TEAM CAREPAL
This Agreement, effective as of the date of the Client’s Stripe invoice details, is between CND Creations Inc. o/a Team CarePal (“Team CarePal”) and the entity (“Customer”), as identified in the associated Stripe invoice. By accepting the Stripe invoice, Customer hereby agrees to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and any schedules or appendices attached hereto, including any service descriptions, pricing, and payment terms as detailed in the Stripe invoice.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions
1.1 Unless the context otherwise specifies or requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings in this Agreement (as defined below):
“Agreement” means this agreement and any Order Forms entered into by the parties.
“Customer Data” means the data submitted by or for Customer to the Service or collected and processed by or for Customer using the Service, including the data of and Personal Information belonging to Customer’s employees, contractors or customers.
“Data Protection Laws” means all laws and regulations, including laws and regulations of Canada (including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) and the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation, each as amended or superseded from time to time) applicable to the Processing of Personal Information under the Agreement.
“Documentation” means the written or electronic documentation, including user manuals, reference materials, installation manuals and/or release notes, if any, that Team CarePal generally makes available to subscribers to the Service, as the case may be.
“Malicious Code” means code, files, scripts, agents or programs intended to do harm, including, for example, viruses, worms, time bombs and trojan horses.
“Order Form” means (i) an electronic form provided by Team CarePal for ordering Subscriptions, Support Services, and/or other services, or (ii) a written document executed by Team CarePal and Customer in respect to Customer’s purchases of Subscriptions, Support Services, and/or other services from Team CarePal, substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Schedule “A”.
“Personal Information” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person as defined under applicable Data Protection Laws.
“Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon Personal Information, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
“Service” means the cloud-based hosted software as a service offering for which Customer is granted rights of access and use in accordance with this Agreement, including any ancillary services available in connection therewith, as such Service may be updated from time to time by Team CarePal in its sole discretion.
“Subscription” means the right granted by Team CarePal to Customer to access and use the Service in accordance with this Agreement and the applicable Order Form, for the Subscription Term specified in the applicable Order Form.
“Subscription Fee” means the fee payable by Customer for a Subscription as set out in the Order Form.
“Subscription Term” means the period of time that Customer is authorized by Team CarePal to access and use the Service (including the Documentation).
“Support Services” means the technical support services for the Service provided by Team CarePal as described in, and in accordance with, the Support Terms.
“Support Terms” means the terms on which Team CarePal, or an authorized support partner, provides Support Services to Customer and which are attached to an Order Form or otherwise agreed to in writing by Team CarePal and Customer.
“User” means an employee of Customer to whom Customer (or Team CarePal at Customer’s request) has supplied a user identification and password.
2. The Service
2.1 Right to Use the Service. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including the applicable Order Form) and payment of the applicable Subscription Fees, Team CarePal hereby grants to Customer a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, internal right to (a) access and use (and to permit Users to access and use) the Service, solely during the Subscription Term; and (b) access and use, and to permit Users to access and use, the Documentation as reasonably necessary to support the Customer’s permitted use of the Service during the Subscription Term.
2.2 Reservation of Rights. Team CarePal and its licensors own and shall retain all right, title and interest (including without limitation all patent rights, copyrights, trade-mark rights, trade secret rights and all other intellectual property rights), in and to the Service and Documentation and any copies, corrections, bug fixes, enhancements, modifications or new versions thereof, all of which shall be deemed part of the Service and subject to all of the provisions of this Agreement. Customer shall keep the Service and Documentation free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and/or security interests. Subject to the limited rights expressly granted in this Agreement, Team CarePal reserves all rights, title and interest in and to the Service and Documentation. No rights are granted to Customer pursuant to this Agreement other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement.
2.3 Restrictions. Customer shall not (and shall not allow Users or any third party to): (a) possess, download or copy the Service or any part of the Service, including but not limited any component which comprises the Service, but not including any output from the Service; (b) knowingly interfere with service to any of Team CarePal’s users, host or network, including by means of intentionally submitting a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, mail bombing or crashing the Service; (c) modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works based on the Service and/or Documentation, except to the extent that enforcement is prohibited by applicable law; (d) circumvent any timing restrictions that are built into the Service; (e) sell, rent, lend, transfer, distribute, license, or grant any rights in the Service or Documentation in any form to any person without the written consent of Team CarePal; (f) remove any proprietary notices, labels, or marks from the Service or Documentation; (g) create any “links” to or “frame” or “mirror” of the Service or any portion thereof; or (h) use the Service to create, collect, transmit, store, use or process any Customer Data that: (i) Customer does not have the lawful right to create, collect, transmit, store, use or process, or (ii) violates any applicable laws, or infringes, violates or otherwise misappropriates the intellectual property or other rights of any third party (including any moral right, privacy right or right of publicity).
2.4 Aggregated Data. Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Service compiles, stores and uses aggregated data and system usage, analytics and diagnostic information to monitor and improve the Service and for the creation of new products. All data collected, used, and disclosed by Team CarePal will be in aggregate, anonymized and/or de-identified form only and will not identify Customer, its Users, Customer Data, Personal Information, or any third parties utilizing the Service.
3. Account Activation
3.1 Account. Customer is required to open an account with Team CarePal (an “Account”) in order to use the Service. During registration, a User will be asked to provide Personal Information in order to create an Account on behalf of Customer. Customer shall ensure that such Account activation information is accurate and complete and that such information remains current throughout the Subscription Term. Customer is fully responsible for all activity that occurs in Customer’s Account, including for any actions taken by its Users. Team CarePal may approve or reject an application to register for the Service in its sole discretion. If Team CarePal rejects an application, it is not obliged to provide the Customer with its reasons for doing so. If Team CarePal approves an application to open an Account, it will notify the Customer by email, and the Customer will then be able to access and use the Service.
3.2 Passwords. Customer is responsible for keeping all Account passwords secure. Team CarePal will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by or arising from a failure by Customer or its Users to maintain the security of the Customer’s Account and password.
3.3 Customer Responsibilities. Customer is also responsible for all activity in the Account and for Customer Data uploaded, collected, generated, stored, displayed, distributed, transmitted or exhibited on or in connection with Customer’s Account.
4. Support Services
4.1 Support. Team CarePal will provide email support from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm EST, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays in the Province of Alberta). Emails outside of these hours will be responded to on a reasonable efforts basis. Team CarePal will use commercially reasonable efforts to respond to support enquiries within one (1) business day.
4.2 Service Levels. Team CarePal will use commercially reasonable efforts to achieve the service levels set forth in the Support Terms if any. Team CarePal reserves the right to take the Service offline for scheduled maintenance for which Customer has been provided reasonable notice and Team CarePal reserves the right to change its maintenance window upon prior notice to Customer.
5. Customer Data and Personal Information
5.1 Ownership. As between Team CarePal and Customer, Customer exclusively owns all rights, title and interest in and to all Customer Data. Team CarePal does not acquire any rights, title or ownership interest of any kind whatsoever, express or implied, in any of the Customer Data. Customer hereby authorizes Team CarePal to use Customer Data as required to provide the Service in accordance with the terms hereof.
5.2 Technical and Organizational Safeguards. In connection with the provision of the Service, Team CarePal will maintain commercially reasonable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of the Service and Customer Data. Those safeguards will include, but will not be limited to, measures for preventing access, use, modification or disclosure of Customer Data by Team CarePal personnel except (a) to provide the Service and prevent or address service or technical problems, (b) as compelled by law and upon identification of lawful authority, (c) as expressly permitted in writing by Customer, or (d) as allowed under applicable Data Protection Laws. Team CarePal shall, in connection with the provision of the Service, comply with Data Protection Laws, as well as Team CarePal’s Privacy Policy.
5.3 Customer Data Portability and Deletion. Upon request by Customer made during the term hereof or within 30 days after the effective date of termination of this Agreement, Team CarePal will make the Customer Data available to Customer for export or download as provided in the Documentation. After such 30-day period, Team CarePal will have no obligation to maintain or provide any Customer Data, and will thereafter delete or destroy all copies of Customer Data in its systems or otherwise in its possession or control as provided in the Documentation, unless legally prohibited.
5.4 Customer’s Obligations Regarding Personal Information. Customer’s instructions to Team CarePal for the Processing of Personal Information shall comply with Data Protection Laws. Customer shall have sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, and legality of Personal Information and the means by which Customer acquired the Personal Information. Customer hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with Team CarePal that Customer Data will only contain Personal Information in respect of which Customer has provided all notices and disclosures, obtained all applicable third party consents and permissions and otherwise has all authority, in each case as required by applicable laws, to enable Team CarePal to provide the Service, including with respect to the collection, storage, access, use, disclosure and transmission of Personal Information, including by or to Team CarePal and to or from all applicable third parties.
5.5 Team CarePal’s Processing of Personal Information. Team CarePal shall secure Personal Information with all necessary safeguards appropriate to the level of sensitivity of the Personal Information. Team CarePal shall only Process Personal Information on behalf of and in accordance with Customer’s documented instructions and applicable Data Protection Laws for the following purposes: (a) Processing in accordance with the Agreement; (b) Processing initiated by Customer’s Users or customers in their use of the Service; and (c) Processing to comply with other documented reasonable instructions provided by Customer where such instructions are consistent with the terms of the Agreement and applicable Data Protection Laws. Team CarePal shall ensure that its personnel engaged in the Processing of Personal Information: (x) are informed of the confidential nature of the Personal Information, (y) have received appropriate training on their responsibilities, and (z) are under contractual or statutory obligations to maintain the confidentiality of Customer Data. Team CarePal shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure the reliability of any Team CarePal personnel engaged in the Processing of Personal Information.
5.6 Security Incident. If Team CarePal discovers, is notified of or suspects any (1) theft or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration of or access to Customer Data or other Processing of Personal Information or; or (2) a breach of security relating to Customer Data, (each a “Security Incident”) Team CarePal shall, within a reasonable time:
(a) notify the Customer representative at the address provided in the Agreement of such Security Incident by email or phone, but in no case later than 72 hours after Team CarePal has become aware of or suspects the Security Incident;
(b) with Customer’s consent, start an investigation of the Security Incident and take all appropriate actions to remediate the effects of the Security Incident and mitigate any risks that may arise from the Security Incident, and
(c) fully cooperate in good faith with the Customer team in any investigation that they may undertake in relation to the incident.
No independent action to correct a Security Incident shall be taken unless failure to immediately respond will result in irreparable harm to Customer.
6. Customer Responsibilities
6.1 Users. Customer is responsible for all activities that occur in User accounts and for its and its Users’ compliance with this Agreement. Customer shall: (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access to, or use of, the Service, and notify Team CarePal promptly of any such unauthorized access or use; and (b) use the Service only in accordance with the Documentation and applicable laws and government regulations.
6.2 Use Guidelines. Customer shall use the Service solely for its internal business purposes as contemplated by this Agreement and shall not interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service or the data contained therein.
6.3 Equipment. Customer is solely responsible for acquiring, servicing, maintaining and updating all equipment, computers, software and communications services (such as Internet access) that are required to allow Customer to access and use the Service and for all expenses relating thereto. Customer agrees to access and use, and shall ensure that all Users access and use, the Service in accordance with any and all operating instructions or procedures that may be issued by Team CarePal from time to time.
6.4 Feedback. Customer may provide reasonable feedback to Team CarePal including, but not limited to, suitability, problem reports, suggestions and other information with respect to the Service (“Feedback”). Customer hereby grants to Team CarePal a fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide, assignable, transferable, sublicenseable, irrevocable, perpetual license to use or incorporate into the Service, Documentation and any other Team CarePal products or services, or for any other purposes, any Feedback provided by Customer or its Users.
7. Fees and Payment
7.1 Fees. Customer shall pay all Fees specified in each Order Form. All Subscription Fees are quoted and payable in Canadian dollars. Except as otherwise specified herein or in an Order Form, Subscription Fees are based on Subscriptions purchased and not actual usage, payment obligations are non-cancellable, Subscription Fees paid are non-refundable, and the number of Subscriptions purchased cannot be decreased during the relevant Subscription Term stated in an Order Form.
7.2 Invoicing and Payment. Fees for Subscriptions will be invoiced in advance and otherwise in accordance with the relevant Order Form. Unless otherwise stated in the Order Form, charges are due net thirty (30) days from the invoice date. Customer is responsible for maintaining complete and accurate billing and contact information with Team CarePal.
7.3 Overdue Charges. Any payment not received from Customer by the due date may accrue (except with respect to charges then subject to a reasonable and good faith dispute), at Team CarePal’s discretion, late charges at the rate of 1.5% of the outstanding balance per month (19.57% per annum), or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower, from the date such payment was due until the date paid.
7.4 Suspension for Non-Payment. Team CarePal may immediately suspend Customer’s Subscription to use the Service if Customer fails to make any payment due in respect of the Service and does not cure such non-payment within ten (10) business days after receiving notice of such failure. Any suspension of the rights hereunder by Team CarePal under the preceding sentence shall not excuse Customer from its obligation to make all payment(s) under the Agreement.
7.5 Payment Disputes. Team CarePal will not exercise its rights under Sections 7.3 or 7.4 hereof if Customer is disputing the applicable charges reasonably and in good faith and is cooperating diligently to resolve the dispute.
7.6 Taxes. Subscription Fees do not include any taxes, levies, duties or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including, for example, HST, GST, sales, value-added, use or withholding taxes, assessable by any jurisdiction whatsoever (collectively, “Taxes”). Customer is responsible for paying all Taxes associated with its purchases hereunder. If Team CarePal has the legal obligation to pay or collect Taxes for which Customer is responsible under this section, Team CarePal will invoice Customer and Customer will pay that amount unless Customer provides Team CarePal with a valid tax exemption certificate authorized by the appropriate taxing authority. For clarity, Team CarePal is solely responsible for taxes assessable against it based on its income, property and employees.
8. Confidentiality Obligations
8.1 Definition of Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all confidential and proprietary information of a party (“Disclosing Party”) disclosed 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, including the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including pricing and other terms reflected in all Order Forms hereunder), the Service and Documentation, Customer Data (which is the Confidential Information of the Customer), business and marketing plans, technology and technical information, product designs, and business processes. Confidential Information 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) was independently developed by the Receiving Party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party; or (iv) is received from a third party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party.
8.2 Confidentiality. Subject to Section 8.4, and unless the Disclosing Party expressly agrees in writing otherwise, the Receiving Party will: (a) use the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information only during the Subscription Term and only as necessary to perform the Receiving Party’s obligations under this Agreement; (b) disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information only to the Receiving Party’s directors, officers, agents, employees and authorized subcontractors and their employees and only to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to perform the Receiving Party’s obligations or exercise the Receiving Party’s rights under this Agreement. Customer shall not disclose any performance, benchmarking, or feature-related information about the Service.
8.3 Protection. Each party agrees to protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of the other party in the same manner that it protects the confidentiality of its own proprietary and confidential information of like kind (but in no event using less than reasonable care).
8.4 Compelled Disclosure. If the Receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party, it shall provide the Disclosing Party with prior notice of such compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, at Disclosing Party’s cost, if the Disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure.
8.5 Remedies. If the Receiving Party discloses or uses (or threatens to disclose or use) any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party in breach of confidentiality protections hereunder, the Disclosing Party shall have the right, in addition to any other remedies available to it, to seek injunctive relief to enjoin such acts, it being specifically acknowledged by the parties that any other available remedies may be inadequate.
8.6 Return of Confidential Information. Upon Disclosing Party’s written request upon expiration or termination of this Agreement (or at any earlier time upon written request by the Disclosing Party), the Receiving Party will: (a) promptly deliver to the Disclosing Party all originals and copies, in whatever form or medium, of all the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information and all documents, records, data and materials, in whatever form or medium, containing such Confidential Information in the Receiving Party’s possession, power or control and the Receiving Party will delete all of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information from any and all of the Receiving Party’s computer systems, retrieval systems and databases; and (b) request that all persons to whom it has provided any of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information comply with this Section 8.6.
9. Limited Warranties and Disclaimers
9.1 Limited Warranties. Team CarePal hereby represents and warrants to Customer that:
(a) During the Subscription Term the Service will perform materially in accordance with the Documentation;
(b) the Service will not contain any Malicious Code;
(c) it owns or otherwise has sufficient rights in the Service and Documentation to grant to Customer the rights to access and use the Service and Documentation granted herein.
9.2 Remedy. In the event of a breach of one or more of the warranties set forth in Section 9.1 hereof, Team CarePal shall use reasonable commercial efforts to correct such breach of the warranty. If Team CarePal is unable to remedy the breach of warranty within a reasonable time, Team CarePal shall refund the Subscription Fee paid for the Service.
9.3 Exclusive Remedies. THE WARRANTIES SET OUT IN SECTION 9.1 HEREOF ARE THE ONLY WARRANTIES PROVIDED BY TEAM CAREPAL AND THE REMEDIES SET OUT IN SECTION 9.2 HEREOF ARE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES OF CUSTOMER FOR A BREACH OF WARRANTY.
9.4 General Warranty Disclaimers. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES PROVIDED HEREIN, THE SERVICE AND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND TEAM CAREPAL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, AND THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS, ENDORSEMENTS, UNDERTAKINGS, GUARANTEES, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, RESULTS, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF THE TRADE) AS TO, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING: (I) THIS AGREEMENT; (II) THE SERVICE; AND/OR (III) SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION OR CUSTOMER DATA TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM TEAM CAREPAL VIA THE SERVICE. TEAM CAREPAL DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET ANY OR ALL OF CUSTOMER’S PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE SERVICE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED OR THAT ALL PROGRAMMING ERRORS IN THE SERVICE CAN BE FOUND IN ORDER TO BE CORRECTED. TEAM CAREPAL DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS FOR ANY HARM OR DAMAGES CAUSED BY ANY THIRD-PARTY HOSTING PROVIDERS.
9.5 Internet Connectivity Disclaimer. Team CarePal makes the Service available for access via the Internet. Customer shall provide, at Customer’s own expense, all necessary hardware, applications and Internet connectivity necessary to access the Service over the Internet. Customer is responsible for and shall ensure that Customer’s computer equipment and an internet connection meets the minimum specifications published by Team CarePal in the Documentation as updated from time to time by Team CarePal, and Customer shall periodically update Customer’s computer equipment and/or Internet connection to meet such minimum specifications. Customer hereby acknowledges that the Service may be interrupted due to (a) website downtime for scheduled maintenance at Team CarePal’s sole discretion, or (b) interruptions in Internet connectivity or other website downtime caused by circumstances beyond Team CarePal’s control, including, without limitation, acts of God, acts of government, flood, fire, earthquakes, civil unrest, acts of terror, strikes or other labor problems, computer or telecommunications failures, or delays involving hardware of software not within Team CarePal’s control or network intrusions. Customer hereby acknowledges and agrees that Team CarePal shall not, in any way, be liable for, or have responsibility with respect to, any such service interruptions and releases Team CarePal from any claims relating thereto.
10. Indemnification by Customer
Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold Team CarePal harmless against any loss, damage or costs (including reasonable legal fees) incurred in connection with any claims, demands, suits, or proceedings made or brought against Team CarePal by a third party (a) alleging that the Customer Data or Customer’s use of the Service in violation of this Agreement, infringes the intellectual property rights of, or has otherwise harmed, a third party; (b) based on a breach of any Data Protection Laws or a breach of this Agreement; or (c) caused by any negligent act or omission of Customer or its employees, contractors or agents (each a “Customer Indemnified Claim”); provided, that Team CarePal (a) promptly gives written notice of the Customer Indemnified Claim to Customer; (b) gives Customer sole control of the defense and settlement of the Customer Indemnified Claim (provided that Customer may not settle or defend any Customer Indemnified Claim unless it unconditionally releases Team CarePal of all liability); and (c) provides to Customer, at Customer’s cost, all reasonable assistance and information.
11. Limitation of Liability
11.1 Exclusion of Indirect and Consequential Damages. SUBJECT TO SECTION 11.3 HEREOF, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF DATA, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER SIMILAR PECUNIARY LOSS).
11.2 Limitation of Liability. SUBJECT TO SECTION 11.3 HEREOF, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY’S MAXIMUM, CUMULATIVE AND AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF FOR ALL CLAIMS, COSTS, LOSSES AND DAMAGES EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY AND DUE FROM CUSTOMER HEREUNDER IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE INCIDENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY. THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM SHALL NOT ENLARGE THIS CUMULATIVE LIMIT.
11.3 Certain Damages Not Excluded or Limited. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LIMITATION OF EITHER PARTY’S LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY TO (I) DAMAGES ARISING FROM A PARTY’S BREACH OF ITS CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, (II) INDEMNIFICATION CLAIMS SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATION CONTAINED IN SECTION 11.2 HEREOF, (III) DAMAGES ARISING FROM INFRINGEMENT OF A PARTY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; (IV) ANY CLAIMS FOR NON-PAYMENT, (V) FRAUD OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR (VI) BODILY INJURY OR DEATH.
12. Term
12.1 Term, Renewal. This Agreement commences on the date of the initial Order Form and shall continue until terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or applicable law. This Agreement shall remain in effect and govern all Order Forms until (i) the end of the Subscription Term under such Order Form, (ii) such Order Form is terminated by the parties, or (iii) there has been full performance of the parties’ respective obligations under such Order Form.
12.2 Subscriptions. Subscriptions commence on the earlier of the start date specified in the relevant Order Form and continue for the Subscription Term specified therein unless terminated earlier as provide for in this Agreement. Unless otherwise agreed upon in the applicable Order Form, Subscriptions shall automatically renew for additional periods of one (1) year at the list price then in effect at the time of renewal unless Customer gives Team CarePal written notice of non-renewal at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the applicable Subscription Term.
12.3 Termination. A party may terminate this Agreement or a Service Subscription for cause (i) upon thirty (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.
12.4 Refund or Payment upon Termination. If this Agreement or a Service Subscription is terminated by Customer in accordance with Section 12.3, Team CarePal will refund Customer any prepaid Subscription Fees covering the remainder of the term of the Subscription Term after the effective date of termination. If this Agreement is terminated by Team CarePal in accordance with Section 12.3, Customer will pay any unpaid Subscription Fees covering the remainder of the Subscription Term for any current Subscriptions. In no event will termination relieve Customer of its obligation to pay any Subscription Fees payable to Team CarePal for the period prior to the effective date of termination.
12.5 Suspension of Access to Service. In addition to any termination rights of Team CarePal pursuant to this Agreement, extraordinary circumstances may require Team CarePal to suspend or terminate (where appropriate), as determined in Team CarePal’s reasonable discretion, Customer’s access to and/or use of, or otherwise modify, the Service in order to: (a) prevent material damages to, or material degradation of the integrity of, Team CarePal’s or its provider’s Internet network; or (b) comply with any law, regulation, court order, or other governmental order. Team CarePal will notify Customer of such suspension or termination action as far in advance of such suspension or termination as reasonably possible, and if such advance notice is not possible, then as soon as possible after such suspension or termination. In the event of a suspension, Team CarePal will limit such suspension to that which is minimally required and will promptly restore Customer’s access to the Service as soon as the event giving rise to the suspension has been addressed (including by Customer agreeing to accept the risks associated with such suspension) or resolved. Unless caused by a breach of this Agreement by Customer: (i) all Subscription Fees related to the Subscription, or other suspended services shall be waived for the duration of the suspension and any such waived Subscription Fees which have been pre-paid shall be refunded to Customer; and (ii) in the event of a termination in connection with this Section 12.5, Customer shall receive a refund of any and all prepaid Subscription Fees applicable to the remainder of the then-current Subscription Term.
13. Assignment
Customer may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of law, change of control or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Team CarePal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Team CarePal may assign this Agreement in its entirety (including all Order Forms), without consent of the Customer, in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to which this Agreement relates. Any attempt by Customer to assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement in breach of this section shall be void and of no effect. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
14. Notices
Any notice required or permitted to be given in accordance with this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing and sent using: (a) the Service; (b) certified or registered mail; or (c) a nationally recognized overnight courier, to the appropriate party at the address set forth on the Order Form. Each party hereto expressly consents to service of process by registered mail. Either party may change its address for receipt of notice by notice to the other party through a notice provided in accordance with this Section 14 (Notices). Notices are deemed given upon receipt if delivered using the Service, two (2) business days following the date of mailing, or one (1) business day following delivery to a courier.
15. General
15.1 Force Majeure. Neither Team CarePal nor Customer shall be deemed to be in default of any provision of this Agreement (other than Customer’s obligation to pay amounts due to Team CarePal hereunder) for any failure in performance resulting from acts or events beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, civil disturbance, strikes, fires or other catastrophes.
15.2 Waiver. The failure of a party to claim a breach of any term of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such breach or the right of such party to enforce any subsequent breach of such term. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right under this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of that right.
15.3 Unenforceable Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable or illegal, such decision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provisions under other circumstances or the remaining provisions of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable under such circumstances.
15.4 Independent Contractors. The relationship of Team CarePal and Customer established by this Agreement is that of independent contractors, and nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed to (i) give either party the power to direct and control the day to-day activities of the other, (ii) constitute the parties as legal partners, joint venturers, co-owners or otherwise as participants in a joint undertaking, or (iii) allow either party to create or assume any obligation on behalf of the other party for any purpose whatsoever. All financial and other obligations associated with the businesses of the parties are their sole respective responsibilities.
15.5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta, without regard to its conflict of law principles. The courts located in the Province of Alberta shall have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement and each party hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods to this Agreement is expressly excluded and does not apply to this Agreement.
15.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with any Order Forms, is the entire agreement between Customer and Team CarePal in respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding any other agreements or discussions, oral or written.
15.7 Purchase Orders etc. The terms and conditions of this Agreement (including any Order Forms) shall prevail over any pre-printed terms on any quotes, orders, purchase orders, or purchase order acknowledgements, and shall prevail over any other communications between the parties in relation to the Service and Documentation and the right to access and use the Service and Documentation shall be deemed to be pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, unless Customer has executed a written license agreement with Team CarePal or a distributor of Team CarePal, in which case the Service and Documentation shall be deemed to have been licensed pursuant to the terms and conditions of such written license agreement.
15.8 Remedies. 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.
15.9 Amendments. This Agreement may only be modified by an instrument in writing signed by each party’s duly authorized representatives. Nothing contained in any purchase order, purchase order acknowledgement, or invoice shall in any way modify, add to, or delete from, the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
15.10 Counterparts and Facsimile Execution and Delivery. This Agreement may be signed electronically, including through DocuSign and similar applications. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts (including counterparts by scanned or electronic signature) and each counterpart will be deemed an original; taken together, all counterparts will be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a printed counterpart (whether or not the counterpart was signed electronically) or electronic delivery (including by email transmission or transmission over an electronic signature platform) of an executed counterpart of this Agreement are each as valid, enforceable and binding as if the signatures were upon the same instrument and delivered in person.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.
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