VODAFONE GROUP SERVICES LIMITED AND CHORDIANT SOFTWARE , INC.
Exhibit 10.69
[
* ]= Certain confidential
information
contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted and
filed
separately
with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended.
PRIVATE
AND CONFIDENTIAL
DRAFT
DATED: 14 September 2007
VODAFONE
GROUP SERVICES LIMITED
AND
CHORDIANT
SOFTWARE , INC.
GLOBAL
FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
FOR
THE SUPPLY OF
SOFTWARE
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
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AS
AMENDED.
GLOBAL
FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
INDEX
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Clause
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Page
Nos
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1.
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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2.
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STRUCTURE
AND PROCESS
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3
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3.
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DURATION
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4
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4.
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GLOBAL
PRICE BOOK
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4
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5.
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PRODUCT
AND SERVICES INFORMATION
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5
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6.
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QUALITY
ASSURANCE
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5
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7.
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GLOBAL
PRODUCT APPROVAL [OPTION]
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BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED
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8.
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WARRANTIES
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7
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9.
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TERMINATION
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7
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10.
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EFFECT
OF TERMINATION
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8
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11.
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NOTICES
AND E-MAIL
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8
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12.
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GOVERNING
LAW AND JURISDICTION
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9
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13.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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9
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14.
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VARIATION
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10
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15.
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LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
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10
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16.
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SURVIVAL
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10
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17.
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INTERPRETATION
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11
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18.
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COUNTERPARTS
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13
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ANNEX
A
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1
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CONTRACT
OF ADHERENCE (CoA)
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1
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SCHEDULE
1
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4
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CONTENTS
OF SPECIAL
CONDITIONS
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4
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SCHEDULE
2
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5
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GLOBAL
TERMS AND
CONDITIONS
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5
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1.
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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2.
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APPOINTMENT
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7
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3.
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SPECIAL
CONDITIONS
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8
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4.
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PURCHASE
ORDERS
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8
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5.
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PRICE
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9
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6.
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TAXES
AND
DUTIES
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10
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7.
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INVOICING
AND
PAYMENT
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12
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Index
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
8.
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PACKING
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14
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9.
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DELIVERY
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14
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10.
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PERFORMANCE
OF
SERVICES
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14
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11.
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DELAY
AND LIQUIDATED
DAMAGES
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12.
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TITLE
AND
RISK
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15
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13.
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RIGHT
TO
REJECT
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14.
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PROJECT
MANAGEMENT AND PROGRESS
REPORTS
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16
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15.
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ERRORS
AND
OMISSIONS
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ERROR!
BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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16.
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ACCEPTANCE
OF PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES
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16
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17.
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INTERWORKING
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17
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18.
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INTERFACES
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17
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19.
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WARRANTIES
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17
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20.
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ISSUED
PROPERTY
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20
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21.
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SOURCE
CODE
ESCROW
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21
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22.
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DATA
PROTECTION AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT
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21
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23.
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TERMINATION,
CANCELLATION AND
POSTPONEMENT
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23
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24.
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EFFECT
OF
TERMINATION
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25
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25.
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LICENCES
FOR SOFTWARE AND
DOCUMENTATION
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27
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26.
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
RIGHTS
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29
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27.
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INTELLECTUAL
PROEPRTY RIGHTS
IDEMNITY
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29
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28.
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INDEMNIFICATION
PROCEDURES
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29
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29.
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FORCE
MAJEURE
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31
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30.
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CORPORATE
SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
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31
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31.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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31
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32.
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ASSIGNMENT
AND
SUBCONTRACTING
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33
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33.
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CHANGE
CONTROL
PROCEDURE
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33
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34.
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RIGHTS
OF THIRD
PARTIES
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33
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35.
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PUBLICITY
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34
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36.
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NOTICES
AND
E-MAIL
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34
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37.
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ESCALATION
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34
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38.
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GOVERNING
LAW
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35
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39.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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35
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40.
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WAIVER
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35
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41.
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SEVERABILITY
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36
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42.
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VARIATION
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36
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43.
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NO
PARTNERSHIP/AGENCY
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36
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44.
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HEALTH
AND
SAFETY
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36
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45.
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SURVIVAL
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36
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46.
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INSURANCE
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37
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47
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FURTHER
ASSURANCE
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38
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48.
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AUDIT
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38
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49.
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LIMITATION
OF
LIABILITY
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39
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50.
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INADEQUACY
OF
DAMAGES
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40
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51.
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INTERPRETATION
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40
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52.
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ORDER
OF
PRECEDENCE
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40
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53.
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COUNTERPARTS
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41
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SCHEDULE
3
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42
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GLOBAL
PRODUCTS
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42
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SCHEDULE
4
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45
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GLOBAL
SERVICES
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45
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SCHEDULE
5
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55
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GLOBAL
PRICE
BOOK
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55
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SCHEDULE
6
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1
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CORPORATE
SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
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1
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SCHEDULE
7
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9
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CURRENCY
CONVERSION
PROCESS
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9
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SCHEDULE
8
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14
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DATA
PROCESSING
AGREEMENT
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ERROR!
BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
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SCHEDULE
9
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15
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SOURCE
ESCROW
AGREMENT
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15
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SCHEDULE
10
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36
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LOCAL
ATTACHEMENTS
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36
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AS
AMENDED.
THIS
GLOBAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT is made on
the 21st day
of December, 2007.
BETWEEN
(1)
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VODAFONE
GROUP SERVICES
LIMITED (company registered number 3802001) whose registered office
is at Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx XX00 0XX,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx (“VGSL”);
and
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(2)
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CHORDIANT
SOFTWARE INC.
a corporation incorporated in the state of Delaware, USA whose
registered
office is at 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx, XX
00000,
XXX (“Supplier”)
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together
referred to as the “Parties” and each
individually as a “Party”.
WHEREAS
(a)
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The
Supplier is engaged in, amongst other activities, the development
and
supply of Products and Services (as defined
below);
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(b)
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VGSL
and Supplier wish to establish an overall contractual framework for
the
supply of Products and Services to Vodafone Group Companies and Partner
Networks; and
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(c)
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The
Parties have agreed to enter into this Global Framework Agreement
upon the
terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter
contained.
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NOW
IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
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1.
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DEFINITIONS
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1.1
In this Global Framework Agreement:
“Business
Day”
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means,
with respect to VGSL, a normal working day in England;
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“Contract
of Adherence” or “CoA”
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means
a contract in the form set out in Annex A under which an SGC agrees
to
supply Products and Services to a VGC according to the terms and
conditions set forth therein, including the Schedules attached
thereto;
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“Effective
Date”
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means
with respect to this GFA, .December 21, 2007, which is the day
on which this GFA shall come into effect;
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“Global
Framework Agreement” or
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means
this global framework agreement (as amended from time to time) including
the Annexes and Schedules hereto;
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GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
1
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AS
AMENDED.
“GFA”
“Global
Product Approval Procedure”
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has
the meaning given in Clause 7.1;
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“Partner
Network”
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means:
(i) a
person (including subsidiaries of that person) operating a mobile
telecommunications business, who is not a Vodafone Group Company,
with
which:
(a) Vodafone
Group Plc (or a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc) has in place a
co-operation agreement in relation to, inter alia, the implementation
of
certain mobile telecommunications products and services;
and/or
(b) Vodafone
Group Plc (or a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc) has in place a
brand
licence agreement in relation to, inter alia, the branding of mobile
telecommunications products and services; or
(ii) in
respect of which Vodafone Group Plc owns (directly or indirectly)
greater
than zero (0)% but less than fifteen (15)% of the issued share
capital;
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“person”
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includes
any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited
liability
partnership, joint venture, joint stock company, trust, estate, company
and association, whether organised for profit or otherwise;
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“SGC”
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means
Supplier or a Supplier Group Company that enters into a CoA;
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“Special
Conditions”
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has
the meaning set forth in Clause 3.2 of Schedule 2 (GTCs);
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“Global
Terms and Conditions” or “GTCs”
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means
the global terms and conditions agreed by VGSL and Supplier for the
supply
of Products and Services by SGCs to VGCs as set out in Schedule 2
(GTCs)
attached hereto;
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“Supplier
Group Company”
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means
Supplier or any company or corporation in respect of which Supplier’s
ultimate holding company owns (directly or indirectly) more than
fifty
(50)% of the issued share capital;
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“Term”
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has
the meaning set forth in Clause 3 (Duration) below; and
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“VGC”
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means
each:
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GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
2
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
(i) Vodafone
Group Company that enters into a CoA; and
(ii) Partner
Network that enters into a CoA.
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1.2
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All
undefined terms appearing in this GFA shall have the meaning given
to them
elsewhere in the Annexes and Schedules thereto, and references to
Schedules means Schedules to the
CoA.
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2.
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STRUCTURE
AND PROCESS
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2.1.
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This
GFA establishes the contractual framework for the supply of Products
and
Services by Supplier and Supplier Group Companies to Vodafone Group
Companies and Partner Networks.
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2.2.
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VGSL
appoints Supplier as a non-exclusive supplier of products and services
to
VGSL, Vodafone Group Companies and designated Partner Networks during
the
term of the CoA.
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2.3.
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Any
Vodafone Group Company may, but is not obliged to, purchase Products
and
Services that are offered by Supplier under this GFA, by completing
and
signing the attached CoA with Supplier or the Supplier Group Company
designated by Supplier after the Effective Date of this GFA. The
CoA will
govern the purchase and sale of Products and Services between the
purchasing VGC and the selling SGC.
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2.4.
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In
certain cases VGSL may elect to join as a party to a CoA in order
to
accept contractual responsibility for, inter alia, payment of invoices.
In
such cases the CoA shall be modified accordingly and by the agreement
of
VGSL, the Supplier, and the relevant
VGC.
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2.5.
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VGSL
may, by written notice to Supplier, designate certain Partner Networks
that are permitted to enjoy any or all of the rights granted to Vodafone
Group Companies under this GFA. Once so designated, the Partner Network
will follow the procedure described in this GFA that applies to Vodafone
Group Companies unless VGSL’s written instructions to Supplier specify
otherwise. Where the Partner Network enters into an agreement in
a form
similar to the CoA with an SGC after the Effective Date of this GFA,
such
Partner Network shall be treated as a VGC, and where the term “VGC” is
used in this GFA it will be interchangeable with the term “Partner
Network” (unless VGSL specifies otherwise). Where a VGC ceases to be a
Partner Network or Vodafone Group Company (as applicable) then the
Supplier shall, if required by VGSL, procure that the applicable
SGC
terminates that CoA in accordance with the terms of that CoA. For
the
avoidance of doubt nothing shall prevent Supplier or SGC from entering
into a new and separate agreement with that former Partner Network
or
Vodafone Group Company (as applicable) after the termination of the
said
CoA.
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2.6.
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VGSL
may itself purchase Products and Services from Supplier under the
terms
and conditions set forth in the Schedules by issuing
a
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GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
3
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
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Purchase
Order to Supplier which references this GFA. VGSL need not enter
into a
CoA. With respect to each Purchase Order placed by VGSL for Products,
the
Parties agree that the Schedules will be deemed to be incorporated
into
the Purchase Order and govern the purchase and supply of the Products
ordered therein; accordingly, where the term “VGC” or “SGC” is used in the
Schedules, they shall be deemed to refer to VGSL and Supplier
respectively, and where the term “Contract of Adherence” or “CoA” is used
in the Schedules, it shall mean VGSL’s Purchase Order. Any Special
Conditions agreed between VGSL and Supplier shall be set forth or
referenced to in VGSL’s Purchase
Order.
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2.7.
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Supplier
shall procure that its Supplier Group Companies will not unreasonably
delay or withhold signature to a CoA that conforms to the requirements
of
this GFA.
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2.8.
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It
is agreed by the Parties that, where a CoA is concluded by a Vodafone
Group Company or a Partner Network and a Supplier Group Company,
VGSL
shall in no circumstances be liable in respect of the actions or
omissions
of any other Vodafone Group Company or any Partner Network under
any CoA,
any Purchase Order or under this
GFA.
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3.
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DURATION
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This
GFA
shall come into effect on the Effective Date and unless earlier terminated
in
accordance with the provisions of this GFA shall continue in force and effect
for five years (the “Initial
Period”). This GFA shall automatically continue until terminated by
either Party giving at least six (6) Months’ prior written notice of such
termination to the other Party, such notice not to expire sooner than the end
of
the Initial Period, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions
of this GFA (“Term”).
4.
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GLOBAL
PRICE BOOK
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4.1.
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The
Price of Products and Services shall be as set out in Attachment
A to this
GFA, the Global Price Book or as otherwise agreed in accordance with
this
Clause 4, Clause 5 (Product and Services Information) or any
CoA.
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4.2.
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All
Price changes to the Global Price Book shall come into effect on
the
agreed effective date (as stated in a re-issue of the Global Price
Book)
and shall apply to all Products and Services that are invoiced to
any VGC
after such effective date.
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4.3.
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With
respect to Products and Services not included in the Global Price
Book,
but which a VGC wishes to have supplied pursuant to a CoA, Supplier
shall
procure that the relevant SGC negotiates the Prices with the requesting
VGC and includes such Prices in the VGC’s Local Price
Book.
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4.4.
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VGSL
has the right to request and procure that a local Price for Products
set
out in a Local Price Book is transferred to and becomes part of
the
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GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
4
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Global
Price Book and upon such notification the provisions of Clause 4.2 shall take
effect.
5.
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PRODUCT
AND SERVICES INFORMATION
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5.1.
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The
Parties shall meet on a quarterly basis to discuss the future evolution
of
the Products. Supplier shall invite representatives of VGSL to its
Executive Customer Advisory Board (“ECAB”) annual
meetings.
[ * ]
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6.
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QUALITY
ASSURANCE
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6.1.
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The
Supplier shall at all times be responsible for assuring the quality
of all
Products supplied to VGCs in accordance with the warranty provisions
below.
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6.2.
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To
enable the VGSL Product Assurance Representative to be satisfied
that the
GFA requirements can be satisfied, the Supplier
shall:
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6.2.1.
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nominate
a management representative responsible for quality assurance (“Supplier’s Quality Assurance
Representative”), to liaise with VGSL Product Assurance
Representative;
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6.2.2.
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identify
to VGSL all intended places of manufacture and permit, on thirty
(30) days
advance notice, a capability and social audit of such
facilities up to once per year. Supplier’s costs associated with such
visits will be borne by the Supplier. In the event that such an audit
finds Supplier’s demonstrated non-compliance with this
GFA, necessitating a revisit, the Supplier shall be liable for
such costs;
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6.2.3.
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identify
to VGSL all major third party suppliers upon which the supply of
Products
and Services is dependent;
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6.2.4.
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given
reasonable notice, permit the VGSL Product Assurance Representative
no
more often than every six months, to conduct a quality review of
relevant
aspects of the Supplier’s operations and systems which may include design,
development, manufacture, testing and servicing processes, regardless
of
whether these items are in-house or
subcontracted;
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6.2.5.
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during
quality reviews or audits, make available relevant Supplier's quality
assurance process information to facilitate VGSL’s review and assessment
of supplier’s ongoing quality
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GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
5
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
processes.
Recommended information includes, but is not limited to, release
plans, test plans, functionality test coverage ratio, automated test
coverage ratio, manual test coverage ratio, automated / manual test
ratio, rated (critical / major / minor) open defects (bugs), rated
(critical / major / minor) open support
requests, release quality metrics and approval records
and criteria.
6.2.6.
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Costs
for such reviews or audits shall be borne by VGSL unless such a visit
is
necessary as a result of Supplier’s demonstrated non-compliance with this
GFA, in which case the Supplier shall pay such
costs;
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and
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6.2.7.
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make
the results of any regulatory and compliance testing available to
VGSL for
inspection and review; and certification relating to such regulatory
compliance, if any, (e.g. CE/RTTE/SAR) shall be provided prior to
Product
shipment.
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6.3.
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Periodic
quality review meetings shall be held at the time and frequency as
agreed
by the Parties with a target to hold such meetings on the approximate
frequency of Supplier’s major product releases, but in any case no more
often then once every 6 months. These meetings shall be held either
at a
jointly agreed location or telephonically on a jointly agreed format,
and
time and shall be attended by the Supplier’s Quality Assurance
Representative.
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6.3.1.
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The
focus of the quality review meetings shall be for Supplier to provide
data
and updates on its development and quality operations as jointly
determined by the parties beforehand, but which is generally anticipated
to include the information suggested at clause
6.2.5;
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6.3.2.
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If
VGSL is unsatisfied with the outcome of a periodic quality review,
and
VGSL’s concerns cannot reasonably be corrected within 30 days following
such review, VGSL can request an on-site review at a relevant
Supplier development site, which Supplier would agree to host, no
more
often than once per year. Supplier shall be responsible
for its own expenses in respect of such
meetings.
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GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
6
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
6.3.3.
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7.
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WHERE
THE REVIEW
MEETINGS DESCRIBED IN CLAUSE 6.2 ARE NOT REQUIRED, VGSL MAY SPECIFY
OTHER
REVIEW MEETINGS WHERE SUPPLIER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT THE INFORMATION
SET FORTH IN CLAUSE 6.3. PRODUCTS AND
PAYMENTS
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Supplier
will make available to VGSL and VGCs under CoAs those Products listed in Annex
A
hereto at the prices specified therein. Provided always that the
Supplier shall not execute a CoA nor accept a Purchase Order from a VGC without
first obtaining the written approval of VGSL, VGSL will make payments to
Supplier as provided in Annex A. Clauses 5.2, 5.3, 6, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5,
7.6, 7.7, and 7.8 of the CoA will apply to the payments due from VGSL as set
forth in Annex A.
8.
|
WARRANTIES
|
Each
Party warrants that it has the right, power and authority to enter into this
GFA.
9.
|
TERMINATION
|
9.1.
|
Either
Party (in this paragraph the "terminating Party")
shall be entitled to terminate this GFA by giving written notice
to the
other Party (in this paragraph the "breaching Party") at any
time if:
|
9.1.1.
|
the
breaching Party breaches any material provision of the GFA and (in
the
case of a breach capable of remedy) fails to remedy the breach within
thirty (30) days after receiving written notice requiring it to do
so;
or
|
9.1.2.
|
the
breaching Party becomes subject to an Insolvency
Event.
|
9.2.
|
VGSL
shall be entitled to terminate this GFA without liability to the
Supplier
at any time if:
|
9.2.1.
|
there
is a Change in Control of the Supplier as defined in Clause A
(Change in Control) of Schedule 2 (GTCs);
or
|
9.2.2.
|
after
being required by VGSL under Clause 2.4 to procure that an SGC terminates
a CoA, that CoA has not been terminated within twenty (20) Business
Days
of being provided with such notice in accordance with Clause
2.4.
|
9.3.
|
VGSL
may terminate this GFA upon (12) Months’ notice in writing to Supplier at
any time during the Term, such notice to take effect on or after
the
1st
anniversary of the Effective Date.
|
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
7
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
10.
|
EFFECT
OF TERMINATION
|
10.1.
|
On
termination of this GFA:
|
10.1.1.
|
all
materials of either Party in the control or possession of the other
Party
that contain or bear the other Party’s IPR or Confidential Information
shall be destroyed or at the request of such Party returned to that
Party;
and
|
10.1.2.
|
all
other rights and obligations of the Parties under this GFA shall
automatically terminate save for VGSL’s obligations to make payments
pursuant to Clause 7 of this GFA and such rights and obligations
as shall
have accrued prior to such termination and any rights or obligations
that
expressly or by implication are intended to come into or continue
in force
on or after such termination pursuant to Clause 16
(Survival).
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10.2.
|
Termination
of this GFA shall be without prejudice to any CoAs or Purchase Orders
that
are in force at the date of such termination which shall continue
in force
and subject to the terms of the
CoA.
|
11.
|
NOTICES
AND E-MAIL
|
11.1.
|
All
notices and other communications to be given under or in connection
with
this GFA shall be made in writing in English and shall be deemed
to have
been duly given: when delivered, if delivered by messenger during
normal
business hours of the recipient; when sent, if transmitted by facsimile
transmission (receipt confirmed and with a confirmation copy sent
by post)
during normal business hours on a normal business day of the recipient;
or
on the fifth normal business day of the recipient following posting,
if
posted by international first class or recorded post postage pre-paid,
in
each case addressed as follows:
|
11.1.1.
|
if
to VGSL:
|
Vodafone
Group Services Limited
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
XX00 0XX
fax
no: x00 0000 000000
tel
no: + 00.0000.00000
Marked
for the attention of: Director of Global Supply Chain Management (currently
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx)
Cc:
General Counsel (currently Xxxxxxx Xxxxx)
Vodafone
Group Services Limited
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
8
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
XX00
0XX
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Phone:
x00 0000 000000
Fax:
x00
0000 000000
11.1.2.
|
to
the Supplier:
|
Marked
for the attention of: Director of Finance
Facsimile
Number: [
]
Copy
to
Chordiant
Software, Inc.
00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn.:
General Counsel
|
or
to such other addresses as the Parties may from time to time notify
pursuant to this Clause.
|
11.2.
|
Routine
communications relating to the performance of this GFA may be conducted
by
electronic mail. However, the Parties agree that any
communication by electronic mail shall not amount to notice in writing
for
the purposes of Clause 11.1 or to a written instrument for the purposes
of
Clause 14 (Variation) and that any purported notice under, or variation
of, this GFA by electronic mail shall have no
effect.
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12.
|
GOVERNING
LAW AND JURISDICTION
|
12.1.
|
This
GFA shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of
England and Wales.
|
12.2.
|
Each
Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
of
England over any claim, dispute or difference arising under or in
connection with the GFA.
|
13.
|
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
|
13.1.
|
This
GFA represents the entire understanding between the Parties in relation
to
its subject matter and supersedes all agreements and representations
made
by either Party, whether oral or written, in relation to the subject
matter of this GFA. This Clause 13 shall not affect either
Party’s liability for fraud.
|
13.2.
|
This
GFA shall apply to the exclusion of, and prevail over, any express
terms
contained in the standard documentation of either Party (including
but not
limited to any pre-printed standard terms and
conditions
|
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
9
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
appearing
on the reverse of any Purchase Order issued by VGSL in connection with the
GFA).
14.
|
VARIATION
|
This
GFA
shall be capable of being varied only by a written instrument signed by hand
in
ink by a duly authorised officer or other authorised representative of each
of
the Parties.
15.
|
LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
|
15.1.
|
Except
as set forth in Clause 15.3, the maximum liability of Supplier or
VGSL to
the other Party, excluding any liquidated damages paid or payable
for
Claims made under or in connection with this GFA whether based on
contract, tort, negligence or otherwise shall be limited to £10 million
in any
period of twelve (12) Months, such period to commence in each case
on the
date of the incident, or the first of the series of incidents, giving
rise
to the Claim in question.
|
15.2.
|
Except
as set forth in Clauses 15.3, neither Supplier nor VGSL shall be
liable
for any indirect or consequential damages or losses, including loss
of
profits and loss of data where such damages or losses are determined
to be
an indirect or consequential damage or
loss.
|
15.3.
|
Nothing
in the GFA excludes or limits the Parties’ respective liability for Claims
with respect to the following:
|
15.3.1.
|
Supplier’s
liability under any relevant product liability legislation (e.g.
General
Product Safety Directive
2001/95/EC);
|
15.3.2.
|
Supplier’s
liability for death or personal injury resulting from the supply
or use of
the Products or Services;
|
15.3.3.
|
a
Party’s liability under Clauses 22 (Data Protection) and 25 (Licenses for
Software and Documentation), [A]
(Intellectual Property
Rights Indemnity) and [A]
(Confidentiality) of
Schedule 2 (GTCs);.
|
15.3.4.
|
a
Party’s liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or for death or
personal injury resulting from its negligence;
and
|
15.3.5.
|
any
other liability to the extent that such liability may not be excluded
or
restricted by law.
|
16.
|
SURVIVAL
|
Any
termination of this GFA for any reason shall be without prejudice to any rights
or remedies to which a Party may be entitled under the GFA or provided by law
or
in equity. Any such termination shall not affect any accrued rights or
liabilities of either Party nor the coming into force or the continuance in
force of
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
10
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
any
provision of this GFA, which is expressly or by implication intended to come
into or continue in force on or after such termination
17.
|
INTERPRETATION
|
17.1.
|
In
this GFA (except where the context otherwise
requires):
|
17.1.1.
|
the
Schedules, Annexes and other documents which are stated to be incorporated
into this GFA (as amended from time to time) shall form part of this
GFA
and shall be construed and shall have the same force and effect as
if they
were expressly set out in the main body of this GFA, and any reference
to
this GFA includes the Schedules, Annexes and such other
documents;
|
17.1.2.
|
references
in this GFA to a Schedule or Annex shall be deemed to be a reference
to
the current version of the relevant Schedule or
Annex;
|
17.1.3.
|
the
index and headings in this GFA are for ease of reference only and
shall
not constitute a part of this GFA for any purpose or affect its
interpretation;
|
17.1.4.
|
use
of the singular includes the plural and vice
versa;
|
17.1.5.
|
use
of any gender includes the other
genders;
|
17.1.6.
|
any
reference to a directive, statute, statutory provision or subordinate
legislation ("legislation") shall
(except where the context otherwise requires) be construed as referring
to
such legislation as amended and in force from time to time and to
any
legislation which re-enacts or consolidates (with or without modification)
any such legislation; and
|
17.1.7.
|
any
phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include",
"in particular" or any
similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not
limit
the sense of the words preceding those
terms.
|
17.2.
|
Clauses
1 (Definitions), A
(Price), A
(Intellectual Property Rights Indemnity), A
(Corporate Social Responsibility), A
(Confidentiality), A
(Assignment and Subcontracting), A
(Rights of Third Parties),A(Publicity),
A
(Escalation), A
(Waiver),A (Severability),
A
(No Partnership/Agency), A (Survival), A
(Insurance), A (Further
Assurance), A(Audits),
A (Inadequacy
of Damages), A(Order
of
|
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
11
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Precedence)
of Schedule 2 (GTCs) shall apply (mutatis mutandis) to the body of this
GFA.
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
12
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
18.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
This
GFA
may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed
and
delivered, shall be an original, and all the counterparts together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
AGREED
by the Parties through
their authorised signatories.
Signed/Date:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
December
21,2007
Name: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Global
Supply Chain Management Director
For
and on behalf of Vodafone
Group Services Limited
|
Signed/Date
December
20, 2007
.By:
../s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Chairman,
CEO and President
By:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Title: Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
For
and on behalf of Chordiant Software,
Inc.
|
|
Attachments:
|
|
Annex
A: Payments, Products and Pricing
|
|
Annex
B: CoA
|
|
Annex
C: Documentation
|
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
13
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
|
ANNEX
A
|
|
PAYMENTS,
PRODUCTS AND PRICING
|
|
A. STANDARD
SOFTWARE
|
1.
Chordiant Decision Management Suite (by part and version number):
·
|
Chordiant
Predictive Analytics Director;
6100-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Strategy Director; 6101-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Decision Monitor; 6104-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Real-Time Decisioning Services;
6102-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Database Decisioning Services;
6103-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Recommendation Advisor; 6108-6.0.3
|
·
|
Chordiant
Adaptive Decisioning Services;
6106-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Data Preparation Director;
6105-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Real-Time Proposition Monitoring;
6111-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Interaction Services - 6107-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Campaign Management Decisioning Service -
6109-6.0.2
|
1.
|
Chordiant
Marketing Director Suite:
|
·
|
Chordiant
Marketing Director: 6.2.0.3
|
·
|
Chordiant
Online Marketing Director; 6.2.0.3
|
·
|
Chordiant
Mobile Marketing Director; 6.2.0.3
|
The
Standard Software listed above shall be deemed accepted upon
delivery.
At
VGSL’s
request, Supplier will extend the license to the Standard Software to any other
operating system supported by Supplier so long as VGSL is currently covered
by
Maintenance Services with respect to such Software and VGSL’s usage of the
Standard Software does not exceed the scope of the license it acquired for
use.
B. LICENSE
AND LICENSE
FEES
Supplier
will enter into CoAs for enterprise licenses of all the Standard Software
specified above (except as provided below) with the VGC’s listed below (the
“Listed VGCs”) for a license fee to be designated by VGSL. The
license fee so designated by VGSL shall be reasonable for the scope of the
license provided.
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
14
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Supplier
agrees that it will not license the Standard Software to the Listed VGCs at
any
price that has not been designated or approved by VGSL.
Listed
VGCs:
[
* 1 Page of text omitted]
* License
will not include the Marketing Director Suite
Organic
Growth
There
will be no change in the price for the license for a VGC to the extent that
the
number of subscribers supported by that VCG increases through organic
growth.
Growth
through Merger or Acqusition
If
through acquisition or merger, a VGC increases its subscriber base following
such acquisition or merger such that it moves from one pricing bracket (after
taking into account any organic growth that has taken place up to the time
of
such acquisition) to another (ie, small to medium; large to very large)
described in the future pricing matrix listed below, the VGC shall be required
to pay the difference between the license and support fee amount for the bracket
applicable immediately prior to the acquisition or merger and the license and
support fee for the larger bracket applicable after giving effect to the
acquisition or merger.
Effect
of Transfer:
If
there
is a transfer of a CoA from one VGA to another VGA which has a subscriber base
which would move that license to another pricing bracket after taking into
account any organic growth up to the time of such transfer (ie, small to medium;
large to very large) described in the future pricing matrix listed below, then
the VGC shall be required to pay the difference between the license and support
fee amount for the bracket applicable immediately prior to the transfer and
the
license and support fee for the new bracket.
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
|
C.
SUPPORT
AND
USERS
|
CHORDIANT
Decision Management Suite
|
Users
|
Support
Level
|
Chordiant
Predictive Analytics Director
|
Unlimited
nr of client systems
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
Chordiant
Strategy Director
|
Unlimited
nr of client systems
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
Chordiant
Decision Monitor
|
Unlimited
nr of client systems
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
Chordiant
Database Decisioning Services
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
Chordiant
Real-Time Decisioning Services
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Premium
(24x7)
|
Chordiant
Recommendation Advisor
|
Unlimited
nr of seats
|
Premium
(24x7)
|
Chordiant
Interaction Services
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Premium
(24x7)
|
Chordiant
Campaign Management Decisioning Service
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
Chordiant
Adaptive Decisioning Services
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Premium
(24x7)
|
Chordiant
Data Preparation Director
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
Chordiant
Real-Time
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Premium
|
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
16
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Proposition
Monitoring
|
(24x7)
|
CHORDIANT
Marketing Director Suite
|
Unit
|
Support
Level
|
Chordiant
Marketing Director
|
Unlimited
nr of URNs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
Chordiant
OnLine Marketing Director
|
Unlimited
nr of URNs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
Chordiant
Mobile Marketing Director
|
Unlimited
nr of URNs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
|
D.
VGSL Payment Schedule:
|
Subject
always to clause 7 (Products and Payments), VGSL will pay the following amounts
(plus VAT and all other taxes payable) to Supplier on or before the dates set
forth below:
1.
On or before Sept 1st
2008:
€7,345,853 in licence fees, less such amounts that were payable to Supplier
in
license fees for the license of the Standard Software by Listed VGCs between
the
date of the GFA and September 1, 2008;
2.
On or before Sept 1st
2008:
€1,000,000 in support and maintenance fees, less such amounts that were payable
to Supplier in support and maintenance fees by Listed VGCs between the date
of
the GFA and September 1, 2008;
3. On
or
before Dec 1st
2008:
€[*]
in licence fees, less (a)
the amount of the payment referred to in item 1 above and (b) such amounts
that
were payable to
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
17
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Supplier
in license fees for the license of the Standard Software by Listed VGCs between
the date of the GFA and December 1, 2008;
4. On
or
before April 1st
2009:
€[ * ]
in licence fees, less (a)
the aggregate amount of the payments referred to in items 1 and 3 above and
(b)
such amounts that were payable to Supplier in license fees for the license
of
the Standard Software by Listed VGCs between the date of the GFA and April
1,
2009;
5. On
or
before April 1st
2009:
€2,231,700 in support and maintenance fees covering all Listed
VGCs.
Any
such
amounts paid by VGSL under items 1, 3 and 4 above may be applied by VGSL as
a
credit against the license fees payable for the licensing of the Listed
VGCs.
Total
License Fees payable by April 1,
2009: €14,877,997
Total
Support and Maintenance Fee for the provision of support and maintenance through
until April 1st
2010:
€3,231,700
At
VGSL’s
option, after expiration of the initial Support period (ending April 1st
2010)
and each subsequent Support period, VGSL may acquire on behalf of the Listed
VGCs an additional one year of Maintenance Services for the Standard Software
licensed, for an annual support fee of not less than the previous year’s Support
Fee (€2,231,700 for the first renewal period) and shall not increase from the
previous year’s Support Fee by more than the percentage increase in the United
Kingdom Retail Price Index (National Statistics Office) for the previous
year. All fees due under Clause D (€18,109,700) shall be
non-cancelable and the sum paid non-refundable.
Without
prejudice to the non-cancelable nature of the obligation to pay for the initial
Support period referred to above, payments stated or referred to in this
paragraph shall be pro-rated according to the actual use of the Standard
Software, and by which VGC.
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
E. FUTURE
PRICING
VGSL
may purchase additional licenses
for the Standard Software products listed above at the respective quantities
and
license fees indicated below for majority owned subsidiaries of VGSL other
than
Listed VGCs. Furthermore VGSL may purchase additional licenses for the Standard
Software products listed above at the respective quantities and license fees
indicated below for minority owned subsidiaries of VGSL on a case by case basis,
as agreed to by Supplier in its sole discretion. All future pricing
(table and discount levels below) only applies to VGCs in the following business
areas: Communications and is valid until
Dec
15, 2009.
Majority
Owned
VGCs
As
part
of this agreement, Supplier offers the following pricing for any majority owned
VGCs in which Vodafone acquires a majority stake.
Nr
of Subscr
|
Licence
Fee CDM & CMD
|
Annual
Support and Maintenance
|
|
Small
|
<5
mill
|
[
* ]
|
[
* ]
|
Medium
|
5
–
10 mill
|
[
* ]
|
[
* ]
|
Large
|
10
– 30 mill
|
[
* ]
|
[
* ]
|
Very
Large
|
30
– 50 mill
|
[
* ]
|
[
* ]
|
Mega
|
>50
mill
|
[
* ]
|
[
* ]
|
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, for one of the (large or smaller) majority owned VCGs that are
purchasing the Chordiant Decision Management suite only as part of this
agreement, that VCG may purchase the Marketing Director suite for the license
fee of [ * ]
plus
an annual 15% [ * ] support and
maintenance.
Standard
Software products offered as part of the CDM licence include the then current
versions of the following:
·
|
Chordiant
Data Preparation Director: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
·
|
Chordiant
Predictive Analytics Director: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
·
|
Chordiant
Adaptive Decisioning Services: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
·
|
Chordiant
Strategy Director: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
·
|
Chordiant
Database Decisioning Services: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
·
|
Chordiant
Real-Time Decisioning Services: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
·
|
Chordiant
Recommendation Advisor: unlimited number of
seats
|
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
19
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
·
|
Chordiant
Interaction Services: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
·
|
Chordiant
Campaign Management Decisioning Service: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
·
|
Chordiant
Decision Monitor: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
·
|
Chordiant
Real-Time Proposition Monitoring: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
Standard
Software products offered as part of the CMD licence include the then current
versions of the following:
·
|
Chordiant
Marketing Director, core module: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
·
|
Chordiant
eMail Marketing Director: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
·
|
Chordiant
Mobile Marketing Director: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
The
Standard Software listed above shall be deemed accepted upon
delivery.
Minority
Owned
VGCs
For
any
mobile telecom organisation where VGSL has more than a 15% stake but less than
50% Supplier offers a fixed discount of [ * ]%
against Supplier's standard
list price for Chordiant Decision Management and Chordiant Marketing Director
Standard Software products listed above.
Partner
Organisation
For
Partner Network organisations, Supplier offers a fixed discount of [ * ]%
against Supplier's standard
price list, for Chordiant Decision Management and Chordiant Marketing Director
Standard Software products listed above, subject to approval from
Supplier.
Organic
Growth
There
will be no change in the price for the license for a VGC to the extent that
the
number of subscribers supported by that VCG increases through organic
growth.
Growth
through Merger or Acqusition
If
through acquisition or merger, a VGC increases its subscriber base following
such acquisition or merger such that it moves from one pricing bracket (after
taking into account any organic growth that has taken place up to the time
of
such acquisition) to another (ie, small to medium; large to very large)
described in the future pricing matrix listed above, the VGC shall be required
to pay the
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
20
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
difference
between the license and support fee amount for the bracket applicable
immediately prior to the acquisition or merger and the license and support
fee
for the larger bracket applicable after giving effect to the acquisition or
merger.
Effect
of Transfer:
If
there
is a transfer of a CoA from one VGA to another VGA which has a subscriber base
which would move that license to another pricing bracket after taking into
account any organic growth up to the time of such transfer (ie, small to medium;
large to very large) described in the future pricing matrix listed above, then
the VGC shall be required to pay the difference between the license and support
fee amount for the bracket applicable immediately prior to the transfer and
the
license and support fee for the new bracket.
GFA
for
H/W & S/W Products
21
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BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
ANNEX
B
CONTRACT
OF ADHERENCE (CoA)
DATE:
[__________________]
PARTIES:
(1)
|
[ AName
of VGC]
whose registered office is at [AAddress]
(“VGC”);
and
|
(2)
|
CHORDIANT
SOFTWARE
INTERNATIONAL INC. a corporation incorporated in the state of
Delaware, USA whose registered
office is at 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx, XX
00000,
XXX (“SGC”)
|
together
referred to as the “Parties” and each
individually as a “Party”.
WHEREAS
(a)
|
SGC
is engaged in, amongst other activities, the development, manufacture
and
sale of Products and Services (as defined
below);
|
(b)
|
VGSL
and the Supplier have entered into a Global Framework Agreement dated
[ADecember 21,
2007]
in relation to
such Products and Services;
|
(c)
|
VGC
and SGC wish to enter into this Contract of Adherence in accordance
with
the terms of such Global Framework
Agreement.
|
1.
|
DURATION
|
This
Contract of Adherence (“CoA”) shall come into
effect
on __________,
200[ ] (“Effective
Date”) and unless
earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of this CoA shall continue
in force and effect for five years (the “Initial Period”). This CoA
shall automatically continue until terminated by either Party giving at least
six (6) Months’ prior written notice of such termination to the other Party,
such notice not to expire sooner than the end of the Initial Period, unless
earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of this CoA (“Term”).
The
terms
and conditions in this CoA will continue to apply to any Purchase Order accepted
by SGC prior to the effective date of the termination of this CoA, but will
not
apply to any Purchase Order accepted by SGC after such effective
date.
2.
|
PURPOSE
|
Following
the Effective Date, SGC shall supply Products and Services to VGC in accordance
with this CoA, including the Schedules as modified by any Special Conditions
permitted under Clause 3 of Schedule 2 (GTCs).
CoA
1
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
3.
|
NOTICES
|
For
the
purpose of giving notices under this CoA, the details of the Parties are as
follows:if to VGC:
[
]
to
the
Supplier:
Chordiant
Software, Inc.
00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Marked
for the attention of: Director of Finance
Facsimile
Number: [
]
Copy
to
Attn.:
General Counsel
or
such
other details as a Party may notify to the other Party from time to
time.
4.
|
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
|
This
CoA
represents the entire understanding between the Parties in relation to its
subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements and representations made
by
either Party, whether written or oral, except as set forth in the Special
Conditions.
5.
|
DEFINITIONS
|
All
undefined terms appearing in this CoA shall have the meaning given to them
in
the Schedules attached hereto and incorporated herein.
AGREED
by the Parties through
their authorised signatories.
Signed/Date:
.........................................................
Name: ……………………………….............
Title: ........................................................
For
and on behalf of Ainsert
name of relevant Vodafone company]
|
Signed/Date:
........................................................
Name: ………………………………………..
Title: ........................................................
For
and on behalf of Chordiant Software
Inc.
|
|
Attachments:
|
|
Schedule
1: Contents of Special Conditions
|
|
Schedule
2: Global Terms and Conditions
|
|
Schedule
3: Global Products
|
|
Schedule
4: Global Services
|
|
Schedule
5: Global Price Book
|
CoA
2
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
|
Schedule
6: Corporate Social Responsibility
|
|
Schedule
7: Currency Conversion Process
|
|
Schedule
8: Data Processing Agreement [OPTION]
|
|
Schedule
9: Source Code Escrow Agreement
|
|
Schedule
10: Local Attachments (if any)
|
CoA
3
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BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
SCHEDULE
1
CONTENTS
OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS
SGC
and
VGC have agreed to the following Special Conditions, which are permitted
modifications to the CoA body and/or Global Attachments as described in Clause
3.1 of the GTCs and set forth below:
Permitted
Modifications
|
CoA
Reference (§)
|
Special
Conditions
|
Modifications
required in order for the CoA to comply with the laws and regulations
affecting VGC
|
[Ainsert
details – if any]
|
|
Modifications
required in order for the CoA to comply with VGC’s governance policies and
procedures
|
[Ainsert
details – if any]
|
|
Modifications
that have been specifically designated in the Global Attachments
as
matters that are to be agreed locally by SGC and VGC in the CoA (e.g.
currency for payment, performance bond etc.)
|
[Ainsert
details – if any]
|
|
Any
agreement in place between SGC and VGC that is not superseded by
this
CoA
|
XXX
§00 (Entire Agreement); CoA § 4
|
[Ainsert
details – if any]
|
Local
Attachments added to the CoA (e.g. Local Price Book, Local Specifications
and Project Plans)
|
[Ainsert
details – if any]
|
|
Modifications
to the Global Attachments required by VGC for the purchase and deployment
of a System or the implementation of a specific Project Plan and
set forth
in a Work Order or Local Attachment that specifically relates to
such
System or Project Plan
|
Special
Conditions (Schedule 1 to CoA)
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
SCHEDULE
2
GLOBAL
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FOR
THE SUPPLY OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Global
Terms and Conditions
for
the Supply of Product and Services
|
1.
|
DEFINITIONS
|
1.1.
|
In
the CoA, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms
and
expressions shall have the following
meaning:
|
“Acceptance”
|
means
final acceptance of Products and Services by VGC in accordance with
the
Acceptance Test Procedure and “Accepted” refers to Products and Services
for which an Acceptance Certificate has been signed by VGC;
|
“Acceptance
Certificate”
|
means
a document signed by VGC certifying Acceptance of Products and
Services;
|
“Acceptance
Test Procedure”
|
means
the process of measurement, examination and other activities required
to
verify that the Products and Services supplied or performed by SGC
have
been supplied or completed in accordance with the Specifications,
such
acceptance test procedure to be defined by VGC and agreed in writing
by
SGC and conducted by SGC with VGC witnessing, unless otherwise
agreed;
|
“Affected
Deliverables”
|
has
the meaning given in Clause 11.2;
|
“Business
Day”
|
means
a normal working day in the country of VGC for which Products and
Services
are to be supplied, provided however that where the relevant country
comprises more than one state or geographical area in which different
normal working days apply, then “Business Day” shall mean a normal working
day in such state or geographical area in which the relevant Delivery
Address is located;
|
"Change
Control Procedure"
|
means
the change control procedure agreed upon in writing by VGC and SGC
and set
forth in a Local Attachment;
|
“Claim”
|
means,
as the context requires, any actions, claims, demands, proceedings,
losses, damages, costs, expenses and other liabilities of whatever
nature
(whether foreseeable or not) suffered, incurred or sustained, including
court and legal costs assessed on a solicitor–client basis and other
professional costs and expenses;
|
“Confidential
Information”
|
means
all financial, business and technical or other data and all other
information (whether written, oral or in electronic form or on magnetic
or
other media) concerning the business and affairs of
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
1
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Party
that the other Party obtains, receives or has access to as a result
of the
discussions leading up to, or the entering into, or the performance
of,
the CoA;
|
|
“Contract
of Adherence” or “CoA”
|
means
the CoA entered into by VGC and SGC, to which this Schedule 2 is
attached
and into which it is incorporated;
|
“Delivery
Address”
|
means
the address, and as applicable, the specific location (for example,
room
or shelter) to which Products are to be delivered or Services are
to be
performed (as the case may be), as specified in the relevant Purchase
Order, as applicable;
|
“Delivery
Date”
|
means
the date on which the Products are to be delivered to the Delivery
Address, as specified in the CoA or Purchase Order, as
applicable;
|
“Development
Work”
|
means
the Products produced by SGC in the performance of development Services
in
accordance with the CoA, any Work Order or Purchase Order, as the
case may
be, as may be further described in Schedule 4-[Axx],
including, as applicable, Specific Software, tools, logic, formats,
file
specifications, structures, explanations, flow charts, diagrams,
data,
sounds assets and other content, iconography, design documentation,
artwork, sample packaging and other documents or items provided by
SGC in
relation to the development Services, including without limitation
the
associated Specifications;
|
"Documentation"
|
means
instructional and operating manuals and other printed or electronic
materials to be supplied by SGC to VGC in connection with the Products
and
Services a copy of which are attached as Annex 3 to the
GFA. Documentation shall also include the table of RTDS
performance included in Part 3 of Schedule 3 hereto.
|
“Effective
Date”
|
means
in relation to a CoA, the date on which the CoA comes into effect
as set
out in the CoA;
|
“Escrow
Agreement”
|
means
the source code escrow agreement set out in Schedule 9;
|
“Force
Majeure”
|
means
any cause preventing a Party from performing any or all of its obligations
which arises from or is attributable to acts, events, omissions or
accidents beyond the reasonable control of the Party so prevented
and as
further defined in ClauseA29
(Force Majeure);
|
“Global
Approval”
|
means
approval of Products by VGSL after having conducted the process of
measurement, examination and other activities set out in the Global
Product Approval Procedure;
|
“Global
|
means
the Schedules attached to the body of the CoA or
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
2
[*
] = CERTAIN
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS,
HAS
BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED.
Attachments”
|
incorporated
by reference therein, as may be updated from time to time, excluding
any
Local Attachments;
|
“Global
Price Book”
|
means
the global price book agreed between Supplier and VGSL relating to
the
supply of Products and Services, as updated and reissued from time
to
time;
|
“Global
Product Approval Procedure”
|
means
the testing procedures whereby the Products are verified by VGSL
for
compliance with the Requirement Specifications;
|
“Global
SLA”
|
means
the Global Service Level Agreement agreed as part of the Support
and
Maintenance Services being provided by SGC as set forth in Schedule
4-[Axx];
|
“Global
Specification”
|
means
the detailed specification document prepared by Supplier and approved
by
VGSL specifying the functions to be performed by a Product (including
the
equipment on which it is to operate) based on the Requirement
Specification;
|
“Global
Terms and Conditions” or “GTCs”
|
means
these global terms and conditions agreed by VGSL and Supplier for
the
supply of Products and Services, which form part of the CoA;
|
“Indemnified
Party”
|
shall
have the meaning given in Clause A28.1;
|
“Insolvency
Event”
|
means
that the Party concerned has become subject to a voluntary arrangement
with its creditors (within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986)
or
(being a company) has become subject to an administration order or
has
gone into liquidation (otherwise than for the purpose of amalgamation
or
reconstruction) or an encumbrance has taken possession of, or a receiver
has been appointed to, any of the property or assets of the Party
concerned, or that the relevant Party has ceased, or threatened to
cease
to carry on business, or any similar event has occurred in any relevant
jurisdiction;
|
“Installation”
|
means
the Service of setting up, connecting, adjusting, testing and
commissioning any Product to the VGC Network and “Installed” shall be
construed accordingly;
|
“Integration”
|
means
the interface and connectivity measures planned and combined by SGC
to
link the Products with other products, including system and products
architecture, gap analysis, interface planning and system
implementation;
|
“Intellectual
Property Rights"
|
means:
(i) rights
in, and in relation to, any patents, registered designs, design rights,
trade marks, trade and business
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
3
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
names
(including all goodwill associated with any trade marks or trade
and
business names), copyright and related rights, moral rights, databases,
domain names, semi-conductor and other, topography rights and utility
models, and including the benefit of all registrations of, applications
to
register and the right to apply for registration of any of the foregoing
items and all rights in the nature of any of the foregoing items,
each for
their full term (including any extensions or renewals thereof) and
wherever in the world enforceable;
(ii) rights
in the nature of unfair competition rights and to xxx for passing
off and
for past infringement; and
(iii) trade
secrets, confidentiality and other proprietary rights, including
rights to
know how and other technical information;
|
|
“Issued
Property”
|
means
all property provided to SGC by or on behalf of VGC under the
CoA;
|
“Key
Milestone”
|
means
an important milestone agreed by VGC and SGC with respect to the
supply of
Products and Services, including by way of example, the Delivery
Date,
Ready for Acceptance, Ready for Installation or Ready for Service
or any
other such date agreed by the Parties from time to time;
|
“Licence”
|
means
a licence to use the Software and Documentation, as applicable, granted
by
SGC under Clause 25 (Licences for Software and
Documentation);
|
“Local
Attachments”
|
means
the Local Price Book, Local Specifications, Project Plans and any
other
schedules agreed by VGC and SGC in the CoA relating to Products and
Services not otherwise specified in the Global Price Book;
|
“Local
Price Book”
|
means
the Prices for Products and Services that are not included in the
Global
Price Book and are requested to be supplied by SGC to VGC;
|
“Local
Specifications”
|
means
the specifications agreed by VGC and SGC for Products and Services
that
are not included in the Global Price Book, including any Requirements
Specifications for such Products and Services;
|
“Modification”
|
means
any change or amendment to any Products, whether:
(i) as
a result of Development Work;
(ii) as
an update, upgrade, or new release in accordance with Support
and Maintenance Services;
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
4
[*
] = CERTAIN
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS,
HAS
BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED.
(iii) as
a new
version of the Product; or
(iv) otherwise;
“Month”
|
means
a calendar month;
|
“Outsourcer”
|
means
the Person with which VGC has entered into an outsourcing or facilities
management services agreement;
|
“Party”
and “Parties”
|
has
the meaning set forth in the CoA;
|
“person”
|
includes
any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited
liability
partnership, joint venture, joint stock company, trust, estate, company
and association, whether organised for profit or otherwise;
|
“Price”
|
means
the price for the supply of the Products and Services as set out
in the
Global Price Book or a Local Price Book, as applicable;
|
“Products”
|
means
the Software products described in Schedule 3 (Global Products) and/or
in
the Global Price Book or Local Price Book, which are supplied by
SGC to
VGC under a Purchase Order including any Modifications
thereto, tools, Development Work and associated
Documentation;
|
“Project
Plan”
|
means
the detailed written document prepared by SGC and approved by VGC
specifying the timescales for the supply of Products and Services
as set
forth in a Local Attachment, Purchase Order as may be updated by
the
Parties from time to time;
|
“Purchase
Order”
|
means
a purchase order and where applicable, any Work Order, placed with
SGC by
VGC for any Products and Services, which shall be subject to and
incorporate the terms of the CoA, and when accepted by SGC
forms a part of this CoA;
|
“RFA”
or “Ready for Acceptance”
|
means
that Products and Services are ready for VGC’s Acceptance Test Procedure,
with all SGC’s internal tests finalised;
|
“RFI”
or “Ready for Installation”
|
means
the date by which SGC shall deliver the Products to VGC’s site ready for
Installation of such Products;
|
“RFS”
or “Ready for Service”
|
means
Products have been installed and Accepted and are ready for commercial
service;
|
“Relevant
Event”
|
means
any act or omission by VGC the effect of which is materially to prejudice
the ability of SGC to perform its obligations under the CoA;
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
5
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
“Requirements
Specification”
|
means:
(i) with
respect to Products and Services in the Global Price Book,
the Documentation
(ii) with
respect to Products and Services in the Local Price Book, the
Documentation
|
“SGC”
|
has
the meaning set forth in the CoA;
|
“Services”
|
means
any services (including development services, Installation services,
Integration services, the services of consultant programmers, training,
testing services, Support and Maintenance Services, disaster recovery
or
other services) set out in Schedule 4 (Global Services), the Global
Price
Book, Local Price or Purchase Order, as applicable, including any
associated Documentation provided with the Services;
|
“Software”
|
means
software programs and adaptations, new releases and enhancements
of or
additions thereto and sound assets and other content, in each case
that
has been developed or licensed by SGC and embedded or otherwise used
in
the Products, including Standard Software, Specific Software and
the
associated Documentation;
|
“Special
Conditions”
|
has
the meaning set forth in Clause 3.2;
|
“Specific
Software”
|
means
that part of the Software which is the result of Development Work,
including any Modification thereto and associated
Documentation;
|
“Specifications”
|
means
collectively the Requirements Specifications, Global Specifications
and,
where applicable, the Local Specifications;
|
“Standard
Software”
|
means
Supplier’s standard Software and any Third Party Standard Software
(including Modifications thereto and associated Documentation) that
is or
could be offered by SGC to customers generally;
|
“Supplier”
|
means
Chordiant Software Inc;
|
“Support
and Maintenance Services”
|
means
the support and maintenance services for the Products, as described
in
Schedule 4-[Ax]
hereto;
|
“Supplier
Group Company”
|
means
Supplier and any company or corporation in respect of which Supplier’s
ultimate holding company owns (directly or indirectly) more than
fifty
(50)% of the issued share capital;
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
6
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
“System”
|
means
a combination of Products and Services which are integrated and operate
together in the VGC Network and which are subject to Acceptance as
a
“system” according to a Project Plan or Work Order;
|
“Term”
|
shall
have the meaning set forth in Clause 1 of the CoA;
|
“Third
Party Standard Software”
|
means
that part of the Software being licensed to SGC by a third party
and that
is offered to customers generally and has not been customized to
meet
specific VGC requirements or otherwise created as part of Development
Work;
|
“VAT”
|
means
Value Added Tax or any analogous tax in any relevant jurisdiction
including but not limited to use, sales and local sales taxes of
any
kind;
|
“Vodafone
Group Company”
|
means
Vodafone Group Plc, Vodafone Group Services Limited and each person
in
respect of which Vodafone Group Plc owns (directly or indirectly)
more
than fifteen (15)% of the issued share capital;
|
“Vodafone
Code of Ethical Purchasing”
|
means
the Vodafone Code of Ethical Purchasing and Business Principles,
the
current versions of which are set out in Schedule 6, as may be amended
by
VGC from time to time upon reasonable notice to SGC;
|
“Vodafone
Marks”
|
means
the trademarks, trade names, brand or other proprietary words or
symbols
used by any Vodafone Group Company from time to time;
|
“VGC”
|
has
the meaning set forth in the CoA;
|
“VGC
Network”
|
means
the digital cellular radio telephone network, information technology
network, business systems and ancillary systems operated by VGC;
and
|
“Work
Order” or “SOW”
|
means
a work order or statement of work in such form as the Parties may
agree
from time to time that describes Development Work or other Services
to be
performed by SGC for VGC, and when completed and signed by the Parties
forms a part of this CoA.
|
1.2.
|
Any
terms otherwise undefined in this Schedule 2 (GTCs) shall have the
meaning
given to them elsewhere in the CoA.
|
2.
|
APPOINTMENT
|
2.1.
|
VGC
appoints SGC as a non-exclusive supplier to VGC of products and services
for the Term of the CoA. SGC has agreed to undertake the supply of
Products and Services to VGC for the Term of the CoA according to
the
terms and conditions in the CoA.
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
7
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
2.2.
|
Unless
the Parties agree otherwise, nothing in the CoA shall alter or affect
the
terms and conditions under which SGC supplies Products and Services
ordered by VGC prior to the Effective Date of the
CoA.
|
3.
|
SPECIAL
CONDITIONS
|
3.1.
|
The
Parties may modify the CoA body and the Global Attachments if requested
by
VGC but only with respect to the items specifically listed
below:
|
3.1.1.
|
modifications
required in order for the CoA to comply with the laws and regulations
affecting VGC but only to the extent required for
compliance;
|
3.1.2.
|
modifications
required in order for the CoA to comply with VGC’s corporate governance
policies and procedures but only to the extent required for
compliance;
|
3.1.3.
|
modifications
that have been specifically designated in the Global Attachments
as
matters that are to be agreed locally by SGC and VGC in the CoA (e.g.
currency for payment, performance
bond);
|
3.1.4.
|
any
non-disclosure agreement in place between SGC and VGC that is not
superseded by this CoA;
|
3.1.5.
|
Local
Attachments added to the CoA (e.g. Local Price Book, Local Specifications
and Project Plans); and
|
3.1.6.
|
modifications
to the Global Attachments required by VGC for the purchase and deployment
of a System or the implementation of a specific Project Plan and
set forth
in a Work Order or Local Attachment that specifically relates to
such
System or Project Plan.
|
3.2.
|
If
the Parties agree to make any of the modifications listed in Clause
3.1,
the agreed changes will be set out in a written document signed by
the
Parties substantially in the form of Schedule 1 (Contents of Special
Conditions) (the “Special
Conditions”).
|
4.
|
PURCHASE
ORDERS
|
4.1.
|
After
the Effective Date of the CoA, VGC may issue Purchase Orders for
Products
and Services to be supplied by SGC under the terms of the
CoA.
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
8
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
4.2.
|
SGC
shall accept all Purchase Orders issued in accordance with the
CoA.
|
4.3.
|
VGC
shall be under no obligation to issue any Purchase Orders or to purchase
any minimum volume of, or particular category of, Products or
Services.
|
4.4.
|
All
Purchase Orders placed by any VGC shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of the CoA.
|
4.5.
|
The
Parties agree that neither the pre-printed standard terms of supply
of SGC
nor the pre-printed standard terms of purchase of VGC shall apply
to any
Purchase Order.
|
4.6.
|
Up
toAfourteen
(14) Business Days prior to the scheduled Delivery Date, VGC may
vary the
Products and Services specified in a Purchase Order at no additional
cost
to VGC.
|
4.7.
|
Within
theAfourteen
(14) Business Days prior to the scheduled Delivery Date set out in
the
Purchase Order, VGC may vary the Products and Services set out in
a
Purchase Order at no additional cost to VGC except those additional
direct
costs incurred by SGC and agreed by VGC that are the direct result
of
VGC’s variation to the Purchase Order. In claiming any additional costs,
SGC shall demonstrate to VGC’s reasonable satisfaction that the Products
and Services cannot be used in fulfilling SGC’s obligations under other
Purchase Orders issued by VGC or for such Purchase Orders as may
be
reasonably anticipated to be issued by VGC (considering the nature
of the
VGC Network). For the purposes of this Clause, SGC shall be
allowed to seek reimbursement from VGC for services actually performed
at
the rate previously agreed between VGC and SGC. SGC agrees to
take all reasonable steps in order to minimize the costs associated
with
any variation of a Purchase Order.
|
5.
|
PRICE
|
5.1.
|
The
Prices of Products and Services shall be set forth in the Purchase
Order
and calculated in accordance with the Global Price Book, the Local
Price
Book or as otherwise agreed by the Parties (if not specified in either
the
Global Price Book or Local Price Book); no additional prices or charges
shall be payable by VGC for Products and
Services.
|
5.2.
|
The
Price shall be inclusive of:
|
5.2.1.
|
delivery
of the Products and Services DDP to the Delivery Address (in accordance
with Incoterms 2000);
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
9
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
5.2.2.
|
any
costs relating to the transfer and delivery of the Products and Services
(including any information) to VGC, including insurance in transit,
commissions and any export or import
licences;
|
5.2.3.
|
any
licence or other fees paid to third parties for products and services
used
by SGC in the development or supply of Products and Services for
or to
VGC, unless there has been prior written agreement on a separate
charge
for such fees;
|
5.2.4.
|
any
costs and expenses to supply the Products and Services and perform
the
Services, including charges for legal and regulatory compliance,
performance bonds, telephone, utilities, testing, inspection and
SGC
resources, as applicable; and
|
5.2.5.
|
any
costs for SGC accommodation, travel and subsistence unless otherwise
specified in the Purchase Order.
|
5.3.
|
During
the Term of the CoA, no increase in the Price may be made (whether
on
account of increased material, labour or transport costs, fluctuation
in
rates of exchange or otherwise). After a Purchase Order has been
accepted,
there shall be no increase in the Prices included in that Purchase
Order.
|
5.4.
|
[
* ]
6.
|
TAXES
AND DUTIES
|
VAT:
6.1.
|
The
Price shall be inclusive of all duties, levies or any similar
charges.
|
6.2.
|
If
VAT is chargeable in respect of any amount payable hereunder, the
Supplier
shall provide VGC with a valid invoice that meets all requirements
imposed
by the relevant taxation authorities and which specifically states
this
tax and meets all further conditions necessary to allow VGC to obtain
relief from such tax if a relief procedure is available (“Tax
Invoice”). Provided VGC is in receipt of a Tax Invoice,
VGC will pay to the Supplier the VAT properly chargeable in respect
of
that payment, in accordance with the payment terms in Clause 7 (Invoicing
and Payment).
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
10
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
6.3.
|
VGC
reserves the right to withhold payment of any taxes to the Supplier
until
the Supplier has provided VGC with a Tax Invoice and such other further
information as VGC may reasonably
request.
|
6.4.
|
Where
any relevant taxation authority determines that VAT is chargeable
in whole
or in part in respect of any amount payable hereunder, notwithstanding
the
treatment by the Supplier of any supply to VGC to the contrary, the
Supplier shall hold harmless and indemnify VGC against any and all
costs,
charges, VAT and penalties arising save to the extent that VGC is
(acting
reasonably) able to recover such amounts from the applicable
authorities.
|
6.5.
|
If
the Supplier has incorrectly determined the amount of VAT chargeable
to
VGC, then the invoice shall be corrected and where VGC
has:
|
6.5.1.
|
overpaid
any amount, the Supplier will repay this amount to VGC plus interest
and
any related costs and shall also provide VGC with a correcting invoice
or
credit note for an amount equal to the overpayment made by VGC;
and
|
6.5.2.
|
paid
less than the correct amount, VGC shall pay the outstanding amount
to the
Supplier upon receipt of a valid Tax
Invoice.
|
Both
payments under Clauses 6.6.1 and 6.6.2 shall be made within thirty (30) days
of
being so notified. For the avoidance of doubt VGC shall not meet the cost of
any
penalties, interest or other charges arising from the incorrect VAT treatment
by
the Supplier of any supply made hereunder.
Withholding
Tax:
6.6.
|
The
Price shall be paid without set-off, counterclaim or required withholding
or deduction unless prohibited by any applicable law. In the
event that a withholding tax or deduction is required by applicable
law to
be paid by VGC in respect of the Price, VGC will pay the Price net
of the
required withholding or deduction to the Supplier. VGC will
supply to the Supplier evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of
the
Supplier that VGC has accounted to the relevant authority for the
sum
withheld or deducted and will provide all such assistance as may
be
requested by the Supplier in recovering the amount of the
withholding. In the event that a double taxation treaty applies
which provides for a reduced withholding tax rate, VGC shall only
withhold
and pay the reduced tax on behalf and for the account of the Supplier
if
an appropriate exemption certificate is issued by the competent tax
authority.
|
6.7.
|
If
VGC, in good faith, pays the Price to the Supplier without set-off,
counterclaim, or required withholding or deduction and a subsequent
audit
identifies that a withholding or deduction should have been made
from the
Price, the Supplier shall be liable to pay this withholding
or
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
11
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
deduction
to the relevant authority together with any interest and penalties due
thereon.
Warranty
on Tax
Residency:
6.8.
|
The
Supplier warrants and undertakes to VGC that it is tax resident in
country
of the Supplier and shall be deemed to remain tax resident in that
territory unless it notifies VGC of a change of tax residency on
thirty
(30) days’ prior written notice. In the event that the Supplier
changes tax residency, the Supplier shall immediately provide any
documentation required by VGC evidencing its tax residency in such
territory.
|
6.9.
|
In
the event that VGC is not reasonably informed of a change in tax
residence
by the Supplier, the Supplier will indemnify VGC against any resulting
costs, including but not limited to withholding tax, interest and
penalties thereon.
|
7.
|
INVOICING
AND PAYMENT
|
7.1.
|
Invoicing
|
7.1.1.
|
SGC
may invoice VGC for the Price of
Products:
|
7.1.1.1.
|
in
the case of a Products subject to Acceptance, one hundred (100)%
upon
Acceptance of the Product; and
|
7.1.1.2.
|
in
the case of a Product not subject to Acceptance, one hundred (100)%
upon
actual delivery of the Product conforming to the relevant Purchase
Order
to the Delivery Address, as evidenced by VGC’s written notice of
receipt.
|
7.1.2.
|
SGC
may invoice VGC for the Price of
Services:
|
7.1.2.1.
|
in
the case of a Service not subject to Acceptance, one hundred (100)%
for
Services performed. Services performed on a time and materials
basis will be invoiced on a monthly
basis;
|
7.1.2.2.
|
in
the case of a Service resulting in the production of Development
Work, in
accordance with the payment milestones set out in the Purchase Order
or,
if no payment milestones agreed, then 100% for Services performed.
Services performed on a time and materials basis will be invoiced
on a
monthly basis; and
|
7.1.2.3.
|
in
the case of Support and Maintenance Services or other Services provided
on
an annual basis, 100
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
12
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
(100)%
of
the annual Price of the Service at the commencement of the annual Support
period.
7.2.
|
Invoice
Format
|
7.2.1.
|
All
invoices duly issued by SGC and sent to VGC at the address designated
in
the CoA or Purchase Order shall:
|
7.2.1.1.
|
state
the VGC Purchase Order number(s) to which the invoice relates;
and
|
7.2.1.2.
|
attach
a copy of the corresponding Acceptance Certificate(s) as signed by
VGC, if
applicable.
|
7.2.2.
|
Invoices
shall be issued no more frequently than once per
Month.
|
7.3.
|
Payment
Period
|
VGC
shall
pay all invoices issued in accordance with Clauses 7.1 and 7.2 not later than
[ * ]
calendar days after the date
of receipt of the invoice by VGC, or such other date as may be agreed between
the Parties and stated in the relevant Purchase Order.
7.4.
|
Method
of Payment
|
All
payments shall be by BACS (Banking Automated Clearing System), electronic
transfer of funds or such other means as SGC and VGC may agree.
7.5.
|
Currency
|
All
payments shall be made and all credits shall be given in Euros unless otherwise
specified in the Special Conditions. If another currency is used for payment,
the Parties agree to use the currency conversion process specified in Schedule
7
(Currency Conversion Process).
7.6.
|
Late
Payment
|
If
any
payment from a Party becomes properly due under the CoA and remains unpaid
after
its due date, such unpaid amount shall carry interest at the rate of EURIBOR
+
0.5% from the day after the date on which the payment was due until the date
payment is actually received in full, where “EURIBOR” shall mean the rate
for borrowing in Euros from banks for periods of one (1) Month, compounding
as
necessary, for the relevant period which appears on Telerate, Page 248, or
such
page as may replace it from time to time.
7.7.
|
Invoice
Disputes
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
13
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
VGC
may
withhold from payment that part of any invoice which it disputes until the
dispute is resolved in SGC’s favour. If it is established to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Parties that an invoice has been rendered improperly or
at
the incorrect time, SGC shall promptly issue a credit note and a corrected
invoice.
7.8.
|
Set
Off
|
VGC
may
set off and withhold against invoiced amounts any debt or sum owing to VGC
by
SGC in connection with any Purchase Order.
8.
|
PACKING
|
SGC
shall
ensure that the packing of any Product contains clearly identifiable and proper
markings (consistent with VGC’s written instructions, applicable industry
standards and relevant laws). SGC’s packing of any Product shall be secure and
tamper proof so as ensure that such Product reaches the relevant Delivery
Address in an undamaged condition.
9.
|
DELIVERY
|
9.1.
|
SGC
shall deliver the Products and Services DDP (in accordance with the
Incoterms 2000) on the relevant Delivery Date during normal working
hours
to the Delivery Address. At VGC’s option, Software Products shall be
delivered electronically.
|
9.2.
|
The
Products shall be accompanied by a delivery schedule listing all
Products
contained in such delivery.
|
9.3.
|
SGC
shall obtain at its own expense any import and export licences required
for the supply of Products and Services to
VGC.
|
10.
|
PERFORMANCE
OF SERVICES
|
10.1.
|
SGC
shall perform the Services for VGC subject to the terms and conditions
of
the CoA and the relevant Purchase
Order.
|
10.2.
|
All
Services shall be provided by SGC until completed except as
follows:
|
10.2.1.
|
Any
Services in respect of which a fixed or limited period has been agreed
shall be provided by SGC for the period specified in the relevant
Purchase
Order (subject at all times to any rights of prior
termination).
|
10.2.2.
|
Any
continuing Services in respect of which an indefinite period has
been
agreed shall be performed by SGC until terminated in accordance with
the
relevant Purchase Order.
|
10.3.
|
Support
and Maintenance Services
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
14
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
SGC
shall
provide support and maintenance Services for the Products according to the
terms
set forth in the Global SLA Schedule 4and the relevant
Purchase Order.
10.4.
|
Outsourcing
|
10.4.1.
|
VGC
shall be entitled to appoint an Outsourcer to run or host the Software
for
VGC’s benefit for the purpose of VGC’s internal business use upon prior
written notice to SGC. The notice shall indicate the name and location
of
the Outsourcer. The Parties agree
that:
|
10.4.1.1.
|
nothing
in the CoA shall prevent VGC from changing Outsourcer provided that
the
provisions of this Clause 4 are complied
with;
|
10.4.1.2.
|
VGC’s
use of any Outsourcer will not alter VGC’s obligations under the CoA, and
VGC will be liable for all acts or omissions of Outsourcer as if
such acts
or omissions were the acts or omissions of VGC, and a breach by Outsourcer
of the terms of the CoA shall be deemed a breach by VGC of the terms
of
the CoA;
|
10.4.1.3.
|
use
of any Outsourcer shall not be construed as an assignment, sublicense
or
novation of the rights under the CoA to Outsourcer;
and
|
10.4.2.
|
VGC's
use of any Outsourcer shall not release VGC from its obligations
under the
CoA.
|
11.
|
[INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
|
11.1.
|
12.
|
TITLE
AND RISK
|
12.1.
|
Notwithstanding
any trade terms (including Incoterms) to the contrary in Clauses
5 (Price)
and 9 (Delivery), SGC shall bear all risk of loss or damage to the
Products until Acceptance of the Products or, in the case of Products
not
subject to Acceptance, until delivery of the Products to VGC’s Delivery
Address.
|
12.2.
|
Title
to Standard Software shall not pass to VGC but shall remain vested
in SGC
or the relevant third party licensor subject to the Licences granted
pursuant to Clause A25
(Licences for Software and
Documentation).
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
15
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
13.
|
[INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
|
14.
|
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT AND PROGRESS REPORTS
|
14.1.
|
At
no additional cost to VGC, SGC shall appoint at least one project
manager
to supervise the carrying out of SGC’s obligations in accordance with the
CoA and each Project Plan, as applicable.
|
14.2.
|
SGC
shall not change its project manager without notifying VGC in writing
in
advance of the change. VGC shall be entitled to request, and SGC
shall
comply with such request, to remove and replace the project
manager.
|
14.3.
|
The
details of project management, key members of the project team and
progress reports shall be set out in a written document agreed by
the
Parties, such as the Project Plan.
|
15.
|
[INTENTIONALL
OMITTED]
|
16.
|
ACCEPTANCE
OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
|
16.1.
|
Except
as may be otherwise specifically required by VGC, VGC’s Acceptance of
Products and Services shall be subject to the Acceptance Test Procedures
(ATP), if any, agreed in writing between SGC and VGC as described
in the
CoA and/or in a separate written document signed by both
Parties. In the absence of agreed ATPs for a Product or
Service, Products and Services will be deemed accepted upon
delivery.
|
16.2.
|
The
Acceptance Test Procedure for all Products and Services shall be
at SGC’s
cost, including equipment, preparations, demonstrations, testing
and
labour. Faults detected during such ATP shall be classified, prioritized
and cleared by SGC in accordance with the ATP. VGC’s decision on fault
priority classification is final.
|
16.3.
|
SGC
shall give to VGC at least ten (10) Business Days’ notice in writing of
any ATP, and VGC shall be permitted at any time to witness and participate
in ATPs.
|
16.4.
|
SGC
shall provide at no cost to VGC the complete test environment for
the ATP
and any SGC resources required for such testing at a location to
be agreed
by VGC.
|
16.5.
|
Where
requested by VGC, SGC shall perform technical demonstrations and/or
trials, at no cost to VGC subject to a mutually agreed schedule of
technical parameters. Where possible, such technical demonstrations
and
trials shall be performed as part of a joint activity with other
VGCs, at
a location agreed by VGC.
|
16.6.
|
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, SGC and VGC may agree that SGC may deliver
Products, Services, maintenance, and/or training to VGC that are
not
subject the Global Product Approval Procedure and the
VGC
|
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
16
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Acceptance
Test Procedure. In such cases, the Products, Services, maintenance,
and/or training will be deemed Accepted upon Delivery.
17.
|
[INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
|
18.
|
INTERFACES
|
18.1.
|
SGC
shall provide to VGC without charge full details and a Licence to
use all
interfaces in the Products and changes thereto, including open and
proprietary interfaces, for the purpose of enabling VGC and its third
party suppliers to interface with the Products. SGC shall be responsible
for the accuracy of any interface information supplied. SGC shall
provide
reasonable prior written notice of any change to any Product
interfaces.
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18.2 SGC
shall ensure that there is no loss of functionality or performance of the
Products due to any Modifications in the Products.
19.
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WARRANTIES
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19.1.
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Each
Party warrants and represents that it has the right, power and authority
to enter into the CoA and carry out its obligations in relation to
the
supply of Products and Services
hereunder.
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19.2.
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SGC
warrants and represents that it has obtained and will maintain all
permissions, licences and consents necessary for SGC to supply the
Products and Services in accordance with the
CoA.
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19.3.
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SGC
warrants and represents that the use, possession, marketing or selling
of
the Products and Services do not and will not infringe the rights
(including Intellectual Property Rights) of a third
party.
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19.4.
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SGC
warrants and represents that the Products
shall:
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19.4.1.
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comply
with all applicable Documentation;
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19.4.2.
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be
fit for any purpose held out by SGC in the Documentation or agreed
in
writing in an agreement or amendment signed by the
Parties;
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19.4.3.
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not
be detrimentally affected by the processing of any data involving
dates;
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19.4.4.
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comply
with all laws and regulations applicable to SGC and
VGC.
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19.4.5.
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comply
with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC,
any applicable implementing legislation and any relevant applicable
local
standards or guidelines (as updated, reissued and implemented from
time to
time).
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BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
19.5.
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SGC
warrants and represents that the Software supplied hereunder shall
be free
from all viruses, disabling programs or devices (each a “Virus”). In the
event of
a Virus in the Software, then in addition to other rights and remedies
available to VGC under this CoA, SGC shall eliminate the Virus and
mitigate any loss of operational efficiency or loss or corruption
of data
caused by the Virus or its
elimination.
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19.6.
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SGC
warrants and represents that the Services shall
be:
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19.6.1. performed
by adequate numbers of appropriately qualified and trained personnel, with
due
care and diligence and to such high standard of quality as it is reasonable
for
VGC to expect in all the circumstances;
19.6.2. compliant
with all laws and regulations applicable to SGC, the Services and SGC’s
obligations under the CoA; and
19.7.1 As
part of Support and Maintenance Services, Supplier shall promptly make available
to VGC all modifications, updates, enhancements, corrections and new versions
of
the Standard Software when and if made generally available in its sole
discretion (collectively, “Updates”). Supplier will support each current
version or Update of the Software for a period of two years, beginning on the
date the Update is made generally available (“GA”) to Supplier’s customers, in
accordance with the provisions of Schedule 4. For a period of one year
thereafter, Supplier will continue to support such Update using commercially
reasonably efforts without reference to the response times set forth in Schedule
4. Notwithstanding its actual GA date, the initial version of the Standard
Software that is initially delivered to VGC will be supported for a period
of
two years from the date of delivery and then one additional year
thereafter. Additionally, Supplier will support each current
version or Update of the Software for a period of [ *
]
after the date that the
subsequent Update is made generally available (“GA”) to Supplier’s customers, in
accordance with the provisions of Schedule 4
19.7.2 Update
shall not include any release, option or future product that Supplier licenses
separately; however, an Update shall include any subsequent release, version,
update or upgrade of the Standard Software that repackages or re-brands the
same
functionality of the Standard Software as a separately licensed product.
Regardless of the name that is used for the Standard Software.
Additionally, an Update shall not reduce the functionality existing within
the
licensed Standard Software. Supplier will not seek to remove or materially
reduce functionality from an Update by repacking such Updates as ‘new Products
and Services’ such as to require VGC to acquire such Updates for additional
license fees or cost beyond payment of the support fees in accordance with
the
terms of this CoA.
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Supplier
will provide Updates for the Standard Software as and when developed for general
release in Supplier’s sole discretion.
19.8 SGC
warrants and represents that all Documentation provided and training given
to
VGC, its employees and designated third parties shall provide adequate
instruction to enable VGC, its sub-contractors and distributors to make full
and
proper use of the Products. All Documentation and training shall be provided
in
English unless otherwise agreed in the CoA or otherwise as is required by the
laws affecting VGC. In the event that VGC detects an error or omission in any
Documentation or Training, SGC shall at no additional cost promptly correct
the
error or omission.
19.9Breach
of Warranty for Products and Services
19.9.1 Without
prejudice to any other remedies available to VGC under the CoA or otherwise,
SGC
undertakes at its own cost and risk to correct any Software Products which
fail
to comply with any part of the warranty described in Section 19.4 above during
a
period of [ * ]
from the Delivery Date or
(where applicable) Acceptance (whichever is later). SGC shall ensure
that any corrected Software shall comply with the Specifications and match
the
original faulty Software in all respects except the fault
itself. Provided that VGC gives SGC written notice of a breach of the
foregoing warranty during the warranty period, SGC shall, correct any
reproducible errors that cause the breach of the warranty or if SGC is unable
to
make the Software operate as warranted within
90 days of notification, VGC shall be entitled to terminate its license for
such
Software Products and recover the fees paid to SGC for such
license.
19.9.2 SGC
shall ensure that all corrections are carried out within the agreed response
and
resolution times set forth in the in Schedule 4.
19.9.3 Services.
Without prejudice to any other remedies available to VGC under the CoA or
otherwise, if in VGC’s discretion any Services are found to be in breach of
Section 19.6 the first 90 days after performance or (where applicable)
Acceptance, then VGC shall be entitled at its own option to require SGC within
5
Business Days, to:
19.9.4.1perform
those Services again; or
19.9.4.2
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provide
such additional Services as shall be necessary to make good the
fault.
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19.6.4.
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19.9.5
If Supplier is unable to make good the fault after notice and a reasonable
opportunity to remedy the situation, then Supplier will pay VGC all
costs
incurred by VGC in obtaining such Services from a third party at
the SGC’s
cost Provided that VGC gives SGC written notice of
a
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
breach
of the foregoing warranty during the warranty period, SGC shall, correct any
reproducible errors that cause the breach of the warranty or if SGC is unable
to
rectify the problem within 90 days of notification, VGC shall be entitled to
terminate its right to use the Development Work associated with such Services
and recover the fees paid to SGC for such Services.
19.10Extension
of Warranty
19.10.1The
period of the warranties set out under Clause 19.10 shall be extended by a
period equal to the period the Products, Services or that portion thereof in
which a defect or failure to which this Clause 19 applies cannot be used by
reason of that defect.
19.10.2 Replaced
Products shall carry a warranty on the same terms as set out in Clause 19.10
equal to the unexpired period of the original warranty or 12 Months, whichever
is longer. Re-performed Services shall carry a warranty on the same
terms as set out in Clause 19.10 equal to the unexpired period of the original
warranty or 3 Months, whichever is longer.
[
* ]
19.11
The
warranties and remedies set forth in this Clause 19 shall be without prejudice
to VGC’s other rights and remedies under the CoA or provided by law or in
equity.
20.
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ISSUED
PROPERTY
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20.1.
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Issued
Property, if any, shall remain the property of VGC and shall be used
only
for the purposes of the CoA and for no other purpose whatsoever without
the prior written consent of VGC. SGC shall at its own expense be
responsible for the safe custody of Issued
Property.
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20.2.
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Issued
Property shall be returned to VGC in good condition at SGC's expense
on
termination of the CoA, any relevant Purchase Order (however terminated)
or on earlier written demand.
Furthermore:
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20.2.1.
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SGC
shall comply with VGC's reasonable directions for the return of Issued
Property and shall not claim any lien over Issued
Property.
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20.2.2.
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Carriage
of Issued Property shall be at VGC's direction and shall not be subject
to
any handling charge by SGC.
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
21.
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SOURCE
CODE ESCROW
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21.1.
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SGC
undertakes to promptly enter into a source code escrow agreement
for the
Software with VGC or VGSL, as specified by VGC, substantially in
the form
of the Escrow Agreement. Unless otherwise agreed, SGC will enter
into the
Source Code Escrow Agreement no later than thirty (30) days after
the
Effective Date of the CoA.
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21.2.
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SGC
additionally undertakes to procure that the Escrow Agent (as defined
in
the Escrow Agreement) executes the Escrow
Agreement.
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22.
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DATA
PROTECTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
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22.1
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SGC
shall during the term of this CoA comply with all applicable laws,
regulations, regulatory requirements and codes of practice in connection
with its processing of personal information pursuant to this CoA,
including without limitation, by complying with the Data Protection
Directive (together, the "Data Protection
Laws")
applicable to a controller of that personal information and shall
not do,
or cause or permit to be done, anything which may cause or otherwise
result in a breach by VGC of the same.
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22.2
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SGC
agrees that where the provision of any Services under a Purchase
Order
will result in the processing of any personal information by SGC
on behalf
of VGC, SGC shall:
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24.2.1
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enter
into a data processing contract with VGC in the form of that attached
as
Schedule 8 (Data Processing Agreement) prior to the commencement
of any
processing of such personal data; and
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24.2.2
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process
all VGC personal data only pursuant to and in accordance with such
processing contact.
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22.3
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SGC
shall be liable for and shall indemnify VGC and hold VGC harmless
against
any and all claims, actions, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses
(including legal expenses) incurred by VGC which arise directly or
indirectly out of or in connection with SGC’s breach of its obligations
pursuant to Clauses 22.1 and 22.2, including without limitation those
arising out of any third party demand, claim or action, or any breach
of
contract, negligence, fraud, wilful misconduct, breach of statutory
duty
or non-compliance with any part of the Data Protection Laws by SGC
or
SGC’s personnel.
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22.4
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For
the purposes of Clauses 22.1 to 22.3, the term “Data Protection Directive”
shall mean Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with
regard to
the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such
data
(Official Journal L 281, 23/11/1995 P. 0031 – 0050), “controller”,
“personal data” and “processing” shall have the meanings ascribed to these
terms in the Data Protection Directive, and the term
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for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
21
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
“personal
information” shall mean personal data and any information identifying, directly
or indirectly, a VGC’s customers, users or employees, including their mobile
number, MSISDN or IMSI, and information that could reasonably be related to
such
identifying information.
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22.5
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SGC
agrees and acknowledges that VGC may be legally required to provide
assistance to Law Enforcement Authorities in respect of the detection,
investigation, prosecution or prevention of crime, including the
carrying
out of lawful interception and complying with disclosure obligations.
Accordingly, SGC agrees that it shall provide the following assistance
to
VGC and each relevant Vodafone Group Company:
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22.5.1
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implement
and maintain such interception capability in accordance with VGC’s
requirements where VGC is obliged by Applicable Law to ensure or
procure
that such capability is implemented and maintained;
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22.5.2
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implement
and maintain such data retention capability in accordance with VGC’s
requirements where VGC is obliged by Applicable Law, to ensure or
procure
that such capability is implemented and maintained;
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22.5.3
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retain
such data on the use of the Services by VGC’s customers (including without
limitation data referring to the routing, duration, time or volume
of a
communication, the protocol used, the location of the terminal equipment
of the sender or recipient, the network on which a communication
originates or terminates and the beginning, end or duration of a
connection) as VGC may require in order to comply with Applicable
Laws
regarding the retention or preservation of data;
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22.5.4
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implement
and maintain such customer identification procedures in accordance
with
VGC’s requirements where VGC is obliged by Applicable Law to ensure or
procure that such procedures are implemented and maintained; and
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22.5.5
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provide
such other assistance as is necessary to enable VGC to comply with
requests for assistance from Law Enforcement Authorities, under Applicable
Law, including (but not limited to) the carrying out of interception
of
communications and the performance of disclosure obligations.
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22.6
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In
respect of any assistance provided by SGC pursuant to Clause 22.5.5,
SGC
agrees to ensure that any requests for assistance from Law Enforcement
Authorities, and the details of any assistance provided and all
information connected with such requests is treated with the highest
level
of confidentiality and secrecy. In particular, it shall procure that:
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22.6.1
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only
nominated individuals who are permanent employees of SGC and who
are
notified and agreed in advance with VGC
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
are
made
aware of such requests and information connected with such
requests;
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22.6.2
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such
nominated individuals are legally bound by, and notified of,
confidentiality and secrecy obligations in respect of all information
concerning law enforcement assistance, including (without limitation)
surveillance targets, frequency of requests or the details of any
information provided; and
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22.6.3
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any
information acquired in the course of assisting with such requests
shall
be used solely upon VGC’s instructions and solely for the purpose of
providing assistance under Clause 22.5.1.
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22.7
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In
respect of any data retained in accordance with Clause 22.5.3, SGC
agrees
that such data is the confidential and proprietary information of
VGC and
shall be processed in accordance with Clauses 22.1 to 22.4.
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22.8
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In
the event that SGC receives a request for assistance from a Law
Enforcement Authority in respect of Services provided pursuant to
this
CoA, other than pursuant to Clause 22.5 in respect of which it is
legally
bound to provide such assistance, SGC shall, to the extent permitted
by
law, inform VGC of such request and provide such details as VGC may
require.
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22.9
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In
Clauses 22.5 to 22.8 the term “Applicable Law”
means
the relevant law applicable to VGC and/or each Vodafone Group Company
and
“Law Enforcement
Authority” means any law enforcement authority, governmental agency
or other authority responsible for safeguarding national security,
defence, or the prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution
of
crime, which has jurisdiction in the relevant territory.
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22.10
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The
VGC shall reimburse any reasonable costs of SGC where SGC can demonstrate
that the requirements under Clause 22.5 require SGC to bear either
capital
or operating costs over and above those costs SGC would, but for
the
specific requirements of Clause 22.5, have been likely to incur.
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23.
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TERMINATION,
CANCELLATION AND POSTPONEMENT
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23.1.
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Either
Party (in this paragraph the "terminating Party")
shall be entitled to terminate a CoA, a Purchase Order, in whole
or in
part, as applicable, with immediate effect by giving written notice
to the
other Party (in this paragraph the "breaching Party") at any
time if:
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23.1.1.
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the
breaching Party breaches any other material provision of the CoA,
Purchase
Order and (in the case of a breach capable of remedy) fails to remedy
the
breach within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice from
the
terminating Party requiring it to do so;
or
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
23.1.2.
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the
breaching Party becomes subject to an Insolvency Event;
or
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23.1.3.
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the
breaching Party (in the case of SGC) ceases to be a Supplier Group
Company
or (in the case of VGC) or ceases to be a Vodafone Group Company
or
Partner Network (in the case of VGC);
or
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23.1.4.
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anevent
detailed in Clause A29
(Force Majeure) gives rise to a right to terminate as described in Clause
A29.
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23.2.
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VGC
shall be entitled to terminate the CoA, a Purchase Order, in whole
or in
part, as applicable, with immediate effect and without liability
to SGC at
any time if there is a Change in Control of SGC where “Control”
means, in
relation to a body corporate, the power of a person to secure that
its
affairs are conducted in accordance with the wishes of that
person:
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23.2.1.
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by
means of the holding of shares or the possession of voting power
in or in
relation to that or any other body corporate;
or
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23.2.2.
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by
virtue of any powers conferred by the articles of association or
any other
document regulating that or any other body
corporate,
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and
a
"Change in Control"
shall occur if a person who controls any company or undertaking ceases to do
so,
or if another person acquires control of it.
23.3.
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VGC
may terminate this CoA upon (12) Months’ notice in writing to SGC at any
time during the Term, such notice to take effect on or after the
1st
anniversary of the Effective Date.
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23.4.
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VGC
shall have the right, without additional cost, to cancel a part or
all of
the Products and Services in a Purchase Order by giving written notice
to
SGC at any time up to ten (10) Business Days before the Delivery
Date or
under the circumstances otherwise specified in the
CoA.
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23.5.
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SGC
shall, within twenty (20) Business Days of receiving written notice
from
Vodafone Group Services Limited or Supplier (whichever is earlier)
informing it that either
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23.5.1.
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VGC
is no longer a Vodafone Group Company;
or
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23.5.2.
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where
VGC is a Partner Network, VGC has ceased to be a Partner
Network
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BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
terminate
the CoA with immediate effect by giving written notice to VGC. For
the avoidance of doubt nothing in this Clause [23.5] shall
preclude SGC from supplying the said former VGC in the future.
24.
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EFFECT
OF TERMINATION
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24.1.
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On
termination of a CoA:
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24.1.1.
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all
materials of either a Party in the control of possession of the other
Party that contain or bear the other Party’s Intellectual Property Rights
or Confidential Information shall be destroyed or at the request
of such
Party returned to that Party; and
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24.1.2.
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any
Licenses granted to VGC pursuant to the CoA shall survive such
termination, subject to payment in full for such Licenses;
and
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24.1.3.
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all
other rights and obligations of the Parties under the CoA shall
automatically terminate save for such rights and obligations as shall
have
accrued prior to such termination and any rights or obligations which
expressly or by implication are intended to come into or continue
in force
on or after such termination pursuant to Clause A45
(Survival).
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24.2.
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Cancellation
or Termination of a Purchase Order
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24.2.1.
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On
the cancellation or termination, with or without cause, of a Purchase
Order by VGC all rights and obligations of the Parties under such
Purchase
Order shall automatically terminate save for such rights and obligations
as shall have accrued prior to such cancellation or termination and
any
rights or obligations which expressly or by implication are intended
to
come into or continue in force on or after such cancellation or
termination pursuant to Clause A45
(Survival).
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24.2.2.
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On
receipt of a notice of cancellation or termination, in whole or part,
of a
Purchase Order SGC shall cease production and other preparations
or work
in relation to the subject matter of that notice. In full settlement
and
provided cancellation or termination is without cause, VGC shall
pay the
direct costs incurred by SGC and agreed by VGC that are the direct
result
of VGC’s cancellation or termination of the Purchase Order not to exceed
the amount of the
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
cancelled
or terminated Products and Services in the Purchase Order cancelled or
terminated. For the purposes of this Clause, SGC shall be allowed to seek
reimbursement from VGC for Services actually performed at the rate previously
agreed between VGC and SGC. In claiming any costs, SGC shall
demonstrate to VGC’s reasonable satisfaction that the Products and Services
cannot be used in fulfilling SGC’s obligations under other Purchase Orders
issued by VGC or reasonably anticipated to be issued by VGC . SGC agrees to
take
all reasonable steps in order to minimize the costs associated with any
cancellation or termination of a Purchase Order.
24.2.3.
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Termination
of any Purchase Order with cause under Clauses 23.1.1 or 23.1.2 [as
set
out in this Clause 24.2 shall entitle
VGC
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24.2.3.1
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to
seek such damages as it shall be entitled under
law.
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24.2.3.2
to terminate any directly associated Purchase Order; and
24.3.
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24.2.3.2 Provided
that VGC gives SGC written notice of a material breach of the agreement
and SGC is unable to cure such breach within 90 days of notification,
VGC
shall be entitled to recover from SGC any losses it may suffer together
with any additional expenditure incurred by VGC in obtaining work
or
products in replacement of the Services and Products to be provided
by SGC
hereunder. with cause under Clauses 23.1.1 or
23.1.2
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24.4.
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Disengagement
Services
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24.4.1.
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In
the event of a termination or cancellation of certain Services where
VGC
reasonably requires that there be a staged transition of the Services
to a
third party supplier, SGC shall continue to supply such Services
as
requested by VGC and in accordance with the following (hereinafter
referred to as the “Disengagement
Services”):
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24.4.2.
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Disengagement
Services will be provided for a period of twelve (12) Months unless
a
shorter period is requested by VGC;
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24.4.3.
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Disengagement
Services will be provided on the same terms and conditions as the
Services
which they replace unless VGC requests a
modified
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
scope
of
Services, in which case the Parties will agree on the Price and other terms
and
conditions; and
24.4.4.
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If
requested by VGC, and at the cost of VGC, such cost to be agreed
between
the Parties, SGC shall prepare and VGC shall approve a disengagement
plan,
which shall include a detailed description of all Disengagement Services
and handover of risk and
responsibility.
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25.
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LICENCES
FOR SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION
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25.1.
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Upon
delivery of Standard Software or Documentation to VGC, SGC shall
grant (or
procure the grant) to VGC of a license to use, copy and distribute
Standard Software and any related Documentation in the course of
its
business and for purposes reasonably incidental thereto, on the following
terms (the “Licence”):
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25.1.1.
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non-exclusive
and transferable to another VGC without additional charge or SGC
consent;
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25.1.2.
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royalty-free
(except as otherwise set out in Schedule 4 (Global Price Book);
and
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25.1.3.
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irrevocable,
subject to the termination provisions in Clause A23
(Termination, Cancellation and
Postponement).
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25.2.
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The
right to use Standard Software shall include any act that is reasonably
incidental to such use, including the maintenance of a reasonable
number
of back-up or test copies of such Software (including for disaster
recovery purposes).
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25.3.
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VGC
shall be entitled to release and sub-license Standard Software to
any of
VGC’s sub-contractors, Outsourcers, suppliers, distributors, subscribers
or other persons in the course of VGC’s business and for purposes
reasonably incidental thereto, provided that such sub-contractors,
Outsourcers, suppliers, distributors, subscribers or other persons
shall
be obligated to comply with the terms of this Agreement as if they
were
the VGC and that VGC shall be responsible for such
compliance.
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25.4.
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At
no additional charge, VGC may transfer Standard Software to a new
platform
and may transfer Standard Software to any other Vodafone Group Company
or
Partner Network that has entered into a
CoA.
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25.5.
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The
use of Standard Software shall be restricted to the use of such Software
in object code form (and after the occurrence of a “Release Event”, as
such term is defined in the Source Code Escrow Agreement, in source
code
form).
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
25.6.
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VGC
shall not have the right to adapt, reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble or modify Standard Software in whole or in part
except:
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25.6.1.
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as
permitted by applicable law;
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25.6.2.
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in
the event of the occurrence of a “Release Event”;
or
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25.6.3.
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to
the extent that such action is legitimately required for the purposes
of
integrating the operation of Standard Software with the operation
of other
software or systems used by VGC, in circumstances where SGC is not
able or
prepared to carry out such action at a reasonable commercial fee.
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25.7.
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Licences
for Non-Production Systems
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25.7.1.
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SGC
shall grant to VGC a Licence for any development and testing in
non-production systems including test and reference systems (“Licences for Non-Production
Systems”) at no additional
charge.
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25.7.2.
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The
Licence for Non-Production Systems shall be a non-exclusive,
non-transferable licence to use Standard
Software.
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25.7.3.
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Any
Licence for Non-Production Systems is granted only for purposes of
developing, prototyping and testing VGC applications that operate
with
Standard Software, and not for any other
purpose.
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25.7.4.
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Upon
termination of the License for Non-Production Systems, VGC shall
promptly
return to SGC (or destroy at VGC’s option) all existing copies of Standard
Software used for Non-Production
Systems.
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25.8.
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SGC
shall provide to VGC Third Party Standard Software on the same terms
as
other Standard Software unless VGC requires
otherwise.
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25.9.
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SGC
and its suppliers shall retain all title, copyright and other proprietary
rights in the Standard Software. VGC does not acquire any rights,
express
or implied, in the Standard Software, other than those specified
in this
Agreement. VGC agrees
that it
will not publish externally any results of benchmark tests run on
the
Standard Software.
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BY
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
26.
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS
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26.1.
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Subject
to Clause 26.2, all Intellectual Property Rights in the Standard
Software
shall remain vested in SGC or its licensors and nothing in the CoA
shall
operate to assign any rights, title or interest in such Intellectual
Property Rights to VGC (save as otherwise provided in the
CoA).
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26.2.
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All
Intellectual Property Rights in any Requirement Specifications and
any
other material, documents and information provided by or on behalf
of VGC
to SGC under the CoA shall remain vested in VGC and nothing in the
CoA,
any Purchase Order or Work Order shall operate to assign any rights,
title
or interest in such Intellectual Property Rights to
SGC.
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27.
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS INDEMNITY
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27.1.
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SGC
shall fully indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party against
any
Claims incurred or sustained by any or all of the Indemnified Parties
as a
result of or in connection with any claim or action made or brought
by any
person alleging that the supply, use, disposal, importation or possession
of any Product, Service or any part of them infringes the rights
(including Intellectual Property Rights) of any
person.
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27.2.
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Without
limiting Clause 27.1, where any Claim causes VGC’s quiet enjoyment of any
Product, Service or any part thereof to be disrupted or impaired,
SGC
shall at its own cost and expense and at its
option:
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27.2.1.
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procure
for the benefit of VGC the right to continue to use and exploit the
Product and Service in accordance with the CoA without disruption
or
impairment; or
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27.2.2.
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modify
the infringing Product or Service so that it becomes non-infringing
provided that whenever practicable such modifications are in accordance
with the specifications agreed between SGC and VGC and are made within
a
reasonable time; or
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27.2.3.
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if
the foregoing alternatives are not available on commercially reasonable
terms, cancel all outstanding Purchase Orders for such Product or
Service
that is subject to the Claim and have any infringing Products in
VGC’s
inventory returned to SGC at SGC’s expense; SGC shall repay to VGC the
full Price paid by VGC for any affected Product or Service, plus
VAT, that
is returned or is, in VGC’s opinion, not useable by
VGC.
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28.
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INDEMNIFICATION
PROCEDURES
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28.1.
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If
a Claim is brought by a third party against VGC, its officers, directors,
employees, agents, contractors, successors or assigns (each
an
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
“Indemnified
Party”) in
respect of which indemnification is provided by SGC hereunder (each, an “Indemnified Third Party
Claim”), VGC shall:
28.1.1.
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promptly
notify SGC thereof and subject to VGC being reasonably satisfied
at all
times with SGC’s conduct of the defence to such Claim, VGC
shall:
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28.1.1.1.
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allow
SGC to control the defence of such Claim;
and
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28.1.1.2.
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at
the request and expense of SGC, provide SGC with reasonable assistance
for
the purpose of SGC defending any such Claim, provided always that
SGC
shall not admit or settle any such Claim without the prior written
consent
of each of the Indemnified Parties.
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28.2.
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If SGC assumes
the defence of an Indemnified Third Party Claim, SGC
shall:
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28.2.1.
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promptly
and in any event within a period of 10 Business Days from VGC’s
notification as set out in Clause 28.1, notify each of the Indemnified
Parties that it has assumed such
defence;
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28.2.2.
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at
all times have regard for the interests and reputation of VGC and
each of
the Indemnified Parties;
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28.2.3.
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consult
and keep each Indemnified Party informed, in relation to any negotiations,
settlement or litigation; and
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28.2.4.
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not,
without the prior written consent of VGC and each Indemnified Party,
enter
into any settlement or compromise of the Indemnified Third Party
Claim
that involves a remedy other than the payment of money by
SGC.
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28.3.
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If
SGC does not assume the defence of an Indemnified Third Party Claim
in
accordance with Clause 28.2.1, VGC may defend the Indemnified Third
Party
Claim in such manner as it may deem appropriate, and SGC shall indemnify
VGC in relation to such Claim.
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28.4.
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Failure
by VGC to comply with the indemnification procedures in this Clause
28
does not relieve SGC of any obligation to indemnify an Indemnified
Party
in respect of any Indemnified Third Party
Claim.
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
29.
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FORCE
MAJEURE
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29.1.
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Neither
SGC nor VGC shall be liable for any delay in performing any of its
obligations under the CoA, Purchase Order if such delay is caused
by a
Force Majeure. The Party affected by the Force Majeure shall be entitled
(subject to giving the other Party full written particulars of the
circumstances in question and to using reasonable endeavours to resume
full performance without avoidable delay) to a reasonable extension
of
time for the performance of such
obligations.
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29.2.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, neither Party shall be entitled to claim Force Majeure
in
the following cases:
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29.2.1.
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any
actions or circumstances caused by the respective Party's fault or
negligence;
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29.2.2.
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shortage
or price increase of labour, materials or
utilities;
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29.2.3.
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delays
by a Party’s sub-contractor unless the subcontractor’s delay is in itself
caused by a Force Majeure;
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29.2.4.
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the
failure of SGC or third parties to develop technology that is necessary
to
supply, test or use the Products.
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29.3.
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VGC
may terminate the CoA or may terminate, in whole or in part, a Purchase
Order affected by the Force Majeure by notice to SGC if the Force
Majeure
affecting SGC continues for thirty (30) consecutive days. SGC may
terminate the CoA or may terminate, in whole or in part, a Purchase
Order
affected by the Force Majeure by notice to VGC if any Force Majeure
affecting VGC continues for three (3)
Months.
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30.
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CORPORATE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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SGC
shall
comply and shall procure that its third party suppliers comply with the Vodafone
Code of Ethical Purchasing as set out in Schedule 6 (Corporate Social
Responsibility) as may be amended by VGC and notified to SGC from time to
time.
31.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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31.1.
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In
respect of any Confidential Information disclosed, furnished or made
accessible by either Party (in this Clause 31, the "disclosing Party") to
the other Party (in this Clause 31, the "receiving Party"), the
receiving Party undertakes to the disclosing
Party:
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31.1.1.
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to
keep confidential all Confidential Information disclosed by the disclosing
Party;
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BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
31.1.2.
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to
keep Confidential Information disclosed by the disclosing Party in
a safe
and secure place using reasonable technical and organisational security
measures to prevent unauthorised access, destruction or
loss;
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31.1.3.
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not,
without the prior written consent of the disclosing Party, to disclose
Confidential Information disclosed by the disclosing Party in whole
or in
part to any other person save those of its employees, agents, advisers
or
sub-contractors who are involved in performing its obligations under
the
CoA and who need to know the Confidential Information in question
for that
purpose; and
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31.1.4.
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to
use the Confidential Information disclosed by the disclosing Party
solely
in connection with performing its obligations under the CoA and not
for
its own benefit or the benefit of any third
party.
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31.2.
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Each
Party hereby undertakes to the other to make all relevant employees,
agents, advisers and sub-contractors aware of the confidential nature
of
the Confidential Information disclosed by the disclosing Party and
the
provisions of this Clause 31 and, without limitation to this Clause
31, to
take all such steps as shall from time to time be necessary to ensure
compliance by its employees, agents, advisers and sub-contractors
with the
provisions of this Clause 31.
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31.3.
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The
provisions of Clauses 31.1 and 31.2 shall not apply to any information
which:
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31.3.1.
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is
or becomes public knowledge other than by breach of this Clause
31;
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31.3.2.
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is
in the possession of the receiving Party without restriction in relation
to disclosure before the date of receipt from the disclosing
Party;
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31.3.3.
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is
received from a third party who lawfully acquired it and who is under
no
obligation restricting its disclosure;
or
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31.3.4.
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is
independently developed without access to any Confidential Information
disclosed by the disclosing Party.
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31.4.
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The
provisions of Clauses 31.1 and 31.2 shall not apply so as to prevent
disclosure of Confidential Information by the receiving Party where
and to
the extent that such disclosure is required to be
made:
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
31.4.1.
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by
virtue of the regulations of the London Stock Exchange or New York
Stock
Exchange;
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31.4.2.
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by
any court or governmental or administrative authority competent to
require
the same; or
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31.4.3.
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by
any applicable law, legislation or
regulation.
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31.5.
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Nothing
in this Clause 31 shall be deemed or construed to prevent VGC from
disclosing any Confidential Information obtained from Supplier to
Vodafone
Group Plc, any other Vodafone Group Company or any Partner Network
designated by VGSL, provided that VGC shall ensure that the relevant
Vodafone Group Company observe confidentiality undertakings on
substantially the same terms contained as in this Clause
31.
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32.
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ASSIGNMENT
AND SUBCONTRACTING
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32.1.
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SGC
shall not sub-contract any of its obligations under this CoA, any
Purchase
Order or any part of any of them without the previous consent in
writing
of VGC (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, SGC shall be liable for the acts and
omissions of any sub-contractor or third party supplier and shall
remain
solely liable to VGC for the performance of SGC’s obligations under this
CoA.
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32.2.
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SGC
shall not assign, novate, transfer or otherwise dispose of or deal
with
this CoA, any Purchase Order, as applicable, or any part of any of
them
without the previous consent in writing of VGC, which may be withheld
at
VGC's sole discretion.
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32.3.
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VGC
shall be entitled to assign, novate, transfer, sub-contract or otherwise
dispose of or deal with any or all of its rights or obligations under
the
CoA or any Purchase Order to any Vodafone Group
Company.
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33.
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CHANGE
CONTROL PROCEDURE
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33.1.
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Any
proposed change to the terms of any Purchase Order or Work Order
(each, a
“Change”) shall
be
subject to the Change Control
Procedure.
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33.2.
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Neither
VGC nor SGC shall be bound by any Change unless and until it is agreed
in
writing and signed by both Parties.
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34.
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RIGHTS
OF THIRD PARTIES
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Except
in
the case of any permitted assignment pursuant to this CoA, this CoA and any
Purchase Order are made solely and specifically between and for the benefit
of
the Parties and are not intended to be for the benefit of and shall not be
enforceable by any person who is not named at the date of this CoA as a Party
to
it, and neither Party may declare itself a trustee of the rights under it for
the benefit of any third party.
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
35.
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PUBLICITY
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35.1.
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Subject
to Clause 31 (Confidentiality), SGC shall not, and shall procure
that its
employees, agents, advisers and sub-contractors shall not, make any
announcement, or comment upon, or originate any publicity or press
release
or otherwise provide any information to any third party concerning
this
CoA and any Purchase Order or the matters contained in either of
them
without the prior written consent of VGC's duly authorised
representative.
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35.2.
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SGC
shall not identify VGC or any other Vodafone Group Company or any
of its
or their affiliated persons in any promotional, advertising or other
materials to be disseminated to the public or any third party or
use any
of the Vodafone Marks therein without the prior written consent of
VGC.
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36.
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NOTICES
AND E-MAIL
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36.1.
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All
notices and other communications to be given under or in connection
with
this CoA and any Purchase Order shall be made in writing in English
and
shall be deemed to have been duly given: when delivered, if delivered
by
messenger during normal business hours on a normal business day of
the
recipient; when sent, if transmitted by facsimile transmission (receipt
confirmed and with a confirmation copy sent by post) during normal
business hours on a normal business day of the recipient; or on the
fifth
Business Day following posting, if posted by international first
class or
recorded post postage pre-paid, in each case addressed at such address
as
set forth in the CoA or to such other addresses as the Parties may
from
time to time notify pursuant to this
Clause.
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36.2.
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Routine
communications relating to the performance of this CoA may be conducted
by
electronic mail. However, the Parties agree that any
communication by electronic mail shall not amount to notice in writing
for
the purposes of Clause 36.1 or to a written instrument for the purposes
of
Clause A42
(Variation)
and that any purported notice under, or variation of, this CoA by
electronic mail shall have no
effect.
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37.
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ESCALATION
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37.1.
|
In
the event of a dispute or difference between VGC and SGC arising
out of or
in connection with this CoA, either Party may call an extraordinary
meeting of the Parties for the purpose of resolving such dispute
or
difference by service of not less than five (5) Business Days' written
notice and each Party agrees to procure that its designated
representative(s) from its management team shall attend all extraordinary
meetings called in accordance with this Clause
37.
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37.2.
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The
members of the relevant meeting in Clause 37.1 above shall endeavour
in
good faith to resolve disputes arising out of this CoA. If any dispute
referred to a meeting is not resolved at that meeting then
either
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Party,
by
notice in writing to the other, may refer the dispute to designated senior
officers who shall co-operate in good faith to resolve the dispute as amicably
as possible within fourteen (14) Business Days of service of such notice. If
such senior officers fail to resolve the dispute in the allotted time, then
this
dispute resolution procedure shall be deemed exhausted.
37.3.
|
The
above provisions shall be without prejudice to either Party’s other rights
and remedies under the CoA or provided by law or in equity, including
the
right to seek injunctive relief or otherwise commence legal proceedings
at
any time.
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37.4.
|
VGC
or SGC may request that an issue escalated under the CoA is also
escalated
to VGSL and Supplier if the issue affects more than one Vodafone
Group
Company or Supplier Group Company.
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38.
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GOVERNING
LAW
|
38.1.
|
This
CoA (including for the avoidance of doubt each Purchase Order and
Work
Order) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of
England and Wales.
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38.2.
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Each
Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
of
England and Wales over any claim, dispute or difference arising under
or
in connection with this CoA.
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39.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
|
The
CoA
(including for the avoidance of doubt each Purchase Order and Work Order)
represent the entire understanding between the Parties in relation to its
subject matter and supersedes all agreements and representations made by either
Party, whether oral or written, in relation to the subject matter of the
CoA. This Clause 39 shall not affect either Party’s liability for
fraud.
40.
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WAIVER
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40.1.
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A
waiver by a Party of a breach or a default under this CoA does not
constitute a waiver of any other breach or default and shall not
affect
any other terms and conditions.
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40.2.
|
The
rights and remedies provided by these terms and conditions are cumulative
and (except as otherwise provided in the CoA) are not exclusive of
any
rights or remedies provided by law.
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40.3.
|
The
failure to exercise or delay in exercising a right or remedy provided
by
this CoA or by law does not constitute a waiver of such right or
remedy or
a waiver of other rights or
remedies.
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40.4.
|
A
waiver of a breach of any of these terms and conditions or of a default
under this CoA will not prevent a Party from subsequently requiring
compliance with the waived obligation at a later
time.
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
41.
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SEVERABILITY
|
If
any
part of this CoA, any Purchase Order is held to be void, voidable, illegal
or
unenforceable, the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this CoA,
Purchase Order shall not be affected. In such a case, the Parties shall
endeavour to negotiate a substitute provision together with other relevant
provisions that best reflects the economic intentions of the Parties whilst
being enforceable, and shall execute all agreements and documents required
in
this connection.
42.
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VARIATION
|
This
CoA,
any Purchase Order shall be capable of being varied only by a written instrument
signed by hand in ink by a duly authorised officer or other authorised
representative of each of the Parties.
43.
|
NO
PARTNERSHIP/AGENCY
|
Nothing
in this CoA nor in any Purchase Order is intended to or shall operate to create
a partnership or joint venture of any kind between the Parties, or to authorise
either Party to act as agent for the other, and neither Party shall have
authority to act in the name or on behalf of or otherwise to bind the other
in
any way (including but not limited to the making of any representation or
warranty, the assumption of any obligation or liability and the exercise of
any
right or power).
44.
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HEALTH
AND SAFETY
|
44.1.
|
SGC
agrees to observe, and procure that all its employees and agents
or those
of any its sub-contractors given access to any relevant premises
of VGC
comply with, the provisions of any applicable laws and regulations,
including health and safety legislation, and with VGC’s health and safety
policies as notified by VGC to SGC.
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44.2.
|
SGC
shall indemnify and hold harmless VGC, its officers, employees, agents,
successors and assigns in respect of any Claims made or brought against
it
by any person for death or personal injury arising from any act or
omission by SGC.
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45.
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SURVIVAL
|
45.1.
|
Any
termination of this CoA, any Purchase Order for any reason shall
be
without prejudice to VGC’s other rights and remedies under the CoA or
provided by law or in equity. Any such termination shall not affect
any
accrued rights or liabilities of either Party nor the coming into
force or
the continuance in force of any provision of this CoA, or of a Purchase
Order which is expressly or by implication intended to come into
or
continue in force on or after such termination including AClauses
[ ]
(Definitions), [ ] (Special Conditions), [ ]
(Warranties), [ ] (Intellectual Property Rights),
[ ] (Intellectual Property Rights Indemnity), [ ]
Indemnification Procedures, [ ] (Confidentiality),
[ ] (Rights of Third Parties), [ ] (Publicity),
[ ] (Governing Law), [ ] (Entire Agreement),
[ ] (Waiver),
[ ]
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GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
(Severability),
[ ] (Survival), [ ] (Insurance), [ ] (Further
Assurance), [ ] (Audits), [ ] (Limitation of Liability),
[ ] (Inadequacy of Damages), [ ] (Interpretation) and
[ ] (Order of Precedence).
46.
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INSURANCE
|
46.1.
|
SGC
shall insure against all risks and liabilities to which SGC is subject
under this CoA and as is prudent in the circumstances, including
loss or
damage whether caused by negligence, insolvency, fraud or otherwise
by any
of SGC, its agents, employees or sub-contractors. SGC shall notify
its
insurers in writing of all insurance claims as soon as reasonably
practicable after the relevant loss or
damage.
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46.2.
|
Without
prejudice to Clause 46.1 above, SGC agrees that it shall effect and
maintain in force with a reputable insurance company at least the
following insurance policies in the following
amounts:
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46.2.1.
|
Public
and Product Liability Insurance Policy in respect of loss or injury
to
persons or damage to tangible property with a limit of not less
than five million pounds sterling (£5,000,000) per
claim;
|
46.2.2.
|
Professional
Indemnity (errors and omissions) Insurance Policy in respect of its
undertakings and obligations under this CoA with a limit of not less
than
five million pounds sterling (£5,000,000) per claim;
and
|
46.2.3.
|
such
other insurances required by law (including, without limitation,
Motor and
Employers Liability) with a limit in each case of not less than five
million pounds sterling (£5,000,000) per claim or such other greater
amounts as required by law.
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46.3.
|
SGC
shall ensure that the appropriate noting of VGC’s interests have been
recorded on the policies or a generic interest clause has been included
together with a waiver of subrogation and any right of contribution
in
favour of VGC and shall on the written request of VGC from time to
time
provide a certificate signed by SGC’s insurer or such insurer’s appointed
agents confirming that SGC is insured in accordance with this Clause
46 in
a form satisfactory to VGC. On the renewal of each policy, SGC shall
promptly send a copy of the premium receipt to
VGC.
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46.4.
|
SGC
shall, during the Term, and for a period of six (6) years
thereafter:
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46.4.1.
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administer
the insurance policies and SGC's relationship with its insurers in
accordance with good industry practice and at all times to preserve
the
benefits for VGC set out in this
CoA;
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GTCs
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AS
AMENDED.
46.4.2.
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do
nothing to invalidate any such insurance policy or to prejudice VGC’s
entitlement thereunder; and
|
46.4.3.
|
procure
that the terms of such policies shall not be altered in such a way
as to
diminish the benefit to VGC of the policies as provided at the date
of
this CoA without VGC’s prior written
consent.
|
46.5.
|
SGC
shall give immediate notice to VGC and any other insured parties
in the
event of a cancellation or variation in the terms of cover or any
material
adverse change in SGC’s insurance arrangements that may affect VGC or any
other insured party’s interest.
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47.
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FURTHER
ASSURANCE
|
SGC
shall
use all reasonable endeavours to do or procure to be done all such further
acts
and things and execute or procure the execution of all such other documents
as
VGC may from time to time reasonably require for the purpose of giving VGC
the
full benefit of the provisions of this CoA.
48.
|
AUDIT
|
48.1.
|
SGC
shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate records (in this
Clause,
the "Records") of
all processes, personnel, equipment and premises used in performing
its
obligations in connection with this CoA and each Purchase Order for
a
period of six (6) years, except where the retention of such records
would
be in breach of any applicable legal or regulatory
restrictions.
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48.2.
|
SGC
shall grant to VGC, any auditors of VGC and their respective authorised
agents the right of reasonable access to the records (including a
right to
make copies thereof at cost), any equipment or premises and shall
provide
all reasonable assistance at all times during the currency of this
CoA for
the purposes of carrying out an audit of SGC’s compliance with the CoA as
well as an audit of all activities, performance, security and integrity
in
connection therewith. SGC shall be repaid any reasonable expenses
incurred
in giving any such reasonable assistance pursuant to this
Clause.
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48.3.
|
SGC
may request that VGC’s independent, external auditors conduct an audit and
that an officer of said firm provide a signed certificate verifying
that
the Software Products and Services are being used pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement. In the event that said firm does not
provide such a certification, then SGC may conduct the audit itself,
observing a reasonable notice period to VGC. Any such audit shall be
conducted during regular business hours at VGC's facilities and shall
not
unreasonably interfere with VGC's business activities. SGC agrees
that its personnel will comply with VGC's reasonable security and
confidentiality requirements during the audit. If an audit reveals
that VGC has underpaid fees to SGC, VGC shall be invoiced directly
for
such
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GTCs
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AS
AMENDED.
underpaid
fees. If the underpaid fees are in excess of five percent (5%) of the
aggregate license fees paid to SGC, then VGC shall pay SGC’s reasonable costs of
conducting the audit.
49.
|
LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
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49.1.
|
Except
as set forth in Clause 49.3, the maximum liability of either Party
to the
other excluding any liquidated damages paid or payable under or in
connection with the CoA , whether based on contract, tort, negligence
or
otherwise shall be limited to:
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49.1.1.
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£10
million in any period of twelve (12) Months, such period to commence
in
each case on the date of the incident, or the first or the series
of
incidents, giving rise to the Claim in question;
or
|
49.1.2.
|
the
aggregate face value of all Purchase Orders placed by VGC during
the
twelve (12) Months preceding the incident or first in a series of
incidents, giving rise to the Claim in
question.
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whichever
is the greater.
49.2.
|
Except
as set forth in Clauses 49.3, neither Party shall be liable for any
indirect or consequential damages or losses, including loss of profits
and
loss of data where such damages or losses are determined to be an
indirect
or consequential damage or loss.
|
49.3.
|
Nothing
in the CoA excludes or limits liability for Claims with respect to
the
following:
|
49.3.1.
|
SGC’s
liability under any relevant product liability legislation (e.g.
General
Product Safety Directive
2001/95/EC);
|
49.3.2.
|
SGC’s
liability for death or personal injury resulting from the supply
or use of
the Products or Services;
|
49.3.3.
|
a
Party’s liability under Clauses [A]
(Data Protection and Law
Enforcement), 25 (Licenses for Software and Documentation), [A]
(Intellectual Property
Rights Indemnity) and [A]
(Confidentiality);
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49.3.4.
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SGC’s
liability for physical damage to VGC’s
property;
|
49.3.5.
|
a
Party’s liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or for death or
personal injury resulting from its negligence;
and
|
49.3.6.
|
any
other liability to the extent that such liability may not be excluded
or
restricted by law.
|
GTCs
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AS
AMENDED.
50.
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INADEQUACY
OF DAMAGES
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Without
prejudice to Clause 31 (Confidentiality) or to any other rights or remedies
that
VGC may have, SGC acknowledges and agrees that damages alone would not be an
adequate remedy for breach by SGC of the provisions of this CoA, a Purchase
Order and that accordingly VGC shall be entitled, without proof of special
damages, to the remedies of injunction, specific performance or other equitable
relief for any threatened or actual breach of the provisions of this CoA, a
Purchase Order.
51.
|
INTERPRETATION
|
In
this
CoA (except where the context otherwise requires):
51.1.
|
the
Schedules (as amended from time to time) shall form part of this
CoA and
shall be construed and shall have the same force and effect as if
they
were expressly set out in the main body of this CoA and any reference
to
this CoA includes the Schedules;
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51.2.
|
references
in this CoA to a Schedule shall be deemed to be a reference to the
current
version of the relevant Schedule to this
CoA;
|
51.3.
|
the
index and headings in this CoA are for ease of reference only and
shall
not constitute a part of this CoA for any purpose or affect its
interpretation;
|
51.4.
|
use
of the singular includes the plural and vice
versa;
|
51.5.
|
use
of any gender includes the other
genders;
|
51.6.
|
any
reference to a directive, statute, statutory provision or subordinate
legislation ("legislation") shall
(except where the context otherwise requires) be construed as referring
to
such legislation as amended and in force from time to time and to
any
legislation which re-enacts or consolidates (with or without modification)
any such legislation; and
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51.7.
|
any
phrase introduced by the terms "including", "include",
"in particular" or any
similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not
limit
the sense of the words preceding those
terms.
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52.
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ORDER
OF PRECEDENCE
|
In
the
event of any inconsistency between the CoA, its Schedules and any Purchase
Order, the documents shall prevail in the following order of precedence (highest
level of precedence first, lowest last):
52.1.
|
Body
of the CoA;
|
52.2.
|
Schedule
1 (Special Conditions);
|
52.3.
|
Schedule
2 (GTCs);
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GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED.
52.4.
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All
other Global Attachments;
|
52.5.
|
Local
Attachments; and
|
52.6.
|
Purchase
Orders.
|
53.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
This
CoA
may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed
and
delivered, shall be an original, and all the counterparts together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
GTCs
for HW, SW, and Services (Schedule 2 to CoA)
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AS
AMENDED.
SCHEDULE 3
GLOBAL
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
[Note:
To
be used to describe Product requirements, such as Specifications, Acceptance
Testing etc.]
AExample
Part
1
- Brief
description of the Products and Services
Chordiant
Decision Management Suite (by part and version number):
·
|
Chordiant
Predictive Analytics Director;
6100-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Strategy Director; 6101-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Decision Monitor; 6104-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Real-Time Decisioning Services;
6102-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Database Decisioning Services;
6103-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Recommendation Advisor; 6108-6.0.3
|
·
|
Chordiant
Adaptive Decisioning Services;
6106-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Data Preparation Director;
6105-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Real-Time Proposition Monitoring;
6111-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Interaction Services - 6107-6.0.2
|
·
|
Chordiant
Campaign Management Decisioning Service -
6109-6.0.2
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2.
|
Chordiant
Marketing Director Suite:
|
·
|
Chordiant
Marketing Director: 6.2.0.3
|
·
|
Chordiant
Online Marketing Director; 6.2.0.3
|
·
|
Chordiant
Mobile Marketing Director; 6.2.0.3
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The
Standard Software listed above shall be deemed accepted upon
delivery.
At
VGSL’s
request, Supplier will extend the license to the Standard Software to any other
operating system supported by Supplier so long as VGSL is currently covered
by
Maintenance Services with respect to such Software and VGSL’s usage of the
Standard Software does not exceed the scope of the license it acquired for
use.
Part
2
-
Specification for the Products and Services
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Documentation
as annexed to the GFA at Annex 3.
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[
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AS
AMENDED.
SCHEDULE
4
GLOBAL
SERVICES
[Note:
To
be used to describe any services, including support and maintenance, development
or consultancy services to be provided by SGC.]
4-xx
Global Support and Maintenance Services
1. Support
and Maintenance
Services
SGC
shall
provide Support and Maintenance Services as specified in Exhibit A below. Upon expiration of
the
initial support period (which ends on April 1st
2010),
and upon expiration of each subsequent support period, a new support period
shall automatically begin for a consecutive twelve (12) month term (“Renewal
Period”) so long as (i) VGC pays the Support Fee within thirty (60) days of
invoice by SGC; and (ii) SGC is still offering Support on such Standard
Software. The initial annual Support Fee shall be stated in Schedule
5. The annual Support Fee for any Renewal Period shall not be less
than the initial annual Support Fee and shall not increase from the previous
year’s Support Fee by more than the percentage increase in the United Kingdom
Retail Price Index (National Statistics Office) for the previous
year. Once Support and Maintenance has been terminated by VGC or SGC,
it can be reinstated only if SGC is still offering Support for such Standard
Software and VGC pays a fee equal to the support fees that would have been
payable for the period of time during which Support and Maintenance was
terminated for such Standard Software.
10 2.
Definitions.
(a) “Designated
Contact” mean the
contact person or group designated by VGC and agreed to by SGC who will
coordinate all Support requests to SGC.
(b) “Error”
means a
reproducible defect in the Standard Software or Documentation when operated
on a
Supported Environment which causes the Standard Software not to operate
substantially in accordance with the Documentation.
(c) “Resolution”
means a
modification or workaround to the Standard Software and/or Documentation
provided by SGC to VGC intended to resolve an Error.
(d) “Support
Hours” means the
support hours specified on Schedule A for either the Standard Support period
or
the Premier Support period, as specified on the particular Order
Form.
(e) “Supported
Environment”
for any SGC Marketing product(s) Software means the configurations of hardware
and RDBMS (relational database) platforms and releases of the Software on which
the Documentation states the Standard Software can run and for which SGC
provides Support. Supported Environment for any other SGC product
Software means the hardware and operating system platform which SGC provides
Support for its VGC base.
(f) “Update”
means a subsequent
release of the Software that SGC generally makes available for Standard Software
licensees at no additional license fee. Update shall not include any
release, option or future product that SGC licenses separately. SGC
will provide Updates for the Standard Software as and when developed for general
release in SGC’s sole discretion.
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
(g) “URN”
means a “unique reference number” which
uniquely identifies (is the key of) the primary entity in a particular VGC
database, whether that primary entity represents a VGC, prospect, or any other
data.
3. Support
Levels.
VGCs
that
have licensed the Standard Software shall be entitled to install and operate
the
components of the Standard Software solely for the following number Users and
shall be entitled to the following level of Support so long as it is receiving
Maintenance Services.
SGC
Decision Management Suite
|
Users
|
Support
Level
|
SGC
Predictive Analytics Director
|
Unlimited
nr of client systems
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
SGC
Strategy Director
|
Unlimited
nr of client systems
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
SGC
Decision Monitor
|
Unlimited
nr of client systems
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
SGC
Database Decisioning Services
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
SGC
Real-Time Decisioning Services
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Premium
(24x7)
|
SGC
Recommendation Advisor
|
Unlimited
nr of seats
|
Premium
(24x7)
|
SGC
Interaction Services
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Premium
(24x7)
|
SGC
Campaign Management Decisioning Service
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
SGC
Adaptive Decisioning Services
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Premium
(24x7)
|
SGC
Data Preparation Director
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
SGC
Real-Time Proposition Monitoring
|
Unlimited
nr of CPUs
|
Premium
(24x7)
|
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
SGC
Marketing Director Suite
|
Unit
|
Support
Level
|
SGC
Marketing Director
|
Unlimited
nr of URNs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
SGC
OnLine Marketing Director
|
Unlimited
nr of URNs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
SGC
Mobile Marketing Director
|
Unlimited
nr of URNs
|
Standard
(9x5)
|
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Exhibit
A - General Support Terms:
1.
Technical Support
SGC
shall
make available to VGC Support and Maintenance services in the form of access
via
e-mail, web and telephone (telephone access during the Support Hours only)
in English to the
Designated Contacts and/or via the support website for technical information,
technical advice and technical consultation regarding VGC’s use of the Standard
Software.
Scope
of
Support. The primary objective of SGC Product Support is to
assist VGC in maintaining and/or regaining an operational state by commercially
reasonable efforts. The secondary objective of Support and
Maintenance is to provide in due course the correction of any underlying
Errors.
Product
Support will include the following:
(a)
Problem Prevention
1.
|
Notification
of availability of generally available patches and
releases.
|
(b)
Problem Identification
1.
|
Clarification
of SGC error messages,
|
2.
|
Assistance
in identifying and verifying the causes of suspected Errors,
and;
|
3.
|
Advice
on bypassing identified Errors (providing workarounds) in the Standard
Software.
|
(c)
Problem Resolution
1.
|
Reporting
and tracking product defects and enhancement
requests,
|
2.
|
Resolution
of defects via workaround, maintenance release or in exceptional
circumstances emergency patches,
and
|
3.
|
Notification
of status on issues, including escalation when
required.
|
Resolution
of
Errors. SGC will endeavor to provide an initial response
acknowledging Errors reported by VGC in accordance with the priority levels
and
response times set out in Schedule A. SGC will acknowledge each VGC
report of a case by written acknowledgment setting forth a Case Problem Number
for use by VGC and SGC in all correspondence relating to such
case. Thereafter, SGC shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
provide a Resolution.
Exceptions.
SGC
shall have no
responsibility to fix any Errors arising out of or related to the following
causes:
a.
|
any
modifications or enhancements made by VGC to the Software or the
application specific environment, unless such modifications or
enhancements are specifically approved in writing by SGC Product
Support;
this includes but is not limited
to;
|
|
-
location of binaries
|
|
-
scripts provided by SGC
|
|
-
any application specific object (e.g., table, view, index, trigger)
|
|
-
any application specific operating system permissions or role privileges
|
Services
(Schedule 4 to CoA)
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b.
|
Any
modification or combination of the Software (in whole or in part),
including without limitation any portions of the Software code or
Source
Code customized by VGC that is not part of the unmodified Software
delivered by SGC or for which SGC has not received and acknowledged
receipt of the source code and agreed to
Support.
|
c.
|
Use
of the Software in an environment other than a Supported
Environment.
|
d.
|
Accident;
electrical or electromagnetic stress; neglect; misuse; failure or
fluctuation of electric power, failure of media not furnished by
SGC;
operation of the Software with other media and hardware, software
or
telecommunication equipment or software; or causes other than ordinary
use.
|
Extended
Support
Policy. Supplier will support each agrees
endeavor to adequately train and obtain “SGC certification” for, and forward to
SGC the names and contact details of the Designated Support
Contacts.
VGC
agrees to maintain procedures
to facilitate reconstruction of any lost or altered files, data or
programs and VGC agrees that SGC will not be responsible under any
circumstances for any consequences arising from lost or corrupted data, files
or
programs. VGC is solely responsible for carrying out all necessary
backup procedures for its own benefit, to ensure that data integrity can be
maintained in the event of loss of data for any reason and that VGC programs
can
be restored.
VGC
agrees to be solely responsible for the security of its confidential
and
proprietary information, and shall not disclose such information to SGC
except on a ‘need to know’ basis for the purposes of SGC’s performance
Support.
VGC
agrees to notify SGC Product
Support promptly of any malfunction of the Standard
Software.
current
version or Update of the Software for a
period of two years, beginning on the date the Update is made generally
available (“GA”) to Supplier’s customers. For a period of one year
thereafter, Supplier will continue to support such Update using commercially
reasonably efforts without reference to the response times set forth in Schedule
A. Notwithstanding its actual GA date, the initial version of the Standard
Software that is initially delivered to VGC will be supported for a period
of
two years from the date of delivery and then one additional year
thereafter. Additionally, Supplier will support each current
version or Update of the Software for a period of [ * ]
after the date that the
subsequent Update is made generally available (“GA”) to Supplier’s customers, in
accordance with the provisions of Schedule 4.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Chordiant will exercise reasonable efforts to provide diagnostic
information to assist Customer in identifying the cause of any such
Errors.
2.
VGC
Responsibilities
VGC
agrees to:
(i)
Provide SGC with remote
access to VGC’s Standard Software during the term of this Agreement via
an electronic link; and
(ii)
Provide any reasonable
assistance that SGC may require from the Designated Contacts and other
appropriate VGC representatives (e.g. network administrator, as the case
may be) to enable SGC to provide VGC with Support; and
(iii)
Establish and maintain the conditions of the Supported Environment in compliance with SGC Certified
Matrix
and Technical Stack developed for the installed release or any
environmental operating ranges specified by the manufacturers of the components
of the Designated Center. Any deviation from this Support Environment voids
all
Resolutions within the timeframe set forth in Exhibit A.
In
the
event that VGC fails to comply with the above and this necessitates on-site
attendance and/or the provision of additional SGC Services, VGC agrees to
pay
SGC for any time and expenses associated with such services at SGC’s
then-current time and materials services rates.
VGC
agrees to designate appropriately qualified and trained personnel
to be
the Designated Contacts, and only those individuals shall request Support
services. VGC
Services
(Schedule 4
to CoA)
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agrees
endeavor to adequately train and obtain “SGC certification” for, and forward to
SGC the names and contact details of the Designated Support
Contacts.
VGC
agrees to maintain procedures
to facilitate reconstruction of any lost or altered files, data or
programs and VGC agrees that SGC will not be responsible under any
circumstances for any consequences arising from lost or corrupted data, files
or
programs. VGC is solely responsible for carrying out all necessary
backup procedures for its own benefit, to ensure that data integrity can
be
maintained in the event of loss of data for any reason and that VGC programs
can
be restored.
VGC
agrees to be solely responsible for the security
of its confidential and proprietary information, and shall not disclose
such information to SGC except on a ‘need to know’ basis for the purposes of
SGC’s performance Support.
VGC
agrees to notify
SGC Product Support promptly of any malfunction of the Standard
Software.
VGC
agrees to provide SGC with access
to and use of such of VGC’s information and facilities reasonably
necessary to service the Standard Software including, but not limited to,
an
accurate description of the Designated Center and the current Supported
Environment, the problem being reported, the transactions and any error
messages, along with screenshots and log files.
VGC
agrees to install
the Current Release as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event
within the timeframe set out in SGC’s release policy in effect on the date
Support is ordered.
Services
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SCHEDULE
A
1. PRIORITY
LEVELS AND RESPONSE TIMES:
Priority
Level
|
Definition
|
Response
Time to Designated Support Contact
|
PRIO-1
“Production
down” Problem
|
Business
impact is immediate and major, i.e. no material benefit from the
Standard
Software.
The
Standard Software in a mission critical
“live production” environment is inoperative, renders the system on
which it is installed inoperable or suffers a major performance
degradation. No workaround
is available.
|
1
business hour
|
PRIO-2
Mission
critical
Problem
|
Business
impact is immediate and significant.
The
Standard Software in a production or a mission critical development
environment is inoperative or fails to satisfy critical functional, operational or
performance specifications.
|
4
business hours
|
PRIO-3
Serious
Problem
|
Business
impact is high but not widespread.
An
aspect of the software is inoperative, causes or results in substandard
or
erratic performance, but nonetheless the software operates substantially
in accordance with specifications.
|
1
business day
|
PRIO-4
Problem
|
Business
impact is moderate or small.
No aspect
of the software is inoperative. The software operates in
accordance with specifications.
|
5
business days
|
NORMAL
SUPPORT
HOURS
VGC
shall
report all problems to the closest support center. SGC reserves the
right to alter the location(s) of its support centers, and shall inform VGC
in
writing should this occur. SGC provides Product Support from the
following support centers during their respective normal business hours as
set
out below:
|
EMEA
|
08:30
– 17:30 UK Time {Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or British Summer Time (BST),
as applicable}
|
Services
(Schedule 4
to CoA)
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AS
AMENDED.
Americas
|
08:30
– 17:30 Pacific Std Time (i.e. 16:30 – 01:30 UK Time, subject to time
changes)
|
Asia/Pacific
|
08:30
– 17:30 Melbourne, Australia (i.e.23:30 – 08:30 UK Time, subject to time
changes)
|
|
“Standard
Support”
means calls
from any
priority level which are supported from Monday to Friday during the
normal
business hours for VGC’s closest support center as set out above.
|
“Premier
Support” means, in
addition to Standard Support, VGC will receive extended 24 Hour support in
respect of PRIO-1 CALLS FOR SGC’S PLATFORM AND FOUNDATION SOFTWARE ONLY from
Monday to Sunday inclusive as noted below (not available for Application
Products).
Notes:
(a)
|
PRIO-1
and PRIO – 2 calls are to be placed by phone andfollowed
up with a detailed
explanation of the problem via e-mail
to the
respective regional support center.
|
(b)
|
VGC
may categorize the priority level in accordance with the above definitions
when reporting the problem.
|
EXTENDED
24-HOUR
SUPPORT
|
(Applicable
to
‘PRIO-1’ Calls on SGC’s Platform and Foundation software
only)
|
In
respect of “Standard Support” and “Premier Support” for Platform and Foundation
software products only, SGC extends support hours for the applicable days to
24
hours per applicable day for
PRIO-1 calls only. Outside the normal regional support hours,
SGC will decide if the Prio-1 Case continues to be handled by the EMEA support
center, or if the PRIO -1 call will “follow the sun” to another support center
and will, if required, initiate a page to 24-hour on-call Product Support
engineers.
Please
note that the extended 24 hour support in respect of ‘PRIO-1’ calls set forth
above is only available and applicable to VGCs licensing SGC’s platform or
foundation software, and does not apply to any other SGC application software,
including but not limited to SGC’s Marketing Director or Selling Director
product suites.
|
4-xx
|
4-xx
Services
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SCHEDULE
4-XX
WORKER
REGULATIONS
Worker
Regulations
1.1
|
It
is the Parties’ intention that SGC Employees shall not transfer to VGC or
a Successor Operator on termination of the CoA, and that all SGC
Employees
shall remain employed by SGC.
|
1.2
|
If
any contract of employment or collective agreement shall have effect
as if
originally made between VGC or a Successor Operator and any SGC Employee
or a trade union or other body that represents employees as a result
of
the Employment Regulations and the CoA (without prejudice to any
other
rights or remedies which may be available to VGC or the Successor
Operator, VGC may, within 1 month after becoming aware of the application
of the Employment Regulations or the CoA to any such contract of
employment or collective agreement, terminate such contract or agreement
by serving the minimum period of notice required under the contract
of
employment of such employee or, where contractually permitted, by
serving
notice with immediate effect and making payment in lieu of
notice.
|
1.3
|
SGC
shall indemnify VGC or the Successor Operator and keep it indemnified
against any Employment Losses:
|
1.3.1
|
relating
to or arising out of a termination under Clause 1.1 and reimburse
it for
all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any tax) incurred
in employing such SGC Employee in respect of his employment on or
after
the Transfer Date and in respect of the employment of the SGC Employees
prior to the Transfer Date;
|
1.3.2
|
which
relate to, arise out of or are connected with any act or omission
by the
SGC having its origin prior to the Transfer Date and which VGC or
the
Successor Operator incurs in relation to any employment relationship
or
collective agreement of one or more of the Relevant Employees or
any other
person pursuant to the Employment Regulations and/or in respect of
the
CoA; and
|
1.3.3
|
which
relate to, arise out of or are connected with any term or condition
of
employment in respect of early retirement arrangements and/or enhanced
severance benefits (including but not limited to enhanced redundancy
benefits).
|
1.4
|
As
used in this Schedule, the following terms shall be defined as
follows:
|
1.5
|
“contract
of employment”,
“collective
agreement”, “relevant
transfer” and
“trade union”
shall have the same meanings as in the Employment
Regulations;
|
1.6
|
“Employment
Losses” means
any and all losses, liabilities, costs (including but not limited
to, the
costs of reasonable legal and other expert advice), charges
and
|
Services
(Schedule 4 to CoA)
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expenses
arising out of or connected with employment or the employment relationship
(or
the termination thereof) of SGC Employee, including those arising out of any
actions, proceedings, claims, and demands;
1.7
|
“Successor
Operator”
means any third party that assumes any of VGC’s obligations under the
CoA;
|
1.8
|
“SGC
Employee” means
those individuals who perform Services including (where the context
permits) the service delivery
manager.
|
1.9
|
“Transfer
Date” means the
date on which the SGC ceases providing the Services or any such date
that
any court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction shall determine
to
be the “time of transfer” under the Transfer
Regulations;
|
1.10
|
“Employment
Regulations”
means:
|
1.10.1
|
For
VGCs subject to the laws of England and Wales - the Transfer of
Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations
1981;
|
1.10.2
|
For
VGCs in the European Union but not subject to the laws of England
and
Wales, Directive 2001/23/EC of the European Parliament and the Council
as
implemented in the laws of the country of establishment of VGC;
or
|
1.10.3
|
For
all other VGCs, all local and applicable international laws regulating
the
transfer of undertakings.
|
Services
(Schedule 4 to CoA)
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SCHEDULE
5
A. LICENSE
AND LICENSE
FEES
Supplier
will enter into CoAs for enterprise licenses of all the Standard Software
specified above (except as provided below) with the VGC’s listed below (the
“Listed VGCs”) for a license fee to be designated by VGSL.
Listed
VGCs:
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* License
will not include the Marketing Director Suite
Organic
Growth
There
will be no change in the price for the license for a VGC to the extent that
the
number of subscribers supported by that VCG increases through organic
growth.
Growth
through Merger or Acqusition
If
through acquisition or merger, a VGC increases its subscriber base following
such acquisition or merger such that it moves from one pricing bracket (after
taking into account any organic growth that has taken place up to the time
of
such acquisition) to another (ie, small to medium; large to very large)
described in the future pricing matrix listed below, the VGC shall be required
to pay the difference between the license and support fee amount for the bracket
applicable immediately prior to the acquisition or merger and the license and
support fee for the larger bracket applicable after giving effect to the
acquisition or merger.
Effect
of Transfer:
If
there
is a transfer of a CoA from one VGA to another VGA which has a subscriber base
which would move that license to another pricing bracket after taking into
account any organic growth up to the time of such transfer (ie, small to medium;
large to very large) described in the future pricing matrix listed
below,
Prices
(Schedule 5 to CoA)
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AMENDED.
then
the
VGC shall be required to pay the difference between the license and support
fee
amount for the bracket applicable immediately prior to the transfer and the
license and support fee for the new bracket.
B. FUTURE
PRICING
VGSL
may purchase additional licenses
for the Standard Software products listed above at the respective quantities
and
license fees indicated below for majority owned subsidiaries of VGSL other
than
Listed VGCs. Furthermore VGSL may purchase additional licenses for the Standard
Software products listed above at the respective quantities and license fees
indicated below for minority owned subsidiaries of VGSL on a case by case basis,
as agreed to by Supplier in its sole discretion. All future pricing
(table and discount levels below) only applies to VGCs in the following business
areas: Communications and is valid until
Dec
15, 2009.
Majority
Owned
VGCs
As
part
of this agreement, Supplier offers the following pricing for any majority owned
VGCs in which Vodafone acquires a majority stake.
Nr
of Subscr
|
Licence
Fee CDM & CMD
|
Annual
Support and Maintenance
|
|
Small
|
<5
mill
|
[
* ]
|
[
* ]
|
Medium
|
5
–
10 mill
|
[
* ]
|
[
* ]
|
Large
|
10
– 30 mill
|
[
* ]
|
[
* ]
|
Very
Large
|
30
– 50 mill
|
[
* ]
|
[
* ]
|
Mega
|
>50
mill
|
[
* ]
|
[
* ]
|
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, for one of the (large or smaller) majority owned VCGs that are
purchasing the Chordiant Decision Management suite only as part of this
agreement, that VCG may purchase the Marketing Director suite for the license
fee of [ * ]
plus an annual 15% [ * ]
support and
maintenance.
Standard
Software products offered as part of the CDM licence include the then current
versions of the following:
·
|
Chordiant
Data Preparation Director: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
Prices
(Schedule 5 to CoA)
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·
|
Chordiant
Predictive Analytics Director: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
·
|
Chordiant
Adaptive Decisioning Services: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
·
|
Chordiant
Strategy Director: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
·
|
Chordiant
Database Decisioning Services: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
·
|
Chordiant
Real-Time Decisioning Services: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
·
|
Chordiant
Recommendation Advisor: unlimited number of
seats
|
·
|
Chordiant
Interaction Services: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
·
|
Chordiant
Campaign Management Decisioning Service: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
·
|
Chordiant
Decision Monitor: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
·
|
Chordiant
Real-Time Proposition Monitoring: unlimited number of
CPUs
|
Standard
Software products offered as part of the CMD licence include the then current
versions of the following:
·
|
Chordiant
Marketing Director, core module: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
·
|
Chordiant
eMail Marketing Director: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
·
|
Chordiant
Mobile Marketing Director: unlimited number of concurrent
users
|
The
Standard Software listed above shall be deemed accepted upon
delivery.
Minority
Owned
VGCs
For
any
mobile telecom organisation where VGSL has more than a 15% stake but less than
50% Supplier offers a fixed discount of [ * ]%
against Supplier's standard
list price for Chordiant Decision Management and Chordiant Marketing Director
Standard Software products listed above.
Partner
Organisation
For
Partner Network organisations, Supplier offers a fixed discount of [ * ]%
against Supplier's standard
price list, for Chordiant Decision Management and Chordiant Marketing Director
Standard Software products listed above, subject to approval from
Supplier.
Organic
Growth
There
will be no change in the price for the license for a VGC to the extent that
the
number of subscribers supported by that VCG increases through organic
growth.
Growth
through Merger or Acqusition
Prices
(Schedule 5 to CoA)
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HAS
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PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED.
If
through acquisition or merger, a VGC increases its subscriber base following
such acquisition or merger such that it moves from one pricing bracket (after
taking into account any organic growth that has taken place up to the time
of
such acquisition) to another (ie, small to medium; large to very large)
described in the future pricing matrix listed above, the VGC shall be required
to pay the difference between the license and support fee amount for the bracket
applicable immediately prior to the acquisition or merger and the license and
support fee for the larger bracket applicable after giving effect to the
acquisition or merger.
Effect
of Transfer:
If
there
is a transfer of a CoA from one VGA to another VGA which has a subscriber base
which would move that license to another pricing bracket after taking into
account any organic growth up to the time of such transfer (ie, small to medium;
large to very large) described in the future pricing matrix listed above, then
the VGC shall be required to pay the difference between the license and support
fee amount for the bracket applicable immediately prior to the transfer and
the
license and support fee for the new bracket.
Prices
(Schedule 5 to CoA)
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AS
AMENDED.
SCHEDULE
6
CORPORATE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Each
Party places great importance on the principle that business should be conducted
responsibly. Vodafone Group Companies have established the Vodafone Business
Principles, which they wish to promote with their third party suppliers. In
addition, Vodafone Group Companies have established the Vodafone Code of Ethical
Purchasing, which is consistent with the basic principles of the XX 0000 and
ISO
14001 standards.
Supplier
and SGCs agree to implement the principles set out in the Vodafone Code of
Ethical Purchasing across each of their businesses and within each of their
own
supply chains.
In
the
event that the Vodafone Code of Ethical Purchasing or Vodafone Business
Principles are amended, Supplier and SGCs shall be informed.
Vodafone
Code of Ethical Purchasing
VODAFONE
CODE OF ETHICAL
PURCHASING
As
one of
the world’s largest mobile telecommunications network companies, Vodafone has a
significant role to play in enriching people’s lives.
We
also
understand that we have a significant role to play in managing our business
carefully and responsibly, which is why we have adopted a set of core Values
and
Business Principles to govern our activities and interactions with all our
stakeholders across the world, including our suppliers.
Our
Business Principles declare a commitment “to promote the application of our
Business Principles by our business partners and suppliers.”
The
following Code of Ethical Purchasing is to be read in conjunction with our
Business Principles, and is designed to promote safe and fair working
conditions, and the responsible management of environmental and social issues
in
Vodafone’s supply chain.
The
Code
has been developed in consultation with employees, suppliers, investors and
Non-Governmental Organisations. It sets out the standards we wish to
see achieved by Vodafone and our suppliers over time.
The
principle of continuous improvement applies to all aspects of the
Code.
In
accordance with the implementation provisions of the Code, Vodafone will require
first level suppliers to acknowledge their understanding and acceptance of
our
Code and to confirm that they will comply.
Vodafone
will work collaboratively with our suppliers on the implementation of the Code,
which may include joint audits and site visits to assess
performance.
Vodafone
will publicly report on the implementation of and compliance with the
Code.
Vodafone
will encourage all suppliers to implement our Code across their whole business
and within their own supply chains.
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AMENDED.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE CODE
Ownership
·
|
The
Vodafone Director of Global Supply Chain Management is the owner
of the
Vodafone Code of Ethical Purchasing, and reports to the Integrations
and
Operations Committee on the implementation of the
Code.
|
·
|
The
Director of Global Supply Chain Management and the Heads of Supply
Chain
Management in each of the Operating Companies have operational
responsibility for the implementation of the
Code.
|
Communication
·
|
Vodafone
will communicate and promote its Code of Ethical Purchasing internally
and
externally to relevant
stakeholders.
|
·
|
Suppliers
are encouraged to take all reasonable endeavours to promote the Code
to
their suppliers and subcontractors.
|
Training
and Awareness
·
|
Vodafone
and its suppliers will ensure that all relevant people are provided
with
appropriate training and guidelines to support the
Code.
|
Application
·
|
Suppliers
applying this code are expected to comply with all relevant laws,
regulations and standards in all of the countries in which they
operate.
|
·
|
The
Code is applied for the purposes of promoting safe and fair working
conditions and the responsible management of environmental and social
issues in Vodafone’s supply chain.
|
·
|
Suppliers
will be asked to confirm (in writing) that they are implementing
the Code,
or similar purchasing standard such as the Ethical Trading Initiative
(ETI) Base Code, Social Accountability International’s XX 0000, or the
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Ethical Business Practices
in
Purchasing and Supply.
|
·
|
Vodafone
will work collaboratively with its suppliers on the implementation
of the
Code, which may include joint audits1
and site visits to assess performance
against the Code.
|
·
|
Suppliers
will be asked to provide Vodafone with reasonable access to all relevant
information and premises for the purposes of assessing performance
against
the Code, and use reasonable endeavours to ensure that sub-contractors
do
the same.
|
1
|
Audits
would ideally be conducted
jointly between Vodafone and the supplier, and may also include
the
assistance of an industry representative, or relevant Non-Governmental
Organisation.
|
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AMENDED.
Corrective
Action
·
|
Suppliers
are expected to identify and correct any activities that fall below
the
standard of the Code.
|
·
|
Suppliers
shall immediately report to Vodafone any serious breaches of the
Code,
together with an agreed schedule for corrective
action.
|
·
|
Where
serious breaches of the Code persist, Vodafone will consider termination
of the business relationship with the supplier
concerned.
|
Monitoring
and Reporting
·
|
Vodafone’s
Corporate Responsibility and Purchasing teams will use a risk-based
approach2
to monitor implementation of and
adherence to the Code in our supply chain, and will report progress
in the
annual Vodafone Corporate Social Responsibility
Report.
|
·
|
Vodafone
and its suppliers will use reasonable endeavours to provide employees
and
other stakeholders with a confidential means to report any actual
or
potential breach of the Code.
|
1
|
Vodafone
will focus on those
parts of the supply chain where the risk of not meeting the Code
is
highest and where the maximum difference can be made with resources
available.
|
Corporate
Social Responsbility (Schedule 6 to CoA)
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AS
AMENDED.
CODE
OF ETHICAL PURCHASING
1.
Child Labour
·
|
No
person is employed who is below the minimum legal age for employment.3
|
·
|
Children
(persons under 18 years) are not employed for any hazardous work,
or work
that is inconsistent with the child’s personal development.4
|
·
|
Where
a child is employed, the best interests of the child shall be the
primary
consideration.
|
·
|
Policies
and programmes that assist any child found to be performing child
labour
are contributed to, supported, or
developed.
|
2.
Forced Labour
·
|
Forced,
bonded or compulsory labour is not used and employees are free to
leave
their employment after reasonable notice. Employees are not
required to lodge deposits of money or identity papers with their
employer.
|
3.
Health & Safety
·
|
A
healthy and safe working environment is provided for employees, in
accordance with international standards and national laws. This
includes access to clean toilet facilities, drinkable water and,
if
applicable, sanitary facilities for food
storage.
|
·
|
Where
an employer provides accommodation, it shall be clean, safe and meet
the
basic needs of employees.
|
·
|
Appropriate
health and safety information and training is provided to
employees.
|
4.
Freedom of Association
·
|
As
far as any relevant laws allow, all employees are free to join or
not to
join trade unions or similar external representative
organisations.
|
5.
Discrimination
·
|
Negative
discrimination5
including racial or sexual
discrimination is prohibited.
|
6.
Disciplinary Practices
·
|
Employees
are treated with respect and dignity. Physical or verbal abuse
or other harassment and any threats or other forms of intimidation
are
prohibited.
|
7.
Working Hours
·
|
Working
hours of employees comply with national laws and are not excessive6.
|
8.
Payment
·
|
Employees
understand their employment conditions and fair and reasonable pay7
and terms are
provided.
|
2
|
Minimum
age is the age of completion of compulsory schooling, or not less
than 15
years (or not less than 14 years, in countries where educational
facilities are insufficiently
developed).
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3
|
Personal
development includes a child’s health or physical, mental, spiritual,
moral or social development.
|
4
|
Forms
of discrimination may include race, colour, sex, sexual orientation,
religion, political opinion, nationality, social origin, social
status,
indigenous status, disability, age and union
membership.
|
5
|
Consideration
should be given to the type of work performed and the acceptable
working
hours for the role and the country
concerned.
|
6
|
Consideration
should be given to the type of work performed and the market wage
for the
work as well as any statutory minimum wage for the country
concerned.
|
Corporate
Social Responsbility (Schedule 6 to CoA)
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BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
9. Individual
Conduct
·
|
No
form of bribery, including improper offers for payments to or from
employees, or organisations, is
tolerated.
|
10.
Environment
·
|
Processes
are in place to actively improve the efficiency with which finite
resources (such as energy, water, raw materials) are
used.
|
·
|
Appropriate
management, operational and technical controls are in place to minimise
the release of harmful emissions to the
environment.
|
·
|
Appropriate
measures are in place to improve the environmental performance of
products
and services when in use by the end
user.
|
·
|
Innovative
developments in products and services that offer environmental and
social
benefits are supported.
|
REFERENCES
Vodafone’s
Code of Ethical Purchasing is based on the following international
standards:
·
|
The
United
Nations
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights.
|
·
|
The
Conventions
of
the International Labour
Organisation.
|
·
|
The
United
Nations
Convention on the Rights of the
Child.
|
Reference
has also been made to:
·
|
Social
Accountability International’s XX 0000
Standard
|
·
|
The
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code,
and
|
·
|
The
UN Draft Norms of Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations
and Other
Business Enterprises with Regard to Human Rights
(2003)
|
With
respect to the International Labour Organisation Conventions on Labour
Standards, the following provisions have been referenced in the development
of
this Code:
·
|
Convention
1 (Acceptable working hours)
|
·
|
Conventions
29 (Forced and bonded Labour)
|
·
|
Convention
87, 98, and 135
(Freedom of
Association)
|
·
|
Convention
111
(Discrimination)
|
·
|
Convention
138
(Minimum Age)
|
·
|
Convention
135&
Recommendation 143
(Workers’
Representatives Convention)
|
·
|
Convention
155
Article 19 (Health and safety
training)
|
DEFINITIONS
A
child means a person below
the age of 18 years, as defined in Article 1 of the United Nations Convention
on
the Rights of the Child.
Personal
development is
described in the Article 32 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights
of
the Child.
Vodafone
Business Principles
Corporate
Social Responsbility (Schedule 6 to CoA)
5
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Vodafone’s
Business Principles
Vodafone’s
success flows from our commitment to sound business conduct and the way we
interact with our stakeholders – shareholders, employees, customers, business
partners and suppliers - government and regulators, communities and society,
and
the environment.
As
a
global business, Vodafone operates within a wide range of legal
jurisdictions. We respect the rule of law within these jurisdictions
and support appropriate internationally accepted standards including those
on
human rights. Our Business Principles represent the additional
commitments we make to our stakeholders.
Our
Business Principles apply to all Vodafone companies in which we have a majority
equity interest and to all Vodafone employees. Where Vodafone
operates in conjunction with business partners, third parties or in joint
venture arrangements where we do not have a majority equity interest, we will
seek to promote the application of our Business Principles.
We
understand that we will be judged on whether we live up to our Business
Principles. We will share good practice across Vodafone as we strive
for continuous performance improvement. We will measure, review and
report openly on our performance against our Business Principles.
Corporate
Social Responsbility (Schedule 6 to CoA)
6
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
1.
Value Creation
We
believe that competition in a market economy, pursued in an ethical way, is
the
best way of delivering benefits to our stakeholders.
·
|
We
are committed to providing the best possible return for our
shareholders. The criteria for our investment decisions,
acquisitions and business relationships will be primarily economic
but
they will also include social and environmental
considerations.
|
2.
Public Policy
We
will
voice our opinions on government proposals and other matters that may affect
our
stake-holders but we will not make gifts or donations to political parties
or
intervene in party political matters.
3.
Communications
We
will
communicate openly and transparently with all of our stakeholders within the
bounds of commercial confidentiality.
4.
Customers
We
are
committed to providing our customers with safe, reliable products and services
that represent good value for money.
·
|
We
will work to understand, anticipate and respond to the needs of our
customers and to provide them with innovative products and
services.
|
·
|
We
value the trust our customers place in us and will safeguard the
information provided to us in accordance with relevant
laws.
|
5.
Employees
Relationships
with and between employees are based upon respect for individuals and their
human rights.
·
|
We
will pursue equality of opportunity and diversity through our employment
policies.
|
·
|
We
will encourage our employees to reach their full potential through
training and development.
|
·
|
We
will promote employee participation in share incentive
plans.
|
6.
Individual Conduct
We
expect
all our employees to act with honesty, integrity and fairness.
·
|
No
form of bribery, including improper offers or payments to or from
employees will be tolerated.
|
·
|
All
employees are expected to avoid any contacts that might lead to,
or
suggest, a conflict of interest between their personal activities
and the
business of Vodafone.
|
·
|
All
employees are expected to avoid accepting hospitality or gifts that
might
appear to place them under an
obligation.
|
7.
Environment
We
are
committed to sustainable business practices and environmental
protection.
·
|
We
will use finite resources
carefully.
|
·
|
We
will promote the use of operational practices that reduce the
environmental burden associated with our
activities.
|
·
|
We
will support innovative developments in products and services that
can
offer environmental and social
benefits.
|
8.
Communities and Society
We
accept
our responsibility to engage with communities and we will invest in society
in a
way that makes effective use of our resources, including support for charitable
organisations.
9.
Health and Safety
We
are
committed to the health and safety of our customers, employees and the
communities in which we operate.
·
|
We
will disclose any information that comes to our knowledge, which
clearly
demonstrates that any of our products or services breach internationally
accepted safety standards or
guidelines.
|
Corporate
Social Responsbility (Schedule 6 to CoA)
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
10.
Business Partners and Suppliers
We
will
pursue mutually beneficial relationships with our business partners and
suppliers.
·
|
We
will seek to promote the application of our Business Principles by
our
business partners and suppliers.
|
Corporate
Social Responsbility (Schedule 6 to CoA)
8
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BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
SCHEDULE
7
CURRENCY
CONVERSION PROCESS
If
Supplier’s Prices are stated in €:
CURRENCY
CONVERSION PROCESS
[Note:
only to be used if VGC payments are not in Euros]
|
On
and from the Effective Date of the Contract of Adherence, the price
of the
Products fixed in Euros shall be translated for payment from the
Euro to a
Relevant Currency (as defined below) if required by VGC using the
foreign
exchange rate formula as set out below.
|
|
The
foreign exchange rate used shall be determined by using an average
of the
previous 5 days (immediately prior to the date funds are transferred
to
Supplier) mid price foreign exchange rates quoted on the Reuters
“WMRSPOT”
pages (such as the WMRSPOT29 for Euro GBP or XXXXXXX00 for Euro/USD).
|
|
The
calculated foreign exchange rate will be used to translate any new
prices,
fees or charges agreed in relation to Purchase Orders issued by VGC
prior
to the Calculation Date following the Effective Date of the Contract
of
Adherence.
|
|
In
the event that on any particular day the WRMSPOT pages required are
not
available then an average spot rate will be determined using quotes
from
Barclays Bank Plc, London and Citibank N.A.; London at 11.00 am on
the
same day. In the event that the required day is not a Business Day
then
the nearest preceding Business Day should be used.
|
6.
|
On
the Calculation Date (as defined below) following the Effective Date8
of the relevant Contract of Adherence
and on each Calculation Date thereafter, the price of the Products
fixed
in euros shall be translated for payment from the Euro to a “Relevant
Currency” as defined below and required by VGC for the following financial
year using the Exchange Rate Formula as set out below. VGC will provide
Supplier with copies of detailed calculations with supporting
documentation.
|
|
In
the event that VGC chooses to pay in a Relevant Currency for any
financial
year (April 1 to March 31) during the term of the Contract of Adherence,
the selected currency shall apply in relation to all Purchase Orders
issued by VGC during the financial year selected.
|
|
The
selected currency shall continue to apply, unless and until VGC elects
to
revert to payment in Euros as set out in paragraph g) below.
|
|
On
the Calculation Date in each year, Vodafone Group Plc shall determine
the
Average Forward rate for each Relevant Currency. The Average Forward
Rate
for each Relevant Currency shall be the average of the five Forward
Rates
for such Relevant Currency for each of the Calculation Periods. The
|
Currency
Conversion Process (Schedule 7 to CoA)
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
“Forward
Rate” means, in respect of each Relevant Currency and each Calculation Period,
the rate determined by applying the following formula:
FR=Spot
Rate x (1+(RC x
M/12)
(1+(RE x M/12)
Where:
“FR”
is
the Forward
Rate;
“M”
is
the number of months in
the relevant Calculation Period;
“RC”
is
the yield derived from
the zero coupon yield curve in the Relevant Currency for a period equal to
the
relevant Calculation Period as quoted on the page of Reuters Money Markets
Service Index page ZERO/1 at approximately 12 noon (London time) on the
Calculation Date;
“RE”
is
the yield derived from
the zero coupon yield curve in Euros for a period equal to the relevant
Calculation Period as quoted on the relevant page of Reuters Money Markets
Service Index page ZERO/1 Page 0#EURZ=R) at approximately 12 noon on the
Calculation Date.
|
VGC
may elect prior to the first Valuation Date by written and confirmed
notice to the Supplier in respect of the financial year commencing
on 1
April next following the Calculation Date to make payment in respect
of
Purchase Orders issued during such financial year in Euros instead
of its
Relevant Currency, in which event no such determination will be necessary.
|
7.
|
Definitions
in this Schedule 7:
|
“Business
Day” means a day
(other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which WMRSPOT is published on the Reuters
Money Markets Service and banks are open for business in London;
“Calculation
Date” means the
first Thursday in January or if that is not a Business Day the immediately
succeeding (Tuesday or Thursday) which is a Business Day;
“Calculation
Period” means the
First Calculation Period, Second Calculation Period, Third Calculation Period,
Fourth Calculation Period and Fifth Calculation Period or any of them as the
context may require;
“First
Calculation Period”
means the period from the Calculation Date to the day falling three
calendar
months after such Calculation Date;
“Second
Calculation Period”
means the period from the Calculation Date to the day falling six calendar
months after such Calculation Date;
“Third
Calculation Period”
means the period from the Calculation Date to the day falling nine calendar
months after such Calculation Date;
“Fourth
Calculation Period”
means the period from the Calculation Date to the day falling twelve
calendar
months after such Calculation Date;
Currency
Conversion Process (Schedule 7 to CoA)
10
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BY
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
“Fifth
Calculation Period”
means the period from the Calculation Date to the day falling fifteen
calendar
months after such Calculation Date;
“Relevant
Currency” means each
of Japanese Yen; United States Dollar; British Pound Sterling, Australian
Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, Polish Zloty, Hungarian Forint and Swedish
Krone;
“Spot
Quotations” means in
respect of each Valuation Date and each Relevant Currency the mid-rate of
exchange for the purchase of (euros) in the London foreign exchange market
with
such Relevant Currency at or about 4 pm (London time) on such Valuation Date
as
shown on page WMRSPOT of the Reuters Money Markets Service;
“Spot
Rate” means the average
of the Spot Quotations for each of the Valuation Dates;
“Valuation
Date” means each
Tuesday and Thursday falling in each of the four calendar weeks immediately
preceding the Calculation Date or if any such day is not a Business Day the
immediately preceding Business Day.
If
Supplier’s Prices are stated in USD$:
CURRENCY
CONVERSION PROCESS
[Note:
only to be used if VGC payments are not in US Dollars]
|
On
and from the Effective Date of the Contract of Adherence, the price
of the
Products fixed in US Dollars shall be translated for payment from
the US
Dollar to a Relevant Currency (as defined below) if required by VGC
using
the foreign exchange rate formula as set out below.
|
|
The
foreign exchange rate used shall be determined by using an average
of the
previous 5 days (immediately prior to the date funds are transferred
to
Supplier) mid price foreign exchange rates quoted on the Reuters
“WMRSPOT”
pages (such as the XXXXXXX00 for GBP/USD or WMRSPOT05 for Euro/USD).
|
|
The
calculated foreign exchange rate will be used to translate any new
prices,
fees or charges agreed in relation to Purchase Orders issued by VGC
prior
to the Calculation Date following the Effective Date of the Contract
of
Adherence.
|
|
In
the event that on any particular day the WRMSPOT pages required are
not
available then an average spot rate will be determined using quotes
from
Barclays Bank Plc, London and Citibank N.A.; London at 11.00 am on
the
same day. In the event that the required day is not a Business Day
then
the nearest preceding Business Day should be used.
|
Currency
Conversion Process (Schedule 7 to CoA)
11
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BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
8.
|
On
the Calculation Date (as defined below) following the Effective Date
of
the relevant Contract of Adherence and on each Calculation Date
thereafter, the price of the Products fixed in US Dollars shall be
translated for payment from the US Dollar to a “Relevant Currency” as
defined below and required by VGC for the following financial year
using
the Exchange Rate Formula as set out below. VGC will provide Supplier
with
copies of detailed calculations with supporting
documentation.
|
|
In
the event that VGC chooses to pay in a Relevant Currency for any
financial
year (April 1 to March 31) during the term of the Contract of Adherence,
the selected currency shall apply in relation to all Purchase Orders
issued by VGC during the financial year selected.
|
|
The
selected currency shall continue to apply, unless and until VGC elects
to
revert to payment in US Dollars as set out in paragraph g) below.
|
|
On
the Calculation Date in each year, Vodafone Group Plc shall determine
the
Average Forward rate for each Relevant Currency. The Average Forward
Rate
for each Relevant Currency shall be the average of the five Forward
Rates
for such Relevant Currency for each of the Calculation Periods. The
“Forward Rate” means, in respect of each Relevant Currency and each
Calculation Period, the rate determined by applying the following
formula:
|
FR=Spot
Rate x (1+(RC x
M/12)
(1+(RE x M/12)
Where:
“FR”
is
the Forward
Rate;
“M”
is
the number of months in
the relevant Calculation Period;
“RC”
is
the yield derived from
the zero coupon yield curve in the Relevant Currency for a period equal to
the
relevant Calculation Period as quoted on the page of Reuters Money Markets
Service Index page ZERO/1 at approximately 12 noon (London time) on the
Calculation Date;
“RE”
is
the yield derived from
the zero coupon yield curve in US Dollars for a period equal to the relevant
Calculation Period as quoted on the relevant page of Reuters Money Markets
Service Index page ZERO/1 Page 0#USDZ=R) at approximately 12 noon on the
Calculation Date.
|
VGC
may elect prior to the first Valuation Date by written and confirmed
notice to the Supplier in respect of the financial year commencing
on 1
April next following the Calculation Date to make payment in respect
of
Purchase Orders issued during such financial year in US Dollars instead
of
its Relevant Currency, in which event no such determination will
be
necessary.
|
9.
|
Definitions
in this Schedule 7:
|
“Business
Day” means a day
(other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which WMRSPOT is published on the Reuters
Money Markets Service and banks are open for business in London;
Currency
Conversion Process (Schedule 7 to CoA)
12
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
“Calculation
Date” means the
first Thursday in January or if that is not a Business Day the immediately
succeeding (Tuesday or Thursday) which is a Business Day;
“Calculation
Period” means the
First Calculation Period, Second Calculation Period, Third Calculation Period,
Fourth Calculation Period and Fifth Calculation Period or any of them as the
context may require;
“First
Calculation Period”
means the period from the Calculation Date to the day falling three
calendar
months after such Calculation Date;
“Second
Calculation Period”
means the period from the Calculation Date to the day falling six calendar
months after such Calculation Date;
“Third
Calculation Period”
means the period from the Calculation Date to the day falling nine calendar
months after such Calculation Date;
“Fourth
Calculation Period”
means the period from the Calculation Date to the day falling twelve
calendar
months after such Calculation Date;
“Fifth
Calculation Period”
means the period from the Calculation Date to the day falling fifteen
calendar
months after such Calculation Date;
“Relevant
Currency” means each
of Japanese Yen; Euro; British Pound Sterling, Australian Dollar, New Zealand
Dollar, Polish Zloty, Hungarian Forint and Swedish Krone;
“Spot
Quotations” means in
respect of each Valuation Date and each Relevant Currency the mid-rate of
exchange for the purchase of (US Dollars) in the London foreign exchange market
with such Relevant Currency at or about 4 pm (London time) on such Valuation
Date as shown on page WMRSPOT of the Reuters Money Markets Service;
“Spot
Rate” means the average
of the Spot Quotations for each of the Valuation Dates;
“Valuation
Date” means each
Tuesday and Thursday falling in each of the four calendar weeks immediately
preceding the Calculation Date or if any such day is not a Business Day the
immediately preceding Business Day.
Currency
Conversion Process (Schedule 7 to CoA)
13
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BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
SCHEDULE
8
Data
Protection (Schedule 8 to CoA)
14
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
SCHEDULE
9
SOURCE
CODE ESCROW AGREEMENT
(TEMPLATE)
Source
Code Escrow (Template) (Schedule 9 to CoA)
15
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BY
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Single
Licensee
Escrow
Agreement
No:
|
Dated:
|
Escrow
Agreement
Between:
(1)
|
[ ] whose
registered office is
at (CRN:
[number]) ("the Owner");
|
(2)
|
Vodafone
Group Services Limited whose registered office is at Vodafone House,
The
Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN, England (CRN: ) ("the Licensee")
and
|
(3)
|
NCC
ESCROW INTERNATIONAL LIMITED whose registered office is at Manchester
Technology Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester M1 7EF, ENGLAND (CRN:
3081952)
("NCC Escrow").
|
1. Preliminary:
(A)
|
The
Licensee has been granted a licence to use a software package comprising
computer programs.
|
Alternative
Clause for Development Agreement
(A)
|
The
Owner has granted or has agreed to grant a licence to the Licensee
to use
a software package that the Owner is developing to the Licensee’s
specification pursuant to the [Development ] Agreement.
|
(B)
|
Certain
technical information and documentation relating to the software
package
is the confidential property of the
Owner.
|
(C)
|
The
Owner acknowledges that upon the occurrence of any of the Release
Events of this Agreement,
the Licensee may require possession of and a right to use the technical
information and documentation to be deposited with and held by NCC
Escrow
under this Agreement.
|
(D)
|
Each
of the Parties acknowledges that the consideration for their respective
undertakings under this Agreement are the undertakings and obligations
agreed to by each of the Parties
hereunder.
|
2. It
is agreed that:
2.1
Definitions
In
this Agreement the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
15.5.1
|
"Agreement"
means the terms and conditions of this escrow agreement set out below,
the
schedules and Appendix A hereto.
|
15.5.2
|
"Full
Verification" means the tests and processes constituting NCC Escrow’s Full
Verification service as described in schedule 3 hereto and/or such
other
tests and processes as may be agreed between the parties for the
verification of the Material.
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“Group
Company” means in relation to the Licensee, Vodafone Group Plc and any
company or corporation in respect of which Vodafone Group Plc owns
(directly or indirectly) more than 15% of the issued share
capital.
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15.5.4
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"Independent
Expert" means a suitably qualified solicitor or
barrister.
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15.5.5
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"Integrity
Testing" means those tests and processes forming NCC Escrow’s integrity
testing service as described in schedule 3 hereto in so far as
they are applicable to the
Material.
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AS
AMENDED.
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"Intellectual
Property Rights" mean any copyright, patent, design patent, registered
designs, design rights, utility models, trademarks, service marks,
an
application for any of these or the right to apply for the same,
trade
secrets, know how, database rights, moral rights, confidential
information, trade or business names, domain names, and any other
rights
of a similar nature including industrial and proprietary rights and
other
similar protected rights in any country and any licences under or
in
respect of such rights.
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15.5.7
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"Licence
Agreement" means the agreement under which the Licensee was granted
rights
to the Package and which is part of the
[ ]
Agreement for the supply of Software and Services entered into by
the
Owner and the Licensee dated
[ ].
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clause 1.7 for use with Development Agreement
1.7
“Development Agreement” means the development agreement between the Owner and
the Licensee relating to the development of the Package entered into by the
Owner and the Licensee dated
[ ]
15.5.8
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“Maintenance
Agreement” means the agreement for the support and maintenance of the
Software which is part of the
[ ]
Agreement for the supply of Software and Services entered into by
the
Owner and the Licensee dated
[ ]
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15.5.9
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"Material"
means the Source Code of the Package and such other materials (including
specifically but without limitation, firmware) and documentation
(including updates and upgrades thereto and new versions thereof)
as are
necessary to comply with clause 2
hereof.
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15.5.10
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"Package"
or “Software” means the software package as more particularly described in
Schedule 1 and any updates, upgrades or new versions thereof licensed
to
the Licensee under the Licence [Development] Agreement, any maintenance
agreement, any other agreement between the Owner and the Licensee
or this
Agreement.
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15.5.11
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“Release
Events” means the events set out in clause
6.1.
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15.5.12
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"Source
Code" means the computer programming code of the Package in human
readable
form that would enable a skilled third party on behalf of the
Licensee to support, maintain and modify the Software
.
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15.5.13
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“Working
Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday in
England.
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2.2
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Owner's
Duties and Warranties
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15.5.1
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The
Owner shall:
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15.5.1.1
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deliver
at its cost two copies of the Material to NCC Escrow within 15 days
of the
date of this Agreement or the date of acceptance of the Software,
whichever is later;
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15.5.1.1
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deliver
at its cost to NCC Escrow two replacement copies of the Material
each time
that the Package is updated or amended or changed pursuant to the
Licence
Agreement, the Maintenance Agreement or any other agreement between
the
Owner and the Licensee or this Agreement within 30 days of such update,
amendment or change;
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at
all times ensure that the Material as delivered to NCC
Escrow
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AS
AMENDED.
is
capable of being used to generate the latest version of the Package issued
to
the Licensee and is capable of being used to understand, maintain, modify,
correct and develop the latest version of the Package issued to the
Licensee;
15.5.1.1
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shall
notify NCC Escrow immediately of any circumstances under Clause 2.1.2
which necessitates a replacement deposit of the
Material;
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15.5.1.1
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deliver
to NCC Escrow two replacement copies of the Material within 12 months
of
the last delivery to ensure the integrity of the Material
media;
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clauses 2.1.2 – 2.1.5 for
use with Development Agreements
15.5.1.1
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deliver
at its cost within 7 days two copies of each part of the Material
that has
passed acceptance tests in accordance with the terms of the [Development
Agreement] and two complete copies of the Material within 7 days
of
acceptance of the Package by the Licensee in accordance with the
terms of
the Development Agreement;
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15.5.1.1
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at
all times ensure that the Material as delivered to NCC Escrow is
capable
of being used to generate the latest version of the Package issued
to the
Licensee and shall deliver to NCC Escrow further copies of the Material
as
and when necessary;
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during
the development of the Material under the [Development Agreement],
deliver
to NCC Escrow two replacement copies of the Material within 3 months
of
the last delivery;
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15.5.1.1
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upon
completion of all development work on the Material under the [Development
Agreement], deliver to NCC Escrow two replacement copies of the Material
within 12 months of the last delivery to ensure the integrity of
the
Material media;]
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15.5.1.1
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deliver
two replacement copies of the Material to NCC Escrow within 14 days
of
receipt of a notice served upon it by NCC Escrow under the provisions
of
clause 4.1.5. In such a case the Owner may recover from NCC
Escrow its reasonable costs for the preparation of two copies of
the
Material;
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deliver
with each deposit of the Material the following
information:
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(1)
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details
of the deposit including full name (original name as set out under
Schedule 1 together with any new names given to the Package by the
Owner)
and version details, media type, backup command/software used, compression
used, archive hardware and operating system details;
and
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(2)
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password/encryption
details required to access the
Material;
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15.5.1.1
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deliver
with each deposit of the Material any of the following technical
information (where applicable) which must be sufficient to allow
a
reasonably skilled software programmer or engineer to understand,
maintain, modify and correct the
Material:
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(1)
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documentation
describing the procedures for building, compiling and installing
the
software, including names and versions of the development
tools;
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(2)
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software
design information (e.g. module names and functionality);
and
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(3)
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name
and contact details of employees with knowledge of how
to
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
maintain
and support the Material; and
15.5.1.1
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deposit a
backup copy of the object code of any third party software package
required to access, install, build or compile or otherwise use the
Material.
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15.5.2
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The
Owner warrants:
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15.5.1.1
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on
its own behalf and on behalf of each and every director of the Owner,
to
NCC Escrow, that it is the sole legal and beneficial owner
of the Intellectual Property Rights in the Material (other than
any third party object code referred to in clause 2.1.9) or in respect
of
any Source Code forming part of the Material that it does not
own, it has been granted valid and ongoing rights under licence by
the
third party owner(s) thereof to deal with such Source Code in the
manner
anticipated under this Agreement and that the Owner has the express
authority of such third party owner(s) to deposit the same under
this
Agreement as evidenced by signed letter(s) of authorisation in the
form
set out in Appendix A, to be provided to NCC Escrow prior to or no
later
than at the time of such deposits;
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15.5.1.1
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that
in entering into this Agreement, it is not in breach of any of its
ongoing
express or implied obligations to any third
party(s);
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15.5.1.1
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that
the Material lodged under clause 2.1 shall contain all information
in
human-readable form (except for any third party object codes) and
on
suitable media to enable a reasonably skilled programmer or analyst
to ( develop the package if and to the extent permitted in the
[Development/Licence Agreement] and to understand, maintain, modify
and
correct the Package; and
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15.5.1.1
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that
in respect of any third party object code that the
Owner deposits with NCC Escrow under this Agreement in
conjunction with the Material, that it has full right and authority
to do
so.
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2.3
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Licensee’s
Undertaking
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15.5.1
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In
the event that the Material is released under clause 6, the Licensee
shall
subject to the provisions of this clause keep the Material confidential
and shall use the Material only for the purpose of [developing],
understanding, maintaining, modifying and correcting the Package
exclusively on behalf of the Licensee or to such greater extent as
is
permitted under the Licence [Development] Agreement and/or
clause 6 hereof.
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15.5.2
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3.2
The Licensee may disclose the Material to and/or permit useage
by Group Companies/third parties to the extent permitted in the
[Development]/Licence Agreement and where such disclosure or useage
occurs
shall ensure that such Group Companies/third parties are subject
to the
same obligations of confidence as are contained
herein.
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2.4
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NCC
Escrow's Duties and Warranties
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15.5.1
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NCC
Escrow warrants that it shall:
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15.5.1.1
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hold
the Material in a safe and secure
environment;
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15.5.1.1
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upon
receipt of any deposit of the Material, apply the Integrity Testing
to the
Material in accordance with clause
9;
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15.5.1.1
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inform
the Owner and the Licensee of the receipt of any
deposit
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COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
of
the
Material by way of a copy of the Integrity Testing report or Full Verification
report (as the case may be) generated from the testing carried out under clause
9;
15.5.1.1
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at
all times retain at each of two (2) different locations one (1) copy
of
the latest verified deposit of the Material and one (1) copy of the
previous deposit of the material and notify the Owner and the Licensee
in
writing of each such location; and
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15.5.1.1
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notify
the Owner and the Licensee if it becomes aware at any time during
the term
of this Agreement that the copy of the Material held by it has been
lost,
damaged or destroyed.
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15.5.2
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NCC
Escrow shall not be responsible for procuring the delivery of the
Material
in the event of failure by the Owner to do so, but NCC Escrow must
as soon
as practicable notify the Licensee of the Owner's failure to
deposit any Material under this Agreement of which it is
aware.
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15.5.3
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NCC
Escrow may with the Licensee’s prior written consent such consent not to
be unreasonably withheld or delayed, appoint agents, contractors
or
sub-contractors to carry out the Integrity Testing and the Full
Verification and NCC Escrow shall ensure that such agents, contractors
or
sub-contractors are bound by the same confidentiality obligations
as are
contained in clause 7.
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15.5.4
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NCC
Escrow shall have the right to make such copies of the Material as
may be
necessary solely for the purposes of this Agreement and following
termination of this Agreement all such copies shall be
destroyed or returned to the Owner at its
request.
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4.5
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NCC
Escrow shall obtain and maintain with a reputable insurance company
for
the duration of its obligations under this Agreement and for a period
of
twelve months thereafter the following insurances; public and product
liability insurance with a limit of not less than £10 million per
occurrence and professional indemnity (errors and omissions) insurance
with a limit of not less than £5 million per occurrence together with such
other insurances required by law with a limit in each of not less
than £5
million in relation to any one claim (or such greater amounts as
required
by law). NCC Escrow shall administer its insurances
in accordance with good industry practice at all times. If required
by the
Licensee NCC Escrow shall provide evidence of its insurances and
payment
of any premium (in a form satisfactory to the Licensee) and shall
not
subsequently reduce the level of such insurance.
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4.6
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In
addition to all warranties and conditions implied by statute or otherwise
, NCC Escrow warrants and represents to each of the Owner and Licensee
that each of its obligations under this Agreement, including without
limitation its obligations under this Clause 4, shall be performed
promptly in a timely, professional and workmanlike manner in accordance
with best industry practice.
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2.5
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Payment
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15.5.1
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The
Owner and the Licensee shall pay NCC Escrow’s standard fees and charges as
published from time to time or as otherwise agreed in accordance
with this
Agreement and in the proportions set out in Schedule 2. NCC Escrow’s fees
as published are exclusive of value added tax and inclusive of all
other
taxes.
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15.5.2
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NCC
Escrow and the Licensee shall meet once a year to discuss in good
faith
the
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AS
AMENDED.
level
of
NCC Escrow’s standard fees and charges for its services applicable under this
Agreement. In the absence of agreement, NCC Escrow shall be entitled to increase
its fee and charges once a year upon 45 days notice to the parties, provided
that any increase may not exceed the lesser of 10% or the rate
provided by the Retail Prices Index plus 5%.
15.5.3
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All
invoices are payable within 30 days from the end of the month in
which the
invoice is received. NCC Escrow reserves the right to charge interest
in
respect of the late payment of any sum due under this Agreement (as
well
after as before judgement) at the rate of 2% per annum over the prevailing
base rate of the HSBC Bank Plc accruing on a daily basis from the
due date
therefore until full payment.
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2.6
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Release
Events
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15.5.1
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Subject
to the provisions of clauses 6.2 and 6.3 and upon receipt of its
release
fee and any other fees outstanding under this Agreement, NCC Escrow
will
release the Material to a duly authorised officer of the Licensee
if any
of the following events (“Release Event(s)”)
occur:-
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15.5.1.1
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the
Owner enters into any company voluntary arrangement or individual
voluntary arrangement or (being a company) enters into liquidation
whether
compulsory or voluntary (other than for the purposes of solvent
reconstruction or amalgamation) or has a receiver or administrative
receiver appointed over all or any part of its assets or undertaking
or an
Administration Order is made or (being an individual or partnership)
becomes or is adjudicated bankrupt, or an event occurs within the
jurisdiction of the country in which the Owner is situated which
has a
similar effect to any of the above events in the United Kingdom;
or
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15.5.1.1
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the
Owner ceases or threatens to cease to carry on business;
or
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15.5.1.1
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the
Owner assigns its rights in the Intellectual Property Rights in the
Material and the assignee fails within 60 days of such assignment
to offer
the Licensee substantially similar protection to that provided by
this
Agreement without significantly increasing the cost to the Licensee;
or
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15.5.1.1
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the
Owner is in breach of its obligations as to [development], support,
maintenance or modification of the Package under the Licence Agreement
[Development Agreement] or any maintenance agreement entered into
in
connection with the Package and has failed to remedy such default
notified
by the Licensee to the Owner within a reasonable
period.
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6.1.5
The
Owner fails to make a deposit of new, corrected or revised Material within
5
days of receipt of the notice of test failure pursuant to clause 9.4
hereof.
15.5.2
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The
Licensee must notify NCC Escrow of the Release Event(s) specified
in
clause 6.1 by delivering within one month of the date of actual knowledge
of the Release Event to NCC Escrow a statutory or notarised declaration
("the Declaration") made by an officer of the Licensee declaring
that such
Release Event has occurred, setting out the facts and circumstances
of the
Release Event.
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15.5.3
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Upon
receipt of a Declaration from the Licensee claiming a Release Event
under
clause 6.1:
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
15.5.1.1
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NCC
Escrow shall immediately submit a copy of the Declaration to the
Owner by
courier or equivalent type of post;
and
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15.5.1.1
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unless
within 5 days after the date of despatch the Owner delivers to
NCC Escrow a counter-notice signed by a duly authorised officer of
the
Owner stating that no such Release Event has occurred, or that the
breach
giving rise to the Release Event has been rectified as shown by
documentation in support thereof
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NCC
Escrow will immediately release the Material to the Licensee upon the expiry
of
such 5 day period.
15.5.4
|
Upon
receipt of the counter-notice from the Owner under clause 6.3.2,
NCC
Escrow shall to the extent that it is reasonably possible, the same
day,
or as soon as practicable thereafter send a copy of the counter-notice
and
any supporting evidence to the
Licensee.
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15.5.5
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In
the event of any dispute as to the occurrence of any of the Release
Events
, NCC Escrow shall promptly notify the Owner and the Licensee of
the
dispute and such dispute will then be referred as soon as possible
having
regard to the urgency of the dispute by NCC Escrow to the Managing
Director for the time being of NCC Escrow to appoint an Independent
Expert
or if either the Owner or the Licensee so requests within 5 Working
Days
of notification of a dispute as to the occurrence of any of the Release
Events NCC shall forthwith apply to The Law Society or The Bar Council
(or
successor bodies) for the appointment of an Independent Expert on
behalf
of the Owner and the Licensee.
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15.5.6
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Within
5 Working Days of the appointment of the Independent Expert, the
Owner and
the Licensee shall each provide full written submissions to the
Independent Expert together with all relevant documentary evidence
in
their possession in support of their claim, whereupon the Independent
Expert shall give a decision on the matter within 14 Working Days
of the
date of referral and shall send that decision to the parties
and NCC Escrow. The Independent Expert's decision shall be final
and
binding on all parties to this Agreement and shall not be subject
to
appeal to a court in legal proceedings except in the case of manifest
error.
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15.5.7
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If
the Independent Expert's decision is in favour of the Licensee, NCC
Escrow
is hereby authorised to release and deliver the Material to the Licensee
within 2 Working Days of the decision being declared by the Independent
Expert to the parties.
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15.5.8
|
The
parties hereby agree that the reasonable costs and expenses of the
Independent Expert shall be borne by the Owner (or its agent or any
party
acting on its behalf) where the Independent Expert decides that the
relevant Release Event(s) has occurred, or the Licensee where the
Independent Expert decides that the relevant Release Event(s) has
not
occurred.
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15.5.9
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Subject
to clause 6.2 above for the avoidance of doubt, where
clause 6.1.1 or 6.1.2 Release Events have been triggered, a
subsequent remedy by the Owner will not invalidate the Licensee’s right to
apply to NCC Escrow for release of the Material unless the Licensee
waives
its right in writing within one month from the date of knowledge
of a
Release Event.
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6.10
|
In
the event a Release Event occurs, the Licensee shall be entitled
to
deliver the Material to its Group Companies (as required) for use
[in
accordance with clause of the [Development] Licence Agreement].
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2.7
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Confidentiality
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15.5.1
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The
Material shall remain the confidential property of the
Owner.
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
15.5.2
|
Subject
to clause 7.3 NCC Escrow agrees to keep all information relating
to the
Material and/or the Package that comes into its possession or to
its
knowledge under this Agreement in strictest confidence and
secrecy. NCC Escrow further agrees not to make use of such
information and/or documentation other than for the purposes of this
Agreement and will not disclose or release it other than in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, unless the parties should expressly
agree otherwise in writing signed by the authorised signatories of
all
parties to this Agreement.
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15.5.3
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This
clause shall not apply to any information relating to the Material
which:
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§
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Is
already in the public domain or which enters into the public domain
other
than by breach of this Agreement;
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§
|
Is
received by NCC Escrow from a third party free to disclose the same
or
which NCC Escrow can prove was already in its possession free from
restriction.
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2.8
|
Intellectual
Property Rights
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15.5.1
|
The
release of the Material to the Licensee will not act as an assignment
of
any Intellectual Property Rights that the Owner or any third party
possesses in the Material.
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15.5.2
|
The
Intellectual Property Rights in the Integrity Testing report and
any Full
Verification report shall remain vested in NCC Escrow. The Owner
and the
Licensee shall each be granted a non-exclusive non-transferable right
and
licence to use such report to [develop,] improve, modify or correct
the
Material and to give full effect to this Agreement and the [Development]
[Licence] Xxxxxxxxx.Xxxxx Companies and other third parties shall
be given
a licence to use the Integrity Testing report and any Full Verification
report to an equivalent extent that the [Development] [Licence] Agreement
gives them the right to use the
Material.
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2.9
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Integrity
Testing and Full Verification
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15.5.1
|
Subject
to Clauses 9.2 and 9.3 below, NCC Escrow shall bear no obligation
or
responsibility to any party to this Agreement or person, firm, company
or
entity whatsoever to determine the existence, relevance, completeness,
accuracy, operation, effectiveness, functionality or any other aspect
of
the Material received by NCC Escrow under this
Agreement.
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15.5.2
|
Upon
each lodging of the Material with NCC Escrow, NCC Escrow shall apply
its
Integrity Testing to the Material.
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15.5.3
|
Any
party to this Agreement shall be entitled to require NCC Escrow to
carry
out a Full Verification. NCC Escrow’s prevailing fees and charges for the
provision of the Full Verification, as set out in Schedule 2, shall
be split equally between the Owner and the Licensee, save that
if in the reasonable opinion of the Managing Director of NCC Escrow
based
on the relevant test report(s), the Material is defective or incomplete
in
content, NCC Escrow's fees charges and expenses in relation to the
Full
Verification shall be paid by the
Owner.
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15.5.4
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Should
the Material deposited fail to satisfy NCC Escrow's Integrity Testing
or
Full Verification tests under clauses 9.2 or 9.3, the Owner shall
within 5
days of the receipt of the notice of test failure from NCC Escrow,
deposit
such new, corrected or revised Material as shall be necessary to
ensure
its compliance with its warranties and obligations in clause 2. If
the
Owner fails to make such deposit
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
of
the
new, corrected or revised Material, NCC Escrow will issue a report to the
Licensee detailing the problem with the Material as revealed by the relevant
tests and the Licensee shall be entitled to apply for release of the Material
pursuant to clause 6.1.5 hereof
2.10
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NCC
Escrow's Liability
|
15.5.1
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Nothing
in this clause 10 excludes or limits the liability of NCC Escrow
for
fraudulent misrepresentation or for death or personal injury caused
by NCC
Escrow's negligence. Save as aforesaid the following provisions set
out
the entire financial liability of NCC Escrow (including any liability
for
the acts or omissions of its employees, agents and sub-contractors)
to the
other parties:
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NCC
Escrow shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to either
the
Owner or the Licensee either jointly or severally except to the extent
that such loss or damage is caused by the negligent acts or omissions
of
or a breach of any contractual duty by NCC Escrow, its employees,
agents
or sub-contractors and in such event NCC Escrow's total liability
in
respect of any claim or series of connected claims arising under
or by
virtue of this Agreement or in connection with the performance or
contemplated performance of this Agreement, shall not exceed
the sum of £1,000,000.
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15.5.1.1
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NCC
Escrow shall not be liable to the Owner and/or the Licensee for any
indirect or consequential loss or damage whether for loss of profit,
loss
of business, depletion of goodwill or otherwise whatsoever or howsoever
caused which arise out of or in connection with this Agreement even
if
such loss was reasonably foreseeable or NCC Escrow had been advised
of the
possibility of incurring the same by the Owner, the Licensee or any
third
party.
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15.5.2
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NCC
Escrow shall be protected in acting upon any written request, waiver,
consent, receipt, statutory declaration or any other document furnished
to
it pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement, not only in
assuming
the authority of the person furnishing such document, its authenticity,
due execution and validity and effectiveness of its provisions but
also as
to the truth of any information contained in it which NCC Escrow
in good
faith believes to be genuine and what it purports to
be.
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
2.11
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Indemnity
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Save
for
any claim falling within the provisions of clause 10.1:
15.5.1
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The
Owner agrees to reimburse NCC Escrow on an indemnity basis all
of its legal and all related costs incurred directly or indirectly
as a
result of being brought into or otherwise becoming involved in any
form of
dispute resolution proceedings or any litigation of any kind between
the
Owner and the Licensee in relation to this Agreement to the extent
that
this Agreement does not otherwise provide for reimbursement of such
costs.
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15.5.2
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The
Owner shall assume all liability and shall indemnify and keep indemnified
both NCC Escrow and the Licensee and their officers, agents,
sub-contractors and employees from and against any and all liability,
loss, damages, costs, legal costs, professional and other expenses
and any
other liabilities of whatever nature, awarded against or agreed to
be paid
or otherwise suffered, incurred or sustained by NCC Escrow and the
Licensee, whether direct, indirect or consequential as a result of
or in
connection with any claim by any third party(s) for alleged or actual
infringement of Intellectual Property Rights arising out of or in
connection with all and any dealings by NCC Escrow and the Licensee
in
respect of the Material as contemplated under this
Agreement.
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2.12
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Termination
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15.5.1
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NCC
Escrow may terminate this Agreement by notice in writing to the Owner
and
the Licensee after failure by the Owner or the Licensee to comply
with a
30 day written notice from NCC Escrow to pay any outstanding fee
set out
in Schedule 2. If the failure to pay is on the part of the
Owner, the Licensee shall be given formal notice pursuant to clause
13.4
hereof offering it the option of paying such fee itself which option
shall
expire 30 days after it is notified to the
Licensee. Such amount will be recoverable by the Licensee
direct from the Owner.
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15.5.2
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NCC
Escrow may terminate this Agreement by giving 60 days written notice
to
the Owner and the Licensee. In that event the Owner and the Licensee
shall
appoint a mutually acceptable new custodian on similar terms and
conditions to those contained herein. If a new custodian is not appointed
within 60 days of delivery of such notice, the Licensee shall be
entitled
to request the President for the time being of the British Computer
Society (or such other body replacing the same) to appoint a suitable
new
custodian upon terms and conditions which contain the same protections
and
benefits for the Licensee as set out in this Agreement. Such
appointment shall be final and binding on all parties. NCC Escrow
will
forthwith deliver the Material to the new
custodian.
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15.5.3
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The
Licensee may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving written
notice
to NCC Escrow. Provided such notice is not given in the first
year of the Agreement, NCC Escrow shall give a pro-rata refund of
the
annual fee paid in advance by the Owner and the Licensee in the
proportions in which they paid the
fee.
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15.5.4
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The
Owner may only terminate this Agreement with the written consent
of the
Licensee.
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15.5.5
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This
Agreement shall terminate upon release of the Material to the Licensee
in
accordance with clause 6.
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15.5.6
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Upon
termination under the provisions of clauses 12.3 or 12.4, for 30
days from
the date of termination NCC Escrow will make the Material available
for
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AS
AMENDED.
collection
by the Owner from the premises of NCC Escrow during office
hours. After such 30 day period NCC Escrow will destroy the
Material.
15.5.7
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For
the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement may be terminated forthwith
by
mutual agreement of all parties hereto and upon such termination,
unless
otherwise agreed, NCC Escrow will return the Material to the
Owner. Provided such termination does not take place in the
first year of the Agreement, NCC Escrow shall give a pro-rata
refund of the annual fee paid in advance by the Owner and the
Licensee in the proportions in which they paid the
fee.
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15.5.8
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The
provisions of clauses 7 to 13 shall continue in full force
after termination of this
Agreement.
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15.5.9
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On
termination of this Agreement the Owner and/or the Licensee (as
appropriate) shall remain liable to NCC Escrow for payment in full
of any
fee which has become due but which has not been paid as at the date
of
termination.
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15.5.10
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The
termination of this Agreement, however arising, shall be without
prejudice
to the rights accrued to the parties prior to
termination.
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2.13
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General
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15.5.1
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The
parties shall notify the other parties within 30 days of any change
of
names or any other material changes that may affect the validity
or
operation of this Agreement.
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15.5.2
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The
formation, existence, construction, performance, validity and all
aspects
of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with
the laws of England and subject to clauses 6.5 to 6.8 the
parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English
courts.
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15.5.3
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This
Agreement, the Schedules and the Appendix hereto, together with the
[Development] [Licence] Agreement and any maintenance agreement (in
respect of the Owner and Licensee only) represents the whole agreement
relating to the escrow arrangements between the parties for the Package
and shall supersede all prior agreements, discussions, arrangements,
representations, negotiations and undertakings. In the event
of
any conflict between any of these documents, the terms of the
[Development] [Licence] Agreement shall prevail as between the Owner
and
the Licensee
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15.5.4
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Any
notice or other communication required or permitted to be given or
made
hereunder shall be validly given or made if delivered by hand or
courier
or if despatched by pre-paid, registered letter post addressed to
the
address specified on page 1 of this Agreement (or such other address
as
may be notified to the parties from time to time) or if sent by facsimile
message to such facsimile number as has been notified to the parties
from
time to time and shall be deemed to be given or
made:
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(i)
if delivered by hand or courier, at the time of delivery;
(ii)
if sent by registered first class post, 2 business days after the same shall
have been posted;
(iii)
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if
sent by facsimile, at the time of transmission of the facsimile
transmission with facsimile machine confirmation of transmission
to the
correct facsimile number of all pages of the
notice.
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15.5.5
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NCC
Escrow shall be entitled to transfer or assign this
Agreement on giving 60 days notice in writing to the Owner and
the Licensee. Such notice shall specify the name of the
proposed Transferee or Assignee. Should NCC Escrow’s Assignee
or Transferee not be acceptable to either the Licensee or the Owner,
a new
escrow agent shall be appointed in accordance with the terms of clause
12.2
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
hereof.
15.5.6
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Within
14 days of any assignment or transfer by the Owner of any part of
its
Intellectual Property Rights in the Material, the Owner shall notify
NCC
Escrow of such assignment or transfer and include within the notice
the
date on which the assignment or transfer took
effect.
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15.5.7
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This
Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the
parties
provided always that nothing shall permit any assignment by any
party except as expressly provided
herein.
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15.5.8
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If
any provision of this Agreement is declared illegal, invalid or
unenforceable, or is too broad in any respect to permit enforcement
to its
full extent, the parties agree that such provision shall be enforced
to
the maximum extent permitted by law and that such provision shall
be
deemed to be varied accordingly. If any provision of this Agreement
is
found by any court, tribunal or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction to be wholly or partly illegal, invalid, void, voidable,
unenforceable or unreasonable, it shall, to the extent of such illegality,
invalidity, voidability, unenforceability or unreasonableness, be
deemed
severable to that extent and the remaining part of the provision
and the
rest of the provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force
and
effect.
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15.5.9
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Save
as expressly provided in this Agreement, no amendment or variation
of this
Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by a duly
authorised representative of each of the parties to
it.
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15.5.10
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In
relation to assignment, transfer or sub-contracting of this Agreement
by
the Owner and/or the Licensee the provisions of
[clause of the
[ ]
Agreement for the supply of Software and Services dated
[ ]
entered into between the Owner and Licensee shall
apply].
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15.5.11
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Save
for Group Companies (whose rights are set out in clause 6.10 hereof)
this
Agreement is not intended to create any right under the Contracts
(Rights
of Third Parties) Xxx 0000 which is enforceable by any person who
is not a
party to this Agreement and save for and Group Companies the
rights of any third party under the said Act are hereby expressly
excluded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties may rescind
or vary
this Agreement without the consent of those Group Companies
given the right of enforcement in this Clause
13.11.
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15.5.12
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No
failure or delay by the Licensee in exercising any of its rights
under
this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of that right save
where
this Agreement provides for express time limits to be
met.
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Signed
for and on behalf of
Name:
……………………………………………………………………
¦ …………………………………………………………………………………………
Position:
……………………………………………………………………
¦ (Authorised Signatory)
Signed
for and on behalf of VODAFONE GROUP
SERVICES
LIMITED
Name:
……………………………………………………………………
¦ …………………………………………………………………………………………
Position:
……………………………………………………………………
¦ (Authorised Signatory)
Signed
for and on behalf of NCC ESCROW INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Name:
……………………………………………………………………
¦ …………………………………………………………………………………………
Position:
……………………………………………………………………
¦ (Authorised Signatory)
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EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
3. Schedule
1
4. The
Package
The
software package known as [name] or any other name(s) as may be given to it
by
the Owner from time to time.
Schedule
2
5. NCC
Escrow's Fees
DESCRIPTION
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FEES
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OWNER
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LICENSE
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1
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Annual
Fee (payable on completion of this Agreement and on each anniversary
thereafter)
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2
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Scheduled
Update Fee (2nd
and subsequent scheduled deposits in any one year, payable on completion
of this Agreement and on each anniversary thereafter)
For
development agreements
Please
note a minimum of 3 are required during the development of the Material
in
accordance with clause 2.1.4
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3
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Unscheduled
Update Fee (per unscheduled deposit)
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4
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Release
Fee (plus NCC Escrow's reasonable expenses)
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100%
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5
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Integrity
Testing Fee
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100%
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6
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Full
Verification Fee
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100%
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Additional
fees will be payable to NCC Escrow by the Licensee (unless otherwise agreed
between the parties) for the following where applicable:
·
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Storage
Fee for deposits in excess of 1 cubic
foot;
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·
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Any
novation of this Agreement at the request of the Owner or the
Licensee;
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·
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Integrity
Testing Fee for deposits consisting of more than 5 media
items.
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AS
AMENDED.
Schedule
3
The
NCC
Group
Verification
Services
6. Integrity
Testing
This
service is included as part of the standard escrow package. The aim of Integrity
testing is to ensure the integrity of the media deposit. This is achieved by
carrying out the following checks on each media item received:
·
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A
Virus check is carried out on each media item where
applicable.
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·
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The
media is read to ensure that all data can be retrieved
successfully
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·
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Any
compressed files retrieved are checked to ensure that they can be
decompressed successfully. If the compressed files are protected
by
passwords, the passwords shall be obtained if not already supplied.
*
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·
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A
check shall be made for any encrypted files that may have been retrieved.
Any encrypted files located shall be deencrypted and the methods
to
deencrypt shall be noted (passwords
etc)*.
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·
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A
check shall be made to ensure that source code files have been retrieved.
A number of source code files shall be viewed to ensure that they
can be
viewed in human readable form.
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·
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A
check shall be made on the existence of features in the source code
that
aid readability (and thus understandability). Features searched for
are
modification histories, indentation, comments, meaningful variable
and
procedure names and meaningful
filenames.
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This
final check is not a pass or fail issue, the check ascertains whether each
feature is present.
If
any of
the first five checks fail then the software owner shall be asked to provide
a
replacement deposit which in turn shall be integrity tested.
On
successful completion of the Integrity Test exercise, a brief report (average
4
pages) shall be produced which details the results of the above checks alongside
an inventory of media items / documents received. The cover of the report
details the escrow agreement number, software
owner,
date of deposit and name and version of source code (as stated on the
accompanying source code deposit form, completed by the software
owner).
This
level of verification does not include any building or testing of deposited
material.
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AS
AMENDED.
*
The
fact that passwords form part of the escrow deposit are noted but the passwords
themselves are not revealed in the Integrity testing report.
7. Integrity
Plus
The
following is a schedule for a typical Integrity Plus exercise.
The
software owner may prepare the source code deposit media prior to the Integrity
Plus exercise taking place, although it is recommended that the exercise is
completed before the media is prepared. Standard Integrity testing of
the created media item is usually the final stage of the
process. This ensures that all required materials (source code, batch
files, documents, CAD drawings etc.,) are included on the deposit
media. The following schedule assumes that all of the files required
for placing on the escrow media are in place on appropriate hardware in a
location that can be examined by the verification consultant.
The
goal
is to successfully complete the Integrity Plus exercise and for The NCC Group
representative to retain the materials for lodgement in the Escrow Secure
Deposit facility.
This
schedule assumes that the exercise will be carried out with the full
co-operation of a technical representative of the software owner to provide
guidance in gathering the data required for the most complete escrow
lodgement.
The
proposed schedule is as follows:
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Arrival
at the verification site and introduction of
participants
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·
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Opening
Meeting
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·
|
Explanation
of Integrity Plus process
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·
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Brief
Explanation of deposit to be lodged (source code, support files and
documentation)
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·
|
Agreement
on the intended inventory of items to be handed over to NCC at the
end of
the process (i.e. the escrow
deposit)
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·
|
Questions
and Answers Session (if necessary)
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·
|
Explanation
of Integrity Plus environment architecture (hardware & Operating
Systems)
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·
|
Explanation
of the third party utilities and any batch files that would be required
to
build the application
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·
|
Explanation
of directories and contents to be placed on the escrow deposit
media.
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·
|
NCC
will confirm the existence of source files on the verification
hardware. Sample source files will be viewed using the most
appropriate viewer / editor
|
·
|
NCC
will ascertain the level of clarity of the source code (i.e. modification
histories, comments, indentation, meaningful variable/procedure names
and
meaningful filenames)
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·
|
NCC
will ascertain that a sample source file can be edited to ensure
they are
not write-protected in any way
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·
|
If
a database is used by the application under test, and is being placed
in
Escrow, a plan / entity diagram or list of tables shall be supplied
to
NCC
|
·
|
NCC
shall ascertain that a number of chosen tables exist as stated in
the
information provided and that the tables contain the fields as
expected.
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·
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If
applicable, any CAD drawings or similar design lodgment items will
be
viewed and details taken of the drawing names, drawing numbers and
filenames. The amount of drawings checked will be determined by
the total number of drawings
lodged.
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AS
AMENDED.
·
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If
available, the Software Owner shall provide NCC with documentation
to be
included with the deposit that would assist the future maintenance
of the
source code being placed into Escrow. Details of the
documentation (Titles, versions, dates and authors) will be
noted.
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·
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The
source code and all associated files shall be written to media for
handing
over to NCC for lodgment in Escrow
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·
|
If
applicable, and if available, a virus check shall be carried out
on the
media deposit
|
·
|
The
contents of the media shall be read onto the verification hardware,
ensuring that the media can be completely read without
error
|
·
|
Check
for passwords / encryption.
|
·
|
If
passwords / encryption have been utilised in producing the escrow
deposit,
then the affected data / files shall be accessed using the
password or decryption key provided by the licensor. The
password or encryption key shall then be held as part of the Escrow
deposit.
|
·
|
Check
for compression. If compression has been utilised then the
files / data shall be decompressed
|
·
|
A
Source Code Deposit form will be completed by the software owner
representative.
|
·
|
The
media item shall be retained by NCC for placing in Escrow along with
completed source code deposit form
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·
|
Closing
Meeting including summary of Integrity Plus
exercise.
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·
|
Transfer
the deposit to secure escrow
location.
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On
successful completion of the exercise, an Integrity Plus Test Report shall
be
produced recording the checks made, result of those checks and any findings
or
recommendations.
8. Full
Verification
This
service is for those who wish to ensure that the deposit in escrow is as
complete as possible and contains source code that is correct and complete
and
can be built into the application as expected by the client. The Full
Verification exercise requires the assistance of the software owner and is
carried out at their site. The main aims of the Full Verification exercise
are:
·
|
to
ensure that the source code can be built into a testable version
of the
application expected by the client;
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·
|
that
an escrow deposit is created containing all source code and associated
files required during the Full Verification exercise as well as any
other
information required by a licensee should a release event ever occur;
This
deposit is Integrity Tested at the software owner’s
site.
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·
|
that
a detailed report is produced of the steps carried out to build the
application. The report is provided to all parties involved in
the verification process and is also placed in escrow as part of
the Fully
Verified deposit;
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The
Full
Verification exercise is made up of the following checks:
·
|
Opening
Meeting in which the Full Verification process is explained, an
explanation of software to be verified (functionality, modularity
and
technical issues) is given and agreement on the intended inventory
of
items to be handed over to NCC at the end of the
process.
|
·
|
Explanation
of verification architecture (hardware & Operating
Systems)
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Explanation
of the third party utilities and any batch files that are to be used
for
the build process
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·
|
Confirmation
of the existence of source files on the verification
hardware. Sample source files will be viewed using the most
appropriate viewer / editor
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·
|
Ascertain
the level of clarity of the source code (i.e. modification histories,
comments, indentation, meaningful variable/procedure names and meaningful
filenames)
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·
|
Ascertain
that sample source files can be edited to ensure they are not
write-protected or encrypted in any
way
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·
|
If
a database is used by the application under test, and is being placed
in
Escrow, a plan / entity diagram or list of tables (if available)
should be
supplied. NCC shall then ascertain that a number of
chosen tables exist as stated in the information provided and that
the
tables contain the fields as
expected.
|
·
|
All
relevant source programs will be compiled / built / linked in order
to
create an executable version of the
software.
|
·
|
The
executable version of the software generated during the Full Verification
exercise will be installed on the relevant
hardware
|
·
|
The
software Owner will test the built executable prior to Licensee testing
and shall verify that the working system is as
expected.
|
·
|
The
licensee representative shall carry out whatever tests are required
in
order to ascertain that the system behaves in a manner as is expected
and
is correct
|
·
|
If
available, the software owner shall provide documentation that would
assist the future maintenance of the source code being placed into
Escrow. This will ideally be supplied in softcopy form and
should be placed in a source directory to be written to the escrow
media
deposit
|
·
|
The
source code and all associated files (i.e documentation) shall be
written
to media for handing over for deposit in
Escrow
|
·
|
The
media items handed shall be Integrity
Tested.
|
·
|
The
verified code shall be retained by NCC for placing in Escrow along
with
completed source code deposit form
|
On
successful completion of the exercise, a Full Verification Test Report shall
be
produced recording the checks made, result of those checks and any findings
or
recommendations.
9. Escrow
Complete
·
|
Escrow
Complete is the most comprehensive level of testing that the NCC
Group can
offer and bases itself on the Full Verification. Escrow Complete
essentially begins with a standard Full Verification which is undertaken
at the Software Owner’s offices. This exercise is used to create a new
Escrow deposit, also obtaining detailed environment and build instructions
throughout the compilation and deployment procedures for the application
in question.
|
·
|
Escrow
Complete extends the level of assurance offered by the Full Verification
as it incorporates a repeat of the initial exercise, this time at
the
client’s offices. This exercise would make use of the Escrow deposit and
build procedures recorded during the initial Full Verification and
serves
to ensure that the client then has the means to rebuild the system
from
scratch.
|
·
|
A
representative from the Software Owner is required to carry out the
verification procedures at both sites which will be documented by
the NCC
Group Consultant. As the
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* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
|
source
code constitutes the IPR’s of the software owner, the repeat exercise must
be suitably supervised in order to ensure the security of the
code.
|
The
NCC Group, Manchester Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx X0
0XX
Tel:
x00 (0) 000 000 0000, Fax x00 000 000 0000
e-mail:
xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Source
Code Escrow (Template) (Schedule 9 to CoA)
34
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
Appendix
A to Escrow Agreement No. [ ]
[DRAFT]
LETTER
OF
AUTHORISATION
(This
document MUST
be signed and returned to NCC Escrow on ["A"s] letterhead at the time of
execution of the Escrow Agreement or no later than at time of deposit of the
Source Code material owned by [A])
In
consideration of £1.00 (one sterling pound) paid by ["B"] receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged by ["A"]
The
undersigned, [name of authorised signatory] of _["A"]_______________________
hereby grants to, and confirms that _____["B"_]____________________
has the authority, with regard to [name of "A"s software] software which is
software licensed to ["B"]___________
under [the Licence Agreement] entered into by and between ["A"] and ["B"] dated
_____________, to enter into the Escrow Agreement by and between/among __["B"]_______,
["C"] ____
and NCC Escrow International Limited, a copy of which is attached to this letter
and initialled by the undersigned authorised signatory of ["A"] set forth below
for and on behalf of ["A"].
The
undersigned confirms that ___["A"]______ is
the
owner of the intellectual property rights which form part of the Material
described in Schedule 1 of the Escrow
Agreement.
I,
the
undersigned _______________ [name of Authorised Signatory] have read the Escrow
Agreement and confirm that I am fully aware of its terms and conditions, in
particular but not limited to the release events which will enable ["C"] to have certain
rights to the Source Code material of [A’s software].
Signed
for and on behalf of ["A"]________________________________________
(Authorised
Signatory)
Name
: _______________________
Position
: _______________________
Date
: ________________________
Please
note the following when completing this document:
·
|
"A"
= Intellectual Property Rights
owner
|
·
|
"B"
= The party authorised by "A" to enter into the Escrow
Agreement
|
·
|
"C"
= The Licensee under the Escrow
Agreement
|
·
|
The
IPR owner "A" should initial the first page of the attached
Agreement.
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Source
Code Escrow (Template) (Schedule 9 to CoA)
35
[
* ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED
BY
BRACKETS, HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS
AMENDED.
SCHEDULE
10
LOCAL
ATTACHMENTS
(as
updated from time to time)
[Ainsert
details of Local Attachments, if any]
Local
Attachements (Schedule 10 to CoA)
36
[*
] = CERTAIN
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS,
HAS
BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED.
ANNEX
C
DOCUMENTATION
[
* ]
Local
Attachements
(Schedule 10 to
CoA)
37