**THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ARE ONLY APPLICABLE TO YOU IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EXISTING
SEPARATE DATABASE LICENSE OR OTHER AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND
DATA AXLE THAT GOVERNS YOUR USE OF THE DATA AXLE MATERIALS TO
WHICH ACCESS IS PROVIDED BY YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS**
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE OF DATA AXLE
MATERIALS
In this agreement (the "Agreement"), the words "you" and
"your" refer to the party utilizing the Data Axle Materials and
the term "Data Axle Materials" refers to any materials or
services provided to you, directly or indirectly, by Data Axle
and/or its affiliated companies. USE OF THE DATA AXLE MATERIALS
CONSTITUTES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, ACCEPTANCE, AND CONSENT TO THIS
AGREEMENT. DO NOT USE THE DATA AXLE MATERIALS IF YOU FIND THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNACCEPTABLE.
LIMITED LICENSE: Upon your acceptance of this Agreement, if
applicable, full and proper payment of any amounts due to
Data Axle, Data Axle grants you a personal, revocable,
nontransferable and nonexclusive license to possess and use the
Data Axle Materials solely for your direct marketing, research,
reference or data purposes in strict accordance with the terms of
this Agreement and any other written agreement(s) you may have
entered into with Data Axle with respect to the Data Axle
Materials. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, you
shall immediately discontinue your use of the Data Axle
Materials. Data Axle retains all ownership rights (including
intellectual property rights) in the Data Axle Materials, and you
will obtain only such rights as are explicitly granted in this
Agreement and any other written agreement(s) you may have entered
into with Data Axle with respect to the Data Axle Materials
accessed.
Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement for any
reason, you shall (a) ensure that all copies of the Data Axle
Materials and any related data and information is deleted from
your computers and the computers of any service provider or other
third party who processed Data Axle Materials for you; (b) cease
any and all use of the Data Axle Materials; (c) return all
copies, whether in print, tape or other media, of all or any part
of the Data Axle Materials to Data Axle no later than five (5)
days after termination of this Agreement; and (d) certify in
writing within ten (10) days after termination of this Agreement
that you and your service providers have deleted or returned to
Data Axle all copies of the Data Axle Materials.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES: Except to the extent specifically
authorized in writing by Data Axle, you cannot share or sell the
Data Axle Materials and you are responsible to Data Axle for any
use of the Data Axle Materials. You agree and warrant that: a)
you will not provide access to any portion of the Data Axle
Materials to any unauthorized party without the prior written
consent of Data Axle; b) you will not use any automated means,
including without limitation agents, robots, scripts or spiders,
to access, monitor, use or copy the Data Axle Materials; c) you
shall use your best efforts to prevent the misuse and
unauthorized use of the Data Axle Materials; d) you will not use
any Data Axle Materials for consumer credit purposes, consumer
insurance underwriting, employment screening purposes, tenant
screening purposes, or for any other purpose(s) covered by the
federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.) or
any similar statute or regulation; e) you shall not name
Data Axle or its affiliated companies or refer to the use of
Data Axle Materials in any advertisements, promotional or
marketing material; f) you shall not use the Data Axle Materials
to compile data in a manner that is used or usable by a
competitive product or service, and g) you shall indemnify and
hold harmless Data Axle, its affiliated companies and their
respective officers, directors, employees and agents
("Indemnified Parties") against any loss, liability, damage, cost
or expense (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys'
fees and legal costs) suffered or incurred by any Indemnified
Party, arising out of or in any way related to your use of the
Data Axle Materials or the breach of this Agreement. You are
required to use the security procedures currently or hereafter
maintained by Data Axle to confirm that only authorized users
have access to the Data Axle Materials. You are prohibited from
utilizing alter-egos or other disguised identities when accessing
the Data Axle Materials. By using the Data Axle Materials you are
representing that you are of legal age (18 years and over) and of
legal competence to enter into a binding agreement with Data Axle
and are not otherwise prohibited from using or receiving the
Data Axle Materials pursuant to the laws of the local or national
jurisdiction from which you are accessing or using Data Axle
Materials. If you are not able to make the representations in the
preceding sentence you are prohibited from using the Data Axle
Materials; however, any unauthorized use of the Data Axle
Materials by you shall be subject to these terms and conditions
until such unauthorized use has been terminated.
COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT: It is an express
condition of this Agreement that in using the Data Axle
Materials: a) you fully comply at all times with the terms of
this Agreement and all applicable federal, state, foreign and
local statutes and regulations, including, but not limited to,
laws and regulations regarding telemarketing, email, fax
marketing, customer solicitation and privacy; b) that you shall
comply with all applicable Direct Marketing Association
guidelines; and c) Data Axle further reserves the right to review
and revise materials provided by you or to be used by you in
promotions to ensure that your use of the Data Axle Materials is
both appropriate and in accordance with the permitted uses of the
Data Axle Materials; however, Data Axle's failure to review any
such materials shall not constitute Data Axle's acceptance of the
materials or in any other way waive any rights Data Axle may have
or limit any obligations you may have with regard to the use of
the Data Axle Materials. Data Axle may also randomly monitor
(through seeding and other means) your use of the Data Axle
Materials to ensure that your use is in accordance with the
permitted uses of the Data Axle Materials. If such monitoring
indicates you are not in compliance with this Agreement or if
fraudulent activity is suspected, Data Axle reserves the right to
take such action as it deems necessary. You acknowledge that any
unauthorized use of the Data Axle Materials may cause irreparable
harm and injury to Data Axle for which there is no adequate
remedy at law. In addition to all other remedies available under
this Agreement, at law or in equity, you further agree that
Data Axle may be entitled to injunctive relief in the event you
use the Data Axle Materials in violation of the limited license
granted hereunder.
You shall permit Data Axle to audit your records relating
to your obligations to pay the fees set forth in this Agreement,
at Data Axle's expense and upon thirty (30) days notice. The
right granted under this paragraph shall exist during the Term
and for one year thereafter. Upon concluding any audit, Data Axle
shall notify you of the results. In the event that Data Axle
notifies you that an adjustment must be made to the royalties
and/or fees previously paid by you, the Parties shall in good
faith, use their best efforts to agree upon the amount of any
such adjustment. Any such adjustment shall be paid within five
(5) business days after such agreement is reached. In the event
the Parties agree that the total amount of royalties and/or fees
previously paid was less than the amount required to be paid
under this Agreement and such deficiency is ten percent (10%) or
more of the amount previously paid, you shall pay the reasonable
audit costs incurred by Data Axle, including all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses.
EXCLUSIVE LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: ALL
DATA AXLE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED ON A STRICTLY "AS IS" BASIS.
DATA AXLE DOES NOT ASSURE OR WARRANT THE CORRECTNESS,
COMPREHENSIVENESS, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA AXLE
MATERIALS AND DATA AXLE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL
WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
NONINFRINGEMENT, AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU
EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT DATA AXLE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOSSES,
DAMAGES, OR INJURIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, AND/OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES CAUSED
IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE USE OF THE DATA AXLE MATERIALS,
WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE ASSERTED IN AN ACTION BROUGHT IN
CONTRACT, IN TORT OR PURSUANT TO SOME OTHER THEORY AND WHETHER
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES WAS MADE KNOWN OR WAS
FORESEEABLE. IN NO EVENT SHALL DATA AXLE HAVE ANY MONETARY
LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THIS DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTIES IS AN ESSENTIAL CONDITION OF THE AGREEMENT.
GENERAL:
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Nebraska, United States
of America without regard to any conflicts of law principles.
Additionally, any action relating to any provision of this
Agreement or your use of the Data Axle Materials shall be brought
within the jurisdiction of the courts located within Douglas
County, Nebraska, United States of America. You will pay all
costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that
Data Axle incurs in any action to enforce your obligations under
this Agreement. This Agreement, and the rights and obligations of
the parties under this Agreement will not be governed by the
provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods. The parties further have expressly
requested that this Agreement be drawn up in the English
language. Les parties aux présents ont expressément exige que la
présente Convention et ses Annexes soient rédigées en langue
anglaise.
(b) The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
along with any additional terms which may be provided which
relate to the specific Data Axle Materials provided constitute
the entire agreement between you and Data Axle on the subject
matter. Any additional or different terms or conditions in any
other document shall be of no effect unless expressly consented
to in writing by Data Axle.
(c) Data Axle may terminate this Agreement, or amend or
eliminate these terms and conditions at any time, with or without
notice or cause. Data Axle may discontinue, temporarily or
permanently, the Data Axle Materials, or any part thereof, with
or without prior notice to you. Upon termination, your right to
access the Data Axle Materials will immediately cease.
(d) Without limiting any other remedies it may have at law
or in equity, Data Axle reserves the right to terminate your
access to the Data Axle Materials without further notice if
Data Axle has reason to believe that you are not complying with
this or any other express condition of use.
Effective Date: June 1, 2009