GREENSPRING FUND, INC. ADDENDUM TO THE FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
GREENSPRING
FUND, INC.
ADDENDUM
TO THE
THIS ADDENDUM dated as of
September 21, 2007, to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement, dated as of
June 28, 2005 (the "Agreement"), is entered by and between GREENSPRING FUND, INC., a
Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES,
LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties have
entered into a Fund Administration Servicing Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to
modify said Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Section 10 of the
Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by all
parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties
agree that the following provisions shall be added following Section 18 of the
Agreement:
19.
|
Additional
Services to be provided by USBFS
|
The
Company desires USBFS to provide, and USBFS agrees to provide, the service that
is listed below (the “System”). The System is described and may be
subject to additional terms and conditions specified in its respective exhibit
noted below, as such may be amended from time to time:
Eagle Portal
(“Advisor Information Source”, the “System” or “AIS”)-Exhibit
B
The
Company hereby acknowledges that exhibits are an integral part of this Agreement
and, to the extent services included in Exhibit B are
selected by the Company, such services shall also be subject to the terms of
this Agreement. To the extent the terms and conditions of this
Agreement conflict with the terms and conditions included in Exhibit B, as
applicable, the exhibits shall control. The provisions
of Exhibit
B, as applicable, shall continue in effect for as long as this Agreement
remains in effect, unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 10
hereof.
20.
|
System
Maintenance
|
The
Company understands that USBFS will perform periodic maintenance to the
System(s), which may cause temporary service interruptions. To the
extent possible, USBFS shall notify the Company of all planned outages and will
perform any necessary maintenance during non-business hours.
21.
|
Additional
Representations and Warranties
|
The
parties hereby warrant that neither party shall knowingly insert into any
interface, other software, or other program provided by such party to the other
hereunder, any “back door,” “time bomb,” “Trojan Horse,” “worm,” “drop dead
device,” “virus” or other computer software code or routines or hardware
components designed to disable, damage or impair the operation of any System,
program or operation hereunder. For failure to comply with this
warranty, the non-complying party shall immediately replace all copies of the
affected work product, System or software. All costs incurred with
replacement including, but not limited to, cost of media, shipping, deliveries
and installation, shall be borne by such party.
22.
|
Proprietary
Rights
|
A. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that by virtue of accessing the System(s), it
shall not obtain any rights in or to any of the software, templates, screen and
file formats, interface protocols, formats and development tools and
instructions, hardware, processes, trade secrets, instruction manuals,
enrollment authorization, authentication and other business processes,
proprietary information or distribution and communication networks used to allow
access to the System(s) owned by or licensed to USBFS. Any interface
and other software or programs provided to the Company in order to provide
connectivity to the System(s) shall be used by the Company only for the period
during which this Agreement is in effect and only in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, and shall not be used by the Company to provide connectivity
to or through any other system or person without USBFS’s prior written
approval. The Company shall not copy, decompile or reverse engineer
any software or programs provided to the Company hereunder. The
Company also agrees not to take any action which would mask, delete or otherwise
alter any on-screen disclaimers and copyright, trademark and service xxxx
notifications, or any “point and click” features relating to acknowledgment and
acceptance of such disclaimers and notifications.
B. The
Company agrees that USBFS would not have an adequate remedy at law in the event
of the Company’s breach or threatened breach of its obligations under this
Section 23 of this Agreement and that USBFS would suffer irreparable injury and
damage as a result of any such breach. Accordingly, in the event the
Company breaches or threatens to breach the obligations set forth in this
Section of this Agreement, in addition to and not in lieu of any legal or other
remedies USBFS may pursue hereunder or under applicable law, the Company hereby
consents to the granting of equitable relief (including the issuance of a
temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or permanent injunction)
against it by a court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of
proving actual damages or posting any bond or other security therefor,
prohibiting any such breach or threatened breach. In any proceeding
upon a motion for such equitable relief, the Company’s ability to answer in
damages shall not be interposed as a defense to the granting of such equitable
relief. The provisions of this Section relating to equitable relief
shall survive termination of this Agreement.
2
C. Each
party acknowledges and agrees that it obtains no rights in or to any of the
software, hardware, processes, trade secrets, and proprietary information or
distribution and communication networks of the other hereunder. Except in the
normal course of business and in conformity with Federal copyright law or with
the other party’s consent, neither party nor any of its affiliates shall
disclose, use, copy, decompile or reverse engineer any software or other
programs provided to such party by the other in connection
herewith.
23.
|
Additions
to Standard of Care; Indemnification; Limitation of
Liability
|
A. USBFS
shall not be liable for any loss or damages resulting from fraudulent,
unauthorized, or otherwise improper use of any identification or security codes
or systems access mechanisms assigned by USBFS in connection with access to the
System(s), except a loss or damages arising out of or relating to the USBFS’s
refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or from its bad
faith, gross negligence, or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties
under this Agreement.
B. The
Company understands that certain services made available through the System(s)
are provided through the use of the equipment, software, and other related
services pursuant to certain contracts between various vendors and
USBFS. The Company agrees to release and hold harmless USBFS against
any and all claims, demands, losses, expenses and liabilities of any and every
nature (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “Liabilities”)
which may arise from or by reason of the Company’s use of such equipment,
software or services provided by such vendors to USBFS, except Liabilities
arising out of or relating to the USBFS’s refusal or failure to comply with the
terms of this Agreement or from its bad faith, gross negligence, or willful
misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement.
C. USBFS
CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE AVAILABILITY OF THE
SYSTEM(S). Accordingly, USBFS’s sole liability to the Company or any
third party (including end users) for any claims, notwithstanding the form of
such claims (e.g., contract, negligence, or otherwise), arising out of the delay
of or interruption in the System(s) to be provided by USBFS hereunder shall be
to use its best reasonable efforts to commence or resume the System(s) as
promptly as is reasonably possible.
D. Because
the ability of USBFS to deliver the System(s) is dependent upon the Internet and
equipment, software, systems, data and services provided by various
telecommunications carriers, equipment manufacturers, firewall providers and
encryption system developers and other vendors and third parties, USBFS shall
not be liable for delays or failures to perform its obligations hereunder to the
extent that such delays or failures are attributable to circumstances beyond its
reasonable control which interfere with the delivery of the System(s) by means
of the Internet or any of the equipment, software and services which support the
Internet provided by such third parties. USBFS shall also not be
liable for the actions or omissions of any third party wrongdoers (i.e., hackers
not employed by USBFS or its affiliates) or of any third parties involved in the
System(s) and shall not be liable for the selection of any such third party,
unless USBFS selected the third party in bad faith or in a grossly negligent
manner.
3
24.
|
Warranties
|
The
Company acknowledges that they are responsible for determining the suitability
and accuracy of the information provided through their access to the
System(s). USBFS MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SUITABILITY AND ACCURACY OF THE
SYSTEM(S). However, USBFS will assist the Company in verifying the
accuracy of any of the information available to the Company through the
System(s).
25.
|
Addition
to File Security and Retention;
Confidentiality
|
USBFS and
its agents will provide reasonable security to ensure that unauthorized third
parties do not have access to the Company’s databases, files, and other
information provided by the Company to USBFS for use with the System(s), the
names of end users or end user transaction or account data (collectively,
“Company Files”). USBFS’s security provisions with respect to the
System(s), the Company’s web site(s) and the Company Files will be no less
protected than USBFS’s security provisions with respect to its own proprietary
information. USBFS agrees that any and all Company Files maintained
by USBFS for the Company hereunder shall be available for inspection by the
Company’s regulatory authorities during regular business hours, upon reasonable
prior written notice to USBFS, and will be maintained and retained in accordance
with applicable requirements of the Investment Company Act of
1940. USBFS will not use, or permit the use of, names of end users
for the purpose of soliciting any business, product, or service whatsoever
except where the communication is necessary and appropriate for USBFS’s delivery
of the System(s).
.
4
Exhibit B to the Fund
Administration Agreement
Eagle Portal
(a/k/a “Advisor Information Source”, the “System” or “AIS”) for Greenspring
Fund, Inc.
USBFS
utilizes the Eagle Portal, a web-based report delivery system that generates
holdings, position, and tax reports. Data from IDC, CPORT, S&P, and GICs
populate the data warehouse from which reports are generated. Reports can be
customer run or scheduled for automatic delivery to a portal
inbox. This is an internal software application which is maintained
and monitored by internal staff.
Duties
and Responsibilities of USBFS
USBFS shall:
A.
|
Provide
access to the System 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, subject to scheduled
maintenance and events outside of USBFS’s reasonable
control. Unless an emergency is encountered, no routine
maintenance will occur during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central
Time.
|
B.
|
Supply
necessary software to access the System, if
necessary.
|
C.
|
Provide
training and connectivity support as outlined in the standard pricing
model included herein.
|
D.
|
Maintain
and support the System, which shall include providing error corrections,
minor enhancements and interim upgrades to the System and providing help
desk support to provide assistance to the Company’s employees and agents
with their use of the System. Maintenance and support, as used
herein, shall not include (i) access to or use of any substantial added
functionality, new interfaces, new architecture, new platforms, new
versions or major development efforts, unless made generally available by
USBFS to System customers, as determined solely by USBFS or (ii)
maintenance of customized features.
|
E.
|
Provide
monthly invoices of fees as stated in the standard pricing model or the
fee schedule.
|
F.
|
Establish
systems to guide assist and permit End Users (as defined below) who access
the System from the Company’s web site(s) to electronically perform
inquiries and create and transmit transaction requests to
USBFS.
|
G.
|
Address
and mail, at the Company’s expense, notification and promotional mailings
and other communications provided by the Company to shareholders regarding
the availability of the System.
|
H.
|
Issue
to each shareholder, financial adviser or other person or entity who
desires to make inquiries concerning the Company or perform transactions
in accounts with the Company using the System (the “End User”) a unique
user ID and password for authentication purposes, which may be changed
upon an End User’s reasonable request in accordance with policies to be
determined by USBFS and the Company. USBFS will require the End
User to use his/her user ID and password in order to access the
System.
|
5
I. |
Utilize
encryption and secure transport protocols intended to prevent fraud and
ensure confidentiality of End User accounts and
transactions. In no event shall USBFS use encryption weaker
than a 40-bit RC4 Stream. USBFS will take reasonable actions,
including periodic scans of Internet interfaces and the System, to protect
the Internet web site that provides the System and related network,
against viruses, worms and other data corruption or disabling devices, and
unauthorized, fraudulent or illegal use, by using appropriate virus
detection and destructive software and by adopting such other security
procedures as may be
necessary.
|
J.
|
Establish
and provide to the Company’s written procedures, which may be amended from
time to time by USBFS with the written consent of the Company, regarding
End User access to the System. Such written procedures shall
establish security standards for the System, including, without
limitation:
|
(1)
|
Encryption/secure
transport protocols.
|
(2)
|
End User
lockout standards (e.g., lockout after three unsuccessful attempts to gain
access to the System).
|
(3)
|
User ID
and password issuance and reissuance
standards.
|
(4)
|
Access standards,
including limits on access to End Users whose accounts are
coded for
privilege.
|
(5)
|
Automatic
logoff standards (e.g., if the session is inactive for longer than 15
minutes).
|
K.
|
Ensure
that the HTTPS Server is accessible via the
Internet.
|
Duties
and Responsibilities of the Company
The
Company shall:
A.
|
Provide
and maintain, at their own expense, one or more personal computers for
accessing the System that will accommodate and be compatible with the
software provided by USBFS.
|
B.
|
Follow
any and all procedures necessary to access the System as may be set forth
in any user guide or instruction manual provided and which may be amended
or supplemented from time to time.
|
6
C.
|
Provide
for the security of all codes and system access mechanisms relating to the
System and implement such security procedures and/or devices to ensure the
integrity of the System when accessed by the Company from their principal
place of business.
|
D.
|
The
Company hereby acknowledges that all programs, software, manuals and other
written information relating to the System shall remain the exclusive
property of USBFS at all times.
|
E.
|
The
Company acknowledges that it is responsible for determining the
suitability and accuracy of the information obtained through it’s access
to the System. USBFS MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SUITABILITY AND ACCURACY OF FUND
DATA, SYSTEMS, INDUSTRY INFORMATION AND PROCESSES ACCESSED THROUGH THE
SYSTEM. However, USBFS will assist the Company in verifying the accuracy
of any of the information made available to the Company through the System
and covered by this Agreement.
|
F.
|
In
the event of termination of this Agreement, the Company shall immediately
end its access to the System and return all codes, system access
mechanisms, programs, manuals and other written information to USBFS, and
shall destroy or erase all such information on any diskettes or other
storage medium, unless such access continues to be permitted pursuant to a
separate agreement between the Company and USBFS that is in
effect.
|
G.
|
Assume
exclusive responsibility for the consequences of any instructions it may
give to USBFS, for the Company’s or End Users’ failure to properly access
the System in the manner prescribed by USBFS, and for the Company’s
failure to supply accurate information to
USBFS.
|
H.
|
Promptly
notify USBFS of any problems or errors with the System of which the
Company becomes aware or any changes in policies or procedures of the
Company requiring changes to the
System.
|
I. |
Comply,
and instruct End Users to comply, with all the End User enrollment and
authorization procedures.
|
J.
|
Obtain
and pay for connectivity to the HTTPS
Server.
|
K.
|
Have
the proper equipment and software to enable End Users to access the HTTPS
Server and download the files and obtain all related maintenance,
including support in the event of download
problems.
|
FEES: No
additional fees for the Advisor Information Services (at September,
2007)
7
Except to
the extent supplemented hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Addendum to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or
more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
GREENSPRING
FUND, INC.
|
By:
/s/Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
|
Name:
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
|
Title:
Sr. Vice
President
|
U.S.
BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
|
By:
/s/Xxxxxxx X.
XxXxx
|
Name:
Xxxxxxx X.
XxXxx
|
Title:
Executive Vice
President
|
8