{"id":755,"date":"2019-04-29T08:45:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T08:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2021dev.smileyanswers.com\/?page_id=755"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:07:57","slug":"terms-and-conditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smileyanswers.com\/staging\/4537\/terms-and-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Terms and Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:1.7em;--awb-border-radius-top-right:1.7em;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:1.7em;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:1.7em;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1400px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:58;line-height:1.1;\">Terms &amp; Conditions<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"table-2\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"10%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#1\">1.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"90%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#1\">GENERAL<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#2\">2.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#2\">SCOPE OF SERVICES<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#3\">3.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#3\">INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#4\">4.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#4\">INDEMNIFICATION<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#5\">5.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#5\">PERSONAL DATA AND CUSTOMER DATA<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#6\">6.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#6\">SUSPENSION OF SERVICE<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#7\">7.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#7\">FEES<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#8\">8.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#8\">CONFIDENTIALITY<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#9\">9.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#9\">TERM AND TERMINATION<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#10\">10.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#10\">GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTES<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#11\">11.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#11\">OTHER TERMS<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\" width=\"15%\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#12\">12.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #303030;\"><a class=\"fusion-one-page-text-link\" style=\"color: #303030;\" href=\"#12\">DEFINITIONS<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"1\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h6>GENERAL<\/h6>\n<p>1.1 These General Terms are applicable to the Agreement between the Customer and the Company and set out the terms under which the Company shall provide the Services to the Customer.<\/p>\n<p>1.2 The Customer enters into the Agreement with the Company by executing a Service Supply Agreement and by accepting these General Terms and any other terms applicable to the Agreement, as appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>1.3 All Services are subject to the Agreement at all times. The Services may be subject to additional third party terms and conditions, which terms and policies shall be communicated to the Customer by the Company or its subcontractors.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"2\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h6>SCOPE OF SERVICES<\/h6>\n<p>2.1 The Services may contain Terminal Services, Web Services and Support Services. The Parties have set out the scope of the Services in the Service Supply Agreement. The Company shall provide the Services to the Customer substantially as set out in the Agreement. The Services are provided &#8220;as-is&#8221;, without any warranties unless separately agreed between the Parties in the Service Supply Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>2.2 Reports as regards the Services are provided to the Customer either via e-mail or via the Online Reporting Site. The Customer agrees to keep the Online Reporting Site\u2019s user account and credentials secure from third parties. The Customer is responsible for all actions or omissions performed using its user account.<\/p>\n<p>2.3 Specific terms applicable to Terminal Services:<\/p>\n<p>2.3.1 The hardware terminal is supplied ready for use. The terminal contains a mobile transceiver module for sending and receiving information. The Customer is responsible for ensuring that the necessary, network, data and telecommunication systems which the Terminal Services require (cellular network signal is required for uploading reports) are available. The Company is not liable for any issues arising as a result of third party carrier network providers.<\/p>\n<p>2.3.2 The Customer shall, depending on the terminal model, be responsible for changing the batteries when necessary or connecting the charger to the power outlet and, if required, acquiring new batteries at the Customer\u2019s own expense. The Customer shall also replace the SIM card when requested to do so by the Company.<\/p>\n<p>2.3.3 The Customer\u2019s contact person at the location where the terminal is in operation is responsible for checking and confirming the functioning of a terminal, as well as providing certain information upon the request of the Company (e.g., serial number in the bottom of the terminal) when the Customer receives the terminal.<\/p>\n<p>2.3.4 The Customer shall operate all terminals with due care and ensure that the terminals are only operated indoors. The Customer shall keep the terminals clean.<\/p>\n<p>2.3.5 In case a terminal becomes non-functional, the Company shall replace the terminal free of charge with a new one within thirty (30) days of the Customer\u2019s written request. If, however, the Company reasonably determines that the non-functionality of the terminal is due to a reason attributable to the Customer (or its end-customers), the Company reserves the right to charge the price of the new terminal from the Customer, as well as any reasonable additional costs caused by the replacement of the terminal. For the avoidance of doubt, the new terminal provided under this Section will always be the model that is currently being manufactured by the Company.<\/p>\n<p>2.3.6 The Customer may not open the terminal or tamper with it in any way unless otherwise instructed by the Company.<\/p>\n<p>2.4 Specific terms applicable to Web Services:<\/p>\n<p>2.4.1 The Web Services are provided via a Web Smiley panel delivered to the Customer via email in the form of a script that the Customer shall include on its web site. The script must not be edited or changed in any way and must be included and implemented on the Customer\u2019s web site in the form provided by the Company. The Web Smiley panel dimension, look, feel and position on Customer\u2019s web page may not be changed or customized.<\/p>\n<p>2.4.2 The script includes a question identifier (token) that is used by the Web Service to generate the appropriate reports.<\/p>\n<p>2.4.3 Each Web Smiley panel is unique and shall not be duplicated or installed on multiple web pages. If the Customer wishes to measure satisfaction on multiple web pages, the Customer must order the appropriate number of Web Smiley panels.<\/p>\n<p>2.4.4 It is the sole responsibility of Customer\u2019s website management person to ensure that the script is deployed to the correct page(s) on Customer\u2019s website and installed according to Supplier\u2019s installation instructions.<\/p>\n<p>2.4.5 Upon the termination of the Agreement, the Customer shall remove all Web Smiley scripts from its web sites promptly.<\/p>\n<p>2.5 Specific terms applicable to Support Services:<\/p>\n<p>2.5.1 The Company may offer implementation or training Services from time to time and at its sole discretion. Such Services may be accessed via a link provided to the Customer when purchasing the Services. Such training Services are provided via webinar sessions in the English language.<\/p>\n<p>2.5.2 The Company offers support Services as regards technical support of the Terminal Services and Web Services. Such support is available via e-mail, using the contact information provided on the Company\u2019s Web Site. The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to reply to e-mails without undue delay, but does not commit to any particular service levels. Support is not available during weekends and public holidays.<\/p>\n<p>2.5.3 The Company may direct the Customer towards a third party partner as regards first line support.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"3\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h6>INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS<\/h6>\n<p>3.1 All rights, title and interest, including all Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Services and any changes thereto shall belong exclusively to the Company or its licensors. Except for the express license to use the Services granted to the Customer under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the Customer shall have no and shall not obtain any rights, license or interests in and to the Services or any Intellectual Property Rights pertaining thereto.<\/p>\n<p>3.2 The Customer shall have a limited non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to use the Services during the term of the Agreement in its internal business operations.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"4\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h6>INDEMNIFICATION<\/h6>\n<p>4.1 The Company agrees to defend the Customer, at its own expense, against any third party claims or actions where a third party claims that the Services infringe upon Intellectual Property Rights of a third party valid in the European Economic Area (EEA), provided that the Customer:<\/p>\n<p>4.1.1 Notifies the Company of such claim immediately upon receipt of notice thereof;<\/p>\n<p>4.1.2 Provides the Company, free of charge, with all available information, permissions and assistance;<\/p>\n<p>4.1.3 Grants the Company the exclusive and sole right to control the defense of the claim; and<\/p>\n<p>4.1.4 Goes not agree on any settlement of such claim or action prior to a final judgment thereon by a competent court of law or court of arbitration, without the express prior written consent of the Company.<\/p>\n<p>4.2 If the Customer has acted in accordance with Sections 4.1.1 to 4.1.4, the Company shall pay any damages finally awarded to the third party claimant by a competent court of law or court of arbitration.<\/p>\n<p>4.3 If the Company justifiably deems that the Services infringe or may infringe upon any third party rights, the Company shall have the right, at its own expense and in its sole discretion, to (a) acquire for the Customer the right to continue the use Services; or (b) replace the Services; or (c) modify the Services to the extent necessary to avoid the infringement.<\/p>\n<p>4.4 If none of the alternatives defined in Section 4.3 are available to the Company on commercially reasonable terms and\/or without the significant loss of time, the Company shall have the right to terminate the Agreement in whole or in part subject to a notice period set by the Company, upon which the Customer agrees to cease using the Services, and the Company agrees to reimburse the Fees paid by the Customer for the terminated Services, less a proportion equal to the time of use of the Services by the Customer.<\/p>\n<p>4.5 The indemnity in this Section 4 shall not apply to, and the Company is not liable for any claim that (a) is based on a claim by any Customer Affiliate; or (b) is based on the modification or alteration of the Services or a modification or alteration influencing the Services by the Customer or any third party; or (c) results from complying with any instructions, specifications or design given by the Customer or any third party under the command and control of the Customer; (d) arises or results from the use of the Services in combination with any software, equipment or products not developed or supplied by the Company or which are contrary to instructions given by the Company; or (e) could have been avoided by using the latest version of the Services made available by the Company to the Customer.<\/p>\n<p>4.6 This Section 4 sets out the entire liability of the Company and the Customer\u2019s sole remedy in case of any infringement of any Intellectual Property Rights.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"5\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h6>PERSONAL DATA AND CUSTOMER DATA<\/h6>\n<p>5.1 To the extent the Customer submits, processes or stores any personal data in to the Services, the Company (or its subcontractor where appropriate) processes such data on behalf and for the benefit of the Customer while the Customer remains at all times the data controller for such personal data. The Company processes data submitted by the Customer to the Company in accordance with the applicable laws, decrees and regulations. The Customer represents and warrants that it is authorized to instruct the Company and its subcontractors to process such personal data. The Customer represents and warrants that it has the right to collect the personal data provided to the Company for processing.<\/p>\n<p>5.2 The Company provides the Customer information on where the Company\u2019s or its subcontractors\u2019 servers are located at. The Customer shall be solely responsible for ensuring that it has the right to transfer personal data to the countries where the hosting partner\u2019s servers are located.<\/p>\n<p>5.3 The Customer is solely responsible for making appropriate backups of its data, and the Company or its subcontractors shall in no way be liable for any deletion of or failure to store any data of the Customer or other communications maintained or transmitted to the use of the Services.<\/p>\n<p>5.4 After the termination of the Agreement for any reason, the Company shall retain the Customer\u2019s data for thirty (30) days and make it available to the Customer via the Company\u2019s Web Site. After the thirty (30) days\u2019 period, the Company shall have the right to destroy the Customer\u2019s data without any liability towards the Customer.<\/p>\n<p>5.5 As part of the Smiley Answers\u2019 Service offering, anonymous data on customer or employee experiences are collected and stored in the virtual private cloud in a designated secure location chosen by the Company. The Company reserves the right to use this non-personally identifiable data to provide general statistics about end-user satisfaction or insights into potential customer experience and employee engagement benchmarks across industries and to make any derived analysis commercially available at its discretion. The Company also reserves the right to use this data for the purposes of marketing or customer awareness campaigns as it deems appropriate. That notwithstanding, at no time does the company collect personally identifiable information nor will it reference the Customer\u2019s use of the Smiley Answers service without its prior written consent.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"6\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h6>SUSPENSION OF SERVICE<\/h6>\n<p>6.1 The Company shall have the right to suspend the provision of the Services for a reasonable period of time without any liability towards the Customer if this is necessary in order to perform installation, change or maintenance work in respect of the Services or if such suspension results from installation, change or maintenance work in respect of public communication networks. The Company shall also have the right to suspend the provision of the Services due to a data security risk to the Services or if law or administrative order requires the Company to do so.<\/p>\n<p>6.2 The Company shall always have the right to suspend the Services without any liability towards the Customer, if the Customer is in default with its payment of the Fees due under the Agreement and does not pay such Fees despite a request to pay within fourteen (14) days calculated from the date of such request. The suspension can be continued until the Customer has paid all Fees due under the Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>6.3 The Company shall have the right suspend the provision of the Services and to deny the Customer\u2019s access to the Services without first hearing the Customer, without any liability towards the Customer, if the Company reasonably suspects that the Customer burdens or uses the Services contrary to the Agreement, applicable laws or administrative orders or for a purpose prohibited by the Agreement, applicable laws or administrative orders or in a manner that jeopardizes the provision of the Services to other users.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"7\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h6>FEES<\/h6>\n<p>7.1 The Fees for the Services have been set out in the Service Supply Agreement and related invoicing. Any Services, not expressly defined in those documents as being included in the Fees shall be charged in accordance with the Company\u2019s price list as in force from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>7.2 The Company reserves the right to increase the rates applicable to the Services where this is justified due to the general increase of the Company\u2019s costs and expenses of production (such as but not limited to general increase of labor costs and expenses) per the terms of the Service Supply Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>7.4 All rates and Fees are set out without applicable sales tax or value added tax (VAT), which shall be added to the rates and Fees in accordance with the then-applicable tax laws and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>7.5 In case a separate invoice is sent, the term of payment of each invoice shall be fourteen (14) days net from the date of the invoice.<\/p>\n<p>7.6 Overdue interest on any amounts overdue shall accrue at the rate of 10% per annum.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"8\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h6>CONFIDENTIALITY<\/h6>\n<p>8.1 Subject to the confidentiality terms of the Service Supply Agreement, each Party shall keep in confidence all material and information received from the other Party and marked as confidential or which should be understood to be confidential (\u201cConfidential Information\u201d), and may not use such Confidential Information for any other purpose than those set forth in the Agreement. The confidentiality obligation shall, however, not apply to material and information, (a) which is or later becomes generally available or otherwise public; or (b) which the receiving Party has received from a third party without any obligation of confidentiality; or (c) which was rightfully in the possession of the receiving Party prior to receipt of the same from the disclosing Party without any obligation of confidentiality related thereto; or (d) which a Party has independently developed without any use of or reference to the Confidential Information received from the other Party.<\/p>\n<p>8.2 The obligations of confidentiality in Section 8.1 above shall not prevent a Party from disclosing Confidential Information where it is required to do so under any mandatory law, or by order of a court or governmental body of authority of competent jurisdiction, or by any mandatory requirement of a regulatory authority. If legally possible and applicable, the recipient of such order shall notify the disclosing Party to allow a reasonable opportunity to seek protective order or equivalent or to appeal, and to extent reasonably possible, make effort to protect any sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p>8.3 Each Party shall promptly upon termination of the Agreement, or when the Party no longer needs the Confidential Information in question for the purpose of performing its obligations or exercising its rights under the Agreement, cease using the Confidential Information received from the other Party and, unless the Parties separately agree on destruction of such Confidential Information, return the Confidential Information in question (including all copies and reproductions thereof) to the other Party. Each Party shall, however, be entitled to retain the copies required by law or administrative orders applicable to such Party.<\/p>\n<p>8.4 Notwithstanding the confidentiality obligation set forth herein, each Party shall be entitled to use the general professional skills and experience acquired in connection with the performance of the Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>8.5 The rights and obligations related to the Confidential Information shall survive the termination of the Agreement for any reason for a period of two (2) years from such termination.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"9\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><h6>TERM AND TERMINATION<\/h6>\n<p>9.1 The Agreement shall enter into force on the date set out in the Purchase Order.<\/p>\n<p>9.2 The Agreement shall remain in force for the Term as in the signed Service Supply Agreement, after which the Service Supply Agreement shall automatically be renewed for the same Term period unless terminated by a Party at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then-current term.<\/p>\n<p>9.3 Each Party may terminate the Agreement for cause with immediate effect upon written notice to the other Party if:<\/p>\n<p>9.3.1 The other Party becomes insolvent, applies for or is adjudicated in bankruptcy or liquidation or corporate restructuring or otherwise ceases to carry on its business; or<\/p>\n<p>9.3.2 The other Party is in material breach of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and fails to remedy such breach within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a written notice by the non-defaulting Party, such written notice detailing the breach and the intention to terminate.<\/p>\n<p>9.4 Upon the termination of the Agreement, any Fees owed by the Customer for any Services provided until the effective date of the termination shall become immediately due. All Fees are non-refundable.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"10\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><h6>GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTES<\/h6>\n<p>10.1 The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of Montana.<\/p>\n<p>10.2 All disputes arising out of or relating to the Agreement shall be primarily settled by amicable negotiations between the Parties. Should the Parties fail to reach a resolution within thirty (30) days from the date when a Party has requested in writing to commence with the aforementioned negotiations, the dispute shall be finally settled in arbitration in accordance with the American Arbitration Association.<\/p>\n<p>10.3 The prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of attorney\u2019s fees and costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"11\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><h6>OTHER TERMS<\/h6>\n<p>11.1 The Company shall be free to use subcontractors in the performance of its obligations and exercise of its rights under the Agreement. The Company shall be liable for the acts and omissions of its subcontractors under the Agreement as for its own.<\/p>\n<p>11.2 Smiley Answers may use Customer name and logo as part of a list of customers and may refer to Customer as a user of its Services in its advertising and marketing activities and Customer further agrees to participate in other marketing activities which may include but not be limited to writing references and case studies, speaking at Smiley Answers or Smiley Answers sponsored events and participation in Smiley Answers or Smiley Answers sponsored webinars. Each Party shall obtain the other Party\u2019s permission, not to be unreasonably withheld, prior to using the other Party\u2019s name, logos, or other trademarks for any other marketing or promotional purposes. The Parties agree that any press release or other public comments issued by either Party relating to this Agreement (including, without limitation, any dispute under this Agreement), or your subscription to or use of the Services, will be prepared jointly between the parties, and will be issued only upon mutual agreement of the Parties.<\/p>\n<p>11.3 Neither Party shall be liable for any delays or non-performance of its obligations or any damages caused by an impediment beyond its reasonable control, which it could not have reasonably taken into account at the time of entering into the Agreement, and whose consequences it could not reasonably have avoided or overcome. For instance, errors in public communication networks or electricity supply shall constitute such an impediment. Strike, lockout, boycott and other industrial action shall constitute a force majeure event also when the Party concerned is the target or Party to such action. A force majeure event suffered by a subcontractor of Party shall also discharge such Party from liability, if the work to be performed under subcontracting cannot be done or acquired from another source without incurring unreasonable costs or significant loss of time. Each Party shall without delay inform the other party in writing of a force majeure event and the termination of the force majeure event.<\/p>\n<p>11.4 All formal notices and other formal communication between the Parties hereunder shall be made in the English language.<\/p>\n<p>11.5 Neither Party shall have the right to assign or transfer all or any of its rights, benefits and obligations under the Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Company shall, however, have the right to assign the Agreement in connection with a sale or transfer of its business or a relevant part thereof.<\/p>\n<p>11.6 Any terms and conditions that by their nature or otherwise reasonably should survive a cancellation or termination of the Agreement shall also be deemed to survive.<\/p>\n<p>11.7 The warranty period twenty-four (24) months starting from the original date the Products (Smiley Terminal or Smiley Touch) were delivered to the first carrier or eighteen (18) months from the installation date of the Service or until the termination of Client subscription to Service platform, whichever expires first. The Company shall provide spare parts without charge to the Terminals or Touch unit(s) during the warrant period. Reactivated Products (Smiley Terminal or Smiley Touch) are not covered under warranty.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"12\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><h6>DEFINITIONS<\/h6>\n<p>12.1 &#8220;Affiliate&#8221; of a Party means any legal entity that is (a) directly or indirectly owning or controlling the Party, or (b) under the same direct or indirect ownership or control as the Party, or (c) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Party, for so long as such ownership or control lasts. 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