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EXHIBIT 10.1
Consulting Services Agreement
This Agreement
is effective as of July 31, 2009, and is entered into by and
between St. Bernard Software, Inc. ("St. Bernard"), a Delaware
corporation, with offices at 15015 Avenue of Science, San Diego,
California 92128 and
(You) Softworks
Group Pty Ltd, located at 97 Bliesner Road Obum Obum Qld 4309,
Australia. Phone number: (011) 61 4000 993
339. Facsimile number: (011) 61 7 3102
6277. Tax ID No: ABN 70 056 091 322 reporting to
Australian Taxation Office.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, St.
Bernard and You have entered into a 2009 Consulting Services
Agreement dated January 1, 2009 (the “Original
Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the
parties are willing to enter into a new consulting agreement that
will supersede the Original Agreement effective July 31,
2009;
NOW THEREFORE,
St. Bernard desires to continue to retain You as an independent
contractor to perform the consulting services set forth herein
under the terms set forth herein, and You are willing to perform
such services on the terms set forth herein.
In
consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, St. Bernard
and You agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
You agree to
perform the services and create and provide the deliverables,
including source code, described in one or more Exhibits A (i.e.,
A-1, A-2, etc.), as mutually agreed upon and attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference ("Services"), in a timely and
workmanlike manner, according to the Statement of Work set forth in
such Exhibits A. Individual engagements may be initiated
during the term of this Agreement by St. Bernard’s submission
and Your acceptance of a Statement of Work in the form of an
Exhibit A-1. You will perform the specified Services
under the general direction of Bob Crowe and/or Louis
Ryan at St. Bernard, but You will, subject to the terms set
forth herein, determine in Your sole discretion the manner and
means by which the Services are accomplished, subject to the
express condition that You will at all times comply with applicable
law. Shipment of tangible deliverables will be made FOB
St. Bernard's offices in San Diego, California or as otherwise
directed.
This Agreement
will commence on July 31, 2009 and, unless terminated earlier as
provided in Section 12 below, shall expire on October 31,
2009.
A. As full compensation and
consideration for the Services and Your other obligations set forth
herein, St. Bernard will pay You the fee(s) stated in the
applicable Exhibit A, up to the maximum amount stated
therein. Fees may be stated as fixed fees or as hourly
fees, as We may mutually agree for any engagement. Any
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by You in connection with providing
the Services will be reimbursed only if approved in writing (on
Exhibit A or otherwise) by St. Bernard prior to incurring such
expenses.
B. You may invoice St. Bernard for
Services performed, including reimbursable expenses, upon
completion of the Services or of such milestones as may be
specified in the Statement of Work or as otherwise specified in
Exhibit A. With each invoice You will provide details of
the number of hours worked by each staff member working on the
project, showing the amounts of billable time expended and an
explanation of the work performed and a detailed project log signed
by each engineer working on the project that provides a detailed
reconciliation of work done and the overall progress of the project
to date and any problems that require St. Bernard's assistance to
resolve. Subject to St. Bernard's approval, St. Bernard
will pay Your invoice(s) as set forth in Exhibit A-1.
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separately with the Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
C. You agree to promptly pay Your
employees and agents for all work performed. If You do
not pay Your employees and agents, on a current basis, for work
performed on behalf of St. Bernard, such nonpayment will be deemed
a material breach of this Agreement which will entitle St. Bernard
to contract directly with such persons on a consulting
basis.
A. If any major milestones are set
forth in Exhibit A, St. Bernard will review and approve Your
performance to date at such milestones before You proceed to the
next stage. At each milestone St. Bernard will review materials,
provide directions for any revisions, and authorize You to
proceed.
B. If at any time St. Bernard directs
any changes in the scope of the project (including milestone
revisions) which materially increase or decrease the effort
required to comply with the provisions of Exhibit A, We will
negotiate an appropriate adjustment of the previously agreed fees
in good faith.
C. St. Bernard reserves the right to
reject the Services at any time if, in its reasonable judgment, the
Services do not conform with, or accomplish the objectives set
forth in, Exhibit A. If St. Bernard rejects the
Services, St. Bernard will so notify You, and You will have 10
working days to submit new deliverables and/or perform new Services
which have corrected the omissions and made the revisions noted by
St. Bernard. If You have not submitted such new material
as indicated, St. Bernard may terminate this Agreement or the
applicable Exhibit A as set forth in Section 12 below.
4.
Conflicting Obligations.
You represent
and warrant that neither You nor Your employees or agents, if any,
is under any pre-existing obligation or obligations inconsistent
with the provisions of this Agreement. You warrant that
You have the right to disclose and use all ideas, processes,
designs, data, and other information which You will disclose or use
in the performance of this Agreement. You also agree to
disclose to St. Bernard any actual or potential financial interest
that You may have with respect to, or resulting from, any
recommendations or advice that You may give to St. Bernard under
this Agreement.
5. Ownership and Rights in Work
Product.
A. All designs, discoveries,
inventions, products, computer programs (including source code),
procedures, improvements, developments, drawings, specifications,
data, memoranda, notes, documents, manuals, information, and other
materials, made, conceived or developed by You, alone or with
others, which result from or relate to the Services which are
delivered to and accepted by St. Bernard, and any derivatives
thereof ("Work Product"), and all such materials which You may
receive from St. Bernard while performing Services, shall be the
sole property of St. Bernard. You agree to promptly
disclose all such Work Product to St. Bernard and to place a
copyright designation in favor of St. Bernard on all such Work
Product. You acknowledge that all Work Product developed
under this Agreement is “work made for hire”, and You
hereby make, without further consideration, a present assignment of
all right, title and interest in and to such Work Product,
including, without limitation, any and all intellectual property
rights embodied therein.
B. You agree to cooperate with and
assist St. Bernard, or any person designated by St. Bernard, to
apply for and to execute, any applications and/or assignments
reasonably necessary to obtain any patent, copyright, trademark, or
other statutory protection for such Work Product in St. Bernard's
name as St. Bernard deems appropriate. St. Bernard will
compensate You for time expended in satisfaction of this
requirement at a reasonable hourly rate (not to exceed the rate for
the applicable Exhibit A) if such effort requires a significant
amount of Your time.
A. In connection with Your
performance under this Agreement, St. Bernard will disclose to You
certain information which St. Bernard deems to be valuable and
proprietary, including, but not limited to, documents and oral
discussion of St. Bernard's technology, strategy, operations,
internal corporate information, methods and
procedures. In addition, You understand that any
Work Product developed hereunder is, unless registered for another
form of legal protection, a trade secret of St.
Bernard. You agree that all Work Product and all oral
communications and written materials received by You from St.
Bernard hereunder in performance of this Agreement or any part
thereof, as well as any such information provided to You in the
course of any engagement by, or on behalf of any St. Bernard
customer or business partner, is and will remain, the
“Proprietary Information” of St. Bernard or other
disclosing party, unless and until such time as:
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pursuant to a request for Confidential Treatment and filed
separately with the Commission pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(1) such
Information is generally available to the public, through no fault
of Yours and without breach of this Agreement;
(2) You
can prove that such Information is already in Your possession
without restriction and prior to any disclosure
hereunder;
(3) You
can prove that such Information is or has been lawfully disclosed
to You by a third party without obligation of confidentiality upon
You; or
(4) You
can prove that such information was developed independently by You
or Your employees who have not had access to information disclosed
hereunder.
B. With respect to all Proprietary
Information (including any Work Product), You agree:
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