End User License Agreement (EULA)

1. AGREEMENT

   This End User License Agreement is between PaperCut Software Pty Ltd of Level 1, 3 Prospect Hill Rd, Camberwell, Victoria, 3124, Australia (PaperCut), and:

   1. if there has been no charge for the license (an Evaluation License), the company or other entity that installed the Software for the purpose of the evaluation; or
   2. if there has been a charge for the license (a Production License), the company or other entity that installed the Software, contracted with an Authorized Agent to obtain the Software, applied for the Production License as set out in the Company Details tab on the Website or otherwise agrees to these terms in anticipation of their installation or use of the Software.

2. DEFINITIONS

   Affiliate means an entity owned by, controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, directly or indirectly, an entity. For this purpose, one entity “controls” another entity if it has the power to direct the management and policies of the other entity (for example, through the ownership of voting securities or other equity interest, representation on its board of directors or other governing body, or by contract).

   Agreement means the terms and conditions in this End User License Agreement and the Support Policies, and, if this is a Production License, any further obligations or limitations on you as set out in the Contract Details, as may be amended by a Variation.

   Authorized Agent means a company who is authorized (either directly by PaperCut, or via one of PaperCut’s Authorized Solution Centers) to sell and/or support the Software.

   Authorized Platform means servers, workstations, printers, multi-function devices and mobile devices that are owned, leased or controlled by You or Your Affiliates on which the Software is designed to be used.

   Confidential Information means any non-trivial, non-public information, however recorded, preserved, disclosed or communicated (whether directly, indirectly, orally or by writing), disclosed by either party or its Representatives to the other party or its Representatives in connection with this agreement that is or, ought to have been, understood by the parties using reasonable business judgment, to be confidential. The Software and related documentation, License Keys and this agreement, including the terms, pricing and Fees payable, are agreed to be the Confidential Information of PaperCut.

   Contract Details means the core details of any transaction for a Production License that is set out in the separate agreement between you and an Authorized Agent, including the maximum number of devices (or other license metric that is applicable to the particular Software program), any Maintenance & Support service and applicable Fees and Taxes, that are advised to You or to which You have otherwise agreed in writing with the Authorized Agent or with PaperCut. For the avoidance of doubt, the Contract Details between you and the Authorized Agent grant you no additional rights against PaperCut over and above those set out in this EULA.

   Discloser means the party that makes a disclosure of Confidential Information.

   Effective Date means:

   1. for an Evaluation License, the first date of installation of the Software on any of Your Authorized Platforms; or

   2. for a Production License, the earlier of:

      (i) the first date of installation of the Software on any of Your Authorized Platforms; or

      (ii) the date when the person acting with your apparent authority clicked “I Agree” during the sign-on process.

   Evaluation License means the right to use the Software in accordance with clause 4.1.

   Expiration Date means the last day of the Production License period during which you may use the software.

   Fees means the amount payable for the relevant Software license, the Maintenance & Support service or other items acquired under the Agreement, as applicable, exclusive of Taxes.

   Fixed Term means the period between the Effective Date and the Expiration Date of a Standard License.

   Intellectual Property Rights means copyright, moral rights, trade mark, design rights, service marks, patent, semiconductor or circuit layout right, trade secrets, know-how, database rights or other rights in the nature of intellectual property rights (whether registered or unregistered), or any right to registration of such rights, existing anywhere in the world, or protected by statute from time to time, whether created before, on or after the Effective Date.

   License Key means any form of license file, lock, password or other mechanism that may be used to control access to, or manage use of, the Software.

   Maintenance & Support means the services described in clause 5.

   PaperCut Marks means all trademarks, service marks, logos or other words or symbols identifying the Software, Maintenance & Support service, PaperCut Customer Care service or PaperCut’s business (whether owned by PaperCut or any PaperCut Affiliate), and all trademarks, service marks, logos or other words or symbols identifying any third party software that is licensed by the third party to PaperCut and integrated in the Software.

   Production License refers to either of the two full-function licenses: The Standard License and the Subscription License, as distinct from an Evaluation License.

   Recipient means the party that receives a disclosure of Confidential Information.

   Representatives means the employees, agents, contractors of a party, or those of any Affiliate, and the professional representatives of a party providing advice in relation to this Agreement, including the lawyers, bankers, auditors, accountants and insurers of a party.

   Standard License means the right to use the Software in accordance with clause 4.2. Software means the object code version of PaperCut’s software program made available to You, and any Updates and Upgrades that may be made available to You by PaperCut in its discretion, under this Agreement. The term Software does not include any beta, pre-release or other special release programs.

   Subscription License means the right to use the Software in accordance with clause 4.3.

   Subscription Term means the period between the Effective Date and the Expiration Date of a Subscription License.

   Support Policies means PaperCut’s document that describes the policies, processes and scope of support services for the Software, as are posted on the Website under the heading ‘Support’. The Support Policies may be updated by PaperCut in its discretion from time to time.

   Taxes includes goods and services taxes or other sales taxes, duties, withholding taxes, levies, imposts or other charges or duties levied by any federal, state or local government which arise out of or in connection with the Software, Maintenance & Support service or this Agreement, and any interest, penalties or liabilities incurred on such amounts, but excludes taxes based on the net income of PaperCut.

   Update means any bug fixes, patches or workarounds for the Software that have been produced primarily to overcome defects in the Software without significantly altering the functionality of the Software.

   Upgrade means a version of the Software that has been produced primarily to extend, alter or improve the Software by providing additional functionality or performance enhancements (whether or not defects are also corrected). Upgrades do not include any software that is marketed by PaperCut as a different product. PaperCut shall determine in its discretion whether any software is an Upgrade or a different product.

   User means an identifier (individual’s name or generic term such as “purchasing officer”) that is listed as a user in the Software’s database. Any User that is defined by a generic term may only be used by a single individual. All Users from You and/or Your Affiliates who have identifiers listed as users in the Software’s database are included in aggregate in the total number of Users.

   Variation means any addition, deletion or substitution to any part of this Agreement that is made in accordance with this Agreement.

   You (and Your) refer to the other party to this Agreement, being the entity that is the licensee of the Software.

   Website means PaperCut’s website from which You can acquire the Software and where we provide information on, among other things, the Software and Maintenance & Support services.

3. AGREEMENT AND LICENSE

   3.1 In the case of an Evaluation License, the person that installs the Software and clicks “I Agree” during the installation process warrants to PaperCut that they have authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf the entity that is their employer.

   3.2 In the case of a Production License, the person that clicked “I Agree” during the sign-on process warrants to PaperCut that they have authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the entity identified in the Company Details or otherwise identified to PaperCut during the sign-on process.

   3.3 By using the Software You accept this Agreement as from the Effective Date and acknowledge that You are bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

   3.4 PaperCut may send a “proof of purchase” confirmation email or other document (Order Confirmation) after You acquire a Production License, summarizing this EULA and the Contract Details. You must notify PaperCut and the Authorized Agent in writing of any discrepancy in the Contract Details as set out in the Order Confirmation within 48 hours of receiving it.

   3.5 PaperCut will send a notification email to the nominated address confirming EULA acceptance. This notification will inform you that personal data is collected, stored and retained with PaperCut for the purpose of providing our software and service in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

   Evaluation

   3.6 If You requested a free-of-charge Evaluation License for the Software (via the Website or other means), then PaperCut will make the Software available for You to download from the Website, subject to Your acceptance of this Agreement. If You accept this Agreement then You acquire an Evaluation License, from the Effective Date until the license is terminated in accordance with clause 3.7. There is no Fee payable for an Evaluation License.

   3.7 PaperCut does not provide Maintenance & Support services for Evaluation Licenses, but may, in its discretion, provide assistance, advice and error correction services to support Your evaluation of the Software.

   3.8 An Evaluation License:

   1. terminates automatically after 40 days from the Effective Date, unless extended by agreement with PaperCut;

   2. will be terminated if the Agreement terminates in accordance with clause 12.

   Upgrading to a production license

   3.9 You may upgrade an Evaluation License to a Production License by completing and agreeing the Contract Details via the sign-on process on the Website and agreeing to pay the relevant Fees and Taxes. You may also order Maintenance & Support services at the same time. The Production License and any Maintenance & Support service will be provided on the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In the case of a Production License, PaperCut will provide You with a License Key to enable You to use the Software.

   Production License

   3.10

   1. Where you acquire a Production License by agreeing to this Agreement with PaperCut and the Contract Details with an Authorized Agent or directly with PaperCut then You acquire a license for the Software in accordance with clause 4.2 (Standard License) or 4.3 (Subscription License) and, subject to your license terms, the right to receive and install any Updates for that Software that may be issued by PaperCut from time to time. You must install Updates promptly, especially Updates that have been made available for security issues. There are no additional Fees for this right to receive Updates.

   2. Limited enhanced functionality - Standard License: In our sole discretion with reasonable notice to you, certain enhanced functionality such as the Scan to Cloud or OCR Reader feature may only be activated with the Standard License during the Maintenance & Support period. When this period ceases, some or all such functionality may be reduced or deactivated.

   Maintenance & Support

   3.11 Where You ordered Maintenance & Support services in the Contract Details, upon acceptance of your order, PaperCut will provide the Maintenance & Support services for 12 months from the Effective Date in accordance with clause 5.

   Additional Licenses, Usage or Maintenance & Support

   3.12 If You wish to add more Software programs, add more Users or other license usage, or extended Your Maintenance & Support service – and such items are available from PaperCut at the time, You may order those items by completing and agreeing to the relevant Contract Details via an Authorized Agent (or directly with PaperCut in limited circumstances).

   3.13 If You do not extend Your Standard License Maintenance & Support service so that Maintenance & Support service is provided continuously, and subsequently wish to reinstate Maintenance & Support service, then You must back pay all the Maintenance & Support service fees outstanding prior to the Maintenance & Support service being reinstated. This clause does not apply to Subscription Licenses.

   Variations

   3.14 Subject to clauses 3.9 and 3.12, this Agreement, or any part of it, may be varied by the parties agreeing to the Variation in writing (and the Variation will be binding when both parties have signed the Variation).

4. LICENSES

   Evaluation License

   4.1 From the Effective Date until the license is terminated in accordance with this Agreement, PaperCut grants You a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited use license solely to install and run the Software on one or more computers that are Authorized Platforms, so You and your Affiliates can evaluate the Software to determine whether to acquire a Production License. Under this Evaluation License You and Your Affiliates may use the Software for testing and evaluation in a production environment prior to the termination of the Evaluation License.

   Production License

   4.2 Standard License

   Subject to PaperCut’s receipt of the applicable Fees and related Taxes in accordance with the Contract Details, as well as the fulfilment of any qualification rules provided to you during the signup process, PaperCut grants You a non-exclusive, non-transferable, indivisible, limited use license solely to install and run the Software on one or more computers that are the Authorized Platforms, for use by You or Your Affiliates from the Effective Date until the license is terminated in accordance with this Agreement:

   1. for up to the maximum number of Users or other license metric set out in the Contract Details, for Your internal business data processing/printing requirements in accordance with, and subject to any other limitation of use set out in, the Contract Details; and

   2. for testing, disaster recovery and backup (hot or cold), without additional Fees; and

   3. in the case of a Fixed Term Standard License:

      (i) until the license terminates automatically at the Expiration Date, unless extended by agreement with PaperCut;

      (ii) until the license terminates automatically due to your obtaining a Subscription License in accordance with clause 4.3 below.

      (iii) until the license is terminated due to the Agreement terminating in accordance with clause 12,

   whichever is the earlier.

   4.3 Subscription License

   Subject to PaperCut’s receipt of the applicable Fees and related Taxes in accordance with the Contract Details, as well as the fulfilment of any qualification rules provided to you during the signup process, PaperCut grants You a non-exclusive, non-transferable, indivisible, revocable, limited use license solely to install and run the Software on one or more computers that are the Authorized Platforms, for use by You or Your Affiliates from the Effective Date until the license is terminated in accordance with this Agreement, for:

   1. up to the maximum number of devices or other license metric set out in the Contract Details, for Your internal business data processing/printing requirements in accordance with, and subject to any other limitation of use set out in, the Contract Details; and

   2. for testing, disaster recovery and backup (hot or cold), without additional Fees.

   The Subscription License terminates automatically at the Expiration Date, unless extended by agreement with PaperCut (facilitated by the Authorized Partner), or will otherwise will be terminated if this Agreement terminates in accordance with clause 12, or if your agreement with the Authorized Partner (containing the Contract Details) expires or is terminated.

   IMPORTANT NOTE: The Subscription License is not compatible with perpetual licenses. Unless you and PaperCut have expressly agreed otherwise in writing, any perpetual license to a PaperCut product (PaperCut MF or PaperCut NG), whether that license is defined as a Standard License or otherwise as a Production License under a previous version of the PaperCut EULA, will automatically terminate upon your being granted a Subscription License.

   Delivery and installation

   4.4 PaperCut will make the Software available for download from the Website. If You specifically request, PaperCut will ship to You a physical copy of media with the software loaded on it, at additional cost. You are responsible for copying and installing the Software on the Authorized Platforms. You must follow any instructions provided by PaperCut when installing the Software. All Software is deemed to be accepted by You upon successful installation on the first Authorized Platform.

   Prohibited Actions

   4.5 Nothing in this Agreement permits You to:

   1. use the Software to provide any facility management or service bureau service, or for the benefit of any third party (other than an Affiliate);
   2. disclose the Software or any online or hardcopy documentation related to the Software to any third party (other than an Affiliate);
   3. adapt, translate, publish, communicate to the public, or create any derivative work or translation of the Software, unless expressly permitted by law;
   4. sub-license, lease, rent, loan, assign, novate or otherwise transfer the Software to any third party;
   5. reverse engineer, reverse compile, decompile or disassemble the object code of the Software or any part of the Software (or other underlying data), or otherwise attempt to derive the source code of the Software, except to the extent the permitted by law;
   6. use any part of the Software other than as an integrated part of the overall Software program;
   7. remove, alter or obscure any PaperCut Marks, or any proprietary or restricted use notice on the Software;
   8. allow the Software to become the subject of any charge, lien, encumbrance or security interest; or
   9. deal in any other manner with any or all of Your rights and obligations under this Agreement.

   Compliance

   4.6 You acknowledge and agree that the License Key may prevent, hinder or reduce availability of features where You are using the Software in excess of the usage rights that You have agreed to pay for.

   4.7 During the period of this Agreement and for 2 years thereafter, You must permit PaperCut, or its nominee, to inspect and have access to the Software, the usage logs in the Software, and to any records kept in connection with this Agreement, for the purposes of ensuring that You (and Your Affiliates) are complying with the terms of this Agreement. If PaperCut requires access to Your offices (or those of Your Affiliates) in order to access the Software or the relevant records then:

   1. PaperCut must provide reasonable advance notice to You;
   2. any access must be during business hours or other times agreed by You;
   3. PaperCut must use reasonable endeavours to minimize any disruption to Your business; and
   4. if PaperCut uses a nominee to conduct the inspection, such nominee must not be a competitor to You and must sign a non-disclosure agreement with PaperCut that protects any information found during the inspection on terms that are no less protective than those terms that are included in clause 9 of this Agreement.

5. MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT

   5.1 This clause 5 applies during the period when You have acquired Maintenance & Support services.

   5.2 If and when PaperCut makes an Update or Upgrade generally available to customers with Maintenance & Support services for the Software, the Update or Upgrade will be made available to You at no additional charge for the eligible period. You must, at your own cost, download and install the Update or Upgrade within a reasonable period.

   5.3 If You (or any of Your employees or employees of any of Your Affiliates) believe that there is a defect in the Software, those employees should report it to Your internal support desk personnel, and Your internal support desk personnel should report it to the applicable Authorized Partner, if any, who is contracted to provide your primary support. Subject to PaperCut’s support policies, you or your Authorized Partner may escalate potential defects directly to PaperCut via our support email address 24/7, or by calingl PaperCut’s support helpline during business hours. You must ensure that Your internal support desk personnel are technically competent and trained in the use of Software. They (and the Authorized Partner) must use reasonable efforts to resolve the issue prior to contacting PaperCut for assistance.

   5.4 PaperCut will use its best efforts to provide a remedy or a workaround for any defect in the Software that is reported to its support helpline in a timeframe that is reasonable, given the nature of the issue and the impact on Your business operations.

   5.5 PaperCut shall have no obligation to provide Maintenance & Support services:

   1. for any Software which has not had any Update or Upgrade installed prior to the date that PaperCut has notified its customers as being the “end of life” date for that version. PaperCut shall provide its customers with at least 90 days’ notice by posting notice on the Website of an “end of life” date for that particular version;
   2. to any adaptations, translations or derivative works made to the Software; or
   3. for any Evaluation License.

   5.6 PaperCut shall have no obligation to provide Maintenance & Support services where faults arise from:

   1. misuse, incorrect use of or damage to the Software from whatever cause (other than any act or omission by PaperCut), including failure or fluctuation of electrical power;
   2. failure to maintain the necessary environmental conditions for use of the Software;
   3. use of the Software in combination with any equipment or software other than Authorized Platforms;
   4. any breach of Your obligations under this Agreement;
   5. having the Software maintained by a third party; or
   6. user error.

   5.7 If it is necessary for PaperCut to attend Your (or Your Affiliates’) premises to provide Maintenance & Support services, or PaperCut determines that the work it performed in relation to a logged issue was caused by any of the items in clause 5.6, then You must pay for such work at PaperCut’s then current Fees and charges as well as any expenses (and travel time) incurred by PaperCut in performing such work.

   5.8 Maintenance & Support Plus – PaperCut may offer extended support services beyond standard business hours based on the same terms of support at an additional cost, subject to further written agreement between you and PaperCut and/or the Authorized Partner.

6. FEES AND TAXES

   6.1 PaperCut will provide You with the ability to download the Software from our Website as an Evaluation License for use in accordance with this Agreement without charge.

   6.2 Payment relating to the Software or other services provided to you under this Agreement is typically handled by the agreement between you and the Authorized Partner. You acknowledge that PaperCut has an interest in ensuring that its Authorized Partners are appropriately compensated for selling and supporting the Software. Accordingly, any failure by you to make full, timely payment to an Authorized Partner for goods or services associated with this Agreement will constitute a breach of this Agreement.

   6.3 Where You agree to pay the Fees, charges and Taxes for any Production License, Maintenance & Support, additional Software, additional Users or extended usage rights, further period of Maintenance & Support or other thing acquired under this Agreement directly to PaperCut by credit card (or other online payment mechanism supported by PaperCut) then you must complete the relevant details and authorizations stated on the Website. PaperCut will provide you with a tax invoice/receipt promptly following receipt of Your payment.

   6.4 Where You agree on the Contract Details to pay the Fees, charges and Taxes for any Production License, Maintenance & Support, additional Software, additional Users or extended usage rights, further period of Maintenance & Support or other thing acquired under this Agreement directly to PaperCut following receipt of a tax invoice, PaperCut will provide You with a tax invoice for the Fees and Taxes at the start of the license or the supply of the service, and You must pay this tax invoice within 14 days of receipt.

   6.5 You are solely responsible for ensuring that PaperCut receives the net amount of any Fees due directly to PaperCut from you for any transaction under this Agreement. This means:

   1. You must pay any fee for receiving the Software on physical media;
   2. You must pay any fee associated with the use of a credit card (or other payment mechanism accepted by PaperCut);
   3. You must pay any fee associated with a bank charge or transfer fee;
   4. You must pay any fee incurred by PaperCut for any charge back or other payment failure, plus PaperCut’s administration fee for dealing with a failed payment (other than where a refund of the Fees is required to be provided by law);
   5. You are responsible to pay all Taxes. All payments under the Agreement must be made free and clear and without deduction for any and all present and future Taxes. Payments due to PaperCut under the Agreement must be increased so that the amounts received by PaperCut, after provision for Taxes and all Taxes on such increase, will be equal to the amounts required under the Agreement as if no Taxes were due on such payments.

   6.6 You irrevocably authorize PaperCut to deduct from your credit card (or any debit card accepted by PaperCut) any amount due and payable under this Agreement without further reference to You.

   6.7 You must pay a late charge for any failure to make any payment by the date required under the Agreement, calculated daily using a rate that is 4% over the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Cash Rate, from the date that the payment first becomes overdue, to the date that the payment is received by PaperCut, both dates inclusive.

   6.8 If any Fee, charge or Tax is not received by the required date, PaperCut may suspend Your access to the Software or suspend or cease providing services to You until the outstanding amounts (including applicable late charges, damages, costs and expenses) are paid. You do not have any claim for breach of contract or otherwise for any action taken by PaperCut under this clause.

7. TRADEMARKS

   7.1 You acknowledge and agree that PaperCut is the owner and/or licensee of the PaperCut Marks. You do not acquire any right to use, or interest in, any of the PaperCut Marks. You must not at any time or in any way assert any ownership of, or any right in, the PaperCut Marks and You must not contest the right of PaperCut or any PaperCut Affiliate or any of their licensors to the use of any of the PaperCut Marks.

   7.2 PaperCut will not use Your (or those of Your Affiliates) trademarks, logos or branding without your prior written consent. You give us consent to incorporate any trademark, logo or branding that You provide us into the Software in order to take advantage of the Software features that allow the use of customers’ branding. PaperCut may disclose the fact that You (and Your Affiliates) are customers and the nature of Your (and Your Affiliates’) use of the Software to third parties in private conversations and documentation, but PaperCut will not use Your name (or the names of Your Affiliates) in PaperCut’s general marketing materials, websites, etc., without Your prior written consent.

8. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

   8.1 All Intellectual Property Rights created by any person that are adaptations, translations and derivative works in the Software or related documentation, are and shall remain the exclusive property of PaperCut (and its licensors, if any) or shall vest in or be transferred to PaperCut immediately upon creation, as the case may be.

   8.2 Except for the rights expressly granted by PaperCut to You under this Agreement:

   1. PaperCut and its licensors, if any, reserve all right, title and interest in and to the Software or related documentation and all Intellectual Property Rights in them;
   2. no right, title or ownership interest in or to the Software or related documentation whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise, is granted, assigned or transferred to You under or in connection with this Agreement.

   8.3 You must not make any unauthorized copies of the whole or part of the Software or related documentation. You acknowledge and agree that the unauthorized disclosure, use or copying of the Software or related documentation may cause PaperCut serious financial loss that may not be adequately compensated by monetary damages. Accordingly, in the event of any unauthorized disclosure, use or copying of the Software or related documentation, You agree that PaperCut shall have the right to seek injunctive relief to stop such unauthorized disclosure, use or copying.

   Third Party Proprietary Rights:

   8.4 Third party software. The Software may include third party software from whom PaperCut has obtained a licensed right. Licenses for Attributions to third party software and relevant license information are provided in the file THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.txt in the root folder of the Software installation.

9. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

   9.1 The Recipient must not use any of the Discloser’s Confidential Information except in connection with the performance of its obligations specified in this Agreement.

   9.2 The Recipient must not disclose the Discloser’s Confidential Information to any third party without obtaining the Discloser’s prior written consent, provided that the Recipient may disclose the Discloser’s Confidential Information to:

   1. its employees, agents and contractors, and those of any of its Affiliates, who have entered into a written agreement with the Recipient that is no less protective of the Discloser’s Confidential Information than this Agreement provided those persons have a need to know such information for the purposes of this Agreement;
   2. its lawyers, bankers, auditors, accountants and insurers, who have a need to know the information in order to provide professional advice to the Discloser relating to this Agreement.

   9.3 You must ensure that each person who is issued with a License Key does not disclose their License Key to any other person.

   9.4 The Recipient must use, and must ensure that any person to whom it is permitted by this Agreement to disclose the Discloser’s Confidential Information to uses, the same measures to protect the Discloser’s Confidential Information as it uses to protect its own confidential information, but in no event less than reasonable measures.

   9.5 The restrictions in this clause 9 shall not apply to information that:

   1. is independently developed by the Recipient without any access to the Confidential Information of the Discloser;
   2. becomes known to the Recipient without restriction, from a third party who, to the Recipient’s knowledge, was not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Discloser, or otherwise prohibited from disclosing the information to the Recipient, or had the right to disclose it;
   3. was available to the Recipient on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Discloser;
   4. was lawfully in the possession of the Recipient before the information was disclosed to it by the Discloser, and that was not subject to a confidentiality obligation;
   5. is or becomes part of the public domain through no act or omission of the Recipient;
   6. the parties agree in writing is not confidential or may be disclosed; or
   7. is required to be disclosed under an order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or other governmental body (but only to the minimum extent required to comply), provided however, that Recipient shall provide prompt notice to Discloser of any potential disclosure and shall use its reasonable efforts to prevent disclosure of such information.

   Privacy

   9.6 The parties must:

   1. comply with the requirements of any privacy law in the country in which the party is located and in any country to which the personal information is to be sent; and
   2. only use, manipulate, store and handle personal information for the purposes of meeting its obligations under this Agreement.

   9.7 You warrant that:

   1. Each individual about whom PaperCut will obtain personal information from You as a result of this Agreement has agreed to the handling and processing of his or her personal information as outlined in our Privacy Policy;
   2. You have obtained the informed consent from each individual about whom PaperCut will obtain personal information from You as a result of this Agreement, including the individual’s consent to transfer his or her personal data outside of his or her country of residence as outlined in our Privacy Policy; and
   3. PaperCut, its Representatives and their permitted successors, assignees and sub-licensees may use that individual’s personal information in any manner that may be reasonably contemplated by this Agreement, including a transfer overseas for the purpose of providing support and error correction services, and as outlined in our Privacy Policy.

   Consent to use of data

   9.8 You agree that PaperCut may collect and use technical information – including but not limited to technical information about your system setup, license, and feature usage – that is gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of Software updates, product improvement, product support and other services to You. PaperCut may use this information to improve, provide, and develop our products, services and technologies. PaperCut will not disclose this information in a form that personally identifies you.

   9.9 Obtaining Updates

   1. By clicking the “Check for updates” button, You authorize PaperCut to gather system, version and licensing information to facilitate the provision of software updates, product support, and other services to You (if any) related to the PaperCut software.
   2. You agree that our systems may from time to time automatically update the PaperCut Mobility Software that You have installed to a newer version. This may involve the automated collection of system information. you agree to receive these automatic updates without any additional notice.

10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

    10.1 Except as set out in this Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, and subject to clause 10.2, PaperCut’s total, cumulative liability to You (and Your Affiliates) for any claim whether it be for breach of contract (including under an indemnity), in tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the Software, the Maintenance & Support service, this Agreement or the relationship between the parties, shall be limited to:

    1. where the claim arises in connection with the Software, the total of all Fees paid by You for the Production License; or
    2. where the claim arises in connection with the Maintenance & Support, the total of all Fees paid by You for the Maintenance & Support during the Maintenance & Support year in which the claim first arose; or
    3. for any other claim: USD$10,000

    10.2 To the extent permitted by law, PaperCut will not be liable for any loss, damage or expense which is indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages, nor for any lost profits, lost revenue, lost data or business interruption, even if PaperCut has been advised of, knows of, or should have known of the possibility of such loss, damage or expense.

    10.3 You acknowledge and agree that owing to the nature of the Software, PaperCut does not represent or warrant that:

    1. access to the Software will be continuously available; or
    2. the Software will be error free.

    10.4 You act as agent for Your Affiliates in respect of this Agreement and are responsible to PaperCut for their acts and omissions.

11. INDEMNIFICATION

    11.1 In addition to any rights You may have at law, PaperCut undertakes at its own expense to indemnify and defend You or, at PaperCut’s option, settle any claim or action brought against You alleging that the use or possession of the Software in accordance with this Agreement infringes any Intellectual Property Right enforceable in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, any country in the EU, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan (an “Infringement Claim”) and shall be responsible for any losses, damages, expenses or costs (including reasonable legal fees) incurred by, or awarded against You as the result of, or in connection with, any such Infringement Claim, provided that:

    1. You promptly notify PaperCut of the Infringement Claim in writing, specifying the nature of the claim in reasonable detail and providing access to, and copies of, documents, software any other material, that are relevant to the Infringement Claim, as well as providing prompt access to any Representative who may be relevant to PaperCut’s defense of Infringement Claim;

    2. You do not make any admission of liability, agreement or compromise in relation to the Infringement Claim without the prior written consent of PaperCut;

    3. You grant PaperCut the sole right to defend, negotiate and settle the Infringement Claim, at PaperCut’s expense, or at PaperCut’s option, PaperCut may permit You to defend the Infringement Claim in which case:

       (i) PaperCut will pay any costs associated with Your defense, and will provide security for such costs; and

       (ii) You must follow any reasonable request from PaperCut to avoid, dispute, defend and/or compromise the Infringement Claim;

    4. You provide PaperCut with reasonable assistance, at PaperCut’s expense, to defend, negotiate and settle the Infringement Claim.

    11.2 PaperCut will have no obligation under this clause 11 or otherwise with respect to any Infringement Claim based upon:

    1. any use of the Software not in accordance with this Agreement, or documentation provided by PaperCut;
    2. the combination, operation or use of the Software with any other product, equipment, business method, software or data;
    3. any modification of the Software by any person other than PaperCut or its Authorized Agents or subcontractors; or
    4. any use of the Software after PaperCut has provided You a new software version, patch or correction that would have overcome the infringement.

    11.3 If any Infringement Claim is made, or in PaperCut’s opinion is likely to be made, then PaperCut may (at its sole option and expense) either:

    1. procure for You the right to continue using the affected Software, or substantially similar software that does not substantially affect the functionality of the Software, in accordance with this Agreement;
    2. replace or modify the affected Software so that it becomes non-infringing but performs substantially the same functions; or
    3. if neither (a) or (b) is commercially reasonable, as determined in PaperCut’s sole discretion, then PaperCut may terminate Your rights to use the affected Software and pay damages of up to an amount of the Fees paid for the license for the Software.

    11.4 Subject to any rights that You may have under statute, this clause 11 states PaperCut’s entire liability and Your sole and exclusive remedy for any claims related to any infringement of the Intellectual Property Rights in respect of the Software.

12. TERMINATION

    12.1 PaperCut may immediately terminate this Agreement for cause by giving You written notice if You:

    1. breach any of the provisions of clauses 4, 6, 7.2, 8.3, 9 or 13.5;
    2. breach any other provision of the Agreement and You do not remedy it within 14 days of PaperCut providing You written notice of the breach;
    3. cease to carry on business, are unable to pay Your debts as they fall due, You enter into liquidation or have a controller, managing controller, liquidator or administrator appointed or suffer any similar event in any jurisdiction; or
    4. merge with, sell substantially all of Your assets, or You are subject to a change of control. A “change of control” shall be deemed to occur when an entity acquires fifty percent (50%) or more of Your voting shares or equity interest, or fifty percent (50%) or more of Your assets, in the event of a change of a majority of Your Board of Directors (or majority of the partners if a partnership), or if there is any other effective change of control.

    12.2 You may immediately terminate this Agreement for cause by giving PaperCut written notice if PaperCut:

    1. breaches any of the provisions of this Agreement and PaperCut does not remedy it within 30 days of You providing PaperCut written notice of the breach; or
    2. ceases to carry on business, is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, enters into liquidation or has a controller, managing controller, liquidator or administrator appointed or suffer any similar event in any jurisdiction.

    12.3 If this Agreement terminates:

    1. any license for Software and its related Maintenance & Support terminates immediately;
    2. each party shall immediately return to the other – or at the other party’s request, destroy – any of the other’s Confidential Information;
    3. You must ensure that all copies of the Software installed pursuant to this Agreement are uninstalled and deleted from all hardware in your possession or control within 14 days of the date this Agreement is terminated.

    12.4 Any termination of this Agreement shall not prejudice, limit or restrict any other rights or remedies either party may have arising prior to such termination. To the extent permitted by law, PaperCut shall be under no obligation to refund any amounts paid by You for any of the Software or Maintenance & Support services that have been provided prior to any termination of this Agreement.

13. GENERAL

    Notices

    13.1 Any notice that is given under this Agreement:

    1. by PaperCut may be:

       (i) posted to You;

       (ii) emailed to You at any email address provided by You;

       (iii) included on any invoice (which may be emailed or posted to You); or

       (iv) posted on the Website. You must review the Website regularly for notices.

    2. by You must be posted to PaperCut at the address stated on the latest invoice.

    13.2 A notice is deemed to be received:

    1. when posted from Australia to an address in Australia; within 3 business days of the date when it was posted;
    2. when posted from an address outside of Australia, within 7 days of the date when it was posted; or
    3. when emailed; within 1 business day of the date that the email was sent, provided no notice of failure has been received by the sender;
    4. when posted on the Website, within 3 business days of the date it was posted.

    Relationship of parties

    13.3 The parties to this Agreement are independent contractors. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create an agency, employment, partnership, fiduciary or joint venture relationship between the parties, constitute any party the agent of another party, nor authorize any party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of any other party.

    Complilance with laws

    13.4 You must comply with all laws which are relevant to You performing Your obligations under this Agreement.

    Assignment

    13.5 You must not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or part, without the prior written consent of PaperCut.

    13.6 PaperCut may assign or transfer this Agreement, in whole or part, without Your consent to any PaperCut Affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or purchase of fifty percent (50%) or more of its assets. PaperCut may assign or transfer all or part of any of its rights to receive any Fees and Taxes or other monies due under this Agreement, to any person without Your consent. Notwithstanding clause 9, PaperCut may disclose any of Your Confidential Information which is reasonably necessary to affect any assignment or transfer.

    Waiver

    13.7 No failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under this Agreement or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it preclude or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

    Remedies

    13.8 Except as specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement, the rights and remedies provided under this Agreement are cumulative and in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law.

    Severability

    13.9 If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any court or competent authority, such part will be severed from the remainder of the Agreement and the remaining provisions will continue in force.

    Force Majeure

    13.10 Except for Your obligations to pay PaperCut under this Agreement, neither party shall be in breach of this Agreement nor liable to the other party for any failure or delay in performance caused by events beyond the party’s reasonable control.

    Agreement

    13.11 All clauses which naturally survive termination of the Agreement, including clauses 4.5, 4.7, 7.1, 8, 9, 10, 12.3(b), 12.4 and 13, will survive termination of this Agreement.

    13.12 The parties are entitled to rely on any notice or communication in electronic format, including any facsimile or email, that on its face appears authentic, and that has the purported author’s name on it to the same extent as if it were a document written by the author. The parties consent to this Agreement being signed or varied through electronic communication.

    13.13 To the extent permitted by law:

    1. PaperCut excludes any warranty or guarantee not expressly stated in this Agreement, whether express, implied or statutory, including any guarantees or warranties of acceptability and fitness for a particular purpose;

    2. this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, arrangements, understandings and communications, whether written or oral.

    Export

    13.14 You acknowledge and agree that the Software may be subject to applicable export and import laws. You agree not to export the Software or any direct product thereof, directly or indirectly in violation of these laws, nor will they be used for any purpose prohibited by these laws, including nuclear, chemical or biological weapons proliferation.

    Governing Law

    13.15 If You are resident, domiciled or incorporated in the USA, this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Oregon, USA, without regard to its conflict of law principles. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in the State of Oregon. You hereby agree any claims will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Oregon and the parties hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in Oregon for the purpose of litigating any and all such claims.

    13.16 If You are resident, domiciled or incorporated in the United Kingdom, this Agreement will be governed by the court of England and Wales, without regard to its conflict of law principles. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. You hereby agree any claims will be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Rules and the parties hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in England for the purpose of litigating any and all such claims.

    13.17 In all other cases, this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia, without regard to its conflict of law principles. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in the State of Victoria, Australia.

14. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

    The following provisions apply to the extent required under local laws.

    Australia:

    Australian Consumer Law

    14.1 Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.

    14.2 The Maintenance & Support services that are provided to remedy any defect in the Software may be a “Warranty Against Defects” as defined in the ACL.

    The Maintenance & Support services are provided by PaperCut Software Pty Ltd, Level 1, 3 Prospect Hill Rd, Camberwell, Victoria, 3124, Australia, tel +61 3 9809 5194, email address  customer.service@papercut.com .

    In order to make use of the Maintenance & Support services, You must contact PaperCut’s support helpline during the period of your agreement for Maintenance & Support service using process in clause 5.3. When you make use of the Maintenance & Support services, PaperCut will use its best efforts to provide a remedy or a workaround for any defect in the Software in a timeframe that is reasonable given the nature of the issue and the impact on your business operations. This service is not available for Evaluation Licenses. The costs for the service in respect of the Production Licenses are included within the Fees that are set out in the Contract Details. No additional fees are payable by you for the Maintenance & Support for Production Licenses. You are responsible for any expenses you incur in using the Maintenance & Support. The benefits that we provide to consumers under our Warranty Against Defects are in addition to any other rights or remedies a consumer may have in respect of these goods or services under the ACL. The provision of Maintenance & Support services may result in the loss of user generated data.

    14.3 To the extent permitted by law, PaperCut’s liability for a failure to comply with any statutory guarantee is limited to one or more of the following, at PaperCut’s option:

    1. the replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods;
    2. the repair of the goods;
    3. the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or of acquiring equivalent goods;
    4. the payment of the cost of having the goods repaired, unless it is not fair or reasonable for PaperCut to rely on this term of the Agreement.

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