Application Host Provider
(AHP) AGREEMENT
This
Application Host Provider
(AHP)
Application
Host Provider
(AHP)
(the “Agreement”) sets forth the
obligations and conditions between
_____________________________ (name of
client (“Client”)
of
______________________________________________________
(Physical Address)
and CMS Gateways, LLC, a Wyoming limited
liability company (“Provider”), relating to
your use of the Serviced defined herein.
Please read this Agreement carefully. Your
use of the Services is expressly conditioned
on your acceptance of this Agreement.
BY SIGNING THE CONTRACT
BELOW, AND/OR BY USING THE SERVICES,
YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT
AGREE TO ANY TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT
USE THE SERVICES AND EXIT IMMEDIATELY
BY CLICKING “I DO NOT AGREE” ICON BELOW.
Recitals
A. Provider is the owner of certain
proprietary computer software known as
QCDR-HISP.COM that is used to generate
electronic CMS QPP Submissions for an
identified set of providers identified by
the Client (the “Software”).
B. Provider provides the
license for
subscriptions for subscribers to access and
use the Software via QCDR-HISP.COM.net or
any website notified to the subscribers from
time to time (the "Licensed Software").
C. Client desires to use the Services for
Client’s internal business purposes,
including specifically use by Client’s
customers and/or potential customers
(“Authorized Users”) to generate electronic
CMS QPP Submissions fors Client on an
Authorized User’s property, pursuant to the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
D. Provider is willing to provide access to
the Services for Client’s internal business
use pursuant to the terms and conditions set
forth herein.
E. Provider and Client acknowledge and
agree that this Agreement shall be effective
and in force immediately upon the date that
Client clicks the “I Agree” icon below (the
“Effective Date”)
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration for the
mutual promises contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the parties
agree as follows:
1. Software Subscription.
a. Provider grants to Client and Client
accepts from Provider, a limited,
non-exclusive, non-transferable right to
access and use and permit Authorized Users
to access and use the Services solely for
Client’s internal business use. The Services
shall not be used by Client or by Authorized
Users for, or on behalf of, third parties
that are not authorized under this
Agreement. Client shall use its best efforts
to ensure that the Authorized Users use the
Services in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. Client
acknowledges that its right to use the
Services will be web-based only pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement and the Software
will not be installed on any servers or
other computer equipment owned or controlled
by Client or otherwise provided to Client.
b. The use of the Services by Client or any
Authorized User pursuant to this Agreement
shall be subject to any end user agreement,
terms of use, and/or privacy policy
applicable to QCDR-HISP.COM.com or any other
applicable website used to access the
Services.
2.
Intellectual Property Rights.
a. Client acknowledges that all right,
title, and interest in and to the Services
and the Software, together with its codes,
sequences, derivative works, organization,
structure, interfaces, any documentation,
data, trade names, trademarks, or other
related materials (collectively, the
“Provider IP”), is, and at all times shall
remain, the sole and exclusive property of
Provider. The Provider IP contains trade
secrets and proprietary information owned by
Provider and is protected by United States
copyright laws (and other laws relating to
intellectual property). Except the right to
use the Services, as expressly provided
herein, this Agreement does not grant to
Client any rights to, or in, patents,
copyrights, database rights, trade secrets,
trade names, trademarks (whether registered
or unregistered) or any other rights or
licenses with respect to the Services or the
Software.
b. Client shall not attempt, or directly or
indirectly allow any Authorized User or
other third party to attempt to copy,
modify, duplicate, create derivative works
from, frame, mirror, republish, reverse
compile, disassemble, reverse engineer,
download, transmit or distribute all or any
portion of the Services and/or Software in
any form or media or by any means.
c. The provisions of this paragraph 2 shall
survive termination of this Agreement.
3. Subscription Fee.
a. Client shall
pay to Provider the subscription fee (the
“Subscription Fee”) in the amount and for
the duration that Client has entered and
agreed to pursuant to the sign up page for
this Agreement.
b. The Subscription Fee for the first
Subscription Period (either month or year,
as applicable) of the term of this Agreement
shall be paid on the Effective Date. The
Subscription Fee for all subsequent
Subscription Periods of the term of this
Agreement shall be paid to Provider on the
first day of each subsequent Subscription
Period, pursuant to subsection d, below.
c. The amount of the Subscription Fee does
not include any applicable taxes. Client is
responsible for any and all applicable
taxes.
d. Client shall provided a valid credit
card, ACH payment system information, bank
account information authorized for automatic
bill paying, or other acceptable method of
payment to Provider and shall take all
necessary steps to authorize automatic
payment of the Subscription Fee. By agreeing
to this Agreement, Client hereby authorizes
Provider to automatically charge said method
of payment for all Subscription Periods
during the term of this Agreement. If, for
any reason, automatic payment shall be
denied, then Client shall pay the applicable
Subscription Fee, together with a $50.00
late fee, to Provider within five (5) days
of notice from Provider.
e. Any additional payment terms between
Provider and Client shall be agreed to in
writing and set forth in an invoice, billing
agreement, or other written document.
4.
Accessibility/Performance.
Provider shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to make the Services available on a
24x7 basis (twenty-four hours per day, seven
days per week) during the Term, except for:
(i) scheduled system back-up or other
on-going maintenance as required and
scheduled in advance by Provider, or (ii)
for any unforeseen cause beyond Provider's
reasonable control, including but not
limited to internet service provider or
communications network failures, denial of
service attacks or similar attacks, or any
force majure events set forth in this
Agreement. Provider will monitor performance
indicators on the systems and network
infrastructure (its own and that of third
party suppliers) in order to gauge the
overall performance of its hosting services,
and will take reasonable steps to address
systems and network infrastructure as
required to maintain satisfactory
performance of the Software. Provider
further reserves the right to monitor and
reasonably restrict Client’s ability to use
the Services if Client is using excessive
computing resources which are impacting the
performance of the Services for other
subscribers. Provider agrees to notify
Client in cases where it restricts such use
and use good faith efforts to determine an
appropriate alternative or work-around
solution.
5.
Maintenance and Support.
Provider shall maintain the Software and/or
Services and provide all patches and fixes
to the Software and/or Services at no
additional cost. Provided, however, said
maintenance shall not include any major
releases of new versions of the Software,
additional functionality, or custom
programming, which Provider, at its
discretion, may provide at an additional
cost as otherwise agreed between the
parties.
6. Term. The Term of this Agreement
shall commence on the Effective Date and
shall continue until terminated as provided
herein. Client shall elect whether the term
will consist of annual or monthly periods
(each a “Subscription Period”). The
Agreement shall automatically renew for
subsequent Subscription Periods unless
either party provides written notice of its
election not to renew this Agreement at
least fifteen (15) days prior to end of the
then-current Subscription Period or
otherwise terminates this Agreement pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement. Upon
termination of this Agreement for any
reason, all rights and subscriptions granted
to Client shall immediately terminate, and
the Client shall cease using the Services
and shall prohibit Authorized Users from
using the Services.
7. Default. Client shall be in
default of this Agreement if Client fails to
make any payment when due and fails to cure
said default within five (5) days after
receipt of written notice thereof from
Provider. In addition to the monetary breach
described in the previous sentence, either
party will be in default of this Agreement
if the party is in material breach of this
Agreement and fails to cure such breach
within fifteen (15) days after receipt of
written notice thereof from the
non-breaching party. If a party is in
default, the non-breaching party may
terminate this Agreement or seek any other
remedies available at law or in equity,
except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement. In the event Client breaches or
attempts to breach any of the provisions of
this Agreement, Provider shall have the
right, in addition to such other remedies
that may be available, to injunctive relief
enjoining such breach or attempt to breach,
Client hereby acknowledging the inadequacy
of any remedy at law.
8. Confidentiality.
a. In addition to, and in no way limiting
the requirements relating to the Provider IP
as set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement,
Client shall use its reasonable efforts (but
in no case less than the efforts used to
protects its own proprietary information of
a similar nature) to protect all
proprietary, confidential, and/or non-public
information pertaining to or in any way
connected to the Software, the Services, the
Provider's financial,
professional
and/or other business affairs, and this
Agreement (the "Confidential Information").
b. Client shall not disclose or publicize
the Confidential Information without the
Provider’s prior written consent.
c. Client shall use their reasonable
efforts (but in no case less than the
efforts used to protects its own proprietary
information of a similar nature) not to
disclose and not to use the Confidential
Information for their own benefit or for the
benefit of any other person, third-party,
firm or corporation in a manner inconsistent
with the purpose of this Agreement.
d. The terms of confidentiality and
non-disclosure contained herein shall expire
five (5) years from the date of the
termination of this Agreement.
e. The restrictions on disclosure shall not
apply to information which was: (i)
generally available to the public at the
time of disclosure, or later available to
the public other than through fault of the
Client; (ii) already known to the Client
prior to disclosure pursuant to this
Agreement; (iii) obtained at any time
lawfully from a third-party under
circumstances permitting its use or
disclosure to others; or (iv) required by
law or court order to be disclosed.
9.
Limited Warranty.
Provider warrants that it has the power and
authority to grant the subscription for the
Services granted to Client hereunder. EXCEPT
FOR THE WARRANTY SET FORTH HEREIN, THE
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” AND PROVIDER
DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABLITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
Limitation
of Remedy and Liability.
Client represents that it accepts sole and
complete responsibility for: (a) the
selection of the Services to achieve
Client's intended results; (b) use of the
Services; (c) the results obtained from
Services; and (d) the terms of any contracts
between Client and Authorized Users.
Provider does not warrant that the Client’s
use of the Services will be uninterrupted or
error-free. Client shall not assert any
claims against Provider based upon theories
of negligence, gross negligence, strict
liability, fraud, or misrepresentation, and
Client shall defend Provider from any demand
or claim, and indemnify and hold Provider
harmless from any and all losses, costs,
expenses, or damages, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, directly or indirectly
resulting from Client’s use of the Services,
an Authorized User’s use of the Services,
and/or any agreement between the Client and
an Authorize User based on or in any way
related to the Services. TO THE MAXIMUM
6
EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT
SHALL PROVIDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION,
OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF
THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES,
WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT,
NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE,
EVEN IF PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. In any event,
under no circumstances shall Provider be
liable for any loss, costs, expenses, or
damages to Client in an amount exceeding the
Subscription Fee actually paid to Provider
by Client for the previous twelve (12)
months.
10.
Miscellaneous.
a. Notice and Demands. Notice,
demand, or other communication mandated to
be given by this Agreement by either party
to the other shall be sufficiently given or
delivered if it is sent by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested or delivered personally.
Unless Provider is otherwise notified in
writing, the Client’s address for notice
purposes shall be Client’s address provided
as part of Client’s billing information.
b. Governing Law; Forum Selection.
This Agreement shall be governed exclusively
by the laws of the State of Wyoming, without
regard to its conflicts of laws principles.
Any action under or concerning this
Agreement shall be brought exclusively in
the District Court of Laarmie County,
Wyoming. The parties irrevocably agree and
consent that said forum is convenient and
has jurisdiction to hear and decide any such
action.
c. Compliance with Laws. Client
shall use the Services in accordance with
any and all applicable local, state, and
federal laws.
d. Headings. The paragraph headings
in this Agreement are for convenience only
and they form no part of the Agreement and
shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
e. Severability. If any provision of
this Agreement shall be held illegal, void,
or unenforceable, the remaining portions
shall remain in full force and effect.
f. No Waiver. The delay or failure
of either party to exercise any right under
this Agreement or to take action against the
other party in the event of any breach of
this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of
such right, or any
other right, or of such breach, or any
future breaches, under this Agreement.
g.
Assignment.
Client shall not assign or transfer this
Agreement.
h. No Partnership or Agency. Nothing
in this Agreement is intended to or shall
operate to create a partnership between the
parties, or authorize either party to act as
an agent for the other, and neither party
shall have the authority to act in the name
or on behalf of or otherwise bind the other
in any way.
i.Force Majeure. Provider will not
be held responsible for any delay or failure
in performance of any part of this Agreement
to the extent that such delay is caused by
events or circumstances beyond the
Provider's reasonable control, including but
not limited to fire, flood, storm, act of
God, war, malicious damage, failure of a
utility service or transport or
telecommunications network.
j. Complete Agreement. This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the
Services, and supersedes any and all prior
or contemporaneous understandings or
agreements whether written or oral. No
amendment or modification of this Agreement
will be binding unless reduced to a writing
signed by duly authorized representatives of
the parties and such writing makes specific
reference to this Agreement and its
intention as an amendment hereto.
BY
CLICKING “I AGREE” AND/OR BY USING THE
SOFTWARE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ
THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTOOD IT, AND AGREE TO
BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU
FURTHER AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
SUPERIOR TO, AND SUPERCEDE ANY CONFLICTING
OR INCONSISTENT TERMS CONTAINED IN ANY
PURCHASE ORDERS, OTHER DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO
THE COMPANY BY YOU, OTHER DOCUMENTS PROVIDED
TO YOU BY THE COMPANY, OR AGREEMENTS
PREVIOUSLY ENTERED INTO BY THE PARTIES. IF
YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERM OF THIS
AGREEMENT, DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE
SOFTWARE APPLICATION AND/OR THE DATA, AND
EXIT NOW BY CLICKING ON THE “I DO NOT AGREE”
ICON BELOW.