The following are the terms and conditions for use of the JournalLive service
described herein (the "Service") between JournalLive Ltd. and you (either an
individual or a legal entity that you represent as an authorized employee or agent)
("You"). Please read them carefully. BY CLICKING THE "I ACCEPT"
BUTTON, COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND/OR USING THE SERVICE, YOU ARE STATING
THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ACCOUNT AND THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SERVICE ("AGREEMENT"). The Service is offered
to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions,
and notices contained herein.
1. DEFINITIONS
"Account" refers to the billing account for the Service.
"Customer Data" means the data concerning the characteristics and activities
of Service users that is collected through use of the Website and JournalLive client and then forwarded
to the Servers and analyzed by the Processing Software.
"Documentation" means any accompanying proprietary documentation made
available to You by JournalLive for use with the Processing Software, including any documentation
available online or otherwise.
"Processing Software" means the proprietary JournalLive Software
and any all upgrades to such, which analyzes the User Data and generates the
Reports.
"Report" means the resulting analysis shown at
www.journallive.com/reports (or such other URL JournalLive may provide from time
to time) for an individual user. The number of charts, graphs, and statistics
contained in a Report varies with the edition of the Service.
"Servers" means the servers controlled by JournalLive (or its wholly owned
subsidiaries) upon which the Processing Software and Customer Data are stored.
"Software" means the JournalLive client and the Processing Software.
2. FEES AND SERVICES . Subject to Section 15 herein, the Service is provided at an agreed rate, chargeable per month
JournalLive may change its fees and payment policies for the Service from time to time
including but not limited to the addition of costs for geographic data, the importing
of cost data from search engines, or other fees charged to JournalLive or its wholly-owned
subsidiaries by 3rd party vendors for the inclusion of data in the Service reports.
The changes to the fees or payment policies are effective upon Your acceptance of
such changes which will be posted at www.journallive.com
(or such other URL JournalLive may provide from time to time). Unless otherwise stated,
all fees are quoted in Euro. Any outstanding balance becomes immediately
due and payable upon termination of this Agreement for any reason and any collection
expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by JournalLive will be included in the
amount owed, and may be charged to the credit card or other billing mechanism associated
with your account.
3. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY . To register for the Service, You must
complete the registration process by providing JournalLive with current, complete and
accurate information as prompted by the registration form, including Your e-mail
address (username) and password. You shall protect your passwords and take full
responsibility for Your own, and third party, use of Your accounts. You are solely
responsible for any and all activities that occur under Your Account. You agree
to notify JournalLive immediately upon learning of any unauthorized use of Your Account
or any other breach of security. From time to time, JournalLive's (or its wholly-owned
subsidiaries') support staff may log in to the Service under Your customer password
in order to maintain or improve service, including to provide You assistance with
technical or billing issues. You hereby acknowledge and consent to such access.
4. NONEXCLUSIVE LICENSE . JournalLive hereby grants You a limited, revocable, non-exclusive,
non-sublicensable license to install, copy and use the JournalLive client solely as necessary to
use the Service for one or more users. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
You may remotely access, view and download Your Reports stored at
www.journallive.com/reports (or such other URL JournalLive may provide from time
to time). Your license of, use of and access to the Software and the Service (which
may include, without limitation, the Software, Documentation and the Reports) is
conditioned upon Your compliance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement,
including the following:
You will not nor will You allow any third party to (i) copy, modify, adapt, translate
or otherwise create derivative works of the Software or the Documentation; (ii)
reverse engineer, de-compile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source
code of the Software, except as expressly permitted by the law in effect in the
jurisdiction in which You are located; (iii) rent, lease, sell, assign or otherwise
transfer rights in or to the UTM, the Processing Software, the Documentation or
the Service; (iv) remove any proprietary notices or labels on the Software or placed
by the Service; or (v) use, post, transmit or introduce any device, software or
routine which interferes or attempts to interfere with the operation of the Service
or the Software. You will use the Software, Service and Reports solely for Your
own internal use, and will not make the Software or Service available for timesharing,
application service provider or service bureau use. You will comply with all applicable
laws and regulations in Your use of and access to the Documentation, Software, Service
and Reports.
This license will terminate immediately if You fail to comply with the terms of
this Agreement. Upon such termination, You must destroy all originals and copies
of the UTM in Your possession and so certify in writing to JournalLive within three (3)
business days of termination and cease any further use of the Service without the
express written consent of JournalLive.
5. CONFIDENTIALITY . "Confidential Information" includes any proprietary
data and any other information disclosed by one party to the other in writing and
marked "confidential" or disclosed orally and, within five business days,
reduced to writing and marked "confidential". Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Confidential Information will not include any information that is or becomes known
to the general public, which is already in the receiving party's possession prior
to disclosure by a party or which is independently developed by the receiving party
without the use of Confidential Information. Neither party will use or disclose
the other party's Confidential Information without the other's prior written consent
except for the purpose of performing its obligations under this Agreement or if
required by law, regulation or court order. In which case, the party being compelled
to disclose Confidential Information will give the other party as much notice as
is reasonably practicable prior to disclosing such information. Upon termination
of this Agreement, the parties will promptly either return or destroy all Confidential
Information and, upon request, provide written certification of such. You are responsible
for safeguarding the confidentiality of Your password(s) and user name(s) issued
to You by JournalLive, and for any use or misuse of Your account resulting from any third
party using a password or user name issued to You. You agree to immediately notify
JournalLive of any unauthorized use of Your account or any other breach of security known
to You.
6. INFORMATION RIGHTS AND PUBLICITY . JournalLive and its wholly owned subsidiaries may
retain and use, subject to the terms of its Privacy Policy (located at
http://www.journallive.com/Info/Legal/Privacy.aspx , or such other URL as JournalLive may provide
from time to time), information collected in Your use of the Service. JournalLive will
not share information associated with You or your Site with any third parties unless
JournalLive (i) has Your consent; (ii) concludes that it is required by law or has a
good faith belief that access, preservation or disclosure of such information is
reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of JournalLive, its users
or the public; or (iii) provides such information in certain limited circumstances
to third parties to carry out tasks on JournalLive's behalf (e.g., billing or data storage)
with strict restrictions that prevent the data from being used or shared except
as directed by JournalLive . When this is done, it is subject to agreements that oblige
those parties to process such information only on JournalLive's instructions and in compliance
with this Agreement and appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
Unless You notify JournalLive otherwise in writing, You hereby grant to JournalLive and its wholly owned subsidiaries a limited license to use Your trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive brand features ("Brand Features") in presentations, marketing materials, customer lists, and financial reports.
8. INDEMNIFICATION . You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend JournalLive and
its wholly owned subsidiaries, at Your expense, any and all third-party claims,
actions, proceedings, and suits brought against JournalLive or any of its officers, directors,
employees, agents or affiliates, and all related liabilities, damages, settlements,
penalties, fines, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys'
fees and other litigation expenses) incurred by JournalLive or any of its officers, directors,
employees, agents or affiliates, arising out of or relating to (i) Your breach of
any term or condition of this Agreement, (ii) Your use of the Service, (iii) Your
violations of applicable laws, rules or regulations in connection with the Service,
or (iv) Your Brand Features. In such a case, JournalLive will provide You with written
notice of such claim, suit or action. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably
required in the defense of any claim. JournalLive reserves the right, at its own expense,
to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification
by You.
9. THIRD PARTIES. If You provide access to Your Account or any portion thereof to
any third party or use the Service to collect information on behalf of any third
party ("Third Party"), whether or not You are authorized to do so by JournalLive
or its wholly owned subsidiaries, the terms of this Section 9 shall apply to You.
If You use the Service on behalf of any Third Party, You represent and warrant that
(a) You are authorized to act on behalf of, and bind to this Agreement, that Third
Party , (b) as between the Third Party and You, the Third Party owns any rights
to User Data in the applicable account, and (c) You shall not disclose Third
Party's User Data to any other party without the Third Party's consent.
You shall ensure that each Third Party is bound by and abides by the terms of this
Agreement. JournalLive and its wholly owned subsidiaries make no representations or warranties
for the direct or indirect benefit of any Third Party. With respect to Third Parties,
You shall take all measures necessary to disclaim any and all representations or
warranties that may pertain to JournalLive and its wholly owned subsidiaries, the Service,
the Software or the Reports, or use thereof. You agree to indemnify, hold harmless
and defend JournalLive and its wholly owned subsidiaries, at Your expense, against any
and all third-party claims, actions, proceedings, and suits brought against JournalLive
or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, and all related
liabilities, damages, settlements, penalties, fines, costs or expenses (including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation expenses) incurred
by JournalLive, or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or affiliates, arising
out of or relating to (a) any representations and warranties made by You concerning
any aspect of the Service, the Software or Reports to Third Parties; (b) any claims
made by or on behalf of any Third Party pertaining directly or indirectly to Your
use of the Service, the Software or Reports; (c) violations of Your obligations
of privacy to any Third Party; and (d) any claims with respect to acts or omissions
of Third Parties in connection with the Services, the Software or Reports.
10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES . The information and services included in or available
through the Service, including the Reports, may include inaccuracies or typographical
errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. JournalLive and/or
its respective suppliers may make improvements and/or changes in the Service or
Software at any time, with or without notice. JournalLive does not represent or warrant
that the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected,
or that the Service, the Software or any other software on the Server are free of
viruses or other harmful components. JournalLive does not warrant or represent that the
use of the Service or the Reports will be correct, accurate, timely or otherwise
reliable.
THE SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE AND REPORTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THERE ARE
NO WARRANTIES, CLAIMS OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY JournalLive AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES
AND AFFILIATES, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE,
THE SOFTWARE, THE DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTS, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NOR ARE
THERE ANY WARRANTIES CREATED BY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR TRADE
USAGE. JournalLive DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE OR REPORTS WILL MEET
YOUR NEEDS OR BE FREE FROM ERRORS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SERVICE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED. THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS AND DISCLAIMERS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF
THIS AGREEMENT AND FORMED THE BASIS FOR DETERMINING THE PRICE CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY, SO THIS DISCLAIMER MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY . JournalLive AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES WILL NOT
BE LIABLE TO USER OR ANY THIRD-PARTY CLAIMANT FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE,
CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA COLLECTED
THROUGH THE SERVICE), OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON A CLAIM OR ACTION
OF CONTRACT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER TORT, BREACH OF ANY
STATUTORY DUTY, INDEMNITY OR CONTRIBUTION, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF JournalLive AND/OR ITS
SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
THE EXCLUSION CONTAINED IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FAILURE
OF THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH. SOME STATES DO NOT
ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
SO THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS IN THIS AND THE FOREGOING PARAGRAPH MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.
JournalLive's (and its wholly owned subsidiaries') total cumulative liability to You
or any other party for any loss or damages resulting from any claims, demands, or
actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall not exceed Euro 500.
12. SERVICE LEVELS . JournalLive does not guarantee the Service will be operable at all
times or during any down time (1) caused by outages to any public Internet backbones,
networks or servers, (2) caused by any failures of Your equipment, systems or local
access services, (3) for previously scheduled maintenance or (4) relating to events
beyond JournalLive's (or its wholly owned subsidiaries') control such as strikes, riots,
insurrection, fires, floods, explosions, war, governmental action, labor conditions,
earthquakes, natural disasters, or interruptions in Internet services to an area
where JournalLive (or its wholly owned subsidiaries) or Your servers are located or co-located.
Complete accuracy in all aspects of Your Statistics at all times also is not guaranteed.
13. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS NOTICE . The Service, which includes but is not limited to
the JournalLive Software and all intellectual property rights in
the Service are, and shall remain, the property of JournalLive (and its wholly owned
subsidiaries). All rights in and to the Processing Software not expressly granted
to You in this Agreement are hereby expressly reserved and retained by JournalLive and
its licensors without restriction, including, without limitation, JournalLive's (and
its wholly owned subsidiaries') right to sole ownership of the JournalLive
Software and Documentation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, You
agree not to (and to not allow any third party to): (a) sublicense, distribute,
or use the Service outside of the scope of the License granted herein; (b) copy,
modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works from, reverse engineer, disassemble,
or decompile the Processing Software or otherwise attempt to discover any source
code or trade secrets related to the Service; (c) use the trademarks, trade names,
service marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive brand features or any copyright
or other proprietary rights associated with the Service for any purpose without
the express written consent of JournalLive; (d) register, attempt to register, or assist
anyone else to register any trademark, trade name, serve marks, logos, domain names
and other distinctive brand features, copyright or other proprietary rights associated
with JournalLive (or its wholly owned subsidiaries) other than in the name of JournalLive
(or its wholly owned subsidiaries, as the case may be); or (e) remove, obscure,
or alter any notice of copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right appearing
in or on any item included with the Service.
14. U.S. GOVERNMENT RIGHTS . If the use of the Service is being acquired by or on
behalf of the U.S. Government or by a U.S. Government prime contractor or subcontractor
(at any tier), in accordance with 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-4 (for Department of Defense
(DOD) acquisitions) and 48 C.F.R. 2.101 and 12.212 (for non-DOD acquisitions), the
Government's rights in the Software, including its rights to use, modify, reproduce,
release, perform, display or disclose the Software or Documentation, will be subject
in all respects to the commercial license rights and restrictions provided in this
Agreement.
15. TERM and TERMINATION . Either party to the Agreement may terminate it at any
time and for any reason.
Upon any termination or expiration of this Agreement, JournalLive will cease providing
the Service, and You will delete all copies of JournalLive's Client Software from
all computers and certify thereto in writing to JournalLive within three (3) business days
of such termination. In the event of any termination (a) You will not be entitled
to any refunds of any usage fees or any other fees, and (b) any (i) outstanding
balance for Service rendered through the date of termination, and (ii) other unpaid
payment obligations during the remainder of the Initial Term will be immediately
due and payable in full and (c) all of Your historical report data will no longer
be available to You unless a purchase a professional services agreement for the
exchange and transfer of such data is entered into as a component of termination.
16. MODIFICATIONS TO TERMS OF SERVICE AND OTHER POLICIES . JournalLive reserves the right
to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement
or any policy governing the Service, at any time, by posting the new agreement to
the site located at www.journallive.com
(or such other URL as JournalLive may provide). You are responsible for regularly reviewing
the policy. No amendment to or modification of this Agreement will be binding unless
(i) in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of JournalLive, (ii) You
accept updated terms online, or (iii) You continue to use the Service after JournalLive
has posted updates to the Agreement or to any policy governing the Service.
17. MISCELLANEOUS; APPLICABLE LAW AND VENUE . JournalLive shall be excused from performance
hereunder to the extent that performance is prevented, delayed or obstructed by
causes beyond its reasonable control. This Agreement (including any amendment agreed
upon by the parties in writing) represents the complete agreement between us concerning
its subject matter, and supersedes all prior agreements and representations between
the parties. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for
any reason, such provision shall be reformed to the extent necessary to make it
enforceable to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of the
parties, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under Republic of Ireland law without reference to its conflict of law principles. In the event of
any conflicts between foreign law, rules, and regulations, and Irish law, rules,
and regulations, Irish law, rules and regulations shall prevail and govern.
Each party agrees to submit to the exclusive and personal jurisdiction of the courts
located in the Republic of Ireland . The United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information Transactions
Act shall not apply to this Agreement. Any notices to JournalLive must be sent to: JournalLive Ltd., NCI Research & Business Centre, Mayor St, IFSC, Dublin 1, Ireland , with a copy to Legal Department, via first
class or air mail or overnight courier, and are deemed given upon receipt. A waiver
of any default is not a waiver of any subsequent default. You may not assign or
otherwise transfer any of Your rights hereunder without JournalLive's prior written consent,
and any such attempt is void. The relationship between JournalLive and You is not one
of a legal partnership relationship, but is one of independent contractors. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors
and assigns of the parties hereto. The following sections of this Agreement will
survive any termination thereof: 1, 4, 5, 6 (except the last two sentences), 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, and 17.