Client Signature Requirements

Client Signature Requirements

Client Name:    Service Provider Name:

WHEREAS

WHEREAS, Client Name is engaging Service Provider Name to perform services as further described in the Scope of Work below; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to specify the required signatures, authorized signatories, and procedural conditions under which this engagement will be accepted and deemed effective;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that signatures provided in accordance with the specifications in this document shall create a binding agreement upon the parties as indicated herein.

Scope of Work

Payment Terms

Payment shall be due as set forth above. Late payments shall accrue interest at the rate specified in the Late Payment Fee field and the non-defaulting party may suspend performance if payment is more than days overdue.

Term and Termination

Term Start Date:    Term End Date:

Either party may terminate this engagement for material breach if the breaching party fails to cure within the notice period above following written notice. Termination for convenience requires the providing of the notice period and payment of all amounts due for services rendered through the effective termination date.

Confidentiality

Each party acknowledges that in the course of performance it may receive Confidential Information of the other party. "Confidential Information" means non-public information that is designated as confidential or that reasonably should be understood to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure. Confidential Information shall not include information that is (a) publicly known through no fault of the receiving party, (b) rightfully received from a third party without breach of a confidentiality obligation, or (c) independently developed by the receiving party without use of the disclosing party's Confidential Information.

The receiving party shall use Confidential Information solely to perform its obligations under this agreement and shall protect the Confidential Information with measures at least as protective as those used to protect its own confidential information but in no event less than reasonable care. The obligations of confidentiality survive termination for a period of years, unless otherwise required by law.

Signature Requirements and Execution Procedures

Authorized Signatories: Signatures must be executed by individuals with authority to bind each party. Authorized signatory name and title for Client: , Title: .

Authorized signatory name and title for Service Provider: , Title: .

Electronic signature via scanned PDF or electronic signature platform
Original wet (ink) signature delivered by mail or in person
Notarized signature required
Witnessed signature required

Parties shall initial each page to indicate review and acceptance: Client initials required    Provider initials required

Scanned PDF delivered by email attachment
Fax transmission
Courier or overnight delivery of original
In-person hand delivery

Execution by electronic or photographic reproduction of an original signature shall have the same force and effect as an original signature. The parties agree that this agreement is effective as of the Effective Date defined below or the date of the last required signature, whichever is later.

Effective Date:

Governing Law

This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction identified below, without regard to conflict of law principles. Governing jurisdiction:

Entire Agreement

This document, together with any exhibits and statements of work expressly incorporated by reference, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals, and communications, whether written or oral. No amendment will be effective unless in writing and signed by authorized representatives of both parties.

Acknowledgment and Certification

By signing below, each signatory certifies that they are authorized to bind the party on whose behalf they sign, that they have read and understand the signature requirements set forth herein, and that the method of execution used complies with the permitted signature methods and identification requirements selected above.

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