Draft MoU & NDA
AGREEMENT
This Agreement [the "AGREEMENT"] is entered into
by and between having its principal place of business at..,
and IT Outsourcing India ["ITOI"] having its principal place of
business at 16/754 Toms Park, Perumbavoor, Kerala, India.
The effective date of this agreement shall be the
date corresponding to the signature last executed below [the "Effective
Date"]. and ITOI are hereinafter collectively referred to as
the Parties and each individually as a Party to this AGREEMENT.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, ITOI has developed and provides state-of-the-art
software tools and services to a global audience
WHEREAS, .want to <<The objective
here . >> .
WHEREAS, ITOI and .desire to enter
into this agreement for the development of << Fill the requirement
details here >>>.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
representations and covenants set forth herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, ITOI and . hereby agree as follows:
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THE WEB SITE Functionality
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Upon the Effective Date, ITOI will promptly develop
and put into operation of the changes for .
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Design & Programming: is designed and software
programmed by ITOI in close collaboration with ,..
subject to the approval of the said design/software program
by .
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Hosting & Operation: is physically hosted
by ..'s own or leased servers, and is maintained in
constant operation by .or its associates to the best
of ..'s commercial effort
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Content: shall display, incorporate and
contain all the existing subject matter provided by .,
and such as are added from time to time.
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ITOI wont be liable to provide any services for
business related to promoting Pornography, Gay, Lesbian related
businesses, Casino, Drug, or any unethical sites contradicting
to the Policy of ITOI.
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PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
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Intellectual Property Rights [IPRs]. IPRs
include all copyrights, patents, trade secrets moral rights,
author's rights and other IPRs as may exist now or may come
into existence hereafter, regardless of whether such rights
arise under the laws of the India, or any other jurisdiction
anywhere in the world.
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Trade Dress. Each party shall at all times
retain ownership of all IPRs in its respective names, logos,
trademarks, trade names, trade dress and the look and feel of
the individual websites.
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End-User Data and Personally Identifying Information.
All data collected by ITOI from end-users shall be the proprietary
information of ..........., but ITOI shall furnish, from time
to time, and as per any other arrangements arrived at, all information
pertaining to end-user data to .........................
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FEES
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Total agreed initial development fees = ........................
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................ ...will pay................
and ITOI develop the web design |
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.................. and ITOI sign the contract
(MOU) - ................... will pay another ........... |
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................... will pay ITOI, ...... .....-
after completing the project. |
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................... will pay ITOI, ............-
at the time of hosting the site. |
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.................... will pay ITOI
the balance of .............- 3 months after hosting the site
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Annual Maintenance Fee. An Annual
Maintenance contract towards maintaining and updating the site
can be signed between both the parties if agreeable to both
the parties.
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Other Fees & Charges Any additional fees
will have to be agreed between both the parties.
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PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
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Intellectual Property Rights [IPRs]. IPRs
include all copyrights, patents, trade secrets moral rights,
author's rights and other IPRs as may exist now or may come
into existence hereafter, regardless of whether such rights
arise under the laws of the India, or any other jurisdiction
anywhere in the world.
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Trade Dress. Each party shall at all times
retain ownership of all IPRs in its respective names, logos,
trademarks, trade names, trade dress and the look and feel of
the individual websites.
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End -User Data and Personally Identifying Information.
All data collected by ITOI from end-users shall be the proprietary
information of , but ITOI shall furnish, from time
to time, and as per any other arrangements arrived at, all information
pertaining to end-user data to .
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TERM AND TERMINATION
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Term. This AGREEMENT shall remain in force
for a period of 4 months from the Effective Date (the Term),
and shall be renewed for a further period of time by mutual
agreement.
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Termination for Convenience. Either party
may terminate this AGREEMENT at any time for convenience upon
(30) days written notice to the other party.
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Termination for Cause. This AGREEMENT may
be terminated by either Party if (i) a receiver is appointed
for either Party or its property, (ii) either party makes an
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iii) any proceedings
are commenced by, for or against either Party under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or debtor's relief law for the purpose of seeking
a reorganization of such Party's debts, and such proceeding
is not dismissed within ninety (90) calendar days of its commencement,
(iv) either Party is liquidated or dissolved; or (v) this AGREEMENT
may also be terminated immediately by the non-breaching Party
in the event of any material breach of this AGREEMENT by giving
thirty (30) days prior notice to the breaching Party, unless
the breaching Party has cured such breach during this thirty
(30) day period.
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EFFECT OF TERMINATION
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In the event of this AGREEMENT being terminated
by ITOI for any reasons not covered under Section 7.3 above,
and within thirty (30) days of the Execution Date, 100% of the
One-time installation fee would be refunded to .. No
refunds would be applicable on the Annual Maintenance fee.
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In the event of this AGREEMENT being terminated
by ITOI under section 7.3 above, and within thirty (30) days
of the Execution Date, a 50% refund of the One-time installation
fee would be refunded to . No refunds would be applicable
on the Annual Maintenance fee.
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In the event of this AGREEMENT being terminated
by .. for any reasons not covered under Section 7.3
above, and within thirty (30) days of the Execution Date, No
refund of the One-time installation fee would be made to ...
No refunds would be applicable on the Annual Maintenance fee.
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In the event of this AGREEMENT being terminated
by . under section 7.3 above, 50% of One-time installation
fee will be refunded.
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NON-EXCLUSIVE
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No right granted by this AGREEMENT shall be interpreted
as being exclusive in nature unless otherwise exclusively stated
in this AGREEMENT.
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WARRANTIES
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ITOI represents and warrants to
that it has the full power and authority to grant the rights
and licenses granted to .. in this AGREEMENT, that
it owns or has the license to the Intellectual Property Rights
to all materials and information licensed by ITOI to .
here in, and that the use contemplated by of said
materials and information does not infringe any IPRs of any
third party, or create any liability to any third party.
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.. represents and warrants to ITOI
that it has the full power and authority to grant the rights
and licenses granted to ITOI in this AGREEMENT, that it owns
or has the license to the Intellectual Property Rights to all
materials and information licensed by to ITOI
herein, and that the use contemplated by ITOI of said materials
and information does not infringe any IPRs of any third party,
or create any liability to any third party.
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Each Party represents and warrants to the other
that the individual signing this AGREEMENT on its behalf has
the full right, power and authority to bind the respective Party
fully thereto.
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
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EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT,
NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS,
IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, REGARDING ANY AND ALL PRODUCTS, SERVICES,
CONTENT, EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NOR ARE THERE ANY WARRANTIES
CREATED BY A COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR TRADE
ITOI.
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EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT,
NEITHER PARTY GUARANTEES THAT THE OPERATION OF ITS INTERNET
PORTAL(S), SITE(S), OR SERVER(S) OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS ON-LINE
FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED OR
FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER MALIGNANT DATA PROCESSES.
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NEITHER PARTY GUARANTEES THAT DATA SUBMITTED OR
HELD IN STORAGE ON OR THROUGH ITS SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
INTERNET WILL BE SECURE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS.
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INDEMNIFICATION
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ITOI agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless
. and its successors, officers, directors, and employees
from and against any and all actions, causes of action, claims,
demands, costs, liabilities, expenses, judgments, proceedings
and damages (including reasonable attorneys fees): (i) arising
from ITOI's performance or lack of performance of its duties
under this AGREEMENT; or (ii) arising from ITOI's breach of
any warranty and/or representation.
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agrees to indemnify, defend, and
hold harmless ITOI and its successors, officers, directors,
and employees from and against any and all actions, causes of
action, claims, demands, costs, liabilities, expenses, judgments,
proceedings and damages (including reasonable attorneys fees):
(i)arising from .'s performance or lack of performance
of its duties under this AGREEMENT; or (ii) arising from ..'s
breach of any warranty and/or representation.
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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EACH PARTY'S TOTAL LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
IS LIMITED TO THE VALUE OF SERVICES RENDERED.
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IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE
OTHER, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL
OR EQUITABLE THEORY (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) FOR ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA OR USE OR FOR INTERRUPTED
COMMUNICATIONS, INCURRED BY EITHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OTHER PERSON
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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Definition. "Confidential Information"
shall include all information that either Party considers confidential.
It shall include, but not be limited to, any and all methods,
processes, strategies, equipment, plans, formulas, software,
programs, sales and marketing information, technical and financial
information, data, know-how, documentation and other information
disclosed after the Effective Date, whether disclosed visually,
orally, or in writing, and whether or not tangibly recorded,
by one Party ("the Disclosing Party") to the other Party ("the
Receiving Party").
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Proprietary Nature. Except as otherwise
provided in this AGREEMENT, each Party considers its Confidential
Information to be proprietary. Except as otherwise provided
in this AGREEMENT, all of the Disclosing Party's Confidential
Information shall at all times, and throughout the world, remain
the property of the Disclosing Party, exclusively, and all applicable
IPRs in Disclosing Party's Confidential Information shall remain
the property of the Disclosing Party, exclusively.
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Confidential Information Upon Termination.
Upon termination of this AGREEMENT, the Receiving Party shall
return to the Disclosing Party all tangible materials and copies
thereof containing Confidential Information received from the
Disclosing Party.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Expenses. Each Party will bear all of
its own expenses necessary to meet its duties and obligations
under this AGREEMENT
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Independent Contractors. The Parties act
under this AGREEMENT solely as independent contractors of one
another. No agency, partnership, joint venture or employment
is created as a result of this AGREEMENT. Except as expressly
provided by this AGREEMENT, no Party will be liable for or bound
by any representations, acts or omissions whatsoever of the
other.
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Non-Transferability. Each Party agrees
that it will not sell, transfer, assign, sublicense, pledge,
lease, subcontract, rent or share any of its rights or duties
under this AGREEMENT unless otherwise permitted by a specific
provision of this AGREEMENT or pursuant to the prior written
permission of the other Party
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Press Releases. Any press releases, or
media releases, or other similar public announcements by either
Party concerning this AGREEMENT or the business arrangement
established by this AGREEMENT must be approved by both Parties
prior to their release to any news outlet.
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Force Majeure. No Party will be responsible
for the breach of any obligation established in this AGREEMENT
if such breach is caused, directly or indirectly, by war (declared
or undeclared), insurrection, civil disturbance, orders, rules,
regulations or decrees of any competent government authority,
strikes, labour shortages, fire, flood, earthquake, storm, failure
of Internet access service, power outage, or act of God.
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Entire Agreement. This AGREEMENT sets forth
the entire understanding and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous
agreements between the Parties relating to the subject matter
contained herein and merges call prior and contemporaneous discussions
between them. Neither Party shall be bound by any definition,
condition, representation, warranty, covenant or provision other
than as expressly stated in or contemplated by this MOU or as
subsequently shall be set forth in writing and executed by an
authorized representative of the Party to be bound.
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Procedure for Modification. Any amendment
to this AGREEMENT must be in writing and signed by an authorized
representative of each Party.
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Severability and Frustration of Purpose.
All clauses and covenants contained in this AGREEMENT are severable.
In the event that any clause or covenant of this AGREEMENT shall
be unenforceable or invalid under any applicable law or be so
held by applicable court decision, such unenforceability or
invalidity shall not render this AGREEMENT unenforceable or
invalid as a whole.
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Waiver. Any waiver by any Party of any
default or breach of any clause or covenant of this AGREEMENT,
whether such waiver be direct or implied, shall not be construed
to be a continuing waiver, or a waiver of or consent to, any
subsequent default or breach on the part of either Party of
the same or of any other clause or covenant of this AGREEMENT.
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Notices. All notifications between the
Parties relating to this AGREEMENT must be made in writing.
Such notifications may be made by registered postal service,
express courier service, fax or e-mail. The Parties designate
the following addresses for the purpose of receiving notices
under this AGREEMENT.
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ITOI
Attention
Title
IT Outsourcing India
itoutsourcingindia.com
Ph: +91-484-2520 283
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Attention:
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In the event of any changes in the above information
by a Party to this AGREEMENT, the other Party must be given
written notice thereof at least five (5) working days in advance
of the change of address.
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Governing Law. This AGREEMENT shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Republic of India, in the courts of Perumbavoor, India.
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Counterparts. This AGREEMENT may be executed
in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original, and all of which together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS, the Parties have caused this AGREEMENT
to be executed by their duly authorized representatives. ACKNOWLEDGED,
AGREED TO, AND ACCEPTED BY:
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By:
Name:
Title:
Date
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ITOI
By:
Name:
Title:
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