This License/Reseller
Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into as of this
______ day of _______________, 20__, by and between ShieldZone
Corp., a Utah Corporation, with its principal place of business at
__________________, Salt Lake City, UT 84121
(“Supplier”), and __________________________, a
____________________, having its principal place of business or
residence at ____________________________________,
(“Licensee/Reseller”). Supplier and Licensee/Reseller
are sometimes referred to herein individually as a
“party” and collectively as the
“parties.”
Whereas,
Supplier sells a line of screen protectors and/or housing
protectors for electronic devices including, but not limited to,
cellular telephones, digital audio players (MP3 players), digital
video players, personal digital assistants, and watches and related
accessories;
Whereas,
Licensee/Reseller is in the business of reselling screen protectors
and/or housing protectors;
Whereas,
Supplier desires to engage the Licensee/Reseller for the purposes
of marketing and selling Supplier’s screen and/or housing
protectors and associated accessories in the United States of
America; and
Therefore, in
consideration of the following conditions set forth in this
Agreement, and other consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged by the parties, the parties agree to
the following.
"
Customer " means an end user of a
Product.
"
Limited Warranty Statement " means
Supplier’s then-current warranty from Protective Solutions,
Inc. to Customers.
"
Product " means a product in Supplier’s
then-current reseller product list, a current copy of which is
attached as Exhibit A. Supplier may add to, delete from, or
otherwise modify the Products on the Product List at any time, and
at Supplier’s sole discretion.
"
Territory " means the Licensee/Reseller’s
physical store outlets located in United States of
America.
Supplier hereby
appoints Licensee/Reseller, and Licensee/Reseller accepts such
appointment, to act as a non-exclusive reseller of Products to
Customers located only in the Territory. Sale of Products to other
resellers or Licensee/Reseller's affiliates is strictly prohibited.
Sale of Products using third-party websites, including
auction-based websites, is strictly prohibited. Licensee/Reseller
may only sell the Products: (i) in face-to-face transactions from
physical store outlets located in the Territory, and/or (ii) using
Licensee/Reseller’s proprietary web site or
Licensee/Reseller’s mail order catalog.
The prices paid by Licensee/Reseller to
Supplier for Products shall initially be as set forth in Exhibit A.
Supplier shall have the right, at any time, to change, alter, or
amend Product prices upon written notice. Prices are exclusive of
all taxes, insurance, and shipping and handling charges, which are
Licensee/Reseller's sole responsibility.
Orders from Licensee/Reseller to Supplier
shall be in writing and be subject to acceptance by Supplier.
Orders for Products shall be delivered to Supplier in written form
via facsimile, email or postage. Supplier shall accept purchase
order via facsimile, email, or postage. Licensee/Reseller shall
submit to Supplier a purchase order signed by an authorized
purchaser. Each purchase order must include: bill to and ship to
information, product description, product number, quantity ordered,
price at current discount, if any, payment terms, and shipping
method. Any terms or conditions appearing anywhere on a Purchase
Order that conflict with any provision of this Agreement are
considered null and void.
UPS is
Supplier’s shipping provider. Products are shipped f.o.b.
Licensee/Reseller acknowledges that all orders will be shipped
using UPS 3-day Select Service unless otherwise specified in the
Purchase Order, and acknowledges that any escalation in shipping
cost and service will be at Licensee/Reseller’s expense. If
Licensee/Reseller prefers to ship using its own carrier account or
by some other method, Licensee/Reseller must contact Supplier for
approval and confirmation of service availability. Supplier shall
have the right to change the shipping provider without written
notice at any time. Licensee/Reseller's special packing requests,
will be borne by Licensee/Reseller unless otherwise agreed to in
writing by Supplier.
Defective
Products may be returned with an authorization number obtained from
Supplier. Shipping instructions will be determined by Supplier. If
returned Products are found to be non-damaged, non-defective opened
product, the Products will be returned to Licensee/Reseller on the
next shipment to Licensee/Reseller, and recharged to
Licensee/Reseller’s account. Licensee/Reseller acknowledges
that all orders returned after sixty (60) days from invoice date
will be assessed a twenty percent (20%) restocking fee, and that no
Product may be returned after a ninety (90) day period.
Licensee/Return shipment charges via unauthorized carriers and all
customs or broker's fees are the responsibility of
Licensee/Reseller. Supplier reserves the right to charge-back to
Licensee/Reseller shipping charges incurred on those Products that
were not at any point resold to Customers but were returned as
defective and no fault was found. Incomplete Product returns will
be accepted less the value of the missing components.
Licensee/Reseller will be in material breach of this Agreement if
it returns Products as "defective" to Supplier when
Licensee/Reseller has not at any point resold such Products to
Customers, except that Licensee/Reseller may return Products that
were not at any point resold to Customers that are in fact
"defective."
3.4
RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO CANCEL OR DELAY
SHIPMENT.
Supplier
reserves the right to cancel or delay shipment of any order placed
by Licensee/Reseller and accepted by Supplier if Licensee/Reseller:
(i) is in default on any payment owed to Supplier or any third
party in connection with this Agreement; (ii) fails to meet
reasonable credit or financial requirements established by
Supplier; (iii) discontinues business or declares bankruptcy; or
(iv) otherwise fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
Payments on
orders for product will be due and payable in full thirty (30) days
from the invoice date. If Licensee/Reseller is in default of its
payment obligations, Supplier shall give written notice of such
default to Licensee/Reseller. Upon receipt of such default notice,
Licensee/Reseller shall have fifteen (15) days to cure. If
Licensee/Reseller fails to cure within the fifteen (15) day notice
period, Licensee/Reseller shall pay monthly service charges of one
percent (1%) per month for any past due amounts. Supplier may in
its sole discretion change Licensee/Reseller's credit terms and/or
require C.O.D. payment for any shipments.
4.
SUPPLIER’S OBLIGATIONS
4.1
PRODUCT AVAILABILITY AND PRICING
Supplier shall
make Products available to Licensee/Reseller at prices as set forth
in Exhibit A of this Agreement. Supplier shall make commercially
reasonable efforts to ship all ordered Products within reasonable
time periods to the address designated by Licensee/Reseller.
Supplier shall take reasonable efforts to make available its most
recent catalogs and promotional materials, if any, to
Licensee/Reseller for a nominal charge. Supplier shall use its
reasonable efforts to maintain communication with Licensee/Reseller
to inform Licensee/Reseller of new products and relevant Supplier
information. Licensee/Reseller may have access to specific
information regarding product updates, availability, support
materials, and manufacturing suggested retail pricing
(“MSRP”).
5.
RESELLER'S OBLIGATIONS
5.1
LICENSEE/RESELLER COVENANTS .
Licensee/Reseller will: (i) conduct business in
a manner that reflects favorably at all times on Products and the
good name, goodwill and reputation of Supplier; (ii) avoid
deceptive, misleading or unethical practices that are or might be
detrimental to Supplier or Supplier Products; (iii) make no false
or misleading representations with regard to Supplier or Supplier
Products; (iv) not publish or employ, or cooperate in the
publication or employment of, any misleading or deceptive
advertising material with regard to Supplier or Supplier Products;
and (v) make no representations, warranties or guarantees to
customers or to the trade with respect to the specifications,
features or capabilities of Supplier Products that are inconsistent
with the literature distributed by Supplier.
5.2 USE
OF TRADEMARKS AND PROPRIETARY NOTICES.
During the term
of this Agreement, Licensee/Reseller may use the trademarks, trade
names, logos and designations used by Supplier for Supplier
Products solely in connection with Licensee/Reseller's
advertisement and promotion of Supplier Products, in accordance
with Supplier’s then-current trademark usage policies.
Licensee/Reseller shall not remove or destroy any copyright
notices, trademarks or other proprietary markings on the Products,
documentation or other materials related to the Products. Upon
termination of this Agreement, Licensee/Reseller shall have two (2)
months from the date of termination of the Agreement in which
Licensee/Reseller to advertise and promote the Products using
Supplier’s trademarks and trade names. Supplier may not use
Licensee/Reseller's trade names, trademarks or service marks
following the above defined period without first obtaining
Licensee/Reseller's express approval. Licensee/Reseller shall not
do or cause to be done any act or thing that would in any manner
damage or impair, directly or indirectly, the reputation of
Supplier or that of its logos, products, trademarks, or
registrations. Any usage of Supplier’s trademarks, service
marks, and trade names inure to the benefit of Supplier.
5.3
PRODUCT PRICING, ADVERTISING AND APPROVAL
.
Licensee/Reseller may sell Products at any price
mutually agreeable to Licensee/Reseller and any of its customers.
Licensee/Reseller shall display and maintain Supplier’s MSRP,
as identified in the price list available on the Supplier website,
in all marketing and advertising materials, including, but not
limited to displays of pricing in print, electronic, broadcast, fax
and direct mail campaigns, except for general or temporary
discounts approved by Supplier for Licensee/Reseller participation.
Licensee/Reseller may advertise a price discount for certain
Products only for specific Supplier approved specials which
incorporate offer time limits. Licensee/Reseller shall not offer ad
hoc or across the board discounts on any or all of the Products.
Supplier shall have the right to review Licensee/Reseller’s
marketing and advertising materials, including
Licensee/Reseller’s websites, catalogs and other published
pricing materials, to ensure Licensee/Reseller’s compliance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Licensee/Reseller
shall furnish examples or mock ups to Supplier, upon request, of
any and all advertising, stickers, materials, items, and other
marketing collateral relating to the Products which Reseller
intends to use to market, promote and sell the Products at least
thirty (30) days prior to use. Supplier shall review the materials
for accuracy, quality, and adherence to Supplier’s style
guide. Supplier shall provide approval or recommend modifications
within ten (10) days of receipt of such materials. Failure by
Supplier to either approve or make recommendations within ten (10)
days shall be deemed as constructive approval of such materials.
Licensee/Reseller shall not be authorized to publish or distribute
marketing or promotional material relating to any or all of the
Products until such material is approved by Supplier.
Licensee/Reseller shall not authorize or appoint
any dealers, agents, representatives, sub-distributors, original
equipment manufactures, value added resellers, systems integrators,
or other third parties to sell or distribute the Products without
prior written approval from Supplier.
5.5
MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHT ONLY .
Licensee/Reseller is authorized to market and
distribute the Products only in the form and packaging as delivered
by Supplier in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Nothing
in this Agreement may be constructed to grant any right, title or
interest in any Intellectual Property rights embodied in or
associated with the Products, or any right to copy, disseminate,
disclose, recompile, alter, translate, reverse engineer, repackage,
or interfere in any way with any of the materials or information
that constitute the Products.
5.6
PROTECT AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED USE.
Licensee/Reseller shall use best efforts to
protect the Products from unauthorized copying, dissemination,
disclosure, recompilation, altering, translating, reverse
engineering, and other unauthorized use. The provisions of this
paragraph are intended to survive termination of this Agreement for
so long as the copyrights and trade secrets applicable to the
Products remain in effect as Intellectual Property rights of
Supplier and their respective successors or assignees.
Supplier’s name brand shall be visible on
all Products that are marketed, advertised and/or displayed by
Licensee/Reseller. Licensee/Reseller shall not disassemble any
Product or Product packaging to remove any branding and/or Supplier
identifiers in any of the Products.
5.8
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Supplier shall
be the sole and exclusive owner of any and all right, title and
interest in the Product and any and all other intellectual
property, whether present or future, in the
United States
or foreign, at common law, registerable or non-registerable, fixed
in any tangible medium of expression, including by way of example
and not limitation, patents, inventions, trade secrets, trademarks,
service marks, trade dress, copyrights, and other materials in any
form that relate to the Product and/or Licensee/Reseller’s
services performed under this Agreement (hereinafter
“Intellectual Property”). Licensee/Reseller
acknowledges that Supplier’s Intellectual Property is
valuable property of Supplier and that Licensee/Reseller has no
right, title, or interest in any of Supplier’s Intellectual
Property. In the event that Licensee/Reseller or any of
Licensee/Reseller’s employees or personnel makes any
improvements, modifications, or amendments to the Product, all
right, title and interest to those improvements, modifications, and
amendments is solely and exclusive owned by Supplier.
Licensee/Reseller shall disclose promptly to Supplier or its
nominee, any and all Intellectual Property Licensee/Reseller or
Licensee/Reseller’s employees or personnel conceived, made,
created, discovered,
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