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This Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of the ______ day of ______________, 20__ (“Effective Date”),
between erwin, Inc. (“erwin”), a Delaware corporation, with its principal office at ,225 Broadhollow Road
Melville NY 11747, and ____________________________________________________ (“Institution”) with
its principal office at _____________________________________________________________.
PURPOSE
The purpose of erwin’s Academic Program (“erwin Academic Program”) is to make available certain
Products under this Agreement to the Institution.
As consideration for the licenses granted by erwin herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
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to the contrary, and Institution hereby assigns 8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
absolutely all of Institution’s right, title and interest in
and to the Modifications to erwin. Institution IN NO EVENT WILL ERWIN BE LIABLE FOR ANY
represents that it has obtained and shall obtain the SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR
necessary assignments from Faculty, Staff, Students CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED
and employees to effect the foregoing assignment. OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES,
WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT,
5. PROPRIETARY NOTICES AND TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCTS
CONFIDENTIALITY LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. FURTHER, IN NO
EVENT WILL ERWIN BE LIABLE TO INSTITUTION
5.1 The Products contain trade secrets and are the OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT
proprietary property of erwin and its third-party DAMAGES WHICH MAY ARISE FROM THE USE,
licensors. Institution will, and shall ensure that its OPERATION OR MODIFICATION OF THE
Faculty, Staff, Students and its employees (together PRODUCTS, OR OTHERWISE UNDER THIS
with the Institution, “Institution Parties”) will keep AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE ABOVE
Products strictly confidential and will not disclose or LIABILITY LIMITATION IS FOUND TO BE INVALID
otherwise distribute Products to any third parties. UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THEN ERWIN’S
LIABILITY FOR SUCH CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED
5.2 The Institution will not remove or destroy any TO THE AMOUNT OF US $10,000.
proprietary markings of erwin from the Products.
Installing Products (or any proprietary material of 9. TAXES AND DUTIES
erwin not covered by this Agreement) on a web site
To the extent that any fees are set forth, such fees are
that is accessible from outside the internal uses of
exclusive of any tariffs, duties or taxes imposed or levied
the Institution is prohibited.
by any government or governmental agency including,
without limitation, federal, state and local sales, use,
6. ADVERTISING AND TRADEMARKS
value added and personal property taxes, Institution
agrees to pay any such tariffs, duties or taxes (other than
6.1 Institution must submit to erwin for its prior
franchise and income taxes for which erwin is
written approval any and all advertising and sales
responsible) upon presentation of invoices by erwin. Any
literature of Institution, which refers to erwin or
claimed exemption from such tariffs, duties or taxes must
includes any of the erwin product names (the “erwin
be supported by proper documentary evidence
Marks”).
delivered to erwin.
6.2 Institution shall comply with any guidelines
10. TERM AND TERMINATION
relating to use of erwin Marks as may be furnished
to Institution and revised by erwin from time to time.
10.1 This term of this Agreement shall extend for
erwin shall not use Institution’s name or logo in any
one (1) year from the Effective Date of this
advertising or other materials without the prior written
Agreement and shall automatically renew annually
consent of Institution.
thereafter, subject to termination as set forth herein.
7. NO WARRANTY
10.2 This Agreement shall automatically terminate
upon delivery of notice of termination to Institution if
SUBJECT TO ANY STATUTORY WARRANTIES
Institution (a) makes an unauthorized assignment of
WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED, ERWIN
this Agreement or (b) makes any unauthorized use
PROVIDES THE PRODUCTS “AS IS” AND MAKES
of the erwin Marks.
NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
10.3 Either party may terminate this Agreement if the
THIRD PARTY WARRANTIES, THE IMPLIED
other fails to comply with any material provision of
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
this Agreement and does not correct such failure
SUITABILITY, THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR
within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice of
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND/OR THE
breach. In addition, either party may terminate this
WARRANTY OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Agreement upon providing ninety (90) days prior
ERWIN MAKES NO WARRANTIES HEREUNDER
written notice of such termination to the other party.
WITH RESPECT TO ANY HARDWARE
EQUIPMENT WHICH ERWIN MAY SUPPLY.
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10.4 After termination or expiration, Institution will (a) Notice of change of address shall be given by written
not identify itself as an Institution under the erwin notice in the manner provided above.
Academic Program or otherwise associated with
erwin; (b) discontinue its use of Products, and other 11.3 No subcontract, assignment of rights, or
materials and advertising that includes any erwin delegation of duties shall be made by the Institution
Mark; (c) discontinue its offering of its services under under this Agreement without the prior written
the erwin Academic Program; and (d) return to erwin approval of erwin.
all copies, in whatever media, of Products or other
materials arising under the erwin Academic Program 11.4 This Agreement shall be deemed severable,
in the possession of Institution or any Faculty, Staff and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or
or Student. Upon erwin’s notification of termination provision hereof shall not affect the validity or
and except for termination by erwin due to enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term
Institution’s breach or default, Institution shall be or provision hereof.
permitted to continue using Products or other
materials for thirty (30) days or until the end of the 11.5 Institution understands and acknowledges that
then-current semester, whichever is longer. all Products are controlled by U.S. export laws,
including but not limited to the Export Administration
11. MISCELLANEOUS Regulations, 15 CFR 730-774, and the Office of
Foreign Assets Control Regulations 31 CFR 500, et
11.1 This Agreement (including any attachments) is al. Institution shall comply with all relevant import
the complete and exclusive statement of the parties’ and export regulations, including but not limited to
agreement and supersedes all proposals, those adopted by the Office of Export Administration
understandings, representations, warranties, and the Office of Foreign Assets. The Institution
covenants, and any other communications (whether certifies that, in accordance with the U.S. export
written or oral) between the parties relating thereto. laws, it will not permit the download and use of the
This Agreement may not be waived, altered, or Licensed Programs by any individuals without
modified except by a written agreement signed by obtaining any required authorization from the U.S.
erwin and accepted by an authorized representative Government, including but not limited to individuals
of erwin. It is expressly agreed that any purchase who are nationals or citizens of the following
order or other document provided by the Institution countries: Cuba, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and
relating to any receipt of Products is an Iran. In addition, the Licensed Programs will not be
administrative document only and any preprinted used in any prohibited end-use, including but not
provisions on such documents will not apply to this limited to: nuclear end-uses; missile-related end-
Agreement and are of no effect. uses; or chemical-biological weapons-related end-
uses without appropriate authorization from the U.S.
11.2 All notices or other communications required or Government. The Institution will honor the above
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be assurances even after the expiration date of the
deemed to have been duly given either when licensing agreement. The Institution agrees to
personally delivered or when deposited via postal provide erwin a written, signed certification, on an
mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid, return annual basis on the anniversary of the execution of
receipt requested, to the addresses set forth below: this contract, stating that:
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11.6 erwin and Institution each agree that the other and wages, benefits, employment related taxes and
party is, and shall remain, an independent worker's compensation insurance.
contractor. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed to create or imply that either party is an 11.7 This Agreement shall be governed and
agent of the other party. Institution will be solely construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
responsible for payment of all compensation owed to New York, without regard to its conflict of law
Faculty and Staff, as well as for payment of all salary principles.
The parties hereby acknowledge that they have read and understand this Agreement and agree to all the terms
and conditions stated herein and attached hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, intending to be legally bound, have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized representatives.
By: By:
Name: Name:
Title: Title: