- In the event of an actual or threatened breach of the above confidentiality provisions, the non-breaching Party shall have no adequate remedy at law and shall be entitled to immediate injunctive and other equitable relief, without bond and without the necessity of showing actual money damages.
Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Software Platform is provided by the Company under a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable, revocable license. The Licensee shall not have any interest in the Software Platform including but not limited to any ownership interest in the Software Platform or any other rights thereto other than to use the same in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company reserves and retains its entire right, title and interest in the Software Platform and all Intellectual Property Rights arising out of or relating to the Software Platform. The Licensee shall use all efforts to safeguard the Software Platform from infringement, misappropriation, theft, misuse or unauthorized access. The Licensee shall promptly notify the Company if the Licensee becomes aware of any violation of the Company’s Intellectual Property Rights in the Software Platform and fully cooperate with the Company in any legal action taken by Company to enforce its Intellectual Property Rights. The Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Licensee, and not the Company, shall be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any intellectual property infringement claim or suit, or any other harm or damages resulting from Licensee’s use of or access to the Software Platform.
- Term and Termination.
- This Agreement and the license granted hereunder shall remain in effect for the term set forth in the order form as set out in Appendix I. The license is valid for a period of 12 months from the date of activation (“Term”) unless otherwise indicated in the order form as set out in Appendix I. This Agreement will renew automatically for another twelve month period at the expiration date (“Extended Term”) unless the Licensee provides a written notice of termination sixty (60) days prior to the date of expiry of the License.
- Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies and notwithstanding anything contained in Clause 11.1 above, the Company shall have an unfettered right to terminate this Agreement at any time upon Licensee’s failure to comply with all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
- Company may terminate this Agreement, effective immediately, if the Licensee files itself, or any other Person has filed against the Licensee (and fails to obtain a dismissal within sixty (60) days thereof), a petition for voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or pursuant to any other insolvency law, makes or seeks to make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or applies for, or consents to, the appointment of a trustee, receiver or custodian for a substantial part of its property.
- Upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, the license granted hereunder shall also terminate, and Licensee shall cease using and destroy (to the extent reasonably practicable) all copies of the Software Platform. No expiration or termination shall affect Licensee’s obligation to pay all Licensee Fees that may have become due before such expiration or termination, or entitle Licensee to any refund, in each case except as set forth in Clause 11.3.
- Limited Warranties, Exclusive Remedy and Disclaimer/Warranty Disclaimer.
- The Company warrants that, during the Term, the Software will substantially contain the functionality described in the Documentation, and when properly accessed and used on a computer (as per requirements specified in the Documentation) and operated in accordance with the Documentation the Software shall substantially perform in accordance therewith. However, the Company does not represent or warrant that any and/or all errors will be corrected and that any and/or all incidents will be prevented or corrected.
- The warranties expressly set forth in this Clause will not apply and will become null and void (i) if Licensee breaches any provision of this Agreement, and/or (ii) if Licensee and/or any Authorized User and/or any other Person to whom access to the Software is provided , whether or not in violation of this Agreement:
- uses the Software Platform on or in connection with any hardware or software not specified in the Documentation, provided that the warranties in this Section shall continue to apply to Software that is installed or used on any hardware, software, configuration or operating system in accordance with the Documentation; or
- misuses the Software, including any use of the Software other than as specified in the Documentation.
- During the Term of this Agreement, if the Software fails to perform substantially in accordance with the Documentation, and such failure is not excluded from warranty pursuant to Clause 12.1, the Company will, at its sole option, use commercially reasonable efforts to repair the Software, provided that Licensee provides Company with all information which the Company requests to resolve the reported failure, including sufficient information to enable the Company to recreate such failure. Provided further that, the Licensee shall within 5 days after such failure has occurred, notify in writing to the Company informing about the failure. The Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Software Platform may produce inaccurate results because of a failure or fault within the Software Platform for reasons not attributable to the Company or failure by Licensee to properly use and/or deploy the Software Platform. The Licensee assumes full and sole responsibility for any use of the Software Platform and bears the entire risk for failures or faults within the Software Platform on account of reasons not attributable to the Company. Licensee agrees that regardless of the cause of failure or fault or the form of any claim, the Company’s obligation if any shall be governed by this Agreement. Further, the Licensee acknowledges that the remedies set forth in this Clause 12.3 are Licensee’s sole remedies and Company’s sole liability with respect to the warranties provided in this Clause 12.
- The software and documentation are provided to licensee on an “as is where is” basis and with all faults and defects without warranty of any kind other than as expressly set forth in this Clause 12. The Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its affiliates expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, with respect to the software and documentation, including all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and warranties that may arise out of course of dealing, course of performance, usage or trade practice. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Company provides no warranty or undertaking, and makes no representation of any kind that the licensed Software Platform will meet the Licensee’s requirements, achieve any intended results, operate without interruption, meet any performance or reliability standards or be error free or that any errors or defects can or will be corrected.
- The Licensee represents and warrants that it has due authorisations to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations. Further, the Licensee represents and warrants that its is not barred under law, contractually or otherwise to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations.
- Limitation of liability
- The Company and its affiliates, shall not be liable to the Licensee or to any third party for any use, interruption, delay or inability to use the software, lost revenues or profits, delays, interruption or loss of services, business or goodwill, loss or corruption of data, loss resulting from system or system service failure, malfunction or shutdown, failure to accurately transfer, read or transmit information, failure to update or provide correct information, system incompatibility or provision of incorrect compatibility information, or breaches in system security, or for any consequential, incidental, indirect, exemplary, special or punitive damages, whether arising out of or in connection with this agreement, breach of contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, regardless of whether such damages were foreseeable and whether or not the Licensee was advised of the possibility of such damages.
- In no event will the Company’s and its affiliates’, collective aggregate liability under or in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter, under any legal or equitable theory, including breach of contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability and otherwise, exceed the total amount paid to the Company under this agreement for immediately preceding three month period.
- Export Regulation.
The Software Platform may be subject to US export control laws, including the US Export Administration Act and its associated regulations. The Licensee shall not, directly or indirectly, export, re-export or release the Software Platform to, or make the Software Platform accessible from, any jurisdiction or country to which export, re-export or release is prohibited by law, rule or regulation. The Licensee shall comply with all applicable federal laws, regulations and rules, and complete all required undertakings (including obtaining any necessary export license or other governmental approval), prior to exporting, re-exporting, releasing or otherwise making the Software Platform available outside the US.
Licensee hereby agrees to indemnify the Company and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives (“Indemnified Person”) from each and every demand, claim, loss, liability, or damage of any kind, including actual attorney’s/legal fees, whether in tort or contract, that may incur by reason of, or arising out of, any claim which is made by either the Licensee and/or any third party against the Indemnified Person with respect to any breach or violation of this Agreement by the Licensee or any claims based on Licensee’s and/or its client’s use of the Software Platform.
- Miscellaneous.
- Governing Law: This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of United States of America without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would require or permit the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any disputes arising from or related to this Agreement or any Company Software or service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts situated in New York, and both Parties hereby consent to such jurisdiction and venue.
- Force Majeure: The Company will not be responsible or liable to the Licensee, or deemed in default or breach hereunder by reason of any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder where such failure or delay is lockdowns, due to strikes, labor disputes, civil disturbances, riot, rebellion, invasion, pandemic, epidemic, hostilities, war, terrorist attack, embargo, natural disaster, acts of God, flood, fire, sabotage, fluctuations or non-availability of electrical power, heat, light, air conditioning or any other circumstances caused beyond the Company’s reasonable control (“Force Majeure Event”). It is hereby clarified that the Licensee’s payment obligation shall continue during the Force Majeure Event.
- Notices: All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given: (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); (c) on the date sent by e-mail (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next business day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient; or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid.
- EntireAgreement: The terms and conditions of this Agreement, including its exhibits, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions. Neither of the parties shall be bound by any conditions, definitions, warranties, understandings, or representations with respect to the subject matter hereof other than as expressly provided herein. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. No oral explanation or oral information by either party hereto shall alter the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. No amendments or modifications shall be effective unless in a writing signed by authorized representatives of both parties. These terms and conditions will prevail notwithstanding any different, conflicting or additional terms and conditions which may appear on any purchase order, acknowledgment or other writing not expressly incorporated into this Agreement.
- Assignment:
a. Licensee shall not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights, or delegate or otherwise transfer any of its obligations or performance, under this Agreement, in each case whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, without Company’s prior written consent, which consent Company may give or withhold in its sole discretion. For purposes of the preceding sentence, and without limiting its generality, any merger, consolidation or reorganization involving Licensee (regardless of whether Licensee is a surviving or disappearing entity) will be deemed to be a transfer of rights, obligations or performance under this Agreement for which Company’s prior written consent is required. No delegation or other transfer will relieve Licensee of any of its obligations or performance under this Agreement. Any purported assignment, delegation or transfer in violation of this Clause 16.5 is void. The Company may assign or otherwise transfer all or any of its rights, or delegate or otherwise transfer all or any of its obligations or performance, under this Agreement without Licensee’s consent. This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
b. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer on any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
- Amendment and Waiver:This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by each party hereto. Failure or neglect by the Company to enforce at any time any of the provisions hereof shall not be construed nor shall be deemed to be a waiver of the Company’s rights hereunder nor in any way affect the validity of the whole or any part of this License nor prejudice the Company’s rights to take subsequent action.
- Reservation of Rights and Remedies:The Company reserves all of its rights to proceed to enforce its rights in connection with all rights not expressly granted to the Licensee in this Agreement.
- Severability: If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision shall to that extent be severed from the remaining terms, conditions and provisions which shall continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.
- Interpretation: For purposes of this Agreement, (a) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) the word “or” is not exclusive; and (c) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (x) to Sections and Exhibits refer to the Sections of, and Exhibits attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and (z) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
- Independent Development:This Agreement does not preclude the Company from evaluating, acquiring from third parties not a party to this Agreement, independently developing or marketing similar technologies or products, or making and entering into similar arrangements with other companies. The Company is not restricted by this Agreement to make such products or technologies available to third parties.
- Disclaimer: The Software Platform is subject to the Disclaimer set out in the Appendix V of this Agreement.
Appendix IV : Privacy Policy
The Customer can access the privacy policy of the Company at the following link: https://www.assetvantage.com/privacy-policy/
Appendix V: Disclaimer
- All of the operating procedures with respect to the Software Platform have been designed based on the Company’s experience in working with hundreds of global family offices. Under no circumstances should any person using the Software Platform should make investment decisions based solely on the information setout therein. The Company is not a qualified financial advisor and the Licensee should not construe any information discussed herein to constitute investment advice. The information in the Software Platform is not meant to be, and should not be construed as advice or used for investment, financial planning, legal, accounting, or tax purposes. The Licensee agrees to consult with a registered investment advisor, which the Company is not, prior to making any investment/trading decision of any kind. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown. It must be implemented as per individual family office requirements in consultation with the family office’s local accounting and legal professionals.
- The Software Platform is based upon information that is relevant while making investment decisions and the Company considers it reliable, but the Company does not represent that it is accurate or complete, and that it should be relied upon, as such. The Licensee should not rely solely on the information in making any investment. Rather, the Licensee should use the information only as a starting point for doing additional independent research in order to allow the Licensee to form its own opinion regarding investments. All recommendations, advice or opinions cited are the professional views of the Company. The Licensee must act upon them with due diligence.
- The Company is neither registered as a wealth advisor, wealth manager, investment advisor nor soliciting any investment in any jurisdiction. Further, the Company does not accept any responsibility or liability for the actions or inactions on the part of any individual or firm stemming from the information mentioned in the Software Platform. The Licensee is solely responsible for verifying the information as being appropriate for the Licensee’s use, including without limitation, seeking the advice of a qualified professional regarding any specific financial, legal, accounting, or tax questions that the Licensee may have.
- The Company makes no warranties and gives no assurances regarding the truth, timeliness, reliability, or good faith of any material/factual data in the Software Platform. The Company does not warrant that investment/trading methods or systems presented in the manual will result in profits or losses. The Company makes no guarantees as to the accurateness, quality, or completeness of the information and the Company shall not be responsible or liable for any errors, omissions, inaccuracies in the information or for Licensee’s reliance on the information Vis-à-vis the Software Platform.