Mind the Product Professional Services Agreement
This Mind the Product Professional Services Agreement (“PSA”) is entered into between Customer and MTP as of the Effective Date. If you are agreeing to this PSA, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind Customer to this PSA. Capitalized terms will have the meanings set forth below.
1. Definitions.
“Agreement” means, collectively, this PSA and the Order Form(s).
“Customer” means the entity that is a party to this PSA or any Customer Affiliate that is party to an Order Form that incorporates this PSA.
“Effective Date” means the earliest of the date: (i) of the later signature of a party hereto, and (iii) Customer accepts this PSA (including by signing an Order Form).
“MTP” means Pendo.io, Inc., a Delaware corporation dba Mind the Product on behalf of itself and its Affiliates.
“Order Form” means an MTP ordering document used to purchase Services.
2. General.
3. Payment.
4. Term and Termination.
4.2. Expiration and Termination.
4.2.2 Either party may terminate the Agreement (in whole or with respect to an applicable Order Form) upon written notice to the other party: (a) if such other party materially breaches any provision of the Agreement and, if capable of cure, fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days following such written notice thereof; (b) if such other party enters into compulsory or voluntary liquidation, or ceases to carry on business, or takes or suffers any similar action which the other party reasonably believes means that it may be unable to pay its debts; or (c) immediately upon written notice to Customer if Customer infringes upon or misappropriates MTP’s intellectual property.
4.2.3. Either party may terminate the Agreement (in whole) at any time immediately upon written notice to the other party if all term(s) of all Professional Services have expired. If no Professional Services are contracted for, or being delivered by, MTP for a period of one (1)-year pursuant to this Agreement, then this Agreement (in whole) will terminate automatically at such one (1)-year mark.
4.3. Effects of Expiration and Termination. The expiration or termination of an individual Order Form or any Professional Services will not impact any other Order Form or any Professional Services or the remainder of the Agreement. Customer will pay for all Professional Services up to the effective date of expiration or termination. The provisions of Sections 3, 4.3, 5, 6, 7.2, 9, 10.4, 11 (except that the rights and obligations set forth in Section 11 will survive only with respect to claims based on actions or inactions that occurred during the term of the Agreement, and such provision will otherwise be of no force or effect), 12 and 13, and any and all remedies for breach of the Agreement, will survive any termination or expiration of the Agreement.
5. Confidentiality.
5.2. Obligations. The Receiving Party will use at least the same degree of care to protect the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information that it uses to protect its own confidential information of like-kind (but not less than reasonable care) including by, except as otherwise authorized by the Disclosing Party, limiting access to the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to Receiving Party’s employees, contractors, Affiliates and agents who have a need to know the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information for purposes consistent with the Agreement and that are subject to confidentiality obligations to the Receiving Party containing protections not materially less protective than those contained herein.
5.3 Compelled Disclosure. Nothing in the Agreement will prevent the Receiving Party from disclosing the Confidential Information pursuant to any judicial or governmental order or as otherwise required by law, provided that, where legally permissible, the Receiving Party gives the Disclosing Party reasonable prior notice of such disclosure.
6. Personal Data Protection.
7. Customer Obligations; Feedback.
7.2. From time to time, Customer or its personnel may submit to MTP comments, questions, enhancement requests, suggestions, ideas, process descriptions or other information related to the Professional Services (“Feedback”). Customer hereby grants to MTP a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use and incorporate the Feedback for any purpose without restriction, attribution or payment to Customer.
8. Use of Subcontractors.
9. Ownership of Materials.
10. Warranty; Disclaimer.
10.2. Exceptions. The limited warranty set forth in Section 10.1 will not apply to Customer’s failure to comply with any minimum system requirements specified in the Agreement or any deficiency in Customer’s systems or network used to access the Professional Services.
10.3. Remedial Efforts. If MTP breaches any of the warranties set forth in Section 10.1, MTP may, at its option and expense, take any of the following steps to remedy such breach: (a) repair the Professional Services or (b) replace the Professional Services with functionally equivalent products; provided that if MTP cannot remedy such breach in a commercially reasonable manner, Customer may terminate, as its sole and exclusive remedy and MTP’s entire liability, the affected Professional Services and receive a pro rata refund of the fees paid by Customer for the Professional Services for the remaining portion of the unused term.
10.4. Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.1, MTP MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” MTP HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY: (A) IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT; AND (B) IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE OF DEALING, OR USAGE OF TRADE.
11. Indemnification.
11.2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, MTP will not have any liability or obligations under Section 11.1 if the alleged infringement or the claim is based upon or results from use of the Professional Services or Training Materials other than as permitted under this Agreement. The foregoing states the entire liability of MTP, and Customer’s exclusive remedy, with respect to any actual or alleged violation of intellectual property rights by any of the Professional Services or any part thereof.
11.3. Indemnification Procedures. In the event of an indemnifiable claim under Section 11.1, Customer must: (a) provide prompt written notice to MTP of the claim and information in its possession with respect to, including a reasonable estimate of the amount of damages involved in the claim (but any delay by Customer in giving such notice will not excuse MTP’s obligations under Section 11.1 except to the extent, if any, that MTP is materially prejudiced by such delay); (b) give MTP sole authority to defend and settle the claim (except that MTP may not enter any settlement that requires Customer to admit any liability without Customer’s prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); and (c) provide reasonable assistance to MTP (at MTP’s cost). If any indemnifiable claim includes allegations regarding non-indemnifiable matters, MTP will only be responsible for the share of losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (as set forth above) relating to the indemnifiable matter.
12. Disclaimer of Damages; Limitation of Liability
12.2. Limitation of Liability. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL MTP’S (INCLUDING ITS AGENTS’, AFFILIATES’, LICENSORS’ AND SUPPLIERS’) TOTAL LIABILITY FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY), OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, THE FEES PAID WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY UNDER THE MOST APPLICABLE ORDERING DOCUMENT DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE EVENT THAT GAVE RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
13. Other Provisions.
13.2. Independent Contractors. MTP and Customer are independent contractors and nothing in the Agreement creates an employment, partnership or agency relationship between the parties or any affiliate. Each party is solely responsible for supervision, control and payment of its personnel.
13.3. Assignment. Neither party may assign, delegate, or otherwise transfer the Agreement or any of its rights, duties or and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, in the event of the sale or transfer of substantially all of its assets, or a sale, merger or change of control, either party may assign any or all rights and obligations contained herein without consent. Both parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice to the relevant party upon such assignment. Any assignment in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. The Agreement will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors and permitted assigns of the parties.
13.4. Severability. If any term or provision of the Agreement should be declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction or by operation of law, the remaining terms and provisions of the Agreement will be unimpaired, and the invalid term or provisions will be replaced by such valid term or provisions as comes closest to the intention underlying the invalid term or provision.
13.5. Notice. Any notice or other communications required or permitted in the Agreement will be in English and in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given to a party: (a) upon receipt, if delivered by hand or sent by nationally recognized overnight delivery service; (b) one (1) business day after sending by email or other electronic method that provides for confirmation of transmission (except that notices of termination or with respect to a dispute or indemnifiable claim may not be sent in this manner); or (c) three (3) days after mailing by first class certified mail, postage prepaid,
in each case, to the following address (or such other address as a party may designate in accordance with this Section):
To MTP:
Pendo.io, Inc. dba Mind the Product
301 Hillsborough Street, Suite 1900
Raleigh, NC 27603
Attn: Legal
To Customer:
Customer contact’s address set forth on the applicable Order Form.
13.6. Integration. The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous proposals, negotiations, conversations, discussions and agreements between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof. In the event of a conflict between the terms of an Order Form and this PSA, the PSA shall control unless expressly set forth in the Order Form. There are no representations, agreements, arrangements or understandings between the parties relating to the subject matter of the Agreement that are not fully expressed herein, and each party waives any rights and remedies that may otherwise be available to it based upon any such representations, agreements, arrangements or understandings.
13.7. Amendments. No amendment or modification or waiver of any provision of the Agreement will be effective unless the same will be in writing and, in the case of an amendment or modification, signed by both parties or, in the case of a waiver, signed by the party against which the waiver is sought to be enforced.
13.8. Applicable Law and Claims. The Agreement will be interpreted, construed and enforced in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to choice of law principles or rules. All claims or proceedings arising under, out of or in connection with the Agreement will be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts located in Wilmington, Delaware, and each party irrevocably submits to such venue and the personal jurisdiction of such courts. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each party waives the right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising under, out of or in connection with the Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
13.9. Force Majeure. Neither party will be liable for any failure to perform, or delay in performing, an obligation under the Agreement (other than Customer’s payment obligations) or loss resulting from a cause over which it does not have direct control.
13.10. Dispute Resolution. Prior to initiating any claim or proceeding under, arising out of or in connection with the Agreement, the parties will make a good faith effort to resolve the underlying dispute. Such good faith effort will include: (a) elevating the issue to management personnel of each party who have the power to settle the dispute on behalf of that party and, if such management-level discussions fail after ten (10) business days, further elevating the matter to a vice president level executive for each party to continue good faith efforts to resolve the matter for an additional ten (10) business days; and (b) reasonably sharing relevant, non-privileged documents, books and records and other materials, as reasonably requested, in connection with the dispute.
13.11. Counterparts. This PSA may be executed by electronic signature and in counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which, taken together, will constitute one and the same instrument.