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between ScoutNews LLC a Connecticut Limited Liability Company (LLC) (d/b/a “HealthDay” or the
“Company") with a place of business at 122 E. 42nd St. Suite 2715, New York, N.Y. 10168 and Round
Glass
(the “Client”) with a place of business at 1756 v114th Ave SE Bellevue, WA 98004 United States.
Whereas HealthDay and Client signed an agreement with an effective date of March 6th, 2017.
Whereas HealthDay and Client acknowledge that this Agreement supersedes and replaces, in their
entirety,
all prior agreements and statements of work, including in all cases, amendments and addendums
executed
between the parties (collectively the “Prior Agreements”) and agree that the Prior Agreements shall
terminate upon execution of this Agreement and all prior provisions of, rights granted and covenants
made
in any prior agreements are hereby waived, released and superseded in their entirety and shall have no
further effect.
HealthDay creates custom content as work for hire. Client desires to commission HealthDay to create
custom content (“Custom Content” as defined in Exhibit A) on the terms and conditions in this
Agreement.
. HealthDay will produce the videos and articles (the “Works”) which will be used either on
https://round.glass/ and https://www.curofy.com/. The Works will follow the format and types as
specified in Exhibit A. Client may request other formats, however, any new formats that include
extra work such as interviews or more detailed sourcing will be subject to a separate pricing scale to
2. The Works will be delivered either by xml or in file format by download or email delivery.
3. HealthDay agrees that it shall be responsible for the entire content creation process, including
writing, editing, and copy editing of the Works and shall be responsible for ensuring that the Works
comply with Client’s outlines, and are consistent with the Client’s editorial and style guidelines as
provided. HealthDay will NOT be responsible for providing board-certified medical experts and
Client shall thereafter have a 10 business day period to review the Articles. If Client does not
request any edits within this 10 day period, the article will be deemed accepted. Within this 10 day
window Client may request that HealthDay further edit the Article, subject to the condition that the
Client provide constructive and specific language regarding requested changes (i.e., so that
HealthDay and Client can efficiently work towards avoiding the need for future edits).
Client Deliverables
1. Client will pay the service fees due to HealthDay on a timely basis as detailed in Section B.
2. Client agrees to provide HealthDay with specific guidelines ( “Assignments”). Initial Assignments are
B. Fees
1. Client agrees to commit USD$9,350 for the creation of custom content for the six month interval
between November 2021 and April 2022 and for the six month interval from May 2022 to
November 2022. There after the six months commitments will be subject to the annual increases
2. The initial Fee for Custom Content will be $220 per quiz and $1,500 per video.
3. HealthDay will invoice Client for this full amount at the start of this Agreement and then content
will be created each month and offset against this budget until the budget has been used up. If
Client wishes content after the prepaid budget has been used, HealthDay will invoice for any
additional Works on a monthly basis based on stories delivered the previous month.
4. Client agrees to pay within 30 days of receipt of the invoice by direct bank debit via www.bill.com.
C. Term
The term of this Agreement shall be for one-year beginning on November 1, 2021. This Agreement will
renew automatically for subsequent one-year terms after this one year period unless either party gives
the
other party written notice of its intention not to renew either the initial term or any renewal term at
least
sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then-current term. The terms and conditions of the Agreement will
remain the same and include a five percent (5%) increase in the unit price for the Works and for the
semi-annual commitment
Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time (i) upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the
other party of a material breach by such other party, provided that if such material breach is cured
within
a thirty (30) day notice period, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. Failure by Client to
timely pay HealthDay’s invoices is a material breach, or (ii) Immediately upon written notice to the other
party in the event such other party admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due,
becomes the subject of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding, or makes an assignment for
Any termination of this Agreement will not release Client from its obligation to pay any outstanding
invoices
as well for services performed up to and including the date of termination. Sections D, E,F(b), G(d,e), and
I
(a) For the purpose of this Agreement “Intellectual Property” shall include, but
not be limited to, any invention, discovery, improvement, idea, concept, composition, know-how,
design, musical composition, sound recording, website, logo, graphic, drawing, photograph, picture,
video, semi-conductor or other topography, code, database, model, trade secret, original work of
authorship, trademark or service mark and any related good-will, research, clinical innovation,
program (including source code and object code), system, business and marketing plan and
proposal, plan, procedure, method, process, strategy, methodology and technique, and any and all
(b) The parties intend for the final version of the Custom Content produced by
HealthDay and paid for by Client under this Agreement hereunder and any applicable Statement of
Work (collectively, “Works” as defined above) to be a work made for hire. HealthDay acknowledges
and agrees that the Work (and all rights therein, including, without limitation, all Intellectual
Property and moral rights) belongs to and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Client and its
successors and assigns. HealthDay shall obtain releases from any independent contractor that
(c) If for any reason the Work would not be considered a work made for hire under
applicable law, HealthDay does hereby sell, assign, and transfer to Client, its successors and assigns,
the entire right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual Property and related rights in the Work
and any registrations and applications relating thereto and any renewals and extensions thereof,
and in and to all works based upon, derived from, or incorporating the Work, and in and to all
income, royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due or payable with respect
thereto, and in and to all causes of action, either in law or in equity for past, present, or future
infringement based on the Work, and in and to all rights corresponding to the foregoing throughout
the world. Client shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to assign any and all rights to such Work
(d) If the Work is one to which the provisions of 17 U.S.C. 106A apply, HealthDay
hereby waives and appoints Client to assert on HealthDay’s behalf HealthDay’s moral rights, author
rights or any equivalent rights regarding the form or extent of any alteration to the Work (including,
without limitation, removal or destruction) or the making of any derivative work based on the
Work, including, without limitation, photographs, drawings or other visual reproductions of the
(a) Each party (“Recipient”) agrees that during the term of this Agreement and
after its termination, it will not, directly or indirectly, disclose any Confidential Information of the
other party (“Disclosing Party”), and shall not use Confidential Information of the other party except
as necessary for its obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Recipient will
have no obligation with respect to any Confidential Information of the other party which (a)
Recipient possesses prior to acquiring the Confidential Information from the Disclosing Party; (b)
becomes available to the public or trade through no violation by the Recipient; (c) is received by the
Recipient from a third party not under a confidentiality obligation to the Disclosing Party; (d) is
developed by the Recipient independently of and without reliance on the Confidential Information
provided by the Disclosing Party; (e) is approved for release by written authorization of the
Disclosing Party; or (f) is disclosed pursuant to the lawful requirement of a government agency or is
information that Disclosing Party discloses to Recipient or that Recipient may learn as a result of the
relationship contemplated by this Agreement, as well as the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
accordance with any description attached hereto, and will be reasonably accurate at all times during
the term. HealthDay further represents and warrants that it is the owner of, or has obtained
appropriate licenses necessary for, the Content and all portions thereof, and that Client’s use of the
Content in accordance with the terms and conditions herein will not infringe the intellectual
ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE
SERVICES, CONTENT OR ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, SEQUENCE, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, ANY IMPLIED
TITLE.
G. Indemnification.
(a) Client will indemnify, defend and hold harmless HealthDay, its officers, employees,
directors, contractors, and agents from and against any and all third-party claims, actions, demands and
lawsuits (“Claims”) and all related Costs, liabilities, damages and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’
fees (“Costs”) arising out of any failure by Client to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) HealthDay shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Client, its officers, employees,
directors, Client companies and agents from and against any and all third-party claims and all resulting
costs
arising out of (i) any breach of this agreement by HealthDay, or (ii) allegations that information and
content
furnished by HealthDay hereunder violates the intellectual property rights of any third party.
(c) Each party shall give the other prompt notice of any claim covered by this Section,
and the indemnifying party shall have the right to assume control of the defense thereof. The
indemnified
party may take part in the defense at its own expense if the indemnifying party assumes control of the
defense.
(d) NO PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY, THE OTHER PARTY’S
CONSUMERS, OR ANY OTHER ENTITY CLAIMING THROUGH OR UNDER THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY LOSS
OF
THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER METHOD OF RECOVERY), EVEN IF SUCH
PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL HEALTHDAY’S
AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF CONTENT LICENSE FEES
ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY HEALTHDAY FROM CLIENT IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE DATE
THAT
(e) CLIENT SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS HEALTHDAY FROM ANY CLAIMS
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF IMAGES NOT PROVIDED BY HEALTHDAY WITHIN THE LICENSED CONTENT
OR
IMAGES PROVIDED BY HEALTHDAY BUT USED OUTSIDE OF THE RESTRICTIONS STATED IN THIS
AGREEMENT.
H. Force Majeure.
Neither party shall be liable for failure to perform hereunder due to acts of war, public enemy,
government
or quasi government actions or restrictions, Acts of God, explosion or other catastrophe, casualties,
strikes
or other labor stoppages, slowdowns or disputes, or delays by vendors or contractors, or any other
cause
beyond a party’s reasonable control whether similar or dissimilar to any cause listed herein. In the event
of
such delay, the affected party shall promptly notify the other, and the parties shall consult for the
purpose
of taking whatever remedial action is mutually deemed appropriate. HealthDay shall have no liability for
Client’s failure to timely perform any obligations it may have under this Agreement.
I. General
(a) Contractors. The parties to this Agreement are independent contractors. Nothing herein
creates any joint venture, partnership, agency, employment, fiduciary or other relationship between
the parties, and neither party is authorized to make contracts or commitments in the name of or on
behalf of the other without the other party's prior written approval.
(b) Notice. Any notice contemplated by this Agreement shall be made in writing at the address
above or the facsimile number or electronic mail address as a party may designate by notice
(c) Law and Jurisdictions. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New
York, as if executed and fully performed within New York. Any disputes under this Agreement shall
be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the New York state and federal courts and the
parties hereby consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of these courts.
(d) Entire Agreement and Counterparts. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and
supersedes all previous written or oral representations, agreements and understandings between
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any amendment shall be in writing. In the
event any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision
shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and all other provisions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts
(including by facsimile or electronic means), each of which shall constitute an original but all of
unless set forth in a writing signed by the waiving party. Any particular waiver of a term, condition
or default shall not be construed as a waiver of any other term, condition or default.
(f) Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable, such provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and
all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
(g) Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable in whole or in part by either party
without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed, or conditioned except that neither party will need consent in connection with a
merger, acquisition or similar reorganization or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets to
(h) Publication. Neither party shall use the names, trade names, service marks, trademarks, or
logos of the other party in publicity releases, advertising without the express, written consent of a
duly authorized officer of the other party. However HealthDay may use the name and logo of Client
Round Glass
By:
Name:
Title:
ScoutNews LLC
By:
Title: CEO