END USER SERVICE AGREEMENT
This is a
legal agreement between you, the end user,
(“you”),
and TicketBiscuit, LLC, or its assignee, preformation agent or other
owner (collectively, the "Provider") of the Service, commonly
known as TICKETBISCUIT, and described in this Agreement (the "Agreement"). YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS
AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THE SERVICE (“SERVICE”). BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU
ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF
THIS AGREEMENT, THEN DO NOT USE THE SERVICE, PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE PROVIDER IN
WRITING OF YOUR INTENT, AND RETURN TO THE PROVIDER ANY MATERIALS YOU RECEIVED
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE.
1.
GRANT
AND SCOPE OF LICENSE. Provider grants to you the personal,
nonexclusive, nontransferable right and license (“License”) to use the Service
via the Internet for facilitating the sale of tickets to various events
sponsored by, produced by, held by, or otherwise affiliated with You. You
may provide to us certain screen images,
printed materials, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, text,
applications, trade names, trademarks, logos or other similar design elements (collectively, a "Design
Package"). We will use
our best efforts to incorporate your Design Package with the Service. You hereby represent and warrant to us that
(1) you are authorized to enter into this Agreement, (2) each signatory on your
behalf is of majority age and competent to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement, and (3) except as otherwise provided herein or disclosed to us in
writing, you have all rights, title, and interest to your Design Package.
2.
FEE.
In consideration for the License and related expenses, you shall
pay the Provider at the rates and according to the terms and conditions set
forth on the attached Exhibit A (the
"Compensation").
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon
termination of this Agreement, any amounts paid to Provider are nonrefundable.
Your
obligations under this Paragraph shall survive the termination, cancellation or
expiration of this Agreement.
3.
SALES
TAX. We
do not collect for any sales or use tax. You are solely responsible for
all city, county, state and federal sales and use taxes. In the event that a
government authority claims that we are liable for any sales and use tax as a
result of the services provided hereto, you will immediately either (a)
reimburse or remit such amount to the government authority or (b) if you
dispute such amount, provide in the form of cash or bond whatever we, in
our sole discretion, deem adequate to reduce our exposure. In any event
you will indemnify us for any expenses, cost, claims or liability, including
a reasonable attorney’s fee incurred for your failure to remit any taxes or
fees.
4.
COPYRIGHT.
The Software (“Software”) used with the Service is protected by
United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Therefore,
you must treat the Software like any other copyrighted material (e.g., a book
or musical recording). All title and
copyright or other intellectual property rights in and to the Software
(including but not limited to any images, photographs, animations, video,
audio, music, text, applications and "applets" incorporated into the
Software), the accompanying printed materials, and any copies of the Software,
are owned by Provider or its suppliers. All title and copyright or other
intellectual property rights in and to the content which are not contained in
the Software but may be accessed through use of the Service are the product of
the respective content owner and may be protected by applicable copyright or
other intellectual property laws and treaties.
This Agreement grants you no rights to use such content. Use of any
online services, which may be accessed through the Service, may be governed by
the respective terms of use relating to such services. If this Service contains
documentation, which is provided only in electronic form, you may print one
copy of such electronic documentation. You may not copy the printed materials
accompanying the Service. All rights not specifically granted under this
Agreement are reserved by Provider and its suppliers.
5.
PAYMENT PROCESSING. The Service may be used in conjunction with
banks, merchant account providers and other financial institutions (“Payment
Processors”) to process certain forms of payment including, but not limited to,
credit cards, debit cards, automated clearing house (ACH) and electronic checks. It is the purpose of the Service to obtain
authorization for, and provide amount and payee information to, the Payment
Processors. Provider has no control over
the actual transfer of funds and therefore cannot and does not guarantee that
funds will be correctly transferred by the Payment Processors. It is your
responsibility to audit and reconcile the actual transfer of funds. Provider accepts no responsibility for
inaccurate or incomplete transfers of monetary funds by Payment Processors.
6.
OTHER
RESTRICTIONS. You
may not rent, lease, license, sublicense, transfer, distribute, alter, modify,
translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works
based on the Software, nor give anyone permission to do so. You may not make
access to Service available to others in connection with a service bureau,
application service provider, or similar business, nor give anyone permission
to do so. In addition, you may not use the Service in applications or systems
where the Service's failure to perform can reasonably be expected to result in
a significant bodily harm or financial loss.
Any such use by you is entirely at your own risk, and you agree to hold
Provider and its affiliates as described above, harmless from any claims,
losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to,
attorneys’ fees) relating to such unauthorized use. All rights of any kind in
the Software, which are not expressly granted in this License, are entirely and
exclusively reserved to and by Provider.
7.
DESIGN.
From time to time, in connection with the Provider's business, the
Provider will also incorporate other Design Packages with the Service and
present demonstrations of the Service (a "Demo") to other third
parties. In doing so, similarities in Design
Packages will inevitably occur. With the
exception of your trade name, trademarks, logos, and any items described on the
attached Exhibit A, we may use the same text, script, color,
format, arrangements, and other design elements ("Design Elements")
included in your Design Package with any Demos we present to third parties and
with any Service package we may license to third parties. You hereby acknowledge that you do not have
any right, title or interest in any Design Elements and, in any event, to the
extent that you do have any right, title or interest to any of the Design
Elements, you hereby grant to us a non-exclusive license to use the Design
Elements in connection with our business.
8.
ADVERTISING. To
help keep our per-ticket fees as low as possible, we reserve the exclusive
right to sell advertising on tickets printed with, and on web pages provided as
part of, the Software.
9.
CONFIDENTIALITY.
In connection with this License, the Provider may have access to
certain of your Confidential Information (as defined below), and you may have
access to certain of our Confidential Information. From and after the date hereof, each party
hereto: (1) will hold all of the other party's Confidential Information in
confidence; (2) without the other party's prior written authorization, neither
party will disclose any Confidential Information of the other party to any
third party or copy or make any record of any such Confidential Information;
(3) neither party will use any Confidential Information of the other party for
such party's benefit or for the benefit of any other third party or for any
purpose other than those for which we have been engaged by you; (4) and neither
party will apply for patents or copyrights on any Proprietary Information of
the other party or oppose or object to any application by the other party to
obtain such patents or copyrights.
Immediately upon request by either party hereto, the other party will
return all Confidential Information of the requesting party in its possession
to the requesting party. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the confidentiality obligations of each party hereunder do not
extend to any Confidential Information that (A) is or becomes generally
available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by either party
or its representatives, or by a breach of the obligations of confidentially of
a third party; (B) was available to either party or its representative on a
non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure, (C) was independently developed
without the use of Confidential Information by representatives of either party
who did not have access to the Confidential Information, as established by
contemporaneous written records, (D) becomes available to either party or its
representative on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the other
party or its representatives, or (E) is entered into the Service by you, your
employees, customers or affiliates. For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential
Information” shall mean any either party's concept, plan, program
(including computer program), Service, source code, procedure, system,
application, process, method, technique, technology or other similar
information which pertains or relates in any way to the business, activities,
products or services of a party including, without limitation, (1) any
discovery, improvement, invention, concept, plan, program (including computer
program), Service, source code, procedure, system, application, process,
method, technique, technology or process made or developed by such party,
solely or jointly with others ("Proprietary Information"); (2)
training procedures, materials and manuals, pricing methods and schedules,
marketing or promotional materials and market research; (3) financial
information and statements; and (4) “trade secrets” (as defined in the Alabama
Trade Secrets Act).
10.
TERM
AND TERMINATION. This License is effective until
terminated. Unless governed by a minimum
term commitment as outlined in Exhibit A, you may terminate this License at any
time by ceasing use of the Service and providing Provider with written or
electronic notice of termination. Provider may terminate
this License at anytime by providing you with written or electronic notice of termination.
If this
License is governed by a minimum term commitment as outlined in Exhibit A,
termination by Provider will release you from such minimum term commitment
after the date of termination. All
obligations prior to the date of termination will remain in effect in
accordance with other articles in this Agreement. Any termination of this License or Agreement
by Provider is without prejudice to any other rights Provider may have.
11.
WARRANTY
DISCLAIMERS. The Service, and all accompanying
documentation, disks, files, data and other materials, are licensed and
distributed by Provider to you on an "AS IS, WHERE IS" basis, without
warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, and you assume the entire
risk of using the Service and accompanying documentation and materials. IN THIS REGARD, PROVIDER GIVES NO, AND
DISCLAIMS ALL, WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE AND THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, DISKS, FILES,
DATA AND OTHER MATERIALS.
12.
LIMITATION
ON LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL PROVIDER (OR ITS PRINCIPALS, MEMBERS,
MANAGERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, CONTRACTORS, OR SUBSIDIARIES), BE
LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS)
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, OR OTHERWISE
ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY
EVENT, THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF PROVIDER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED
THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID FOR THE SPECIFIC ITEM OF SERVICE LICENSED BY YOU UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.
13.
U. S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS. The Service and documentation are provided
with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use,
duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set
forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer
Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or in subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the
Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as
applicable.
14.
INDEMNITY.
You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Provider and
its members, managers, officers, directors, successors and assigns, from and
against any and all actions, claims, damages, liabilities, losses and expenses,
including attorneys' fees (the "Claims"), of any kind, nature
or description arising out of or in connection with (a) your use of the Service
(including, without limitation, any Claim based upon allegations of negligence
or strict liability) except to the extent any such Claim results from the
Provider's gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (b) any breach or
violation of any of your
representations, warranties or covenants contained in this
Agreement. The Provider hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold you harmless from and against any and all Claims of any
kind, nature or description arising out of or in connection with any breach or
violation of any of Provider's representations, warranties or covenants
contained in this Agreement.
15.
TRADEMARKS.
This Agreement does not grant you any rights in connection with any
trademarks or service marks of Provider or its suppliers or affiliates.
16.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS. This Agreement is the complete statement of
the Agreement between the parties on the subject matter, and merges and
supersedes all other or prior understandings, purchase orders, agreements and
arrangements. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Alabama. Exclusive jurisdiction and
venue for all matters relating to this Agreement shall be in courts located in
the State of Alabama, Shelby County, and you consent to such jurisdiction and
venue. There are no third party
beneficiaries of any promises, obligations or representations made by Provider
herein.
17.
ADDRESS.
Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, or if you
desire to contact Provider for
any reason, please write: TicketBiscuit,
LLC, 300
Riverchase Parkway East, Birmingham, Alabama 35244, Attention: Legal
Department.
EXHIBIT A
1.
PAYMENT: You
shall pay Provider in the amounts listed below:
(a)
$1 + 5%
of the ticket price for each ticket issued through the Service via your
website, such amount to be payable as soon as such ticket is sold;
(b)
$2 + 5%
of the ticket price for each ticket issued through the Service by our
employees, through our telephone call center or otherwise, such amount to be
payable as soon as such ticket is sold;
(c)
$0.25 for each ticket delivered via our Print-At-Home service; such amounts to be payable as
soon as such ticket is sold;
(d)
If you opt to have us process credit cards through your own merchant
account, you are solely responsible for any fees payable to your merchant
account and payment gateway providers;
(e)
Five percent (5%) (“Late Fee”)
of any of the above fees (“Past Due
Amount”) not received by us within 30 days of the date such fees are
due; 5% of the sum of Past Due Amount and applicable Late Fees for each
additional 30 days during which such fees are not received by us; if any of the
above fees are not received by us within 30 days of the date by which they are
due, we shall have the right to process credit card sales through our own
merchant account, and/or suspend the service, until such fees are received;
Late Fees will continue to accrue during all periods of suspension.
2.
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
(a)
The Term of this agreement shall be one (1) year from the date executed, and will automatically renew each year unless written notice of termination is received by us at least ninety (90) days prior to the date of renewal;
(b)
Provider shall remit all ticket sales funds for events within a given
settlement period, less fees, via check or ACH credit (at our option), on the
first business day on or after the corresponding period’s settlement day;
(c)
If, during any given settlement period, the funds collected by us on your
behalf do not reach or exceed the amount of the fees owed to us, we will
collect our fees via ACH debit against a bank account you specify; you agree to
authorize your bank to allow us to process ACH debits against your account, and
will assist us in collecting our fees as necessary;
(d)
Licensee understands that the availability of a broadband internet
connection is required for accessing the service; Licensee understands that Provider
is not responsible for providing the internet connection, and that
the performance and reliability of The Service is dependent upon the speed and
reliability of the internet connection through which Licensee accesses The
Service.
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