Master Services Agreement | 2Fifteen Tech | 2Fifteen Tech | Apple Technical Partner

Hello and thank you for trusting 215, LLC d/b/a 2Fifteen Tech ("2Fifteen," "we," "us," or "our") to provide you with professional information technology services. This Master Services Agreement (this "Agreement") governs our business relationship with you, so please read this document carefully and keep a copy for your records.

SCOPE

Context. Throughout this Agreement, references to "Client," "you," or "your" mean the entity who has accepted a quote, proposal, service order, or similar document (electronic or otherwise) from 2Fifteen. (In this Agreement we refer collectively to these types of documents as a "Quote," although the actual title(s) or caption(s) of the service-related document might vary.)
Scope of Services. This is a "master" agreement and, as such, specific services are not listed in this Agreement. Instead, any services to be provided to you or facilitated for you (as applicable) will be described in a Quote (collectively, "Services"). The scope of our engagement with you is limited to those services expressly listed in a Quote; all other services, projects, and related matters are out-of-scope and will not be provided to you unless we expressly agree to do so in writing (collectively, "Out of Scope Services"). All additional services or projects outside the scope of this Agreement must be scoped and quoted separately, and no such work shall begin without mutual written agreement on cost and scope between 2Fifteen Tech and the Customer. In addition to a Quote, the Services are also defined, clarified, and governed under an additional document that we will refer to in this Agreement as a "Services Guide." Our Services Guide is akin to a "user manual" that provides important and binding details about the Services, for example, (i) how the Services are provided/delivered, (ii) service levels applicable to the Services, (iii) additional payment terms/obligations, and (iv) auto-renewal terms for the Services. Please read both the Quote and the Services Guide before accepting the Quote. If you have any questions about either of those documents or this Agreement, please do not sign the Quote and, instead, contact us for more information.
Version. Each Quote will be governed under the version of this Agreement that is in place as of the date that the Quote is accepted by you. Please check the "last updated" date indicated at the bottom of this document and make a note of the date indicated below when you accept a Quote.
Conflicts. The provisions of a Quote govern over conflicting or different terms contained in this Agreement and the Services Guide—this allows us to craft solutions to meet your needs by making applicable changes in the Quote. Conflicting language between the Services Guide and this Agreement will be interpreted in favor of the Services Guide.
Third Party Providers/Services. Some services may be provided to you directly by our personnel, such as situations in which our personnel install software agents on managed devices or physically install equipment at your premises. These services are distinguishable from services that are provided to you or us by third party providers, who are often referred to in the industry as "upstream providers." (In this Agreement, we refer to upstream providers as "Third Party Providers" and the services that are provided by Third Party Providers are referred to as "Third Party Services"). By way of example, Third Party Services may include help desk services, malware detection and remediation services, firewall and endpoint security-related services, backup and disaster recovery solutions, and the provision of software used to monitor the managed portions of your network, among others.
1. Selection. As your managed information technology provider, we will select the Third Party Providers that provide services appropriate for your managed information technology environment (the "Environment") and facilitate the provision of Third Party Services to you. Not all Third Party Services will be expressly identified as being provided by a Third Party Provider, and we reserve the right to change Third Party Providers in our sole discretion as long as the change does not materially diminish the Services that we are obligated to provide to you under a Quote.
2. Reseller. We are resellers of the Third Party Services and do not provide those services to you directly. For this reason, we are not and cannot be responsible for any defect, omission, or failure of any Third Party Service, or any failure of any Third Party Provider to provide its services to you or to us. Third Party Services are provided on an "as is" basis only. If an issue requiring remediation arises with a Third Party Service, then we will endeavor to provide a reasonable workaround or, if available, a "temporary fix" for the situation; however, we do not warrant or guarantee that any particular workaround or fix will be available or achieve any particular result, or that Third Party Services will run in an uninterrupted or error-free manner.
3. Price Increases. We reserve the right to pass through to you any increases in the costs and/or fees charged by Third Party Providers for the Third Party Services ("Pass Through Increases"). Since we do not control Third Party Providers, we cannot predict whether such price increases will occur, however, should they occur, we will endeavor to provide you with as much advance notice as reasonably possible.

IMPLEMENTATION

Advice; Instructions. From time to time, we may provide you with specific advice and directions related to the Services ("Advice"). For example, our Advice may include increasing server or hard drive capacity, increasing CPU power, replacing obsolete equipment, or requesting that you refrain from engaging in acts that disrupt the Environment or that make the Environment less secure. You are strongly advised to promptly follow our Advice which, depending on the situation, may require you to make additional purchases or investments in the Environment at your sole cost. We are not responsible for any problems or issues (such as downtime or security-related issues) caused by your failure to promptly follow our Advice. If, in our reasonable discretion, your failure to follow our Advice makes part or all of the Services economically or technically unreasonable or impracticable to provide, then we may terminate the applicable Services For Cause (explained below) by providing notice of termination to you or, alternatively, we may adjust the scope of the Quote to exclude any impacted or affected portion of the Environment. Unless specifically and expressly stated in writing by us (such as in a Quote), any services required to remediate issues caused by your failure to follow our Advice, or your unauthorized modification of the Environment, as well as any services required to bring the Environment up to or maintain the Minimum Requirements (defined below), are out-of-scope.
1. Co-Management. In co-managed situations (e.g., where you have designated other vendors or personnel, or "Co-Managed Providers," to provide you with services that overlap or conflict with the Services provided or facilitated by us), we will endeavor to implement the Services in an efficient and effective manner; however, (a) we will not be responsible for the acts or omissions of Co-Managed Providers, or the remediation of any problems, errors, or downtime associated with those acts or omissions, and (b) in the event that a Co-Managed Provider's determination on an issue differs from our position on a Service-related matter, we will yield to the Co-Managed Provider's determination and bring that situation to your attention.
2. Prioritization. All Services will be implemented and/or facilitated (as applicable) on a schedule, and in a prioritized manner, as we determine reasonable and necessary. Exact commencement / start dates may vary or deviate from the dates we state to you depending on the Services being provided and the extent to which prerequisites (if any), such as transition or onboarding activities, must be completed.
3. Modifications. To avoid a delay or negative impact on the Services, we strongly recommend that you refrain from modifying or moving the Environment, or installing software in the Environment, unless we expressly authorize such activity. In all situations (including those in which we are co-managing an Environment as described above), we will not be responsible for changes to the Environment that are not authorized by us or any issues or errors that arise from those changes.
Third Party Support. If, in our discretion, a hardware or software issue requires vendor or OEM support, we may contact the vendor or OEM (as applicable) on your behalf and invoice you for all fees and costs involved in that process ("OEM Fees"). If OEM Fees are anticipated in advance, we will endeavor to obtain your permission before incurring such expenses on your behalf unless exigent circumstances require us to act otherwise. We do not warrant or guarantee that the payment of OEM Fees will resolve any particular problem or issue, it being understood that the resolution process can sometimes require the payment of OEM Fees to narrow (or potentially eliminate) potential issues.
Authorized Contact(s). We will be entitled to rely on any directions or consent provided by your personnel or representatives who you designate to provide such directions or consent ("Authorized Contacts"). If no Authorized Contact is identified in an applicable Quote or if a previously identified Authorized Contact is no longer available to us, then your Authorized Contact will be the person (i) who accepted the Quote, and/or (ii) who is generally designated by you during our relationship to provide us with direction or guidance. We will be entitled to rely upon directions and guidance from your Authorized Contact until we are affirmatively made aware of a change of status of the Authorized Contact. If your change is provided to us in writing (physical document or by email), then the change will be implemented within two (2) business days after the first business day on which we receive your change notice. If your change notice is provided to us in person or by telephone (live calls only), the change will be implemented on the same business day in which the conversation takes place. Do not use a ticketing system or help desk request to notify us about the change of an Authorized Contact; similarly, do not leave a recorded message for us informing us of a change to your Authorized Contact. We reserve the right but not the obligation to delay the Services until we can confirm the Authorized Contact's authority within your organization.
Access. You hereby grant to us and our designated Third Party Providers the right to monitor, diagnose, manipulate, communicate with, retrieve information from, and otherwise access the Environment solely as necessary to enable us or those providers, as applicable, to provide the Services. Depending on the Service, we may be required to install one or more software agents into the Environment through which such access may be enabled. It is your responsibility to secure, at your own cost and prior to the commencement of any Services, any necessary rights of entry, licenses (including software licenses), permits or other permissions necessary for 2Fifteen or applicable Third Party Providers to provide the Services to you. Proper and safe environmental conditions must be always provided and assured by you. 2Fifteen shall not be required to engage in any activity or provide any Services under conditions that pose or may pose a safety or health concern to any personnel, or that would require extraordinary or non-industry standard efforts to achieve.
Ongoing Requirements. Everything in the Environment must be genuine and licensed—including all hardware, software, etc. If we ask for proof of authenticity and/or licensing, you must provide us with such proof. If we require certain minimum hardware or software requirements ("Minimum Requirements"), you agree to implement and maintain those Minimum Requirements as an ongoing requirement of us providing or facilitating the Services to you.
Response. Our response to issues relating to the Services will be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Quote or, if applicable, Services Guide. In no event will we be responsible for delays in our response or our provision of Services during (i) those periods of time covered under the Transition Exception (defined below), or (ii) periods of delay caused by Scheduled Down Time, Client-Side Downtime, Vendor-Side Downtime (all defined below). or (iii) periods in which we are required to suspend the Services to protect the security or integrity of the Environment or our equipment or network, or (iv) delays caused by a force majeure event.
1. Scheduled Downtime. For the purposes of this Agreement, Scheduled Downtime will mean those hours, as determined by us but which will not occur between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Mountain Time, Monday through Friday without your authorization or unless exigent circumstances exist, during which time we will perform scheduled maintenance or adjustments to the Environment. We will use our best efforts to provide you with at least twenty-four (24) hours of notice prior to scheduling Scheduled Downtime.
2. Client-Side Downtime. We will not be responsible under any circumstances for any delays or deficiencies in the provision of, or access to, the Services to the extent that such delays or deficiencies are caused by your actions or omissions ("Client-Side Downtime"). Client-Side Downtime includes, but is not limited to, any period of time during which we require your participation, or we require information, directions, or authorization from you but cannot reach your Authorized Contact(s).
3. Vendor-Side Downtime. We will not be responsible under any circumstances for any delays or deficiencies in the provision of, or access to, the Services to the extent that such delays or deficiencies are caused by third party service providers, third party licensors, or "upstream" service or product vendors.
4. Transition Exception. You acknowledge and agree that for the first sixty (60) days following the commencement date of any Service, as well as any period of time during which we are performing off-boarding-related services (e.g., assisting you in the transition of the Services to another provider, terminating a service, etc.), the response time commitments provided to you will not apply to us, it being understood that there may be unanticipated downtime or delays related to those activities (the "Transition Exception").

FEES; PAYMENT

Fees. You agree to pay the fees, costs, and expenses charged by us for the Services as described in each Quote and Services Guide. You are responsible for sales tax and any other taxes or governmental fees associated with the Services. If you qualify for a tax exemption, you must provide us with a valid certificate of exemption or other appropriate proof of exemption. You are also responsible for all freight, insurance, and taxes (including but not limited to import or export duties, sales, use, value add, and excise taxes).
1. Schedule. Unless otherwise indicated in a Quote, fees are payable in advance of the provision of the applicable Services. Generally, all fees anticipate automatic monthly recurring payment by you. Payments by any other methods may result in increased fees or costs.
2. Nonpayment. Fees that remain unpaid for more than fifteen (15) days when due will be subject to interest on the unpaid amount(s) until and including the date payment is received, at the lower of either 1% per month or the maximum allowable rate of interest permitted by applicable law. We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to suspend part or all of the Services without prior notice to you in the event that any portion of undisputed fees are not timely paid. Monthly or recurring charges (if applicable) will continue to accrue during any period of suspension. Notice of disputes related to fees must be received by us within sixty (60) days after the applicable Service is rendered or the date on which you pay an invoice, whichever is later; otherwise, you waive your right to dispute the fee thereafter. We reserve the right to charge a reasonable reconnect fee (of no more than 10% of your monthly recurring fees) if we suspend the Services due to your nonpayment.
3. Increases. Fee increases, such as increases in our monthly recurring fees or service rates, will be handled in the manner described in the Quote and Services Guide. Please read those documents carefully so that you understand how, and when, such increases may occur. Please note: Limits on fee increases, if described in the Quote or Services Guide, will not apply to Pass Through Increases (described above) which will be excluded when calculating fee increases.
4. Expenses. Any costs or expenses that we incur while providing the Services during a national, state, or local emergency or during a period in which there are fuel, manpower, or other national or local shortages ("State of Emergency") will be invoiced and payable by you. By way of example, such expenses may include incremental increases in the cost of gasoline or electrical power, or the purchase of health or safety equipment reasonably necessary to provide the Services to you.
5. Credit Card Fees. Any transaction using a Credit Card will be subject to a 3.5% credit card processing fee.

LIMITED WARRANTIES; LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

Hardware / Software Purchases. All equipment, machines, hardware, software, peripherals, or accessories purchased through 2Fifteen ("Third Party Products") are generally nonrefundable once the item is obtained from 2Fifteen's third party seller (or reseller, as applicable). If you desire to return a Third Party Product, then the third party's return policies will apply. We do not guarantee that Third Party Products will be returnable, exchangeable, or that restocking fees can or will be avoided. You agree to be responsible for paying all re-stocking, warranty-related, or return-related fees charged by the third party seller/reseller. We will use reasonable efforts to assign, transfer and facilitate all warranties (if any) and service level commitments (if any) for the Third Party Products to you, but will have no liability whatsoever for the quality, functionality, or operability of any Third Party Products, and we will not be held liable as an insurer or guarantor of the performance, uptime or usefulness of any Third Party Products. All Third Party Products are provided "as is'' and without any warranty whatsoever as between 2Fifteen and you (including but not limited to implied warranties). 2Fifteen Tech warrants that services directly provided by 2Fifteen Tech will be performed in a professional and workmanlike manner in accordance with generally accepted industry standards. 2Fifteen Tech makes no warranty, express or implied, regarding third-party products, tools, or platforms. Support for third-party systems will be provided on a best-effort basis but without warranty.
Liability Limitations. This paragraph limits the liabilities arising from the Services and is a bargained-for and material part of our business relationship with you. You acknowledge and agree that 2Fifteen would not provide any Services, or enter into any Quote or this Agreement, unless 2Fifteen could rely on the limitations described in this paragraph. In no event will either party be liable for any indirect, special, exemplary, consequential, or punitive damages, such as lost revenue, loss of profits (except for fees due and owing to 2Fifteen), savings, or other indirect or contingent event-based economic loss arising out of or in connection with the Services, this Agreement, any Quote, or for any breach thereof or for any damages caused by any delay in furnishing Services under this Agreement or any Quote, even if a party has been advised of the possibility of such damages; however, reasonable attorneys' fees awarded to a prevailing party (as described below), your indemnification obligations, and any amounts due and payable pursuant to the non-solicitation provision of this Agreement shall not be limited by the foregoing limitation. Except for the foregoing exceptions, a responsible party's ("Responsible Party's") aggregate liability to the other party ("Aggrieved Party'') for damages from any and all claims or causes whatsoever, and regardless of the form of any such action(s), that arise from or relate to this Agreement (collectively, "Claims"), whether in contract, tort, indemnification, or negligence, shall be limited solely to the amount of the Aggrieved Party's actual and direct damages, not to exceed the amount of fees paid by you (excluding hard costs for licenses, hardware, etc.) to 2Fifteen for the specific Service upon which the applicable claim(s) is/are based during the six (6) month period immediately prior to the date on which the cause of action accrued or $25,000, whichever is greater. The foregoing limitations shall apply even if the remedies listed in this Agreement fail of their essential purpose; however, the limitations shall not apply to the extent that the Claims are caused by a Responsible Party's willful or intentional misconduct, or gross negligence. Similarly, a Responsible Party's liability obligation shall be reduced to the extent that a Claim is caused by, or the result of, the Aggrieved Party's willful or intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or to the extent that the Aggrieved Party failed to reasonably mitigate (or attempt to mitigate, as applicable) the Claims. Under no circumstances shall 2Fifteen have any liability for any claims or causes of action arising from or related to Out of Scope Services.
Waiver of Liability for Admin/Root Access. We strongly suggest that you refrain from providing administrative (or "root") access to the Environment to any party other than 2Fifteen, as such access by any person other than an 2Fifteen employee could make the Environment susceptible to serious security and operational issues caused by, among other things, human error, hardware/software incompatibility, malware/virus attacks, and related occurrences. 2Fifteen Tech shall not be liable for any damages resulting from administrative or root-level access granted by the Customer to any third party without 2Fifteen Tech's knowledge or approval. If 2Fifteen Tech grants administrative access to any third party who is not a 2Fifteen Tech employee or approved subcontractor, and such access was not authorized in writing by the Customer, 2Fifteen Tech shall be liable for any resulting misuse or data compromise. If you request or require us to provide any non-2Fifteen personnel (i.e., non-2Fifteen employees, such as in a co-managed situation) with administrative or "root" access to any portion of the Environment, then you hereby agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all Environment-related issues, downtime, exploitations, and/or vulnerabilities, as well as any damages, expenses, costs, fees, charges, occurrences, obligations, claims, and causes of action (collectively "Claims") arising from or related to any activities that occur, may occur, or were likely to have occurred in or through the Environment at an administrative or root level, as well as any issues, downtime, exploitations, vulnerabilities, or Claims that can reasonably be traced back or connected to activities occurring at the administrative or root level ("Activities") in the Environment provided, of course, that such Activities were not performed or authorized in writing by 2Fifteen. 2Fifteen's business records shall be final and determinative proof of whether any Activities were performed or authorized in writing by 2Fifteen.

INDEMNIFICATION

Each party (an "Indemnifying Party") agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the other party (an "Indemnified Party") harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, costs, expenses or liabilities, including reasonable attorneys' fees, (collectively, "Damages") that arise from, or are related to, the Indemnifying Party's breach of this Agreement. The Indemnified Party will have the right, but not the obligation, to control the intake, defense and disposition of any claim or cause of action for which indemnity may be sought under this section. The Indemnifying Party shall be permitted to have counsel of its choosing participate in the defense of the applicable claim(s); however, (i) such counsel shall be retained at the Indemnifying Party's sole cost, and (ii) the Indemnified Party's counsel shall be the ultimate determiner of the strategy and defense of the claim(s) for which indemnity is provided. No claim for which indemnity is sought by an Indemnified Party will be settled without the Indemnifying Party's prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld.

TERM; TERMINATION

There are several dates of which you should be aware, including the effective/termination dates of this Agreement and the effective/termination dates of the Services under a Quote. Each Quote will have its own term and will be terminated only as provided in this Agreement or as provided in the Quote or Services Guide.

This Agreement. This Agreement applies to all Services and is effective as of the date on which we provide a Service to you or on the date on which you accept a Quote, whichever is earlier ("Effective Date"). This Agreement will terminate automatically (i) if you or we terminate this Agreement For Cause (described below), or (ii) six (6) months after the last date on which we provide any Service to you. Upon the termination of this Agreement, all Services will immediately and permanently cease; however, the termination of this Agreement shall not change or eliminate any fees that accrued and/or were payable to us prior to the date of termination, all of which shall be paid by you. Please note, this Agreement shall not be terminated by either party without cause if Services are in progress under a Quote.
Quotes. The term of the Services will be as indicated in the applicable Quote and Services Guide. The termination of Services under one Quote shall not, by itself, cause the termination of (or otherwise impact) this Agreement or the status or progress of any other Services between the parties. Please note, a Quote and/or Services Guide may provide for auto-renewal of the Services; please review your documents carefully. Quotes may be canceled at any time prior to the ordering of products, licenses, or services. Once a product is ordered, Customer is responsible for the cost unless the item is returnable, in which case any applicable restocking or return fees will be passed through to the Customer. For licenses governed by third-party agreements, such as Microsoft or Google, cancellation terms will be subject to the policies of the applicable provider. Project-based services may be canceled with at least fifteen (15) days' written notice prior to the scheduled start date.
Termination Without Cause. Unless otherwise indicated in the Quote or otherwise permitted under this Agreement, no party will terminate this Agreement without cause if, on the date of termination, Services are in progress. In addition, no party will terminate a Quote without cause prior to the Quote's natural (i.e., specified) expiration or termination date. (By way of example: If a Quote provides for an annual service, then the Services under that Quote cannot be terminated without cause prior to the expiration of one year). If you terminate the Services under a Quote without cause and without 2Fifteen's consent, then you agree to be responsible for paying the termination fee described in the "Termination for Cause" section, below.
Termination For Cause. In the event that one party (a "Defaulting Party") commits a material breach under a Quote, Services Guide, or under this Agreement, the non-Defaulting Party will have the right, but not the obligation, to terminate immediately the Services under the relevant Quote (a "For Cause" termination) provided that (i) the non-Defaulting Party has notified the Defaulting Party of the specific details of the breach in writing, and (ii) the Defaulting Party has not cured the default within twenty (20) days (ten (10) days for non-payment by Client) following receipt of written notice of breach from the non-Defaulting Party.
1. Remedies for Early Termination. If 2Fifteen terminates this Agreement or any Quote For Cause, or if you terminate any Services under a Quote without cause prior to such Quote's expiration date, then 2Fifteen shall be entitled to receive, and you hereby agree to pay to us, all amounts that would have been paid to 2Fifteen had this Agreement or Quote (as applicable) remained in full effect, calculated using the fees and costs in effect as of the date of termination ("Termination Fee"). If you terminate this Agreement or a Quote For Cause, then you will be responsible for paying only for those Services that were delivered properly and accepted by you up to the effective date of termination, and nothing more.
2. Service Tickets. Given the vast number of interactions between hardware, software, wireless, and cloud-based solutions, a managed network may occasionally experience disruptions and/or downtime due to, among other things, hardware/software conflicts, communication-related issues, obsolete equipment, and/or user error ("Conflicts"). We cannot and do not guarantee that such Conflicts will not occur, and you understand and agree that the number of service tickets submitted by you is not, by itself, an indication of default by 2Fifteen.
3. Client Activity as a Basis for Termination. If you or any of your staff, personnel, contractors, or representatives engages in any unacceptable act or behavior that renders it impracticable, imprudent, or unreasonable to provide the Services to you, then in addition to 2Fifteen's other rights under this Agreement, 2Fifteen will have the right upon providing you with ten (10) days prior written notice, to terminate this Agreement or the applicable Quote For Cause.
4. Consent. You and we may mutually consent, in writing, to terminate a Quote or this Agreement at any time.
5. Equipment / Software Removal. Upon termination of this Agreement or applicable Quote for any reason, you will provide us with access, during normal business hours, to your premises or any other locations at which 2Fifteen Equipment is located to enable us to remove all 2Fifteen Equipment from the premises. If you fail or refuse to grant 2Fifteen access as described herein, or if any of the 2Fifteen Equipment is missing, broken or damaged (normal wear and tear excepted) or any of 2Fifteen-supplied software is missing, we will have the right to invoice you for, and you hereby agree to pay immediately, the full replacement value of all missing or damaged items. Certain services may require the installation of software agents in the Environment ("Software Agents"). You agree not to remove, disable, circumvent, or otherwise disrupt any Software Agents unless we explicitly direct you to do so.
6. Transition; Deletion of Data. If you request our assistance to transition away from our services, we will provide such assistance if (i) all fees due and owing to us are paid to us in full prior to 2Fifteen providing its assistance to you, and (ii) you agree to pay our then-current hourly rate for such assistance, with up-front amounts to be paid to us as we may require. For the purposes of clarity, it is understood and agreed that the retrieval and provision of passwords, log files, administrative server information, or conversion of data are transition services, and are subject to the preceding requirements. You also understand and agree that any software configurations that we custom create or program for you are our proprietary information and shall not be disclosed to you under any circumstances. Upon termination of the Agreement, 2Fifteen Tech will deliver to Customer, within thirty (30) days, all documentation, credentials, and other operational materials reasonably necessary to ensure continuity. Customer data will be deleted from 2Fifteen Tech's systems within sixty (60) days after termination, unless retention is required by law. All data collected by 2Fifteen Tech is governed by its published Privacy Policy at https://215.tech/privacy-policy. Unless otherwise expressly stated in a Quote or Services Guide or prohibited by applicable law, we will have no obligation to store or maintain any Client data in our possession or control following the termination of this Agreement or the applicable Services.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Defined - For the purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information means all non-public information provided by one party ("Discloser") to the other party ("Recipient"), including but not limited to customer-related data, customer lists, internal documents, internal communications, proprietary reports and methodologies, and related information. Confidential Information will not include information that: (i) has become part of the public domain through no act or omission of the Recipient, (ii) was developed independently by the Recipient, or (iii) is or was lawfully and independently provided to the Recipient prior to disclosure by the Discloser, from a third party who is not and was not subject to an obligation of confidentiality or otherwise prohibited from transmitting such information.
Use - The Recipient will keep the Confidential Information it receives fully confidential and will not use or disclose such information to any third party for any purpose except (i) as expressly authorized by the Disclosure in writing, or (ii) as needed to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, or (iii) as required by any law, rule, or industry-related regulation.
Due Care - The Recipient will exercise the same degree of care with respect to the Confidential Information it receives from the Disclosure as it normally takes to safeguard and preserve its own confidential and proprietary information, which in all cases will be at least a commercially reasonable level of care.
Compelled Disclosure - If a Recipient is legally compelled (whether by deposition, interrogatory, request for documents, subpoena, civil investigation, demand or similar process) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, and provided that it is not prohibited by law from doing so, that Recipient will immediately notify the Disclosure in writing of such requirement so that the Recipient may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive the Discloser's compliance with the provisions of this Section. The Recipient will use its best efforts, as directed by the Disclosure and at the Discloser's expense, to obtain or assist the Recipient in obtaining any such protective order. Failing the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Recipient may disclose, without liability hereunder, that portion (and only that portion) of the Confidential Information that the Recipient has been advised, by written opinion from its counsel (which shall be shared with the Disclosure), that the Recipient is legally compelled to disclose.
Additional NDA - In our provision of the Services, you and we may be required to enter into one or more additional nondisclosure agreements (each an "NDA") for the protection of a third party's Confidential Information (such as, for example, a business associate agreement). In that event, the terms of the NDA will be read along with the terms of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement, and the terms that protect confidentiality most stringently shall govern the use and destruction of the relevant Confidential Information.

OWNERSHIP

Each party is, and will remain, the owner and/or licensor of all works of authorship, patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property owned by such party ("Intellectual Property"), and nothing in this Agreement, any Quote, or a Services Guide conveys or grants any ownership rights or goodwill in one party's Intellectual Property to the other party. 2Fifteen Tech retains all intellectual property rights in and to its proprietary service configurations, processes, automation logic, scripts, templates, and deployment methodologies. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to transfer any rights in such IP to the Customer. 2Fifteen Tech shall not knowingly infringe upon the intellectual property rights of the Customer. For the purposes of clarity, you understand and agree that we own any software, codes, algorithms, or other works of authorship that we create while providing the Services to you. If we provide licenses to you for third party software, then you understand and agree that such software is licensed, and not sold, to you, and your use of that software is subject to the terms and conditions of (i) this Agreement, (ii) the applicable Quote, (iii) written directions supplied to you by us, and (iv) any applicable EULA; no other uses of such third party software are permitted. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we make no warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, with respect to third party software or its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

MISCELLANEOUS

No Poaching - Each party (a "Restricted Party") acknowledges and agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year following the termination of this Agreement, the Restricted Party will not, individually or in conjunction with others, directly or indirectly solicit, induce or influence any of the other party's employees with whom the Restricted Party worked to discontinue or reduce the scope of their business relationship with the other party, or recruit, solicit or otherwise influence any employee of the other party with whom the Restricted Party worked to discontinue his/her employment or agency relationship with the other party. In the event of a violation of the terms of the restrictive covenants in this section, the parties acknowledge and agree that the damages to the other party would be difficult or impracticable to determine, and in such event, the Restricted Party will pay the other party as liquidated damages and not as a penalty an amount equal to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or the amount that the other party paid to that employee in the one (1) year period immediately preceding the date on which the Restricted Party violated the foregoing restriction, whichever is greater. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, any solicitation or attempted solicitation for employment directed to a party's employees by the Restricted Party will be deemed to be a material breach of this Agreement, in which event the affected party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to terminate this Agreement or any then-current Quote immediately For Cause.
Governing Law; Venue - This Agreement will be governed by, and construed according to, the laws of the state of Utah. You hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of Salt Lake County, Utah, for all non-arbitrable claims and causes of action with us that arise from or relate to this Agreement.

Last Updated: July, 2025 - Modified for clarity:

Added requirement for mutual written agreement on cost and scope before beginning additional work
Clarified liability for root/admin access based on who grants access and whether authorized
Updated warranty language to specify best-effort support for third-party systems
Added comprehensive quote cancellation policy including timelines for products, licenses, and projects
Clarified retention of 2Fifteen Tech IP rights and commitment not to infringe customer IP
Added specific timelines for data return (30 days) and deletion (60 days) upon termination
Minor style updates for easier reading