Scope of Service
The eclectic EASEL and Client will develop and enter into one or more work orders, statements of work or task orders incorporating a description of the specific services requested by Client (each, and as modified in writing by the parties from time to time, a "Work Order"). If applicable, each Work Order will describe items specifically required to be delivered by The eclectic EASEL to Client, if any (the "Deliverables"), and the acceptance criteria for each of the Deliverables. Further, each Work Order will set forth, among other things, project scope, various project activities and tasks to be performed by the parties, and roles and responsibilities of the parties. Each Work Order shall specifically identify this Agreement and indicate that it is subject to the terms hereof. To the extent there are any conflicts or inconsistencies between this Agreement and any Work Order, except as regards Sections 2 or 3 herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control. The eclectic EASEL will provide to Client those services described as its obligation in each Work Order (collectively, the "Services").
Fees
Client shall pay to The eclectic EASEL the fees and other compensation set forth in each Work Order. Services shall be rendered in accordance with each Work Order. Payments must be made in accordance with the billing rates reflected on the Work Order and with the invoicing and payment policies specified hereafter:
Co-Location Rates
The eclectic EASEL will provide generic hardware and software required for the performance of the services. However, if special or project-specific hardware or software be required, these shall be provided on loan by the Client. All hardware and software provided on a loan basis will be returned to the Client on request after the project is completed, in the same condition it was delivered, excluding reasonable wear and tear, of course. Client shall be responsible for round trip shipping, handling, duties, taxes, insurance and annual maintenance of all loaned hardware and software.
Invoicing and Payment
Invoicing and Payment Unless otherwise specified and agreed to, The eclectic EASEL will invoice Client for all fees, charges and reimbursable items upon inception of project or engagement. Client agrees to pay the invoiced amount in full upon receipt of invoice for the ensuing services. If an adjustment is required from one invoice to the next, the adjustment will appear on the following invoice. Client further agrees to pay amounts equal to any federal, state or local sales, use, excise, privilege or other taxes or assessments, however designated or levied, relating to any amounts payable by Client to The eclectic EASEL under this Agreement or any other Agreement between the parties, exclusive of taxes based on The eclectic EASEL's net income or net worth.
Term, Termination, and Cancellation
This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will remain and continue in full force and effect, unless terminated by either party as set forth below. Termination of this Agreement or any Work Order hereunder may occur upon any of the following:
- Five (5) days after a party's receipt of written notice from the other party that the Services shall be terminated; or
- Five (5) days after one party notifies the other in writing that they are in breach or default of this Agreement, unless the negligent party cures such breach or default within such five (5) day period; or
- Five (5) days after the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by or against either party, any insolvency of a party, any appointment of a receiver for such party, or any assignment for the benefit of such party's creditors (a "Bankruptcy Event"), unless such party cures such Bankruptcy Event within the Five (5) day period.
In all events, Client shall be liable for full payment for Services and reimbursement of The eclectic EASEL's expenses accrued through the effective date of termination. If it is determined that termination is due to The eclectic EASEL's inability to fulfill work order, then client can request a full refund for work performed.
Working Arrangements
All Services shall be performed at The eclectic EASEL's development center, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Client will ensure that all Client's personnel who may be necessary or appropriate for the successful performance of the Services will, on reasonable notice:
(i) be available to assist The eclectic EASEL's personnel by answering business, technical and operational questions and providing requested documents, guidelines and procedures in a timely manner;
(ii) participate in the Services as reasonably necessary for performance under a Work Order; and
(iii) be available to assist The eclectic EASEL with any other activities or tasks required to complete the Services in accordance with the Work Order.
The eclectic EASEL Personnel
Neither The eclectic EASEL nor its personnel are or shall be deemed to be employees of Client. The eclectic EASEL shall be responsible for the compensation of its personnel, in addition to any applicable employment taxes, workmen's compensation and any other taxes, insurance or provisions associated with the employment of personnel. Client agrees not to directly or indirectly solicit, offer employment to, or accept any services outside of this Agreement from, any employee or independent contractor of The eclectic EASEL during the term of this Agreement, and for six (6) months thereafter. The eclectic EASEL, in its sole discretion, may waive this provision in writing for an individual. In consideration for such waiver, Client agrees to pay The eclectic EASEL, a placement fee equal to twenty five percent (25%) of such person's new total annual compensation from Client. This permanent placement fee shall be due immediately upon such person's commencement of services for Client. In regard to the issue of personnel changes within a given project team, The eclectic EASEL will make it's best efforts to provide a five (5) business day advance notice of any pending change and will make every reasonable effort to replace a key member of our engagement team within five (5) business days of the required change date. It is not the practice of the The eclectic EASEL organization to change personnel without appropriate cause.
Confidential Information
The parties acknowledge that in the course of The eclectic EASEL providing Services for Client hereunder, each may receive Confidential Information (as defined below) of the other party. Any and all Confidential Information in any form or media obtained by a Recipient shall be held in confidence and shall not be copied, reproduced, or disclosed to third parties for any purpose whatsoever except as necessary in connection with the Services provided under this Agreement. The Recipient further acknowledges that it shall not use such Confidential Information for any purposes other than in connection with the activities contemplated by this Agreement. All consultants assigned by The eclectic EASEL to the Client will sign appropriate forms of confidentiality agreements on or prior to their start date. "Confidential Information" means any and all confidential information of a party disclosed to the other party, including, but not limited to, research, development, proprietary software, technical information, techniques, know-how, trade secrets, processes, customers, employees, consultants, pricing information and financial and business information, plans and systems. Confidential Information shall not include information which:
(i) was known to the party receiving the information (the "Recipient") prior to the time of disclosure by the other party (the "Disclosing Party");
(ii) at the time of disclosure is generally available to the public or after disclosure becomes generally available to the public through no breach of agreement or other wrongful act by the Recipient;
(iii) was lawfully received by Recipient from a third party without any obligation of confidentiality; or
(iv) is required to be disclosed by law or order of a court of competent jurisdiction or regulatory authority. The obligations set forth in this Section shall survive termination of this agreement for a period of two (2) years thereafter unless written consent is by client.
Ownership
Unless otherwise specified in any Schedule, title to all materials, products and/or deliverables,including, but not limited to, reports, designs, programs, specifications, documentation, manuals, visual aids, and any other materials developed and/or prepared for Client by The eclectic EASEL under any Schedule (whether or not such Schedule is completed), and all interest therein, to the extent The eclectic EASEL has such rights, title and interest, shall vest in Client and shall be deemed to be a work made for hire and made in the course of the services rendered hereunder. The eclectic EASEL shall retain a non-exclusive, royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual license to use, sell, modify, distribute and create derivative works based upon any of the foregoing materials, products and/or deliverables in its information technology professional services business, provided that in so doing The eclectic EASEL shall not use or disclose any Client Confidential Information. To the extent that title to any such works may not, by operation of law, vest in Client or such works may not be considered works made for hire, all rights, title and interest therein are hereby irrevocably assigned to Client. All such materials shall belong exclusively to Client, except as set forth herein, with Client having the right to obtain and to hold in its own name, copyrights, registrations or such other protection as may be appropriate to the subject matter, and any extensions and renewals thereof. The eclectic EASEL agrees to give Client and any person designated by Client, reasonable assistance, at Client's expense, required to perfect the rights defined in this Section 8. Unless otherwise requested by Client, upon the completion of the services to be performed under each Schedule or upon the earlier termination of such Schedule, The eclectic EASEL shall immediately turn over to Client all materials and deliverables developed pursuant to such Schedule, including, but not limited to, working papers, narrative descriptions, reports and data. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall not constitute the property of Client:
(i) software, including but not limited to any proprietary code (source and object), which is subject to third-party license agreements;
(ii) those portions of the deliverables which include information in the public domain or which are generic ideas, concepts, know-how and techniques within the computer design, support and consulting business generally; and
(iii) those portions of the deliverables which contain the computer consulting knowledge, techniques, tools, routines and sub-routines, utilities, know-how, methodologies and information which The eclectic EASEL had prior to or acquired during the performance of its Services for Client and which do not contain any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) of Client conveyed to The eclectic EASEL by Client. To the extent that any portion of the deliverables includes information or material that falls within the exceptions to property of Client described in Subsection (iii) above, The eclectic EASEL shall be deemed to have granted Client a paid up, world-wide, non-exclusive license to use any such information or material embedded in the deliverables for its internal business needs and a non-exclusive license to make copies thereof for use only in its and its affiliates' facilities, subject to third party license agreements, if any. Should The eclectic EASEL, in performing any services hereunder, use any computer program, code or other materials developed by it independently of the services provided hereunder ("Pre-existing Work"), The eclectic EASEL shall retain any and all rights in such Preexisting Work. The eclectic EASEL hereby grants Client a paid up, world-wide, non-exclusive license to use and reproduce the Preexisting Work for its internal business needs. Client understands and agrees that The eclectic EASEL may perform similar services for third parties using the same personnel that The eclectic EASEL may use for rendering Services for Client hereunder, subject to The eclectic EASEL's obligations respecting Client's Confidential Information pursuant to Section 7.
Limitation of Liability
In no event shall The eclectic EASEL be liable for special, exemplary, incidental, or consequential damages (including, without limitation, lost revenues, profits, savings or business) or loss of records or data, whether or not the possibility of such damages has been disclosed to The eclectic EASEL, Inc in advance or could have been reasonably foreseen by The eclectic EASEL, and whether in an action based on contract, warranty, strict liability, tor or otherwise. The eclectic EASEL's maximum aggregate liability for any claim, loss or other liability arising out of, or connected with, this Agreement, the Services contemplated hereunder or Client's use of any such Services or Deliverables, and whether based upon contract, warranty, strict liability, tort, or otherwise, shall in no case exceed the aggregate amounts paid to The eclectic EASEL by Client under any Work Order giving rise to such claim during the last one month. The eclectic EASEL will not be liable for any damages claimed by Client based upon any third-party claim. The eclectic EASEL's entire liability and Client's remedies under this Agreement shall be subject to the limitations contained in this Section 9. The limitations on warranty and liability specified in Sections 9 hereof will survive and apply even if any limited remedy herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose. The parties acknowledge that the limitation of warranties and liabilities as set out in this Agreement are an essential basis of this Agreement and that the prices agreed to be paid by Client for Services reflect these limitations. No action arising out of this Agreement, regardless of the form thereof, may be brought by either party more than six (6) months following the date the cause of action arose, provided, however, that The eclectic EASEL may bring an action for non-payment of amounts required to be paid by Client hereunder at any time.
Notices
All notices, demands and other communications required or permitted hereunder or in connection herewith shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered (including by receipt verified facsimile transmission) or via email, to a party at the following address, or to such other address as such party may hereafter specify by notice: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Miscellaneous
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the state of Florida, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law. Neither party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. Either party, however, without any requirement for prior consent by the other, may assign this Agreement and its rights hereunder to any party or entity who succeeds (by purchase, merger, operation of law or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the capital stock, assets or business of such party, if the succeeding party or entity agrees in writing to assume and be bound by all of the obligations of such party under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and accrue to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assignees. This Agreement may be modified only by a written amendment executed by duly authorized officers or representatives of both parties. If any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, then such provision shall be severed from this Agreement and the remaining provisions will continue in full force. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which taken together will constitute one single agreement between the parties with the same effect as if all the signatures were upon the same instrument. The eclectic EASEL may use the name of the Client, the existence of this Agreement and the nature of the associated services provided herein for marketing purposes, except that such use shall not include any Client Confidential Information as defined in Section 7 of this Agreement. This Agreement and all Work Orders attached hereto constitute the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties and supersedes all proposals, oral or written, and all other prior or contemporaneous communications between the parties relating to the subject matter herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written.
Refunds
Client can request a refund at anytime during contract engagement. Refunds are given in full after review by The eclectic EASEL, and The eclectic EASEL determines that client's requests were not fulfilled due to The eclectic EASEL's inability. If The eclectic EASEL determines that refund request is not justified due to client's inability to enable The eclectic EASEL to complete it's task, then refund will not be given. The eclectic EASEL does reserve the right to refund the remaining time and hours to client, but not a full refund. If The eclectic EASEL initiates termination of working agreement, then The eclectic EASEL will refund the remaining time and hours to client. Refunds will be paid within 30 days of the written request.
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