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These Services Terms and conditions (the "Agreement") describes the terms and conditions under which Borland Software Corporation will provide Consulting and Training Services.
- Scope
- Scope of Agreement.
Client and Borland may execute project orders for Services under a
Statement of Work or Sales Quote ("SOW"). All Services shall be
governed by this Agreement. All Services shall be provided on a time
and materials basis unless otherwise provided for in the applicable
SOW. Borland may retain subcontractors and independent contractors to
aid Borland in the provision of Services. Client acknowledges and
agrees that Borland may provide the same or similar Services to third
parties and nothing herein shall prevent Borland from providing such
Services to third parties. All Services shall be deemed accepted upon
completion of the Services, unless Customer notifies Borland within
five days following completion of the Services.
- Change Orders. Upon receipt of a written request from Client detailing desired changes to a SOW, Borland, with Client's assistance, shall prepare a written estimate of the cost of the proposed changes. Upon Client's approval, all changes shall be reflected in a Change Order executed by both parties.
- Scope of Agreement.
Client and Borland may execute project orders for Services under a
Statement of Work or Sales Quote ("SOW"). All Services shall be
governed by this Agreement. All Services shall be provided on a time
and materials basis unless otherwise provided for in the applicable
SOW. Borland may retain subcontractors and independent contractors to
aid Borland in the provision of Services. Client acknowledges and
agrees that Borland may provide the same or similar Services to third
parties and nothing herein shall prevent Borland from providing such
Services to third parties. All Services shall be deemed accepted upon
completion of the Services, unless Customer notifies Borland within
five days following completion of the Services.
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Term and Termination.
This Agreement shall commence on the effective date of the SOW and
shall remain in effect until the Services are performed under the SOW.
Either party may terminate this Agreement on thirty (30) days notice
for any reason or no reason. Either party may immediately terminate
this Agreement or any SOW if: (i) the other party fails to perform its
material obligations under this Agreement and such failure is not
corrected within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice of the
breach from the non-breaching party, or (ii) either party is appointed
a trustee for the benefit of creditors, becomes insolvent, bankrupt or
initiates a voluntary dissolution. Termination of this Agreement or the
applicable SOW shall not limit either party from pursuing other
remedies including injunctive relief (except as any remedy may be
expressly limited by this Agreement). The parties' rights and
obligations under Sections 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, and 11 shall survive
termination of this Agreement.
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Independent Contractor.
Borland is an independent contractor and nothing in this Agreement or
related to Borland's performance of any SOW shall be construed to
create an employer-employee relationship between Client and Borland or
any Borland consultant. Borland shall be solely responsible for payment
of applicable taxes, deductions or other payments and benefits with
regards to Borland's employees and independent contractors. Client may,
upon written notice, request that Borland remove or reassign certain
personnel based on the individual's skills, background, or failure to
perform work in a manner consistent with Borland's obligations
hereunder.
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Pricing and Payment Terms
- Service.
Client shall pay Borland for the Services in accordance with the rates
established in the SOW. Services will be invoiced on a monthly basis.
- Expenses.
Client will reimburse Borland for actual expenses in accordance with
the Borland Travel and Expense policy. Expense invoices will include a
summary of expenses by major category. Expenses will be invoiced on a
monthly basis.
- Payment Terms. Invoices are
due thirty days following receipt. All fees are non-refundable. To the
extent that Client contracts for Services from Borland but does not use
all of the Services contracted for within six months of the date that
Client contracted for such Services, then Borland shall not be
obligated to perform the Services nor shall Client be entitled to any
credit on future products or services.
- Taxes. Client shall be responsible for all applicable taxes except for taxes imposed on the net income of Borland or taxes related to Borland consultants as stated in Section 3 "Independent Contractor."
- Service.
Client shall pay Borland for the Services in accordance with the rates
established in the SOW. Services will be invoiced on a monthly basis.
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Warranty.
Borland warrants that the Services will be performed in a professional
and workmanlike manner. In the event of Borland's non-conformance with
this warranty, it shall re-perform the Services. THE PRECEDING STATES
BORLAND'S SOLE LIABILITY AND CLIENT'S SOLE REMEDY. BORLAND MAKES NO
OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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Insurance.
Throughout the term of this Agreement, Borland will maintain the
following minimum amounts of insurance: (i) workers' compensation,
statutory minimums, (ii) commercial general liability with a minimum of
$1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate; and (iii)
automobile liability for all owned, hired, and non-owned automobiles
with $1,000,000 combined single limit. A certificate of insurance
evidencing the above will be presented to Client upon Client's written
request.
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Indemnity. Each party shall
defend (the indemnifying party) the other party (the indemnified party)
against any third party lawsuit or action based on the negligent acts
or willful misconduct of its employees or agents, that directly causes
damage or bodily injury to persons or property, real or tangible, and
such damage or bodily injury directly arises out of performance of the
Agreement. The indemnifying party will pay those costs and damages
finally awarded (or agreed to in a settlement) against the indemnified
party in any such suit or action that are specifically attributable to
such claim. This indemnifying party's obligations are subject to the
indemnified party giving the indemnifying party prompt written notice
of the claim, sole control of the proceedings or settlement, and
reasonable cooperation in the defense or settlement negotiations.
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Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, HOWEVER CAUSED OR ON ANY
THEORY OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY'S LIABILITY EXCEED
THE VALUE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE AGREEMENT FOR THE
PROCEEDING 24 MONTHS. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.
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Confidential Information.
Each party agrees that it shall (i) maintain any Confidential
Information received from the other party in confidence, (ii) exercise
at least the same degree of care to safeguard the Confidential
Information of the other party that it uses to safeguard its own
Confidential Information (but no less than reasonable care), (iii) not
disclose the Confidential Information of the other party to any third
party, and (iv) use the Confidential Information of the other party
only to exercise its rights and fulfill its obligations under this
Agreement. Confidential Information shall mean any non-public
information that is marked as confidential, or if disclosed, orally
summarized in writing to the recipient and designated confidential
within thirty (30) days following the disclosure. Neither party shall
have any obligation with respect to information that (i) is public or
becomes known to the public through no breach of the receiving party,
(ii) is independently developed by the receiving party, (iii) is known
to the receiving party prior to its receipt from the other party, (iv)
is rightfully received from a third party, or (v) is required to be
disclosed by law.
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Proprietary Rights.
Borland uses proprietary software, documentation, templates, concepts,
ideas, methodology and know-how to provide the Services (the "Borland
Property"). As a result, the Work (as defined below) contains, or is a
Derivative of, the Borland Property. Client agrees that all of the
intellectual property developed as a consequence of the Services,
including any Derivative, (the "Work") is and shall remain the property
of Borland. To the extent the Work consists of software, Client shall
have a license in and to the Work under the same terms and conditions
as the license for the underlying Borland software product. To the
extent the Work does not consist of software, Client shall have a
non-exclusive license to use, display and reproduce for Client's own
internal business purposes the Work (such purposes may not be for
providing Services that are competitive to Borland's Services). To the
extent the Work incorporates Client's materials or information, Client
shall retain all right, title and interest to such materials or
information. The term "Derivative" as used herein shall mean any
derivative work from or supplement, enhancement or other change to any
Borland Property.
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General
- Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and any SOW constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties and may not be amended except in a writing signed by both
parties with reference to this Agreement. The terms on Client's
standard forms including any purchase order shall not apply to this
Agreement and are hereby rejected.
- Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to any conflict of laws provisions.
- Assignment.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the obligations hereunder may be
assigned without the prior written consent of the other; provided that
no consent shall be required for assignment in conjunction with the
sale or merger of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the party.
- Force Majeure.
Except for payment obligations, neither party shall be liable for any
failure or delay in performance of its obligations hereunder on account
of strikes, riots, explosions, acts of god, war, governmental acts, or
any other cause that is beyond that party's reasonable control.
- Notice.
Any notice provided hereunder shall be in writing via hand delivery or
mail delivery with confirmation of receipt to the addresses as set
forth above, which may be changed by either party upon written notice.
- Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, this Agreement shall be modified to the extent required to make the provision valid and enforceable.
- Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and any SOW constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties and may not be amended except in a writing signed by both
parties with reference to this Agreement. The terms on Client's
standard forms including any purchase order shall not apply to this
Agreement and are hereby rejected.

