termination
by either party of an Attachment does not waive any other rights or remedies
it
may have under this Agreement. Termination or suspension of an Attachment shall
not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under any other
Attachment.
11.0 FURTHER
RESPONSIBILITIES
11.1 AT&T
agrees to defend or settle any claim against Customer and to pay all Damages
that a court may award against Customer, in any suit that alleges a Service
infringes any patent, trademark, copyright or trade secret, except where the
claim or suit arises out of or results from: Customer’s or User’s Content;
modifications to the Service or combinations of the Service with non-AT&T
services or products, by Customer or others; AT&T’s adherence to Customer’s
written requirements; or, use of the Service in violation of this Agreement.
Customer agrees to defend or settle any claim against AT&T and to pay all
Damages that a court may award against AT&T in any suit that alleges a
Service infringes any patent, trademark, copyright or trade secret, due to
any
of the exceptions in the preceding sentence.
11.2 Whenever
AT&T is responsible under Section 11.1, AT&T may at its option either
procure the right for Customer to continue using, or may replace or modify
the
alleged infringing Service so that the Service becomes noninfringing, but if
those alternatives are not reasonably achievable, AT&T may terminate the
affected Service without liability other than as stated in Section
11.1.
11.3 AT&T’s
obligations and indemnities under this Agreement run exclusively to Customer
and
are not intended to extend to third parties that may use or be affected by
Customer’s use of the services. Where Customer authorizes or permits third
parties to utilize the Services, it is Customer’s responsibility to limit its
liability to such parties, and, therefore, except to the extent AT&T is
obligated to indemnify Customer under this Article 11, Customer agrees to defend
or settle any claim against AT&T by such parties and to pay all Damages that
a court may award against AT&T in any suit brought by such
parties.
11.4 The
indemnified party under this Article 11: (i) must notify the other party in
writing promptly upon learning of any claim or suit for which indemnification
may be sought, provided that failure to do so shall have no effect except to
the
extent the other party is prejudiced thereby; (ii) shall have the right to
participate in such defense or settlement with its own counsel and at its sole
expense, but the other party shall have control of the defense or settlement;
and (iii) shall reasonably cooperate with the defense.
12.0
EXPORT CONTROL
12.1 The
parties acknowledge that equipment, products, Software, and technical
information (including, but not limited to, technical assistance and training)
provided under this Agreement may be subject to export laws and regulations,
and
any use or transfer of the equipment, products, Software, and technical
information must be in compliance with all applicable regulations. The parties
will not use, distribute, transfer, or transmit the equipment, products,
Software, or technical information (even if incorporated into other products)
except in compliance with all applicable export regulations. If requested by
either party, the other party agrees to sign written assurances and other
export-related documents as may be required to comply with all applicable export
regulations.
12.2 In
the
event any necessary export license cannot be obtained within six (6) months
after application therefor, neither party shall have further obligations with
respect to providing or purchasing and, if applicable, Customer shall return
to
AT&T, the equipment, products, Software, or technical information that is
the subject matter of the unsuccessful export application.
13.0 GENERAL
PROVISIONS
13.1 Any
supplement to or modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement
must
be in writing and signed by authorized representatives of both parties. A waiver
by either party of any breach of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver
of
any other breach of this Agreement.
13.2 This
Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent
of the other, except that either party may, without the other party’s consent,
assign this Agreement or such portions of any Attachment that relate to Services
provided in a particular country, to a present or future Affiliate or successor,
provided that any such assignment shall be contingent upon the assignor
remaining responsible for the performance of its assignee and AT&T
determining Customer’s assignee(s) to be creditworthy and in compliance with any
eligibility criteria for the Services. AT&T may subcontract work to be
performed under this Agreement, but shall retain responsibility for all such
work.
13.3 If
any
portion of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable or if,
notwithstanding Section 13.6, local law mandates a different interpretation
or
result, the remaining provisions shall remain in effect and the parties shall
negotiate in good faith to substitute for such invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable provision a mutually acceptable provision consistent with the
original intention of the parties.
13.4 Any
legal
action arising in connection with this Agreement must begin within two (2)
years
after the cause of action arises.
13.5 All
required notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and either mailed
by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, sent
by
express courier or hand delivered and addressed to each party at the address
set
forth on the cover page of this Agreement or, if the notice relates to a
specific Attachment, the address set forth in such Attachment, or such other
address that a party indicates in writing.
13.6 The
construction, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed
by the substantive law of the State of New York, excluding its choice of law
rules, and applicable laws and regulations of the United States of America.
The
United Nations Convention on Contracts for International Sale of Goods shall
not
apply. The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located
in New York City, USA.
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13.7 This
Agreement does not provide any third party (including Users) with any remedy,
claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right or
privilege.
13.8 The
respective obligations of Customer and AT&T, which by their nature would
continue beyond the termination or expiration of any Attachment or this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the obligations regarding Use of
Information, Publicity and Marks, Further Responsibilities and Limitations
of
Liability, shall survive termination or expiration.
13.9 The
authentic language of this Agreement is English. In the event of a conflict
between this Agreement and any translation, the English version will take
precedence.
13.10 THIS
AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT
TO
THE SERVICES. THIS AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS, PROPOSALS,
REPRESENTATIONS, STATEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL
CONCERNING THE SERVICES, OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE SERVICES.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE MODIFIED, OR SUPPLEMENTED BY ANY WRITTEN OR ORAL
STATEMENTS, PROPOSALS, REPRESENTATIONS, ADVERTISEMENTS, SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS
OR
CUSTOMER’S PURCHASE ORDER FORMS NOT EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT OR AN
ATTACHMENT.
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