HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law No. 2023-027THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
BY-LAW NO. 2023-027
A BY-LAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM AND
GHD DIGITAL FOR WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
WHEREAS section 8(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, grants a
broad scope of powers to municipalities to govern their affairs as they consider appropriate;
AND WHEREAS the Municipality has been seeking avenues to complete a fulsome
redevelopment of its Municipal Website;
AND WHEREAS Council approved a website redevelopment in the 2023 Capital Budget;
AND WHEREAS Council approved a sole -source of the Municipality's website development
to GHD Digital on March 16, 2023;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY
OF BAYHAM ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
THAT the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to execute the Agreement
attached hereto as Schedule "A" and forming part of this by-law between The
Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham and GHD Digital for website development
services;
. AND THAT this by-law shall come into full force and effect upon final passing.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 6th DAY OF
APRIL, 2023.
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digitally collecting feedback, and allowing your residents to transact business online.
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* Microsites
* Multilingual support (English, French)
• Accessibility (AODA)
Responsive on all devices
CMS
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Website themes
Website advanced search
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Upcoming calendar events feed
Events calendar
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Recent news
News listing page
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News article detail page
Contact Directory
Alert banners & pop -ups
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Embedded social media feeds
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* Site builder
• Preview mode editable across multiple device screens
• Calendar events widget
• News widget
• News article
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• Contact Directory management
• Landing pages
• Search engine optimization (SEO)
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Govstack packages to fit your needs and budget
StandardFeature
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• Single sign -on (SSO) up to
SSO up to 100 MAU
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custom #
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• Website theme
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* Content management
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Site builder
. Design access
• Google Search
• News & Subscriptions
• GHD issued SSL/TLS
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Events
. 2 Calendars
• Standard features +
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* Status tracking
• Fillable PDF generation
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• Administrative workflow
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Line Item Description Quantity Fee
Support - Includedwith purchaseof any product: 1 $0.00
Standard - Named Contacts: Designate members of your /year
team authorized to contact Customer support and log
tickets
Email and Online Portal: Access to our online
support portal:
Createand review your tickets
View ticket priority
Updateticket notes or status
Close or re -open resolved tickets
View tickets for your entire organization
Portal URL: https://support.ghddigitalpss.com
- Online Resource Centre: Accessto product
knowledge articles, news, release notes:
https//r�ourcecentre.ghddigitalp--,s.com
- After Hours Priority Phone Support for Severity 1 & 2
Incidents
Govstack 1 $22,750.00
Standard
I mplementation
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Line Item Description Quantity
Govstack Platform: 1
Standard Single Sign -on (SSO)
Subscription 1 identity per user to access all applications
Maximum of 50 MAU (Monthly Active Users)
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Website Theme
Content Management
Site Builder
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3rd party fees apply
News & Subscriptions
- G HD issued SSL/TLS certificates Included
All products use GHD managed certificates with 256-
bit encryption. G HD does not support customer issued
certificates.
Events:
- 2 Calendars
- 2 Views (Events, Council, Tourism, etc)
Public Submission with approvals
Event email notifications
- eScribe (3rd party fee applies)
Forms:
- 30 Forms
20,000 submissions
Reports
-Workflow Automation
Status Tracking
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$6,976.00
/ year
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Subtotals
Annual subtotal
One-time subtotal
$6,976.00
$17,650.00
after $5,100.00 discount
Total $24,626.00
Additional discount has been provided, based on approval by end of March.
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Customer:
Municipality of Bayham
Primary
an Elliott Meagan 9
Title:
Deputy Clerk
Email:
MElliott@bayham.on.ca
Telephone:
519-866-5521
Address:
56169 Heritage Line, PO Box 160
Straffordville ON
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Product Solution: Govstack CMS - Website
Project Number:
Estimated Delivery Timing: 16 weeks
License Term: 3 years
Payment Terms: Net 30 days, CAD
Quote Expiry Date: 03/31/2023
Account Executive: Peter Gingrich
Account Executive Email:peter.gingrich@ghd.com
Account Executive Phone: 613-219-7067
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Looks and functions like the selected theme and has been updated based on the logo and brand guidelines provided by the customer. Is responsive to
different screen sizes and orientations. Is developed following the practices and guidelines outlined by the WCAG 2.0 level AA standard. All included
products and AddOns are installed and configured based on the preferences confirmed by the customer during initiation. Blank pages and navigation
based on the approved sitemap are setup. Training was provided for the CMS and all included products and AddOns. A User Acceptance Testing
(UAT) phase has been completed on the website and all included products and AddOns. A GoLive Plan has been provided to the customer.
Schedule will be provided upon approval of this Statement of Work.
User set-up and permission configuration by GHD
Integrations into third -party software not identified in scope
Additional products, modules, or features that are not included in the selected Govstack plan, or as AddOns under this agreement
Website clean-up assistance such as adding/editing images, photo galleries, tables, accordions, and all text, or fixing broken links, spelling mistakes, or
content -related accessibility errors-
9 An invoice will be issued to the Customer by GHD for all Implementation or One -Time fees 30% on signing (Effective Date), 60% UAT, 10% on Delivery.
2_ An invoice Wll be issued to the Customer by GHD for 1 Year's Annual fees 30 days following Effective Date of this Agreement.
DSA does not include applicable taxes.
The fees quoted are based on GHD executing the services on a specific, mutually agreed upon, schedule that allows both GHD and Customer
reasonable time to perform their tasks. Any deviation from the scope or schedule could result in corresponding changes to the estimated price, dates,
responsibilities, or other provisions of the project. Changes that have material impact to any of the foregoing will be accommodated with a Change Order
form or a separate Statement of Work as deemed appropriate by both parties. GHD will make reasonable efforts to mitigate the costs associated with
the change, with Customer bearing only that portion of costs that cannot be mitigated or otherwise avoided.
GHD's attached Terms and Conditions are applicable to this Digital Solutions Agreement and incorporated herein by reference. The offer to perform the
Statement of Work for the fees quoted shall expire if not accepted and signed by an authorized representative of Customer on Quote Expiry Date.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GHD and Customer have caused this Agreement to be executed by their authorized representatives as of the date of last
signature below ("Effective Date").
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1. Products. (a) GHD Digital (hereinafter "GHD"), subject to this Agreement,
shall grant the Customer as identified in the Digital Solutions Agreement
("DSA") a limited, non-exclusive license to use or access GHD's digital solutions
(hereinafter the "Product(s)") which are identified and described by the DSA.
The DSA shall be govemed by these terms and conditions, any Third Party
Terms, and any documents incorporated by reference (the "Terms"; together
with the DSA, the "Agreement") "GHD" together with Customer, shall be
referred individually as a "Party" and jointly as the "Parties"), (b) Customer
acknowledges GHD may utilize vendors or third parties to process data or
provide Third Party Content or additional functionality to Products. 'GHD
vendors" as used herein means the third parties contracted with GHD to
provide any portion of the Products subject to these Terms. "Authorized End
Users" shall mean Administrative Users and Public Users. "Administrative
Users" shall mean any of Customer's employees, representatives, consultants,
contractors, or agents who are authorized to use the Product and have been
supplied user identifications and passwords by Customer or on Customer's
behalf to use or otherwise access the Products in the manner permitted by this
Agreement. "Public Users" shad mean any individuals not affiliated with
Customer, such as members of the public, authorized by Customer to use or
otherwise access the Products in the manner permitted by this Agreement.
"Third Party Terms" shall mean any terms and conditions of third parties and/or
GHD vendors which are applicable to the use or access of the Product.
2. Proprietary Rights. (a) "IP" means all intellectual property throughout the
world, including- (i) copyrights, derivative software and products, graphical user
interfaces, screen layouts, trade secrets, trademarks and service marks
(including all goodwill), domain names, social media sites, patents, inventions,
modifications, improvements, customizations, bug fixes, upgrades, designs,
logos and trade dress, moral rights, publicity rights, and privacy rights.
"Intellectual Property Rights" means all rights inthe IPwhether existing under
statute or at common iaw or equity, now or hereafter recognized and (ii) any
application or right to apply for any of the rights referred to herein and all
renewals, extensions, and restorations of the foregoing. Each Party shall retain
ownership of their IP and Intellectual Property Rights existing as of the Effective
Date, or developed or acquired independently of this Agreement, and nothing
in this Agreement shall assign any ownership thereof to the other Party. (b)
Customer retains all ownership of any IP owned by Customer prior to the date
of this Agreement or created by Customer during the term of this Agreement.
(c) Customer acknowledges that, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement
or the Product, all IP in the Products other than the IP provided by Customer is
the property of GHD and that all, GHD domains, designs, templates, formats,
pricing, documentation, manuals, software listings, source code, or object code
relating to the Products may constitute trade secret, proprietary andJor
confidential information of GHD. Any IP such as information, text, graphics,
data, links, or other materials appearing in the Product ("Third Party Content")
which is not owned by GHD is subject to the` hwd Party Terms. GHD grants to
Customer and Authorized End Users a nonexclusive, non -assignable,
nontransferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to use and access the
Products, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and End User License
Agreement, as applicable. (d) Unless authorized by the DSA, Customer shall
not (i) license, grant, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise
commercially exploit or make available the Products in any way to any third
party, other than an Authorized User; (ii) modify or make derivative works based
upon the Products, 6sassemble, reverse compile, or reverse engineer any part
of the Products, or {irl) create Internet "links" to the Products or "frame" or
"mirror" any part of the Products, including any content contained in the
Products (d) Customer's exposure to the Products may result in Customer
developing or suggesting IP or other improvements or changes related to the
Products ("Feedback"). Customer grants to GHD a worldwide, perpetual,
irrevocable, royalty -free license to use, distribute, disclose, and make and
incorporate into its services any suggestion, enhancement request,
recommendation, correction or other Feedback provided by Customer or
Authorized Ehd Users relating to the operation of GHD's Products or ancillary
software. (e) With Customer's priorwritten consent, GHD may use Customer's
name, logo, and/or trademark in connection with certain promotional materials,
including brochures, websites, press releases, advertising, and other materials
promoting the Products, which GHD may disseminate to the public. Customer
may withdraw authorization for such use at any time by providing thirty (30) days
written notice as provided in Section 23 below.
3. Data Use. (a) As between the Parties, Customer owns all right, title, and
interest, including all Intellectual Property Rights, in and to Customer Data.
"Customer Data" shall mean Customer information, data, and other content, in
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any form or medium, that is submitted, posted, or otherwise transmitted by or
on behalf of a Customer or Authorized End Users. Customer shall be
responsible for, and GHD may rely upon, the accuracy and completeness of all
requirements, programs, instructions, reports, data, and other information
furnished by Customer to GHD pursuant to this Agreement. As necessary to
provide Product to Customer, Customer grants to GHD a non-exclusive, royalty -
free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to access, revise, reproduce,
distribute, host, store, manage, process, display, and otherwise use Customer
Data and perform all acts with respect to Customer Data, as necessary to
provide the Products to Customer, prevent or address Customer's technical
problems with the Products, and meet all other purposes for Customer set forth
herein. GHD shall have no obligation to validate any content of the Customer
Data for content, correctness, usability, or for any other purpose. Customer shall
comply with any reasonable demand by GHD to correct, dscontinue, or remedy
any violation of applicable laws or regulations pertaining to the Customer Data.
(b) Customer agrees that GHD may use Customer Data to add insight, analytics,
and data science to the Products and/or to provide or suggest additional
solutions and servicesto Customer. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Agreement, Client authorizes GHD to compile Aggregated Data, and
such Aggregated Data shall be proprietary to GHD. "Aggregated Data" means
any non -personally identifiable, technical, statistical, or analytical data, including
Customer Data, gathered, or generated directly by the Product or by use of the
Product, that GHD collects, gathers, and aggregates periodically as part of its
ordinary business operations. Aggregated Data may be used by GHD for any
reason, including, on a non -attributed basis to monitor and improve its products
and services, for benchmarking purposes of providing additional products and
services, or to provide customized services or technologies to its customers. To
the extent an assignment of aggregated or de -identified Customer Data is
needed to permit GHD to obtain ownership of the right, title, and interest in, to
or under, any or all of the aggregated or de -identified Customer Data, Client
hereby assigns and transfers the right, title, and interest in, to, and under such
aggregated and de -identified Customer Data to GHD. (d) Customer agrees
Customer Data stored by GHD will remain within the Customer's country of
origin. Third Parties shall Process (as defined herein) Customer Data as set
forth'in the applicable Third Party Terms. To facilitate user login, Customer
acknowledges and agrees that certain limited Customer Data consisting of
name, username, and/or email address, may be Processed and stored in
Canada, regardless of Customer location. (e) Customers bandwidth and dsk
usage shall be limited to the service levels set forth in the DSA. Any
exceedance of these levels by Customer shall be subject to additional fees.
4. Data Protection, Privacy, and Cookies. (a) Customer agrees that GHD
may store some or all Customer Data on systems which may run on a third party
cloud storage provider, including but not limited to Azure Cloud. (b) For
purposes of data privacy and protection laws, and unless otherwise set forth in
Third Party Terms, GHD is the data processor and Customer is the data
controller of Customer Data and Authorized End Users' information. Customer
represents and warrants that it has complied and will comply with all appicable
local, state, national, and foreign laws related to data privacy and the
transmission of technical or personal data, including personally identifiable
information and has obtained and/or owns all rights, permissions, and consents
necessary in the Customer Data and Authorized End Users' information
necessary to meet all purposes and relevant obligations set forth herein.
Customer is responsible for providing privacy notices in relation to data privacy
and protection laws to Authorized End Users. (c) If GHD receives, has
possession or custody of, access to, or control over, any Customer Data which
includes Personal Information then GHD will comply with all applicable laws and
regulations in connection with its receipt, use, handling, Processing, access to-
and storage of Personal Information. 'Personal Information" means
information Customer (directly or indirectly, including through another party)
shares with, discloses to, allows, or provides access to GHD, that identifies,
relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably
be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual or household, or as
"Personal Information" may otherwise be defined by law. "Processed" Dr
"Processing" means any operation or set of operations that are performed on
data or on sets of data, whether or not by automated means. (d) The Product
may include cookies on services and use them to recognize user when returning
to the Product. Authorized End Users may set their browser so that it does not
accept cookies. Cookies must be enabled on the Authorized End User's web
browser, however, if user wishes to access certain personalized features of the
Product. (e) GHD's relevant policies, which are hereby incorporated into this
Agreement, are located at:
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(f) Customer shall be responsible to comply with applicable laws in regard to
Information collected by Customer from Authorized End Users through the use
of a Customer created form within the Product.
5. Data Retention. (a) The Products are not intended to be a data retention
tool. Customer shall be responsible for compliance with any applicable data
retention laws and sha# maintain independent archives of data which is required
to be retained by such laws. (b) During the term of this Agreement, GHD shall
retain Customer Data within the Product for a minimum of one (1) year, except
for Customer Data in the Events module, which shall be retained for a minimum
of three (3) years. Following the expiration or termination of this Agreement,
GHD shall not be required retain Customer Data and GHD shall remove such
Customer Data from GHD systems within a reasonable period of time. Prior to
the removal of Customer Data from GHD systems, Customer may download
such Customer Data in a mutually agreed format at a cost to be determined, or
Customer will be subject to a fee to extend the data retention. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, data retention shall be extended as required by applicable laws.
(c) A data destruction certificate certifying Customer Data (not including
Aggregated Statistics) has been destroyed from GHD hardware and software
shall be provided at the Customer's written request at a cost of five hundred
($500) doUars, in the currency set forth in the DSA. (d) GHD maintains a daily
backup of its systems for thirty (30) days. In certain circumstances, 9 may be
possible to restore data that has been inadvertently deleted by Customer. A
request to restore data can be made to Customer support. Fees may be applied
to restore deleted content. (e) Provided GHD retains Customer Data for the
agreed upon duration, GHD shall have no liability arising from a failure to
maintain Customer Data.
6. Data Security. GHD will maintain industry standard administrative, technical,
and physical safeguards, including but not limited to PCI DSS and ISO 27001
compliance, to protect the security and privacy of Customer Data, in use, �
transit, and at rest. These safeguards include, but are not limired tc
implementation of adequate privacy and security policies and data breach
response plans that comply with industry standards and the requirements of
applicable laws and the regulatory agencies responsible for enforcing them. If
either Party becomes aware of any unauthorized access to or breach of the
Products which includes Customer Data ("Security Incident"), such Party will
promptly notify the other in writing of the Securty Incident and include the
following information: (i) the nature of the Personal Information compromised
and how the Security Incident occurred; (ii) the timing of the Security Incident;
(iii) the steps taken by the impacted Party to resolve the Security Incident; and
(v) the measures to be undertaken and implemented to prevent a reoccurrence
of the Security Incident. GHD agrees to abide by its data security outlined in its
privacy policy published at ghd.com/enJprivacy-policy.aspx. In the event of a
Security Incident, GHD reserves the right to shut down the Pmduct(s) to protect
the Parties with reasonable notice to Customer and with no liability to GHD for
these or other remedial actions.
7. Term and Payment. (a) The term of the license granted to Customer shall
be set forth in the DSA and shall continue until the Agreement is terminated or
expires pursuant to Section 15. Unless otherwise provided for in the DSA, upon
expiration of the initial term, the term will continue with automatic renewals for
additional one (1) year terms, unless written notice of cancellation is delivered
by one Party to the other thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date. (b)
Beginning on the first -year anniversary of the Effective Date and on each
succeeding anniversary of the Effective Date during the term of this agreement,
and for each renewal term, GHD shall be entitled to include a price increase in
accordance with preceding month's Consumer Price Index as found on
https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/start. GHD will provide reasonable notice to
Customer of price increases. (c) GHD shall invoice Customeron a periodic basis
for the applicable fees as set forth in the DSA. Customer agrees to pay such
invoices within thirty (30) calendar days after the date of the applicable invoice.
Unpaid invoices will be subject to a charge of one (1.0%) percent per month on
any outstanding balance. (d) GHD shall provide Customer with notice of the
unpaid invoices and if payment has not been made by Customer within thirty
(30) days of such notice, GHD reserves the right without liability to suspend the
Products or Customer's accessto the Products. (e) In addition to specified rates
or charges for the Products specified in the DSA, Customer shall pay all local,
federal, and state/provinciai sales tax, goods and services tax, value added tax,
and other taxes applicable to the provision of the Products under this
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8. Customer Responsibilities. (a) Customer shall license all third party
software and obtain all hardware, at Customer's sole expense, that may be
needed for Customer to operate the Products. (b) Customer shall abide by all
laws, regulations, and ordinances applicable to the use of the Product, and the
terms of this Agreement. Customer assumes responsibility for all acts or
omissions of its Authorized End Users and agrees to indemnify and hold GHD
harmless from any claim howsoever arising from the acts or omissions of its
Authorized End Users. (c) Customer shall comply with any demand by GHD to
correct, discontinue, or remedy any violation of applicable laws, or regulations,
pertaining to Customer Data or any other content collected or used by the
Products. (d) Customer agrees to any limits on bandwidth and disk usage that
may be set forth in the DSA. (e) Customer may subscribe and consent to receive
outage notifications, release notes, and/or other marketing material from GHD.
Failure to subscribe may result in Customer not receiving information relevant
to their use of the Product. (f) Unless the Customer utilizes Single Sign On
("SSO") where Customer manages their own active directory, Customer will
promptly provide to GHD a list of names and other requested information to
register each Administrative User to use the Products. Each Administrative User
will have a unique User ID for his or her access to the Products which cannot
be shared nor transferred. Customer will adopt and maintain such security
precautions for User IDs to prevent their disclosure to and use by unauthorized
persons and will promptly take steps to remove access for such unauthorized
persons and notify GHD if the security or integrity of a User ID orpassword has
been compromised. Customer will promptly notify GHD in writing if any of its
Administrative Users' use of the Products is being terminated uniess Customer
utilizes SSO where Customer manages their own active directory. The number
of Administrative Users licensed shall be as set forth in the DSA. Customer may
permanently reassign an Administrative User license from one individual to
another individual by (1) notifying GHD of the Administrative User whose use of
the Products is being terminated and (2) the individual to whom the
Administrative User license will be reassigned. Each additional Administrative
User may require an additional fee, the amountforwhich is specified in the DSA.
9. Change Order. Customer may request a modification to the DSA by written
request to GHD. The requested changes will become effective only when a
change order which describes the scope of the changes, the timing for the
performance of any Services, and any fees resulting from the changes is
executed by authorized representatives of both parties ("Change Order"). Upon
execution, a Change Order will become part of this Agreement.
10. Product Customization. (i) GHD may provide services or Products and
Product customization ("Deliverables") set forth in the DSA. (ii) In the event that
the DSA provides Deliverables to Customer for evaluation or test purposes
(e.g., demo, test, or trial -versions), the Customer's right to use such version is
limited to (1) internal evaluation or test purposes by Customer and, where
applicable, (H) the time period specified by GHD during implementation planning
("User Acceptance Testing" or "UAT"). Any Productive Use is strictly
prohibited. "Productive Use" means an environment in which Deliverables are
used for Customer's business purposes and not for test purposes. All major
upgrades, modifications, and new systems must be tested by the appropriate
users prior to installation of the software in production ("Production'). UAT
plans include tests of all major functions, processes, and interfacing systems.
Use of the Deliverables pursuant to this section may be subject to functional
restrictions and any use is at the Customer's own risk. GHD disclaims all liability
arising from use of the Deliverables during UAT. (iii) Unless otherwise provided,
Customer shall inspect Deliverables and conduct an acceptance test for a
period of time specified by GHD to accept Deliverables ("Acceptance Period').
Customer shag review and inspect the Deliverables and shag either (i) provide
acceptance or (ii) provide GHD with notice that the Deliverables do not conform
to the DSA ("Deficiency')_ Within thirty (30) business days of such notice GHD
will provide a response or a plan of remedial action to Customer's notice of
Deficiency and extend the Acceptance Period. Failure to provide notice of
acceptance or rejection or a Deficiency statement to GHD at the end of the
Acceptance Period constitutes acceptance by Customer. Upon acceptance, an
invoice wiG be issued for any annual fees due and for any unpaid one-time
implementation fees per the DSA. In the event the Customer finds the
Deliverables do not conform to the DSA, within ninety (90) business days
following acceptance, GHD will take commercially reasonable steps to remedy
the Deliverables. After ninety (90) business days, any Deficiencies in the
Deliverables will be remedied by GHD using commercially reasonable efforts at
Customer's expense to be billed on a time and material basis pursuant to a
Change Order.
11. Equipment. GHD will not furnish equipment or materials necessary for the
Product to Customer and its Authorized End Users, except as expressly
provided in the DSA ("Equipment"). If Equipment is provided to Customer by
GHD, all Equipment is the sole and exclusive property of GHD. Customer
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agrees to promptly deliver Equipment, at Customer's cost and risk of loss, to
GHD at the end of the license term or earlier, as requested by GHD.
12. End User Terms. The Customer shall provide a set of terms and
conditions applicable to all Authorized End Users and remain responsible for
its contents (often referred to as an End User License Agreement or Terms of
Service/Use, herein referenced as the "EULA"), wtich shall be incorporated by
GHD into the Product. GHD is not liable for the contents of the Customer's
EULA. However, Customer is required to include in the EULA the provisions
which limit risk to Customer and GHD, and which are located at:
https://vyww hhd.com/en/resourcesltrustcenter/End_User_Licensins Ailreeme
nt Provisions 1 O.pdf and or available upon request (the "Mandatory
Provisions"). Faifure to include the Mandatory Provisions in the EULA, or
mutually agreement provisions which meet the same intent, is deemed
material breach of this Agreement. Customer agrees GHD is harmless for any
liability arising under or in connection with the EULA, including but not limited
to, failure to include the Mandatory Provisions.
10. Third Party Integrations Fees. Product may be used by Customer in
conjunction with one or more third party services. Customer's use of GHD's
third -party services in conjunction with the Product may be subject to separate
fees and terms by third parties and the functionality of third party integrations
may be limited by the availability of data sources from third parties and access
to data sources from the third party's vendors. In the event Customer requests
third parry services be integrated into the Product, the Services required will be
addressed through a Change Order, which will be subject to a third party
integration fee.
14. Default. Customer shall be in "Default" if (i) Customer or its Authorized End
User breaches any of the terms of this Agreement, (ii) GHD has reasonable
grounds to believe that Customer or an Authorized End User is in breach of this
Agreement, or (ui) there is the institution by or against Customer of insolvency,
receivership, bankruptcy proceedings or upon Customer ceasing to do
business. If GHD reasonably believes Customer to be in Default, GHD shall
provide Customer with notice of the nature of such Default. If the Default has
not be cured by Customer within thirty (30) days of such notice, GHD shall have
the right, at its sole discretion and without notice, to take such remedial' actions
as it deems appropriate, including without limitation: (i) suspending or
terminating Customer's license to access the Products without liability for any
losses or damages arising out of or in connection with such suspension or
termination, (n) restricting, downgrading, suspending, or terminating the
subscription of, access to, or current or future use of the Products, (iii) removing
any Customer Data that Customer or its Authorized End User has submitted,
posted, or displayed; (iv) imposing other restrictions on Customer's use of any
features or functions of the Products as GHD may consider appropriate in its
sole discretion; and (v) any other corrective actions or penalties that may be
available to GHD in law, equity, or contract.
GHD shall be in Default if (i) GHD breaches any of the terms of this Agreement,
or (ii)insolvency, receivership, bankruptcy proceedings initiated by GHD or upon
GHD ceasing to do business. If GHD is in Default, Customer shall provide GHD
with notice of the nature of such Default. If a Default, other than a breach of the
Warranty obligations in Section 16 of these Terms, has not be cured by GHD
within thirty (30) days of such notice, Customer shall have the right to terminate
Customer's license to access the Products without further liability for payment,
provided all amounts due GHD prior to the Default have been paid. If a Default
is a breach of the Warranty obligations in Section 16 of these Terms and such
Default has not been cured by GHD within one hundred twenty days (120) days
of such notice, Customer shall have the right to suspend payment due GHD
until such Default is cured. If GHD is unable to cure the Default, GHD shall be
entitled to terminate this Agreement.
16. Termination and Suspension. The provision of the Products shall expire
as set forth in the DSA. Unless explicit permitted by this Agreement, Customer
may not terminate this Agreement during the term of the license as set forth in
the DSA without written authorization from GHD. Upon expiration or earlier
termination of this Agreement, Customer shall immediately discontinue use of
the Product. No expiration, termination, or suspension will affect Customer's
obligation to pay all fees due pursuant to the DSA. Customer shall have no right
to a refund of any previously paid fees. Any suspension of access to the
Products resulting from a Default shall not constitute a termination of the
Agreement. Customer's access to the Products shall resume upon Customer
no longer being in Default, and upon payment by Customer any costs directly
related to the restoration of access to the Products. GHD shall have the right to
terminate this agreement as set forth in other provisions of this Agreement-
16. Warranty. (a) GHD warrants the functionality of the Product as set forth in
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the SLA and that the Product will meet applicable accessibility laws in place
during the term of this Agreement, except that GHD has no responsibility to
monitor or correct any content provided, generated, or uploaded by Customer.
(b) Customer understands that the Product, or some features thereof, may be
temporarily or permanently discontinued, changed, upgraded, improved, or
limited, with reasonable notification to Customer. If, as a result of these
changes, the Product is no longer supported by GHD, its vendors, or third
parses, GHD shall the have right to terminate potions of, or the entire
Agreement. (c) Customer acknowledges that use of the Products is at
Customer's own risk, except as otherwise provided herein. GHD is not
responsible for protection or privacy of information transferred through the
Internet or any other network Customer may utilize. Sensitive data may be
protected with the use of encryption that does not violate any governing laws or
regulations. Customer acknowledges that GHflhas no control overand accepts
no responsibility for Customer Data hosted by Customer. (D) EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY SET OUT IN SECTION 16(a), THE PRODUCTS ARE
PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES, OR
REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIEb, AT
COMMON LAW, BY COURSE OF CONDUCT OR USAGE IN THE TRADE,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING
ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR
ANY PARTICULAR USE OR PERFORMANCE. GHD DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THE PRODUCTS WILL MEET ALL OF CUSTOMER'S
REQUIREMENTS OR THAT IT WILL OPERATE IN ALL COMBINATIONS
WHICH MAY BE SELECTED FOR USE BY CUSTOMER OR THAT THE
OPERATION OF THE PRODUCTS WILL BE ERROR FREE OR
UNINTERRUPTED OR THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCTS WILL BE
CORRECTED OR THAT ANY DATA IS COMPLETE OR WHOLLY
ACCURATE, OR THAT THE PRODUCTS WILL FUNCTION WITHOUT
FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION. (E) UPON CUSTOMER NOTIFYING GHD OF
ANY ERRORS, BUGS, OR OTHER PROBLEMS IN THE PRODUCTS, GHD'S
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE TO PROVIDE
COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS TO CORRECT SUCH
PROBLEMS TO THE EXTENT COMMERICALLY FEASIBLE. (e) The Products
may contain Third Party Content. Customer acknowledges and agrees that
GHD is not responsible or liable for: (i) the availability or accuracy of such Third
Party Content. Links to or use of Third Party Content does not imply any
endorsement by GHD of the Third Party Content. Customer has the sole
responsibility for and assumes all risk arising from Customer's use of any such
Third Party Content. Customer further acknowledges that Customer's use of
Third Party Content will be subject to the Third Party Terms applicable to such
content.
17. Indemnification. (a) GHD agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Customer
from and against losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including
reasorrable legal fees, court costs, and costs of investigation) to the extent they
are caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of GHD or based on a
claim that the Products infringe on any patent, copyright, trademark, or other
intellectual property right of athird party; provided however, that GHD shall have
no liability or obligation if the claim arises from (i) any alteration or modification
to the Products by Customer or any third party not specifically authorized by
GHD, {ii) any combination of the Products by Customer with other programs or
data not furnished by GHD; or (iii) any use of the Products by Customer or its
Authorized End Users that is prohibited by the EULA or is otherwise outside the
permitted of use for which the Products are intended. (b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained or implied herein, the GHD Indemnitees
(defined below) shall have no liability for any damages, whatsoever relating to
the tools, third party software, third party products, or any products or services
not developed or provided by GHD. (c) Customer agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless GHD, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors,
employees, agents, vendors, subcontractors, and any successors or assigns
(together the "GHD Indemnitees") from and against any and all losses,
damages, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonableiegal fees, court costs,
and costs of investigation) to the extent caused by (i) any negligence or willful
misconduct of Customer, (ii) Customer Data and Customer material
infringementof any third party rights, or (ii) any breach by Customer of the terms
of this Agreement.
18. Limitation of Liability. (a) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW, FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE, INCLUDING
ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER ACTS, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES BASED
IN CONTRACT, OR FOR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION OR THEORY OF
LIABILITY; THE GHD INDEMN]TEES' LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE
AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY CUSTOMER TO GHD DURING THE TWELVE
(12) FULL CALENDAR MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE MONTH
IN WHICH THE EVENT UPON WHICH LIABILITY IS PREDICATED FOR THE
PRODUCTS PROVIDED BY GHD HEREUNDER. (b) EXCEPT AS
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