Unlaunch Terms of Service
Last Updated: May 10, 2020
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICE OFFERED BY Unlaunch (“UNLAUNCH”). BY MUTUALLY EXECUTING ONE OR MORE ORDER FORMS WITH COMPANY WHICH REFERENCE THESE TERMS (EACH, A “SERVICE ORDER”) OR BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES IN ANY MANNER, YOU (“YOU” OR “CUSTOMER”) AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS (TOGETHER WITH ALL ORDER FORMS, THE “AGREEMENT”) TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS. YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT; IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF AN ORGANIZATION OR ENTITY, REFERENCES TO “CUSTOMER” AND “YOU” IN THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT THIS SENTENCE, REFER TO THAT ORGANIZATION OR ENTITY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING, YOU MAY NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SERVICES IN ANY MANNER. IF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER, ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO SUCH TERMS.
1. SCOPE OF SERVICE AND RESTRICTIONS
This section covers scope of service and restrictions.
1.1 Access to and Scope of Service
Subject to Unlaunch’s receipt of the applicable Fees with respect to the service specified in the corresponding Service Order (the “Service”), Unlaunch will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Service available to Customer as set forth in this Agreement and the Service Order. Subject to Customer’s compliance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the Service Order, Customer may access and use the Service during the period specified in the Service Order. Any such use of the Service by Customer is solely for Customer’s internal business.
1.2 Trials
If Customer is accessing or making use of the Service on a trial basis or on an evaluation basis (the “Trial”), Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Trial is provided on an “as-is” basis, and the Trial is provided without any indemnification, support, or warranties or representation of any kind. Further, the Trial may be subject to certain additional restrictions, modification, limitations all as determined by Unlaunch from time-to-time. Unlaunch may terminate, restrict, discontinue or limit Trials at any time and in Unlaunch’s sole discretion.
1.3 Free Service
If Customer is accessing or making use of the Free Service (the “Free Service”) without paying any fees, Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Free Service is provided on an “as-is” basis, and the Free Service is provided without any indemnification, uptime and support guarantees, or warranties or representation of any kind. Further, the Free Service may be subject to certain additional restrictions, modification, limitations all as determined by Unlaunch from time-to-time. Unlaunch may terminate, restrict, discontinue or limit the Free Service or any Customer Account at any time and at Unlaunch’s sole discretion. Customer understands that additional, paid features are accessible from the Free Service, but use of those features shall be limited by Unlaunchs rights under this Section 1.3
1.4 Restrictions
Customer will use the Service only in accordance with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, laws related to data (whether applicable within the United States, the European Union, or otherwise). Customer agrees not to (and will not allow any third party to): (i) remove or otherwise alter any proprietary notices or labels from the Service or any portion thereof; (ii) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the underlying structure, ideas, or algorithms of the Service or any software used to provide or make the Service available; or (iii) rent, resell or otherwise allow any third party access to or use of the Service; (iv) modify, copy or create derivative works of the Service; (v) access the Service for the purpose of building a competitive product or service; (vi) publish any product evaluation, benchmarking or other comparative analysis of the Service without Unlaunch’s prior written consent;(vii) provide access to the Service by a known direct competitor of Unlaunch; (viii) do any “mirroring” or “framing” of any part of the Service, or create Internet links to the Service; (xi) access or otherwise use the Service in any manner if you are a competitor to Unlaunch.
1.5 Ownership
Unlaunch retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Service, and any software, products, works or other intellectual property created, used, provided or made available by Unlaunch under or in connection with the Service. Customer may from time to time provide suggestions, comments or other feedback to Unlaunch with respect to the Service (“Feedback”). Feedback, even if designated as confidential by Customer, shall not create any confidentiality obligation for Unlaunch notwithstanding anything else. Customer shall, and hereby does, grant to Unlaunch a nonexclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free, fully paid up license to use and exploit the Feedback for any purpose. Nothing in this Agreement will impair Unlaunch’s right to develop, acquire, license, market, promote or distribute products, software or technologies that perform the same or similar functions as, or otherwise compete with any products, software or technologies that Customer may develop, produce, market, or distribute.
1.6 Customer Data
Customer is solely responsible for Customer Data including, but not limited to: (a) compliance with all applicable laws and this Agreement; (b) any claims relating to Customer Data; (c) any claims that Customer Data infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates the rights of any third party; and (d) backing up and maintaining Customer Data.
If Unlaunch processes Customer’s “Personal Data,” under this Agreement and such Personal Data is subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), the Customer may require Unlaunch to enter into a Data Processing Agreement (“DPA”) with it. Under such a DPA, Unlaunch shall be the data “Processor” and the Customer shall be the data “Controller.” Please note that the processing of Personal Data pursuant to this Agreements shall be subject to the Unlaunch’s DPA. All capitalized terms not defined herein i.e., under this Section 6.5 shall have the same meaning as ascribed to them under Article 4 of GDPR.
Unlaunch shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the security and integrity of the Services and all Customer Data controlled by Unlaunch. Unlaunch is not responsible for unauthorized access to Customer Data or the unauthorized use of the Services unless such access is directly due to Unlaunch’s willful misconduct. Customer is responsible for the use of the Services by any person to whom Customer has given access to the Services, even if Customer did not authorize such use. Unlaunch reserves the right to retain Customer Data for up to thirty (30) days following the termination or expiration of the corresponding Order. Thereafter, Customer agrees and acknowledges that Customer Data may be irretrievably deleted.
1.7 Uptime and Support
Subject to Customer’s payment of the corresponding fees, Unlaunch will use reasonable efforts to make the Service available to Customer at least 99.9% of the time during each month during the applicable Service Order period, excluding downtime attributable to any scheduled maintenance (the “SLA”), but makes no guarantees on the uptime. Customer may terminate the corresponding Service Order if: the Service does not meet the SLA for three (3) consecutive months (an “SLA Claim”); Customer provides Unlaunch with all information necessary to support the SLA Claim; and Customer provides Unlaunch with written notice of termination within thirty (30) days of the date of the occurrence of the SLA Claim. In addition, Unlaunch will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Unlaunch support services as specified in the corresponding Service Order available to Customer (the “Unlaunch Support”).
1.8 Service Suspension
Unlaunch may suspend Customer’s access to or use of the Service as follows: (a) immediately if Unlaunch reasonably believes Customer’s use of the Service may pose a security risk to or may adversely impact the Service; (b) immediately if Customer become insolvent, has ceased to operate in the ordinary course, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or becomes the subject of any bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or similar proceeding; (c) following thirty (30) days written notice if Customer is in breach of this Agreement or any Service Order (and has not cured such breach, if curable, within the thirty (30) days of such notice); or (d) Customer has failed to pay Unlaunch the Fees with respect to the Service. If any amount owing by Customer is thirty (30) or more days overdue (or 10 or more days overdue in the case of invoices to be paid by credit card), Unlaunch may, without limiting any rights and remedies, accelerate Customer’s unpaid fee obligations to become immediately due and payable, and suspend the provision of the Service to Customer until the overdue amounts are paid in full. Unlaunch will give Customer at least seven (7) days’ prior notice that its account is overdue before suspending services to Customer due to overdue amounts.
FEES AND TAXES
This section covers fees and taxes.
2.1 Fees
Customer shall pay to Unlaunch the fees as set forth in each applicable Service Order(s) (collectively, the “Fees”) and will provide accurate and updated billing contact information. Minimum commitments as set forth in Service Orders are (a) based on the Service purchased and not actual usage; (b) non-cancelable; and (c) cannot be decreased during the specified term set forth in such Service Order. Fees paid for minimum commitments and actual usage are not refundable. Customer’s payments of Fees are neither (x) contingent on the delivery of any future functionality or features, nor (y) dependent on statements not set forth in this Agreement.
2.2 Invoicing Terms
If the Service Order specifies that payment will occur by a method other than a credit card, Customer shall provide a purchase order number in the applicable amount (or reasonable alternative proof of Customer’s ability to pay the fees specified in a Service Order), and promptly notify Unlaunch of any changes necessary for payment of an invoice. Unlaunch will invoice Customer either monthly or according to the billing frequency stated in the Service Order. Invoices to be paid by credit card are due on the invoice date, all other invoices are due pursuant to the corresponding Service Order. If any invoiced amount is not received by Unlaunch by the due date, then without limiting Unlaunch’s rights or remedies: (a) those charges may accrue late interest at the rate of 1.5% of the outstanding balance per month, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is lower, and (b) Unlaunch may condition future renewals and Service Orders on shorter payment terms. If Customer is paying for the Service by credit card, Customer will provide Unlaunch with valid credit card information and promptly notify Unlaunch of any changes necessary to charge the credit card. The provision of credit card information to Unlaunch authorizes Unlaunch to charge the credit card for the Service(s) specified in a Service Order, and any renewal(s). If Unlaunch is required to initiate legal action due to nonpayment of fees, Customer shall bear all costs resulting from the collection of such fees.
2.3 Taxes
Any and all payments made by Unlaunch in accordance with this Agreement are exclusive of any taxes that might be assessed against Customer by any jurisdiction. Customer shall pay or reimburse Unlaunch for all value-added, sales, use, property and similar taxes; all customs duties, import fees, stamp duties, license fees and similar charges; and all other mandatory payments to government agencies of whatever kind, except taxes imposed on the net or gross income of Unlaunch. All amounts payable to Unlaunch under this Agreement shall be without set-off and without deduction of any taxes, levies, imposts, charges, withholdings and/or duties of any nature which may be levied or imposed, including without limitation, value added tax, customs duty and withholding tax.
3. TERM AND TERMINATION
This section covers term and termination.
3.1 Term
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective and unless terminated earlier according to this Section 3, will end on the last day of the term specified in a last Service Order (the “Term”). Each Service Order will renew automatically at the end of the applicable term unless either party provides to the other advance written notice with respect to non-renewal at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of the then current term.
3.2 Termination
This Agreement and the Service Orders hereunder may be terminated: (a) by either party if the other has materially breached this Agreement, within thirty (30) calendar days after written notice of such breach to the other party if the breach is remediable or immediately upon notice if the breach is not remediable; or (b) by Unlaunch upon written notice to Customer if Customer (i) has made or attempted to make any assignment for the benefit of its creditors or any compositions with creditors, (ii) has any action or proceedings under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws taken by or against it which have not been dismissed within sixty (60) days, (iii) has effected a compulsory or voluntary liquidation or dissolution, or (iv) has undergone the occurrence of any event analogous to any of the foregoing under the law of any jurisdiction.
3.3 Effect of Termination
Upon any expiration or termination of this Agreement, Customer shall (i) immediately cease use of the Service, and (ii) return all Unlaunch Confidential Information and other materials and information provided by Unlaunch. Any termination or expiration shall not relieve Customer of its obligation to pay all Fees accruing prior to termination. If the Agreement is terminated due to Section 3.2 (a), Customer shall pay to Unlaunch all Fees set forth in the corresponding Service Order(s).
3.4 Survival
The following provisions will survive termination of this Agreement: Sections 1.4 (Ownership), 3.3 (Effect of Termination), Section 3.4 (Survival), Section 4 (Confidentiality), Section 7 (Limitation of Liability), Section 8 (Miscellaneous).
4. CONFIDENTIALITY
During the term of this Agreement, either party may provide the other party with confidential and/or proprietary materials and information (“Confidential Information”). All materials and information provided by the disclosing party and identified at the time of disclosure as “Confidential” or bearing a similar legend, and all other information that the receiving party reasonably should have known was the Confidential Information of the disclosing party, shall be considered Confidential Information. This Agreement is Confidential Information, and all pricing terms are Unlaunch Confidential Information. The receiving party shall maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information and will not disclose such information to any third party without the prior written consent of the disclosing party. The receiving party will only use the Confidential Information internally for the purposes contemplated hereunder. The obligations in this Section shall not apply to any information that: (a) is made generally available to the public without breach of this Agreement, (b) is developed by the receiving party independently from and without reference to the Confidential Information, (c) is disclosed to the receiving party by a third party without restriction, or (d) was in the receiving party’s lawful possession prior to the disclosure and was not obtained by the receiving party either directly or indirectly from the disclosing party. The receiving party may disclose Confidential Information as required by law or court order; provided that, the receiving party provides the disclosing with prompt written notice thereof and uses the receiving party’s best efforts to limit disclosure. At any time, upon the disclosing party’s written request, the receiving party shall return to the disclosing party all disclosing party’s Confidential Information in its possession, including, without limitation, all copies and extracts thereof.
5. INDEMNIFICATION
This section covers indemnification.
5.1 Indemnification by Customer
Customer will defend, indemnify, and hold Unlaunch, its affiliates, suppliers and licensors harmless and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and representatives from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to any third party claim with respect to: (a) Customer Data; (b) breach of this Agreement or violation of applicable law by Customer; or (c) alleged infringement or misappropriation of third-party’s intellectual property rights resulting from Customer Data.
5.2 Indemnification by Unlaunch
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, Unlaunch shall have no obligation to indemnify or reimburse Customer with respect to any claim.
6. WARRANTY
This section covers warranty.
6.1 Warranty
The Service, when used by Customer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and in compliance with the applicable Documentation, will perform, in all material respects, the functions described in the Documentation during the Term.
6.2 Exclusive Remedies
Customer shall report to Unlaunch, pursuant to the notice provision of this Agreement, any breach of the warranties set forth in this Section 6. In the event of a breach of warranty by Unlaunch under this Agreement, Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy, and Unlaunch’s entire liability, shall be prompt correction of any material non-conformance in order to minimize any material adverse effect on Customer’s business.
6.3 Disclaimer of Warranty
Unlaunch does not represent or warrant that the operation of the Service (or any portion thereof) will be uninterrupted or error free, or that the Service (or any portion thereof) will operate in combination with other hardware, software, systems or data not provided by Unlaunch, except as expressly specified in the applicable Documentation. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.1, UNLAUNCH MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR SERVICES, OR THEIR CONDITION. UNLAUNCH IS FURNISHING THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.1 IN LIEU OF, AND UNLAUNCH HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES, ANY AND ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WHETHER UNDER COMMON LAW, STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AS TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS.
7. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL UNLAUNCH BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST DATA, LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, REPLACEMENT SERVICE OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THEORY OF LIABILITY. UNLAUNCH’S LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF FEES PAID OR PAYABLE BY CUSTOMER UNDER THE APPLICABLE SERVICE ORDER DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD PRECEEDING THE CLAIM.
8. MISCELLANEOUS
This section covers miscellaneous.
8.1 Export Control
Customer hereby certifies that Customer will comply with all current US Export Control laws. Customer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Unlaunch harmless from any liability for Customer’s violation of U.S. Export Control laws.
8.2 Compliance with Laws
Customer shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in its use of any Service, including without limitation the unlawful gathering or collecting, or assisting in the gathering or collecting of information in violation of any privacy laws or regulations. Customer shall, at its own expense, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Unlaunch from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, government or federal sanctions, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by Unlaunch arising from any claim or assertion by any third party of violation of privacy laws or regulations by Customer or any of its agents, officers, directors or employees.
8.3 Assignment
Neither party may transfer and assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Unlaunch may transfer and assign its rights under this Agreement without consent from the other party in connection with a change in control, acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of its assets.
8.4 Force Majeure
Neither party shall be responsible for failure or delay in performance by events out of their reasonable control, including but not limited to, acts of God, Internet outage, terrorism, war, fires, earthquakes and other disasters (each a “Force Majeure”). Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) Customer shall be liable for payment obligations for Service rendered; and (ii) if a Force Majeure continues for more than thirty (30) days, either party may to terminate this agreement by written notice to the other party.
8.5 Notice
All notices between the parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail (return receipt), or by recognized courier service.
8.6 No Agency
Both parties agree that no agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of this Agreement. Customer does not have any authority of any kind to bind Unlaunch.
8.7 Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by, and construed exclusively in accordance with, the laws of the United States and the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. The federal courts of the United States in the Northern District of California and the state courts of the State of California shall have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts and waives any right it may otherwise have to challenge the appropriateness of such forums, whether on the basis of the doctrine of forum non conveniens or otherwise. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to this Agreement or any Purchase Order issued under this Agreement.
8.8 Independent Contractor
Unlaunch is an independent Contractor and both parties agree that no agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of this Agreement. Customer does not have any authority of any kind to bind Heap.
8.9 Marketing
Customer hereby grants Unlaunch the right to identify Customer as a Unlaunch Customer, and use Customer’s name, mark and/or logo on Unlaunch’s website and/or in Unlaunch’s marketing materials with respect to the same. In addition, Customer agrees to participate in certain publicity activity, such as a case study, customer quote, and joint press release all as further described in the corresponding Service Order.
8.10 Updated Agreement
Unlaunch reserves the right to update this Agreement at any time. The terms and conditions of the updated version of the Agreement shall apply to all Service Orders placed following the date of publication of the updated version on Unlaunch’s website at the following URL: www.Unlaunch.io. If Customer does not agree with any terms of the updated Agreement, Customer may not use or access the Service in any manner.
8.11 Entire Agreement
This Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications, and other understandings relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, and all waivers and modifications must be in a writing signed by both parties, except as otherwise provided herein. Any term or provision of this Agreement held to be illegal or unenforceable shall be, to the fullest extent possible, interpreted so as to be construed as valid, but in any event the validity or enforceability of the remainder hereof shall not be affected. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Service Order document, the terms of this Agreement shall control.