Terms & Conditions
Terms & Conditions
The terms “We” / “Us” / “Our”/”Company” individually and collectively refer to Zeeve Inc, and the terms “Customer”/ “User” refer to the Customer.
This page states the Terms and Conditions under which you (Customer) may visit this website (https://www.zeeve.io) and use the Zeeve Platform. Please read this page carefully. If you do not accept the Terms and Conditions stated here, we would request you to exit this site. The Company, any of its business divisions and/or its subsidiaries, associate companies or subsidiaries to subsidiaries or other investment companies reserve their respective rights to revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this page. The updated Terms and Conditions will take effect from the moment they’re published. They won’t be applied to past activities unless specified. By continuing to use the Platform and Nodes/Networks subscription following the update, you agree to the new Terms and Conditions.
By using the Platform or Website, you confirm that you have read and understood these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy & Security Policy [https://www.zeeve.io/privacy-policy/] , which are included in these Terms and Conditions by reference (together, the “Agreement”). This Agreement may not apply to you if you are not an authorized user (as defined). If you disagree with any part of the Agreement, you should not access or use the Platform or Website.
When you agree to or sign the Terms and Conditions on behalf of a company or legal entity, you confirm that you have the power to commit that organization to these Terms. In this case, references to “you” and “your” in these Terms will apply to that organization.
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
- “Applicable Law” means and includes all applicable statutes, enactments, acts of the legislature or parliament, laws, ordinances, rules, by-laws, regulations, notifications, guidelines, policies, directions, directives, and orders of any governmental authority or self-regulatory agency, statutory authority, tribunal, board, court or recognized stock exchange of any applicable jurisdiction, including the United States of America.
- “Authorized User” refers to you and any employees, contractors, or agents you permit to use the Platform under these Terms and Conditions. You must answer for the actions and failures of your Authorized Users and anyone else who uses the Platform with your or your Authorized Users’ login details.
- “Background Intellectual Property” means all software, data, know-how, ideas, methodologies, specifications, and other technology in which a Party owns intellectual property rights therein (including all patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and other intellectual property rights) or were or are developed or otherwise acquired by a Party before the execution date of this Agreement. Company’s Background Intellectual Property shall include the improvements and developments to its Background Intellectual Property or otherwise acquired by the Company and which is created or otherwise acquired by the Company during the term of this Agreement.
- “Customer Materials” refers to all data, information, and materials submitted to the Platform by you or your Authorized Users. This includes, but is not limited to, personal details (like names, email addresses, and other identifying data) of you and your Authorized Users.
- “Confidential Information” shall mean and include, but is not restricted to, all non-public information of either Party that is technical and commercial concerning business, books of record and account, data systems, software, source code, services, any materials, trade secrets, know-how, formulae, processes, algorithms, ideas, strategies, inventions, data, network configurations, system architecture designs, flow charts, drawings, proprietary information, Personal Data, business and marketing plans, financial and operational information, and all other non-public information, material or data relating to the current and/ or future business and operations, wages related information provided by the disclosing Party (“Disclosing Party”) to the other Party (“Receiving Party”) pursuant to this Agreement, including the existence and the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any other information which may come to the knowledge of the Receiving Party. Confidential Information shall not include information which, as evidenced by records, (a) is or becomes a part of the public domain through no breach of its confidentiality obligations by the Receiving Party; (b) was in the Receiving Party’s lawful possession prior to the disclosure and had not been obtained by the Receiving Party either directly or indirectly from the Disclosing Party; (c) is lawfully disclosed to the Receiving Party by a third party, entitled to disclose such information, without restriction on disclosure; or (d) is independently developed by the Receiving Party or its representatives without reference to the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Part.
- “Intellectual Property” means all trade names, trademarks, service marks, service names, trade dress, patents, copyrights, website platforms, logos, registered designs, domain names and utility models, inventions, trade secrets, Confidential Information, brand names, databases and database rights, know-how, and business/corporate names, and any similar rights situated in any country and the benefit of any of the foregoing (in each case whether registered or unregistered and including applications for the grant of any of the foregoing and the right to apply for any of the foregoing in any part of the world).
ACCESS AND ACCEPTABLE USE
- Zeeve Platform and Access: Zeeve grants you and your Authorized Users a restricted, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Platform, Blockchain Nodes, and Networks, including related Documentation and Help File provided by Zeeve. This right is solely for deploying and managing the Blockchain Nodes and Networks for your internal business use, per these Terms and Conditions.
- Security Rules: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Web site, including, without limitation, (1) accessing data not intended for such user or logging into a server or account which the user is not authorized to access, (2) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization, (3) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus or “Trojan horse” to the Website, overloading, “flooding”, “mail bombing” or “crashing,” or (4) sending unsolicited electronic mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. The business and/or its associate entities will have the right to investigate occurrences they suspect involving such violations and will have the right to involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users involved in such violations.
- General Rules: Users may not use the Zeeve Platform to transmit, distribute, store, or destroy material (a) that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense or violate any applicable law or regulation, (b) in a manner that will infringe the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others or violate the privacy or publicity of other personal rights of others, or (c) that is libelous, defamatory, pornographic, profane, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful.
TERM AND TERMINATION
- Term: The Terms of Use begin when you buy a subscription either online or offline and remain effective until terminated. Each subscription to the Platform starts from your initial purchase, lasts one (1) year (“Subscription Term”), and then renews monthly or any other renewal frequency as mutually agreed upon.
The Customer may opt out of the subscription of the Platform by giving a 30-day notice before the auto-renewal of the subscription to the Platform. The Customer understands that all payments for the entire subscription Term, as stated on the Zeeve Platform or the Proposal, must be paid before opting out/canceling the subscription. - Termination for Cause: Either Party may cancel the subscription by giving a 30 (thirty) day written notice to the other Party in case (a) of a material breach of this Terms and Conditions if such breach is not cured within a 10 (ten) day cure period; such material breach shall include use of the Platform by the Customer in any manner that (i) violates applicable law, (ii) infringes the intellectual property or privacy rights of a third party, (iii) transmits or attempt to transmit any harmful code to the Platform, or (iv) in any manner that imposes or may impose an unreasonable burden or load on the Platform or Company’s infrastructure. or (b) in the event of the filing of an involuntary petition (which involuntary petition is not dismissed within 60 (sixty) calendar days) regarding the other Party under the applicable bankruptcy rules. Notwithstanding the above, in addition to any other remedy that the Company may have under this Terms and Conditions or an applicable subscription, the Company shall have the right to suspend access to the Platform and/or Services in the event of non-payment of the consideration under an applicable subscription.
- Consequences of Termination: The expiry or termination of this Agreement and/or a relevant subscription shall be without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Parties up to and including the date of expiry or termination and shall not affect or prejudice any term of this Agreement that is expressly or by implication provided to come into effect on or continue in force after, such expiry or termination. The access to the Platform shall be revoked, and the Customer shall have five days to download information materials that are available on the Platform. On expiry of the five days stated here, the Company shall not be responsible or liable for any data/ information provided by the Customer.
CONSIDERATION
- Consideration: The consideration payable by the Customer for each subscription is based on per node per month pricing or any custom pricing model as mutually agreed upon with the Customer.
- Payment Method: The Customer can pay by setting up a payment subscription on the Zeeve platform or by bank transfer for offline orders. In the case of payment subscription, unless an Order states otherwise, you acknowledge and accept recurring charges for each Node at the current monthly rate. Zeeve or its payment processor can charge your payment method monthly without additional consent unless you notify Zeeve in writing (by email or via the Platform) to cancel your subscription or update your payment method.
- Taxes: Each Party shall be responsible for paying all applicable taxes, duties, and governmental charges related to the sale of their respective products and services, whether presently in force or to come into force in the future.
INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
- Indemnification by Zeeve: Company shall be liable for and shall defend, indemnify, and hold Customer, its affiliates, their employees, and directors (the “Customer Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs, damages, and expenses in connection with (i) any claim made by any third party against Customer Indemnified Parties arising out of or in connection with the performance by Company of its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) any infringement (whether actual or alleged) of any patent or other intellectual property right arising out of or in connection with the performance of this Agreement by Company; (iii) breach of this Agreement, including all confidentiality obligations or representations or warranties; (iv) wilful misconduct, gross negligence or misrepresentations; and (v) Violation of Applicable Laws arising out of or in connection with the performance of this Agreement by Company.
The foregoing obligations and indemnities do not apply with respect to portions or components of the Services to the extent (i) not supplied by the Company, (ii) that are modified in a manner that is not intended by the Parties, or is outside the scope of this Agreement after delivery by Company, (iii) where Customer continues allegedly infringing activity after being notified thereof or after being informed of modifications that would have avoided the alleged infringement, or (iv) where Customer’s use of the Platform is not in accordance with this Agreement. If, due to a claim of infringement, the Platform or Services are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be or are believed by the Company to be infringing, the Company may, at its option and expense, replace or modify the Platform to be non-infringing with substantially similar features and functionality. - Indemnification by Customer: Customer shall be liable for and shall defend Company, its affiliates, their employees, directors, and contractors (the “Company Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs, damages, and expenses (including court costs and legal fees) in connection with any claim made by a third party on account of wilful misconduct, gross negligence or misrepresentations by Customer.
- Limitation of Liability: Notwithstanding anything contrary to this Agreement, in no event shall either Party (or any Company or other supplier/subcontractor of Company) be liable to the other for any indirect, consequential, special, punitive, exemplary, or incidental loss or damages of any nature arising out of or in connection with this Agreement at any point of time unless such Party actually suffers such losses in connection with a third-party claim. In no event shall the aggregate liability of either Party, together with all of its affiliates arising out of or related to this Agreement, exceed the total amount paid or payable by Customer hereunder for the Platform, giving rise to the liability in the twelve-month period preceding the first incident out which the liability arose, unless such Party actually suffers such losses in connection with a third party claim. The foregoing limitations shall not apply to the Parties’ obligations (or any breach thereof) under Clause 6 (Confidentiality) and infringement of Intellectual Property.
CONFIDENTIALITY
- Confidentiality: Each Party agrees to (a) use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of performing its obligations under this Agreement; (b) not to disclose any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to any third party without prior written consent of the Disclosing Party; (c) limit the dissemination of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to only those of the Receiving Party’s officers, and employees (“Representatives”) who require access to such information to perform their functions in connection with the purpose for which the Confidential Information is disclosed and to the attorneys and financial advisors on a strict ‘need to know’ basis; (d) to ensure that each person or entity who is permitted to receive or have access to the Confidential Information is bound by a confidentiality obligation consistent with this Agreement; (e) to exercise the same degree of care with respect to the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as it uses for its own confidential information of like importance, but no less than reasonable care.
Either Party shall have a right to disclose the Confidential Information to the legal/regulatory authorities pursuant to a binding court order or government regulation, provided that, if permitted under law, the Receiving Party provides a notice to the Disclosing Party for the Disclosing Party to obtain a protective order. If the Disclosing Party cannot obtain a protective order, the Confidential Information may be disclosed only to the extent necessary under law.
Each Party acknowledges and agrees that any breach of the confidentiality obligations outlined in this Clause shall cause the other Party irreparable harm for which monetary damages would be inadequate. Accordingly, in the event of such a breach, the Disclosing Party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief to enforce this Agreement in addition to any available legal remedies. - AS IS Information: All Confidential Information disclosed by the Disclosing Party hereunder is provided “AS IS” and without warranty of any kind. All Confidential Information shall remain the property of the Disclosing Party.
- Survival: This obligation to keep information confidential by both Parties shall survive for a period of 1 (one) year after the determination, termination, or expiration of this Agreement, provided that the terms of this Section shall apply to Confidential Information amounting to a trade secret as long as such information remains a trade secret under laws of any jurisdiction and shall survive termination of this Agreement; provided further, that no termination shall relieve either Party from a prior breach. Upon termination of this Agreement, all the Confidential Information and Data shall be available for the Customer to download, and unless requested, Confidential Information and Data shall be deleted/destroyed by the Company, and an undertaking to this effect shall be given by the Company to the Customer.
- Data Security and Privacy: Each Party shall maintain appropriate physical and technical safeguards reasonably expected to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the data processed pursuant to this Agreement. If required, the Parties shall execute a data protection addendum to ensure privacy compliance for or relating to the Services being performed under this Agreement.
The company monitors the performance and use of the Platform by the Customer, and the Company collects data in connection therewith, including, without limitation, the date and time that the Customer accessed the Platform, the frequency and number of times the Platform is accessed, and other usage data (the “Usage Data”). Company may combine this Usage Data with other data (including Customer’s Data), and use such combined data, or a subset thereof, in an aggregate and anonymous manner (the “Aggregate Data”). Aggregate Data does not identify the Customer or any individual. Once the Company’s Data is aggregated and anonymized, it is no longer deemed the Company’s data hereunder and is considered Aggregate Data. Customer agrees that Company may collect, use, publish, disseminate, sell, transfer, and otherwise exploit such Aggregate Data for any lawful purpose.
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
- General Obligations: The company shall ensure that its employees and representatives shall, in performing their obligations under this Agreement, comply in all respects with all relevant applicable laws, statutes, regulations, and orders for the time being in force.
Except as stated here in this Agreement, the Company hereby undertakes and covenants to not sub-delegate or further entrust, devolve, or assign its rights and responsibilities in favor of any other person or party; however, if required, the same shall only be undertaken upon prior intimation to Customer. Furthermore, in cases of sub-delegation or further entrustment or devolvement or assignment of its rights and liabilities in favor of any other person or party, the Company fully understands and agrees that it shall not be relieved from any of its obligations or liabilities that have accrued towards Customer. Hence, the Company covenants to be liable for the acts or omissions of its employees, associates, partners, agents, etc. - Representation and Warranties: Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Customer that: (i) it has the exclusive right to possession of Company’s Background IP along with the right to license the same on a non-exclusive basis as per the terms of this this Agreement; (ii) Services provided or furnished under this Agreement are free of any security interests, claims, liens or any other encumbrances whatsoever; (iii) No third party confidential or proprietary information was used in the preparation of, or is incorporated within Company’s Background Intellectual Property; (iv) No Harmful Code, including any virus, turn-off device, invisible hypertext markup language hot link, Java applet Trojan horse, encryption code, lock-out device or similar program, macro, script, or other tracking functionality of a secret nature, is included within the Platform; and (v) to the best of its knowledge the Services to be furnished under this Agreement do not infringe on any patent, copyright, trade secret or other protected interest of a third party.
In addition to the representations made by the Parties elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the Parties hereby represents and warrants to the other relevant Parties: (i) That they are duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction where they are incorporated; (ii) That subject to Applicable Law, they have full power and authority to sign, deliver and perform this Agreement without having recourse to any other person(s) and no consent of any third-party is required thereof except as provided hereunder this Agreement; (iii) That the signature and delivery of, and the performance and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite and necessary action. This Agreement constitutes valid and legally binding obligations enforceable against them in accordance with the terms hereof; (iv) That the Parties are not precluded by the terms of any contract, agreement, or other instrument by which they are restricted from entering into this Agreement and executing the documents and agreements provided for herein or the consummation of the transaction contemplated in this Agreement
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Each Party shall remain at all times the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title, and interest in and to the Intellectual Property and Background Intellectual Property that it owned and used before entry into this Agreement or that it developed in the course of performance of this Agreement. Any rights not licensed to the other Party hereunder expressly reserved exclusively by the originating Party.
- Customer approves the usage of Customer’s logo/trademark/brand name for the purposes of listing Customer as a client in the websites, pitch decks, and other marketing collaterals, including using Customer’s service feedback/experience or collective analytics.
GOVERNING LAW & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- Governing Law and Binding Arbitration: This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of California, USA. Any dispute or difference whatsoever arising between the Parties out of or relating to the interpretation, meaning, scope, operation, or effect of this Agreement or the existence, validity, breach, or anticipated breach thereof or determination and enforcement of respective rights, obligations, and liabilities of the Parties thereto shall be amicably settled by way of mediation. If the dispute is not conclusively settled within 30 (thirty) days from the date of commencement of mediation or such further period as the Parties shall agree in writing, the dispute shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration. The Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the arbitration. The Parties will participate in the arbitration in good faith and share equally in the administrative costs of the mediation and arbitration; however, each Party will pay its own attorneys’ fees. The arbitrator will have the authority to apportion liability between the Parties but will not have the authority to award any damages or remedies not available under, or in excess of, the express terms and conditions stated herein. The arbitration shall be conducted by a sole arbitrator appointed mutually. The seat and venue of Arbitration shall be Irvine, California, USA. The arbitrator may, in his/her discretion: (a) permit limited discovery, including production of documents and depositions, to the extent required by the Parties; and (b) award the prevailing Party its attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses, including its share of the arbitration fees. Promptly following the conclusion of the arbitration hearing, the arbitrator shall provide to the Parties an opinion describing (i) the basis for their judgment and award and (ii) the reasons for giving or denying any award. The arbitrator’s decision (A) shall be confidential; (B) shall be final and binding; and (C) may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Parties irrevocably waive all objections to the venue and jurisdiction of the court in any judicial action, proceeding, or claim ancillary to arbitration arising out of these terms and conditions. THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL.
OTHER LEGAL PROVISIONS
- Waiver: Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any Party of any such right, power or privilege, nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power or privilege.
- Assignment: This Agreement, or any right or interest herein, shall not be assignable or transferable by any Party except with the prior written consent of the other Party, provided, however, that the Parties may transfer any of its rights or interests hereunder in connection with the sale of such Party’s all or substantially all of its assets. To avoid doubts, any internal re-organization of either Party or assignment to its direct affiliates shall not be considered an assignment. No reorganization, assignment, or change of control shall relieve the Company of its obligations.
- Relationship between the Parties: The Company shall always, for the purposes of this Agreement, be an independent contractor. This Agreement does not constitute the Company as an agent, legal representative, partner, or an employee of Customer. Neither Party shall make any contract, agreement, warranty, or representation on behalf of the other Party or create any obligation, express or implied, on behalf of the other Party. The rights and obligations under this Agreement will inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto. This Agreement shall not create any rights of any person who is not a party to this Agreement.
- Force Majeure: Apart from the obligation to pay Fees and other dues, neither Party will be held responsible for breaching these Terms and Conditions due to performance failures or delays caused by events beyond reasonable control. This includes, but isn’t limited to, natural disasters, government actions, war, insurrection, sabotage, terrorism, embargoes, fires, floods, strikes, lack of or delay in telecommunication or third-party services, or issues due to viruses or hackers.
- Entire Agreement: These Terms and Conditions, together with all other Agreements executed between the Company and the Customer, constitute the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements, including letters of intent and term sheets, either oral or in writing, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter herein.
- Survival: The termination of this Agreement shall in no event terminate or prejudice any right or obligation arising out of or accruing under this Agreement attributable to events or circumstances occurring prior to such termination, any provision which by its nature is intended to survive termination, including without limitation regarding the Post-Termination License, exclusivity, restrictive covenants, confidentiality and privacy, and indemnification and limitation of liability provisions
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