Other Certificate / Approval
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Issue: 14-Sep-2016 page 9/12
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of confidentiality; d) is disclosed by the disclosing party to a third party without an
obligation of confidentiality; or e) which the recipient is required by law to disclose and the
recipient gives the disclosing party 8 days'
prior written notice of such disclosure or authorisation of disclosure (or such lesser period
as may be reasonable in the circumstances); or f) is independently developed by the recipient.
4. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE
4.1 The Support and Maintenance provided by WHIS to the Licensee is set out in Appendix B.
4.2 The period and scope of the support is set out in Appendix C. Appendix C may be reissued at
each support renewal without change to the rest of this licence to extend the period of Support
and Maintenance.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
5.1 WHIS represents and warrants that:
a) it has all rights and authority to enter into this Agreement and to grant the rights and
perform the obligations set forth herein;
b) entering into and performing under this Agreement will not violate any other agreement to
which WHIS is a party;
c) to the best of WHIS knowledge the Software does not infringe any third party intellectual
property anywhere in the world. Use of the Software does not and will not violate or infringe
any copyright, trade secret, trademark, service mark, or other proprietary right. WHIS is not
aware of any claims or basis for claims of infringement of other rights of ownership in or to
the Software. WHIS shall, at its expense, indemnify, defend and hold Licensee harmless in
connection with any claim, or in any suit or proceeding brought or threatened based on a claim
that the Software infringes any patent, copyright, intellectual property or other proprietary
right, provided WHIS is notified promptly in writing and given sole control of the defence and
settlement of any such claim;
d) the Software does not contain any Open Source code distributed under the General Public
Licence or similar licences.
e) it shall not be liable for any infringement caused solely by a modification to the Software
by Licensee;
5.2 Disclaimer of Warranties. With the exception of matters expressly provided for under the
terms of this agreement, the parties disclaim all warranties, representations and conditions
that are implied, whether by statute, common law or otherwise, including, without limitation,
any implied warranty as to satisfactory quality or fitness for a particular purpose.
6. TERM AND TERMINATION
6.1 Termination. Without prejudice to any other right or remedy which may be available to it,
either party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice in the event that the other
party commits a material breach of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach (where capable
of remedy) within sixty (60) days of receiving written notice thereof from the non-breaching
party.
6.2 Licensee Fee. The Licensee shall pay WHIS the licence fee in the amount and in the manner
set out in the Order Acknowledgement issued by WHIS. Failure to pay the fee within fourteen
(14) days of the agreed timescale will automatically terminate this Agreement and the Licensee
must return all the Software and Documentation in its possession and related materials to WHIS
immediately.
6.3 Removal of Information. After termination of this Licence the Licensee agrees to destroy or
otherwise place out of use all Software and Documentation or materials relating to the Software
including Derivative Works until such time as a new valid licence is agreed.
6.4 Survival. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, Clauses 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9
shall survive.
7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
7.1 In no event will WHIS be liable to the other party for any lost profits, lost revenues or
loss of business advantage or any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages
arising out of or related to this Agreement, whether based on breach of contract, tort
(including negligence) or otherwise, and whether or not such party has been advised of the
possibility of such damage.
7.2 If the Licensee reports that the Software does not provide the functions described in the
Documentation then within a period of one year from delivery of the Software to the Licensee,
WHIS shall at its sole discretion, rectify the software, issue a patch or other work around.
7.3 Except for the obligations of WHIS in Clause 4 under no circumstances shall the liability
of WHIS to the customer exceed the price paid for the Software licence.
7.4 The limitations specified in this Clause 7 shall survive and apply even if any limited
remedy specified in this Agreement is found to have failed in its essential purpose.
8. GENERAL PROVISIONS
8.1 Assignment. The Licensee may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of WHIS. Consent shall be deemed given when the
assignment is to an entity that has become the owner of the Licensee provided the assignee
notifies WHIS in writing of the new Licensee Name and Business Unit/Division identity to
replace those shown in Appendix A below.
8.2 Notices. All notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall be made in writing
and shall be sent by courier service or by registered or certified mail, addressed to the other
party.
8.3 Other Activities. Each party reserves the right to be engaged in, solely or jointly with
third parties, marketing, development, or other activities with respect to technologies or
products which are competitive with technologies or products purchased, used or implemented in