INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The parties agree and acknowledge that the relationship of the parties is in the nature of an independent contractor. This Agreement shall not be deemed to create a partnership or joint venture and neither party is the other's agent, partner, employee, or representative. Neither party hereto shall have the right to obligate or bind the other party in any manner whatsoever, and nothing herein contained shall give or is intended to give any rights of any kind to any third persons.
