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the Parties amend this Agreement to reflect the change in ownership and the acceptance by the new <br /> participant of all the obligations of Participant under this Agreement.This Agreement shall inure to <br /> the benefit of N3CN,Participant,their successors and permitted assigns. <br /> 24. Waiver. If either Party waives the enforcement of any obligation or right created under this <br /> Agreement,that waiver shall not operate as or be construed as an amendment or modification of this <br /> Agreement.Further,such waiver will not bar any subsequent enforcement of the same or any other <br /> obligation or right under this Agreement. <br /> 25. Integration. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Parties as to its contents and <br /> supersedes all other prior and contemporaneous contracts, documents, and agreements in relation <br /> to the subject matter of this Agreement. <br /> 26. 5everability. 1f any of the provisions this Agreement are adjudicated by a court of competent <br /> jurisdiction to be invalid,void,or unenforceable,the remainder of this Agreement will remain in full <br /> force and effect and the invalid,void,or unenforceable provision will not be part of the Agreement. <br /> 27. Independent Contractors. The Parties to this Agreement are contracting as independent contractors <br /> one toward the other, and nothing herein shall be construed to create a joint venture, agency, <br /> partnership,or employer-employee relationship.Neither Party will have the power to bind the other <br /> Party.Neither Party wilt have any claim against the other Party for employee benefits of any kind. <br /> 28. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement does not and will not create in any natural person, <br /> corporation,partnership or other organization or entity otherthan N3CN and Participant any benefits <br /> or rights,and this Agreement will be effective only as to N3CN and Participant and their successors <br /> and permitted assigns. Any third party who benefits from any provision of this Agreement shall be <br /> deemed an incidental beneficiary only. <br /> 29. Duplicate& Electronic Originals. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or more <br /> counterparts, each of which is deemed an original but all of which together constitute a single <br /> instrument. Any conflict among duplicate originals shall be resolved to give full effect to the <br /> agreement under common sense rules of construction.A conflict will not renderthe agreement void, <br /> invalid, or unenforceable. Copies transmitted electronically are the equivalent to originals, as are <br /> signatures applied to such documents and transmitted electronically. The Parties agree that signed <br /> electronic copies will be binding upon them the same as though they were hardcopies with original <br /> signatu res. <br /> 30. Insurance. Each Party agrees to self-insure,orto obtain and maintain reasonable policies of insurance <br /> of types and in amounts sufficient to protect itself,its employees,and its agents against foreseeable <br /> liabilities arising from work contemplated under this Agreement. To the extent a Party does not <br /> maintain a sufficient self-insurance fund or insurance,the cap on liability for direct damages will not <br /> apply to that under-insured Party. <br /> 31. Survival. Any provisions of this Agreement,including pass-through State requirements,that by their <br /> nature extend beyond the Term or expiration of the Agreement, will survive the termination or <br /> expiration of the Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Confidentiality, <br /> Page 18 of 21 <br />