ARCHER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Professional Services Terms & Conditions
THESE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TERMS & CONDITIONS (“AGREEMENT”) ARE EFFECTIVE AS OF THE LATER DATE OF EXECUTION OF THE APPLICABLE STATEMENT OF WORK MAKING REFERENCE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
ANY AND ALL REFERENCES TO “CUSTOMER” SHALL BE DEEMED TO MEAN THE CUSTOMER SET FORTH IN AN APPLICABLE STATEMENT OF WORK.
ANY AND ALL REFERENCES TO “ARCHER” SHALL MEAN ARCHER TECHNOLOGIES LLC.
THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH ARCHER AND CUSTOMER MAY PERIODICALLY ENGAGE ARCHER TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, OPERATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (“SERVICES”) ON A PROJECT BASIS PURSUANT TO A STATEMENT OF WORK THAT WILL BE ENTERED INTO BETWEEN ARCHER AND CUSTOMER (“SOW”) FOR EACH ENGAGEMENT.
This is a legal agreement between the end user Customer and Archer. This Agreement may be superseded by any written agreement signed by both Customer and Archer.
1. SERVICES.
Archer shall provide the services described in a SOW that details the relationship of the parties with regard to a specific project. Each SOW shall (i) be signed by the parties; (ii) incorporate by reference this Agreement; and (iii) state the pertinent business parameters, including, but not limited to, pricing, payment, expense reimbursement, and a detailed description of the Services to be provided. Such business parameters shall control as to the engagement described in an SOW, but additional or conflicting legal terms may only be added by express amendment to this Agreement signed by authorized representatives of the parties, even if they are to apply only to one SOW.
2. TERM AND TERMINATION.
A. Term; Survival. The term of this Agreement commences on the later date of execution of an applicable SOW and shall remain in effect unless terminated as provided below. Upon any termination of this Agreement, Sections 2, 3(B), 4, 5, 6(B), and 8 through 13 hereof shall survive in accordance with their terms. Termination of this Agreement or any SOW shall not limit either party from pursuing other remedies available to it, including injunctive relief, nor shall such termination relieve Customer of its obligation to pay all fees and expenses for all Services performed, including any deliverables associated with such Services, as of the date of termination.
B. Termination for Convenience. Either party may terminate this Agreement for convenience by providing the other with written notice, which termination shall become effective upon the later of (1) fourteen days after receipt of such notice by such other party or (2) completion and payment for the Services set forth in any SOW(s) effective on the date of receipt of such notice. In addition, Customer may terminate any SOW hereunder fourteen days after Archer’s receipt of Customer’s written notice and Customer shall pay Archer for the value of all work performed through the date of termination.
C. Termination for Breach. Either party may notify the other in writing in case of the other's alleged breach of a material provision of this Agreement and/or an applicable SOW. The recipient shall have thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of such notice to effect a cure. If the recipient of the notice fails to effect a cure within such period, then the sender of the notice shall have the option of sending a written notice of termination of the applicable SOW(s), or the Agreement if the breach affects multiple SOWs, which notice shall take effect upon receipt.
3. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
A. Ownership. Customer shall own all copyright rights in written reports, analyses and other working papers delivered by Archer to Customer in the course of performing Services, as well as Customer’s derivative works thereof, subject to Customer’s payment in full under such SOW and subject to Archer’s rights in the underlying intellectual property embodied therein or used by Archer to perform the Services.
B. License Grant. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Archer grants Customer the worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable, perpetual, irrevocable (except as set forth in Section 2(C)) right to use, copy, and create derivatives of any materials provided by Archer in the course of performing Services solely for Customer’s internal business operations as contemplated by the applicable SOW. The foregoing license excludes Archer’s generally available products which are licensed via separate ordering agreement or pre-released products Customer may have received from Archer under a separate testing agreement.
C. Reservation of Rights. Archer reserves all rights not expressly granted to Customer in this Agreement. Except as expressly stated, nothing herein shall be construed to (1) directly or indirectly grant to a receiving party any title to or ownership of a providing party’s intellectual property rights in services or materials furnished by such providing party hereunder, or (2) preclude such providing party from developing, marketing, using, licensing, modifying or otherwise freely exploiting services or materials that are similar to or related to the Services or materials provided hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Customer acknowledges that Archer has the right to use any Customer provided materials solely for the benefit of Customer in connection with the Services performed hereunder for Customer.
4. CONFIDENTIALITY.
A. Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” means the terms of this Agreement (including the terms of each SOW) and all confidential and proprietary information of Archer or Customer, including without limitation all business plans, product plans, financial information, software, designs, formulas, methods, know how, processes, materials provided to Customer in the course of performing Services under this Agreement, and technical, business and financial data of any nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any marketing, pricing and other information regarding the Services), provided that such information is marked or designated in writing as “confidential,” “proprietary,” or any other similar term or designation. Confidential Information does not include information that is (i) rightfully in the receiving party’s possession without obligation of confidentiality prior to receipt from the disclosing party; (ii) a matter of public knowledge through no fault of the receiving party; (iii) rightfully furnished to the receiving party by a third party without restriction on disclosure or use; or (iv) independently developed by the receiving party without use of or reference to the disclosing party's Confidential Information. Each party shall (i) use Confidential Information of the other party only for the purposes of exercising rights or performing obligations in connection with this Agreement or any SOW hereunder, and (ii) use at least reasonable care to protect from disclosure to any third parties any Confidential Information disclosed by the other party for a period from the date hereof until three (3) years following the later of (i) the termination date of this Agreement or (ii) the last date of the completion or other termination of Services under each SOW entered into hereunder, provided, however, that Confidential Information that constitutes, contains or reveals, in whole or in part, Archer proprietary rights shall not be disclosed by the receiving party at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a receiving party may disclose Confidential Information pursuant to a valid order of a court or authorized government agency provided that the receiving party has given the disclosing party prompt notice so that the disclosing party will have an opportunity to defend, limit or protect against such disclosure.
B. Publicity. Each party shall not, and shall not authorize or assist another to, originate, produce, issue or release any written publicity, news release, marketing collateral or other publication or public announcement, relating in any way to this Agreement or any SOW entered into hereunder, without the prior written approval of the other, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that Archer may identify Customer for reference purposes.
5. PAYMENT TERMS.
Invoicing and Payment. Archer shall submit invoices for fees and reimbursable costs and expenses and Customer shall pay each invoice in the manner specified in the applicable SOW. Customer will also pay all related taxes and withholdings, except for those based on Archer’s net income. If Customer is required to withhold taxes, then Customer will forward any withholding receipts to Archer. Subject to Archer’s credit approval, all amounts are due in the currency stated on the invoice and in full 30 days after the date of Archer's invoice, with interest accruing thereafter at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the highest lawful rate.
6. WARRANTY.
A. Warranty. Archer shall perform Services in a workmanlike manner in accordance with generally accepted industry standards. Customer must notify Archer of any failure to so perform within ten (10) days after the date on which such failure first occurs. Archer’s entire liability, and Customer’s sole remedy, for Archer’s failure to so perform shall be for Archer to, at its option, (i) use reasonable efforts to correct such failure, and/or (ii) terminate the applicable SOW and refund that portion of any fees received that correspond to such failure to perform.
B. Disclaimer and Exclusions. Except as expressly stated in Section 6(A) above, Archer (including its suppliers, subcontractors, employees and agents) provides Services “AS IS” and makes no other express or implied warranties, written or oral, and ALL OTHER WARRANTIES ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTY ARISING BY STATUTE, OPERATION OF LAW, COURSE OF DEALING OR PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE OF TRADE.
7. IP INDEMNITY.
Archer shall (i) defend Customer against any third party claim that the Services and the related materials provided by Archer to Customer infringe a patent, or a copyright enforceable in a country that is a signatory to the Berne Convention, and (ii) pay the resulting costs and damages finally awarded against Customer by a court of competent jurisdiction or the amounts stated in a written settlement signed by Archer. Customer shall (i) defend Archer against any third party claim that the materials provided by Customer or its agents for use by Archer infringe a patent, or a copyright enforceable in a country that is a signatory to the Berne Convention, and (ii) pay the resulting costs and damages finally awarded against Archer by a court of competent jurisdiction or the amounts stated in a written settlement signed by Customer. The foregoing obligations are subject to the following: the indemnitee (a) notifies the indemnitor promptly in writing of such claim, (b) grants the indemnitor sole control over the defense and settlement thereof, (c) reasonably cooperates in response to an indemnitor request for assistance, and (d) is not in material breach of this Agreement. Should such a claim be made, or in the indemnitor’s opinion be likely to be made, the indemnitor may, at its option and expense, (1) procure for the indemnitee the right to make continued use thereof, (2) replace or modify such so that it becomes non-infringing, (3) request return of the subject material, or (4) discontinue the Service and refund the portion of any pre-paid Service fee that corresponds to the period of Service discontinuation. The indemnitor shall have no liability under this Section 7 to the extent that the alleged infringement arises out of or relates to: (A) the use or combination of the subject Services and/or materials with third party products or services, (B) use for a purpose or in a manner for which the subject Services and/or materials were not designed, (C) any modification to the subject Services and/or materials made by anyone other than the indemnitor or its authorized representatives, (D) any modifications to the subject Services and/or materials made by the indemnitor pursuant to the indemnitee’s specific instructions, or (E) any technology owned or licensed by the indemnitee from third parties. THIS SECTION STATES THE INDEMNITEE’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND THE INDEMNITOR’S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR THIRD PARTY INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
A. Limitation on Direct Damages. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 7 ABOVE, ARCHER’S TOTAL LIABILITY (INCLUDING THE LIABILITY OF ANY SUPPLIER, SUBCONTRACTOR, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF ARCHER), AND CUSTOMER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM OF ANY TYPE WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER, SHALL BE LIMITED TO PROVEN DIRECT DAMAGES CAUSED BY ARCHER’S SOLE NEGLIGENCE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED (i) US$1,000,000, FOR DAMAGE TO REAL OR TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY; AND (ii) THE PRICE PAID BY CUSTOMER TO ARCHER FOR THE SPECIFIC SERVICE FROM WHICH SUCH CLAIM ARISES, FOR DAMAGE OF ANY TYPE NOT IDENTIFIED IN (i) ABOVE BUT NOT OTHERWISE EXCLUDED HEREUNDER.
B. No Indirect Damages. EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS REGARDING VIOLATION OF ARCHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS (INCLUDING ANY LICENSE GRANTED THEREUNDER) OR CLAIMS FOR INDEMNITY ARISING UNDER SECTION 7 (IP INDEMNITY), NEITHER CUSTOMER NOR ARCHER (INCLUDING ARCHER’S SUPPLIERS, SUBCONTRACTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS) SHALL (i) HAVE LIABILITY TO THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUES, DATA AND/OR USE), EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF; AND (ii) BRING ANY CLAIM BASED ON ANY SERVICE PROVIDED HEREUNDER MORE THAN EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES.
9. GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.
The Services and any technology delivered in connection therewith pursuant to this Agreement and/or any SOW entered into hereunder may be subject to governmental restrictions on exports from the U.S.; restrictions on exports from other countries in which such Services and technology may be provided or located; disclosures of technology to foreign persons; exports from abroad of derivative products thereof; and the importation and/or use of such technology included therein outside of the United States (collectively, "Export Laws"). Diversion contrary to U.S. law is expressly prohibited. Customer shall, at its sole expense, comply with all Export Laws and Archer export policies made available to Customer by Archer. Customer represents that it is not a Restricted Person, which shall be deemed to include any person or entity: (1) located in or a national of Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or any other countries that may, from time to time, become subject to U.S. export controls for anti-terrorism reasons or with which U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in financial transactions; or (2) on any restricted person or entity list maintained by any U.S. governmental agency. Certain information, Services or technology may be subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. This information, Services or technology shall only be exported, transferred or released to foreign nationals inside or outside the United States in compliance with such regulations.
10. NOTICES.
Any notices permitted or required under this Agreement and/or any SOW entered into hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be deemed given when delivered (i) in person; (ii) by overnight courier, upon written confirmation of receipt; (iii) by certified or registered mail, with proof of delivery; (iv) by facsimile transmission with confirmation of receipt; or (v) by email, with confirmation of receipt. Notices shall be sent to the address, facsimile number or email address set forth above, or at such other address, facsimile number or email address as provided to the other party in writing.
11. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
The parties shall act as independent contractors for all purposes under this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute either party as an agent or representative of the other party, or both parties as joint venturers or partners for any purpose. Neither party shall be responsible for the acts or omissions of the other party, and neither party will have authority to speak for, represent or obligate the other party in any way without the prior written approval of the other party.
12. MISCELLANEOUS.
This Agreement and any SOW(s) entered into hereunder (i) shall constitute the complete statement of the agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and (ii) may be modified only by a writing signed by authorized representatives of both parties. Except for the payment of fees, neither party shall be liable under this Agreement or any SOW because of a failure or delay in performing its obligations hereunder on account of any force majeure event, such as strikes, riots, insurrection, terrorism, fires, natural disasters, acts of God, war, governmental action, or any other cause which is beyond the reasonable control of such party. Archer shall not be liable under this Agreement or any SOW because of failure or delay in performing its obligations hereunder on account of Customer’s failure to provide timely access to facilities, space, power, documentation, networks, files, software, and Customer personnel that are reasonably necessary for Archer to perform its obligations. Neither party may assign this Agreement to a separate legal entity, without the other party's written consent. Neither party shall unreasonably withhold or delay such consent; provided, however, that such written consent shall not be required if (i) either party assigns this Agreement to a separate entity in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets with or to such other separate entity, unless the surviving entity of the merger, acquisition, or sale of assets is a direct competitor of the other party. Nothing herein shall limit Archer’s right to assign its right to receive and collect payments hereunder. All terms of any purchase order or similar document provided by Customer, including but not limited to any pre-printed terms thereon and any terms that are inconsistent, add to, or conflict with this Agreement and/or an SOW, shall be null and void and of no legal force or effect. No waiver shall be deemed a waiver of any prior or subsequent default hereunder. If any part of this Agreement and/or any SOW entered into hereunder is held unenforceable, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
13. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement and all relationships created hereby will in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
