Terms of Service

PLEASE READ THESE ENTERPRISE TERMS (“TERMS”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES OFFERED BY DECODER AI, INC. (“DECODER”). BY MUTUALLY EXECUTING ONE OR MORE ORDER FORMS WITH DECODER WHICH REFERENCE THESE TERMS (EACH, AN “ORDER FORM”), YOU (“CUSTOMER”) AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS (TOGETHER WITH ALL ORDER FORMS, THE “AGREEMENT”) TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS. IN ADDITION, ANY ONLINE ORDER FORM WHICH YOU SUBMIT VIA DECODER’S STANDARD ONLINE PROCESS AND WHICH IS ACCEPTED BY DECODER SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MUTUALLY EXECUTED. IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF AN ENTITY, THEN YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO BIND SUCH ENTITY TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER, ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO SUCH TERMS.

1. Order Forms; Access to the Service. Upon mutual execution, each Order Form shall be incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement. For each Order Form, subject to Customer’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including any limitations and restrictions set forth on the applicable Order Form) Decoder grants Customer a nonexclusive, limited, personal, nonsublicensable, nontransferable right and license to internally access and use the Decoder product(s) and/or service(s) specified in such Order Form (collectively, the “Service,” or “Services”) during the applicable Order Form Term (as defined below) for the internal business purposes of Customer, only as provided herein and only in accordance with Decoder’s applicable official user documentation for such Service (the “Documentation”). Customer (i) agrees to use the Service in compliance with all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations in connection with Customer’s use of the Service (including those related to data privacy, international communications, export laws and the transmission of technical or personal data laws), (ii) agrees to use the Service subject to any limitations set forth in the Order Form including without limitation the limits on the maximum number of permitted users and/or seats (“Seats”) for the use of the Services (“Usage Parameters”), and (iii) shall not use the Service in a manner that violates any third party intellectual property, contractual or other proprietary rights. If the Order Form states that the Services are made available for evaluation purposes or that Customer is given access to “Beta Features” of the Services (defined to include means any beta versions, beta features, and/or functionality of the Platform, which are clearly designated as beta, pilot, limited release, developer preview, non-production, evaluation, or by a similar description), (a) the Services or Beta Features provided under this evaluation license may be used for purposes of internal evaluation only and not for any productive use; and (b) CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SERVICES AND SOFTWARE MAY INCLUDE FEATURES TO PREVENT USE AFTER THE APPLICABLE EVALUATION PERIOD SET FORTH ON THE ORDER FORM AND THAT UNLESS CUSTOMER PURCHASES A PAID SUBSCRIPTION PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH PERIOD, THIS AGREEMENT WILL TERMINATE AT THE CONCLUSION THEREOF.
2. Account Types. Decoder allows entities (“Enterprise Customers”) to create accounts to access the Services (an “Account”). “Customer” as used herein refers to Enterprise Customers, as applicable. Individual users of an Enterprise Customer’s Account will be provisioned with individual access to the Services.
3. Implementation. Upon payment of any applicable fees set forth in each Order Form, Decoder agrees to use reasonable commercial efforts to provide standard implementation assistance for the Service only if and to the extent such assistance is set forth on such Order Form (“Implementation Assistance”). If Decoder provides Implementation Assistance in excess of any agreed-upon hours estimate, or if Decoder otherwise provides additional services beyond those agreed in an Order Form, Customer will pay Decoder at its then-current hourly rates for consultation.
4. Support; Service Levels. Subject to Customer’s payment of all applicable fees, Decoder will provide support, maintenance, and uptime for each Service in accordance with Decoder’s then-current standard support and availability policies for the Service located at https://www.decoder.technology/support.
5. Service Updates. From time to time, Decoder may provide upgrades, patches, enhancements, or fixes for the Services to its customers generally without additional charge (“Updates”), and such Updates will become part of the Services and subject to this Agreement; provided that Decoder shall have no obligation under this Agreement or otherwise to provide any such Updates. Customer understands that Decoder may make improvements and modifications to the Services at any time in its sole discretion; provided that Decoder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give Customer reasonable prior notice of any major changes.
6. Ownership; Feedback. As between the parties, Decoder retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Services, and all software, products, works, and other intellectual property and moral rights related thereto or created, used, or provided by Decoder for the purposes of this Agreement, including any copies and derivative works of the foregoing. Any software which is distributed or otherwise provided to Customer hereunder (including without limitation any software identified on an Order Form) shall be deemed a part of the “Services” and subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No rights or licenses are granted except as expressly and unambiguously set forth in this Agreement. Customer may (but is not obligated to) provide suggestions, comments or other feedback to Decoder with respect to the Service (“Feedback”). Decoder acknowledges and agrees that all Feedback is provided “AS IS” and without warranty of any kind. Notwithstanding anything else, Customer shall, and hereby does, grant to Decoder a nonexclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free, fully paid up license to use and exploit the Feedback for any purpose. Nothing in this Agreement will impair Decoder’s right to develop, acquire, license, market, promote or distribute products, software or technologies that perform the same or similar functions as, or otherwise compete with any products, software or technologies that Customer may develop, produce, market, or distribute.
7. Fees; Payment.
   1. Customer shall pay Decoder fees as set forth in each Order Form (“Fees”). Unless otherwise specified herein or in an Order Form, all Fees shall be invoiced annually in advance and all invoices issued under this Agreement are payable in U.S. dollars within thirty (30) days from date of invoice. Past due invoices are subject to interest on any outstanding balance of the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum amount permitted by law. Customer shall be responsible for all taxes associated with the Service (excluding taxes based on Decoder’s net income). All Fees paid are non-refundable and are not subject to set-off.
   2. If Customer exceeds any Usage Parameters set forth on an Order Form, then (i) Decoder shall invoice Customer for such additional users or usage at the overage rates set forth on the Order Form (or if no overage rates are set forth on the Order Form, at Decoder’s then-current standard overage rates for such usage), in each case on a pro-rata basis from the first date of such excess usage through the end of the Order Form Initial Term or then-current Order Form Renewal Term (as applicable), and (ii) if such Order Form Term renews (in accordance with the section entitled “Term; Termination”, below), such renewal shall include the additional fees for such excess users and usage.
   3. Any Seats provisioned above the Usage Parameters during a billing period shall be billed on a daily prorated basis at the contracted per-Seat rate. Proration shall be calculated using a standard thirty (30) day billing month unless otherwise stated in the applicable Order Form. The timing of invoicing for such additional Seats shall align with the Customer’s billing cadence as specified in the applicable Order Form. For monthly billing, overages will be billed in the next monthly invoice.
8. Restrictions. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Customer shall not (and shall not permit any third party to), directly or indirectly: (i) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code, object code, or underlying structure, ideas, or algorithms of the Service (except to the extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction); (ii) modify, translate, or create derivative works based on the Service; (iii) copy, rent, lease, distribute, pledge, license, assign, or otherwise transfer or encumber rights to the Service; (iv) use the Service for the benefit of a third party; (v) remove or otherwise alter any proprietary notices or labels from the Service or any portion thereof; (vi) use the Service to build an application or product that is competitive with any Decoder product or service; (vii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Service or any activities conducted on the Service; (viii) use or allow access to the Service (or any part or component thereof) in a manner that circumvents contractual usage restrictions or that exceeds any applicable Usage Parameters; (ix) use the AI Systems or any Outputs to develop, train, or improve any AI, LLMs, or ML models (separate from authorized use of the Services under this Agreement); (x) represent any Output as being approved or vetted by Decoder or any third party provider of the AI Systems, or their respective affiliates, personnel, service providers, agents, or representatives; (xi) represent any Output as being an original work or a wholly human-generated work; (xii) use the Services (or any part thereof) in a way, including, without limitation, to store, transmit, or upload any material and/or content, that violates or infringes upon the rights of a third party, including those pertaining to: contract, intellectual property, privacy, or publicity; (xiii) upload, generate, distribute or disseminate any unlawful, defamatory, pornographic, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, obscene, misleading, harmful (or that may promote harm of individuals or a group), or otherwise objectionable content through or in connection with the use of the Services (or any part thereof) or content or data that Customer does not have the right to process; (xiv) remove, alter, or obscure in any way any proprietary rights notices (including copyright notices) of Decoder or its licensors and/or suppliers on or within any part of the Services; (xv) use the Decoder Service to store or transmit any malicious or unsolicited code or software; or (xvi) bypass any measures Decoder may use to prevent or restrict access to the Service (or other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Service). Customer is responsible for all of Customer’s activity in connection with the Service, including but not limited to uploading Customer Data (as defined below) onto the Service. Customer (a) shall use the Service in compliance with all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations in connection with Customer’s use of the Service (including those related to data privacy, international communications, export laws and the transmission of technical or personal data laws), and (b) shall not use the Service in a manner that violates any third party intellectual property, contractual or other proprietary rights.
9. Confidential Information. From time to time during the Term (as defined below), either party may disclose or make available to the other party nonpublic information about its business affairs, products, confidential intellectual property, trade secrets, third-party confidential information, and other sensitive or proprietary information (collectively, “Confidential Information”). For the avoidance of doubt, Decoder’s Confidential Information includes without limitation the Services and any product roadmap information. Confidential Information does not include information that, at the time of disclosure is: (a) generally available to the public; (b) known to the receiving party at the time of disclosure without restriction; (c) rightfully obtained by the receiving party on a non-confidential basis from a third party; or (d) independently developed by the receiving party without access to or use of the Confidential Information. As the receiving party, each party will (a) hold Confidential Information in confidence and not disclose it to any person or entity, except to the receiving party’s employees, consultants, agents or representatives who have a need to know the Confidential Information for the receiving party to exercise its rights or perform its obligations hereunder and (b) only use Confidential Information to fulfill its obligations and exercise its rights under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party may disclose Confidential Information to the limited extent required (i) in order to comply with the order of a court or other governmental body, or as otherwise necessary to comply with applicable law, provided that the party making the disclosure pursuant to the order will first have given written notice to the other party and made a reasonable effort to obtain a protective order; or (ii) to establish a party’s rights under this Agreement, including to make required court filings. On the expiration or termination of the Agreement, the receiving party will promptly return to the disclosing party all copies, whether in written, electronic, or other form or media, of the disclosing party’s Confidential Information, or destroy all such copies and certify in writing to the disclosing party that such Confidential Information has been destroyed. Each party’s obligations with regard to Confidential Information are effective as of the Effective Date and will expire five (5) years from the date such Confidential Information is first disclosed to the receiving party; provided, however, with respect to any Confidential Information that constitutes a trade secret (as determined under applicable law), such obligations will survive for as long as such Confidential Information remains subject to trade secret protection under applicable law.
10. Product Deployment; Customer Data.
    1. If set forth on an Order Form, the Service will be provisioned on a hosting environment provided by Customer (the “Customer Environment”).
    2. For purposes of this Agreement, “Customer Data” shall mean any data, Input (as defined below), information or other material provided, uploaded, or submitted by Customer to the Service in the course of using the Service. Customer shall retain all right, title and interest in and to the Customer Data, including all intellectual property rights therein. Customer, not Decoder, shall have sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability, appropriateness, and intellectual property ownership or right to use of all Customer Data. Customer represents and warrants that it has all rights necessary to provide the Customer Data to Decoder as contemplated hereunder, in each case without any infringement, violation or misappropriation of any third party rights (including, without limitation, intellectual property rights and rights of privacy).
    3. Decoder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the security and integrity of the Service and the Customer Data. Notwithstanding anything else, if the Service is deployed in a Customer Environment, Customer acknowledges and agrees that: (a) Customer will provide Decoder with access to the Customer Environment to allow Decoder to install, configure, support and maintain the Service as provided hereunder, and Decoder shall not be responsible for any issues that arise from failure to provide such access; (b) Customer is responsible for ensuring that Decoder’s access to the Customer Environment as permitted hereunder does not conflict with or violate any agreement between Customer and any third party (including, without limitation, any third party hosting provider with respect to the Customer Environment; (c) Decoder does not host the Customer Environment into which the Services are deployed or in which Customer Data may be stored; and (d) Customer is solely responsible for the Customer Environment, including without limitation security, backup, and disaster recovery with respect thereto. Accordingly, and without limiting the foregoing, Decoder is not responsible to Customer for any loss, destruction, or alteration of, or unauthorized access to Customer Data or the unauthorized use of the Service except to the extent due to Decoder’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Customer is responsible for the use of the Service by any person to whom Customer has given access to the Service, even if Customer did not authorize such use. By using the Services, Individual Customers acknowledge and agree that such Customers are subject to the provisions in this Agreement as well as those in Decoder’s Privacy Policy (located at https://www.decoder.technology/privacy). In the event and to the extent that an Enterprise Customer is a controller or processor of Personal Data (as defined in the DPA) that is subject to certain Data Protection Laws (as defined in the DPA), the EU Data Processing Addendum located at https://www.decoder.technology/dpa (the “DPA”) is hereby included and incorporated into this Agreement. To the extent that the Customer Data includes any personal information, (i) Decoder will process, retain, use, and disclose such personal information only as necessary to provide the Services hereunder and as otherwise permitted under this Agreement, which constitutes a business purpose, (ii) Decoder agrees not to sell such personal data, to retain, use, or disclose such personal data for any commercial purpose other than the foregoing purposes, or to retain, use, or disclose such personal data outside of the scope of this Agreement. Decoder understands its obligations under applicable data protection laws and will comply with them. Customer agrees and acknowledges that Customer Data may be irretrievably deleted if Customer’s account is ninety (90) days or more delinquent.
    4. With respect to the Customer Environment, Customer further acknowledges and agrees that Customer is responsible for (i) protecting the security of all Customer credentials used to access the Customer Environment; (ii) securing the Customer Environment (with such steps to include without limitation the regular rotation of access keys and other industry standard steps to preclude unauthorized access); (iii) backing up and securing Customer Data under Customer’s control within the Customer Environment; and (iv) ensuring that Decoder does not have access to Customer Data that is not necessary for Decoder to perform its obligations hereunder, and Customer expressly assumes the risks associated with the foregoing responsibilities. Upon any termination or expiration of an applicable Order Form, Customer will permit Decoder to access the Customer Environment to remove all Decoder property, including but not limited to the Services.
    5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Customer acknowledges and agrees that Decoder may (i) internally use and modify (but not disclose) Customer Data for the purposes of (A) providing the Service to Customer and (B) generating Aggregated De-Identified Data (as defined below), and (ii) freely use, retain and make available Aggregated De-Identified Data for Decoder’s business purposes (including without limitation, for purposes of improving, testing, operating, promoting and marketing Decoder’s products and services). “Aggregated De-Identified Data” means data submitted to, collected by, or generated by Decoder in connection with Customer’s use of the Service, but only in aggregate, de-identified form which can in no way be linked specifically to Customer.
11. Third Party Integrations. Customer acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Service may integrate with, connect to, or otherwise use platforms, products or services operated or provided by third parties (e.g., other vendors of Customer) (“Third Party Integrations”), including via use of application programming interfaces (APIs) provided by such Third Party Integrations, (ii) the availability and operation of the Service or certain portions thereof may be dependent on Decoder’s ability to access such Third Party Integrations, and (iii) Customer’s failure to provide adequate access or any retraction of permissions relating to such Third Party Integrations may result in a suspension or interruption of the Service. Customer hereby represents and warrants that it has all rights, licenses, permissions and consents necessary to connect, use and access any Third Party Integrations that it integrates with the Service, and Customer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Decoder for all claims, damages and liabilities arising out of Customer’s use of any Third Party Integrations in connection with or through the Service. Customer is solely responsible for procuring any and all rights necessary for it to access Third Party Integrations (including any Customer Data or other information relating thereto) and for complying with any applicable terms or conditions thereof. Any exchange of data or other interaction between Customer and a third party provider is solely between Customer and such third party provider and is governed by such third party’s terms and conditions. Decoder cannot and does not guarantee that the Service shall incorporate (or continue to incorporate) any particular Third Party Integrations and does not make any representations or warranties with respect to Third Party Integrations.
12. Artificial Intelligence.
    1. The Services leverage generative artificial intelligence services (the “AI Systems”) to create output (“Output”) based on textual prompts and other input from users (collectively, “Input”). By using the Services, you acknowledge and agree that (i) certain Output may be generated by the AI Systems through the use of artificial intelligence, (ii) artificial intelligence and machine learning are rapidly evolving fields of study that carry certain risks, including of factually untrue outputs, biased outputs, data security vulnerabilities, IP infringement, privacy risks, and additional license terms; (iii) use of the Services may in some situations result in incorrect or inaccurate Output; (iv) you should not rely on Output from the Services as a sole source of truth or factual information, or as a substitute for professional advice, (v) you must verify the accuracy and appropriateness of any Output before relying on any such Output; (vi) relying upon any Output without first verifying accuracy with a qualified human could cause harm, including but not limited to legal, financial, and physical harm; and (vii) due to the nature of our Services and artificial intelligence generally, the Output may not be unique and Customer has no rights to materials that are generated from the Service for other users, regardless of any level of similarity. Company cannot control, and has no duty to take any action regarding how you may interpret, rely on or use any Output or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to Output, and you hereby release Company from all liability for your having acquired or not acquired Output through the Services.
    2. The AI Systems may include Third-Party AI Systems. You acknowledge and agree that the Third-Party AI Systems comprise generative AI systems that are trained by a third party (and not by Company) on data from various sources (“Training Data”) and that may produce similar responses to similar prompts or queries, and therefore Company makes no representations or warranties regarding the Output based on Training Data, including any ownership thereof.
    3. You understand and agree that you are solely responsible for all of your Inputs, and Company does not make any guarantees about the accuracy, timeliness, suitability, or quality of any Output, including whether such Output meets your individual requirements. Your use of the Output will be at your sole responsibility, and neither Company nor any Third-Party AI Systems provider will be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss whatsoever caused, or alleged to be caused, directly in connection with the use of the Inputs or the Outputs.
    4. You will: (i) comply with all reasonable instructions of Company relating to the use of the AI Systems; (ii) comply with all applicable laws relating to your use of the AI Systems and will not use the AI Systems for any unlawful purposes; (iii) actively cooperate with Company to resolve any problems that occur in relation to your access to or use of the AI Systems including, without limitation, providing any information and assistance that Company may reasonably require; and (iv) use the AI Systems responsibly and ethically at all times.
13. Third Party Terms. Customer acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the Service may incorporate certain technology, information, data, and materials from third party providers, including without limitation Third Party AI Systems (collectively, “Third Party Services”); (ii) without limiting any rights that Customer may have under any separate agreement between Customer and any provider of a Third Party Service, Third Party Services may only be used in conjunction with the Service; and (iii) Customer’s use of the Third Party Services hereunder shall be subject to (and Customer agrees it is bound by) the third party terms and conditions referenced at https://www.decoder.technology/third-party-services (the “Third Party Terms Site”), as they may be modified from time to time by Decoder and/or its third party licensors or suppliers at any time (collectively, the “Third Party Terms”), and which are incorporated into this Agreement by reference. Customer is responsible for checking the Third Party Terms Site for updates. Any use by Customer of the Services following a change to the Third Party Terms shall constitute acceptance of such change. Decoder cannot and does not guarantee that the Service shall incorporate (or continue to incorporate) any particular Third Party Services, and does not make any representations or warranties with respect to Third Party Services or any third party providers.
14. Term; Termination. This Agreement shall commence upon the date of the first Order Form, and, unless earlier terminated in accordance herewith, shall last until the expiration of all Order Form Terms. For each Order Form, unless otherwise specified therein, the “Order Form Term” shall begin as of the effective date set forth on such Order Form, and unless earlier terminated as set forth herein, (x) shall continue for the initial term specified on such Order Form (the “Order Form Initial Term”), and (y) following the Order Form Initial Term, shall automatically renew for additional successive periods of equal duration to the Order Form Initial Term (each, a “Order Form Renewal Term”) unless either party notifies the other party of such party’s intention not to renew no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Order Form Initial Term or then-current Order Form Renewal Term, as applicable. In the event of a material breach of this Agreement by either party, the non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to the breaching party, provided that the breaching party does not materially cure such breach within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice. Without limiting the foregoing, Decoder may suspend or limit Customer’s access to or use of the Service if (i) Customer’s account is more than sixty (60) days past due, or (ii) Customer’s use of the Service results in (or is reasonably likely to result in) damage to or material degradation of the Service which interferes with Decoder’s ability to provide access to the Service to other customers; provided that in the case of subsection (ii): (a) Decoder shall use reasonable good faith efforts to work with Customer to resolve or mitigate the damage or degradation in order to resolve the issue without resorting to suspension or limitation; (b) prior to any such suspension or limitation, Decoder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice to Customer describing the nature of the damage or degradation; and (c) Decoder shall reinstate Customer’s use of or access to the Service, as applicable, if Customer remediates the issue within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice. All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, accrued payment obligations, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability. For clarity, any services provided by Decoder to Customer, including any assistance in exporting the Customer Data, shall be billable at Decoder’s standard rates then in effect.
15. Indemnification. Each party (“Indemnitor”) shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the other party, its affiliates and each of their respective employees, contractors, directors, suppliers and representatives (collectively, the “Indemnitee”) from all losses, liabilities, and expenses paid or payable to an unaffiliated third party (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (“Losses”), that arise from or relate to any claim by such third party that (i) the Customer Data or Customer’s use of the Service (in the case of Customer as Indemnitor), or (ii) Decoder has been grossly negligence or willfully misconduct; or (ii) the Service (in the case of Decoder as Indemnitor), infringes, violates, or misappropriates any intellectual property or proprietary right of such third party; provided that the Indemnitee provides the Indemnitor with: (x) prompt written notice of any claim (provided that a failure to provide such notice shall only relieve the Indemnitor of its indemnity obligations if the Indemnitor is materially prejudiced by such failure); (y) the option to assume sole control over the defense and settlement of any claim (provided that the Indemnitee may participate in such defense and settlement at its own expense); and (z) reasonable information and assistance in connection with such defense and settlement (at the Indemnitor’s expense). The foregoing obligations of Decoder do not apply (A) with respect to the Service or any information, technology, materials or data (or any portions or components of the foregoing) to the extent (1) not created or provided by Decoder (including without limitation any Customer Data), (2) made in whole or in part in accordance to Customer specifications, (3) modified after delivery by Decoder, (4) combined with other products, processes or materials not provided by Decoder (where the alleged Losses arise from or relate to such combination), (B) where Customer continues allegedly infringing activity after being notified thereof or after being informed of modifications that would have avoided the alleged infringement, or (C) to the extent Losses arise from Customer’s breach of this Agreement.
16. Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND ARE WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY ANY COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR COURSE OF DEALING, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.
17. Limitation of Liability. EXCEPT FOR THE PARTIES’ INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS AND FOR CUSTOMER’S BREACH OF THE SECTION ENTITLED “RESTRICTIONS”, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY, NOR ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS OR CONTENT PROVIDERS, BE LIABLE UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT (I) FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, DATA LOSS, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES (HOWEVER ARISING), (II) FOR ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE (REGARDLESS OF THE SOURCE OF ORIGINATION), OR (III) FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF (IN THE AGGREGATE) THE FEES PAID (OR PAYABLE) BY CUSTOMER TO DECODER HEREUNDER IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO A CLAIM HEREUNDER.
18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement (including all Order Forms) represents the entire agreement between Customer and Decoder with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between Customer and Decoder with respect thereto. In the event of any conflict between these Terms and an Order Form, the Order Form shall control. The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, excluding its conflicts of law rules, and the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts located in San Francisco, California. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when received, if personally delivered or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; when receipt is electronically confirmed, if transmitted by facsimile or e-mail; or the day after it is sent, if sent for next day delivery by recognized overnight delivery service. Notices must be sent to the contacts for each party set forth on the Order Form. Either party may update its address set forth above by giving notice in accordance with this section. Except as otherwise provided herein, any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived only by a writing executed by both parties. Except for payment obligations, neither party shall be liable for any failure to perform its obligations hereunder where such failure results from any cause beyond such party’s reasonable control, including, without limitation, the elements; fire; flood; severe weather; earthquake; vandalism; accidents; sabotage; power failure; denial of service attacks or similar attacks; Internet failure; acts of God and the public enemy; acts of war; acts of terrorism; riots; civil or public disturbances; strikes lock-outs or labor disruptions; any laws, orders, rules, regulations, acts or restraints of any government or governmental body or authority, civil or military, including the orders and judgments of courts. Neither party may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the other party’s consent; provided that (i) either party may assign all of its rights and obligations hereunder without such consent to a successor-in-interest in connection with a sale of substantially all of such party’s business relating to this Agreement, and (ii) Decoder may utilize subcontractors in the performance of its obligations hereunder. Customer agrees that Decoder may use Customer’s name and logo to refer to Customer as a customer of Decoder on its website and in marketing materials. No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment relationship is created as a result of this Agreement and neither party has any authority of any kind to bind the other in any respect. In any action or proceeding to enforce rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover costs and attorneys’ fees. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable. The failure of either party to act with respect to a breach of this Agreement by the other party shall not constitute a waiver and shall not limit such party’s rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches.