Evaluation Agreement
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This agreement is made between the Licensee and McLaren Limited.
("McLaren"), a Limited Company having its principal place of
business at 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7HX.
This agreement the schedules and any addenda attached hereto
(collectively referred to herein as "the Schedules"), constitute
the entire agreement ("Agreement") between the parties concerning
Licensee's use of the Software (as defined). No purchase order,
other ordering document or any hand written or typewritten text
which purports to modify or supplement the printed text of this
Agreement or any Schedule shall add to or vary the terms of this
Agreement unless signed by both parties. The pre-printed terms and
conditions of a Licensee's purchase order shall not apply. This
Agreement replaces and supersedes any prior verbal understandings,
written communications or representations; and incorporates the
terms and conditions set overleaf. This agreement is subject to the
conditions set out in the schedule hereto, which are expressly
incorporated into this agreement.
This is the Schedule of Conditions referred to in the foregoing
agreement
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Definitions
"Additional User" shall mean Licensee's customer, vendor, agent,
subcontractor or consultant.
"Confidential Information" shall mean the Software, Documentation,
and all information which is marked as confidential or proprietary
or which is disclosed verbally and identified as confidential or
proprietary.
"McLaren Licensors" shall mean third parties from whom McLaren has
licensed software.
"Documentation" shall mean the user manuals relating to the use of
the Software delivered by McLaren to Licensee in electronic
form.
"Evaluation Period" means the period during which the Licensee may
evaluate the Software in accordance with this Agreement.
"Evaluation Schedule" means the completed evaluation schedule set
out in the Schedule.
"Licensee" shall mean the company wishing to evaluate the
Software.
"Schedule" shall mean any schedule attached hereto or which
specifically references this Agreement and which has been executed
by both parties.
"Seat" shall mean a user designated by Licensee who is authorized
to use the applicable Software licensed hereunder."
"Software" shall mean a machine executable copy of the software
products and applications licensed by McLaren to Licensee under
this Agreement, together with any supporting Documentation.
2. Licence
2.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, McLaren
grants Licensee a non-exclusive, and nontransferable licence
(without the right to sub licence) to use, solely at the Licensee
site specified in the Evaluation Schedule for Licensee's one (or
where a greater number is set out in the Evaluation Schedule, that
number) copy of the Software.
2.2 The licence granted hereunder is limited to the operating
environment and the maximum number of Seats, users, or copies
specified in the Evaluation Schedule.
2.3 Licensee shall use its best endeavors to ensure that it does
not exceed the maximum number of Seats, users, or copies
licensed. McLaren reserves the right to include means within
the Software to limit Licensee's use of the Software to the
licensed number of Seats, users, or copies. McLaren reserves the
right to audit, at its expense, Licensee's deployment and use of
the Software for compliance with the terms of this Section 2 at any
mutually agreeable time during Licensee's normal business
hours.
2.4 The Software is licensed to the Licensee solely for the purpose
of evaluating whether or not to purchase a standard product licence
for the Software on McLaren's standard end user purchase and
licence terms and conditions.
2.5 Upon the expiry of the Evaluation Period (which shall be 30
days from the date of execution of this Agreement unless specified
to the contrary in the Evaluation Schedule) the Licensee shall
remove all copies and elements of the Software from its systems and
return all copies of the Software and supporting Documentation to
McLaren within 7 (seven) days of the end of such period.
3. Licence Exclusions
Licensee shall not cause or permit any:
a. copying or modification of the Software or Documentation;
b. reverse engineering, decompilation, translation, disassembly, or
discovery of the source code of all or any portion of the Software,
except to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law;
c. distribution, disclosure, marketing, rental, leasing or transfer
to any third party of the Software or the Documentation, or use of
the Software for any dial-up, remote access, interactive or other
on-line service from which Licensee receives compensation from
subscription fees;
d. disclosure of the results of Software performance benchmarks to
any third party without McLaren's prior written consent;
e. transfer of the Software except in accordance with Section 4
below; or
f. export of the Software in violation of UN embargoes or US laws
and regulations, including the Export Administration Action of
1979, as amended, and successor issued by the Department of
Commerce.
4. Platform Transfer Rights
4.1 The Software may only be installed, used and accessed from the
Licensee's site specified in the Evaluation Schedule.
5. Fees and Payment Terms
5.1 Licensee shall pay (or cause a mutually agreed upon third party
to pay) McLaren the fees specified in each applicable Schedule or
purchase order and all associated shipping costs.
5.2 All fees shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days of
the date of invoice. Licensee is responsible for all taxes
concerning the Software and/or services, excluding taxes based on
McLaren income. Overdue payments shall bear interest at the
lesser of twelve percent (12%) per annum or the maximum rate
allowed under applicable law.
6. Title, Protection and Equitable Relief
6.1 McLaren (or its any relevant McLaren Licensor) retains all
right, title and interest in the Software and Documentation
(including the intellectual property therein) and any copies
thereof, provided, however, that risk of loss to the Software
media shall pass to Licensee upon delivery of the media to Licensee
at the address specified in the Evaluation Schedule. Title to the
Software shall at all times remain with McLaren (or any relevant
McLaren Licensor). Except as otherwise expressly granted in this
Agreement, no licence, right or interest in any McLaren or third
party trademark, copyright, trade name or service mark is granted
hereunder.
6.2 Licensee shall affix, to each full or partial copy of the
Software or Documentation made by Licensee, all copyright and
proprietary information notices as were affixed to the
original.
6.3 Each party acknowledges that any breach of its obligations with
respect to the proprietary rights of the other party or such
party's licensors may cause such other party irreparable injury for
which there may be inadequate remedies at law and that such other
party and its licensors will be entitled to equitable relief, in
addition to all other remedies available to it.
7. Indemnity
7.1 As the Software is licensed for evaluation purposes only, no
warranty or undertaking of any kind is given by McLaren that the
Software does not infringe and copyright, patent or other
intellectual or industrial property. No warranty is given that the
Software is fit for any purpose or of satisfactory quality. McLaren
excludes all liability for any loss whatsoever or however arising
(other than liability for death or personal injury) as a
consequence of any use of the Software, including any liability for
losses attributed to loss or corruption of any data.
7.2 The undertakings in Clause 7.1 above are exclusive and in lieu
of all other warranties or conditions whether express or implied,
including any implied conditions of merchantle quality and fitness
for purpose.
8. Default and Termination
8.1 An event of default shall be deemed to have occurred if
Licensee fails to perform any material obligation under this
Agreement and such failure remains uncured for more than fifteen
days after receipt of written notice thereof.
8.2 If an event of default occurs, McLaren, in addition to any
other rights available to it under law or equity, may terminate
this Agreement and all licenses granted hereunder by written notice
to the defaulting party. Remedies shall be cumulative and there
shall be no obligation to exercise a particular remedy.
8.3 Within fifteen (15) days after termination of this Agreement,
Licensee shall certify in writing to McLaren that all copies of the
Software and Documentation in any form, including partial copies
within modified versions, have been destroyed or returned to
McLaren.
8.4 The parties' rights and obligations under Sections 6, 7, 8, 10,
11, and 17 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
9. Limitation of Liability
9.1 MCLAREN'S LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING FROM
ITS NEGLIGENCE OR THAT OF ITS SERVANTS OR AGENTS IS NOT EXCLUDED OR
LIMITED.
9.2 SUBJECT TO SECTIONS 9.1 AND 9.3, MCLAREN'S LIABILITY UNDER OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER FOR NEGLIGENCE, BREACH
OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE LIMITED AS FOLLOWS: (I) FOR
PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO PHYSICAL PROPERTY (NOT INCLUDING THE SOFTWARE)
CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF MCLAREN OR ITS SERVANTS OR AGENTS, TO
THE SUM OF £1,000,000; AND (II) FOR ALL OTHER LOSS OR DAMAGE, TO AN
AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT PAID OR PAYABLE BY LICENSEE UNDER THE
TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES AS TO WHICH
THE CLAIM AROSE.
9.3 SUBJECT TO SECTION 10.1, NEITHER MCLAREN NOR ITS LICENSORS
SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR
DAMAGE (HOWEVER ARISING) INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF SALES,
LOSS OF TURNOVER, LOSS OF BARGAIN, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, LOSS OF
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE OR DATA OR LOSS OF TIME ON THE PART OF
MANAGEMENT OR OTHER STAFF.
10. Confidentiality
10.1 The parties acknowledge that by virtue of their licensing or
support services the parties may have access to Confidential
Information. The parties agree, both during the term of this
Agreement and for a period of three years after termination, to
hold each other's Confidential Information in confidence. The
parties agree not to make each other's Confidential Information
available in any form to any third party (other than those of its
employees or consultants under nondisclosure obligations) or to use
each other's Confidential Information for any purpose other than as
contemplated by this Agreement. Each party agrees to take
commercially reasonable steps to ensure that Confidential
Information is not disclosed or distributed by its employees or
agents in violation of the provisions of this Section 10.
10.2 Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement,
neither party shall be required to maintain in confidence any of
the following information:
a. information which, at the time of disclosure to
the receiving party, is in the public domain;
b. information which, after disclosure, becomes part of the
public domain, except by breach of this Agreement;
c. information which was in the receiving party's possession
at the time of disclosure, and which was not acquired, directly or
indirectly, from the disclosing party
d. information which the receiving party can demonstrate resulted
from its own research and development, independent of disclosure
from the disclosing party;
e. information which the receiving party receives from third
parties, provided such information was not obtained by such third
parties from the disclosing party on a confidential basis; or
f. information which is produced in compliance
with applicable law or a court order, provided the other party
is given reasonable notice of such law or order and an opportunity
to attempt to preclude or limit such production.
11. Support Services
11.1 McLaren may at it's sole discretion provide support services
for any Software being evaluated.
12. Restricted Release
12.1 the Software IS LICENSED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ALLOWING EVALUATION OF THE SOFTWARE BY THE LICENSEE. Any use of the
Software by the Licensee for other purposes, including any
commercial purpose, is expressly prohibited and shall entitle
McLaren payment of a licence fee calculated by reference to
McLaren's standard terms of business for each installation of the
Software for such prohibited purpose, in addition to any other
rights or remedies available to McLaren at law.
12.2 As the Software is licensed for evaluation purposes only, (i)
McLaren shall have no obligation to correct errors in, deliver
updates to, or otherwise support Software, and (ii) Licensee will
promptly report to McLaren any error discovered in the Software and
provide McLaren with appropriate test data for the Software if
necessary to resolve problems in the Software encountered by
Licensee, and (iii) the Software is experimental, may contain
problems and errors and is being provided to Licensee on an as-is
basis with no warranty of any kind, express or implied, and (iv)
neither party will be responsible or liable to the other for any
losses, claims or damages of whatever nature, arising out of or in
connection with the performance or nonperformance of the Software,
and (v) Licensee will not use the Software in production
applications without the prior written approval of McLaren, and
(vi) Licensee will promptly install each later version and any
production version of the Software received from McLaren and upon
such receipt shall stop use of the Software.
13 Developments
If Licensee elects to purchase consulting or software services, any
ideas, know-how, or techniques which may be developed by McLaren as
a result of such consulting services, including any enhancements or
modifications made to McLaren Software or Documentation
(collectively, "Developments") shall be the property of McLaren.
McLaren may in its sole discretion develop, use, market, and
licence any software or data processing material that is similar or
related to that which was developed by McLaren for Licensee.
McLaren shall not be required to disclose information concerning
any Developments which McLaren deems to be proprietary and
confidential.
14. Notices
All notices shall be in writing and sent by first class mail,
overnight mail, courier, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed
by mailing, to the addresses indicated on the first page of this
Agreement, or such other address as either party may indicate by at
least ten (10) days prior written notice to the other party.
Notices to McLaren shall be sent to the Managing Director. Notice
shall be deemed to have been given upon personal delivery (in the
case of overnight mail, courier or facsimile) or five (5) business
days after being sent by first class mail.
15. Assignment
Licensee may not assign this Agreement (by operation of law or
otherwise) or sublicense the Software without the prior written
consent of McLaren. Any prohibited assignment or sublicense shall
be null and void.
16. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Agreement shall be governed and construed under the laws of
Scotland. Any dispute between the parties concerning this
Agreement shall be determined by the Scottish courts, and the
parties hereby submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the
Scottish courts for that purpose.
17. General
17.1 The parties acknowledge that the Software may include software
licensed by McLaren from McLaren Licensors. McLaren Licensors are
direct and intended third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and
shall be entitled to enforce it directly against Licensee to the
extent (i) this Agreement relates to the licensing of McLaren
Licensors' software products, and (ii) McLaren fails to enforce the
terms of this Agreement on McLaren Licensors' behalf.
17.2 The section headings herein are provided for convenience only
and have no substantive effect on the construction of this
Agreement. Except for Licensee's obligation to pay McLaren, neither
party shall be liable for any failure to perform due to causes
beyond its reasonable control.
17.3 If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
unenforceable, the parties shall substitute for the affected
provision an enforceable provision, which approximates the intent
and economic effect to the affected provision.
17.4 The failure by a party to exercise any right hereunder shall
not operate as a waiver of such party's right to exercise such
right or any other right in the future.
17.5 This Agreement may be amended only by a written document
executed by a duly authorised representative of each of the
parties.
17.6 This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.
17.7 A facsimile of a signed copy of this Agreement received from
Licensee may be relied upon as an original.