Business
Data Connect Terms and Conditions
Please
Read and Understand These Agreements
Contents
· ONLINE BACKUP SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
· ONLINE BACKUP SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
ONLINE
BACKUP SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
NOTE TO SUBSCRIBER: CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AGREEMENT.
1.
USE OF THIS Service (the "Service") consists of
the right of a Subscriber of the Service ("Subscriber")
to electronically transmit and store computer data using
either a private data communications network, or the Internet
into a location maintained by Business Data Connect and
to retrieve said data should they be required. The Service
is made available by Business Data Connect to Subscriber
during the period Subscriber maintains a paid subscription
to the Service. Subscriber must be a currently licensed
user of Business Data Connect's software for Services where
software is required to provision access.
2.
These terms and any additional Operating Rules published
by Business Data Connect from time to time constitute the
entire and only agreement (collectively, the "Agreement")
between Business Data Connect and Subscriber (including
Subscriber's designated users) with respect to the Service
and supersede all other communications and agreements with
regard to the subject matter hereof. Upon notice published
over the Service, Business Data Connect may modify this
Agreement, the Operating Rules or prices, and may discontinue
or revise any or all other aspects of the Service at its
sole discretion and without advance notice. Unless otherwise
agreed, Subscriber's right to use the Service or to designate
users is not transferable and is subject to any limits established
by Business Data Connect.
3.
Subscriber shall pay in advance any registration or service
fees and other charges incurred by Subscriber or Subscriber's
designated users at the rates in effect for the billing
period in which those charges are incurred. Subscriber shall
provide Business Data Connect a current street address and
Internet e-mail address for future communications and shall
notify Business Data Connect of any change of address. Subscriber
shall pay all applicable taxes related to use of the Service
by Subscriber or Subscriber's designated users. Business
Data Connect may, in addition, at its sole discretion and
without notice to the Subscriber, (a) suspend its performance
under this Agreement and deny Subscriber's and Subscriber's
designated users' access to and use of the Service until
Subscriber is back in good standing, or (b) terminate this
Agreement and Subscriber's and Subscriber's designated users'
access to and the use of the Service. Further, Business
Data Connect may cancel the Service to Subscriber without
cause upon thirty (30) days prior written notice. Subscriber
must provide Business Data Connect with written notice of
Subscriber's intent to terminate use of the Service. At
the time of cancellation, the Subscriber’s access
to any of Subscriber’s data stored by the Service
may be permanently terminated. Business Data Connect will
not provide a refund for any unused portion of the Services
paid in advance by Subscriber.
4.
No bailment or similar obligation is created between Subscriber
(and/or Subscriber's designated users) and Business Data
Connect with respect to Subscriber's stored data. Subscriber
is solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of Passwords, including restricting the use of the Password
by Subscriber's designated users. Subscriber shall be responsible
for all use of the Service accessed through Subscriber's
Password. BUSINESS DATA CONNECT SHALL NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY
OR OBLIGATION TO SUBSCRIBER, SUBSCRIBER'S DESIGNATED USERS,
OR OTHER USERS OF THE SERVICE TO MONITOR, SUPERVISE OR OVERSEE
THE CONTENTS OF FILES STORED ON THE SERVICE. BUSINESS DATA
CONNECT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING SUBSCRIBER WITH
PASSWORDS IN THE EVENT OF A FORGOTTEN PASSWORD. WITHOUT
THE CORRECT PASSWORD, SUBSCRIBER’S DATA WILL REMAIN
ENCRYPTED AND INACCESSIBLE.
5.
Subscriber shall not use the Service for storage, possession
or transmission of any information, the possession, creation
or transmission of which violates any state, local or federal
law, including without limitation, stolen materials, obscene
materials or child pornography. SUBSCRIBER'S BACKUP FILES
MAINTAINED BY BUSINESS DATA CONNECT ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OR OTHERS WITHOUT SUBSCRIBER'S
CONSENT UPON PRESENTATION TO SUBSCRIBER OR Business Data
Connect OF A SEARCH WARRANT OR SUBPOENA.
6.
Subscriber agrees to indemnify Business Data Connect against
liability for use of Subscriber's account which liability
is a direct result of Subscriber's misuse or negligent use
of its account(s).
7.
Business Data Connect may make copies of all files stored
as part of the back up and recovery of servers utilized
in connection with some of the Services. Business Data Connect
is not obligated to archive such copies and will utilize
them only for backup purposes. They will not be accessible
to Subscriber.
8.
Subscriber is responsible for and must provide all telephone
and other equipment and services necessary to access the
Service. Subscriber should maintain a primary electronic
file of all materials stored in the Service. Subscriber
should not utilize the service as a substitute for primary
electronic file maintenance.
9.
SUBSCRIBER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT
SUBSCRIBER'S SOLE RISK. NEITHER BUSINESS DATA CONNECT NOR
ANY OF ITS LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS WARRANT THAT
THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR BUSINESS
DATA CONNECT OR ANY OF ITS LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS
MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM
USE OF THE SERVICE. THE SERVICE IS MADE AVAILABLE ON AN
"AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER
THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE
OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION, OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS
APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT. NEITHER BUSINESS DATA CONNECT
NOR ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN CREATING, DELIVERING OR MAINTAINING
THE SERVICE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT
OF USE OF THE SERVICE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR
OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY. IN NO EVENT WILL BUSINESS
DATA CONNECT'S LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, EXCEED THE AMOUNTS
PAID BY SUBSCRIBER, IF ANY, FOR THE SERVICE FOR THE TWELVE
MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE EVENT FORMING THE BASIS OF THE
CLAIM.
10.
The provisions of paragraphs 4, 6, 7, and 9 are for the
benefit of Subscriber and its respective Suppliers, Licensors,
Employees, and Agents; and each shall have the right to
assert and enforce such provisions directly on its own behalf.
11.
This agreement is, and shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the law of the State of South Dakota
applicable to agreements made and performed in South Dakota.
12.
Notwithstanding any acknowledgment of a Subscriber purchase
order by Business Data Connect, any provision or condition
in any purchase order, voucher, letter or other memorandum
of the Subscriber which is in any way inconsistent with,
or adds to, the provisions of this agreement is null and
void. Neither the course of conduct between parties nor
trade practice shall act to modify the provisions of this
Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is determined
to be invalid, all other provisions shall remain in full
force and effect. The provisions of paragraph 9 and 12 and
all obligations of and restrictions on Subscriber and its
designated users shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
ONLINE BACKUP SOFTWARE
LICENSE AGREEMENT
ONLINE
BACKUP SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
NOTE
TO SUBSCRIBER: CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AGREEMENT
BEFORE COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION OR USING THE SOFTWARE
1. INSTALLING AND USING THE SOFTWARE ACCOMPANYING THIS LICENSE
INDICATES THE ACCEPTANCE BY YOU AND/OR YOUR COMPANY (COLLECTIVELY
THE "USER") OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. READ
ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT
PRIOR TO INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE. IF THE USER DOES
NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE. PLEASE
NOTE THAT THE USER MAY NOT USE, COPY, MODIFY OR TRANSFER
THE PROGRAM OR DOCUMENTATION OR ANY COPY, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
2. LICENSE: This software program (the "Program")
and the accompanying on-line read-me and help files (the
"Documentation") are licensed, not sold, to the
User by Business Data Connect (BDC) ("Business Data
Connect") or its authorized Distributor. The term "Program"
shall also include any updates of the Program licensed to
the User by Business Data Connect or its authorized Distributor.
Subject to the terms of this agreement, the User has a non-exclusive
and nontransferable right to use the Program and Documentation
for the sole purpose of accessing Business Data Connect's
data protection services ("Services") and not
for resale or rental or the like. The User may use this
Program on any computer for connecting to a legally licensed
version of Business Data Connect’s software or service,
both of which must be located in the United States and its
territories or any other country to which this Program is
legally exported. The User agrees to use your best efforts
to prevent and protect the contents of the Program and Documentation
from unauthorized disclosure or use. Business Data Connect
and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted
to the User. Business Data Connect's licensors are the intended
third party beneficiaries of this agreement and have the
express right to rely upon and directly enforce the terms
set forth herein.
3. LIMITATION ON USE: User may not modify, network, rent,
lend, loan, lease, sell or otherwise transfer or distribute
the Program or Documentation, or copies of either to others.
User may not modify, translate or create derivative works
based upon the Program or the Documentation in whole or
in part. User may not reverse assemble, reverse compile
or otherwise attempt to derive the source code from the
Program. User may not release the results of any performance
or functional evaluation of any Program to any third party
without prior written approval of Business Data Connect
for each such release. User may electronically transmit
the Program from one computer to another or over a network
however it will remain the responsibility of the receiving
person to individually accept the terms of this Software
Licensing Agreement.
4.
BACKUP AND TRANSFER: User may make up to five (5) copies
of the Program, solely for backup purposes, so long as User
includes Business Data Connect's copyright notice and any
proprietary legends. User may not sublicense, assign, delegate,
rent, lease, time-share or otherwise transfer this license
or any of the related rights or obligations for any reason.
Any attempt to make any such sublicense, assignment, delegation
or other transfer by the User shall be void.
5. COPYRIGHT: The Program and related Documentation are
copyrighted by Business Data Connect and/or its licensors.
User may not copy the Program or Documentation except to
load the Program into a computer as part of executing the
Program, or to provide the single backup copy permitted
by this license. User may make one copy of the Documentation
and print one copy of any on-line documentation or other
materials provided to User in electronic form. Any and all
other copies of the Program and Documentation made by User
are in violation of this license.
6.
OWNERSHIP: Business Data Connect and/or its licensors retain
all right, title and interest in and to the Documentation
and all copies and the Program at all times, regardless
of the form or media in or on which the original or other
copies may subsequently exist. This license is not a sale
of the original or any subsequent copy. User owns only the
medium on which the Program is recorded.
7.
TERM AND TERMINATION: This license is effective until terminated.
User may terminate this license at any time by destroying
all copies of the Program and Documentation. This license
automatically terminates if the User fails to comply with
its terms and conditions. User agrees that, upon such termination,
User will destroy (or permanently erase) all copies of the
Program and Documentation.
8.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: BUSINESS DATA CONNECT AND ITS LICENSORS
AND AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS PROVIDE THE PROGRAM AND THE
DOCUMENTATION TO USER "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
NONINFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT, OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Business Data Connect does not
warrant that the Program is error-free, nor that its operation
will be uninterrupted, nor that any or all defects will
be corrected. Should the Program prove defective, User and
not Business Data Connect, or its authorized distributor
and its licensors, assumes the entire cost of any service
and repair. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN
BY BUSINESS DATA CONNECT OR A BUSINESS DATA CONNECT AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE
THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS AGREEMENT.
9. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied
warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to User.
10. LIMITATION OF REMEDIES: IN NO EVENT WILL BUSINESS DATA
CONNECT OR ITS DISTRIBUTORS OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY INDIRECT DAMAGES OR OTHER RELIEF ARISING OUT OF USER
USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM INCLUDING, BY WAY OF
ILLUSTRATION AND NOT LIMITATION, LOST DATA, LOST PROFITS,
LOST BUSINESS OR LOST OPPORTUNITY, OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT
OF SUCH USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM, EVEN IF BUSINESS
DATA CONNECT, ITS LICENSORS OR AN AUTHORIZED BUSINESS DATA
CONNECT DEALER, DISTRIBUTOR OR SUPPLIER HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM AGAINST
OR THROUGH USER BY ANY OTHER PARTY.
11. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation
of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation
or exclusion may not apply to the User. In no event shall
Business Data Connect's or its licensors' or distributor's
total liability to User for all damages, losses, and causes
of action (whether in contract, tort (including negligence)
or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by your company for
the Program.
12. This license will be governed by the laws of the State
of South Dakota as applied to transactions taking place
wholly within South Dakota between South Dakota residents.
If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds
any provision of this License or portion thereof, to be
unenforceable, that provision of the License shall be enforced
to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent
of the parties, and the remainder of this License shall
continue in full force and effect.
13.
EXPORT CONTROLS: The Program and the underlying information
and technology may not be downloaded or otherwise exported
or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of)
any country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii)
to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially
Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table
of Denial Orders; or in any other situation prohibited by
U.S. law or regulation. In addition, due to the fact that
it contains some encryption technology, it may violate the
law of certain jurisdictions to either import, download
or use the Programs. By downloading or using the Program,
the User is agreeing to the foregoing and User represents
and warrants that User is not located in, under the control
of, or a national or resident of any such country or on
any such list.
14.
U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS: The Program is a "commercial
item," as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. 2.101 (Oct.
1995), consisting of "commercial computer software"
and "commercial computer software documentation,"
as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 (Sept. 1995).
Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1
through 227.7202-4 (June 1995), and the corresponding regulations
for Department of Defense agencies and NASA, all U.S. Government
End Users acquire the Program with only those rights set
forth herein. The manufacturer is Business Data Connect
(BDC).,216 South Phillips Avenue, Suite 200
.15.
Complete Agreement: This License constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the use of
the Program and the related Documentation, and supersedes
all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements,
written or oral, regarding such subject matter. No amendment
to or modification of this License will be binding unless
in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative
of Business Data Connect.
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