IMPORTANT—PLEASE
READ CAREFULLY: This is a legally binding contract. By clicking
on the “Accept” button below, you represent that you are authorized
to accept these terms and conditions on behalf of yourself and your
employer, if you are entering into this Genbook Channel Partner Agreement
(this “Agreement”) within the scope of your employment, in
which case “you” or “your” refer to both you and that employer.
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or products accompanying this Agreement.
This Channel Partner
Agreement (“Agreement”) is made between Genbook, Inc., a
California corporation ("Genbook") with its principal
place of business at 500 Third Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, California
94107, and you and your employer (“Partner”) with offices
at the address provided by you during registration, effective as of
the date this Agreement is accepted by Genbook (the "Effective
Date").
Genbook reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, update, change or remove portions of the terms of this Agreement at any time, with or without notice to Partner. This Agreement can and should be checked periodically for changes by visiting Genbook’s web site www.genbook.com.
- GENBOOK PRODUCTS
- Partner's
Right to Market Genbook Products. Genbook grants to Partner
the right to market and promote directly to Partner's existing and
prospective local business clients or customers those products of
Genbook identified from time to time on Genbook's web
site www.genbook.com (“Genbook Products”).
- GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
- Use of Genbook Content.
Genbook may furnish to Partner information, marketing materials, logos,
graphics, trademarks or commercial symbols of Genbook ("Genbook
Content") for use on the Partner's web site or for purposes
of promoting the Genbook Products. Partner shall at all times comply
with Genbook Content usage guidelines and instructions provided by Genbook
from time to time and shall, upon written request from Genbook, immediately
discontinue any use of any Genbook Content if Genbook finds such use
objectionable, in its sole discretion.
- Non-Exclusivity.
Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict either party from
entering into or continuing any agreement or other arrangement with
any other party, whether similar to this Agreement in nature or scope.
- Ownership. As
between the parties, Genbook will retain all right, title, and interest
in the Genbook Products and Genbook Content, including all data and
intellectual property rights therein. Genbook reserves all rights
not expressly granted to Partner in this Agreement. Genbook reserves
the right to add, remove, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect
of any Genbook Product in its sole discretion.
- Customer Contracts.
All orders, commitments and contracts for the Genbook Products shall
be made between Genbook and the end-user of the Genbook Products ("Customer
Contracts"). Genbook shall be solely responsible for
processing and collecting payments from customers/end-users of the Genbook
Products.
- PAYMENTS
TO PARTNER
- Partner Fees.
Genbook shall pay Partner the fees described in
Schedule 1 attached hereto (the "Partner Fees").
- Payment Terms.
Genbook shall remit payment to Partner for Partner Fees within thirty (30) days
following the end of each calendar month. Such payment shall include
a report detailing each customer/end user acquisition of a Genbook Product,
date of acquisition and the Partner Fee amount payable.
- TERM AND TERMINATION
- Term. This Agreement
will remain in force from the Effective Date until one (1) year after
the Effective Date, unless earlier terminated in accordance with this
Section 4 (the “Initial Term”). The Agreement will
automatically renew for additional one (1) year terms (each a “Renewal
Term”) unless earlier terminated in accordance with this Section
4. The Initial Term and any Renewal Terms shall be referred to
collectively as the “Term”.
- Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated as described below:
- Convenience.
Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for any
reason or no reason upon written notice to the other party.
- Default. If either
party materially defaults in the performance of any of its material
obligations hereunder (other than payment obligations) and if any such
default is not corrected within fourteen (14) days after notice in writing,
the other party may terminate this Agreement effective upon written
notice.
- Survival.
The following provisions will survive termination of this Agreement:
Sections 2.3, 2.4, 4.3, 5, 6, 7 and 8. In addition, all payment
obligations will survive with respect to Customer Contracts made prior
to the effective date of termination for a period of twelve months following
the effective date of termination. All other obligations will
terminate upon the termination of this Agreement.
- CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION
- Definition. “Confidential
Information” means any information disclosed by either party (“Disclosing
Party”) to the other party, either directly or indirectly, (“Receiving
Party”), in writing or orally, which is designated as “Confidential,”
“Proprietary” or some similar designation. Confidential Information
may also include information disclosed to a Disclosing Party by third
parties. Confidential Information will not, however, include any
information which (i) was publicly known and made generally available
in the public domain prior to the time of disclosure by the Disclosing
Party; (ii) becomes publicly known and made generally available after
disclosure by the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party through no
action or inaction of the Receiving Party; (iii) is already in the possession
of the Receiving Party at the time of disclosure by the Disclosing Party
as shown by the Receiving Party’s files and records immediately prior
to the time of disclosure; (iv) is obtained by the Receiving Party from
a third party without a breach of such third party’s obligations of
confidentiality; (v) is independently developed by the Receiving Party
without use of or reference to the Disclosing Party’s Confidential
Information, as shown by documents and other competent evidence in the
Receiving Party’s possession; or (vi) is required by law to be disclosed
by the Receiving Party, provided that the Receiving Party gives the
Disclosing Party prompt written notice of such requirement prior to
such disclosure (if practicable under the circumstances) and assistance,
at the Disclosing Party’s request and reasonable expense, in obtaining
an order protecting the information from public disclosure.
- Non-Use and Non-Disclosure.
Each party agrees not to use any Confidential Information of the other
party for any purpose except to exercise its rights and perform its
obligations under this Agreement. Each party agrees not to disclose
any Confidential Information of the other party to third parties or
to such party’s employees, except to those employees and contractors
of the Receiving Party with a need to know such information in order
to perform under this Agreement. Neither party shall reverse engineer,
disassemble or decompile any prototypes, software or other tangible
objects which embody the other party’s Confidential Information and
which are provided to the party hereunder.
- Proprietary Rights Notices.
Each party shall reproduce the other party’s proprietary rights notices
on any such approved copies, in the same manner in which such notices
were set forth in or on the original.
- Effect of Termination.
Upon termination of this Agreement, each party shall destroy or deliver
to the other party all of such other party’s Confidential Information
that such party may have in its possession or control. Receiving
Party's obligation of confidentiality shall survive this Agreement for
a period of two (2) years from the date of its termination, and thereafter
shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
AND INDEMNIFICATION
- Disclaimer. EACH
PARTY MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE,
AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS, ON ITS OWN BEHALF ON AND BEHALF OF ITS SUPPLIERS
AND LICENSORS, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. GENBOOK SPECIFICALLY
DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING (A) THE AMOUNT OF
FEES THAT PARTNER MAY RECEIVE DURING THE TERM AND (B) ANY ECONOMIC OR
OTHER BENEFIT THAT PARTNER MIGHT OBTAIN THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION IN
THIS AGREEMENT. GENBOOK DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE GENBOOK PRODUCTS
WILL FUNCTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR ARE ERROR-FREE.
- Genbook
Indemnity.
- Genbook shall defend, or at
its option settle, any third party claim, suit, proceeding, or demand
(“Action”) brought against Partner to the extent that the
Action alleges that a Genbook Product infringes or misappropriates any
third party copyright or trade secrets; provided that Partner (i) notifies
Genbook promptly in writing of any such action, (ii) gives Genbook sole
control of the defense and/or settlement of such action, and (iii) gives
Genbook all reasonable information and assistance (at Genbook's expense).
Genbook will pay those costs and damages finally awarded against Partner
in any such Action, or those costs and damages agreed to in a monetary
settlement of such Action, that are specifically attributable to such
Action.
- If a Genbook Product infringes
or misappropriates, or in the reasonable determination of Genbook, is
likely to infringe or misappropriate, any third party’s intellectual
property rights, Genbook may, at its choice and sole expense, either:
(i) obtain from such third party the right to continue to use the Genbook
Product; (ii) modify the Genbook Product to avoid and eliminate such
infringement or misappropriation; or (iii) terminate this Agreement.
- LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT FOR LIABILITY ARISING UNDER SECTION 5
(CONFIDENTIALITY), NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR
ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING
LOST OR ANTICIPATED REVENUES OR PROFITS RELATING TO THE SAME), ARISING
FROM ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF,
WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE)
OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH PARTY IS
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. EXCEPT FOR LIABILITY
ARISING UNDER SECTION 5, NEITHER PARTY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO THE
OTHER WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO
THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL EXCEED THE AMOUNTS OWED BY
GENBOOK UNDER SECTION 3.1.
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Governing
Law. This Agreement will be interpreted and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of California and the United States of America,
without regard to conflict of law principles. All disputes arising
out of this Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the state and federal courts located in the City and County of San
Francisco, California, and each party hereby consents to the personal
jurisdiction thereof.
- Assignment. Neither
this Agreement nor any rights under this Agreement may be assigned or
otherwise transferred by either party, in whole or in part without the
other party’s prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
however, either party may assign this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the other party to an entity that agrees in writing to be
bound in connection with a sale of assets, merger or consolidation.
- Independent Contractor.
Each party shall be an independent contractor to the other party in
performing its respective obligations hereunder and shall not act as
an agent or employee of the other party.
- Notices. Any
notice required or permitted under the terms of this Agreement or required
by law must be in writing and must be: (a) delivered in person; (b)
sent by first class registered mail, or air mail, as appropriate; or
(c) sent by overnight air courier, in each case properly posted and
fully prepaid to the appropriate address set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement. Either party may change its address for notice
by providing written notice of such change to the other party given
in accordance with this Section. Notices will be considered to
have been given at the time of actual delivery in person, three (3)
business days after deposit in the mail as set forth above, or one (1)
day after delivery to an overnight air courier service.
- Force Majeure.
Neither party will be liable to the other party on account of any loss
or damage resulting from any delay or failure to perform all or any
part of this Agreement if such delay or failure is caused, in whole
or in part, by events, occurrences, or causes beyond the control and
without negligence of the parties.
- Waiver. None
of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived
by any act or acquiescence by either party, its agents, or employees,
but only by an instrument in writing signed by a duly-authorized representative
of such party. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall
constitute a waiver of any other provision(s) or of the same provision
on another occasion.
- Severability. If for
any reason any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable, that provision of the Agreement will be enforced to the
maximum extent permissible and the other provisions of this Agreement
will remain in full force and effect.
- Entire Agreement.
This Agreement contains the complete understanding and agreement of
the parties and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or
understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter herein.
This Agreement may not be amended, except by a writing signed by duly
authorized representatives of both parties. This Agreement may
be executed by one or both of the parties hereto on any number of separate
counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together will be deemed
to constitute one and the same instrument.
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Schedule 1
Partner Fees
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Genbook will pay Partner the fees described in this Schedule for revenue
generating Genbook Products purchased by Partner's customers or clients
under this agreement (“Revenue Products”).
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For each Revenue Product, Genbook will pay Partner both a one-time
introduction fee upon first purchase of a Revenue Product by the relevant
customer or client (“Introduction Fee”), and an ongoing fee representing a
share of the ongoing revenue Genbook generates from time to time from
that customer or client (“Revenue Share”).
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The Introduction Fee payable shall be equal to the first month's revenue
Genbook generates from the relevant customer or client.
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The Revenue Share, as determined on a month by month basis, shall be equal
to 25% of the revenue generated by Genbook from the relevant customer or
client for the remainder of the first twelve months following
purchase of a Revenue Product (i.e. months 2-12).