GPA Network License Agreement
THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into by and between GPA Software, Inc., a California corporation, with offices at P.O. Box 881731, Los Angeles, CA 90301 and the entity agreeing to these terms ("Licensor"). This Agreement is effective as of the date you click the “I Accept” button below (the “Effective Date”). If you are accepting on behalf of your employer or another entity, you represent and warrant that: (i) you have full legal authority to bind your employer, or the applicable entity, to these terms and conditions; (ii) you have read and understand this Agreement; and (iii) you agree, on behalf of the party that you represent, to this Agreement. If you don't have the legal authority to bind your employer or the applicable entity, please do not click the "I Accept" button below (or, if applicable, do not sign this Agreement). This Agreement governs Licensor's access to and use of the services provided for in this agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Licensor GPA Software, Inc. is engaged in the business of providing access to
GPA NETWORK and Licensor's GPA Network Application Server;
WHEREAS,
Licensee desires to retain Licensor to perform the services provided for in
this agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, Licensor and Licensee agree as follows:
1. Grant
of License
Subject
to the terms and conditions herein, Licensor hereby grants Licensee a
nonexclusive license to (i) access and execute GPA Network (the
"Software") on Licensor's application server over the Internet,
and (ii) transmit data related to Licensee's use of the Software over the
Internet via the GPA Network.
2. Use
and Access
A. Subject
to the restrictions on use as set forth herein, Licensee will have access to
the GPA Network, and Licensor's GPA Network Application Server for the purpose
of using the Software for its intended purpose of on-line education, training,
and information dissemination in accordance with the specifications set forth
in any documentation relating to the Software provided by Licensor. Such use
and access will be continuous on a 24/7 basis except for interruptions by reason
of maintenance or downtime beyond Licensor's reasonable control.
B. Licensee
will use the Software only for its internal educational and informational
business operations and will not permit the Software to be used by or for the
benefit of anyone other than Licensee. Licensee does not have the right to
re-license or sell rights to access and/or use the Licensed Software or to
transfer or assign rights to access or use the Software, except as expressly
provided herein. Licensee may not modify, translate, reverse engineer,
decompile or create derivative works based upon the Software. Licensee agrees
to use the Software in a manner that complies with all applicable laws
including intellectual property and copyright laws. Licensor expressly reserves
all rights not expressly granted to Licensee herein.
C. Licensee
will not: (i) transmit or share identification or password codes to persons
other than authorized users (ii) permit the identification or password codes to
be cached in proxy servers and accessed by individuals who are not authorized
users, or (iii) permit access to the software through a single identification
or password code being made available to multiple users on a network.
D. Licensor
will provide 5 gigabytes of space on the application server for Licensee
to use for storage of data necessary for use of the Software. If Licensee's use
exceeds the base storage space allotted, Licensee will pay a rate of
$0.30 per gigabyte over the allotted storage. Such incremental fees will
be calculated on the average monthly storage overage and invoiced quarterly.
3. Price
and Payment
A. Licensee
will pay Licensor the following fees for the license of the Software and access
to Licensor's application server: $0.89 per month, per active student; active at any time during the month and/or assigned to at least one class at any time during the month.
B. The
fees for the license of the Software do not include taxes. If Licensor is
required to pay or collect any federal, state, local, or value-added tax on any
fees charged under this Agreement, or any other similar taxes or duties levied
by any governmental authority, excluding taxes levied on Licensor's net income,
then such taxes and/or duties will be billed to and paid by Licensee
immediately upon receipt of Licensor's invoice and supporting documentation for
the taxes or duties charged.
4. Technical
Support
Technical
support is via email only and described in detail on the attached Exhibit A
(Service Level Agreement).
5. Term
and Termination
A. The
initial term of this Agreement will commence the day the web site interface for
the Software is accessible via the Internet, (within a commercially reasonable
time after payment is received) and will continue for a period of one (1) month.
Thereafter this Agreement will automatically renew for successive one (1) month
periods unless either party gives the other party not fewer than thirty (15)
days notice of its intent not to renew, or unless terminated earlier under the
terms contained within this Agreement.
B. Either
party may terminate this agreement for material breach, provided, however, that
the terminating party has given the other party at least twenty-one (21) days
written notice of and the opportunity to cure the breach. Termination for
breach will not preclude the terminating party from exercising any other
remedies for breach.
6. Ownership
of Intellectual Property
Title
to any proprietary rights in the Software or Licensor's web site will remain in
and be the sole and exclusive property of Licensor. Licensee will be the owner
of all content created and posted by Licensee.
7. Confidentiality
A. Licensee
acknowledges that the Software and other data on Licensor's application server
embodies logic, design and coding methodology that constitute valuable
confidential information that is proprietary to Licensor. Licensee will
safeguard the right to access the Software and other software installed on
Licensor's application server using the same standard of care that Licensee
uses for its own confidential materials.
B. All
data pertaining to Licensee disclosed to Licensor in connection with the
performance of this Agreement and residing on Licensor's application server
will be held as confidential by Licensor and will not, without the prior
written consent of Licensee, be disclosed or be used for any purposes other
than the performance of this Agreement. Licensor will safeguard the
confidentiality of such data using the same standard of care that Licensor uses
for its own confidential materials. This obligation does not apply to data
that: (i) is or becomes, through no act or failure to act on the part of
Licensor, generally known or available; (ii) is known by Licensor at the time
of receiving such information as evidenced by its written records; (iii) is
hereafter furnished to Licensor by a third party, as a matter of right and
without restriction on disclosure; (iv) is independently developed by Licensor
as evidenced by its written and dated records and without any breach of this
Agreement; or (v) is the subject of a written permission to disclose provided
by Licensee. Further notwithstanding the forgoing, disclosure of data will not
be precluded if such disclosure: (i) is in response to a valid order of a court
or other governmental body of the United States; (ii) is otherwise required by
law; or (iii) is otherwise necessary to establish rights or enforce obligations
under this Agreement, but only to the extent that any such disclosure is
necessary.
C. All of licensee's aggregated
anonymous data and non-personal information, i.e., information that is recorded
and compiled about users and collected into groups so that it no longer reflects
or references an individually identifiable user, will be held confidential by
licensor for statistical, evaluation, and research purposes only.
8. Warranty
and Disclaimer
Licensor
warrants the GPA Network and Software is developed and will be provided in
conformity with generally prevailing on-line education industry standards.
Licensee must report any material deficiencies in the Software to Licensor in
writing within thirty (30) days of Licensee's discovery of the defect. Licensor's
exclusive remedy for the breach of the above warranty will be for Licensor to
provide access to replacement Software within a commercially reasonable time.
THIS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS, PROPOSALS OR
STATEMENTS MADE ON OR PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT. DEVELOPER
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES.
9. Limitation
of Liability, Indemnification
Neither
party will be liable to the other for special, indirect or consequential
damages incurred or suffered by the other arising as a result of or related to
the use of the Software, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, even if the
other has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages. Licensee
will indemnify and hold Licensor harmless against any claims incurred by
Licensor arising out of or in conjunction with Licensee's breach of this
Agreement, as well as all reasonable costs, expenses and attorneys' fees
incurred therein. Licensor's total liability under this Agreement with respect
to the Software, regardless of cause or theory of recovery, will not exceed the
total amount of fees paid by Licensee to Licensor during the twelve month
period immediately preceding the occurrence or act or omission giving rise to
the claim.
10. Relation
of Parties
Nothing
in this Agreement will create or imply an agency relationship between the
parties, nor will this Agreement be deemed to constitute a joint venture or
partnership between the parties.
11. Non-assignment
Neither
party will assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, without the prior
written consent of the other party, and such consent will not be unreasonably
withheld. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon the
parties hereto, together with their respective legal representatives,
successors, and assigns, as permitted herein.
12. Arbitration
Any
dispute arising under this Agreement will be subject to binding arbitration by
a single Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (AAA), in
accordance with its relevant industry rules, if any. The parties agree that
this Agreement will be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of California. The arbitration will be held in Los
Angeles, California. The Arbitrator will have the authority to grant injunctive
relief and specific performance to enforce the terms of this Agreement.
Judgment on any award rendered by the Arbitrator may be entered in any Court of
competent jurisdiction.
13. Attorneys'
Fees
If
any litigation or arbitration is necessary to enforce the terms of this
Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees
and costs.
14. Severability
If
any term of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable or contrary to law, it
will be modified to the least extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the
remaining portions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
15. Force
Majeure
Neither
party will be held responsible for any delay or failure in performance of any
part of this Agreement to the extent that such delay is caused by events or
circumstances beyond the delayed party's reasonable control.
16. Waiver
and Modification
The
waiver by any party of any breach of covenant will not be construed to be a
waiver of any succeeding breach or any other covenant. All waivers must be in
writing, and signed by the party waiving its rights. This Agreement may be
modified only by a written instrument executed by authorized representatives of
the parties hereto.
17. Copyright
The GPA Network and GPA Software,
Inc. trade names and trade marks, graphical user interface, layout, format,
source code, artwork, logos and all original elements are the proprietary
property of licensor and as such are protected by all applicable national and
international copyright laws.
18. Entire
Agreement
This
Agreement and Exhibit A: Service Level Agreement, constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter, and supersedes
all prior agreements, proposals, negotiations, representations or
communications relating to the subject matter. Both parties acknowledge that
they have not been induced to enter into this Agreement by any representations
or promises not specifically stated herein.
Exhibit A: Service Level Agreementt
This Service Level Agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the
details regarding the level of service and technical support for GPA
NETWORK (the "Application") that apply when your account is in
good financial standing.
1. Downtime
A. For
purposes of this Agreement, a Unit of Downtime is one period of at least thirty
(30) minutes during which the Application is unavailable because of
problems with or the unscheduled maintenance of our hardware or system
software. Downtime does not include (i) problems caused by factors outside of
our reasonable control, (ii) problems resulting from any actions or inactions
by you or any third party, (iii) problems resulting from your equipment and/or
third party equipment not within our sole control, or (iv) network
unavailability during scheduled maintenance of our network and/or servers.
B. Our
servers connect to the Internet through redundant high-speed connections on
diverse backbones, ensuring data delivery to the end user in a quick and
efficient manner. In any calendar month, we guarantee that Downtime will not
exceed One Unit of Downtime excluding, however, regularly scheduled
maintenance. Any regularly scheduled maintenance will be performed during the
hours of 12 a.m. and 3 a.m, Pacific Standard Time. We work to ensure the
functioning of all network infrastructures through continuous monitoring by our
staff.
C. If
Downtime exceeds Two Units of Downtime in any calendar month, we will,
upon your written request, credit your account (a "Downtime Credit")
in an amount equal to the pro-rata price for one (1) day of service, for each
Unit of Downtime as that term is defined herein.
D. To receive Downtime Credit, you must request such credit by sending an email to support@gpasoftware.com
within seven (7) days after the occurrence of Downtime. The aggregate maximum
number of Downtime Credits to be issued for any and all instances of Downtime
occurring in a single calendar month will not exceed seven (7). Downtime
Credits will be applied upon issue of the first invoice following the request
for Downtime Credit, unless the Downtime occurs in your final month of service.
In such case, a refund for the dollar value of the Downtime Credit will be
mailed to you within thirty (30) days of the expiration of your service
agreement.
2. Technical Support
A. A
member of our technical support help desk staff will be available via email
only to assist you with problems and questions regarding the Application. We
will supply email support to you regarding the Application at support@gpasoftware.com.
B. You
may contact our technical support help desk via email at support@gpasoftware.com.
We may, from time to time, develop additional methods for you to contact the
help desk, and will make information regarding such methods available at our
website.