Client Terms & Conditions

Commercio Stores

CUSTOMER AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These Terms and Conditions located at Commercio Client Terms & Conditions, (“Terms and Conditions”) together with the applicable contract entered into to utilize Facilisgroup products and services (e.g., product Order Form, Sublicense Agreement, etc.) (“Customer Contract”) that is governed by these Terms and Conditions (collectively, the “Agreement”), constitute a binding agreement between Facilisgroup, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as “Facilisgroup”) and Customer (each a “Party” and together the “Parties”) pursuant to which Facilisgroup provides Customer access to its platforms, which host software products and applications.

RECITALS:

           A.        Facilisgroup is the exclusive licensee in the United States by way of agreement of select and certain Intellectual Property rights (as that term is more fully defined herein) of Facilisgroup Canada Inc., an Ontario, Canada Company (“Facilisgroup Canada”), with the property rights having a relationship to certain business systems and methodology relating to the ordering, purchasing, cataloguing, marketing, promotion, distribution, and sales of various articles; certain data relating to the ordering, purchasing, cataloguing, marketing, promotion, distribution, and sales of articles, including without limitation suppliers’ names, addresses, products, pricing and supply information; the “Signature Collection” website; and certain Facilisgroup software products or platforms which, among other things, provides contact and order management in the context of the ordering, purchasing, cataloguing, marketing, promotion, distribution, and sales of articles.

           B.        Facilisgroup is the owner of the following U.S. trademark/service marks:  Serial No. 76/666,129 filed September 15, 2006 in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and Serial No. 90678290.       

           C.        The following Terms and Conditions govern the Customer’s use of all Facilisgroup platforms, products, software, intellectual property, and trade/service marks.

DEFINITIONS:

For the purposes of this Agreement the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:

  1. “Confidential Information” means:
    1. all data and information in any form whatsoever relating to the business and operation of Facilisgroup, including proprietary and trade secrets, technology and accounting records, and the Intellectual Property; and
    1. information disclosed by any Party to this Agreement in writing or in any other manner that is noted as confidential at the time of disclosure, either orally or in writing; but does not include any data or information which:
      1. is or becomes publicly available through no act or omission of the other Party;
      1. is already in the rightful possession of the other Party prior to its receipt from the other Party;
      1. is independently developed by the other Party;
      1. is obtained by the other Party from a third party who is not under any restrictions to disclose;
      1. is disclosed with the written consent of the Party whose information it is; or,
      1. is disclosed under operation of law.
  2. “Effective Date” means the effective date set forth in the applicable Customer Contract entered into by Customer by clicking acceptance online.
  3. “Intellectual Property” means all right, title and interest in:
    1. Facilisgroup’s licensed rights to the business system and methodology relating to the ordering, purchasing, cataloging, marketing, promotion, distribution, and sales of articles, including all copyright, trade secrets, confidential information, inventions, rights of invention, patents, and designs in relation thereto;
    1. Facilisgroup’s licensed rights to the websites and access portals including all URLs, content, images, text, lists, designs, HTML, Java or other code, links, copyright, trade secrets, confidential information, inventions, rights of invention, and patents in relation thereto;
    1. Facilisgroup’s licensed rights to the data, databases and functional elements relating to the ordering, purchasing, cataloguing, marketing, promotion, distribution, and sales of promotional articles, including without limitation searchable online catalogues and online order systems, suppliers’ names, addresses, vendor agreements, products, product descriptions, images, pricing, supply information, invoicing and tracking systems, employee statistics and sales information, including all copyright, trade secrets, confidential information, inventions, rights of invention, patents, and designs in relation thereto;
    1. the source code, object code, layout, configuration, architecture, data and all copyrights (including the right to file copyright applications anywhere in the world and the right to any registrations resulting therefrom), trademarks (including the right to file trademark applications anywhere in the world and the right to any registrations resulting therefrom), trade secrets, confidential information, inventions, rights of invention, patents, designs (including the right to file patent applications anywhere in the world in respect of any invention and the right to any patents resulting therefrom), patents, designs (including the right to file design applications anywhere in the world and the right to any registrations resulting therefrom) and all other rights in relation thereto in relation to Facilisgroup software products and applications; and
    1. all Facilisgroup’s websites, including, but not limited to, the “Signature Collection” website and the “Syncore” and “Commercio” software platforms.
  4. “Services” means all the services provided by Facilisgroup to Customer, as set forth in the applicable Customer Contract.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

DISRUPTIONS:

  1. Facilisgroup does NOT guarantee that Customer will always be able to access the Facilisgroup websites, including AtEaseSystems.net, “The Signature Collection” website, Commercio Company Stores, Commercio Pop-Up Shop websites or any other Facilisgroup websites, or any data without disruptions, delays or communication-related flaws. Facilisgroup will not be liable for any damages, costs or losses incurred by Customer as a result of any such disruptions, delays or other omissions in any communication experienced and damages or business interruptions therefrom when using the “Signature Collection” website, or any Facilisgroup software, or when accessing any data supplied or stored by Facilisgroup or Facilisgroup Canada.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES:

  1. Each of the Parties to this Agreement confirms the accuracy of the statements in each paragraph under the heading “Recitals” at the beginning of this Agreement.
  2. Customer represents and warrants that it is authorized to enter into this Agreement and to comply with its terms. Furthermore, Customer represents and warrants that it will at any and all times comply with its obligations hereunder, as well as comply with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
  3. Customer acknowledges that the Services, and any Facilisgroup Services including the “Signature Collection” website and all Facilisgroup software and platforms are provided on an “As Is” basis, with no warranties whatsoever. FACILISGROUP DOES NOT EITHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, CLAIMS OR REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE “SIGNATURE COLLECTION” WEBSITE OR THE “SYNCORE” SOFTWARE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE. Further, Facilisgroup does not represent or warrant that the “Signature Collection” website or any Facilisgroup software or platforms will always be available, accessible, uninterrupted, timely, secure, accurate, complete and error-free or will operate without packet loss, nor does Facilisgroup warrant any connection to or transmission from the Internet.
  1. When and if Customer is sued for infringement of the patent, copyright, and trademark rights of another as the result of using the Services, Facilisgroup and Facilisgroup Canada retains the right to decide whether to defend Customer and the right to decide whether to join the lawsuit as a co-defendant.
  2. Customer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Facilisgroup harmless from and against any and all liability and costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and other disbursements and out-of-pocket expenses incurred, in connection with or arising out of Customer’s:
  3. violation or breach of any term of this Agreement or any applicable law or regulation, whether or not referenced herein;
  4. violation of any rights of any third party;
  5. claims of third parties against Facilisgroup based on Customer’s breach of any representations contained herein or as a result of any of Customer’s actions or inactions.
  6. Customer’s use of the Services, and performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement is in its capacity as an independent contractor. Accordingly, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as establishing an employer/employee, a partnership, agency, brokerage, or joint venture relationship between Customer and Facilisgroup.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

  1. In no event shall Facilisgroup be liable, whether in contract, warranty, tort, negligence, product liability or any other form of liability, for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages (including without limitation any loss of data, interruption, computer failure or pecuniary loss) arising out of the use or inability to use the Services or any Facilisgroup website, including the “Signature Collection” website or any Facilisgroup software or platform, even if Facilisgroup has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Customer’s only right or remedy with respect to any problems or dissatisfaction with the “Signature Collection” website or any Facilisgroup software or platform is to cease use of the “Signature Collection” website or the Facilisgroup software or platform.

TERMINATION:

  1. This Agreement is effective as of the Effective Date and will remain effective until terminated by either Facilisgroup or Customer as set forth below.
    1. Commercio termination policy: At any time after the Effective Date of this Agreement, on thirty (30) days prior written notice, either Party to this Agreement may terminate this Agreement for any reason.  During this thirty-day period of time after the giving of such notice of termination, the Parties shall continue to fulfill all of their obligations as set out in this Agreement. Customer shall remain liable for unpaid fees at the time of notice of termination and those fees that continue to accrue between the notice of termination and the effective date of the termination.
  2. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason by either Party, Customer shall no longer have access to the “Signature Collection” website where applicable, any Facilisgroup software or products it contracted for, nor any other Intellectual Property.  Provided all amounts due Facilisgroup from Customer have been fully paid, upon termination, Facilisgroup will, at Customer’s request, provide to Customer, the then current data of Customer which Customer was storing on Facilisgroup Canada’s Internet-accessible computer upon which Facilisgroup software was installed.  The data will be delivered in the most useful format available, as determined by Facilisgroup.
  3. Facilisgroup may utilize and disclose Customer’s data stored on the Internet-accessible computer upon which Facilisgroup software was installed for the following purposes:
    1. to measure Customer’s activities, sales and performance;
    1. to troubleshoot or debug the Facilisgroup software;
    1. to determine the fees payable to Facilisgroup hereunder;
    1. to negotiate better competitive pricing of promotional articles, as applicable; and
    1. to analyze and consult with others, sales results and performances to further develop, improve and enhance the Facilisgroup software.
    1. Facilisgroup’s use and disclosure of Customer’s data is subject to Facilisgroup’s Privacy Policy which is available at https://facilisgroup.com/privacy-policy/ and, as amended from time to time, is incorporated herein by this reference.  Facilisgroup covenants and agrees that except for the foregoing purposes, it will not use for itself or disclose to any third parties any information or data of Customer stored on the Internet-accessible computer upon which Facilisgroup software was installed without the Customer’s prior consent.
  4. Without limiting any other remedies available to it, in the event that Customer breaches or is deemed to have breached any provision of this Agreement or fails to make any payment to Facilisgroup when due, Facilisgroup may, at its option, take any or all of the following steps:
    1. immediately limit, suspend, or terminate Customer’s use of the “Signature Collection” website where applicable and any Facilisgroup software contracted for or ordered by the Customer;
    1. immediately delete Customer’s User Account and/or User ID;
    1. immediately terminate all licenses and permissions granted to Customer herein; and/or
    1. immediately terminate this Agreement.
    1. In the event of a monetary default hereunder by Customer, Customer shall have seven (7) days after receipt of written notice from Facilisgroup to cure any such default; and in the event of a non-monetary default of this Agreement by Customer, Customer shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from Facilisgroup to cure any such default.
  5. In the event that:
    1. Customer becomes insolvent, Customer shall immediately inform Facilisgroup of the insolvency;
    1. Customer makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, Customer shall duly inform Facilisgroup of the assignment;
    1. a petition in bankruptcy is filed by Customer or such a petition is filed against Customer;
    1. Customer becomes bankrupt or insolvent;
    1. a receiver or other custodian or trustee of Customer’s assets or property, or any part thereof is appointed by a Court of competent jurisdiction; and/or,
    1. Customer is dissolved, wound up, acquired, or merged; or,
    1. subject to Section 30, if there is any change(s) in the ownership of Customer that results in a change of more than 50% of the current ownership interests in Customer , then Customer shall be deemed to be in immediate breach of this Agreement and Facilisgroup shall have available to it such remedies as are set out herein and those remedies available to it in law and in equity.
  6. Upon termination of this Agreement, Customer shall:
    1. cease all use of the “Signature Collection” website where applicable and any Facilisgroup software;
    1. cease accessing the “Signature Collection” website where applicable and any Facilisgroup software;
    1. cease all use of the Intellectual Property and documentation related thereto;
    1. return all materials and documentation to Facilisgroup which incorporate or utilize the Intellectual Property;
    1. cease displaying on the Internet or otherwise any images, text, links, indices, prices, catalogues or other materials provided by Facilisgroup; and,
    1. cease all use of the Facilis and Facilisgroup Trademarks.
  7. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon termination of this Agreement, Sections numbered 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 26, 29, and 30 of this Agreement survive the termination of this Agreement.
  8. Customer agrees to comply with the laws and rules of the United States to the extent they may prohibit or restrict the exportation of any of the Intellectual Property furnished to Customer either directly or indirectly by Facilisgroup.

INUREMENT:

ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER:

GOVERNING LAW:

ENTIRE AGREEMENT:

NOTICE:

FORCE MAJEURE:

MODIFICATION:

CUSTOMER USE, COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS