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SOFTWARE CONTRACT - TERMS & CONDITIONS
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Terms and Conditions detailed herewith refer to the Software Contract Agreement
detailed as attached between "Euro Business Solutions Ltd.” (Hereafter referred
to as EBS Ltd) and the Company referred to as “The Subscriber.”
1. Duration
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This agreement shall remain in force for the minimum period detailed in
the attached schedule.
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Any
works requested under this maintenance agreement will only be performed if
they are requested during the period of the agreement. Under no
circumstances can work be carried out under this contract agreement after
expiry of the agreement, even if the subscriber claims that the fault
developed during the period of the agreement.
2.
Sub-Contracting
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EBS Ltd reserve the right to assign or
sub-contract this agreement either in whole or in part thereof to any
competent person, firm or company.
3.
Location
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The attached schedule details the location of the software, and EBS Ltd
will only cover maintenance to this location. Wherein this agreement is for
on-site work, EBS Ltd reserve the right to work on the software at EBS Ltd’s or
it’s sub contractors locations.
4.
Payment
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The subscriber will pay to EBS Ltd the standing charge for the
maintenance agreement as detailed in the attached schedule, prior to
commencement of the agreement.
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All charges are exclusive of VAT and any other Government Taxes in force
at the time of supply. These will be charged at the prevailing rate.
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The Standing Charge will be due for payment in full, on or before the
anniversary of the agreement, and the Subscriber shall not be entitled to
withhold any payment or exercise any set off, lien or any other right or claim
against this payment.
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EBS Ltd reserves the right to suspend services to the Subscriber in the
event of late or short payment.
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EBS reserve the right to
charge interest on late payments calculated at 4% above the prevailing base
rate of the Bank of England.
5.
Eligibility
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The attached Software Schedule must refer to software being in full
working order to the satisfaction of EBS Ltd. on commencement of the agreement.
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The Subscriber shall notify EBS Ltd promptly of any fault in the software
and shall if necessary supply details in writing or by fax.
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EBS Ltd will endeavor to arrange for an engineer to call at the location,
as attached within the response time detailed in the agreement. EBS Ltd will not
be liable to arrange for an engineer to call out with the hours of 09:00
to 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 09:00 to 16:00 Friday excluding Bank, Local and Public Holidays.
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EBS Ltd reserves the right to charge for any costs or expenses incurred
where work is necessary due to faults or as a result of the use of ancillary
software/equipment, electrical or telephone supplies, or where the work is due
to improper or negligent use of the of the software or the equipment on which it
is installed, or where there is a fault not arising as a direct result of a
defect in the software, or where the software is incorrectly reported as being
faulty, or for call outs due to software malfunction related to operating system
or other 3rd party software problems unless the relevant software is
stated as covered under an EBS Ltd Software Contract Agreement.
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The subscriber shall ensure that any engineer dispatched by EBS Ltd.
shall have unrestricted access to the faulty software and any attached equipment
associated with it. Where an engineer has to clear a workspace, any time
involved in creating the clear workspace may be charged to the Subscriber.
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The Subscriber shall remove any papers Stationery and non-connected
materials from the vicinity of the repair prior to the arrival of EBS Ltd’s
engineer.
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EBS Ltd. reserves the right to examine or test any equipment / software
detailed in the attached schedule at any time during the period of this
agreement to assess its continued eligibility for cover.
6.
Modifications, Alterations and Operation of Software
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The Subscriber shall not allow any software covered by the attached
schedule to be modified, adjusted, maintained or repaired by any person other
than EBS Ltd’s, or it’s agent’s engineers.
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This agreement does not cover repairs to hardware, accessories, 3rd
party software, attachments, additions or peripherals to the software detailed
in the schedule or any repairs to the equipment/software required to operate as
a result of any of the situations detailed above unless the Software Schedule
has been updated by EBS Ltd to reflect the ancillary/additional equipment.
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The Subscriber shall ensure that the equipment/software is operated in
accordance with EBSs’ instructions, EBS Ltd shall not be liable for any
work/development due to negligent or mis-use of the software by the Subscriber
or any other party.
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Any work whatsoever which EBS Ltd, or its agents carries out at the
request of the Subscriber, its Staff or agents which is not covered by this
agreement shall be charged at EBS Ltd’s standard rates and the cost of any
expenses or materials incurred will be charged to the Subscriber. Where there is
an additional charge as detailed above, the Subscriber shall pay the charge
within 30 days of EBS Ltd. submitting it’s invoice for the work. Non or late
payment may result in immediate cancellation of the contract by EBS Ltd.
Provided that in the event of any such cancellation EBS shall forthwith repay to
The Subscriber a pro-rata portion of the service charge.
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The Subscriber shall ensure that the software is not moved, re-installed
or re- installed on any computer without written confirmation from EBS Ltd.
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This software relates to the address & number of users detailed in the
Software Schedule any deviations must be with the confirmation of EBS Ltd.
7.
Liability
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The Subscriber shall arrange and maintain adequate insurance covering
loss and/or damage to the equipment being used to operate the software.
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EBS Ltd. shall be under no liability for any injury, loss or damage
whatsoever to any equipment or persons, or incurred by the Subscribers or any
third party, or as a result of, or in conjunction with, the operation of the
software, or the performance of any maintenance, repair or any other service.
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In no circumstances can EBS Ltd be held responsible for any loss or
damage to any 3rd party software or data held on the Subscribers
equipment, and any repairs or maintenance carried out shall not include the
restoration of any data / 3rd party software, or peripherals.
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It is the subscribers responsibility to insure that adequate regular
backup procedures are in place and adhered to as EBS Ltd accept no
responsibility whatsoever for the recovery of data lost due to ant
circumstances.
8.
Termination
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EBS Ltd. may without prejudice to any other rights, terminate this
agreement by notice if the subscribers fail to pay any sum due within the
specified period, or the Subscriber commits any breach of its obligations under
the terms of this contract, or the Subscribers becomes insolvent, bankrupt, in
liquidation, in the hands of a receiver or makes any other arrangement with its
creditors outwith the terms of normal trading.
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The agreement may be terminated by either party giving at least thirty
days written notice prior to the anniversary of the date of commencement
detailed. Where the agreement is not terminated it will be deemed to be in
contract for another term as detailed in the duration of the agreement. EBS Ltd.
will advise the Subscriber of charges due for the forthcoming term in advance.
9. Notice
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Without prejudice to any other method, notice, invoices and renewals
may be served by a pre-paid letter post envelope addressed to the address of
the software owners as detailed in the attached schedule, any notices etc.
will be deemed to have been served on the Subscriber on the second day after
posting by EBS Ltd.
10.
Agreement
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This agreement supercedes and cancels all previous agreements for the
same software or Subscriber.
11.
Law
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This and all other agreements are governed by the Laws of Scotland and
any action resulting from a breach in this agreement will be held in a Scottish
Court closest to EBS Ltd’s place of business
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