12.1 Independent Contractors. You understand and expressly agree that you and MEsuite are independent contractors and not agents or employees of the other party. Neither you nor MEsuite has any right, power, or authority to act or create any obligation, express or implied, on behalf of the other party.
12.2 Notices. Any notice given under this Agreement shall be in writing and in the English language and shall be emailed to MEsuite at support@mesuite.com, or if to you, to the email or physical address associated with your account. You hereby consent to receiving any notices relevant to the Service or this Agreement by email without requiring a handwritten signature for such notice to be effective.
12.3 Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable for failing or delaying performance of its obligations (except for the payment of money) resulting from any condition beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to, governmental action, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, earthquake, fire, flood, or other acts of God, labor conditions, power failures, and Internet disturbances.
12.4 Consent to Do Business Electronically. You agree not to contest the authorization for, or validity or enforceability of, electronic records and electronic signatures, or the admissibility of copies thereof, under any applicable law.
12.5 Government End Authorized Users. The Service and Documentation are comprised of “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation” as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and are provided to any civilian or military branch or agency of the U.S. government in accordance with the policies set forth in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 or 28 C.F.R. 227.7202- 1 and 227.7202-3, respectively.
12.6 Compliance with Laws and Export Control. You shall abide by all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, rules, treaties and regulations in connection with your use of the Service, including those related to data privacy, international communications and the transmission of technical or personal data. You acknowledge that MEsuite may discontinue provision or performance of the Service or terminate the license to the Service granted hereunder following any changes in any relevant applicable law, which in the sole discretion of MEsuite, makes performance impossible, or illegal. You further acknowledge that the Service and related technology and technical data (collectively “Controlled Technology”) may be subject to the import and export laws of any country where Controlled Technology is imported or re-exported, including U.S. Export Administration Regulations. You agree not to export, re-export, import or provide any Controlled Technology to any prohibited country (such as embargoed countries), entity, or person (such as designated nationals) for which a license or other governmental approval is required or is otherwise prohibited. All Controlled Technology is prohibited for export or re-export to prohibited countries as listed at: http://www.treasury.gov/resource center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx or to any country subject to similar trade sanctions.
12.7 DMCA. MEsuite investigates notices of copyright infringement and takes appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c), as follows:
1. All written notification, pursuant to the DMCA, must be submitted to MEsuite at support@mesuite.com.
2. If you are a copyright owner or agent thereof and believe that third-party submitted content or materials, including photographs and digital images (“Third-Party Submission”), available through this Platform infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit written notification, pursuant to the DMCA, to the address identified above. To be effective, the written notification must include:
a) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
b) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
c) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
d) Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
e) A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
f) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
3. If you believe that your Third-Party Submission, which was removed (or to which access was disabled), is not infringing, or that you have authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent or authority under the law, to publish or use the Third-Party Submission, you may submit a written counter-notice, pursuant to the DMCA, to the address identified above. To be effective, the written counter-notice must include:
a) Your physical or electronic signature;
b) Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
c) A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material; and
d) Your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or in Dallas, Texas, if your address is outside of the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person, or the person’s agent, who provided notification of the alleged copyright infringement.
e) If a counter-notice is received by MEsuite, MEsuite may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party (or agent thereof) informing that person that MEsuite may replace the removed Third-Party Submission or cease disabling it in ten business days. Unless the copyright owner (or agent thereof) files an action seeking a court order against the provider of the Third-Party Submission, the removed Third-Party Submission may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at MEsuite’s sole discretion.
f) Please note that under Section 512(f) of the DMCA, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing, or that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or identification, will be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by the alleged infringer, by any copyright owner or copyright owner’s authorized licensee, or by a service provider (such as or including MEsuite), who is injured by such misrepresentation, as the result of the service provider relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing, or in replacing the removed material or ceasing to disable access to it. Accordingly, if you are uncertain whether Third Party Submission infringes your or others’ copyrights, please consult with a copyright attorney prior to making a notice under the DMCA.
12.8 Equitable Relief. You agree that your breach of the terms and responsibilities under this Agreement would cause irreparable harm and significant injury to MEsuite which would be both difficult to ascertain and for which there is no adequate remedy at law and that MEsuite shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies it may have, to injunctive relief (without the requirement of posting bond), specific performance and other equitable remedies to restrain any threatened, continuing, or further breach, or other equitable relief without prejudice to any other rights and remedies MEsuite may have under this Agreement.
12.9 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and MEsuite with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, both oral and written. MEsuite may update this Agreement at any time without notice to you. Any changes to this Agreement will be posted on the MEsuite website. You can determine when this Agreement was last revised by referring to the “Last Updated” legend at the top of the first page. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED IN THE AMENDED VERSION OF THE AGREEMENT, ANY CHANGES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING. Your continued use of the Service will constitute your agreement to any new provisions within the revised Agreement.
12.10 Waiver; Severability. Either party’s failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement will not be deemed to be a waiver of its right to enforce them. If any term or provision of this Agreement will be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, and such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable term or provision will be deemed not to be part of this Agreement.
12.11 Publicity. You hereby consent to inclusion of your name and trademarks or service marks in MEsuite customer lists that may be published as part of MEsuite’s marketing and promotional efforts. MEsuite may identify you as a customer when referring to lists of its customers.
12.12 Assignment. Neither you nor MEsuite may make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other; provided, however, that either party may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other party in the event the assigning party effects a corporate reorganization, consolidation, merger, or transfer of all or substantially all of its properties or assets. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties, their respective successors, and permitted assigns.
12.13 Survival. The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions governing ownership and use of intellectual property, representations, disclaimers, warranties, liability, indemnification, governing law, jurisdiction, venue, remedies, rights after termination, and interpretation of this Agreement, will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for their full statutory period.