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DocXellent TOS
Version 2.4
Effective July 22nd 2024
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DOCXELLENT
TERMS OF SERVICE
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) constitute a legal agreement between the person or organization agreeing to these Terms (“Customer” or “you”) and DocXellent, a business unit of Cordance Operations LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company,” “us” or “we”). By signing an Order, accepting these Terms, or using the Services, you represent that you have the authority to bind the Customer to the Order, these Terms, and any applicable schedules, exhibits, or appendices incorporated or referenced herein (collectively, the “Agreement”). Pre-printed terms of either party’s purchase orders, acknowledgements, or click-through terms do not apply or modify this Agreement, and such other or additional terms or conditions are void and of no effect.
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1. “Affiliate” of a party means an entity which, directly or indirectly is controlled by, controls or is under common control with that party where “control” of the party or other entity is the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the party or other entity, whether by voting, contract or otherwise.
1.2. “Agreement” means these Terms of Service including all referenced schedules, exhibits or appendices hereto, and any mutually executed agreements incorporated herein by reference.
1.3. “Customer Content” means content, data, and information, including text, graphics, videos, or other material, submitted, uploaded, imported, or otherwise provided to or through the SaaS Software by Customer or by a third party on behalf of or for the benefit of Customer, including Customer’s customers, prospective customers and Users of the SaaS Software.
1.4. “Documentation” means Company’s then-current generally available documentation, specifications, and user manuals for the Software located in Company’s Help Portal, as well as any documentation included in or attached to any Order or Software related documents provided by Company to Customer.
1.5. “On-Premise Software” means the ENSUR on-premise software provided to Customer in object code form and listed on an Order.
1.6. “Order” means a written description of Software and or Professional Services, and the applicable pricing as mutually agreed to by the parties in an order form, quote, schedule, statement of work or similar document.
1.7. “Professional Services” means services provided by Company’s staff pursuant to a mutually agreed Order.
1.8. “SaaS Software” means the ENSUR hosted software-as-a-service offerings listed on an Order.
1.9. “Software” means the ENSUR On-Premise Software and or the SaaS Software identified in an Order.
1.10 “User” means an individual employee, consultant, contractor, or agent of Customer who has been authorized by Customer to use the Software, as an Approver, Editor or Viewer (or other defined User category), on behalf of Customer and/or its Affiliates.
2. ACCESS AND USE OF THE SOFTWARE.
2.1. Our Provision of the Software. We will make our Software available to you pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and the Documentation.
2.1.1. If your Order includes On-Premise Software, we grant you a limited term, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable and non-transferable (except as otherwise provided herein) license to install the On-Premise Software and use it only for your internal business use up to the maximum number of concurrent Users (approvers and editors) stated on your Order.
2.1.2. You may use the Software only during the Term as defined in the Order. If you exceed the Term on your Order (beyond any renewals), you will automatically be locked out of your account until you sign a renewal Order. Once you have, our support team will help to restore your account. Your Affiliates, contractors or service providers may use the Software as Users under your account, provided that you will take full responsibility for such third parties’ compliance with this Agreement.
2.1.3. You acknowledge that your use of the On-Premises Software requires third-party hardware, software, internet and/or telecommunications access (which may involve extra charges from those third parties), and that your ability to access and use the On-Premise Software may be affected by your choices and the performance of these products and services.
2.1.4. If your Order includes SaaS Software, we will make our proprietary SaaS Software available to you pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and the Documentation. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the SaaS Software available 24x7.
2.1.5. We grant you a limited right to access and use the Software and Documentation only for your internal business purposes and only up to the maximum number of concurrent approvers and editors Users stated on your Order. Your Affiliates, contractors or service providers may use the Software or Documentation as Users under your account, provided that you take full responsibility for such third parties’ compliance with this Agreement.
2.1.6. You agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to upgrade to our most current version/release of the Software promptly after the latest release is made available.
2.2. Changes to Software. We reserve the right to enhance, upgrade, improve, modify or discontinue features of our Software as we deem appropriate and in our discretion. We will not materially reduce the core functionality or discontinue any Software unless we provide you with prior written notice. We may offer additional optional functionality, or premium feature improvements, for both our standard On-Premise and SaaS Software for an additional cost.
2.3. Login Information. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the security of your Users’ login information.
2.4. Limitations on Your Use. By using our Software, you agree on behalf of yourself, your Affiliates and Users, not to (i) use our Software in a way that abuses or disrupts our networks, user accounts, or the Software; (ii) transmit through the Software any harassing, indecent, obscene, or unlawful material; (iii) use the Software in violation of applicable laws, or regulations; (iv) use the Software to send unauthorized advertising, or spam; (v) decompile, modify, prepare derivative works of, or reverse engineer the Software (vi) ) market, sublicense or resell the use of the Software to any third party; (vii) harvest, collect, or gather User data without their consent; (viii) transmit through the Software any material that may infringe the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of third parties; or (ix) use the Software to commit fraud or impersonate any person or entity.
2.5. Responsibility for Users. You are responsible for the activities of all Users who access or use the Software through your account, and you agree to ensure that any such Users will comply with the terms of this Agreement. If you become aware of any violation of this Agreement in connection with use of the Software by any person, please contact us.
2.6. Support and Maintenance. We will, at no additional charge, provide customer support and maintenance for the Software as detailed in Exhibit A hereto.
3. ORDERS, FEES AND PAYMENT.
3.1. Orders. You may order licenses for Software (or additional User licenses) or Professional Services using our then-current ordering processes. All Orders are effective on the date on the signature block of the Order (“Effective Date”). Our acceptance of your Order may be subject to our verification and credit approval process. Each Order will be treated as a separate and independent Order.
3.2. Payments. Unless otherwise specified in the Order or invoice, Customer will pay all undisputed fees set forth in an invoice within 30 days of the date thereof. Company may update the fees for the Software annually. Except as set forth in Sections 4.3 and 9.1 below, any payments Customer makes to Company are final and non-refundable.
3.3. Purchase Orders. If Customer’s payment process requires that it issue a purchase order, the following process will apply: (i) not less than 60 days prior to the end of each year of the Term, Company will send an Order to document pricing for the upcoming 12 month period; and (ii) Customer will return the countersigned Order and its purchase order not more than 30 days after receipt of the Order from Company, except in the event of a non-renewal.
3.4. Payment Information. Customer is responsible for providing accurate and current billing, contact and payment information to Company. Customer agrees that Company may charge Customer's payment card or bill Customer for all amounts due from Customer, and Company may take steps to update Customer's payment information to ensure payment can be processed. Customer agrees that Customer's payment information may be provided to third parties for payment processing and fraud prevention purposes. Company may suspend or terminate Customer's use of the Software if at any time Company determines that Customer's payment information is inaccurate or not current, and Customer is responsible for fees and overdraft charges that Company may incur when Company charges Customer's card for payment. All references to currency will be in US dollars ($USD) unless otherwise stated on the Order.
3.5. Taxes and Withholdings. You are responsible for all applicable sales, services, value-added, goods and services, withholding, tariffs, or any other similar taxes or fees (collectively, “Taxes and Fees”) imposed by any government entity or collecting agency based on the Software, except those taxes and fees based on our net income, or Taxes and Fees for which you have provided an exemption certificate. In all cases, you will pay the amounts due under this Agreement to us in full without any right of set-off or deduction.
3.6. Disputes; Delinquent Accounts. You must notify us of any fee dispute within 15 days of the invoice date, and once resolved, you agree to pay those fees within 15 days. We may, on 10 days’ notice to you, suspend your right to use the Software if you do not pay undisputed fees by their due date, and you agree to reimburse us for all reasonable costs and expenses, including collection costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred in collecting delinquent amounts. You further agree that we may collect interest at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the highest amount permitted by law on any amounts not paid when due.
3.7. Sales, Promotional Offers, Coupons and Pricing. Sales, promotions, and other special discounted pricing offers are temporary, and upon the renewal of your subscription, any such discounted pricing offers may expire. We reserve the right to discontinue or modify any coupons, credits, sales, and special promotional offers in our sole discretion.
4. TERM AND TERMINATION.
4.1. Term. The initial term commitment for your purchase of licenses to the Software will begin on the date you sign the initial Order (the “Initial Term”). If the Order is silent, the Initial Term will be 24 months. After the Initial Term, an Order will automatically renew for additional 12-month periods or longer term if agreed by the parties in the Order (each a “Renewal Term”), unless either party provides notice of non-renewal at least 30 days before the current term expires. Company may agree to align the invoicing under multiple Orders, but this will not reduce the term of any Order. Terminating specific Orders does not affect the term of any Order still in effect, and the terms of this Agreement will continue to apply to any Order that is still in effect.
4.2. Termination for Cause. Either party may terminate the Agreement or an Order (i) if the other party breaches its material obligations and fails to cure within 30 days of receipt of written notice, or (ii) where permitted by applicable law, if the other party becomes insolvent or bankrupt, liquidated or is dissolved, or ceases substantially all of its business.
4.3. Effect of Termination. If the Agreement or any Order is terminated, you will immediately discontinue all use of the terminated Software, and delete, destroy or return all copies of the On-Premise Software and Documentation in your procession and certify in writing to us that such On-Premise Software and Documentation has been deleted or destroyed. (a) For SaaS Software, prior to the expiration or termination of this Agreement or Order, if you request, we will transmit your Customer Content in the SaaS Software in a mutually agreeable format to you via a Professional Services engagement, and upon termination or expiration, we will securely destroy your Customer Content. (b) For On-Premise Software, prior to the expiration or termination of this Agreement or Order, if you request, we will assist you with the transmission of your Customer Content in the On-Premise Software in a mutually agreeable format via a Professional Services engagement. Termination will not affect any claim arising prior to the termination date. If we discontinue the SaaS Software or materially reduce the core functionality in accordance with Section 2.2 above, and you elect to terminate the applicable Order, we will provide you with a pro rata refund of any prepaid fees attributable to the period after the termination.
4.4. Survival. The terms of this Agreement will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement to the extent reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of the parties as indicated therein.
5. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
5.1. Our Proprietary Rights and Marks. You acknowledge that we or our licensors retain all proprietary right, title and interest in the Software, all Documentation, our name, logo or other marks (together, the “Marks”), and any related intellectual property rights, including, without limitation, all modifications, enhancements, derivative works, and upgrades thereto. Except for the express limited rights set forth in this Agreement, no right, title or interest in our Software, Documentation, or Marks is granted to you. You agree that you will not use or register any trademark, service mark, business name, domain name or social media account name or handle which incorporates in whole or in part our Marks or is similar to any of these.
5.2. Your Customer Content. You retain all rights to your Customer Content and are solely responsible for the Customer Content sent or transmitted by you or displayed or uploaded by you in using the Software and for compliance with all laws pertaining to the Customer Content, including, but not limited to, laws requiring you to obtain the consent of a third party to use the Customer Content and to provide appropriate notices of third-party rights. You hereby grant us a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, modify, reproduce, and distribute your Customer Content in order to provide and operate the SaaS Software. We will not view, access or process any of your Customer Content, except: (x) as authorized or instructed by you or your Users in this Agreement (including as necessary to provide ongoing support for the Software) or in any other agreement between the parties, or (y) as required to comply with our policies, applicable law, or governmental request.
5.3. Feedback. You agree that we will have a fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sub-licensable, assignable, irrevocable, and perpetual license to implement, use, modify, commercially exploit, incorporate into the Software or otherwise use any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback we receive from you, our Affiliates and Users (“Feedback”). We also reserve the right to seek intellectual property protection for any features, functionality or components that may be based on or that were initiated by your Feedback.
5.4. Aggregated Statistics. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, you acknowledge and agree that we may collect and compile data and information related to your use of the SaaS Software to be used by us in an aggregated and anonymized manner, including to compile statistical and performance information related to the provision and operation of the SaaS Software ("Aggregated Statistics"). As between us and you, all right, title, and interest in Aggregated Statistics, and all intellectual property rights therein, belong to and are retained solely by us. You agree that we may (i) make Aggregated Statistics publicly available in compliance with applicable law, and (ii) use Aggregated Statistics to the extent and in the manner permitted under applicable law, provided that such Aggregated Statistics do not identify you or your Customer Content.
5.5. Publicity. Customer agrees that Company may use Customer’s name and logo, and refer to Customer, in its promotional and marketing materials including on its website, lists and business presentations.
6. PRIVACY AND SECURITY.
6.1. Security Safeguards. Each party will maintain appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards for protection of the security, confidentiality and integrity of your Customer Content and any associated personal data that is collected and/or processed through the Software. On our part, those safeguards will include measures designed to prevent unauthorized access, use, modification, deletion and disclosure of Customer Content when using the SaaS Software. Customer (not us) bears sole responsibility for adequate security, protection and backup of Customer Content when in Customer’s or its representatives’ or agents’ possession or control.
6.2. Sub-processors. You acknowledge and agree that we may use sub-processors to help provide the SaaS Services, who may access your Customer Content and any associated personal data, to provide, secure and improve the SaaS Software. Before sharing Customer Content with any of our sub-processors, we will require that the sub-processor maintains, at a minimum, reasonable data practices for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your Customer Content and preventing unauthorized access. We will be responsible for the acts and omissions of such sub-processors to the same extent that we would be responsible if we were performing the SaaS Software.
6.3. State Privacy Laws. To the extent that Customer Content contains “personal information” that is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, its implementing regulations, and any amendments thereto (collectively, the “CCPA”), or any other substantially similar state privacy laws, Company agrees that it will comply with all such laws and process such personal information as a service provider (as defined under the CCPA) and will not (a) retain, use or disclose personal information for any purpose other than the purposes set out in this Agreement and/or as permitted by the CCPA; or (b) "sell" (as defined and understood within the requirements of the CCPA) personal information.
7. CONFIDENTIALITY.
7.1. “Confidential Information” means all information that is identified as confidential at the time of disclosure by the Disclosing Party or should be reasonably known by the Receiving Party to be confidential or proprietary due to the nature of the information disclosed and the circumstances surrounding the disclosure. All Customer Content will be deemed Confidential Information of Customer without any marking or further designation. All Company technology and the terms and conditions of this Agreement will be deemed Confidential Information of Company without any marking or further designation. Confidential Information does not include information that the Receiving Party can demonstrate: (i) was rightfully in its possession or known to it prior to receipt of the Confidential Information; (ii) is or has become public knowledge through no fault of the Receiving Party; (iii) is rightfully obtained by the Receiving Party from a third party without breach of any confidentiality obligation; or (iv) is independently developed by employees of the Receiving Party who had no access to such information.
7.2. Each party (as “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 other party (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 employees and contractors 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. If Receiving Party is required by law or court order to disclose Confidential Information, then Receiving Party will, to the extent legally permitted, provide Disclosing Party with advance written notification, and cooperate in any effort to obtain confidential treatment of the Confidential Information. The Receiving Party acknowledges that disclosure of Confidential Information would cause substantial harm for which damages alone would not be a sufficient remedy, and therefore that upon any such disclosure by the Receiving Party, the Disclosing Party will be entitled to seek appropriate equitable relief in addition to whatever other remedies it might have at law.
8. WARRANTIES.
8.1. We provide our Software using a commercially reasonable level of care and warrant that the Software will materially conform to the documentation under normal use. WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT (i) THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR OPERATE IN COMBINATION WITH ANY SPECIFIC HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SYSTEM OR DATA, OR (ii) OUR SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. OUR ENTIRE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS WARRANTY WILL BE, AT OUR SOLE OPTION AND SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW, TO PROVIDE CONFORMING SOFTWARE, OR TO TERMINATE USE OF THE NON-CONFORMING SOFTWARE AND PROVIDE A PRO-RATED REFUND OF ANY PREPAID FEES FROM THE DATE YOU NOTIFY US OF THE NON-CONFORMANCE THROUGH THE END OF THE REMAINING CURRENT TERM. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
9. INDEMNIFICATION.
9.1. Our Indemnity. We will indemnify and defend you against any third-party claim alleging that any of the Software infringes upon any patent or copyright, or violates a trade secret of any such third-party (“IP Claim”), and we agree to pay reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, damages finally awarded, or reasonable settlement costs with respect to any such claim. You will promptly notify us of any claim and cooperate with us in defending the claim. We will reimburse you for reasonable expenses incurred in providing any cooperation or assistance. We will have full control and authority over the defense and settlement of any claim, except that: (i) any settlement requiring you to admit liability requires prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and (ii) you may join in the defense with your own counsel at your own expense.
9.1.1. If (i) Company becomes aware of an actual or potential IP Claim, or (ii) Customer provides Company with notice of an actual or potential IP Claim, Company may (or in the case of an injunction against Customer, will), at Company’s sole option and determination: (a) procure for Customer the right to continue to use the Software; or (b) replace or modify the Software with equivalent or better functionality so that Customer’s use is no longer infringing; or (c) if (a) or (b) are not commercially reasonable, terminate provision of the Software and refund to Customer any pre-paid Service fees for any periods after the termination of the Software, less any outstanding moneys owed by Customer to Company.
9.1.2. The obligations in Sections 9.1 do not extend to (i) any IP Claim based upon infringement or alleged infringement of any patent, trademark, copyright or other intellectual property right by the combination of the Software with other products, software or services not provided by Company; (ii) any IP Claim related to any Customer Content, or (iii) any IP Claim related to any use or exercise of any other right in respect to the Software outside the scope of the rights granted in this Agreement.
9.2. Your Indemnity. You will indemnify and defend us against any third-party claim resulting from a breach of Sections 2.4 or 5.2 or alleging that any of your Customer Content infringes upon any patent or copyright, or violates a trade secret of any party, and you agree to pay reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, damages finally awarded, or reasonable settlement costs with respect to any such claim. We will promptly notify you of any claim and cooperate with you in defending the claim. You will reimburse us for reasonable expenses incurred in providing any cooperation or assistance. You will have full control and authority over the defense and settlement of any claim, except that: (i) any settlement requiring us to admit liability requires prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and (ii) we may join in the defense with our own counsel at our own expense.
10. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.
10.1. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL LOSS, EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO: (i) LOSS OF DATA, (ii) LOSS OF INCOME, (iii) LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, OR (iv) CUSTOMER’S LOST PROFITS, HOWEVER CAUSED AND BASED ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR VIOLATION OF STATUTE, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY.
10.2. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT FOR A PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATION UNDER SECTION 9, OR A PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR FRAUD, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT IS LIMITED TO THE SUM OF THE AMOUNTS PAID FOR THE APPLICABLE SOFTWARE DURING THE 12 MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE INCIDENT GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT LIMIT YOUR OBLIGATIONS TO PAY ANY UNDISPUTED FEES AND OTHER AMOUNTS DUE UNDER ANY ORDER.
11. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. In connection with the performance, access and use of the Software under the Agreement, each party agrees to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, but not limited to export, privacy, data protection and anti-bribery laws and regulations. Each party represents that it is not named on any U.S. government denied-party list. Further, Customer will not permit its Users to access or use any Service in a U.S. embargoed country or in violation of any U.S. export law or regulation. If necessary and in accordance with applicable law, we will cooperate with local, state, federal and international government authorities with respect to the Software. Notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms, we may immediately terminate the Agreement for noncompliance with applicable laws.
12. SUSPENSION OF ACCESS TO SOFTWARE. We reserve the right to suspend your access to the Software or restrict functionalities if (a) we reasonably believe that you, your Affiliates or Users have materially violated this Agreement, or (b) we reasonably determine that the security of our SaaS Software or infrastructure may be compromised due to hacking attempts, denial of service attacks, or other malicious activities. Unless legally prohibited, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify you when taking any of the foregoing actions. We will not be liable to you, your Affiliates or Users or any other third party for any such suspension of access to the Software or reduced functionality. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activity by you, your Affiliates or Users may be referred to law enforcement authorities at our sole discretion.
13. ADDITIONAL TERMS.
13.1. Inspections and Audits. Customer or Customer’s authorized representative may, at reasonable times during the term of the Agreement and upon a minimum of 60 days advance notice, inspect and audit our quality program (“Quality Program”) of the SaaS Software for the sole purpose of evaluating Company’s compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Customer-specific artifacts in the Quality Program. At the request of Customer, any governmental agency which regulates Customer, may, at reasonable times during the term of the Agreement and upon as much advance notice as possible, inspect and audit the applicable records of the Company which are solely related to Customer for the sole purpose of evaluating the Software’s role in supporting Customer’s regulated operations. Company will retain applicable books and records for one year subsequent to the expiration or termination of this Agreement, or such later date as may be required by applicable law. For inspections and audits, Company will provide a qualified quality or validation resource for regulatory support. The support will include responding to audit findings and providing documentation reasonably requested by regulatory agencies.
13.2. Third Party Services. The Software may provide the capability for you to link to or integrate with third party sites or applications separately accessed by you and not purchased from us. We are not responsible for and do not endorse such services. You have sole discretion whether to purchase or connect to any third-party services and your use is governed solely by the terms for those services. Any third-party services we have sold you are subject to this Agreement, including any additional terms specific to those services. Unless otherwise specified, we and our contractors, suppliers, and licensors disclaim all warranties, express or implied, and all liability for any third-party services we have sold to you.
13.3. Dispute Resolution. Each party agrees that before it seeks any form of legal relief (except for a provisional remedy as explicitly set forth below) it will provide written notice to the other party of the specific issue(s) in dispute (and reference the relevant provisions of the contract between the parties which are allegedly being breached). Within 30 days after such notice, knowledgeable executives of the parties will hold at least one meeting (in person or by video- or tele-conference) for the purpose of attempting in good faith, to resolve the dispute. The parties agree to maintain the confidential nature of all disputes and disagreements between them, including, but not limited to, informal negotiations, mediation or arbitration, except as may be necessary to prepare for or conduct these dispute resolution procedures or unless otherwise required by law or judicial decision. The dispute resolution procedures in this Section will not apply to claims subject to indemnification under Section 9 (Indemnification) or prior to a party seeking a provisional remedy related to claims of misappropriation or ownership of intellectual property, trade secrets or Confidential Information.
13.4. Arbitration. If the parties do not reach an agreed upon solution within a period of 30 days from the time of the commencement of the informal dispute resolution process described above, then either party may initiate binding arbitration by a single arbitrator before the American Arbitration Association using its Commercial Arbitration Rules as the sole means to resolve claims subject to the terms set forth below. YOU AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARIBTRATION RATHER THAN IN COURT AND ATHAT YOU WILL ARBITRATE WITH US ONLY IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS. Any arbitration claim must be brought within one year of the claim arising. The arbitrator will have exclusive authority to resolve all disputes arising out of or relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Agreement, including but not limited to any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable, or whether a claim is subject to arbitration. The arbitrator will be empowered to grant whatever relief would be available in a court under law or in equity. The arbitrator’s award will be written, and binding on the parties and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. You understand and agree that unless you can demonstrate that arbitration in Delaware would create an undue burden for you, any arbitration hearing will be held in Delaware. You understand and agree that by entering into this Agreement, each party is waiving the right to a jury trial or a trial before a judge in a public court. Other rights that you would have if you went to court, such as the right to appeal and to certain types of discovery, may be more limited or may also be waived. Notwithstanding the parties’ decision to resolve all disputes through arbitration, either party may bring an action in state or federal court to protect its intellectual property rights (meaning patents, copyrights, moral rights, trademarks, and trade secrets, but not privacy or publicity rights) or Confidential Information. Furthermore, you have the right to opt out and not be bound by these arbitration provisions by sending written notice of your decision to opt out to the following address Legal@Cordance.co within 30 days of the Effective Date of this Agreement.
13.5. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. These Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. For any dispute not subject to arbitration, each party agrees to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the federal and state courts located in Delaware.
13.6. Assignment. Neither party may assign its rights or delegate its duties under the Agreement either in whole or in part without the other party’s prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld, except that either party may assign the Agreement to an affiliated entity, or as part of a corporate reorganization, consolidation, merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of its business or assets to which this relates. Any attempted assignment without consent will be void. The Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of each party’s successors or assigns.
13.7. Notices. Notices must be sent by personal delivery, overnight courier, or registered or certified mail. We may also provide notice to the email last designated on your account, electronically via postings on our website, in-product notices, or via our self-service portal or administrative center. Unless specified elsewhere in this Agreement, notices should be sent to us at 16 W. Martin Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, attention Contract Admin; e-mail support@docxellent.com; and for notice related to legal matters, e-mail to legal@cordance.co. We will send notices to the address last designated on your account. Notice is given (a) upon personal delivery; (b) for overnight courier, on the second business day after notice is sent, (c) for registered or certified mail, on the fifth business day after notice is sent, (d) for email, when the email is sent, or (e) if posted electronically, upon posting.
13.8. Entire Agreement; Order of Precedence. This Agreement, including the Order(s) and any applicable schedules, exhibits, and appendices, and any mutually signed SOW set forth the entire agreement between Customer and Company relating to the Software and Professional Services and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements, except as otherwise permitted. If there is a conflict between an executed Order, this Agreement, and the Documentation, in each case, as applicable, the conflict will be resolved in that order, but only for the specific Software described in the applicable Order. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement will be effective unless mutually agreed in writing.
13.9. General Terms. If any term of this Agreement is not enforceable, this will not affect any other terms. Both parties are independent contractors and nothing in this Agreement creates a partnership, agency, fiduciary or employment relationship between the parties. No person or entity not a party to the Agreement will be a third-party beneficiary or have the right to modify the Agreement or to make commitments binding on us. Failure to enforce any right under the Agreement will not waive that right. The Agreement may be agreed to online or executed by electronic signature and in one or more counterparts. No party will be responsible for any delay or failure to perform under the Agreement due to force majeure events (e.g. natural disasters; terrorist activities, activities of third party service providers, labor disputes; and acts of government) and acts beyond a party’s reasonable control, but only for so long as those conditions persist.
Last updated 2024-07-22
EXHIBIT A
to the Terms of Service
SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES
1. Service Level Agreement (SLA)
1.1. Overview
This Service Level Agreement (“SLA”) describes the commitments by Company to Customer for providing services as they relate to the application and hosting infrastructure, collectively referred to as the On-Premise Software or the SaaS Software.
This SLA specifies the services, service levels, conditions and responsibilities required to establish and maintain the operational state of the Software for Customer. Company reserves the right to change the terms of this SLA as it deems necessary to provide the highest appropriate level of product operational excellence and customer satisfaction.
The SLA applies to both the On-Premise Software and SaaS Software except where otherwise specified. Sections of this SLA that pertain only to the SaaS Software are designated by “SaaS Software Only” and do not pertain to the On-Premise Software, and therefore, are the responsibility of Customer’s IT department or equivalent.
Any support/technical services not expressly provided to Customer under the terms of this Exhibit may be available to Customer for a separate charge, pursuant to a separate Order mutually agreed by the parties.
1.2. Definitions & Abbreviations
Term/Abbreviation | Definition |
A/I | Anti-Intrusion software, typically installed on the server. |
A/V | Anti-virus software, typically installed on the server. |
AWS | Amazon Web Services – an industry leading cloud platform hosting provider. |
Backup | Copying data and files to protect against loss of integrity or availability of the original. |
Change Request (CR) | Request from Customer or datacenter for changes to documents, application, environments or security |
Customer | As defined in the MSA. |
Emergency Maintenance | Maintenance that Company determines, in its sole discretion, must be performed immediately to respond to an emergency situation. |
On-Premise Software | As defined in the MSA. |
SaaS Software | As defined in the MSA. |
Incident | A problem report or support request pertaining to the provisions of this SLA. |
Maintenance | The execution of activities required to keep the On-Premise Software functioning at the highest appropriate level of operational readiness. |
Monitoring | Continuous manual or automated observation of the On-Premise Software operational readiness. |
N/A | Not Applicable |
OS | Operating System, typically referring to one that is installed on a hosted server. |
Outage | The On-Premise Software is unexpectedly offline or otherwise not available for normal business usage. |
Planned Maintenance | A planned period of time in which preventive maintenance is performed such as application or OS updates (Customer may experience a limitation of services during this timeframe). |
Recovery | The restoring of data and files back to an original state after a “disaster” event occurrence or Customer request. |
Response Time | Measure of time to start the diagnosis. |
SLA | Service Level Agreement – this Exhibit. |
1.3. Duties & Responsibilities – SaaS Software Only
1.3.1. Scope & Segregation of Services
Company provides technical services pertaining to the application layer of the SaaS Software. These services include, but are not limited to, the application installation, updates, backup, disaster recovery, and Cloud hosting services for the SaaS Software. The services also include platform setup, qualification, performance monitoring, anti-virus, anti-intrusion, anti-malware, data protection, security and incident response services.
Successful implementation of the SaaS Software requires Customer to identify an ENSUR System Administrator and designated backup administrators. These individuals will be trained by Company on SaaS Software system configuration and related administration consoles as part of the Implementation Package purchased by Customer. It is the responsibility of Customer’s System Administrator to maintain all SaaS Software configuration settings as they relate to Customer business process need.
The following section identifies the Roles and Responsibilities for Company and Customer.
1.3.2. Roles & Responsibilities
Service | Company | Customer |
Establishment, availability, management, and support of the IT infrastructure | X |
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Availability of hosting platform products and services | X |
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Change Management of the infrastructure and platform products | X |
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Support and Maintenance of the infrastructure and platform | X |
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Platform provisioning and configuration | X |
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Access control to platform/servers | X |
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Platform qualification | X |
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Support and Maintenance of the platform configuration |
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Platform Backup and Disaster Recovery | X |
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Maintenance of server and Database Management Systems (e.g., MS SQL Server) updates and patches | X |
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Installation and configuration of security services | X |
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Vulnerability scanning and testing | X |
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A/V, A/I A/M installation and maintenance | X |
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Server log inspections | X |
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Performance and Health Monitoring Services | X |
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SSL Certificate Administration | X |
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Software installation and validation | X |
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Change management of the platform configuration and hosted software environment | X |
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Customer VPN access to server (if required) | X | X |
Microsoft Active Directory Administration (optional) |
| X |
DNS URL Administration | X | X |
ENSUR user account creation and permissions settings |
| X |
ENSUR Administrative configuration / maintenance |
| X |
Change management of software system settings |
| X |
Business Continuity Planning |
| X |
Technical Support | X |
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ENSUR System Administrator Support | X |
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End User Support |
| X |
Audit Support | X | X |
1.4. Support for all Software (unless otherwise specified)
1.4.1. Scope
Company accepts requests for support 24x7x365. Our support staff will respond to all requests for support per the availability and response times of this SLA. This is inclusive of, but not limited to, system outages or responsiveness issues, application functionality issues, problem reports, application usage questions, administrative configuration assistance, training requests and software or services improvement suggestions.
1.4.2. Provisions for Obtaining Support
Company will provide support to Customer subject to the following conditions:
a. Company will make telephone and online support available to two designated representatives of Customer. It is expected that these representatives are fully trained in the use of the Software so that they are able to triage end user inquiries to determine if the issues are reproducible, respond to any internal workflow questions, and provide thoroughly vetted inquiries to Company support.
b. Company will make available to Customer feature and maintenance enhancements as Company may release from time to time, including software optimization, bug fixes, minor changes in architecture and documentation at no additional cost, and only for the most recent version of the Software made available by Company for general release. Customer will use its reasonable best efforts to implement all such releases in production promptly after Company makes Customer aware that the enhancements are available, and in any event no less often than once in each 12 months. Customer’s failure to implement enhancements in a timely manner may result in additional charges.
c. Company’s Customer Help Portal is available 24/7.
d. Support provided under the terms of this Exhibit may be withheld, at the sole and absolute discretion of Company, if On-Premise Software has been modified or, in any manner, altered without the express written permission of Company in each instance.
1.4.3. Support Incident Handling
Customer can report any Incidents to the Company’s Support team by email, chat or phone. Response Time metrics are stated in the table in the Priorities Section below. Company’s Support team will notify Customer of any inquiry received that is not within Company’s standard support obligations and requires a separate Order for Professional Services before working on the request.
1.4.4. Priorities
Priority | Description | Response Times / RTO |
1 | Production outage – System Unavailable* | Commercially reasonable efforts for ≤ 1 hour System Recovery Time |
2 | Operational readiness issues with production causing degraded persistent availability and/or connectivity and prohibiting critical business functions. | ≤ 4 hours Response |
3 | Operational Issues with production inhibiting non-critical business functions. | ≤ 8 hours Response |
4 | Usage questions or user training issues/requests | ≤ 8 hours Response |
5 | Other non-critical support request | ≤ 24 hours Response |
* System Unavailable is defined as either #1) the web application is non-operational, and all Users are not able to access the system or #2) normal system functions have become non-operational at a system level, causing significant and sustained disruption to critical business needs. Examples include Customer web server is offline or inaccessible or database server is inaccessible to the web server and, as a result, Users cannot log into the system or critical normal functions such as opening SOPs are not working or resulting in abnormal system errors preventing access to content.
This definition of System Unavailability for Priority 1 issues excludes all Priority 2-5 issues and any internal Customer IT networking problems preventing access to Cloud web applications. Examples of excluded Priority 2 issues include (and are not limited to): operational issues for which there is a temporary workaround; individual user authentication issues (i.e., bad or expired user passwords); individual user configuration issues such as a lack system rights to perform a needed function that may be resolved by the System Administrator; and usages issues due to system misconfiguration by the System Administrator requiring Company support consultation to determine proper configuration. In addition, for On-Premise Software , Priority 1 Response Time metrics do not apply when the System Unavailability is due to Customer’s infrastructure, and Company reserves the right to charge for help Customer may request from Company.
1.4.5. Availability
Service Window | Delivery Hours | Priorities Serviced |
Office Hours | Monday-Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Eastern Time* Friday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time* Saturday-Sunday: Closed
All Office Hours services are provided by Company Staff *Excludes certain US Holidays | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Extended Hours | Monday-Thursday: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Eastern Time Friday: 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM Eastern Time Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Eastern Time US Holidays: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Eastern Time
All Extended Hours services are provided by Company Staff. | 1, 2, 3 |
After Hours (Emergency Support) | Monday-Friday: 9:00 PM – 8:00 AM Eastern Time Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 PM – 9:00 AM Eastern Time US Holidays: 9:00 PM – 9:00 AM Eastern Time
During After Hours support, phone calls are triaged by Company’s automated system. Priority 1 issues are escalated to Company staff for immediate response. Priority 2-5 issues are responded to by Company staff during the next Office Hours or Extended Hours time window | 1 |
1.4.6. Service Methods
Service Window | Service Request Method | Priorities Serviced |
Office Hours | Email - support@docxellent.com Phone – 860-887-2900:
ASAP reply for priority 1 issue Timely reply for priority 2, 3, 4 issues
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Extended Hours | Email – support@docxellent.com: Phone – 860-887-2900:
ASAP responses for priority 1 issue Timely reply for priority 2, 3, 4 issues | 1,2,3,4 |
After Hours (Emergency Support) | Phone – 860-887-2900: Answering System with automated triage or Priority 1 issues. ASAP action to restore system access and callback or email response | 1
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1.5. Change Management
1.5.1. Software Change Management
All Software application change requests will be submitted via email and will be handled under the Company’s Software Change Management Procedure and a Product Change Request (PCR) will be created by Company Support. All PCRs are reviewed by the Change Control Board (CCB) for approval and release version assignment. The PCR may be approved, or not, in the sole discretion of the CCB and, if approved, will be released in the future, at a time in Company’s sole discretion.
1.5.2. Platform Change Management –SaaS Software Only
Changes to the hosting environment are typical and may be initiated by Customer or Company to optimize performance, User experience, or for other business purposes; however, all changes to the Software, virtual server(s) or environment of the Customer’s SaaS Software will follow a strictly controlled and fully documented change management process defined in Company’s Environment Change Management standard procedures.
1.6. Maintenance
1.6.1. Overview – SaaS Software only
There are two classifications of system maintenance: Planned Maintenance and Emergency Maintenance. Planned Maintenance includes Application Installation, Application Updates and Platform updates as described in the sections below. Emergency Maintenance would only occur as a reactionary measure to a significant negative event or threat of an impending negative event.
1.6.2. Application Installation - SaaS Software only
Company will perform the following activities to establish each SaaS Software application instance:
· Contract with the Cloud hosting provider Company selects to provide the appropriate hardware, networking and related IT services (such as Amazon Web Services) to establish the needed cloud server(s) and supporting infrastructure
· Procure, install, renew, and administer certificate for HTTPS communications
· Procure a DNS URL for site access and provide DNS configuration assistance
· Install Anti-Virus/Intrusion software on all cloud servers
· Establish Data Volume encryption
· Install the SaaS Software application (execute IQ as needed for validated Customers)
· Configure backup snapshot schedule per this SLA
· Establish monitoring alarms per this SLA
1.6.3. Software Application Updates
Company will provide resources to fully manage the deployment of all new Software application updates. As new versions of the Software application are released, Company will perform the following activities:
· Send Customer a Release Notice email announcing the new version and providing release notes that detail changes and enhancements.
· SaaS Software only - Initiate an application update process with Customer per the change management requirements of this SLA.
· Schedule environment update dates and times with Customer.
· Send update reminders to Customer on the day of the installation of updates.
· SaaS Software only - Install application update and verify proper operational readiness.
· For On-Premise Software – using web meeting with Customer or remote access, install application update and verify proper operational readiness.
· For validated Customers, provide any needed OQ and/or PQ documents.
· Notify Customer that the update has been completed.
1.6.4. Platform Updates – SaaS Software only
Company will provide resources to manage the deployment of all supporting software on the SaaS Software servers. This will include updates/patches to the OS (performed on a monthly basis), SQL Server Database, Anti-Virus/Intrusion tools and the MS Office suite. When it has been determined that updates need to be applied, Company will perform the following activities:
· Notify Customer of the scheduled update window
· Send update reminders to Customer on the day of the deployment of updates.
· Apply pending updates and verify successful completion
· Verify proper SaaS Software application operational readiness
· Platform updates are performed monthly as needed for each platform software package per the recommendations of the vendor of the supporting software. Platform updates are typically deployed in either the early morning or late day hours (Eastern Time) on Sundays to minimize potential disruptions to Users of the system.
1.6.5. Emergency Maintenance – SaaS Software only
Company reserves the right to perform Emergency Maintenance to a SaaS Software server if it has been determined, in Company’s sole discretion, that either 1) an adverse event has resulted or will imminently result in significantly degraded performance or complete application outage or 2) a security threat poses an immediate risk to the hosted environment and requires urgent mitigation. Emergency Maintenance services may include a disaster recovery process as defined by this SLA. While Emergency Maintenance is rare, Company will notify Customer of the emergency event and the corrective actions being taken. However, Customer response is not required before corrective actions are implemented to resolve the emergency situation.
EXHIBIT B
to Terms of Service
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
If Customer requests and Customer (i) has a current Support Agreement with Company and (ii) is not in default on any payment obligations to Company, Company will provide Professional Services pursuant to an executed Order governed by the terms of this Exhibit and, if applicable, a Statement of Work (SOW) governed by the terms of this Agreement). Professional Services requested by Customer outside of the normal business hours of the Professional Services team (9:00 am – 5:00 pm Eastern time Monday through Friday excluding local holidays) or any services not scheduled in advance may be subject to additional charges. The rates for professional services are based on Company’s then-standard time and materials rates.
The following are examples of Professional Services that may be requested by Customer. This list is not exhaustive but provided as examples of work for which Company charges an hourly or fixed-price fee:
§ Training beyond initial allotment of training hours provided during Implementation phase. Training requests may include:
§ New Editor/Admin training (where the former Admin has been removed from Software responsibilities or separated from Customer)
§ Refresher Training
§ Training on features not initially utilized during implementation as they were tabled for latter roll-out(s)
§ Training on new versions of Software (Note: documentation and training videos are provided as part of standard support and posted to the Customer Portal)
§ Workflow (e.g., my goal is X, how do I use the software to accomplish this goal?)
§ Consulting (e.g., I need a field/form/report that does Y, how should I set it up?)
§ Design and Setup of customer Forms, Overlays, Reports.
§ Error reconciliation (e.g., I did A which causes result B and now need to fix it)
§ Infrastructure growth, workload balancing, etc.
§ Custom Reports, SQL Queries, Custom Logic (such as Stored Procedures/Triggers.)
§ Assistance with Auditor requests/questions posed to Customer by Auditors
§ Server migrations where ENSUR Software installation is to be moved to a different physical or virtual server by request of the Customer
§ Legacy data migrations
§ Validation Services (i.e., consulting on customer Requirements and associated UAT scripts, writing customer UAT scripts, executing customer UAT scripts)
§ Integration with other internal systems such as ERP, SAP, or LMS
§ Environment duplication; Database copying to replicate one instance to another (e.g., copy Production to TEST to have configured templates, content types, and document samples available in TEST)
§ If an adverse event necessitating recovery was a major functional “mistake” made by Customer within the Software that has caused the controlled data to no longer meet business needs (i.e., an unintended global cascade of folder permissions changes by an administrator), and Customer requires that Company perform an incremental database rollback.