15. Miscellaneous
15.1 Notices. All notices must be in writing and addressed to the other party’s legal department and primary point of contact. The email address for notices being sent to Nipa.Cloud’s Legal Department is legal@nipa.cloud. Notice will be treated as given on receipt as verified by written or automated receipt or by electronic log (as applicable).
15.2 Assignment. Neither party may assign any part of this Agreement without the written consent of the other, except to an Affiliate where: (a) the assignee has agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement; (b) the assigning party remains liable for obligations under the Agreement if the assignee defaults on them; and (c) the assigning party has notified the other party of the assignment. Any other attempt to assign is void.
15.3 Change of Control. If a party experiences a change of Control (for example, through a stock purchase or sale, merger, or other form of corporate transaction): (a) that party will give written notice to the other party within thirty days after the change of Control; and (b) the other party may immediately terminate this Agreement any time between the change of Control and thirty days after it receives that written notice.
15.4 Force Majeure. Neither party will be liable for failure or delay in performance to the extent caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
15.5 No Agency. This Agreement does not create any agency, partnership or joint venture between the parties.
15.6 No Waiver. Neither party will be treated as having waived any rights by not exercising (or delaying the exercise of) any rights under this Agreement.
15.7 Severability. If any term (or part of a term) of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the rest of the Agreement will remain in effect.
15.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement does not confer any benefits on any third party unless it expressly states that it does.
15.9 Equitable Relief. Nothing in this Agreement will limit either party’s ability to seek equitable relief.
15.10 Amendments. Except as set forth in Section 1.7(b) or (c), any amendment must be in writing, signed by both parties, and expressly state that it is amending this Agreement.
15.11 Survival. The following Sections will survive expiration or termination of this Agreement: 5, 8, 9.5, 13, 14, and 16.
15.12 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets out all terms agreed between the parties and supersedes all other agreements between the parties relating to its subject matter. In entering into this Agreement, neither party has relied on, and neither party will have any right or remedy based on, any statement, representation or warranty (whether made negligently or innocently), except those expressly set out in this Agreement. The terms located at a URL referenced in this Agreement and the Documentation are incorporated by reference into the Agreement. After the Effective Date, Nipa.Cloud may provide an updated URL in place of any URL in this Agreement.
15.13 Conflicting Terms. If there is a conflict between the documents that make up this Agreement, the documents will control in the following order: the Agreement, and the terms at any URL.
15.14 Definitions.
“Account” means Customer’s Nipa.Cloud Platform account.
“Admin Console” means the online console(s) and/or tool(s) provided by Nipa.Cloud to Customer for administering the Services.
“Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with a party.
“Allegation” means an unaffiliated third party’s allegation.
“Application(s)” means any web or other application Customer creates using the Services, including any source code written by Customer to be used with the Services, or hosted in an Instance.
“Brand Features” means the trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features of each party, respectively, as secured by such party from time to time.
“Committed Purchase(s)” have the meaning set forth in the Service Specific Terms.
“Confidential Information” means information that one party (or an Affiliate) discloses to the other party under this Agreement, and which is marked as confidential or would normally under the circumstances be considered confidential information. It does not include information that is independently developed by the recipient, is rightfully given to the recipient by a third party without confidentiality obligations, or becomes public through no fault of the recipient. Subject to the preceding sentence, Customer Data is considered Customer’s Confidential Information.
“Control” means control of greater than fifty percent of the voting rights or equity interests of a party.
“Customer Data” means content provided to Nipa.Cloud by Customer (or at its direction) via the Services under the Account.
“Customer End Users” means the individuals Customer permits to use the Application.
“Data Processing and Security Terms” means the terms set forth at: https://www.nipa.cloud/term
“Documentation” means the Nipa.Cloud documentation (as may be updated from time to time) in the form generally made available by Nipa.Cloud to its customers.
“Emergency Security Issue” means either: (a) Customer’s or Customer End Users’ use of the Services in violation of the AUP, which could disrupt: (i) the Services; (ii) other customers’ or their customer end users’ use of the Services; or (iii) the Nipa.Cloud network or servers used to provide the Services; or (b) unauthorized third party access to the Services.
“Fee Accrual Period” means a calendar month or another period specified by Nipa.Cloud in the Admin Console.
“Fee Threshold” means the threshold (as may be updated from time to time), as applicable for certain Services.
“Feedback” means feedback or suggestions about the Services provided to Nipa.Cloud by Customer.
“Fees” means the applicable fees for each Service and any applicable Taxes.
“High Risk Activities” means uses such as the operation of nuclear facilities, air traffic control, or life support systems, where the use or failure of the Services could lead to death, personal injury, or environmental damage.
“Indemnified Liabilities” means any (i) settlement amounts approved by the indemnifying party; and (ii) damages and costs finally awarded against the indemnified party and its Affiliates by a court of competent jurisdiction.
“Instance” means a virtual machine instance, configured and managed by Customer, which runs on the Services. Instances are more fully described in the Documentation.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means current and future worldwide rights under patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, and moral rights laws, and other similar rights.
“Legal Process” means a data disclosure request made under law, governmental regulation, court order, subpoena, warrant, governmental regulatory or agency request, or other valid legal authority, legal procedure, or similar process.
“Package Purchase” has the meaning set forth in the Service Specific Terms.
“Project” means a grouping of computing, storage, and API resources for Customer, and via which Customer may use the Services. Projects are more fully described in the Documentation.
“Reserved Capacity Units” have the meaning set forth in the Service Specific Terms.
“Reserved Unit Term” has the meaning set forth in the Service Specific Terms.
“Reserved Units” have the meaning set forth in the Service Specific Terms.
“Service Specific Terms” means the terms specific to one or more Services.
“SLA” means each of the then-current service level agreements.
“Software” means any downloadable tools, software development kits or other such proprietary computer software provided by Nipa.Cloud in connection with the Services, which may be downloaded by Customer, and any updates Nipa.Cloud may make to such Software from time to time.
“Taxes” means any duties, customs fees, or taxes (other than Nipa.Cloud’s income tax) associated with the purchase of the Services, including any related penalties or interest.
“Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement.
“Terms URL” means the following URL set forth here: https://www.nipa.cloud/terms
“Third-Party Legal Proceeding” means any formal legal proceeding filed by an unaffiliated third party before a court or government tribunal (including any appellate proceeding).
“Token” means an alphanumeric key that is uniquely associated with Customer’s Account.