Privacy Policy
Hivedin CREATOR TERMS
By using or accessing the Platform, you (the “Creator”) hereby agree to be bound by these terms
and conditions. Any changes or amendments to this agreement will be at the discretion of
hivedin and the continued use of the platform will serve as an acceptance and agreement of these changes.
DEFINITIONS
1. In this Agreement the following words shall have the following meanings:
1. “Affiliate” means an entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by or is under common Control
with another applicable entity, where “Control” means the possession,
directly or indirectly, by an entity with the power to direct or cause the
the direction of the management and policies of another entity, including
through the ownership of shares, the composition of the board of directors,
management, contract, agency, or otherwise.
2. “Agreement” means these terms and conditions, and the Platform’s terms
of use, which can be found here, as amended from time to time by
hivedin;
3. “Applicable Laws” means all applicable laws, regulations, decrees,
decisions, by-laws, codes issued by Competent Bodies;
4. “Budget” means the budget of Fees relating to the applicable Project as
confirmed by the Client;
5. “Client” means any person or entity procuring Projects, Works,
Deliverables or Services via the Platform;
6. “Competent Body” means any judicial, governmental or regulatory
authority in the applicable jurisdiction;
7. “Deliverables” means the deliverables confirmed by the Client in relation
to each Project;
8. “Fees” means any and all costs relating to the provision of the Services
and the delivery of the Deliverables in accordance with the Budget, less a
deduction of 20% which hivedin shall be entitled to retain;
9. “Inappropriate Content” means content that is obscene, libelous,
offensive, contrary to social, cultural, and religious standards and customs,
or deemed inappropriate by any Competent Body;
10. "Intellectual Property” means patents, utility models, rights to inventions,
copyright and neighboring and related rights, moral rights, trademarks
and service marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up and
trade dress, goodwill, and the right to sue for passing off or unfair
competition, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database
rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential
information (including know-how and trade secrets) and all other
intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered
and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted,
renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights
and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection that subsist or
will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world;
11. “Platform” means the online platform hivedin.com;
12. “Project” means any Works or Services commissioned by the Client via
the Platform; and
13. “Services” means the creation and delivery of the Works and Deliverables
in accordance with this Agreement.
2. In this Agreement:
1. clause headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the
interpretation of this Agreement;
2. the singular includes the plural and vice versa and words denoting any
gender include all genders; and
3. “including” means ‘including but not limited to’
TERM
1. This Agreement shall come into force on the Commencement Date and, unless
terminated early in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall continue
until completion of the Services, delivery by the Creator to the Producer of all
applicable Deliverables and payment of all sums due under this Agreement (the
“Term”).
SERVICES
1. The Creator shall:
1. only communicate with the Client via the Platform;
2. inform hivedin immediately if the Client has communicated to them
directly using any means outside of the hivedin Platform.
3. Where applicable, adhere to the specifications of Services set out in
Schedule 1;
4. Update the Creator’s profile on the Platform in a timely and accurate
manner. Any amendments to the Creator’s profile following offer of any
Project by a client shall not apply to that Project;
2. The Creator warrants, covenants and undertakes to provide the Services
throughout the Term with the highest standards of skill and care and in accordance
with the best working practices in applicable industry sector to which the Services
relate.
3. Any time for performance of the Services shall be as specified via the Platform or
otherwise communicated by hivedin or the Client. In any event, all Deliverables
must be completed and delivered to the reasonable satisfaction of hivedin on or
before the Delivery Date. Late delivery of any Deliverables may result in
deduction if prescribed by the Client.
4. If no time for performance is specified for completion of the Services or the
delivery of any Deliverables, the Creator shall perform the Services or deliver the
applicable Deliverables on the date specified by hivedin acting reasonably, given
the nature and extent of the Services
BUDGET AND PAYMENT
1. As consideration for the provision of the Services, the Creator shall be entitled to
invoice hivedin for the Fees following.
2. Budget approval and variation shall be subject to the written approval of the
Client.
3. Hivedin may at any time without notice to the Creator set off any liability of the
Creator to hivedin against any liability of hivedin to the Creator, whether either
liability is present or future, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not either
liability arises under this Agreement.
4. The Creator shall be solely and absolutely responsible for ensuring that all Creator
personnel are paid in a prompt manner, including in the event that hivedin
delays suspend or cancels payment to the Creator pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement and the Creator shall indemnify hivedin in respect of the same.
5. All payments by hivedin to the Creator will be subject to:
1. receipt of a valid tax invoice and any other documentation reasonably
required by hivedin; and
2. delivery of all Deliverables and approval of such Deliverables of the
Client
SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION
1. Hivedin shall be entitled to immediately suspend or terminate this Agreement,
and the Creator shall immediately cease performance of the Services upon any
form of communication (including by email), including if hivedin reasonably
believes that the Creator:
1. is in breach of Applicable Laws; or
2. has materially breached the terms of this Agreement;
3. suspends payment to its creditors or generally is unable to pay its debts,
ceases business operations or commences any form of the insolvency process.
2. Hivedin shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement for any reason by giving no
less than 30 days prior written notice (including by email) in respect of all or
some of the Services.
3. In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Fees solely in
respect of Deliverables delivered by the Creator and approved by the Client at the
date of termination shall be payable by hivedin to the creator.
4. Following termination of this Agreement by either Party for any reason, save for
the provisions of this Agreement that by their nature shall survive such
termination (including clauses 4.3, 4.4, 9, 10, 11, and 14), the Parties shall be
relieved of any further obligations under this Agreement
hivedin WARRANTIES
1. Hivedin hereby warrants and represents to the Creator that hivedin has the
capacity to enter into, execute, and deliver this Agreement and no further action
will be or is necessary on the part of hivedin to make this Agreement legal, valid,
binding and enforceable on hivedin in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
CREATOR’S WARRANTIES
1. The Creator acknowledges, covenants, warrants and represents that:
1. the Creator has the capacity to enter into, execute and deliver this
Agreement and no further action will be or is necessary on the part of the
Creator to make this Agreement legal, valid, binding, and enforceable on
the Creator in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
2. the Creator is not subject to any contract, order, or judgment that will
(whether owing to the giving of notice, lapse of time, or both) prohibit or
prevent the completion of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the performance of its obligations under this Agreement;
3. the Creator shall at all times be in compliance with all Applicable Laws
and will assist hivedin to co-operate with the requirements of any
Competent Body;
4. the Creator shall at all times observe and comply with all health and safety
obligations and any related risk assessments;5. all third-party licenses relating to the Project (including the rights to use
any third-party Intellectual Property) are valid and enforceable and use of
any content provided by the Creator (or its representatives) in relation to
the performance of the Services by hivedin shall not infringe the rights of
any third party or contravene any Applicable Laws, save as disclosed in
the advance of submission of the applicable Works to any party via the
Platform;
6. the Creator has read and understands this Agreement and has obtained any
and all professional advice necessary to fully understand the same and
shall take all steps necessary to comply with the requirements of this
Agreement;
7. all information and documents supplied by the Creator or any of its agents
or representatives under this Agreement (whether in writing, verbally or
by any other means and whether directly or indirectly) have been prepared
and disclosed with utmost good faith, care and diligence and shall be at all
times in all respects true, accurate, complete, and not misleading;
8. the Creator will ensure that all applicable insurance policies remain in full
force and effect and shall do nothing which may cause cover under such
insurance policies to be prejudiced;
9. where a Client has approved a script, storyboard, brief, or proposal in
relation to any Project, there shall be no material differences between the
approved and the Deliverable;
10. the Works shall not contain Inappropriate Content;
11. the Budget is and at all times will be comprehensive, informed, and bonafide
estimate of all expenditure likely to be incurred in relation to each
Project; and
12. the Creator shall not do any act to bring, hivedin, any Client, location,
personnel or any Competent Body into disrepute.
CREDITS
1. The Creator shall be entitled to credits in the end scroll of the Project strictly
subject to the sole and absolute discretion of hivedin and/or the Client.
2. Where the Creator or any of its sub-Creators, employees, representatives of
Affiliates are granted the right to a credit on the Project, no inadvertent failure of
hivedin or hivedin’s Client to deliver such credits shall be deemed a breach of
this Agreement.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
1. Any and all Intellectual Property existing and owned by a Party prior to the
Commencement Date shall remain exclusively owned by that Party ("Existing
IP").
2. Ownership of all Intellectual Property in and to the Project shall at all times
remain vested in and belong to hivedin, its successors, and assigns as the author of
the Project on a worldwide basis for the maximum time allowable by Applicable
Laws. All Intellectual Property in all documents and materials produced by the
Creator in connection with the Services (including but not limited to the
Deliverables, all text, audio, visual, audio-visual, photographs, research, images,
designs, models, sketches, drawings, recordings, and plans including all
preliminary drafts or earlier versions of the materials and documents)
(the “Works”) shall vest in hivedin. Where any Works include the Creator’s
Existing IP, the Creator licenses to hivedin the worldwide, irrevocable, royalty
free right in perpetuity to use the Creator’s Existing IP as hivedin may deem
necessary in its sole and absolute discretion for the unfettered exploitation of the
Project.
3. The Creator hereby assigns to hivedin for the whole term of such rights together
with any and all reversions, extensions, or renewals, the following rights
throughout the world:
1. the entire copyright and all other rights (including any database rights) in
the nature of copyright and all rights of commercial exploitation;
2. all other rights of whatever nature, whether now known or created in the
future, to which the Creator is now or may at any time after the date of this
Agreement be entitled by virtue of any of the laws in force in any part of
the world, in and to the Works and in all preliminary drafts or earlier
versions of the Works;
3. all related rights and powers arising or accrued, including the right to sue
for damages and other remedies for any infringement of any of the rights
listed above in this clause 9 which occurred prior to the date of this
Agreement; and
4. all rights in the Works by virtue of the Creator’s status as an author or co-author of the Works
4. At hivedin’s request:
1. the Creator shall provide to hivedin all requested assistance with any
proceedings, which may be brought by or against hivedin, its successors,
assigns and licensees against or by any third party relating to the
Intellectual Property or exploitation of the Works by hivedin; and
2. the Creator shall do or procure to be done all such further acts and things,
and execute or procure the execution of all such other documents, as
hivedin may from time to time require in order to enable hivedin, its
successors assign and licensees to protect, perfect, enforce or enjoy the
Intellectual Property.
5. To the extent any rights cannot be automatically assigned by the Creator to
hivedin due to any Applicable Laws, the Creator hereby grants to hivedin in
respect of the Works an exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, irrevocable,
worldwide license (with rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicenses)
to practice such non-assignable rights, including, but not limited to, the right to
use, reproduce, distribute and modify any future Works.
6. To the extent any of the rights in and to such works can neither be assigned nor
licensed by the Creator to hivedin, the Creator hereby irrevocably waives and
agrees never to assert such non-assignable and non-licensable rights against
hivedin, its successors in interest, or any of hivedin’s customers. No rights of
any kind in or to the future Works are reserved to or by the Creator or shall revert
to or be reserved by or on behalf of the Creator.
7. The Creator warrants and represents that in respect of the Intellectual Property
provided or created by the Creator and/or its Creators, employees and
representatives relating to the Works that:
1. Unless notified by the Creator to hivedin and the Client, and subject to
approval of the information in such notification by the Client prior to
delivery of the applicable Work or Deliverables, the Creator is either the sole
and exclusive owner of the Personnel IP or has all necessary rights,
licenses, consents, and releases in such Personnel IP that are necessary to
assign to hivedin the rights contemplated under this Agreement; and
2. the Personnel IP does not infringe any Applicable Laws or third party
Intellectual Property or other rights
8. The Creator hereby waives any and all moral rights applicable to the Works
wholly and exclusively pursuant to this Agreement (and the Creator shall procure
waivers of any moral rights by all applicable third parties).
LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Creator
acknowledges that in no event shall hivedin be liable to the Creator or any third
party (including for any delay) arising from:
1. Hivedin’s suspension of the Services or termination of this Agreement in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
2. Failure by the Client to timely approve or disapprove any Deliverables or
any other products of the Services;
3. Any party’s failure to provide all relevant information and/or resources
required to enable the Creator to provide the Services;
4. the acts, omissions (whether negligent or otherwise) of any Client; or
5. any loss or damage due to viruses that may infect equipment, data, or other
property of the Creator used in connection with the Services.
2. Hivedin fully indemnifies the Creator against all claims, losses, damages or
expenses (including reasonable legal and other professional fees) arising from any
breach by hivedin of any warranty or representation given or made by hivedin
under clause 6.
3. In no event shall either Party be liable for any indirect, punitive, exemplary or
consequential loss or damages, or any loss of reputation, income, profits,
goodwill, data, contracts, use of money, or loss or damages arising from or
connected in any way to business interruption.
4. For the purposes of clauses 10.5 to 10.7, a reference to hivedin shall include
hivedin's Affiliates and assignees, and the provisions of this clause shall be for
the benefit of hivedin and each such Affiliate and assignee, and shall be
enforceable by each such Affiliate and assignee, in addition to hivedin.
5. The Creator shall indemnify hivedin against all liabilities, costs (whether internal
or paid to third parties), expenses, damages, and losses (including but not limited
to any and all interest, penalties, and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity
basis) and all other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or
incurred by hivedin arising out of or in connection with:
1. any breach of the warranties or covenants of the Creator under this
Agreement;
2. the Creator's breach or negligent performance or non-performance of this
Agreement;
3. the enforcement of this Agreement by hivedin;
4. any claim made against hivedin for actual or alleged infringement of a
third party's intellectual property rights arising out of or in connection with
hivedin’s use of the Deliverables and/or the Creator’s performance of the
Services; and
5. any claim made against hivedin by a third party for death, personal injury
or damage to property arising out of or in connection with the Services, to
the extent that such death, personal injury, or damage is attributable to
hivedin acting on the instructions of the Creator, its employees, agents or
subCreators.
6. If a payment due from the Creator under this clause is subject to tax (whether by
way of direct assessment or withholding at its source), hivedin shall be entitled
to receive from the Creator such amounts as shall ensure that the net receipt, after
tax, to hivedin in respect of the payment is the same as it would have been were
the payment not subject to tax
7. Nothing in this clause 10 shall restrict or limit the Creator's general obligation at
law to mitigate a loss it may suffer or incur as a result of an event that may give
rise to a claim under clause 10.
8. Hivedin’s total liability for any loss or damage directly caused to the Creator by
hivedin in connection with the Services shall be limited to a sum equivalent to
50% of the Fees.
9. The Creator acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any default by hivedin,
the Creator's only remedy shall be an action at law for money damages if any,
actually suffered by the Creator and in no such event shall the Creator thereby be
entitled to rescind this Agreement or to enjoin the development, production,
distribution, advertising, or exploitation of the Works or any Intellectual Property
rights therein.
CONDUCT OF CLAIMS
1. In the event that the Creator receives a claim pursuant to the indemnity provisions
set out in this Agreement (each a “Relevant Claim”), the Creator shall:
1. as soon as reasonably practicable give written notice of the Relevant
Claim (with reasonable detail) to hivedin;
2. conduct any litigation arising from a Relevant Claim and all negotiations
in connection with such litigation;
3. not make any admission of liability, agreement, or compromise in relation
to the Relevant Claim (save where required by Applicable Laws) which
maybe prejudicial to the defense or settlement of that Relevant Claim
without the prior written consent of hivedin; and
4. at the written request of hivedin, afford to hivedin all reasonable
assistance for the purpose of contesting any Relevant Claim provided that
the Creator shall pay to hivedin all reasonable costs and expenses
(including but not limited to legal costs and disbursements) incurred by
hivedin in so doing.
INSURANCE
1. The Creator shall obtain and maintain such valid insurance as is required by the
Project specifications and as approved by hivedin acting in good faith.
FORCE MAJEURE
1. In the event that hivedin is unable to perform any obligation under this
Agreement because of a matter beyond its reasonable control including lightning,
flood, exceptionally severe weather conditions, fire, disruption to the national
power grid, explosion, war, civil disorder, industrial disputes, royal demise or acts
of local or central government or other Competent Body, or events beyond the
reasonable control of hivedin and/or if hivedin’s suppliers are requested,
required or ordered to cease or suspend the performance of any Services by any
Competent Body, hivedin shall have no liability to the Creator for that failure to
perform any part of this Agreement.
2. Where either Party is unable to perform its obligations at the due time for
performance prescribed by this Agreement, hivedin shall be entitled to terminate
this Agreement without prejudice to the Creator’s liability to perform all
obligations and/or hivedin’s obligation to pay the sums due for services rendered
prior to the event of force majeure under this Agreement.
CONFIDENTIALITY
1. The Parties shall keep in confidence any information (whether written or oral) of a
confidential nature (including software and manuals) obtained under this
Agreement and shall not disclose that information to any person (other than their
employees, independent Creators or professional advisers, or in the case of the
Creator, the employees of the Creator company or its suppliers who need to know
the information or any other telecommunications or broadcast service providers
associated with the provision of the Services) without the consent of the other Party.
2. Clause 14.1 shall not apply to any information:
1. which has been published other than through a breach of this Agreement;
2. lawfully in the possession of the recipient before the disclosure under the
Agreement took place;
3. lawfully obtained from a third party who is free to disclose it; or
4. which a Party is required by the Applicable Laws to disclose.
3. The Creator shall not make any announcement or otherwise publicize that any
negotiations, discussions or agreements have, were, or are taking place between
the Parties or publicize the existence of or disclose to any person the provisions of
this Agreement or any of the Services contemplated herein without the prior
written consent of hivedin.
NOTICES
1. Any notice to be served by either party shall be in writing and by email and
delivered by hand or courier (recorded delivery) sent to hivedin at
reza@hivedin.com and to the Creator at the contact email address provided on
the Platform.
PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION
1. The Creator acknowledges and agrees that, provided that such activities are
conducted in compliance with prevailing and applicable data protection laws and
regulations, hivedin shall be entitled to store, use, publish and disseminate
information received from the Client or its representatives in such manner as
hivedin deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.
2. Data may be used to enhance, customize and personalize your hivedin
experiences and communications; operate, provide, improve and maintain
hivedin’s products and services, including analyzing user behavior and trends;
provide insight and analysis into the performance of projects; send administratively
messages and other information about hivedin; communicate with you about
your interactions account information, or customer service; communicate with
you about our products, services, and events, and for other promotional purposes;
administer promotions, events, surveys, or other features; display relevant
marketing to you.
3. We may disclose information upon governmental request, in response to a court
order, when required by law, to enforce policies, or to protect hivedin or others'
rights, property, or safety. We may share information to prevent illegal uses of
hivedin’s products and services or violations of the Terms of Use or to defend
hivedin against third-party claims. We may also share information with
companies assisting in fraud protection or investigation.
4. Information may be transferred to a third party as a part of business assets in a
sale of a part or all of hivedin. If this should happen, notice will be provided by
posting to the website or other forms of communication.
5. Hivedin use a variety of security measures, including encrypting our services
using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), to help protect your information. hivedin use
secure servers and databases and restrict access to personal information to
employees, contractors, and agents who need to know that information in order to
process it on behalf of hivedin.
6. However, like other companies, hivedin cannot guarantee 100% the security or
confidentiality of the information you provide to us.
MISCELLANEOUS
1. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the Republic of Singapore.
2. Disputes arising in connection with this Agreement shall be subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Singapore.
3. This Agreement represents the entire understanding and agreement between
hivedin and the Creator in relation to the Services and all previous courses of
dealing, written or oral understandings, discussions, representations,
correspondence and communications between hivedin and the Creator relating to
the matters covered by this Agreement are hereby superseded.
4. Any condition, warranty, or other terms concerning the supply of goods or services
which might otherwise be implied, whether by legislation or otherwise, is hereby
excluded.
5. The Creator has not relied upon and shall have no remedy in respect of, any
warranty, statement, representation, or understanding made by any Party including
hivedin unless it is expressly set out in this Agreement.
6. Any waiver by either Party of a breach by the other of any provision of this
The agreement shall be limited to the particular breach and shall not operate in any
way in respect of any future breach by any Party. No delay on the part of a Party
to act upon a breach shall be deemed to be a waiver of that breach.
7. Neither Party may assign, transfer or novate any or all of the rights and
obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party can subcontract its obligations
provided that the Party sub-contracting remains primarily liable to meet all
payment or other obligations to the other Party.
8. If any provision of this Agreement is held by any Competent Body to be invalid
or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions of this
Agreement and the remainder of the provisions in question shall not be affected.
9. Each Party shall be under a duty to mitigate all losses in the event of any
suspension or breach of this Agreement and/or event of Force Majeure.
10. All of the terms, agreements, covenants, representations, warranties, and
conditions of this Agreement are binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and are
enforceable by, the Parties hereto and their respective employees, Affiliates,
parent entities, subsidiaries, successors and assigns.
hivedin CLIENT TERMS
By using or accessing the Platform, or purchasing Projects, Works, Deliverables, or Services via
the Platform, you (the “Client”) hereby agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Any
changes or amendments to this agreement will be at the discretion of hivedin and the continued
use of the platform will serve as an acceptance and agreement of these changes.
DEFINITIONS
1. In this Agreement the following words shall have the following meanings:
1. “Affiliate” means an entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by or is under common Control
with another applicable entity, where “Control” means the possession,
directly or indirectly, by an entity with the power to direct or cause the
the direction of the management and policies of another entity, including
through the ownership of shares, the composition of the board of directors,
management, contract, agency, or otherwise;
2. “Agreement” means these terms and conditions, and the Platform’s terms of use,
which can be found here, as amended from time to time by hivedin;
1. “Applicable Laws” means all applicable laws, regulations, decrees,
decisions, by-laws, codes issued by Competent Bodies;
2. “Budget” means the budget of Fees relating to the applicable Project as
confirmed by the Client;
3. “Competent Body” means any judicial, governmental or regulatory
authority in the applicable jurisdiction;
4. “Creator” means any person or entity providing Works, Deliverables and/
or related services via the Platform;
5. “Deliverables” means the deliverables confirmed by the Client in relation
to each Project;
6. “Fees” means any and all costs relating to the provision of the Services
and the delivery of the Deliverables in accordance with the Budget;
7. “Intellectual Property” means patents, utility models, rights to inventions,
copyright and neighboring and related rights, moral rights, trademarks
and service marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up and
trade dress, goodwill, and the right to sue for passing off or unfair
competition, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database
rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential
information (including know-how and trade secrets) and all other
intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered
and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted,
renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights
and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection that subsist or
will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world;
8. “Platform” means the online platform hivedin.com including all content
management tools;
9. “Project” means any Works or Services commissioned by the Client via
the Platform; and
10. “Services” means services provided by hivedin to the Client under this
Agreement including access to the Platform and facilitation of Creator
services.
3. In this Agreement:
1. clause headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the
interpretation of this Agreement;
2. the singular includes the plural and vice versa and words denoting any
gender include all genders; and
3. “including” means ‘including but not limited to’.
TERM
1. This Agreement shall come into force on the Commencement Date and, unless
terminated early in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall continue
until completion of the Services, delivery by hivedin to the Client of all
applicable Deliverables and payment of all sums due under this Agreement
(the “Term”).
SERVICES
1. Subject to the Terms of this Agreement, hivedin will provide the Services
throughout the Term with all reasonable skill and care.
BUDGET AND PAYMENT
1. The Client shall pay all Fees to hivedin prior to the commencement of Services
in respect of each Project, without deduction for any reason, according to payment
terms agreed on the Platform.
2. If a payment due from the Client under this clause is subject to tax (whether by
way of direct assessment or withholding at its source), hivedin shall be entitled
to receive from the Client such amounts as shall ensure that the net receipt, after
tax, to hivedin in respect of the payment is the same as it would have been were
the payment not subject to tax.
3. The Client acknowledges that hivedin shall not be required to undertake any
Services that are not provided for in the Budget, except as approved in advance by
hivedin in writing (including via the Platform).
4. Hivedin may at any time without notice to the Client set off any liability of the
Client to hivedin against any liability of hivedin to the Client, whether either
liability is present or future, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not either
liability arises under this Agreement.
SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION
1. Hivedin shall be entitled to immediately suspend or terminate performance of all
Services upon any form of communication (including by email) including if
hivedin reasonably believes that the Client:
1. is in breach of Applicable Laws; or
2. is in material breach of any undertaking, representation, or warranty under
this Agreement and such breach (if remediable) is not remedied within two
days of written notice (including by email) to do so; and/or
3. suspends payment to its creditors or generally is unable to pay its debts,
ceases business operations or commences any form of the insolvency process.
2. Hivedin and the Client shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement without
cause by giving no less than 30 days prior written notice (including by email) in
respect of all or some of the Services.
3. In the event of a reduction or cancellation of any Services or in the event of
termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Client shall not be entitled to a
refund.
4. Following termination of this Agreement by either Party for any reason, save for
the provisions of this Agreement that by their nature shall survive such
termination (including clauses 4.4, 5.4, 7, 8, 9, and 11), the Parties shall be
relieved of any further obligations under this Agreement.
Hivedin WARRANTIES
1. Hivedin hereby warrants and represents to the Client that hivedin has the
capacity to enter into, execute, and deliver this Agreement and no further action
will be or is necessary on the part of hivedin to make this Agreement legal, valid,
binding and enforceable on hivedin in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
CLIENT’S WARRANTIES
1. The Client acknowledges, covenants, warrants, and represents that:
1. the Client has the capacity to enter into, execute and deliver this
Agreement and no further action will be or is necessary on the part of the
Client to make this Agreement legal, valid, binding, and enforceable on the
Client in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
2. the Client is not subject to any contract, order, or judgment that will
(whether owing to the giving of notice, lapse of time, or both) prohibit or
prevent the completion of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the performance of its obligations under this Agreement;
3. the Client shall at all times be in compliance with all Applicable Laws and
will assist hivedin to co-operate with the requirements of any Competent
Body;
4. all information and documents supplied by the Client or any of its agents
or representatives under this Agreement (whether in writing, verbally or
by any other means and whether directly or indirectly) have been prepared
and disclosed with utmost good faith, care and diligence and shall be at all
times in all respects true, accurate, complete and not misleading; and
5. the Client shall not do any act to bring hivedin into disrepute.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
1. Subject to clause 8.4, any and all Intellectual Property existing and owned by a
Party prior to the Commencement Date shall remain exclusively owned by that
Party ("Existing IP"). The Client licenses to hivedin the royalty-free, irrevocable
right to use the Client’s Existing IP as is reasonably necessary for hivedin to
provide the Services.
2. Subject to clause 8.4, ownership of all Intellectual Property in and to the Project
shall at all times remain vested in and belong to the Client as the author of the Project
on a worldwide basis for the maximum time allowable by Applicable Laws. All
Intellectual Property in all documents and materials produced by hivedin in
connection with the Services (including but not limited to the Deliverables, all
text, audio, visual, audio-visual, photographs, research, images, designs, models,
sketches, drawings, recordings, and plans including all preliminary drafts or earlier
versions of the materials and documents) (the “Works”) shall vest in the Client.
Where any Works include hivedin’s Existing IP, hivedin licenses to the Client
the worldwide, royalty-free right to use the Existing IP only as is necessary for the
unfettered exploitation of the Project.
3. Subject to clause 8.4, to the extent any rights cannot be automatically assigned by
hivedin to the Client due to any Applicable Laws or third-party rights, hivedin
hereby grants to the Client to the fullest extent permissible in respect of the Works
an exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, irrevocable, worldwide license (with
rights to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicenses) to practice such non-
assignable rights, including, but not limited to, the right to use, reproduce,
distribute and modify any future Works.
4. Subject to clause 8.4, hivedin hereby waives any and all moral rights applicable
to the Works.
5. The Client acknowledges and agrees that the Client shall have sole and exclusive
liability for ensuring that the Client’s use of the Works or any other act in relation
to a Project does not infringe any Applicable Laws or third party Intellectual
Property rights or other rights.
6. Clauses 8.1 to 8.4 (inclusive) shall be strictly subject to receipt of all Fees by
hivedin.
7. The Client shall comply with any restrictions (including with respect to medium,
territory and duration of use) in relation to the Works communicated to Client by
hivedin, or a Creator or any other party (including via the Platform).
LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Client
acknowledges that in no event shall hivedin be liable to the Client or any third
party (including for any delay) arising from:
1. hivedin’s suspension of the Services or termination of this Agreement in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
2. the acts, omissions (whether negligent or otherwise) of any Creator;
3. the decisions, acts, or omissions of the Client or its representatives; or
4. any loss or damage due to viruses that may infect equipment, data, or other
property of the Client used in connection with the Services.
2. Hivedin fully indemnifies the Client against all claims, losses, damages or
expenses (including reasonable legal and other professional fees) arising from any
breach by hivedin of any warranty or representation given or made by hivedin
under clause 6.
3. In no event shall either Party be liable for any indirect, punitive, exemplary or
consequential loss or damages, or any loss of reputation, income, profits,
goodwill, data, contracts, use of money, or loss or damages arising from or
connected in any way to business interruption.
4. For the purposes of Clause 9.5 a reference to hivedin shall include hivedin's
Affiliates and assignees, and the provisions of this clause shall be for the benefit
of hivedin and each such Affiliate and assignee, and shall be enforceable by each
such Affiliate and assignee, in addition to hivedin.
5. The Client shall indemnify hivedin against all liabilities, costs (whether internal
or paid to third parties), expenses, damages, and losses (including but not limited
to any and all interest, penalties, and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity
basis) and all other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or
incurred by hivedin arising out of or in connection with:
1. any breach of the warranties or covenants of the Client under this
Agreement;
2. the Client's breach or negligent performance or non-performance of this
Agreement;
3. the enforcement of this Agreement by hivedin;
4. any claim made against hivedin for actual or alleged infringement of a
third party's Intellectual Property rights or other rights in relation to any
Project;
5. any claim made against hivedin by a third party arising out of or in
connection with the provision of the Services, to the extent that such claim
arises out of the Client’s breach, negligent performance, or failure or delay
in performance of this Agreement or any act or omission by the Client, its
employees, agents, or subcontractors; and
6. any claim made against hivedin by a third party for death, personal injury
or damage to property arising out of or in connection with the Services, to
the extent that such death, personal injury, or damage is attributable to
hivedin acting on the instructions of the Client, its employees, agents or
subcontractors.
6. Nothing in this clause 9 shall restrict or limit the Client's general obligation at law
to mitigate a loss it may suffer or incur as a result of an event that may give rise to
a claim under this clause.
7. Hivedin’s total liability for any loss or damage directly caused to the Client by
hivedin in connection with the Services shall be limited to a sum equivalent to
50% of the Fees in relation to the Project in respect of which the breach occurred.
FORCE MAJEURE
1. In the event that hivedin is unable to perform any obligation under this
Agreement because of a matter beyond its reasonable control including lightning,
flood, exceptionally severe weather conditions, fire, disruption to the national
power grid, explosion, war, civil disorder, industrial disputes, royal demise, or acts
of local or central government or other Competent Body, or events beyond the
reasonable control of hivedin and/or if hivedin’s suppliers are requested,
required or ordered to cease or suspend the performance of any Services by any
Competent Body, hivedin shall have no liability to the Client for that failure to
perform any part of this Agreement.
2. Where either Party is unable to perform its obligations at the due time for
performance prescribed by this Agreement, hivedin shall be entitled to terminate
this Agreement without prejudice to hivedin’s liability to perform all obligations
and/or the Client’s obligation to pay the sums due for services rendered prior to
the event of force majeure under this Agreement.
CONFIDENTIALITY
1. The Parties shall keep in confidence any information (whether written or oral) of a
confidential nature (including software and manuals) obtained under this
Agreement and shall not disclose that information to any person (other than their
employees, independent contractors or professional advisers, or in the case of the
Client, the employees of the Client company or its suppliers who need to know
the information or any other telecommunications or broadcast service providers
associated with the provision of the Services) without the consent of the other Party.
2. Clause 12.1 shall not apply to any information:
1. which has been published other than through a breach of this Agreement;
2. lawfully in the possession of the recipient before the disclosure under the
Agreement took place;
3. lawfully obtained from a third party who is free to disclose it; or
4. which a Party is required by the Applicable Laws to disclose.
3. The Client shall not make any announcement or otherwise publicize that any
negotiations, discussions or agreements have, were, or are taking place between
the Parties or publicize the existence of or disclose to any person the provisions of
this Agreement or any of the Services contemplated herein without the prior
written consent of hivedin.
NOTICES
1. Any notice to be served by either party shall be in writing and by email and
delivered by hand or courier (recorded delivery) sent to hivedin at
reza@hivedin.com and to the Client at the contact email address provided on the
Platform..
PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION
1. The Client acknowledges and agrees that, provided that such activities are
conducted in compliance with prevailing and applicable data protection laws and
regulations, hivedin shall be entitled to store, use, publish and disseminate
information received from the Client or its representatives in such manner as
hivedin deems appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.
2. Data may be used to enhance, customize and personalize your hivedin
experiences and communications; operate, provide, improve and maintain
hivedin’s products and services, including analyzing user behavior and trends;
provide insight and analysis into the performance of projects; send administratively
messages and other information about hivedin; communicate with you about
your interactions account information, or customer service; communicate with
you about our products, services, and events, and for other promotional purposes;
administer promotions, events, surveys, or other features; display relevant
marketing to you.
3. We may disclose information upon governmental request, in response to a court
order, when required by law, to enforce policies, or to protect hivedin or others'
rights, property, or safety. We may share information to prevent illegal uses of
hivedin’s products and services or violations of the Terms of Use or to defend
hivedin against third-party claims. We may also share information with
companies assisting in fraud protection or investigation.
4. Information may be transferred to a third party as a part of business assets in a
sale of a part or all of hivedin. If this should happen, notice will be provided by
posting to the website or other forms of communication.
5. Hivedin use a variety of security measures, including encrypting our services
using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), to help protect your information. Hivedin use
secure servers and databases and restrict access to personal information to
employees, contractors, and agents who need to know that information in order to
process it on behalf of hivedin.
6. However, like other companies, hivedin cannot guarantee 100% the security or
confidentiality of the information you provide to us.
MISCELLANEOUS
1. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the Republic of Singapore.
2. Disputes arising in connection with this Agreement shall be subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Republic of Singapore.
3. This Agreement represents the entire understanding and agreement between
hivedin and the Client in relation to the Services and all previous courses of
dealing, written or oral understandings, discussions, representations,
correspondence and communications between hivedin and the Client relating to
the matters covered by this Agreement are hereby superseded.
4. Any condition, warranty, or other term concerning the supply of goods or services
which might otherwise be implied, whether by legislation or otherwise, is hereby
excluded.
5. The Client has not relied upon and shall have no remedy in respect of, any
warranty, statement, representation, or understanding made by any Party including
hivedin unless it is expressly set out in this Agreement.
6. Any waiver by either Party of a breach by the other of any provision of
the agreement shall be limited to the particular breach and shall not operate in any
way in respect of any future breach by any Party. No delay on the part of a Party
to act upon a breach shall be deemed to be a waiver of that breach.
7. Neither Party may assign, transfer or novate any or all of the rights and
obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party can subcontract its obligations
provided that the Party sub-contracting remains primarily liable to meet all
payment or other obligations to the other Party.
8. If any provision of this Agreement is held by any Competent Body to be invalid
or unenforceable in whole or in part, the validity of the other provisions of this
Agreement and the remainder of the provisions in question shall not be affected.
9. Each Party shall be under a duty to mitigate all losses in the event of any
suspension or breach of this Agreement and/or event of Force Majeure.
10. All of the terms, agreements, covenants, representations, warranties, and
conditions of this Agreement are binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and are
enforceable by, the Parties hereto and their respective employees, Affiliates,
parent entities, subsidiaries, successors, and assigns.
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