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WEBCC PREMIER PARTNER AGREEMENT
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This WEBCC Premier Partner Program Agreement
(the "Agreement") is made and
entered by and between Web Commerce Communications
Limited (formerly known as WEBCC Limited)
("WEBCC") and Premier Partner.
WEBCC and Premier Partner may also be referred
to individually as a "Party" or
collectively as the "Parties"
throughout this Agreement.WHEREAS, WEBCC
operates the Program, which allows authorized
participants to promote and market certain
WEBCC products and services.WHEREAS, Premier
Partner desires to participate in the Program,
pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, and each Products
and Services Order(s) as defined below.
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DEFINITIONS |
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1.1
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"Premier
Partner Site(s)" means
any Internet website(s) owned,
controlled or used by Premier
Partner which offers WEBCC product
and services to its customers
which Premier Partner shall
have to fulfill its obligations
under this Agreement and all
Products and Services Order(s). |
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1.2
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Intellectual
Property Rights" means
all rights held by WEBCC in
the software and technology,
including without limitation,
patents whether filed or unfiled,
copyrights, authors' rights,
trademarks, service marks, trade
names, know-how and trade secrets,
irrespective of whether such
rights arise under U.S. or international
intellectual property, unfair
competition or trade secret
laws, treaties or conventions. |
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1.3
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"Products
and Services Order(s)"
means any valid products and
services order issued pursuant
to this Agreement, the terms
of which shall set forth any
additional rights and obligations
of the parties hereto. No products
and services order shall be
valid unless it is fully executed
by both WEBCC and Premier Partner. |
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1.4
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WEBCC
Marks" means those registered
or un-registered trademarks,
service marks, and logos that
are provided to Premier Partner
for the limited purpose of promoting
WEBCC Products and Services. |
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1.5
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WEBCC
Products and Services"
means WEBCC products and services
to be distributed by Premier
Partner under this Agreement
as detailed in Products and
Services Orders issued hereunder. |
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1.6
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"WEBCC
Web Site" means the proprietary
Internet sites owned or operated
by WEBCC, including but not
limited to the following websites
presently located at the URLs
www.web.cc and www.WebNIC.cc
which WEBCC products and services
are offered. |
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1.7
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"Premier
Partner Content" means
all artwork, graphics, icons,
trademarks, trade names, service
marks, logos and other content
contained in the Premier Partner
Site(s). |
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PREMIER
PARTNER'S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. |
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2.1
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Premier
Partner agrees to market, sell,
distribute and use WEBCC's Products
and Services as set forth in
the Products and Services Order(s)
issued hereunder. Premier Partner
shall comply with all the terms
and conditions of each Products
and Services Order, including
without limitation all terms
of payment, billing, invoicing,
fulfillment, and customer support,
in the manner set forth therein. |
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2.2
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Premier
Partner shall promote WEBCC
Products and Services by prominently
displaying on each Premier Partner
Site the WEBCC Marks. In the
event that WEBCC changes, replaces
or otherwise modifies any specific
WEBCC Mark provided to Premier
Partner, Premier Partner shall
replace such mark with the new
mark provided within ten (10)
days of receipt of same. |
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2.3
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Except
for its use of the WEBCC Marks
as provided herein, Premier
Partner shall not refer to WEBCC
or any offer, product or service
of WEBCC on any Premier Partner
Site, in any manner, without
obtaining WEBCC's prior written
consent to the content of any
such reference. Premier Partner
will not make any representations
or warranties about the WEBCC
Web Site or the WEBCC Products
and Services that WEBCC has
not first approved in writing. |
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2.4
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Premier
Partner will be solely responsible
for the development, operation
and maintenance of each of Premier
Partner Site and for all materials
that appear on that Site. Such
responsibilities include, but
are not limited to, the technical
operation of Premier Partner
Site and all related equipment;
the accuracy and propriety of
materials posted on Premier
Partner's Site; and ensuring
that materials posted on Premier
Partner's Site do not violate
or infringe upon the rights
of any third party and are not
libelous or otherwise illegal.
WEBCC disclaims all liability
for all such matters. WEBCC
reserves the right to conclude
that Premier Partner's Site
is unsuitable in accordance
with WEBCC's policies, and Premier
Partner shall remove the material
accordingly. |
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2.5
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Premeir
Partner shall be responsible
for providing customer service,
billing, and technical support
to their customers, Sub-Resellers
below Premier Partner Account,
and customers of Premier Partner's
Sub-Resellers. WEBCC shall provide
telephone and email support
to Premier Partner during business
hours, which are customarily
from 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM, Malaysian
Time, with some exceptions for
Malaysian National holidays.
WEBCC may, but is not obligated
to, provide support directly
to Premier Partner customers.
If WEBCC receives communications
from registrants or from third-parties
regarding a Services provided
in Premier Partner Account or
an Account below Premier Partner's
Account, WEBCC will, were appropriate,
forward such communications
for further action; however,
WEBCC reserves the right to
respond to such communications
directly. If WEBCC determines
that Premier Partner are providing
inadequate support to customers
(resulting in, for example,
an excessive number of support
calls directly from customers),
then WEBCC may consider this
to be a breach of the Agreement
and may terminate the Agreement. |
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2.6
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During
the term of this Agreement,
Premier Partner will not disparage
WEBCC, WEBCC Marks, WEBCC Web
Site or any of WEBCC Products
and Services, or display any
such items in a derogatory or
negative manner on any Premier
Partner Site. |
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2.7
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Any
amounts owed hereunder and not
paid by Premier Partner when
due shall bear interest at the
rate of eighteen percent (18%)
per annum. Premier Partner agrees
to pay any and all fees (including
collection agency fees, attorney's
fees and courts costs) incurred
by WEBCC in collecting amounts
owed under this Agreement. |
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2.8
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Premier
Partner shall at all times provide
true, accurate and current contact
information in any and all Premier
Partner Sites and Materials
such that Registrants or potential
registrants are able to contact
Premier Partner regarding its
services. |
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2.9
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Premier
Partner shall not solicit its
customers for any product and
services by WEBCC as set forth
hereafter via unsolicited commercial
e-mail or SPAM (as that term
is described in WEBCC's Acceptable
Use Policy). |
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2.10
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In
future, WEBCC may offer Premier
Partner additional products
and/or services, or modify the
terms of such products and/or
services, pursuant to subsequent
Products and Services Orders
executed pursuant to this Agreement.
Furthermore, any modification
to the scope of the products
and/or services offered pursuant
to any given Products and Services
Order issued hereunder, at any
time throughout the term of
this Agreement, shall only be
effective upon execution of
an amendment to such Products
and Services Order. Where multiple
amendments to any given Products
and Services Order have been
executed, the last dated and
executed amendment shall govern
the rights and responsibilities
of the parties under such Products
and Services Order, and any
previously executed amendments
to such Products and Services
Order shall be superceded thereby.
If Premier Partner no longer
agree to the modified terms
and conditions, Premier Partner
may stop using the WEBCC Products
and Services, termination as
described below in section 8. |
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GRANT
OF RIGHT, LICENSE AND USE OF
TECHNOLOGY. |
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3.1
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WEBCC
hereby grants Premier Partner
a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable,
non-sublicensable, revocable,
royalty free license in and
to the WEBCC Marks to reproduce,
publicly display, transmit and
broadcast the WEBCC Marks for
the sole purpose of promoting
the WEBCC Products and Services
on the Premier Partner Site
as described herein or in any
Products and Services Order.
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3.2
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Except
for the rights expressly granted
above, the Agreement does not
transfer from WEBCC to you or
your customers any WEBCC technology
("Technology"), and
all rights, titles and interests
in and all the rights shall
remain solely with WEBCC. |
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3.3
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Premier
Partner shall not directly or
indirectly, reverse engineering,
decompiling, disassembling or
otherwise attempt to derive
source code or other trade secrets
from the Technology. |
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3.4
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Premier
Partner shall not branch or
otherwise prepare derivatives
of the API and shall not copy
or use the Technology except
as specified in the Agreement. |
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3.5
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Premier
Partner shall not create, apply
for, or otherwise procure any
patent or copyright interest
in the Technology and any derivative
("IP Interest") thereof
which IP Interest would block,
impede, or make more expensive
WEBCC's continued use and enjoyment
of the Technology. Premier Partner
agree that if there is a breach
of the provisions of this Section,
that any IP Interests created
thereby shall be assigned to
WEBCC. |
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3.6
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Premier
Partner shall not use the Technology
to communicate with or control
a system other than one(s) designated
by WEBCC and Premier Partner
may not access the Services
using any access mechanism other
than the Technology. Premier
Partner shall not intentionally
or negligently abuse the Service
infrastructure. "Abuse"
in the foregoing sentence shall
mean, by way of example and
without limitation, any action
or conduct which degrades service
to other users of the shared
Services and Technology. |
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PROPRIETARY
RIGHTS |
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4.1
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WEBCC
owns all rights in or to the
WEBCC Marks and all Intellectual
Property Rights therein and
thereto. Premier Partner acknowledges
that the WEBCC Marks and Intellectual
Property, and the goodwill associated
therewith, are valuable properties
belonging to WEBCC and that
all rights thereto are and shall
remain the sole and exclusive
property of WEBCC. Premier Partner
shall not now or in the future
contest the validity of the
WEBCC Marks. Premier Partner
agrees that all customers that
purchase WEBCC Products and
Services are WEBCC customers
and that WEBCC shall be the
owner of all information or
data collected by WEBCC in providing
any product or service to them.
Nothing herein shall confer
upon Premier Partner any right
of ownership in any of WEBCC's
Marks or Intellectual Property. |
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CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION |
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5.1
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Premier
Partner acknowledges under this
Agreement, it may have access
to and acquire knowledge from,
material, data, systems and
other information concerning
the operation, business, projections,
market goals, financial affairs,
products, customers and Intellectual
Property Rights of WEBCC that
may not be accessible or known
to the general public ("Confidential
Information"). "Confidential
Information" shall include,
but not be limited to, (i) the
terms of this Agreement, (ii)
any and all information regarding
any software utilized by WEBCC
to create, operate or maintain
any of the WEBCC Web Sites,
(iii) all information contained
in the WEBCC Premier Partner
database and administrative
software, and (iv) any information
which concerns technical details
of operation of any of the products
and services offered hereunder. |
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5.2
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Premier
Partner agrees to maintain all
Confidential Information of
WEBCC, both orally and in writing,
in confidence and agrees not
to disclose or otherwise make
available such Confidential
Information to any third party
without the prior written consent
of WEBCC; however, Premier Partner
may disclose the financial terms
of this Agreement to its legal
and business advisors and to
potential investors if such
third parties agree to maintain
the confidentiality of such
Confidential Information. Premier
Partner further agrees to use
the Confidential Information
only for the purpose of performing
this Agreement. In addition,
Premier Partner shall not reverse
engineer, disassemble or decompile
any prototypes, software or
other tangible objects which
embody Confidential Information
and which are provided to Premier
Partner hereunder. Whenever
requested by WEBCC, Premier
Partner shall immediately return
to WEBCC all manifestations
of the Confidential Information
or, at WEBCC's option, shall
destroy all such Confidential
Information as WEBCC may designate.
Premier Partner's obligation
of confidentiality shall survive
this Agreement for a period
of five (5) years from the date
of its termination, and thereafter
shall terminate and be of no
further force or effect. |
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REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES, AND INDEMNIFICATION |
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6.1
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Premier
Partner represents and warrants
that (i) it has the right, power
and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to fully
perform its obligations under
this Agreement; (ii) entering
into this Agreement does not
violate any agreement existing
between it and any other person
or entity; (iii) the Premier
Partner Content does not violate
or infringe any right of privacy
or publicity or any other Intellectual
Property Right or contain any
libelous, defamatory, obscene
or unlawful material, or otherwise
violate or infringe any other
right of any person or entity;
and (iv) the information contained
in the Application (which is
incorporated herein by reference)
submitted by Premier Partner
is true and correct, and Premier
Partner acknowledges and agrees
that WEBCC has relied on the
information provided therein
in entering into this Agreement. |
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6.2
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Premier
Partner shall defend, indemnify,
and hold harmless WEBCC and
its officers, directors, shareholders,
owners, managers, employees,
agents, contractors and attorneys
("WEBCC Related Parties")
from and against any and all
claims of third parties, including,
but not limited to all loss,
liability, claims, demands,
damages, cost or expense, causes
of action, suits, proceedings,
judgments, awards, executions
and liens, relating to Premier
Partner's services or arising
under or relating to Premier
Partner's performance of this
Agreement, including the use,
display, exploitation, or operation
of any Premier Partner Sites
or Materials. |
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6.3
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WEBCC
represents and warrants that
(i) it has the right, power
and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to fully
perform its obligations under
this Agreement; (ii) entering
into this Agreement does not
violate any agreement existing
between it and any other person
or entity; and (iii) WEBCC further
represents and warrants that
the WEBCC Marks do not violate
or infringe any Intellectual
Property Rights of any other
person or entity. |
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TERMS |
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7.1
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This
Agreement will commence as of
the Effective Date and will
continue for a period of ONE
(1) year ("Initial Term")
unless terminated earlier as
set forth below. This Agreement
shall be automatically extended
for successive periods of twelve
(12) months following the Initial
Term unless either party notifies
the other in writing of its
election to have the Agreement
expire at any time prior to
the end of each then-current
term. The parties agree that
to the extent any Products and
Services Order sets forth a
term or termination shorter
than that provided pursuant
to this section 7, such Products
and Services Order shall be
governed by the term or termination
set forth therein. |
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TERMINATION |
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8.1
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Either
party will have the right to
terminate this Agreement for
any material breach that is
not cured within thirty (30)
days after written notice of
such breach. |
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8.2
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Either
party hereto may, at its option,
and without notice, terminate
this Agreement, effective immediately,
should the other party hereto
(i) make a general assignment
for the benefit of creditors;
(ii) institute proceedings to
be adjudicated a voluntary bankrupt,
or consent to the filing of
a petition of bankruptcy against
it; (iii) be adjudicated by
a court of competent jurisdiction
as being bankrupt or insolvent;
(iv) seek reorganization under
any bankruptcy act, or consent
to the filing of a petition
seeking such reorganization;
or (v) have a decree entered
against it by a court of competent
jurisdiction appointing a receiver
liquidate, trustee, or assignee
in bankruptcy or in insolvency
covering all or substantially
all of such party's property
or providing for the liquidation
of such party's property or
business affairs. |
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8.3
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Sections
2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 4,
5, 6.2, 9, 10 and 11.10 shall
survive the expiration or termination
of this Agreement. |
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8.4
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Upon
termination of this Agreement,
Premier Partner will immediately
remove the WEBCC Marks and all
Links from each Premier Partner
Site and cease the use of the
WEBCC Marks. |
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LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY |
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9.1
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PREMIER
PARTNER AGREE THAT WEBCC'S ENTIRE
LIABILITY, AND PREMIER PARTNER
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, ARISING OUT
OF THIS AGREEMENT IS SOLELY
LIMITED TO THE AMOUNTS PAID
BY PREMIER PARTNER HEREUNDER.
WEBCC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL,
PUNITIVE OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES
OF ANY NATURE, FOR ANY REASON,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
THE BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION
OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER SUCH
LIABILITY IS ASSERTED ON THE
BASIS OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY)
OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF IT HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT
WILL WEBCC BE LIABLE FOR LOST
PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
ARISING OUT OF THE TERMINATION
OF THIS AGREEMENT. |
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DISCLAIMERS. |
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10.1
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WEBCC
MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS
WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM
OR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF
WEBCC, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
WARRANTIES OF FITNESS, MERCHANTABILITY,
NONINFRINGEMENT, OR ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF A
COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, DEALING
OR TRADE USAGE. WEBCC MAKES
NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE WEBCC
SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR
ERROR-FREE, AND WEBCC SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES
OF ANY INTERRUPTIONS OR ERRORS. |
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS |
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11.1
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Notices
to WEBCC or Premier Partner
may be delivered by 1) registered
or certified official mail by
reputable commercial courier
service based on the address
posted on Premier Partner and
WEBCC Site, or 2) email address
posts on Premier Partner and
WEBCC website (http://www.WebNIC.cc). |
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11.2
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This
Agreement, together with the
Products and Services Order(s)
executed hereunder, constitutes
the entire understanding and
agreement between WEBCC and
Premier Partner with respect
to the transactions contemplated,
and supersedes any and all prior
or contemporaneous oral or written
representation, understanding,
agreement or communication between
WEBCC and Premier Partner concerning
the subject matter hereof. |
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11.3
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WEBCC
and Premier Partner will use
their best efforts to conduct
at all times its business within
the bounds of the respective
business policies and in a manner
that will reflect favorably
on both parties and their product
and services and WEBCC Service.
Additionally, neither WEBCC
nor Premier Partner shall engage
in any deceptive, misleading,
illegal or unethical business
practices in their respective
performance of this Agreement.
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11.4
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All
amendments or modifications
of this Agreement shall be binding
by the parties so long as the
same shall be in writing and
executed by each of the parties
hereto. WEBCC shall be entitled
to amend any provision of this
Agreement by providing notice
to Premier Partner if such amendment
is applied to substantially
all of the participants in the
Program. It is expressly understood
and agreed that no usage of
trade or other regular practice
or method of dealing between
the parties hereto shall be
used to modify, interpret, supplement
or alter in any manner the express
terms of this Agreement or any
part hereof. |
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11.5
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Neither
party shall be deemed in default
hereunder, nor shall it hold
the other party responsible
for, any cessation, interruption
or delay in the performance
of its obligations hereunder
due to earthquake, flood, fire,
storm, natural disaster, act
of God, war, armed conflict,
labor strike, lockout, or boycott,
provided that the party relying
upon this section (i) shall
have given the other party written
notice thereof promptly and,
in any event, within five (5)
days of discovery thereof and
(ii) shall take all steps reasonably
necessary under the circumstances
to mitigate the effects of the
force majeure. In the event
that a force majeure event described
above extends for a period in
excess of thirty (30) days in
the aggregate, WEBCC may terminate
this Agreement. |
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11.6
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The
section and paragraph headings
appearing in this Agreement
are inserted only as a matter
of convenience and in no way
define, govern, limit, modify
or construe the scope or extent
of the provisions of this Agreement
to which they may relate. Such
headings are not part of this
Agreement and shall not be given
any legal effect. |
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11.7
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In
the event that any provision
of this Agreement should be
found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in
any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining
provisions contained shall not,
in any way, be affected or impaired
thereby. |
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11.8
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This
Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original
and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same
instrument. |
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11.9
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Neither
Premier Partner nor WEBCC may
assign or transfer this Agreement
without the prior written approval
of the other party; provided,
however that the sale of any
portion of the assets of WEBCC,
or any of its subsidiaries,
its acquisition by or merger
into another Premier Partner,
shall not be deemed an assignment
of this Agreement by WEBCC.
Any assignment in violation
of this Section 10(i) shall
be void. Subject to the foregoing,
this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit
of the successors and assigns
of Premier Partner and WEBCC. |
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11.10
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The
parties to this Agreement are
independent contractors. Neither
party is an agent, representative,
or partner of the other party.
Neither party shall have any
right, power or authority to
enter into any agreement for
or on behalf of, or incur any
obligation or liability of,
or to otherwise bind, the other
party. This Agreement shall
not be interpreted or construed
to create an association, joint
venture or partnership between
the parties or to impose any
partnership obligation or liability
upon either party. Each party
shall bear its own costs and
expenses in performing this
Agreement. |
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11.11
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This
Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance
with the laws of Malaysia. Any
dispute arising out of or in
connection with this agreement,
including any question regarding
its existence, validity or termination,
shall be referred to and finally
resolved by arbitration in Malaysia
in accordance with the Arbitration
Rules of Malaysia International
Arbitration Centre ("MIAC
Rules") for the time being
in force which rules are deemed
to be incorporated by reference
to this clause. The Tribunal
shall consist of one (1) arbitrator
to be appointed by the Chairman
of MIAC unless otherwise agreed
and the language of the arbitration
shall be English. |
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11.12
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In
the event of a conflict between
any Products and Services Order
and this Agreementthe terms
of the Products and Services
Order shall govern.
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