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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
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EMPLOYER AND/OR YOUR CLIENT, AS THE CASE MAY BE (COLLECTIVELY 'YOU') AND
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owner of the Image and the copyright holder, harmless from and against any and
all claims, liability, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal
fees and expenses and expert fees, arising out of the use of any Image, any
breach of this Agreement by you or any other liabilities arising out of your use
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with this Agreement, including, without limitation, the validity,
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in Chicago, Illinois, pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration
Association. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in the highest
court of the forum, State or Federal, having jurisdiction. You agree that the
arbitrators shall award all costs of arbitration, including legal fees, plus
legal rate-of-interest to the successful party. For copyright claims you consent
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts within the State of
Illinois and you submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for such
purpose. Ê This Agreement, its validity and effect, shall be interpreted under
and governed by the laws of the State of Illinois without regard to its
conflicts of laws principles. If you are an agent for or an employee of a
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United States or its territories, you expressly agree that any dispute regarding
this Agreement shall be adjudicated within the United States in the manner
described herein. Ê If Panoramic Images is caused to present claims or suit as a
result of your breach of any of the above terms, it shall be made whole for such
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all the terms of the agreement between us (Panoramic Images and you) concerning
transmission, delivery and review of Images, and no terms or conditions may be
added or deleted unless made in writing and signed by both of us. These terms
and the terms of any subsequent invoice supersede any and all terms of your
purchase order. Any subsequent invoice issued to you may contain additional
terms relating to the rights granted and the type of usage allowed. Ê Time is of
the essence for you to perform all of your obligations for payments. Payment of
the invoice herein is to be net thirty (30) days. A service charge of one and
one-half percent (1-1/2%) any unpaid balance will be charged thereafter. Any
claims for adjustment or rejection of terms must be made in writing to Panoramic
Images within ten (10) days after receipt of invoice. Ê No action of Panoramic
Images other than an express written waiver may be construed as a waiver of any
provision of this Agreement. In the event Panoramic Images does waive any
specific provision of this Agreement, it shall not be construed as the waiver of
any other provision hereof. Ê Should any of the provisions of this Agreement be
unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect. Ê
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IMAGES RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Ê PANORAMIC IMAGES ROYALTY-FREE LICENSE AGREEMENT Ê 1.
License Terms: 1.1 Covered Media 1.1.1 The photograph(s) and any and all other
media and content in any form delivered to Licensee by Licensor, whether via
CD-ROM or by download via FTP or website (collectively the ÒDigital MediaÓ) are
licensed, not sold, to Licensee by Licensor for use pursuant to this Agreement.
1.1.2 Licensee may own the media on which the Digital Media are recorded, but
Licensor, for itself or on behalf of its contributors, retains ownership of the
Digital Media. 1.1.3 Any reference in this Agreement to the Digital Media shall
be to each individual item within the Digital Media and also to the Digital
Media taken as a whole. 1.2 Rights Granted 1.2.1 Licensee has the non-exclusive,
non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to copy, reproduce, transmit and
display the Digital Media an unlimited number of times in any and all media for
the following purposes: 1.2.1.1 Advertising, promotional and editorial usage.
1.2.1.2 Online or electronic distribution systems, including web page design to
a maximum resolution of 72 ppi. 1.2.1.3 Display uses including but not limited
to broadcast, theatrical, billboards, trade shows. 1.2.1.4 Product or other
packaging 1.2.1.5 Any other uses approved in writing by Licensor. 1.2.2 Licensee
has the right to have the Digital Media reproduced by subcontractors of
Licensee, provided that such subcontractors agree to the terms of this
Agreement. 1.2.3 Licensee may alter, crop, manipulate and create derivative
works of the Digital Media. 1.2.4 Licensee may make one copy of the Digital
Media solely for backup or archival purposes or transfer the Digital Media to a
single hard drive, provided that the original and accompanying documentation is
retained in your possession. 1.2.5 Licensor reserves all rights not expressly
granted to Licensee herein. 1.3. Users / Seat Licenses 1.3.1 Licensee may
distribute Digital Media within a network or similar asset management system to
no more than 10 computer/workstations within the same company or similar legal
entity. If the Digital Media is to be placed on a network of servers accessible
by more than 10 computers/workstations, please contact your sales representative
as you will require a multiple seat license. 1.4 Restrictions 1.4.1 Licensee may
not sublicense, resell or otherwise make available for use or distribution
separately or detached from a product or web page, or in a manner in which the
customer or other user can extract or access the Digital Media as a stand-alone
file. 1.4.2 Digital Media shall not be incorporated into a logo, trademark or
service mark. 1.4.3 Licensee shall not post the Digital Media online in a
downloadable format. 1.4.4 Digital Media may not be used in any electronic
template or application, including those which are web based, where the purpose
is to create multiple impressions of an electronic or printed product, including
but not limited to website designs, presentation templates, electronic greeting
cards, business cards or any other electronic or printed matter. 1.4.5 Licensee
may not use the Digital Media in any products for sale whose primary value lies
in the Digital Media itself, including but not limited to retail posters,
calendars and postcards. 1.4.6 Licensee may not use, or allow anyone else to use
the Digital Media to create pornographic, libelous, obscene or defamatory
material. For uses covering sensitive issues, including but not limited to,
topics regarding sexual issues, substance abuse, physical mental or alcohol
abuse, drugs, tobacco, HIV/AIDS or other serious mental or physical conditions,
you must include a statement which indicates that the person is a model and is
used for illustrative purposes only. 1.4.7 Licensor grants no rights and makes
no warranties with regard to the use of names, trademarks, trade dress,
registered, unregistered or copyrighted designs or works of art or architecture
in any Digital Media, and Licensee must satisfy itself that all the necessary
rights or consents regarding any of the above, as may be required for
reproduction, have been obtained. 2. Indemnity: 2.1 Licensee agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless Panoramic Images against any and all claims arising out of
breach of this agreement. 3. Warranties: 3.1 Licensor warrants the Digital Media
to be free from defects in material and workmanship for 30 days from delivery.
The sole and exclusive remedy for a breach of the foregoing warranty is the
replacement of the Digital Media. 3.2 Licensor makes no other warranties,
express or implied, regarding the Digital Media, including, without limitation,
any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Licensor shall not be liable to licensee or any other person or entity for any
general, punitive, special, direct, indirect, consequential or incidental
damages, or lost profits or any other damages, costs or losses arising out of
licenseeÕs use of the Digital Media, this agreement, nay invoice regarding the
Digital Media or otherwise, even if Licensor has been advised of the possibility
of such damages, costs or losses. 4. Termination and Revocation: 4.1 The License
contained in this Agreement will terminate automatically without notice from
Licensor if Licensee fails to comply with any provision of this Agreement. Upon
termination, Licensee must immediately (i) stop using the Digital Media, (ii)
destroy or, upon the request of Licensor, return the Digital Media to Licensor
(in the case of analogue materials), and (iii) delete or remove the Digital
Media from Licensee's premises, computer systems and storage (electronic or
physical). 4.2 Licensor reserves the right to revoke the license to use the
Digital Media for good cause and elect to replace such Digital Media with
alternative Digital Media. Upon notice of any revocation of a license for any
particular Digital Media, Licensee shall immediately cease using such Digital
Media and shall ensure that its clients and customers do likewise. 5.
Severability: 5.1 If one or more of the provisions contained in the Agreement is
found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
Such provisions shall be reformed only to the extent to make it enforceable. 6.
Governance: 6.1 This Agreement will be governed in all respects by the laws of
the State of Illinois, U.S.A., without reference to its laws relating to
conflicts of law. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods does not govern this Agreement. 7. Waiver: 7.1 No
action of Licensor, other than express written waiver, may be construed as a
waiver of any provision of this Agreement. 8. Entire Contract: 8.1 This contract
contains all the terms of the license agreement and no terms or conditions may
be added or deleted unless made in writing and signed by an authorized
representative of both parties.