Exhibit 10.13
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AGREEMENT
This Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of the later of
the two signature dates below (the "Effective Date") by and between Pegasus
Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("PEGASUS"), and Orbitz, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company ("ORBITZ").
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 "ACCOMMODATION" means a lodging accommodation for a fixed
number of nights on a pre-paid basis, with such other terms and conditions,
including cancellation policy, as the hotel at which such lodging accommodation
is to take place may determine, and which accommodation is presented to the
guest in a Non-Opaque Manner and is subject to a rate other than a Packaged Rate
or a Restricted Rate.
1.2 "AFFILIATE" means, with respect to any entity, any other entity
that directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with such entity. For purposes of this definition, "control" (including
the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with") means the power,
directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
1.3 "CHAIN MARKS" means any Participating Chain's trade names,
trademarks, service marks, domain names and other visual representations
thereof, including logos, designs, symbols, word marks, images, colors and color
combinations, trade dress, characters and other publicity rights, or other
indicia of ownership owned or used by such Participating Chain and provided to
ORBITZ hereunder.
1.4 "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means the occurrence of any of the following
events with respect to a party:
(i) an acquisition by any individual, entity or group of
beneficial ownership of 50% or more of either (1) the then outstanding
equity interests of the party (the "Outstanding Interests") or (2) the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting interests of the
party entitled to vote in the general election of directors (the "Voting
Interests"); or
(ii) a reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the party (a
"CIC Event"); excluding, however, a CIC Event pursuant to which the
individuals and entities who are the beneficial owners, respectively, of
the Outstanding Interests and the Voting Interests immediately prior to
such CIC Event beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50%,
respectively, of the Outstanding Interests and the Voting Interests of
the entity resulting from such CIC Event.
1.5 "COMPETITIVE ENTITIES" means the following entities that provide
online individual leisure travel services: Sabre Inc. (including Easy Sabre and
Travelocity), HRN, Expedia Inc. (including Travelscape), Xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Incorporated, American Express Company,
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XxxxxxXxx.xxx, Cendant Corporation (including XxxXxxx.xxx, XxxxxXxxxxxx.xxx, and
Galileo International), XxxXxxxx.xxx, Inc., XxxxxxXxxx.xxx, Xxxx00.xxx, Inc.,
and any successor entity. ORBITZ may add additional entities that offer online
individual leisure travel services in competition with ORBITZ to the list of
Competitive Entities with the consent of PEGASUS, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that in no event will the following be
considered Competitive Entities: (a) web sites branded under any Participating
Chain's trademark, service xxxx or trade name to customers of such Participating
Chain which contain information about the published rates and room availability
at such Participating Chain, and provide such customers with the ability to
review, make reservations or purchase lodging services offered by such
Participating Chain (each a "Participating Chain Site"), and (b) computerized
systems used by employees of any Participating Chain that contain information
about the published rates, features and room availability at such Participating
Chain, and provide such employees with the ability to make reservations or sell
lodging services offered by such Participating Chain to its customers.
1.6 "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" shall have the meaning given such
term in Section 14.1 of this Agreement.
1.7 "CUSTOMER DATA" means information regarding Users that is
gathered during a Transaction.
1.8 "FIXED RATE" means the rate charged by a hotel to a third party
intermediary for Accommodations when the compensation to such third party
intermediary is based upon the margin between such rate and the rate charged to
the guest; provided that such intermediary is not the hotel's Participating
Chain.
1.9 "LAUNCH DATE" means the date on which the Services are accepted
by ORBITZ in accordance with Section 2.1 of this Agreement. The current target
Launch Date as agreed to by the parties is anticipated to occur on or before May
31, 2002.
1.10 "MARKED-UP RATE" means the rate charged by a third party
reseller for an Accommodation when the rate charged by the hotel is a Fixed
Rate.
1.11 "NET PAID BOOKINGS" means the gross revenue received by PEGASUS
for Reservations for which the applicable cancellation deadline has passed
without cancellation, exclusive of taxes and other government charges, and net
of discounts, refunds, credit card processing fees, and rebates. Net Paid
Bookings shall not include any amounts due to a Participating Chain or
Participating Property because of credit card fraud or bad debt.
1.12 "NON-OPAQUE MANNER" means the provision of information to a user
concerning hotel lodging accommodations where the user is able to see the
identity of the hotel prior to booking the accommodation.
1.13 "ORBITZ MARKS" means ORBITZ's trade names, trademarks, service
marks, domain names and other visual representations thereof, including logos,
designs, symbols, word marks, images, colors and color combinations, trade
dress, characters and other publicity rights, or other indicia of ownership
owned or used by ORBITZ.
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1.14 "ORBITZ WEB SITE" means the consumer-oriented Internet travel
site located at the URL xxx.xxxxxx.xxx or any successor Internet site which
primarily targets customers in the United States.
1.15 "PACKAGED RATE" means the rate provided to a User for a lodging
accommodation which requires the purchase of other products or services and for
which the total price of the package on the date first offered for sale is
higher than the highest price commercially available to the consumer of the
lodging accommodation alone on such date. For clarity, the parties do not intend
that such Packaged Rate shall serve as a means by which a Participating Chain is
able to diminish its obligations under the Preferred Distribution Agreement.
1.16 "PARTICIPATING CHAIN" means any hotel company that has signed a
Preferred Distribution Agreement, and any successor-in-interest to any such
company.
1.17 "PARTICIPATING PROPERTY" means any hotel that is a member of a
Participating Chain which provides lodging accommodations to be sold as Travel
Inventory through the Travel Inventory Datafeed.
1.18 "PREFERRED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT" means the distribution
agreement entered into between PEGASUS and each of the Participating Chains to
make Travel Inventory available for sale by PEGASUS.
1.19 "PROPERTY MARKS" means any Participating Property's trade names,
trademarks, service marks, domain names and other visual representations
thereof, including logos, designs, symbols, word marks, images, colors and color
combinations, trade dress, characters and other publicity rights, or other
indicia of ownership owned or used by such Participating Property.
1.20 "REGULAR INVENTORY" means lodging accommodations offered for
sale by Participating Chains and Participating Properties that are not Travel
Inventory.
1.21 "RESERVATION" means a reserved Accommodation booked at a
Marked-Up Rate utilizing the Travel Inventory Datafeed.
1.22 "RESTRICTED RATE" means a rate that is not generally available
for purchase by the general public, including but not limited to corporate
discounted rates, tour operator rates, group rates, meeting and incentive rates,
or rates targeted to a select group of travelers such as a rate offered to
members of a club, affinity program or other membership organization (e.g., AAA)
where there is a good faith effort by the Participating Chain (or entity acting
on behalf of the Participating Chain) to limit the availability of such rate to
the targeted group.
1.23 "SERVICES" means the activities which PEGASUS undertakes to
provide Travel Inventory to ORBITZ as set forth in EXHIBIT A.
1.24 "TRANSMITTED CUSTOMER DATA" means those elements of Customer
Data that are transmitted by ORBITZ to PEGASUS in connection with this
Agreement.
1.25 "TRANSACTION" means the electronic booking of a Reservation that
occurs when a User hits the "Buy" button and supplies valid credit card
information, whether accomplished by
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means of the Internet, email, broadband, Internet II, wireless and handheld
devices, cell phones browser or digital appliances or other digital interactive
means, networks, devices or transmissions (whether existing now or in the
future).
1.26 "TRAVEL INVENTORY" means Accommodations offered for sale by
PEGASUS pursuant to a Preferred Distribution Agreement at a Marked-Up Rate.
1.27 "TRAVEL INVENTORY DATAFEED" means the XML datafeed transmitted
from PEGASUS to ORBITZ containing available Travel Inventory for display on the
ORBITZ Web Site which will allow a User to effectuate a Transaction.
1.28 "USER" means any individual or entity that effectuates
Transactions during the Term.
1.29 "WEB CONFIRMATION PAGE" means a page view displayed immediately
following the completion of a Transaction that confirms such Transaction.
2. PEGASUS OBLIGATIONS
2.1 SERVICES.
(a) PEGASUS shall be responsible for providing the Services
set forth on EXHIBIT A (including all expenses related thereto) in
accordance with the specifications set forth therein.
(b) Upon notification to ORBITZ of the availability thereof
for use, ORBITZ shall promptly test the Travel Inventory Datafeed to
determine compliance with the specifications set forth on EXHIBIT A, and
shall promptly notify PEGASUS in writing of any failure of the Travel
Inventory Datafeed to meet such specifications, which notification shall
describe such failures with reasonable specificity, and following which
notification PEGASUS shall use diligent efforts to correct any such
failure. ORBITZ shall be deemed to have accepted the Services upon the
earlier of (i) its giving written notice to PEGASUS of such acceptance,
(ii) its failure to notify PEGASUS of any failure of the Travel
Inventory Datafeed to meet the specifications in all material respects
within 15 days of PEGASUS' delivery to ORBITZ of the original or any
corrected version of the Travel Inventory Datafeed, or (iii) the first
date of availability of the Travel Inventory on the ORBITZ Web Site. If
acceptance occurs pursuant to subsection (i) or (ii) of the preceding
sentence, ORBITZ shall make the Services available on the ORBITZ Web
Site within 30 days of its acceptance of the Services.
2.2 CONFIRMATIONS. PEGASUS will transmit to ORBITZ confirmations
for all Transactions, which ORBITZ shall promptly display on a Web
Confirmation Page. The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
seamlessly transfer the details of Transactions between PEGASUS and the
ORBITZ Web Site so that Users may view their Transactions on a real-time
basis on the ORBITZ Web Site.
2.3 PEGASUS REPORTING. PEGASUS shall provide ORBITZ with monthly
reports that set forth, at a minimum, the number of Transactions, the Net
Paid Bookings and the amount
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of Transaction Fees due to ORBITZ during the applicable month. [***]
2.4 SERVICE LEVELS. PEGASUS shall provide the Services in
accordance with the service levels for the Travel Inventory Datafeed as set
forth on EXHIBIT B hereto.
2.5 PARTICIPATING CHAINS. During the term of the Agreement,
PEGASUS shall enter into and maintain Preferred Distribution Agreements with
no fewer than three of the following hotel companies: Six Continents Hotels,
Inc., Hyatt Corporation, Marriott International Inc., Hilton Hotels
Corporation, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. or successors in
interest; provided, that in the event of a merger of any two or more such
companies with one another or the acquisition of one such company by another
such company, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to determine the
appropriate minimum number of Participating Chains applicable to this Section
2.5. PEGASUS shall actively promote to such Participating Chains the
provision of Accommodations for use as Travel Inventory.
2.6 COMPETITIVE RATES AND PRODUCTS OBLIGATION. During the Term,
PEGASUS will offer Travel Inventory for sale on the ORBITZ Web Site (i) at a
Marked-Up Rate no higher than the Marked-Up Rate at which substantially
identical Accommodations are concurrently offered for sale by any Competitive
Entity, (ii) with Accommodations (including service enhancements to such
Accommodations, including, without limitation, room upgrades) from each
Participating Chain of the same or more favorable type and in the same or
higher volume as the Accommodations such Participating Chain provides to
Competitive Entities, (iii) with product functionality at least as extensive
and comprehensive as that offered by each Participating Chain in connection
with the sale of Accommodations by any Competitive Entity, provided that both
PEGASUS and the ORBITZ Web Site are capable of accepting such product
functionality ((i), (ii) and (iii) collectively, the "Competitive Rates and
Products Obligation"); provided, further, that the parties shall mutually
agree on new product functionality to be implemented by PEGASUS. PEGASUS
shall develop and operate an automated online system for monitoring
compliance with the Competitive Rates and Products Obligation (the
"Monitoring Application").
(a) PEGASUS shall be deemed to be in compliance with the
Competitive Rates and Products Obligation if, during each and every
calendar month, the Monitoring Application demonstrates that the PEGASUS
Marked-Up Rates were no higher than Marked-Up Rates offered to
Competitive Entities for substantially identical Accommodations with
respect to at least 70% of the Accommodations offered on all such
Competitive Entities.
(b) For purposes of this Section 2.6, "substantially
identical Accommodation" shall mean a room in the same hotel of the same
room type with materially identical stay requirements, restrictions and
amenities including, but not limited to, duration of stay, available
dates, cancellation policies and fees.
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3. ORBITZ'S OBLIGATIONS
3.1 DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORBITZ WEB SITE. During the Term, ORBITZ
shall be responsible for the development, operation, and maintenance of the
ORBITZ Web Site.
3.2 DISPLAY OF TRAVEL INVENTORY.
(a) ORBITZ shall make available on the ORBITZ Web Site all
of the Travel Inventory transmitted to the ORBITZ via the Travel
Inventory Datafeed.
(b) ORBITZ may, in its reasonable discretion, determine the
manner in which the Travel Inventory is displayed on the ORBITZ Web Site
(including, but not limited to, determining filtering and sorting
criteria), provided, however, that, (i) except in response to a customer
request, ORBITZ shall display Travel Inventory in an unbiased manner and
(ii) the order of information regarding Travel Inventory shall be made
on the basis of service criteria that do not reflect hotel identity and
that are consistently applied to all Participating Chains and
Participating Properties.
(c) Notwithstanding ORBITZ's exercise of its reasonable
discretion in determining the manner of display of Travel Inventory as
set forth above, this Agreement shall in no event be interpreted to
supercede or modify any arrangements ORBITZ may have with the
Participating Chains and Participating Properties for Regular Inventory.
The parties acknowledge that the parties' general objective is to
provide users of the ORBITZ Web Site with access to the full range of
available lodging accommodations (including Travel Inventory and Regular
Inventory). If a Participating Chain or a Participating Property has a
reasonable concern about the manner in which the Travel Inventory is
displayed, ORBITZ will in good faith consider such concerns.
3.3 EXCLUSIVITY. During the Term, ORBITZ agrees not to implement
an agreement with any third party for the sale on the ORBITZ Web Site of
Fixed Rate or Marked-Up Rate lodging accommodations; provided, however, that,
with respect to individual properties that are not affiliated with any
Participating Chain, ORBITZ may implement such agreements at any time with
(i) individual hotel properties directly (and not through any intermediary)
and/or (ii) entities offering rental of time share vacation and/villa rental
properties. Notwithstanding the restriction set forth in the first clause of
the preceding sentence, ORBITZ reserves the right to negotiate and enter into
such agreements during the Term, provided that such agreements are not
implemented until after the expiration of the Term. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, ORBITZ may implement agreements at any time (directly or through
any intermediary), with any of the following entities: [***] If, at the end
of any period of six (6) consecutive calendar months after the Launch Date,
the difference between the total Net Paid Bookings for such period and the
total of the Fixed Rates applicable to such Net Paid Bookings is less than
[***] of such total Fixed Rates, ORBITZ may terminate this Section 3.3 at any
time during the sixty (60) days following the end of such six month period by
providing written notice to PEGASUS; [***]
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3.4 MARKETING. During the Term, ORBITZ shall actively market and
promote the Travel Inventory available via the Travel Inventory Datafeed in
order to generate the maximum number of Transactions, subject to the
provisions of Section 3.2 relating to Regular Inventory. ORBITZ agrees that,
during the Term, it will not, with respect to the ORBITZ Web Site, co-brand,
grant a sponsorship to or promote or enter into any substantially similar
agreements for the sale by any third party of Fixed Rate or Marked-Up Rate
Accommodations. In the event ORBITZ enters into any agreements with third
parties for the sale on the ORBITZ Web Site of Fixed Rate or Marked-Up Rate
lodging accommodations pursuant to Section 3.3 of this Agreement, ORBITZ
shall promote the Travel Inventory no less prominently than any other such
accommodations.
3.5 REPORTING AND COOPERATION. ORBITZ will use reasonable
commercial efforts to provide PEGASUS, at PEGASUS' reasonable request, with
(i) reports and information relating to the offering for sale of Travel
Inventory on the ORBITZ Web Site, such as Transactions data and trends (e.g.,
booking activity, purchasing volume by time periods), site usage and activity
data (e.g., look-to-book ratios, unique visitors, page views, conversion
rates), and results of advertising performed pursuant to this Agreement
(e.g., impressions, click-throughs), and (ii) reasonable cooperation to
facilitate tracking and reporting by PEGASUS to Participating Chains (e.g.,
booking source identification); provided, that ORBITZ is not required to
incur additional material costs in connection therewith.
4. LICENSE RIGHTS
During the Term, PEGASUS grants to ORBITZ, a limited, non-exclusive,
worldwide, royalty-free right and license to (i) use and display the Travel
Inventory available from the Travel Inventory Datafeed on the ORBITZ Web
Site, [***]
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5. OWNERSHIP
5.1 PEGASUS OWNERSHIP. PEGASUS shall own all right, title and
interest, including without limitation all copyrights, patents, trademarks,
trade secrets and other intellectual property rights, in and to all versions
of the Travel Inventory Datafeed, exclusive of the ORBITZ Marks, and nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to transfer any such right, title
or interest to ORBITZ.
5.2 ORBITZ OWNERSHIP. ORBITZ shall own all right, title and
interest, including all copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets and
other intellectual property rights, in and to the ORBITZ Web Site and the
ORBITZ Marks.
5.3 PARTICIPATING ENTITY OWNERSHIP. Each Participating Chain and
Participating Property shall own all right, title and interest, including
without limitation all copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets and
other intellectual property rights, in and to its respective Chain Marks or
Property Marks.
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6. FEES
6.1 TRANSACTION FEES. No transaction fees shall be due for any
Transactions generated before June 1, 2002. PEGASUS agrees to pay ORBITZ
transaction fees on all Net Paid Bookings with respect to Transactions
generated on or after June 1, 2002, during the Term (the "Transaction Fees")
as follows:
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7. PAYMENTS
Within thirty (30) days after the end of each month during the Term with
respect to which PEGASUS owes ORBITZ any Transaction Fees, PEGASUS shall furnish
ORBITZ with a statement together with payment for any Transaction Fees shown
thereby to be due to ORBITZ. The statement shall contain information clearly
demonstrating how the payment was computed, and shall at a minimum include Net
Paid Bookings, projected Net Paid Bookings for Reservations for which the
applicable cancellation deadline has not passed, and number of Transactions.
PEGASUS shall remit all payments owed to ORBITZ herein to ORBITZ's address set
forth in Section 16.3 (Notices).
8. ADVERTISING
8.1 During each year of the Term occurring after the Launch Date,
PEGASUS agrees that it will purchase online advertising on the ORBITZ Web Site
pursuant to the Advertising Agreement attached as EXHIBIT C hereto in the amount
of $[***] to promote the availability of the Travel Inventory to ORBITZ
customers (the "Advertising Fees"). Such advertisements will link directly to
such areas of the ORBITZ Web Site where the Travel Inventory is offered, and any
resulting Net Paid Bookings will be subject to the Transaction Fees set forth in
Section 6.1. During the term of the Agreement, PEGASUS may select advertising
placements available on ORBITZ's then current rate card at a [***] discount off
of the then current rate card, or any such lower "most favored customer" rate
offered by ORBITZ for similarly situated advertisers on the ORBITZ Web Site.
8.2 The Advertising Fees shall be paid to ORBITZ in quarterly
installments during each year of the term of this Agreement with the first
installment of $[***] due upon the Launch Date, and subsequent installments due
on the first day of each calendar quarter thereafter.
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8.3 During each year of the Term occurring after the Launch Date,
ORBITZ agrees that it shall allocate advertising in the amount of [***] out of
its advertising budget specifically to promote the availability of the Travel
Inventory on the ORBITZ Web Site.
9. TERM AND TERMINATION
9.1 The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date
and, unless terminated earlier as provided herein, shall continue for three (3)
years from the Launch Date (the "Initial Term"). After the Initial Term, the
Agreement shall be extended for a period of two additional (2) years (the
"Extended Term"), unless either party provides written notice to the other of
its intention to terminate the Agreement no less than ninety (90) days prior to
the end of the Initial Term. The Initial Term and the Extended Term (unless this
Agreement is terminated at the end of the Initial Term, as provided above),
shall be collectively referred to herein as the "Term".
9.2 In the event either party materially fails to perform or comply
with this Agreement or any provision hereof, including those set forth in the
Exhibits to this Agreement, or fails to make the payments described herein
within sixty (60) days of their due date, and fails to remedy the default within
sixty (60) days after the receipt of written notice to that effect (except in
the case of a material breach as set forth in subsection 9.2(a), in which case
PEGASUS shall have thirty (30) days to remedy the default, after receipt of
written notice to that effect, provided that prior to or contemporaneously with
such notice Pegasus is provided a description of the failures to meet the
specifications as required pursuant to Section 2.1(b) hereof), then the other
party shall have the right, at its sole option and upon written notice to the
defaulting party, to terminate this Agreement. Any notice of default hereunder
shall be prominently labeled "NOTICE OF DEFAULT," and shall be delivered
pursuant to Section 16.3. The rights and remedies provided in this section are
not exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by
law or this Agreement. For clarity, the following shall be considered a material
default by PEGASUS under this Agreement: (a) the Launch Date does not occur by
May 31, 2002 due to the Travel Inventory Datefeed not complying with the
specifications as set forth Exhibit A, (b) PEGASUS is unable to maintain its
obligations under Section 2.5 or (c) PEGASUS fails to comply with its
obligations under Section 2.6 (subject to Section 2.6(a)).
9.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in
Section 9.2 of this Agreement,
(a) ORBITZ shall have, as its sole and exclusive remedy, the
right to terminate this entire Agreement at any time prior to the
payment of the Initiation Fee, by giving written notice to PEGASUS, if
PEGASUS fails to pay the Initiation Fee by close of business on January
7, 2001; and
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9.4 Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at
anytime, upon 30 days' prior written notice to the other party, if such other
party:
9.4.1. undergoes a Change in Control (provided that the right
to terminate this Agreement shall expire if unexercised
within 3 months of the closing of the Change in Control
transaction);
9.4.2. goes into voluntary or involuntary liquidation;
9.4.3. is declared insolvent either in bankruptcy proceedings
or other legal proceedings;
9.4.4. is or becomes party to an agreement with creditors due
to such party's failure or inability to pay its debts as
they fall due; or
9.4.5. has a receiver appointed over the whole or part of such
party's business.
9.5 Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
at any time if, (i) either Party or any of its Affiliates, is subject to an
inquiry, subpoena or investigation (the "Investigation") by any state, local or
other (domestic or foreign) governmental entity (a "Governmental Entity")
arising out of or relating to the relationship created by or activities between
PEGASUS (or an assignee of PEGASUS) and ORBITZ contemplated by this Agreement,
and such Investigation could reasonably be expected to involve the expenditure
by the party subject to the Investigation (the "Affected Party") of significant
resources, and (ii) the approval of or decision not to object to such activity
by such Governmental Entity is predicated on termination of this Agreement or
the Affected Party reasonably determines, upon the advice of counsel, that the
scope or duration of the Investigation is likely to be reduced substantially by
the termination of this Agreement.
9.6 Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason,
(i) ORBITZ shall immediately remove any PEGASUS logo link from the ORBITZ Web
Site and cease any use of any and all PEGASUS marks, Chain Marks and Property
Marks pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) PEGASUS shall immediately remove any
ORBITZ logo link from the any
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PEGASUS-owned or operated web site and cease any use of any and all ORBITZ Marks
pursuant to this Agreement.
9.7 The following provisions shall survive termination of this
Agreement: 1, 5, 6 (with respect to amounts due but unpaid as of the effective
date of the termination), 7, 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.
10. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The representations and warranties and covenants in this Section 10 are
continuous in nature and shall be deemed to have been given by each party at
execution of this Agreement and at each stage of performance hereunder. These
representations, warranties and covenants shall survive termination or
expiration of this Agreement.
10.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH PARTY. Each party hereby
represents and warrants as follows:
(a) CORPORATE POWER. Such party is duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the state of its incorporation and
has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and
to carry out the provisions hereof.
(b) DUE AUTHORIZATION. Such party is duly authorized to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder.
(c) BINDING AGREEMENT. To such party's knowledge, this
Agreement is a legal and valid obligation binding upon it and
enforceable with its terms. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by such party does not conflict with any agreement,
instrument or understanding, oral or written, to which it is a party or
by which it may be bound, nor, to such party's knowledge, violate any
law or regulation of any court, governmental body or administrative or
other agency having jurisdiction over it.
(d) LOGOS AND TRADEMARKS. To such party's knowledge, such
party has the full and exclusive right to grant or otherwise permit the
other party to use the trademarks, logos and trade names as set forth in
this Agreement, and that it is aware of no claims by any third parties
adverse to any of such trademarks, logos and trade names.
10.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ORBITZ. ORBITZ hereby
represents and warrants that as of the Effective Date, it is not a party to any
agreement with any third party for the sale on the ORBITZ Web Site of Fixed Rate
or Marked-Up Rate Accommodations; provided, however that the sole remedy for
ORBITZ's breach of this Section 10.2 shall be as set forth in Section 12.4.
11. LIMITATION OF WARRANTY
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES,
AND EACH PARTY HEREBY DISCLAIMS, ANY INDEMNITIES, WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES, OR
REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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12. INDEMNIFICATION
12.1 MUTUAL INDEMNITIES. Each party agrees to indemnify, defend,
and hold harmless the other party and its successors, assigns, affiliates,
directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims,
actions, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses, arising out of any third party claim related to:
(a) Any death or personal injury, or any destruction of or
damage to any real or tangible personal property, alleged to have been
caused by or on behalf of the indemnifying party or its employees or
agents.
(b) Any infringement of a letters patent, a trade secret,
or any copyright, trademark, service xxxx, trade name or similar
proprietary rights conferred by statute, by common law, or by contract
alleged to have occurred as a result of rights conveyed, materials
provided, or work performed by or on behalf of the indemnifying party;
provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall have no liability
for any claim of infringement if: (i) the indemnified party is not using
the latest version of any intellectual property provided by the
indemnifying party ("Current Release"), to the extent such claimed
infringement would have been avoided by use of the Current Release, (ii)
indemnified party is using a form of materials that has been modified by
someone other than the indemnifying party from those initially provided
by the indemnifying party to the extent such claimed infringement would
have been avoided by use of an unmodified form of such materials, or
(iii) the allegedly infringing materials have been combined, operated,
or used with products or data not supplied by the indemnifying party, to
the extent such claimed infringement would have been avoided by the use
of such materials without such products or data.
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12.2 INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES. Any party claiming indemnification
pursuant to this Agreement will give the indemnifying party prompt written
notice of any matters with respect to which this indemnity may apply, will give
the indemnifying party full opportunity to control the response thereto and the
defense thereof, and will provide reasonable cooperation and assistance in
connection with the defense and/or settlement of the claim. However, the
indemnified party may, at its own expense, participate in such defense and in
any settlement discussions, either directly or through counsel of its choice.
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13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
EXCEPT FOR THE OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12 (INDEMNIFICATION) AND
CLAIMS ARISING UNDER SECTION 14 (CONFIDENTIALITY), BOTH PARTIES AGREE THAT
NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM
BREACH OF CONTRACT OR WARRANTY OR FROM NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY), OR FOR
INTERRUPTED COMMUNICATIONS, LOST BUSINESS, LOST DATA OR LOST PROFITS, ARISING
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF (OR KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW OF) THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. EXCEPT FOR THE
OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12 (INDEMNIFICATION) AND CLAIMS ARISING UNDER
SECTION 14 (CONFIDENTIALITY), UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL EITHER PARTY, ITS
AFFILIATES, OR RELATED COMPANIES BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR AN AMOUNT
GREATER THAN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNTS PAID BY PEGASUS HEREUNDER DURING THE TWELVE
MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE EVENT TO WHICH THE CLAIM RELATES.
14. CONFIDENTIALITY; MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
14.1 CONFIDENTIALITY.
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(a) "Confidential Information" is any information
concerning any of the parties hereto (whether prepared by a party, its
advisors or otherwise) or the performance of this Agreement which is or
has been previously furnished to any party receiving such information
(the "Receiving Party") by or on behalf of a party in connection with
the subject matter of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any
financial data, notes, summaries, reports, analyses or other materials
derived in whole or in part from such information, and, if in writing,
is either clearly marked "confidential" or the like or is otherwise
identified to the Receiving Party to be non-public and confidential, or
which the Receiving Party would reasonably expect to be considered
confidential and non-public; provided, that notwithstanding any failure
to so identify it, all financial reports, business plans, information
regarding volumes or projections of a party or any information provided
or discussed during a meeting of the parties in connection with the
subject matter of this Agreement will be deemed to be Confidential
Information. Further, any information pertaining to any of the
Participating Chains or Participating Properties, other than information
contained in the Travel Inventory Datafeed, shall be deemed the
Confidential Information of PEGASUS. The term "Confidential Information"
does not include information which (i) is already in the possession of a
Receiving Party prior to disclosure by the party disclosing such
information (the "Disclosing Party"), provided that such information is
not known by such Receiving Party to be subject to another
confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to the
Disclosing Party or another party, or (ii) becomes generally available
to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by a Receiving
Party, its employees, agents or advisors, or (iii) becomes available to
a party from a source other than the Disclosing Party or its advisors,
provided that such source is not known to be bound by a confidentiality
agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to such Disclosing Party
with respect to such information, or (iv) which may be used or disclosed
by any party pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement.
(b) Each party hereby agrees that the Confidential
Information will be used solely in connection with the performance of
this Agreement, and that Confidential Information will be kept
confidential by each party; provided, however, that (i) any such
information may be disclosed to a Receiving Party's partners, employees,
officers, directors, advisors and the representatives of its advisors
(collectively, "Representatives") who are involved in the negotiation or
performance of this Agreement and need to know such information for the
purpose of evaluating issues relating to this Agreement (it being
understood that a Receiving Party's Representatives shall be informed by
the Receiving Party of the confidential nature of such information and
shall be directed by the Receiving Party to treat such information
confidentially), (ii) Confidential Information may be disclosed pursuant
to subsection (c) below, and (iii) any disclosure of Confidential
Information may be made to which the Disclosing Party consents in
writing.
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(c) Each party agrees to be responsible for any breach of
this Agreement by its Representatives. If any Receiving Party or any of
its Representatives are requested or required (by deposition,
interrogatory, request for documents, subpoena, civil investigative
demand or similar process) to disclose any of the Confidential
Information, it shall provide the Disclosing Party with prompt prior
written notice of such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek
a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance
with the terms of this Agreement. If such protective order or other
remedy is not obtained or such Disclosing Party waives compliance with
the terms hereof, the Receiving Party agrees to furnish only that
portion of the Confidential Information which Receiving Party is advised
by its counsel is legally required and to exercise its reasonable
efforts to obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be
accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) In addition, without the prior written consent of each
other party, each party agrees not to, and will direct its
Representatives not to, disclose to any person any of the terms,
conditions or other facts with respect to the terms of this Agreement,
except (i) to confirm that such party is a party to this Agreement, and
(ii) as may be necessary or advisable, in confidential communications
with third parties, in order to proceed with the obligations of either
party pursuant to this Agreement.
(e) Each party agrees that the other party shall be
entitled to equitable relief, including injunction, in the event of any
breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that each party shall not
raise as a defense or an objection to the request for or granting of
such relief that any breach of the provisions of this Agreement is or
would be compensable by an award of monetary damages.
(f) No party nor any of their Representatives have made or
make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness
of the Confidential Information. No party nor any of its Representatives
shall have any liability to any party or any of its Representatives
resulting from the use of the Confidential Information.
14.2 Each party will submit to the other party, for its prior written
approval, any marketing, advertising, press releases or other promotional
materials related to this Agreement and/or referencing the other party and/or
its web site, trade names, trademarks and service marks (the "Promotional
Materials"). Once approved, the Promotional Materials may be used by a party for
the purpose of promoting the services provided under this Agreement, and the
content contained therein can be used for such purpose until such approval is
withdrawn with reasonable prior notice. In the event such approval is withdrawn,
existing inventories of Promotional Materials may be depleted.
15. AUDIT
Each of ORBITZ and PEGASUS will maintain complete and accurate files,
books and records with respect to the Transaction Fees and the reports required
under this Agreement for a period of not less than [***] following the
effective date of termination of this Agreement. Each of ORBITZ and PEGASUS
agrees to allow a mutually acceptable independent certified public accountant to
audit and analyze its records relating to such Transaction Fees or reports,
provided that such auditor agrees in advance to maintain all information
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such audit in confidence pursuant to a written agreement that provides no less
protection of such information than the terms of Section 14 of this Agreement.
All information received by either party and/or its auditor in connection with
an audit hereunder shall be deemed Confidential Information subject to the
confidentiality provisions of this Agreement. The expense of any such audit
shall be borne by the party requesting the audit. [***] Any audit of a party
will be made no more than once during any [***] period, and will
not unreasonably interfere with the audited party's business activities.
16. GENERAL
16.1 GOVERNING LAW; VENUE; ATTORNEYS FEES. This Agreement shall be
construed and controlled by the laws of the State of Illinois, and each party
further consents to jurisdiction by the state and federal courts sitting in the
City of Chicago, Illinois. Process may be served on either party by U.S. Mail,
postage prepaid, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by such
other method as is authorized by law.
16.2 FORCE MAJEURE. Except to the extent the services contemplated
herein are designed to accommodate for service disruptions and failures as
outlined in EXHIBIT B, if the performance of this Agreement or any obligation
hereunder is prevented, restricted or interfered with by any act or condition
whatsoever beyond the reasonable control of the affected party, the party so
affected, upon giving prompt notice to the other party, shall be excused from
such performance, except for the making of payments hereunder, to the extent of
such prevention, restriction or interference.
16.3 NOTICES; REQUESTS. All notices and requests in connection with
this Agreement shall be deemed given as of the day they are (a) deposited in the
U.S. mails, postage prepaid, certified or registered, return receipt requested;
or (b) sent by overnight courier, charges prepaid, with a confirming fax; to the
following address. Either party may change such address at any time by written
notice to the other party.
If to ORBITZ:
ORBITZ, LLC
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: General Counsel
Fax: 000-000-0000
Phone: 000-000-0000
If to PEGASUS:
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Pegasus Solutions, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: General Counsel
Tel: 0 (000) 000 0000
Fax: 0 (000) 000 0000
16.4 ASSIGNMENT.
(a) Neither party may assign this Agreement, or any portion
thereof, to any third party unless the other party expressly consents to
such assignment in writing.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, PEGASUS, in its sole
discretion at any time prior to the Launch Date, upon notice to ORBITZ,
may assign this Agreement and all of its rights and obligations
hereunder to any joint venture or similar entity formed by at least
three (3) of the hotel companies listed in Section 2.5 hereof and
currently known as "Hotel Outlet"; provided that (i) such entity offers
Travel Inventory as part of its ordinary course of business, (ii) the
Preferred Distribution Agreements are assigned to such entity by
PEGASUS, and (iii) such entity agrees, in writing, to be bound by,
observe, perform and fulfill all the terms and conditions of this
Agreement to the same extent as if it had been originally named as a
party to this Agreement and to assume every obligation and liability of
PEGASUS to the same extent as though it had been named as a party to
this Agreement. Any such assignment shall be deemed a novation of this
Agreement and shall release PEGASUS from any and all obligations and
liabilities relating hereto.
(c) All terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and each of
their permitted transferees, successors and assigns.
16.5 SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement
is found invalid or unenforceable pursuant to judicial decree or decision, the
remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable according to its
terms. The parties intend that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Accordingly, the parties agree
that if any provisions are deemed not enforceable, they shall be deemed modified
to the extent necessary to make them enforceable.
16.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATION; NO OFFER. The parties hereto
agree that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and merges all prior and
contemporaneous communications. [***]
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This Agreement shall not be modified except by a written agreement dated
subsequent hereto signed on behalf of each party by its duly authorized
representatives. Neither this Agreement nor any written or oral statements
related hereto constitute an offer, and this Agreement shall not be legally
binding until executed by both parties hereto.
16.7 BINDING EFFECT. Subject to the limitations set forth herein,
this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties,
their successors, administrators, heirs, and permitted assigns.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by a duly authorized representative as of the dates indicated below.
PEGASUS
PEGASUS SOLUTIONS, INC. ORBITZ, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx III By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx III Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Chairman/CEO Title: VP, Business Development
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Date: 1/7/02 Date: 1/7/2002
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EXHIBIT A
SERVICES & FUNCTIONALITY
PEGASUS shall provide the following Services:
A. Development, operation and maintenance of the Travel Inventory Datafeed, in
accordance with the following specifications, for use by Users via the ORBITZ
Web Site:
1. DATABASE. PEGASUS will provide ORBITZ with access to a database
identifying Participating Properties. [***]
2. HOTEL RATES AND AVAILABILITY. PEGASUS will provide ORBITZ with access to
real-time rate and availability data relating to Participating Properties
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3. RESERVATION FUNCTION. PEGASUS will enable functionality to allow Users to
make real-time Reservations and cancellations thereof. [***]
4. MERCHANT PROCESSING. PEGASUS will transmit for processing, on a real-time,
secure basis, online credit card charges authorized by Users purchasing
Transactions on ORBITZ. [***]
5. IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT. PEGASUS will use commercially reasonable efforts
to provide dedicated development, technical and product support to ORBITZ
as reasonably necessary to facilitate successful implementation of the
Travel Inventory Datafeed on the ORBITZ Web Site.
B. Development and implementation of the following functionality with respect to
the Travel Inventory Datafeed, for use by customers via the ORBITZ Web Site no
later than December 31, 2002, or such other date as the parties mutually agree
upon:
1. MODIFICATIONS. PEGASUS will enable functionality to allow Users to make
real-time modifications of Reservations (including addition or reduction
of room nights or guest rooms) to the extent such functionality is
available from the Participating Chains.
C. Maintenance of Preferred Distribution Agreements as set forth in Section 2.5.
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EXHIBIT B
SERVICE LEVELS AND SERVICE LEVEL CREDITS
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EXHIBIT C
ADVERTISING AGREEMENT
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