Letter of Agreement
Based on the information below, the following constitutes an agreement for a marketing collaboration.
Please read and examine this agreement as this is a binding agreement between client and company to ensure the interests of both parties.
(A copy of this agreement will be emailed to you upon completion)
Contract Terms & Conditions
Company, referred to as (CLIENT), and Scaling Engine, referred to as (COMPANY), agree as entered into this agreement on the date and time of the order submission.
EMPLOYMENT OF COMPANY:
CLIENT hereby permits the COMPANY to render, and COMPANY agrees to render to CLIENT, all the services as defined by this contract (AGREEMENT).
ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENTS:
All potential forms of signature shall be governed by this AGREEMENT including, but not limited to, checking the agreement to “terms of service” box, written signature on individual project AGREEMENTs, electronic signatures, faxed signatures, scanned and emailed signatures, clear stated email approvals, and/or any other electronically clearly stated agreement to proposed change or program.
PAYMENT & BILLING TERMS:
CLIENT hereby agrees to pay the fees in price and schedule as listed on the agreement completed by CLIENT or in the proposal submitted to CLIENT.
CLIENT hereby grants permission for COMPANY to charge CLIENT’s credit, debit card or bank account on file according to the price and schedule listed on the agreement or proposal every month for the amount agreed to as the monthly spend under AGREEMENT. If the invoiced budget is a one-time charge then no monthly charge will apply. Monthly payments will be put on auto-bill and will automatically be charged to the credit card on file on the same day every month as the first payment date made.
CLIENT agrees to pay upon execution of this agreement. COMPANY reserves the right to stop work until payment is made. Should collection activities become necessary, CLIENT agrees to pay all fees relating to said collection activities.
MAKE GOODS/SCHEDULING CORRECTIONS/TECHNOLOGY CONFLICTS:
In the event of an error, whether human (COMPANY or vendors of COMPANY) or technology based, COMPANY shall provide CLIENT notification and make all reasonable efforts with CLIENT approval or CLIENT discretion to make good on planned contractual obligations.
EXCLUSIVITY:
CLIENT agrees that COMPANY is the exclusive provider of all contracted and executed management and services during the duration of this agreement.
INDEMNIFICATION:
COMPANY shall indemnify and hold CLIENT harmless with respect to any claims, loss, suit, liability or judgment suffered by COMPANY, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, based upon or related to any item prepared by COMPANY or at COMPANY's direction, including, but not limited to, any claim of libel, slander, piracy, plagiarism, invasion of privacy, or infringement of copyright or other intellectual property interest, except where any such claim arises out of material supplied by CLIENT and incorporated into any materials or advertisement prepared by COMPANY.
CLIENT agrees to indemnify and hold COMPANY harmless with respect to any claims, loss, liability, damage or judgment suffered by CLIENT, including reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs, which results from the use by COMPANY of any material furnished by CLIENT or where material created by COMPANY or at the direction of COMPANY subject to the indemnification in subsection 1 above is materially changed by CLIENT. Information or data obtained by COMPANY from CLIENT to substantiate claims made in advertising shall be deemed to be “material furnished by CLIENT to COMPANY”.
In the event of any proceeding, litigation or suit against CLIENT by any regulatory COMPANY or in the event of any court action or other proceeding challenging any advertising prepared by COMPANY, COMPANY shall assist in the preparation of the defence of such action or proceeding and cooperate with CLIENT and CLIENT ‘s attorneys.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR:
Nothing contained herein or any document executed in connection herewith, shall be construed to create an employer-employee partnership or joint venture relationship between CLIENT and COMPANY. COMPANY is an independent Contractor and not an employee of CLIENT or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. The consideration set forth herein shall be the sole consideration due Contractor for the services rendered. It is understood that CLIENT will not withhold any amounts for payment of taxes from the compensation of Contractor hereunder. Contractor will not represent to be or hold themselves out as an employee of CLIENT and Contractor acknowledges that he/she shall not have the right or entitlement in or to any of the pension, retirement or other benefit programs now or hereafter available to regular employees. Any and all sums subject to deductions, if any, required to be withheld and/or paid under any applicable state, federal or municipal laws or union or professional guild regulations shall be Contractor’s sole responsibility and Contractor shall indemnify and hold CLIENT harmless from any and all damages, claims and expenses arising out of or resulting from any claims asserted by any taxing authority as a result of or in connection with said payments.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES:
The COMPANY will make no representations, warranties, or commitments binding CLIENT without its prior consent.
LEGAL RIGHT:
COMPANY covenants and warrants that he/she has the unlimited legal right to enter into this AGREEMENT and to perform in accordance with its terms without violating the rights of others or any applicable law and that he/she has not and shall not become a party to any other agreement of any kind which conflicts with this AGREEMENT.
CLIENT covenants and warrants that he/she has the unlimited legal right to enter into this AGREEMENT and to perform in accordance with its terms without violating the rights of others or any applicable law and that he/she has not and shall not become a party to any other agreement of any kind which conflicts with this AGREEMENT.
NUMERICAL ESTIMATES/EXPECTATIONS:
Any project estimates provided are indicative only, since there is no guarantee of results provided for payment made. Performance is based on best efforts in order to renew beyond the AGREEMENT term. Actual results may be greater or less than the numbers shared based on the relevant characteristics of each individual business and other external factors.
ENFORCEABILITY:
If any provision of this AGREEMENT is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, the remainder of the AGREEMENT shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be impaired.
TERM & AUTO-RENEWAL:
FORCE MAJEURE:
The affected party is excused from performance under this AGREEMENT for the duration of the Force Majeure event thereby extending the completion date. If the Force Majeure event continues past the agreed AGREEMENT completion date, the AGREEMENT may be terminated and both parties excused from their liabilities. Force Majeure events include, but not limited to, fire, explosion, strikes, riots, terrorist activity, war, acts of nature which prohibit travel, and acts of God.
TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT:
CLIENT may initiate the process to terminate this AGREEMENT at any time.
Upon termination of this AGREEMENT by CLIENT, CLIENT shall pay COMPANY all outstanding balances as well as one half of the remaining balance of the agreement. The AGREEMENT shall not be cancelled until all balances and fees are paid.
NONDISCLOSURE:
The COMPANY, its employees and subcontractors agree that, except as directed by the CLIENT, it will not at any time during or after the term of this Agreement disclose any confidential information. Likewise, the CLIENT agrees that it will not convey any confidential information obtained about the Developer to another party
CONFLICTING TERMS:
In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Contract (including any and all attachments thereto and amendments thereof) and the terms of Exhibit A (if applicable), the terms of Exhibit A shall control.
SEVERABILITY:
If any provision of this Contract is held unenforceable, then such provision will be modified to reflect the parties’ intention. All remaining provisions of this Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
ATTORNEY FEES:
In the event of litigation relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, the non-prevailing party shall reimburse the prevailing party for all reasonable attorney fees and costs resulting therefrom.
NON-WAIVER:
Failure by one party of this Agreement to require performance of any provision(s) shall not affect that party’s right to require subsequent performance at any time thereafter, nor shall a waiver of any breach or default of this Agreement constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself.
PARTNERSHIP OR COMPANY:
The relationship between parties is not to be construed as a partnership or company and this Contract does not create either form of relationship.
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES:
Neither party to this Agreement will be held responsible for consequential (indirect) damages (e.g., loss of profit) because of any alleged failures by the other party.
SIGNATURE AUTHORITY:
Both parties warrant that they have read and understand the terms set forth in this agreement. Each party hereby represents and warrants that s/he is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of Other Party and that this Agreement is binding upon Other Party in accordance with its terms.
NON-CIRCUMVENT:
CLIENT, its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, consultants, subsidiaries, assignees or any individual or any entity acting on its behalf, shall not make any contact with, deal with or otherwise involve itself or themselves in any transaction with any Vendor, Employee or Contractor of COMPANY without the prior written permission of the COMPANY.
CLIENT, its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, consultants, subsidiaries, assignees or any individual or any entity acting on its behalf, confirm that any corporation, organization, firm, company or individual of which any of the above-referenced individuals or entities is a party to, an employee of, member of, or otherwise which would benefit financially from an association, is bound by this AGREEMENT, and shall not conduct any business with any Client, Employee, Vendor or Contractors in circumvention of the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, to the financial or other detriments of COMPANY. CLIENT shall so instruct its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, consultants, subsidiaries, assignees or any individual or any entity acting on its behalf, whether currently or during the time period during which this AGREEMENT is in effect, and shall take all necessary steps to bind them to the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, as well as agree that CLIENT shall be jointly and severally liable for any liability incurred by any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, consultants, subsidiaries, assignees or any individual or any entity acting on its behalf, arising from any breach of the terms, conditions and obligations of this AGREEMENT.
In the event that the COMPANY ends its contractual or business relationship with any of its current or future Vendors, Employees or Contractors, CLIENT agrees that it shall not directly enter into any subsequent contractual or business relationship with any such former Vendors, Employees or Contractors provided that this provision does not impose any obligation that CLIENT terminates or breach any valid or enforceable AGREEMENT that it may have entered into with any Vendor, Employee or Contractor of COMPANY prior to the beginning of the contractual or business relationship between COMPANY and CLIENT, provided that at the expiration of any such AGREEMENT, CLIENT shall not enter into any subsequent AGREEMENT, whether oral or written, with any such former Vendor, Employee or Contractor.
These terms shall be valid and enforceable for one (1) year from the Effective Date and are to be applied to any and all transactions entered into by the CLIENT, and all those bound to the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, including follow-up repeat, extended or renegotiated transactions regardless of the success of the project. The CLIENT, its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, consultants, subsidiaries, assignees or any individual or any entity acting on its behalf, hereby confirm that the identities of the Vendors, Employees and Contractors, and each of them, are proprietary to the COMPANY and shall remain so for the duration of this AGREEMENT.
In the event that the CLIENT, any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, consultants, subsidiaries, assignees or any individual or any entity acting on its behalf breaches any term or condition of this AGREEMENT, CLIENT acknowledges that the number of damages potentially incurred by the COMPANY would be difficult to ascertain, and agrees to pay to the COMPANY liquidated damages in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), per breach, in addition to any additional or alternative liability for any other legal or equitable remedy available to the COMPANY.
The Parties agree that the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, including but not limited to its existence, and nature thereof, and the names of any and all Vendors, Employees and Contractors, shall be considered strictly confidential, and shall not be revealed to any third party, including but not limited to any Vendor, Employee or Contractor, at any time, even after the AGREEMENT has expired or terminated. CLIENT shall take all necessary steps to ensure that those entities and individuals bound by the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT shall maintain the confidentiality obligations established herein. In the event that CLIENT, or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, consultants, subsidiaries, assignees or any individual or any entity acting on its behalf, breach this confidentiality provision, the CLIENT, or any individual or entity acting on its behalf, shall be subject to the liquidated damages address in section 5, above, in addition to any additional or alternative liability for any other legal or equitable remedy available to the COMPANY.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT:
This AGREEMENT constitutes the entire AGREEMENT between the parties with respect to the Project subject matter. It supersedes all previous AGREEMENTs and understandings between the parties and each party acknowledges that, in entering into this AGREEMENT, it does not do so on the basis of or in reliance upon any representations, promises, undertakings, warranties or other statements (whether written or oral) of any nature whatsoever except as expressly provided in this AGREEMENT. Thus, this Contract and attached Exhibits constitute the sole AGREEMENT between the Developer and the CLIENT. The Contract becomes effective when signed by CLIENT. Submission of this contract by Developer implies lawful signature and acceptance of terms.