CTIP SAAS Terms of Service

Last Updated: 11/27/2023

CENTER FOR TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES, INC. AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES (“CTIP ”) IS WILLING TO GRANT ACCESS TO THE SAAS PRODUCTS TO YOU AS THE COMPANY OR THE LEGAL ENTITY THAT WILL BE UTILIZING THE SAAS PRODUCTS (REFERENCED BELOW AS “CUSTOMER”) ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED BELOW). BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO BIND THE CUSTOMER TO THIS AGREEMENT. CUSTOMER AND CTIP MAY EACH ALSO BE REFERRED TO AS A “PARTY” AND TOGETHER, THE “PARTIES”.

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SAAS PRODUCTS. THIS SAAS TERMS OF SERVICE (“AGREEMENT”) CONSTITUTES A LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND CTIP. BY INDICATING CONSENT ELECTRONICALLY, OR ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SAAS PRODUCTS, CUSTOMER AGREES TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF CUSTOMER DOES NOT AGREE TO THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT INDICATE CONSENT ELECTRONICALLY AND MAKE NO FURTHER USE OF THE SAAS PRODUCTS.

1. Access and Use

1.1. Access and Use. Subject to payment of all applicable fees set forth in the applicable Statement of Work (“SOW”) or payment in accordance with an Indirect Order through a Channel Partner (as appropriate) and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, CTIP grants Customer, during the Subscription Term, a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and use (and permit Authorized Users to access and use) the SaaS Products and applicable Documentation solely for Customer’s and its Affiliates’ internal business purposes in accordance with the Documentation and in the quantity specified in the applicable SOW. CTIP may update the SaaS Products from time-to-time in its sole discretion but shall not remove a primary function of the SaaS Products without providing prior notice to Customer.

1.2. Access and Use Restrictions. Customer shall not (directly or indirectly): (a) copy or reproduce the SaaS Products or the Documentation except as permitted under this Agreement; (b) exceed the subscribed quantities, users or other entitlement measures of the SaaS Products as set forth in the applicable SOW; (c) remove or destroy any copyright, trademark or other proprietary marking or legends placed on or contained in the SaaS Products, Documentation or CTIP Intellectual Property; (d) assign, sell, resell, sublicense, rent, lease, time-share, distribute or otherwise transfer the rights granted to Customer under this Agreement to any third party except as expressly set forth herein; (e) modify, reverse engineer or disassemble the SaaS Products; (f) except to the limited extent applicable laws specifically prohibit such restriction, decompile, attempt to derive the source code or underlying ideas or algorithms of any part of the SaaS Products, attempt to recreate the SaaS Products or use the SaaS Products for any competitive or benchmark purposes; (g) create, translate or otherwise prepare derivative works based upon the SaaS Products, Documentation or CTIP Intellectual Property; (h) interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the SaaS Products; (i) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the SaaS Products or its related systems or networks, or perform unauthorized penetrating testing on the SaaS Products; or (j) use the SaaS Products in a manner that infringes on the Intellectual Property rights, publicity rights, or privacy rights of any third party, or to store or transfer defamatory, trade libelous or otherwise unlawful data. If Customer uses the SaaS Products outside of these Terms and Conditions or any applicable Documentation, CTIP shall have the right, but not the obligation, to consider such actions a material breach and terminate Customer’s access to the SaaS Products. CTIP shall also be entitled to any fees earned through the date of such termination and any other available remedies at law or in equity.

1.3. Login Access to the SaaS Products. Customer is solely responsible for ensuring that only appropriate Authorized Users have access to the SaaS Products. CTIP reserves the right to refuse registration of, or to cancel, login IDs that it reasonably believes to violate the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, in which case CTIP will promptly inform Customer in writing of such refusal or cancellation.

1.4. Support. As part of its provision of the SaaS Products, CTIP shall make available technical support to Customer in accordance with the Support Services terms on the applicable SOW. Upon notification from CTIP, Customer shall promptly update any Agents on Customer systems that interact with the SaaS Products. Customer acknowledges and agrees that its failure to timely install such an update may result in disruptions to or failures of the SaaS Products, security risks or suspension of Customer’s access to the SaaS Products, without any liability on the part of CTIP to Customer. As used herein, “Agents” means CTIP’s proprietary software, systems and locally installed software agents and connectors that interact with the SaaS Products as may be provided by CTIP in connection with the SaaS Products.

1.5. Third Party Risk Assessment. If Customer requires CTIP to undergo a third park risk assessment. Customer shall select vendor and pay any and all associated fees. Upon notice, CTIP shall comply with all reasonable vendor requirements associated with the risk assessment in a timely manner.

2. Payment and Taxes

2.1. Payment Terms. Customer shall pay all invoices within thirty (30) days of date of invoice, without any deduction or set-off (except for any amount disputed promptly and in writing by Customer in good faith), and payment will be sent to the address specified by CTIP. Any amounts arising in relation to this Agreement not paid when due will be subject to a late charge of one and one-half percent (1 ½ %) per month on the unpaid balance or the maximum rate allowed by law, whichever is less. Without prejudice to Customer’s rights set out elsewhere in this Agreement, all SaaS Products fees are non-refundable and payable in advance. CTIP may invoice for purchases of SaaS Products upon delivery.

2.2. Taxes. The fees and charges covered by this Agreement are exclusive of any Indirect Taxes imposed or levied, currently or in the future based on applicable legislation, on the SaaS Products. Unless otherwise agreed between the Parties, Customer will be liable for compliance with reporting and payment of such Indirect Taxes in its tax jurisdiction. CTIP shall include the Indirect Taxes on its invoice to Customer and remit such Indirect Taxes collected to the relevant authority if required by applicable law. CTIP will be responsible for direct taxes imposed on CTIP’s net income or gross receipts in its tax jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the forgoing, all payments made under this Agreement shall be in cleared funds, without any deduction or set-off, and free and clear of and without deduction from any Indirect Taxes or other withholdings of any nature.

3. Rights in Intellectual Property

3.1. Intellectual Property. Except for the rights granted in this Agreement, all rights, title, and interest in and to the SaaS Products, Documentation, and CTIP Intellectual Property are hereby reserved by CTIP. Except as provided for herein, all rights, title, and interest in and to Customer Intellectual Property are hereby reserved by Customer. Nothing in this Agreement shall transfer ownership of any Intellectual Property rights from one Party to the other.

3.2. Customer Data. Customer owns all right, title and interest in all Customer Data. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to grant CTIP any rights in Customer Data beyond those expressly provided herein. Customer grants CTIP and its Affiliates the limited, non-exclusive, worldwide license to view and use the Customer Data for the purpose of providing the SaaS Products and for CTIP internal purposes.

3.3. Usage Data and Suggestions. CTIP shall be permitted to collect and use the Usage Data for its reasonable business purposes. In the event CTIP wishes to disclose the Usage Data or any part thereof to third parties (either during the Subscription Term or thereafter), such data shall be deidentified and/or presented in the aggregate so that it will not identify Customer or its Authorized Users. The foregoing shall not limit in any way CTIP’s confidentiality obligations pursuant to section 4 below. To the extent that Customer provides CTIP with Suggestions, such Suggestions shall be free from any confidentiality restrictions that might otherwise be imposed upon CTIP pursuant to this Agreement, and may be implemented by CTIP in its sole discretion. Customer acknowledges that any CTIP products or materials incorporating any such Suggestions shall be the sole and exclusive property of CTIP.

4. Confidentiality

4.1. Confidential Information. The Parties acknowledge that each may disclose certain valuable confidential and proprietary information to the other Party. The receiving Party may only use the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to fulfil the purposes of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The receiving Party will protect the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information by using at least the same degree of care as the receiving Party uses to protect its own Confidential Information of a like nature (but no less than a reasonable degree of care) to prevent the unauthorized use, dissemination, disclosure or publication of such Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to its (and its Affiliates) employees, advisors, consultants, and agents on a need-to-know basis and provided that such party is bound by obligations of confidentiality substantially similar to those contained herein. This section 4 supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, between the Parties with respect to Confidential Information and is a complete and exclusive statement thereof.

4.2. Exceptions. Information will not be deemed Confidential Information if it: (i) is known to the receiving Party prior to receipt from the disclosing Party directly or indirectly from a source other than one having an obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party; (ii) becomes known (independently of disclosure by the disclosing Party) to the receiving Party directly or indirectly from a source other than one having an obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing Party; (iii) becomes publicly known or otherwise ceases to be secret or confidential, except through a breach of this Agreement by the receiving Party; or (iv) is independently developed by the receiving Party without use of or reliance upon the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, and the receiving Party can provide evidence to that effect. The receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information pursuant to the requirements of a court, governmental agency or by operation of law but shall (to the extent permissible by law) limit such disclosure to only the information requested and give the disclosing Party prior written notice sufficient to permit the disclosing Party to contest such disclosure.

4.3. Advertising and Publicity. Neither Party shall make or permit to be made any public announcement concerning the existence, subject matter or terms of this Agreement or relationship between the Parties without the prior written consent of the other Party except as expressly permitted in this section. Customer grants CTIP and its Affiliates during the term of the Agreement the right to use Customer's trade names, logos, and symbols (“Customer Marks”) in its public promotional materials and communications for the sole purpose of identifying Customer as a CTIP customer. CTIP shall not modify the Customer Marks, or display the Customer Marks any larger or more prominent on its promotional materials than the names, logos, or symbols of other CTIP customers. The foregoing promotional materials and communications may be created, displayed, and reproduced without Customer’s review, provided that they are in compliance with this section and any Customer Marks usage guidelines provided by Customer to CTIP in writing.

5. Security and Processing of Personal Data

5.1. Customer Data Content. As between CTIP and Customer, Customer is solely responsible for: (i) the content, quality and accuracy of Customer Data as made available by Customer and by Authorized Users; (ii) providing notice to Authorized Users with regards to how Customer Data will be collected and used for the purpose of the SaaS Products; (iii) ensuring Customer has a valid legal basis for processing Customer Data and for sharing Customer Data with CTIP (to the extent applicable); and (iv) ensuring that the Customer Data as made available by Customer complies with applicable laws and regulations including Applicable Data Protection Laws.

5.2. Data Protection Laws. The Parties shall comply with their respective obligations under the Applicable Data Protection Laws.

5.3. Security of Customer Data. CTIP shall: (i) ensure that is has in place appropriate administrative, physical and technical measures designed to protect the security and confidentiality of Customer Data against any accidental or illicit destruction, alteration or unauthorized access or disclosure to third parties; and (ii) access and use the Customer Data solely to perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and as otherwise expressly permitted in this Agreement. CTIP shall not materially diminish its security controls with respect to Customer Data during a particular SaaS Products term.

6. Warranties

6.1. Limited SaaS Products Warranty. During the applicable Subscription Term, CTIP warrants that: (a) the SaaS Products will perform in substantial conformity with the Documentation; and (b) CTIP will use industry standard measures designed to detect viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other unintended malicious or destructive code in the SaaS Products. The foregoing warranties are void if the failure of the SaaS Products has resulted from negligence, error, or misuse of the SaaS Products (including use not in accordance with the Documentation) by Customer, the Authorized User or by anyone other than CTIP. Customer shall be required to report any breach of warranty to CTIP within a period of thirty (30) days of the date on which the incident giving rise to the claim occurred. CTIP’s sole and exclusive liability, and Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy, for breach of these warranties will be for CTIP, at its expense, to use reasonable commercial efforts to correct such nonconformity within thirty (30) days of the date that notice of the breach was provided; and, if CTIP fails to correct the breach within such cure period, Customer may terminate the affected SOW and, in such event, CTIP shall provide Customer with a pro-rata refund of any unused pre-paid fees paid for the period following termination as calculated on a monthly basis for the affected SaaS Products. Without derogating from CTIP’s obligations under this Agreement, Customer warrants that it shall take and maintain appropriate steps within its control to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and security of its Confidential Information and Customer Data, including: (i) operating the SaaS Products in accordance with the Documentation and applicable law and; and (ii) dedicating reasonably adequate personnel and resources to implement and maintain the security controls set forth in the Documentation. Customer will be responsible for the acts and omissions of its Authorized Users.

6.2. Compliance with Law. Each Party shall comply with all applicable, laws and regulations in connection with the performance of its obligations and the exercise of its rights under this Agreement.

6.3. Disclaimer. Any and all warranties, expressed, incorporated or implied, are limited to the extent and period mentioned in this Agreement. To the maximum extent allowed by applicable law, CTIP disclaims all other warranties, conditions and other terms, whether express or implied or incorporated into this Agreement by statute, common law or otherwise, including the implied conditions and warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. CTIP will have no liability for delays, failures or losses attributable or related in any way to the use or implementation of third-party software or services not provided by CTIP.

7. Indemnification

7.1. Infringement Indemnity. CTIP shall defend and indemnify Customer and/or its Affiliates and their officers, directors and employees against all third-party claims, suits and proceedings resulting from the violation, misappropriation, or infringement of such third party’s patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret caused by Customer’s use of the SaaS Products in accordance with this Agreement and the Documentation, and all directly related losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees).

7.2. Customer Data and Use Indemnity. Customer shall defend and indemnify CTIP and/or its Affiliates and their officers, directors and employees against any third-party claims, suits and proceedings (including those brought by a government entity), and all directly related losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from: (i) an alleged infringement or violation by the Customer Data of such third-party’s patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret; or (ii) CTIP’s use of the Customer Data violating applicable law, provided that such use is in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

7.3. Process. Each Party’s defense and indemnification obligations herein will become effective upon, and are subject to: (a) the indemnified Party’s prompt notification to the indemnifying Party of any claims in writing; and (b) the indemnified Party providing the indemnifying Party with full and complete control, authority and information for the defense of the claim, provided that the indemnifying Party will have no authority to enter into any settlement or admission of the indemnified Party’s wrongdoing on behalf of the indemnified Party without the indemnified Party’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld). At the indemnifying Party’s request, the indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying Party in defending or settling any claim.

7.4. Exclusions. The above CTIP obligations to defend and indemnify will not apply in the event that a claim arises from or relates to: (a) use of the SaaS Products not in accordance with the Documentation and this Agreement; (b) Customer’s use of the SaaS Products in violation of applicable laws; (c) any modification, alteration or conversion of the SaaS Products not created or approved in writing by CTIP; (d) any combination or use of the SaaS Products with any computer, hardware, software, data or service not required by the Documentation; (e) CTIP’s compliance with specifications, requirements or requests of Customer; or (f) Customer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

7.5. Remedies. If the SaaS Products becomes, or CTIP reasonably determines that the SaaS Products is likely to become, subject to a claim of infringement for which CTIP must indemnify Customer as described above, CTIP may at its option and expense: (a) procure for Customer the right to continue to access and use the SaaS Products, (b) replace or modify the SaaS Products so that it becomes non-infringing without causing a material adverse effect on the functionality provided by the infringing SaaS Products, or (c) if neither of the foregoing options are available in a timely manner on commercially reasonable terms, terminate the affected SOW and provide Customer with a pro-rata refund of any unused pre-paid fees paid for the period following termination as calculated on a monthly basis for the affected SaaS Product. This section titled “Indemnification” states the sole liability of CTIP and the exclusive remedy of Customer with respect to any indemnification claims arising out of or related to this Agreement.

8. Limitation of Liability

8.1. Maximum Liability. Except for liability caused by CTIP’s intellectual property infringement indemnification obligations in section 7.1, in no event will CTIP’s maximum aggregate liability arising out of or related to this Agreement, regardless of the cause of action and whether in contract, tort (including negligence), warranty, indemnity or any other legal theory, exceed the total amount paid or payable to CTIP under this Agreement during the twelve (12) month period preceding the date of initial claim.

8.2. No Consequential Damages. Neither Party will have any liability to the other Party for any loss of profits or revenues, loss of goodwill, or for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of, or in connection with this Agreement, however caused, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), warranty, indemnity or any other legal theory, and whether or not the Party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

8.3. Construction. This Agreement is not intended to and will not be construed as excluding or limiting any liability which cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law, including liability for (a) death or bodily injury caused by a Party’s negligence; or (b) gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud.

9. Assignment. Neither Party may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the other Party’s prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign any and all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a successor in interest in the event of a merger or acquisition or to an Affiliate, upon written notice to the other Party.

10. Term and Termination

10.1. Term. This Agreement will be effective upon the date listed on the applicable SOW and shall remain in force during the applicable Subscription Term of the SaaS Product or throughout Customer’s continued use of the SaaS Product, as applicable.

10.2. Termination. Either Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice to the other Party if the other Party: (i) materially breaches this Agreement and fails to remedy such breach within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of the breach from the other Party; or (ii) commences bankruptcy or dissolution proceedings, has a receiver appointed for a substantial part of its assets or ceases to operate in the ordinary course of business. In addition, a Party may terminate this Agreement, a SOW, or an Order , in whole or in part, or cease provision of the SaaS Products if required to comply with applicable law or regulation, and such termination will not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the terminating Party. CTIP reserves the right to suspend Customer’s access to the applicable SaaS Products upon 30 days’ written notice to Customer if: (a) an invoice is more than sixty (60) days past due; or (b) if there is an uncured material breach of this Agreement. CTIP will promptly reinstate Customer’s access and use of the SaaS Products/provision of the Professional Services once the issue has been resolved. Upon termination or expiration of the Agreement or an Order, (x) any accrued rights and obligations will survive; (y) all outstanding fees and other charges under the Agreement or Order (as applicable) will become immediately due and payable, and (z) Customer will have no further right to access or use the applicable SaaS Products or professional services. If Customer is converting its perpetual self-hosted software licenses to a SaaS Product, the applicable previously licensed perpetual self-hosted software licenses will be terminated, along with any associated support services, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Order.

10.3. Effects of Termination/Expiration. Upon termination or expiration of an applicable Subscription Term, CTIP may immediately deactivate Customer’s account, and: (i) Customer will have no further right to access or use the SaaS Products; and (ii) each Party shall return or destroy any tangible Confidential Information of the other Party within its possession or control that is not contained on the SaaS Products promptly upon receiving written request from the other Party. Any Customer Data contained on the SaaS Products will be deleted within sixty (60) days of termination/expiration of Customer’s Subscription Term. Customer acknowledges that it is responsible for exporting any Customer Data to which Customer desires continued access after termination/expiration, and CTIP shall have no liability for any failure of Customer to retrieve such Customer Data and no obligation to store or retain any such Customer Data beyond 40 days following termination or expiration of the Customer’s Subscription Term. Any Customer Data contained on the SaaS Products will be deleted within 60 days of termination or expiration of Customer’s Subscription Term.

11. Miscellaneous

11.1. Independent Contractors. Nothing in this Agreement will be construed to imply a joint venture, partnership or principal-agent relationship between CTIP and Customer, and neither Party will have the right, power or authority to obligate or bind the other in any manner whatsoever.

11.2. Notices. All Notices will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given: (a) when delivered by hand; (b) three (3) days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid; (c) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery or express courier service; or (d) when provided via email when the sender has received a delivery/read receipt. Notices for CTIP should be sent to the following address:

Center for Trauma Informed Practices Inc.
Attn: Accounts
5415 W. Higgins Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60630
Email: accts@ctipractices.com
Phone: (833) 622-8287

Customer agrees to accept all notices to Customer at the legal contact (“Legal Contact”) information listed on the most recent signed proposal between Customer and CTIP.

11.3. Force Majeure. With the exception of Customer’s payment obligations herein, neither Party will be liable to the other Party for any delay or failure to perform which is due to fire, pandemic, virus, epidemic, travel advisories as to health, security and/or terrorism, flood, lockout, transportation delay, war, acts of God, governmental rule or order, strikes or other labor difficulties, or other causes beyond its reasonable control. However, in such event, both Parties will resume performance promptly after the cause of such delay or failure has been removed.

11.4. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal laws of the State of Illinois, excluding any choice of law rules, and the Parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of Illinois with respect to any dispute, claim, action, suit or proceeding (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, or its subject matter or formation. To the extent not prohibited by applicable law, each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement.

11.5. Entire Agreement, Execution, and Modification. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and representations between the Parties regarding the subject matter of this Agreement. The terms and conditions contained in any Order issued by Customer will be of no force or effect, even if the Order is accepted by CTIP. CTIP may make changes to these Terms of Service from time to time. If CTIP makes a material change to any of the foregoing, CTIP will inform Customer by e-mail to the e-mail address(es) noted on the Order (or subsequently designated by Customer in writing as a contact for notifications from CTIP), or through a banner or other prominent notice within the SaaS Products, or through the CTIP support platform. If Customer does not agree to the change, Customer must so notify CTIP by e-mail to accts@ctipractices.com.com within thirty (30) days after CTIP’s notice. If Customer so notifies CTIP, then Customer will remain governed by the most recent terms of service applicable to Customer until the end of the then-current year of the Subscription Term and the updated terms shall apply upon the commencement of the subsequent Subscription Term.

11.6. Severability and Waiver. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Should any term or provision of this Agreement be declared void or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the Parties intend that a substitute provision will be added to this Agreement that, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the intended commercial result of the original provision. The failure of either Party to enforce any rights granted to it hereunder or to take action against the other Party in the event of any breach hereunder will not be deemed a waiver by that Party as to subsequent enforcement of rights or subsequent actions in the event of future breaches.

11.7. Definitions and Interpretation. The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this Agreement:

“Affiliate” means a company controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a Party (an entity will be deemed to have control if it owns over 50% of another entity).

“Agents” means CTIP’s proprietary software, systems and locally-installed software agents and connectors that interact with the SaaS Products as may be provided by CTIP in connection with the SaaS Products.

“Applicable Data Protection Laws” means all applicable privacy and data protection laws, their implementing regulations, regulatory guidance and secondary legislations, each as updated or replaced from time to time, including: (a) the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) and any applicable national implementing laws; (b) the UK General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018; (c) the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (2002/ 58/ EC) and any applicable implementing laws, including the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/ 2426) (“EC Directive”); (d) the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”); (e) U.S. legislation (e.g. the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”); and (f) any other laws that may be applicable.

“Authorized Users” means employees, agents, consultants, contractors, or vendors authorized by Customer to use the SaaS Products solely for the internal use of Customer and its Affiliates, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

“Channel Partner” means a third-party business entity or individual that CTIP has appointed as an approved partner to as applicable, distribute, re-sell and support the SaaS Products.

“Confidential Information” means all information provided by the disclosing Party to the receiving Party concerning the disclosing Party or its Affiliates’ business, products or services that is not generally known to the public, including information relating to customers, vendors, trade secrets, prices, products, services, computer programs and other intellectual property and any other information which a Party should reasonably understand to be considered Confidential Information whether or not such information is marked “Confidential” or contains such similar legend by the disclosing Party at the time of disclosure.

“Customer Data” means all data and/or content uploaded to the SaaS Products by Customer (including where applicable Authorized Users), and in all data derived from it. For the avoidance of doubt, Customer Data does not include Usage Data.

“Documentation” means the user guides, installation documents, and specifications for the SaaS Products that are made available from time to time by CTIP in electronic or tangible form, but excluding any sales or marketing materials.

“Indirect Order” means an Order for the Software or Services from a Channel Partner of Customer’s choosing pursuant to an independent commercial agreement.

“Indirect Taxes” means excise, sales, use, gross-turnover, value added, goods and services tax or other similar types of indirect taxes on turnover and/or revenues, duties, customs or tariffs (however designated, levied or based and whether foreign or domestic, federal, state or province).

“Intellectual Property” means a Party’s proprietary material, technology, or processes (excluding the SaaS Products and Documentation), including services, software tools, proprietary framework and methodology, hardware designs, algorithms, objects and documentation (both printed and electronic), network designs, know-how, trade secrets and any related intellectual property rights throughout the world (whether owned or licensed by a third party) and any derivatives, improvements, enhancements or extensions of such Intellectual Property conceived, reduced to practice, or developed.

“Notice” means any notice or other communication required or permitted under this Agreement.

“Order” means CTIP’s quote accepted by Customer via Customer’s purchase order or other ordering document received by CTIP (directly or indirectly through a Channel Partner) to order CTIP’s SaaS Products, which references the SaaS Products, pricing, payment terms, quantities, expiration date and other applicable terms set forth in an applicable CTIP quote or ordering document.

“SaaS Products” means the software-as-a-service products specified in the Order as further described in the Documentation (including any updates and upgrades to the SaaS Products provided by CTIP in its sole discretion, and any software, systems and locally-installed software agents and connectors that interact with the SaaS Products as may be provided by CTIP in connection with the SaaS Products).

“Subscription Term” means the period of time during which Customer is subscribed to the SaaS Products, as specified in an Order and which shall begin upon delivery of the SaaS Products.

“Suggestions” means, any ideas or suggestions for improvements, new features, functionalities, corrections, enhancements or changes to the SaaS Products suggested by Customer to CTIP, excluding any Customer Data and Customer Intellectual Property.

“Support Services” means the maintenance and technical support services for the SaaS Products provided by CTIP to Customer as part of an active SaaS Products subscription.

“Third-Party Materials” means open source software programs that are made available by third parties.

“Usage Data” means data generated in connection with Customer’s access, use and configuration of the SaaS Products and data derived from it (e.g., types of applications or accounts utilized or interacting with the SaaS Products).