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This agreement (the “Agreement” or “Terms and Conditions”) is between Skyinsite, duly authorized and existing under
the laws of Ontario and TheClient.com (“TC.com”), for the provision by Skyinsite of certain services (“the Services”)
for TC.com, which services are more particularly described below.
The Terms and Conditions of this Agreement hereby supersede all previous representations, understandings, and agreements,
either oral or written, for the design of the web site. The Services of this Agreement include a Website Development
Proposal or Project Proposal.
Skyinsite shall, with the assistance of TC.com, create and design the TC.com web site described in the Project Proposal
utilizing the Services and TC.com Information. The host for the TC.com website shall be determined at a later date.
Skyinsite shall be responsible for integrating and implementing all that is necessary to establish and provide the TC.com
web site to the general public as indicated in the Project Proposal.
In no event shall Skyinsite be liable for special or consequential damages, either in contract, tort (including negligence)
or theory of strict liability, whether or not the possibility of such damages has been disclosed in advance or could have
been reasonably foreseen by Skyinsite; and likewise, in no event shall TC.com be liable for special or consequential
damages, either in contract, tort (including negligence) or theory of strict liability, whether or not the possibility
of such damages has been disclosed in advance or could have been reasonably foreseen by TC.com. The parties agree to work
in good faith to implement the purpose of this Agreement.
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TC.com represents and warrants that the content of TC.com’s web site or any other materials provided by TC.com to
Skyinsite, including without limitation, the text, graphics, photos, designs, etc. do not violate or infringe upon
any third party’s copyright, Canadian patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Content” shall mean all of TC.com’s text, pictures, sound, video, graphics and other data and Intellectual
Property that TC.com provides to Skyinsite and/or intends to incorporate into the TC.com web site as well as the general
image, format, and appearance (i.e., the “look and feel”) of the website, including without limitation, the size and
placement of the icons and images, text, the distinctive headers on the page, the colors, designs, and all other aspects
of the website, as amended from time to time by TC.com.
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Skyinsite represents and warrants that the materials provided by Skyinsite to TC.com, including (but not limited to)
the text, graphics, photos, and designs, etc., to the best of Skyinsite’s knowledge, do not violate or infringe upon
any third party's copyright, Canadian patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights, and will notify
TC.com of all licensed third party software being utilized.
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Except as otherwise provided herein, services are provided as is. Skyinsite makes no warranties, whether written,
oral or implied, including but not limited to warranty of fitness for purpose of merchantability.
TC.com agrees to pay Skyinsite a non-refundable Canadian $.................. as a retainer (see Project Proposal)
prior to start of project.
TC.com understands that an estimate is not binding, and that charges will be billed at the agreed rate mentioned in the
Project Proposal. TC.com has 10 business days to make payments on the dates mentioned in the ProjectProposal. All
payments not discharged within three business days will result in Skyinsite halting work. In the event Skyinsite fails
to receive payment and intends to stop work it will first attempt to contact TC.com by telephone and advise TC.com of
such intention. TC.com will have one business day to cure any such payment problem prior to Skyinsite ceasing to perform
Services. Should TC.com fail to make timely payments more than twice, Skyinsite will no longer need to give TC.com 24
hours’ notice before ceasing work. Invoices will come from and should be remitted to
9 Summit Ave. London, Ontario, Canada, N6H 2G5.
For the purpose of confirming the accuracy of any invoice provided, Skyinsite will include enough detail with respect
to any charges to establish the basis for the charge and work performed in relation to the charge.
TC.com has the right to terminate this project prior to completion, with or without cause. Should TC.com terminate
this project without cause prior to its completion, TC.com agrees to pay Skyinsite immediately for all hours worked
and all reasonable expenses incurred, and will surrender all rights to the retainer fee. Skyinsite may elect to retain
copyright until the site is paid for in full.
- Skyinsite Copyright and Ownership. TC.com acknowledges and agrees that:
- as between TC.com on the one hand, and Skyinsite on the other, Skyinsite represents that
it owns all right, title, and interest in the Skyinsite Technology; and
- nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon TC.com any right of ownership in the Skyinsite Technology except as
expressly provided herein. TC.com acknowledges and agrees that Skyinsite is in the business of website development.
For purposes of this Agreement, the Skyinsite Technology means the Intellectual Property used in producing the site
(excluding TC.com Content and other TC.com Intellectual Property) but including (but not limited to) the underlying
technology, know-how, programming development tools, sub-routines, routines, programs, and coding. For purposes of this
Agreement, Intellectual Property means all intellectual property protectable by law throughout the world including all
patents, copyrights, trade secrets, service marks, and trademarks, including, without limitation, all right, title, and
interest in and to all trade dress, logos, insignia, and copyrightable materials as well as all inventions, whether or
not patentable, together with all utility and design, know-how, specifications, programming development tools,
sub-routines, routines, programs, and coding as may exist now and/or hereafter come into existence, and all renewals
and extensions thereof, regardless of whether any of such rights arise under the laws of the Canada or of any other
province, state, country, or jurisdiction.
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WebSite Copyright and Ownership. Copyright to the assembled work of Web pages produced by Skyinsite is owned by Skyinsite.
Upon project completion and receipt of full payment, Skyinsite transfers the copyright ownership of the web site to
TC.com. At that time,
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TC.com will own all right, title, and interest in the TC.com Content and the TC.com trade and service marks and all
associated Intellectual Property rights (other than the Skyinsite Technology); and
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nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon Skyinsite any right of ownership in the TC.com marks or any associated
intellectual property rights except as expressly provided herein.
In connection with its Services, Skyinsite grants TC.com a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license
with the rights to use Skyinsite Technology incorporated into the TC.com web site upon full payment. TC.com will allow
Skyinsite (and its subcontractors) to use an image of the TC.com web site, case study, and a link to it for the purposes
of maintaining a portfolio (both online and offline), provided that Skyinsite provides TC.com with a copy of any such
materials.
Skyinsite agrees to hold all proprietary materials and conversations provided by TC.com in confidence. Skyinsite will
not transfer these materials to any outside party/parties without TC.com’s consent. TC.com understands, however, that
subcontractors of Skyinsite will be given sufficient information to complete their portions of this project. Skyinsite
agrees that its subcontractors will be held to the same non-disclosure terms as Skyinsite.
All changes to this Agreement must be presented in writing, agreed upon, and signed by both parties.
Skyinsite shall not sell, transfer, or assign this Agreement without prior written consent of TC.com, but may
employ subcontractors to perform tasks involved in creating this project.
Non-enforcement of any section of this Agreement does not constitute consent and both parties reserve the right
to enforce this Agreement at their sole discretion.
If any term, provision, or condition of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
void, or unenforceable, the rest of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired, or invalidated.
This Agreement shall be binding on both parties when signed on behalf of each party and delivered to the other party
(which delivery may be accomplished by digital or facsimile transmission of the signature pages hereto).
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