Master Subscription Agreement (SimpleSurvey)
THIS MASTER SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”) GOVERNS BOTH FREE TRIALS OF THE SERVICES AND PURCHASE OF OUR SERVICES.
BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, EITHER BY CHECKING A BOX INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE, OR BY SIGNING AN ORDER FORM REFERING TO THIS AGREEMENT, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS JUST AS IF YOU HAD SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT BY HAND. IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, IN WHICH CASE THE TERMS "YOU" OR "YOUR" SHALL REFER TO SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MUST NOT ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES.
You may not access the Services if You are Our direct competitor, except with Our prior written consent. In addition, You may not access the Services for purposes of monitoring their availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes.
This Agreement was last updated on April 12, 2023. It is effective between You and Us as of the date of You accepting this Agreement.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Definitions
- 15-Day Free Trial
- Purchased Services
- Use of the Services
- Compliance with the Law
- Fees and Payment for Purchased Services
- Proprietary Rights
- Confidentiality
- Warranties and Disclaimers
- Mutual Indemnification
- Account Security Guidelines
- Limitation of Liability
- Term and Termination
- Who You Are Contracting With, Notices, Governing Law and Jurisdiction
- General Provisions
1. DEFINITIONS
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Affiliate" means any entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the subject entity. "Control," for purposes of this definition, means direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity.
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Malicious Code" means viruses, worms, time bombs, Trojan horses and other harmful or malicious code, files, scripts, agents or programs.
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Order Form" means the ordering documents for purchases hereunder, including addenda thereto, that are entered into between You and Us from time to time. Order Forms shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.
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Purchased Services" means Services that You or Your Affiliates purchase under an Order Form, as distinguished from those provided pursuant to a 15-day free trial.
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Services" means the online, Web-based applications and platform provided by Us under the name SimpleSurvey
TM (SimpleSondage
TM in French) via
www.simplesurvey.com and/or other designated websites as described in the User Guide, that are ordered by You as part of a 15-day free trial or under an Order Form.
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User Guide" means the online User Guide for the Services, accessible within the application, as updated from time to time.
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Users" means individuals who are authorized by You to use the Services, for whom subscriptions to a Service have been purchased, and who have been supplied user identifications and passwords by You (or by Us at Your request). Users may include but are not limited to Your employees, consultants, contractors and agents; or third parties with which You transact business.
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We," "
Us" or "
Our" means the company described in Section 14 (Who You Are Contracting With, Notices, Governing Law and Jurisdiction).
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You" or "
Your" means the company or other legal entity for which You are accepting this Agreement, and Affiliates of that company or entity.
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Your Data" means all electronic data or information submitted by You to the Purchased Services, including data submitted to You by other parties who may submit content to You via the Purchased Services.
2. 15-DAY FREE TRIAL
We will make one or more Services available to You on a trial basis free of charge until the earlier of (a) the fifteenth day after Your acceptance of this Agreement or (b) the start date of any Purchased Services ordered by You. Additional trial terms and conditions may appear on the trial registration web page. Any such additional terms and conditions are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and are legally binding.
ANY DATA YOU ENTER INTO THE SERVICES, AND ANY CUSTOMIZATIONS MADE TO THE SERVICES BY OR FOR YOU, DURING YOUR 15-DAY FREE TRIAL WILL BE PERMANENTLY LOST UNLESS YOU PURCHASE A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SAME SERVICES AS THOSE COVERED BY THE TRIAL, PURCHASE UPGRADED SERVICES, OR EXPORT SUCH DATA, BEFORE THE END OF THE 15-DAY TRIAL PERIOD.
NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 9 (WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS), DURING THE 15-DAY FREE TRIAL THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
Please review the User Guide during the trial period so that You become familiar with the features and functions of the Services before You make Your purchase.
3. PURCHASED SERVICES
3.1. Provision of Purchased Services. We shall make the Purchased Services available to You pursuant to this Agreement and the relevant Order Forms during a subscription term. You agree that Your purchases hereunder are neither contingent on the delivery of any future functionality or features nor dependent on any oral or written public comments made by Us regarding future functionality or features.
3.2. User Subscriptions. As to Purchased Services, You can choose between the user subscriptions, also named “plans” available on Our Website. SOHO, Advantage and Team plans are intended to be used for the benefit of the subscriber’s organisation only. The use of SimpleSurvey for the purpose of rendering services to customers or organizations outside the subscriber's organization must be made using an Enterprise plan.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Order Form, (i) Services are purchased as user subscriptions and may be accessed by no more than the specified number of users, (ii) additional user subscriptions may be added during the subscription term at the same pricing as that for the pre-existing subscriptions, prorated for the remainder of the subscription term in effect at the time the additional user subscriptions are added, and (iii) the added user subscriptions shall terminate on the same date as the pre-existing subscriptions. User subscriptions are for designated users and cannot be shared or used by more than one user but may be reassigned to new users replacing former users who no longer require ongoing use of the Services.
4. USE OF THE SERVICES
4.1 Our Responsibilities. We shall: (i) provide to You basic support for the Purchased Services at no additional charge, and/or upgraded support if purchased separately, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Purchased Services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for: (a) planned downtime (of which We shall give at least 8 hours notice via the Purchased Services and which We shall schedule to the extent practicable during the weekend hours from 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Friday to 3:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time Monday), or (b) any unavailability caused by circumstances beyond Our reasonable control, including without limitation, acts of God, acts of government, flood, fire, earthquakes, civil unrest, acts of terror, strikes or other labour problems , or Internet service provider failures or delays, and (iii) provide the Purchased Services only in accordance with applicable laws and government regulations.
4.2. Your Responsibilities. You shall (i) be responsible for users’ compliance with this Agreement, (ii) be solely responsible for the accuracy, quality, integrity and legality of Your Data and of the means by which You acquired Your Data, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Services, and notify Us promptly of any such unauthorized access or use, and (iv) use the Services only in accordance with the User Guide and applicable laws and government regulations. You shall not (a) make the Services available to anyone other than users, (b) sell, resell, rent or lease the Services, (c) use the Services to store or transmit infringing, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, or to store or transmit material in violation of third-party privacy rights, (d) use the Services to store or transmit Malicious Code, (e) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Services or third-party data contained therein, or (f) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services or their related systems or networks. This also entails that You have met the legal requirements prior to sharing or collecting any Data that may include personal information (“PI’’). You must uphold these requirements throughout the use of Our products and services. You have clearly identified and communicated the purposes for which any PI may be shared with Us, and/or collected, as well as the methods used for collection; to the concerned individual(s), prior to the PI collection. You have informed the concerned individual(s) of the rights of access and rectification provided for by the legislation in place. If You are collecting PI from Quebec residents, You must inform them that their data may be hosted in a Canadian data center, outside of the province, for georeplication purposes. You may not collect or share with Us PI concerning a minor under the age of 14, without consent of parental authority or of the guardian. You must also not use Our software to collect or record any third-party biometric data. Exceptions may be applicable and used should they be granted under the legislation in place.
4.3. Usage Limitations. Services may be subject to other limitations, such as, for example, limits on disk storage space, on the number of calls You are permitted to make against Our application programming interface, and, for Services that enable You to provide public websites, on the number of page views by visitors to those websites. Any such limitations are specified in the User Guide. The Services provide real-time information to enable You to monitor Your compliance with such limitations.
5. COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW
5.1 You agree to use the Services in accordance with these terms of use and also in accordance with applicable law (laws regarding unsolicited emails (SPAM), the protection of privacy, copyrights, trademarks, defamation, child protection, email records, etc.) of the country to which You are sending e-mails. You also agree not to violate any valid law, local, state / province, national or international law, and any legally enforceable regulations. While We are not required to review the content of Our customer surveys, We reserve the right to audit and, if necessary, block and close any account that does not comply with the terms of use of this section or this Agreement.
You agree to actively manage any unsubscription requests received from Your contacts (respondents) in connection with Your surveys. You agree that all content transmitted with Our Services (images, logos, text, etc.) is under the sole responsibility of the person of the party who provided the content. We can not be held responsible for this content. You agree not to attempt to hack, damage or interfere with the Services and Our websites in any way.
Any default made by You under this Agreement will release us from our legal obligations and will allow Us to cancel Your subscription at any time. You agree not to use the solution for:
• the use of material for which You do not have the rights of use;
• the use of unlawful, harmful, hateful, defamatory, vulgar, or any type of material for the purpose of misbehavior;
• the impersonation of someone else or another organization;
• the performance of an unsolicited survey by sending unsolicited email (spam, junk mail, mass mailing, etc.) or by making an unauthorized advertisement, violating these Terms of Use;
5.2 Spam. We have a zero tolerance policy with regards to unsolicited email (SPAM). You must ensure that Your surveys will not generate spam complaints. If We determine that You are using the solution to generate spam, We may, at Our sole discretion, terminate Your subscription or plan. You agree to use the SimpleSurvey application in accordance with the following guidelines:
• Do not send unsolicited emails;
• Do not use a mailing list for which You are not the owner;
• Do not post or send a survey to forums, mailing list, email without having previously obtained permission;
• Do not use the Services to send unsolicited commercial information to anyone who has unsubscribed;
• Comply with the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and the US CAN-SPAM Act (CAN-SPAM)
6. FEES AND PAYMENT FOR PURCHASED SERVICES
6.1. User Fees. You shall pay all fees specified in all Order Forms hereunder. Except as otherwise specified herein or in an Order Form, (i) fees are quoted and payable in Canadian dollars (ii) fees are based on Services purchased and not on actual usage, (iii) payment obligations are non-cancellable and fees paid are non-refundable, and (iv) the number of user subscriptions purchased cannot be decreased during the relevant subscription term stated on the Order Form. User subscription fees are based on monthly periods that begin on the subscription start date and each monthly anniversary thereof; therefore, fees for user subscriptions added in the middle of a monthly period will be charged for that full monthly period and the monthly periods remaining in the subscription term.
6.2. Invoicing and Payment. You will provide Us with valid and updated credit card information, or with a valid purchase order or alternative document reasonably acceptable to Us. If You provide credit card information to Us, You authorize Us to charge such credit for all Services listed in the Order Form for the initial subscription term and any renewal subscription term(s) as set forth in Section 13. (Term of Purchased User Subscriptions). Such charges shall be made in advance, either annually or in accordance with any different billing frequency stated in the applicable Order Form. If the Order Form specifies that payment will be by a method other than a credit card, We will invoice You in advance and otherwise in accordance with the relevant Order Form. Unless otherwise stated in the Order Form, invoiced charges are due net 30 days from the invoice date. You are responsible for maintaining complete and accurate billing and contact information in the Services.
6.3. Overdue Charges. If any charges are not received from You by the due date, then at Our discretion, (a) such charges may accrue late interest at the rate of 4.5% of the outstanding balance per month, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower, from the date such payment was due until the date paid, and/or (b) We may condition future subscription renewals and Order Forms on payment terms shorter than those specified in Section 6.2 (Invoicing and Payment).
6.4. Suspension of Service and Acceleration. If any amount owing by You under this or any other agreement for Our services is 30 or more days overdue (or 10 or more days overdue in the case of amounts You have authorized Us to charge to Your credit card), We may, without limiting Our other rights and remedies, accelerate Your unpaid fee obligations under such agreements so that all such obligations become immediately due and payable, and suspend Our services to You until such amounts are paid in full. We shall not be responsible for any damages due to such suspension.
6.5. Payment Disputes. We shall not exercise Our rights under Section 6.3 (Overdue Charges) or 6.4 (Suspension of Service and Acceleration) if the applicable charges are under reasonable and good-faith dispute and You are cooperating diligently to resolve the dispute.
6.6. Taxes. Unless otherwise stated, Our fees do not include any taxes, levies, duties or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including but not limited to value-added, sales, use or withholding taxes, assessable by any local, state, provincial, federal or foreign jurisdiction (collectively, "
Taxes"). You are responsible for paying all Taxes associated with Your purchases hereunder. If We have the legal obligation to pay or collect Taxes for which You are responsible under this paragraph, the appropriate amount shall be invoiced to and paid by You, unless You provide Us with a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority. For clarity, We are solely responsible for taxes assessable against Us based on Our income, property and employees.
7. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
7.1. Reservation of Rights. Subject to the limited rights expressly granted hereunder, We reserve all rights, title and interest in and to the Services, including all related intellectual property rights. No rights are granted to You hereunder other than as expressly set forth herein.
7.2. Restrictions. You shall not (i) permit any third party to access the Services except as permitted herein or in an Order Form, (ii) create derivative works based on the Services, (iii) copy, frame or mirror any part or content of the Services, other than copying or framing on Your own intranets or otherwise for Your own internal business purposes, (iv) reverse engineer the Services, or (v) access the Services in order to (a) build a competitive product or service, or (b) copy any features, functions or graphics of the Services.
7.3. Ownership of Your Data. As between Us and You, no ownership of any Data is transferred to Us as per this Agreement.
7.4. Suggestions. You hereby grant Us, and We shall have a royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sublicenseable, irrevocable, perpetual license to use, reproduce in whole or in part, present in public, publish in whole or in part, distribute, translate, convert into another work, or incorporate into the Services any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback provided by You, including users, relating to the operation of the Services.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY
8.1. Definition of Confidential Information. As used herein, "
Confidential Information" means all confidential information disclosed by a party ("
Disclosing Party") to the other party ("
Receiving Party"), whether orally or in writing, that is designated as confidential or that reasonably should be understood to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure. Your Confidential Information shall include Your Data; Our Confidential Information shall include the Services; and Confidential Information of each party shall include the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all Order Forms, as well as business and marketing plans, technology and technical information, product plans and designs, and business processes disclosed by such party. However, Confidential Information (other than Your Data) shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (ii) was known to the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (iii) is received from a third party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, or (iv) was independently developed by the Receiving Party.
8.2. Protection of Confidential Information. Except as otherwise permitted in writing by the Disclosing Party, (i) the Receiving Party shall use the same degree of care that it uses to protect the confidentiality of its own confidential information of like kind (but in no event less than reasonable care) not to disclose or use any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement, and (ii) the Receiving Party shall limit access to Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to those of its employees, contractors and agents who need such access for purposes consistent with this Agreement and who have signed confidentiality agreements with the Receiving Party containing protections no less stringent than those herein.
8.3. Protection of Your Data. Without limiting the above, We shall maintain appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of Your Data. We shall not (a) modify Your Data, (b) disclose Your Data except as compelled by law in accordance with Section 8.4 (Compelled Disclosure) below or as expressly permitted in writing by You, or (c) access Your Data except to provide the Services or prevent or address service or technical problems, or at Your request in connection with customer support matters.
8.4. Compelled Disclosure. The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party if it is compelled by law to do so, provided the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing Party prior notice of such compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, at the Disclosing Party's cost, if the Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure. If the Receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as part of a court proceeding, and the Disclosing Party is not contesting the disclosure, the Disclosing Party will reimburse the Receiving Party for its reasonable cost of compiling and providing secure access to such Confidential Information.
9. WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS
9.1. Our Warranties. We warrant that We will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the purchased subscription Services available with minimal downtime 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so that the Services shall perform materially in accordance with the User Guide and that the functionality of the Services will not be materially decreased during a subscription term.
9.2. Mutual Warranties. Each party represents and warrants that (i) it has the legal power to enter into this Agreement, and (ii) it will not transmit to the other party any Malicious Code (except for Malicious Code previously transmitted to the warranting party by the other party).
9.3. Exclusions: EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 9, WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 9, AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED OR LEGAL WARRANTIES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ANY WARRANTIES OF QUALITY OR AGAINST LATENT DEFECTS AS DEFINED BY THE QUEBEC CIVIL CODE, OR WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT: (A) THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE SECURE, TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR OPERATE IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SYSTEM OR DATA; (B) THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS; (C) ANY STORED DATA WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (D) THE QUALITY OF ANY INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS; (E) THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR THAT ERRORS OR DEFECTS IN THE SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED; (F) THE SERVICES OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKE THE SERVICES AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR G) THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. THE SERVICES MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. WE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS, DELIVERY FAILURES, OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS.
10. ACCOUNT SECURITY GUIDELINES
It is Your responsibility to ensure that any passwords to user accounts, which are necessary to access the Services, are kept confidential. You are fully responsible for all activities carried out using the appropriate passwords and login information. We can not be held responsible for any loss or damage caused by Your inability to meet Your obligations under this clause.
11. INDEMNIFICATION
11.1. Indemnification by You. You shall defend Us against any Claim made or brought against Us by a third party alleging that Your Data, or Your use of the Services in violation of this Agreement, infringes or misappropriates the intellectual property rights of a third party or violates applicable law, and shall indemnify Us for any damages finally awarded against, and for reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by Us in connection with any such Claim; provided, that We (a) promptly give You written notice of the Claim; (b) give You sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim (provided that You may not settle any Claim unless the settlement unconditionally release Us of all liability); and (c) provide to You all reasonable assistance, at Our expense.
11.2. Audit. You shall indemnify Us for any loss of time or loss of business, or inconvenience due to an audit, a seizure or an investigation of Your Data by a third party or a government authority, in particular, but without limiting the foregoing, when a court ordered seizure or investigation takes place.
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
12.1. Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU HEREUNDER IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE INCIDENT. THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT LIMIT YOUR PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 6 (FEES AND PAYMENT FOR PURCHASED SERVICES).
12.2. Exclusion of Consequential and Related Damages. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR THE COST OF ANY REPLACEMENT SERVICES, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
13. TERM AND TERMINATION
13.1. Term of Agreement. This Agreement commences on the date You accept it and continues until all user subscriptions granted in accordance with this Agreement have expired or been terminated. If You elect to use the Services for a free trial period and do not purchase a subscription before the end of that period, this Agreement will terminate at the end of the free trial period.
13.2. Term of Purchased User Subscriptions. User subscriptions purchased by You commence on the start date specified in the applicable Order Form and continue for the subscription term specified therein.
13.3. Termination for Cause. A party may terminate this Agreement for cause: (i) upon 30 days written notice to the other party of a material breach if such breach remains uncured at the expiration of such period, or (ii) if the other party becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors, and such petition or proceeding is not revoked within thirty (30) days from its filing.
13.4. Refund or Payment upon Termination. Upon any termination for cause by You, We shall refund You any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all subscriptions after the effective date of termination. Upon any termination for cause by Us, You shall pay any unpaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all Order Forms after the effective date of termination. In no event shall any termination relieve You of the obligation to pay any fees payable to Us for the period prior to the effective date of termination.
13.5. No Return of Your Data after Free-Trial Period . After a free-trial period, We shall have no obligation to maintain or provide any of Your Data and shall thereafter, unless legally prohibited, delete all of Your Data in Our systems or otherwise in Our possession or under Our control.
13.6. Surviving Provisions. Section 6 (Fees and Payment for Purchased Services), 7 (Proprietary Rights), 8 (Confidentiality), 9.3 (Exclusions), 11 (Mutual Indemnification), 12 (Limitation of Liability), 13.4 (Refund or Payment upon Termination), 13.5 (Return of Your Data), 14 (Who You Are Contracting With, Notices, Governing Law and Jurisdiction) and 15 (General Provisions) shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
14. WHO YOU ARE CONTRACTING WITH, NOTICES, GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
14.1. General. “We”, “Us” and “Our” means OutSideSoft Solutions Inc., a Canadian company headquartered in the province of Quebec. This agreement shall be governed by the statutes and laws of the province of Quebec, and Canadian federal laws and regulations which are applicable therein. Contracting under this agreement and direct notices will be done exclusively through OutSideSoft Solutions Inc.. For more information, contact: OutSideSoft Solutions Inc., Quebec, CANADA 1.855.374.3136 | 514.360.1098 | info@outsidesoft.com
14.1.1. Location of data. All of Your data is stored on servers located in Canada.
14.2. Manner of Giving Notice. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all notices as per this Agreement regarding termination or default, or notices regarding a claim relevant to this Agreement hereunder shall be in writing, shall be sent by registered mail including parcel tracking or by messenger service including a proof of reception, and shall be deemed to have been received upon the reception of the notice by the addressee. Permissions, approvals, and communications related to the general management of the Agreement may be sent by email. Notices to You shall be addressed to the system administrator designated by You for Your relevant Services account, and in the case of billing-related notices, to the relevant billing contact designated by You.
14.3. Agreement to Governing Law and Jurisdiction. Each party agrees to the applicable governing law above without regard to choice or conflicts of law rules, and to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the District of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.
15. GENERAL PROVISIONS
15.1. Export Compliance. Each party shall comply with the export laws and regulations of Canada and other applicable jurisdictions in providing and using the Services. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) each party represents that it is not named on any Canadian government list of persons or entities prohibited from receiving exports, and (ii) You shall not permit users to access or use Services in violation of any Canadian export embargo, prohibition or restriction.
15.2. Relationship of the Parties. The parties are independent contractors. This Agreement does not create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, fiduciary or employment relationship between the parties.
15.3. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
15.4. Waiver and Cumulative Remedies. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right under this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of that right. No waiver of one right or of an occurrence of default shall constitute a waiver of any further right or occurrence of default. Other than as expressly stated herein, the remedies provided herein are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other remedies of a party at law or in equity.
15.5. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, such provision shall be considered as not being part of this Agreement and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect.
15.6. Attorney Fees. You shall pay on demand all of Our reasonable attorney fees and other costs incurred by Us to collect any fees or charges due to Us under this Agreement following Your breach of the relevant paragraphs of Section 6 (Fees and Payment for Purchased Services).
15.7. Assignment. Neither party may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party (not to be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may assign this Agreement in its entirety (including all Order Forms), without consent of the other party, to its Affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets not involving a direct competitor of the other party. A party’s sole remedy for any purported assignment by the other party in breach of this paragraph shall be, at the non-assigning party’s election, termination of this Agreement upon written notice to the assigning party. In the event of such a termination caused by Our merger, acquisition, etc., We shall refund to You any prepaid fees covering the remainder of the term of all subscriptions after the effective date of termination. In the event of such a termination caused by Your merger, acquisition, etc., You shall pay all fees covering the remainder of the term of all subscriptions after the effective date of termination. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
15.8. Preservation and Transfer of Data upon Termination. A feature of SimpleSurvey enables You to export Your Data, in an Excel format, towards the suitable data support of Your choice. You may export Your Data in such a way within sixty (60) days after the termination of this Agreement. Sixty (60) days after the termination of this Agreement, We shall destroy all of Your Data concerning surveys and contacts, but may retain information about You for archival purposes.
15.9. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including all exhibits and addenda hereto and all Order Forms, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter. No modification, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and either signed or accepted electronically by the party against whom the modification, amendment or waiver is to be asserted. However, to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions in the body of this Agreement and any exhibit or addendum hereto or any Order Form, the terms of such exhibit, addendum or Order Form shall prevail. Notwithstanding any language to the contrary therein, no terms or conditions stated in Your purchase order or other order documentation (excluding Order Forms provided by Us to You for the purposes of Your order) shall be incorporated into or form any part of this Agreement, and all such terms or conditions shall be null and void.