MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT
This MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the date of the last signature below (the
“Effective Date”) by and between Digital Media Services a COLORADO company,(“Digital Media Services”), and {
}, a { } corporation with a place of business at ______ Address______________. (“Company”), and
____________ and Digital Media Services may each be referred to herein as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.”
1. DEFINITIONS.
“Authorized Applications” means the uses of the
Available Data and Available Segments as expressly
permitted within the most current Data Catalog and/or
any amendment to this Agreement. Authorized
Applications vary on an Available Segment basis and may
include, but not be limited to, types of marketing services
and related marketing campaigns, campaign analytics,
analytics and measurement products and services, and
audience targeting.
“Available Data” means the aggregate collection or
specific groupings (as applicable) of Available Segments
and/or other information contained within the Data
Catalog, the use of which is governed by the this
Agreement.
“Available Segments” means the specific Available Data
elements, each as tied to Digital Media Services cookies,
tags, mobile and/or device IDs, HEMs or other mutually
agreed user designation, which may be used for the
designated Authorized Applications.
“Company Data” means data transmitted by Company via
the Digital Media Services super pixel to the Platform for
the usage of its functionalities, and the Services. The data
set may include the following data attributes: online
identifiers (such as advertising ID or cookie ID), offline
identifiers (such as email address or phone number),
consent preferences, browsing data, interest data, or
sociodemographic data.
“Company IDs” means Company’s cookie, mobile and/or
device IDs, or other mutually agreed means of designating
users.
“Company Marks” means Company’s name and/or logo.
“Confidential Information” means all information that
one party discloses to the other that is marked confidential
or would normally be considered confidential information
under the circumstances. This includes, but is not limited
to, the Data Catalog, Available Data, Company IDs,
[Digital Media Services] IDs, marketing plans, proposals,
pricing information, books and records of usage, any other
proprietary information of the disclosing party, and the
terms of this Agreement. Confidential Information does
not include information that is independently developed by
the recipient, is rightfully disclosed to the recipient by a
third party without confidentiality obligations, or becomes
public through no act or omission of the recipient.
“Custom Data” means custom data segments created by
the use and/or enrichment of Company Data of or with
the Available Data via the Platform.
“Data Catalog” means the collection of Available Data
and the [Digital Media Services] proprietary ID Graph,
which may be provided in one or more different formats
by [Digital Media Services] to Company, via the Platform.
“Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule,
code, order, constitution, treaty, common law, judgment,
decree, or other requirement of any federal, state, local, or
foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any
arbitrator, court, or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.
“Platform” means the [Digital Media Services] proprietary
platform and ID Graph through which Company receives
digital marketing software or services that may include, but
not be limited to, the dynamic purchase of targeting data or
measurement/analytics services.
“Platform User” means a Company employee or
authorized user of the Platform.
“Security Program” means an information security
program that has administrative, technical and physical
safeguards appropriate for the company’s size and
complexity, the nature and scope of its activities, and the
sensitivity of the information received from the other party
and that is sufficient to protect any Confidential
Information disclosed by the other party.
“Services” means those certain data and identity services
identified and set forth in a Service Order issued subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and annexed
hereto as Schedule A.
“Third Party Platform” means the platform(s) through
which Company provides digital marketing software or
services that may include, but not be limited to, the
dynamic purchase of media or measurement/analytics
services.
2. LICENSE.
2.1 Grant & Rights. [Digital Media Services] grants
Company a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable
license to access and use the Platform and Available Data
solely for use in the designated Authorized Applications
during the Term, and for no other purpose, subject to
Company’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
Company’s access and use of Available Data (as permitted
and as applicable) by or for the use via the Third Party
Platforms or through managed services, as contemplated in
this Agreement and Service Order is permitted under this
license but shall not be deemed to constitute a sublicense
or transfer of such Available Data by Company to the any
Third Party Platforms or any third party.
2.2 This Agreement grants Company no title to or
ownership of or license to the Available Data or Data
Catalogue, and Company receives no rights to the Available
Data or Data Catalogue other than those specifically
granted to it by [Digital Media Services] pursuant to this
Agreement.
3. COMPANY DATA.
3.1 Company grants [Digital Media Services] a
limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicenseable, and
non-transferable license to the Company Data for the
specific provision of the Services as set forth in the
applicable Service Order and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, including the rights to: (a)
receive and store the Company Data; (b) reproduce and
make derivative works of the Company Data in accordance
with the Company directives via the Platform; and (c)
transmit the Company Data in accordance with Company’s
instructions via the Platform.
3.2 Company understands, acknowledges, and agrees
that Digital Media Services will process and store any
Company Data transmitted to Digital Media Services as a
processor or subprocessor of Company in accordance with
applicable privacy Laws, rules, and regulations.
4. TERM & TERMINATION.
4.1 Term. The term of this Agreement shall
commence on the Effective Date and shall continue
therefrom, unless otherwise terminated by either Party in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, for a period
of twelve (12) months, or as otherwise set forth in the
applicable Service Order (“Term”).
4.2 Termination. If a Party is in default under this
Agreement and fails to cure such default within thirty (90)
days of written notice from the other Party specifying the
nature of such default, the non-defaulting party may
terminate this Agreement immediately by providing
additional written notice of termination to the defaulting
party. However, in the event a breach is not capable of
cure, the non-breaching party may, in addition to any other
right and remedy available at Law or equity, terminate this
Agreement immediately upon written notice.
4.3 Change in Law. The Parties acknowledge and
agree that: (i) the state of the Law with respect to
behavioral advertising, contextual advertising, cookies,
personally identifiable information, cross-device targeting,
and informational privacy is evolving; and (ii) subsequent
to the Effective Date, new Laws or changes to existing
applicable federal, state, and local Laws, rules, and
regulations, and/or changes to the Digital Advertising
Alliance (“DAA”) Interactive Advertising Bureau (“IAB”)
and Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”)
Self-Regulatory Principles (each, a “Change in Law”) may
hold that the collection and use of data and cookies, or
other activities as contemplated under this Agreement
and/or Service Order are no longer permissible. If, in
Digital Media Services’s judgment, any Change in Law
prohibits the delivery or use of any Available Data, [Digital
Media Services] may terminate this Agreement immediately
or upon the effective date of the legislation or regulations
and Company shall immediately discontinue using all such
Available Data.
4.4 Upon the termination of this Agreement for any
reason, each receiving Party shall destroy all Confidential
Information (including complete deletion and the
rendering as inaccessible of all Available Data) of the
disclosing Party and any copies thereof and certify in a
writing to be delivered to the disclosing Party within thirty
(30) days thereafter that it has fully complied with the
requirements of this Section. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a party may maintain one (1) copy of any
Confidential Information solely for legal, regulatory,
compliance and archival purposes only and not for any
commercial purpose and such copy shall be maintained in a
secure offline server. Upon termination, Company shall
promptly pay to [Digital Media Services] any outstanding
fees owed.
5. AVAILABLE DATA USES & RESTRICTIONS
5.1 Digital Media Services will make available to
Company the Data Catalog, and such Data Catalog shall be
incorporated into this Agreement. On a case-by-case basis,
Custom Data may be provided to Company, and such
information shall be considered within scope of the Data
Catalog.
5.2 The Data Catalog will be updated as needed by
Digital Media Services, and the most current version will
govern usage of Available Data. Company representatives
shall be immediately notified or provided with updated
Data Catalogs when available. Company agrees to obtain
and utilize the most recent Data Catalog. In its sole
discretion, Digital Media Services may change any
Available Data at any time, may choose to prevent
distribution of Available Data, and may request that
Company destroy and/or immediately discontinue any and
all use and access to any Available Data (including Custom
Data) at any time. Where Available Data is being used for
an active campaign, all reasonable commercial efforts will
be made to continue to support Company’s needs through
the end of the applicable campaign.
5.3 Any use of any Available Data not specifically
provided for in this Agreement or designated within the
most current Data Catalog as made available to Company
or via mutually executed amendment as set forth in Section
14.14 hereof to this Agreement is hereby expressly
excluded and outside the scope of this Agreement.
5.4 Company will use best efforts to ensure it does
not use or provide access to or use of Available Segments
to any unauthorized third parties. Upon discovery that such
access or use has been enabled, Company shall immediately
(i) correct such error and (ii) provide Digital Media
Services with written notice with details of such error
including the name of the unauthorized third party and the
dates, scope and extent of access/use.
5.5 Audience Targeting & Analytics Uses. Where
the Authorized Application is for audience targeting, the
Available Data may be used for related applications such as
audience counts and associated campaign planning or
reporting analytics for which Company is not specifically
compensated. Where Analytics are offered by Company
on a Platform-fee, project or other paid-for basis,
Company may only use Available Data for these purposes
where such use is an Authorized Application and Digital
Media Services is compensated for such use.
5.6 Company may utilize, or permit the utilization by
a Platform User, of Available Data for the purpose of
excluding certain consumers from a campaign.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company shall not use or
permit such use in a manner that results in an otherwise
eligible consumer’s exclusion from a marketing campaign
based on such consumer’s status in a protected class (e.g.,
race, gender, religion) but only to the extent that the
product or service being marketed does not reasonably and
inherently target consumers outside of such protected
classes. For purposes of exclusion audience usage,
Company shall report and pay to Digital Media Services
the applicable fees for the actual targeted audience
remaining and served ads after the excluded individuals
have been suppressed.
5.7 If a Platform User uses the Platform or
Company’s services via a single account for the benefit of
multiple Platform User clients, such as a publisher or
agency, Platform User shall indemnify and hold Digital
Media Services harmless from any and all third-party
damages, claims and liabilities resulting from such Platform
User’s inappropriate or unpermitted actions in breach of
this Agreement.
5.8 Without limiting other restrictions in this
Agreement, Company agrees to the following specific
restrictions. Unless otherwise permitted in this Agreement,
Company shall not: (i) “white label” any Available Data;
not include Available Data in any kind of blind exchange
environment; (ii) resell Available Data usage as other than
as contemplated in this Agreement; (iii) redistribute data to
any third-party other than to fulfill a specific client
campaign, which shall require use of a select audience
segment on a third party and only for a limited duration;
(iv) create derivative segments or products or create new
segments or new products from any Available Data; or (v)
reveal any domains to any of Company’s clients.
5.9 Available Data may not be utilized in connection
with the advertisement or marketing of products or
services in connection with the establishment of an
individual’s creditworthiness or eligibility for credit,
insurance or employment; credit repair services; or the sale
or exchange of any illegal or illicit products, including
without limitation pornography, illegal drugs or illegal
weapons.
6. COMPLIANCE & INDUSTRY BEST
PRACTICES.
6.1 Each Party will comply with: (i) all privacy and
data protection Laws, rules and regulations; (ii) with the
Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”), Network Advertising
Initiative (“NAI”), and/or Interactive Advertising Bureau’s
(“IAB) published policies that are or may in the future be
applicable to the Authorized Applications; and (iii) with
applicable federal or state Laws or regulations as now or as
hereafter become effective in connection with its use of the
Available Data.
6.2 Company agrees to the terms and conditions set
forth below and agrees that any Platform Users of
Company’s Platform, if applicable, will agree to the
following in writing. Upon any knowledge by Company of
a Platform User’s violation of any of these provisions
Company shall immediately cease providing access to and
use of all Available Data by or for the benefit of such
Platform User.
6.3 All marketing communications distributed to
consumers in connection with use of the Available Data
shall: (a) be devoid of any reference to any selection criteria
or presumed knowledge concerning the intended recipient
(example: a marketing communication stating “Because
you’re pregnant, you might like…” would be in violation);
(b) be in compliance with all applicable Laws, rules and
regulations; and (c) be in compliance with all applicable
privacy policies and the principles and/or best practices set
forth by the Federal Communications Commission, and
Interactive Advertising Bureau, and any applicable data
protection authorities.
7. FEES.
7.1 Pricing. Applicable pricing for Available Data
shall be set forth in the annexed Exhibit A, and Company
agrees to pay Digital Media Services the applicable fees
incurred.
7.2 Usage Reporting. Company agrees that at all
times it shall maintain current, accurate and complete
books and records relating to its usage of the Available
Data and all resulting payments due to [Digital Media
Services], which books and records shall be deemed
Confidential Information. Company’s reporting system is
the system of record. Each month, Company will provide
usage reporting for Available Data within fourteen (14)
days following the last day of the month the Available Data
or other data was used (“Usage Report”). In addition to
the Usage Report, Company shall also provide a bandwidth
report (“Bandwidth Report”) setting forth the total
number of [Digital Media Services] super pixel fires at the
end of each month.
7.3 Payment. [Digital Media Services] shall invoice
Company monthly for fees due from Company based on
the Company-provided monthly reporting. Payment is due
within seven (7) days of Company’s receipt of invoice,
except in the event of a good faith dispute as to the
calculation of the invoice. Any undisputed amounts not
paid within seven (7) days of receipt of invoice will accrue
interest at a rate of one-half percent (.5%) per month or
the maximum lawful rate, whichever is less. If Company
fails to make timely payments, [Digital Media Services] may,
without limiting other any other remedies available to it,
suspend Company’s right to utilize Available Data or
enable Platform Users to utilize the Available Data until
Company has made payment in full for any outstanding
invoices, and Company shall reimburse [Digital Media
Services] for all reasonable costs incurred by [Digital Media
Services] in collecting late payments or interest, including
reasonable attorneys’’ fee and court costs.
7.4 Taxes. Company shall pay all taxes (including
sales, use, excise, value added, goods and services, turnover
taxes, business taxes, consumption taxes, gross receipts
taxes, withholding taxes, and any other taxes, charges,
duties, fees, and levies of a similar nature) levied in
connection with this Agreement (whether included on an
invoice or identified during an audit), except taxes based
upon Digital Media Services’s net income, corporate
franchise, business license, payroll withholding or property
taxes on Digital Media Services-owned assets. Digital
Media Services will collect taxes from Company only in
jurisdictions where Digital Media Services has a nexus. If
Digital Media Services does not collect taxes for any
reason, Company remains responsible for remitting taxes
when appropriate to the applicable taxing authority as the
consumer of the goods or services. The Parties will
cooperate with each other in connection with any audit,
inquiry, trial, or appeal regarding taxes in connection with
the Agreement, including any tax determination or
exemption documentation at Digital Media Services’s sole
cost and expense.
8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
8.1 Neither Party will use the other Party’s
Confidential Information for any purpose other than as
provided in this Agreement, and each receiving Party will:
(i) hold the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in
strict confidence; (ii) not disclose such Confidential
Information to any third party or use it for any purpose
other than as specifically authorized by the disclosing Party;
and (iii) employ all reasonable steps to protect the
disclosing Party’s Confidential Information from
unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure, including those
steps that it takes to protect its own proprietary
information. Each receiving Party may disclose the
disclosing Party’s Confidential Information only to those of
its and its affiliates’ employees having a need to know and
only to the extent necessary to enable the parties to
adequately perform their respective responsibilities to each
other. Each receiving Party hereby undertakes to ensure
the individual compliance of such employees with the
terms hereof. No copies of any Confidential Information
may be made by a receiving Party except as necessary to
perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party may maintain one
(1) copy of any Confidential Information solely for legal,
regulatory, compliance and archival purposes only and not
for any commercial purpose. Confidential Information may
not be translated into another format or language, or
decompiled or reverse engineered without the disclosing
Party’s prior written consent.
8.2 Company agrees not to remove any Available
Data identification, copyright or other proprietary notices
from any Available Data or the Confidential Information
of Digital Media Services. The Parties acknowledge and
agree that a Party’s breach of this Section of the Agreement
may result in irreparable harm and significant injury to the
other and its clients that may be difficult to ascertain. The
non-breaching Party will have the right to seek an
immediate injunction in the event of any breach of this
Section 8 without posting bond, in addition to any other
remedies that may be available to the disclosing Party at law
or in equity.
9. SECURITY PROGRAM & AUDIT.
9.1 Each party must maintain and comply with a
Security Program in performance of its obligations
pursuant to this Agreement. Company shall as soon as
reasonably practical after discovery and subject to any
reasonable restrictions placed on Company by any law
enforcement agency in the process of conducting a related
investigation, report to Digital Media Services any known
unauthorized disclosure of Digital Media Services’s
Confidential Information, including the full details of such
disclosure, and take all such measures as may be necessary
to prevent any further disclosure.
9.2 Digital Media Services, or its designees (as and
when applicable) may inspect and audit at their sole cost
and expense no more than one (1) time in any twelve (12)
month period, upon at least five (5) business days’ notice,
any information relating to use, processing or display of
Available Data in any location where the Available Data is
being processed and/or used by Company, as well as those
books, records and computer systems that specifically
relate to information pertinent to Company’s compliance
with the requirements of this Agreement and the
possession, access or use of the Available Data and any
fees due. Any such audit shall be conducted in a manner
intended to not unreasonably disrupt Company’s normal
operating procedures.
10. RESPONSIBLE DATA HANDLING.
Each Party represents and warrants that it will comply with
all applicable Laws, rules, regulations, directives and
guidelines regarding the collection, use and disclosure of
data collected from or about end users or specific devices
which apply to the Services utilized hereunder (collectively,
the “Rules”). The term “Rules” shall include, without
limitation, (a) all United States Federal Trade Commission
rules and guidelines regarding the collection, use and
disclosure of data from or about end users and/or specific
devices; (b) all United States federal and state laws
regarding data collection and data privacy, including,
without limitation, the California Consumer Privacy Act
(“CCPA”); (c) the Self-Regulatory Principles and guidance
of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (“IAB”), and solely if
applicable, the European Principles and guidance of the
European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
(“EDAA”), as each set of principles and guidance may be
amended or supplemented, or as replaced or superseded,
from time to time by the IAB and EDAA, or their
respective successor entity; and (d) if applicable, the Rules
of any other jurisdiction, including European Union
General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
(“GDPR”) and all amendments and updates to them or as
replaced or superseded from time to time. Without limiting
the Rules, Company shall promptly notify Digital Media
Services in the event Company becomes aware if a breach
of Company’s obligations set forth in this Section 10.
11. WARRANTIES & DISCLAIMERS.
11.1 Company warrants that: (i) it has the necessary
equipment, computer capacity, software, programs and
trained personnel to properly perform its obligations as
described herein consistent with standard industry
practices and in accordance with this Agreement and that it
will perform its obligations in a professional and
workmanlike manner.
11.2 Each Party warrants that: (i) it is a duly formed
company/corporation in good standing under the Laws of
the state, country and/or region under which it was
formed; (ii) it is qualified to transact business in the
pertinent jurisdictions; (iii) it has full power and authority
to enter into and perform the Agreement; (iv) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly
authorized; and (v) that neither this Agreement nor its
performance under this Agreement violates any applicable
Law, statute or regulation and does not breach any other
agreement or covenant to which such Party is a party or is
bound.
11.3 Company represents and warrants that, where
required by the Rules, Company, or the entity that collected
any data, including device level data, if Company did not
itself collect such data, has obtained legally compliant
consent to the collection, use and disclosure of such
information to allow [Digital Media Services]’s super pixel
to further process such data in connection with the
Services from each end user or specific device the device
level data pertains to.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE STATED IN THIS
SECTION, Digital Media Services MAKES NO OTHER
WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
HEREUNDER REGARDING ANY AVAILABLE
DATA, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, ACCURACY, CURRENCY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR COMPLETENESS.
12. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.
12.1 NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR
ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS
OF INCOME, REVENUE, PROFITS, OR
GOODWILL, BUT NOT INCLUDING ANY FEES
PAYABLE HEREUNDER), EVEN IF A PARTY HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES IN ADVANCE.
12.2 Digital Media Services’s AGGREGATE
LIABILITY TO COMPANY FOR DAMAGES THAT
ARISE OUT OF OR ARE RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY APPLICABLE
AMENDMENT OR DATA CATALOG SHALL BE
LIMITED TO TWO TIMES THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY FEES PAID BY COMPANY TO [Digital
Media Services] UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
12.3 EACH PARTY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY
TO THE OTHER FOR DAMAGES RESULTING
FROM THE UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR
IMPERMISSIBLE DISCLOSURE OF, A PARTY’S
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION (EXCLUDING
AVAILABLE DATA) SHALL NOT EXCEED THE
GREATER OF: (A) US $250,000.00, OR (B) SIX TIMES
(6X) THE AVERAGE MONTHLY FEES PAID BY
COMPANY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. IF SUCH
DAMAGES INCLUDE THE COST OF CONSUMER
NOTIFICATION OR CREDIT MONITORING, A
PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR SUCH DAMAGES
(SUBJECT TO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION)
ONLY IF NOTICE OR CREDIT MONITORING IS
REQUIRED BY LAW OR REGULATION.
12.4 THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION:
SHALL NOT APPLY TO A PARTY’S
INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OR TO
DAMAGES RESULTING FROM A PARTY’S GROSS
NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT;
AND SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL
THEORY OR FORM UNDER WHICH ANY ACTION
IS BROUGHT.
For purposes of this Agreement, “gross negligence” shall
mean the intentional failure to perform a manifest duty in
reckless disregard of the consequences. Each Party shall
have a duty to mitigate damages for which the other party
is responsible.
13. INDEMNIFICATION.
13.1 Each Party agrees to indemnify and hold the
other Party, its agents, and its employees harmless from
and against any third-party claim, action, or liability
(including damages, costs, expenses, and reasonable
attorneys’ fees) that may arise against the indemnified Party
as the result of; (i) the indemnifying Party’s failure to
comply with all applicable Laws and regulations; (ii) the
misappropriation or misuse of the indemnified Party’s
Confidential Information by the indemnifying Party; or (iii)
breach of a party’s obligations under this Agreement.
13.2 Company shall indemnify and hold harmless
[Digital Media Services] from any and all liability or
expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation and defense) resulting from third-party claims
related to: (i) any action taken by or on behalf of Company
which is not expressly permitted by this Agreement; or (ii)
any misuse or misappropriation of any Available Data by
Company, its clients or related third-party processors or
service providers acting on Company’s behalf (including
misuse pursuant to a violation of applicable Law, rule or
regulation).
13.3 The indemnifying Party shall have the right to
exercise reasonable control over any litigation within the
scope of this indemnity; provided, however, that the
indemnified party shall have the right to participate in any
such litigation insofar as it concerns claims against it. That
right to participate includes the indemnified party’s right to
select and retain counsel to represent it at the indemnified
party’s own expense.
14. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14.1 Headings. The section headings used in this
Agreement are intended for reference purposes only and
shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
14.2 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
in counterparts (which may be exchanged via electronic
mail, PDF, and/or facsimile), each of which shall be
deemed an original, but which together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
14.3 Waiver. No failure on the part of any Party to
exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or
remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver
thereof.
14.4 Further Assurances. On a Party’s reasonable
request, the other Party shall, at the requesting Party’s sole
cost and expense, execute and deliver all such documents
and instruments, and take all such further actions, as may
be necessary to give full effect to this Agreement.
14.5 Remedies Not Exclusive. Except as expressly
set forth herein, no remedy hereunder is intended to be
exclusive of any other remedy available hereunder or at
Law or in equity.
14.6 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement
is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such illegality,
invalidity or unenforceability shall apply only to such
provision. The illegality, invalidity, or unenforceability of
such provision shall not in any manner affect or render
illegal, invalid or unenforceable any other provision of this
Agreement, and that provision, and this Agreement
generally, shall be reformed, construed and enforced so as
to most nearly give lawful effect to the intent of the Parties
as expressed in this Agreement. The fact that any
provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable in a particular jurisdiction shall have no
effect upon the legality, validity, or enforceability of such
provision in any other jurisdiction.
14.7 Non-Exclusivity. This Agreement is
non-exclusive.
14.8 No Strict Construction. If an ambiguity or
question arises with respect to any provision of this
Agreement, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted
jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of
proof will arise favoring or disfavoring either Party by
virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this
Agreement.
14.9 Assignment. Neither this Agreement, any
Exhibit or any rights or licenses granted hereunder may be
assigned, delegated or subcontracted by Company without
the prior written consent of Digital Media Services, and
any attempt to assign any rights, duties or obligations
which arise under this Agreement without such consent
shall be null and void ab initio. This Agreement will be
binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the Parties
and their respective permitted successors and assignees.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party may assign its
rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement without
the consent of the other Party in the event of a merger,
acquisition or other change in control of its ownership.
14.10 Independent Contractor Relationship. The
Parties are independent contractor and this Agreement
does not create an agency, partnership, or joint venture
relationship between the Parties. Each Party has sole
responsibility for its activities and its personnel, and shall
have no authority and shall not represent to any third party
that it has the authority to bind or otherwise obligate the
other Party in any manner.
14.11 Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable for
any failure or delay in the performance of any of their
respective obligations if prevented from doing so by a
Force Majeure Event. “Force Majeure Event” means (i)
floods, earthquakes, or other similar elements of nature or
acts of God; (ii) riots, civil disorders, rebellions or
revolutions in any country; or (iii) any other cause beyond
the reasonable control of the non-performing Party,
provided the non-performing Party is without fault in
failing to prevent or causing such default or delay, and such
default or delay could not have been prevented or
circumvented by the non-performing Party through the
reasonable use of alternate sources, workaround plans or
other reasonable precautions.
14.12 Notices. All notices and other communications
required or permitted to be given to a Party pursuant to
this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed
duly given (i) on the date delivered if personally delivered;
or (ii) on the business day after being sent by Federal
Express or another recognized overnight courier service
which utilizes a written form of receipt for next day or next
business day delivery in each case addressed to the
applicable Party at the address set forth on the first page of
this Agreement; provided that a Party hereto may change
its address for receiving notice by the proper giving of
notice hereunder. A copy of any notice to Digital Media
Services shall be sent to Rosenberg Fortuna & Laitman,
LLP, attention: Arthur S. Laitman, Esq., 666 Old Country
Road, Suite 810, Garden City, New York, 11530, facsimile:
(516) 228-6672.
14.13 Governing Law/Jurisdiction/Venue/Legal
Fees. This Agreement, and all matters arising directly or
indirectly from this Agreement, shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York, without regard to its conflict of laws rules applicable
to contracts to be performed entirely within the State of
New York. For all such matters, each Party irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts located in the County of New York, State of New
York and waives any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient
forum objections to such courts. The prevailing Party in
any litigation shall be entitled to recovery of its reasonably
attorneys' fees from the other Party in addition to any
other award of damages from the court.
14.14 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all existing or
prior agreements and communications, whether written or
oral, relating to the subject matter hereof. No modification
of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing
and signed by an authorized representative of each Party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized representatives as of the Effective Date set forth above.