Subscription Terms of Service for entities or persons who want to create an Atgenomix user account and use Atgenomix cloud platform service

LAST UPDATED AUGUST 22, 2019

1. Definitions

2. Atgenomix Service

1. Service Overview. The Atgenomix Service is an enterprise computing platform designed to enable Customer to manage, analyze and collaborate on its Customer Data. Customer organizes its use of the Service through individual analysis projects to which it invites Users to participate in defined roles. The Service includes features for Customer to Submit Customer Data and use Customer Tools to analyze Customer Data. The Service also includes integrations with External Service. Customer shall purchase and Atgenomix shall provide the specific Service and premium Professional Services (if any) as specified in the applicable Order Form.
2. Provision of Service. The Service is provided on a subscription basis for a set term designated on the Order Form. Atgenomix may also offer premium Professional Services related to the Service.
3. Use of Service. Customer shall access and use the Service solely for its own benefit and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Documentation and any scope of use restrictions designated in the applicable Order Form ("Scope of Use").
4. Users. Use of and access to the Service is permitted only by Users. Customer may register certain Users administrative privileges, which may include authority to manage User accounts or control User access permissions at the Account or Service level as further described in the Documentation. Customer will, through its Administrators, grant user account registration for each User to use the Service. Customer shall require that all Users keep user ID and password information strictly confidential and not share such information with any unauthorized person. Customer shall be responsible for any and all actions taken by Users on Customer’s Account and for rescinding access to its Account by any User that Customer no longer wishes to have access.
5. Client Software. To the extent use of the Service requires Customer to install Client Software, subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Atgenomix grants to Customer a limited, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive license during the applicable Subscription Term to use the object code form of the Client Software internally, but only in accordance with (a) the Documentation, (b) this Agreement and (c) the designated Scope of Use.
6. Contractors and Affiliates. Customer may permit its independent contractors and consultants who are not competitors of Atgenomix ("Contractors") and its Affiliates to serve as Users, provided Customer remains responsible for compliance by each such Contractor or Affiliate with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any such use of the Service by such Contractor or Affiliate is for the sole benefit of Customer (or such Affiliate). Use of the Service by Affiliates, Contractors and Customer in the aggregate must be within the restrictions in the applicable Order Form. The Affiliate rights granted in this section shall not apply to any “enterprise wide” licenses unless Affiliate usage is designated in the applicable Order Form.
7. General Restrictions. Customer shall not (and shall not permit any third party to): (a) rent, lease, provide access to or sublicense the Service to a third party (except to Users as permitted herein); (b) use the Service to provide or create, or incorporate the Service into, any similar service provided to a third party or otherwise directly expose the functionality of the Service to any third party (except to Users as permitted herein); (c) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise seek to obtain the source code or non-public APIs to the Service, except to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law (and then only upon advance notice to Atgenomix); (d) copy or modify the Service or any Documentation (including any underlying workflows, algorithms, procedures or hierarchies), or create any derivative work from any of the foregoing; (e) remove or obscure any proprietary or other notices contained in the Service (including any reports or data printed from the Service); (f) publicly disseminate information regarding the performance of the Service; (g) adversely impact the speed, security or integrity of the Service (or any data contained within the Service); or (h) conduct any penetration testing or exploit or attempt to exploit any vulnerabilities in the Service.
8. Trial Subscriptions. If Customer receives a trial, evaluation or other free subscription to the Service (a "Trial Subscription"), then Customer may use the Service in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement until Customer has used all free credits provided by Atgenomix or such other period granted by Atgenomix (the "Trial Period"). Trial Subscriptions are permitted solely for Customer’s use to determine whether to purchase a paid subscription to the Service. Trial Subscriptions may not include all functionality and features accessible as part of a paid Subscription. Atgenomix has the right to terminate a Trial Subscription at any time for any reason. If Customer does not purchase a paid Subscription following the Trial Period, Customer’s use of the Service will be limited to the access of Customer Data and all Customer Materials will be deleted 30 days after Trial Subscription ends. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, ATGENOMIX WILL HAVE NO WARRANTY, INDEMNITY, SERVICE LEVEL OR SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.

3. Workflow

1. Choice of Workflow. Customer is solely responsible for determining which Tools to use with a workflow job and assessing the suitability of Tools and their configuration for Customer’s purposes. As between Atgenomix and Customer, Customer assumes all risk and liability regarding use of any Tools with the Service, including any use of or access to Customer Data by such Tools.
2. Customer Tools. If Customer Submits Customer Tools for use with a workflow job, Customer must have the right to do so as described in Section 5.1.2 (Responsibility for Customer Materials) below.
3. Library Tools. Customer with its sole discretion may want to install and use Library Tools within a workflow job. Library Tools are made available through the Service for Customer’s convenience, but the terms which govern use of such Tools are solely as set forth in the Library Tool’s EULA. By installing or using a Library Tool, Customer agrees to the applicable EULA and agrees to pay any associated listed fees when accrued in accordance with the terms of Section 8.2 (Fees and Payment). Unless otherwise separately specified by Atgenomix in writing, Atgenomix has no warranty, support, indemnity or other obligations with respect to Library Tools. Customer agrees not to Export any Library Tools from Customer’s Account on the Service unless expressly permitted in the applicable EULA. "EULA" means any end user agreement, open source license or other terms or conditions posted in connection with a Library Tool.

4. External Services

1. External Service Accounts. The Service may support integrations with certain External Services. In order for the Service to communicate with such External Services, Customer may be required to provide credentials for the Service to access and receive required information from such External Services. By enabling use of the Service with any External Service, Customer authorizes Atgenomix to access Customer’s accounts with such External Service for the purposes described in this Agreement. Customer is solely responsible for complying with any relevant terms and conditions of the External Services and maintaining appropriate accounts in good standing with the providers of the External Services.
2. No Responsibility for External Services. Customer acknowledges and agrees that Atgenomix is only responsible for providing and operating the Service and not any External Service. Atgenomix has no obligation with respect to any Customer Materials or Tools that Customer Exports to an External Service. Except as otherwise set forth in the applicable Order Form, Atgenomix does not guarantee that the Service will maintain integrations with any External Service and Atgenomix may disable integrations of the Service with any External Service at any time with or without notice to Customer.

5. Customer Materials

1. Customer Obligations.
   1. In General.
      1. Customer shall ensure that Customer’s use of the Service is at all times compliant with Customer’s privacy policies and all Laws.
   2. Responsibility for Customer Materials.
      1. Customer is solely responsible for the accuracy, content and legality of all Customer Materials and for sharing Customer Materials. Customer represents and warrants to Atgenomix that Customer has all necessary rights, consents and permissions to collect, share and use all Customer Materials as contemplated in this Agreement (including granting Atgenomix the rights in Section 7.1 (Rights in Customer Materials)), and that no Customer Materials will violate or infringe (i) any third-party intellectual property, publicity, privacy or other rights, (ii) any Laws, or (iii) any terms of service, privacy policies or other agreement governing Customer's accounts with any External Services.
   3. Private Health Information.
      1. Customer agrees not to Submit to the Service any Private Health Information unless (i) the Order Form specifies the applicable Module and (ii) Customer has entered into a Business Associate Contract ("BAC") with Atgenomix. Unless a BAC is in place, Atgenomix will have no liability under this Agreement for Private Health Information, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or under HIPAA or any similar Laws. If Customer is permitted to submit Private Health Information to the Service, it shall be identifiable by "PHI" term in the Service. The mutually executed BAC shall be incorporated by reference into this Agreement and is subject to its terms.
2. Backups of Customer Materials. Except for disaster recovery measures described in the Documentation, the Service does not archive or backup Customer Materials. Atgenomix shall not of its own accord intentionally delete any Customer Materials from the Service prior to termination of Customer’s applicable Subscription Term. Except for the foregoing, Atgenomix expressly disclaims all other obligations with respect to maintaining archives or backups of Customer Materials.
3. Indemnification by Customer. Customer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Atgenomix from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with any claim arising from or relating to (a) any Customer Materials or breach or alleged breach by Customer of Section 5.1 (Customer Obligations), (b) any service or product offered by Customer in connection with or related to the Service or (c) sharing of Customer Materials with (or use thereof by) External Users or Services. This indemnification obligation is subject to Customer receiving (i) prompt written notice of such claim (but in any event notice in sufficient time for Customer to respond without prejudice); (ii) the exclusive right to control and direct the investigation, defense, or settlement of such claim; and (iii) all necessary cooperation of Atgenomix at Customer’s expense.

6. Security

7. Ownership

1. Rights in Customer Materials. As between the parties, Customer shall retain all right, title and interest (including any and all intellectual property rights) in and to the Customer Materials as provided to Atgenomix. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Customer hereby grants to Atgenomix a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free right to use, copy, store, transmit and publicly perform and display the Customer Materials solely to the extent necessary to provide the Service to or as directed by Customer.
2. Atgenomix Technology. This is a subscription agreement for access to use of the Service. Customer acknowledges that it is obtaining only a limited right to the Service and that irrespective of any use of the words “purchase”, “sale” or like terms in this Agreement no ownership rights are being conveyed to Customer under this Agreement. Customer agrees that Atgenomix or its suppliers retain all right, title and interest (including all patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property rights) in and to all of the Service, Documentation, Professional Services deliverables (but excluding any Customer Materials incorporated therein) and any and all related and underlying technology and documentation; and any derivative works, modifications or improvements of any of the foregoing, including as may incorporate Feedback (collectively, "Atgenomix Technology"). Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no rights in any Atgenomix Technology are granted to Customer. Further, Customer acknowledges that the Service is an online, hosted solution, and that except for Client Software Customer has no right to obtain a copy of the Service.
3. Feedback. Customer, from time to time, may submit comments, questions, suggestions or other feedback relating to any Atgenomix products or services to Atgenomix. Atgenomix may freely use or exploit Feedback in connection with any of its products or services.
4. Service Data. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Customer agrees that Atgenomix may obtain technical and other data about Customer’s use of the Service and Tools ("Service Data"), and Atgenomix may use and share the Service Data to improve, support, develop, provide and deliver reporting regarding the Service and Tools during and after the term of this Agreement provided that Atgenomix does not identify Customer as the source of such Service Data without Customer’s prior written permission.

8. Subscription Term, Fees, and Payment

1. Subscription Term and Renewals. Unless otherwise specified on the applicable Order Form, each Subscription Term shall automatically renew for additional twelve (12) month periods unless either party gives the other written notice of termination at least thirty (30) days prior to expiration of the then-current Subscription Term.
2. Fees and Payment. All fees are as set forth in the applicable Order Form and shall be paid by Customer within thirty (30) days of invoice, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Order Form. Except as expressly set forth in Section 10.1 (Limited Warranty) and Section 14 (Indemnification), all fees are non-refundable. Customer is required to pay any sales, use, GST, value-added, withholding, or similar taxes or levies, whether domestic or foreign, other than taxes based on the income of Atgenomix. Any late payments shall be subject to a service charge equal to 1.5% per month of the amount due or the maximum amount allowed by law, whichever is less.
3. Suspension of Service. Without limiting Atgenomix’s termination or other rights hereunder, Atgenomix reserves the right with notice (email sufficient) to suspend Customer’s access to the Service in whole or in part, without liability to Customer: (i) if Customer’s account is thirty (30) days or more overdue; (ii) for Customer’s breach of Sections 2.7 (General Restrictions) or 5.1 (Customer Obligations); or (iii) to prevent harm to other customers or third parties or to preserve the security, availability or integrity of the Service. Unless this Agreement has been terminated, Atgenomix will cooperate to restore Customer’s access to the Service promptly after Atgenomix verifies that Customer has resolved the issue requiring suspension.

9. Term and Termination

1. Term. This Agreement is effective as of the Effective Date and expires on the date of expiration or termination of all Subscription Terms.
2. Termination for Cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement (including all related Order Forms) if the other party (i) fails to cure any material breach of this Agreement (including a failure to pay fees) within thirty (30) days after written notice; (ii) ceases operation without a successor; or (iii) seeks protection under any bankruptcy, receivership, trust deed, creditors’ arrangement, composition, or comparable proceeding, or if any such proceeding is instituted against that party (and not dismissed within sixty (60) days thereafter).
3. Effect of Termination. Upon any expiration or termination of this Agreement, Customer shall immediately cease any and all use of and access to the Service (including any and all related Atgenomix Services) and delete (or, at Atgenomix’s request, return) any and all copies of the Documentation, any Atgenomix passwords or access codes and any other Atgenomix Confidential Information in its possession. Customer acknowledges that following termination it shall have no further access to the Service or any Customer Materials Submitted to the Service, and that Atgenomix may delete any such materials as may have been stored by Atgenomix at any time. Except where an exclusive remedy is specified, the exercise of either party of any remedy under this Agreement, including termination, will be without prejudice to any other remedies it may have under this Agreement, by law or otherwise.
4. Survival. The following Sections shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement: 2.7 (General Restrictions), 5.2 (Backups of Customer Materials), 5.3 (Indemnification by Customer), 7 (Ownership), 8.2 (Fees and Payment), 9 (Term and Termination), 10.2 (Warranty Disclaimer), 13 (Limitation of Remedies and Damages), 14 (Indemnification), 15 (Confidential Information) and 17 (General Terms).

10. Limited Warranty

1. Limited Warranty. Atgenomix warrants, for Customer’s benefit only, that the Service will operate in substantial conformity with the applicable Documentation. Atgenomix’s sole liability (and Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy) for any breach of this warranty shall be, at no charge to Customer, for Atgenomix to use commercially reasonable efforts to correct the reported non-conformity, or if Atgenomix determines such remedy to be impracticable, either party may terminate the applicable Subscription Term and Customer shall receive as its sole remedy a refund of any fees Customer has pre-paid for use of the Service for the terminated portion of the applicable Subscription Term. The limited warranty set forth in this Section 10.1 shall not apply: (i) unless Customer makes a claim within thirty (30) days of the date on which Customer first noticed the non-conformity, (ii) if the error was caused by misuse, unauthorized modifications or third-party hardware, software or services, or (iii) to use provided on a no-charge or evaluation basis.
2. Warranty Disclaimer. (A) EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY IN SECTION 10.1, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS". NEITHER ATGENOMIX NOR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKES ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT. ATGENOMIX DOES NOT WARRANT THAT CUSTOMER'S USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, NOR DOES ATGENOMIX WARRANT THAT IT WILL REVIEW THE CUSTOMER MATERIALS FOR ACCURACY OR THAT IT WILL PRESERVE OR MAINTAIN THE CUSTOMER MATERIALS WITHOUT LOSS. ATGENOMIX SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DELAYS, INTERRUPTIONS, SERVICE FAILURES OR OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN USE OF THE INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OR OTHER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE THE REASONABLE CONTROL OF ATGENOMIX. CUSTOMER MAY HAVE OTHER STATUTORY RIGHTS, BUT THE DURATION OF STATUTORILY REQUIRED WARRANTIES, IF ANY, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE SHORTEST PERIOD PERMITTED BY LAW.
   (B) ATGENOMIX HAS NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY, AND CUSTOMER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE, FOR ASSESSING WHETHER THE SERVICE (INCLUDING ATGENOMIX’s EXPRESS SECURITY OBLIGATIONS) WILL MEET CUSTOMER’S REGULATORY OR OTHER LEGAL OBLIGATIONS. ATGENOMIX DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY TOOLS WILL ACHIEVE CUSTOMER’S DESIRED RESULTS AND ATGENOMIX DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY OF ANY KIND FOR DECISIONS MADE BASED ON OUTPUT OR OTHER RESULTS OF THE SERVICE. ATGENOMIX HAS NO CONTROL OVER, AND WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR, ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF ANY THIRD-PARTY USERS OR EXTERNAL SERVICES.

11. Support

1. Support Hours. Support is provided during Atgenomix’s normal business hours (9:00am – 5:00pm Asia/Taipei Time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays) ("Business Hours").
2. Definitions.
   1. "Incident" means an error or abnormal behavior of the Service.
   2. "Minor Incident" means a low impact Incident on inconvenience to Users and performance degradation.
   3. "Major Incident" means an Incident that has significant impact on subset of functions and operation of the Service for multiple Users.
   4. "Critical Incident" means an Incident where operation of the Service is critically affected for a large number of Users, for instance, Users cannot access the Service, or cannot submit workflow jobs.
3. Incident Submission and Customer Cooperation. Customer may report Incidents by emailing support@atgenomix.com or, if applicable, an alternate email address specifically provided to Customer by Atgenomix. Customer will provide information and cooperation to Atgenomix as reasonably required for Atgenomix to provide Support. This includes, without limitation, providing the following information to Atgenomix regarding the Incident ("Incident Report"):
   1. Aspects of the Service that are not usable or not functioning correctly
   2. Incident’s severity level on Users
   3. Occurring time of Incident
   4. List of steps to reproduce Incident
   5. Relevant log files or data
   6. Description or screen capture of any error or abnormal behavior
   7. Incident identifier as provided by Atgenomix
4. Incident Response Times. Upon receipt of an Incident Report, Atgenomix Support personnel will assign a priority and manage to provide a response to each Incident in accordance with the applicable table below for the level of Support specified on the applicable Order Form.

   Level of Support	Minor Incident Response Time	Major Incident Response Time	Critical Incident Response Time
   Standard Support	24 Business Hours	16 Business Hours	8 Business Hours
   Enterprise Support	24 Business Hours	8 Business Hours	8 Business Hours
   Premium Support	24 Business Hours	8 Business Hours	4 Business Hours

5. Exclusions. Atgenomix has no obligation to provide Support to the extent an Incident arises from: (a) use of the Service in a manner not authorized in the Agreement or the applicable Documentation; (b) general Internet problems, force majeure events or other factors outside of Atgenomix’s reasonable control; (c) Customer’s equipment, software, network connections, other infrastructure or Customer Materials; or (d) third party systems, acts or omissions (including any Customer Tools or External Services).
6. Resolution. After Atgenomix Support personnel’s first response to an Incident Report, Atgenomix shall work with Customer and Supported Users to identify and use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve the issues leading to the Incident. An Incident Report will be considered resolved if (a) the identified Service issues are actually resolved; or (b) the person who reported the Incident does not respond within seven (7) Business Days to Atgenomix’s requests for information or otherwise does not reasonably assist Atgenomix in resolving the identified Service issue.
7. User-Workflow Assistance. Depending on the level of Support specified on the applicable Order Form, Atgenomix will use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Customer to troubleshoot, scientifically validate and optimize Tools for use with the Service in accordance with the table below.

   Level of Support	Weekly Assistance Hours	Response Time
   Enterprise Support	1 Business Hour	16 Business Hours
   Premium Support	2 Business Hours	8 Business Hours

   Atgenomix does not guarantee to be able to resolve any issues with Tools. Customer may request additional assistance exceeding the weekly User-Workflow Assistance Business Hours set forth above, subject to Section 12 (Professional Services) of the Agreement.

12. Professional Services

13. Limitation of Remedies and Damages

1. Consequential Damages Waiver. EXCEPT FOR EXCLUDED CLAIMS (DEFINED BELOW), NEITHER PARTY (NOR ITS SUPPLIERS) SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY LOSS OF USE, LOST DATA, LOST PROFITS, FAILURE OF SECURITY MECHANISMS, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, RELIANCE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN ADVANCE.
2. Liability Cap. EXCEPT FOR EXCLUDED CLAIMS, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY AND ITS SUPPLIERS’ ENTIRE LIABILITY TO THE OTHER PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY CUSTOMER TO ATGENOMIX DURING THE PRIOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
3. Excluded Claims. means any claim arising (a) from Customer’s breach of Section 2.7 (General Restrictions); (b) under Section 5.1 (Customer Obligations); (c) from a party’s breach of its obligations in Section 15 (Confidential Information) (but excluding claims related to Customer Materials); or (d) a party’s indemnification obligations under this Agreement.
4. Nature of Claims and Failure of Essential Purpose. The parties agree that the waivers and limitations specified in this Section 13 apply regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise and will survive and apply even if any limited remedy specified in this Agreement is found to have failed of its essential purpose.

14. Indemnification

15. Confidential Information

16. Co-Marketing

17. General Terms

1. Assignment. This Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of each party’s permitted successors and assigns. Neither party may assign this Agreement without the advance written consent of the other party, except that either party may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger, reorganization, acquisition or other transfer of all or substantially all of such party’s assets or voting securities. Any attempt to transfer or assign this Agreement except as expressly authorized under this Section 17.1 will be null and void.
2. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in effect.
3. Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Taiwan without regard to conflicts of laws provisions thereof, and without regard to the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods. The jurisdiction and venue for actions related to the subject matter hereof shall be the Taiwan Taipei district court located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan and both parties hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.
4. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. The prevailing party in any action to enforce this Agreement will be entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees and costs in connection with such action.
5. Notice. Any notice or communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing to the parties at the addresses set forth on the Order Form or at such other address as may be given in writing by either party to the other in accordance with this Section and shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee (i) if given by hand, immediately upon receipt; (ii) if given by overnight courier service, the first business day following dispatch or (iii) if given by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, the second business day after such notice is deposited in the mail.
6. Amendments; Waivers. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding, unless executed in writing by a duly authorized representative of each party to this Agreement. No waiver will be implied from conduct or failure to enforce or exercise rights under this Agreement, nor will any waiver be effective unless in a writing signed by a duly authorized representative on behalf of the party claimed to have waived. No provision of any purchase order or other business form employed by Customer will supersede the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and any such document relating to this Agreement shall be for administrative purposes only and shall have no legal effect.
7. Order of Precedence. In case of conflict between any provisions of this Agreement, the order of precedence of the documents constituting this Agreement is as follows, each listed document superseding in the event of any conflicting provision in a later listed document: (1) Amendments to the Agreement; (2) the Agreement including the exhibits; (3) quotes; and (4) purchase orders and any other document that makes specific reference to this Agreement. If Customer or Atgenomix submits Purchase Orders, invoices or other similar documents for accounting or administrative purposes or otherwise, no pre-printed or similar terms and conditions contained in any such form will be deemed to supersede or modify any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements and communications relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. Customer acknowledges that the Service is an online, subscription-based product, and that in order to provide improved customer experience Atgenomix may make changes to the Service, and Atgenomix will update the applicable Documentation accordingly. The Support described in Section 11 may be updated from time to time upon reasonable notice to Customer to reflect process improvements or changing practices (but the modifications will not materially decrease Atgenomix’s obligations as compared to those reflected in such terms as of the Effective Date).
9. Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable to the other for any delay or failure to perform any obligation under this Agreement (except for a failure to pay fees) if the delay or failure is due to unforeseen events that occur after the signing of this Agreement and that are beyond the reasonable control of such party, such as a strike, blockade, war, act of terrorism, riot, natural disaster, failure or diminishment of power or telecommunications or data networks or services, or refusal of a license by a government agency.
10. Subcontractors. Atgenomix may use the services of subcontractors and permit them to exercise the rights granted to Atgenomix in order to provide the Service under this Agreement, provided that Atgenomix remains responsible for (i) compliance of any such subcontractor with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) for the overall performance of the Service as required under this Agreement.
11. Subpoenas. Nothing in this Agreement prevents Atgenomix from disclosing Customer Data to the extent required by law, subpoenas, or court orders, but Atgenomix will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify Customer where permitted to do so.
12. Independent Contractors. The parties to this Agreement are independent contractors. There is no relationship of partnership, joint venture, employment, franchise or agency created hereby between the parties. Neither party will have the power to bind the other or incur obligations on the other party’s behalf without the other party’s prior written consent.
13. Independent Development. Subject to any obligations of confidentiality and to the parties’ respective IP Rights, in no event shall either party be precluded or restricted from developing, using, marketing or providing for itself, or for others, materials that are competitive with the products and services of the other party, irrespective of their similarity to any products or services offered by the other party in connection with this Agreement. Each party acknowledges that the other may already possess or have developed such materials. In addition, each party shall be free to use its general knowledge, skills and experience, and any ideas, concepts, know-how, and techniques within the scope of its business that are used or developed in the course of undertaking this Agreement by such party, and each party shall remain free to provide products and services to any client or prospective client, and to enter into to alliance, teaming or other arrangements with any third party (including competitors of the other party), so long as the terms of this Agreement are not violated.
14. Export Control. In its use of the Service, Customer agrees to comply with all export and import laws and regulations of the Taiwan R.O.C and other applicable jurisdictions. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) Customer represents and warrants that it is not listed on any Taiwan government list of prohibited or restricted parties or located in (or a national of) a country that is subject to a Taiwan government embargo or that has been designated by the Taiwan government as a “terrorist supporting” country, (ii) Customer shall not (and shall not permit any of its users to) access or use the Service in violation of any Taiwan export embargo, prohibition or restriction, and (iii) Customer shall not submit to the Service any information that is controlled under the Taiwan Personal Information Protection Regulations.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will be considered one and the same agreement.