This WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is an agreement
between POWER WEB HOSTING,. ("Company") and the party set forth in the
related order form ("Customer" or "you") incorporated herein by this
reference (together with any subsequent order forms submitted by
Customer, the "Order") and applies to the purchase of all services
ordered by Customer on the Order (collectively, the "Services").
The parties understand, acknowledge and agree that this is an online
agreement which is being entered into in conjunction with the Order.
PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY.
BY SIGNING UP FOR THE SERVICES
CREATES A CONTRACT BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND COMPANY, CONSISTING OF THE
ORDER, THE APPLICABLE SERVICE DESCRIPTION AND THIS AGREEMENT AND YOU
ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL
TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS AGREEMENT,
INCLUDING COMPANY'S USAGE POLICIES. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES
CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
1.TERM AND TERMINATION
A. Term of Agreement. This
Agreement shall be effective as of the date set forth on the Order
and shall remain in force until seven (7) days after the last
Coordination Step as set forth in the applicable Order, which shall
take place not later than one hundred twenty days (120) after the
Order ("Delivery Date"). Company cannot guarantee the Delivery
Date but will use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the
Services in an efficient and timely manner.
B. Termination. This Agreement
may be terminated by either party upon written notice to the other,
if the other party breaches any material obligation provided
hereunder and the breaching party fails to cure such breach within
thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice. This Agreement may
be terminated by Company (i) immediately if Customer fails to pay
any fees hereunder; or (ii) if Customer fails to cooperate with
Company or hinders Company's ability to perform the Services
hereunder.
2.COMPANY'S AND CUSTOMER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Scope of Work. Customer
hereby retains the services of Company to design the Web Site for
Customer in accordance with the Order.
B. Changes. Changes to this
Agreement, the Order or to any of the specifications of the Web Site
shall become effective only when a written change request is
executed by the Customer and Company ("Change Order"). Company
agrees to notify Customer promptly of any factor, occurrence, or
event coming to its attention that may affect Company's ability to
meet the requirements of this Agreement, or that is likely to
occasion any material delay in the Services. In the event of a
conflict between the terms of this Agreement and a Change Order, the
terms of this Agreement shall govern.
C.
Customer's Responsibilities. Customer agrees to perform all tasks
assigned to Customer as set forth in this Agreement or a Change
Order, and to provide all assistance and cooperation to Company in
order to complete timely and efficiently the Web Site. Company
shall not be deemed in breach of this Agreement, the Services, a
Change Order, or any milestone in the event Company's failure to
meet its responsibilities and time schedules is caused by Customer's
failure to meet (or delay in) its responsibilities and time
schedules set forth herein, a Change Order, or this Agreement.
In the event of any such failure or delay by Customer (i) all of
Company's time frames, milestones, and/or deadlines shall be
extended as necessary; and (ii) Customer shall continue to make
timely payments to Company as set forth in this Agreement and any
Change Order(s) as if all time frames, schedules, or deadlines had
been completed by Company. Customer shall be responsible for
making, at its own expense, any changes or additions to Customer's
current systems, software, and hardware that may be required to
support operation of the Web Site. Unless otherwise contracted
with Company or reflected in a Change Order, Customer shall be
responsible for initially populating and then maintaining any
databases on the Web Site as well as providing all content for the
Web Site. With the execution of a Change Order specifically asking
Company to assesses the Customer's systems, software and hardware
from time to time, Company may agree to perform this function at
normal Company rates.
3.WEB SITE DESIGN
A. Design. The design of the
Web Site shall be in substantial conformity with the material
provided to Company by Customer. Web Site consultation will be
provided according to the number of coordination steps outlined for
the plan purchased in the Order. Customer will provide
direction to Company by accessing the Company's Customer
Relationship Management system ("CRM") and delivering content for
Web site construction within. Web Site text will be supplied
by the Customer unless copywriting services have been purchased.
Development of web pages will take place on the Customer's
established web hosting service with Company. All server
technical issues are to be handled by Company unless otherwise noted
amongst all parties. Minor updates and changes include any
minor modifications and modifications to work out backend database
issues and functionality. This does not include adding features
beyond the scope of the Order. Company shall not include, as
determined in its sole discretion, any of the following in the Web
Site or in Customer's directory on Company's Web Server: text,
graphics, sound, or animations that might be viewed as obscene or
any illegal activities; links to other we sites that might be viewed
as obscene or related in any way to any illegal activities;
impressionistic or cartoon-like graphics (unless provided by
Customer); invisible text, metatags (i.e., text that is present only
when a "WebCrawler" or other Web indexing tool accesses the Web
Site), or any other type of hidden text, hidden information, hidden
graphics, or other hidden materials; or destructive elements or
destructive programming of any type.
B. Coordination Steps.
Customer understands that submissions for Web Site development are
limited to the number of coordination steps as provided in the
Order. Customer is encouraged to provide as much instruction
and direction as possible with each submission.
C. Accessibility of Web Site During
Construction.
Throughout the construction of the prototype and the final Web Site,
the Web Site shall be accessible to Customer through the CRM. Until
Customer has approved the final Web Site, none of the Web Pages for
Customer's Web Site will be accessible to end users.
D. Completion Date. Company
and the Customer shall work together to complete the Web Site in a
commercially reasonable manner. Customer must supply Company
complete text and graphics content all web pages contracted for
within two (2) weeks of the date of the Order unless otherwise
noted. If Customer has not submitted complete text and
graphics content within three (3) weeks after the Order, an
additional continuation fee of ten percent (10%) of the total Order
price will also be assessed each month until the Web Site is
published.
F. Copyright to Web Site.
Customer acknowledges, understands and agrees that Company may use
its own and/or may purchase third party licenses for products or
services that are necessary for Company to design and develop the
Web Site. Such products may include, but are not limited to
server-side applications, clip art, "back-end" applications, music,
stock images, or any other copyrighted work ("Outside Content")
which Company deems necessary to purchase on behalf of Customer to
design and develop the Web Site. Customer further acknowledges
and understands that any Outside Content used to design and develop
the Web Site is owned by Company and/or such third parties and
cannot be transferred to Customer and is hereby specifically not
transferred to Customer and shall remain the property of Company
and/or such third parties. Outside Content which is owned
and/or purchased by Company may be used in the design and/or
development of other web sites separate from Customer.
Customer and Company agree that upon payment in full of the fees
associated with the design and development of the Web Site,
Customer shall own a worldwide right, title, and interest in and to
the Web Site (including, its source code and documentation) (the
"Custom Programming"). Customer and Company agree that Company
shall retain a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, transferable,
and perpetual right and license to the Custom Programming including,
but not limited to, the right to modify, amend, create
derivative works, rent, sell, assign, lease, sublicense, or
otherwise alter or transfer the Custom Programming.
Customer and Company also agree that the design and development of
the Web Site may include source code, documentation, and/or
application programs that were previously written or developed by
Company and modified to meet Customer's specific requirements (the
"Code Content"). Customer shall own all worldwide right,
title, and interest in and to the Code Content, but shall provide
Customer (upon payment in full of the fees associated with the
design and development of the Web Site) a worldwide,
royalty-free, non-exclusive, transferable and perpetual right and
license to use the Code Content. Company and its subcontractors
retain the right to display graphics and other web design elements
of the Web Site as examples of their work in their respective
portfolios.
4.MAINTENANCE
This Agreement does not provide Web
Site maintenance unless a Web Site maintenance plan is purchased.
If the Customer or an agent other than Company attempts updating
Customer's pages, time to repair web pages will be assessed at an
hourly rate. Changes requested by the Customer beyond those
limits will be billed at the hourly rates set forth in the Order.
This rate shall also govern additional work authorized beyond the
maximums specified in the Order for such services as webpage design,
editing, modifying product pages and databases in an online store,
and art, photo, graphics, or any other services.
5.FEES
The total price for all of the work set
forth in the Agreement (excluding post-approval modifications not
implemented by Customer) shall be set forth in the Order (the
"Development Fee"). This price covers all work for the Order
(excluding post-approval modifications not implemented by Customer).
Unless otherwise stated in the Order, the Development Fee to Company
is due and payable upon placing the Order and Company shall have no
obligation to perform any work until payment is received and such
funds are cleared from the relevant financial institution.
Company's services are "AS-IS, WHERE-IS, WITH ALL FAULTS" and no
refunds shall be provided for Company's services hereunder.
6.INDEMNIFICATION
A. Company Indemnity. In
performing services under this Agreement, Company agrees not to
design, develop, or provide to Customer any items that infringe one
or more patents, copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual
property rights (including trade secrets), privacy, or other rights
of any person or entity. If Company becomes aware of any such
possible infringement in the course of performing any work
hereunder, Company shall immediately so notify Customer in writing.
Company agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Customer, its
officers, directors, members, employees, representatives, agents,
and the like harmless for any such alleged or actual infringement
and for any liability, debt, or other obligation arising out of or
as a result of or relating to (a) the Agreement, (b) the performance
of the Agreement, or (c) the Deliverables, other than Customer's
responsibilities and Customer Content. This indemnification shall
include attorney's fees and expenses, unless Company defends against
the allegations using counsel reasonably acceptable to Customer.
Company's total liability under this Agreement shall not exceed the
amount of the Development Fee derived by Company under this
Agreement.
B. Customer Indemnity.
Customer shall indemnify and hold harmless Company (and its
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other
partners, and employees) from any and all claims, damages,
liabilities, costs, and expenses (including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorneys' fees and all related costs and expenses)
incurred by Company as a result of any claim, judgment, or
adjudication against Company related to or arising from (a) any
photographs, illustrations, graphics, audio clips, video clips,
text, data or any other information, content, display, or material
(whether written, graphic, sound, or otherwise) provided by Customer
to Company (the "Customer Content"), or (b) a claim that Company's
use of the Customer Content infringes the intellectual property
rights of a third party. To qualify for such defense and payment,
Company must: (i) give Customer prompt written notice of a claim;
and (ii) allow Customer to control, and fully cooperate with
Customer in, the defense and all related negotiations.
7.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
A. Company makes the following
representations and warranties for the benefit of Customer:
1. No Conflict. Company
represents and warrants that it is under no obligation or
restriction that would in any way interfere or conflict with the
work to be performed by Company under this Agreement and the Order.
Customer understands that Company is currently working on one or
more similar projects for other clients. Provided that those
projects do not interfere or conflict with Company's obligations
under this Agreement, those projects shall not constitute a
violation of this provision of the Agreement.
2. Conformity, Performance, and
Compliance. Company represents and warrants that (1) all
Deliverables shall be prepared in a workmanlike manner and with
professional diligence and skill; (2) all Deliverables will function
under standard HTML conventions; (3) all Deliverables will conform
to the specifications and functions set forth in this Agreement; and
(4) Company will perform all work called for by this Agreement in
compliance with applicable laws. Company will repair any Deliverable
that does not meet this warranty within a reasonable period of time
if the defect affects the usability of Customer's Web Site, and
otherwise will repair the defect within 24 hours, said repairs to be
free of charge to Customer. This warranty shall extend for the life
of this Agreement. This warranty does not cover links that change
over time, pages that become obsolete over time, content that
becomes outdated over time, or other changes that do not result from
any error on the part of Company.
3. Disclaimer of All Other
Warranties. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS
CONTAINED IN ITS WEB PAGES OR THE WEB SITE WILL MEET THE CUSTOMER'S
REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE WEB PAGES WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE WEB PAGES AND WEB SITE IS WITH CUSTOMER. EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT, DEVELOPER PROVIDES ITS
SERVICES "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE PARTIES
AGREE THAT (A) THE LIMITED WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION ARE
THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE WARRANTIES PROVIDED BY EACH PARTY, AND (B)
EACH PARTY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT, PERFORMANCE OR INABILITY TO PERFORM UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT, THE CONTENT, AND EACH PARTY'S COMPUTING AND DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL,
VOID, OR FOR ANY REASON UNENFORCEABLE, THEN THAT PROVISION SHALL BE
DEEMED SEVERABLE FROM THIS AGREEMENT AND SHALL NOT AFFECT THE
VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY REMAINING PROVISIONS.
4. Limitation of Liability. IN
NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF
PERFORMANCE, LOST PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT FORESEEABLE OR ALLEGED TO
BE BASED ON BREACH OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT
LIABILITY, ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY
PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN.
THE MAXIMUM REMEDY AVAILABLE TO EITHER PARTY IS ANY AMOUNT PAID BY
CUSTOMER HEREUNDER. COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH REGARD TO ANY THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS,
THIRD PARTY CONTENT OR ANY SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT, OR HARDWARE OBTAINED
FROM THIRD PARTIES.
B. Customer makes the following
representations and warranties for the benefit of Company:
1. Customer represents to Company and
unconditionally guarantees that any elements of text, graphics,
photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork furnished to Company
for inclusion in the Web Site are owned by Customer, or that
Customer has permission from the rightful owner to use each of these
elements, and will hold harmless, protect, and defend Company and
its subcontractors from any claim or suit arising from the use of
such elements furnished by Customer.
2. From time to time governments enact
laws and levy taxes and tariffs affecting Internet electronic
commerce. Customer agrees that the client is solely
responsible for complying with such laws, taxes, and tariffs, and
will hold harmless, protect, and defend Company and its
subcontractors from any claim, suit, penalty, tax, or tariff arising
from Customer's exercise of Internet electronic commerce.
C. Confidentiality. The
parties agree to hold each other's Proprietary or Confidential
Information in strict confidence. "Proprietary or Confidential
Information" shall include, but is not limited to, written or oral
contracts, trade secrets, know-how, business methods, business
policies, memoranda, reports, records, computer retained
information, notes, or financial information. Proprietary or
Confidential Information shall not include any information which: (i)
is or becomes generally known to the public by any means other than
a breach of the obligations of the receiving party; (ii) was
previously known to the receiving party or rightly received by the
receiving party from a third party; (iii) is independently developed
by the receiving party; or (iv) is subject to disclosure under court
order or other lawful process. The parties agree not to make
each other's Proprietary or Confidential Information available in
any form to any third party or to use each other's Proprietary or
Confidential Information for any purpose other than as specified in
this Agreement. Each party's proprietary or confidential
information shall remain the sole and exclusive property of that
party. The parties agree that in the event of use or disclosure by
the other party other than as specifically provided for in this
Agreement, the non-disclosing party may be entitled to equitable
relief. Notwithstanding termination or expiration of this Agreement,
Company and Customer acknowledge and agree that their obligations of
confidentiality with respect to Proprietary or Confidential
Information shall continue in effect for a total period of three (3)
years from the Effective Date.
8.FORCE MAJEURE
Neither party will be liable for, or
will be considered to be in breach of or default under this
Agreement on account of, any delay or failure to perform as required
by this Agreement as a result of any causes or conditions that are
beyond such Party's reasonable control and that such Party is unable
to overcome through the exercise of commercially reasonable
diligence. If any force majeure event occurs, the affected Party
will give prompt written notice to the other Party and will use
commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the impact of the event.
9.RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
A. Independent Contractor.
Company, in rendering performance under this Agreement, shall be
deemed an independent contractor and nothing contained herein shall
constitute this arrangement to be employment, a joint venture, or a
partnership. Company shall be solely responsible for and shall hold
Customer harmless for any and all claims for taxes, fees, or costs,
including but not limited to withholding, income tax, FICA, and
workers' compensation.
B. No Agency. Customer does
not undertake by this Agreement, the Order or otherwise to perform
any obligation of Company, whether by regulation or contract. In no
way is Company to be construed as the agent or to be acting as the
agent of Customer in any respect, any other provisions of this
Agreement notwithstanding.
10.NOTICE AND PAYMENT
A. Any notice required to be given
under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered personally to
the other designated party at the addresses listed in the Order
mailed by certified, registered or express mail, return receipt
requested or by Federal Express.
B. Either party may change its address
to which notice or payment is to be sent by written notice to the
other under any provision of this paragraph.
11.JURISDICTION/DISPUTES
This Agreement shall be governed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona. All disputes under
this Agreement shall be resolved by litigation in the courts of the
State of Arizona including the federal courts therein and the
Parties all consent to the jurisdiction of such courts, agree to
accept service of process by mail, and hereby waive any
jurisdictional or venue defenses otherwise available to it.
12.AGREEMENT BINDING ON SUCCESSORS
The provisions of the Agreement shall
be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties
hereto, their heirs, administrators, successors and assigns.
13.ASSIGN ABILITY
Customer may not assign this Agreement
or the rights and obligations there under to any third party without
the prior express written approval of Company. Company
reserves the right to assign subcontractors as needed to this
project to ensure on-time completion.
14.WAIVER
No waiver by either party of any
default shall be deemed as a waiver of prior or subsequent default
of the same of other provisions of this Agreement.
15.SEVERABILITY
If any term, clause or provision hereof
is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity or
operation of any other term, clause or provision and such invalid
term, clause or provision shall be deemed to be severed from the
Agreement.
16.INTEGRATION
This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding of the Parties, and revokes and supersedes all prior
agreements between the Parties and is intended as a final expression
of their Agreement. It shall not be modified or amended except in
writing signed by the Parties hereto and specifically referring to
this Agreement. This Agreement shall take precedence over any other
documents which may conflict with this Agreement.
17.NO INFERENCE AGAINST AUTHOR
No provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted against any Party because such Party or its legal
representative drafted such provision.
18.DISPUTES
Customer and Company agree to make a
good-faith effort to resolve any disagreement arising out of, or in
connection with, this Agreement through negotiation. Should the
parties fail to resolve any such disagreement within ten (10) days,
any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the interpretation or
breach thereof, shall be submitted by either party to arbitration in
Maricopa County, Arizona and in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The
arbitration shall be conducted by one arbitrator, who shall be (a)
selected in the sole discretion of the American Arbitration
Association administrator and (b) a licensed attorney with at least
ten (10) years experience in the practice of law and at least five
(5) years experience in the negotiation of technology contracts or
litigation of technology disputes. The arbitrator shall have the
power to enter any award that could be entered by a judge of the
state courts of Arizona sitting without a jury, and only such power,
except that the arbitrator shall not have the power to award
punitive damages, treble damages, or any other damages which are not
compensatory, even if permitted under the laws of the State of
Arizona or any other applicable law. The arbitrator must issue his
or her resolution of any dispute within thirty (30) days of the date
the dispute is submitted for arbitration. The written decision of
the arbitrator shall be final and binding and enforceable in any
court having jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter of
the arbitration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section shall
not preclude either party from seeking temporary, provisional, or
injunctive relief from any court.
19.READ AND UNDERSTOOD
Each Party acknowledges that it has
read and understands this Agreement and agrees to be bound by its
terms and conditions.
20.DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
If this Agreement is executed then each
Party warrants that their representative whose signature appears on
such signature pages is the duly authorized by all necessary and
appropriate corporate actions to execute this Agreement.
Revised : 2008