Software Development Agreement
Software Development Agreement
Software Development Agreement
THIS Software Development Agreement ("Agreement") is made effective the ______ day
of _______ 20___ by
and between Isotope Eleven, Inc. an Alabama Corporation (Isotope11), and
, located at
("Client").
WHEREAS, Isotope11 desires to develop software for Client upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set
forth;
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2.3. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE: Any support and maintenance services, updates,
versions, or new
releases shall be contracted under a separate agreement between
Isotope11 and Client. Maintenance and
support rights or obligations for any third party products or equipment
that are used in the Product and are
available through the respective vendor(s)/manufacture(s) of such
content and equipment shall be assigned
by Isotoep11 to Client. Isotope11 shall not use any intellectual
property of any third-party in the Product
without Client's written consent.
2.7. MARKETING: Client hereby grants Isotope11 the right to use the name and
service marks of Client in
its marketing materials or other oral, electronic, or written
promotions, which shall include naming Client
as a client of Isotope11 and a brief scope of services provided. Any
use of Isotope11 logos or links on
Client's Product must be approved in writing by Client. Either party
may elect to issue a press release
related to this Agreement. In doing so, any release shall be approved
by the other party and such approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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3.2. FEES: Client agrees to pay Isotope 11 for the completion of the Scope
of Work as set forth in
accordance with Exhibit A hereto in accordance with the following
schedule:
$____ /hr.
3.3. TAXES: Client shall pay, reimburse, and/or hold Isotope11 harmless for
all sales, use, transfer, privilege,
tariffs, excise, and all other taxes and all duties, whether
international, national, state, or local, however
designated except income taxes, which are levied or
imposed by reason of the performance of the
professional services under this Agreement or by use of the Product,
except income taxes.
3.5. FORM OF PAYMENT: All payments made to Isotope11 under this Agreement
shall be in United
States currency in the form of company check, cashier's check, or
electronic wire transfer.
3.6. PAYMENT OF INVOICES: All invoices shall be paid by Client within fourteen
(14) days of receipt.
Payments not made within such time period shall be subject to late
charges equal to the lesser of (i) one
and one-half percent (1.5%) per month of the overdue amount or (ii) the
maximum amount permitted
under applicable law. Isotope11 may suspend all services on seven (7)
days written notice until the
amounts outstanding are paid in full.
4.3. THIRD PARTY LICSENSES: In addition to any other fees set forth in this
Agreement, Client shall be
required to purchase any applicable third party licenses for any third
party products that are necessary for
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Isotope11 to design and develop the Product. Such third party products
may include, but are not limited to:
server-side applications, clip art, "back-end" applications, music,
stock images, or any other copyrighted
work which Isotope11 deems necessary to purchase on behalf of Client to
design and develop the Product.
In the event any such third party product exceeds $250.00 per product
(or $3000.00 in the aggregate),
Isotope11 shall obtain Client's prior written consent before
incorporating such third party product into the
Product. Isotope11 shall provide Client with a list of all third party
products upon launch of the Product.
5.1. TERM: This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Date and
shall continue in effect until
complete payment of the Development Price or until earlier terminated
as provided in this Agreement or
until the contracted services as outlined in Exhibit A have been
completed.
5.2. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE: This Agreement may be terminated by either party
upon written
notice to the other, if the other party breaches any
material obligation provided hereunder and the
breaching party fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days of
receipt of the notice.
6.1. PRODUCT: Isotope11 warrants that for a period of ninety (90) days from
launch of the Product, the
Product will operate in accordance with all the material terms of the
Product Specifications. All warranty
claims not made in writing within such period shall be deemed waived.
As the sole and exclusive remedy
of Client for breach of the foregoing warranty,
Isotope11 shall, at its option, either correct the
nonconformity or refund to Client the dollar amount attributable to the
number of actual hours Isotope11
spent developing the defective portion of the Product. Isotope11 shall
not be liable for failures caused by
third party hardware or software (including Client's own
systems), misuse of the Product, or the
negligence or willful misconduct of Client.
6.3. Notwithstanding the above, Client's exclusive remedies for all damages,
losses, and causes of actions
whether in contract, tort including negligence or otherwise, shall not
exceed the aggregate dollar amount
which Client paid during the term of this Agreement.
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PURPOSE.
9. INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS:
9.1. CLIENT INDEMNITY: Client agrees that it shall defend, indemnify, save
and hold Isotope11
harmless from any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs and
claims, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, (collectively "Liabilities") asserted against Isotope11,
its contracted providers, agents, Clients,
servants, officers and employees, that may arise or result from any
service provided or performed or
agreed to the performance of any product sold by Client, its agents,
employees or assigns. Client agrees to
defend, indemnify and hold harmless Isotope11 against Liabilities
arising out of (i) any injury to any
person or property caused by any products sold or otherwise distributed
in connection with the Product;
(ii) any material supplied by Client infringing or allegedly infringing
on the proprietary rights of a third
party; or (iii) copyright infringement and/or litigation regarding
content-related disputes.
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11. FORCE MAJEURE: Except with regard to payment obligations, either party shall
be excused from
delays in performing or from failing to perform its obligations under this
Agreement to the extent the delays or
failures result from causes beyond the reasonable control of the party,
including, but not limited to: default of
subcontractors or suppliers; failures or default of third party software,
vendors, or products; acts of God or of
the public enemy; U.S. or foreign governmental actions; strikes;
communications, network/internet connection,
or utility interruption or failure; fire; flood; epidemic; and freight
embargoes.
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14. NOTICES: Any written notice or demand required by this Agreement shall be sent
by registered or certified
mail (return receipt requested), personal delivery, overnight commercial
carrier, or other guaranteed delivery to
the other party at the address set forth herein. The notice shall be effective
(a) as of the date of delivery if the
notice is sent by personal delivery, overnight commercial courier or other
guaranteed delivery, and (b) as of five
(5) days after the date of posting if the notice is transmitted by registered
or certified mail.
15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement and all exhibits, schedules, and Change
Order(s) set forth the
entire agreement between the parties with regard to the
subject matter hereof. No other agreements,
representations, or warranties have been made by either party to the other
with respect to the subject matter of
this Agreement, except as referenced herein. This Agreement may be amended
only by a written agreement
signed by both parties.
16. DISPUTES: Client and Isotope11 agree to make a good-faith effort to resolve any
disagreement arising out
of, or in connection with, this Agreement through negotiation. Should the
parties fail to resolve any such
disagreement within ten (10) days, any controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the interpretation or breach
thereof, shall be submitted by either party to
arbitration in Jefferson County, Alabama and in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be conducted by one
arbitrator, who shall be (a)
selected in the sole discretion of the American Arbitration Association
administrator and (b) a licensed attorney
with at least ten (10) years experience in the practice of law and at least
five (5) years experience in the
negotiation of technology contracts or litigation of technology disputes. The
arbitrator shall have the power to
enter any award that could be entered by a judge of the state courts of
Alabama sitting without a jury, and only
such power, except that the arbitrator shall not have the power to award
punitive damages, treble damages, or
any other damages which are not compensatory, even if permitted under the laws
of the State of Alabama or any
other applicable law. The arbitrator must issue his or her resolution of any
dispute within thirty (30) days of the
date the dispute is submitted for arbitration. The written decision of the
arbitrator shall be final and binding and
enforceable in any court having jurisdiction over the parties
and the subject matter of the arbitration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section shall not preclude either party
from seeking temporary, provisional,
or injunctive relief from any court.
18. WAIVER: Neither party shall be deemed by mere lapse of time (without giving
notice or taking other action
hereunder) to have waived any breach by the other party of any of the
provisions of this Agreement. Further, the
waiver by either party of a particular breach of this Agreement by the other
party shall not be construed as, or
constitute, a continuing waiver of such breach, or of other breaches of the
same or other provisions of this
Agreement.
20. DAYS: Unless indicated otherwise, all references to "days" shall mean calendar
days.
21. APPROVAL: This Agreement shall not be binding upon Isotope11 until it has been
signed by an officer of
Isotope11.
22. TRADEMARKS: The Client unconditionally warrants and guarantees that any
elements of text, graphics,
photos, designs, trademarks, or other artwork furnished to Isotope11, Inc.
and/or its assigns for inclusion in the
Product are owned by the Client, or that the Client has permission from the
rightful owner to use each of these
elements, and will hold harmless, protect, indemnify and
defend Isotope11, Inc. its assigns and its
subcontractors from any liability (including attorney's fees and
court costs), including any claim or suit,
threatened or actual, arising from the use of such elements furnished by the
Client.
23. THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE: Additionally, in the event Client elects to install or
seek assistance from
Isotope11 in connection with the installation of any third-party software,
the following terms shall apply. Client
represents and warrants that Client has the right to use and install the
third-party software, and have paid the
applicable licensing fees for the third party software, and the third-party
software does not and shall not infringe
on the intellectual property rights of any other person or entity. Client
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold
harmless Isotope11 and its employees, officers and directors for, from and
against any and all claims brought
against Isotope11 and its employees, officers and directors by a third-party
alleging the software infringes: (i)
the third-partys rights; or (ii) a U.S. patent, trademark, copyright or
other intellectual property right. Client
agree that in such an event Client shall pay all resulting costs, damages,
expenses and reasonable attorneys fees
that a court awards and settlements incurred by Isotope11 in connection with
any such claims.
24. LAW AFFECTING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: The client agrees that the client is solely
responsible for complying with such laws, taxes, and tariffs, and will hold
harmless, protect, and defend Isotope
11 and its subcontractors from any claim, suit, penalty, tax, or tariff
arising from the clients use of Internet
electronic commerce. Isotope11, Inc warrants that it will secure, as needed
on e-commerce sites, a valid SSL
certificate on any site which will transmit, receive, process or have access
to sensitive data of any sort.
25. LAWFUL PURPOSE: Client may only use the Product for lawful purposes.
26. ASSIGNMENT: Neither party may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights
or obligations or the
license hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other.
27. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS: Isotope11 reserves all rights not specifically granted
herein.
28. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE: The remedies available to the parties under this
Agreement are
cumulative and not exclusive to each other, and any such remedy will not be
deemed or construed to affect any
right which either of the parties is entitled to seek at law, in equity or by
statute.
29. CHOICE OF LAW AND JUSRISDICTION: This Agreement will be governed and
interpreted by
the laws of the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama, without regard to its
conflicts of law provisions. The parties
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agree to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the jurisdiction
of the State of Alabama, and all courts competent to hear appeals there from.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Isotope11 and Client have executed this Agreement effective as
of the date and
year first written above.
Company:____________________________
Isotope Eleven Inc., an Alabama Corporation
By:
Representing Client
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF WORK
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