This Support Agreement (the “Agreement”) is effective [DATE],
BETWEEN: [NAME OF THE COMPANY], (the “Company”), a company organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at:
[COMPLETE ADDRESS]
AND: [NAME OF THE CUSTOMER], (the “Customer”), an individual with their main address located at OR a company organized and existing under the laws of the [State/Province] of [STATE/PROVINCE], with its head office located at:
[COMPLETE ADDRESS]
Collectively, the Company and Client shall be referred to as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, the Company shall provide the Customer with the support services for the [SPECIFY THE PRODUCT] (the “Support” or “Services”);
WHEREAS, the Customer desires to obtain Support from the Company, and the Company is willing to provide the Services, upon terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration and as a condition of the Parties entering into this Agreement and other valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
SUPPORT SERVICES
The Company
shall provide the Customer for the Term with the
Support
Services for
[
SPECIFY
THE PRODUCT]
as further set out in
the Support Manual annexed hereinafter as
EXHIBIT
A
.
The Support
Services
shall
start
from
the invoice date
of the purchase of
[
SPECIFY
THE PRODUCT]
by
the
Customer
.
WARRANTIES
The
Company
r
epresents and warrants to the Customer that
the
Services shall be performed by suitably qualified and experienced personnel
,
using all reasonable skill and care and in accordance with all laws and regulations in force from time to time which are applicable to
the
Company as it pertains solely to the delivery of the Services
.
The
Company
warrants that it has full legal authority and capacity to enter i
nto this
A
greement with
the
Customer
.
The
Company will only use the services
in a
ccordance with the obligations
under this Agreement.
The
Company
shall always
during the term of this
A
greement comply with and shall cause each of its affiliates to comply with the policies and standards of
this
A
greement for delivering the services
.
Each Party warrants that it has the right to enter into this Agreement and that its performance will not violate any agreement between it and any third party
.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY
The
C
ompany shall provide
Support
,
as mentioned in this
A
greement.
The
Company
shall provide the Customer for the Term with the
Support
for the
[
SPECIFY
THE PRODUCT]
a
s further set out
in
the
Support Manual
.
RELATIONSHIP
It is understood
by both the
P
arties
that
n
othing in this Agreement will be construed as creating a relationship of
partnership, joint venture,
agency,
or employment between the Parties.
PAYMENTS
For the performance of the
Support
and any Additional Services, the
Customer shall pay to
the
Company
the Charges
of [
SPECIFY
THE AMOUNT] to be paid [MONTHLY or YEARLY]
. It is agreed that the terms of this Agreement shall prevail over any terms that may be included
in this
A
greement
.
If the Customer fails to make any payment due to
the
Company under this Agreement by the due date for payment, then
the
Company may suspend the provision of
Support
.
All Charges and taxes or any other applicable sales tax shall be paid by the Customer at the rate and in the manner for the time being prescribed by law
.
TERM AND TERMINAT
ION
T
he present Agreement shall come into force on the Effective Date hereof and shall remain in force for a period of [NUMBER OF MONTHS] months starting from the Effective Date hereof and shall terminate at the expiration of the term hereof.
In the event of a noncompliance with any material term or condition of this Agreement by either Party, the other Party
,
in addition to any other remedies it may have, may terminate this Agreement by a written notice to the breaching Party specifying such non-compliance. This Agreement shall terminate automatically
in
[
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
days unless the breaching Party cures the breach within such
[
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
-
day period
.
The present Agreement shall be automatically terminated at the expiration of the period
of
the present Agreement unless the Agreement is renewed at the end of the mentioned term.
However, both the
Parties
shall have the right to terminate the present Agreement by providing each other with a prior written notice of
[
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
days
.
Termination of this
A
greement shall not release either
P
arty from its obligations arising under this
A
greement prior to the effective date of termination.
LIABILITY
In no event shall
the
Company
be
liable for any incidental, special, indirect,
punitive,
or consequential damages, lost revenue, lost profits, or lost or damaged data, whether arising in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, even if
the
Company
has been informed of the possibility thereof
.
N
otwithstanding anything else herein, all liability of
the
Company
for claims arising under this
A
greement or otherwise shall be limited to the mon
ey paid by
the C
ustomer to
the
C
ompany
for the services in the six (6) months preceding the event or circumstances giving rise to such liability.
T
his limitation of liability is cumulative and not per incident.
ASSIGNMENT
The Company
may assign this Agreement without prior notice to the Customer.
MODIFICATIONS
The
Customer
shall not make any m
odification or changes to
this
A
greement
in any situation
.
Such changes or alteration will be treated as a material breach of this
A
greement.
The
Customer
shall provide a
[
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
-
day written notice and request
to
the
Company
prior to any modification
,
and the failure on the part of
the
Company
to respond within that
[
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
-
day period shall be presumed to operate as a rejection of such reques
t.
NOTICES
Any notices or delivery required here shall be deemed completed when hand-delivered, delivered by agent, or
[
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
days after being placed in the post,
postage prepaid, to the
Parties
at the addresses contained in this
Agreement
or as the
Parties
may later designate in writing at the
address provided by the
Parties
.
FORCE MAJEURE
For purposes of this
s
ection, "force majeure" means an event beyond the control of either
Party
, which by its nature could not have been foreseen by such
P
arty
, or, if it could have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes without limitation, acts of God, storms, floods, riots, fires, sabotage, civil commotion or civil unrest, interference by civil or military authorities, acts of war (declared or undeclared) and failure of energy sources.
N
either
P
arty
shall be under any liability for failure to fulfill any obligation under this
Agreement
, so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered, or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of force majeure
,
provided that such
P
arty
shall have exercised all due diligence to minimize to the greatest extent possible the effect of force majeure on its obligations hereunder.
WAIVER
In the event that any provision of this Agreement is deemed invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, that part shall be severed from the remainder of the Agreement and all other provisions should continue in full force and effect as valid and enforceable
.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
This
Agreement
shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
[STATE/PROVINCE].
The
Parties
submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of
[STATE/PROVINCE]
for the enforcement of this
Agreement
or any arbitration award or decision arising from this
Agreement
.
MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION
In the event a dispute arises out of or in connection w
ith this
Agreement
, the
Parties
shall attempt to resolve the dispute through friendly consultation.
If the dispute is not resolved within a period of [
NUMBER OF
DAYS]
days,
then any or all outstanding issues may be submitted to mediation in accordance with any statutory rules of mediation. If mediation is not successful in resolving the entire dispute or is unavailable, any outstanding issues shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration in accordance with the laws of
[STATE/PROVINCE]
.
The arbitrator's award shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it by any court having jurisdiction within
[STATE/PROVINCE].
INDEMNIFICATION
Parties
shall be indemnified and held harmless by
the
other
P
arty
from and against any and all claims of any nature, wh
atsoever, arising out of
other
Party
's
performance.
A
Party
shall not be entitled to indemnification under this section for liability arising out of gross negligence or
wilful
misconduct of the
Party
or the breach by the
Party
of any provisions of this
Agreement
.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This
Agreement
contains the entir
e
Agreement
between the
Parties
. All negotiations and understandings have been included in this
Agreement
. Statements or representations which m
ay have been made by any
P
arty
to this
Agreement
in the negotiation stages of this
Agreement
may in some way be inconsistent with this final written
Agreement
. All such statements are declared to be of no value in this
Agreement
. Only the written terms of this
Agreement
shall bind the
Parties
.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on [DATE].
COMPANY CUSTOMER
Authorized Signature Authorized Signature
Print Name and Title Print Name and Title
EXHIBIT A