Ecommerce Terms & Conditions

Last updated: 20 August 2019

These terms and conditions are for e-commerce customers only, who signed up online via the website and pay monthly using a credit card. If you are an enterprise customer paying via invoice, please see the Enterprise terms and conditions.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Please read these Terms and Conditions, carefully before ordering the Services set out in the Proposal which are provided by Silktide Limited located at Brunel Parkway, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8HR, a company registered in England under company number: 4242422 and VAT No: 772 5263 20.

By registering for a free trial or completing the online registration form for a chargeable subscription to the Services at www.silktide.com by clicking on the accept buttons relating to our Terms and Conditions, DPA and Privacy Policy, you the Customer agree to be legally bound by these Terms and Conditions, DPA and Privacy Policy as they may be modified and posted on our website from time to time. In the event of any inconsistency between the content of the Terms and Conditions, the DPA and the Privacy Policy, the Terms and Conditions shall prevail followed by the DPA and then the Privacy Policy.

If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, DPA and Privacy Policy then you may not purchase our Services.

IT IS AGREED BETWEEN THE PARTIES THAT:

1. Definitions

In this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:

2. Services

2.1. The Customer engages the Company and the Company agrees to provide the Services to the Customer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement from the Effective Date for the Term.

3. Licence to use the Services

3.1. Subject to the Customer’s payment of the Fees, the Customer is granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to permit Authorised Users and Clients to use the Services (including any associated Intellectual Property Rights and Confidential Information of the Company) from the Effective Date for the Term for the Customer’s internal business operations. Such licence permits the Customer to make copies of software or other information necessary for the Customer to receive the Services via the Internet. Where open source software is used as part of the Services, such software use by the Customer will be subject to the terms of the open source licences. No additional implied rights are granted beyond those specifically mentioned in this clause 3.1.

3.2. Notwithstanding the Customer’s statutory rights, no right to modify, adapt, or translate the Services or create derivative works from the Services is granted to the Customer.

3.3. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to mean, by inference or otherwise, that the Customer has any right to obtain source code for the software comprised within the Services. Disassembly, decompilation or reverse engineering and other source code derivation of the software comprised within Services is prohibited. To the extent that the Customer is granted the right by law to decompile such software in order to obtain information necessary to render the Services interoperable with other software the Company will provide access to any relevant source code or information provided that the Customer makes a written request identifying the relevant details of the Services with which operability is sought and the nature of the information needed. The Company has the right to impose reasonable conditions including but not limited to the imposition of a reasonable fee for providing such access and information.

3.4. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, the Services are provided and may only be used in conjunction with:

3.4.1. The Customer’s existing systems and applications in order to facilitate the Customer’s transactions with its Clients;

3.4.2. Providing access to Services solely to Clients and Authorised Users.

3.5. The Customer may not:

3.5.1 Lease, loan, resell, assign, licence, distribute or otherwise permit access to the Services; or

3.5.2. Use the Services to provide ancillary services related to the Services; or

3.5.3. Permit access to or use of the Services by or on behalf of any third party;

except as permitted in this Agreement;

3.6. The Company reserves the right to electronically monitor the Customer’s use of the Services.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

4.1. All Intellectual Property Rights and title to the Services (save to the extent these incorporate any Customer Data, Customer Intellectual Property Rights or third party owned item) shall remain with the Company and/or its licensors and subcontractors. No interest or ownership in the Services, Intellectual Property Rights or otherwise is transferred to the Customer under this Agreement.

4.2. The Customer shall retain sole ownership of all rights, title and interest in and to Customer Data and its pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights and shall have the sole responsibility for the legality, reliability, integrity, accuracy and quality of the Customer Data. The Customer grants the Company a non-exclusive, licence to use Customer Data, Customer Intellectual Property Rights and any third party owned item from the Effective Date for the Term to the extent required for the provision of the Services.

4.3. The Customer is not allowed to remove any proprietary marks or copyright notices from the Services.

4.4. The Customer grants the Company a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to display the Customer’s name, logo and trademarks, as designated and/or amended by the Customer from time to time and as required in the creation of correspondence, documentation and website front ends in the provision of the Services.

4.5. The Customer assigns all rights, title and interest in any Feedback to the Company. If for any reason such assignment is ineffective, the Customer shall grant the Company a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty free, worldwide right and licence to use, reproduce, disclose, sub-licence, distribute, modify and exploit such Feedback without restriction.

4.6. The Company may take and maintain technical precautions to protect the Services from improper or unauthorised use, distribution or copying.

5. Third Party Providers

5.1. The Company shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that any interface or integration to a third party provider or system used by the Customer operates correctly. The Customer acknowledges that the successful operation of any interface or integration is dependent upon the technical set up of the third party systems, and the Customer agrees that the Company cannot be held liable for any failures in the operation of the interface or integration. Accordingly, the Company shall have no liability or obligation whatsoever to the Customer in relation to the content on, or use of, or connection with any third party website made available via use of the Services.

5.2. If an issue arises with regard to the effective operation of an interface or integration the Company will use all reasonable efforts to resolve the issue at the earliest opportunity.

5.3. The Customer acknowledges that:

5.3.1. It is responsible for ensuring that it has paid and instructed the third party to co-operate with the Company; and

5.3.2. The Company has no liability whatsoever to the Customer for any problems with any interface or integration resulting from acts or omissions of the Customer or the third party.

6. Ordering, Fees, Invoicing and Payment

6.1. The Customer confirms that all details provided for the purpose of obtaining the Services will be correct, that the credit card details used are its own and that there are sufficient funds or credit facilities to cover the Fees.

6.2. The Company is entitled to refuse any order placed by a Customer. If an order is accepted, the Company will confirm acceptance via email.

6.3. The Fee is the price in force on the date of each invoice. All Fees are exclusive of VAT.

6.4. The Company shall invoice the Customer the fixed part of the Fee monthly in advance from the Effective Date. At the end of each calendar month the Customer shall be invoiced in arrears in relation to the variable part of the Fee based upon its actual use of the Services in that calendar month.

6.5. All invoices shall be issued and paid in pounds Sterling.

6.6. If payment of any Fee is overdue, the Company may, without liability to the Customer, disable the Customer’s password, account and access to all or part of the Services and the Company shall be under no obligation to provide any or all of the Services while the invoice(s) concerned remains unpaid.

6.7. The Company shall charge interest on any overdue amount at the rate of 2% (two per cent) per annum above Barclay’s base rate from time to time, or the statutory applicable rate, whichever is higher. The Company also reserves the right to recover any costs and reasonable legal fees it incurs in recovering overdue payments.

7. Confidential Information

7.1. Each party may use the Confidential Information of the other party only for the purposes of this Agreement. Each party must keep confidential all Confidential Information disclosed to it, except where the recipient of any Confidential Information is required to disclose the Confidential Information by law to any regulatory or governmental or other authority with relevant powers to which either party is subject.

7.2. Each party may disclose the Confidential Information of the other party to those of its employees and agents who need to know the Confidential Information for the purposes of this Agreement, but only if the employee or agent is bound by confidentiality undertakings equivalent to those set out in this Agreement.

7.3. Both parties agree to return (or destroy) all documents, materials or data containing Confidential Information to the disclosing party without delay upon completion of the Services or termination or expiry of this Agreement.

7.4. The obligations of confidentiality under this Agreement do not extend to information that:

7.4.1. Was in the other party’s lawful possession before the negotiations leading to this Agreement; or

7.4.2. Is, or after the day this Agreement is signed, becomes publicly known other than through any act or omission of the receiving party; or

7.4.3. Is lawfully disclosed to the receiving party by a third party without restriction on disclosure;

7.4.4. Is independently developed by the receiving party, which independent development can be shown by written evidence; or

7.4.5. Is required to be disclosed by law by any court of competent jurisdiction or by any regulatory or administrative body.

8. Data Protection

8.1. Each party undertakes to comply with its obligations under relevant applicable data protection laws, principles and agreements.

8.2. To the extent that personal data is processed when the Customer, Authorised Users or Clients use the Services, the parties acknowledge that the Company is a data processor and the Customer is a data controller and the parties shall comply with their respective statutory data protection obligations.

8.3. The Customer shall ensure that:

8.3.1. The personal data, which it supplies or discloses to the Company has been obtained fairly and lawfully;

8.3.2. It will obtain all necessary consents from persons whose data is being processed: and

8.3.3. It has in place all necessary registrations with authorities to permit the Company to transfer personal data to third parties pursuant to its obligations under this Agreement.

8.4. The Company confirms that it:

8.4.1. Will only process personal data on behalf of, and in the name of, the Customer;

8.4.2. Will only process data in accordance with the instructions of the Customer; and

8.4.3. Has taken, as well as its subcontractors, licensors and hosts, sufficient and appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to personal data, having regard to the state of technological development and cost of implementing any measures, to ensure a level of security appropriate to the harm that might result from such unauthorised or unlawful processing or accidental loss, destruction or damage and the nature of the personal data to be protected.

8.5. In addition to the above obligations, from the 25^th of May 2018 the parties shall comply with their respective obligations set out in the DPA. In the event of any conflict between clauses 11.3 and 11.4 of this Agreement and the terms of the DPA, the terms of the DPA shall prevail.

8.6. Where the Company collects and processes personal data of the Customer, as a data controller, when providing the Services to the Customer, such collection and processing shall be in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

8.7. If a third party alleges infringement of its data protection rights, the Company shall be entitled to take measures necessary to prevent the infringement of a third party’s rights from continuing.

9. Representations and Warranties

9.1. Each party warrants and represents that:

9.1.1. It has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform the obligations required hereunder;

9.1.2. The execution and performance of its obligations under this Agreement does not violate or conflict with the terms of any other agreement to which it is a party and is in accordance with any applicable laws; and

9.1.3. It shall respect all applicable laws and regulations, governmental orders and court orders, which relate to this Agreement.

9.2. The Company warrants to the Customer that:

9.2.1. it has the right to licence the Services;

9.2.2. the Services shall be performed with reasonable skill and care and in a professional manner in accordance with good industry practice;

9.2.3. by performing the Services it will not infringe the rights of any third party (including but not limited to Intellectual Property Rights in any jurisdiction) or be in breach of any obligations it may have to a third party.

The foregoing warranties shall not: (a) cover deficiencies or damages relating to any third party components not furnished by the Company; or (b) any third party provided connectivity necessary for the provision or use of the Services. In the event of a breach of the warranties under this clause 9, the Company shall have no liability or obligations to the Customer other than to reimburse the Fees for the Services.

9.3. The Customer warrants and represents that:

9.3.1. it rightfully owns the necessary user rights, copyrights and ancillary copyrights and permits required for it to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement.

9.3.2. it and the Authorised Users shall maintain reasonable security measures (as may change over time) covering, without limitation, confidentiality, authenticity and integrity to ensure that the access to the Services granted under this Agreement is limited as set out under this Agreement. In particular the Customer and Authorised Users shall treat any identification, password or username or other security device for use of the Services with due diligence and care and take all necessary steps to ensure that they are kept confidential, secure and are used properly and are not disclosed to unauthorised persons. Any breach of the above shall be immediately notified to the Company in writing. The Customer shall be liable for any breach of this Agreement by an Authorised User or Client.

9.3.3. it shall ensure that its network and systems comply with the relevant specification provided by the Company from time to time and that it is solely responsible for procuring and maintaining its network connections and telecommunications links from the Customer’s systems to the Company’s data centres and all problems, conditions, delays, delivery failures and all other loss or damage arising from or relating to the Customer’s network connections or telecommunications links or caused by the Internet.

9.4. All third party content or information provided by the Company via the Services, for example prices is provided “as is”. The Company provides no warranties in relation to such content or information and shall have no liability whatsoever to the Customer for its use or reliance upon such content or information.

9.5. Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, all warranties and conditions, whether express or implied by statute, common law or otherwise (including but not limited to satisfactory quality and fitness for purpose) are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. No warranty is made regarding the results of usage of the Services or that the functionality of the Services will meet the requirements of the Customer or that the Services will operate uninterrupted or error free. This section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

10. Liability

10.1. Neither party excludes or limits its liability to the other for fraud, death or personal injury caused by their negligent act or omission or wilful misconduct.

10.2. Neither party shall be liable for any Consequential Loss arising out of or related to this Agreement or in tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation or however arising, even if the party was advised of the possibility of such damages.

10.3. Neither party shall be liable for any loss of profits (whether categorised as direct or indirect) arising out of or related to this Agreement, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation or otherwise, even if a party was advised of the possibility of such damages.

10.4. Subject to clauses 10.1 to 10.3 inclusive the total liability of the Company to the Customer in aggregate (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) for any and all claims relating to or arising under this Agreement or based upon any claim for indemnity or contribution shall be limited to the total Fees (excluding all taxes) paid by the Customer to the Company during the 12 month period prior to the date on which any such claim arose. If the duration of the Agreement has been less than 12 months, such shorter period shall apply.

10.5. The Customer shall be liable for any breaches of this Agreement caused by the acts, omissions or negligence of any Authorised Users or Clients who access the Services as if such acts, omissions or negligence had been committed by the Customer itself.

10.6. The Customer shall not raise any claim under this Agreement more than 1 year after:

10.6.1. The discovery of the circumstances giving rise to a claim; or

10.6.2. The effective date of termination or expiry of this Agreement.

10.7. The parties acknowledge and agree that in entering into this Agreement, each had recourse to its own skill and judgement and have not relied on any representation made by the other, their employees or agents.

11. Liability

11.1. The Company shall at its own expense, defend or at its own option settle any claim brought against the Customer by a third party on the basis of an infringement of any Intellectual Property Rights by the Services excluding any claim deriving from any Customer provided item) and pay any final judgment entered against the Customer on such issue or any settlement thereof, provided that:

11.1.1. The Customer notifies the Company promptly of each such claim;

11.1.2. The Company is given sole control of the defence and/or settlement; and

11.1.3. The Customer fully co-operates and provides all reasonable assistance to the Company in the defence or settlement.

11.2. If all or part of the Services becomes, or in the opinion of the Company may become, the subject of a claim or suit of infringement, the Company shall at its own expense and sole discretion:

11.2.1. Procure for the Customer the right to continue to use the Services or the affected part thereof;

11.2.2. Replace the Services or affected part with another suitable non-infringing service or software;

11.2.3. Modify the Services or affected part to make the same non-infringing.

11.3. The Company shall have no obligations under clauses 11.1 and 11.2 above to the extent that a claim is based on:

11.3.1. A modification of the Services by anyone other than the Company;

11.3.2. The combination, operation or use of the Services with other services or software not provided by the Company if such infringement would have been avoided in the absence of such combination, operation or use; or

11.3.3. The use of the Services in any manner inconsistent with this Agreement; or

11.3.4. The negligence or wilful misconduct of the Customer.

11.4. Clauses 11.1 to 11.3 state the Company’s sole and exclusive rights and remedies and the Company’s entire obligations and liability for any claims made under these clauses.

11.5. The Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold the Company and its employees, sub-contractors or agents harmless from and against any costs, losses, liabilities and expenses, including reasonable legal costs arising from any claim relating to or resulting directly or indirectly from:

11.5.1. Any claimed infringement or violation by the Customer, an Authorised User or a Client of any Intellectual Property Rights with respect to use of the Services outside of the scope of this Agreement; or

11.5.2. Use by the Company of any Customer Data or Customer or Client provided item, in particular storage or publication on the Internet of any Illegal Content; or

11.5.3. Any access to or use of the Services by an Authorised User, a Client or a third party;

11.5.4. Breaches of data protection law or regulations or the terms of the DPA by the Customer, an Authorised User or a Client; and

11.5.5. Any breach of the terms of this Agreement by an Authorised User or a Client;

and the Company shall be entitled to take reasonable measures in order to prevent Illegal Content from being published on the Internet or breaches of third party rights from continuing.

12. Security

12.1. The Company shall permit the Customer to specify which Authorised Users or Clients may access the Services through its standard application security options.

12.2. The Customer, Authorised Users and Clients must ensure that each password is only used by the user to which it has been assigned. The Customer is responsible for any and all activities that occur under the Customer’s account and via the Customer’s passwords. The Customer will immediately notify the Company if the Customer becomes aware of any unauthorised use of the Customer’s account, the Customer’s passwords or breach of security known to the Customer. The Company shall have no liability for any loss or damage arising from the Customer’s failure to comply with these requirements.

12.3. The Company may suspend access to the Services, or portion thereof, at any time, if in the Company’s sole reasonable discretion, the integrity or security of the Services is in danger of being compromised by acts of the Customer, Authorised Users or Clients. Where possible, the Company shall give the Customer 24 hours prior written notice, before suspending access to the Services, giving specific details of its reasons.

13. Termination

13.1. The Company may terminate this Agreement or the provision of any Services with immediate effect if:

13.1.1. The Customer has used or permitted use of the Services in breach of the terms of this Agreement; or

13.1.2. The Company is prohibited under applicable law, or otherwise from providing the Services.

13.2. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving the other party 7 days notice in writing (which shall include email).

13.3. Upon termination of this Agreement:

13.3.1. The Customer shall promptly pay the Company all unpaid Fees and all licences granted under the Agreement shall terminate on the effective date of termination;

13.3.2. The Company shall Cease providing the Services to the Customer;

13.3.3. At the option of the Customer, the Company shall delete (in accordance with the terms of the DPA) or return all Customer Data stored in the Company’s database in its then current format, free of charge. If the Customer requires any Customer Data to be returned in a different format the Company reserves the right to charge for this additional service on a time and materials basis; Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Company reserves the right to delete all Customer Data 6 (six) months after the expiry or termination of this Agreement without giving the Customer any prior notice of such deletion.

13.3.4. No Fees already paid shall be refunded unless the Customer terminates due to the Company’s material breach.

13.4. Termination of this Agreement for whatever reason shall not affect the accrued rights of the parties. All clauses which by their nature should continue after termination shall, for the avoidance of doubt, survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Agreement and shall remain in force and effect.

14. Assignment

14.1. No party may assign, transfer or subcontract its rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, however the Company shall be entitled to assign the Agreement to:

14.1.1. Any company in the Company’s group of companies; or

14.1.2. Any entity that purchases the shares or assets of the Company as the result of a merger, takeover or similar event.

15. Relationship between the Parties

15.1. The Company and the Customer are independent contractors and nothing in this Agreement will be construed as creating an employer-employee relationship.

16. Contacts

16.1. The Customer shall provide a designated application support contact who will be responsible for and have sufficient information to respond to support questions.

16.2. The Customer shall provide a designated billing contact with all relevant contact information to respond to billing and payment questions regarding the Services.

17. Miscellaneous

17.1. Should a provision of this Agreement be invalid or become invalid then the legal effect of the other provisions shall be unaffected. A valid provision is deemed to have been agreed which comes closest to what the parties intended commercially and shall replace the invalid provision. The same shall apply to any omissions.

17.2. This Agreement constitutes the whole agreement and understanding between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, representations, negotiations and discussions between the parties relating to the subject matter thereof.

17.3. Amendments to, or notices to be sent under this Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given by email to a party at the email address given for that party in the Order Form. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Company may change or modify the terms of this Agreement, upon giving the Customer 30 (thirty) days notice via email. All changes shall be deemed to have been accepted by the Customer unless the Customer terminates the Agreement prior to the expiry of such 30 (thirty) day period. Neither party shall make any public statement, press release or other announcement relating to the terms or existence of this Agreement, or the business relationship of the parties, without the prior written consent of the other party. Notwithstanding the aforesaid the Company may use the Customer’s name and trade marks (logo only) to list the Customer as a client of the Company on its website and in other marketing materials and information.

17.4. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to be enforceable by a third party under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, or any similar legislation in any applicable jurisdiction.

18. Dispute Resolution

18.1. The parties will use their respective reasonable efforts to negotiate in good faith and settle any dispute that may arise out of or in relation to this Agreement and any breach of it.

18.2. If any such dispute cannot be settled amicably through ordinary negotiations of the sales directors of each party, the dispute shall be escalated in writing to the chief technology officer of the Company and the chief financial officer of the Customer who shall in good faith try and resolve the dispute. If the dispute or difference is not resolved within 14 (fourteen) days of the dispute being escalated the parties shall then be entitled to pursue their claim in accordance with clause 19 below.

19. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

19.1. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction for the settlement of all disputes arising under this Agreement.