CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 10.1
This Consulting Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is effective as of the 22nd day of June, 2000 (the “Effective
Date”), by and between Peritus Software Services, Inc. (“Peritus”), a Massachusetts corporation, with its principal place of business at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx (“Client”), with a
principal place of business at 0 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000.
Peritus and Client agree that the following terms and conditions will apply to the services provided by Peritus for Client as
specified in Statement of Work No. 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and any future Statement of Work which may be agreed to in writing between the parties (the “Services”).
1. Term and Termination. The Agreement shall commence as of the
Effective Date and shall remain in effect unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. Either party may terminate this Agreement or the Services performed hereunder for any reason upon notice to the other party. Peritus’
performance of Services hereunder shall continue until the effective date of termination and Client shall be obligated to pay Peritus for all Services performed through such termination date. Upon termination of this Agreement or any Services performed
hereunder, each party shall promptly return to the other all data, material, and other properties of the other party.
2. Site of Services. The Services provided under this Agreement
shall be performed at the offices of Peritus in Westborough, MA unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties in the applicable Statement of Work.
3. Fees and Payment Terms. In consideration of the Services
rendered by Peritus hereunder, Client will pay to Peritus a fee(s) as set forth in the applicable Statement of Work. Such fee(s) will be invoiced upon completion of the Services (or on a monthly basis if Services are being performed for longer than a
month) and shall be due upon receipt of such invoice(s).
4. Expenses. Any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Peritus shall
be paid by Client promptly after receipt of an invoice therefor. Out-of-pocket expenses shall mean any reasonable and documented expenses incurred in connection with the performance of the Services under this Agreement such as travel, meals and lodging
expenses, in the event the Services are to be performed at a location other than the offices of Peritus. All travel by Peritus staff shall be in accordance with Peritus’ standard policies governing travel and business expenses.
5. Confidentiality. Peritus agrees to treat any information
received from Client during the performance of Services hereunder which has been identified in writing as confidential or proprietary in the same manner as it would treat its own confidential or proprietary information of a similar nature and shall not
disclose such information except to those employees or agents with a need to know. The foregoing shall not apply to information which (i) is publicly known through no breach of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement by Peritus, (ii) was
previously known by or in the possession of Peritus without use of confidential or proprietary information obtained though the performance of Services under this Agreement, (iii) is independently developed by Peritus without use of confidential or
proprietary information obtained through the performance of Services under this Agreement, (iv) is approved for release by written authorization by Client, or (v) is released by Peritus pursuant to a good faith adherence to a court order. The
confidentiality obligations imposed herein shall extend for a period of three (3) years following disclosure of the confidential and proprietary information to Peritus.
6. Ownership Rights. Client shall retain all right, title and
interest in and to (i) any deliverable or work product that is developed specifically and exclusively for Client pursuant to any fully-executed Statement of Work to this Agreement and (ii) any materials furnished by Client to Peritus under this Agreement.
Except as set forth in the previous paragraph, Peritus retains all right, title and interest in and to any software, methods,
techniques, systems, data and materials used or developed by it in the performance of the Services. Peritus shall retain all rights to and be entitled to use, disclose, and otherwise employ any and all ideas, concepts, know-how, knowledge bases, methods,
techniques, processes, skills, and adaptations, including
generalized features of sequence, structure, and organization, in conducting its business, providing the Services or pertaining to its software or methodologies. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to implicitly or explicitly grant any license or
other right to Client to use, possess, copy or own any of Peritus’ software, products, processes, techniques, methodologies, knowledge bases or intellectual property. This Agreement shall not limit Peritus’ ability to market, develop and provide
functionally comparable deliverables, work products or services to others based on the same general concepts, techniques and routines as are used hereunder. This Agreement shall not preclude Peritus from developing or providing deliverables, work products
or services which are competitive to deliverables, work products or services which might be provided to Client, irrespective of their similarity.
7. Limitation of Liability. Peritus’ liability for any and
all claims of damages arising out of this Agreement shall be limited to direct damages and shall not exceed the amount paid to Peritus for the performance of Services hereunder.
IN NO EVENT SHALL PERITUS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE
LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, EVEN IF PERITUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
8. Warranty of Performance. Peritus warrants that the Services performed
under this Agreement will be performed in a good and workmanlike manner, subject to the supervision and instructions provided by Client, and that the Services will be performed substantially as specified under this Agreement.
THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 8 IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
9. Non-Solicitation. The parties agree that during the performance of
Services by Peritus hereunder and for a period of one year thereafter, neither party shall directly or indirectly solicit, hire or otherwise retain as an employee or independent contractor, a staff member of the other party or a former staff member who
was assigned to such Services.
10. General. The provisions of paragraphs 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall
survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement. This Agreement and any fully-executed Statement of Work attached hereto set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and
all oral and prior written agreements, understandings and quotations relating thereto. No alteration, modification, or cancellation of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless made in writing and signed by officers of the parties.
Printed terms and conditions on Client’s purchase order(s) shall not apply to the Services performed hereunder. This Agreement will be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
The Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors, permitted assigns
and legal representatives.
| Client: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
By:
(Authorized Signature)
Name:
Title:
Date:
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Peritus Software Services, Inc.
By:
(Authorized Signature)
Name:
Title:
Date:
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