THIS AGREEMENT DETIALS THE USE OF OUR SERVICES AND ROLES AND RESPONSIBILLITIES OF BOTH PARTIES.
BY CLICKING A BOX ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, OR, BY USING FREE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH TRACK MY REFERRALS.
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 ARE NOT ELIGIBILE TO ACCPET THIS AGREEMENT AND USE THESE SERVICES.
You may not access the Services if You are a direct competitor of Track My Referrals, except with prior written consent from the owners and operators. 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 September 26, 2019. It is effective between You and Us as of the date of Your accepting this Agreement.
"We" "Track My Referrals" "TMR" "trackmyreferrals.com" "Us" or "Our" means the Track My Referrals company described in Section 13.
"You" or "Your" means, in the case of an individual accepting this Agreement on his or her own behalf, such individual, or in the case of an individual accepting this Agreement on behalf of a company or other legal entity, the company or other legal entity for which you are accepting this Agreement, and Affiliates of that company or entity which have entered into Subscriptions.
"Affiliate" means any entity that 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.
"Agreement" means this Subscription Agreement.
"Beta Services" means services or functionality that may be made available to You to try at Your option at no additional charge which is clearly designated as beta, pilot, limited release, developer preview, non-production, evaluation, or by a similar description. "Content" means information obtained by TMR from publicly available sources or third party content providers and made available to You through the Services, Beta Services or pursuant to a Subscription, as more fully described in the Documentation. "Documentation" means the applicable Services, its usage, guides and policies, as updated from time to time, accessible via https://trackmyreferrals.com or login to the applicable Service.
"Malicious Code" means code, files, scripts, agents or programs intended to do harm, including, for example, viruses, worms, time bombs and Trojan horses.
"Non-Track My Referrals Application" means a Web-based, mobile, offline or other software process or functionality that is provided by You or a third party and interoperates with a Service.
"Subscription" means an ordering document or online order specifying the Services to be provided hereunder that is entered into between You and Us or any of Our Affiliates, including any addenda and supplements thereto. By entering into a Subscription hereunder, an Affiliate agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if it were an original party hereto.
"Free Services" means Services that Track My Referrals makes available to You free of charge.
"Purchased Services" means Services that You or Your Affiliate purchase under a Subscription.
"Services" means the products and services that are ordered by You made available online by Us, including associated TMR offline or mobile components.
"Services" exclude Content and Non-TMR Applications.
"User" means, in the case of an individual accepting these terms on his or her own behalf. In the case of an individual accepting this Agreement on behalf of a company or other legal entity, an individual who is authorized by You to use a Service, for whom You have purchased a subscription or signed up for temporarily free services, and to whom You or We have supplied a user identification and password. Users may include, for example, Your employees, consultants, contractors and agents, and third parties with which You transact business.
"Your Data" means electronic data and information submitted by or for You to the Services, excluding Content and Non-TMR Applications.
Free Services. TMR may make Free Services available to You. Use of Free Services is subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between this Section (Free Services) and any other portion of this Agreement, this section shall control.
Free Services are provided to you without charge up to certain limits and time restrictions. Usage over these limits requires your purchase of a subscription or additional services.
NOTWITHSTANDING SECTIONS 9 (REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AND DISCLAIMERS). THE FREE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AND TMR SHALL HAVE NO INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE FREE SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, TMR AND ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT TO YOU THAT: (A) YOUR USE OF THE FREE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (B) YOUR USE OF THE FREE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR FREE FROM ERROR, AND (C) USAGE DATA PROVIDED THROUGH THE FREE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN SECTION 11.1 (LIMITATION OF LIABILITY), YOU SHALL BE FULLY LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO TMR AND ITS AFFILIATES FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE FREE SERVICES, ANY BREACH BY YOU OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF YOUR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS.
3.1 Provision of Purchased Services. We will make the Services and Content available to You pursuant to this Agreement and any applicable subscription purchase. We will provide applicable TMR support for the Purchased Services to You. We will make reasonable efforts to make the online Purchased Services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for: (i) planned downtime (of which We shall give advance electronic notice), and (ii) any unavailability caused by circumstances beyond Our reasonable control, including but not limited to an act of God, act of government, flood, fire, earthquake, civil unrest, act of terror, strike or other labor problem (other than one involving Our employees), Internet service provider failure or delay, Non-TMR Application, or denial of service attack.
3.2 Protection of Your Data. We will only retain Your user credentials and contact information for customer service purposes. All payment info and subscriptions will be managed by Paypal and you will be subject to their user agreement for security of your payment information. Safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of Your Data. Those safeguards will include, but will not be limited to, measures for preventing access, use, modification or disclosure of Your Data by Our personnel except (a) to provide the Purchased Services and prevent or address service or technical problems, (b) as compelled by law in accordance with Section 8.3 (Compelled Disclosure) below, or (c) as You expressly permit in writing.
3.3 Our Personnel. We will be responsible for the performance of Our personnel (including Our employees and contractors) and their compliance with Our obligations under this Agreement, except as otherwise specified herein.
3.4 Beta Services. From time to time, We may make Beta Services available to You. You may choose to try such Beta Services or not in Your sole discretion. Beta Services are intended for evaluation purposes and not for production use, are not supported, and may be subject to additional terms. Beta Services are not considered "Services" under this Agreement, however, all restrictions, Our reservation of rights and Your obligations concerning the Services, and use of any related Non-TMR Applications and Content, shall apply equally to Your use of Beta Services. We may discontinue Beta Services at any time in Our sole discretion and may never make them generally available. We will have no liability for any harm or damage arising out of or in connection with a Beta Service.
4.1 Subscriptions. Purchased Services and access to Content are purchased as subscriptions. Subscriptions for Purchased Services may be changed or cancelled at anytime. Refunds for cancellations will be calculated on a pro-rated per-diem basis. The monthly subscriptions will be divided by the number of days in the month to generate a per-diem charge that will be multiplied by the number of days the service was used in month of cancellation.
4.2 Usage Limits. Services and Content are subject to usage limits, including, for example, the quantities specified in Subscriptions and Documentation. Unless otherwise specified, (a) a quantity in a Subscription refers to Users, and the Service or Content may not be accessed by more than that number of Users, (b) a User’s password may not be shared with any other individual, and (c) except as set forth in a Subscription, a User identification may only be reassigned to a new individual replacing one who will no longer use the Service or Content. If You exceed a contractual usage limit, We may work with You to seek to reduce Your usage so that it conforms to that limit. If, notwithstanding Our efforts, You are unable or unwilling to abide by a contractual usage limit, You will execute a Subscription for additional quantities of the applicable Services or Content promptly upon Our request, and/or pay any invoice for excess usage in accordance with Section 6.2 (Invoicing and Payment).
4.3 Your Responsibilities. You will (a) be responsible for Users’ compliance with this Agreement, Documentation and Subscriptions, (b) be responsible for the accuracy, quality and legality of Your Data, the means by which You acquired Your Data and Your use of Your Data with our Services, (c) use reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to or use of Services and Content, and notify Us promptly of any such unauthorized access or use, (d) use Services and Content only in accordance with this Agreement, Documentation, Subscriptions and applicable laws and government regulations, and (e) comply with terms of service of any Non-TMR Applications with which You use Services or Content.
4.4 Usage Restrictions. You will not (a) make any Service or Content available to anyone other than Users, or use any Service or Content for the benefit of, anyone other than You(b) sell, resell, license, sublicense, distribute, make available, rent or lease any Service or Content, or include any Service or Content in a service bureau or outsourcing offering, (c) use a Service or Non-TMR Application 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 a Service or Non-TMR Application to store or transmit Malicious Code, (e) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of any Service or third-party data contained therein, (f) attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Service or Content or its related systems or networks, (g) permit direct or indirect access to or use of any Service or Content in a way that circumvents a contractual usage limit or to access or use any of Our intellectual property except as permitted under this Agreement, a Subscription, or the Documentation, (h) modify, copy, or create derivative works based on a Service or any part, feature, function or user interface thereof, (i) copy Content except as permitted herein or in a Subscription or the Documentation, (j) frame or mirror any part of any Service or Content, other than framing on Your own intranets or otherwise for Your own internal business purposes or as permitted in the Documentation, or (k) disassemble, reverse engineer, or decompile a Service or Content, or access it to (1) build a competitive product or service, (2) build a product or service using similar ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Service, (3) copy any ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Service or (4) determine whether the Services are within the scope of any patent. Any use of the Services in breach of this Agreement, Documentation or Subscriptions, by You or Users that in Our judgment threatens the security, integrity or availability of Our services, may result in Our immediate suspension of the Services.
5.1 We or third parties may make available third-party products or services, including, for example, Non-TMR Applications and implementation and other consulting services. We do not warrant or support Non-TMR Applications or other Non-TMR products or services, whether or not they are designated by Us as "certified" or otherwise, unless expressly provided otherwise in a Subscription.
5.2 Non-TMR Applications and Your Data. We are not responsible for any disclosure, modification or deletion of Your Data resulting from access by any Non-TMR Application or its provider.
6.1 Fees. You will pay all fees specified in Subscriptions. Except as otherwise specified herein or in a Subscription,(i) fees are based on Services and Content subscriptions purchased and not actual usage, (ii) payment obligations are non-cancelable and fees paid are non-refundable except as described in section 4.1.
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 card for all Purchased Services listed in the Subscription for the initial subscription term and any renewal subscription term(s) as set forth in Section 12.2 (Term of Purchased Subscriptions). Such charges shall be made in advance, either annually or in accordance with any different billing frequency stated in the applicable Subscription. If the Subscription 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 Subscription. Unless otherwise stated in the Subscription, invoiced charges are due on the invoice date. You are responsible for providing complete and accurate billing and contact information to Us and notifying Us of any changes to such information.
6.3 Suspension of Service. If any amount owing by You under this or any other agreement for Our services is 10 or more days overdue, We may, without limiting Our other rights suspend Our services to You until such amounts are paid in full.
6.4 Payment Disputes. We will not exercise Our rights under Section 6.3 (Suspension of Service and Acceleration) above if You are disputing the applicable charges reasonably and in good faith and are cooperating diligently to resolve the dispute.
6.5 Taxes. Our fees do not include any taxes, levies, duties or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including, for example, value-added, sales, use or withholding taxes, assessable by any jurisdiction whatsoever (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 Section 6.5, We will invoice You and You will pay that amount 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.
6.6 Future Functionality. You agree that Your purchases are not contingent on the delivery of any future functionality or features, or dependent on any oral or written public comments made by Us regarding future functionality or features.
7.1 Reservation of Rights. Subject to the limited rights expressly granted hereunder, We and Our Affiliates, Our licensors and Content Providers reserve all of Our/their right, title and interest in and to the Services and Content, including all of Our/their related intellectual property rights. No rights are granted to You hereunder other than as expressly set forth herein.
7.2 Access to and Use of Content. You have the right to access and use applicable Content subject to the terms of applicable Subscriptions, this Agreement and the Documentation.
7.3 License to Use Feedback. You grant to Us and Our Affiliates a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use and incorporate into Our and/or Our Affiliates’ services any suggestion, enhancement request, recommendation, correction or other feedback provided by You or Users relating to the operation of Our or Our Affiliates’ services.
8.1 Definition of Confidential Information. "Confidential Information" means all 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 includes Your Data; Our Confidential Information includes the Services and Content; and Confidential Information of each party includes the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all Subscriptions (including pricing), as well as business and marketing plans, technology and technical information, product plans and designs, and business processes disclosed by such party.
8.2 The Receiving Party will use the same degree of care that it uses to protect the confidentiality of its own confidential information of like kind (but not less than reasonable care) to (i) not use any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement and (ii) except as otherwise authorized by the Disclosing Party in writing, limit access to Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to those of its and its Affiliates’ employees and contractors who need that access for purposes consistent with this Agreement and who have signed confidentiality agreements with the Receiving Party containing protections not materially less protective of the Confidential Information than those herein. Neither party will disclose the terms of this Agreement or any Subscription to any third party other than its Affiliates, legal counsel and accountants without the other party’s prior written consent.
8.3 Compelled Disclosure. The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to the extent compelled by law to do so, provided the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing Party prior notice of the 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 civil proceeding to which the Disclosing Party is a party, 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 that Confidential Information.
9.1 Representations. Each party represents that it has validly entered into this Agreement and has the legal power to do so.
9.2 Our Warranties. We warrant that during an applicable subscription term (a) this Agreement, the Subscriptions and the Documentation will accurately describe the applicable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of Your Data, (b) the Services will perform materially in accordance with the applicable Documentation,(d) subject to the "Integration with Non-TMR Applications" section above, We will not materially decrease the overall functionality of the Services. For any breach of a warranty above, Your exclusive remedies are those described in the "Termination" and "Refund of Payment upon Termination" sections below and (e) we will ensure that, in the event we capture, store, or use any of your information that constitutes personally identifiable information of consumers as defined by state or federal law, including but not limited to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
9.3 Disclaimers. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, AND EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. CONTENT AND BETA SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," EXCLUSIVE OF ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER. EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS FOR ANY HARM OR DAMAGES CAUSED BY ANY THIRD-PARTY HOSTING PROVIDERS.
10.1 Indemnification by You. You will defend Us and Our Affiliates against any claim, demand, suit or proceeding made or brought against Us by a third party alleging that ( a ) any of Your Data or Your use of Your Data with our Services, (b) a Non-TMR Application provided by You, or (c) the combination of a Non-TMR Application provided by You and used with Our Services, infringes or misappropriates such third party’s intellectual property rights, or arising from Your use of the Services or Content in an unlawful manner or in violation of the Agreement, the Documentation, or Subscription (each a "Claim Against Us"), and You will indemnify Us from any damages, attorney fees and costs finally awarded against Us as a result of, or for any amounts paid by Us under a settlement approved by You in writing of, a Claim Against Us, provided We (a) promptly give You written notice of the Claim Against Us, (b) give You sole control of the defense and settlement of the Claim Against Us (except that You may not settle any Claim Against Us unless it unconditionally releases Us of all liability), and (c) give You all reasonable assistance, at Your expense.
10.2 Exclusive Remedy. This Section 10 states the indemnifying party’s sole liability to, and the indemnified party’s exclusive remedy against, the other party for any type of claim described in this Section 10.
11.1 Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF EACH PARTY TOGETHER WITH ALL OF ITS AFFILIATES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU AND YOUR AFFILIATES HEREUNDER FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE FIRST INCIDENT OUT OF WHICH THE LIABILITY AROSE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION WILL APPLY WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, BUT WILL NOT LIMIT YOUR AND YOUR AFFILIATES’ PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE "FEES AND PAYMENT" SECTION ABOVE.
11.2 Exclusion of Consequential and Related Damages. IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, REVENUES, GOODWILL, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COVER, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF A PARTY OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR IF A PARTY’S OR ITS AFFILIATES’ REMEDY OTHERWISE FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER WILL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW.
12.1 Term of Agreement. This Agreement commences on the date You first accept it and continues until all subscriptions hereunder have expired or have been terminated.
12.2 Term of Purchased Subscriptions. The term of each subscription shall be as specified in the applicable Subscription. Except as otherwise specified in a Subscription, subscriptions will automatically renew for additional periods equal to the expiring subscription term unless either party gives the other notice of non-renewal at least 15 days before the end of the relevant subscription term. Except as expressly provided in the applicable Subscription, renewal of promotional or one-time priced subscriptions will be at Our applicable list price in effect at the time of the applicable renewal. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any renewal in which subscription volume for any Services has decreased from the prior term will result in re-pricing at renewal without regard to the prior term’s per-unit pricing.
12.3 Your Data Portability and Deletion. We will have no obligation to maintain or provide any Your Data, and as provided in the Documentation will thereafter delete or destroy all copies of Your Data in Our systems or otherwise in Our possession or control, unless legally prohibited.
12.4 Surviving Provisions. The sections titled "Free Services," "Fees and Payment," "Proprietary Rights and Licenses," "Confidentiality," "Disclaimers," "Mutual Indemnification," "Limitation of Liability," "Your Data Portability and Deletion," "Removal of Content and Non-TMR Applications," "Surviving Provisions" and "General Provisions" will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
13.1 General. Who You are contracting with Track My Referrals. Notices should be addressed to:
Track My Referrals
7111 W Alameda Ave Unit Q
Lakewood CO 80226
Attn: Legal Department
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, USA, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. No implementation of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act in any jurisdiction shall apply to these Terms.
13.2 Manner of Giving Notice. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all notices related to this Agreement will be in writing and will be effective upon (a) personal delivery, (b) the second business day after mailing, or (c), except for notices of termination or an indemnifiable claim ("Legal Notices"), which shall clearly be identifiable as Legal Notices, the day of sending by email. Billing-related notices to You will be addressed to the relevant billing contact designated by You. All other notices to You will be addressed to the relevant Services system administrator designated by You.
13.3 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 applicable courts above.
13.4 No Agency. For the avoidance of doubt, We are entering into this Agreement as principal and not as agent for any other company. Subject to any permitted Assignment under Section 14.4, the obligations owed by Us under this Agreement shall be owed to You solely by Us and the obligations owed by You under this Agreement shall be owed solely to Us.
14.1 Export Compliance. The Services, Content, other technology We make available, and derivatives thereof may be subject to export laws and regulations of the United States and other jurisdictions. Each party represents that it is not named on any U.S. government denied-party list. You shall not permit Users to access or use any Service or Content in a U.S. embargoed country (currently Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria or Crimea) or in violation of any U.S. export law or regulation.
14.2 Anti-Corruption. You agree that You have not received or been offered any illegal or improper bribe, kickback, payment, gift, or thing of value from any of Our employees or agents in connection with this Agreement. If You learn of any violation of the above restriction, You will use reasonable efforts to promptly notify Our Legal Department at admin@trackmyreferrals.com.
14.3 Entire Agreement and Order of Precedence. This Agreement is the entire agreement between You and Us regarding Your use of Services and Content and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals or representations, written or oral, concerning its subject matter. Except as otherwise provided herein, no modification, amendment, or waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party against whom the modification, amendment or waiver is to be asserted. The parties agree that any term or condition stated in Your purchase order or in any other of Your order documentation (excluding Subscriptions) is void. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency among the following documents, the order of precedence shall be: (1) the applicable Subscription, (2) this Agreement, and (3) the Documentation.
14.4 Assignment. Neither party may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the other party’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, either party may assign this Agreement in its entirety (together with all Subscriptions), without the other party’s consent to its Affiliate, independent entity formed by the party that does not meet the definition of Affiliate but agrees to assume the rights and obligations of the party under this Agreement, or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization or sale of all or substantially all of its assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a party is acquired by, sells substantially all of its assets to, or undergoes a change of control in favor of, a direct competitor of the other party, then such other party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice. In the event of such a termination, We will refund to You any prepaid fees allocable to the remainder of the term of all subscriptions for the period after the effective date of such termination. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
14.5 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.
14.6 Third-Party Beneficiaries. There are no third-party beneficiaries under this Agreement.
14.7 Waiver. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right under this Agreement will constitute a waiver of that right.
14.8 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, the provision will be deemed null and void, and the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in effect.
