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PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
E&E Congress 2020’s Intellectual Property Rights. As between E&E Congress 2020 and Customer, all rights, title, and interest in and to all intellectual property rights in the Products, Services, and Developed Materials (including all components, derivatives, modifications and enhancements) are and will be owned exclusively by E&E Congress 2020 notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement or Order Form. This Agreement is not a sale and does not convey to Customer any rights of ownership in or related to the Products, Services, or Developed Materials. All rights, title and interest in or to any copyright, trademark, service mark, trade secret, patents, and other proprietary right relating to the Products and Services and the related logos, product names, etc. are reserved and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by E&E Congress 2020. E&E Congress 2020 alone shall own all rights, title and interest in and to any suggestions, enhancement requests, feedback, recommendations or other information provided by Customer or any third party relating thereto. Customer acknowledges and agrees any software and any Developed Materials E&E Congress 2020 creates pursuant to this Agreement are not and will not be considered as “works made for hire” under the United States Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code or “joint works of authorship,” or any other designation tending to imply that Customer has or retains ownership or authorship rights therein or thereto, but are provided to Customer in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. To the extent that any such rights vest initially with Customer by operation of law or for any other reason, Customer hereby perpetually and irrevocably assigns, transfers, and quitclaims all such rights to E&E Congress 2020. Subject to E&E Congress 2020’s confidentiality obligations under the Agreement, nothing herein prevents or limits E&E Congress 2020’s right to undertake engagements for any other entity, transfer or license the deliverables to other parties, or to reuse them in whole or in part in other projects, including a competitor of Customer, whether or not similar to the Developed Materials.
Customer Data. As between Customer and E&E Congress 2020, Customer owns all rights, title and interest in and to all Customer Data. Customer has sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability, appropriateness, and intellectual property ownership of and right to use all Customer Data, and warrants that that it has and will have all rights and consents necessary to allow E&E Congress 2020 to use this data as contemplated by this Agreement. Customer hereby grants to E&E Congress 2020 during the Subscription Term a royalty-free, fully-paid, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as set forth in Section 13.6 (Assignment)), sub-licensable, worldwide right to use and process Customer Data solely for the purpose of providing to Customer the Products and Services and any other activities expressly agreed to by Customer.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Obligations. The receiving Party shall not disclose or use any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement, except with the disclosing Party’s prior written permission. Each Party shall protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of the other Party in the same manner that it protects the confidentiality of its own proprietary and confidential information of like kind (but in no event using less than reasonable care). If the receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose Confidential Information of the disclosing Party, it shall provide the disclosing Party with prior written notice of the compelled disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and reasonable assistance, at disclosing Party’s cost, if the disclosing Party wishes to contest the disclosure, and the receiving Party shall continue to treat this information as Confidential Information for all other purposes.
Remedies. The disclosing Party has the right, in addition to any other remedies available to it, to seek injunctive relief to enjoin any actual or threatened breach of this Section 9.
Exceptions. The receiving Party will not be obligated under this Section 9 for any information that: (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the disclosing Party; (ii) was known to the receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the disclosing Party; (iii) was independently developed by the receiving Party without use of or reference to any Confidential Information or breach of any obligation owed to the disclosing Party; or (iv) is received from a third party without restriction and without breach of any obligation owed to the disclosing Party.
Prior Non-Disclosure Agreement. Any existing non-disclosure agreement entered into by the Parties is hereby superseded and replaced by the terms in this Section 9, which will govern all disclosures and exchanges of Confidential Information made by the Parties previously under that agreement.
Aggregate Data. Subject to the terms of this Section, Customer acknowledges and agrees that E&E Congress 2020 may use all data inputted into or collected by the SaaS Solutions, including but not limited to data related to Service utilization and Customer Data, on an aggregated and anonymous basis (collectively, “Aggregate Data”) in compliance with applicable laws and E&E Congress 2020’s Privacy Policy to provide the SaaS Solutions and for any commercial purposes, including distribution to other E&E Congress 2020 customers and for the preparation and distribution of benchmarking, research, and analytical materials. Aggregate Data must not identify Customer as the source of any specific data or finding, nor will it include any personally identifiable information of any individual users. E&E Congress 2020 shall maintain appropriate security measures for all Aggregate Data in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. E&E Congress 2020 will be the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest to such Aggregate Data.
INDEMNIFICATION
Customer Indemnity. Customer shall: (a) defend E&E Congress 2020 against any Claim against E&E Congress 2020 to the extent the Claim results from (i) Customer Data; (ii) Customer’s breach of Section 4; or (iii) Customer’s breach of Section 13.2; and (b) pay any damages awarded against E&E Congress 2020 for the Claim or any amounts agreed by Customer and the claimant for the settlement of the Claim.
Procedures. The Party seeking indemnity under this Section 10 (the “Indemnified Party”) must: (a) notify the other Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) promptly in writing of the Claim, specifying the nature of the Claim and such relief as is sought therein; (b) tender to the Indemnifying Party sole control of the defense or settlement of the Claim at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, provided, however, the Indemnifying Party may not settle a Claim in a manner that would have an adverse impact on the business of the Indemnified Party without receiving the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party; and (c) cooperate and, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, assist in the defense of the Claim. The Indemnified Party will have the right to participate at its own expense in any Claim or related settlement negotiations using counsel of its own choice.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER PARTY’S TOTAL AND AGGREGATED LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER , WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, WILL EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID BY CUSTOMER UNDER THE APPLICABLE ORDER FORM IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE FIRST EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY. THE EXISTENCE OF MORE THAN ONE CLAIM SHALL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO (A) A PARTY’S FRAUD OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT; (B) CUSTOMER’S OBLIGATION TO PAY FEES OWED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT; OR (C) CUSTOMER’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS AS SET FORTH UNDER SECTION 10 OF THIS AGREEMENT. THESE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY ARE INDEPENDENT OF ANY EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES, AND WILL SURVIVE AND APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY SPECIFIED REMEDIES.
EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE OR KIND (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE), REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE DAMAGES.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. THE FEES CHARGED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT REFLECT THE OVERALL ALLOCATION OF RISK BETWEEN THE PARTIES, INCLUDING BY MEANS OF THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES DESCRIBED IN THIS AGREEMENT. THESE PROVISIONS FORM AN ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND A MODIFICATION OF THESE PROVISIONS WOULD AFFECT SUBSTANTIALLY THE FEES CHARGED BY E&E Congress 2020. IN CONSIDERATION OF THESE FEES, CUSTOMER AGREES TO THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK AND HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT, THROUGH EQUITABLE RELIEF OR OTHERWISE, TO SUBSEQUENTLY SEEK A MODIFICATION OF THESE PROVISIONS OR ALLOCATION OF RISK.
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