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This Software Subscription Service Agreement (the “Agreement”) sets forth the obligations and conditions between you (“Client”) and Ecrown Technologies LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Provider”), relating to your use of the Services defined herein. Please read this Agreement carefully. Your use of the Services is expressly conditioned on your acceptance of this Agreement. BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THE SERVICES AND EXIT IMMEDIATELY

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  1. The Provider has developed a software application and platform - Home Fellowship Portal for the purpose of tracking and keeping records of home fellowships under a church body (the Software)

  2. Provider provides and sells subscriptions for subscribers to access and use the Software via www.wsfportal.org or any other website notified to the Client by the Provider from time to time (the Services)

  3. The Client wishes to use the Provider's service in its internal operations to track and keep records of its home fellowships including specifically use by fellowship ministers, secretaries, zonal coordinators, administrators and other persons authorised by the Client to use the Services pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein. (Authorised Users)

  4. The Provider is willing to make available the Services for the Client’s internal use pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

  5. Provider and Client acknowledge and agree that this Agreement shall be effective and in force immediately upon the date that Client begins using the services (the Effective Date)

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration for the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1. SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION

a. Provider grants to Client and Client accepts from Provider, a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and use and permit Authorized Users to access and use the Services solely for Client’s internal business use. The Services shall not be used by Client or by Authorized Users for, or on behalf of, third parties that are not authorized under this Agreement. Client shall use its best efforts to ensure that the Authorized Users use the Services in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Client acknowledges that its right to use the Services will be web-based only pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Software will not be installed on any servers or other computer equipment owned or controlled by Client or otherwise provided to Client.

b. The use of the Services by Client or any Authorized User pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to any end user agreement, terms of use, and/or privacy policy applicable to www.wsfportal.org or any other applicable website used to access the Services

c. In relation to the Authorised Users, the Client undertakes that:

(i) the maximum number of Authorised Users that it authorises to access and use the Services and the Documentation shall not exceed the number of User Subscriptions it has purchased from time to time;

(ii) it will not allow or suffer any User Subscription to be used by more than one individual Authorised User unless it has been reassigned in its entirety to another individual Authorised User, in which case the prior Authorised User shall no longer have any right to access or use the Services;

(iii) each Authorised User shall keep a secure password for his use of the Services, and that each Authorised User shall keep his password confidential;

(iv) it shall maintain an up to date list of current Authorised Users and provide such list to the Provider within 5 Business Days of the Provider’s written request at any time or times;

(v) it shall permit the Provider to audit the Services in order to establish the name and password of each Authorised User. Such audit may be conducted no more than once per quarter, at the Provider's expense, and this right shall be exercised with reasonable prior notice, in such a manner as not to substantially interfere with the Client's normal conduct of business;

d. if any of the audits referred to in clause c(v) reveal that any password has been provided to any individual who is not an Authorised User, then without prejudice to the Provider's other rights, the Client shall promptly disable such passwords and the Provider shall not issue any new passwords to any such individual; and

e. if any of the audits referred to in clause c(v)reveal that the Client has underpaid Subscription Fees to the Provider, the Client shall pay to the Provider an amount equal to such underpayment within ten (10) Business Days of the date of the relevant audit.

2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

a. Client acknowledges that all right, title, and interest in and to the Services and the Software, together with its codes, sequences, derivative works, organization, structure, interfaces, any documentation, data, trade names, trademarks, or other related materials (collectively, the “Provider IP”), is, and at all times shall remain, the sole and exclusive property of Provider. The Provider IP contains trade secrets and proprietary information owned by Provider and is protected by United States copyright laws (and other laws relating to intellectual property). Except the right to use the Services, as expressly provided herein, this Agreement does not grant to Client any rights to, or in, patents, copyrights, database rights, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks (whether registered or unregistered) or any other rights or licenses with respect to the Services or the Software.

b. Client shall not attempt, or directly or indirectly allow any Authorized User or other third party to attempt to copy, modify, duplicate, create derivative works from, frame, mirror, republish, reverse compile, disassemble, reverse engineer, download, transmit or distribute all or any portion of the Services and/or Software in any form or media or by any means.

c. The provisions of this paragraph 2 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

3. SUBSCRIPTION FEE

a. Client shall pay to Provider the subscription fee (the “Subscription Fee”) in the amount and for the duration that Client has entered and agreed to pursuant to this Agreement.

b. The subscription fee shall be due on the first business day of the billing cycle. Such billing cycle shall begin on the first day of the month for the billing period i.e first day of the month, quarter, half year or year.

c. Payments made on a monthly basis shall attract a $5.00 processing fee. This fee is waived for quarterly, semi-annual and annual payments

d. Payment shall be done by credit card on the secure payment link provided in every invoice.

e. The subscription shall be automatically renewed for the next period unless the church requests in writing to cancel the service.

f. Delayed payments by one (1) week shall lead to suspension of administrator (including super administrator) and zonal minister’s accounts. Further delays shall lead to suspension of all accounts.

g. In the event of account suspension, re-activation of accounts shall be done within one (1) day of receipt of all amounts due

h. The subscription fee is dependent on the number of fellowships managed on the portal as outlined in the pricing schedule. Addition of fellowships will result in graduation to the next relevant user plan and fees shall be adjusted accordingly.


 

4. ACCESSIBILITY/PERFORMANCE.

Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Services available on a 24x7 basis (twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week) during the Term, except for:

  1. scheduled system backup or other on-going maintenance as required and scheduled in advance by Provider, or

  2. for any unforeseen cause beyond Provider's reasonable control, including but not limited to internet service provider or communications network failures, denial of service attacks or similar attacks, or any force majeure events set forth in this Agreement.

Provider will monitor performance indicators on the systems and network infrastructure (its own and that of third party suppliers) in order to gauge the overall performance of its hosting services, and will take reasonable steps to address systems and network infrastructure as required to maintain satisfactory performance of the Software. Provider further reserves the right to monitor and reasonably restrict Client’s ability to use the Services if Client is using excessive computing resources which are impacting the performance of the Services for other subscribers. Provider agrees to notify Client in cases where it restricts such use and use good faith efforts to determine an appropriate alternative or workaround solution.

5. MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT.

Provider shall maintain the Software and/or Services and provide all patches and fixes to the Software and/or Services at no additional cost. Provided, however, said maintenance shall not include any major releases of new versions of the Software, additional functionality, or custom programming, which Provider, at its discretion, may provide at an additional cost as otherwise agreed between the parties.

6. TERM.

The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until terminated as provided herein. The term will consist of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual periods (as agreed upon in writing).

The Agreement shall automatically renew for subsequent Subscription Periods unless either party provides written notice of its election not to renew this Agreement at least fifteen (15) days prior to end of the then-current Subscription Period or otherwise terminates this Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, all rights and subscriptions granted to Client shall immediately terminate, and the Client shall cease using the Services and shall prohibit Authorized Users from using the Services

7. DEFAULT.

Client shall be in default of this Agreement if Client fails to make any payment when due and fails to cure said default within five (5) days after receipt of written notice thereof from Provider.

In addition to the monetary breach described in the previous clause, either party will be in default of this Agreement if the party is in material breach of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the non-breaching party.

If a party is in default, the non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement or seek any other remedies available at law or in equity, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. In the event Client breaches or attempts to breach any of the provisions of this Agreement, Provider shall have the right, in addition to such other remedies that may be available, to injunctive relief enjoining such breach or attempt to breach, Client hereby acknowledging the inadequacy of any remedy at law.


 

8. CONFIDENTIALITY.

a. In addition to, and in no way limiting the requirements relating to the Provider IP as set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, Client shall use its reasonable efforts (but in no case less than the efforts used to protect its own proprietary information of a similar nature) to protect all proprietary, confidential, and/or non-public information pertaining to or in any way connected to the Software, the Services, the Provider's financial, professional and/or other business affairs, and this Agreement (the "Confidential Information").

b. Client shall not disclose or publicize the Confidential Information without the Provider’s prior written consent.

c. Client shall use their reasonable efforts (but in no case less than the efforts used to protects its own proprietary information of a similar nature) not to disclose and not to use the Confidential Information for their own benefit or for the benefit of any other person, third-party, firm or corporation in a manner inconsistent with the purpose of this Agreement.

d. The terms of confidentiality and non-disclosure contained herein shall expire five (5) years from the date of the termination of this Agreement.

e. The restrictions on disclosure shall not apply to information which was: (i) generally available to the public at the time of disclosure, or later available to the public other than through fault of the Client; (ii) already known to the Client prior to disclosure pursuant to this Agreement; (iii) obtained at any time lawfully from a third-party under circumstances permitting its use or disclosure to others; or (iv) required by law or court order to be disclosed.

f. Provider shall not disclose Client information to Third Parties except to the extent needed to enable church members to find the nearest home fellowship to them through the wsf4u (www.wsf4u.com) feature. Client consents to the disclosure of cell ministers names and contact details as well as home fellowship addresses via this avenue.

9. LIMITED WARRANTY.

Provider warrants that it has the power and authority to grant the subscription for the Services granted to Client hereunder. EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTY SET FORTH HEREIN, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” AND PROVIDER DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABLITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Limitation of Remedy and Liability.

Client represents that it accepts sole and complete responsibility for: (a) the selection of the Services to achieve Client's intended results; (b) use of the Services; (c) the results obtained from Services; and (d) the terms of any contracts between Client and Authorized Users. Provider does not warrant that the Client’s use of the Services will be uninterrupted or error-free. Client shall not assert any claims against Provider based upon theories of negligence, gross negligence, strict liability, fraud, or misrepresentation, and Client shall defend Provider from any demand or claim, and indemnify and hold Provider harmless from any and all losses, costs, expenses, or damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, directly or indirectly resulting from Client’s use of the Services, an Authorized User’s use of the Services, and/or any agreement between the Client and an Authorize User based on or in any way related to the Services. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL PROVIDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. In any event, under no circumstances shall Provider be liable for any loss, costs, expenses, or damages to Client in an amount exceeding the Subscription Fee actually paid to Provider by Client for the previous twelve (12) months.

10. MISCELLANEOUS.

a. Notice and Demands.

Notice, demand, or other communication mandated to be given by this Agreement by either party to the other shall be sufficiently given or delivered if it is sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, official company email, return receipt requested or delivered personally. Unless Provider is otherwise notified in writing, the Client’s address for notice purposes shall be Client’s address provided as part of Client’s billing information.

b. Governing Law; Forum Selection.

This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. The parties irrevocably agree and consent that said forum is convenient and has jurisdiction to hear and decide any such action.

c. Compliance with Laws.

Client shall use the Services in accordance with any and all applicable local, state, and federal laws.

d. Headings.

The paragraph headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and they form no part of the Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

e. Severability.

If any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal, void, or unenforceable, the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

f. No Waiver.

The delay or failure of either party to exercise any right under this Agreement or to take action against the other party in the event of any breach of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of such right, or any other right, or of such breach, or any future breaches, under this Agreement.

g. Assignment.

Client shall not assign or transfer this Agreement.

h. No Partnership or Agency.

Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall operate to create a partnership between the parties, or authorize either party to act as an agent for the other, and neither party shall have the authority to act in the name or on behalf of or otherwise bind the other in any way.

i. Force Majeure.

Provider will not be held responsible for any delay or failure in performance of any part of this Agreement to the extent that such delay is caused by events or circumstances beyond the Provider's reasonable control, including but not limited to fire, flood, storm, act of God, war, malicious damage, failure of a utility service or transport or telecommunications network.

j. Third Party Providers

The Client acknowledges that the Services may enable or assist it to access the website content of, correspond with, and purchase products and services from, third parties via third-party websites and that it does so solely at its own risk. The Provider makes no representation or commitment and shall have no liability or obligation whatsoever in relation to the content or use of, or correspondence with, any such third-party website, or any transactions completed, and any contract entered into by the Client, with any such third party. Any contract entered into and any transaction completed via any third-party website is between the Client and the relevant third party, and not the Provider. The Provider recommends that the Client refers to the third party’s website terms and conditions and privacy policy prior to using the relevant third-party website. The Provider does not endorse or approve any third-party website nor the content of any of the third-party website made available via the Services.

k. Complete Agreement.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Services, and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements whether written or oral. No amendment or modification of this Agreement will be binding unless reduced to a writing signed by duly authorized representatives of the parties and such writing makes specific reference to this Agreement and its intention as an amendment hereto.

BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTOOD IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE SUPERIOR TO, AND SUPERCEDE ANY CONFLICTING OR INCONSISTENT TERMS CONTAINED IN ANY PURCHASE ORDERS, OTHER DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO THE COMPANY BY YOU, OTHER DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO YOU BY THE COMPANY, OR AGREEMENTS PREVIOUSLY ENTERED INTO BY THE PARTIES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE APPLICATION AND/OR THE DATA, AND EXIT NOW.