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Revised 01/24 Granicus 2025 <br />4 <br />herein by reference and may be viewed at <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/purchasing_division/contracts.php). If <br />County’s Risk Manager determines additional insurance coverage is required such <br />additional insurance shall consist of N/A (if no additional insurance required mark N/A <br />as being not applicable). Provider shall not commence work until such insurance is in <br />effect and certification thereof has been received by the County's Risk Manager. <br />8.Indemnity <br />a.Indemnity. Provider will defend County from and against all losses, liabilities, damages <br />and expenses arising from any claim or suit by a third party unaffiliated with either Party <br />to this Agreement (“Claims”) and shall pay all losses, damages, liabilities, settlements, <br />judgments, awards, interest, civil penalties, and reasonable expenses (collectively, <br />“Losses,” and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs), to the extent arising <br />out of any Claims that Provider products and services infringe a valid U.S. copyright or <br />U.S. patent issued as of the date of this Agreement. In the event of such a Claim, if Provider <br />determines that this Agreement is likely affected, or if the solution is determined in a final, <br />nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, to infringe a valid U.S. <br />copyright or U.S. patent, Provider will, in its discretion: (i) replace the affected Provider <br />products and services; (ii) modify the affected Provider products and services to render it <br />non-infringing; or (iii) terminate this Agreement with respect to the affected solution and <br />refund to County any prepaid fees for the then-remaining or unexpired portion of the <br />Agreement term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Provider will have no obligation to <br />indemnify, defend, or hold County harmless from any Claim to the extent it is based upon: <br />(i) a modification to any solution by County (or by anyone under County’s direction or <br />control or using logins or passwords assigned to County); (ii) a modification made by <br />Provider pursuant to County’s required instructions or specifications or in reliance on <br />materials or information provided by County; or (iii) County’s use (or use by anyone under <br />County’s direction or control or using logins or passwords assigned to County) of any <br />Provider products and services other than in accordance with this Agreement. This Section <br />sets forth County’s sole and exclusive remedy, and Provider’s entire liability, for any <br />Claim that the Provider products and services or any other materials provided by Provider <br />violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party. <br />b.With regard to any Claim subject to indemnification pursuant to this Section: (i) the Party <br />seeking indemnification shall promptly notify the indemnifying Party upon becoming <br />aware of the Claim; (ii) the indemnifying Party shall promptly assume sole defense and <br />control of such Claim upon becoming aware thereof; and (iii) the indemnified Party shall <br />reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying Party regarding such Claim. Nevertheless, the <br />indemnified Party may reasonably participate in such defense, at its expense, with counsel <br />of its choice, but shall not settle any such Claim without the indemnifying Party’s prior <br />written consent. The indemnifying Party shall not settle or compromise any Claim in any <br />manner that imposes any obligations upon the indemnified Party without the prior written <br />consent of the indemnified Party <br />9.Amendments to the Agreement <br />a.Changes in Basic Services. Changes in the Basic Services and entitlement to additional <br />compensation or a change in duration of this Agreement shall be made by a written <br />Amendment to this Agreement executed by the County and the Provider. The Provider <br />5