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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContractAGREEMENT FOR INTERVIEW NOW SOFTWARE (SOFTWARE AS
A SERVICES AGREEMENT)
THIS AGREEMENT, dated for reference purposes only as November 14,2022, is by and between
the City of Renton (the “City”), a Washington municipal corporation, and Interview Now Inc.
(“Vendor”), a Corporation in Alameda, CA. The City and the Vendor are referred to collectively in
this Agreement as the “Parties.” Once fully executed by the Parties, this Agreement is effective
as of the last date signed by both parties.
1. Scope of Work: Vendor agrees to provide Interview Now software and services as
specified in Exhibit A – Annual product subscription, which is attached and incorporated
herein and may hereinafter be referred to as the “Work.” Vendor shall provide the Work
consistent with the requirements of the Master Subscription Agreement as set forth in
Exhibit B.
2. Changes in Scope of Work: The City, without invalidating this Agreement, may order
changes to the Workconsisting of additions, deletions or modifications.Any such changes
to the Work shall be ordered by the City in writing and the Compensation shall be
equitably adjusted consistent with the rates mutually agreed by the Parties.
3.Time of Performance:Vendor shall commence performance of the Agreement within 14
days of the Agreement’s execution.
4. Compensation:
A. Amount. The amount of the Agreement is made up of two parts, “One-Time Costs”
which apply to Phase 1 of the Work, and “Recurring Costs” which apply to Phase 2 of
the Work.
x One-Time Costs. The amount of the One Time Costs for this Agreement shall not
exceed $8,000.00 including applicable state and local sales taxes. Costs shall be
paid based upon Work actually performed according to the rate(s) or amounts
specified in Exhibit A – Annual product subscription.
x Recurring Costs. The amount of the Recurring Costs shall be $6,500.00, plus any
applicable state and local sales taxes. Recurring Costs are to be billed annually at
an amount not to exceed an increase of 3% year over year unless otherwise
agreed by both Parties.
CAG-22-370
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B. Method of Payment. Vendor shall submit an invoice to the City, including a description
of the work and charges, once a year. The vendor shall submit an invoice in advance
of the Work and all fees are prepaid in advance for one year. Payment shall be made
by the City within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt and approval by the
appropriate City representative of the voucher or invoice. If the Vendor’s
performance does not meet the requirements of this Agreement, the Vendor will
correct or modify its performance to comply with the Agreement. The City may
withhold payment for Work that does not meet the requirements of this Agreement.
C. Effect of Payment. Payment for any part of the Work shall not constitute a waiver by
the City of any remedies it may have against the Vendor for failure of the Vendor to
perform the Work or for any breach of this Agreement by the Vendor.
D. Non-Appropriation of Funds. If sufficient funds are not appropriated or allocated for
payment under this Agreement for any future fiscal period, the City shall not be
obligated to make payments for Work or amounts incurred after the end of the
current fiscal period, and this Agreement will terminate upon the completion of all
remaining Work for which funds are allocated. No penalty or expense shall accrue to
the City in the event this provision applies.
5. Termination:
A. The City reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without
cause by giving ten (10) calendar days’ notice to the Vendor in writing. In the event of
such termination or suspension, all finished or unfinished documents, data, studies,
worksheets, models and reports, or other material prepared by the Vendor pursuant
to this Agreement shall be submitted to the City, if any are required as part of the
Work.
B. In the event this Agreement is terminated by the City, the Vendor shall be entitled to
payment for all hours worked to the effective date of termination, less all payments
previously made. If the Agreement is terminated by the City after partial performance
of Work for which the agreed compensation is a fixed fee, the City shall pay the
Vendor an equitable share of the fixed fee. This provision shall not prevent the City
from seeking any legal remedies it may have for the violation or nonperformance of
any of the provisions of this Agreement and such charges due to the City shall be
deducted from the final payment due the Vendor. No payment shall be made by the
City for any expenses incurred or work done following the effective date of
termination unless authorized in advance in writing by the City.
6. Warranties And Right To Use Work Product: Vendor represents and warrants that
Vendor will perform all Work identified in this Agreement in a professional and
workmanlike manner and in accordance with all reasonable and professional standards
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and laws. Compliance with professional standards includes, as applicable, performing the
Work in compliance with applicable City standards or guidelines (e.g. design criteria and
Standard Plans for Road, Bridge and Municipal Construction). Professional engineers shall
certify engineering plans, specifications, plats, and reports, as applicable, pursuant to
RCW 18.43.070. Vendor further represents and warrants that all final work product
created for and delivered to the City pursuant to this Agreement shall be the original work
of the Vendor and free from any intellectual property encumbrance which would restrict
the City from using the work product.Vendorgrants to the City a non-exclusive, perpetual
right and license to use, reproduce, distribute, adapt, modify, and display all final work
product produced pursuant to this Agreement. The City’s or other’s adaptation,
modification or use of the final work products other than for the purposes of this
Agreement shall be without liability to the Vendor. The provisions of this section shall
survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
7. Record Maintenance: The Vendor shall maintain accounts and records, which properly
reflect all direct and indirect costs expended and Work provided in the performance of
this Agreement and retain such records for as long as may be required by applicable
Washington State records retention laws, but in any event no less than sixyears after the
termination of this Agreement. The Vendor agrees to provide access to and copies of any
records related to this Agreement as required by the City to audit expenditures and
charges and/or to comply with the Washington State Public Records Act (Chapter 42.56
RCW). The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this
Agreement.
8. Public Records Compliance: To the full extent the City determines necessary to comply
with the Washington State Public Records Act, Vendor shall make a due diligent search of
all records in its possession or controlrelating to this Agreement and the Work, including,
but not limited to, e-mail, correspondence, notes, saved telephone messages, recordings,
photos, or drawings and provide them to the City for production. In the event Vendor
believes said records need to be protected from disclosure, it may, at Vendor’s own
expense, seek judicial protection. Vendor shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the
City for all costs, including attorneys’ fees, attendant to any claim or litigation related to
a Public Records Act request for which Vendor has responsive records and for which
Vendor has withheld records or information contained therein, or not provided them to
the City in a timely manner. Vendor shall produce for distribution any and all records
responsive to the Public Records Act request in a timely manner, unless those records are
protected by court order. The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
9. Independent Contractor Relationship:
A. The Vendor is retained by the City only for the purposes and to the extent set forth in
this Agreement. The nature of the relationship between the Vendor and the City
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during the period of the Work shall be that of an independent contractor, not
employee. The Vendor, not the City, shall have the power to control and direct the
details, manner or means of Work. Specifically, but not by means of limitation, the
Vendor shall have no obligation to work any particular hours or particular schedule,
unless otherwise indicated in the Scope of Work or where scheduling of attendance
or performance is mutually arranged due to the nature of the Work. Vendor shall
retain the right to designate the means of performing the Work covered by this
agreement, and the Vendor shall be entitled to employ other workers at such
compensation and such other conditions as it may deem proper, provided, however,
that any contract so made by the Vendor is to be paid by it alone, and that employing
such workers, it is acting individually and not as an agent for the City.
B. The City shall not be responsible for withholding or otherwise deducting federal
income tax or Social Security or contributing to the State Industrial Insurance
Program, or otherwise assuming the duties of an employer with respect to Vendor or
any employee of the Vendor.
C. If the Vendor is a sole proprietorship or if this Agreement is with an individual, the
Vendoragrees to notify the City and complete any required form if the Vendorretired
under a State of Washington retirement system and agrees to indemnify any losses
the City may sustain through the Vendor’s failure to do so.
10. Hold Harmless: The Vendor agrees to release, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the
City, elected officials, employees, officers, representatives, and volunteers from any and
all claims, demands, actions, suits, causes of action, arbitrations, mediations,
proceedings, judgments, awards, injuries, damages, liabilities, taxes, losses, fines, fees,
penalties, expenses, attorney’s or attorneys’ fees, costs, and/or litigation expenses to or
by any and all persons or entities, arising from, resulting from, or related to the negligent
acts, errors or omissions of the Vendor in its performance of this Agreement or a breach
of this Agreement by Vendor, except for that portion of the claims caused by the City’s
sole negligence.
Should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that this agreement is subject to RCW
4.24.115, (Validity of agreement to indemnify against liability for negligence relative to
construction, alteration, improvement, etc., of structure or improvement attached to real
estate…) then, in the event of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons
or damages to property caused by or resulting from the concurrent negligence of the
Vendor and the City, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers, Vendor’s liability
shall be only to the extent of Vendor’s negligence.
It is further specifically and expressly understood that the indemnification provided in
this Agreement constitute Vendor’s waiver of immunity under the Industrial Insurance
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Act, RCW Title 51, solely for the purposes of this indemnification. The Parties have
mutually negotiated and agreed to this waiver. The provisions of this section shall survive
the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
11. Gifts and Conflicts: The City’s Code of Ethics and Washington State law prohibit City
employees from soliciting, accepting, or receiving any gift, gratuity or favor from any
person, firm or corporation involved in a contract or transaction. To ensure compliance
with the City’s Code of Ethics and state law, the Vendor shall not give a gift of any kind to
City employees or officials. Vendor also confirms that Vendor does not have a business
interest or a close family relationship with any City officer or employee who was, is, or
will be involved in selecting the Vendor, negotiating or administering this Agreement, or
evaluating the Vendor’s performance of the Work.
12. City of Renton Business License: The Vendor shall obtain a City of Renton Business
License prior to performing any Work and maintain the business license in good standing
throughout the term of this agreement with the City.
Information regarding acquiring a city business license can be found at:
http://www.rentonwa.gov/cms/One.aspx?portalId=7922741&pageId=9824882
Information regarding State business licensing requirements can be found at:
http://dor.wa.gov/doing-business/register-my-business
13. Insurance: Vendor shall secure and maintain:
A. Commercial general liability insurance in the minimum amounts of $1,000,000 for
each occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate for the Term of this Agreement.
B. In the event that Work delivered pursuant to this Agreement either directly or
indirectly involve or require Professional Services, Professional Liability, Errors and
Omissions coverage shall be provided with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per
occurrence. "Professional Services", for the purpose of this section, shall mean any
Work provided by a licensed professional or Work that requires a professional
standard of care.
C. Workers’ compensation coverage, as required by the Industrial Insurance laws of the
State of Washington, shall also be secured.
D. Commercial Automobile Liability for owned, leased, hired or non-owned, leased, hired
or non-owned, with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence combined single
limit, if there will be any use of Vendor’s vehicles on the City’s Premises by or on behalf
of the City, beyond normal commutes.
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E. Vendorshall name the City as an Additional Insured on its commercial general liability
policy on a non-contributory primary basis. The City’s insurance policies shall not be
a source for payment of any Vendor liability, nor shall the maintenance of any
insurance required by this Agreement be construed to limit the liability of Vendor to
the coverage provided by such insurance or otherwise limit the City’s recourse to any
remedy available at law or in equity.
F. Subject to the City’s review and acceptance, a certificate of insurance showing the
proper endorsements, shall be delivered to the City before performing the Work.
G. Vendor shall provide the City with written notice of any policy cancellation, within
two (2) business days of their receipt of such notice.
14. Delays: Vendor is not responsible for delays caused by factors beyond the Vendor’s
reasonable control. When such delays beyond the Vendor’s reasonablecontroloccur, the
City agrees the Vendor is not responsible for damages, nor shall the Vendor be deemed
to be in default of the Agreement.
15. Successors and Assigns: Neither the City nor the Vendor shall assign, transfer or
encumber any rights, duties or interests accruing from this Agreement without the
written consent of the other.
16. Notices: Any notice required under this Agreement will be in writing, addressed to the
appropriate party at the address which appears below (as modified in writing from time
to time by such party), and given personally, by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, by nationally recognized overnight courier service. Time period for notices
shall be deemed to have commenced upon the date of receipt. Email and telephone may
be used for purposes of administering the Agreement but should not be used to give any
formal notice required by the Agreement.
CITY OF RENTON
Caden Nguyen
1055 South Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
Phone: (425) 430-6885
Email: cnguyen@rentonwa.gov
Email: CityClerk@rentonwa.gov
VENDOR
Robert Cate -CEO
P.O. Box 210537
San Francisco, CA, 94121
Phone: (510) 205-9204
Email: Rob@interviewnow.io
17. Discrimination Prohibited: Except to the extent permitted by a bona fide occupational
qualification, the Vendor agrees as follows:
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A. Vendor, and Vendor’s agents, employees, representatives, and volunteers with
regard to the Work performed or to be performed under this Agreement, shall not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, nationality, creed, marital status,
sexual orientation or preference, age (except minimum age and retirement
provisions), honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any
sensory, mental or physical handicap, unless based upon a bona fide occupational
qualification in relationship to hiring and employment, in employment or application
for employment, the administration of the delivery of Work or any other benefits
under this Agreement, or procurement of materials or supplies.
B. The Vendor will take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed and
that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, creed,
color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical, sensory or mental
handicaps, or marital status. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the
following employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment
advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and
selection for training.
C. If the Vendor fails to comply with any of this Agreement’s non-discrimination
provisions, the City shall have the right, at its option, to cancel the Agreement in
whole or in part.
D. The Vendor is responsible to be aware of and in compliance with all federal, state and
local laws and regulations that may affect the satisfactory completion of the project,
which includes but is not limited to fair labor laws, worker's compensation, and Title
VI of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, and will comply with City of Renton Council
Resolution Number 4085.
18. Miscellaneous:The parties hereby acknowledge:
A. The City is not responsible to train or provide training for Vendor.
B. Vendor will not be reimbursed for job related expenses except to the extent
specifically agreed within the attached exhibits.
C. Vendor shall furnish all tools and/or materials necessary to perform the Work except
to the extent specifically agreed within the attached exhibits.
D. In the event special training, licensing, or certification is required for Vendor to
provide Work he/she will acquire or maintain such at his/her own expense and, if
Vendoremploys, sub-contracts, or otherwise assigns the responsibility to perform the
Work, said employee/sub-contractor/assignee will acquire and or maintain such
training, licensing, or certification.
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E. This is a non-exclusive agreement and Vendoris free to provide his/her Workto other
entities, so long as there is no interruption or interference with the provision of Work
called for in this Agreement.
F. Vendor is responsible for his/her own insurance, including, but not limited to health
insurance.
G. Vendor is responsible for his/her own Worker’s Compensation coverage as well as
that for any persons employed by the Vendor.
19. Other Provisions:
A. Approval Authority. Each individual executing this Agreement on behalf of the City
and Vendor represents and warrants that such individuals are duly authorized to
execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of the City or Vendor.
B. General Administration and Management. The City’s project manager is Caden
Nguyen, Sr. Systems Analyst, cnguyen@rentonwa.gov. In providing Work, Vendor
shall coordinate with the City’s contract manager or his/her designee.
C. Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may be amended only by an
instrument in writing, duly executed by both Parties.
D. Conflicts. In the event of any inconsistencies between Vendor proposals and this
Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. Any exhibits/attachments to
this Agreement are incorporated by reference only to the extent of the purpose for
which they are referenced within this Agreement. To the extent a Vendor prepared
exhibit conflicts with the terms in the body of this Agreement or contains terms that
are extraneous to the purpose for which it is referenced, the terms in the body of this
Agreement shall prevail and the extraneous terms shall not be incorporated herein.
E. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be made in and shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington and the City of
Renton. Vendor and all of the Vendor’s employees shall perform the Work in
accordance with all applicable federal, state, county and city laws, codes and
ordinances.
F. Joint Drafting Effort. This Agreement shall be considered for all purposes as prepared
by the joint efforts of the Parties and shall not be construed against one party or the
other as a result of the preparation, substitution, submission or other event of
negotiation, drafting or execution.
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G. Jurisdiction and Venue. Any lawsuit or legal action brought by any party to enforce or
interpret this Agreement or any of its terms or covenants shall be brought in the King
County Superior Court for the State of Washington at the Maleng Regional Justice
Center in Kent, King County, Washington, or its replacement or successor. Vendor
hereby expressly consents to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of
such court even if Vendor is a foreign corporation not registered with the State of
Washington.
H. Severability. A court of competent jurisdiction’s determination that any provision or
part of this Agreement is illegal or unenforceable shall not cancel or invalidate the
remainder of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
I. Sole and Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the
Parties and any representations or understandings, whether oral or written, not
incorporated are excluded.
J. Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and each and all of
its provisions in which performance is a factor. Adherence to completion dates set
forth in the description of the Work is essential to the Vendor’s performance of this
Agreement.
K. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, nor shall be
construed to give any rights or benefits in the Agreement to anyone other than the
Parties, and all duties and responsibilities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement will
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties and no one else.
L. Binding Effect. The Parties each bind themselves, their partners, successors, assigns,
and legal representatives to the other party to this Agreement, and to the partners,
successors, assigns, and legal representatives of such other party with respect to all
covenants of the Agreement.
M. Waivers. All waivers shall be in writing and signed by the waiving party. Either party’s
failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be a waiver and shall not
prevent either the City or Vendorfrom enforcing that provision or any other provision
of this Agreement in the future. Waiver of breach of any provision of this Agreement
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach unless it is
expressly waived in writing.
N. Counterparts. The Parties may execute this Agreement in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which will together
constitute this one Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have voluntarily entered into this Agreement as of the date
last signed by the Parties below.
CITY OF RENTON
By:_____________________________
CONSULTANT
By:____________________________
Kristi Rowland
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Robert Cate
CEO
_____________________________
Date
_____________________________
Date
Attest
_____________________________
Jason A. Seth
City Clerk
Approved as to Legal Form
By: __________________________
Shane Moloney
City Attorney
IT-Contract Template 6/17/2021
Clb 10-7-22 (2224)
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(approved by Cheryl Beyer via email on 11/15/2022)
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EXHIBIT A
Annual Product Subscription
Payment for InterviewNow is on a yearly basis. Products include Capture, Pre-Screening, and
Communication.
1. One Time Implementation Setup Fees: $500
a) Implementation and system setup
b) One hour of onboarding/training session over video conference
c) Participants receive a series of emails involving small hands-on training tasks
2. Recurring Annual Fees After Go Live Date: $6,500
Yearly subscription for the products:
a)Capture includes a Candidate Dashboard and Management tools, an automated
FAQ center where candidates can have questions answered using A.I, and
advertisement tracking.
b)Pre-Screening includes qualifying and disqualifying questions sent usingA.I. that
will help save your recruiter’s time. In addition, it includes live call handoff and
scheduled callbacks.
c)Communication includes unlimited two-way communication and unlimited mass
messaging. These features can be combined with our grouping/status features, to
send mass messages to candidates in different stages of the hiring process.
INCLUDES
x Phone Number: One (1) 10-digits local phone number and keyword
x User Accounts: One (1) administrator and Ten (10) sub accounts
x Customer Success Manager & Video Tutorials
x Campaign Materials: 500 Flyers, 1500 Business Cards, 50 Magnetic Decals
INTERVIEW NOW ©
2020
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EXHIBIT B
Master Subscription Agreement
THIS MASTER SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (THE “MSA”) GOVERNS LICENSEE’S USE
OF INTERVIEW NOW INC.’S SOFTWARE AND SERVICES.
1.SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
This MSA governs Interview Now’s provision of Interview Now Services, as defined herein
detailing the Interview Now Services purchased.
2.DEFINITIONS
“Affiliate”means any entity which is directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with a party to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any software
subscription Fees due under this Agreement are based on Licensee’s business locations and
services purchased.
“Interview Now Account”means Licensee’s password-restricted account by which it may
access and use the Software.
“Interview Now Services”means the Software provisioned to Licensee pursuant to the
Agreement.
“Internal Use”means use of the Interview Now Services for Licensee’s and/or Licensee’s
Affiliates’ general business use, solely for the benefit of Licensee and/or Licensee Affiliates.
“Licensee Data”means any material that is entered into the Interview Now Account by
Licensee, Licensee’s employees or contractors, or any third parties acting on behalf of or
at the direction of Licensee (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Licensee’s job
candidates).
“Quote”software or deliverables as well as the quantity, unit price, and total price. All
Quotes and Purchase Orders shall be governed by this MSA and no other terms or
conditions shall apply.
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“Purchase Order”means Licensee’s Purchase Order which shall be issued by Licensee
signifying Licensee’s order of the Interview Now Services contained in an Interview Now
Quote or itemized in the Purchase Order. The MSA shall govern the terms and conditions of
the issued Purchase Order and no other terms or conditions shall apply.
“Professional Services”means services provided by Interview Now other than the Software
to enable or optimize Licensee’s use of the Software, which may include without limitation
data migration, implementation, ongoing support, custom development, and individualized
training.
“Personal Data”means information that identifies a person, such as a name or online
identifier, that is uploaded into the Software by Licensee or by third parties acting on
Licensee’s behalf, including job candidates.
“Software” means Interview Now’s proprietary mobile recruiting and interviewing SaaS
products, which shall be accessed by Licensee via the internet and will include any updates
made generally available at no additional charge to similarly situated Interview Now
customers.
3.PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
(a)License to Software. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement,
Interview Now grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable,
worldwide license to access and use the licensed Software, as provided by Interview
Now, for Internal Use during the Term in the manner contemplated by the Parties and
this MSA.
(b)Restrictions on Use of Software. Licensee will comply with all applicable laws, rules
and regulations in connection with Licensee’s use of the Software. Licensee will not, and
will not permit any third party to: (i) copy, modify, translate, or create derivative works of the
Software; (ii) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to
reconstruct, identify or discover any source code, underlying ideas, underlying user
interface techniques, or algorithms of the Software;
(iii) lend, lease, offer for sale, sell or otherwise use the Software for the benefit of third
parties; (iv) circumvent or attempt to circumvent any technological protective measures put in
place to prevent or restrict access to the Software, including without limitation other
accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Software; or (v) use or view the
Software for the purposes of developing, directly or indirectly, a product or service
competitive to the Software.
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Interview Now Ownership of Interview Now Services.Except for the rights granted in
Section 3(a) above, Interview Now retains all right, title and interest, including all intellectual
property rights, in and to the Interview Now Services. Licensee acknowledges that the
Interview Now Services include Interview Now’s valuable trade secrets and improper use or
disclosure may cause Interview Now irreparable harm. Accordingly, Licensee agrees to use
the Interview Now Services solely as authorized in this Agreement. Licensee further
acknowledges that the license granted pursuant to this Agreement is not a sale and does not
transfer to Licensee title or ownership of the Software or a copy of the Software, but only a
right of limited use. ALL RIGHTS NOT EXPRESSLY GRANTED HEREUNDER ARE
RESERVED TO INTERVIEW NOW.
(c)Licensee Data. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensee grants
to Interview Now a limited, non-transferable (except pursuant to Section 11(a) below),
worldwide license to use the Licensee Data for the purpose of providing the Interview Now
Services; specifically, to store, process, display, use and generally make the Licensee Data
available through the Internet and the Interview Now Account in order to provide the
Interview Now Services in accordance with this Agreement. Licensee acknowledges that
Licensee Data will be stored and processed in the United States. Licensee represents and
warrants that: (i) it either owns the Licensee Data or is otherwise permitted to grant the
license set forth in this Section 3(d); (ii) the posting and use of Licensee Data on or through
the Software does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights,
intellectual property rights, or any other rights of any person; and (iii) the posting of Licensee
Data on the Software does not result in a breach of contract between Licensee and any third
party.
(d)Aggregated Anonymous Data. Licensee agrees that Interview Now may calculate
aggregate, anonymized statistics about its customers’ use of the Software that are non-
personally identifiable with respect to Licensee and/or any individual and use those
statistics (but not the underlying data) for purposes of Interview Now’s own sales,
marketing, business development, product enhancement, or customer service initiatives.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Interview Now shall ensure that the statistics will not
constitute Personal Data and will not include any Personal Data.
(e)Provision of Purchased Services. Interview Now will (i) make the Interview Now
Services available to License pursuant to this Agreement, and the applicable Order Forms
and Purchase Order, (ii) provide applicable Interview Now standard support for the Interview
Now Services to Licensee at no additional charge, and/or upgraded support if purchased, (iii)
use commercially reasonable efforts to make the online Interview Now Services available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, except for: (a) planned downtime (of which Interview Now shall
give advance electronic notice), and (b) any unavailability caused by circumstances beyond
Interview Now’s reasonable control,including, for example, an act of God, act of
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government, flood, fire, earthquake, civil unrest, act of terror, strike or other labor problem
(other than one involving Interview Now employees), Internet service provider failure or
delay, Non-Interview Now Application, or denial of service attack, and (x) provide the
Interview Now Services in accordance with laws and government regulations applicable to
Interview Now’s provision of its Interview Now Services to its Licensees generally (i.e.,
without regard for Licensee’s particular use of the Services), and subject to Licensee’s use
of the Interview Now Services in accordance with this Agreement, the Documentation and
the applicable Order Form.
4.USE OF THE INTERVIEW NOW SERVICES
a)Interview Now’s Responsibilities.Interview Now will provide the Interview Now Services
only in accordance with applicable laws and government regulations. Interview Now will
perform any Professional Services provisioned under the Agreement in a professional and
workmanlike manner consistent with industry standards. Interview Now will maintain
appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect the security,
confidentiality and integrity of Licensee Data.
(b) Licensee Responsibilities. Licensee will (i) be responsible for its and its Affiliates and
personnel’s compliance with this Agreement, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to
prevent unauthorized access to or use of the Software, and notify Interview Now immediately
of any such unauthorized access and/or use of which Licensee becomes aware, and (iii) use
the Software only in accordance with this Agreement and all applicable laws and government
regulations. Licensee will not (t) make the Software available to any third party (except for
any third parties acting on behalf of Licensee or at Licensee’s request, such as recruiting
agencies), (u) sell, resell, rent or lease the Software, (v) knowingly use the Software to store
or transmit material that infringes the intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights of
any third party or violates third-party privacy rights, (x) knowingly use the Software to transmit
malicious code, (y) attempt to gain unauthorized access on the Software or its related
systems or networks, or (z) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the
Software or any third-party data contained therein.
5.FEES AND PAYMENT
(a)Fees. Addressed in PSA
(b)Payment Terms. Addressed in PSA
(c)Overdue Charges. Addressed in PSA
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(d)Taxes. Addressed in PSA
6.CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
(a)Definition of Confidential Information. As used herein, “Confidential Information”
means all confidential information disclosed by a Party (“Disclosing Party “) to the other
Party (“Receiving Party “), whether orally or in writing, that is designated as confidential or
that reasonably should be understood to be confidential given the nature of the information
and the circumstances of disclosure. Without limitation, Licensee’s Confidential Information
will include Licensee Data; Interview Now’s Confidential Information will include the
Services; and Confidential Information of each Party will include business and marketing
plans, technology and technical information, product plans and designs, and business
processes disclosed by such Party. However, Confidential Information will not include any
information that (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any
obligation owed to the Disclosing Party, (ii) was known to the Receiving Party prior to its
disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing
Party, (iii) is received from a third party without breach of any obligation owed to the
Disclosing Party, or (iv) was independently developed by the Receiving Party.
(b)Protection of Confidential Information. The Receiving Party will use the same degree
of care to protect the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information that it uses to protect the
confidentiality of its own Confidential Information of like kind (but in no event less than
reasonable care). The Receiving Party agrees (i) not to use any Confidential Information of
the Disclosing Party for any purpose outside the scope of the Agreement, and (ii) except as
otherwise authorized by the Disclosing Party in writing, to limit access to Confidential
Information of the Disclosing Party to those of its and its Affiliates’ employees, contractors
and agents who need such access for purposes consistent with this Agreement and who
have signed confidentiality agreements with the Receiving Party containing protections no
less stringent than those herein.
(c)Compelled Disclosure. The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of
the Disclosing Party if it is compelled by law to do so,
7.TERM AND TERMINATION
(a)Term of Agreement. Addressed in PSA
(b)Term of Subscriptions. The initial term of each subscription to Interview Now Services
will be described in the applicable Quote (the “Initial Term”). Except as otherwise described
in a Quote, subscriptions for each Interview Now Service Licensee will have option to renew
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this Agreement for additional one-year terms of twelve (12) months (each, a “Renewal
Term”) each upon receipt and acceptance of a renewal quote.
(c)Termination for Default. Addressed in PSA
(d)Termination for Convenience. Addressed in PSA
(f)Effect of Termination.
(g)Data. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason and Interview
Now Interview Now shall provide an export file of all Licensee Data stored in the Interview
Now Account (in a reasonably usable digital format) to Licensee, if Licensee requests this
within thirty (30) business days of such expiration or termination
(h)Survival. Addressed in PSA
8.REPRESENTATIONS AND REPRESENTATIVES. Addressed in PSA
9.WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND
INTERVIEW NOW MAKES NO PROMISES, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES,
WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO
THE SERVICES, INCLUDING THEIR CONDITION, CONFORMITY TO ANY
REPRESENTATION OR DESCRIPTION. INTERVIEW NOW SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS
ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ALL OTHER IMPLIED OR STATUTORY
WARRANTIES, AS WELL AS ANY LOCAL JURISDICTIONAL ANALOGUES TO THE
ABOVE. INTERVIEW NOW DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE
ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL WORK WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS.
10.LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Addressed in PSA
11.INDEMNIFICATION in addition to the Paragraph 10 of the PSA
(a)Interview Now will indemnify, defend and hold Licensee harmless from any third-party
claim, action, suit or proceeding made or brought against Licensee alleging that Licensee’s
use of the Software in accordance with the Agreement infringes such third party’s
intellectual property rights (an “Infringement Claim”). In the event of an Infringement Claim,
Interview Now may, at its sole option and expense: (i) procure for Licensee the right to
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continue use of the Software or the infringing part thereof; or (ii) modify or amend the
Software or infringing part thereof, or replace the Software or infringing part thereof with
other software having substantially the same or better capabilities; or, (iii) if neither of the
foregoing is commercially practicable, terminate the Agreement and repay to Licensee a
pro-rata portion, if any, of any prepaid but unused Fees. Interview Now will have no liability
for an Infringement Claim if the actual or alleged infringement results from (w) Licensee’s
breach of the Agreement, (x) Licensee’s modification, alteration or addition made to the
Software or any use thereof, including any combination of the Software with other materials
not provided or authorized by Interview Now, (y) Licensee’s failure to use any corrections or
modifications made available by Interview Now that would not result in any material loss of
functionality, or (z) use of the Software in a manner or in connection with a product or data
not contemplated by this Agreement. Interview Now also disclaims any liability for
settlements entered into by Licensee or costs incurred by Licensee in relation to an
Infringement Claim that are not pre- approved by Interview Now in writing.
(b)Licensee will indemnify, defend and hold Interview Now harmless from (i) any third-party
claim, action, suit or proceeding arising out of or resulting from Interview Now’s use of any
Licensee Data, as it was provided to Interview Now, in accordance with this Agreement; and
(ii) any fines or penalties that may arise as a result of Licensee’s breach of the export
restrictions set forth in Section 12(c).
(c)Each Party’s indemnity obligations are subject to the following: (i) the indemnified Party
will promptly notify the indemnifying Party in writing of the applicable claim; (ii) the
indemnifying Party will have sole control of the defense and all related settlement
negotiations with respect to the claim (provided that the indemnifying Party may not settle or
defend any claim unless it unconditionally releases the indemnified Party of all liability); and
(iii) the indemnified Party will reasonably cooperate to the extent necessary for the defense of
such claim.
(d)Addressed in PSA
12.MISCELLANEOUS
(a)Assignment. Neither Party may assign the Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written
consent of the other Party; provided, however, that either Party may assign the Agreement
to a parent, affiliate, subsidiary, or successor to its business, if any, resulting from a merger,
acquisition, or other change in control. Subject to the foregoing, the Agreement will inure to
the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 12(a) will be null and void.