HANK TERMS OF SERVICE
These HANK Terms of Service (“Agreement”) shall be deemed incorporated into and applicable to each order form, statement of work or equivalent (collectively “Order”) signed between the relevant Jones Lang Lasalle legal entity (“JLL”) and the customer stated in the Order (“Customer”). JLL and Customer are hereinafter referred to separately as “Party” and jointly as “Parties”. In this Agreement, (a) “include” or “including” means “including, but not limited to,” and (b) examples are illustrative and not the sole examples for a particular concept. The Parties hereby agree as follows:
CUSTOMER IS EXPRESSLY ACCEPTING THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT BY EITHER: (1) CLICKING A BOX INDICATING ACCEPTANCE, (2) EXECUTING AN ORDER FORM THAT REFERENCES THIS AGREEMENT, OR (3) USING SERVICES. IF THE INDIVIDUAL ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT IS ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF A PERSON OR ENTITY, HE/SHE REPRESENTS THAT HE/SHE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BIND HIMSELF/HERSELF AND THE ENTITY HE/SHE ASSERTS TO REPRESENT AND ITS AFFILIATES TO THIS AGREEMENT, IN WHICH CASE THE TERM “CUSTOMER” REFERS TO THAT ENTITY AND ITS AFFILIATES.
JLL may change this Agreement from time to time at its sole discretion, and if it makes any material changes, it will attempt to notify You by sending you an email to the last email address You provided to the JLL or posting a notice on the JLL website. Therefore, You agree to promptly notify us of any changes in your email address. Any material changes to this Agreement will be effective upon the earlier of the dispatch of the email notice to You or the date of posting of notice of the changes on our website and shall be evidenced by a new Effective Date shown below. These changes will be effective immediately for new users of the Software and/or Service. JLL may require you to provide consent to the updated Agreement before further use of the Software and/or Service is permitted. Otherwise, your continued use of the either the Software or Service constitutes your acceptance of any and all changes. Please regularly check our website to view the then-current Agreement.
1. Scope of Work.
1.1 The Parties may enter into one or more Orders regulated by this Agreement. Each Order will constitute a unique agreement between the Parties and will stand alone with respect to any other Order entered under this Agreement, and will govern the supply of any and all Software, Hardware, Services or applications provided by JLL under that Unless otherwise specifically agreed to by the Parties, the performance of obligations under any one Order will not affect, and will be unrelated to, the performance of any other Order entered into under this Agreement. “Software” and “Hardware” mean the HANK software and hardware products, respectively, provided by JLL as detailed in the applicable Order, together with all applicable documentation, including technical specifications, documentation, user guides and all descriptions of or about the Software and Hardware, or otherwise made available by or on behalf of JLL (collectively “Documentation”). The term “Software” includes any source code, object code, binaries, executables, configurations, enhancements, additions, derivative works, or other modifications of or to the Software (including descriptions thereof), whether made by JLL, Customer, or the Parties jointly, whether or not prepared in response to the protocol or design of Customer studies or other information provided by Customer. “Services” are the HANK services mentioned in the applicable Order and to be performed by JLL, and include the supply of Software and Hardware and may include implementation, operational and technical support, professional, and other related services.
1.2 JLL will have no obligation to perform any work, actions, or tasks until an appropriate Order is fully Customer warrants and represents, without limitation, that it and all its authorized users of the Software and Hardware (“Authorized Users”) are and will remain in compliance with this Agreement and all statutes, regulations, rules, orders, acts, decrees, edicts, bylaws, rulings, ordinances, orders, directives, pronouncements, and declarations from any governmental or quasi-governmental body, including but not limited to data protection laws, applicable in the jurisdiction specified in the Order (“Laws”). Further, Customer hereby undertakes to be liable and responsible for all its Authorized Users.
1.3 This Agreement and individual Orders may only be extended or modified upon the written agreement of both Parties (“Change Order”), provided, however, that both Parties agree on the amount of any additional or reduced payment to be made by Customer with respect to the modification or extension of this Agreement or the applicable Modifications to specific Orders will not affect other prior, current, or future Orders. JLL will not be required to perform any modification to the subject matter of any Order until an appropriate Change Order is fully executed.
1.4 In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement, any Order, or any other document or discussion, the terms of this Agreement will control (unless such Order expressly acknowledges and specifically identifies each section and paragraph being varied, solely for the purposes of such Order).
1.5 “Affiliate” means those an entity which (a) directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, owns more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of a Party, or (b) that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by a Party (or any entity described in clause (a)), in each case where the term control means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract interest or otherwise, including those entities which assert to be Customer (1) authorizes JLL to disclose all Confidential Information (as defined herein) to JLL’s Affiliates; (2) will be responsible for the acts and omissions of its Affiliates; and (3) authorizes JLL to disclose all Confidential Information to Customer and its Affiliates. The Parties agree that Affiliates of JLL may provide Software or Services on behalf of JLL. Additionally, an Affiliate of JLL may execute a Order under this Agreement in its own name if such Order refers to this Agreement. Only an Affiliate will be liable for performance by such Affiliate.
2. Term of Agreement.
2.1 The term of this Agreement commences on the Start Date provided in the applicable Order and continues for the Initial Term specified therein. Following the Initial Term, the Agreement will automatically continue in force on an annual basis with any price modifications per Section 3.5 unless one party notifies the other in writing that they wish to terminate the agreement with at least 90 days advance notice of the renewal date.
2.2 Either Party may terminate, upon written notice, any individual Order if (a) the other Party materially breaches the terms of such Order and fails to cure the breach within 30 days of written notice of the notifying Party’s intention to terminate such Order, or (b) a Force Majeure event (as defined in Section 1, below) persists for greater than 90 days.
2.3 This Agreement (together with all Orders) and all rights granted hereunder may be terminated by JLL with immediate effect and without notice in the event Customer: (a) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, (b) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (c) institutes proceedings to be adjudicated a voluntary bankrupt, or consents to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy against it, (d) is adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as being bankrupt or insolvent, (e) seeks reorganization under any bankruptcy act, or consents to the filing of a petition seeking such reorganization, (f) ceases to do business itself or through a successor; (g) receives a notice of or is subject to an Infringement Claim (as herein defined) or any threat thereof or (h) receives a notice of assignment under Section 10 or Customer is subject to a change in control.
2.4 In the event of termination of this Agreement, or in the event of termination of any individual Order, JLL will promptly invoice Customer, and Customer will pay, for all work performed, deliverables provided, or milestones achieved up to the date of termination, in accordance with this Agreement and the applicable Customer’s use of and access to the Services and JLL’s performance thereof will cease, and all fees and other amounts owed or payable by Customer to JLL will be immediately due and payable. JLL will have no obligation to maintain or provide any Customer Data and may, unless legally prohibited, delete, or retain all Customer Data in JLL’s possession or under its control.
2.5 Special Termination: Customer may terminate the operation of the Software or Services in any Customer managed property where there is an ownership and/or management change such that the Customer neither owns nor manages any part of the property (“Terminated Property”). Such termination will require prior written notice to JLL via the JLL Property Change Form of the requested date of change, which will be the date that the subject Property actually changes ownership (“Transaction Date“). If Customer fails to notify Building Engines in advance of the Transaction Date then the termination will be deemed effective as of the date of the notification rather than the Transaction Date for all purposes including, without limitation, invoicing and any fees or payments due by Customer.
3. Payment.
3.1 Invoicing and Payment. Customer will compensate JLL as set forth in an applicable Order. JLL will invoice Customer or charge Customer’s credit card for its fees, expenses, and costs as set forth in the applicable Order. Customer will pay each invoice within 30 days from receipt of an invoice. All due payments will earn interest at the rate of the greater of (i)1.5% per month from the due date until paid or (ii) the maximum percentage allowed by law.
3.2 Disputes: Should Customer dispute any amount in any invoice, in good faith, it may do so within 10 days of receipt of the invoice. Customer will pay for all undisputed amounts as described in Section 3.1.
3.3 Taxes. Customer is responsible for the payment of all sales, use, value added, goods and services, withholdings, and other taxes and duties however designated by any taxing authority relating to the Services including all applicable Value Added Tax, harmonized and/or similar taxes imposed on any payments due to JLL under this Agreement (“Taxes”). Customer will reimburse JLL for Taxes that JLL is required to remit on behalf of Customer. Unless the currency of the invoice is in Canadian Dollars, Australian Dollars, or Euros, should the exchange rate of the currency to U.S. Dollars change such that JLL is due less than at least 5% as compared to the exchange rate as of the effective date of the relevant Order, JLL reserves the right to adjust the amount of any so impacted invoice to adjust for such change in the exchange rate. Customer will perform its obligations under this Agreement without setoff, deduction, recoupment, or withholding of any kind for amounts owed or payable whether under this Agreement, applicable law, or otherwise and whether relating to its breach, bankruptcy, or otherwise.
3.4 If Customer has not paid an invoice within 90 days of receipt of such invoice, JLL may suspend or terminate access to any Services or Software and/or require Customer to pay such invoice via credit card or ACH. Customer will be responsible for any associated payment processing fees.
3.5 The License Fees and Subscription Fees (as defined in the applicable Order) are fixed for the Initial Term, after which JLL may increase such fees by up to 5% per annum by giving written notice of any fee increase to Customer at least 30 days prior to the renewal effective date.
4. Software.
4.1 Customer represents and warrants that all access to Software will only be by Authorized Users and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Authorized Users will have been provided a valid user id and/or password and/or other identifier by JLL, for example, through the Software (“Access Credentials”) at Customer’s request under any Order prior to accessing or using the No license or other right to utilize or access any Software is granted without a corresponding Order, and any access to or use of Software without a properly executed Order is expressly prohibited. Customer will be responsible for the actions and omissions of all users of the Software.
4.2 JLL will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Customer and its Authorized Users with access and use of the Software in accordance with the Service Level Agreement in Section The Software is provided solely as a service and neither Customer, its employees, agents, or subcontractors, nor any Authorized User is provided with any independent license or underlying intellectual property right to the Software under this Agreement or any Order.
4.3 Grant. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, JLL hereby grants to Customer during the term of the respective Order the following limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right to: (a) permit Authorized Users to access and use the Software solely as permitted hereunder in furtherance of Customer’s internal business operations; and (b) make a reasonable number of copies of all Documentation and distribute those copies only to Authorized The foregoing access right is for the sole purpose of enabling Customer and its Authorized Users to use and enjoy the benefit of the Software as provided by JLL, in the manner permitted by this Agreement and the relevant Order.
4.4 Restrictions. Customer represents and warrants that neither it, anyone under its control, any employees, agents or subcontractors thereof, nor any Authorized Users will (neither themselves nor cause, authorize, encourage, or otherwise permit others to),whether by action or inaction, directly or indirectly, any (or attempt) of the following: (a) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of the Software; (b) modify or create derivative works (as defined under U.S. copyright laws) of the Software; (c) rent, lease, distribute, sell, resell, assign, or otherwise transfer any rights or ability to use the Software; (d) use the Software for timesharing or service bureau purposes or otherwise for the benefit of any third party; (e) remove any proprietary notices from the Software, any search results or any other JLL materials furnished or made available hereunder; (f) publish or disclose to third parties any evaluation or description of the Software without JLL’s prior written consent; (g) use the Software to develop a database, online, or similar database service, or other information resource of any kind (print, electronic, or otherwise) for sale to, distribution to, display to or use by others or otherwise create or attempt to create a substitute or similar service or product through use of or access to any of the Software or related proprietary information; (h) use the Software to store, add, or transmit infringing, libelous, or otherwise unlawful or tortious material, or any material in violation of third-party rights (or otherwise use the Software in violation of any instructions or other documentation), including any rights of data privacy; (i) store or transmit virus or other malicious code through the Software; (j) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Software or third-party products or data contained therein; (k) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Software or the related systems or networks of JLL or its vendors; (l) store in a retrieval system accessible to the public, transfer, publish, distribute, display to others, broadcast, sell or sublicense the Software, or any portion thereof; (m) pre-fetch, “crawl,” “spider,” or in any non-transitory manner store or cache any information obtained from the Software (including results or any part or copy or derivative thereof), except that Customer may store limited amounts of data provided by the Software for internal use so long as such storage is done temporarily, securely, and in a manner that does not permit use of the data outside of the Software; or (n) permit use or access of or to the Software by a person other than an Authorized User. Customer agrees, acknowledges, and warrants, without limitation, that no information provided to JLL in connection with any Order, any Confidential Information (as defined herein), nor any activity or Service requested by Customer will infringe or misappropriate any right of any third party; that it will be liable for all acts and omissions of users of the Software; and use of or access to the Software not in strict accordance with the terms of this Section 4 and this Agreement (1) is strictly prohibited, (2) will constitute an act beyond the scope of the grant to Customer, and (3) is an act of infringement by Customer under intellectual property laws of the United States and other jurisdictions. Customer also acknowledges that all Authorized Users are required to accept and comply with the terms and conditions of the JLL End User License Terms, which can be found at https://www.jllt.com/legal-agreements/jllt/eula-end-user-license-agreement/ or other replacement location provided by JLL upon request.
4.5 Equipment. As between the Parties, Customer is responsible for obtaining and maintaining all computer hardware, software, and communications equipment used by Customer or Authorized Users to access and use the Software or otherwise operated or controlled by Customer, always excluding Hardware, if any, supplied by JLL under any Orders (“Equipment”), and for paying all third-party fees and third-party access charges (e.g., ISP, telecommunications, bandwidth, and hosting) incurred while using or accessing the Software. Customer will also be responsible for maintaining the security of the Equipment, Customer accounts, passwords, Access Credentials (including administrative and user passwords) and files, and for all uses of Customer accounts or the Equipment includes laptop and desktop computers, printers, and mobile devices, and all other devices controlled by or otherwise used by Customer or Authorized Users to access and/or use the Software.
4.6 Authorized Users. Access to the Service requires Access Credentials, and Customer will be responsible for maintaining all Access Credentials provided to it and its Authorized Users in confidence as JLL’s Confidential Information. Customer agrees and acknowledges that it is responsible for any and all activities that occur, including any charges incurred, through the Access Credentials, and warrants that only Authorized Users will use or access the Software. Any act or omission of any user will be deemed to be Customer’s act or omission for purposes of this Agreement. Customer agrees to provide written notice to JLL promptly (but in no event later than 24 hours of becoming aware or suspecting any unauthorized use of an Access Credential or any other breach of security involving any Access Credentials, Service, Software or Hardware, or any known or suspected activity prohibited in Section 5. Customer will promptly notify JLL in writing of any desired revocation of Access Credentials, including with respect to former employees and contractors, and Customer shall remain liable and responsible for its former employees and contractors until such revocation.
4.7 Third-Party Solutions. Under this Agreement, JLL provides only the Services, Software and Hardware (if any supplied by JLL). As applicable, there may be code, applications, services, and data that are provided by entities or individuals other than JLL, including some that interoperate or integrate with the Software, Services or Hardware and/or made available with or for use with the Software (“Third Party Solutions”). Third Party Solutions may be identified in the relevant Order. Any right to use Third Party Solutions are governed solely by the terms of license agreements that apply to the Third Party Solutions and not under this Agreement or any related Order. JLL does not provide any warranty on any Third Party Solutions or any information or Customer IP (as herein defined) received therefrom, and the Third Party Solutions are not deemed part of the Software or Service. JLL makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding such Third Party Solutions or any Equipment.
4.8 Third-Party API Integration. To the extent that Customer enters into a contract with a third party (“Third-Party API Provider”) to integrate such Third-Party API Provider’s API with JLL Software and/or Hardware, Customer expressly authorizes JLL to disclose the Customer Data (as defined in Section 6.1) necessary to complete such integration. JLL disclaims all liability related to information or Customer Data provided by Customer or on Customer’s behalf by JLL to a Third-Party API Provider. In addition, Customer will not contract with any Third-Party API Provider for the purpose of using JLL’ API or any JLL IP to provide services to others. Customer will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless JLL, its affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, and employees against all liabilities, damages, losses, costs, fees (including legal fees), and expenses in connection with any losses, third-party claims, or legal proceeding (including action by a government authority) to the extent arising from a Third-Party API Provider’s misuse or infringement of any JLL IP (defined below) including, without limitation, (a) modifying, translating, or creating derivative works based on any element of the Software and/or Hardware (b) reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, or otherwise attempting to discover the object code, source code, or underlying ideas or algorithms of the Software and/or Hardware.; or from a Third-Party API Provider’s (c) failure to implement physical, administrative, and technical safeguards, which results in a breach of Customer Data; or (d) introduction of malicious or harmful code into JLL’ systems.
4.9 Nature of Internet. Customer acknowledges that, notwithstanding any obligations of JLL, use of or connection to the internet provides the opportunity for unauthorized third parties to circumvent precautions and illegally, or without authorization to gain or attempt to gain access to the Software and data, including Customer’s Confidential Information as well as intellectual property (“Customer IP”) which may be provided by or on behalf of Customer or Authorized Users. Accordingly, JLL cannot and does not guarantee the privacy, security, integrity, or authenticity of any information so transmitted over or stored in any system connected to the internet or Equipment. Customer is responsible for its own connectivity, networks, hardware and software and compliance and usage related thereto, and the cyber security of all of Customer’s networks. For the avoidance of doubt, JLL shall have no liability with respect to Customer’s cybersecurity or network access.
4.10 Suspension. JLL at its discretion, without obligation to Customer, and without limiting any other remedy available at law or equity, may suspend or terminate access to any Service, Software and/or Hardware of one or more Authorized Users or Customer in order to: (a) prevent actual, threatened, or suspected damage to or degradation of or to the Software, Customer’s Confidential Information or Customer IP, or any other system, any violation of Section 4.5 or other obligation of this Agreement or Order; or (b) to comply with any Laws which require immediate action. If suspended, JLL will, as soon as commercially reasonable, (1) provide written notice to Customer and (2) restore access to the Software as soon as the event giving rise to the suspension has been resolved to JLL’s reasonable satisfaction.
4.11 Received Data. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and without limiting any other section of this Agreement, Customer represents and warrants that all electronic data or other information received by JLL (or its Affiliate) through the Software (“Received Data”), and all portions thereof (a) was collected in accordance with all Applicable Law, including Data Protection Laws; (b) does not contain any virus, malicious code or other code which may interfere with or otherwise impair any computer or system of JLL) or functionality thereof; and (c) alone or in combination with, e.g., any other data, hardware, or software or any use thereof by JLL or its Affiliates does not nor will cause JLL to infringe or otherwise misappropriate any right, including Intellectual Property, of any third party. JLL makes no representations whatsoever with regards to the Received Data, including the accuracy, completeness, integrity, or validity of such or of any report, database, or compilation containing any Received Data (or portion thereof); and Customer will be solely responsible for such.
4.12 Improvements. JLL will continue to develop innovative solutions to current and future business challenges and will engage in continuous improvement initiatives throughout the Order Term, for the purposes of improving the quality and efficiency of the Software, Hardware and/or Services or for any other purposes.
5. Confidentiality.
5.1 Each Party may have access to information that is confidential to the other Party (“Confidential Information“). Confidential Information will include all information that is labeled confidential or would reasonably be considered confidential, including, to all data, pricing, materials, policies, procedures, software, manuals, methods, and/or information of any kind or nature provided, as well as this Agreement, and all related Orders. JLL’s Confidential Information will include, but will not be limited to, (a) the Software and Hardware; (b) all communications discussing price; (c) all invoices; and (d) all Access Credentials. Each Party represents and warrants that it has authority to disclose its Confidential Information to the other Party.
5.2 A Party’s Confidential Information will not include information that: (a) is or has become a part of the public domain through no act or omission of the receiving Party; or (b) as documented in written records, was in the receiving Party’s lawful possession prior to the disclosure and had not been obtained by the receiving Party either directly or indirectly from the disclosing Party; (c) is disclosed to the receiving Party by a third party; or (d) as documented in written records, is/was independently developed by the receiving Party without use of or reference to the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information.
5.3 A Party may disclose Confidential Information as required by Laws or governmental or regulatory ruling provided, however that before making such disclosure, the Party of whom disclosure is required will, as commercially reasonable, give the disclosing Party written notice and an adequate opportunity to interpose an objection and/or take action to assure confidential handling of such information.
5.4 The Parties agree to hold each other’s Confidential Information in confidence, as detailed in this Section 5, after the termination or expiration of the Order under which such information was disclosed. Customer agrees that JLL will be permitted provide Customer IP and Confidential Information to other vendors or service providers of Customer or JLL, as may be necessary to effectuate the specific services referenced in the respective Order or to otherwise improve services provided.
5.5 Each Party agrees to use the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential information of a similar nature and value, but in no event less than a reasonable standard of care, to ensure that the other Party’s Confidential Information is not disclosed or distributed by its employees or agents in violation of the provisions of this Agreement. A Party may share or disclose Confidential Information of the disclosing Party to its Affiliates but will remain liable for breaches of this Section 5 by such Affiliates.
5.6 The Parties additionally agree that any material or information relating to any subject matter of any Order (executed or merely contemplated) or disclosed under any other agreement relating to confidentiality (“Prior NDA”), will be treated in accordance with this Agreement, and not under any Prior Solely with respect to such material or information, each Party is expressly released from its obligations of confidentiality under any Prior NDA.
5.7 Notwithstanding the foregoing, Customer hereby grants JLL and its Affiliates a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to create and use Aggregate Data (defined herein) from Customer JLL and its Affiliates may monitor Customer’s (and Customer’s authorized users’) use of the Services and use data and information related to such use (and Other Information, as defined herein), all in an aggregate and anonymous manner (i.e., not pseudo-anonymized or otherwise capable of identifying Customer or any individual), including to compile statistical and performance information related to the provision and operation of the Services (“Aggregate Data”), which will not be considered Customer’s Confidential Information. All right, title and interest in the Aggregate Data and all related intellectual property rights belonging thereto shall belong to and be retained solely by JLL. In the interest of clarity, Customer agrees that JLL and its Affiliates may compile Aggregate Data using anonymized data provided by or on behalf of Customer, e.g., through use of the Services, and Customer agrees that JLL and its Affiliates may use Aggregate Data to the extent and in the manner not prohibited by applicable law or regulation.
6. Intellectual Property
6.1 Customer Data. JLL acknowledges that, as between JLL and Customer, Customer owns and will retain all right, title, and interest in and to (including copyright, patent, trade secret, trademarks, and all other intellectual property rights associated with) (a) the data submitted, stored, posted, displayed, or otherwise transmitted by or on behalf of Customer or its Authorized Users and received through the Software or Hardware, (b) other information input into the Services by Customer or its Authorized Users (collectively, “Other Information”).
6.2 JLL IP. Customer acknowledges that JLL owns and will retain all right, title, and interest in and to (including copyright, inventions, discoveries, patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and all other intellectual property rights throughout the world) the Software and the processes, procedures, methods, trade secrets, and proprietary know-how associated with or related to the Software or Services or otherwise developed in performing or related to its activities under this Agreement or any Order (“JLL IP”). This Agreement conveys no right or interest in the Software, Services, or any JLL IP other than the express limited licenses for use as expressly provided in this Agreement for each specific Order. No other license, express or implied, is provided by this Agreement or any All rights not expressly granted by JLL to Customer through this Agreement are necessarily reserved by JLL and its licensors. For purposes of clarity, Customer IP does not include any right, title, or interest in or to the Software, JLL IP, JLL’s Confidential Information, or any intellectual property rights associated therewith.
7. Privacy and Security of Personal Data.
7.1 JLL will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for protection of Customer Data, consistent with what JLL supplies generally to its other users. JLL’s privacy policy is available at https://www.us.jll.com/en/privacy- statement, or other replacement location as provided, upon request by JLL (“Privacy Policy”). The Parties also agree that the Data Privacy Addendum, available at https://www.jllt.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Data-Privacy-Addendum.pdf or other replacement location as provided upon request by Customer is incorporated by reference JLL does not guaranty the privacy, security, integrity, or authenticity of any third party solution or any information transmitted over or stored in any system connected to or accessible via the Internet. Each Party will, to the extent applicable with respect to personal information as defined under applicable Laws, comply with, to the extent applicable, (a) the European Union (“EU”) General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and the Laws of the individual EU member states implementing GDPR with respect to personal data as defined under the GDPR, (b) all Laws relating to data privacy of any state within the United States; and (c) data protection laws of countries outside the EU and US to the extent expressly identified in an Order, in each case as relevant to the Services and activities provided thereunder. Customer represents and warrants that (1) it will obtain and maintain all consents as required from each Authorized User and data subject, prior to being disclosed to JLL (through the use of the Software or otherwise), any Personal Data, personally identifiable information, or other personal or information pertaining to any data subject, and authorizing all other activities contemplated in this Agreement (and any relevant data privacy agreement between the Parties) and in the applicable Order, including the collection, disclosure, and use of all information provided to JLL; and (2) neither it nor any Authorized User will provide any information to JLL, either through the Software or through any other means, which information may qualify as “Sensitive Data” or “Sensitive Personal Data” under any Law governing data privacy.
8. Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
8.1 Limited Warranty. JLL warrants solely that the Software, Hardware if any, supplied by JLL and Services will perform substantially in accordance with the requirements as detailed in the respective Order.
8.2 Exceptions to Limited Warranty. This limited warranty will not extend to problems due, at least in part, to (a) failures or problems relating to or caused by any hardware or software external to the Software and Hardware or otherwise not provided by or on behalf of JLL, including Equipment or third party solutions; (b) alterations to the Software and Hardware, other than those performed or authorized in writing by JLL, including alterations which involve writing to the Software database; (c) accident, negligence, or misuse of the Software and Hardware (by a party other than JLL); (d) operation of the Software and Hardware (by a party other than JLL) outside the specifications or other environmental requirements of the accompanying documentation or for any purpose other than as contemplated by JLL; (e) the importation of invalid data from other systems or any other database installed or used with the Software; (f) any problems relating or connected to, in JLL’s opinion, an activity in violation of Section 4.5; or (g) any breach of Customer under this Agreement or any Order.
8.3 Customer’s Remedies. Upon receipt by JLL of Customer’s written notice of a material non-conformity of the Software or of any other failure, JLL’s entire liability and Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy will be for JLL to use commercially reasonable measures to correct or to provide a work-around, taking into account the severity. Where the non-conformity or failure is of the Hardware, JLL’s entire liability and Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy will be for JLL to repair same or replace with a conforming Hardware.
8.4 Disclaimer of Other Warranties. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ORDER, OTHER THAN EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 1 AND 8.2: (A) JLL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE SOFTWARE, HARDWARE OR SERVICES WILL MEET ALL OR ANY OF CUSTOMER’S NEEDS OR BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS; (B) ALL SERVICES, SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND; (C) ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND SERVICES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED BY JLL, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR USE OR FREEDOM FROM INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, OR ARISING FROM COURSE OF FAIR DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, AND (D) JLL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND ALL SERVICES OR OBLIGATIONS REFERENCED BY OR PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ORDER.
8.5 CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT JLL DOES NOT CONTROL THE TRANSFER OF DATA OVER COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE INTERNET OR ANY EQUIPMENT OR THIRD PARTY SOLUTIONS, AND THAT THE SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND ANY SERVICE PROVIDED BY JLL MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF SUCH COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES.
8.6 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, JLL’ TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FROM ALL CAUSES OF ACTION AND UNDER ALL THEORIES OF LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO AND WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FEES PAID TO JLL FOR THE PARTICULAR SERVICE GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY UNDER THE RELEVANT SOW IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM. THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY HEREUNDER.
8.7 IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING LOSS OR INTEGRITY OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, COST OF PROCUREMENT OR REPLACEMENT GOODS AND SERVICES, COVER, OR RELIANCE DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR AND ORDER OR THE DELIVERY, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE, WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY ARISES FROM ANY CLAIM BASED UPON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT EITHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE.
9. Indemnification.
9.1 Indemnification by JLL. JLL hereby agrees to defend, indemnify Customer, and its successors and assigns, subsidiaries, Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, personnel, employees, and agents of any kind (“Customer Indemnitees”) from third party damages finally awarded via judgments, (including reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees) solely to the extent arising out of failure to comply with applicable Laws by JLL or its employees or agents (“Customer Claims”). This obligation will only be effective and enforceable to the extent that Customer Claims do not arise, at least in part, from the negligence, intentional misconduct, or breach of any obligations of this Agreement by a Customer Indemnitee or an Authorized User. JLL’s obligation under section 9.1 will not apply if the alleged claim results from use of Software, Hardware or Services provided for no fee. Indemnification for intellectual property infringement will be in accordance with Section 5, below.
9.2 Indemnification by Customer. Customer will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless JLL, and its successors and assigns, Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, personnel, employees, and agents of any kind (“JLL Indemnitees”) against all actual or threatened, claims, investigations, demands, damages, judgments, losses, and liabilities (including reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees), arising out of or related to, at least in part from, whether direct or indirect: (a) Customer IP, Equipment, or any portion of any third party solutions; (b) any use of the Software by the Customer or its users or Authorized Users; (c) any breach of Laws or this Agreement by Customer, its employees or agents, any Customer Indemnitee, or any Authorized User, including Laws applicable to Personal Data (“JLL Claims”). This obligation to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless will only be effective and enforceable to the extent that such JLL Claims do not arise from the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of or by JLL.
9.3 It is agreed that a Party seeking indemnification will promptly notify the other Party in writing in the event it becomes aware of any claim(s) made, brought, or instituted against it based upon or arising out of the performance of this Agreement for which the indemnitee will seek indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to give any such notice will not disqualify indemnitee from the right, or otherwise affect in any manner any right of indemnitee to receive payments of indemnifiable amounts unless the indemnifying Party’s ability to defend in such claim is materially and adversely prejudiced by the indemnitee’s failure to give notice.
9.4 Any Party liable to provide indemnification hereunder will be entitled to control the defense and settlement of any claim on which it is The Parties will reasonably cooperate in the investigation, defense, and settlement of any claim. Any indemnifying Party will have no obligation to defend, indemnify or hold harmless an indemnitee with respect to claims against an indemnitee which were settled by the indemnitee without the prior written consent, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, of the indemnifying Party.
9.5 Indemnification for IP Infringement. JLL will indemnify Customer against a third party claim that JLL’s Software, Hardware or Services, directly infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party (“Infringement Claim”). At JLL’s option, JLL will, at its own expense, defend any such Infringement Claim, and JLL will pay all damages including attorneys’ fees, damage awards, and settlement payments it has approved. JLL will have no obligation under this Section for Infringement Claims should (a) the Services, Hardware or Software be combined or used with products, software, Equipment, or services not provided by JLL or (b) the Infringement Claim is in any way related to JLL’s implementation of written specifications or requirements from Customer for specific functionality where such infringement or claim could have been avoided in the absence of such functionality. If a third-party makes a claim under section 9.5 or in JLL’s reasonable opinion likely to make such a claim, JLL may, at its option and expense (i) procure for Customer the right to continue using the Software, Hardware or Services under the terms of the Agreement; or (ii) replace or modify the Software, Hardware or Services to be non-infringing without material decrease in functionality.
10. Force Majeure.
10.1 Neither Party will be considered in default of the performance of any obligation (other than obligations relating to payment) under this Agreement to the extent that the performance of the obligation is prevented, limited, or delayed by fire, flood, earthquake, failure of equipment, explosion, strike, acts of terrorism, war, insurrection, embargo, government requirement, civil or military authority, act of God, or any other event, occurrence, or condition which is not caused, in whole or in part by that Party and which is beyond the reasonable control of that Party.
11. Miscellaneous.
11.1 Independent Contractor Relationship. Neither this Agreement nor the performance by JLL of the Services identified herein or in any Order will be construed to create any employment, agency, partnership, or joint venture relationship between the Parties, and both Parties acknowledge and agree that their relationship herein is that of independent contractors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Customer will be liable for all acts and omissions by users of the Software.
11.2 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary (other than in connection with any right related to indemnification), (a) it is the Parties’ intention that this Agreement and each Order will not be construed to give any party other than the Parties to this Agreement or Order any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or Order or any provision thereof, and (b) this Agreement and each Order are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties to this Agreement and each Order and their lawful successors and assigns.
11.3 Notice. Any notice, statement, copy, or other communication provided for in this Agreement and all Orders will be in writing and will be considered as duly delivered upon actual receipt. Other than communications relating solely to invoices and billing matters, all notices provided by Customer to JLL will be copied to JLLTLegal@jll.com, and all notices to Customer will be sent to the email address currently maintained in JLL’s records.
11.4 Governing Law. The provisions of this Agreement, any Order, and any related documents will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of State of Illinois of the United States of America (excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or principle that might refer same to the laws of another jurisdiction). Each of the Parties represents, warrants, and covenants that it has had ample opportunity to consider entering into this Agreement and has had an opportunity to consult with counsel regarding this Agreement to negotiate changes to this Agreement prior to executing the same, and the neither the Uniform Commercial Code nor the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will apply.
11.5 Dispute Resolution. In the event of a dispute arising out of or relating directly or indirectly to this Agreement or any Order, the Parties will first attempt to settle such dispute by negotiation and consultation between the senior executives of Customer and JLL and other parties familiar with this Agreement and the Order. The Parties agree that in the event direct negotiations are unsuccessful, all actions and proceedings arising out of or relating directly or indirectly to this Agreement, Order(s), or any ancillary agreement, or any other related obligations will be litigated solely and exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Cook County, State of Illinois, and that such courts are convenient forums. Each Party hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for purposes of any such actions or proceedings, and expressly waives objection thereto. THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE TO WAIVE AND RELINQUISH THEIR (AND THEIR AFFILIATES’) RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY AND ALL ISSUES.
11.6 Waiver. The Parties may waive any rights or obligations of this Agreement and all Orders only by a writing executed by the Party or Parties against whom the waiver is sought to be enforced. No failure or delay in exercising any right or remedy, requiring the satisfaction of any condition under this Agreement or any Order, and no act, omission or course of dealing between the Parties, shall operate as a waiver or estoppel of any right, remedy, or condition. A waiver made in writing on one occasion is effective only in that instance and only for the purpose A waiver once given is not to be construed as a waiver against any other situation or person.
11.7 Publicity. JLL has the right to reference and use Customer’s name and trademarks and disclose the nature of the Services provided hereunder for the purposes of JLL’s business development and marketing efforts, including JLL’s websites. Customer may opt out of this at any time by submitting a request to unsubscribe@jll.com in Customer has no right to reference and use JLL’s name and trademarks without JLL’s prior written consent.
11.8 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof will in no way affect the validity of enforceability of any other provision hereof.
11.9 Compliance Provisions
11.9.1 Anti-Bribery. Pursuant to this Agreement, each Party represents that it has not and agrees that it will not violate the laws and regulations of the United States of America (including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), any local laws of the country of operation, the country in which business is being conducted, or any other relevant country as applicable (including the United Kingdom Bribery Act of 2010) pertaining to bribery, improper payments, and kickbacks. Each Party agrees that it has not and will not, either directly or indirectly, engage in bribery, or offer, or promise, or solicit, or make, or receive any “improper payment”, including cash, loan, gift, travel, entertainment, hospitality, facilitation payment, kickback, political or philanthropic contribution, anything of value for the benefit of itself or its personnel or any entity or individual associated with such Party or its personnel, or for any other perceived benefit as an inducement to act or refrain from acting, or in order to improperly obtain or retain a business advantage in relation to this Agreement or any Order.
11.9.2 Trade Controls. Customer represents and warrants that it will comply with all applicable U.S. and foreign export, import, and customs laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), the Foreign Trade Regulations (“FTR”), the sanctions laws, regulations, and executive orders administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the U.S. Anti-boycott Laws as such term is defined below (collectively, the “Trade Control Laws”) at its sole cost and expense. In the event of a conflict between any U.S. and foreign Trade Control Laws, the U.S. Trade Control Laws will prevail. Customer agrees that with regard to any technical data provided to JLL or uploaded to its Services, Customer has accurately (a) determined the applicable export control classifications and licensing requirements, (b) obtained any necessary export licenses, and (c) submitted any necessary export clearance declarations. If Customer does not provide a Customer Export Classification Form to JLL, Customer is deemed to have certified to JLL that the respective technical data are classified as EAR99 or is otherwise capable of being exported without restriction. Customer must notify JLL before providing any technical data that is controlled under Trade Control Laws, if any, and clearly mark such data as export-controlled. JLL will not be liable to Customer for any loss or expense if Customer fails to comply with the applicable Trade Control Laws or with the provisions set forth herein. Customer will immediately notify JLL if Customer becomes listed on, or owned or controlled by anyone on, any restricted persons list published by the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Treasury, or State, the European Union, or the United Kingdom, or if Customer’s export privileges are fully or partially denied, suspended, or revoked. JLL may disclose Confidential Information to government agencies as JLL may deem reasonably necessary for the purpose of disclosing, resolving, or remediating any violation or potential violation of any applicable Trade Control Laws.
11.9.3 Customer represents and warrants, without limitation, at all times that (a) neither it nor any Authorized User is/are located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (b) neither it nor any Authorized User is/are listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties, including any government, country, corporation or other entity, group or individual with whom or any entity which the Office of Foreign Asset Controls (“OFAC”) sanctions prohibit JLL from engaging in transactions with (including any person that appears on the current OFAC list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”).
11.10 Assignment. Neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder (including Orders) will be assigned by any of the Parties (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Party. Either Party may, however, assign this Agreement together with all related Orders to an Affiliate, by providing written notice 30 days prior to such assignment. Any attempted assignment not in compliance with this Section will be void.
11.11 Survival. The Parties’ obligations under this Section 11, Sections 2.6 (Special Termination), 8.4 (Disclaimer of Other Warranties), 8.6, 8.7, 9.2 (Indemnification by Customer), and 9.3, and all of Sections 3 (Payment), 4 (Software), 5 (Confidentiality), 6 (Intellectual Property), and 7 (Privacy and Security of Personal Data), will survive the termination or expiry of this Agreement.
11.12 Insurance. Each Party warrants and represents that it has secured and will maintain insurance coverages in full force throughout the performance of this Agreement in amounts appropriate to the conduct of its business and to cover its obligations of this Agreement and all Orders.
11.13 Entire Agreement. No agreements between the Parties (or any Affiliates) relating directly or indirectly to the subject matter or any obligations in this Agreement will impact or modify any term or obligation of this Agreement unless such agreement is made as an amendment or otherwise is governed by the terms, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such agreement. This Agreement and all related Orders constitute the entire agreement between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement or any services rendered hereunder and supersedes and precludes all other agreements, understandings, negotiations, and discussions, whether oral or written, between the Parties relating Only the terms and conditions expressly contained in this Agreement (including its attachments and all amendments) and the relevant Order (and its Change Orders) will form binding commitments on the Parties related to the Software, Hardware and Services described herein. In the interest of clarity, no terms or conditions contained in any other document, e.g., a Purchase Order, will be enforceable against either Party and will be null and void.
12. Service Level Agreement.
This Section 12, Service Level Agreement (“SLA”), sets forth the sole and exclusive obligations relating to the subject matter JLL will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the policies and procedures as set forth herein, as such policies and procedures are updated from time to time, to the extent and as may be communicated by JLL or as contained in the relevant Order.
12.1 Definitions
12.1.1 “Maintenance” means Unavailability of the Software (a) as announced by JLL no fewer than 3 business days prior to the Software becoming Unavailable; (b) scheduled Maintenance, not longer than 8 hours each month and on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday afternoons or evenings (with holiday exceptions) or (c) urgent security updates required as part of any service commitment. Announcements of Unavailability will be made as part of the Service.
12.1.2 “Unavailable” and “Unavailability” means that the Software cannot be accessed by an Authorized User during a 5 consecutive minute period and such Authorized User attempts but is unable to access data by means of the Software during that same time period.
12.1.3 “Unavailable Time” means the number of minutes that the Software is Unavailable, excluding the period of time corresponding to Maintenance and/or SLA Exclusions.
12.1.4 “Uptime Percentage” is calculated by subtracting from 100% the percentage of minutes during the quarter equal to the Unavailable Time.
12.1.5 Availability Commitment. JLL will make the Software available with an Uptime Percentage of at least 99.5% during any calendar quarter (the “Availability Commitment”). Should Customer observe any unplanned Unavailability, it may request JLL provide Customer with a detailed report of the Uptime Percentage and Software Unavailability at the conclusion of the respective calendar quarter.
12.2 JLL SLA Exclusions. The Availability Commitment does not apply to any Unavailability or inaccessibility of the Software, or any other Software performance issues that result from, at least in part (“SLA Exclusions”), Maintenance; factors outside of JLL’s reasonable control including a force majeure event, Internet access failure, Equipment, or problems beyond the demarcation point of the JLL network; any actions or inactions of Customer (including actions or inactions in connection with the administration of the Software), any Authorized User, or any third party; the equipment, software, or other technology of Customer or any third party (other than third party equipment within JLL’s direct control); any act or omission prohibited by Paragraph 4.5 of the Agreement; the use, unavailability, failure of Amazon Web Services, Azure, or other similar cloud provider; or arising from the suspension or termination of any right to use the Software in accordance with the Agreement.
12.3 SLA Remedy. Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy for JLL’s breach of the SLA is the issuance of a credit in the amount described in the SLA. Customer will follow JLL’s posted credit claim procedure. When the validity of the service credit is confirmed by JLL in writing (email permitted), Customer may apply the credit to a future invoice for the Service or request a refund for the amount of the credit if no future invoice is due.
LAST MODIFIED 10/9/2024