ARAS
INNOVATOR® AGREEMENT 2.0
Last Updated January 1, 2009
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This ARAS
INNOVATOR® Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you (either an
individual or a single entity, collectively “you” or “Licensee”) and Aras
Corporation (“Aras”) for the Aras Innovator® software product and all certified
software applications for use therewith (the “Solutions”) provided by Aras that
run on the Aras Innovator® application framework (collectively, “Licensed
Software”), the documentation (the “Documentation”) for the Licensed Software Services
(as defined in subsection B.1 below) and Professional Services (as defined
in subsection C.1 below). By installing, copying, or otherwise using the
Licensed Software or by purchasing the Services, you agree to be bound by the
terms of this Agreement, including the warranty disclaimers, limitations of
liability and termination provisions below. If you do not agree to the terms of
this Agreement, do not install or use the Licensed Software. Should you have any questions concerning this
Agreement, or if you desire to contact Aras for any reason, please access our
website at www.aras.com or contact us at info@aras.com.
A. LICENSE
FOR SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION
A.1
GRANT OF LICENSE.
Licensee is hereby granted
the following non-exclusive, non-transferable, and non-sublicensable rights
with respect to Licensed Software and Documentation:
(a) to install the Licensed Software on computer
servers owned or leased by Licensee for use solely by Licensee’s employees and
the employees of Licensee’s suppliers and customers (“Authorized Users”);
(b) to make an unlimited number of copies of the
Licensed Software for backup and disaster recovery purposes, provided Licensee
shall reproduce all confidentiality and proprietary rights notices on all
copies of the Licensed Software; and
(c) to make an unlimited number of copies of the
Documentation and distribute those copies to Authorized Users, provided
Licensee shall reproduce all confidentiality and proprietary rights notices on
all copies of the Documentation.
A.2 RIGHTS
TO ARAS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Except for the rights expressly granted above,
all right, title and interest to the Licensed Software and the Documentation
and copies thereof remains exclusively with Aras. Licensee may not sell, lease or sublicense
any of the Licensed Software, Solutions or Documentation, or any derivative
thereof to any third party, without executing an OEM commercial license
agreement with Aras. Licensee agrees not
to dispute any of Aras’ ownership rights in the Licensed Software or the
Documentation.
A.3 Limited
WarrantY and limitation of liability.
If Licensee does not purchase a Support
Subscription (as defined in Section B) from Aras, the following warranty and
limitation of liability shall apply:
(a) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law, except as stated in this Agreement, the Licensed Software as provided by
Aras is provided and LICENSED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. ARAS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL NOT BE
INTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE.
(b) During the term of this Agreement, if any
portion of the Licensed Software is held by a court of competent jurisdiction
to infringe any third party intellectual property rights, then Aras will, at
its expense and option: (i) obtain the right for Licensee to continue to use
the Licensed Software consistent with this Agreement; (ii) modify the Licensed
Software so that it is non-infringing; or (iii) replace the infringing
component with a non-infringing component.
B. SUBSCRIPTION
B.1 SUBSCRIPTION Services.
If Licensee purchases from Aras a subscription (a
“Subscription”) for Services (as defined below) and for as long as Licensee
remains current in payments for the Subscription, the following terms and
conditions shall apply:
Aras
shall provide the following services (collectively, the “Services”):
(a) Correction of verifiable and reproducible
errors in the Licensed Software that are reported to Aras by Licensee;
(b) Tracking and reporting of Licensee issues;
(c) Telephone and on-line hot-line support;
(d) Access to Aras training materials;
(e) Access to regularly scheduled Aras training
classes, subject to availability;
(f) Access to download any new version of the
Licensed Software generally released by Aras to its subscribers, which may
include Microsoft certified versions of Licensed Software, bug fixes, patches,
or maintenance releases;
(g) Access to download Solutions and software tools
that run on/with the Aras Innovator® framework; and
(h) Additional services published from time to time
by Aras, on its website, www.aras.com, or in other materials provide to Licensee by
Aras.
With
respect to the correction of a possible error in the Licensed Software reported
to Aras by Licensee, Aras shall first verify that such an error is present and,
if present, work in a diligent manner toward development of a correction. Aras shall have no obligation whatsoever to
correct errors in any release of the Licensed Software other than the most
recent release, provided, however, Aras shall continue to support the prior
release for a reasonable period of time.
Services
outside the scope of Aras’ obligations set forth above are excluded, including,
but not limited to, substantial work involved in correction of problems
identified by Licensee which are found not to be errors or which result from
(i) use or modification of the Licensed Software in breach of the terms of this
Agreement; (ii) faults or errors or malfunctions in any hardware or software
not licensed by Aras; or (iii) failure by Licensee to implement recommendations
or solutions or work-arounds to errors in the Licensed Software as previously
advised by Aras.
B.2 LIMITED WarrantY,
INDEMNITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
Provided that Licensee has subscribed for and is current in payments
for a Subscription, the following warranty, indemnity and limitation of
liability provisions shall apply:
Aras represents and warrants that: (i) it owns or controls all rights
in and to the licensed software; (ii) it has all rights, power and authority
necessary to enter into and to fully perform this agreement and to grant the
rights herein granted; and (iii) to its knowledge, neither the Licensed Software
nor any related materials violate any law or will infringe upon the rights of
any person or entity.
Aras
shall indemnify and hold harmless Licensee and its affiliates and customers and
their respective directors, officers, employees and agents and the successors
and assigns of each of the foregoing from and against any and all claims,
damages, liabilities, cost and expenses, including legal expenses and
reasonable attorneys fees, arising out of any breach, inaccuracy or alleged
breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by Aras in this
Agreement, provided such breach does not arise from any unauthorized
modification of the Licensed Software by Licensee or the use of the Licensed
Software by Licensee on equipment not specified by Aras.
In
claiming any indemnification hereunder, Licensee shall promptly provide the
indemnifying party with written notice of any claim which Licensee believes
falls within the scope of the foregoing paragraphs. Licensee may, at its own expense, assist in
the defense if it chooses; provided that Aras shall control such defense and
all negotiations relative to the settlement of any such claim; and further
provided that Aras shall not settle any claim without the Licensee’s prior
written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ARAS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS,
OR ANY INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, RELIANCE OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL ARAS’
LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED FEES FOR A SUBSCRIPTION PAID TO ARAS BY
LICENSEE DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENTS GIVING
RISE TO A CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES.
B.3 PRICING, Term and Termination.
(a) The pricing and term of a Subscription
shall be set forth in a purchase order (the “PO”) from Licensee. The pricing set forth in the PO shall be
consistent with the then current list price published by Aras. Unless otherwise permitted by Aras, the
minimum term for Subscription is two (2) years.
Licensee shall pay for a Subscription in advance. Aras may reject a PO if inconsistent with the
foregoing terms.
(b) The term of a Subscription shall commence upon
the date specified in the P.O. and continue for the period specified in the P.O.
(the “Initial Term”).
(c) A Subscription shall be renewed at Aras’ then
current list price for additional one (1) year periods (a “Renewal Term”)
unless the Licensee provides ninety (90) days advance written notice prior to
the end of the Initial Term or the current Renewal Term of its intent to terminate
the Subscription at the expiration of the current term. At the end of the Initial Term and each
subsequent Renewal Term, Aras and Licensee will review the then current and
planned number of Authorized Users and Aras will adjust the pricing for the
Renewal Term based upon the results of such review (a “True-Up”).
(d) Licensee may lock-in pricing for a Subscription
and extend the time between True-ups by specifying in its PO a term, with
respect to the Initial Term, of greater than two (2) years and, with respect to
the Renewal Term, of greater than one (1) year.
(e) Either party may, at their option and without
further notice, immediately terminate a Subscription if the other party
breaches its obligations under this Agreement and, where such breach is
curable, such breach remains uncured for thirty (30) days following written
notice of the breach. Upon such
termination, (i) Licensee shall promptly pay Aras any unpaid fee for the Subscription;
(ii) Aras shall have no obligation to continue to provide the Services; and
(iii) if Licensee terminates a Subscription based on a breach of contract by
Aras, Aras shall pay Licensee a pro-rated refund of the fee paid for the
current term of the Subscription.
C. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
C.1 Scope
of Agreement.
Licensee, from time to time, may engage Aras to
perform certain professional services (“Professional Services”) as set forth in
a statement of work (“SOW”) executed by Licensee and Aras. Professional Services may include, but are
not limited to, installation, training, process consulting development and/or
implementation services (the “Work Product”).
Except as otherwise specifically provided in an SOW, each SOW shall be
governed by the terms of this Agreement.
As a condition to Aras’ obligations hereunder, Licensee must at all
times: (a) in good faith cooperate with Aras and provide Aras with access to
such information, facilities, and equipment as may be reasonably required by
Aras in order to provide the Professional Services, including, but not limited
to, providing Licensee data, security access, information, and software
interfaces to Licensee’s business applications; (b) provide such personnel
assistance, as may be reasonably requested by Aras from time to time; and (c)
carry out in a timely manner all other Licensee responsibilities set forth in
the SOW. In the event of any delay in Licensee’s
performance of any of the obligations set forth in (a), (b) or (c), or any
other delays caused by Licensee, Aras may adjust its obligations and milestones
set forth in the SOW as reasonably necessary to account for such delays.
C.2 Services.
The Professional Services to be performed by Aras
under this Agreement, the rate of compensation to be paid by Licensee for such Professional
Services, and any other terms applicable to such Professional Services shall be
described in the SOWs. Aras agrees to perform the Professional Services
described in each SOW in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the
terms set out in the applicable SOW.
C.3 Term and
Termination.
Obligations of the parties with respect to
Professional Services shall commence on the date indicated on a signed SOW and
shall continue until terminated as provided in this subsection C.3. Professional Services may be terminated as
follows:
(a) If Licensee fails to make any payment due for
Professional Services, and fails to cure such breach within ten (10) days after
receiving written notice from Aras, then Aras may immediately and without
further notice cease providing Professional Services and declare all sums for
Professional Services due, and to become due for Professional Services,
immediately payable;
(b) Except as set forth in subsection C.3(a) above,
either party may terminate the Professional Services (i) in the event that the
other party breaches any material obligations under this Agreement and SOW and
such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after the receipt of written
notice of the alleged breach.
C.4 Rights to
Intellectual Property.
Except as specified in a separate agreement with Licensee,
Aras shall retain any and all rights to ideas, inventions, developments and/or
designs conceived or developed by Aras in connection with its performance of
the Professional Services. Aras
performance of the Professional Services pursuant to this Agreement shall not
create any rights in Licensee with respect to the Licensed Software or any
patents, trademarks, trade secrets and/or other intellectual property rights of
Aras.
C.5 Limited
Warranty and limitation of liability.
Provided that Licensee has purchased Professional
Services and is current in its payment for Professional Services, the following
limited warranty and limitation of liability shall apply solely with respect to
Professional Services:
Aras warrants that the Work Product will
substantially conform to the specifications set forth in the SOW (the
“Specifications”). The sole
responsibility of Aras shall be to correct or replace that portion of the Work
Product which fails to conform to the Specifications; provided, however, that Licensee
has reported in writing to Aras any defect or error within sixty (60) days of
delivery (the “Review Period”) of the Work Product. Aras shall have no liability if (i) Licensee
modifies the Work Product without Aras’ prior written consent; (ii) Licensee
fails to give Aras written notice of the non-conformance of the Work Product to
the Specifications within the Review Period; or (iii) the failure of the Work
Product to conform to the Specifications is caused in whole or part by persons
other than Aras, or by products, equipment or computer programs not licensed by
Aras. THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH IN
THIS SUBSECTION C.5 IS THE ONLY WARRANTY GIVEN BY ARAS WITH RESPECT TO PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES OR THE WORK PRODUCT; ARAS MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED
OR ARISING BY CUSTOM OR TRADE USAGE, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE WARRANTIES
OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. ARAS’ EXPRESS WARRANTY SHALL
NOT BE ENLARGED, DIMINISHED OR AFFECTED BY, AND NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY
SHALL ARISE OUT OF, ARAS’ RENDERING OF TECHNICAL OR OTHER ADVICE OR SERVICE IN
CONNECTION WITH ITS PERFORMANCE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ARAS’ LIABILITY FOR PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES OR THE WORK PRODUCT EXCEED THE FEES ACTUALLY PAID BY LICENSEE TO ARAS
IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING NON-CONFORMANCE TO
SPECIFICATIONS GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM.
C.6 Infringement.
During the term of this Agreement, if any portion
of the Professional Services is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to
infringe any third party intellectual property rights, then Aras will, at its
expense and option: (i) obtain the right for Licensee to continue to use the Work
Product consistent with this Agreement; (ii) modify the Work Product so that it
is non-infringing; or (iii) replace the infringing component with a
non-infringing component. The foregoing
states Aras’ sole liability, and Licensee’s exclusive remedy, in the event that
any portion of the Professional Services is held to infringe any third-party
intellectual property right.
D. general
terms and conditions
(a)
IN NO EVENT SHALL ARAS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST OR
ANTICIPATED PROFITS, OR ANY INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, RELIANCE
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT WAS ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Except as
set forth in subsections B.2 (provided you have purchased a Subscription and
remain current in your payments for Subscription) and C.5 (provided you have
purchased Professional Services), the entire liability of Aras and your
exclusive remedy under this Agreement shall not exceed five dollars (US $5.00).
(b) Either party may terminate this Agreement in
the event that the other party admits in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally as they become due, makes a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, institutes proceedings to be adjudicated a voluntary bankrupt, or
consents to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy against it, is adjudicated
by a court of competent jurisdiction as being bankrupt or insolvent, seeks
reorganization under any bankruptcy act, or consents to the filing of a
petition seeking such reorganization, or ceases to do business itself or
through a successor.
(c) Licensee may not reverse engineer, decompile,
or disassemble the Licensed Software, except and only to the extent that such
activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this
limitation.
(d) Without prejudice to any other rights, Aras
may terminate this Agreement if Licensee fails to comply with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. In such event, Licensee must destroy all copies
of the Licensed Software and all of its component parts.
(e) If Licensee sues anyone over patents that it
thinks may apply to the Licensed Software (including a cross-claim or counterclaim
in a lawsuit), Licensee’s license to the Licensed Software shall end
automatically.
(f) Licensee and Aras agree to maintain the
confidentiality of any proprietary information received by the other party
including non-public technical and business information ("Confidential
Information") for a period of two (2) years after the termination of this
Agreement. Confidential Information
shall not include publicly available or independently developed information.
The receiving party of any Confidential Information of the other party agrees
not to use said Confidential Information for any purpose except as necessary to
fulfill its obligations and exercise its rights under this Agreement. The
receiving party shall protect the secrecy of and avoid disclosure and
unauthorized use of the disclosing party's Confidential Information to the same
degree that it takes to protect its own confidential information and in no
event less than reasonable care. After
termination or expiration of this Agreement, each party shall return to the
other party any Confidential Information of the other party received during the
term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the existence of this Agreement and the identity of the Licensed
Software and the parties to this Agreement may be disclosed for business
purposes by either party. Aras may also
for business purposes, issue mutually agreed upon press releases, and
distribute information, including Licensee’s name and logo and any endorsement
by Licensee regarding its use of the Licensed Software.
(g) Subsections A.2, A.3, B.2, C.4, C.5 and
Section D shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.
(h) Licensee represents and warrants that Licensee
shall not, directly or indirectly, export, re-export or transship products,
technology or software in violation of any applicable U.S. export control laws
and regulations or any other applicable export control laws of any country
having jurisdiction over the parties or the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
(i) The Licensed Software and Documentation are
deemed to be “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software
documentation,” respectively, pursuant to DFAR Section 227.7202 and FAR
Section 12.212, as applicable. The
rights of the United States Government to use, modify, reproduce, release,
perform, display or disclose the Licensed Software and Documentation shall be
governed by this Agreement.
(j) In the event of any inconsistency between the
terms of this Agreement and the terms of any PO, SOW or other communication,
electronic or otherwise, from Licensee, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
(k) This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. All disputes arising out of this Agreement
shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the Federal and
State courts within Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Each party hereby irrevocably consents to the
personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of these courts. The parties agree that, in the event that the
Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act, any version thereof or a
substantially similar law (collectively “UCITA”) is enacted as to be applicable
to a party’s performance under this Agreement, said statute shall not govern
any aspect of this Agreement, any license granted hereunder, nor any of the
parties’ rights and obligations arising pursuant to this Agreement. The applicable law shall be the law as it
existed prior to the enactment of UCITA.
This Agreement is in the English language only, which language shall be
controlling in all respects, and all versions of this Agreement in any other
language shall not be binding on the parties hereto. All communications and notices to be made or
given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in the English language. The United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods is hereby excluded.
(l) If any provision in this Agreement is invalid
or unenforceable, that provision shall be construed, limited, modified or, if
necessary, severed, to the extent necessary, to eliminate its invalidity or
unenforceability, and the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.
(m) This
Agreement and the use of the Licensed Software and Documentation provided
hereunder are not assignable without the prior written consent of Aras. Any attempt at assignment by you, including
by means of merger, acquisition, operation of law or otherwise, without such
consent shall be null and void and of no force and effect.
(n) If by reason of labor disputes, strikes,
lockouts, riots, war, inability to obtain labor or materials, earthquake, fire
or other action of the elements, accidents, governmental restrictions,
appropriation or other causes beyond the control of a party hereto, either
party is unable to perform in whole or in part its obligations as set forth in
this Agreement, then such party shall be relieved of those obligations to the
extent it is so unable to perform and such inability to perform shall not make
such party liable to the other party. Neither
party shall be liable for any loss, injury, delay or damages suffered or
incurred by the other party due to the above causes.
(o) This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding and agreement between Licensee and Aras and supersedes all
proposals or communications, oral or written, between the parties relating to
the subject matter of the Agreement. No
modification of the Agreement shall be binding unless it is in writing and is
signed by authorized representatives of both parties.
(p) All fees and any other charges incurred
hereunder are exclusive of all federal, state, municipal, and other
governmental excise, sales, use, customs, value added, and other taxes, fees or
duties now in force or enacted in the future.
If Aras is required to pay any such taxes, the taxes shall be billed to
and paid by Licensee. Licensee agrees to
pay on or before its due date all such taxes, fees, duties and charges which
arise out of or in connection with this, but excluding taxes measured by Aras’
net income.