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4 <br />5. Reinstatement of Software License, Maintenance and Support. If the Term expires without <br />being renewed, Customer may thereafter receive a license for the Software and resume receiving maintenance and <br />support upon: (a) notification to ES&S; (b) payment of all fees, which would have been due to ES&S had the Term <br />not expired; and (c) granting to ES&S access to the Software, so that ES&S may analyze it and perform such <br />maintenance as may be necessary before resuming the license, maintenance and support services for the Software. <br />ARTICLE IV <br />MISCELLANEOUS <br /> <br />1. Taxes; Interest. Customer shall provide ES&S with proof of its tax-exempt status. If Customer <br />does not provide such proof, Customer shall pay or shall reimburse ES&S for all sales and use, excise or other <br />similar taxes imposed on the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; In no event shall Customer be liable for <br />taxes imposed on or measured by income of ES&S. If Customer disputes the applicability of any tax to be paid <br />pursuant to Section 1 of this Article IV, Customer shall pay the tax and may thereafter seek a refund. Any disputed <br />or undisputed payment which is past due to ES&S shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent per <br />month (or such lesser amount as may be permitted by applicable law) for each month or portion thereof during <br />which it remains unpaid. <br />2. Limitation of Liability. Neither party shall be liable for any indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, <br />special, or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Neither party <br />shall be liable for the other party’s negligent or willful misconduct. The total liability of ES&S to Customer arising out <br />of or relating to this Agreement shall not exceed the aggregate amount to be paid by Customer to ES&S hereunder. <br />By entering into this Agreement, Customer agrees to accept responsibility for: (a) the selection of, use of and results <br />obtained from any equipment, software or services not provided by ES&S and used with the Software; or (b) user <br />errors, voter errors, or problems encountered by any individual in voting that are not otherwise a result of the failure <br />of ES&S to perform. ES&S shall not be liable under this Agreement for any claim, damage, loss, judgment, penalty, <br />cost, amount paid in settlement or fee that is caused by: (y) Customer’s failure to timely or properly install and use <br />the most recent Update provided to it by ES&S; or (z) Customer’s election not to receive or to terminate license, <br />maintenance and support services for the Software. . <br />3. Excusable Nonperformance. Except for obligations to make payments hereunder, if either party <br />is delayed or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement as a result of any cause beyond its <br />reasonable control, including acts of God, fire, riots, acts of war, terrorism or insurrection, government acts or orders; <br />epidemics, pandemics or outbreak of communicable disease; quarantines; national or regional emergencies, labor <br />disputes, transportation delays, governmental regulations and utility or communication interruptions, the delay shall <br />be excused during the continuance of, and to the extent of, such cause, and the period of performance shall be <br />extended to the extent necessary to allow performance after the cause of delay has been removed. ES&S agrees <br />to work with Customer, at Customer's reasonable request, to develop mutually agreeable alternatives in order to <br />minimize the negative impact of any such delay. <br />4. Notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing <br />and shall be deemed given when: (a) delivered personally; (b) sent by confirmed email; (c) sent by confirmed fax; <br />(d) sent by commercial overnight courier (with written verification of receipt); or (e) sent by registered or certified <br />mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All communications shall be sent to the attention of the persons <br />listed on the signature page to this Agreement and at the contact information set forth on such signature page <br />unless other contact information is provided by either or both parties in accordance herewith. <br />5. Assignment. Except in the case of a reorganization of the assets or operations of ES&S with <br />one or more affiliates of ES&S or the sale, transfer or assignment of all or substantially all of the assets of ES&S to <br />a successor who has asserted its intent to continue the business of ES&S, neither party may assign or transfer this <br />Agreement or assign, subcontract or delegate any of its rights, duties or obligations hereunder without the prior <br />written consent of the other party hereto, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or conditioned, nor unduly <br />delayed. <br />6. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including all attachments hereto, shall be binding upon and <br />inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective representatives, successors, and assigns. This Agreement, <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 99C86DDB-EDE0-4B35-B5C5-112789BE86C6