SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALATION AND USE OF THE
PROGRAM.
EVERGREEN INTERNET WILL LICENSE THE PROGRAM TO YOU (LICENSEE) ONLY IF
YOU FIRST
ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. BY USING THE PROGRAM YOU AGREE TO
THESE
TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, EXIT
INSTALATION NOW.
ERASE, DESTROY, OR RETURN THE SOFTWARE TO EVERGREEN.
1. LICENSE GRANT AND LIMITATION.
a.) LICENSE. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement,
Evergreen grants Licensee a perpetual (except in the event of
termination under section 13(b)), nontransferable,
nonassignable,
nonexclusive license to use one copy of Ecential(TM) Software
("Software") and user documentation. The Software licenses
covered by
this agreement are listed in Exhibit 1 hereto. B.) MODULAR
BASED.
Licensee understands and agrees that the Software is modular
based to
facilitate distributive computing.
a.)
c.) LIMITATIONS. Evergreen and/or its suppliers reserve all
rights not
expressly granted herein. Without limiting the generality of the
preceding sentence, Licensee receives no rights and agrees:
1.) not to modify, port, translate, localize, add
features or
functionality, or create derivative works of the
Software,
2.) not to decompile, deencrypt, disassemble or
otherwise
reverse engineer the Software, algorithms, logic or
program
code of the Software or any derivative work thereof,
or
attempt to do any of the same. Licensee does not and
shall
not receive any rights by implication or otherwise
in the
Software or any component thereof.
3.) WEB SITE DISPLAY. Licensee shall, throughout its use
of the
Software, display the following or something similar
on its
home page and product pages:
"Ecential(TM) by Evergreen Internet, Inc.,
Setting the Standard for Open Commerce."
or, a "powered by ECentialTM button represented with an
Evergreen/ECential graphic provided by Evergreen.
2. DELIVERABLES. Evergreen or its distributor shall provide Licensee
one
executable copy of the object code version of the Software and one
copy of
the Software's user documentation. Licensee shall not copy the
Software
(except for one archival copy for back up purposes only) or the user
documentation, subject to the conditions referred to in the license
grant
herein.
3. TITLE. The Software is licensed, not sold. Title to the Software
remains
with Evergreen. Title to any third party software used by the
Software
remains with the third party.
4. THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE. Licensee understands and agrees that the
Software
utilizes software components from third parties as described in
Exhibit 2
and said third party software is licensed to Licensee pursuant to
the terms
of the license agreement(s) as stated in Exhibit 2. Licensee hereby
agrees
to abide by the terms of the third party license agreement(s)
included in
Exhibit 2 which accompany this Agreement. Evergreen makes no
warranties
regarding third party software.
5. INSTALLATION. Licensee shall be responsible for installation of the
Software.
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6. CONFIDENTIALITY. Licensee agrees that neither Licensee, its agents
nor its
employees shall in any manner use, disclose or otherwise communicate
any
information with respect to the Software which might enable use or
copying
of all or any portion of the Software. Licensee agrees to take all
necessary
action to protect the confidential and proprietary information
included in
the Software, including appropriate instruction and agreement with
its
employees.
7. SOFTWARE SUPPORT POLICY This license does not guarantee software
support
from Evergreen. Any software support is provided by separate
agreement with
the distributor of this software.
8. WARRANTIES.
a.) Evergreen warrants that it has clear title to the Software.
Evergreen
warrants to Licensee that it has all necessary rights, power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to grant the rights
granted
under this Agreement.
b.) Licensee warrants that it has all necessary rights, power and
authority
to enter into this Agreement and to grant the rights granted
under this
Agreement.
c.) Evergreen warrants that the Software as delivered to Licensee is
not
contaminated by harmful computer programming code.
d.) Company warrants that the software accurately processes
date/time data
(including but not limited to, calculating, comparing and
sequencing)
from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first
centuries, and
the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations, to the
extent that
other information technology properly exchanges date/time data
with it.
e.) For 90 days from the date software is installed, Evergreen
warrants that
the Software will perform substantially in accordance with the
accompanying documentation, and the Software media will be free
from
defects in materials and workmanship. In the event of a breach
of this
warranty, Evergreen shall (a) refund to Licensee the price paid
for the
Software, or (b) repair or replace the Software that does not
meet this
Limited Warranty.
f.) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, THE SOFTWARE AND THE
ACCOMPANYING
WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. EVERGREEN FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. EVERGREEN
DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR FREE OR WILL OPERATE
WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION OR THAT THE SOFTWARE DOES NOT INFRINGE ANY
COPYRIGHT,
PATENT, ETC. OF ANY THIRD PARTY. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF
THE USE
OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN
MATERIALS
REMAINS WITH LICENSEE.
The Software is not designed or licensed for use in hazardous
environments requiring fail-safe controls, including without
limitation
operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation or
communication
systems, air traffic control, and life support or weapons
systems.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Evergreen
specifically
disclaims any express or implied warranty of fitness for such
purposes.
9. INDEMNITY. Both parties shall indemnify, defend and hold the other
party
harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities,
costs,
charges and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising
out of
any breach by either party of their obligations under this agreement
or from
any infringement or claim of infringement of any patent, copyright,
trade
secret, trademark or other proprietary right based on or arising out
of the
creation, use or installation by Licensee of the Software. Regarding
the
part of said indemnity running from Evergreen in favor of Licensee,
Evergreen shall indemnify and hold harmless Licensee for any
liability for
infringement of any United States patent, copyright or trade secret
rights
of and due to a third party caused solely by the use of the Software
in
accordance with the Software's documentation, provided that: (i) the
infringement is not caused by the combination of the Software with
any other
item not provided by the Evergreen, including but not limited to
software,
data, or
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hardware, (ii) Licensee notifies Evergreen in writing within ten
(10) days
of Licensee's first knowledge of a charge of infringement of patent,
copyright or trade secret rights by another party, and (iii)
Licensee agrees
to allow Evergreen to fully control any litigation and settlement of
such
infringement charges provided any such settlement does not require
the
Licensee to make any payment.
10. NO CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Evergreen shall not be liable to Licensee
for
indirect, special, incidental, exemplary, punitive, or consequential
damages
(including, without limitation, lost profits) related to this
Agreement or
resulting from Licensee's use or inability to use the Software,
arising from
any cause of action whatsoever, including without limitation,
contract,
warranty, strict liability, or negligence, even if notified of the
possibility of such damages.
11. LIMITATION ON RECOVERY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE, SHALL
EVERGREEN BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE
OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LICENSE.
SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. In no event shall
either
Evergreen's total liability to you for all damages exceed the amount
paid
for this License for the Software.
12. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. Except as expressly provided for in Section 1 of
this
Agreement, Evergreen and/or its suppliers retain any and all right,
title
and interest in and to the Software. This Agreement grants no
additional
express or implied license, right or interest in any copyright,
patent,
trade secret, trademark, invention or other intellectual property
right of
Evergreen Internet, Inc. or its suppliers. Licensee receives no
rights to
and will not distribute, sublicense, sell, assign, lease market,
transfer,
encumber or suffer to exist any lien or security interest on the
Software,
nor will Licensee take any action that would cause the Software to
be placed
in the public domain. Licensee will not remove, or allow to be
removed, any
Evergreen copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights notice
from
the Software. Licensee will not make any warranties with respect to
the
Software beyond those made to Licensee by Evergreen under this
Agreement.
Evergreen and its suppliers reserve all rights not specifically
granted
under this License.
13. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
a. ASSIGNMENT. Licensee shall not assign or otherwise transfer the
Software
or this Agreement to anyone, including any parent, subsidiaries,
affiliated entities or third parties, or as a part of the sale
of any
portion of its business, or pursuant to any merger,
consolidation or
reorganization, without Evergreen's prior written consent. Third
parties, such as consultants, subcontractors, or agents of
licensee who
have been contracted by the licensee to implement the Software
on
Licensee's behalf at licensee's facility, or in a hosting
facility, and
who have agreed in writing to use the Software only in
accordance with
the terms and conditions of this license, do not violate this
Section
13(a).
b. TERMINATION. Without prejudice to other rights, Evergreen may
terminate
this License if Licensee fails to comply with the terms and
conditions
of the License, provided that prior to any termination Evergreen
shall
have provided written notice to Licensee specifying the nature
of such
failure to comply and Licensee shall have failed to remedy such
failure
within 30 days of receipt of such notice. In such event,
Licensee must
destroy all copies of the Software and all of its component
parts and
shall certify in writing to Evergreen that such destruction has
occurred.
c. NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted to be sent to a party
under
this Agreement will be in writing, effective on receipt by that
party,
and will be sent by overnight carrier, fax, first-class mail or
personal
delivery to the Address for Notice given for that party below.
Either
party may change its notice address by giving written notice to
the
other party at the other party's notice address.
d. EXPORT. Licensee may not export or re-export the Software to a
national
of a country in Country Groups E:1 or E:2 without a license or a
license
exception from the U.S. Department of Commerce nor otherwise
violate any
provision of U.S. export laws.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: THIS SOFTWARE OR ANY UNDERLYING INFORMATION OR
ANY
UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY MAY NOT BE DOWNLOADED, DISTRIBUTED OR
OTHERWISE
EXPORTED OR RE-EXPORTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES (OR CANADA) OR
TO ANY
FOREIGN ENTITY OR "FOREIGN PERSON" AS DEFINED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT
REGULATIONS. INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANYONE WHO IS NOT A
CITIZEN,
NATIONAL, OR LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (OR
CANADA)
OR TO ANYONE ON THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S LIST OF SPECIALLY
DESIGNATED NATIONALS OR ON THE U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S TABLE
OF
DENIAL ORDERS OR ENTITY LIST, OR INTO (OR TO A NATIONAL OR
RESIDENT OF)
CUBA, IRAQ, LIBYA, NORTH KOREA, IRAN OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY TO
WHICH THE
U.S. EMBARGOES GOODS. BY DOWNLOADING OR USING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU
AND
YOUR COMPANY ARE AGREEING TO ABIDE BY THE FOREGOING AND ARE
WARRANTING
THAT YOU AND YOUR COMPANY ARE NOT A FOREIGN PERSON OR FOREIGN
ENTITY
(OTHER THAN A CANADIAN PERSON OR CANADIAN ENTITY) OR UNDER THE
CONTROL
OF A FOREIGN PERSON OR FOREIGN ENTITY (OTHER THAN A CANADIAN
PERSON OR
CANADIAN ENTITY).
e. ARBITRATION. Evergreen and the Licensee shall settle any
controversy
arising out of this Agreement by arbitration in the State of
Arizona in
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association. A
single arbitrator shall be agreed upon by Evergreen and the
Licensee or,
if Evergreen and the Licensee cannot agree upon an arbitrator
within
thirty (30) days, then Evergreen and the Licensee agree that a
single
arbitrator shall be appointed by the American Arbitration
Association.
The arbitrator may award attorneys' fees and costs as part of
the award.
The award of the arbitrator shall be binding and may be entered
as a
judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator
shall
not have the power to award non-monetary, injunctive or
equitable relief
of any sort, which may be sought in court as provided in section
13(l),
in addition to any other legal remedies that may be available
hereunder.
f. COMPLETE AGREEMENT. Evergreen and the Licensee agree that this
Agreement
is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between
Evergreen and the Licensee, which supersedes and merges all
prior
proposals, understandings and all other agreements, oral or
written,
between the Evergreen and the Licensee relating to this
Agreement.
g. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may not be modified, altered or
amended except
by written instrument duly executed by both Evergreen and the
Licensee.
h. WAIVER. The waiver or failure of either Evergreen or the
Licensee to
exercise in any respect any right provided for in this Agreement
shall
not be deemed a waiver of any further right under this
Agreement. Any
waiver must be in writing, signed by the party waiving its
rights.
i. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid,
illegal or
unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, it is
to that
extent to be deemed omitted. The remainder of the Agreement
shall be
valid and enforceable to the maximum extent possible.
j. RECORDS INSPECTION. Upon three business days written notice,
Licensee
shall allow Evergreen and/or its agents to inspect and audit all
of
Licensee's records, in any media, relating to the Software and
this
Agreement, at the Licensee's regular place of business and at
such
reasonable times as shall not disrupt Licensee's business
operations, to
confirm Licensee's compliance with its obligations hereunder. If
such
inspection and/or audit discloses that Licensee has not complied
with
its obligations, Licensee shall bear the full cost of the
inspection and
audit, in addition to any other rights Evergreen may have
hereunder.
k. GOVERNING LAW. This agreement and performance hereunder shall be
governed by the laws of the State of Arizona without regard to
conflict
of law principles. Any Dispute shall be resolved in Maricopa
County,
Arizona, and
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Licensee submits to the personal jurisdiction in Arizona of the
arbitrator and/or the Arizona court, as appropriate under the
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, by virtue of accepting the Software by electronic
means,
downloading, installing the Software, or by using the Software in any
way, the
parties hereto have caused this Ecential(TM) License to be executed and
consider
this AGREEMENT to be effective as of the day and year the software was
acquired.
Address for Notice:
Evergreen Internet, Inc.
3260 North Colorado Street
Phoenix, AZ 85225
Phone: 602-926-4500 Fax: 602-926-8939