This Master Subscription Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the date last signed by the parties (the "Effective Date") between Bleanx Inc. ("Bleanx," "we," "our," or "us") and the customer identified on the signature page hereto ("Customer," "you," or "your"). Bleanx and Customer may individually be referred to as a "party" and collectively "the parties." This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions which govern Customer's and its Affiliates' access and use of Bleanx's Services.
"Account Information" means information about your Bleanx account, including information that you and your Users provide to Bleanx in connection with (1) the creation or administration of your Bleanx account; or (2) Bleanx's maintenance of your account or the Services. For example, Account Information includes names, usernames, passwords, phone numbers, email addresses, Business Plan metadata, support communications, billing information, and usage information associated with your Users and Bleanx account.
"Add-on" means enhanced features or services that are purchased separately and provide extra functionality or usage rights. Add-ons are Subscription-based and when purchased attach to the corresponding Subscription and Subscription Term.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to a party, any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such party, whereby "control" (including, with correlative meaning, the terms "controlled by" and "under common control") means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct, or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.
"AI-Powered Features" means the artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities integrated into the Services that assist Users in generating, enhancing, or analyzing content for Business Plans, including but not limited to content suggestions, automated section generation, and intelligent recommendations.
"Business Plan" means a structured document created using the Services' Templates and Sections system for business planning purposes.
"Category" means a major semantic grouping within the Services that organizes Templates by business function (e.g., Finance, Marketing, Market, Operations).
"Confidential Information" means information that either party ("Discloser") discloses to the other party ("Recipient") under this Agreement, and that is conspicuously marked, or orally, and if applicable, visually stated as confidential or would normally be considered confidential information by a reasonable party under the circumstances. "Confidential Information" does not include information that Recipient can document: (1) is independently developed by Recipient; (2) is rightfully given to Recipient by a third party without confidentiality obligations; or (3) becomes public through no fault of Recipient. Bleanx's Confidential Information includes non-public information regarding features, functionality, performance, and pricing of the Services, the Documentation, API(s), and other Bleanx products or services.
"Customer Data" means all data stored by or on behalf of Customer or at Customer's direction in the Services, including all content entered into Business Plans, Templates, and Sections. Customer Data does not include Account Information. Bleanx sometimes refers to "User Content" in its policies and Documentation. To the extent User Content is stored in or transferred into a Customer account, such User Content shall be considered Customer Data.
"Documentation" means Bleanx-provided user documentation relating to the Services (e.g., user guides) found at https://www.bleanx.com/help, as may be updated by Bleanx from time to time. Documentation does not include content published in user or community forums.
"Force Majeure Event" means any circumstances beyond Bleanx's reasonable control, including, but not limited to, an act of God, act of government, flood, fire, earthquake, civil unrest, act of terror, strike or other labor problem (other than one involving Bleanx's employees), Internet service provider failure or delay, third-party AI service provider failure, or acts undertaken by third parties, including without limitation, any denial of service attack or third party domain name system event.
"Intellectual Property Rights" means all patent rights (including utility models), copyrights, moral rights, trademark and service mark rights, trade secret rights, and any other similar proprietary or intellectual property rights (registered or unregistered) throughout the world, together with all applications for any of the foregoing.
"Order Form" means any ordering documentation or online sign-up or subscription pages, regardless of form, agreed to between the parties which sets forth the Services accessed by the Customer and any relevant pricing. Multiple Order Forms may be entered into under this Agreement.
"Organization Email" means an email address provisioned by Customer.
"Output" means any content generated by the AI-Powered Features based on Customer Data or User prompts.
"Section" means an individual content unit within a Template that addresses a specific sub-topic or task within a Business Plan.
"Services" means Bleanx's online software-as-a-service platform and services governed by this Agreement including any related APIs provided by Bleanx, together with all related mobile and desktop applications, AI-Powered Features, and Add-ons to which you subscribe.
"Subscription" means licenses to the Services and Documentation, each as applicable in accordance with your Subscription Plan.
"Subscription Fees" means all fees associated with your Subscription, including the per-User fee of $100 USD per month (or as otherwise specified in an Order Form).
"Subscription Plan" means the applicable subscription level of packaged functionality and services and limitations as detailed on Bleanx's website and in the applicable Documentation.
"Subscription Term" means the period during which you have agreed to subscribe to a Service.
"Supplementary Terms" means additional terms and conditions that apply to your access and use of certain features or functionality when you purchase, use, or enable such features or functionality. For example, Bleanx may present you with Supplementary Terms if you purchase or enable an Add-on. Supplementary Terms are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.
"Template" means a pre-configured content module within a Category that covers a specific business planning topic, containing multiple Sections for detailed content development.
"Usage Data" means information relating to the provision, use and performance of various aspects of the Services and related systems and technologies (including information concerning Customer's and Users' use of the various features and functionality of the Services and analytics and statistical data derived therefrom).
"User" means any individual who is authorized to access the Services by Customer. Each User must use a unique identity to access and use the Services, and may access the Services only to the extent accessed by Customer. Bleanx may provide different categories of Users, such as Members and Guests, depending on the Subscription Plan to which you subscribe and the permissions you set.
1.1 Subscriptions and Subscription Terms. Customer and its Affiliates may subscribe to Services by executing an Order Form. Unless otherwise specified, all Order Forms shall be governed by this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and an Order Form, the Order Form shall control. Bleanx grants access to the Services pursuant to Subscriptions. Subscriptions will be for the Subscription Term agreed to in the applicable Order Form. Unless otherwise provided for in an Order Form, each Order Form shall automatically renew for a period equal in duration to the then expiring Subscription Term unless either party notifies the other in writing of its intent not to renew the applicable Order Form at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the then-current Subscription Term.
1.2 Subscription Plans; Add-ons. Bleanx will provide the Services to you according to the Subscription Plan to which you subscribe. Additional features and functionality may be made available in the form of Add-ons. If you subscribe to any Add-on, the Subscription Term for such Add-on shall be coterminous with your Subscription to the Service.
1.3 Provision of the Services. The method and means of providing the Services shall be under the exclusive control, management, and supervision of Bleanx. Bleanx will comply with all laws applicable to Bleanx's role as a software-as-a-service provider. Bleanx will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Services available. Bleanx may modify or update the Services from time to time in its sole discretion.
1.4 Access to the Services. Subject to Customer's payment of all Subscription Fees and compliance with this Agreement, Bleanx grants to Customer a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right during the Subscription Term of the applicable Order Form to use the Services in accordance with the applicable Subscription Plan and Documentation, and solely in connection with Customer's internal business operations. Customer may allow its Users and Affiliates to use the Services for this purpose, and Customer is responsible for its Users and Affiliates compliance with this Agreement.
1.5 Support. Subject to payment of all Subscription Fees and compliance with this Agreement, we will provide technical support to you via electronic mail. You may initiate a support request any time by emailing support@bleanx.com.
1.6 Subcontractors. We may use subcontractors or other third parties to perform our obligations and exercise our rights under this Agreement. We will remain responsible for all such subcontractors acts and omissions as if they were our own.
1.7 AI-Powered Features. The Services include AI-Powered Features that assist Users in generating and enhancing Business Plan content. Customer acknowledges that:
(a) Output is generated by artificial intelligence and may contain errors, inaccuracies, or biases;
(b) Output should be reviewed, verified, and edited by Users before use;
(c) Bleanx does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of any Output;
(d) Customer is solely responsible for any decisions made or actions taken based on Output;
(e) AI-Powered Features may be powered by third-party AI service providers, and Customer's inputs may be processed by these providers in accordance with Bleanx's Privacy Policy;
(f) Bleanx may use aggregated, de-identified usage patterns to improve AI models and Services, but will not use Customer's specific Customer Data to train AI models shared with other customers without Customer's explicit consent.
1.8 Bleanx API. We may offer an application programming interface that provides additional ways to access and use the Service ("API"). Such API is considered a part of the Service, and your use of the API is subject to the terms of this Agreement. Further, your use of the API is subject to Bleanx's then-current Developer Terms, as may be updated by Bleanx in its sole discretion from time to time. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Developer Terms, the Developer Terms shall control. We reserve the right at any time to modify or discontinue your access to the API (or any part of it) with or without notice. The API is subject to changes and modifications, and you are solely responsible to ensure that your use of the API is compatible with the current version.
1.9 Responsibility for Systems. Each party shall retain sole responsibility for such party's information technology infrastructure, including computers, servers, software, databases, electronic systems (including database management systems) and networks, whether operated directly by such party or through the use of third-party services.
1.10 Account Information. We may collect Account Information about your use of the Services and about Users that Users (or Customer): (i) provide to Bleanx in connection with the creation or administration of their account; or (ii) generate in connection with their use of the Services. We will process Account Information that includes Personal Data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Customer acknowledges and agrees that certain Subscription Plans may require monitoring of Account Information during the Subscription Term in order to reconcile the number of Users and/or usage of the Services with Customer's then-current Subscription and Subscription Plan.
2.1 Use Restrictions. Except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, Customer will not, and will not permit or authorize third parties to:
(a) license, sub-license, sell, transfer, distribute, share, rent, lease, or otherwise permit third parties to use the Services or Documentation;
(b) use the Services or Documentation to provide business process outsourcing services to third parties (e.g., as a service bureau);
(c) use the Services or API in order to circumvent Subscription Fees or in a way that would violate the applicable Subscription Plan, Documentation, or this Agreement;
(d) circumvent or disable any security or other technological features of the Services;
(e) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code, object code, or underlying structure, ideas, know-how, or algorithms related to the Services (except to the extent this restriction is prohibited by applicable law);
(f) modify, translate, or create derivative works based on the Services or Documentation;
(g) remove any proprietary notices or labels from the Services;
(h) use the Services in a manner that violates or attempts to circumvent applicable law;
(i) access the Services for the purpose of building a competitive product or service or copying its features or user interface;
(j) use the Services for evaluation, benchmarking, or other comparative analysis intended for publication without Bleanx's prior written consent;
(k) use the Service to store or transmit personal health information (as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by Bleanx;
(l) use the Service to store or transmit cardholder data (as defined under the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standards);
(m) access or use the Services in any manner designed to circumvent the unique identity requirement for Users;
(n) access or use the Services in any manner that temporarily and superficially reduces the number of Users in order to circumvent Subscription or Subscription Plan limitations;
(o) access or use the Service from any country or region subject to a comprehensive U.S. embargo (currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, so-called Donetsk People's Republic, and so-called Luhansk People's Republic regions of Ukraine);
(p) use the Services, including to store or transmit Customer Data, in a manner that violates Bleanx's Content & Use Policy;
(q) use AI-Powered Features to generate content that is false, misleading, or fraudulent;
(r) use the Services to create Business Plans for illegal businesses or activities;
(s) attempt to extract, reverse-engineer, or replicate Bleanx's AI models, algorithms, Templates, or prompts;
(t) systematically extract, collect, or harvest Templates, prompts, or Bleanx Content for the purpose of creating a competing service.
If we reasonably suspect that you or your Customer Data are in violation of the foregoing, we may investigate that violation and suspend or terminate your access to the Services.
2.2 Authorized Users; Accounts; Customer Responsibilities. Customer is responsible for all actions and inactions by its Users or by any Affiliate or third party that Customer or a User permits to access or use the Services, as if such action or inaction were an action or inaction of Customer. Customer is responsible for providing true and accurate information when registering a Bleanx account and keeping such information, including billing information, up to date. Customer is responsible for maintaining control over Customer's account, including the confidentiality of any login credentials, and is responsible for all activities that occur on or through Customer's account and its Users' accounts. Customer will not, and will not permit Users to, share User account credentials, or use them in multiple locations at the same time. Customer acknowledges that it is solely responsible for maintaining its configurations of the Services, including its sharing and permission settings. Each User must use a unique identity to access and use the Services, and may access the Services only to the extent purchased by Customer and in accordance with the applicable Subscription Plan.
2.3 Usage in Excess of Subscription Plan Limits. If your use of the Services exceeds the limitations applicable to your Subscription Plan, Bleanx will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify you of such excess usage. If your excess usage persists following notification from Bleanx, Bleanx may take actions to bring your use of the Service into compliance with your Subscription Plan, including (i) suspending or terminating Users access to the Services; or (ii) requiring that you execute an Order Form or otherwise purchase additional usage to update your Subscription to account for such excess usage.
3.1 Customer Data. Customer and its licensors own the Customer Data, including all Intellectual Property Rights therein. No ownership rights in the Customer Data are transferred to Bleanx by this Agreement. Customer hereby grants Bleanx a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully-paid, sublicensable (to Bleanx's third-party service providers) license to host, transfer, use, display, reproduce, and create derivative works of, Customer Data solely in order to provide the Services to Customer and ensure proper operation of the Services and to fulfill Bleanx's obligations in the Agreement. At any time during the Subscription Term, Customer may export Customer Data from the Services using Bleanx's self-service export functionality in an industry-standard format then-supported by the Services and as specified in the applicable Documentation.
3.2 Output Ownership. Subject to the rights granted to Bleanx in Section 3.1, Customer owns Output generated based on Customer Data and User prompts, to the extent such Output is original and does not infringe third-party rights. Customer acknowledges that similar or identical Output may be generated for other customers who provide similar inputs.
3.3 Ownership by Bleanx. Bleanx and its licensors retain all right, title, interest and ownership of the Services, Documentation, API, Usage Data, Templates, Sections, Categories, AI models, algorithms, prompts, Bleanx's websites, and all deliverables created by Bleanx and delivered to Customer, including all Intellectual Property Rights therein (the "Bleanx IP"). No ownership rights in the Bleanx IP are transferred to Customer by this Agreement. Customer does not have any rights in or to the Bleanx IP except for the limited express rights granted in this Agreement.
(a) Feedback. If Customer provides Bleanx feedback, comments, or suggestions concerning the Services (collectively, "Feedback"), Customer hereby assigns to Bleanx all right, title, and interest in and to the Feedback, and Bleanx is free to use the Feedback without payment, attribution, or restriction.
(b) Usage Data. Bleanx may (i) collect, analyze and otherwise process Usage Data internally for its business purposes, including for the purposes of security and analytics, to improve and enhance the Services and AI-Powered Features, to measure product usage, and for other development, diagnostic and corrective purposes in connection with the Services or other Bleanx products or services; and (ii) disclose Usage Data to third parties only in an aggregated and/or de-identified form and in a manner that does not identify Customer or any of its Users.
4.1 Subscription Fees. The applicable Subscription Fees to your Subscription shall be as specified in the Order Form. Unless otherwise specified in an Order Form, the standard Subscription Fee is $100 USD per User per month. Unless otherwise specified in an Order Form, the Subscription Fees applicable to any renewal Subscription Term shall be Bleanx's standard Subscription Fees for the applicable Subscription Plan in effect at the time such subsequent Subscription Term commences. Subscription Fees are due and payable upon the commencement of the applicable Subscription Term. Except in the case of uncured material breach of this Agreement by Bleanx, all Subscriptions are non-cancelable and Subscription Fees are nonrefundable. Customer's use of the Services are subject to the rights and limitations in the applicable Subscription Plan. Some features are provided pursuant to a usage based subscription model. You acknowledge and agree that if you exceed the usage permitted by your Subscription and Subscription Plan: (i) you may be required to upgrade your Subscription Plan or purchase additional usage to continue accessing and using such feature(s); and (ii) Bleanx may disable or degrade performance of such features.
4.2 User Count and Billing. Subscription Fees are calculated based on the number of authorized Users. If Customer adds Users during a Subscription Term, Customer will be billed a prorated amount for such additional Users for the remainder of the then-current Subscription Term. Customer's User count will be reconciled at each billing cycle.
4.3 Downgrades Prohibited. You may not downgrade your Subscription Plan or reduce the number of Users during any Subscription Term. If you desire to downgrade your Subscription Plan or reduce the number of Users under any Subscription Plan for a subsequent Subscription Term, you must provide Bleanx with sixty (60) days' written notice prior to the end of your then current Subscription Term. Downgrading your Subscription Plan may cause loss of content, features, or capacity of the Service and Bleanx is not responsible for such loss.
4.4 Invoicing and Payment. Unless specified otherwise in an Order Form, Subscription Fees shall be due and payable in full at the time of purchase. In the case of non-payment or delinquent payment of any Subscription Fees, Bleanx may, at its sole discretion: (i) suspend Customer access to the Services; (ii) terminate this Agreement or the applicable Order Form; or, (iii) continue to provide the Services, for a period solely determined by Bleanx, in anticipation of full and prompt payment by Customer. Any amount which is unpaid when due shall be subject to interest equal to the lower of 1.5% per month or the highest applicable legal rate. Bleanx shall be entitled to reimbursement for any costs associated with the collection of any past-due balance.
4.5 Taxes. You are responsible for paying all other taxes assessed in connection with your Subscription. Unless otherwise stated with respect to terms and conditions for a specific Subscription, all stated prices are exclusive of any taxes, fees, and duties or other amounts, however designated, and including without limitation value added and withholding taxes that are levied or based upon such charges, or upon this Agreement. We will invoice you for such Taxes if we believe we have a legal obligation to do so unless you present an exemption certificate acceptable to the taxing authorities. You will not be liable for taxes imposed on Bleanx based on Bleanx's income.
4.6 Purchasing Through Resellers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if you purchase a Subscription to the Services through an authorized Bleanx partner or reseller ("Reseller"):
(a) You agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Instead of paying Bleanx, You will pay all Subscription Fees directly to the Reseller in accordance with your agreement with the Reseller. Bleanx may suspend or terminate your rights to use the Services, if Bleanx does not receive the corresponding payment from the Reseller.
(c) Your order details will be as stated in the order form that the Reseller places with Bleanx on your behalf ("Reseller Order Form"), and the Reseller is responsible for the accuracy of any such Reseller Order Form as communicated to Bleanx. Bleanx will only provision the Services to you after Bleanx receives and accepts the Reseller Order Form from the Reseller.
(d) If you are entitled to a refund under this Agreement, then unless Bleanx otherwise specifies, Bleanx will refund any applicable fees to the Reseller and the Reseller will be solely responsible for refunding the appropriate amounts to you.
(e) Resellers are not authorized to modify this Agreement or make any promises or commitments on Bleanx's behalf, and Bleanx is not bound by any such obligations. The terms of any Reseller Order Form shall not amend or modify the terms of this Agreement in any way.
5.1 Mutual Warranties. Each party represents and warrants to the other that: (1) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes a binding agreement enforceable against the executing party in accordance with its terms; (2) no authorization or approval from any third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement by the executing party; and (3) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by the executing party does not violate the terms of any other agreement to which it is a party or by which it is otherwise bound.
5.2 Bleanx Warranties. Bleanx warrants that during the applicable Subscription Term:
(a) the Services will function substantially in accordance with the Documentation; and
(b) this Agreement, the Order Forms and the Documentation will accurately describe the applicable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for the protection of security, confidentiality and integrity of Customer Data in all material respects.
The warranties provided in this Section 5.2 will not apply if Customer fails to notify Bleanx in writing within thirty (30) days of discovery of any such breach. If Bleanx breaches the warranty in Section 5.2, as Customer's sole remedy and Bleanx's sole liability, Bleanx will, at its expense, either: (1) modify the Services to enable it to perform substantially in accordance with the Documentation; or (2) terminate this Agreement and refund to Customer any Subscription Fees paid for Services not provided.
5.3 Customer Warranties. Customer represents and warrants to Bleanx that: (1) Customer has the necessary and appropriate rights and consents to validly authorize and permit Bleanx to use and otherwise process the Customer Data in accordance with this Agreement, and such use by Bleanx of Customer Data does not and will not infringe or violate any third-party right, including any Intellectual Property Right or privacy right; and (2) Customer will use the Services in compliance with the Documentation and applicable law.
5.4 AI-Powered Features Disclaimer. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT AI-POWERED FEATURES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND BLEANX MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, OR SUITABILITY OF ANY OUTPUT. BLEANX DOES NOT WARRANT THAT OUTPUT WILL BE ERROR-FREE, UNBIASED, OR SUITABLE FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING AND VERIFYING ALL OUTPUT BEFORE USE.
5.5 Disclaimer. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTIES DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION 5 (WARRANTIES), BLEANX MAKES NO OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR DOCUMENTATION, OR OTHERWISE, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURACY, TITLE, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTIES DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION 5, THE SERVICES AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." BLEANX DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES OR DOCUMENTATION WILL SATISFY CUSTOMER'S REQUIREMENTS, ARE WITHOUT DEFECT OR ERROR, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE.
Each party as Recipient will take reasonable precautions to protect Discloser's Confidential Information, and will not use (except as expressly permitted in this Agreement) or divulge to any third party any Confidential Information. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, Recipient may disclose Discloser's Confidential Information, in whole or in part (i) to its employees, officers, directors, consultants and professional advisers (e.g., attorneys, auditors, financial advisors, accountants and other professional representatives) who have a need to know and are legally bound to keep such Confidential Information confidential by confidentiality obligations, or, in the case of professional advisors, are bound by ethical duties, to keep such Confidential Information confidential consistent with the terms of this Agreement; and (ii) as required by law, in which case, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Recipient will (A) provide Discloser with prior written notification thereof, (B) provide Discloser with the opportunity to contest such disclosure, and (C) use its reasonable efforts to minimize such disclosure. Recipient is responsible and liable for its employees' and representatives' compliance with this Section 6, as if their actions or inactions were an action or inaction of Recipient.
7.1 Security. Bleanx will maintain appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection, confidentiality, and integrity of Customer Data.
7.2 Data Processing Addendum. This Agreement incorporates Bleanx's Data Processing Addendum ("DPA"), when Data Protection Law applies to your use of the Services to process Customer Personal Data. The DPA is available at https://www.bleanx.com/dpa.
8.1 Indemnification by Bleanx. Bleanx shall (i) defend or (at its option) settle, any claim brought against Customer by a third party alleging that the Services as provided under this Agreement infringe any third party Intellectual Property Right (a "Claim") and (ii) indemnify Customer against damages and costs finally awarded against and payable by Customer in any such Claim. If the Services are held to infringe (or if Bleanx reasonably believes the Services will be held to infringe) any third-party Intellectual Property Rights, Bleanx may, at its option and expense: (1) contest the claim, (2) modify the Services to make it non-infringing; (3) obtain a license that permits Customer to continue using the Services; or (4) replace the Services with non-infringing substitutes provided that such substitutes do not entail a material reduction in the overall functionality of the Service. If none of the foregoing are commercially reasonable, in Bleanx's discretion, Bleanx may terminate this Agreement and issue to Customer a pro rata refund of Subscription Fees for Services not provided. This Section 8.1 states Bleanx's sole and exclusive liability, and Customer's sole and exclusive remedy, for the actual or alleged infringement of any third-party Intellectual Property Rights arising from Customer's use of the Services.
8.2 Exceptions. Bleanx will have no liability to Customer under Section 8.1 to the extent a Claim arises out of (1) any breach of Customer's obligations under this Agreement; (2) Customer's continued use of the allegedly infringing portion of the Services after: (a) being notified thereof; or (b) being provided, at no additional charge, modifications that would have avoided the alleged infringement without materially reducing the overall functionality of the Service; (3) Customer's use of the Services in combination with other products, services, data, or processes not provided by Bleanx, where the alleged infringement would not have occurred in the absence of such use; (4) designs, requirements, or specifications required by or provided by Customer; (5) Customer's use of the Services in breach of this Agreement, in violation of applicable law, or outside the scope of Customer's Subscription Plan; (6) Customer's failure to use the Services in accordance with the Documentation; (7) any modification of the Services not made by Bleanx, where the alleged infringement would not have occurred in the absence of such modification; or (8) Customer's use of the Services where there has been no charges or fees, including where Customer is using Beta Services.
8.3 Indemnification by Customer. Customer will defend and indemnify Bleanx from and against any losses, liabilities, damages, demands, suits, causes of action, judgments, costs or expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to (1) Customer's use of the Service in a manner that infringes the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party (excluding any claim for which Bleanx is responsible under Sections 8.1 and 8.2); (2) violation of law or privacy rights attributable to Customer Data; (3) Bleanx's processing of Customer Data, except to the extent Bleanx's processing is in breach of this Agreement; (4) any other claim relating to any Customer Data; and (5) Customer's use of any Output, including any decisions made or actions taken based on Output.
8.4 Indemnification Procedure. Each party's obligations under Section 8 shall be valid only if the party requesting indemnification:
(a) gives notice to the indemnifying party of any claim promptly upon becoming aware of the same;
(b) gives the indemnifying Party the sole control of the defense and settlement of any claim and does not at any time admit liability or otherwise settle or compromise or attempt to settle or compromise the said claim or action except upon the express instructions of the indemnifying party; and
(c) provides to the indemnifying party such assistance as it shall reasonably require in respect of the conduct of the said defense.
8.5 Settlement. Neither party may settle a claim that results in liability or admission of liability by the indemnified party without the indemnified party's prior written consent.
9.1 Exclusion of Damages. NEITHER BLEANX NOR ITS SUPPLIERS, OFFICERS, AFFILIATES, REPRESENTATIVES, CONTRACTORS, OR EMPLOYEES WILL BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR LOSS OF DATA, EVEN IF BLEANX IS APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING.
9.2 Damages Cap. BLEANX'S TOTAL LIABILITY OF ALL KINDS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING WARRANTY CLAIMS), REGARDLESS OF THE FORUM AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY ACTION OR CLAIM IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, WILL NOT EXCEED THE SUBSCRIPTION FEES PAID BY CUSTOMER TO BLEANX DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENTS GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM. MULTIPLE CLAIMS WILL NOT ENLARGE THIS LIMIT.
9.3 AI-Powered Features. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, BLEANX SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR COSTS ARISING FROM: (i) CUSTOMER'S RELIANCE ON ANY OUTPUT GENERATED BY AI-POWERED FEATURES; (ii) BUSINESS DECISIONS MADE BASED ON BUSINESS PLANS CREATED USING THE SERVICE; (iii) INACCURACIES OR ERRORS IN FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS, MARKET ANALYSIS, OR OTHER CONTENT GENERATED OR STORED USING THE SERVICE; OR (iv) THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS RELATED TO CUSTOMER'S BUSINESS PLANS OR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.
9.4 Basis of the Bargain. EACH PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT THAT PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS TO ALLOCATE THE RISKS OF THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THIS ALLOCATION IS REFLECTED IN THE PRICING OFFERED BY BLEANX TO CUSTOMER AND IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EACH OF THESE PROVISIONS IS SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9 (LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY) WILL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY IN THIS AGREEMENT.
9.5 Applicability. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of damages. This Section 9 (Limitations of Liability) will apply to Customer solely to the extent not prohibited by applicable law.
10.1 Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and shall continue for so long as Customer maintains an active Subscription to the Services or the Agreement is otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms herein.
10.2 Effect of Termination. Termination of this Agreement will automatically terminate all active Order Forms, but termination of a single Order Form will not result in termination of this Agreement or any other Order Forms. Upon the termination of this Agreement, or an Order Form, all rights and licenses granted by Bleanx to Customer under this Agreement or the applicable Order Form will terminate. Either party's termination of this Agreement is without prejudice to any other remedies it may have at law or in equity and does not relieve either party of liability for breaches occurring prior to the effective date of termination. Neither party will be liable to the other for damages arising solely as a result of terminating this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
10.3 Termination. This Agreement and any Order Form may be terminated by either party upon notice if the other party (i) breaches any material term of this Agreement and fails to remedy the breach within thirty (30) days after being given notice thereof, or (ii) ceases to function as a going concern or to conduct operations in the normal course of business, or (iii) has a petition filed by or against it under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws which petition has not been dismissed or set aside within sixty (60) days of filing. Termination is not an exclusive remedy for breach of this Agreement by either party. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all other remedies will be available to the non-breaching party whether or not the non-breaching party terminates this Agreement for breach by the other party.
10.4 Post-Termination Obligations; Customer Data Retrieval. Upon any termination of this Agreement, Bleanx will make all Customer Data available to Customer for electronic retrieval for a period of thirty (30) days. After such period, Bleanx may delete all Customer Data and Bleanx will have no obligation to Customer to continue storing such Customer Data. If Customer terminates this Agreement for Bleanx's uncured material breach, Bleanx will issue to Customer a pro rata refund of Subscription Fees for Services not provided. If this Agreement is terminated for any other reason, within ten (10) days after such termination, Customer will pay Bleanx all remaining Subscription Fees owed through the end of the Subscription Term under any terminated Order Forms.
11.1 Access. This Section describes the additional terms and conditions under which you may access and use certain features, technologies, and services made available to you by Bleanx that are not yet generally available, including, but not limited to, any products, services, or features designated or labeled as "alpha," "beta," "early access," "preview," "pilot," or similar designation (each, a "Beta Service").
11.2 Beta Terms. You must comply with all terms related to any Beta Service that Bleanx posts on its website or provides to you. Bleanx may add or modify terms, including lowering or raising any usage limits, related to access to or use of any Beta Service at any time. Service Level Agreements do not apply to Beta Services.
11.3 Beta Feedback. You may provide Bleanx with feedback relating to the Beta Services. Bleanx will own and may use and evaluate all feedback for its own purposes.
11.4 Termination and Suspension of Beta. Bleanx may suspend or terminate your access to or use of any Beta Service at any time. Your access to and use of each Beta Service will automatically terminate upon the release of a generally available version of the applicable Beta Service or upon notice of termination by Bleanx.
11.5 Disclaimer. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY DISCLAIMERS IN THE AGREEMENT, BETA SERVICES ARE NOT READY FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL RELEASE, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THE AGREEMENT, BLEANX PROVIDES BETA SERVICES "AS IS." BLEANX MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE REGARDING BETA SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY THAT THE BETA SERVICES WILL BECOME GENERALLY AVAILABLE. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW, BLEANX DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
11.6 Free Trials. If you register for a free trial, Bleanx will make the Services available to you on a trial basis free of charge until the earlier of (a) the end of the free trial period; (b) the start date of any Subscription; or (c) termination of the trial by us. Free trials are for evaluation purposes only. Bleanx may terminate your free trial at any time in our sole discretion.
The Services are subject to U.S. export controls and sanctions laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce ("BIS") and the sanctions regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department ("OFAC"). Both parties shall comply with all relevant import and export regulations. Customer shall not transfer, export or re-export, directly or indirectly, the Services to any Prohibited Person, and Customer affirms that it is not a Prohibited Person or acting on behalf of any Prohibited Person (as defined further below).
Customer represents and agrees that it is not, and will not export, re-export or transfer the Services to third parties who are: (1) designated on, or 50% or more owned (individually or in the aggregate) or otherwise controlled by persons designated on, a U.S. or other applicable governmental prohibited party list, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons ("SDN") List, Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, and Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List, which are maintained by OFAC, and the U.S. Entity List, Unverified List and Denied Persons List which are maintained by BIS; (2) any individual or entity located in, ordinarily resident in, or organized under the laws of, a country or region subject to a comprehensive U.S. embargo (presently including Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea and the Crimea, so-called Donetsk People's Republic, and so-called Luhansk People's Republic regions of Ukraine); (3) using Bleanx's product or Service for any purpose prohibited by U.S. and other applicable export control and sanctions laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons proliferation, rocket, missile or unmanned aerial vehicle systems for use in delivering weapons, use in nuclear facilities not subject to IAEA safeguards, other restricted nuclear activities, military-intelligence, unauthorized surveillance activities or human rights abuses, or for a military end user or end use in a country subject to an arms embargo; or (4) a party requiring Bleanx to obtain a government license or authorization under the applicable export control and sanctions laws in order to provide, export, re-export, or transfer, directly or indirectly, its products and services (a "Prohibited Person").
13.1 Waiver. The waiver by either party of a breach or default of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other party shall not be construed as a waiver of any succeeding breach of the same or other provisions nor shall any delay or omission on the part of either party to exercise or avail itself of any right power or privilege that it has or may have hereunder operate as a waiver of any breach or default by the other party.
13.2 Notices. All notices must be in writing and in the English language and will be deemed given only when sent by mail (return receipt requested), hand-delivered, or sent by documented overnight delivery service to the party to whom the notice is directed. Notice to Customer shall be provided to the mailing address or email address you provide when registering your Bleanx account and notice to Bleanx shall be sent to:
Bleanx Inc.
[Address Line 1]
Wilmington, DE [ZIP]
United States
Attn: Legal Department
(or to such other address as to which the other party has been notified). Despite any of the foregoing, notices of updates to license terms, terms of use, privacy terms or other terms related to Bleanx's website and any product or service accessed via Bleanx's website may be delivered by Bleanx posting such updates on its website or through in-product message.
13.3 Invalidity and Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or unenforceability shall remain in full force and effect.
13.4 Assignment. Customer may not assign this Agreement without Bleanx's prior written consent, and any attempt to do so is void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets to which this Agreement relates; provided that, in Customer's case, Customer will be required to complete Bleanx's assignment process. This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the parties' permitted successors and assigns.
13.5 Headings. Headings to paragraphs or sections in this Agreement are for the purpose of information and identification only and shall not be construed as forming part of this Agreement.
13.6 Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof. The sole venue for all disputes relating to this Agreement shall be in New Castle County, Delaware, USA.
13.7 Attorneys' Fees. If any legal action or other proceeding is brought to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees and other costs incurred in the action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which the prevailing party may be entitled.
13.8 Injunctive Relief. If either party breaches Sections 2 (Use of the Services) or 6 (Confidentiality), the other party may suffer irreparable harm, and monetary damages may be inadequate to compensate the non-breaching party. Accordingly, either party may, in addition to any other remedies available, seek injunctive or other equitable relief in response to any such breach.
13.9 Independent Contractors. The parties agree that each is an independent contractor and neither party has the right or authority to assume or create any obligation or responsibility on behalf of the other party.
13.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
13.11 Federal Government End Use. If You are a U.S. federal government department or agency or contracting on behalf of such department or agency, each of the Services is a "Commercial Product" as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation," as those terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Services are licensed to You with only those rights as provided under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
13.12 Amendments. This Agreement may be modified, replaced or rescinded only in writing, and signed by a duly authorized representative of each party.
13.13 Survival. Sections 1-4, 5.1, 5.3-5.5, 6, 7, 8.2-8.5, 9, 10, 11.5, 12, and 13, all associated definitions, and all accrued rights to payment shall survive after termination or expiration of this Agreement.
THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ALL ATTACHMENTS, SCHEDULES, EXHIBITS AND ORDER FORMS, CONSTITUTES THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARTIES, AND SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SALES PROPOSALS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS, AND ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY IN LIEU OF ANY TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN ANY VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM OR REGISTRATION PORTAL, PURCHASE ORDER OR OTHER ORDER DOCUMENT THAT YOU PROVIDE AND ALL SUCH TERMS ARE EXPRESSLY REJECTED AND SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AN AMENDMENT TO THIS AGREEMENT.