INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT

1.

ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICES.

a.

SLC hereby engages Contractor, and Contractor hereby agrees, to render the services (the ‘‘Services”) described in the Project Descriptions. The first Project Description is signed by both parties and attached to this Agreement. SLC and Contractor may amend the initial Project Description or add additional Services by having both parties sign a new Project Description referring to this Agreement.

b.

The manner and means by which Contractor renders the Services are in Contractor’s discretion and control. Contractor agrees to exercise the highest degree of professionalism, to perform the Services to applicable industry standards, and to utilize Contractor’s expertise and creative talents in performing the Services.

c.

Contractor agrees at Contractor’s own expense to provide Contractor’s own facilities, equipment, tools and other materials to use in performing the Services, except that SLC will make its facilities and equipment available to Contractor as SLC and Contractor may agree.

2.

COMPENSATION. SLC will compensate Contractor for the services rendered under this Agreement as set forth in the Project Descriptions. Contractor will be reimbursed for expenses only as set forth in the Project Descriptions. Except as provided in the applicable project description, SLC will pay Contractor for services and will reimburse Contractor for approved expenses within thirty (30) days of the date of Contractor’s invoice. Invoices will meet all detail requirements stated in the applicable Project Description. If this Agreement or a Project Description is terminated for any reason, Contractor will be paid fees on a proportional basis for work which is performed through the effective date of such termination.

3.

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT RELATIONSHIP. Contractor’s relationship with SLC will be that of an independent consultant and nothing in this Agreement should be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, or employer-employee relationship. Contractor is not an agent of SLC and is not authorized to make any representation or commitment on behalf of SLC. Contractor will not be entitled to any of the benefits that SLC may make available to its employees, such as workers’ compensation, unemployment, disability, other group insurance, profit sharing or retirement benefits. Contractor will be solely responsible for all tax returns and payments required to be filed with or made to any tax authority with respect to Contractor’s performance of services and receipt of fees under this Agreement. Contractor must provide SLC with a properly completed Form W-9 before any fee can be paid to Contractor

4.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

a.

Confidential Information. Contractor agrees to keep SLC Confidential Information confidential, not to use SLC Confidential Information except for the purposes of providing Services to SLC, not to disclose any SLC Confidential Information to any third party without first obtaining SLC’s express written consent, and to take reasonable precautions to prevent the unauthorized use or disclosure of SLC Confidential Information. “SLC Confidential Information” means any information that relates to SLC which SLC has not made publicly available, including without limitation, marketing, sales or business strategy plans or information; product plans; financial statements, budgets or other financial information; trade secrets, inventions, developments, designs, discoveries, computer programs, processes, know-how, or other research results or strategies; or license, cost, price, supplier, customer, employee or investor information. SLC Confidential Information may be in oral, written, graphic or electronic form. For purposes of this Agreement, SLC Confidential Information includes any information of a third party which SLC has in its possession under obligations of confidentiality. SLC Confidential Information does not include any information that (1) has been published or is otherwise readily available to the public other than by a breach of this Agreement; (2) was rightfully received by Contractor from a third party without confidential limitations; (3) was independently developed for Contractor by persons having no access to SLC Confidential Information; or (4) was known to Contractor prior to its first receipt from SLC, as shown by Contractor’s written records.

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b.

Assignment of Work Product to SLC. SLC shall own, and Contractor irrevocably assigns to SLC, all right, title and interest worldwide (including all intellectual property rights) in and to any and all work product that Contractor, alone or with others, develops or produces in the course of performing the Services (“SLC Work Product”).

5.

CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Contractor hereby represents and warrants that:

a.

Contractor has full right and power to enter into and perform this Agreement without the consent of any third party;

b.

There is no other existing contract or duty on Contractor’s part inconsistent or incompatible with this Agreement;

c.

Contractor will not perform work or enter into an obligation that is inconsistent or incompatible with Contractor’s obligations under this Agreement or the scope of Services rendered for SLC; and

d.

Contractor will not disclose to SLC, bring onto SLC’s premises, or induce SLC to use any confidential information that belongs to anyone other than SLC or Contractor.

6.

TERMINATION.

a.

Termination. Either SLC or Contractor may terminate this Agreement or any Project Description at its convenience and without any breach by the other party upon ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the other party.