Co.Design4All Framework – Customer Licence Agreement Corporate
Co.Design4All – Organisational User Terms
THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT is made on the date set out in Item 5 of the Schedule.
Notice to End User: Codesign 4 All Pty Ltd grants you permission to access and use the Co.Design4All Services for which you have a valid and current license (“Services”) only on the condition that you, as a user of the Services (“you”), accept all the terms and conditions contained or referenced in these User Terms.
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meanings found in the Co.Design4All Customer Terms made available here: www.codesign4all.com/customer-licence-agreement-corporate/
1. Agreement with Co.Design4All
1.1 In addition to these User Terms, your access to and use of the Services is governed by the written licensing terms previously agreed to in a separate agreement between your employer, or the company you otherwise represent (“(Your) Employer”) and Codesign 4 All Pty Ltd and its agents and Affiliates (collectively, “Co.Design4All”).
1.2 If Your Employer has not previously agreed to the applicable licensing terms, then your access and use of the Services is further subject to the current Co.Design4All Customer Terms available here: www.codesign4all.com/customer-licence-agreement-corporate/ (“Co.Design4All Customer Terms”).
1.3 “Agreement” as used in these User Terms means the terms and agreements mentioned in either Section 1.1 or Section 1.2, as applicable. The Agreement is incorporated into these User Terms. In the event of any conflict between the Agreement and these User Terms, the Agreement will apply.
2. Acceptance of these User Terms
2.1 You may not access or use the Services if you do not agree to these User Terms.
2.2 You may not use the Services if you are:
- prohibited by law, regulation, or generally accepted practices or guidelines or Applicable Law in any Applicable Jurisdiction from receiving or using the Services;
- not fully able and competent to enter a binding contract with Co.Design4All. You affirm that you are over the age of majority in your Applicable Jurisdiction and acknowledge that these Services are not intended for minors in your Applicable Jurisdiction, and in any case children under the age of 13; nor;
- a direct competitor of any of the Services and are using such Services for purposes of monitoring its availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes.
2.3 These User Terms will apply from the beginning of our relationship with you as the End User, which occurs as soon as you access any of the Services and continues until the Agreement under which you are permitted to access and use the Services is terminated in accordance with the Agreement, or your access and use of the Services under the Agreement is discontinued, whichever is earlier, unless terminated earlier in accordance with these User Terms.
2.4 If we make any material change to these User Terms that meaningfully reduces your rights, we will use reasonable endeavours to notify you using prominent means, such as by:
(i) email notice sent to the latest email address that we have on record for you; or
(ii) posting a notice through our Services or the Website.
2.5 Modifications will become effective on the day they are posted or otherwise published, unless stated otherwise.
2.6 Your continued use of our Services after changes become effective will mean that you accept those changes.
2.7 Any version of these User Terms in a language other than English is provided for convenience only and you understand and agree that the English language version will prevail where there is conflict.
3. Proprietary Rights
3.1 You agree that we, and/or our licensors of the materials, Courses, and/or Co.Design4All Content, own and retain all right, title, and interest in and to:
(i) the Services, Software, Website, and Framework for Co.Design4All (including all improvements, enhancements or modifications to the Services and Software, the Website);
(ii) any software, applications, inventions or other technology developed in connection with Implementation Services or the provision of support;
(iii) the Webinars, materials, and Co.Design4All Content;
(iv) content or materials created while providing the Services; and
(v) all intellectual property rights in or related to anything referred to in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above.
Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, content (including Customer Data) remains the proprietary property of the person or entity supplying it (or their affiliated and/or third-party providers and suppliers, as is relevant) and is protected, without limitation, pursuant to applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.
3.2 Feedback. During the License Term, we may solicit you for feedback regarding the Website, webinars or Co.Design4All Content (collectively “Services”), including without limitation comments or suggestions regarding the possible creation, modification correction, improvement or enhancement of the Services, software, or content (collectively “Feedback”). You agree that any information disclosed by us during the discussion related to Feedback shall be considered our Confidential Information. Feedback incorporated into any Services, Co.Design4All Content, Website and related materials are hereby irrevocably assigned to Co.Design4All, where applicable, as well as any of the modifications, or extensions of the above, whenever or wherever developed.
4. Use of Co.Design4All Services
4.1 At all times during the License Term, you must:
(i) obtain and maintain all hardware, software, and communications equipment necessary for you to access and use the Services, and ensure that they comply with applicable specifications and guidelines communicated to you from time to time;
(ii) You will act in a manner consistent with these User Terms and comply with all Applicable Laws, including all Applicable Data Protection Laws; and
(iii) comply with all our reasonable directions, policies, and guidelines as notified by Co.Design4All from time to time.
5. Account Information and Log-in
5.1 When you register for the Service, you will provide Co.Design4All information related to your account and create log-in credentials, including an account password (“Account Information”). You agree that you will always keep your Account Information complete, accurate, and up to date. You also agree that you will not create Account Information for a third party who is not authorized to access the Services. You further agree that you will not provide your Account Information to anyone else for the purpose of accessing the Services. Finally, if you become aware of any unauthorized use of your account or Account Information, or any other breach of security, you agree to notify Co.Design4All by contacting hello@codesign4all.com. Co.Design4All may require that you change your Account Information or certain parts of your Account Information at any time for any reason.
5.2 We reserve the right to cancel or refuse registration of any username or password we deem inappropriate.
5.3 You are responsible for your account with us and for all uses of the account or Services, with or without your knowledge or consent.
6. Privacy Policy
6.1 For information about Co.Design4All’s data protection and collection practices, please read the Co.Design4All Privacy Policy at www.codesign4all.com. You agree to Co.Design4All’s use of your data in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
6.2 You agree not to disclose or provide any Sensitive Personal Information while accessing or using the Services. You agree not to transmit, disclose, or make available Sensitive Personal Information to Co.Design4All or Co.Design4All’s third-party providers. “Sensitive Personal Information” means an individual’s financial information, sexual preferences, medical, or health information protected under any health data protection laws, biometric data (for purposes of uniquely identifying an individual), personal information of children protected under any child data protection laws (such as the personal information defined under the US Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”)) and any additional types of information included within this term or any similar term (such as “sensitive personal data” or “special categories of personal information”) as used in Applicable Data Protection Laws.
6.3 During your use of the Services, Co.Design4All may collect information about how you use the Services and interact with the Services and may use such information to modify, improve or enhance the Services or your ability to access and use the Services.
6.4 You agree that if your license to Co.Design4All Services is provided through your employer (1) Co.Design4All may provide Your Employer with the ability to access, use, remove, retain, and control your profile associated with the Services; and (2) Co.Design4All may contact you to provide support on how to access and use the Services.
6.5 We use data collected through tracking technologies to record your interactions with content on the Service to monitor and report on usage to our Content Partners.
6.6 We also use, or may use, the data collected through tracking technologies to secure the Services, improve the Services, to save you time, to provide better technical support, and to track usage of our Services. For example, tracking technologies help us to: (a) remember information so that a user will not have to re-enter it during subsequent visits; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) identify you across multiple devices; (d) provide and monitor the effectiveness of our Services; (e) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, traffic, and usage on our Services; (f) diagnose or fix technology problems; (g) help users efficiently access information after signing in; and (h) otherwise plan for and enhance our Services and your enjoyment of the Services.
7. Confidentiality
You agree to take reasonable precautions to protect our non-public information regarding features, functionality, and performance of the Services and Co.Design4All’s intellectual property and to comply with all lawful and reasonable directions given to you with respect to Co.Design4All proprietary information.
8. Trade Sanctions and Export Controls Compliance
- The Services and your use of them, are subject to laws, restrictions, and regulations of the State of Queensland, Australia and other jurisdictions that (A) govern the import, export, and use of the Services; and (B) may prohibit us from providing the Services to you without notice. By using the Services, you agree to comply with all such laws, restrictions, and regulations, and you warrant that you are not prohibited from receiving the Services by the laws of any Applicable Jurisdiction.
- Should Co.Design4All be prohibited by any Applicable Law from fulfilling any obligation to you, Co.Design4All reserves the exclusive right to unilaterally terminate any or all obligations and will, under no circumstances, be liable for damages or repayment arising from such termination.
9. Acceptable Use Policy
You acknowledge that you have read and agree with the content of, and to be bound by, our Acceptable Use Policy which is incorporated by reference into these User Terms and available here: www.codesign4all.com.
10. Content
- Co.Design4All does not provide Co.Design4All Content as advice as the nature of the Services is intended to be educational in nature. All use of the Co.Design4All Content by you is at your own risk. You are merely accessing training and support materials for application as you deem relevant rather than individualised consulting and professional services.
- We have no responsibility or liability for such use.
- In particular, no review, posting, or appearance of information in relation to other service providers and authors cited or interviewed in the Services on or through the Website is intended to act as an endorsement or representation that any material is free of violation of any copyright, privacy, or other laws or will suit a particular purpose or be accurate or useful.
- If you believe that any Co.Design4All Content violates any laws, including any copyright laws, you may report such belief to us.
- You assume any and all risks from any meetings or contact you have with any Partners showcased in our Services, their customers, or other users of our Service.
11. Suspension or Termination
- In addition to any other remedies a party may have, we may suspend or terminate your access immediately without notice:
(i) if you materially breached, or we reasonably suspect you have breached, any of these User Terms;
(ii) in the case of non-payment by the customer or you, as applicable; or
(iii) as otherwise permitted in our Agreement with the customer.
- Except where an exclusive remedy may be specified in these User Terms, the exercise by either party of any remedy, including termination, will be without prejudice to any other remedies it may have under these User Terms, by law or otherwise.
- Once the Agreement terminates:
(i) your right to use and access the Services will cease immediately:
(ii) you must cease all use of the Services, Co.Design4All Content, Framework, and any related materials;
(iii) you are required to delete the Services and any related materials made available to you under the Agreement, including any Co.Design4All Confidential Information from your systems as applicable (including any third-party systems operated on your behalf) and, if requested by us, provide written certification to us that you have done so at our request; and
(iv) you undertake not to attempt to access the Services or any data stored in the Services (except in accordance with our Privacy Policy), any related materials, any Webinars or the Website after the date of termination.
(v) you agree to not re-use, re-brand, modify or change any of the templates, tools and materials you have accessed whilst a user of our Service, nor will you continue their use in any manner.
12. Information, general exclusions, and operation of laws
- General
(a) Whilst all materials and other information communicated to you via our Services are provided in good faith and are believed to be accurate and current as at the date of publication, presentation, or communication, we provide no warranty or guarantee of accuracy or completeness. In addition, all such material is not intended as professional advice and must not be relied upon as such.
(b) Prior to taking any particular course of action in connection with the Services or Website you should make your own enquiries and seek independent advice tailored to your specific circumstances, needs, and objectives.
(c) The Services are a web-based deployment of content inclusive of webinars, tools, templates, fact sheets, frequently asked questions, case studies and other materials deemed relevant at any given point in time for the support and education of users. Co.Design4All does not make claim to being a registered training organisation as defined in some jurisdictions but does provide educational content and idea starters designed to support professionals develop their own responses to stakeholder engagement in whatever context they find themselves. In so doing, Co.Design4All does not certify the outcomes, make claims around relevance of the processes deployed or in any way imbue the user with status in relation to work they undertake as a person separate to Co.Design4All. No employment, contractor, partner or associate relationships exists between Co.Design4All and any user.
(d) We are not responsible for disputes, claims, losses, injuries, or damages of any kind that might arise out of, or relate to, conduct of users including any customer’s or user’s reliance upon any information provided by our Services.
(e) You also understand that, by using the Services, you may be exposed to content that you consider objectionable. We have no responsibility to keep such content from you and no liability for your access or use of any content or Service, to the extent permissible under Applicable Law.
(f) You acknowledge and agree that the Services and any other goods or services supplied by us to you or used by you are not of a kind ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic, or household use or consumption and you do not intend such use or consumption. If this changes at any time, you must promptly notify us.
- No warranty or representation
To the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law we make no warranty, representation, or guarantee, whether express or implied:
(a) as to the usefulness of the Services or materials, nor any of the products and services promoted on the Website, via linked websites, or communicated to you by us;
(b) as to the appropriateness of the Services or materials provided to you by us or our employees or representatives;
(c) as to the quality, accuracy, reliability, currency, performance, completeness, or fitness for purpose of any part of the Services, the Website, the materials, and other information communicated to you by us or our employees, partners or representatives;
(d) that the Website, or the Services will be uninterrupted;
(e) as to the results that may be obtained from use of the Services; or
(f) that the Website, the materials, or the facilities that make the Website and the Co.Design4All Content available, will not cause damage, or are free from any malicious code or any other defects or errors.
- Force Majeure
We will not be liable for failure to perform our obligations under these User Terms to the extent the performance is delayed, prevented, restricted or interfered with as a result of any events, circumstances, or causes beyond reasonable control (including without limitation fire, flood, acts of God, interruption or failure of utility or telecommunications service, or hosting provider, denial of service attacks or other malicious conduct, government actions, acts of terrorism, labour disputes or other similar events.
- Links to other websites
(a) The Website may contain links and pointers to other websites operated by third parties which are included solely for your convenience.
(b) Links to third party websites do not constitute endorsement, sponsorship, or approval by us of the content, policies, or practices of those third parties, or the content available on or for download from those third-party sites.
(c) You agree that, by accessing any third-party linked website, you do so entirely at your own risk.
(d) We are not responsible or liable, directly, or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with, use or reliance on any goods or services available on or through any third-party website.
13. General
- Entire Agreement
These User Terms are the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding between you and us and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications, and other understandings relating to the subject matter of this page/document.
- Assignment
(a) These User Terms are not assignable, transferable, or able to be sub-licensed by you except with our prior written consent.
(b) We may transfer and assign any of our rights and obligations under the Agreement and may novate and sub-license any of its rights or obligations under the Agreement.
- Severability
If any provision of these User Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the User Terms will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.
- Governing law and jurisdiction
These User Terms are governed by the laws of the Applicable Jurisdiction, and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Applicable Jurisdiction.
- Notice to U.S. Government.
End Users: The Software and related materials are “Commercial Items,” as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of “Commercial Computer Software” and “Commercial Computer Software Documentation,” as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §§227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditions herein. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the State of Queensland, Australia.
Customer Terms
Effective from 9 July, 2025
Minimum Terms applicable only to end user clients of Co.Design4All Partners.
Any version of these Customer Terms in a language other than English is provided for convenience only and you understand and agree that the English language version will prevail where there is conflict.
1. introduction
(a) Codesign 4 All Pty Ltd is an organization providing access to educational content and supports and is providing you with a single access point to content. These Customer terms (“Customer Terms”) will apply when you:
(i) use any of the Services or access content;
(ii) click the “sign up” button or initiate a trial, test, or other preliminary use of the Services; and/or
(iii) indicate acceptance on or through the Website when you sign up for a subscription through the online subscription process or sign an agreement via an Order Form, (together with any referenced documents, the “Agreement”).
(b) This Agreement is by and between Codesign 4 All Pty Ltd (“Co.Design4All”, “We”, “we”, “Us”, “us”, “Our” or “our”) and you and governs your use of our Services. The terms “You,” “you,” “Your,” and “your” refer to any of our customers or End Users of our Services. By using the Services, you agree that you are the legal age of consent, have read, understood, and agree to comply with and be legally bound by the Agreement.
(c) Where there is any inconsistency between these Customer Terms and an Order Form, the terms and conditions of the Order Form shall prevail over these Customer Terms to the extent of the inconsistency.
2. Payment; Billing; Verification; Tax
- Payment of Fees
(a) Payment. Our Services are invoiced annually in advance, on the License Term Start Date and each anniversary of that date. You must pay the fees within 30 days from the issue date of the invoice. All invoices will only be delivered electronically to you. We may charge interest at a monthly rate equal to the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law on any overdue Fees, from the due date until the date the overdue amount (plus applicable interest) is paid in full. Any Fees that are unpaid as of the date of termination or expiration, will be immediately due and payable. Upon our request, you will provide the necessary financial documents to allow us to ascertain your creditworthiness.
(b) Failure to Pay. If you fail to pay any amount due under this Agreement (and not disputed as described in Section 2.1(c) (Disputes)), we may in our discretion, terminate the applicable Order Form or suspend or restrict the provision of any and all Services.
(c) Disputes. If you believe in good faith that we have incorrectly billed you, you must contact us in writing at hello@codesign4all.com within 30 days of the invoice date, specifying the error. You must pay the undisputed portions of the invoice as required by this Agreement while the dispute is being resolved.
(d) Trial Period. Co.Design4All may occasionally offer free trial access to new customers, for testing purposes and for a limited period of time. Co.Design4All determines, at its sole discretion, if you may participate in a Trial Period. Co.Design4All may discontinue or change the conditions of such Trial Periods at any time without prior notice or notification. Participation in the Trial Period is voluntary and free of charge. There is no obligation to purchase a subscription after the Trial Period ends.
(e) Automatic Conversion and Cancellation. Unless cancelled, upon expiration of the Trial Period, the account will automatically convert to a paid subscription, and you will be charged according to our standard rates and terms. You can cancel the trial at any time before the expiration date upon written notice to Co.Design4All to prevent conversion into a paid subscription.
- Additional Usage; Verification
(a) If your use of the Services exceeds the Service Capacity set forth in the Order Form, online subscription, or you require access or use of the Services for additional Co.Design4All or additional End User(s) or if your Services needs or use require the payment of fees for Implementation Services, you will be billed for such usage and/or services.
(b) Additional End User(s) are billed on a per license basis. If you activate more licenses than set out in the Order Form, Co.Design4All may charge overage for these licenses at 105% of Co.Design4All’s then current list price.
(c) We may, at our expense, appoint our own personnel or an independent third-party (or both) to verify that your use, or deployment of the Services comply with the terms of this Agreement. If the verification shows that you, or your authorized third parties are deploying, installing, or using the Services:
(i) beyond the Service Capacity or with additional users outside of your subscription; or
(ii) in any way not permitted under this Agreement, so that additional Fees apply, without limiting Co.Design4All’s rights at law or in equity, you must pay the additional Fee(s) and any applicable related support fees within 30 days of invoice date. If use, deployment, or installation exceeds 5% of that which is permitted under this Agreement, you must pay Co.Design4All’s reasonable costs of conducting the verification, in addition to paying the additional fees.
- Tax
Prices do not include applicable taxes. We will invoice you for any applicable taxes, and you must pay these taxes. Where applicable, you must provide a tax-exemption claim to us before placing an order. This is most likely to apply to users outside of Australia which may be tax exempt. Establishing any such status is the responsibility of the customer.
3. Proprietary rights; License Grant
- Co.Design4All Proprietary Rights
(a) You agree that we, and/or our licensors of the materials, Services, and/or Co.Design4All Content, own and retain all right, title, and interest in and to:
(i) the Services, Software and Website (including all improvements, enhancements or modifications to the Services and Software and the Website);
(ii) any software, applications, inventions or other technology developed in connection with Implementation Services or the provision of support;
(iii) the Webinars, materials, and Co.Design4All Content where content is not cited as being created by another party;
(iv) content or materials created while providing the Services; and
(v) all intellectual property rights in or related to anything referred to in paragraphs (i) to (iv) above.
(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, content (including Customer Data) remains the proprietary property of the person or entity supplying it (or their affiliated and/or third-party providers and suppliers, as is relevant) and is protected, without limitation, pursuant to applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.
- Your Ownership of Customer Data; License for Customer Data
(a) You own all right, title, and interest in the Customer Data and have obtained all necessary permissions and consent for such Customer Data and Co.Design4All’s use in accordance with this Agreement will not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party;
(b) You grant us a limited, worldwide, royalty free, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Customer Data during the License Term for the purpose of delivering the Services.
- License for Co.Design4All Content; Restrictions
(a) License. During the License Term, and subject to your payment of Fees, we grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as provided in the Product Description) license to access and use the Co.Design4All Services and content as set out in an applicable Order Form, solely for the purpose of the education or training of you or End Users through the Services, in accordance with the Agreement or restrictions associated with Services. We reserve all other rights not expressly granted herein.
(b) Restrictions.
(i) You are not authorized and will not or cause third parties to reproduce, redistribute, republish, transmit, assign, sell, broadcast, rent, share, lend, modify, adapt, reverse engineer, decompile, edit, create derivative works of, license, or otherwise transfer or use any Co.Design4All Content, in whole or in part, other than as expressly authorized under these Customer Terms or as separately authorized by us in writing.
(ii) You will not use the Services or Co.Design4All Content to build a new product, service, or platform that competes with any part of the Services or Co.Design4All Content, and you acknowledge that this is a usual covenant within our field of activities and is reasonably necessary to protect our legitimate business interests.
4. Permitted Use
- Collection and use of personal information
(a) Co.Design4All will collect and use personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Co.Design4All may retain and use Personal Data (as defined in the Privacy Policy) of End User(s), including, without limitation, their name, business address, email address, contact details and Services accessed and contact, deal directly with, and/or offer further materials and Services to End User(s).
(b) You agree to not supply Co.Design4All with any sensitive personal information or special categories of data.
(c) You acknowledge and confirm that you have the appropriate legal basis to provide Personal Data to Co.Design4All.
- Usage Analytics; Product Development
We may use Customer Data to improve and enhance the Services and for other development including diagnostic and corrective purposes in connection with the Services and other Co.Design4All offerings. We may disclose such data in aggregate or other lawful de-identified form.
- Data protection compliance and data processing under Applicable Data Protection Laws
If Applicable Data Protection Laws apply to any data used as part of the Services, then the relevant provisions of the Co.Design4All Data Processing Agreement shall apply, and such provisions are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
5. Responsibility and Support
- Responsibility
(a) At all times during the License Term of this Agreement, at your cost, you must:
(i) obtain and maintain all hardware, software and communications equipment necessary for you to access Co.Design4All Content and use the Services and ensure that they comply with applicable specifications and guidelines;
(ii) comply with all applicable Laws and Applicable Data Protection Laws;
(iii) comply with your privacy policy, the Product Description, and the Acceptable Use Policy; and
(iv) ensure End Users comply with the User Terms.
(b) As part of the registration process, you and End Users will identify an administrative username and password for your Co.Design4All account, and End Users will be required to accept the User Terms. You are responsible for actions and omissions of End Users.
(c) During the License Term and in accordance with this Agreement, we will provide End Users with access to the Co.Design4All Content, and use of the Services, up to the Service Capacity, as described the applicable Order Form. We will provide support services to you in accordance with our then-current support policy available here: www.codesign4All.com.”).
- Update, Modification or Discontinuance of the Services
(a) In providing you with a single access point to a variety of aggregated content, we may update or modify the Webinars, Courses, materials, or Services (other than Customer Data and related materials), or discontinue their availability at any time. We do not guarantee availability to any particular materials and expressly disclaim issues arising from the inclusion of any embedded links or URL to third party sites.
(b) In circumstances where materials have been updated, modified, or discontinued, and this results in a material adverse effect on your receipt of the Services, you will notify Co.Design4All within 10 business days of such of material impact and at Co.Design4All’s discretion, Co.Design4All will apply commercially reasonable efforts to consideration of the reinstatement of substantially similar replacement materials.
6. Confidentiality
During the course of this Agreement, it may become necessary to exchange Confidential Information between the Parties. The receiving party will treat Confidential Information with reasonable care and disclose only on a need to-know basis or as permitted under this Agreement. The receiving party will only use Confidential Information for the purposes of performing its obligations or as permitted under this Agreement. However, a receiving party may disclose Confidential Information:
(a) if approved by the other party in writing;
(b) required by law or regulation;
(c) in the event of dispute between the parties, as necessary to establish the rights of either party; or
(d) as necessary to provide the Services.
(e) In the case of (b) and (c), the disclosing party will provide reasonable advance notice to the other party to provide reasonable assistance to limit the scope of the disclosure unless prohibited by law or regulation.
7. Indemnity
- Your Indemnity
(a) You agree to defend, at your expense, any third-party Claim against Co.Design4All and Affiliates to the extent the Claim arises from:
(i) Your or End Users use or attempted use of the Services or any materials in violation of these Customer Terms;
(ii) Customer Data, including, but not limited to, any claim of infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights; and
(iii) You or End Users breach of any applicable laws.
- Co.Design4All’s Indemnity
(a) During the License Term, Co.Design4All shall have no obligation under this indemnity section to the extent an infringement allegation is based upon:
(i) use of the Services in violation of this Agreement;
(ii) modifications to the Services, or Co.Design4All’s modification when directed by you, or any third party acting on your behalf;
(iii) your failure to update or upgrade including corrections and enhancements, delivered to you by Co.Design4All, if such upgrade or correction would have prevented the infringement; or
(iv) third party products, services, hardware, software, opensource, or other materials, or combination of these with the Services if the Services would not be infringing without the combination.
- Conditions
(a) The indemnifying party, as applicable, will have no liability for any Claim under Section 7 that arises from any failure of indemnified party to:
(i) notify indemnifying party in writing of the Claim promptly upon the earlier of learning of or receiving a notice of it, to the extent that indemnifying party is prejudiced by this failure;
(ii) provide indemnifying party with reasonable assistance requested by indemnifying party for the defense or settlement (as applicable) of the Claim;
(iii) provide indemnifying party with the exclusive right to control and the authority to settle the Claim; or
(iv) refrain from making admissions or statements about the Claim without indemnifying party’s prior written consent.
(b) The indemnified party (as applicable) must take all reasonable steps to mitigate loss or damage related to the Claim under Section 7.
- Sole and Exclusive Remedy
The remedies in this Section 7 (Indemnities) are, in addition to any termination or suspension remedies expressly set forth in this Agreement, indemnified party’s sole and exclusive remedies and indemnifying party’s sole liability regarding the subject matter giving rise to any Claim, including any Claims regarding confidentiality obligations involving Customer Data.
8. Limitation of Liability.
- Liability
Subject to 8.2 and 8.3, to the maximum extent permitted by law, neither party shall be liable for any indirect or consequential loss. In no event shall either party’s aggregate liability for any claims arising out of or related to these customer terms or the agreement exceed the amount paid or payable by you to us for access to or use of the services during the twelve (12) months immediately prior to the event giving rise to such liability. Notwithstanding the limitation above, each party’s liability arising from breach of its confidentiality obligations hereunder, will be limited to two (2) times the fees paid or payable by you to us in the twelve (12) months prior to the date the relevant claim arose.
- Under no circumstances and under no legal theory (whether in contract, tort, negligence or otherwise) will Co.Design4All or our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, service providers, suppliers or licensors be liable to you or any affiliate resulting from: (1) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the services; (2) any conduct or content of any party other than Co.Design4All, including without limitation, any defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct; or (3) unauthorized access, use, or alteration of customer data or information unless such unauthorized access, use, or alteration arises directly from Co.Design4All’s failure to comply with applicable data protection laws.
- Section 8.1 does not apply to any failure to pay any amounts due under this agreement.
- Nothing in these customer terms (i) limits or excludes the liability of either party for death or personal injury caused by gross negligence, or the gross negligence of a party’s employees, agents or contractors (as applicable), fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or (ii) excludes any rights or remedies available to you under any applicable consumer laws in the applicable jurisdiction, which cannot be contractually excluded or restricted.
9. Limited Warranty; No Implied or Express Warranties
- Limited Warranty and Remedy for Services.
We warrant that the Services and Co.Design4All Content and materials, as delivered to you, and paid for, will substantially conform to the applicable Product Description during the License Term subject to Section 9.2 below. You will notify us of a claim under this warranty within 30 days of the date on which the condition giving rise to the claim first appeared. To the extent permitted by law, your sole and exclusive remedy, and our sole liability under or in connection with this warranty is described below in Section 9.2(b).
- No warranty or representation
(a) to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, subject to 9.1 (limited warranty), we make no other warranty, representation or guarantee, whether express or implied:
(i) as to the usefulness of the services or materials, nor any of the products and services promoted on the website or via linked websites or communicated to you by us;
(ii) as to the appropriateness of the services or materials provided to you by us or our employees, agents or representatives;
(iii) as to the quality, accuracy, reliability, currency, performance, completeness or fitness for purpose of any part of the services, the website, the courses, the materials and other information communicated to you by us or our employees, agents or representatives;
(iv) that use of the website or the services will be uninterrupted;
(v) as to the results that may be obtained from use of the services; or
(vi) that the website the materials or the facilities that make the website, and the materials available, will not cause damage, or are free from any malicious code or any other defects or errors.
(b) the sole and exclusive remedy for breach of any express or implied warranty or conditions that cannot be excluded is restricted, at Co.Design4All’s option, to:
(i) the re-supply of the relevant services;
(ii) the cost of the re-supply of the relevant services; or
(iii) the proportional amount paid by you to Co.Design4All in respect of the relevant goods or services.
10. Term and termination
- Delivery
Co.Design4All Services are deemed to be delivered and accepted by you on the License Term start date outlined in the Order Form.
- Termination; Effect of Termination
(a) In addition to any other remedies a party may have, either we or you may terminate the Agreement:
(i) upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice if the other party materially breaches the Agreement and that party fails to remedy the breach within fourteen (14) days of that party being notified to do so; or
(ii) immediately if the other party files for bankruptcy or is insolvent under any applicable law or breach of Section 3.3 (License Grant; Restrictions).
(b) Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement or any License Term for the Services:
(i) the licenses and associated rights to the Services and Courses will immediately terminate;
(ii) if you request Co.Design4All to assist in extracting Customer Data and Co.Design4All agrees to do so, you must pay Co.Design4All for assistance on a time and materials basis at Co.Design4All’s then current rates; and
(iii) you must at your expense: remove all references and links to the Services from your websites, and delete Services and materials made available to you including Co.Design4All Confidential Information. Customer Data stored within the Services may be deleted in accordance with applicable law.
(c) You will be liable for any outstanding Fees and additional fees for any Services that are still in use, or which remain active after termination or expiration of this Agreement. These Fees will be invoiced to you at the rate set out in the Order Form.
(d) You will be liable for the amount equivalent to the Fees that would have been due for the Services up to and including the last day of the then current License Term, except where the Agreement has been terminated for Co.Design4All’s material breach that has not been remedied in accordance with section 10.2(a)(i).
- Renewal
(a) At the end of the initial License Term and each Renewal Term, the Services and this Agreement will automatically renew for additional periods of twelve (12) months (each a “Renewal Term”) unless and until either party provides the other party with at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to not renew, in which case this Agreement will terminate on expiration of the initial License Term or then current Renewal Term.
(b) Co.Design4All may increase the Fees by the greater of three percent (3%) or CPI measured in Australia of list price at each 12-month anniversary of the License Term Start Date.
(c) Any discounts apply during the initial License Term only.
11. Changes to these terms
We may make changes to this Agreement from time to time to reflect changes in law, regulation or similar, or changes in our products, services, and processes. When we make such changes, we will notify you or your admin user 30 days in advance of such changes taking effect, by email or through the Co.Design4All Services.
12. Miscellaneous
- Entire agreement.
This Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral agreements, communications and other understandings relating to the subject matter of the Agreement. Co.Design4All rejects additional legal terms included by you on a purchase order.
- Survival
All parts of these Customer Terms, which by their nature should survive termination, will survive termination or expiration, including accrued rights to payment, confidentiality obligations, warranty disclaimers and limitations of liability, and miscellaneous.
- Injunctive Relief
Actual or threatened breach of certain sections of this Agreement (such as, without limitation, provisions on intellectual property (including ownership), license, privacy, and confidentiality) may cause immediate, irreparable harm that is difficult to calculate and cannot be remedied by the payment of damages alone. Either party will be entitled to seek preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and other equitable relief for any such breach.
- Waiver/Modification
Neither party’s waiver of the breach of any provision constitutes a waiver of that provision in any other instance. This Agreement may not be modified nor any rights under it waived, in whole or in part, except in writing signed by the parties.
- Severability
If any term of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of the term and this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
- Feedback
During this Agreement, we may solicit you or End Users for feedback regarding the Services or Co.Design4All Content and materials, including without limitation comments or suggestions regarding the possible creation, modification correction, improvement or enhancement of the Services, software, or content (collectively “Feedback”). You agree that any information disclosed by us during the discussion related to Feedback shall be considered our Confidential Information. Feedback incorporated into any Services, Co.Design4All Content, and materials are hereby irrevocably assigned to Co.Design4All, where applicable, as well as any of the modifications, or extensions of the above, whenever or wherever developed.
- Beta Functionality
During the License Term, you may participate in testing services and materials prior to their general availability. Your use of the beta functionality or formats is at your own risk and any liability or claims arising from your use is expressly disclaimed by us. Any information you share during a beta trial or similar test case will be considered Feedback.
- Assignment
The Agreement is not assignable, transferable, or able to be sub-licensed by you except with our prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. We may transfer and assign any of our rights and obligations under the Agreement and may novate and sub-license any of its rights or obligations under the Agreement.
- Force Majeure
Neither party is liable for failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement (except for any payment obligations), to the extent the performance is delayed, prevented, restricted or interfered with as a result of any events, circumstances, or causes beyond reasonable control (including without limitation fire, flood, acts of God, interruption or failure of utility or telecommunications service, or hosting provider, denial of service attacks or other malicious conduct, government actions, acts of terrorism, labor disputes or other similar events.
- Relationship of the parties
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to constitute a fiduciary relationship, agency, joint venture, partnership, or trust between the parties. No party has authority to bind the other party.
- Use of Logos; Publicity
You consent for Co.Design4All to make media releases, public announcements and public disclosures relating to your use of the Services or Co.Design4All content, including using your name or trademarks, service marks or logos, including in promotional or marketing material. Co.Design4All will ensure that publicity materials referring to you remain current and accurate, and you reserve the right to provide written notice to Co.Design4All to update or remove any such publicity. Co.Design4All will promptly comply with such notice.
- Notices
Any notice given under this Agreement must be in writing, in English, by email to the following addresses (or addresses notified in writing by either Party): (A) to Co.Design4All at hello@codesign4all.com and (B) to you at your email address stated on the Order Form, or at your registered address.
- Rights of third parties
Each of Co.Design4All’s Affiliates may enforce any provision of the Agreement as if it were Co.Design4All. This Agreement does not give rise to any rights to third parties to enforce the same, including under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (UK).
- Governing Law; Jurisdiction
These Customer Terms and the Agreement are governed by the laws of the Applicable Jurisdiction and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Applicable Jurisdiction.
- Export Control
The Services may be subject to export and/or re-export control laws and regulations of the European Union (“EU”), the state of Queensland, or to similar laws applicable in other jurisdictions. You warrant that:
(a) You are not located in any country to which the EU and/or the US have embargoed goods or have otherwise applied any economic sanctions; and
(b) You are not:
(i) a denied party as specified in any applicable export and/or re-export laws and regulations of the EU, the US, or in similar laws applicable in other jurisdictions; or
(ii) otherwise listed on any EU and/or US government list of prohibited or restricted parties. You shall not and shall not allow any End User to export or re-export, directly or indirectly, any Services or technical data or any copy, portions, or direct product thereof in breach of any applicable laws and regulations or this Agreement.
13. Definitions
Affiliate means any entity, individual, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controlled by or under common control by Co.Design4All.
Acceptable Use Policy means Co.Design4All’s acceptable use policy at www.codesign4all.com.
Applicable Data Protection Laws means all applicable laws, regulations, regulatory guidance, or requirements in any jurisdiction relating to data protection, privacy, or confidentiality of Personal Data including but not limited to (a) the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) together with any transposing, implementing or supplemental legislation, and (b) the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).
Applicable Jurisdiction means the State of Queensland, Australia.
Claim means a claim, action, complaint, or legal regulatory body, administrative or judicial proceeding filed against or made to a Party.
Confidential Information means non-public or proprietary information about a disclosing party’s business related to technical, commercial, financial, or planning information that is disclosed by the disclosing party to the other party in connection with this Agreement, which:
(i) is marked “confidential” or “proprietary” at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party, or
(ii) by its nature or content is reasonably distinguishable as confidential or proprietary to the party receiving the Confidential Information. The terms and conditions of this Agreement will be deemed Confidential Information of Co.Design4All without any marking or further designation. Any Customer Data will be deemed Confidential Information of customer without any marking or further designation.
“Confidential Information” does not include information that:
(1) has become public knowledge through no fault of the receiving party;
(2) was known to the receiving party, free of any confidentiality obligations, before its disclosure by the disclosing party;
(3) becomes known to the receiving party, free of any confidentiality obligations, from a source other than the disclosing party; or
(4) is independently developed by the receiving party without use of Confidential Information.
Consequential Loss means whether incurred directly or indirectly, any: indirect loss, incidental loss, loss of revenue, loss of goodwill, loss of reputation, loss of data, consequential loss, punitive damages, loss of profits, loss of bargain, special loss, loss of actual or anticipated savings and lost opportunities, including opportunities to enter into arrangements with third parties, or other intangible loss.
Course means a training course, webinar or other resource for instructing, educating, training, learning and tutoring, including mobile applications and related and supporting materials developed for purposes of being accessed through the Services.
CPI means the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the twelve (12) month period most recently published by the applicable government body in the Applicable Jurisdiction prior to the relevant anniversary date.
Customer Data means data provided by you to Co.Design4All to enable the provision of the Services and expressly excludes Co.Design4All intellectual property including any intellectual property in the Services.
End User means a user of the Services.
Equipment includes modems, hardware, servers, software, operating systems, networking, telecommunications and web servers.
Fees means fees for Licensed Users (as defined in the Product Description) to access Content and Materials, and any premium support services available to Users.
Co.Design4All means: Co.Design4All a company incorporated in the State of Queensland whose registered office is 64 Wirraway Parade Inala, Queensland, 4077 Australia;
Co.Design4All Content means content, licensed by Co.Design4All and published, or otherwise provided by or through Co.Design4All, including through the Website.
License Term means the period commencing on the License Term Start Date and continuing for the initial License Term (as stated in the Order Form) and each Renewal Term (as applicable) unless terminated earlier in accordance with this Agreement.
License Term Start Date means the date detailed in the Order Form.
Privacy Policy means the Co.Design4All Privacy Policy available here: www.codesign4all.com
Product Description means the description of the applicable Services including licensing metrics and limitations available at www.codesign4all.com
Service Capacity means the number of paid Licensed Users as set out in an applicable Order Form.
Services means all services provided by Co.Design4All to you and/or the End User via the Website or other means in order to allow you and End Users to access the materials.
Software means the source code, object code or underlying structure, ideas, know-how or algorithms relevant to the Services and Website or any software, documentation, or data related to the Services.
Trial Period means a free of charge testing period for the Co.Design4All Service, the terms of which are entirely at the discretion of Co.Design4All. The Trial Period can be amended, limited or terminated by Co.Design4All at any time in its absolute discretion.
User Terms means Co.Design4All’s User Terms as amended from time to time, and available at www.codesign4all.com.
Website means Co.Design4All’s website at www.codesign4all.com
Co.Design4All Framework – Customer Licence Agreement
For Corporate Members under a Business or Enterprise account.
THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT is made on the date set out in Item 5 of the Schedule.
BETWEEN
The party set out in Item 1 of the Schedule (“the Licensor”); and
The party set out in Item 2 of the Schedule (“the Licensee”).
RECITALS
A. The Licensor owns and has the right to use and develop the Co-Design Tools and Support Framework described in Item 3 of the Schedule (“the Framework”).
B. The Licensee desires the Framework for the permitted use.
C. The Licensor and the Licensee wish to record the license, which has been granted to the Licensee to use the Program in accordance with this Agreement.
OPERATIVE PROVISIONS:
1. INTERPRETATION
This Agreement is governed by the laws applicable in Queensland, Australia and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of that state.
In the interpretation of this Agreement:
(a) References to legislation or provisions of legislation include changes or re-enactments of the legislation and statutory instruments and regulations issued under the legislation;
(b) Words denoting the singular include the plural and vice versa; words denoting individuals or persons include bodies corporate and vice versa; references to documents or agreements also mean those documents or agreements as changed, novated or replaced, and words denoting one gender include all genders;
(c) Grammatical forms of defined words or phrases have corresponding meanings;
(d) Parties must perform their obligation on the dates and times fixed by reference to Queensland, Australia;
(e) Reference to an amount of money is a reference to the amount in the lawful currency of the Commonwealth of Australia;
(f) If the day on or by which anything is to be done is a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday in the place in which it is to be done, then it must be done on the next business day;
(g) References to a party are intended to bind their executors, administrators and permitted transferees; and
(h) Obligations under this agreement affecting more than one party bind them jointly and each of them severally.
(i) Any provision of this Deed which is void or unenforceable will be ineffective to the extent of that illegality, voidness or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Deed, unless the offending provision can be read down so as to give it a valid and enforceable operation of a partial nature in which case it must be read down to achieve that result.
2. LICENCE
In consideration of the Licensee paying the Licence fee set out in Item 4 of the Schedule (“the Licence Fee”), and otherwise observing the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee a nonexclusive, non- transferable licence to access and use the Framework in the manner described in clause 4, for the period set out in Item 5 of the Schedule.
3. LICENCE FEE
(a) Payment of licence fee
The licensee must pay the licence fee specified in the schedule to the licensor during the term.
(b) Variation of licence fee
The licence fee may be varied from time to time by agreement in writing between the licensor and licensee. Failing such agreement, the licence fee will remain at the rate specified in the schedule increased annually in accordance with increases in the Australian Consumer Price Index weighted average of capital cities or equivalent measure.
(c) Late payment
If the licence fee or any other money payable by the licensee to the licensor remains unpaid for ten business days after the due date for payment, whether or not formal demand has been made then the licensee shall pay, in addition to any money actually owing to the licensor, interest at the rate of 2% over the bank indicator lending rate for overdrafts of $100,000.00 nominated by the licensor on such money from the date the payment actually fell due until such monies are recovered and paid to the licensor.
4. USE OF THE FRAMEWORK
4.1 The Licensee is permitted to:
(a) Access the website which is described in Item 6 of the Schedule (the Website”);
(b) Download and distribute tools, templates, materials and information contained in the Framework to staff and contractors of the Licensee whether by electronic or other means for the period of the license;
(c) Populate the tools and templates in order to deliver co-design activities within the organisation or on behalf of the organisation;
(d) Access and display video content hosted on the website in the form of webinars, vlogs and live casted seminars to staff and contractors associated with the conduct of co-design activities;
(e) Provide access to Framework tools, templates, materials and information to stakeholders engaged in co-design activities with the Licensee in accordance with this Agreement.
(f) Host a suite of tools, templates, materials and information on the Licensee intranet, sharepoint or other digital dissemination portal which incorporate the Licensee’s logo and branding or project name and associated branding so long as the Co-Design4All logo is retained and original intellectual property is acknowledged in footers associated with such customised templates and tools in a minimum 10 point font which directs all readers to the Co-Design4All website noting Co-Design4All as the originator of the material however populated and modified by the Licensee.
4.2.1 All staff and contractors of the Licensee are authorised to access the Website solely for the purpose of preparing for and carrying out co-design activities for the duration of the license.
4.3 Staff who are also members or staff of other organisations are only authorised to use the Framework in relation to work undertaken on behalf of the Licensee.
4.4 Access is restricted to the Licensee, its contractors and/or staff for the period of the license.
4.5 The Licensee will not conduct training in relation to co-design for any external party, entity or organisation utilising the Framework or the tools, templates and techniques unless it has secured a separate agreement with the Licensor for the purpose of using the Framework to deliver training, professional development and consulting services.
4.6 The Licensee will not modify or adapt the Framework or the tools, templates and techniques for the purposes of commercially exploiting the licensed materials.
5. LICENSEE’S OBLIGATIONS
The Licensee must:
a) Comply with the terms of this Agreement and the terms and conditions noted on the Website;
b) Only use Facilitators who have had time to familiarise themselves with the Framework and related tools, templates and techniques and participate in related professional development via accessing vlog, webinar and seminar content hosted within the website;
c) Comply with any guidelines and instructions provided on the Website, in any accompanying materials or operating guidelines as to the correct use of the Framework.
d) Conduct co-design sessions ethically and in accordance with the codes of conduct governing their profession;
e) Maintain the privacy of participants consulted as part of the co-design process and where requested the confidentiality of information and materials exchanged for the purpose of populating templates.
f) Complete and return to the Licensor, at least one survey provided by the Licensor throughout the term of the licence;
g) Not allow access to the Website or the Framework or any accompanying tools, templates and materials to be given to any unauthorised parties or Competitor of the Licensor. This includes staff and contractors attempting to access the Framework and related tools, templates and materials after the expiry of the license agreement. This provision applies to templates which have been updated to include the Licensee’s logo or other naming conventions and where the base intellectual property can be traced to the Licensor;
h) Not resell, redistribute or sub-license access to the Framework or the website through issuing of any license or sub-license agreements, distributor agreements or other agreements which presume the Licensee has rights to sell or materially gain from others accessing the Framework;
i) Not modify the co-design Framework, models, terminology or visual elements without the prior approval of the Licensor;
j) Maintain appropriate insurance and make appropriate disclosures to Insurers in respect of the conduct of co-design activities and community engagement as required and prudent. Such insurance should acknowledge that the organisation, its staff and contractors are performing such co-design and community engagement activity based on the codes of conduct governing their profession and professional behaviour reasonably expected of staff and contractors engaged in group consultation and related activities. Their use of any aspect of the Framework and related tools, templates and techniques is done with such materials being only a guide.
6. LICENSOR’S OBLIGATIONS
The Licensor must:
a) Provide access to support and training in core aspects of co-design, to the Licensee’s staff and contractors to enable such persons to act as Facilitators of co-design activities. Such support can be offered via access to written materials, recorded webinars and access to live streamed seminars offered from time to time;
b) Provide support to the Licensee in relation to technical support and troubleshooting in accordance with available hours as set out on the website.
c) Provide access to at least 50 tools, templates and techniques with the right to replace, update or remove any material on the website based on feedback or subsequent insight with no requirement to re-install any previously available material.
7. GOODWILL PROTECTION
7.1 The licensee must allow the Licensor or its nominated representative to inspect upon request:
a) The business or the sessions conducted under the guise of co-design by the licensee’s staff and contractors; and
b) The place and method of use of the Framework by the licensee; and
7.2 Comply as may be reasonably directed in writing by the licensor on the issue of protection of the goodwill of the intellectual property from time to time.
8. ASSIGNMENT
The Licensee may not assign its rights or obligations under this agreement without prior written consent of the Licensor, which consent may be given or withheld, or given on conditions, in the absolute discretion of the Licensor.
9. TIME
The parties hereto agree that time shall in all respects be of the essence in regards to this agreement.
10. PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
10.1 Each party will keep the other’s Confidential Information which it becomes appraised of secret and preserve its confidential nature at all times. Without limiting the foregoing, each party will:
a) Do everything necessary to protect the confidentiality of such Confidential Information and keep it secure and safe from the risk of loss, damage and any unauthorised access or disclosure; and
b) Not disclose it to any person other than Staff or contractors who have a need to know such Confidential Information for the purpose of performing this agreement.
c) Preserve the value and validity of the Framework including through appropriate use of all associated tools, templates and techniques including ceasing their use as at the expiration of this License Agreement.
10.2 Each party may disclose the other’s Confidential Information:
d) If required by law or a governmental agency, provided that the recipient first gives the other as much advance notice as possible and the opportunity to seek limitation of the disclosure;
e) To satisfy a public accountability requirement or a requirement of a stock exchange; or
f) For the purposes of seeking professional advice.
10.3 On request by a discloser, a recipient must return all Confidential Information
to the discloser or destroy that Confidential Information (to the extent practical). However, each party may retain the other party’s Confidential Information solely to fulfil its legal requirements.
11 PERSONAL INFORMATION
a) Each party will comply with all Privacy Legislation in relation to Personal Information received from the other party or any of its Related Parties;
b) The Licensee will comply with the Licensor’s Privacy Policy, as set out on the Website, in relation to all Personal Information received or accessed from the Licensor; comply with any reasonable directions of the Licensor in relation to that Personal Information and will not send any Personal Information outside Australia without The Licensor’s prior written consent. If any information is sent overseas, the Licensor must ensure that it does not store, use or disclose that information inconsistently with the Privacy Legislation of
Australia;
c) All Personal Information received or accessed by a party from the other party is the other party’s Confidential Information;
d) The Licensee permits the Licensor to sample and utilise de-identified Personal Information for marketing, research and business development purposes.
12 WEBSITE
a) The Licensor will make access details to the Website available and provide any required access codes to the Licensee upon the execution of this agreement.
b) The Licensee agrees that it will keep access details to the Website confidential and it will ensure that its staff and contractors also keep these details confidential;
c) The Licensee will not make access details to the website available to any party other than its staff and contractors;
d) The Licensor agrees that the terms and conditions contained in the xx section of the website apply to this agreement as if they were incorporated in it.
13 CO-DESIGN SESSIONS
a) The Licensee will organise and conduct co-design sessions with its team, clients and stakeholders in accordance with the Framework and in conjunction with the materials and resources provided on the website.
b) Each co-design session must be run by a facilitator familiar with the Framework and with access to the tools, templates and techniques accessible on the website.
14 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES
a) The relationship between the parties is that of principal and independent contractor. No party is a partner, agent or employee of another party;
b) The Licensee is solely responsible for its Staff (including all employment and training related costs and insurances);
c) Each will ensure that its Related Parties comply with the terms of this agreement as if they were parties to it but only to the extent relevant to them.
15 CONDUCT UNDERTAKINGS
In carrying out the Co-design Sessions, the Licensee must:
a) Act in a co-operative, professional and courteous manner;
b) Not be involved directly or indirectly in any conduct, situation or activity which, in the licensor’s reasonable opinion, may harm or diminish the name or reputation of the parties;
c) Not offend any community or public morals;
d) Not commit, or be charged with, any criminal offence;
e) Not engage in any conduct involving fraud or deception; and
f) Ensure that its staff and related parties comply with each of the requirements set out above.
16 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
16.1. The Licensee represents and warrants that:
(a) It has the power and is lawfully able to execute, and perform its obligations under this agreement and doing so will not breach any obligation to a third party;
(b) It has not made any assignments, granted licenses or given any undertakings which are inconsistent with this agreement;
(c) No litigation, arbitration, tax claim, dispute or administrative proceeding is current, pending or threatened against that, to the best of its knowledge, is likely to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this agreement;
(d) Any information, documentation or data produced or provided to the Licensor or any of its related parties is at all times accurate, complete and correct; and
(e) Except as set out in this agreement, neither the licensee nor any of its related parties has made any representation or undertaking of any kind in relation to this agreement
16.2 The Licensor warrants to the licensee that:
(a) The licensor has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement; and
(b) The intellectual property rights granted under this Agreement will not when used in accordance with this Agreement infringe the intellectual property rights of any person;
(c) The Framework and associated tools, templates, techniques and materials are provided in the version deployed from the website on any given day and are subject to update and removal without notice and without penalty to the Licensor
(d) The Licensor makes no claims regarding the efficacy of the Framework which could imply an obligation of any type in relation to satisfactory completion or performance of any project, co-design or community engagement activity which utilises any aspect of the Framework. These will all be undertaken by the Licensee, its staff, contractors and associates at their own risk. The Licensor will not be liable for any damages or losses arising from the use of the Licensed Framework and associated materials.
17 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
a) Nothing in this agreement has the effect of assigning any pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights of a party.
b) Each party grants the other party a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence during the Term to use, reproduce and modify the information or data provided to the other party, for the purposes of performing and receiving the benefit of this agreement for the term of this agreement.
c) Each party must obtain any necessary consents or waivers from any individual who has any moral rights in any Intellectual Property Rights licensed under this agreement, to permit use of those Intellectual Property Rights for the purposes of performing and receiving the benefit of this agreement without any limitation arising out of the moral rights of that person.
d) This agreement does not assign to the licensee any intellectual property, copyright, trademarks or trade secrets in the licensed materials.
e) The licensee is required to respect and not infringe upon the intellectual property contained within the Framework and associated tools, templates and techniques.
f) The Licensee when referencing the Framework, whether internally or with external stakeholders will acknowledge the copyright held by the Licensor and the provisions of this License Agreement in relation to rights to protect intellectual property, copyright, trademarks and trade secrets.
g) Where the Licensee populates a template or uses a tool for the purposes of gathering and reporting on activity undertaken as part of a co-design process, the contents entered into the tool or template will be confidential to the Licensee and do not create or imply the creation of novel intellectual property which would give rise or claim to a share of the intellectual property associated with the Framework. This provision survives the termination of this agreement.
18 GENERAL INDEMNITY
The licensee hereby agrees to fully, effectually, and promptly indemnify the Licensor and its Related Parties for any loss, cost, expense (including reasonable legal costs) or damage that any or all of them suffers or incurs as a result of:
(a) A breach of this agreement (including a representation or warranty);
(b) Any fraud;
(c) A failure to obtain, maintain, and comply with any consents required in relation to this agreement, or to comply with any applicable laws;
(d) Personal injury, death or loss of or damage to real or tangible personal property; or
(e) Any claims, actions or proceedings by a third party and any investigations by a government body,
(f) Any loss, cost, expense (including reasonable legal costs), claim or damage that any or all of them suffers or incurs (or agrees to pay by way of settlement or compromise) in connection with or arising out of any claim regarding the provision or non-provision of the co-design activities.
(g) Arising out of any act or omission of the Licensee or any of its Related Parties whether accidental or not.
19 DISPUTES
If any dispute arises between the parties in relation to the matters set out in this Deed, the parties shall first attempt to settle it by mediation, administered by the Australian Disputes Centre (ADC) before having recourse to arbitration or litigation.
Such mediation shall be conducted in accordance with the ADC Guidelines for Commercial Mediation operating at the time the matter is referred to ADC.
20 NOTICES
A notice or other communication to a party must be in writing and delivered to that party or that party’s practitioner in one of the following ways:
a) Delivered personally;
b) Posted to their address when it will be treated as having been received on the second business day after posting;
c) Faxed to their facsimile number when it will be treated as received when it is transmitted
d) Sent by email to their email address, when it will be treated as received when it enters the recipient’s information system.
21 TERM AND TERMINATION
21.1 Term
This agreement begins and ends as set out in Item 5 of the Schedule will continue for the term unless it is earlier terminated.
21. 2 Termination on Notice
Either party may terminate this agreement by notice in writing to the other if the other party commits any breach of any provision of this agreement, and has failed to remedy such breach within 14 days of receipt of notice specifying:
a) The exact nature of the breach committed by the defaulting party; and
b) What is required by the defaulting party to remedy the breach.
a) Immediate Termination
The licensor may by notice in writing immediately terminate this agreement upon:
a) The making or filing of any application to wind up the licensee under any law or government regulation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency; or
b) The appointment of a receiver, agent or manager for all or substantially all of the property of the licensee;
c) The making by the licensee of any assignment, arrangement or composition whether formal or informal for the benefit of its creditors; or
d) The institution by the licensee of any proceedings for the liquidation or winding up of its business; or
e) The failure to pay the licensee fee within ten business days of its due date for payment.
22 Effect of termination
Upon termination:
a) The licensee must deliver to the licensor all documents and other materials including all copies in its possession relating to the Framework and its tools, templates and techniques, and will do such further things as may be reasonably required by the licensor to protect its right to title and interest in the intellectual property including deleting all digital copies made of any aspect of the Framework to ensure licensed materials are inaccessible to staff, contractors and associates after the date of termination;
b) Any licence fee previously paid remains the property of the licensor and will not be refunded; and
c) Any licence fee due but unpaid at the date of the termination must be paid by the licensee to the licensor.
23 COSTS
a) Each party will pay its own costs of and incidental to this agreement.
b) The licensee will bear all duty payable on this agreement and keep indemnified the licensor in respect of that liability.
c) The licensee will bear all GST payable in respect of any supply under this agreement upon receipt of tax invoice issued by the licensor.
24 DEFINITIONS
In this Agreement:
a) Access code means a unique identifier which enables the Licensee to access the website, the Framework and its resources and materials as they are presented as tools, templates, techniques and supports;
b) Business means the business operated by the licensee described as such in the schedule;
c) Business day means a day, not being a Saturday, Sunday or gazetted public holiday, on which banks are open for commercial business where performance of an obligation under this Agreement is to take place;
d) Claim means, in relation to a person, a claim, demand, remedy, suit, injury, damage, loss, cost liability, action, proceeding, right of action, chose in action, claim for compensation or reimbursement or liability incurred by or to be made or recovered by or against the person, however arising and whether ascertained or unascertained, or immediate, future or contingent;
e) Clients means patients or users of the professional services provided by the Licensee as part of its business;
f) Client access code means a unique identifier which provides clients with restricted access to the website, the Framework and its associated resources and materials.
g) Commencement date means the date so specified in the schedule;
h) Competitor means an Individual or organisation whose interests, operations and commercial activities would interfere with the interests, operations, commercial activities of the Licensor.
i) Confidential information means all technical and other information and know how, including all information and know how in any eye or machine readable form or other format, disclosed or given by a party to this Agreement from any source in respect of or incidental to:
(i) The Framework;
(ii) The Website;
(iii) A Party; and
(iv) Any other information disclosed or given by a party to the other party which is declared by that party or by law to be confidential information.
j) Event of Default in relation to a party means that person becomes subject to an Insolvency Event which remains in effect for a continuous period of 5 business days, or that person commits a material breach of this Deed and that breach is not remedied within 30 days after notice of the breach was given by any of the non-breaching party to the other party.
k) Facilitator means a staff member of the Licensee who performs co-design activities whether utilising the Framework and associated materials or not.
l) Insolvency event means any form of corporate or individual insolvency or administration including bankruptcy, receivership, voluntary administration, provisional liquidation or liquidation or if a party is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, ceases to trade or enters into a composition with its creditors.
(a) License fee means the amount calculated and paid by the licensee to the licensor specified in the schedule;
(b) Notice means a written notice, consent approval, direction, order or other communication;
(c) Obligation means a legal, equitable, contractual, statutory or other obligation, agreement, covenant, commitment, duty, undertaking or liability;
(d) Permitted use means a use agreed to by the Licensor and Licensee.
(e) Personal Information means Personal Information as defined by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) or any more up to date laws in Australia as they are updated from time to time.
(f) Privacy Legislation means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) or any other State or Federal Privacy Legislation.
(g) Framework means the model of co-design and associated tools as provided on the website and described as such in the schedule;
(h) Related Party includes a related body corporate, a related entity or a related party as defined by the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
(i) Right includes a legal, equitable, contractual, statutory or other right, power, authority, benefit, privilege, remedy, discretion or cause of action;
(j) Staff means owners, employees and contractors of a party;
(k) Term means the term set out in the schedule.
The Schedule Executed
| On behalf of licensee | (insert full name here) |
| Signature | |
| Witness Name | |
| Witness Signature |
| The Schedule Executed by On Behalf of Licensor Co-Design4All | |
| Signature | |
| Witness Name | |
| Witness Signature |
| The document Executed as an Agreement | |
| Executed by Licensee pursuant to Section 127 Corporations Act in the presence of: | ( insert Full legal name) |
| Director | |
| Director/Secretary |
| Executed by Licensor, Co-Design4All, pursuant to Section 127 Corporations Act in the presence of: | |
| Signature | |
| Director | |
| Director/Secretary |
Schedule 1
| Item 1: | THE LICENSOR: | Co-Design4All Pty Ltd |
| Item 2: | THE LICENSEE: | XXX (insert full legal name) |
| Item 3: | THE FRAMEWORK: | Co.Design4All model and associated tools, templates, techniques and support materials |
| Item 4: | THE LICENCE FEE: | $X (plus GST) |
| Item 5: | THE TERM: | Date from – Date to – 1 year subject to annual renewal (Student membership is 16 weeks only from date of subscription) |
| Item 6: | THE WEBSITE: | www.codesign4all.com |