Calix
Cloud Terms of Service Agreement
CALIX, INC. (“CALIX”) IS WILLING TO PROVIDE ACCESS AND USE OF
THE SERVICE IDENTIFIED BELOW TO YOU IF YOU ACCEPT THIS TERMS OF SERVICE
AGREEMENT (THE “AGREEMENT”) WITH CALIX. PLEASE READ THE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AS
IT IS LEGALLY BINDING. BY CLICKING “I AGREE” OR USING THIS SERVICE, YOU ACCEPT
THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. THE TERMS
OF YOUR MASTER PURCHASE AND LICENSE AGREEMENT AND ORDER
DOCUMENT WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY CONFLICTING OR INCONSISTENT TERMS IN THE
AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS, CLICK “I
DECLINE.” IF YOU ARE ACCEPTING THESE TERMS ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON OR A COMPANY OR OTHER
LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO ACT FOR
AND TO BIND THAT PERSON, COMPANY, OR LEGAL ENTITY TO THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO
NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS, YOU MUST NOT ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT AND MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES. CALIX MAY
AMEND OR MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION AT ANY TIME WITHOUT
NOTICE.
1.
Definitions. The
following definitions (and additional definitions provided in this Agreement)
will apply:
1.1.
“Activation Date” means the date Calix makes the Service
available to You as specified in one or more Order Documents or the date you
accept this Agreement, whichever date comes first.
1.2.
“Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the subject entity.
“Control,” for purposes of this definition, means direct or indirect ownership
or control of more than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity
1.3.
“Calix Content” means Calix-supplied text, audio, video,
graphics, applications, portal, developer portal, network intelligence and
other information and data available by means of the Service or on one or more
Calix web portals.
1.4.
“Customer Data” means data, information or material provided,
submitted or otherwise transmitted by You or any of Your Users to Calix in
connection with the Service including, but not limited to, Your and subscriber
data.
1.5.
“Order Document(s)” means one or more documents entered into
between You and Calix regarding the purchase of a subscription to the Service.
1.6.
“Party” or “Parties” means individually or collectively
Calix, You and Users
1.7.
“Service” means the
on-line, web-based applications, related components and documentation (as may
be changed or updated by Calix from time to time under this Agreement) made
available by Calix via one or more web portals as may be designated by Calix.
1.8.
“Term” means the term of this Agreement as specified in
Section 14.1.
1.9.
“You” or “Your” means the company or other legal entity for
which you are accepting this Agreement by downloading, installing or using the
Service, and includes Affiliates of that company or entity.
1.10.
“User” means You and each of Your employees, consultants,
contractors or agents who are expressly permitted by You to use the Service and
have been supplied User identifications and passwords by You (or by Calix at
Your request).
2.
Access to the
Service
2.1.
Calix will provide You access to the Service through a Calix
designated web portal and under and subject to the terms of this Agreement and
if applicable the Order Document(s).
2.2.
Calix will use commercially reasonable efforts to make the
Service available as specified in an applicable Order Document(s) or Calix
published specifications and service description documents except for: (i) planned
downtime (of which Calix will give at least 8
hours electronic notice), and (ii) any Service disruption or unavailability
caused by circumstances beyond Calix’s reasonable control, including without
limitation, Internet service provider failure or delays, delays involving
hardware, software, or power systems not within Calix possession or reasonable
control, or denial of service attacks, acts of God, acts of government, flood,
fire, earthquake, civil unrest, acts of terror, strikes or other labor
disruptions.
3.
Your Use of the
Service and Calix Content
3.1.
Your use of the Service is on a subscription basis and if
applicable, subject to the pricing terms set forth in the applicable Order
Document(s). Calix reserves the right to make changes and updates to the
Service and/or documentation of the Service from time to time. You agree that
Your purchase and/or use of the Service is not contingent on our provision or
delivery of any future feature or function.
3.2.
As part of Your Service, You are
licensed during the Term to store, print, and display the Calix Content and to
permit Users to access it only in connection with use of the Service. No other
use of Calix Content is permitted. You will maintain and will require Your
Users to maintain Calix Content as Confidential Information (as defined below)
of Calix at all times.
4.
Appropriate Use
of the Service
4.1.
While Users may be persons that You authorize to use the
Service for Your business, including, but not limited to, Your employees,
consultants and contractors, You may not sublicense, resell or supply the
Service for use in or for the benefit of any other organization, entity,
business, or enterprise without Calix’s prior written authorization.
4.2.
You agree to comply with, and are
responsible to ensure that Your Users comply with, all applicable local, state,
federal, and international laws in using the Service.
4.3.
You agree not to submit to the Service any material that is
illegal, misleading, defamatory, indecent or obscene, threatening, infringing
of any third party proprietary rights, invasive of
personal privacy, harmful to children or otherwise objectionable (collectively
“Objectionable Matter”). You will not permit Your Users to submit any
Objectionable Matter. In addition, Calix may, at its option at any time, adopt
rules for permitted and appropriate use and may update them from time to time
on the Calix web portal, and You and Your Users will be bound by any such
rules. Calix reserves the right to remove any Customer Data that constitutes
Objectionable Matter or violates any Calix rules regarding appropriate use, but is not
obligated to do so. You represent and
warrant that (i) the Service will not be downloaded
or used in, or transported to, a country that is subject to a U.S. Government
embargo, or has been designated by the U.S. Government as a
“terrorist-supporting” country, and (ii) You are not listed on any U.S.
Government list of prohibited or restricted parties. Calix reserves the right
to terminate this Agreement for cause in case the You and/or Your Users
materially breach the provisions of this Section 4.
4.4.
You will take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that
You and Your Users do not interfere with or disrupt the integrity of
performance of the Service, the Calix Content and/or the Customer Data. Calix
reserves the right to suspend or terminate immediately Your and/or any User
account or activity that is disrupting or causing harm to Calix’s computers,
systems or infrastructure or to other parties, or is in violation of state or
federal laws, including laws regarding “spam.”
5.
Passwords and
Access
You are responsible for all activities that occur under Your User accounts. You
are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of all User
usernames and passwords. A User account may not be shared or used by more than
one User. You agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent
unauthorized access to the use of the Service and/or its related systems and
will notify Calix immediately of any unauthorized use of any Service username
or password or account or any other known or suspected breach of security.
6.
Fees and
Payment
6.1.
Calix will invoice applicable Service fees for each
subscription term at the commencement of the term as set forth in the
applicable Order Document(s).
6.2.
You agree and will be responsible for paying all Service fees
as and when due and to keep your User accounts with Calix current at all times.
Your User accounts with Calix must remain current at all times in order for
Your Users to have access to the Service. You are responsible for providing
Calix with accurate billing and contact information, including prompt updates
to this information.
6.3.
Your account will be considered delinquent if payment in full
is not received by the due date specified on the invoice. In addition to other
applicable remedies, Calix reserves the right to suspend and/or terminate Your
and Your Users’ access to the Service and/or terminate this Agreement, upon ten
(10) days’ notice, if Your account becomes delinquent. Such right is without
prejudice to any other remedies Calix may have. Calix reserves the right to
impose interest of 1.5% per month on any outstanding balance, or the maximum
permitted by law, whichever is less, plus all expenses of collection, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs with respect to any delinquent
invoices. Calix agrees to withhold exercise of its rights under this Section
6.3 (without any prejudice to such rights) if, in its reasonable determination,
You have a reasonable basis for disputing the unpaid
sums and You are reasonably cooperating with Calix to resolve the disputed
sums.
7.
Data Use and
Protection
7.1.
Unless otherwise provided in an Order Document, all User
accounts are maintained on servers hosted by a third-party identity provider in
the United States of America and authenticated before accessing the Service.
You have obtained the required consent and agree to such storage and
authentication.
7.2.
All
Customer Data submitted by You in connection with the Services, however
transmitted or provided, will remain Your sole property to the full extent
provided by law. You shall have sole responsibility for the accuracy, quality,
integrity, legality, reliability, appropriateness of any Customer Data made
available to Calix under this Agreement. Prior to entering into any Service
that includes the use, processing, storage or transfer of Customer Data, You
will ensure that You have all necessary appropriate consents and/or notices in
place to enable the lawful use, processing, storage or transfer of Customer
Data and/or personal data or personally identifiable information of an
individual by Calix on Your behalf in connection with the selected Services for
the term and purposes of such Services.
You may view Calix’s Data Collection and Usage documents at: https://www.calix.com/my-calix/usage/cloud-usage.html
7.3.
You hereby grant to Calix and its authorized agents, its
third party service providers or affiliates a non-exclusive worldwide license and
consent to host, copy, store, use, transmit, process and display Customer Data
to the extent reasonably necessary to offer, provide, maintain and/or develop
enhancements to the Services and the delivery of the Services. Calix will not
use Customer Data for any purpose other than (i) to
provide and maintain the Services as described herein or in Calix published
product and/or user documentation for such Services, (ii) in accordance with
this Agreement and any order form for Services, (iii) as requested and
instructed by You, (iv) on an anonymous and/or aggregated basis to evaluate the
data, including behavioral analytics and trends, to develop enhancements and
improve the Services and the delivery of such Services, or (v) as required by
law, regulation or legal process (in which case Calix shall use reasonable
efforts to notify You unless not permitted by such law, regulation or legal
process). You further grant Calix and its authorized agents, its third party service
providers or affiliates a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free
license to use and incorporate into the Services any suggestion, enhancement
request or other feedback provided by Customer.
7.4.
Customer Data may be considered under applicable laws to be
personal data or personally identifiable information of an individual. You,
Your User’s and Calix will comply with all applicable data protection
legislation with respect to the use, processing, storage or transfer of any
Customer Data that may be considered under applicable laws to be personal data
or personally identifiable information of an individual and will maintain
appropriate records and information to demonstrate its compliance with such
legislation.
7.5.
Services may involve use, processing, storage or transfer of
Customer Data that are considered to be personal data or personally
identifiable information of an individual. Your election to subscribe to any
such Services shall be considered Your instructions authorizing Calix to use,
process, store or transfer Customer Data subject to the Service in accordance
with the product and/or user documentation for such Services or as otherwise
needed to carry out Calix’s contractual obligations for the Service.
7.6.
You and Calix shall take reasonable measures to secure,
safeguard and protect Customer Data, which shall be treated as Confidential
Information. Both parties shall also take reasonable measures to secure,
safeguard and protect Customer Data provided in connection with Services
against unauthorized or unlawful use or processing and against accidental loss,
destruction or damage, including implementation of reasonable organizational
measures and technologies to securing the confidentiality of the data and to
secure and safeguard the data in delivery of the Services. Calix shall reasonably
cooperate with and assist You (at Your cost) in Your compliance requirements in
connection with the Services under applicable data protection legislation,
which may include responding to requests, removal of Customer Data from
systems, completion of impact assessments and/or issuance of notifications.
7.7.
Customer Data may be routed through servers hosted by third-parties located
in the United States or Germany for
storage in the United States or Canada. You have obtained the required consent
and agree to such routing and storage of Customer Data.
7.8.
Services may include use of third-party systems and services.
You agree that Your and Your Users use of the Services constitutes
express consent for Calix to engage third parties to host, copy, store, use,
transmit, process and display Customer Data to the extent reasonably necessary
to offer, provide, maintain, further develop, improve and/or enhance the
Services and/or delivery of the Services, provided such third parties shall be
subject to confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations at least as
protective of Customer Data as set forth in Section 13 (Confidentiality) and
obligations to comply with applicable data protection laws.
7.9.
You shall provide Calix such access to Customer Data, systems
and networks as is necessary in order for Calix to provide Services and to
otherwise carry out its obligations to provide support for the Services. Except
for Customer Data required for Calix’s provision and/or license of its
products, platforms and services, Calix shall not have access to any other data
or information, including without limitation any information considered under
applicable laws to be personally identifiable information of any individual
(collectively, “Excluded Data”). You shall employ commercially reasonable
efforts to ensure no Excluded Data is supplied, transmitted or otherwise
transferred to Calix or any Calix systems or through any Calix services unless
expressly agreed in advance in writing between the parties. In the event any
Excluded Data is supplied, transmitted or otherwise transferred to Calix, You shall
take reasonable steps to promptly notify Calix.
7.10.
Within a reasonable time after the effectiveness of
termination of any Services, Calix shall permanently delete Customer Data
collected for such Service without retaining any copies unless required
otherwise under applicable law. For clarity, the Parties agree that any data
retained and stored on an anonymous and/or aggregated basis does not constitute
data required to be deleted under this section.
7.11.
The Services are subject to Calix policies notified to You
and for which Calix reserves the right to modify from time to time in its
business judgment and as it deems required for compliance with applicable laws
and regulations. You may view Calix’s Privacy and Security Policy at: https://www.calix.com/content/dam/calix/mycalix-misc/misc/Calix-Product-Privacy-Policy.pdf.
8.
Calix’s
Ownership
Calix and its suppliers retain all rights, title and interest in the Service
and Calix Content. This Agreement grants no ownership rights to You or Your
Users. No license is granted to You or Your Users except as to use of the
Service as expressly stated herein. The Calix name, the Calix logo, and the
product names associated with the Service are trademarks of Calix or third
parties, and they may not be used without Calix’s prior written consent.
9.
Restrictions on
Use of the Service
You may not alter, sell, resell, distribute, rent, lease, license or sublicense
the Service or provide it as a service bureau. You agree not to reverse
engineer the Service or its software or other technology. You will not use or
access the Service to: (i) build a competitive
product or service, (ii) make or have made a product using similar ideas,
features, functions or graphics of the Service, (iii) make derivative works
based upon the Service or the Calix Content or (iv) copy any features,
functions or graphics of the Service or the Calix Content. You agree not to
“frame” or “mirror” the Service. Use, resale or exploitation of the Service
and/or the Calix Content except as expressly permitted in this Agreement is
prohibited. You will ensure that Your Users comply with the foregoing restrictions.
10.
Representations
and Warranties
10.1.
Calix warrants that the Service will perform in all material
respects to the functionality as described in applicable user documentation for
the Service as made available via the Calix web portal. Your exclusive remedy
in the event of any breach of the foregoing warranty shall be termination of
this Agreement for a pro-rated refund of payments made for the remaining months
under the Service subscription following the effective date of termination if
Calix fails to remedy such breach within 60 days after receipt of written
notice from You regarding such breach.
10.2.
Each party represents and warrants that it has the legal
power and authority to enter into this Agreement.
10.3.
You represent and warrant that You have not falsely
identified Yourself or provided any false information to gain access to the
Service and that Your billing information is correct.
11.
Indemnification
11.1.
Calix will defend, indemnify, and hold You (and Your
officers, directors, employees and agents) harmless from and against costs,
liabilities, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees)
(collectively, “Losses”) arising from any third party claim, suit, action, or
proceeding arising from the actual or alleged infringement of any United States
copyright, patent, trademark, or misappropriation of a trade secret by the
Service or Calix Content (other than that due to Customer Data). In case of
such a claim, Calix may, in its sole discretion, procure a license that will
protect You against such claim without cost to You, replace the Service with a
non-infringing Service, or if it deems such remedies not practicable, Calix may
terminate the Service and this Agreement without fault, provided that in case
of such a termination, You will receive a pro-rata refund of the license fees
prepaid for use of the Service not yet furnished as of the termination date.
THIS SECTION STATES YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OR CLAIMS
ALLEGING INFRINGEMENT.
11.2.
You will defend, indemnify, and hold Calix (and its officers,
directors, employees and agents) harmless from and against all Losses arising
out of or in connection with a claim, suit, action, or proceeding by a third
party (i) alleging that the Customer Data or other
data or information supplied by You infringes the intellectual property rights
or other rights of a third party or has caused harm to a third party, (ii)
arising out of breach of Sections 4 (Appropriate Use of the Service) or 5
(Passwords and Access) above, or (iii) alleging that such third party did not
consent to the collection, use or disclosure of its Customer Data, including
personally identifiable information.
11.3.
You will defend, indemnify, and hold Calix (and its officers,
directors, employees and agents) harmless from any expense or cost arising from
any third party subpoena or compulsory legal order or process that seeks
Customer Data and/or other User-related information or data, including, without
limitation, prompt payment to Calix of all costs (including attorneys’ fees)
incurred by Calix as a result. In case of such subpoena or compulsory legal
order or process, You also agree to pay Calix for its
staff time in responding to such third party subpoena or compulsory legal order
or process at Calix’s then applicable hourly rates.
11.4.
In case of any claim that is subject to indemnification under
this Agreement, the party that is indemnified (“Indemnitee”) will provide the
indemnifying party (“Indemnitor”) reasonably prompt notice of the relevant
claim. Indemnitor will defend and/or settle, at its own expense, any demand,
action, or suit on any claim subject to indemnification under this Agreement.
Each party will cooperate in good faith with the other to facilitate the
defense of any such claim and will tender the defense and settlement of any action
or proceeding covered by this Section to the Indemnitor upon request. Claims
may be settled without the consent of the Indemnitee, unless the settlement
includes an admission of wrongdoing, fault or liability.
12.
Disclaimers and
Limitations
12.1.
THE WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE THE
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE WARRANTIES OFFERED BY CALIX. THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES
OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. EXCEPT AS STATED IN
SECTIONS 2.2 AND 10.1 ABOVE, THE SERVICE AND CALIX CONTENT ARE PROVIDED TO YOU
ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR
DETERMINING WHETHER THE SERVICE OR THE INFORMATION GENERATED THEREBY IS
ACCURATE OR SUFFICIENT FOR YOUR PURPOSES. CALIX DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF
THE SYSTEM WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED. CALIX IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
SOFTWARE INSTALLED OR USED BY YOU OR YOUR USERS (WHETHER OR NOT IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SERVICE), FOR THIRD PARTY SERVICES OR MATERIALS, OR FOR THE OPERATION
OR PERFORMANCE OF THE INTERNET.
12.2.
IN NO EVENT WILL CALIX’S LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY SINGLE
INCIDENT ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE LICENSE FEES FOR THE 12
MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE TIME OF THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE GIVING RISE
TO SUCH CLAIM. IN NO EVENT WILL CALIX HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY LOST
PROFITS, REVENUES OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COVER OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER AN ACTION IS IN CONTRACT OR TORT AND REGARDLESS OF
THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF CALIX HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES; PROVIDED THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED
BY LAW.
13.
Confidentiality
13.1.
“Confidential Information” means all proprietary
and/or confidential information, technical data or know-how of a Party and/or
its affiliates, which is furnished to the other Party in written or tangible
form, including without limitation, any and all information relating to Software,
software code, designs, techniques, specifications, development and marketing
plans, product roadmaps, strategies, and forecasts, pricing, discounts and
financial information; any personal data or personally identifiable
information, as well as the terms of this Agreement. Oral disclosure will be
deemed Confidential Information if it would reasonably be considered to be of a
confidential nature. Neither Party will use the other Party’s Confidential
Information except as reasonably required for the performance of this
Agreement. Each Party will hold in confidence the other Party’s Confidential
Information by means that are no less restrictive than those used for its own
confidential materials. Each Party agrees not to disclose the other Party’s
Confidential Information to anyone other than its employees or subcontractors
who are bound by confidentiality obligations and who need to know the same to
perform such Party’s obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Confidential Information does not include information which the receiving party
is able to demonstrate is: (i) already in the
possession of the receiving party free of confidentiality obligation to the
disclosing party; (ii) independently developed by the receiving party; (iii)
publicly disclosed through no fault of the receiving party; (iv) rightfully
received by the receiving party from a third party that is not under any
obligation to keep such information confidential; or (v) disclosed pursuant to
the requirements of law, regulation, or court order, provided that the
receiving party will promptly inform the disclosing party of any such
requirement and reasonably cooperate with efforts to limit disclosure, procure
a protective order or similar treatment. Upon termination or expiration of this
Agreement, each Party will return all of such Confidential Information of the
disclosing party and all copies thereof in the receiving party’s possession or
control to the disclosing party; or destroy all Confidential Information and
all copies thereof in the receiving party’s possession or control. The
receiving party will certify in writing that no copies have been retained by
the receiving party, its employees or agents.
13.2.
You agree that Calix may collect and use system and/or device
information gathered as part of the Services and Calix may use this information
to improve, further develop and enhance its products, Services or other
services, or its delivery of its products, Services or other services, provided
Calix does not use such system information in a manner that correlates or links
to other subscriber information to ascertain the identity of any individual
subscriber.
13.3.
The Parties agree that there may be no adequate remedy at law
for any breach of this Section 13, including without limitation any actual or
threatened disclosure of Confidential Information, and that either Party, in
addition to any other rights or remedies it may have, will be entitled to seek
equitable relief including an injunction restraining any such breach or
threatened breach by the other party. The receiving party of Confidential
Information further agrees to reasonably cooperate with disclosing party in the
event any action is necessary to enforce the terms of this Section 13 with
respect to the activities of any third party (including any third party agent
of the receiving party), including providing reasonable assistance to protect
any rights provided in law or equity regarding the Confidential Information or
to remedy any injury resulting from the inappropriate or unauthorized
disclosure or use of the Confidential Information.
14.
Term and
Termination
14.1.
The Term of this Agreement commences when you click “I AGREE”
or start using the Service, and shall continue until
terminated pursuant to this Section 14 or as otherwise provide in the
applicable Order Document(s), whichever is earlier.
14.2.
Calix, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate Your
username and password, account, or use of the Service and/or terminate this
Agreement without notice.
14.3.
Upon written request by You made within 60 days after the
effective date of termination or expiration of this Agreement, Calix will make
the Customer Data available to You for Your copy, export or download. You agree
and acknowledge that Calix has no obligation to retain and may delete Customer
Data that remains in Calix’s possession or control more than 60 days after
termination unless otherwise required by law.
14.4.
The following provisions will survive termination: all
definitions, Your accrued financial obligations, the license to Customer Data
to the extent reasonable for Calix’s discharge of its post-termination
obligations, and the following Sections: 1 (Definitions), 6 (Fees and
Payments), 7 (Data Use and Protection), 8 (Calix’s Ownership), 9
(Restrictions on Use of the Service), 11 (Indemnification), 12 (Disclaimers and
Limitations), 13 (Confidentiality), 14.3 (Return of Customer Data), 14.4
(Survival of Provisions), 15 (Notice) and 17 (General Provisions).
15.
Notice
Calix may give notice by means of electronic mail to Your email address on
record in Your account or by written communication sent by first class mail or
by courier service to Your address on record in Your account. Such notice will
be deemed to have been given upon the expiration of 36 hours after mailing (if
sent by first class mail) or sending by courier or 12 hours after sending (if
sent by email), or, if earlier, when received. You may give notice to Calix in
writing addressed to: Calix, Inc., Attention: Legal, 2777 Orchard Parkway, San
Jose, California 95134, United States of America, with courtesy copy to
calixlegal@calix.com. A party may, by giving notice, change its applicable
address, email, or other contact information.
16.
Assignment
This Agreement may not be assigned by You without the prior written approval of
Calix but may be assigned by Calix to (i) a parent or
subsidiary, (ii) an acquirer of all or substantially all of Calix’s assets
involved in the operations relevant to this Agreement, or (iii) a successor by
merger or other combination. Any purported assignment in violation of this
Section will be void. This Agreement may be enforced by and is binding on
permitted successors and assigns.
17.
General
Provisions
17.1.
Choice of Law; Jurisdiction. Unless prohibited by applicable
law, this Agreement will be interpreted fairly in accordance with its terms,
without any strict construction in favor of or against either party and in
accordance with the laws of the State of California and applicable US federal
law without regard to choice or conflicts of law
rules. You agree that the state and federal courts located in the county of San
Francisco, California, USA will have exclusive jurisdiction and venue over any
dispute or controversy arising from or relating to this Agreement or its
subject matter.
17.2.
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such
provision will be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions
of the invalid or unenforceable provision, with all other provisions remaining
in full force and effect.
17.3.
No Agency. No joint venture, partnership, employment, or
agency relationship exists between You (or any User) and Calix as a result of
this Agreement or use of the Service.
17.4.
No Waiver. The failure of Calix to enforce any right or
provision in this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right or
provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by Calix in writing.
17.5.
U.S. Export Compliance. The Service and Calix Content, along
with documentation and other technology we may make available to You in
connection with the Service may be subject to export laws and regulations of
the United States. You represent that neither You nor any User is named on any
U.S. government denied-party list. You further agree that You will immediately
terminate a User’s access to the Service if such User becomes the subject of
any U.S. government denied-party list. You shall not permit Users to access or
use any Service or Content in a U.S.-embargoed country (currently, Cuba, Iran,
North Korea, Sudan or Syria) or otherwise in violation of any U.S. export law
or regulation.
17.6.
Anti-Corruption. You agree that You will comply with
applicable anti-corruption laws and regulations in connection with the Service
and/or any business activity with Calix. You further agree that You will take
reasonable steps to ensure compliance with the foregoing by Users. You
represent that You have not received or been offered any bribe or kickback or
any improper payment, gift, or thing of value from any Calix employee or agent
in connection with this Agreement. If You become aware of any of the foregoing
learn of any violation or non-compliance with this Section 17.6, You will use
reasonable efforts to promptly notify Calix’s Legal Department at calixlegal@calix.com.
17.7.
Audit Rights. During the Term and for a period of twelve (12)
months following the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Calix shall
have the right to audit Your compliance with the terms of this Agreement,
including usage hereunder, provided Calix shall provide You with advanced
notice of at least five (5) days and shall not conduct audits more frequently
than twice per calendar year. You shall reasonably cooperate in such
audits. You shall maintain at all times accurate records of its compliance with
this Agreement and shall provide Calix with such records promptly upon request.
In the event You have not complied with its obligations hereunder, You shall reimburse
Calix for the cost of the audit in addition
to any fee obligations resulting from the audit and such other rights and
remedies as Calix may have.
17.8.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with any
applicable order documents for the Service (provided such order documents have
been accepted by Calix under its standard order acceptance processes), comprise
the entire agreement between You and Calix and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements, whether written or
oral, between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.
Last updated: November 10, 2020