Terms of Use

DataSync Terms of Use


Please read these Terms of Use (“Terms”) carefully. They contain the legal terms and conditions that govern your use of datasyncorp.com and our other related linked sites and Web pages (collectively referred to as the “Site”) and the online, Web-based applications and platform provided by Us via the Site, including associated offline components (the “Services”). This Site is operated by DataSync Corporation (“DataSync”). DataSync is also referred to in these Terms as “we”, “us” and “our”.

BY VISITING AND USING OUR SITE AND SERVICES, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT AND AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS TOGETHER WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY, AND PRICING AND PAYMENT POLICY, WHICH ARE REFERRED TO COLLECTIVELY AS THE “TERMS”.  IF YOU ARE AGREEING TO THESE TERMS ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES TO THESE TERMS, IN WHICH CASE THE WORDS “YOU” OR “YOUR” SHALL REFER TO SUCH ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MUST NOT ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND MAY NOT USE THE SITE OR THE SERVICES.


You may not access the Site or use the Services if you are our direct competitor, except with our prior written consent. In addition, you may not access the Site or use the Services for purposes of monitoring its availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes. 

1. Use of the Site

You and your authorized employees, agents and representatives (“Users”) may access and use the Site and the Services hosted on our Site solely for your internal business and personal. You are responsible for all activity of your Users. You must designate on our Service Subscription an authorized contact person who will be responsible for maintaining accurate records of your authorized Users and who may add and remove Users to your subscription in accordance with the terms of our Pricing and Payment Policy. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of any password, account or other violation of these Terms by any User. User accounts cannot be shared or used by more than one individual, but may be reassigned to new Users replacing former Users.

Except as expressly authorized hereunder, the Site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without DataSync’s prior written authorization. You agree that you will not engage in any activity that is competitive with, interferes with or disrupts the business of DataSync or the Site and you acknowledge that such actions shall be deemed to have been made with the “intent to defraud” and “without authorization or exceeding the authorized access” and are a violation of the Computer Fraud Abuse Act 18 U.S.C. 1030 and subject to the punishment and penalties contained therein, as well as all other applicable state and federal laws.
We reserve the right to alter or discontinue the Site and the Services, in whole or in part, at any time in our sole discretion.

2. Your Data

Your Data is Your Property. DataSync does not own any of your data and will not modify your data without your prior consent. You are solely responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and legality of your data. DataSync shall not be responsible or liable for the deletion, corruption, correction, destruction, damage, loss or failure to any of your data. You agree that you will not send or store spam, unlawful, infringing, obscene, or libelous material, or viruses, worms, Trojan horses and other harmful code. You represent and warrant that you will at all times comply with all applicable privacy and data protection laws and regulations.  If you fail to do so, we may terminate your use of the Site and the Services and remove your data.
Data Backup. We backup and store all data on our system for a period of 30 days. This backup is performed daily (between 7pm and 6am CST) and includes application software package(s), databases and files. Files, database values, or software configurations deleted for more than 30 days are permanently destroyed. We are not liable for data that you intentionally or unintentionally deleted or remove. You are responsible for retaining backups of your data for longer periods, or you may contact us to discuss special data backup needs.

DataSync will provide a copy of your database and SugarCRM install to you at your request. One backup copy per calendar year is provided in our shared cloud environment. Backups can be provided more frequently or automatically in our dedicated server environment.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

DataSync and its hosted application software providers such as SugarCRM, Zimbra, QuickBooks, Drupal and others that we might add from time to time (collectively referred to in these Terms as the “Third Party Software Providers”) own all right, title and interest, including all worldwide intellectual property rights in the hardware, software, documents, processes, algorithms, user interfaces, and know-how used for the Site and the hosted Services and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (the” Intellectual Property”). Your right to use the Site and the Services is limited to compliance with these Terms, and we grant to you no license, sublicense, or other rights in or to the Intellectual Property.  You agree you will not remove, alter or conceal any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary rights notices incorporated in or accompanying the Site, the Services or any related products and services. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security related features that prevent or restrict use or copying of the Site or the Services or use, reproduce, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works based on, perform, display, publish, distribute, transmit, broadcast, sell, license or otherwise exploit the Site or the Services without the prior written permission of DataSync.

 

4. Copyright Policy

DataSync respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Site to do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) (the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/). it is DataSync’s policy to respond to notices of any actual or alleged infringement and to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in appropriate circumstances. If you believe that a work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you should send a notice of infringement to DataSync.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE SITE     AND THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE DISCRETION AND RISK. THE SITE AND ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED THEREIN, ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. DATASYNC AND ITS THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE PROVIDERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, RELATING TO THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, DATASYNC AND ITS THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE PROVIDERS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES: (A) REGARDING THE SECURITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE AND THE SERVICES; (B) REGARDING THE GOODS, SERVICES, ADVICE, INFORMATION OR LINKS PROVIDED BY ANY THIRD PARTIES; (D) THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; OR (D) THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR THAT ANY ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM DATASYNC OR ITS THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE PROVIDERS, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS. SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

6. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL DATASYNC OR ITS THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE PROVIDERS, THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, RESULTING ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE OR THE SERVICES (INCLUDING SUCH DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES), WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT DATASYNC AND ITS THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR ANY SUCH DAMAGES IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE AND THE SERVICES. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST DAMAGES WHICH COULD BE CAUSED BY DEFECTS, INTERRUPTIONS OR MALFUNCTIONS OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICES.

7. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless DataSync, the Third Party Software Providers, and their officers, directors, employees, licensors and agents, from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and expert fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Site or the Services or your violation of these Terms. You agree that DataSync may at any time, and without notice, suspend or terminate your access to the Site and any or all Services if you fail to comply with the Terms or applicable law.

8. Termination of Use

The period of your agreement to these Terms commences on the date you accept them and continues for a minimum period of one (1) year and thereafter shall automatically renew for additional periods equal to the expiring period unless either party gives the other notice of non-renewal at least 30 days before the end of the existing period. A party may also shorten this period for cause: (i) upon 30 days written notice to the other party of a material breach if such breach remains uncured at the expiration of such period, or (ii) if the other party becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors.
Upon termination, we will deactivate your User accounts and passwords and upon request by you made within 30 days after the effective date of termination, and after payment of a onetime fee of $50.00, we will make available to you your data in standard SQL, CSV, text, or other standardized and reproducible format.  After such 30-day period, we shall have no obligation to maintain or provide any of your data and shall thereafter, unless legally prohibited, delete all of your data in our systems or otherwise in our possession or under our control.  Termination will not excuse you from paying all unpaid User fees or other amounts due from you to us, nor will it entitle you to a refund of any prepaid User fees.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may in your sole discretion notify us of your election to terminate your use of the Site and the Services within the first 30 days of your subscription and receive a complete refund of any fees paid..

We may automatically deactivate your User accounts and block or limit your access to our Site and any Service at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including without limitation, for any conduct that we believe is in violation of these Terms or any applicable laws or is harmful to the interests of another User, our Third Party Software Providers, any other third party or the Site or any Service itself, or if you fail to pay any amounts due to us.  We may give you up to 30 business days to cure any defaults, and if they remain uncured after that time, we will have the right to block your access to the Site and delete all of your information and data backups, including any information and data stored in our backup archive.  You agree that we will have no liability for taking any actions under these termination provisions.

9. Amendment of the Terms

We reserve the right to amend these Terms at any time in our sole discretion by posting a revised version on the Site.  We will also notify you of any changes that materially impact your use of the Site or any Service.  The revised version will be effective at the time we post it and it is your responsibility to review these Terms for any changes.  YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE OR ANY SERVICE AFTER WE POST ANY CHANGES WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH CHANGES. If you do not agree to the amended Terms, your sole remedy shall be to discontinue using the Site and the Services. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms may not be modified or amended except in a writing signed by our duly authorized representative.

10. General

These Terms constitute our entire agreement with you with respect to your use of the Site and the Services and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings.  Our failure to enforce any right or provision in these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If a court should find that one or more provisions contained in these Terms is invalid, you agree that the remainder of the Terms shall be enforceable. We have the right to assign our rights and/or delegate our obligations under these Terms, in whole or in part, without restriction. You may not assign your rights or delegate your obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of South Dakota, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is excluded and does not apply to these Terms. Any disputes arising under or in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of South Dakota.  You waive any right to jury trial in connection with any action or litigation in any way arising out of or related to these Terms.

PLEASE READ THIS MASTER SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCEPTING.  THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS MASTER SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, ANY ADDITIONAL TERMS AND ANY ORDER FORMS ENTERED INTO BY YOU AND [OEM] ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE “AGREEMENT.”  UNLESS OTHERWISE DEFINED HEREIN, CAPITALIZED TERMS SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS SET FORTH IN SECTION 11 BELOW.

BY ACCEPTING, YOU ARE AGREEING ON BEHALF OF THE ENTITY ORDERING THE [OEM] PRODUCT (“COMPANY”) THAT COMPANY WILL BE BOUND BY AND BECOME A PARTY TO THE AGREEMENT AND CERTIFYING THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND COMPANY.  IF COMPANY DOES NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, DO NOT SELECT THE “ACCEPT” BOX OR SIGN (EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY) THE ORDER FORM ISSUED TO YOU BY [OEM].

UNLESS AND UNTIL COMPANY HAS AGREED TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, COMPANY HAS NOT BECOME A LICENSEE OF, AND IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE, THE [OEM] PRODUCT. THE “EFFECTIVE DATE” OF THIS AGREEMENT IS THE DAY THAT YOU CHECK THE “ACCEPT” BOX OR SIGN (EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY) THE ORDER FORM ISSUED TO YOU BY [OEM].

SugarCRM License Agreement

PLEASE READ THIS MASTER SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCEPTING.  THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS MASTER SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, ANY ADDITIONAL TERMS AND ANY ORDER FORMS ENTERED INTO BY YOU AND DATASYNC ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE “AGREEMENT.”  UNLESS OTHERWISE DEFINED HEREIN, CAPITALIZED TERMS SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS SET FORTH IN SECTION 11 BELOW.

BY ACCEPTING, YOU ARE AGREEING ON BEHALF OF THE ENTITY ORDERING THE DATASYNC PRODUCT (“COMPANY”) THAT COMPANY WILL BE BOUND BY AND BECOME A PARTY TO THE AGREEMENT AND CERTIFYING THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND COMPANY.  IF COMPANY DOES NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, DO NOT SELECT THE “ACCEPT” BOX OR SIGN (EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY) THE ORDER FORM ISSUED TO YOU BY DATASYNC.

UNLESS AND UNTIL COMPANY HAS AGREED TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, COMPANY HAS NOT BECOME A LICENSEE OF, AND IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE, THE DATASYNC PRODUCT. THE “EFFECTIVE DATE” OF THIS AGREEMENT IS THE DAY THAT YOU CHECK THE “ACCEPT” BOX OR SIGN (EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY) THE ORDER FORM ISSUED TO YOU BY DATASYNC.

1.           Subscription.

1.1.        Subscription. During the Subscription Term, DataSync shall make the DataSync Product available to Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.  All rights not expressly granted to Company are reserved by DataSync and its licensors.

1.2.        DataSync Product Usage Rights; APIs; License Key and Critical Control Software:

1.2.1.     Use of Software. This Section 1.2.1 is applicable when and if the DataSync Product is Software: During the Subscription Term, Company has a non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable right to install (at Company’s facility or at a Company-controlled space within a third-party data center), use and modify the Software, solely for Company’s own internal business purposes and limited to the number of Subscription Users for which Company has paid the applicable fees.

1.2.2.     Use of Service. This Section 1.2.2 is applicable when and if the DataSync Product is a Service: During the Subscription Term, Company has a non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable right to access and use the Service solely for Company’s own internal business purposes and limited to the number of Subscription Users for which Company has paid the applicable fees.

1.2.3.     Use of DataSync APIs.  In order for Company to utilize Company Software and/or Third Party Software to access Company Data, Company must establish a dedicated Subscription User account and password, with credentials sufficient to enable API access to the desired Company Data by such Company Software and/or Third Party Software.

1.2.4.     License Key. DataSync shall provide Company with a license key to allow the specific number of Subscription Users for which Company has paid the applicable fees access to the applicable DataSync Product.

1.2.5.     Critical Control Software. Company acknowledges that: (i) the DataSync Product includes Critical Control Software that reports the number of authorized Subscription Users and permits SugarCRM and OEM the ability to monitor usage of the DataSync Product, and (ii) use of such Critical Control Software is fundamental to the business of SugarCRM.

1.3.        Support Levels. DataSync shall provide Company with the level of support purchased by Company and specified in the applicable Order Form.  DataSync reserves the right, from time to time, to modify any of the support levels offered.  DataSync will provide notice of any changes to a level of support by posting notice of the changes on DataSync’s website.

1.4.        Company Responsibilities. Company shall: (a) be responsible for all Subscription Users’ compliance with the Agreement, (b) be solely responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and legality of Company Data and the means by which it acquires and uses such Company Data, (c) use the DataSync Product in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations (including, without limitation, export, data protection and privacy laws, rules and regulations) and any DataSync Product documentation, and (d) notify DataSync  immediately of any unauthorized use of, or access to, the DataSync Product or any account or password thereof.  Company agrees to defend, indemnify and hold DataSync and SugarCRM and each of their Affiliates, and DataSync’s and SugarCRM’s and each of their Affiliates’ employees, subcontractors and agents, harmless from any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs (including attorneys’ fees and court costs) arising from or resulting from any act or failure of Company that violates or breaches any of the responsibilities of Company set forth above.

1.5.        Restrictions. Company shall not, directly or indirectly: (a) sublicense, resell, rent, lease, distribute, market, commercialize or otherwise transfer rights or usage to the DataSync Product or any modified version or derivative work of the DataSync Product created by or for Company, (b) provide the DataSync Product, or any modified version or derivative work of the DataSync Product created by or for Company, on a timesharing, service bureau or other similar basis, (c) remove or alter any copyright, trademark or proprietary notice in the DataSync Product, (d) develop Forked Software, (e) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of any encrypted or encoded portion the DataSync Product, (f) copy any features, functions or graphics of the DataSync Product for any purpose other than what is expressly authorized in this Agreement, (g) modify any portion of the Critical Control Software, (h) use or modify the DataSync Product in any way that would subject the DataSync Product, in whole in or in part, to a Copyleft License, or (i) send or store spam, unlawful, infringing, obscene, or libelous material, or Malicious Code.

2.           Third-Party Software; Third-Party Plug-Ins.

2.1.        Third-Party Software. Company agrees to comply with all applicable Third-Party Software terms and conditions.

2.2.        Third-Party Plug-Ins.  Company may use Third-Party Plug Ins to add functionality to the DataSync Product, provided that such use is limited to internal use by Company in a manner that does not violate any provisions of Section 1.5 of this Agreement.  

3.           Proprietary Rights.

3.1.        Intellectual Property.  DataSync and its licensors own the Intellectual Property Rights in and to the DataSync Product and any modifications thereto, including, without limitation, any modifications created by or for Company under the Agreement. Company assigns to DataSync all Intellectual Property Rights worldwide in any modifications it creates to the DataSync Product. Company covenants, represents and warrants that each of Company’s employees and independent contractors who create any modifications to the DataSync Product for Company has or will have a written agreement with Company that provides Company with all necessary rights to fulfill its obligations under this Section 3.1. This Agreement does not convey or transfer any ownership rights in the DataSync Product, or any Intellectual Property Rights therein, to Company. DataSync’s and SugarCRM’s name, logo, trade names and trademarks are owned by DataSync and SugarCRM, respectively, and no right is granted to Company to use any of the foregoing except as expressly permitted herein.  DataSync and its licensors reserve all rights, title, and interest in and to all copies of the DataSync Product.

3.2.        Ownership of Company Data; License.  As between Company and DataSync, Company owns all Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Company Data.  Company hereby grants to DataSync a worldwide, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce and display the Company Data in order to provide the Service to Company.

3.3.        Suggestions.  DataSync shall have a royalty-free, worldwide, transferable, sublicensable, irrevocable, perpetual license to use, copy, modify, or distribute, including by incorporating into any product owned or licensed by OEM or service owned by DataSync, any suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or other feedback provided by Company and any of its Subscription Users, relating to any product owned or licensed by DataSync or service owned by DataSync.

4.           Fees and Payment. 

4.1.        Fees.  Company shall pay all fees specified in all Order Forms. Except as otherwise provided, fees set forth in each Order Form hereunder will be: (i) fixed during the Subscription Term set forth in such Order Form; (ii) invoiced upon the Order Form date or upon [OEM’]s acceptance of a purchase order, as applicable; (iii) quoted and payable in United States dollars; (iv) based upon the number of Subscription User licenses purchased, even if actual usage is lower; (v) non-cancelable and non-refundable.

4.2.        Additional Subscription Users.  Subscription Users added under a specific Order Form during a month will be charged for that full monthly period and each of the monthly periods remaining in the then-current Subscription Term set forth on such Order Form at the Subscription User fee set forth on such Order Form.  The number of Subscription Users purchased under a specific Order Form cannot be decreased during the relevant Subscription Term set forth on such Order Form.

4.3.        Renewal.  Except as otherwise set forth in an Order Form, the Subscription Term of an Order Form shall automatically renew for additional one year terms, unless either party gives the other written notice of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to the end of the relevant Subscription Term.  Unless Company’s renewal is by credit card (or other applicable DataSync-approved automated-payment mechanism), all fees will be invoiced annually in advance approximately 30 days prior to the applicable anniversary date, and any pricing or Subscription User changes for such renewal term will be reflected on such DataSync invoice. DataSync reserves the right to modify the fees set forth in a specific Order Form in connection with Subscription Term renewal of such Order Form.

4.4.        Reporting.  Upon DataSync’s request, Company shall provide DataSync with a written report in a mutually-agreed-upon format regarding the number of Company’s Subscription Users.  For avoidance of doubt, Subscription Users accounts and passwords are specific to individual Subscription Users, and under no circumstance may Subscription Users accounts or passwords be shared among or by different Subscription Users.

4.5.        Payment.  Unless Company pays by credit card (or other applicable DataSync-approved automated-payment mechanism), fees are due net [NUMBER OF DAYS] days from the invoice date.  Company agrees to provide DataSync with complete and accurate billing and contact information.

4.6.        Overdue Charges.  Overdue amounts are subject to interest at 1.5% per month, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the applicable charges are under reasonable and good faith dispute and Company is cooperating diligently to resolve the dispute, DataSync will not exercise its rights set forth under this section.

4.7.        Taxes.  Unless otherwise provided, all fees do not include any Taxes, and Company is responsible for paying all Taxes associated with its purchases hereunder, excluding any Taxes based on DataSync’s net income or property.

4.8.        Audit.  Company shall maintain accurate records (including, without limitation, the reports described above in Section 4.4) necessary to verify the number of Subscription Users.  Upon DataSync’s or its third party appointee’s written request, Company shall provide DataSync or its third party appointee with such records within ten (10) days.  If Company has more Subscription Users than Company has paid for, Company shall immediately pay the applicable fees for such additional Subscription Users, commencing on the Effective Date of the applicable Order Form, in addition to reasonable costs incurred by DataSync associated with reviewing such records.

5.           Term and Termination.

5.1.        Term.  This Agreement commences on the Effective Date and continues until all Subscription Users granted in accordance with this Agreement and all Order Forms have expired or been terminated.  An Order Form commences on the effective date of the Order Form and continues for the Subscription Term specified in such Order Form.

5.2.        Termination for Incurable Breach.  The Agreement shall terminate immediately if Company violates Section 1.5(h).

5.3.        Termination by Company or DataSync.  Either party may terminate this Agreement prior to the end of a Subscription Term if the other party: (i) materially breaches its obligations hereunder and, where such breach is curable, such breach remains uncured for thirty (30) days following written notice of the breach or (ii) becomes the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation, or assignment for the benefit of creditors.

5.4.        Surviving Provisions.  Company’s obligation to make a payment of any outstanding, unpaid fees, the defined terms used in the Agreement and the terms of Sections 1.5, 3, 4, 5.4, 6, 7.2, 8, 9, 10 and 11 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.

6.           Confidentiality.

6.1.        Confidentiality.  The Receiving Party will not disclose or cause to be disclosed any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party, except (a) to those employees, representatives, or contractors of the Receiving Party who require access to the Confidential Information to exercise its rights under this Agreement and who are bound by written agreement not to disclose third-party confidential or proprietary information disclosed to such party, or (b) as such disclosure may be required by law or governmental regulation, subject to the Receiving Party providing to the Disclosing Party written notice to allow the Disclosing Party to seek a protective order or otherwise prevent the disclosure. Nothing in this Agreement will prohibit or limit the Receiving Party’s use of information (a) previously known to it without obligation of confidence, (b) independently developed by or for it without use of or access to the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, (c) acquired by it from a third party that is not under an obligation of confidence with respect to such information, or (d) that is or becomes publicly available through no breach of this Agreement. The Receiving Party acknowledges the irreparable harm that improper disclosure of Confidential Information may cause; therefore, the injured party is entitled to seek equitable relief, including temporary restraining order(s) or preliminary or permanent injunction, in addition to all other remedies, for any violation or threatened violation of this Section.  The terms of this Agreement, Original Code and the structure, sequence and organization of the DataSync Product are Confidential Information of DataSync or its licensors.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6, if the Receiving Party is DataSync, DataSync may disclose Confidential Information to SugarCRM but only to the extent such disclosure is necessary for SugarCRM to perform any of its obligations under any separate agreement between DataSync and SugarCRM and for SugarCRM to exercise its rights under this Agreement.

6.2.        Destruction.  Within five (5) days after a Disclosing Party’s request, the Receiving Party shall return or destroy the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information.

6.3.        Exclusion.  The confidentiality obligations under Section 6.1 above shall not apply to any publicly available or independently developed information or the SugarCRM Community Edition.

7.           Warranties, Exclusive Remedies and Disclaimers. 

7.1.        DataSync Warranties.  DataSync warrants that (i) it will provide the Service in a manner consistent with general industry standards for services that are similar to the Service; (ii) the DataSync Product shall perform materially in accordance with the online user guide for the applicable DataSync Product.  For any breach of either warranty, Company’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be to terminate the Agreement pursuant to Section 5.3 and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.1 of the Agreement, have DataSync refund to Company the pro rata unused portion of any pre-paid subscription fees.

7.2.        Disclaimer of Warranties.  EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE DataSync PRODUCT IS PROVIDED TO COMPANY STRICTLY ON AN “AS IS” BASIS.  ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. DataSync’S SERVICE MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS OR ISSUES INHERENT IN THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND DataSync IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS OR OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM SUCH LIMITATIONS OR ISSUES.  SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO COMPANY.

8.           Limitation of Liability. 

8.1.        Limitation on All Damages.  EXCEPT FOR COMPANY’S BREACH OF SECTION 1.5 AND 6.1, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY’S OR ANY OF DataSync’S LICENSORS’ LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY COMPANY TO DataSync UNDER THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ACT OR OMISSION GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY.  THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT LIMIT COMPANY’S PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 4.

8.2.        Disclaimer of Consequential Damages.  EXCEPT FOR COMPANY’S BREACH OF SECTION 1.5 AND 6.1, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY OR ANY OF [OEM’]S LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, COVER, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY (CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE), ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND WHETHER OR NOT THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

9.           United States Government Users.

9.1.        Commercial Computer Software.  The DataSync Product is “Commercial Computer Software,” as that term is defined in 48 C.F.R. 2.101, and as the term is used in 48 C.F.R. Part 12, and is a Commercial Item comprised of “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation”.

9.2.        United States Federal Civilian Government Entities.  If Company is a federal civilian government entity, DataSync provides the DataSync Product, for ultimate federal government end use solely in accordance with the license rights customarily provided to the public as defined in this “standard” or “customary” commercial license Agreement, as specified in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 (Computer Software) and 12.211 (Technical Data) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) and its successors.

9.3.        United States Department of Defense Agencies.  If Company is any agency within the Department of Defense (“DOD”), DataSync provides the DataSync Product, for ultimate federal government end use solely in accordance with the license rights customarily provided to the public as defined in this “standard” or “customary” commercial Agreement, as specified in 48 C.F.R. §§227.7202-3 and 48 C.F.R. §§227.7202-4 of the DOD FAR Supplement (“DFARS”) and its successors, and consistent with 48 C.F.R.  227.7202.  This Government Users clause, consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202, is in lieu of, and supersedes, any other FAR, DFARS, or other clause or provision that addresses Government rights in computer software, computer software documentation or technical data related to the DataSync Product under this Agreement and in any subcontract under which this commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation is acquired or licensed.

10.         General.

10.1.      Publicity.  Either party may include the other’s name and logo in customer or vendor lists. DataSync also agrees to: (i) serve as a reference or hosting onsite reference visits; (ii) collaborate on press releases announcing or promoting the relationship; and (iii) collaborate on case studies or other marketing collateral.

10.2.      Export Compliance.  Each party shall comply with the export laws and regulations of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions in providing and using the DataSync Product.  Without limiting the foregoing, (i) each of DataSync and Company represents that it is not named on any U.S. government list of person or entities prohibited from receiving exports, and (ii) Company shall not permit Subscription Users to access and/or use the DataSync Product in violation of any U.S. export embargo, prohibition, or restriction.

10.3.      Assignment.  Company may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of DataSync [and SugarCRM].  Any attempted assignment in breach of this section shall be void. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

10.4.      Relationship of the Parties.  DataSync and Company are independent contractors, and nothing in this Agreement or any attachment hereto will create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship between the parties.

10.5.      No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  There are no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement, except for SugarCRM.

10.6.      Choice of Law and Jurisdiction.  This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [STATE] and the federal U.S. laws applicable therein, excluding its conflicts of law provisions.  Company and DataSync agree to submit to the personal and non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in [COUNTY] County, [STATE]. The parties agree that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement.

10.7.      Attorneys Fees.  In any action related to this Agreement, if any party is successful in obtaining some or all of the relief it is seeking or in defending against the action, the other party shall pay, on demand, the successful party’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and reasonable costs.

10.8.      Manner of Giving Notice.  Notices regarding this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to Company at the address Company provides, or, in the case of DataSync, when addressed to [OEM ADDRESS]. Notices regarding the DataSync Product in general may be given by electronic mail to Company’s e-mail address on record with DataSync and such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered twelve (12) hours after sending.

10.9.      Force Majeure.  Neither party shall be liable to the other for any delay or failure to perform hereunder (excluding payment obligations) due to circumstances beyond such party’s reasonable control, including acts of God, acts of government, flood, fire, earthquakes, civil unrest, acts of terror, strikes or other labor problems (excluding those involving such party’s employees), service disruptions involving hardware, software or power systems not within such party’s reasonable control, and denial of service attacks.

10.10.    Amendment and Waiver.  No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless (i) in writing and signed (either manually or electronically) by an authorized representative of Company and DataSync and (ii) consented to, in advance and in writing, by SugarCRM. To the extent of any conflict between these terms and conditions (as may be modified by an amendment signed by Company and DataSync) and any other schedule or attachment hereto, these terms and conditions (as may be modified by an amendment signed by Company and DataSync) shall prevail unless expressly stated otherwise. Notwithstanding any language to the contrary therein, and except as set forth in Section 4.3, no terms stated in a purchase order or in any other order document (other than an Order Form expressly incorporated herein) shall be incorporated into this Agreement, and all such terms shall be void. No failure or delay in exercising any right hereunder shall constitute a waiver of such right. Except as otherwise provided, remedies provided herein are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other remedies of a party at law or in equity.

10.11.    Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, such provision shall be modified by the court and interpreted so as best to accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions shall remain in effect.

11.         Definitions.

11.1.      “Accepting” means clicking “accept” or signing (either manually or electronically) and, if applicable, returning a manually-signed Order Form issued to you by DataSync.

11.2.      “Additional Terms” means terms and conditions that may be applicable based upon the manner of installation and usage of the DataSync Product specified in an Order Form.  Any Additional Terms will be specified in an Order Form (or attached as an exhibit thereto)

11.3.      “Affiliate” means a company that is Controlled by, under common Control with or Controlling the Company during the period of such control.

11.4.      “AGPL” means the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (a copy of which is available at:  http://gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).

11.5.      “API” means application programming interfaces provided by DataSync as part of the DataSync Product, which set forth rules and specifications that Third Party Plug-Ins may utilize to access Company Data in accordance with this Agreement.

11.6.      “Company Data” means any data, information or material submitted by Company to, or stored by Company in, a database related primarily to an DataSync Product.

11.7.      “Company Software” means online, Web-based applications and offline software products that are developed by or for Company.

11.8.      “Confidential Information” means information that one party (the “Disclosing Party”) provides to the other party (“Receiving Party”) during the term of this Agreement that is identified in writing at the time of disclosure as confidential or that reasonably should be understood to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure.

11.9.      “Control” means ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting securities that vote for the election of the board of directors or other managing body.

11.10.    “Copyleft License” means a software license that requires that information necessary for reproducing and modifying such software must be made available publicly to recipients of executable versions of such software (see, e.g., GNU General Public License and http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/).

11.11.    “Critical Control Software” means modules that report the number of authorized Subscription Users, and provide SugarCRM and DataSync with the ability to monitor certain usage of the DataSync Product.

11.12.    “Forked Software” means modifications to any open source version of the Original Code to develop a separately maintained source code program (a) with features not present in the Original Code or (b) where modifications to the Original Code are not automatically integrated with the Original Code.

11.13.    “Intellectual Property Rights” means any patents and applications therefore, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain name rights, trade secret rights, and all other intellectual property rights.

11.14.    “Malicious Code” means viruses, worms, time bombs, Trojan horses and other harmful or malicious code, files, scripts, agents, or programs.

11.15.    “Order Form” means the documents for purchases of subscriptions hereunder, including order forms, purchase orders, order notifications and order confirmation documents and addenda thereto, that are agreed to by DataSync, or entered into between DataSync and Company, from time to time.  Order Forms are deemed incorporated herein by reference.

11.16.    “Original Code” means Software source code.

11.17.    “Service” means the online, Web-based DataSync platform and applications (excluding any Third Party Software) that are hosted by DataSync or a third party hosting facility designated by DataSync.

11.18.    “Software” means the DataSync edition (excluding any Third Party Software) that is specified in an Order Form, which is installed by Company or Company’s agent at Company’s premises or at a Company-controlled space within a third party data center.

11.19.    “Subscription Term” means the period of time during which Company may access the applicable DataSync Product as set forth in an Order Form.

11.20.    “Subscription User” means an individual employee, contractor or agent of the Company and its Affiliates authorized by Company to use the applicable DataSync Product for which a subscription has been purchased and who has been given a user identification and password.

11.21.    “SugarCRM” means SugarCRM Inc.

11.22.    “SugarCRM Community Edition” means the open source version of the Software that is licensed under the AGPL, with the addition of the following permission added to Section 15 of the AGPL as permitted in Section 7(a) of the AGPL:  “FOR ANY PART OF THE COVERED WORK IN WHICH THE COPYRIGHT IS OWNED BY SUGARCRM, SUGARCRM DISCLAIMS THE WARRANTY OF NON INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.”

11.23.    “DataSync Product” means the version of the Software or Service, as applicable, including associated APIs, that is ordered by Company under an Order Form.

11.24.    “Taxes means any direct or indirect local, state, federal or foreign taxes, levies, duties or similar governmental assessments of any nature, including VAT (subject to reverse charge), GST (subject to reverse charge), excise, sales, use or withholding taxes.

11.25.    “Third-Party Plug-Ins” means software developed by a third party that Company may use to add functionality to the DataSync Product, the use of which software is governed by the applicable terms and conditions of such third party.

11.26.    “Third-Party Software” means online, Web-based applications and offline software products that are developed by third parties, and may interoperate with the SugarCRM software imbedded in the DataSync Product.  For a listing of Third-Party Software licenses and/or notices that may be applicable, visit: http://www.sugarcrm.com/crm/en/legal/msa/ third_party_software_1_june_2011.pdf .


Last Updated: November 5, 2011