Terms
Grant of License
Licensor grants to Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Licensed Product(s) solely as provided in the Order Confirmation Form. Customer will not acquire any ownership rights or intellectual property rights in the Licensed Product(s) by virtue of this Agreement, all of which belong to Licensor.
Limitation on Access
Access to the Licensed Product(s) shall only be available to Authorised User(s) and may not be shared with other persons, either internally or externally, except as expressly provided in the Order Confirmation Form. Customer shall comply with all laws, regulations and sanctions applicable to its access to and use of the Licensed Product(s). Licensor reserves the right to monitor Customer's use of the Licensed Product(s) to ensure compliance with the foregoing.
Passwords
Customer agrees to assume sole responsibility for the security of any passwords issued by Licensor to Authorised User(s) for accessing the Licensed Product(s). Such passwords are subject to cancellation or suspension by Licensor with notice at any time Licensor reasonably believes Customer has breached this Agreement.
Payment
Subscription Fees are payable in full not later than thirty (30) days after the Order Date set forth on the Order Confirmation Form.
Except as expressly provided herein, the Subscription Fees are non-refundable.
Disclaimers
Although Licensor will endeavour to keep the underlying information made available from the Licensed Product(s) (the “Content”) updated and accurate, the Content is voluminous and often changes. Accordingly, (i) Licensor cannot and does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the Content, and (ii) Customer agrees that Licensor will not be liable to Customer or any third party for any adverse consequences arising as a result of the inaccuracy or incompleteness of the Content. Customer further agrees that Licensor will not be liable to Customer or any third party to whom Customer furnishes the Content for any trading, investment, commercial or other decisions based on or made in reliance on the Content.
Term
This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for the term specified in the Order Confirmation Form unless earlier terminated as provided herein. The term of this Agreement shall automatically renew for additional periods of one (1) year each unless either party provides to the other written notice of its intention not to renew at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the original, or any extended, term. Such renewal shall be on the same terms and conditions contained herein, except that the Subscription Fees payable for the renewal period shall be the Licensor’s standard published rates then in effect for the Licensed Product(s).
If Licensor reasonably believes at any time that Customer has breached this Agreement, Licensor may deliver written notice to Customer specifying such breach in reasonable detail. If, within fifteen days after delivery of such notice, Customer has not cured such breach to the reasonable satisfaction of Licensor, or the parties have not otherwise agreed to amend this Agreement to address such breach, Licensor shall be permitted to immediately terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Customer, in which event Licensor shall not be required to refund any portion of the Subscription Fees to Customer on account of such termination.
If Customer reasonably believes that (i) Licensor has materially failed to provide Customer with access to the Licensed Product(s) or (ii) the scope or quality of the information made available through the Licensed Product(s) has materially diminished due to changes made by Licensor in the Licensed Product(s), Customer may deliver written notice thereof to Licensor specifying such failure and/or deficiency in reasonable detail. If, within fifteen days after delivery of such notice, Licensor has not cured such failure and/or deficiency to the reasonable satisfaction of Customer, or the parties have not otherwise agreed to amend this Agreement to address such purported failure and/or deficiency, Customer shall be permitted to terminate this Agreement, in which event Licensor shall refund a pro rata portion of the Subscription Fees to Customer (which Customer acknowledges shall be the sole liability of Licensor on account of such purported failure and/or deficiency).
Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, Customer shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, take such commercially reasonable action as shall be required to permanently delete the Licensed Product(s) from its information technology systems; provided that Customer may retain backup copies of Licensed Products solely to the extent necessary to comply with applicable laws, regulations and/or any bona fide information technology policy of Customer then in effect.
Indemnification
Licensor shall indemnify Customer and hold it harmless against all claims, causes of action, judgements, damages, fines or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from a third-party claim that Customer’s use of the Licensed Product(s) strictly in accordance with this Agreement infringes upon or otherwise violates such third party’s intellectual property rights.
Customer shall indemnify Licensor and hold it harmless against all claims, causes of actions, judgements, damages, fines or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from a third-party claim relating to Customer’s use of the Licensed Product(s) other than in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement and/or applicable law.
The indemnification obligations herein are contingent on a party giving notice to the indemnifying party promptly upon becoming aware of any claim for which it seeks indemnification (an “Indemnity Claim”). An indemnified party shall provide the indemnifying party with reasonable non-monetary assistance in the defence of an Indemnity Claim. The indemnifying party shall have the right to assume the defence of an Indemnity Claim with counsel of its choice, subject to the approval of such counsel by the indemnified party (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). No indemnity obligation shall exist with respect to an Indemnity Claim that arises from a non-indemnifying party’s gross negligence, wilful misconduct or breach of this Agreement.
Limitation of Liability
Except (i) in the case of fraud or intentional breach and (ii) with respect to a party’s indemnification obligations herein, in no event shall either party be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (including, without limitation, losses or damages for any loss of data, profit, goodwill, anticipated savings, revenue or business), whether based on contract, tort or other legal theory, in connection with, arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Licensed Product(s) and/or Customer’s use of or inability to use the Licensed Product(s).
Data Protection
Miscellaneous
Any delay in performance of any obligation herein caused by conditions beyond the reasonable control of either party will not constitute a breach of this Agreement, provided that the delaying party has taken reasonable measures to notify the affected party in writing of the delay and uses commercially reasonable efforts to perform in accordance with this Agreement notwithstanding such conditions.
Any amendments of or waivers relating to this Agreement must be in writing signed by both parties.
This Agreement shall not be assignable by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, except that Licensor shall be permitted, without Customer’s consent, to assign this Agreement to any of its affiliates or in connection with a merger or consolidation involving Licensor or a sale of all or substantially all of Licensor’s assets.
If the Customer or any other company or entity that benefits from this Agreement (together the “Licensees”) merges with or acquires any interest or shares of a third party or any third party merges with or acquires such an interest in any Licensee (“Transfer”), the Customer shall promptly notify Licensor in writing of such Transfer and:
(a) this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect;
(b) Licensor may offer the Customer a revised License Fee for all Licensed Products Materials based on, amongst other things, the increased benefit the Customer receives from the Licensed Products due to the enlarged size and nature of the Customer’s business following the Transfer (“Extension Fee”); and
(c) unless and until the Customer pays the Extension Fee, the Customer agrees (and shall ensure as a primary obligation) that no employee, contractor or other personnel of the relevant third party shall access, use or benefit in any way from the Licensed Products Materials or shall be deemed to be Authorised User(s) under this Agreement.
It is the intent of the parties that Licensor will receive the Fees net of all applicable taxes including sales, VAT, service or withholding taxes (“Taxes”), all of which shall be paid solely by Customer. If, and to the extent that, any Taxes are levied upon, or found to be applicable to the whole or any portion of the Fees, the amount of the Fees shall be increased by an amount necessary to compensate for the Taxes (including any amount necessary to “gross up” for Taxes levied on the increase itself).
This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with English law, without regard to choice of law provisions. Any disputes arising out of this Agreement that cannot be resolved by the parties will be brought in the courts of England and Wales.
In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Order Confirmation Form and these Terms & Conditions, the terms of the Order Confirmation Form shall govern to the extent of such conflict.
Terms & Conditions for Report Sales
Grant of License
Licensor grants to Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Licensed Product(s) solely in accordance with this paragraph. Licensed Product(s) may be displayed, reformatted and distributed internally within the Subscriber’s organization only in insubstantial portions for research and related work in the ordinary course of the Subscriber's business. No other internal or external dissemination of any portion of the Licensed Product(s) is permitted except as expressly indicated below. Customer acknowledges it will not acquire any ownership rights (including copyrights and other intellectual property rights) in the Licensed Product(s), all of which shall be retained by Licensor.
Limitation on Access
Access to the Licensed Product(s) shall only be available to Authorized User(s) and may not be shared with other persons, either internally or externally, except as expressly provided in the Online Confirmation Form as an Additional Permitted Use. Each party shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations and sanctions. Licensor reserves the right to monitor Customer's use of the Licensed Product(s) to ensure compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
Payment
Fees are payable in full not later than thirty (30) days after the Order Date set forth on the Online Confirmation Form.
Except as expressly provided herein, Fees are non-refundable.
Disclaimers
Although Licensor will endeavor to keep the Licensed Product(s) and the underlying information made available through the Licensed Product(s) updated and accurate, the Licensed Product(s) and such underlying information are voluminous and often change. Accordingly, (i) Licensor cannot and does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the Licensed Product(s) and such underlying information, and (ii) Customer agrees that Licensor will not be liable to Customer or any third party for any adverse consequences arising as a result of the inaccuracy or incompleteness the Licensed Product(s) and such underlying information. Customer further agrees that Licensor will not be liable to Customer or any third party for any trading, investment or commercial decisions made in reliance on the Licensed Product(s) or such underlying information.
Term
This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect unless terminated as provided herein.
If Licensor reasonably believes at any time that Customer has breached this Agreement, Licensor may deliver written notice to Customer specifying such breach in reasonable detail. If within fifteen days after delivery of such notice Customer has not cured such breach to the reasonable satisfaction of Licensor, or the parties hereto have not otherwise agreed to amend this Agreement to address such breach, Licensor shall be permitted to terminate this Agreement, in which event Licensor shall not be required to refund any portion of the Fees to Customer or have any other liability to Customer.
Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, Customer shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, use best endeavours to take such action as shall be required to permanently delete the Licensed Product(s) from its information technology systems; provided that Customer may retain backup copies of Licensed Products solely as required to comply with any bona fide information technology policy of Customer then in effect.
Indemnification
Licensor shall indemnify Customer and hold it harmless against all claims, causes of action, judgments, damages, fines or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from a third-party claim that Customer’s use of the Licensed Product(s) in accordance with this Agreement infringes upon or otherwise violates such third party’s copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property rights.
Customer shall indemnify Licensor and hold it harmless against all claims, causes of actions, judgments, damages, fines or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from a third-party claim relating to Customer’s use of the Licensed Product(s), other than any claim for which Licensor expressly has an indemnification obligation hereunder.
The indemnification obligations herein are contingent on a party hereto giving prompt notice of any claim for which it seeks indemnification. An indemnified party shall provide the indemnifying party with reasonable non-monetary assistance in the defense of the claims on which indemnification is sought. The indemnifying party shall have the right to assume the defense of the claim, and the indemnifying party may select counsel of its choice, subject to the approval of the indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. A party shall not be obligated to indemnify the other in the event the claim for which indemnification is sought arises from the other’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement.
Limitation of Liability
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in no event shall either party hereto be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (including, without limitation, damages for any loss of data, profit, goodwill, anticipated savings, revenue or business), whether based on contract, tort or other legal theory, in connection with this Agreement or otherwise in connection with Customer’s use or inability to use the Licensed Product(s).
Data Protection
Customer agrees that Licensor may process personal data which is supplied to and/or collected by Licensor to the extent reasonably necessary for Licensor, or other third parties (together “Partner Companies”) for the purpose of carrying out this its obligations under this Agreement (“Purpose”). These Partner Companies may be located in countries outside the European Economic Area that do not have laws to protect information supplied to them.
By entering into this Agreement, Customer agrees to the processing and disclosure of its personal data by Licensor and its Partner Companies for the Purpose.
Miscellaneous
Any delay in performance of any provision of this Agreement caused by conditions beyond the reasonable control of either party hereto will not constitute a breach of this Agreement, provided that the delaying party has taken reasonable measures to notify the affected party in writing of the delay and uses reasonable effects to perform in accordance with this Agreement notwithstanding such conditions.
Any amendments of or waivers relating to this Agreement must be in writing signed by both parties hereto.
This Agreement shall not be assignable by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party, except that Licensor shall be permitted, without Customer’s consent, to assign this Agreement to any of its affiliates or in connection with a merger or consolidation involving Licensor or a sale of all or substantially all of Licensor’s assets.
This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with English law, without regard to choice of law provisions. Any disputes arising out of this Agreement that cannot be resolved by the parties will be brought in the courts of England and Wales.
In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Online Confirmation Form and these Terms & Conditions, the terms of the Online Confirmation Form shall govern.