General Terms
1 Definitions
Additional Fee means the additional fee for an additional
service in relation to the BrandSuite Products provided by
Adstream, as set out in clause 2.5 of Schedule 1.
Adstream Account Manager means the Adstream representative
nominated by Adstream and notified to Customer from time to
time.
Adstream Products means the products to be provided by Adstream
as set out in the Commercial Details, which may be comprised of any
of the BrandSuite Products, Broadcast Products, Print Products and
any other products that may be notified by Adstream to Customer
from time to time.
Adstream Rate Card means the current rate card as notified by
Adstream to Customer from time to time.
Adstream Site means www.adstream.com
BrandSuite Products means the "BrandSuite Products" to be
provided by Adstream as set out in the Commercial Details.
Broadcast Products means the "Broadcast Products" to be provided
by Adstream as set out in the Commercial Details.
Commercial Details means the front section of this agreement
called "Commercial Details."
Confidential Information means information which is or has been
disclosed to (whether orally, electronically or in writing), or
otherwise obtained by, one party from or through the other party in
connection with this agreement, other than any such information
which:
(a) was in the public domain at the time of its provision;
(b) became part of the public domain after its provision other
than as a result of a disclosure in breach of this agreement;
or
(c) is or came into the possession of the other party otherwise
than as a result of a disclosure in breach of an obligation of
confidence.
Customer Registration Form means an application, in the form
provided or approved by Adstream, completed by the Customer to
apply for credit from Adstream in respect of the Products.
Early Termination Fee means the relevant fee set out in the
Commercial Details.
Fees means the Standard Fee and any applicable Additional
Fee.
General Terms means the section of this agreement entitled
"General Terms."
Implementation and Training Schedule means the document
available from Adstream that sets out the implementation and
training stages involved in the Brandsuite Products.
Products means the Brandsuite Products, the Broadcast Products
and the Print Products.
Print Products means the "Print Products" to be provided by
Adstream as set out in the Commercial Details.
Standard Fee means the fees set out in the Commercial
Details.
Term means the term of the relevant Adstream Product (as set out
in the Commercial Details), commencing on the Commencement Date for
the relevant Adstream Product (as set out in the Commercial
Details).
2 Adstream Products
2.1 Application of Agreement
(a) This agreement applies generally to all Adstream Products.
However:
(i) Schedule 1 (BrandSuite Products) sets out the product
specific terms that apply to BrandSuite Products;
(ii) Schedule 2 (Broadcast Products) sets out the product
specific terms that apply to Broadcast Products; and
(iii) Schedule 3 (Print Products) sets out the product specific
terms that apply to Print Products.
(b) If there is any inconsistency between any of the terms set
out in General Terms of this agreement and the Schedules, the terms
set out in the Schedules will prevail to the extent of any
inconsistency.
2.2 Licence
Adstream grants Customer a non-exclusive and non-transferable
licence to access and use the Adstream Products for the Term.
2.3 Conditions of Use
(a) Customer's continued access to and use of the Adstream
Products is subject to timely payment of all invoices issued in
accordance with clause 3.
(b) Customer must not cause or permit any unauthorised third
party access to or use of the Adstream Products or the Adstream
Site.
(c) Customer must immediately notify Adstream on becoming aware
of any unauthorised use or copying of the Adstream Products.
(d) Customer must not:
(i) make a copy of any of the Adstream Products;
(ii) modify any of the Adstream Products or combine or
incorporate any of the Adstream Products in any other program or
system (although Customer acknowledges that Adstream would own all
right, title and interest in any such modifications or
combinations);
(iii) reverse engineer any of the Adstream Products or separate
any of the Adstream Products into component parts; or
(iv) cause or permit any third party to use, copy or install any
of the Adstream Products.
(e) Customer must not create, alter, compile, transmit or
publish any material using the Adstream Products that:
(i) contains a computer virus of any kind;
(ii) is an infringement of any intellectual property rights
(including copyright) of any third party;
(iii) is defamatory;
(iv) is in breach of any trade practices or other consumer
protection legislation; or
(v) is otherwise an infringement of law or any rights of any
third party.
(f) Customer warrants that it will not be involved (whether
directly or indirectly) in any act, omission or thing that will or
may decrease the value of the Adstream Products or the intellectual
property contained in the Adstream Products.
2.4 Customer's obligations
(a) In accordance with clause 1.1(a) of Schedule 1, Customer
must allow Adstream to train all new users of any of the Adstream
Products, to ensure such users enjoy optimum use of the Adstream
Products and their capabilities.
(b) Access to Adstream Products may require the use of one or a
series of logins (made up of a combination of an email address and
a user-selected password) and pin codes. These are allocated on
acceptance by Adstream of an application to become a customer. It
is possible to limit the extent of access that a particular login
will allow and Customer must advise Adstream of the level of access
that each user is permitted at the time of issue of the login.
(c) All passwords must be kept confidential. Customer is solely
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of all passwords
issued. Adstream must be notified immediately of any unauthorised
use of any password. In the event that any unique passwords are
provided to or accessed by a user other than Customer, Adstream
accepts no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage that
may result from any use of such password.
2.5 Adstream's obligations
Adstream will:
(a) provide Customer with 24 hour customer and technical phone
support for the Adstream Products; and
(b) provide all relevant documentation (including user guides)
for the Adstream Products to Customer's nominated Adstream Products
representative.
2.6 Ownership
Adstream retains ownership of all right, title and interest
(including intellectual property rights, such as copyright) in the
Adstream Products (including any documentation provided by Adstream
in relation to the Adstream Products) and the Adstream Site.
3 Credit and Payment
3.1 Credit
(a) On request by Adstream, Customer will provide to Adstream a
completed Customer Registration Form.
(b) On receipt of a completed Customer Registration Form,
Adstream will evaluate the credit worthiness of Customer and may
require:
(i) the Customer's credit worthiness be confirmed by a
credit-reporting agency; and /or
(ii) the Customer to provide security for any credit extended by
Adstream in a form nominated by Adstream (for example by way of a
director, personal or bank guarantee).
(c) Customer authorises Adstream to contact Customer's
banking/financing institution(s), vendor references and credit
reporting agencies. Customer hereby grants permission for these
parties to release and to make available both current as well as
historical commercial credit information to Adstream.
(d) Where Adstream is willing to extend credit to Customer,
Adstream will include details of any specific payment terms in the
Commercial Details.
(e) At any time during the Term, where Adstream is concerned
about the Customer's ability to pay the Fees, Adstream may require
Customer to provide advance payment of the Fees or security for
payment in a form nominated by Adstream.
3.2 Invoices and monthly statements
Adstream will provide to Customer an invoice for each product or
service provided and a monthly statement that sets out all current
and overdue invoices.
3.3 Payment
Customer will pay Adstream the Fees within 30 days from the date
of the monthly statement or, where alternate payment terms are
specified in the Commercial Details, the customer will pay the Fees
in accordance with those terms.
3.4 Overdue amounts
(a) If Customer has not paid the Fees within 30 days from the
statement date or, where alternate payment terms are specified in
the Commercial Details this date Adstream may charge Customer
interest on the overdue amounts at the rate of 3% above the then
published rate of the National Bank's benchmark rate until the date
the overdue amount is paid in full. [Note to Adstream: please
confirm the time periods in this clause. Adstream's notes regarding
this provision stated that the interest on overdue amounts would
kick in when the monies were overdue by 60 days past the
"statement" date. Consequently we have given the Customer 30 days
from the date of the statement to pay, and then another 30 days
before the interest kicks in. Please confirm.]
(b) Customer agrees to reimburse Adstream for any additional
expenses incurred by Adstream in collecting any outstanding Fees,
including any fees charged by an external debt collecting
agency.
(c) If Customer elects to pay by cheque, Adstream will charge
Customer an administration fee if Customer's cheque is
dishonoured.
(d) If Customer has an overdue account, Adstream may, in its
absolute discretion, withdraw the credit extended to Customer by
Adstream.
4 GST
4.1 Recovery of GST
If one party ("supplying party") makes a taxable supply and the
consideration for that supply does not expressly include GST, the
party that is liable to provide the consideration ("receiving
party") must also pay an amount equal to the GST payable by the
supplying party.
4.2 Time for payment of GST amount
Subject to first receiving a tax invoice, the receiving party
must pay the GST amount when it is liable to provide the
consideration.
4.3 Identity and reimbursement payment
If one party must indemnify or reimburse another party ("payee")
for any loss or expense incurred by the payee, the required payment
does not include any amount which the payee (or an entity that is
in the same GST group as the payee) is entitled to claim as an
input tax credit, but will be increased under clause 4.1 if the
payment is consideration for a taxable supply.
4.4 Interpretation
In this agreement:
(a) Terms used that are defined in the A New Tax System (Goods
and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) have the meaning given in that
Act, unless the context makes it clear that a different meaning is
intended; and
(b) Consideration includes non-monetary consideration, in
respect of which the parties must agree on a market value, acting
reasonably.
5 Warranties, liability and indemnities
5.1 Warranties
Customer acknowledges that:
(a) the Internet is not a completely secure medium of
communication;
(b) the speed and upload capability of the Adstream Products
available online is determined by the quality of the Internet
connection from where such Adstream Products are accessed;
(c) use of Adstream Products and the availability of the
Adstream Site may involve reliance on third party data carriers
over which Adstream has no control; and
(d) except as expressly provided in this agreement and to the
extent permitted by law, Adstream does not make any warranties of
any kind, whether express or implied in relation to goods or
services supplied by Adstream in accordance with this agreement
(including the Adstream Products).
5.2 Limitation of liability
If any statute implies any term into Customer's use of, or any
arrangement arising out of Customer's use of the Adstream Products
and that statute prohibits exclusion of that term, then that term
is included. However, if and to the extent permitted by the
statute, Adstream's liability for any breach of such term is
limited to the re-supply of the Adstream Products.
5.3 Exclusion of indirect loss
Adstream, Adstream's related bodies corporate and Adstream's
licensors are not liable for any indirect or consequential loss or
damage, lost profits, lost revenue, lost data or business
interruption suffered or incurred by Customer or any other person
arising out of or in connection with the provision of the Adstream
Products, whether arising from breach of contract or in tort.
5.4 Exclusion of specific liability
Adstream, Adstream's related bodies corporate and Adstream's
licensors are not liable to Customer or any other person for any
loss or damage arising out of or in connection with:
(a) any person gaining unauthorised access to the Adstream Site
or any user zone;
(b) any malfunction, bugs or viruses in customer equipment,
software or links as a result of using Adstream Products;
(c) use or disclosure of any data obtained by any third party as
a result of the unauthorised access to the Adstream Site or having
intercepted any data as it passes between Customer, Adstream or any
third party;
(d) defects in or the unsuitability of any materials supplied by
Customer or a third party or by Adstream's adherence to specific
instructions given by Customer;
(e) any data sent via the Internet, via or to Adstream, or via
any dedicated link made available by Adstream to Customer or to any
third party;
(f) the unavailability of the Adstream Site;
(g) Customer's inability to access the Adstream Site or to use
the Adstream Site or the Adstream Products; or
(h) any delay in the receipt of any data transmitted by Adstream
or using any of the Adstream Products.
5.5 Liability cap
Subject to clause 5.6, Adstream's, Adstream's related bodies
corporate and Adstream's licensors' liability for any loss or
damage (whether arising from breach of contract or in tort) which
is not excluded or limited by clauses 5.2, 5.3 or 5.4 is limited in
aggregate to the amount of fees paid by Customer for the Adstream
Products.
5.6 Liability for non-transmission
If Customer uses the Adstream Products in the transmission of
any material and the material is not transmitted, Adstream will (at
Customer's option):
(a) arrange retransmission of the material; or
(b) refund any licence or service fee paid to Adstream in
respect of that particular transmission.
Customer agrees this is Adstream's entire liability to Customer
in such circumstances.
5.7 Indemnity by Customer
Customer must indemnify Adstream, Adstream's related bodies
corporate and Adstream licensors ("indemnified party") against all
claims, liability, loss and damage of any kind whatsoever suffered
or incurred by an indemnified party arising out of or in connection
with Customer's act or omission or any breach by Customer of this
agreement. Customer must provide the indemnified party with prompt
notice of any third party claim or threatened third party claim of
which Customer has knowledge. Customer must not enter into any
settlement or compromise of any third party claim without the
indemnified party's prior written consent.
6 Confidential Information
6.1 Confidentiality obligations
Each party ("Recipient") who receives Confidential Information
from the other party ("Discloser") must not:
(a) use Confidential Information for any purpose other than
performing its obligations under this agreement;
(b) disclose to any person any Confidential Information except
as permitted by this agreement; or
(c) make or assist any person to make any use of Confidential
Information other than in accordance with this agreement.
6.2 Certain disclosures not prohibited
Either party may disclose Confidential Information:
(a) to a Representative of the Recipient who needs to know that
information for the purposes of this agreement, provided that such
disclosure is under conditions of confidentiality consistent with
this clause 6; or
(b) in respect of which the Discloser has given its written
consent to disclosure or use.
6.3 Notification of disclosure
The Recipient must immediately notify the Discloser of all
information which comes to its attention regarding any actual or
potential disclosure or use of Confidential Information of the
Discloser other than in accordance with this clause 6.
6.4 Return of Confidential Information
On the earlier of:
(a) a demand by the Discloser; or
(b) the expiry or termination of this agreement,
the Recipient must deliver to the Discloser (or with the
Discloser's prior consent, destroy or erase) any Confidential
Information of the Discloser in the possession, power or control of
the Recipient or any of its representatives.
7 Delay, Suspension and Cancellation
7.1 Delay
The time for performance or delivery of the Adstream Products or
any separately quoted products or services, in every case, is
dependent on the prompt receipt of all necessary information, final
instructions or approvals from Customer. Alteration by Customer of
Customer's requirements may result in a delay in performance or
delivery.
7.2 Suspension
(a) Adstream may at any time withhold the provision of, or
Customer's use of, any of the Adstream Products or any separately
quoted products or services or delivery of any goods, pending
payment of any sum due from Customer under any agreement between
Customer and Adstream or any invoice rendered by Adstream to
Customer.
(b) Adstream may at any time without notice to Customer and
without liability to Customer or any third party, suspend access to
any of the Adstream Products, in the event that:
(i) Adstream needs to carry out maintenance, updates and/or
corrections to any of the Adstream Products or the Adstream
Site;
(ii) Adstream is obliged to do so to comply with an order,
instruction or request of any government or other competent
administrative authority; or
(iii) Adstream cannot provide any of the Adstream Products due
to any cause beyond Adstream's control.
(c) Adstream has no liability to Customer or any third party
arising out of, or in connection with, Adstream's non-provision or
non-performance of any of the Adstream Products under paragraphs
(a) and (b).
7.3 Cancellation of Print Products
Adstream or Customer may cancel the Print Products in accordance
with the Commercial Details.
8 Termination
8.1 Termination for breach
Either party may terminate this agreement with immediate effect
if:
(a) the other party is in breach of any provision of this
agreement; and
(b) either:
(i) the breach cannot be remedied; or
(ii) the other party fails to remedy the breach within fourteen
(14) days after notice is given to the other party to do so.
8.2 Termination for insolvency
Either party may terminate this agreement with immediate effect
if:
(a) an application is presented against the other party, an
order made or a resolution passed, for the other party's winding
up;
(b) an administrator, trustee, liquidator, provisional
liquidator, receiver, receiver and manager or other insolvency
administrator is appointed over all or any part of the other
party's assets;
(c) the other party becomes insolvent, or a party believes, on
reasonable grounds that the other party is, or may become,
insolvent;
(d) the other party becomes bankrupt, or a party believes, on
reasonable grounds, that the other party is, or may become, unable
to pay the other party's debts as and when they fall due;
(e) the other party ceases to carry on the other party's
business or ceases to pay its debts or suspends payment generally;
or
(f) the other party enters into, or propose to enter into, any
scheme, composition or arrangement with the other party's creditors
generally or with any class of the other party's creditors or a
meeting is convened for any such purpose.
8.3 Termination for convenience
(a) Subject to the payment of any applicable Early Termination
Fee, Customer may terminate this agreement on 30 days written
notice to Adstream.
(b) Adstream may terminate this agreement on 30 days written
notice to Customer.
8.4 Consequences of termination
(a) Termination of this agreement will result in immediate
termination of Customer's access to the Adstream Products.
(b) On termination of this agreement for any reason:
(i) Customer must promptly return to Adstream all of Adstream's
property that is in Customer's possession or control; and
(ii) Adstream will, provided that Customer has complied with all
of Customer's obligations in this agreement (including payment
obligations) promptly return all materials and files owned by
Customer in Adstream's possession or control, in a format as may be
agreed between the parties, and the Customer will be responsible
for Adstream's reasonable costs in doing so.
8.5 Survival
Clauses 5 and 6 survive termination or expiry of this
agreement.
9 Miscellaneous
9.1 Assignment
(a) Customer may not assign or otherwise deal with all or any of
Customer's rights or obligations under this agreement without
Adstream's prior written consent.
(b) Adstream may assign or otherwise deal with all or any of
Adstream's rights and obligations under this agreement on giving
notice to Customer.
9.2 Variation and Waiver
A provision of this agreement or a right created under it, may
not be waived or varied except in writing, signed by the party or
parties to be bound.
9.3 Notices
(a) A notice, approval, consent or other communication in
connection with this agreement must be in writing and hand
delivered, sent by prepaid mail or facsimile to the addressee set
out in the Details section on the front of this agreement.
(b) A notice or other communication takes effect when received
or otherwise:
(i) in the case of a posted letter - from the third day after
posting; and
(ii) in the case of a facsimile - from the production of a
facsimile transmission report from the machine from which the
notice was sent showing the facsimile to have been successfully
sent to the correct facsimile number in its entirety.
9.4 Severance
If the whole or any part of a provision of this agreement is
void, unenforceable or illegal in a jurisdiction it is severed for
that jurisdiction. The remainder of this agreement has full force
and effect and the validity or enforceability of that provision in
any other jurisdiction is not affected. This clause has no effect
if the severance alters the basic nature of this agreement or is
contrary to public policy.
9.5 Entire agreement
This agreement set out the entire agreement between the parties
concerning all matters dealt with by it, and supersedes any prior
agreement between the parties in regard to those matters.
9.6 Governing law and Jurisdiction
This agreement is governed by the law in force in the place
specified in the Details. Each party submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of that place.
EXECUTED as an agreement
Schedule 1 - BrandSuite Products
1 Acceptance of terms
By using the BrandSuite Products, Customer agrees to be bound by
this Schedule 1.
2 General BrandSuite Terms
2.1 Application of this Schedule 1
This Schedule 1 (BrandSuite Products) applies generally to all
BrandSuite Products. However, clauses 3, 4 and 5 of this Schedule
apply only to the specific BrandSuite Products covered by those
clauses.
2.2 Inclusions in Standard Fee
For the Standard Fee set out in the Commercial Details for the
Term, Adstream will provide Customer with the opportunity to
discuss, via a telephone meeting with Customer's Adstream Account
Manager once a month (or as otherwise agreed between the parties),
any issues associated with the BrandSuite Products; and
2.3 Additional training sessions, meetings and development
discussions
For the Additional Fee set out in clause 2.5(a) of this Schedule
1, Adstream may provide training sessions (in addition to any
Brandsuite Training purchased) and participate in meetings and
development discussions for any of the BrandSuite Products at
Customer's premises.
2.4 System upgrades
For the Additional Fee set out in clause 2.5© of this Schedule
1, Adstream will provide system upgrades for any of the BrandSuite
Products that are deemed necessary by Adstream and such upgrades
will be activated automatically on Adstream providing notice of
such upgrades to users of the BrandSuite Products.
2.5 Additional Fees
(a) Other than the Brandsuite Training provided by Adstream in
accordance with the Commercial Details, training sessions, meetings
and development discussions in relation to the BrandSuite Products
will incur the following additional charges:
(i) Training sessions provided in Sydney or Melbourne - $500
(Excluding GST) per 2 hour session and based on a maximum of 10
people per session;
(ii) Training sessions provided in venues other than Sydney or
Melbourne - $500 (Excluding GST) per 2 hour session, plus all
associated travel costs;
(iii) Development discussions or meetings - $225 (Excluding GST)
per hour, plus all travel costs associated with travel outside of
Melbourne and Sydney.
(b) Additional customisations after the initial implementation
of the BrandSuite Products will only be provided if Customer and
Adstream agree in writing for a price for the provision of such
products or services.
(c) Providing system upgrades in respect of BrandSuite Products
will incur the additional charges notified by Adstream to Customer
from time to time.
2.6 Implementation and Training Schedule
There are 4 stages for implementation and training of any of the
BrandSuite Products. These stages are set out in an Implementation
and Training Schedule.
3 AdBank
3.1 Adstream obligation
Adstream will upload to AdBank versions 3.1-3.99 only:
(a) all radio and tv files that Customer has already dispatched
to a radio or tv broadcaster using Adstream's radio distribution
service or Adstream's tv distribution service; and
(b) all radio and tv files that Customer dispatches to a radio
or tv broadcaster via Adstream's radio distribution service or
Adstream's tv distribution service within one day of the file being
dispatched via the relevant Adstream distribution service.
3.2 Customer's obligations
Subject to clause 3.1, Customer, or its nominated agency, is
responsible for manually uploading any finished assets (eg print,
press, brochures and direct marketing) required to be stored in
AdBank.
4 ImageBank
4.1 Adstream obligations
Adstream:
(a) will set up for ImageBank the user names and company
structure information provided to Adstream by Customer that is
required to populate the standard fields on the ImageBank master
screen, including categories and sub categories;
(b) will store file types (including PDF, Excel, and Word files
but excluding .exe files) on ImageBank; and
(c) is not responsible for the licensing and use of any content
or images used by Customer or its associated agency in conjunction
with ImageBank. 4.2 Customer's obligations
Customer, or its associated agency, is responsible for manually
uploading content into ImageBank
5 ProjectBank
Adstream will:
(a) will store file types (including PDF, Excel, and Word files
but excluding .exe files) on ProjectBank;
(b) upload to ProjectBank the user names and company structure
information provided to Adstream by Customer that is required to
populate the standard fields on the ProjectBank master screen;
(c) on request from Customer, register all new users of
ProjectBank as notified to Adstream by Customer from time to time;
and
(d) provide a set of ProjectBank user guides to Customer's
nominated ProjectBank representative.
Schedule 2 - Broadcast Products
1 Acceptance of terms
By installing, copying or using the Broadcast Products, Customer
agrees to be bound by this Schedule 2.
2 Use of Broadcast Products
In the case of the transportation of any hard copy of audio
visual material or other goods which Adstream supply, any packaging
supplied by Adstream will, unless otherwise expressly agreed, be
intended to provide adequate protection throughout normal
conditions of delivery of usual duration. Notwithstanding clause 5
of the General Terms, Adstream is under no liability in respect of
any loss or damage, including indirect or consequential loss, loss
of profits, loss of revenue, or loss of business opportunity or
otherwise arising as a result of damage to or the loss or
destruction of such goods.
3 Transmission of PostBox files
If files located on the PostBox are being transmitted outside
the PostBox, they must only be sent either:
(a) Postbox to Postbox;
(b) Postbox to TVMM (Broadcaster);
(c) Postbox to Adstream; or
(d) Postbox to a third party contractor of Adstream, provided
such contractor has been agreed to by Adstream.
Standard transaction charges will apply for all such
transmissions.
4 Data and audio visual material
Customer is solely responsible for the content of all data which
Customer (whether directly or for any third party) places on the
Adstream Site and/or which Customer transmits to Adstream or any
third party via Adstream or in connection with Customer's use of
Broadcast Products.
5 Insurance
Customer warrants that it will at all times maintain and keep
effective insurance policies with reputable insurers and for
adequate levels of cover which protect Customer against any loss or
liability which they may incur whilst using Broadcast Products.
This includes, but is not limited to, insurance for any damage or
loss for which Adstream is not liable for under the terms of this
agreement, insurance which protects Customer against any accidental
loss, damage or destruction to any master tapes, sound tapes, video
tapes or visual images or sound held in any media whilst in
Adstream's possession or control, uploaded to the Adstream Site or
in transit whether via the Internet, a dedicated line of any kind
or any physical form of transportation.
Schedule 3 - Print Products
By installing, copying or using the Print Products, Customer
agrees to be bound by the following licence terms:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Agreement
These Terms and Conditions (comprising the General Terms and
Conditions, the Special Terms and Conditions and Annexure A) govern
the use of the Products (as defined below). PLEASE READ THEM
CAREFULLY. By installing, copying or using the Products you agree
to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to
these Terms and Conditions, do not install, copy or use the
Products.
Definitions
In these Terms and Conditions, and in any instrument created
pursuant to or in accordance with them, unless the context
otherwise indicates or requires:
"Adstream" means Adstream (Aust) Pty Limited ABN 26 109 644
797;
"Products" means the Software and the Specifications, and any
products supplied to you relating to the Software and the
Specifications, and all material and information included in, or
accessible through, the Software, Specifications and related
products;
"Software" means the software products of Adstream, including
QuickPrint, QuickPrint PDF+, QuickPrint PDF Lite, PageStore,
PageStore Online, Adsolve, Quicksend and Adbits; and
"Specifications" means the mechanical specifications for the
Software set out in Part B of the Special Terms and Conditions.
General Terms and Conditions
1 Charges
In consideration for use of the Products and any other related
products and services of Adstream, you agree to pay Adstream's
standard charges from time to time and be bound by Adstream's
standard terms of trade from time to time, as notified by Adstream
to its customers. Unless otherwise expressly indicated:
(a) QuickPrint must be used in conjunction with PageStore;
(b) Adstream's stated charges are exclusive of GST (and any
other State or Federal tax); and
(c) Adstream reserves the right to increase its charges so that
the amount Adstream receives after payment of GST (and any other
State or Federal tax) is equal to the stated charge.
2 Licence
(a) Adstream grants you a licence to use the Products as an
end-user in accordance with the Specifications and these Terms and
Conditions (the "Licence").
(b) The Licence is non-transferable and non-exclusive.
(c) The Licence is limited to a maximum of one (1) computer at
the premises at which the Products are installed (the "Location").
If the Products are subsequently installed on additional computers
and/or at any place other than the Location, you will require a new
licence and you agree to pay all charges under the new licence in
addition to the charges payable under this Licence.
3 Ownership
(a) Adstream retains ownership of all right, title and interest
(including copyright) in all of the Products, other than the Adobe
Technology referred to in Annexure A.
(b) You will not:
(i) make a copy of any Product other than for the purposes of
installation on a computer in accordance with clause 2©;
(ii) install any Product on computers beyond the maximum number
prescribed by clause 2©;
(iii) install any product on computers at any place other than
the Location;
(iv) modify the whole or any part of any Product or combine or
incorporate the whole or any part of any Product in any other
program or system (although you acknowledge that Adstream will have
ownership of all right, title and interest in any such
modifications or combinations);
(v) reverse engineer any Product or separate any Product into
component parts;
(vi) cause or permit any third party to use, copy or install any
Product; or
(vii) transfer or resell the Licence or any Product to any third
party, or assign any of your rights, benefits or obligations under
the Licence or these Terms and Conditions to any third party.
(c) You also undertake and acknowledge that:
(i) Adstream retains ownership of all right, title and interest
in all copies of the Products and the media in or on which such
copies are contained, other than the Adobe Technology referred to
in Annexure A;
(ii) you will mark all copies of the Products and the media in
or on which the copies are contained with a notice of Adstream's
ownership of the Product and the media, the confidentiality of the
Product and such other information as Adstream reasonably requires,
other than the Adobe Technology referred to in Annexure A;
(iii) you will maintain records of all copies of the Products
made by you and the place at which those copies are situated, and
supply such records to Adstream upon reasonable notice;
(iv) you will be responsible for ensuring that the Products are
used in accordance with the Specifications;
(v) you will be responsible for protecting the Products at all
times from unauthorised access, use or damage;
(vi) you will immediately notify Adstream on becoming aware of
any unauthorised use or copying of the whole or any part of any
Product;
(vii) you will maintain the confidentiality of the Products at
all times; and
(viii) you will not be involved (whether directly or indirectly)
in any act, omission or thing that will or may decrease the value
of the Products or the intellectual property in the Products.
4 Indemnities
(a) Adstream is not responsible for the content of any material
created, altered, compiled, transmitted or published using the
Products and you indemnify Adstream against any and all
liabilities, claims, losses or expenses arising by reason of such
material being:
(i) an infringement of any intellectual property rights
(including copyright) of any third party;
(ii) defamatory;
(iii) in breach of any trade practices or other consumer
protection legislation; or
(iv) otherwise an infringement of law or any rights of any third
party; or otherwise arising in respect of such material.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the prohibition on
modifications under clause 3(b)(iv), you will indemnify Adstream
against any liabilities, claims, losses or expenses arising by
reason of such modifications being:
(i) an infringement of any intellectual property rights
(including copyright) of any third party; or
(ii) otherwise an infringement of law or any rights of any third
party.
5 Risk
Risk of loss or damage to the Products will pass to you upon
installation of the Products at the Location and from this
time:
(a) you will be solely responsible for the supervision,
management and control of the Products; and
(b) you will ensure that the Products are protected at all times
from unauthorized access or use by a third party or physical
misuse, damage or destruction by any person.
6 Liability of Adstream
(a) You acknowledge the technical difficulty of engineering
failsafe graphics transmission software, and you agree that
Adstream can give no, and that Adstream does not give any:
(i) guarantee that the Products will work as desired on every
(or substantially every) occasion; or
(ii) warranty regarding:
(A) suitability of the Products for the uses to which you put
them;
(B) suitability of any material altered by the Products with the
processes or the systems of publishers;
(C) compatibility of any material altered by the Products with
the processes or systems of publishers;
(D) compatibility of the Products with any of the systems in
conjunction with which you use them; or
(E) accuracy or completeness of any database or other
information included in the Products or accessible through using
the Products.
(b) You warrant that you have not relied on any representation
made by Adstream in relation to the Products other than as
expressly set out in these Terms and Conditions.
(c) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:
(i) except to the extent set out in the Special Terms and
Conditions below, Adstream will not be liable for any damages
(whether in negligence, contract or otherwise and including,
without limitation, special, punitive, incidental, indirect or
consequential damages and damages for economic loss or loss of
profit, loss of confidential or other information, business
interruption, personal injury, loss of privacy, failure to meet any
duty (including of good faith or of reasonable care), negligence,
and any other pecuniary or other loss whatsoever) or any other
remedy (whether in negligence, contract or otherwise) in any way
related to the Products or any transmission, maintenance or other
services supplied by Adstream (or an agent or sub-contractor of
Adstream) in relation to the Products or any material submitted
through or altered by the Products, regardless of any fault of
Adstream (or an agent or sub-contractor of Adstream) and even if
Adstream has been advised of the possibility of such damages;
(ii) all warranties and conditions implied by law (including,
but not limited to, any in relation to title to the Products,
non-infringement of third party rights, merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose, lack of viruses, accuracy or completeness
of information, results, lack of negligence, workmanlike effort,
quiet enjoyment, quiet possession and correspondence to
description) are expressly excluded; and
(iii) the entire risk arising out of use or performance of the
Products (including any alteration of material submitted through
the Products) and any transmission, maintenance or other services
supplied by Adstream (or an agent or sub-contractor of Adstream) in
relation to the Products, remains with you.
7 Termination
(a) The Licence may be terminated by Adstream immediately
if:
(i) you are in breach, or threaten breach, of a material
provision of these Terms and Conditions;
(ii) you breach any provision of these Terms and Conditions and
fail to remedy that breach within fourteen (14) days after notice
is given to you to do so; or
(iii) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you fail
to make any payment due to Adstream within sixty (60) days after
the due date for such payment.
(b) The Licence may also be terminated by Adstream immediately
if:
(i) an application is presented against you, an order made or a
resolution passed, for your winding up;
(ii) an administrator, trustee, liquidator, provisional
liquidator, receiver, receiver and manager or other insolvency
administrator is appointed over all or any part of your assets;
(iii) you become insolvent or Adstream believes, on reasonable
grounds that you are, or may become, insolvent;
(iv) you become bankrupt or Adstream believes, on reasonable
grounds, that you are, or may become, unable to pay you debts as
and when they fall due;
(v) you cease to carry on your business or cease to pay debts or
suspend payment generally; or
(vi) you enter into, or propose to enter into, any scheme,
composition or arrangement with your creditors generally or with
any class of your creditors; or a meeting is convened for any such
purpose.
(c) The Licence may be terminated by either party (for any
reason and without cause) on one (1) month's notice to the other
party.
(d) On termination of the Licence, you will:
(i) immediately destroy all copies of the Products held by you
or return them to Adstream (at Adstream's option), and remove the
Products from each and every computer or other machine on which
they, or a copy of them, are installed; and
(ii) if requested by Adstream, you will provide written
certification that this has been done.
(e) Clauses 3, 4, 6 and 7(d) of the General Terms and
Conditions, clause 2 of the Special Terms and Conditions and
Annexure A will survive termination of the Licence and will survive
termination of these Terms and Conditions.
8 Miscellaneous
(a) If Adstream is delayed, interrupted in, or prevented from,
performing its obligations under these Terms and Conditions by any
cause beyond its control, Adstream will not be in breach of these
Terms and Conditions and the time for performance of its
obligations will be extended by a period of time equal to the
duration of the cause of the delay, interruption or prevention.
(b) If any covenant, undertaking or condition of these Terms and
Conditions is found to be void or unenforceable at law, that
covenant, undertaking or condition will not affect any other
covenant, undertaking or condition of these Terms and Conditions
and, as far as is possible, will be read down to the extent
required to make it enforceable.
(c) These Terms and Conditions set out the entire agreement
between the parties concerning all matters dealt with by them, and
supersede any prior agreement between the parties in regard to
those matters.
(d) These Terms and Conditions can only be amended in writing,
signed by the parties.
(e) The waiver of a breach of any provision of these Terms and
Conditions will not be a waiver of any other breach of that
provision or the breach of any other provision.
(f) Adstream may assign its rights and obligations under the
Licence and these Terms and Conditions to any other party on giving
verbal or written notice to you.
(g) All charges incurred by you in connection with the Products,
or otherwise in connection with the Licence, will be incurred as
principal and not agent.
(h) These Terms and Conditions are governed by, and will be
interpreted in accordance with, the laws in each country where
Adstream operates.
Special Terms And Conditions
1 Incorrect Transmission
If, during the term of the Licence, you use the Products in the
transmission of any material and the material is not transmitted
properly in accordance with the Specifications, Adstream will (at
your option):
(a) arrange proper retransmission of the material; or
(b) refund any licence fee paid to Adstream in respect of that
particular transmission; but this will be the entire liability of
Adstream to you in such circumstances.
2 Mechanical Specifications
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of
these Terms and Conditions, you acknowledge that Adstream relies on
the mechanical specifications, layout, format and other information
provided to it by publishers and cannot and does not give any
warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of that information.
Further, if incorrect or incomplete information results in any type
of failure or improper performance of the Products or of any
particular use of the Products, Adstream will not be liable to
compensate for any loss caused.
ANNEXURE A
1 ADOBE TECHNOLOGY
1.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this Annexure A, "Adobe Technology" means
"Adobe" branded software and technology, related documentation and
any upgrades, modified versions, updates, additions and copies
thereof.
1.2 Acknowledgements
(a) You acknowledge that Adstream may, at its option, integrate
and distribute Adobe Technology in and with the Products in
accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this Annexure
A.
(b) If any Adobe Technology is integrated in, or distributed
with, the Products, you acknowledge and agree that you will have a
non-exclusive licence to use the Adobe Technology subject to the
terms and conditions set out in this Annexure A. All rights to use
the Adobe Technology are granted on the condition that such rights
are forfeited if you fail to comply with this Annexure A.
1.3 Intellectual Property Rights
(a) The Adobe Technology is owned by Adobe Systems Incorporated
("Adobe"), and the structure, organisation and code of the Adobe
Technology are the valuable trade secrets of Adobe. The Adobe
Technology is protected by United States copyright law and
international treaty provisions. You may not copy the Adobe
Technology, except as expressly permitted by this Annexure A. Any
copies that you are permitted to make pursuant to this Annexure A
must contain the same copyright and other proprietary notices that
appear on or in the Adobe Technology. You agree not to modify,
adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or
otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Adobe
Technology. Except as stated above, these Terms and Conditions do
not grant you any intellectual property rights in the Adobe
Technology.
(b) You may make one backup copy of the Adobe Technology,
provided the backup copy is not installed or used on any
computer.
1.4 Font License
If the Adobe Technology includes font software, you may embed
the font software, or outlines of the font software, into your
electronic documents to the extent that the font vendor copyright
owner allows for such embedding. The fonts contained in the Adobe
Technology may contain both Adobe and non-Adobe owned fonts. You
may fully embed any font owned by Adobe.
1.5 Warranty
To the extent permitted by law, neither Adstream nor Adobe gives
any warranty, express or implied, as to merchantability, fitness
for any particular purpose or non-infringement of the Adobe
Technology, or the performance results you obtain by using the
Adobe Technology. Neither Adstream nor Adobe will be liable to you
for any consequential, incidental or special damages, including any
lost profits or lost savings, even if they have been advised of the
possibility of such damages, or of any claim by any third
party.
1.6 Export Rules
You agree that the Adobe Technology will not be shipped,
transferred or exported into any country or used in any manner
prohibited by the United States Export Administration Act or any
other export laws, restrictions or regulations (collectively the
"Export Law"). In addition, if the Adobe Technology is identified
as an export controlled item under the Export Laws, you represent
and warrant that you are not a citizen of, or otherwise located
within, an embargoed nation and that you are not otherwise
prohibited under the Export Laws from receiving the Adobe
Technology.
1.7 General Provisions
If any part of this Annexure A is found to be void and
unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the balance of
this Annexure A, which will remain valid and enforceable according
to its terms. This Annexure A will not prejudice the statutory
rights of any party dealing as a consumer.
1.8 Trademark
"Adobe" and "Adobe PDF Library" are registered trademarks of
Adobe in the United States and/or in other countries.