Chris Richardson Consulting, Inc
Terms and Conditions for any CRCINC offering (the “terms”)
1 DEFINITIONS.
Unless otherwise defined in the terms and conditions below, capitalized terms
have the following meaning:
“Affiliate” means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party. For this definition, “control” means direct or indirect ownership of more than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity.
“Applicable
Laws” means all applicable local, state,
federal and international laws and regulations.
“Authorized User” means any employee, contractor, representative, or other person acting on Customer’s behalf who is authorized by Customer to use the Assessment Services (including those taking the Assessment) and who has been supplied with access to the Assessment Services by either Customer or CRCINC, at Customer’s written request.
“Customer Data” means any information uploaded to CRCINC’s systems by Customer or Authorized Users including Assessment responses, the resulting Customer unique output that is generated by the CRCINC Assessment Services when processing the uploaded information, and any information provided by Customer in connection with its use of the Assessment Services.
“Documentation” means CRCINC’s user guides, training manuals and other similar information, as updated or revised by CRCINC from time to time, that CRCINC provides to Customer at the following location: https://microservices.io/platform/.
“CRCINC” means Chris Richardson Consulting, Inc, the owner and licensor of the CRCINC Technology. “CRCINC Technology” means the technology and Intellectual Property used in providing the products and services offered by CRCINC, including the Assessment, the Assessment questionnaire, computer software programs, websites, networks, and equipment. CRCINC Technology does not include Third Party Applications.
“Intellectual Property” means all trade secrets, patents and patent applications, trademarks (whether registered or unregistered and including any goodwill acquired in such trademarks), service marks, trade names, copyrights, moral rights, rights in Inventions, and all other intellectual property and proprietary rights (whether registered or unregistered, any application for the foregoing, and all rights to enforce the foregoing), and all other equivalent rights that may exist anywhere in the world.
“Invention” means any work of authorship, invention, know-how, device, design, algorithm, method, process, improvement, concept, idea, expression, discovery or invention, whether or not copyrightable or patentable and whether or not reduced to practice.
“Reports”
mean
the output of the Assessment Services provided to the Customer.
“Assessment” means CRCINC’s web-based assessment tool, which evaluates a microservice architecture.
“Assessment Services” means Customer’s license of the Assessment to one or more Customer teams within a single business unit.
“Third Party Applications” means computer software programs and other technology that are provided or made available to Customer by third parties.
2.1 Use of the Assessment Services. The
Assessment Services are provided via a “software as a service” model provided
to Customer on a subscription basis. CRCINC grants Customer a nonexclusive,
nontransferable, worldwide right to access and use the Assessment Services
during the Term, solely for
Customer’s internal business operations. CRCINC reserves all other rights.
2.2 Customer’s Account. CRCINC
will enable an account for Customer to access the Assessment Services (“Account”). Customer will designate a
specific person or persons authorized by Customer to manage and support the
Account, including the creation of usernames and passwords for Authorized
Users. Customer is solely responsible for maintaining the status of its
Authorized Users. Customer and its Authorized Users will maintain the
confidentiality of all usernames, passwords, access, and account information
under their control. Except to the extent caused by CRCINC’s breach of these
Terms, including its obligations under Section 6 (Confidential Information), CRCINC
is not responsible for unauthorized access to the Account. Customer will
contact CRCINC promptly if (i) Account information is
lost, stolen, or disclosed to an unauthorized person; (ii) Customer reasonably
believes that the Account has been compromised, including any unauthorized
access, use, or disclosure of account information; or (iii) any other breach of
security in relation to its passwords, usernames, access information, or CRCINC’s
Assessment Services that may have occurred or is reasonably likely to occur.
2.3 CRCINC’s Responsibilities. CRCINC
will provide access to the Assessment Services via a URL to be provided to
Customer. Customer shall own the Reports, subject to the license grant to CRCINC
as set forth in Section 3.4 below.
2.4 Customer’s Responsibilities. Customer
will (i) provide an appropriate-level resource to
provide CRCINC with reasonable access to Customer contacts, background
information and data sources; (ii) provide sufficient staff to take the Assessment,
from a sufficient number of functions, to ensure the statistical validity of
the results (iii) ensure its staff has access to the Assessment, and the
necessary tools available to take the Assessment (including up-to-date web
browser technology); (iv) provide sufficient and timely feedback to reasonably
enable CRCINC to set up the Assessment and deliver the Reports to Customer; (v)
ensure the maintenance and use of Customer’s hardware, network, internet
connectivity, and software; and (vi) ensure compliance with the Acceptable Use
Policy available at http://chrisrichardson.net/legal
the Documentation, and all Applicable Laws. Customer will ensure that its
Authorized Users, Affiliates, employees, agents, and representatives comply
with all of Customer’s obligations under these Terms, and Customer is
responsible for their acts and omissions relating to these Terms as though they
were those of Customer.
2.5 Restrictions. Customer
shall only use the Assessment Services as set forth in these Terms, these
Terms, and the Documentation, and not for the benefit of any third party.
Customer agrees that it shall not under any circumstances or at any time make
an attempt to, nor permit its employees, agents, or any third party to make an
attempt to (i) reverse assemble, reverse engineer,
decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive source code from any of
the CRCINC Technology; (ii) reproduce, modify, create, or prepare derivative
works of any part of the CRCINC Technology or Documentation; (iii) distribute
or display any of the CRCINC Technology or Documentation other than to
Customer’s Authorized Users; (iv) share, sell, rent, lease, or otherwise
distribute access to the Assessment Services or to any product designed or
intended for use with the Assessment; (v) alter, destroy or otherwise remove
any proprietary notices within the CRCINC Technology or Documentation; (vi)
disclose the Assessment or raw Customer Data; (vii) use any robot, spider,
other automated device, or manual process to monitor or copy any content from
the Assessment; or (viii) use or allow use of the Assessment or the
questionnaire in the Assessment to any person not employed by or similarly
affiliated with the Customer (Customer’s contractors, consultants, and vendors
may take the Assessment).
3.1 CRCINC’s Intellectual Property. As
between Customer and CRCINC, CRCINC and CRCINC’s licensors retain and own all
right, title, and interest in all Intellectual Property rights in the CRCINC
Technology, the Documentation, CRCINC’s Confidential Information, the Assessment
Services, and all enhancements or improvements to, or derivative works of, the
foregoing. Nothing in these Terms transfers or conveys to Customer any
ownership interest in the CRCINC Intellectual
Property.
3.2 Suggestions. If
Customer provides CRCINC with any suggested improvements to the Assessment
Services, then that suggestion is provided as is, and Customer grants CRCINC a
nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty free, worldwide license, with
rights to transfer, sublicense, sell, use, reproduce, display, and make
derivative works of such suggested improvements. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing in this Section 3.2 (Suggestions) grants CRCINC a license to use any
Inventions covered by a registered patent owned by Customer.
3.3 Customer Data. Customer
retains all ownership rights in Customer Data and Customer’s Confidential
Information, including any Intellectual Property rights therein. CRCINC may use
Customer Data (i) for internal use in order to
maintain, evaluate, develop, and improve its Assessment Services; (ii) to
respond to a Customer or Authorized User’s support request; or (iii) to fulfill
its obligations to Customer under these Terms. Customer grants to CRCINC an
irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable,
royalty-free, fully paid license to disclose, use, copy, modify, adapt,
translate, transmit, display, distribute and/or redistribute, and make and
prepare derivative works of the anonymized portions of the Customer Data and
responses from the Assessment, as needed for CRCINC’s business purposes, in its
sole discretion.
3.4 Reports. Customer
grants to CRCINC an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, non-
transferable, royalty-free, fully paid license to disclose, use, copy, modify,
adapt, translate, transmit, display, distribute and/or redistribute, and make
and prepare derivative works of the Reports as needed for CRCINC’s business
purposes, in its sole discretion. All Customer information will be de-identified.
3.5 Modifications. Any
modifications made to the Assessment, the Assessment questionnaire, website, or
any other property of CRCINC in the course of these Terms shall not be deemed
“Developed Works” of or works made for hire for Customer. However, to the
extent where such modifications incorporate Customer Confidential Information,
then Customer shall have an exclusive right to those modifications.
4.1 Generally. CRCINC
will make a good faith effort to contact and provide notice to Customer in
advance of any suspension. As reasonably practicable under the circumstances, CRCINC
will endeavor to resolve together with Customer any circumstance that may give
rise to CRCINC’s suspension rights, which include, without limitation, the
following: (i) a material risk to the security or
performance of the Assessment Services, the network, or any other CRCINC
Customer or business partner; (ii) use of the Assessment Services in violation
of these Terms; or (iii) Customer is delinquent in its payment obligations for
any undisputed fees.
4.2 Effect of Suspension. If
CRCINC suspends Customer’s ability to access the Assessment Services, (i) Customer remains responsible for all fees and charges to
CRCINC, including for Assessment Services to which Customer continues to have
access, if any; and (ii) Customer will not be entitled to any compensation or
credits for any period of suspension, unless suspension was due to CRCINC’s
error or omission.
5 TERM AND TERMINATION
5.1 Effective Period of Terms. These
Terms shall be effective pursuant to the term of the agreement between Customer
and the CRCINC (the “Term”).
5.2 Termination for Breach or Cause. CRCINC
may terminate Customer’s right to use the Assessment Services by notice to
Customer (i) if Customer materially breaches these
Terms and, if the breach is capable of cure, fails to cure the breach within 30
days of the date of notice of breach; or (ii) upon Customer ceasing to operate
in the ordinary course, making an assignment for benefit of creditors, or
becoming the subject of any bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, or similar
proceeding that is not resolved within 60 days of filing.
5.3 General Effects of Termination. Upon
any termination of Customer’s right to use the Assessment Services: (i) all of Customer’s rights under these Terms immediately
terminate (with the exception of those surviving termination); (ii) except as
set forth in Section 5.2 (Termination for Breach or Cause), Customer remains
liable to CRCINC for all fees, charges, Expenses, and any other obligations
Customer has incurred during Customer’s Subscription Term; (iii) upon request,
each party will immediately return or, if instructed, destroy the other party’s
Confidential Information in its
possession or control other than in automatic computer backups. All provisions
that by their nature should survive termination will do so (including, by way
of example and not limitation, indemnification and defense obligations, and
duties of confidentiality).
6 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
6.1 Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” means
all information designated by a party as confidential, or given the
circumstances, would reasonably be understood by the receiving party to be
confidential, and that is disclosed by either party to the other party,
regardless of the form of disclosure. Confidential Information includes,
without limitation, with respect to CRCINC, the CRCINC Technology and the
Documentation, and with respect to Customer, all Customer Data, and with
respect to both parties, all information relating to business plans, customers
and customer lists, data, designs, financial information, forecasts,
Inventions, know-how, methods, market analysis, pricing, products, prerelease
offerings, research and development, security policies and processes, source
and object code, and strategies of the disclosing party.
6.2 Exclusions. Confidential
Information does not include information that the receiving party can establish: (i)
has entered the public domain without the receiving party’s breach of any
obligation owed to the disclosing party; (ii) has been rightfully received by
the receiving party from a third party without confidentiality restrictions;
(iii) is known to the receiving party without any restriction as to use or
disclosure prior to first receipt by the receiving party from the disclosing
party; or (iv) has been independently developed by the receiving party without
use of or reference to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information.
6.3 Disclosures Required by Law. If any applicable law, regulation or judicial or administrative order requires the receiving party to disclose any of the disclosing party’s Confidential Information (a “Disclosure Order”) then, unless otherwise prohibited by the Disclosure Order, the receiving party will promptly notify the disclosing party in writing prior to making any such disclosure, in order to facilitate the disclosing party’s efforts to protect its Confidential Information. Following such notification, the receiving party will cooperate with the disclosing party, at the disclosing party’s reasonable expense, in seeking and obtaining protection for the disclosing party’s Confidential Information. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by disclosing party, receiving party is legally compelled to disclose Confidential Information by any tribunal, regulatory authority, agency or similar entity, receiving party may disclose, without liability hereunder, that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed and receiving party will exercise its best efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the remaining Confidential Information.
6.4 Restrictions on Use and Disclosure. Subject to the
permitted disclosures set forth in Section
6.3 (Disclosures Required by Law), the
receiving party shall hold Confidential Information in strict confidence and
shall not directly or indirectly disclose Confidential Information to third
parties except as otherwise permitted by the Terms. The receiving party may
disclose Confidential Information to an employee, advisor, or consultant
(“Representatives”) on the condition that the receiving party: (i) ensures that such Representatives are bound by a written
agreement that is as substantially protective as these Terms; and (ii) accepts
full responsibility for its Representatives’ use of the Confidential
Information. The receiving party shall protect Confidential Information from
unauthorized access and disclosure using the same degree of care, but in no
event less than a reasonable standard of care, that it uses to protect its own
Confidential Information and refrain from reverse engineering, decompiling or
disassembling any Confidential Information.
6.5 Protection of Customer Data and Confidential Information.
CRCINC
will implement and maintain commercially reasonable and appropriate technical,
administrative, and physical safeguards and security methods designed to
prevent any unauthorized release, access to or publication of Customer Data, or
Confidential Information. CRCINC will implement processes and maintain
procedures designed to comply with Applicable Laws. If CRCINC engages a
subcontractor to facilitate its obligations under these Terms, CRCINC will use
commercially reasonable measures to ensure that such subcontractor implements
and complies with reasonable security measures in handling any Customer’s Data
or Confidential Information.
6.6 Notice. CRCINC
will promptly notify Customer, as soon as reasonably practicable and not later
than 72 hours from the time of confirmation by CRCINC, of unauthorized access,
use, or disclosure of any Customer Data, or Confidential Information under CRCINC’s
control. Each party will reasonably cooperate with the other with respect to
investigation and mitigation of any such unauthorized access, use, or
disclosure. Upon confirmation of any vulnerability or breach of CRCINC’s
security, CRCINC will modify its processes and security program as necessary to
remediate the vulnerability or breach at CRCINC’s sole cost and expense.
7 DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTIES. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE CRCINC TECHNOLOGY IS
PROVIDED ON AN AS IS AND AS AVAILABLE BASIS. CRCINC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE CRCINC
TECHNOLOGY WILL BE PROVIDED ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR VIRUS-FREE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CRCINC MAKES NO WARRANTIES
OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING THE CRCINC
TECHNOLOGY, THE ASSESSMENT, THE REPORTS, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THESE
TERMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
8 INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Indemnification
by Customer. Customer will indemnify and defend CRCINC against Losses and
Litigation Expenses arising from (i) Customer’s use
of the Assessment results or Reports; (ii) Customer’s breach of these Terms; or
(iii) Customer’s violation of Applicable Laws.
9.2 Process.
The obligations of a party (“Indemnitor”)
to defend or indemnify the other (“Indemnitee”)
under this Section 8 (Indemnification) are subject to the following: (i) the Indemnitee must promptly inform the Indemnitor in
writing of any claim within the scope of the Indemnitor’s defense or indemnity
obligations set forth in these Terms, provided that Indemnitor shall not be
excused from its indemnity obligations for failure to provide prompt notice
except to the extent that the Indemnitor is prejudiced by any such failure to
provide prompt notice; (ii) the Indemnitor shall be given exclusive control of
the defense of such claim and all negotiations relating to the settlement
thereof (except that the Indemnitor may not make any admissions on the
Indemnitee’s behalf or settle any such claim unless the settlement
unconditionally releases the Indemnitee of all liability and the Indemnitee may
participate in the defense of the claim at its sole cost and expense); and (iii) the Indemnitee must reasonably
assist the Indemnitor in all necessary respects in connection with the defense
of the claim at the Indemnitor’s expense.
9.3 Exclusive
Remedy. This Section 8 (Indemnification) states the Indemnitor’s sole liability
and the Indemnitee’s exclusive remedy with respect to any type of claim set
forth in this section.
10.1 Exclusion of Certain Claims. Neither
party will be liable to the other party or any other party for any
consequential, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary or lost
profits damages of any kind, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, including
damages for loss of data, goodwill, investments, use of money or use of
facilities, interruption in use or availability of data, stoppage of other work
or impairment of other assets, even if advised of the possibility of such damages, arising
out of (i)
the performance or nonperformance of these
Terms or of products, software or Assessment Services provided under these
Terms, or (ii) any claim, cause of action, breach of contract, indemnity, or
any express or implied warranty, misrepresentation, negligence, strict
liability, or other tort. The previous sentence will not apply to instances of
gross negligence or willful misconduct, a party’s breach of its confidentiality
obligations set forth in Section 6 (Confidential Information), or a party’s
indemnification obligations set forth in Section 8 (Indemnification).
10.2 Limitation of Liability. Except
for instances of gross negligence or willful misconduct, a party’s aggregate
liability will not exceed the fees paid or payable by Customer to CRCINC for
the CRCINC Offerings in the 12-month period immediately preceding the event
giving rise to the claim. The previous sentence does not apply to a party’s
indemnification obligations set forth in Section 8 (Indemnification), to
noncompliance with the acceptable use policy by Customer, Customer Affiliates
or Authorized Users, nor to any infringement or misappropriation by a party of
any Intellectual Property rights of the other
party.
10.3 Limitation of Claims. Except
with respect to claims of infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual
Property, misuse of Confidential Information, neither party may bring any claim
relating to these Terms more than two years after the events giving rise to the
claim occurred.
11.1 Relationship of the Parties. These
Terms does not create a partnership, joint venture, agency, or fiduciary
relationship between the parties.
11.2 Third party Applications. CRCINC
is not responsible for nor does CRCINC in any way endorse any Third party Applications or websites linked to by CRCINC’s
website or Assessment Services.
11.3 Publicity. Neither
party shall issue any public statement regarding these Terms without the other
party’s prior written consent. Unless a party has specifically notified the
other party to the contrary in writing, either party may include the name or
logo of the other party in lists of customers or vendors.
11.4 Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Venue. These
Terms will be governed by laws of the state of California, without regard to
any laws, treaties, or conflicts of laws principles that would apply the law of
any other jurisdiction. For any claims or causes of action arising out of these
Terms, the parties agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and venue in, the
state and federal courts located in Alameda County, California.
11.5 Equitable Relief. Each
party acknowledges that damages may be an inadequate remedy if the other party
or the Authorized Users violate the obligations under these Terms, and each
party shall have the right, in addition to any other rights it may have, to
seek injunctive relief without any obligation to post any bond or similar security.
11.6 Force Majeure. Neither
party will be responsible for failure or delay of performance caused by
circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including earthquake, storm, or
other act of God; labor disputes; electrical, telecommunications, or other
utility failures; embargoes; riots; acts of government; or acts of terrorism or
war. A party seeking relief from performance under this section must (i) provide notice of such circumstances to the other party
as soon as practicable, (ii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to avoid
or mitigate such circumstances, and (iii) resume
performance as soon as practicable upon the cessation of the circumstances. If the failure or delay continues for more than 30 days, the other party may, in its discretion, terminate these Terms.
11.7 Notices and Other Communications. Any
notices or communications provided for in these Terms to be made by either of
the parties to the other shall be in writing. All notices shall be delivered by
email to support@chrisrichardson.net
If any notice concerns notice of breach or warranty non-conformance, notice concerning termination, expiration or renewal of the Term, or notice regarding any indemnification rights or obligations, then in addition to delivery by email, such notices must also be delivered personally or sent by registered mail, or by overnight delivery service (e.g., FedEx or UPS), addressed as follows:
Chris Richardson Consulting, Inc
180 Rishell Drive, Oakland, CA
Attn: Chris Richardson
Either party may by written notice modify or change the address to which future notices and communications to such party shall be directed. Notices sent by mail or overnight delivery service shall be effective upon receipt, and notices given personally shall be effective when delivered.
11.8 Successors and Assigns. Customer
may not assign its rights or obligations under these Terms without CRCINC’s
prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed,
and any attempt to so assign these Terms will be null and void. The Agreement
will bind and inure to the benefit of each party’s permitted successors and assigns.
11.9 Severability. If
any provision of these Terms is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by
any court, then to the fullest extent permitted by law, that provision will be
deemed modified to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and consistent
with the original intent of the parties and all other provisions of these Terms
will remain in full force and effect.
11.10 Waiver. No
waiver of any provision of these Terms, nor consent by a party to the breach of
or departure from any provision of these Terms, will in any event be binding on
or effective against such party unless it is in writing and signed by such
party, and then the waiver will be effective only in the specific instance and
for the purpose for which given.
11.11 Entire Agreement. These
Terms constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous written, electronic, or oral communications, representations,
agreements, or understandings between the parties with respect thereto. CRCINC
may modify this agreement at any time and notify Customer via email. Continued
use of Assessment by Customer indicates their agreement to the modified terms.
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