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Enterprise Agreement State and Local
Not for Use with Microsoft Business Agreement or Microsoft Business and Services Agreement This Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into between the entities identified on the signature form.
Effective date. The effective date of this Agreement is the earliest effective date of any Enrollment entered into under this Agreement or the date Microsoft accepts this Agreement, whichever is earlier.
This Agreement consists of (1) these Agreement terms and conditions, including any amendments and the signature form and all attachments identified therein, (2) the Product Terms applicable to Products licensed under this Agreement, (3) any Affiliate Enrollment entered into under this Agreement, and (4) any order submitted under this Agreement.
Please note: Documents referenced in this Agreement but not attached to the signature form may be found at http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/contracts and are incorporated in this Agreement by reference, including the Product Terms and Use Rights. These documents may contain additional terms and conditions for Products licensed under this Agreement and may be changed from time to time. Customer should review such documents carefully, both at the time of signing and periodically thereafter, and fully understand all terms and conditions applicable to Products licensed.
Terms and Conditions
1. Definitions.
“Affiliate” means
a. with regard to Customer,
(i) any government agency, department, office, instrumentality, division, unit or other entity of the state or local government that is supervised by or is part of Customer, or which supervises Customer or of which Customer is a part, or which is under common supervision with Customer;
(ii) any county, borough, commonwealth, city, municipality, town, township, special purpose district, or other similar type of governmental instrumentality established by the laws of Customer’s state and located within Customer’s state jurisdiction and geographic boundaries; and
(iii) any other entity in Customer’s state expressly authorized by the laws of Customer’s state to purchase under state contracts; provided that a state and its Affiliates shall not, for purposes of this definition, be considered to be Affiliates of the federal government and its Affiliates; and
b. with r egard to Microsoft, any legal entity that Microsoft owns, that owns Microsoft, or that is under common ownership with Microsoft.
“Customer” means the legal entity that has entered into this Agreement with Microsoft. “Customer Data” means all data, including all text, sound, software, image, or video files that are provided to Microsoft by, or on behalf of, an Enrolled Affiliate and its Affiliates through use of Online Services. "day" means a calendar day, except for references that specify “business day”. “Enrolled Affiliate” means an entity, either Customer or any one of Customer’s Affiliates that has entered into an Enrollment under this Agreement.
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“Enrollment” means the document that an Enrolled Affiliate submits under this Agreement to place orders for Products.
“Enterprise” means an Enrolled Affiliate and the Affiliates for which it is responsible and chooses on its Enrollment to include in its enterprise.
“Fixes” means Product fixes, modifications or enhancements, or their derivatives, that Microsoft either releases generally (such as Product service packs) or provides to Customer to address a specific issue. “License” means the right to download, install, access and use a Product. For certain Products, a License may be available on a fixed term or subscription basis (“Subscription License”). Licenses for Online Services will be considered Subscription Licenses.
“Microsoft” means the Microsoft Affiliate that has entered into this Agreement or an Enrollment and its Affiliates, as appropriate.
“Online Services” means the Microsoft-hosted services identified as Online Services in the Product Terms. “Product” means all products identified in the Product Terms, such as all Software, Online Services and other web-based services, including pre-release or beta versions. “Product Terms” means the document that provides information about Microsoft Products and Professional Services available through volume licensing. The Product Terms document is published on the Volume Licensing Site and is updated from time to time.
“SLA” means Service Level Agreement, which specifies the minimum service level for Online Services and is published on the Volume Licensing Site.
“Software” means licensed copies of Microsoft software identified on the Product Terms. Software does not include Online Services, but Software may be part of an Online Service. “Software Assurance” is an offering by Microsoft that provides new version rights and other benefits for Products as further described in the Product Terms.
“Trade Secret” means information that is not generally known or readily ascertainable to the public, has economic value as a result, and has been subject to reasonable steps under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
“use” or “run” means to copy, install, use, access, display, run or otherwise interact. “Use Rights” means, with respect to any licensing program, the use rights or terms of service for each Product and version published for that licensing program at the Volume Licensing Site and updated from time to time. The Use Rights include the Product -Specific License Terms, the License Model terms, the Universal License Terms, the Data Protection Terms, and the Other Legal Terms. The Use Rights supersede the terms of any end user license agreement (on- screen or otherwise) that accompanies a Product.
“Volume Licensing Site” means http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/contracts or a successor site.
2. How the Enterprise program works.
a. General. The Enterprise program consists of the terms and conditions on which an Enrolled Affiliate may acquire Product Licenses. Under the Enterprise program, Customer and its Affiliates may order Licenses for Products by entering into Enrollments. b. Enrollments. The Enterprise program gives Customer and/or its Affiliates the ability to enter into one or more Enrollments to order Products. Subscription Enrollments may be available for some of these Enrollments. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, only Enrolled Affiliates identified in an Enrollment will be responsible for complying with the terms of that Enrollment, including the terms of this Agreement incorporated by reference in that Enrollment.
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c. Licenses. The types of Licenses available are (1) Licenses obtained under Software Assurance (L&SA), and (2) Subscription Licenses. These License types, as well as additional License Types, are further described in the Product List.
3. Licenses for Products.
a. License Grant. Microsoft grants the Enterprise a non-exclusive, worldwide and limited right to download, install and use software Products, and to access and use the Online Services, each in the quantity ordered under an Enrollment. The rights granted are subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Use Rights and the Product Terms. Microsoft reserves all rights not expressly granted in this Agreement.
b. Duration of Licenses. Subscription Licenses and most Software Assurance rights are temporary and expire when the applicable Enrollment is terminated or expires, unless the Enrolled Affiliate exercises a buy-out option, which is available for some Subscription Licenses.
Except as otherwise noted in the applicable Enrollment or Use Rights, all other Licenses become perpetual only when all payments for that License have been made and the initial Enrollment term has expired.
c. Applicable Use Rights. The latest Use Rights as updated from time to time, apply to the use of all Products, subject to the following exceptions.
(i) For products with metered usage -based pricing (e.g. metered Microsoft Azure Services) Material adverse changes published after the start of a calendar month will apply beginning the following month.
(ii) For Versioned Software. Material adverse changes published after the date a Product is first licensed will not apply to any licenses for that Product acquired during the applicable Enrollment term unless the changes are published with the release of a new version and Customer chooses to update to that version. Renewal of Software Assurance does not change which Use Rights apply to perpetual Licenses acquired during a previous term or Enrollment
(iii) For all other Products (e.g. Office 365 services) . Material adverse changes published after the start of the subscription term will not apply to any licenses for that Product acquired during the applicable Enrollment term.
(iv) For use rights granted through Software Assurance. Material adverse changes published after the date a Product is first licensed will not apply to any licenses for that Product during the applicable enrollment term unless the changes are published with the release of a new version and Customer chooses to update to that version. d. Downgrade rights. Enrolled Affiliate may use an earlier version of a Product other than Online Services than the version that is current on the effective date of the Enrollment. For Licenses acquired in the current Enrollment term, the Use Rights for the current version apply to the use of the earlier version. If the earlier Product version includes features that are not in the new version, then the Use Rights applicable to the earlier version apply with respect to those features.
e. New Version Rights under Software Assurance. Enrolled Affiliate must order and maintain continuous Software Assurance coverage for each License ordered. With Software Assurance coverage, Enterprise automatically has the right to use a new version of a licensed Product as soon as it is released, even if Enrolled Affiliate chooses not to use the new version immediately. (i) Except as otherwise permitted under an Enrollment, use of the new version will be subject to the new version’s Use Rights.
(ii) If the License for the earlier version of the Product is perpetual at the time the new version is released, the License for the new version will also be perpetual. Perpetual Licenses
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obtained through Software Assurance replace any perpetual Licenses for the earlier version.
f. License confirmation. This Agreement, the applicable Enrollment, Enrolled Affiliate’s order confirmation, and any documentation evidencing transfers of perpetual Licenses, together with proof of payment, will be Enrolled Affiliate’s evidence of all Licenses obtained under an Enrollment.
g. Reorganizations, consolidations and privatizations. If the number of Licenses covered by an Enrollment changes by more than ten percent as a result of (1) a reorganization, consolidation or privatization of an entity or an operating division, (2) a privatization of an Affiliate or an operating division of Enrolled Affiliate or any of its Affiliates, or (3) a consolidation including a merger with a third party that has an existing agreement or Enrollment, Microsoft will work with Enrolled Affiliate in good faith to determine how to accommodate its changed circumstances in the context of this Agreement.
4. Making copies of Products and re-imaging rights.
a. General. Enrolled Affiliate may make as many copies of Products, as it needs to distribute them within the Enterprise. Copies must be true and complete (including copyright and trademark notices) from master copies obtained from a Microsoft approved fulfillment source.
Enrolled Affiliate may use a third party to make these copies, but Enrolled Affiliate agrees it will be responsible for any third party’s actions. Enrolled Affiliate agrees to make reasonable efforts to notify its employees, agents, and any other individuals who use the Products that the Products are licensed from Microsoft and subject to the terms of this Agreement. b. Copies for training/evaluation and back-up. For all Products other than Online Services, Enrolled Affiliate may: (1) use up to 20 complimentary copies of any licensed Product in a dedicated training facility on its premises for purposes of training on that particular Product, (2) use up to 10 complimentary copies of any Products for a 60-day evaluation period, and (3) use one complimentary copy of any licensed Product for back-up or archival purposes for each of its distinct geographic locations. Trials for Online Services may be available if specified in the Use Rights.
c. Right to re-image. In certain cases, re-imaging is permitted using the Product media. If the Microsoft Product is licensed (1) from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), (2) as a full packaged Product through a retail source, or (3) under another Microsoft program, then media provided under this Agreement may generally be used to create images for use in place of copies provided through that separate source. This right is conditional upon the following:
(i) Separate Licenses must be acquired from the separate source for each Product that is re- imaged.
(ii) The Product, language, version, and components of the copies made must be identical to the Product, language, version, and all components of the copies they replace, and the number of copies or instances of the re-imaged Product permitted remains the same. (iii) Except for copies of an operating system and copies of Products licensed under another Microsoft program, the Product type (e.g., Upgrade or full License) re-imaged must be identical to the Product type licensed from the separate source. (iv) Enrolled Affiliate must adhere to any Product-specific processes or requirements for re- imaging identified in the Product Terms.
Re-imaged Products remain subject to the terms and use rights of the License acquired from the separate source. This subsection does not create or extend any Microsoft warranty or support obligation.
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5. Transferring and reassigning Licenses.
a. License transfers. License transfers are not permitted, except that Customer or an Enrolled Affiliate may transfer only fully paid perpetual Licenses to:
(i) an Affiliate, or
(ii) a third party solely in connection with the transfer of hardware or employees to whom the Licenses have been assigned as part of (1) a privatization of an Affiliate or agency or of an operating division of Enrolled Affiliate or an Affiliate, (2) a reorganization, or (3) a consolidation.
Upon such transfer, Customer or Enrolled Affiliate must uninstall and discontinue using the licensed Product and render any copies unusable.
b. Notification of License Transfer. Enrolled Affiliate must notify Microsoft of a License transfer by completing a license transfer form, which can be obtained from http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/contracts and sending the completed form to Microsoft before the License transfer. No License transfer will be valid unless Enrolled Affiliate provides to the transferee, and the transferee accepts in writing, documents sufficient to enable the transferee to ascertain the scope, purpose and limitations of the rights granted by Microsoft under the licenses being transferred (includingthe applicable Use Rights, use and transfer restrictions, warranties and limitations of liability). Any License transfer not made in compliance with this section will be void.
c. Internal Assignment of Licenses and Software Assurance. Licenses and Software Assurance must be assigned to a single user or device within the Enterprise. Licenses and Software Assurance may be reassigned within the Enterprise as described in the Use Rights.
6. Term and termination.
a. Term. The term of this Agreement will remain in effect unless terminated by either party as described below. Each Enrollment will have the term provided in that Enrollment. b. Termination without cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement, without cause, upon 60 days’ written notice. In the event of termination, new Enrollments will not be accepted, but any existing Enrollment will continue for the term of such Enrollment and will continue to be governed by this Agreement.
c. Mid-term termination for non-appropriation of Funds. Enrolled Affiliate may terminate this Agreement or an Enrollment without liability, penalty or further obligation to make payments if funds to make payments under the Agreement or Enrollment are not appropriated or allocated by the Enrolled Affiliate for such purpose.
d. Termination for cause. Without limiting any other remedies it may have, either party may terminate an Enrollment if the other party materially breaches its obligations under this Agreement, including any obligation to submit orders or pay invoices. Except where the breach is by its nature not curable within 30 days, the terminating party must give the other party 30 days’ notice of its intent to terminate and an opportunity to cure the breach.
If Microsoft gives such notice to an Enrolled Affiliate, Microsoft also will give Customer a copy of that notice and Customer agrees to help resolve the breach. If the breach affects other Enrollments and cannot be resolved between Microsoft and Enrolled Affiliate, together with Customer’s help, within a reasonable period of time, Microsoft may terminate this Agreement and all Enrollments under it. If an Enrolled Affiliate ceases to be Customer’s Affiliate, it must promptly notify Microsoft, and Microsoft may terminate the former Affiliate’s Enrollment. If an Enrolled Affiliate terminates its Enrollment as a result of a breach by Microsoft, or if Microsoft terminates an Enrollment because Enrolled Affiliate ceases to be Customer’s Affiliate, then Enrolled Affiliate will have the early termination rights described in the Enrollment.
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e. Early termination. If (1) an Enrolled Affiliate terminates its Enrollment as a result of a breach by Microsoft, or (2) if Microsoft terminates an Enrollment because the Enrolled Affiliate has ceased to be an Affiliate of Customer, or (3) Enrolled Affiliate terminates an Enrollment for non- appropriation of funds, or (4) Microsoft terminates an Enrollment for non-payment due to non- appropriation of funds, then the Enrolled Affiliate will have the following options:
(i) It may immediately pay the total remaining amount due, including all installments, in which case, the Enrolled Affiliate will have perpetual rights for all Licenses it has ordered; or (ii) It may pay only amounts due as of the termination date, in which case the Enrolled Affiliate will have perpetual Licenses for:
1) all copies of Products (including the latest version of Products ordered under SA coverage in the current term) for which payment has been made in full, and 2) the number of copies of Products it has ordered (including the latest version of Products ordered under Software Assurance coverage in current term) that is proportional to the total of installment payments paid versus total amounts due (paid and payable) if the early termination had not occurred. (iii) In the case of early termination under subscription Enrollments, Enrolled Affiliate will have the following options:
1) For eligible Products, Enrolled Affiliate may obtain perpetual Licenses as described in the section of the Enrollment titled “Buy-out option,” provided that Microsoft receives the buy-out order for those Licenses within 60 days after Enrolled Affiliate provides notice of termination.
2) In the event of a breach by Microsoft, if Customer chooses not to exercise a buy-out option, Microsoft will issue Enrolled Affiliate a credit for any amount paid in advance for Subscription Licenses that the Enterprise will not be able to use to do the termination of the Enrollment.
Nothing in this section shall affect perpetual License rights acquired either in a separate agreement or in a prior term of the terminated Enrollment. f. Effect of termination or expiration. When an Enrollment expires or is terminated, (i) Enrolled Affiliate must order Licenses for all copies of Products it has run for which it has not previously submitted an order. Any and all unpaid payments for any order of any kind remain due and payable. Except as provided in the subsection titled “Early termination,” all unpaid payments for Licenses immediately become due and payable. (ii) Enrolled Affiliate’s right to Software Assurance benefits under this Agreement ends if it does not renew Software Assurance.
g. Modification or termination of an Online Service for regulatory reasons. Microsoft may modify or terminate an Online Service where there is any current or future government requirement or obligation that: (1) subjects Microsoft to any regulation or requirement not generally applicable to businesses operating in the jurisdiction; (2) presents a hardship for Microsoft to continue operating the Online Service without modification; and/or (3) causes Microsoft to believe these terms or the Online Service may conflict with any such requirement or obligation.
h. Program updates. Microsoft may make changes to this program that will make it necessary for Customer and its Enrolled Affiliates to enter into new agreements and Enrollments at the time of an Enrollment renewal.
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7. Use, ownership, rights, and restrictions.
a. Products. U nless otherwise specified in a supplemental agreement, use of any Product is governed by the Use Rights specific to each Product and version and by the terms of the applicable supplemental agreement.
b. Fixes. Each Fix is licensed under the same terms as the Product to which it applies. If a Fix is not provided for a specific Product, any use rights Microsoft provides with the Fix will apply. c. Non-Microsoft software and technology. Enrolled Affiliate is solely responsible for any non- Microsoft software or technology that it installs or uses with the Products or Fixes. d. Restrictions. Enrolled Affiliate must not (and is not licensed to) (1) reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any Product or Fix; (2) install or use non-Microsoft software or technology in any way that would subject Microsoft’s intellectual property or technology to any other license terms; or (3) work around any technical limitations in a Product or Fix or restrictions in Product documentation. Customer must not (and is not licensed to) (1) separate and run parts of a Product or Fix on more than one device, upgrade or downgrade parts of a Product or Fix at different times, or transfer parts of a Product or Fix separately; or (2) distribute, sublicense, rent, lease, lend any Products or Fixes, in whole or in part, or use them to offer hosting services to a third party.
e. Reservation of rights. Products and Fixes are protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights laws and international treaties. Microsoft reserves all rights not expressly granted in this agreement. No rights will be granted or implied by waiver or estoppel. Rights to access or use Software on a device do not give Customer any right to implement Microsoft patents or other Microsoft intellectual property in the device itself or in any other software or devices.
8. Confidentiality.
“Confidential Information” is non-public information that is designated “confidential” or that a reasonable person should understand is confidential, including Customer Data. Confidential Information does not include information that (1) becomes publicly available without a breach of this agreement, (2) the receiving party received lawfully from another source without a confidentiality obligation, (3) is independently developed, or (4) is a comment or suggestion volunteered about the other party’s business, products or services.
Each party will take reasonable steps to protect the other’s Confidential Information and will use the other party’s Confidential Information only for purposes of the parties’ business relationship. Neither party will disclose that Confidential Information to third parties, except to its employees, Affiliates, contractors, advisors and consultants (“Representatives”) and then only on a need-to-know basis under nondisclosure obligations at least as protective as this agreement. Each party remains responsible for the use of the Confidential Information by its Representatives and, in the event of discovery of any unauthorized use or disclosure, must promptly notify the other party.
A party may disclose the other’s Confidential Information if required by law; but only after it notifies the other party (if legally permissible) to enable the other party to seek a protective order.
Neither party is required to restrict work assignments of its Representatives who have had access to Confidential Information. Each party agrees that the use of information retained in Representatives’ unaided memories in the development or deployment of the parties’ respective products or services does not create liability under this Agreement or trade secret law, and each party agrees to limit what it discloses to the other accordingly.
These obligations apply (1) for Customer Data until it is deleted from the Online Services, and (2) for all other Confidential Information, for a period of five years after a party receives the Confidential Information.
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9. Privacy and compliance with laws.
a. Enrolled Affiliate consents to the processing of personal information by Microsoft and its agents to facilitate the subject matter of this Agreement. Enrolled Affiliate will obtain all required consents from third parties under applicable privacy and data protection law before providing personal information to Microsoft.
b. Personal information collected under this agreement (1) may be transferred, stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Microsoft or its service providers maintain facilities and (2) will be subject to the privacy terms specified in the Use Rights.
Microsoft will abide by the requirements of European Economic Area and Swiss data protection law regarding the collection, use, transfer, retention, and other processing of personal data from the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
c. U.S. export. Products and Fixes are subject to U.S. export jurisdiction. Enrolled Affiliate must comply with all applicable international and national laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations and International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and end-user, end use and destination restrictions issued by U.S. and other governments related to Microsoft products, services and technologies.
10. Warranties.
a. Limited warranties and remedies.
(i) Software. Microsoft warrants that each version of the Software will perform substantially as described in the applicable Product documentation for one year from the date the Enterprise is first licensed for that version. If it does not and the Enterprise notifies Microsoft within the warranty term, then Microsoft will, at its option (1) return the price Enrolled Affiliate paid for the Software license, or (2) repair or replace the Software. (ii) Online Services. Microsoft warrants that each Online Service will perform in accordance with the applicable SLA during the Enterprise’s use. The Enterprise’s remedies for breach of this warranty are in the SLA.
The remedies above are the Enterprise’s sole remedies for breach of the warranties in this section. Customer waives any breach of warranty claims not made during the warranty period. b. Exclusions. The warranties in this agreement do not apply to problems caused by accident, abuse, or use in a manner inconsistent with this Agreement, including failure to meet minimum system requirements. These warranties do not apply to free, trial, pre-release, or beta products, or to components of Products that Enrolled Affiliate is permitted to redistribute. c. Disclaimer. Except for the limited warranties above, Microsoft provides no other warranties or conditions and disclaims any other express, implied, or statutory warranties, including warranties of quality, title, non-infringement, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose.
11. Defense of third party claims.
The parties will defend each other against the third-party claims described in this section and will pay the amount of any resulting adverse final judgment or approved settlement, but only if the defending party is promptly notified in writing of the claim and has the right to control the defense and any settlement of it. The party being defended must provide the defending party with all requested assistance, information, authority, and must take all reasonable action to mitigate its losses arising from the third- party claim. The defending party will reimburse the other party for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses it incurs in providing assistance.
This section describes the parties’ sole remedies and entire liability for such claims. a. By Microsoft. Microsoft will defend Enrolled Affiliate against any third-party claim to the extent it alleges that a Product or Fix made available by Microsoft for a fee and used within the scope
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of the license granted (unmodified from the form provided by Microsoft and not combined with anything else) misappropriates a trade secret or directly infringes a patent, copyright, trademark or other proprietary right of a third party. If Microsoft is unable to resolve a claim of infringement under commercially reasonable terms, it may, at its option, either (1) modify or replace the Product or Fix with a functional equivalent; or (2) terminate Enrolled Affiliate’s license and refund any prepaid license fees (less depreciation on a five-year, straight-line basis) for perpetual licenses and any amount paid for Online Services for any usage period after the termination date. Microsoft will not be liable for any claims or damages due to Enrolled Affiliate’s continued use of a Product or Fix after being notified to stop due to a third-party claim. b. By Enrolled Affiliate. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Enrolled Affiliate will defend Microsoft against any third-party claim to the extent it alleges that: (1) any Customer Data or non-Microsoft software hosted in an Online Service by Microsoft on Enrolled Affiliate's behalf misappropriates a trade secret or directly infringes a patent, copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right of a third party; or (2) Enrolled Affiliate’s use of any Product or Fix, alone or in combination with anything else, violates the law or damages a third party.
12. Limitation of liability.
For each Product, each party’s maximum, aggregate liability to the other under this Agreement is limited to direct damages finally awarded in an amount not to exceed the amounts Enrolled Affiliate paid for the applicable Products during the term of this Agreement, subject to the following:
a. Online Services. For Online Services, Microsoft’s maximum liability to Enrolled Affiliate for any incident giving rise to a claim will not exceed the amount Enrolled Affiliate paid for the Online Service during the 12 months before the incident. b. Free Products and Distributable Code. For Products provided free of charge and code that Enrolled Affiliate is authorized to redistribute to third parties without separate payment to Microsoft, Microsoft’s liability is limited to direct damages finally awarded up to US$5,000. c. Exclusions. In no event will either party be liable for indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages, or for loss of use, loss of business information, loss of revenue, or interruption of business, however caused or on any theory of liability. d. Exceptions. No limitation or exclusions will apply to liability arising out of either party’s (1) confidentiality obligations (except for all liability related to Customer Data, which will remain subject to the limitations and exclusions above); (2) defense obligations; or (3) violation of the other party’s intellectual property rights.
13. Verifying compliance.
a. Right to verify compliance. Enrolled Affiliate must keep records relating to all use and distribution of Products by Enrolled Affiliate and its Affiliates. Microsoft has the right, at its expense, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to verify such compliance with the Product’s license terms. Microsoft will engage an independent auditor and Enrolled Affiliate must provide the independent auditor with any information the auditor reasonably requests in furtherance of the verification, including visible access to systems running the Products and evidence of Licenses for Products Enrolled Affiliate hosts, sublicenses, or distributes to third parties.
Enrolled Affiliate must provide, without undue delay, the foregoing information and access upon request of the independent auditor
b. Verification process. Microsoft will notify Enrolled Affiliate at least 30 calendar days in advance of its intent to verify Enrolled Affiliate’s compliance with the license terms for the Products Enrolled Affiliate use or distribute. The independent auditor is subject to a confidentiality obligation sufficient to cover the auditor’s engagement with Enrolled Affiliate for the verification process. Enrolled Affiliate may, at its discretion, also require a mutually agreeable confidentiality agreement with the independent auditor for access to premises, data
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and systems. Such confidentiality agreement between Enrolled Affiliate and auditor must be completed within fourteen (14) days of such request, and shall not restrict the ability for the independent auditor to accurately verify compliance and share the resulting information with Microsoft. Any information collected will be us ed solely for purposes of determining Enrolled Affiliate’s compliance. This verification will take place during normal business hours and the auditor will make best efforts not to int erfere with Enrolled Affiliate’s operations during the course of the audit.
c. Remedies for non-compliance. If verification reveals any use of Products without applicable license rights, then within 30 days Enrolled Affiliate must order sufficient licenses to cover its use, and, if such use or distribution is determined to be in excess of Enrolled Affiliate’s existing licenses by 5% or more of the audited environment(s) in aggregate, then Enrolled Affiliate must reimburse Microsoft for the costs Microsoft incurred in obtaining the verification and acquire the necessary additional licenses. Such licenses will be obtained at 125% of the price, based on the then- current price list. The use percentage is based on the total number of Products used without applicable liscense rights (as described above) compared to the total Product use. I f it is verified that Product use is sufficiently licensed, Microsoft will not require the Enterprise to engage in another verification for at least one year. By exercising the rights and procedures described above, Microsoft does not waive its rights to enforce its rights under these Additional Use Rights and Restrictions or to protect its intellectual property by any other legal or contractual means.
14. Miscellaneous.
a. Use of contractors. Microsoft may use contractors to perform services but will be responsible for their performance subject to the terms of this Agreement. b. Microsoft as independent contractor. The parties are independent contractors. Enrolled Affiliate and Microsoft each may develop products independently without using the other’s Confidential Information.
c. Notices. Notices to Microsoft must be sent to the address on the signature form. Notices must be in writing and will be treated as delivered on the date shown on the return receipt or on the courier or fax confirmation of delivery. Microsoft may provide information to Enrolled Affiliate about upcoming ordering deadlines, services, and subscription information in electronic form, including by email to contacts provided by Enrolled Affiliate. Emails will be treated as delivered on the transmission date.
d. Agreement not exclusive. Customer is free to enter into agreements to license, use or promote non-Microsoft products.
e. Amendments. Any amendment to this Agreement must be executed by both parties, except that Microsoft may change the Product Terms and the Use Rights from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any conflicting terms and conditions contained in an Enrolled Affiliate’s purchase order will not apply. Microsoft may require Customer to sign a new agreement or an amendment before an Enrolled Affiliate enters into an Enrollment under this agreement.
f. Assignment. Either party may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate but must notify the other party in writing of the assignment. Any other proposed assignment must be approved by the non-assigning party in writing. Assignment will not relieve the assigning party of its obligations under the assigned agreement. Any attempted assignment without required approval will be void.
g. Applicable law; dispute resolution. The terms of this Agreement will be governed by the laws of Customer’s state, without giving effect to its conflict of laws. Disputes relating to this Agreement will be subject to applicable dispute resolution laws of Customer’s state.
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h. Severability. If any provision in this agreement is held to be unenforceable, the balance of the agreement will remain in full force and effect.
i. Waiver. Failure to enforce any provision of this agreement will not constitute a waiver. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by the waiving party. j. No third-party beneficiaries. This Agreement does not create any third-party beneficiary rights.
k. Survival. All provisions survive termination or expiration of this Agreement except those requiring performance only during the term of the Agreement. l. Management and Reporting. Customer and/or Enrolled Affiliate may manage account details (e.g., contacts, orders, Licenses, software downloads) at:
https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/servicecenter (or a successor site). Upon the effective date of this Agreement and any Enrollments, the contact(s) identified for this purpose will be provided access to this site and may authorize additional users and contacts. m. Order of precedence. In the case of a conflict between any documents in this Agreement that is not expressly resolved in those documents, their terms will control in the following order from highest to lowest priority: (1) this Enterprise Agreement, (2) any Enrollment, (3) the Product Terms, (4) orders submitted under this Agreement, and (5) any other documents in this Agreement. Terms in an amendment control over the amended document and any prior amendments concerning the same subject matter.
n. Free Products. It is Microsoft's intent that the terms of this Agreement and the Use Rights be in compliance with all applicable federal law and regulations. Any free Product provided to Enrolled Affiliate is for the sole use and benefit of the Enrolled Affiliate and is not provided for use by or personal benefit of any specific government employee. o. Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates. Microsoft supports the government’s obligation to provide accessible technologies to its citizens with disabilities as required by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and its state law counterparts. The Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (“VPATs”) for the Microsoft technologies used in providing the Online Services can be found at Microsoft’s VPAT page. Further information regarding Microsoft’s commitment to accessibility can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/enable. p. Natural disaster. In the event of a “natural disaster,” Microsoft may provide additional assistance or rights by posting them on http://www.microsoft.com at such time. q. Copyright violation. Except as set forth in the section above entitled “Transferring and reassigning Licenses”, the Enrolled Affiliate agrees to pay for, and comply with the terms of this Agreement and the Use Rights, for the Products it uses. Except to the extent Enrolled Affiliate is licensed under this Agreement, it will be responsible for its breach of this contract and violation of Microsoft’s copyright in the Products, including payment of License fees specified in this Agreement for unlicensed use.