Spendkey SAAS Agreement
PARTIES
(1) Spendkey Limited incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number13024995 whose registered office is at 213 Kingsbury Road, Sri Abji Bapashree House, Suite 15 I Floor, London NW9 8AQ United Kingdom, (the "Supplier"); and
(2) <insert client name>a company registered in England and Wales under registration number <insert>whose registered address is <insert> (the "Customer")
RECITAL
(A) The Supplier has developed certain software applications and platforms which it makes available to subscribers via the internet on a pay-per-transaction basis for the purpose of categorising and analysing 3rd party expenditure and related activities.
(B) The Customer wishes to use the Supplier's Services in its internal business operations.
() The Supplier hasagreed to provide, and the Customer has agreed to take and pay for theSupplier's Services subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement.
WHEREBY IT IS AGREED as follows:
1. INTERPRETATION
1.1 The definitions and rules of interpretation in this clause apply in this agreement.
“Affiliate” means any subsidiary or parent undertaking of the Customer as defined in s1159 of the Companies Act 2006;
"Authorised Users" means those employees, agents and independent contractors of the Customer who reside in the Territory and who are authorised by the Customer to import Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents and use the Services and the Documentation, as further described in clause 2.3.3;
"Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England when banks in London are open for business;
"Confidential Information" means information that is proprietary or confidential and is either clearly labelled as such or identified as Confidential Information in clause 10;
"Customer Data" means the input of Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents by the Customer, Authorised Users, or the Supplier on the Customer's behalf into the Spendkey web interface for the purpose of using the Services or facilitating the Customer's use of the Services and shall include all modifications thereof;
"Deliverable" means any materials, software or other output generated by the Supplier or the Supplier Personnel in performing its obligations under this agreement;
"Documentation" means the document or help menu made available to the Customer by the Supplier online via www.spendkey.io or such other web address notified by the Supplier to the Customer from time to time which sets out a description ofthe Services and the user instructions for the Services;
"Effective Date" means the date of this agreement;
"Initial Term" means as set out in schedule 1;
"Normal Business Hours" means 9.00 am to 5.00 pm UK time, eachBusiness Day;
"Renewal Period" has the meaning given in clause 14 (being successive periods of 12 months following the Initial Term);
"Services" means the license services provided by the Supplier to the Customer under this agreement via www.spendkey.io or any other website notified to the Customer by the Supplier from time to time, as more particularly described in the Documentation;
"Software" means the online software applications provided by the Supplier as part of the Services;
"License Fees" means the license fees payable by the Customer to the Supplier for the number of Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents used by the Customer, as set out in
Schedule1: Fees;
"Supplier Personnel" means Supplier's directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors and subcontractors and the employees of its agents, contractors and subcontractors;
"Support Services Policy" means the Supplier's policy for providing support in relation to the Services as set out in Schedule 2:Support Services Policy;
"Term" has the meaning given in clause 14 (being the Initial Term together with any subsequent renewals);
“Territory” means EMEA for the purposes of this agreement "Aggregated Annual Spend " means the number of Aggregated Annual Spend purchased by the Customer pursuant to clause 8 which entitle Authorised Users to access the Software, import Customer Data and use the Services and the Documentation in accordance with this agreement;
“Aggregated Annual Documents” means the number of Aggregated Annual Documents purchased by the Customer pursuant to clause 8 which entitle Authorised Users to access the Software, import Customer Data and use the Services and the Documentation in accordance with this agreement;
1.2 Clause, schedule and paragraph headings shall not affect the interpretation of this agreement.
1.3 Any reference to persons includes natural persons, firms, partnerships, limited liability partnerships, companies, corporations, unincorporated associations, local authorities, governments, states, foundations and trusts (in each case whether or not having separate legal personality) and any agency of any of the above.
1.4 A reference to a company shall include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established.
1.5 Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular.
1.6 Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to all genders.
1.7 A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as it is in force as at the date of this agreement.
1.8 A reference to a statute or statutory provision shall include all subordinate legislation made as at the date of this agreement under that statute or statutory provision.
1.9 A reference to writing or written includes faxes but not e-mail.
1.10 References to clauses and schedules are to the clauses and schedules of this agreement; references to paragraphs are to paragraphs of the relevant schedule to this agreement.
2. AGGREGATED ANNUAL SPEND AND AGGREGATED ANNUALDOCUMENTS
2.1 Subject to the Customer purchasing Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents in accordance with clause 3 and clause 8.1, the restrictions set out in this clause 2 and the other terms and conditions of this agreement, the Supplier hereby grants to the Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to permit the Authorised Users to access the Software, import Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents and to use the Services and the Documentation during the Term solely for the Customer's internal business operations. The licence terms governing the use of the Deliverables is set out in clause 9.4 below.
2.2 In relation to the Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents, the Customer undertakes that:
2.2.1 the maximum number of Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents that it is authorised to import and use the Services and the Documentation shall not exceed the number of Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents it has purchased from time to time;
2.2.2 it shall maintain a written, up to date record of Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents and provide such record to the Supplier within 5 Business Days of the Supplier's written request at any time or times;
2.2.3 it shall permit the Supplier to audit the Services in order to establish the use of Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents in each Renewal Period. Such audit may be conducted no more than once per year, at the Supplier's expense, and this right shall be exercised with reasonable prior notice, in such a manner as not to substantially interfere with the Customer's normal conduct of business.
2.3 In relation to the Authorised Users, the Customer undertakes that:
2.3.1 it will not allow or suffer any username or password to be used by more than one individual Authorised User unless it has been reassigned in its entirety to another individual Authorised User, in which case the prior Authorised User shall no longer have any right to access or use the Services and/or Documentation;
2.3.2 each Authorised User shall keep a secure password for his use of the Services and Documentation, that such password shall be changed no less frequently than Monthly and that each Authorised User shall keep his password confidential;
2.3.3 it shall maintain a written, up to date list of current Authorised Users and provide such list to the Supplier within 5 Business Days of the Supplier's written request at any time or times;
2.3.4 it shall permit the Supplier to audit the Services in order to establish the use of usernames and passwords of Authorised Users within the Territory. Such audit may be conducted no more than once per year, at the Supplier's expense, and this right shall be exercised with reasonable prior notice, in such a manner as not to substantially interfere with the Customer's normal conduct of business;
2.4 If any of the audits referred to in clause 2.2.3 and 2.3.4 reveal that the maximum number of Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents has been exceeded or that any username or password has been provided to any individual outside the Territory, then without prejudice to the Supplier's other rights, the Customer shall promptly disable the import of Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents and disable usernames and passwords and the Supplier shall not issue any new Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents, usernames and passwords omitted; and
2.5 if any of the audits referred to in clause 2.2.3 and 2.3.4 reveal that the Customer has underpaid License Fees to the Supplier, then without prejudice to the Supplier's other rights, the Customer shall pay to the Supplier an amount equal to such underpayment as calculated in accordance with the prices set out in
2.6 Schedule 1: Fees within 7 Business Days of the date of the relevant audit.
2.7 The Customer shall not:
2.7.1 except as may be allowed by any applicable law which is incapable of exclusion by agreement between the parties:
2.7.1.1 and except to the extent expressly permitted under this agreement, attempt to copy, modify, duplicate, create derivative works from, frame, mirror, republish, download, display, transmit, or distribute all or any portion of the Software and/or Documentation (as applicable) in any form or media or by any means; or
2.7.1.2 attempt to reverse compile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise reduce to human-perceivable form all or any part of the Software; or
2.7.1.3 access all or any part of the Services and Documentation in order to build a product or service which competes with the Services and/or the Documentation; or
2.7.1.4 use the Services and/or Documentation to provide services to third parties; or
2.7.1.5 subject to clause 21.1, license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, display, disclose, or otherwise commercially exploit, or otherwise make the Services and/or Documentation available to any third party except the Authorised Users, or
2.7.1.6 attempt to obtain, or assist third parties in obtaining, access to the Services and/or Documentation, other than as provided under this clause 2; and
2.8 The Customer shall use all reasonable endeavours to prevent any unauthorised access to, or use of, the Services and/or the Documentation and, in the event of any such unauthorised access or use, promptly notify the Supplier.
2.9 The rights provided under this clause 2 are granted to the Customer and its Affiliates.
3. ADDITIONAL AGGREGATED ANNUAL SPEND AND AGGREGATED ANNUAL DOCUMENTS
3.1 Subject to clause
3.2, the Customer may, from time to time during the Term, purchase additional Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents and the Supplier shall grant the import of such additional Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents to the Software in accordance with the provisions of this agreement.
3.2 If the Customer wishes to purchase additional Aggregated Annual Spend and Aggregated Annual Documents, the Customer shall purchase these by paying the relevant license fees to the Supplier as per the License Fees outlined in
3.3 Schedule 1: Fees. Any additional Fees will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis, calculated according to the number of months, and rounded up to the nearest whole month, remaining in the period and charged in advance.
4. SERVICES
4.1 The Supplier shall, during the Term, provide the Services and make available the Documentation to the Customer on and subject to the terms of this agreement.
4.2 The Supplier shall use reasonable endeavours to make the Services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except for: 4.2.1 planned maintenance carried out during the maintenance window of 10.00 pm to 4.00 am UK time; and
4.2.2 unscheduled maintenance performed outside Normal Business Hours.
4.3 The Supplier will, as part of the Services and at no additional cost to the Customer, provide the Customer with the Supplier's standard customer support services during Normal Business Hours in accordance with Schedule 2:Support Services Policy
4.4 The Supplier may amend the Support Services Policy in its sole and absolute discretion from time to time. The Customer may purchase enhanced support services separately at the Supplier's then current rates.
5. CUSTOMER DATA
