TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Active Ice CC, a private company duly registered
and incorporated in the Republic of South Africa with its principal place of
business at Unit 3, Time Business Park, 37 Blaauwberg Rd, Blaauwberg Strand, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
("Active
Ice") provides
interface design and other services in relation to the interactive products,
the Internet and world-wide web and the Client whose details appear in
Schedule 1 wishes Active Ice
to develop the product and provide other services in accordance with
Schedule 1.
In
consideration for payment of the Project Price, Active Ice will develop the
product and provide other services as set forth in
Schedule 1 to the
Client according to these terms and conditions (this "Agreement").
1. SERVICES
In
consideration for payment of the Project Price, Active Ice will develop the
product and provide other services as set forth in
Schedule 1 to the
Client. If the Client requests Active Ice to perform any services not expressly
covered by this Agreement, such services shall be provided at the billing
rates.
2. PRICE, PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION
(a) The
Project Price is exclusive of VAT.
(b) Any
products or services not expressly provided for in this Agreement (including
but not limited to making the website available for access and the maintenance
of the product) shall be chargeable on a time and materials basis in accordance
with the Billing Rates.
(c) Subject
to contrary provision in
Schedule 1, the Client agrees to pay (i) a 30%
deposit prior to Active Ice commencing the services, (ii) 40% after the initial
design review and (iii) the balance of 30% within 7 (seven) days of completion
of the Project by transferring the amount due to the nominated account.
(d) If the Client fails to pay any invoice,
Active Ice shall be entitled to charge interest on a daily basis on any sums
outstanding from the invoice date until the date of payment, at the rate of 7%
per annum above the prime rate. Active Ice reserves the right to remove the site
from the Clients' server if payment has not been received. A notification will
be put up on the Clients' site informing them of the non payment until such time
as proof of payment can be shown.
(e) Non-delivery
or non-performance of services by any third party including Active Ice's
agents in relation to the Project or any part thereof shall not give the Client
any right to delay any payment to Active Ice or to make any claim whatsoever
against Active Ice.
(f) In the
event that the Client wishes to cancel this Agreement at any stage, the
Cancellation Fee shall become immediately payable.
(g) Active
Ice shall be entitled to suspend the Project or any part thereof until
arrangements as to credit or payment to the satisfaction of Active Ice have
been made.
(h) Active
Ice shall be entitled to treat the Agreement as having been repudiated by the
Client in the event that (i) payment of any portion of the Project Price is not
received by Active Ice on due date; or (ii) the Client fails to pay any other
sum due to Active Ice under this Agreement or any other Agreement; or (iii) the
Client, being a company or close corporation, takes steps to deregister itself
or is deregistered or a Resolution is passed for its winding-up; or (iv) the
Client, being an individual, dies or takes steps to surrender his/her estate or
his/her estate is sequestrated, whether provisionally or finally; or (iv) the
Client, being a company or close corporation, takes steps to place itself, or is
placed in liquidation, whether voluntarily or compulsory, or in judicial
management, in either case whether provisionally or finally; or (vi) the
Client, being a partnership, the partnership is terminated; or (vii) the Client
commits an act of insolvency as defined in the Insolvency Act as at the date of
this Agreement, or, being a corporate body, commits an act which would be such
an act of insolvency if committed by a natural person; or (viii) the Client
compromises or attempts to compromise generally with any of its creditors; or
(ix) the Client is unable to pay its debts (within the meaning of Section 345
of the Companies Act No. 61 of 1973 if a company, or Section 69 of the Close
Corporations Act No. 69 of 1984 if a close corporation or Section 8 of the
Insolvency Act No. 24 of 1936); or (x) the Client fails to satisfy a judgement
against it within ten (10) days after it becomes aware of the judgement, except
that if the Client provides evidence on an ongoing basis to the reasonable
satisfaction of Active Ice that steps have been initiated within the ten (10)
days to appeal, or review or rescind the judgement and to procure suspension of
execution and that such steps are being expeditiously pursued, the period of
ten (10) days shall run from the date the judgement becomes final or the
attempt to procure suspension of execution fails; or (xi) the Client commits or
permits the commission of a breach of any the terms of this Agreement and fails
to remedy the breach to Active Ice's satisfaction within seven (7) days written
notice from Active Ice to do so.
(i) For the
purposes of this Agreement, time of payment shall be of the essence.
3. THE CLIENT'S OBLIGATIONS
(a) The
Client undertakes to secure copyright and other appropriate licences or
consents where necessary for the inclusion of any material, data and
information provided to Active Ice pursuant hereto, to enable Active Ice to
incorporate such material, data and information into the product.
(b) The
Client undertakes that it will provide or procure the provision of the
information, data and material required for the purposes hereof by Active Ice
in whatever formats and time scales agreed by the parties and set out in the
Specification.
(c) The
Project Price, billing rates, Cancellation Fee and all other fees due by the
Client to Active Ice in terms of this Agreement, shall exclude any taxes and /
or levies due as a result of a requirement by any governmental organisation
(which shall include, but not be limited to, any Value Added Tax, Importation
Tax, Withholding Tax and General Sales Tax) and all these taxes and / or levies
shall be paid by the Client.
(d) The
Client undertakes to keep secure from third parties any passwords issued to the
Client by Active Ice in connection herewith.
(e) The
Client undertakes fully to virus-check all data supplied to Active Ice pursuant
to this Agreement.
(f) In the
event that the Client wishes to enter into a maintenance Agreement or hosting
Agreement with a third party after completion of the website, the Client undertakes
to enter into appropriate licences with owners of Third Party Copyright as
notified by Active Ice and to meet associated costs.
(g) The
Client undertakes that during acceptance testing of the product it will conduct
all such tests as are necessary to satisfy itself that the product conforms to
the Specification.
(h) The
Client agrees to permit Active Ice to include an acknowledgement, whether in
the form of a word or logo or other graphic on the product, and if a website, a
hypertext link to another website of Active Ice's nomination of the front page
of the website, such acknowledgement to be in keeping with the design and
layout of the website. The Client agrees
not to remove such link and acknowledgement without the prior written Agreement
of Active Ice.
4. APPOINTMENT OF PROJECT MANAGERS
(a) The
parties undertake to each provide a Project manager, at senior management
level, for the duration of the Agreement, who will be the authorised
representative of that party for the purpose of this Agreement.
(b) Active
Ice will establish and maintain a detailed schedule of the work to be done in
terms of this Agreement, and it will provide the Client with regular reports in
respect of the Project.
(c) The
Project Managers shall oversee the implementation of this Agreement, meet on a
regular basis to be agreed between the parties and Active Ice's Project manager
will report progress on the Project in writing, detailing at least the
following points-
(i)
progress against the Specification; (ii) the major activities of Active Ice in
respect of the Project in the period under review; (iii) all factors affecting
progress against the Specification, whether favourable or adverse; and (iv)
development problems in respect of the Project, whether present or anticipated,
as well as progress made or suggestions for resolution of such problems.
(d) In
addition to the aforegoing, the Project managers shall (i) consider and make
recommendations to each of Active Ice and the Client regarding all matters
relating to this Agreement with the objective of maintaining good relations
between the parties; and
(ii)
consider and make recommendations to each of Active Ice and the Client
regarding the Project from time to time, in an attempt to resolve any deadlock
and disputes that may arise between Active Ice and the Client.
(e) The
parties undertake to comply with all decisions handed to them by the Project
managers and to implement same without undue delay.
5. TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRODUCT
(a) During
the development phase of the product, Active Ice will enable the Client to
monitor the development in the manner set forth hereunder.
(b) Once the
Project has in the opinion of Active Ice been completed, Active Ice will notify
the Client in writing and provide the Client with an opportunity to test the
product.
(c) The
Client shall carry out and complete acceptance testing within a period of 7
(seven) days of such notification and shall advise Active Ice of the results of
such testing.
(d) For the
purpose of acceptance testing, all errors found shall be categorised as follows
–
Category
1
An
operational problem which severely corrupts the integrity of the product, and
if a website, renders the website completely inaccessible to users of the www.
Category
2
An
operational problem which renders the product materially inconsistent with the
Specification, and if a website, renders the website partially inaccessible to
users of the www.
Category
3
Any other
problem with the operation, format or appearance of the product.
Category
4
An observation
which is not trivial in nature, which does not affect the accessibility of the
product, which will be considered for rectification by Active Ice within a
period of 3 (three) months after delivery of the product to the client.
(e) The
product will have passed acceptance testing (i) when all category 1 (one) and 2
(two) errors reported to Active Ice within the 14 (fourteen) day period
referred to above have been fixed and/or (ii) in relation to a category 3
error, a reasonable work-around is available and acceptable (such acceptance
not to be unreasonably refused) to the Client; or (iii) if earlier, upon the
Client first using the product.
(f) For the
avoidance of doubt it is recorded that all errors reported to Active Ice
outside the period allotted for the completion of acceptance testing, or any
extension thereof due to the failure of the product to pass acceptance testing,
shall be dealt with pursuant to the terms of the Maintenance Agreement.
(g) The
Client shall be deemed to have accepted the product unless within the aforesaid
14 (fourteen) day period of notification referred to in clause 5(b), it
notifies Active Ice to the contrary in writing and specifies in such notice the
grounds for not accepting the product.
(h) The
Client shall not refuse to accept the product unless it substantially fails to
conform to the Specification.
(i) If the
product does not comply with the Specification, Active Ice agrees to carry out
any necessary modifications without extra charge. On completion of such modifications, the
procedure set out in clause 5(d) will be repeated.
(j) Unless
otherwise agreed in writing by the parties, after acceptance of the product and
payment of all sums due by the Client, Active Ice agrees to assign in writing
copyright in the product to the Client with the exclusion of Retained Copyright
which will be licensed to the Client in return for a licence fee determined by
Active Ice; and Third Party Copyright.
6. CHANGE CONTROL
(a) If at any
time during the course of this Agreement, the Client wishes to modify the
Project, the Client shall supply to Active Ice full details of such
modification(s) and Active Ice shall prepare a memorandum to reflect the
required modification(s).
(b) Active
Ice at its option will either quote the Client a fixed price for the
modification, or estimate the costs on a time and materials basis in accordance
with the Billing Rates.
(c) If the
Client determines that the modification is to be performed, the memorandum
referred to in clause 6(a) above, subject to any variations agreed to by the
parties, including terms as to payment, shall be signed by both parties and
attached as a Specification Addendum to the Specification.
(d) Any
Specification Addendum will be incorporated into this Agreement and the
modification covered will, subject to contrary terms in the Specification
Addendum, be effected on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(e)
Acceptance testing of modifications shall be carried out in the manner set out
in clause 5 above.
(f) The
Client shall not refuse to accept a modification unless it substantially fails
to comply with the Specification Addendum.
(g) In the
event that the Client cancels a requested modification at any time between
signing of the Specification Addendum and notification of readiness of the
modification for acceptance testing, payment shall become due to Active Ice in
an amount equal to fifty percent of the fixed price, if a fixed price has been
agreed upon, or otherwise on a time and materials basis in accordance with the
Billing Rates.
(h) In the
event of cancellation by the Client, goods, services and licences already
contracted for by Active Ice in relation hereto shall be paid for by the
Client.
7. TIME
(a) Whilst
any target dates set out in the Specification or elsewhere which relate to the
Project are not binding and for guidance purposes only, Active Ice shall use
its reasonable endeavours to meet such targets.
(b) Without
prejudice to the terms of clause 7(a) above, if any circumstances, including
any failure by the Client to adhere to the terms of this Agreement, lead to any
delays, any target dates shall be extended so as to accommodate fully the
effects of such delay.
(c) To the
extent that any delay is directly or indirectly caused by any act or omission
of the Client, Active Ice shall be entitled to charge the Client for the
effects of such delay on a time and materials basis at the Billing Rates.
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INDEMNITIES
(a) Without
prejudice to any Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Client prior to this
Agreement, and subject to clause 5(j) above, the Client agrees to waive and
acknowledges that it obtains no ownership rights or claims to any Intellectual
Property Rights whatsoever by virtue of this Agreement including, without
limitation, in the whole or part of the Specification.
(b) The
Client shall immediately bring to the attention of Active Ice any infringement
or suspected infringement by any third party of any of Active Ice's
Intellectual Property Rights or Third Party Copyright of which it is or becomes
aware and shall at the request and expense of Active Ice take such action or
assist Active Ice in taking such action as Active Ice may deem appropriate to
protect the Intellectual Property Rights.
(c) The
Client agrees to indemnify Active Ice against all damages, liabilities, costs
and expenses which Active Ice may incur or sustain including the costs of
defending any suit arising from the use of any material or data provided by or
on behalf of the Client in the product, or any act or omission by the Client,
its employees or agents on the attorney and own client scale.
(d) Subject
to clauses 9(b) and 9(h) below, Active Ice agrees to indemnify the Client
against all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses which the Client may incur
or sustain including the costs of defending any suit arising from the use of
any material or data provided by or on behalf of Active Ice in the product or
any act or omission by Active Ice, its employees or agents.
(e) The
Client hereby grants licences and consents to Active Ice without charge to use
its Intellectual Property Rights to the extent necessary for the purpose of
this Agreement.
(f) The
Client agrees to indemnify Active Ice in respect of any failure on its part to
comply with the terms of this Agreement, or to abide by the terms of licenses
granted in respect of Third Party Copyright.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
(a) It is the
Client's exclusive responsibility to ensure that the parameters of the Project
are fully reflected in the Specification. The consequences of any failure so to
do, financial or otherwise, will be for the sole account of the Client.
(b) Active
Ice is not liable for any direct or consequential damages (including but not
limited to, in respect of both direct and consequential damages, loss of
profits, revenue, data or goodwill) howsoever arising, suffered by the Client
and arising in any way in connection with this Agreement or for any liability
of the Client to any third party.
(c) The
website will be created with a view to ongoing operation and maintenance by
Active Ice. If the website is not being operated and maintained by Active Ice,
no liability whatsoever is accepted by Active Ice for any use of the website by
the Client or any third party.
(d) Active
Ice shall have no responsibility whatsoever for the consequences of the
Client's failure to comply with clause 9(c) above.
(e) Active
Ice is not liable for any viruses uploaded to the website by third parties or
the Client's employees or agents.
(f) Whilst
Active Ice will check the product for viruses with the most recent version of
any virus checking software used by it to ensure that the product will be virus
free at the time of delivery, the Client alone is responsible for
virus-checking any programs, macros, data files or other material accessed
through the Internet or received by it from Active Ice on any form of magnetic
disk.
(g) Active
Ice is not liable for any failure in respect of its obligations hereunder which
result directly or indirectly from failure or interruption in software or
services provided by third parties.
(h) No matter
how many claims are made and whatever the basis of such claims, Active Ice's
maximum aggregate liability to the Client under or in connection with this
Agreement in respect of any direct loss, whether such claim arises in contract
or in delict, shall not exceed a sum equal to the amount of the Project Price
which the Client has paid at the time such claim arises.
(i) The
Client agrees that it is in a better position than Active Ice to foresee and
estimate any loss it may suffer in connection with this Agreement and that the
Project Price has been set after taking full account of the limitations and
exclusions in this clause 9.
10. WARRANTIES
(a) For 90
days after acceptance, Active Ice warrants that the product will perform in all
material respects in accordance with the Specification. If the product is
modified in any way by any entity (including the Client) other than Active Ice,
this warranty will immediately lapse.
(b) Active
Ice warrants that the product will be virus-free at the time the Client is
given the opportunity to test the product.
(c) Active
Ice makes no warranty that operation of the product will be uninterrupted or
error-free, nor that the website will be compatible with any particular browser
or other software other than any specifically identified as suitable in the
Specification.
(d) The
warranties set out in clauses 10(a) and (b) above are exclusive of and in lieu
of all other conditions and warranties, either express or implied, including
without limitation those relating to satisfactory quality or fitness for
purpose.
(e) The
Client hereby warrants that it has not been induced to enter into this
Agreement by any prior representations, whether oral or in writing, except as expressly
contained in this Agreement and the Client hereby waives any claim for breach
of any such representations which are not so expressly mentioned.
11. CONFIDENTIALITY
(a) Without
limiting any other obligation of the Client, the Client shall ensure that it
and its offices and employees treat this Specification supplied or to be
supplied to it by Active Ice pursuant to this Agreement, and will not disclose
the Specification or any part thereof to any third party save for circumstances
contemplate in 11(b).
(b) The
obligations contained herein shall survive the expiry or termination of this
Agreement and/or any subsequent Agreement concluded between Active Ice and the
Client, for any reason whatsoever except (i) where the website becomes publicly
accessible on the WWW; (ii) as may be required to be disclosed pursuant to the
lawful requirements of any government, administrative body, authority or
department; (iii) as may be required to be disclosed to any Court in the event
of legal action by or against any party, including for the purpose of asserting
or attempting to enforce any rights, or defending any action in connection with
this Agreement;
(iv)
if Active Ice gives its prior written consent to the Client to disclose.
12. PERSONNEL
(a) Neither
party will, without the prior written consent of the other party, during the
course of this Project or within 6 months of its completion, solicit, employ or
make any offer of employment to any member of the other's employees or agents.
(b) In the
event of a breach of clause 12(a), the defaulting party shall pay to the other
a sum equal to 6 months' gross salary including benefits in kind or such lesser
sum as the parties may agree. This sum will be payable by way of liquidated
damages and is agreed by the parties to represent fair compensation in such
event.
(c) Active
Ice will use its reasonable endeavours to maintain continuity in the staff
engaged on the Project.
(d) Active
Ice shall designate a Project manager for the Project who shall report directly
to the Client on the progress of the Project.
13. ASSIGNMENT AND SUB-CONTRACTING
(a) The
rights and obligations of the Client under this Agreement are personal to the
Client and may not be assigned, transferred, charged, sub-licensed,
sub-contracted or otherwise delegated, transferred or disposed of in whole or
in part.
(b) Active
Ice reserves the right to sub-contract any of the work required to fulfil the
Client's order(s).
14. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
(a)
If the parties are unable to resolve any dispute resulting from this Agreement
by means of joint co-operation or discussion between the individuals directly
involved with the execution of this Agreement, within 1 (one) week after a
dispute arises, or such extended period of time as the Parties may allow in
writing, then such dispute shall be submitted to the most senior executives of
the Parties who shall endeavour to resolve this dispute within 5 (five)
calendar days after it has been referred to them.
(b)
Should the dispute not be resolved in the aforesaid manner, then the dispute
shall be determined in accordance with the rules of the Arbitration Foundation
of the Republic
of South Africa
by an arbitrator or arbitrators nominated by it.
(c)
The provisions of this clause constitute an irrevocable consent by the parties
to any proceedings in terms hereof and no party shall be entitled to withdraw
therefrom or claim at any such proceedings that it is not bound by such
provisions.
15. FORCE MAJEURE
Neither party
shall be liable for any loss suffered by the other, or be deemed to be in
default for any delays or failures in performance hereunder resulting from acts
or causes beyond its reasonable control, or from any acts of God, acts or
regulations of any governmental or supra-national authority, war or national
emergency, accident, fire, riots, strikes, lock- outs, labour troubles,
illness, labour or transportation difficulties, inability to obtain export or
import licences, failure or fluctuation of electric power, air conditioning or
humidity control, or failure related to the inability of the product to process
any date data correctly.
16. NOTICES AND DOMICILIUM
(a)
The Parties choose as their domicilia citandi et executandi their respective
addresses set out in
Schedule 1 for all purposes arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement at which addresses all processes and notices
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, its breach or termination
may validly be served upon or delivered to the Parties.
(b)
Any notice given in terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall (i) if delivered by hand be deemed to have been duly received by the
addressee on the date of delivery; (ii) if posted by prepaid registered post be
deemed to have been received by the addressee on the 8th (eighth) day following
the date of such posting.
(c)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, a written
notice or communication actually received by one of the Parties from another
including by way of telex or facsimile transmission shall be adequate written
notice or communication to such party.
17. WHOLE AGREEMENT
This
Agreement constitutes the whole Agreement between the Parties as to the subject‑matter
hereof and no Agreements, representations or warranties between the Parties
other than those set out herein are binding on the Parties.
18. VARIATION
No addition
to or variation, consensual Registration, cancellation or novation of this
Agreement and no waiver of any right arising from this Agreement or its breach
or termination shall be of any force or effect unless reduced to writing and
signed by both of the Parties or their duly authorised representatives.
19. RELAXATION
No latitude,
extension of time or other indulgence which may be given or allowed by either
party to any other party in respect of the performance of any obligation
hereunder or the enforcement of any right arising from this Agreement and no
single or partial exercise of any right by any party shall under any
circumstances be construed to be an implied consent by such party or operate as
a waiver or a novation of, or otherwise affect any of that party's rights in
terms of or arising from this Agreement or estop such party from enforcing, at
any time and without notice, strict and punctual compliance with each and every
provision or term hereof.
20. WAIVER
The waiver by
either party of a delay, breach or default in any of the provisions of this
Agreement, or disAgreement by the other party, shall not be construed as a
waiver of any succeeding delay, breach, default or provision of this Agreement.
No failure of a party to exercise any right to it hereunder, or to insist upon
compliance by the other party of any obligation hereunder, or comply with any
provision of this Agreement, shall constitute a waiver of the Parties' rights
to demand exact compliance with the terms hereof.
21. SEVERABILITY
In the event
that any of the terms of this Agreement are found to be invalid, unlawful or
unenforceable, such terms will be severable from the remaining terms, which
will continue to be valid and enforceable.
22. WARRANTY OF AUTHORITY
Each party
warrants to the other party that it has the power, authority and legal right to
enter into this Agreement and that this Agreement has been duly authorised by
all the necessary actions of its directors and constitutes valid and binding
obligations on it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
23. DEFINITIONS
(a) In this
Agreement, unless inconsistent with or otherwise indicated by the context, the
definitions set out hereunder shall bear the meanings ascribed to them as
follows-
"acceptance
testing" means the carrying out by the Client of tests agreed
between Active Ice and the Client (under the supervision of Active Ice if
requested) to which the product (or, as the case may be, the product prepared
that is proposed to be developed in partial substitution for, or as an addition
to the product), is to be subjected;
"the/this
Agreement" means the Agreement as set out herein, together
with all appendices and schedules hereto;
"billing
rates" means Active Ice’s personnel charges from time to
time as notified plus the cost of any materials provided;
"Cancellation
Fee" the percentage of that amount of the Project Price
unpaid at the time of cancellation as specified in
Schedule 1;
"the
Client" means the entity whose name is reflected in
Schedule 1;
"confidential
information" shall include, but not be limited to (i) Active
Ice’s strategic, design, motion graphic, hardware and software solutions,
interface layout, content layout, text Specifications, database models,
structuring and presentation of data pertaining to the Clients business; (ii)
Active Ice’s interpretation and application of industry specific trends
relative to the Clients business; (iii) any information of whatever nature
which has been or may be obtained by either of the parties from the other,
whether in writing or in electronic form or pursuant to discussions between the
parties, or which can be obtained by examination, testing, visual inspection or
analyses, including, without limitation, business or financial data, processes,
designs, sketches, photographs, plans, drawings, Specifications, sample
reports, models, Client lists, price lists, studies, findings, computer
software or ideas; (iv) all trade secrets and know-how of any nature whatsoever
disclosed in writing, orally or by other means by Active Ice to the Client, all
of which are either confidential, proprietary or otherwise not generally
available to the Client and the public.
"entity" means any person, firm, close
corporation, company, partnership, association or other legal entity of any
nature whatsoever;
"fees"
means the VAT inclusive amounts payable for drawing up the Specification as
detailed in
Schedule 1 hereto;
"Intellectual
Property Rights" means all copyrights, patents, service marks,
trademarks (whether registered or unregistered) as well as any applications for
any of the aforegoing and any other rights which may in the future be based
thereon, together with all trade secrets, know-how and other Intellectual Property
Rights in all parts of the world;
"nominated
account" means Active Ice’s banking account, the details of
which are set forth in
Schedule 1;
"the
parties" means Active Ice and the Client;
"prime
rate" means a rate of interest per annum which is equal to
the published minimum lending rate of interest per annum, compounded monthly in
arrears, charged by Active Ice’s bankers on the unsecured overdrawn current
accounts of its most favourite corporate Clients in the private sector from
time to time. In the case of a dispute
as to the rates payable, the rate shall be certified by any manager or
assistant manager of any branch of the said bank, whose decision shall be final
and binding on the parties;
"product"
means the website and/or customer relationship management program and/or any
form of interactive multimedia program which includes, but is not limited to,
the use of text, audio, graphics, animated graphics, photographic or other
images and full-motion video electronically manipulated, integrated and reconstructed
in synchrony and which is hosted on the server (if a website) or delivered to
the Client via electronic mail or on CD Rom, magnetic tape, disk or other
physical material which is capable of being processed by a multimedia enabled
system;
"Project"
means the creation of the product;
"Project
Price" means the cost of the Project as stated in
Schedule 1;
"Retained
Copyright" means all computer code or script, whether
compiled or not, written by Active Ice in HTML, CGI-bin, Perl, Java (including any
Java Beans developed by Active Ice), Javascript, php, asp, asp.net, action scripting, java scripting,
xml, xhtml, html, css or any other computer language or
program and incorporated into the website;
"Specification"
means the outline framework of the product as drawn up by Active Ice attached
hereto marked Schedule 2, subject to any Specification Addenda;
"Specification
Addendum" means an amendment to the Specification agreed
to between the parties in writing;
"Third
Party Copyright" means intellectual property rights
owned by third parties in any software as well as other material used by Active
Ice in the creation of the website;
"website"
means a compilation of one or more web pages being a combination of text, data
information of whatever nature (be it numeric, graphic or textual, sound,
images, other material accessible through the world wide web or other Internet
services (including, but not limited to electronic mail ("email") and
file transfer protocol ("ftp")) to be developed by Active Ice pursuant
to the Specification.
The clause
headings in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience only and shall
not be taken into account in its interpretation.
Expressions
defined in this Agreement shall bear the same meanings in schedules or annexures
to this Agreement which do not themselves contain their own definitions.
Words and
expressions defined in any sub-clause shall, for the purpose of the clause of which
that sub-clause forms part, bear the meaning assigned to such words and
expressions in that sub-clause.
The use of
any expression in this Agreement covering a process available under South
African Law such as a winding-up (without limitation eiusdem generis) shall, if any of the parties to this Agreement is
subject to the law of any other jurisdiction, be construed as including any
equivalent proceedings under the law of such defined jurisdiction.
If
any provision in a definition is a substantive provision conferring rights or
imposing obligations on any party, effect shall be given to it as if it were a
substantive clause in the body of the Agreement, notwithstanding that it is
only contained in the interpretation clause.
If any period
is referred to in this Agreement by way of reference to a number of days, the
days shall be reckoned exclusively of the first and inclusively of the last day
unless the last day falls on a day which is not a business day, in which case
the day shall be the next succeeding business day.
The rule of
construction that this Agreement shall be interpreted against the party
responsible for the drafting or preparation of this Agreement, shall not apply.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with
the law of the Republic of South Africa.