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User Agreement

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING AND/OR USING THE SOFTWARE (DEFINED BELOW). BY SIGNING THIS USER AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT“), OR CLICKING “I AGREE”, “ACCEPT” OR OTHER SIMILAR BUTTON, YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU, ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF OR YOUR ORGANIZATION, (“YOU” OR “CUSTOMER”) ARE ENTERING INTO A LEGAL AGREEMENT WITH EITHER APORIA TECHNOLOGIES LTD., A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL HAVING ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS AT 100 HAHASHMONAIM STREET, TEL AVIV, 6713317, ISRAEL, OR WITH APORIA TECHNOLOGIES INC., A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE HAVING ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS AT 181 METRO DRIVE, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95110, USA, AS SPECIFIED IN THE APPLICABLE ORDER (THE “COMPANY”) (YOU AND COMPANY EACH, A “PARTY” AND COLLECTIVELY, THE “PARTIES”), AND HAVE UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH, AND BE LEGALLY BOUND BY, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT (THE DATE OF SUCH OCCURRENCE BEING THE “EFFECTIVE DATE”). IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF YOUR EMPLOYER OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE FULL AUTHORITY AND CAPACITY TO BIND SAID EMPLOYER OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY TO THIS AGREEMENT. TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU AGREE TO THIS AGREEMENT BY CLICKING “I AGREE”, “ACCEPT” OR OTHER SIMILAR BUTTON, YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY APPLICABLE RIGHTS TO REQUIRE AN ORIGINAL (NON-ELECTRONIC) SIGNATURE OR DELIVERY OR RETENTION OF NON- ELECTRONIC RECORDS, TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

  1. License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company hereby grants Customer a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable and revocable license to install, remotely access (i.e. on a SaaS basis) and/or use (as the case may be) Aporia software (the “Software”) during the Term (as defined below), solely for Customer’s internal purposes. Unless otherwise indicated, the term “Software” also includes any appliance and any documentation (“Documentation”) provided to Customer in connection with the operation of the Software. Customer may only use the Software in accordance with the Documentation, subject to the use limitations indicated in the Order and applicable laws. “Order” means any online order form issued by the Company and agreed to by Customer for the provision of the applicable license and services granted under this Agreement.
  2. Services.
    1. In addition to the above-mentioned license, Company will provide support and maintenance services in accordance with Company’s Service Level Agreement which made available to you, upon request by the Company (“SLA”). The Software, the services detailed in the Order and the services provided under the SLA shall be referred as the “Services”). Company’s obligations hereunder are based on and subject to the Customer: (i) complying with the terms and conditions of the Agreement,; (ii) complying with Company’s instructions, if any, for performing any corrective action; (iii) maintaining the connectivity (with acceptable bandwidth) of the Customer’s Internet, as well as creating and maintaining firewall definitions and opening required ports that permit access to the Service; and (iv) Customer agrees to receive from Company communications via e-mail, telephone, and other formats.
    2. If Customer has purchased the license granted under Section 1 directly from Company this Section 2.2 shall apply with respect to such Customer. In the event Customer wishes to receive any additional services from Company which are not included in the SLA (“Professional Services”) Customer shall request same from Company in writing, and, subject to the Company’ agreement in its sole discretion to provide such Professional Services, such Professional Services shall be set out in sequential Statements of Work (that reference a corresponding price quotation to which it relates) to this Agreement negotiated and executed by both Parties (each, a “SOW”). Professional Services shall be charged in accordance with the fees and payment terms specified within the applicable SOW. Each SOW is hereby deemed incorporated into this Agreement by reference. To the extent of any conflict between the main body of this Agreement and a respective SOW, the former shall prevail, unless and to the extent that the SOW expressly states otherwise.
  3. Trial Period. Company may, at its sole discretion, offer a free trial subscription to the Software, on which the Account was provisioned and ending at the date determined specified in the Order (“Trial Period”). Unless otherwise agreed between the Parties, no fees are due from Customer for use of the Software during the Trial Period. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, DURING THE TRIAL PERIOD THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHASOEVER AND COMPANY WILL HAVE NO WARRANTY, INDEMNITYOR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THE TRIAL PERIOD. FOR GREATER CLARITY, COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR HEREUNDER FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOSSES WHATSOEVER; NOR FOR DAMAGES OR LOSSES FOR LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SOFTWARE. In the event of any inconsistencies between the terms of this Section 3 and other provisions of this Agreement, the terms specified in this Section 3 shall prevail with respect to the Trial Period.
  4. Subscription Fees. If Customer has purchased the license granted under Section 1 and the Services directly from Company this Section 4 shall apply. The Services are conditioned on Customer’s payment in full of the applicable fees set forth in the Order. Following the Initial Term, Company reserves the right to change its fees at any time, and Customer shall be informed of such changes via email prior to such changes (“Notification”). Should Customer not agree to the price changes, Customer sole remedy is to contact Company directly and to request to terminate its use of the Services prior to the effective date of the price changes as shall be detailed in the Notification. Unless otherwise specified in the Order: (i) Customer will pay all amounts due under this Agreement in U.S. Dollars currency, (ii) all amounts invoiced hereunder are due and payable within thirty (30) days of the date of the invoice, and (iii) all fees and other amounts paid hereunder are non- refundable. Any amount not paid when required to be paid hereunder shall accrue interest on a daily basis until paid in full at the lesser of: (i) the rate of one and a half percent (1.5%) per month; or (ii) the highest amount permitted by applicable law. All amounts payable under this Agreement are exclusive of all sales, use, value-added, withholding, and other direct or indirect taxes, charges, levies and duties.
  5. Permitted Users. The Software may be accessed solely by Customer’s employees or service providers who are explicitly authorized by Customer to use the Software (each, a “Permitted User”). Customer will ensure that the Permitted Users comply with the terms of this Agreement at all times; and shall be fully responsible for any breach of this Agreement by a Permitted User. Unauthorized access or use of the Software must be immediately reported to the Company.
  6. Prohibited Uses. Except as specifically permitted herein, without the prior written consent of the Company, Customer must not, and shall not allow any Permitted User or any third party to, directly or indirectly: (i) copy, modify, create derivative works of or distribute any part of the Software (including by incorporation into its products); (ii) sell, license (or sub-license), lease, assign, transfer, pledge, or share Customer’s rights under this Agreement with any third party; (iii) use any “open source” or “copyleft software” in a manner that would require the Company to disclose the source code of the Software to any third party; (iv) disclose the results of any testing or benchmarking of the Software to any third party; (v) disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer or attempt to discover the Software’s source code or underlying algorithms; (vi) use the Software in a manner that violates or infringes any rights of any third party, including but not limited to, privacy rights, publicity rights or intellectual property rights; (vii) remove or alter any trademarks or other proprietary notices related to the Software; (viii) circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Software or features that enforce use limitations; (ix) export, make available or use the Software in any manner prohibited by applicable laws (including without limitation export control laws); and/or (x) transmit any malicious code (i.e., software viruses, Trojan horses, worms, malware or other computer instructions, devices, or techniques that erase data or programming, infect, disrupt, damage, disable, or shut down a computer system or any component of such computer system) or other unlawful material in connection with the Software.
  7. Personal Data and Analytics Information.
    1. While using the Services and/or the Software, certain data, such as personal data or other data, will be made available and/or accessible to Company or the Services (the “Customer Data”). As the exclusive owner of the Customer Data, Customer represents, warrants and covenants that to the extent the Customer Data includes any personally identifiable information, Customer has received and/or obtained any and all required consents or permits and has acted in compliance with any and all applicable privacy laws, including, without limitation privacy laws and data protection laws and regulations (including, without limitation, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), as to allow Company to receive, transfer and use the Customer Data solely in order to perform our Services in accordance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provision of such data to Company (or access thereto) and the transfer of such data by Company to its affiliates, subsidiaries and subcontractors, including transfers outside of the European Economic Area), for the provision of the Services and the performance of this Agreement. Company may however be required to disclose the Customer Data: (a) to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, subpoena or governmental request; or (b) to collect, store, transfer, and/or process the Customer Data through Company’s affiliates, subsidiaries, third party service providers and vendors as reasonable necessary to provide the Services.
    2. To the extent that Customer needs a data processing agreement, the Customer shall request the Company to provide it with the Company’s Data Processing Agreement (“DPA”) and shall return it signed to Company as described therein.
    3. In the event Customer fails to comply with any data protection or privacy law or regulation, the GDPR and/or any provision of the DPA, and/or fails to return an executed version of the DPA to Company, then: (a) to the maximum extent permitted by law, Customer shall be solely and fully responsible and liable for any such breach, violation, infringement and/or processing of personal data without a DPA by Company (including, without limitation, its employees, officers, directors, subcontractors and agents); and (b) in the event of any claim of any kind related to any such breach, violation or infringement and/or any claim related to processing of personal data without a DPA, Customer shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify Company (including, without limitation, its employees, officers, directors, subcontractors and agents) from and against any and all losses, penalties, fines, damages, liabilities, settlements, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.
    4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any anonymous information, which is derived from the use of the Software and Services (i.e., metadata, aggregated, statistics and/or analytics information) which is not personally identifiable information (“Analytics Information”) may be used for providing the Service and/or Software, for development and/or improvement, and/or for statistical purposes (internally or externally). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Analytics Information is our exclusive property
  8. Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization; and that the execution and performance of this Agreement will not conflict with other agreements to which it is bound or violate applicable law.
  9. Intellectual Property Rights. The Software is not for sale and is the Company’s sole property. All right, title, and interest, including any intellectual property rights evidenced by or embodied in, attached, connected, and/or related to the Software (and any and all improvements and derivative works thereof) and any other products, deliverables or services provided by Company; are and shall remain owned solely by Company or its licensors. This Agreement does not convey to Customer any interest in or to the Software other than a limited right to use the Software in accordance with Section 1. Nothing herein constitutes a waiver of the Company’s intellectual property rights under any law.
    If Company receives any feedback (e.g., questions, comments, suggestions or the like) regarding any of the Services (collectively, “Feedback”), all rights, including intellectual property rights in such Feedback shall belong exclusively to Company and that such shall be considered Company’s Confidential Information and Customer hereby irrevocably and unconditionally transfers and assigns to Company all intellectual property rights it has in such Feedback and waives any and all moral rights that Customer may have in respect thereto. It is further understood that use of Feedback, if any, may be made by Company at its sole discretion, and that Company in no way shall be obliged to make use of any kind of the Feedback or part thereof.
  10. Third Party Components. The Software may use or include third party open source software, files, libraries or components that may be distributed to Customer and are subject to third party open source license terms. A list of such components will be provided upon request and may be updated from time to time by the Company. If there is a conflict between any open source license and the terms of this Agreement, then the open source license terms shall prevail but solely in connection with the related third party open source software. Company makes no warranty or indemnity hereunder with respect to any third party open source software.
  11. Publicity. Customer hereby acknowledges and agrees that Company may use the Customer’s name and logo to identify Customer as a customer of Company or user of the Software, in connection with its marketing activities, within its website or marketing materials or otherwise.
  12. Confidentiality. Each Party may have access to certain non-public and/or proprietary information of the other Party, in any form or media, including without limitation trade secrets and other information related to the products, software, technology, data, know-how, or business of the other Party, and any other information that a reasonable person should have reason to believe is proprietary, confidential, or competitively sensitive (the “Confidential Information”). Each Party shall take reasonable measures, at least as protective as those taken to protect its own confidential information, but in no event less than reasonable care, to protect the other Party’s Confidential Information from disclosure to a third party. The receiving party’s obligations under this Section, with respect to any Confidential Information of the disclosing party, shall not apply to and/or shall terminate if such information: (a) was already lawfully known to the receiving party at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party; (b) was disclosed to the receiving party by a third party who had the right to make such disclosure without any confidentiality restrictions; (c) is, or through no fault of the receiving party has become, generally available to the public; or (d) was independently developed by the receiving party without access to, or use of, the disclosing party’s Confidential Information. Neither Party shall use or disclose the Confidential Information of the other Party except for performance of its obligations under this Agreement (“Permitted Use”). The receiving party shall only permit access to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information to its respective employees, consultants, affiliates, agents and subcontractors having a need to know such information in connection with the Permitted Use, who either (i) have signed a non-disclosure agreement with the receiving party containing terms at least as restrictive as those contained herein or (ii) are otherwise bound by a duty of confidentiality to the receiving party at least as restrictive as the terms set forth herein. The receiving party will be allowed to disclose Confidential Information to the extent that such disclosure is required by law or by the order or a court of similar judicial or administrative body, provided that it notifies the disclosing Party of such required disclosure to enable disclosing party to seek a protective order or otherwise prevent or restrict such disclosure. All right, title and interest in and to Confidential Information are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the disclosing Party.
  13. LIMITED WARRANTIES. The warranties in this Section 13 do not apply during the Trial Period. The Company represents and warrants that, under normal authorized use, the Software shall substantially perform in conformance with its Documentation. As the Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy and the Company’s sole liability for breach of this warranty, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to repair the Software in accordance with the SLA. The warranty set forth shall not apply if the failure of the Software results from or is otherwise attributable to: (i) repair, maintenance or modification of the Software by persons other than the Company or its authorized contractors; (ii) accident, negligence, abuse or misuse of the Software; (iii) use of the Software other than in accordance with the Software’s Documentation; (iv) Customer’s failure to implement software updates provided by the Company specifically to avoid such failure; (v) the combination of the Software with equipment or software not authorized or provided by the Company. In addition to the exceptions specified in this Agreement or SLA, Customer acknowledges Company shall not be liable for any inaccuracy in the Service’s output and/or delay and/or unavailability of the Services, caused due to (a) failure of Customer’s Internet access or any public telecommunications network, shortage of adequate power or transportation facilities, (b) any incompatibility between the Customer’s systems and the Software appliance and/or (c) maintenance within the Customer’s systems affecting the operation of the Software. OTHER THAN AS EXPLICITLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SOFTWARE, ANY REPORTS OR OTHER OUTPUT WHICH MAY BE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER HEREUNDER AND SERVICES (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT: (i) THE SOFTWARE, THE AND/OR THE SERVICES (INCLUDING ANY RESULTS THEREOF) WILL MEET CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS, OR (ii) THE SOFTWARE WILL OPERATE ERROR- FREE. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 8 AND THIS SECTION 13, THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, NON- INFRINGEMENT, NON-INTERFERENCE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
  14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF EITHER PARTY’S CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS HEREIN, AND/OR CUSTOMER’S MISAPPROPRIATION OR OTHERWISE VIOLATION OF COMPANY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (INCLUDING MISUSE OF THE LICENSE BY CUSTOMER PURSUANT TO SECTION 1); NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, REPUTATION, OR PROFITS, DATA, OR DATA USE.
    EXCEPT FOR THE COMPANY INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATION UNDER SECTION 15, ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF EITHER PARTY’S CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS HEREIN, AND/OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CUSTOMER’S MISAPPROPRIATION OR OTHERWISE VIOLATION OF COMPANY’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (INCLUDING MISUSE OF THE LICENSE BY CUSTOMER PURSUANT TO SECTION 1); EITHER PARTY’S MAXIMUM LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, THE TOTAL AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID TO COMPANY BY CUSTOMER IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS CUMULATIVE AND NOT PER INCIDENT. FOR CLARITY, THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO PAYMENTS DUE TO COMPANY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING THE ORDER).
  15. Indemnification. Company agrees to defend, at its expense, any third party action or suit brought against the Customer alleging that the Software, when used as permitted under this Agreement and the Order, infringes intellectual property rights of a third party (“IP Infringement Claim”); and the Company will pay any damages awarded in a final judgment against the Customer that are attributable to any such claim, provided that (i) the Customer promptly notifies the Company in writing of such claim; and (ii) the Customer grants the Company the sole authority to handle the defense or settlement of any such claim and provides the Company with all reasonable information and assistance, at Company’s expense. The Company will not be bound by any settlement that the Customer enters into without the Company’s prior written consent.
    If the Software becomes, or in the Company’s opinion is likely to become, the subject of an IP Infringement Claim, then the Company may, at its sole discretion: (a) procure for the Customer the right to continue using the Software; (b) replace or modify the Software to avoid the IP Infringement Claim; or (c) if options (a) and (b) cannot be accomplished despite the Company’s reasonable efforts, then the Company may terminate this Agreement and if purchased directly from the Company. Company shall also provide a refund for any amount pre-paid by Customer for such returned Software for the remaining unused period of the license.
    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no responsibility for IP Infringement Claims resulting from or based on: (i) modifications to the Software made by a party other than the Company or its designee; (ii) the Customer’s failure to implement software updates provided by the Company specifically to avoid infringement; or (iii) combination or use of the Software with equipment, devices or software not supplied by the Company or not in accordance with the Documentation.
    This Section states Company’s entire liability, and Customer’s exclusive remedy, for claims or alleged or actual infringement.
  16. Term and Termination. This Agreement shall enter into force and effect on the Effective Date and shall remain in full force and effect for a period of one (1) year unless earlier terminated as set forth herein (the “Initial Term”). Following such Initial Term, the Agreement shall be automatically renewed at the then-applicable subscription fees for successive one (1) year terms unless terminated earlier as set forth herein and/or either Party provides the other Party with at least a sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of non-renewal (each a “Renewal Term” and together with the Initial Term, the “Term“). In case Customer was granted with a right to use the Software during the Trial Period according to Section 3, this Agreement shall enter into force and effect on the Effective Date and shall remain in full force and effect for the Trial Period (as may be extended solely by Company’s explicit prior written approval). Following the Trial Period this Agreement shall be automatically renewed for the applicable Initial Term specified in the Order unless Customer provides Company with at least ten (10) days prior written notice of non-renewal of the Agreement. Either Party may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect if the other Party materially breaches this Agreement and such breach remains uncured fifteen (15) days after having received written notice thereof. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement: (i) Software license granted to Customer under this Agreement shall expire, and Customer shall discontinue any further use and access thereof; (ii) Customer shall immediately delete and dispose of all copies of the Documentation in Customer’s or any of its representatives’ possession or control; (iii) Company may delete all Customer Data without affecting any of the Company’s rights to the Analytics Information; and (iv) in case purchased directly from Company, any sums paid by Customer until the date of termination are non-refundable. The provisions of this Agreement that, by their nature and content, must survive the termination of this Agreement in order to achieve the fundamental purposes of this Agreement shall so survive. The termination of this Agreement shall not limit Company from pursuing any other remedies available to it under applicable law. If applicable, Customer shall be responsible to download its Customer Data prior to termination of this Agreement.
  17. Miscellaneous. This Agreement, including the DPA, any Order(s) and any exhibits attached or referred hereto, represents the complete agreement concerning the subject matter hereof and may be amended only by a written agreement executed by both Parties. Any terms and conditions printed, or linked to, within any Customer’s purchase order which are in addition to and/or inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall be of no effect. The failure of either Party to enforce any rights granted hereunder or to take action against the other Party in the event of any breach hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver by that Party as to subsequent enforcement of rights or subsequent actions in the event of future breaches. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable. Any use of the Software by an agency, department, or other entity of the United States government shall be governed solely by the terms of this Agreement. Neither Party may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be assigned by either Party in connection with a merger, consolidation, sale of all of the equity interests of the Party, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Party to which this Agreement relates. In case Aporia Ltd. is the applicable Company entity, tThis Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Israel, without reference to principles and laws relating to the conflict of laws. , and tThe competent courts of the city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa shall have the exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any dispute and action arising under or in relation to this Agreement. In case Aporia Inc. is the applicable Company entity, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York without reference to principles and laws relating to the conflict of laws, and all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one arbitrator appointed in accordance with the said Rules. The place of arbitration shall be the state of New York, NY. The language of the arbitration shall be English. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party may seek equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction in order to protect its proprietary rights. Each Party irrevocably waives its right to trial of any issue by jury. This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to create any relationship, partnership, joint venture, employer-employee, agency, or franchisor-franchisee relationship between the Parties. The Company will not be liable for any delay or failure to provide the Services resulting from circumstances or causes beyond the reasonable control of the Company including, but not limited to on account of strikes, shortages, riots, insurrection, fires, flood, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, government or quasi-governmental authorities actions, acts of terrorism, earthquakes, power outages, pandemic or epidemic (or similar regional health crisis), or any other cause that is beyond the reasonable control of the Company.

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