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This Remote Software Support Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into effective as of  _____, 202X (“Effective Date”), between CUSTOMER INC., with offices located at ADD ADDRESS   (“Customer” or “Customer”), and CCL eAGILE, INC., a Michigan corporation, with offices located at 1880 Turner Ave NW, Suite A, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 (“CCL eAgile”). 

This Agreement states the terms and conditions under which Customer or Customer’s Affiliate (defined below) will purchase from CCL eAgile, and under which CCL eAgile will provide to Customer or its Affiliate, remote software support services for CCL eAgile’s software (“Software”) licensed to Customer under the End User License Agreement (“EULA”) between the parties located at  https://eagile.com/end-user-license-agreement-2/

The parties therefore agree as follows:

1.         Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions apply to the respective capitalized terms, and other capitalized terms are defined when they first appear in this Agreement. Terms capitalized in this Agreement but not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the EULA.

 “Affiliate” means any corporation, company, partnership, trust, sole proprietorship, or other entity or individual that, in whole or in part, (a) is owned or controlled by such party; (b) owns or controls such party; or (c) is under common ownership or control with such party. Customer’s Affiliates include the entities listed in section 14(a).

“Error” means any failure of the Software to conform in any material respect to its documentation.

“Error Correction” means either a modification or addition that, when made or added to the Software, brings the Software into material conformity with its documentation.

“Remote Support” means the Error Correction efforts expended by CCL eAgile remotely from its headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

2.         Term. The term of this Agreement(“Term”) will commence on the Software’s Warranty Period expiration and continue for consecutive one-year periods throughout the EULA Term.Termination of the EULA will automatically terminate this Agreement.  In addition, either party has the right to terminate this Agreement for any reason at the end of an annual Term on 30 days prior written notice to the other. Following termination for any reason, CCL eAgile shall invoice Customer for all accrued but unpaid fees and charges, and Customer must pay the invoiced amount in USD upon invoice receipt. Payment terms are net 30 days.

3.         Scope of Remote Support. During the Agreement Term, CCL eAgile shall render the following Remote Support of the Software in accordance with the following:

a.   The applicable Pricing Table is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A and contains three Remote Support options: “Essential,” “Select,” and “Premier.” Customer must select one of these options no later than 30 days from the Effective Date and issue its purchase order to CCL eAgile reflecting that selection. The option selected will apply to all Customer sites (listed in Exhibit B) using the Software during the Term of this Agreement, and Customer has no right to upgrade or downgrade the Remote Support for any site.  Pricing does not include (i) Software licenses or any support services for the unnamed sites nor hardware or integrated systems; or (ii) any on-site services.

b.   The Statement of Work (“SOW”) covering the Remote Support is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit B.

c.   For any Support Option, Customer shall first route the issue through an Customer team member having a reasonable degree of knowledge about the Software. If Customer’s resources cannot resolve the Error, Customer shall then report the Error to CCL eAgile.

d.   CCL eAgile shall maintain trained staff capable of rendering the Remote Support in a prompt and efficient manner from its Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA headquarters. All Remote Support communications will be in American English. CCL eAgile is obligated to provide Remote Support only  between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm on non-US holidays and weekdays. CCL eAgile’s target response time depends on the Remote Support option selected as stated in Exhibit A.

e.   CCL eAgile shall invoice Customer monthly for the Remote Support rendered. The invoices shall contain enough detail for Customer to understand the nature of Remote Support rendered and the CCL eAgile personnel who provided it. CCL eAgile’s time spent investigating and responding to reported Errors is billable time. Customer shall pay CCL eAgile’s invoices in USD within 30 days of receipt.

f.    CCL eAgile’s fees do not include any taxes, duties, tariffs, or other governmental charges or expenses imposed related to this Agreement, including value-added taxes; these taxes will be billed to and paid by Customer. CCL eAgile is responsible for all taxes based on its personal property ownership and net income. A finance charge of 1.5% per month will be assessed on any past due payment that is not disputed in good faith. Any undisputed amount outstanding for more than 45 days after the invoice date will constitute Customer’s material breach of this Agreement.

g.   CCL eAgile’s obligation to provide Remote Support is contingent upon Customer’s (i) allowing CCL eAgile to remotely access the Software at Customer’s site via the internet; and (ii) disabling any firewall or other barrier that would prevent or hinder that access. CCL eAgile is not liable to Customer for any delay or failure to provide Remote Support for these reasons.  

h.   CCL eAgile has no obligation to provide Remote Support for any of the following:

      (i)         Altered, damaged, or modified Software;

      (ii)        Software that is not the current release when Remote Support is rendered;

      (iii)       Errors, failures, defects, or conditions resulting from or related to Customer’s or its Affiliates’ agents’ or employees’ acts or omissions, including Customer’s or its Affiliate’s failure to fulfill their obligations stated in the SOW); hardware malfunction (unless covered by a separate CCL eAgile equipment warranty); hosting providers’ acts or omissions; or other causes beyond CCL eAgile’s control;

      (iv)       Software installed on hardware or in an operating or hosting environment not supported by CCL eAgile; or

      (v)        Third-party software, hardware, or services.

i.    Customer shall pay CCL eAgile for any Remote Support furnished for the excluded conditions stated in subsection “h” on a time and materials basis, including reimbursement for reasonable travel and living expenses, as further described in the SOW (Exhibit B.)

  4.         Limited Warranty; Remedy; Disclaimer. CCL eAgile warrants that the Remote Support shall be provided in a prompt and efficient manner by trained staff. CCL eAgile makes no other representations or warranties, whatsoever. Customer’s or its Affiliate’s sole remedy and CCL eAgile’s sole liability for breach of this limited warranty is for CCL eAgile’s trained staff to re-perform the Remote Support in a prompt and efficient manner. CCL eAgile does not promise that the Remote Support will succeed in actually correcting any Software Error.

5.         Exclusion of Incidental, Consequential, and Certain Other Damages. To the maximum extent permitted by law, CCL eAgile is not liable for any special, incidental, punitive, indirect, or consequential damages, including for any of the following that arise out of or are any related to the Remote Support, regardless of the liability theory and even if CCL eAgile was advised of the possibility of these damages: (a) loss of profits; (b) loss of confidential or other information; (c) business interruption; (d) personal injury or death; (e) loss of privacy; (f) failure to meet any duty, including of good faith or reasonable care; or (g) negligence.

6.         Liability Limitation. Notwithstanding any damages that Customer or its Affiliate might incur for any reason (including all damages in contract, tort, or to any third-party), CCL eAgile’s entire liability under this Agreement is limited to Customer’s or its Affiliate’s actual, direct damages up to the amount that Customer or its Affiliate paid for the Remote Support resulting in the liability. The foregoing limitations, exclusions, and disclaimers (including sections 4, 5, and 6) apply to the maximum extent permitted by law, even if any remedy fails of its essential purpose.

7.         Force Majeure. If either party cannot perform its obligations under this Agreement (other than payment obligations) because of Act of God, seizure under local process, sanctions, quarantines or “stay-at-home” orders, restrictions, fire, fog, volcanic ash, smog, flood, weather, mechanical difficulties, riots, or civil commotions, strikes, labor stoppages, war, hazards, pandemics, or dangers incident to a state of war, or any other acts, matters or things, whether or not of a similar nature, beyond the control of the affected party and not its fault, the party who has been so affected will immediately notify the other party and will do everything possible to resume performance and limit damages to the other party. On receipt of that notice, all obligations under this Agreement will be immediately suspended. If non-performance exceeds 30 days, the party whose ability to perform has not been so affected may, by giving notice, terminate this Agreement.

8.         Relationship. CCL eAgile and Customer are independent contractors and not employer/employees, partners, or joint venturers.

9.         Non-Solicitation. Customer or its Affiliate shall not solicit or employ, directly or indirectly, in any capacity, any of CCL eAgile’s employees or contractors during the Term of this Agreement and one year thereafter (the “Restricted Period”). For purposes of calculating the Restricted Period, a former employee or contractor of CCL eAgile shall be deemed an CCL eAgile employee or contractor until one year after termination of their employment or contractor status. If Customer or its Affiliates seeks to hire any CCL eAgile employee or contractor during the Restricted Period, CCL eAgile’s consent to the hire will be conditioned on Customer’s payment to CCL eAgile of an amount equal to 25% of the annual compensation to be paid to the employee or contractor by Customer or its Affiliates during their first year after hire.

10.       Notice. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, and waivers under this Agreement (each, a “notice” or “notify”), excluding routine business communications, must be in writing, and addressed to the parties at their primary business addresses stated on their respective websites or otherwise provided. All notices must be delivered by personal delivery, nationally recognized overnight courier (with all fees pre-paid), facsimile (with confirmation of transmission), or certified or registered mail (in each case, return receipt requested, postage prepaid). An email notice is effective only if it is acknowledged by an email or fax message from the receiving party, but an automatic or system-generated delivery or read receipt does not qualify as proper acknowledgment. A notice is effective only (a) on receipt of the receiving party; and (b) if the party giving the notice has complied with this section. All notices to CCL eAgile must be sent to the attention of its chief financial officer.

11.       Publicity. Customer hereby grants CCL eAgile the right to publish Customer’s name, tradename, and trademark in a press release announcing the parties’ business relationship or in a public list of CCL eAgile’s customers, and CCL eAgile may post the press release or list on its website or elsewhere.  

12.       No Assignment. This Agreement and any rights or obligations hereunder shall not be assigned by contract or operation of law without the other party’s prior written consent. Any assignment contrary to this provision is void. But this provision will not be deemed to prevent CCL eAgile from using subcontractors to deliver the Remote Support on the condition that CCL eAgile shall remain liable to Customer, in accordance with this Agreement, for the Remote Support.

13.       Applicable Law.  This Agreement is governed by Michigan (U.S.A.) law, without regard to its choice of law principles, as applied to agreements entered into and performed entirely in the State of Michigan. Unless expressly waived by CCL eAgile in writing for the particular instance, the state and federal courts located in Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A., have sole and exclusive jurisdiction and venue for actions related to the subject matter of this Agreement. Customer hereby consents to the jurisdiction of these courts.

14.       Entire Agreement; Amendment; Severability.

a.   This Agreement supersedes any communications or advertising related to its subject matter. This Agreement is a complete statement of the agreement between the parties for the Remote Support, and there are no other prior or contemporaneous understandings, promises, representations, or descriptions concerning the Remote Support. In particular, but not by way of limitation, neither party shall construe the following purchase orders between CCL eAgile as seller and Customer’s Affiliates as buyers as applicable to the Remote Support:

Name of Customer Affiliate PO # Date
List of Purchase Orders or other contracts    
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

b.   No amendment to or modification of this Agreement is binding unless made in writing and signed by CCL eAgile’s authorized officer. No failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right or any power in this Agreement will operate as a waiver. If any provision of this Agreement is held void, invalid, unenforceable, or illegal, the other provisions will continue in full force and effect, and the invalid, unenforceable, or illegal provision will be amended to achieve as closely as possible the effect of the original term. If there is any conflict or contradiction between this Agreement and (a) an attached Exhibit; or (b) the EULA, this Agreement will control.

15.       Confidential Information.   All Remote Support content is an CCL eAgile valuable trade secret and its “Confidential Information.” Customer shall not, during or after the term of this Agreement, permit the duplication, use, or disclosure of any Confidential Information to any person (other than Customer’s employees, agents or representatives), unless CCL eAgile specifically authorizes that duplication, use, or disclosure in writing before any disclosure. To the extent that CCL eAgile authorizes the duplication of Confidential Information, all such copies will bear the same confidentiality notices, legends, and intellectual property rights’ designations that appear in the original versions, and Customer shall keep detailed records of the location of all Confidential Information.

Customer shall use reasonable diligence, and in no event less than that degree of care that Customer uses for its own confidential information, to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or reproduction of the Confidential Information. 

16.       Survival. Expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for any reason will not release either party from any liabilities or obligations stated in this Agreement that (a) the parties have expressly agreed will survive; or (b) remain to be performed or by their nature would be intended to be applicable following expiration or earlier termination. Specifically regarding section 15 (Confidential Information), the confidentiality obligations will survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for five years from the expiration or termination date, except Confidential Information that constitutes a trade secret under applicable law will survive for as long as the Confidential Information remains a trade secret under that law.

The parties are signing this Agreement by their authorized officers or agents on the Effective Date.

CUSTOMER INC.                                                     CCL eAGILE, INC.

(“Customer” or “Customer”)                                     (“CCL eAgile”)

By:                                                                               By:                                                                  

Print Name:                                                                Print Name:                                                   

Title:                                                                            Title:                                                               

Exhibit A: Pricing Table

(NOTE: Customer must select one of these three options and issue its purchase order to CCL eAgile reflecting that selection.)

“Essential” “Select” “Premier”
Call In: Operational Time U.S. EST Business Hours*       (8 AM – 5 PM EST M-F) Customer Site(s)  Business Hours* 24x7x365 Support
Target Response Time 1  Business Day* 3 Business Hours* 1 hour
Target Response Time Anticipated Service Level Not Applicable 90% 95%
Pricing (USD) $  TBD  per month $  TBD  per month $    TBD  per month
Remote Monitoring Unattended Remote Access Required  Unattended Remote Access Required Unattended Remote Access Required 

*Business day is defined as a weekday (M-F) that is not a U.S.-observed holiday and includes a shift-end carry over. Business Hours are hours that occur from 8 AM to 5 PM, Eastern Standard Time.

Exhibit B: Statement of Work

This Statement of Work for CCL eAgile’s Remote Support is incorporated into the Remote Software Support Agreement between CCL eAgile, Inc., and Customer, Inc.  Capitalized terms in that Agreement have the same meanings as used in this SOW. This SOW contains certain business obligations applicable to the Remote Support.

The Remote Support includes CCL eAgile’s remote system montoring.

CCL eAgile will respond to all Customer requests, but if the issue is determined to be caused by Customer, either in whole or part, or is otherwise excluded from CCL eAgile’s maintenance obligations under the Agreement, CCL eAgile shall invoice support as a compensable additional charge to the support plan at the following rates, and Customer shall pay these additional charges net 30 days from invoice receipt:

2024 Standard CCL eAgile Rates (in USD)

On-Site RFID Hardware/Software Services….………………………………………….…………..$200/hr

Travel and Related Expenses Billable at Time of Trip………………………………………….TBD

In-House (Remote) Hardware/Software Services….……………………….……………………$175/hr