Terms and Conditions

 

These general terms and conditions are part of the contract to which they are attached (the “Agreement”) and apply to your use of any marketing or email data or services provided by Research Reach Inc. or its affiliated companies (“Research Reach”), which data or services are referred to collectively as the “Data.”

1.    Ownership

(a) The term “Research Reach Property” means all programs, files, systems, documentation,                      information, content, graphics, page layouts, site designs, user interfaces utilized or provided by        Research Reach, work product produced by Research Reach, and derivative works of any of the        foregoing, including, without limitation, the website or websites made available to you by                  Research Reach, any HTML programming performed as part of providing you with Data and              any other special programs, functionalities, interfaces and other work product, ideas, concepts          or techniques which Research Reach may develop, use or rely upon in providing the Data to                you.

(b) All Research Reach Property shall be and will remain the property of Research Reach.

(c) As between you and Research Reach, Research Reach shall be the sole and exclusive owner of          all patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights in and to        the Research Reach Property and the Data.

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2.    Limited License

Upon your execution of the Agreement and the payment of all amounts due Research Reach, you are granted a personal, nontransferable and nonexclusive license to use the Data solely for your direct marketing, market research and customer prospecting purposes, in strict accordance with the terms of the Agreement. If no usage period is selected, the license’s term shall be for a period of one

year. Company shall retain all right, title and interest in and to the Production/Services and all intellectual property contained therein. Upon expiration or termination of the Agreement, you shall discontinue use of the Data and, as requested by Research Reach, either (a) return the Data to Research Reach without retaining any copies thereof or any notes or other information thereon or (b) provide a certificate, executed by you, in form and substance satisfactory to Research Reach, that the Data has been destroyed in such a manner to render the Data permanently unreadable and unrecoverable

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3.    Limitations on Use

(a) Unless specifically authorized in advance and in writing by Research Reach, you will not share,         sell, transfer or otherwise make the Data available to any third person or entity and you will               use your best efforts to prevent the misuse or unauthorized use of the Data by any third person           or entity.

 

(b) You will not name or refer to Research Reach or your use of the Data in any of your                                 advertisements or promotional or marketing materials.

 

(c) You will not use the Data for consumer credit purposes, underwriting consumer insurance,                  employment purposes, tenant screening purposes, for any other purpose covered by the federal        Fair Credit Reporting Act or for any other purpose not expressly authorized by the Agreement.

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4.    Your Responsibilities Use of Email Data Review and Audit by Research Reach

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5.    Disclaimer of Warranties Limited Warranty

THE DATA IS PROVIDED ON A STRICTLY “AS IS” BASIS. Research Reach DOES NOT ASSURE OR WARRANT THE CORRECTNESS, COMPREHENSIVENESS OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE NEXT SENTENCE, Research Reach DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU HAVE 14 DAYS FROM YOUR RECEIPT OF THE DATA TO INSPECT IT AND NOTIFY Research Reach OF ANY PROBLEMS OR MISTAKES IN THE DATA AND IF YOU SO NOTIFY Research Reach WITHIN THAT 14-DAY PERIOD, THE PROBLEM OR MISTAKE WILL BE CORRECTED AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO YOU.

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6.    Limitation of Liability

Except as provided in the last sentence of Section 5, Research Reach will not be liable for any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, injuries, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal costs), whether general, direct, special, incidental, consequential or other damage caused in whole or in part or directly or indirectly by any use of the Data or any alleged or actual failure by Research Reach to comply with the terms of the Agreement, whether or not any such damages were foreseeable or whether Research Reach was advised of the possibility of such damages. Research Reach’s maximum liability under the last sentence of Section 5 will not exceed the amount you paid Research Reach under the Agreement within the 12 months preceding the event which gave rise to Research Reach’s liability.

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7.    Your Indemnification of Research Reach

You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Research Reach, its stockholders, directors, officers, employees, independent contractors and agents against any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, injury cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees and legal costs) which arises, directly or indirectly, out of your act or omission with respect to the Data or any violation of the Agreement or any violation of Laws.

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8.    Interruption of Service

You acknowledge that, given the technical nature of resources Research Reach requires to provide the Data to you, temporary interruptions may occur in the provision of Data and that any such interruptions shall not result in Research Reach having any liability to you or others and shall not suspend or eliminate your payment obligations to Research Reach or provide you with any refund rights for amounts previously paid to Research Reach

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9.    No Assignment by You

You may not assign your rights or obligations under the Agreement to any other person or entity without the prior written consent of Research Reach, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and any attempt to do so shall be void.

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10.    Additional Remedy of Termination

In addition to all other legal rights and remedies available to Research Reach for any apparent, threatened or actual breach or violation of the Agreement by you, Research Reach has the right to terminate the Agreement and demand immediate return or destruction of the Data at any time if Research Reach believes you are not complying in full with the Agreement.

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11.    Governing Law; Jurisdiction

The Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Nebraska, without regard for the principles of conflicts of law of that State or any other state. Any litigation or other dispute relating to or arising under the Agreement shall only be brought in the state or federal courts located in Douglas County, Nebraska and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts and waive any objections to the venue of any such proceeding in those courts.

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12.    Payment for Non-Invoiced Products

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(a) Payment: You agree to pay Research Reach a fee in accordance with the fees, charges and                  billing terms in effect at the time a fee or charge is due and payable. Fees charged are                            nonrefundable. In the case of subscription products, the subscription term shall be effective for            the agreed upon period, after which the subscription term shall automatically renew for the                specified renewal period (if any) at the then current subscription price.

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(b) Recurring Billing: Your acceptance of these terms constitutes your authorization to Research                Reach to automatically charge the credit/debit card provided by you, and in the case of                         subscription products, to continue charging the credit/debit card at the agreed-upon intervals            during the term of the subscription. You agree to provide Research Reach with complete and              accurate billing and contact information and to update that information with thirty (30) days            of any change to the billing information. Failure of the recurring payment process does not                  absolve your payment obligations.

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(c) Interest Charges: There will be interest charges on any amounts which you fail to pay when                due at the rate of 1.5% a month, or such lower rate as may be equal to the maximum rate                    allowed by applicable law, on the unpaid amount.

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13.    Entire Agreement; Amendment or Waiver

The Agreement contains the entire understanding between you and Research Reach and supersedes any prior understandings or agreements, oral or written, relating to the subject matter of the Agreement. The Agreement may only be amended by a document signed by you and Research Reach. No waiver of any breach of the Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of a future breach, whether of a similar or different nature, and no waiver shall be effective unless in writing signed by the waiving party.

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14.    File Management Library

Certain services, including Research Reach.com, may include a file management library allowing you to store and access certain marketing creative (e.g. your logos, email creative, images) and other documents (collectively, “Marketing Content”) for your internal use. Any such Marketing Content and art will remain your property; however, you give Research Reach permission to host, store, and to allow access to your users. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you have all necessary rights and license to the Marketing Content and to use that Marketing Content in connection with the services. Research Reach is not responsible for actions you take with respect to your Marketing Content. You agree to not upload Marketing Content that, or otherwise use the services, to: (i) violate the intellectual property rights of any third party; (ii) engage in or promote illegal activity; or (iii) distribute viruses, worms, or other malware or malicious software. We reserve the right to delete or disable content alleged to violate the foregoing; however, Research Reach has no obligation to monitor or review your Marketing Content. You acknowledge that any file management library is made available for your convenience and is not intended to be used as a data backup service or in connection with disaster recovery. You are responsible for maintaining independent copies of all Marketing Content, including backup copies. Marketing Content is subject to deletion upon termination.

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15.    Execution Counterparts

The Agreement may be executed in its original, by facsimile or in electronically transmitted portable document format and it may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original of the same document.