Software Reseller Agreement
Software Reseller Agreement
Software Reseller Agreement
This Software Reseller Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of [date] day of
[month], 2021 (the “Effective Date”)
BY AND BETWEEN
[Company Name], a company registered in [Country], under company [identification
number], having registered office at [Address], hereinafter referred to as the “Company”
(which expression shall, unless it be repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, be
deemed to mean and include its successors and permitted assigns);
AND
[Company Name], a company registered in [Country], under company [identification
number], having registered office at [Address]; hereinafter referred to as the “Reseller”
(which expression shall, unless it be repugnant to the context or meaning thereof, be
deemed to mean and include its successors and permitted assigns).
The Company and the Reseller are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Parties” and
individually each as the “Party”.
WHEREAS
A. The Company offers [Description of business/ services] and has developed
[Description of Product/ Platform/ SaaS].
B. The Reseller desires to obtain and the Company is willing to grant Reseller the right
to act as an independent Reseller of the Software Services, with the non-exclusive
right to market, promote and resell the Software Services as Reseller’s own
Software Services to Customers in the Market (as defined below) in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, mutual covenants and agreements
set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
The following capitalized terms will have the following meanings whenever used in this
Agreement:
a) “Claims” means any claim, demand, action, suit, cause of action, assessment or
reassessment, charge, judgment, debt, liability, expense, cost, damage or loss, direct or
indirect, contingent or otherwise, including loss of value, reasonable professional fees,
including fees of legal counsel on a solicitor-and-End User basis, and all costs incurred in
investigating or pursuing any of the foregoing or any proceeding relating to any of the
foregoing.
b) “Confidential Information” means all non-public technical information and business
information, programming, software code, trade secrets, marketing strategies,
software, documentation, customer data, financial information and any other
information which in the circumstances of its disclosure could reasonably be viewed as
confidential. Confidential Information shall not include information that: (a) is or
becomes a part of the public domain through no act or omission of the Receiving
Party; (b) was in the Receiving Party’s lawful possession prior to the disclosure and
had not been obtained by the Receiving Party either directly or indirectly from the
Disclosing Party; (c) is lawfully disclosed to the Receiving Party by a third party
without without an obligation to maintain its confidentiality; or (d) is independently
developed by the Receiving Party.
c) “End User License Agreement”, or “EULA” means a legal instrument defining and
governing the permitted use of Software as between the End User and Company.
d) “End User” means a person or entity that desires to use Software for its own use, rather
than for resale or distribution.
e) “Fees” means the license fee and End User subscription fee (if any) to be paid by
Reseller to Company pursuant to this Software Reseller Agreement in accordance with
the schedule attached hereto as Schedule A.
f) “Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights relating to or owned by
either party anywhere in the world (including present and future intellectual property rights,
whether registered or unregistered) including without limitation Confidential Information,
business names or logos, domain names, copyright, database rights, patents, trademarks or
service marks, designs, software, computer data, generic rights, software and source code
and all variations, modifications or enhancements to each of them together with any
application or right to apply for registration, renewal, extension or protection of those rights;
g) “Market” means the territories limited to Republic of India.
h) “Software Services” means the virtual assistant platform which include cognitive bots in
speech, text, and omni-channels, including any software licenses owned and developed by
Company and its subsidiaries, and any other products or functions developed or added to the
services, products or technologies from time to time.
2. APPOINTMENT
On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Company appoints Reseller as an
independent, non-exclusive, authorized Reseller of Software Services in the Market, and
Reseller hereby accepts such appointment. Reseller may advertise, promote and resell
Software Services solely to End Users within the Market. Reseller may authorize or appoint
any dealers, agents, representatives, subcontractors, or other third parties to advertise,
promote, market or distribute Software Services in the Market. All rights not specifically
granted by Company hereunder are reserved by Company. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, Company reserves the right to advertise, promote, market and distribute
Software Services, and to appoint third parties to advertise, promote, market and distribute
Software Services, worldwide, including in the Market. Further, Company reserves the
right, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, to modify any or all of
Software Services it offers, or to discontinue the Software Services, support, publication,
distribution, sale or licensing of Software Services without liability of any kind.
3. LICENSE TERMS
3.1 Subject to Reseller's payment of the applicable fees and to Reseller's compliance with other
terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company hereby grants Reseller a non-exclusive,
one-time, non-transferable limited license to resell Software Services within the Market.
The foregoing grant is subject to the following conditions:
i. The Software Services shall be made available only to End Users.
ii. The Reseller shall ensure that each End User enters into the applicable End User
License Agreement (EULA) with Reseller prior to the Reseller providing any access
to the Software Services and prior to any use of the Software Services by the End
User;
iii. Reseller shall pay Company the fees as per the payment terms set out in Schedule A
for each End User who is licensed to use the Software Services during the term of
any such license.
3.2 This Agreement grants Reseller no title to or ownership of Software Services, and Reseller
receives no rights to Software Services other than those specifically granted in Clause 3.1
above. Reseller shall not attempt to alter, translate, adapt or modify the Software Services in
any manner whatsoever nor shall it disassemble, decompile or in any way reverse engineer
the Software Services.
3.3 Company will provide a template of its EULA to Reseller, and Reseller will promptly
review it and advise Company as to what revisions, if any, should be made to EULA for
resale in the Market to ensure that the agreement complies with requirements of applicable
law in the Market. Reseller may charge End Users for Software Services such prices as
determined in Reseller's sole discretion. The relationship between the End User and
Company will be as specified in the applicable EULA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as
between Company and Reseller, Reseller will be solely responsible for providing customer
support to End Users in the Market.
3.4 All use of Software Services by End Users is subject to EULA, and Reseller may not
purport to impose any other terms pertaining to their use of Software. Reseller will be
responsible for ensuring that each End User enters into EULA in a manner that is legally
binding upon the End User. This may require Reseller to (a) notify each End User that
Software is subject to EULA and that by placing an order with Reseller the End User agrees
to EULA, (b) include either a copy of or link to EULA in each quotation and order form
Reseller issues to the End User, and (c) obtain from each End User written confirmation of
acceptance of EULA prior to the earlier of (i) acceptance of the order by Reseller and (ii)
delivery of Software. Reseller must provide evidence of such acceptance by the End User to
Company upon request. Reseller agrees to immediately notify Company of any known or
suspected breach of EULA or other unauthorized use of Software Services and to assist
Company in the enforcement of the terms of EULA.
6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.
Except for the express representations or warranties, if any, made to the End Users in the
applicable EULA, Company makes no other representations or warranties concerning the
Software Services, or their use, accuracy, function and shall not be liable in any manner for any
representation or warranty of any kind, whether express or implied or collateral or whether
arising by operation of law or otherwise, including, without limitation, any warranty or condition
that the Software Services will be error free. Reseller shall not be authorized to make any
warranty, guarantee, representation or condition, whether written or oral, on behalf of Company.
Reseller shall be solely responsible for any warranties concerning the Software Services given
by Reseller.
7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
In no event shall Company be liable for any incidental, consequential, indirect, special, punitive
or exemplary damages, or damages for loss of profits or revenues, business information or other
pecuniary loss, arising under or in connection with this agreement and even if advised of the
possibility of such damages. The foregoing disclaimer of liability shall apply regardless of
whether such liability is based on breach of contract, contractual liability, tort (including without
limitation gross negligence), strict liability. In no event shall Company’s liability under this
Agreement exceed the amount paid, under this Agreement by Reseller in the six (6) month
period immediately preceding the event giving rise to the Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the foregoing disclaimer and limitation of liability shall not apply to the breach of the
confidentiality obligations set out in Clause 5 or obligations to indemnify pursuant to Clause 8.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Reseller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company from and against any and all
claims, damages and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of litigation) by
any third party resulting from any acts or omissions of Reseller relating to its activities in
connection with this Agreement including without limitation Reseller's breach of this
Agreement, or arising from its advertising, marketing, promotion or distribution of the Software
Services hereunder. Reseller will be solely responsible for any claims, warranties or
representations made by Reseller or Reseller's representatives or agents which differ from the
warranties provided by Company in the applicable EULA.
8.2 Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Reseller, its employees, officers, directors, and
agents from and against any and all Claims brought by a third party arising out of or in
connection with infringement or alleged infringement of the Intellectual Property Rights of such
third party due to the licensing of the Software Services under this Agreement. If the Software
Services become or are likely to become the subject of an infringement claim or action,
Company may at its sole discretion: (i) procure, at no cost to the Reseller, the right to continue
distributing and using Software Services; (ii) replace or modify the Software Services so that
they become non-infringing; or (iii) withdraw the Software Services and terminate any End User
License Agreement without further obligation.
12. ASSIGNMENT
Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations of Reseller hereunder will be
assignable or transferable by Reseller, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise,
without the prior written consent of Company. Any attempted assignment, sub-contract or
other transfer of this Agreement or any of Reseller's rights or obligations hereunder will
have at no time any legal validity and will be considered a material breach of this
Agreement. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and
their permitted successors and assigns.
13. NOTICES
Any notice, request, Claim, demand, or other communication required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and delivered either manually or sent by certified/ registered post
mail with acknowledgment due, fax or email,
Any such notice, shall be effective upon receipt, unless received on a day which is not a
Business Day in which event it shall be deemed to be received on the next Business Day. Either
Party may change its address for service from time to time by notice given in accordance with
the foregoing and any subsequent notice shall be sent to the Party at its changed address.
15. COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed by the Parties in separate counterparts of which when so
executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute
one and the same instrument.
16. SEVERABILITY
If in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Agreement or its application to any Party or
circumstance is restricted, prohibited or held unenforceable, such provision shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition or unenforceability
without invalidating the remaining provision hereof and without affecting the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or its application to other Parties or
circumstances.
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SCHEDULE A
Schedule of Fee Payment and Payment Terms
4. NON-PAYMENT
If any payment due and receivable under this Agreement or Schedule is not received in
accordance with the payment terms of this Schedule, Company shall have the right to
discontinue the License and/or suspend any/all authorizations given to the Reseller in respect of
Software Services envisaged under this Agreement without any liability to Reseller, until such
time as Reseller pays the due and payable amount in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Company may pursue any other remedies which it may have under this Agreement or otherwise
at law.
5. LATE PAYMENT
In the event that any payment due hereunder is not made when due, the payment shall accrue
interest beginning on due date of payment, calculated at the annual rate of six percent (6%), the
interest being compounded on the last day of each calendar year.