This Trial Software licence Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and effective [DATE].
BETWEEN:
Bitsum LLC (the “Licensor”), a company organised and existing under the laws of the United States, with its head office located at:
Bitsum LLC
PO BOX 1143
Talbott, TN 37877
AND:
[LICENSEE NAME] (the “Licensee “), a company organised and existing under the laws of the [COUNTRY], with its head office located at:
[COMPLETE ADDRESS]
This Trial licence Agreement is entered into for the sole purpose of allowing Licensee to evaluate Licensor’s software product, Process Lasso (the “Licensor Software”), and accompanying Documentation (collectively, the “Trial System”). Licensor hereby grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the Trial System, including any modified or enhanced versions thereof provided to Licensee by Licensor, at no cost, for a 30-day trial period beginning when this document is executed and ending 30 days later (the “Trial Period”).
Within 14 business days of the end of the Trial Period Licensee shall return to Licensor all Licensor Software and Documentation included in the Trial System (or, at Licensor ‘s sole discretion, destroy all such Software and Documentation and certify in writing to Licensor that said Licensor Software and Documentation had been destroyed).
Licensor warrants that it has the right to grant temporary use by Licensee of the Trial System. Licensor makes no other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Licensor’s aggregate liability for damages arising out of or in connection with this Trial licence Agreement, the performance of the trial system, or Licensor’s performance of services, shall not exceed [AMOUNT]. Without regard to whether a claim is based on contract or tort, including negligence in no event shall Licensor or its suppliers be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from loss of profits, data or business arising out of or in connection with this Trial licence Agreement, even if Licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Licensee acknowledges that Licensor retains all right, title, and interest in the Trial System and in all copies thereof, and no title to the Trial System, or any intellectual property or other rights therein, are transferred to Licensee by virtue of this Trial licence Agreement other than as specified herein.
The licensee shall not without the express prior written consent of Licensor duplicate, copy or reproduce the Trial System except for use on a single computer. In the event Licensor authorises Licensee to make copies of the Trial System, Licensee shall reproduce Licensor ‘s copyright and other proprietary rights notices or legends on all copies thereof. Licensee agrees not to cause or permit the reverse engineering, reverse assembly or reverse compilation of the Licensor Software, or otherwise attempt to derive source code from the Licensor Software.
5.1 Licensee Confidential Information
Licensee acknowledges that the Trial System is unpublished and contains proprietary and confidential information of Licensor, which Licensor considers to constitute valuable trade secrets. In addition, Licensee may also be provided with or be exposed to confidential information of third parties with which Licensor conducts business. The confidential information of Licensor and third parties is called collectively “Confidential Information.” In recognition of the foregoing, Licensee covenants and agrees:
The licensee shall be permitted to disclose the Confidential Information only as follows:
5.2 Licensor Confidential Information
For purposes of this Trial licence Agreement, Confidential Information shall include, but not be limited to, all business information of Licensor, including the following:
In addition, Licensee shall not release the results of any evaluation or benchmark of the Trial System to any third party without the express prior written consent of Licensor.
Licensor agrees to defend Licensee from and against any claim or action based on any alleged infringement of any United States patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right as a result of the use of the Trial System according to the terms and conditions of this Trial licence Agreement, and Licensor agrees to indemnify Licensee from any costs and/or damages awarded against Licensee in any such infringement claim or action or settlement thereof; provided that: (i) Licensor is promptly notified in writing of such claim, (ii) Licensee grants Licensor sole control of the defence and any related settlement negotiations, and (iii) Licensee cooperate with Licensor in defence of such claim.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensor shall have no liability to Licensee if the infringement results from:
Licensor may terminate this Trial licence Agreement at any time with or without cause by giving written notice of termination to Licensee, effective on Licensee’s receipt thereof. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, immediately upon such termination Licensee shall return to Licensor the Trial System, including all related documentation and all copies thereof.
The waiver or failure of Licensor to exercise any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further right hereunder. The rights and remedies of Licensor set forth in this Agreement are in addition to any rights or remedies Licensor may otherwise have at law or in equity. If any provision of this Trial licence Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby.
Neither party may assign its rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.
This Trial licence Agreement and performance hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the Tennessee, United States without regard to conflicts of laws. Licensee and Licensor hereby agree that the sole jurisdiction and venue for any litigation arising from or relating to this Trial licence Agreement shall be an appropriate federal or state court located in Tennessee, USA.
All provisions hereof relating to proprietary rights, confidentiality and non-disclosure, indemnification and limitation of liability shall survive the completion of the Services or any earlier termination of this Trial licence Agreement.
This Trial licence Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties and supersedes and merges any and all prior proposals, understandings and agreements, oral and written, between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the dates set forth first above, with full knowledge of its content and significance and intending to be legally bound by the terms hereof.
LICENSOR LICENSEE
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