SUMTOTAL SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
TRIAL SERVICE
Terms of Use
IMPORTANT-READ
CAREFULLY: BY CLICKING THE "I ACCEPT" BUTTON DISPLAYED AS PART OF
THE ORDERING PROCESS FOR THE TRIAL SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS
AND CONDITIONS (THE "AGREEMENT") GOVERNING YOUR USE OF SUMTOTAL
SYSTEMS, INC.’S (“SUMTOTAL”) ONLINE TRIAL SERVICE (COLLECTIVELY, THE
"SERVICE"). IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF A
COMPANY OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
BIND SUCH ENTITY TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, IN WHICH CASE THE TERMS
"YOU" OR "YOUR" SHALL REFER TO SUCH ENTITY. IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS,
YOU MUST SELECT THE "I DECLINE" BUTTON AND MAY NOT USE THE SERVICE.
1.
SERVICE.
The modules for the Service which you
have selected are described on SumTotal’s website at sumtotalsystems.com (the
“Site”). As part of the Service, SumTotal will provide you with use of the
Service, including a browser interface and data encryption, transmission,
access and storage. SumTotal may at its
sole discretion modify the features of the Service from time to time. SumTotal will set up a website for you from
which you can access the Service and will notify you of the URL for such
website. You agree that no
productive or commercial use of the Service is permitted under this Agreement. We may change the Service at any time at our sole discretion. For reference, a Definitions section is
included at the end of this Agreement.
2.
PRIVACY & SECURITY; DISCLOSURE.
SumTotal’s privacy and security
policies may be viewed at the Site and are incorporated in this Agreement by
reference. SumTotal reserves the right
to modify its privacy and security policies in its reasonable discretion from
time to time. Note that because the
Service is a hosted, online application, SumTotal occasionally may need to
notify all users of the Service of important announcements regarding the
operation of the Service. You agree that
SumTotal can disclose the fact that you are a customer and the Service modules that
you are using.
3.
USER
ACCOUNT.
A user account is required to
access the Service. To open a user
account, you must complete the registration process by providing SumTotal with
current, complete, and accurate information and you are required to promptly update
such information should it become inaccurate or untrue. Should SumTotal suspect that such information
is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, SumTotal has the right to
suspend or terminate your use of the Service.
If you are an individual, you represent you are 18 years or older, or
the applicable age of majority in your jurisdiction. No contract will exist between you and
SumTotal for the Service until SumTotal accepts your order by a confirmatory email
or other means of communication.
4.
ACCESS TO SERVICE.
SumTotal hereby grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide right to access and use the Service for a period of thirty (30) days from the date which sign up for the Service, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You may only allow 10 Named Users access to the Service. ,
You may not access the Service if you are a competitor of SumTotal. In addition, you may not access the Service for purposes of monitoring its availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking, marketing, or competitive purposes.
Each Named User must have a Login and will be asked to provide a password. SumTotal reserves the right to require you to alter any password if SumTotal believes it is no longer secure. You shall not permit more than one person to use each Login to access the Service or otherwise share login accounts, user identifications or passwords. You shall not deactivate a named individual access to the Service and assign such access to another named individual You are responsible for all access to the Service and activities conducted by individuals accessing the Service using the Logins, including such individual’s compliance with the terms herein. You agree to notify SumTotal immediately if you suspect any unauthorized use of your Account or access to any password.
5.
RESTRICTIONS.
You shall
use the Service solely for your internal business purposes and only for
non-productive, non-commercial use, in compliance with applicable law, and
shall not: (i) resell, sublicense,
lease, time-share or service
bureau basis or otherwise make the Service available to any third party;
(ii) send or store infringing or unlawful material; (iii) send or store any Malicious
Code; (iv) access the Service by any means other than the Login or otherwise
attempt to gain unauthorized access to, or disrupt the integrity or performance
of, the Service or the data contained therein; (v) modify, copy or create
derivative works based on the Service; (vi) reverse engineer the Service; (vii)
access the Service for the purpose of building, selling, marketing or
otherwise, a competitive product or service or copying its features or user
interface; or (viii)
distribute, make any commercial use of, use to operate a Web-site or otherwise
generate income from the Service.
6.
YOUR
RESPONSIBILITIES.
You agree to abide by all applicable local, state, national and foreign laws, treaties and regulations in connection with your use of the Service, including those related to data privacy, international communications and the transmission of technical or personal data. You shall: (i) notify SumTotal immediately of any unauthorized use of any Login or Account or any other known or suspected breach of security; (ii) report to SumTotal immediately and use reasonable efforts to stop immediately any copying or distribution of Content that is known or suspected by you to be infringing or unlawful; and (iii) not impersonate another SumTotal customer or provide false identity information to gain access to or use the Service.
You warrant that you are authorized to bind, and hereby bind your Named Users, to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as if the Named Users were you. You hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SumTotal and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, and permitted assigns from and against any damages sustained by your Named Users and/or SumTotal due to your breach of the foregoing warranty.
You hereby acknowledge that use of the Service requires establishment and maintenance of a dedicated Internet access to the Service by you with capacity and bandwidth as specified by SumTotal from time to time and as may be modified by SumTotal from time to time. You shall be responsible for any costs in connection with establishment and maintenance of access to the Service via the Internet, including (without limitation) telephone, communications, Internet service provider costs, computer hardware, modem, fees charged by third parties, insurance, Internet access software, or any other costs incurred by you in accessing the Service.
As
consideration for using the Service, you shall provide us with timely feedback regarding
the Service and any product related to such which we may request from you.
7.
ACCOUNT INFORMATION AND DATA.
SumTotal does not own any Customer
Data. You, not SumTotal, shall have sole responsibility for the accuracy,
quality, integrity, legality, reliability, appropriateness, and intellectual
property ownership or right to use of all Customer Data, and SumTotal shall not
be responsible or liable for the deletion, correction, destruction, damage,
loss or failure to store any Customer Data. You hereby grant to SumTotal a non-exclusive,
fully-paid and royalty-free license to reproduce, distribute, perform, display
and otherwise use the Customer Data solely to provide the Service to you. You
represent and warrant that: (i) you own or otherwise have the right to grant
the license set forth in this section for the Customer Data, and (ii) the
Customer Data does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyright
rights, or other rights of any person or entity. SumTotal has the right (but not the
obligation) to review any Customer Data and delete any Customer Data that in
the sole judgment of SumTotal violates this Agreement; is prohibited content;
is illegal; violates the rights, harms, or threatens the safety of any user or any other
person; or creates liability for SumTotal, its Suppliers, or any user. SumTotal reserves the right (but has no
obligation) to investigate and take action in its sole discretion against you
if you violate this provision or any other provision of this Agreement,
including without limitation, removing Customer Data from the Service, terminating
the Agreement, reporting you to law enforcement authorities, and taking legal
action against you.
You agree and acknowledge that you
are solely responsible for creating back-ups of your Customer Data. You agree and acknowledge that SumTotal has
no obligation to retain the Customer Data, and may delete such Customer Data. Upon expiration or termination of this
Agreement, we will remove and/or discard the Customer Data.
8.
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP.
SumTotal alone (and its Suppliers,
where applicable) shall own all right, title and interest, including all
related Intellectual Property Rights, in and to the SumTotal Technology and the
Service and you hereby assign to SumTotal any suggestions, ideas, enhancement
requests, feedback, recommendations or other information provided by you
relating to the Service or the SumTotal Technology. SumTotal may use such submissions as it deems
appropriate in its sole discretion.
SumTotal hereby grants you a limited, non-sub-licensable license to
reproduce and display the Content (excluding any software code) solely for your
personal use in connection with reviewing the Site and using the Service. This
Agreement is not a sale and does not convey to you any rights of ownership in
or related to the Service, the SumTotal Technology or the Intellectual Property
Rights owned by SumTotal and its Suppliers. The SumTotal name, the SumTotal
logo, and the product names associated with the Service are trademarks of SumTotal
or its Suppliers, and no right or license is granted to use them. You will not accrue any residual
rights to the SumTotal
Technology or Service, including any rights to the Intellectual Property
Rights in connection therewith. You will not remove, deface or
obscure any of SumTotal's or its Suppliers' copyright or trademark notices
and/or legends or other proprietary notices on, incorporated therein, or
associated with the Service.
9.
COPYRIGHT POLICY.
It is SumTotal’s
policy to terminate membership privileges of any customer or user who
repeatedly infringes copyright upon prompt notification to SumTotal by the
copyright owner or the copyright owner’s legal agent. Without limiting the
foregoing, if you believe that your work has been copied and posted on the
Service in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our
Copyright Agent with the following information: (i) an electronic or physical
signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the
copyright interest; (ii) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has
been infringed; (iii) a description of the
location on the Service of the material that you claim is infringing; (iv) your address, telephone number, and email
address; (v) a written statement by you that you have a good faith belief that
the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the
law; (vi) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above
information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or
authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf. Contact information for SumTotal’s
Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement is as follows:
Copyright
Agent, SumTotal Systems, Inc.
Attn:
Copyright Agent
e-mail:
erottenberg@sumtotalsystems.com
10.
TERM AND TERMINATION.
The initial term of your agreement
will commence on the Service Start Date and shall end of the (thirtieth day)
following the Service Start Date, unless SumTotal elects, in its own
discretion, to terminate earlier. SumTotal shall have the right to
terminate the Agreement without notice for any reason and immediately disable
and deny access to the Service. If you
have more than 10 Named Users access the Service, we will terminate the
Agreement and immediately disable and deny access to the Service
Sections titled
“your Responsibilities” shall
survive any termination of this Agreement. Upon any termination of this
Agreement, you must cease any further use of the Services and destroy any
copies of associated software within your possession and control.
11.
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
You acknowledge that any use of the
Services contrary to this Agreement, or any transfer, sublicensing, copying or
disclosure of technical information or materials related to the Services, may
cause irreparable injury to SumTotal, its affiliates, suppliers and any other
party authorized by SumTotal to resell, distribute, or promote the Services
("Resellers"), and under such circumstances SumTotal, its affiliates,
suppliers and Resellers will be entitled to equitable relief, without posting
bond or other security, including, but not limited to, preliminary and
permanent injunctive relief.
12.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
Each party represents and warrants
that it has the legal power and authority to enter into this Agreement. You
represent and warrant that you have not falsely identified yourself nor
provided any false information to gain access to the Service and that your
billing information is correct.
13.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE
SERVICE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND SUMTOTAL, ITS
AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, AND RESELLERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE,,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SUMTOTAL, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS,
LICENSORS, AND RESELLERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR GUARANTY (A) AS
TO THE RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, AVAILABILITY,
ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICE OR ANY CONTENT; (B) THE RESULTS THAT MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE, (C) THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE AND (D) THAT (i) THE USE OF THE
SERVICE WILL BE SECURE, TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR OPERATE IN
COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SYSTEM OR DATA, (ii) THE SERVICE
WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS, (iii) ANY STORED DATA WILL BE
ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICE, INFORMATION,
OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET
YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS, (v) ERRORS OR DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR
(vi) THE SERVICE OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKE THE SERVICE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF
VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY
MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE
SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY DAMAGE TO YOU RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE. THE ENTIRE RISK
ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE REMAINS WITH YOU.
SUMTOTAL’S SERVICE MAY BE SUBJECT
TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF THE INTERNET
AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. SUMTOTAL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS,
DELIVERY FAILURES, OR OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY
MAY LAST. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS
WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.
FOR FURTHER WARRANTY INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT SUMTOTAL’S CUSTOMER
SUPPORT DEPARTMENT AT 877-TOTALCS.
14.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SUMTOTAL OR ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS,
LICENSORS OR RESELLERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE,
EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS
INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS OR DAMAGE) , ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY
WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OR
INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL
OR OTHER SUPPORT SERVICE, OR FOR ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH THE
SERVICE, ANY INTERRUPTION, INACCURACY, ERROR OR OMISSION, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE
IN THE CONTENT, WHETHER ARISING IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) CONTRACT OR ANY
OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF SUMTOTAL, ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS OR
RESELLERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ANY CASE, SUMTOTAL'S,
ITS AFFILIATES’, SUPPLIERS’, LICENSORS’ AND RESELLERS’ MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE
LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO
THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY AND/OR DUE FROM YOU IN THE
TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH
CLAIM.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.
15.
INDEMNIFICATION.
You agree to indemnify, defend and
hold harmless SumTotal, its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees,
consultants, agents, suppliers and Resellers from any and all third party
claims, liability, damages and/or costs (including, but not limited to,
attorneys fees) arising from your use of the Service, your violation of this
Agreement or the infringement or violation by you or any other user of your
account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Service is not designed or licensed for use
in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe controls, including without
limitation operation of nuclear facilities, aircraft navigation/communication
systems, air traffic control, and life support or weapons systems.
16.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.
The communications between you
and SumTotal use electronic means, whether you visit the Site or send SumTotal
e-mails, or whether SumTotal posts notices on the Site or communicates with you
via e-mail. For contractual purposes, you (a) consent to receive communications
from SumTotal in an electronic form; and (b) agree that all terms and
conditions, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that SumTotal
provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such
communications would satisfy if it were in writing. The foregoing does not
affect your statutory rights.
17.
LOCAL LAWS AND EXPORT CONTROL.
This site provides services and
uses software and technology that may be subject to
This site may use encryption
technology that is subject to licensing requirements under the U.S. Export
Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774 and Council Regulation (EC)
No. 1334/2000.
SumTotal and its Suppliers make no
representation that the Service is appropriate or available for use in other
locations other than the
18.
MISCELLANEOUS.
18.1
Choice of Law and Forum.
This
Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be
construed in accordance with and shall be governed by the internal laws of the
State of
18.2
Entire Agreement,
Modifications, and Waivers.
This Agreement contains SumTotal’s entire
agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be modified except by
written instrument signed by both parties and referring to the particular provisions
to be modified. All terms, conditions,
or provisions which may appear as pre‑printed language or otherwise be
inserted within any purchase order shall be of no force and effect
notwithstanding the acceptance of such purchase order after the date of this
Agreement. If any provision of this
Agreement is declared invalid or unenforceable, then the court shall replace
the invalid or unenforceable provision with a valid and enforceable provision
that most accurately reflects the parties’ intentions and the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, you agree that the Limitation of Liability section will remain in
effect even if Warranty section is found to be unenforceable in whole or in
part. Failure by either party to enforce
any provision of this Agreement will not be deemed a waiver of future
enforcement of that or any other provision.
Wherever the term “including” is used, it shall mean “including, but not
limited to”.
18.3
Notices.
SumTotal may give notice by means
of a general notice on the Service, electronic mail to your e-mail address on
record in SumTotal’s account information, or by written communication sent by
first class mail or pre-paid post to your address on record in SumTotal’s
account information. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon the
expiration of 48 hours after mailing or posting (if sent by first class mail or
pre-paid post) or 12 hours after sending (if sent by email). You may give notice
to SumTotal (such notice shall be deemed given when received by SumTotal) at
any time by any of the following: letter sent by confirmed facsimile to SumTotal
at the following fax number (650)962-9411; letter delivered by nationally
recognized overnight delivery service; or first class postage prepaid mail to SumTotal
at the following address: 1808 North
Shoreline Boulevard, Mountain View, CA 94043.
All such notices should be addressed to the attention of: General
Counsel.
18.4
Force Majeure.
Neither party shall be in default if its failure to perform any obligation under this Agreement (other than obligations to make payments when due) is caused solely by supervening conditions beyond that party’s reasonable control, including acts of God, war, terrorism, civil commotion, strikes, labor disputes, Internet service interruptions or slowdowns, vandalism or “hacker” attacks, or governmental demands or requirements.
18.5
Assignment.
This
Agreement and any rights granted to you hereunder, are non-transferable, non-exclusive,
non-assignable, limited and personal to you.
Neither party may assign its interest in this Agreement without the
other party’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
SumTotal may transfer and/or assign some or all of this Agreement by operation
of law due to a merger or change of control, without prior notice to you or your
consent. For the purposes of this
Agreement, “change of control” means consolidation, or any sale of all or substantially
all of SumTotal’s assets or any other transaction in which more than 50% of its
voting securities are transferred. This
Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the party’s
successors and permitted assigns. Unless
otherwise specifically agreed to by the non‑assigning party, no
assignment by either party shall relieve the assignor from its obligations
pursuant to this Agreement. Any
assignment in violation hereof shall be null and void.
18.6
General Provisions.
Any and all rights and remedies of SumTotal
upon your breach or other default under this Agreement will be deemed
cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy conferred by this
Agreement or by law or equity on SumTotal, and the exercise of any one remedy
will not preclude the exercise of any other. The captions and headings
appearing in this Agreement are for reference only and will not be considered
in construing this Agreement.
19.
DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement now or hereafter associated herewith: "Agreement" means these online terms of use, and any materials available on the SumTotal website specifically incorporated by reference herein, as such materials, including the terms of this Agreement, may be updated by SumTotal from time to time in its sole discretion; "Content" means the visual information, documents, software, products and services contained or made available to you in the course of using the Service; "Intellectual Property Rights" means unpatented inventions, patent applications, patents, design rights, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain name rights, mask work rights, know-how and other trade secret rights, and all other intellectual property rights, derivatives thereof, and forms of protection of a similar nature anywhere in the world; “Login” means the username and password assigned to Customer by SumTotal for each Named User; “Malicious Code” means any computer viruses, worms or any other software that is intended to damage or alter a computer system or data; "Named User(s)" means any individual who is authorized to use the Service; “Service Start Date” shall be the first day on which SumTotal makes the Service available to you; "SumTotal" means SumTotal Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at 1808 North Shoreline Boulevard, Mountain View, California 94043, and its affiliates; "SumTotal Technology" means all of SumTotal’s proprietary technology (including software, hardware, products, processes, algorithms, user interfaces, know-how, techniques, designs and other tangible or intangible technical material or information) made available to you by SumTotal in providing the Service; “Suppliers” means any SumTotal suppliers, licensors and resellers; "Service" means the hosted, on-demand, web-based service offered by SumTotal, including updates thereto from time to time and accessible via http://trial.sumtotalsystems.com or another designated web site or IP address.