Beyond this point the information (including any attachments) provided by Filtrex Service Group is strictly confidential and may be legally privileged. Access to this by anyone other than the intended client(s) of Filtrex is unauthorized. Any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, retention, or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
Filtrex
Service Group, Inc. License Agreement
This
Filtrex License Agreement (the “Agreement”) contains the
terms and conditions upon which Filtrex Service Group, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (“Filtrex”), grants to you (“Licensee”)
a limited license to the Filtrex HVAC/R maintenance and energy
management application software (the “Software”). Please
read this Agreement carefully. By clicking “I AGREE” or
otherwise using the Software defined herein, you acknowledge that you
have read and accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement in
its entirety.
If
you are entering into this Agreement within the scope of your
employment or through an engagement as an independent contractor, the
term “Licensee” includes your employer or principal, as
applicable, and you warrant and represent to Filtrex that you are
authorized to enter into this Agreement on your employer’s or
principal’s behalf.
The
terms and conditions that follow cannot be altered, modified, or
amended without the written consent of Filtrex.
DEFINITIONS
Confidential
Information -
The Software and all of the software code (including, but not
limited to, any third party software licensed with the Software),
and any Trade Secret, concepts, ideas, improvements, processes,
plans, designs, specifications, architecture, database tables and
structures, data record layouts, models, methods, processes,
algorithms, content, databases, and all other Filtrex information,
whether patentable or not, that is provided, developed, conceived or
in any way disclosed by Filtrex to Licensee.
Designated
User - An
employee, agent, or contractor of Licensee who has been trained in
the use of the Software and operates it with the permission of
Licensee.
Documentation
-
“Documentation” means collectively: (i) all of the
written, printed, electronic, or other format materials published or
otherwise made available by Filtrex to Licensee that relate to the
technical aspects of the Software including its functional,
operational, and/or performance capabilities; and, (ii) all user,
operator, system administration, technical, support, and other
manuals and all other written, printed, electronic, or other format
materials published or otherwise made available by Filtrex that
describe the functional, operational, and/ or performance
capabilities of the Software. Documentation shall not include source
code or executable(s). Filtrex may, in its sole discretion, elect
to provide standard online Documentation with its software. Licensee
has the right to print online Documentation as needed for Licensee's
internal purposes.
Effective
Date -The
Effective Date shall be the date of Licensee’s request to
Filtrex to download the Software, subject to Licensee's full payment
of any required license fees.
Permitted
Purpose -
The Software shall only be used by a Designated User for permitted
purposes and in accordance with the instructions provided by Filtrex
for use of the Software as such instructions may change from
time-to-time. It is understood that a contractor or consultant may
utilize the Software in connection with providing services for its
client or customer.
Site
- Filtrex's web site (http://www.filtrexsg.com).
Software
-The Filtrex associated object code, binary files, databases,
printed and/or online Documentation, and other materials that are
licensed to Licensee. Software also includes other computer code
which may be developed by Filtrex for use by Licensee.
Filtrex
Data -
Data that is collected by Licensee through the use of the Software
and which is transmitted to and stored by Filtrex.
Filtrex’s
Intellectual Property
- Proprietary information and/or data including, but not limited to,
Trade Secrets, copyrights, trademarks, inventions (whether
patentable or not), concepts, ideas, methods, techniques, formulas,
algorithms, logic designs, screen displays, schematics, source and
object code, and computer programs.
Term
- The initial term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective
Date and shall end when the specified duration expires. Such initial
term shall be limited to one year unless the Parties extend the
initial term of this Agreement by mutual written agreement.
Territory
- The United States of America and Canada.
Trade
Secret -
Trade Secret shall mean, without limitation, any scientific or
technical data, information, design, process, procedure, formula, or
improvement that is commercially valuable to Filtrex and not
generally known in the industry.
LICENSE
Subject
to the terms of this Agreement and timely payment of any required
license fees, Filtrex hereby grants to Licensee, and Licensee
accepts, a nonexclusive and nontransferable right and license to use
the Software for its internal purposes in the Territory, without a
right to sublicense, during the Term for the Permitted Purpose,
according to the terms set out herein. All other uses are
prohibited.
This
license grant extends only to use of the Software by a single
Designated User on no more than one computer or tablet (whether
virtual or physical) and one cell/smart phone (whether virtual or
physical). In the event that Licensee desires to add more users or
profiles to the account, it shall notify Filtrex of such fact in
writing and agree to pay the additional then-current fees for the
additional usage.
The
Software may include third party software components. The third
party software terms will govern Licensee’s use of the third
party software, and if there is inconsistency, those terms will take
precedence over the terms of this Agreement for the third party
software. Licensee agrees that the owners of the Third Party
Software are intended third party beneficiaries to this Agreement in
relation to Licensee’s use of third party software. Further,
and more specifically, Software contains software that is based in
part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group (http://www.ijg.org/)
and utilizes Zlib library compression technology that is proprietary
to Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler (http://.zlib.net/) copyright ©
1995-2012. The Software also utilizes Phonegap, which can be found
at https://phonegap.com/about/license and
http://www.apache.org/licenses/.
ACCOUNT
AND PASSWORD
Pursuant
to this Agreement, Licensee may, in Filtrex’s sole discretion,
be given a password protected account that provides access to the
Software and any additional functionality that is accessible through
the Site. Licensee is responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of its account and login password. The account may
not be transferred to a third party without prior written consent of
Filtrex. Licensee agrees to make every reasonable effort to
safeguard its account and password against unauthorized use. Filtrex
reserves the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or
edit content, or cancel logins in its sole and absolute discretion.
Licensee
agrees to accept full responsibility for all activities that occur
under Licensee's account. Licensee is solely responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of its account password, if any, and
for restricting access to its computer and smart phone, and Licensee
agrees to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under
its account. If Licensee has reason to believe that its account is
no longer secure (for example, in the event of a loss, theft or
unauthorized disclosure or use of an account ID or password),
Licensee will immediately notify Filtrex. Licensee may be liable for
the losses incurred by Licensee or others due to any unauthorized
use of its account.
NEW
VERSIONS AND SUPPORT
During
the Term of this Agreement, Licensee may, at Filtrex’s
sole discretion and election, be allowed to access future versions of
the Software and/or Site, but Filtrex has no obligation to make new
versions available or to continue to make the current versions
available in the future. Any and all such versions which may be made
available by Filtrex are subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Filtrex also has no obligation under this Agreement to
provide ongoing support of any kind for the Software and/or Site.
RESTRICTIONS
Licensee agrees that it will
not assign, sublicense, transfer, pledge, lease, rent, loan, or
share its rights under this Agreement.
Licensee
agrees that it will not use the Software for the direct benefit of,
or for purpose of rendering services to, any third party business
entity or organization except to the extent it is for a Permitted
Purpose.
Licensee
shall not (i) modify, translate, reverse engineer, disassemble or
decompile the Software; (ii) create or attempt to create any
derivative works of the Software or Documentation; or, (iii) permit
or assist others in performing any of the foregoing.
Licensee
shall limit access to and use of the Software to a single Designated
User who has been selected by Licensee. Use by any other person is
not permitted without separate authorization from Filtrex.
Apart
from installation of the Software pursuant to the license granted by
this Agreement, Licensee is prohibited from making copies of the
Software, except that it is permitted to make a copy of any locally
executed Software as part of a regularly scheduled incremental or
full backup procedure. Licensee may make copies of the Documentation
as is reasonably necessary to fulfill the aims of this Agreement.
Licensee
may not use the Software or Site in any manner which could damage,
disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other
party's use and enjoyment of the Site.
Licensee
may not utilize Filtrex’s Intellectual Property in any manner
inconsistent with this Agreement, including but not limited to not
using or displaying the Filtrex trademarks in any manner without
Filtrex’s prior written consent.
PRIVACY
POLICY
In
the event Filtrex elects to require a login/password to the Site as
a prerequisite to using the Software and the Site, certain personal
information may be required which will be stored and retained by
Filtrex. Filtrex may use the information provided for purposes such
as responding to requests, improving the Software, helping Filtrex
serve is customers better, and communicating with Licensee.
Filtrex
will not share personal information obtained from Licensee with any
third party without Licensee's prior permission, except in the event
of a sale, merger or acquisition of the business, or in response to
an order from a court of competent jurisdiction or in similar
circumstances.
Notwithstanding
the above, Filtrex shall be allowed to post or otherwise publish
Licensee’s name and logo as a customer for publicity and
promotional purposes unless Licensee notifies Filtrex in writing
that it does not wish for its name to be used.
Subject to receipt by
Filtrex of full payment of any required amounts, this Agreement will
commence upon the Effective Date and shall continue for the Term
unless earlier terminated.
This
Agreement can be renewed for additional periods of one year by
mutual consent of the parties as evidenced by written notice (to
include electronic communication of same), and payment by Licensee
of the current required fees.
TERMINATION
Licensee’s
right to use the Software and Site will automatically terminate if
Licensee fails to comply with any provision of this Agreement. If
this Agreement is terminated Licensee must: (a) cease all use of the
Software and Site; (b) destroy the original and all copies of the
Software; and (c) permanently delete all copies of the Software from
the computer and/or smart phone on which it has been installed.
EXPORT
CONTROL
The
Software content may be subject to the export controls of the United
States Departments of State and Commerce, or other U.S. or foreign
agency or authority, and Licensee agrees to fully comply with all
applicable export regulations governing export, destination, ultimate
end user, and other restrictions relating to the Software and Site.
WAIVER
OF CLASS ACTION
To
the fullest extent allowed by law, Licensee waives any rights to
trial by jury and agrees not to bring or participate in a class
action, private attorney general action or any other similar
litigation.
ARBITRATION
This
Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Oklahoma, U.S.A. without giving effect to any
conflict of laws and provisions that would require the application of
the laws of any other jurisdiction. The United Nations Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly disclaimed
and shall not apply to this Agreement.
Licensee
agrees that: (1) any claim, dispute, or controversy Licensee may have
against Filtrex arising out of, relating to, or connected in any way
with this Agreement, Software or Site, shall be resolved exclusively
by final and binding arbitration administered by the American
Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and conducted before a
single arbitrator pursuant to the applicable Rules and Procedures
established by AAA (“Rules and Procedures”); (2) the
arbitration shall be held in Tulsa County, Oklahoma or at such other
location determined by AAA pursuant to the Rules and Procedures, or
at such other location as may be mutually agreed upon by Licensee and
Filtrex; (3) the arbitrator shall apply Oklahoma law consistent
with the Federal Arbitration Act and applicable statutes of
limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law;
(4) there shall be no authority for any claims to be arbitrated on a
class or representative basis; arbitration can decide only the
Licensee’s individual claims; and the arbitrator may not
consolidate or join the claims of other persons or parties who may be
similarly situated; and (5) with the exception of subpart (4)
above, if any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be
invalid, unenforceable or illegal, or otherwise conflicts with the
Rules and Procedures established by AAA, then the balance of this
arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed
in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable,
illegal or conflicting provision were not contained herein. If,
however, subpart (4) is found to be invalid, unenforceable or
illegal, then the entirety of this Arbitration Provision shall be
null and void, and neither Licensee nor Filtrex shall be entitled to
arbitrate their dispute. For more information on AAA and its Rules
and Procedures, Licensees may visit the AAA website.
To
the extent that the arbitration provisions of this Agreement do not
apply, this Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the state and federal courts serving Tulsa County, Oklahoma,
U.S.A., and the Parties agree and submit to the personal and
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of these courts, except that nothing
herein shall in any way prohibit or limit Filtrex from instituting an
action in any court of competent jurisdiction to obtain injunctive or
equitable relief or to protect or enforce Filtrex’s
intellectual property rights.
INDEMNIFICATION/RELEASE
Licensee
agree to indemnify and hold harmless Filtrex, and its parent,
subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, licensors and partners, and the
officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives of any of
them from any and all claims, losses, obligations, damages,
liabilities, costs or debt and expenses (including attorney’s
fees) arising out of (i) Licensee’s use or misuse of the
Software or Site or any other Filtrex services; (ii) any equipment
malfunction, breakdown or damage relating in any way to use of the
Software or Site; (iii) Licensee’s violation of these Terms;
(iv) Licensee’s violation of the rights of any other person or
entity, including claims that any of Licensee’s submissions
infringes or violates any third party intellectual property rights;
and (v) Licensee’s breach of the representations, warranties,
and covenants herein. Filtrex reserves the right, at Licensee’s
expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter
for which Licensee is required to indemnify Filtrex and Licensee
agrees to cooperate with Filtrex’s defense of such claims.
Licensee agrees not to settle any matter without the prior written
consent of Filtrex. Each party will use reasonable efforts to notify
the other of any such claim, action or proceeding upon becoming aware
of it.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Licensee
acknowledges that there are risks inherent in the use of the
Software, Site, and hardware and internet connectivity that may
result in interruptions or errors, loss of privacy, confidentiality,
information or property, as well as other losses, damages or adverse
occurrences, regardless of the measures taken to avoid such
occurrences.
The
Software, Site, Documentation, and any other materials or services
provided to Licensee by Filtrex pursuant to this Agreement are
provided on an “as-is” basis and with all faults.
Filtrex disclaims all warranties of any type or kind, whether express
or implied.
FILTREX
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND INFRINGEMENT PURSUANT TO THE
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW.
In
no event will Filtrex be liable for any losses or damages incurred by
Licensee, whether direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or
consequential, including lost or anticipated profits, savings,
interruption to business, loss of business opportunities, loss of
business information (including but not limited to, any Licensee
maintenance and service data or other information uploaded or
otherwise provided by Licensee to Filtrex), the cost of recovering
such lost information, the cost of substitute intellectual property
or any other pecuniary loss arising from the use of, or the inability
to use, the Software or Site regardless of whether Licensee has
advised Filtrex of the possibility of such damages. Filtrex’s
aggregate liability in respect of any and all claims will be limited
to the license fees paid by Licensee to Filtrex pursuant to this
Agreement. The foregoing limitations apply regardless of the cause
or circumstances giving rise to such loss, damage or liability, even
if such loss, damage or liability is based on negligence or other
torts or breach of contract, including fundamental breach or breach
of a fundamental term.
FORCE
MAJEURE
Filtrex
shall not be
responsible for any delays, failures or outages arising out of causes
beyond its reasonable control. Such causes may include, but are not
restricted to, Acts of God or of the public enemy, fires, floods,
epidemics, riots, quarantine restrictions, strikes, earthquakes,
electrical outages, computer or communications failures, severe
weather, and acts or omissions of subcontractors or third parties.
SEVERABILITY
If,
after the date hereof, any provision of this Agreement is held to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws
effective during the term of this Agreement, such provision shall be
fully severable. In lieu thereof, there shall be added a provision
as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable.
FURTHER
INFORMATION
Should
Licensee have any questions concerning any of the provisions of this
Agreement, or if Licensee desires to contact Filtrex, please write:
Filtrex
Service Group, Inc., 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500, Las
Vegas, Nevada 89169
Filtrex End User License Agreement