HID® Hardware and On-Premise Software Terms and Conditions

(Version October 2023)

UNLESS A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT IS CURRENTLY IN FORCE BETWEEN PURCHASER AND HID WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER SET FORTH HEREIN, THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (“TERMS”) APPLY TO SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTED FOR ON-PREMISE USE, HARDWARE, PHYSICAL CREDENTIALS, AND ANY RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO HEREIN AS “HID OFFERINGS”).

HID’S OFFER IS CONDITIONED UPON ACCEPTANCE BY PURCHASER OF THESE TERMS, INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONAL TERMS REFERENCED HEREIN. HID REJECTS ANY PURCHASER TERMS THAT ADD TO, VARY FROM, OR CONFLICT WITH THESE TERMS. HID’S FAILURE TO OBJECT TO PURCHASER TERMS CONTAINED IN ANY COMMUNICATION FROM PURCHASER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN ORDER) IS NOT A WAIVER OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

IF PURCHASER IS A CHANNEL PARTNER, PURCHASER’S RESALE OF ANY HID OFFERINGS IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE RESELLER AND/OR PARTNER AGREEMENT BETWEEN PURCHASER AND HID, IF ANY (“PARTNER AGREEMENT”) AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT – BUSINESS PARTNERS OF HID’S PARENT COMPANY, ASSA ABLOY AB, LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.HIDGLOBAL.COM/SALES-POLICY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION COMPLIANCE PROGRAM POLICY LOCATED AT: HTTPS://WWW.ASSAABLOY.COM/GROUP/EN/SUSTAINABILITY/SUSTAINABILITY-GOVERNANCE/ANTI-CORRUPTION-COMPLIANCE. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE PARTNER AGREEMENT AND THESE TERMS AS IT RELATES TO THE PURCHASE OF THE HID OFFERINGS, THE PARTNER AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN.

PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES PURCHASER HAS NOT RELIED ON ANY PROMISE, STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION MADE OR GIVEN BY OR ON BEHALF OF HID THAT IS NOT SET OUT IN THESE TERMS. HID RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND THESE TERMS FROM TIME TO TIME AND SUCH AMENDMENT SHALL THEREAFTER APPLY TO ALL SUBSEQUENT ORDERS. 

1. Definitions.

“Affiliate” or “Affiliates” means entities which are controlled by a party, which controls a party or which is under common control with a party, where "control" means the direct or indirect ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) of the shares or interests entitled to vote for the directors thereof or the equivalent, so long as such control exists.

“Agreement” means, collectively, all terms and conditions between HID and Purchaser governing purchase of the HID Offerings, including these Terms and the applicable End User License Agreement.

“Channel Partner” means an entity that HID has authorized as a “reseller” of the HID Offerings.

“Custom HID Offering” means any HID Offering that is modified or customized for End Customer by HID prior to delivery. By way of example, custom-engineering, modification or configuration may include, but is not limited to, custom firmware, software, size, packaging, configuration, HID Offering housings that are not HID’s published standard color, form, fit or function, or non-standard item quantities, as well as changes made to the HID Offering by Purchaser, End Customer, or any other Downstream Party (as herein defined), including changes to housing, programming and operation. For clarity, the following HID Offerings, unless otherwise specified in writing by HID, are considered Custom HID Offerings: (i) all pre-programmed cards, tags, keys, transponders, tokens, authentication devices, (ii) cards, tags, keys, transponders, tokens, readers, controllers, appliances, thermal transfer film, holographic film, holographic overlaminates, and any hardware devices with custom artwork, custom marking, custom packaging, custom programming, custom configuration and/or custom printing, (iii) any HID Offering that has undergone custom-engineering, modification or configuration, and (iv) physical credentials.

“End Customer” means Purchaser or, if Purchaser is a Channel Partner, the end customer to which the Channel Partner sells the HID Offerings, either directly or indirectly, as applicable, for internal use by such party, and not for further resale.

“Documentation” means the guides and manuals customarily supplied by HID for use with the HID Offerings, if any.

“End User License Agreement” means the HID Global Corporation On-Premise Software End User License Agreement located at: https://www.hidglobal.com/sales-policy. Notwithstanding, if Purchaser is a Channel Partner, Purchaser agrees to bind End Customer to terms substantially similar to those set forth in the End User License Agreement. 

“HID” means HID Global Corporation or the HID Global Corporation affiliated entity listed in the Order Acknowledgment.

“Intellectual Property Rights” means worldwide common law and statutory rights associated with (a) patents and patent applications; (b) works of authorship, including mask work rights, copyrights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and “moral” rights; (c) the protection of trade and industrial secrets and confidential information; (d) all rights to registered and common law trademarks, trade names, trade dress, and service marks; and (e) other proprietary rights relating to intangible intellectual property (including but not limited to designs, design rights, source codes, proprietary material, know-how, ideas, concepts, methods, techniques, rights in databases and all other intellectual property rights and rights of a similar character whether registered or capable of registration).

“Order” means the purchase order(s) or other written document provided by Purchaser setting forth the HID Offerings to be purchased. The Order shall contain, at a minimum: Purchaser’s registered and billing address(es); the End Customer (if different from Purchaser); part number, description and quantity ordered and the effective date for beginning of the then-current Subscription term if applicable.

“Order Acknowledgement” means a written confirmation notice (electronic or otherwise) that HID issues to Purchaser confirming acceptance of the Order and purchase of the HID Offerings.

“Perpetual” means the licensing business model whereby End Customer or Channel Partner, as applicable, pays HID a one-time license fee for use of the version of the software, as originally delivered to End Customer, in perpetuity.

“Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

“Purchaser” means the entity which has issued an Order for the HID Offerings.

“Quote” means the HID-issued written quotation or proposal for the HID Offerings, if any. For clarity, the Quote may also be referred to as a “Proposal” and such document does not constitute a legally binding agreement between the parties.

“Subscription” means the business model whereby End Customer or Channel Partner, as applicable, pays HID a fee for use of the software and/or Support Services for a specified term. For clarity, a Subscription constitutes a commitment on the part of Purchaser to pay HID for the full Subscription term.

“Support Services” means the provision of any maintenance and support included with the HID Offerings or purchased separately.

2. Order Process and Order Changes.

  1. Orders placed by Purchaser are firm and binding on Purchaser once accepted in writing by HID.
  2. An Order is not valid and binding upon HID unless and until all the information required by HID has been provided and accepted. Subject to the terms set forth in Section 2(e) and Section 3(h), after an Order has been accepted by HID, Purchaser may request changes in writing to term, specification, or quantity, provided such changes are accepted by HID in an Order Acknowledgment. In such an event, at HID’s request, the Order shall be amended in writing by Purchaser to reflect such changes. Orders may not be cancelled, suspended, or changed by Purchaser without the prior written consent of HID.
  3. No Order shall be deemed to be accepted by HID until an Order Acknowledgement is provided by HID. HID reserves the right to accept or reject any Order or a Quote signed by Purchaser at any time, without liability of any kind.
  4. End Customer may not resell any HID Offerings. The term “resell” or “resale” shall include any resale, lease, license, sublicense or other transfer or delivery of the HID Offerings.
  5. Purchaser may submit changes and cancellations to Orders at no additional cost to Purchaser within twenty-four (24) hours of HID's Order Acknowledgement. Thereafter, if HID, in its sole discretion permits Purchaser to modify a hardware Order, such Order change(s) shall be subject to a surcharge of ten percent (10%) of the then current chargeable amount for the affected portion of the Order. The foregoing shall not apply to volume increases. If HID, in its sole discretion permits Purchaser to cancel a hard Order, such Order cancellation(s) shall be subject to a surcharge of twenty percent (20%) of the then current chargeable amount for the affected portion of the Order. Application of any of the aforementioned surcharges shall be at HID's sole discretion. Notwithstanding, Order changes for HID Offerings require a signed approval by both HID and Purchaser. Requested changes for Custom HID Offering Orders received and agreed to by HID within four (4) weeks of HID's designated shipment date shall be subject to a twenty percent (20%) surcharge plus any additional fees or costs related to Purchaser’s requested changes. Thereafter no changes will be accepted on Custom HID Offerings.
  6. All sales are final; no refunds, credits or exchanges apply.

3. Pricing and Payment Terms.

  1. Unless otherwise indicated, and subject to Sections 3(g) and 3(h), quoted prices for HID Offerings are firm fixed price (FFP). Subject to Sections 3(g) and 3(h), Pricing remains valid for ninety (90) calendar days from the date of Quote, unless otherwise specified in the Quote.
  2. Subject to Section 3(h), the prices for HID Offerings sold hereunder will be the prices as shown on the Order Acknowledgment provided to Purchaser and in effect at the time of Order Acknowledgment, or as otherwise agreed upon in writing between Purchaser and HID. Provided, however, if such prices are based on the purchase of a particular volume and Purchaser fails to purchase such volume, HID shall have the right (in addition to any other remedies available at law) to collect from Purchaser the difference between the price paid by Purchaser and the price for such items commensurate with the quantity actually purchased by Purchaser.
  3. Invoices are payable within thirty (30) days from the date of invoice in the method and currency identified by HID in the invoice. All payments shall be invoiced and paid in full and are nonrefundable and non-creditable. No discount for early payment is authorized. Purchaser may not offset, defer or deduct any invoiced amounts that HID determined are not erroneous following such period. Invoices shall be deemed accepted by Purchaser upon receipt, unless Purchaser advises HID in writing of a material error within ten (10) days after receipt. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Purchaser may be required to complete a credit application. HID reserves the right to extend credit to the Purchaser based upon credit determination. Specific financing arrangements will be considered on a case by case basis and the terms and conditions for such will be defined by HID and binding upon the Purchaser.
  4. Prices do not include, and Purchaser shall pay, any national, state, local, or international property, license, privilege, sales, use, excise, gross receipts, VAT, duty or other like taxes relating to the sale, delivery, receipt, payment for or use of the HID Offerings including any interest, penalty and additional tax or other charge related to delay or failure to pay such amount ("Taxes"). If HID is required to collect any Taxes for those payments made directly to HID such Taxes will be itemized separately on the invoice and paid by Purchaser. HID will accept a valid Tax exemption certificate from Purchaser, if applicable. If an exemption certificate previously accepted by HID is not recognized by the relevant governmental taxing authority, Purchaser agrees to promptly reimburse HID for any Taxes covered by such exemption certificate which HID is required to pay.
  5. If Purchaser fails to pay the price or any other amount due and payable hereunder, no right to use the HID Offerings shall pass from HID to End Customer. Any amount due by Purchaser hereunder which remains unpaid after the due date shall be subject to a late charge equal to 1.5% per month or the maximum permitted by applicable law, which interest will be immediately due and payable from the payment due date until the date of actual receipt of cleared funds by HID. HID, without waiving other rights or remedies and without liability to Purchaser, may suspend or terminate and refuse additional Orders until overdue amounts are fully paid by Purchaser.
  6. Billing for Subscription based HID Offerings will commence at the beginning of the then-current Subscription term. The initial Subscription start date and term will be set forth in the Order Acknowledgement or otherwise agreed in signed writing by the parties. Purchases of additional users, locations, instance, or other add-ons during the then-current Subscription term will be priced at the prevailing rate at the time of Order.
  7. HID reserves the right to change its prices at any time and without notice. The terms for price changes for Orders previously accepted by HID are subject to Price Modification in accordance with Section 3(h) below.
  8. HID may modify pricing (“Price Modification”) with respect to Orders that have been previously accepted by HID, to the extent HID deems necessary, for reasons including but not limited to: (i) price increases imposed by HID’s suppliers; (ii) Purchaser’s required procurement timelines; (iii) supply chain constraints or material shortages; or (iv) other events outside of HID’s control impacting the relevant industry. HID may also issue a Price Modification with respect to any blanket Orders that have been previously accepted by HID with requested delivery dates more than six (6) months after initial Order Acknowledgment. Purchasers may reject the Price Modification by cancelling the applicable lines of the Order subject to the Price Modification within fourteen (14) calendar days of the Price Modification notification.  If requested by HID, Purchaser agrees to issue, or otherwise agree to, a revised or supplemental Order pursuant to this Section. If Purchaser fails or refuses to issue or agree to a revised or supplemental Order reflecting a Price Modification, HID may in its sole discretion, in addition to any other remedy it may have, cancel the Order or hold such Order until such revised or supplemental Order has been issued or provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless Purchaser cancels the Order within fourteen (14) days of the Price Modification notification, such Price Modification shall be binding regardless of Purchaser’s failure or refusal to issue or provide a revised or supplemental Order.

4. Delivery.

  1. Upon acceptance of an Order by HID and the satisfaction of all HID prerequisites prior to delivery, HID shall ship the HID Offerings and any associated Documentation to Purchaser or End Customer, as applicable, by full or partial shipment, in accordance with the Order Acknowledgement. Unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties, all HID Offerings and Documentation delivered in a tangible form shall be shipped FCA HID’s site (INCOTERMS 2020) and shall be deemed shipped upon being made available to the first carrier at HID's site. Title shall pass from HID to Purchaser upon tender to first carrier. HID’s acceptance of an Order issued by Purchaser does not constitute acceptance of the INCOTERMS set forth in the Order. Notwithstanding, all fees associated with customs formalities, including import and export, are Purchaser’s sole responsibility. If requested by Purchaser, HID will arrange transport and add freight and handling charges to the Purchaser’s invoice. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, delivery of software shall be deemed to occur upon the provision of a link to enable Purchaser or End Customer, as applicable, to download the software. The foregoing does not apply to software embedded in hardware. Software is delivered in the English language. Additional language packs may be available for purchase.
  2. HID will assign estimated shipment dates on Orders based on the availability of the HID Offerings and HID's acceptance of Purchaser’s Order. HID will make commercially reasonable efforts to meet its assigned shipment dates. However, HID will not be liable for its failure to meet such dates. If Purchaser or End Customer requests or otherwise causes HID to store HID Offerings beyond the assigned shipment date, Purchaser will be invoiced a commercially reasonable service and handling fee. HID shall have no liability to Purchaser for delayed or cancelled shipments due to HID's compliance with applicable trade or export regulations or sanctions.
  3. In the event that the HID Offerings will be used by End Customer as part of a larger solution including third-party products and/or services, it will be the sole responsibility of Purchaser to obtain any additional license or use rights necessary for HID to integrate its solution, or create interoperability, with technology owned or otherwise provided by such third parties.

5. Support Services.

Any Support Services are provided in accordance with the general and product-specific terms located at: https://www.hidglobal.com/support, as may be amended from time to time. For clarity, HID does not accept support requests directly from End Customers that purchase HID Offerings from a Channel Partner. The Channel Partner is expected to manage all support requests escalated by its End Customer.

6. End User License Agreement.

License and/or use rights and restrictions with respect to software provided hereunder are limited to those expressly granted by the End User License Agreement. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and the terms of the End User License Agreement, the latter shall govern with respect to the subject matter contained therein. License rights specified in the End User License Agreement are granted directly to End Customers.

7. HID SDK and/or API Use.

Use of an HID Software Development Kit (“SDK”) or any application programming interfaces (“APIs”) is subject to the HID Global Corporation SDK License Agreement located at: https://www.hidglobal.com/sales-policy.

8. HID Offering Changes.

At any time and without prior notice, HID reserves the right to: (i) discontinue the manufacture of any HID Offering; or (ii) make design changes or other modifications to any HID Offering that do not affect form, fit or function. In no event, will HID be required to change an HID Offering previously sold to Purchaser. This Section will not affect any Orders that have been previously accepted by HID.

9. Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights.

This Agreement does not constitute a sale of any Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary interests embodied in the HID Offerings, the Documentation or any component thereof (or any copy, derivative work, upgrade, update, improvement or modification thereof), and nothing herein shall be deemed to establish or imply that any rights and/or license granted constitutes a conveyance of any underlying Intellectual Property Rights. HID, its suppliers and service providers retain all right, title and interest in the HID Offerings and associated Documentation, and all Intellectual Property Rights embodied therein or relating thereto. Purchaser agrees to maintain the copyright, patent, trademark and other notices appearing on the Documentation. All rights not expressly granted under the Agreement are reserved by HID. There are no implied rights. For clarity, no customization or alteration to the HID Offerings, or any specifications, shall constitute a transfer of Intellectual Property Rights in the HID Offerings and HID, its suppliers and service providers shall retain all right, title and interest in any Custom HID Offerings.

10. Confidentiality.

HID and Purchaser acknowledge that each party may have access to certain of the other party’s confidential and proprietary information in connection with the performance of the Agreement (the “Confidential Information”). Each party will take all reasonable precautions necessary to safeguard the confidentiality of the other party’s Confidential Information, including those taken by such party to protect its own Confidential Information of a similar nature. Each party will use the other party’s Confidential Information solely to fulfill the purposes of the Agreement. Neither party will have any confidentiality obligation with respect to any portion of the other party’s information that (i) it independently develops without reference to the Confidential Information, (ii) it lawfully obtains from a third party under no obligation of confidentiality, or (iii) becomes available to the public other than as a result of its act or omission. Because of the unique nature of the Confidential Information, each party agrees that the disclosing party may suffer irreparable harm in the event the recipient fails to comply with its confidentiality obligations under the Agreement, and that monetary damages may be inadequate to compensate the disclosing party for such breach. Accordingly, the recipient agrees that the disclosing party will, in addition to any other remedies available to it at law or in equity, be entitled to seek injunctive relief to enforce such confidentiality obligations.

11. Limited Warranty and Disclaimers.

  1. The terms of the HID General Warranty Policy available at http://www.hidglobal.com/warranty-policy and any product-specific warranty terms included with the Quote or Documentation, contain the warranty terms that apply to the HID Offerings and are hereby incorporated into these Terms by reference. All warranties are solely for the benefit of the End Customer unless otherwise set forth therein. Provided, however, HID does not accept warranty claims directly from End Customers that purchase HID Offerings from a Channel Partner. Channel Partners are expected to manage warranty claims escalated by its End Customers.
  2. HID represents and warrants to Purchaser that HID has the authority to enter into the Agreement and grant the rights set forth herein.EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE HID OFFERINGS ARE SOLD “AS IS”. HID, ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT AND THOSE ARISING FROM COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, COURSE OF DEALING, OR FROM USAGE OF TRADE. HID DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE HID OFFERINGS MEET PURCHASER OR END CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF ANY SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, WITHOUT DOWNTIME, WITHOUT DATA LOSS, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED. FURTHERMORE, NEITHER HID NOR ITS THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE HID OFFERINGS OR DOCUMENTATION IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY HID OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.
  3. The foregoing limitations and exclusions apply to the extent permitted by applicable law in End Customer’s jurisdiction. If applicable law limits the application of the provisions of this Section, HID’s liability will be limited to the maximum extent permissible.

12. Indemnification.

  1. Each party shall defend and indemnify the other party, at its expense, from and against any losses, costs or damages arising from any claims filed by third parties arising out of or resulting from gross negligence, fraud, or willful misconduct in connection with the Agreement.
  2. Purchaser shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless HID, its Affiliates, officers, directors, third-party service providers and employees from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs or other expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or resulting from Purchaser’s breach of Section 14.
  3. If Purchaser is a Channel Partner, Purchaser shall further defend, indemnify, and hold harmless HID, its Affiliates, officers, directors, third-party service providers, and employees from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs or other expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or resulting from : (i) sale of the HID Offerings pursuant to no terms and/or terms less protective of HID, the HID Offerings, and the Intellectual Property Rights than those set forth in the Agreement and the End User License Agreement; or (ii) HID’s suspension, cancellation, or termination of End Customer(s) right to use the HID Offerings and any licenses at Purchaser’s request or due to non-payment or insolvency by Purchaser.
  4. HID shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Purchaser from a claim against Purchaser by a third party that the HID Offerings, used within the scope of and in compliance with the Agreement, infringe a third-party copyright or patent (a “Covered Claim”) and will pay for all costs, damages, and expenses finally awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction or agreed to by HID in a settlement of such Covered Claim. In the event that HID anticipates that the HID Offerings may or do become subject to Covered Claim, HID shall have, at its sole option, the right to (i) obtain for Purchaser the right to continue using the HID Offerings; (ii) substitute the HID Offerings with another substantially similar offering; or (iii) without being in breach of the Agreement: (a) revoke any right Purchaser has to purchase, use, resell, or otherwise exercise or grant any additional rights, as applicable, with respect to the infringing portion of the HID Offerings; and (b) require Purchaser to revoke any such rights it has directly or indirectly granted others (“Downstream Parties”). Revocation by HID shall be effective upon Purchaser’s receipt of written notice from HID and Purchaser shall be solely responsible and liable for ensuring that Downstream Parties promptly comply with such revocation.
  5. HID will have no liability or obligation under Section 12(d): (i) if Purchaser or any Downstream Parties, as applicable, fail to take any corrective action directed by HID (including, but not limited to, implementation of any update, upgrade, or patch); (ii) if Purchaser has not paid in full for the HID Offerings subject to the Covered Claim; (iii) for any costs, losses, or damages resulting from willful acts of Purchaser or any Downstream Parties, or any settlement or compromise agreed by Purchaser or Downstream Parties without HID’s prior written consent; and (iv) to the extent that a Covered Claim is based upon: (a) use of the HID Offerings in combination with any other product, device, materials, services, software, or equipment; (b) alterations or modifications to the HID Offerings; (c) use of the HID Offerings other than in accordance with the Documentation; (d) HID’s compliance with Purchaser or any Downstream Parties’ designs, instructions, or specifications (whether or not included in a HID Custom Offering); or (e) HID’s, Purchaser’s or any Downstream Parties’ compliance with any industry or proprietary standard or use of the HID Offerings to enable implementation of any industry or proprietary standard (such claims - i.e., those set forth in (i) through (iv) above - are individually and collectively referred to herein as “Excluded Claims”).
  6. Purchaser shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless HID, its Affiliates, officers, directors, third-party service providers, and employees from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs or other expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or resulting from (i) Excluded Claims; or (ii) Purchaser’s unauthorized use of the HID Offerings. 
  7. The indemnitee agrees to promptly notify the indemnitor, in writing, of any claim pursuant to this Section 12. The indemnitor shall have sole control of the defense of any such action (and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise). The indemnitee agrees to provide the indemnitor with all information and assistance reasonably required for the defense of the claim. No costs or any expense shall be incurred on the indemnitor’s account without indemnitor’s prior written consent. The indemnitee will be entitled to participate in its defense at its own expense with counsel of its own choosing.
  8. THE FOREGOING STATES THE SOLE LIABILITY OF HID AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF PURCHASER FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, IN REGARD THERETO. PURCHASER UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THE FOREGOING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION TERMS ARE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH TERMS, THE MATERIAL AND ECONOMIC TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT.

13. Limitation of Liability.

IN NO EVENT SHALL HID, ITS AFFILIATES OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO PURCHASER, END CUSTOMER, OR OTHER DOWNSTREAM PARTY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS, LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BREACH, GOODWILL, ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF HID OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL HID’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY HID FOR THE HID OFFERINGS AT ISSUE DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE CLAIM. The foregoing limitations and exclusions apply even if a limited or exclusive remedy fails of its essential purpose and will apply to the extent permitted by applicable law in Purchaser’s jurisdiction. If applicable law limits the application of the provisions of this Section, HID’s liability will be limited to the maximum extent permissible.

14. Compliance and HID Offer Registration. 

  1. Each party shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, and shall obtain any and all permits, licenses, authorization, and/or certificates that may be required in any jurisdiction or any regulatory or administrative agency in connection with the sale, use and/or operations of HID Offerings or other technology HID makes available, including but not limited to laws and regulations applicable to: (i) the import and export of the HID Offerings; (ii) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act or any other laws or regulations regarding corruption or bribery; or (iii) the use of deceptive or misleading practices. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser shall comply with all laws and regulations on data privacy, international communications, and the exportation of technical or personal data.
  2. The HID Offerings or other technology HID makes available may be subject to export laws and regulations of the United States and other jurisdictions. Purchaser agrees to comply strictly with all export laws and regulations. Purchaser shall not permit access or use of any HID Offerings, or other technology HID makes available, to any person or entity that is the target of sanctions or in an embargoed country that would prohibit such access or in any violation of any export law or regulation. Embargoed countries and sanctions lists are subject to change without notice, and Purchaser must comply with the lists as they exist in fact. Purchaser certifies that neither Purchaser nor any End Customers or other Downstream Parties are listed on any blocked, denied, sanctioned or debarred persons or entity list, including, without limitation, the: (i) Consolidated Screening List maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (available at https://www.trade.gov/consolidated-screening-list); (ii) Consolidated Sanctions List maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (available at https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/); (iii) Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets maintained by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation of H.M.’s Treasury of the United Kingdom (available at https://sanctionssearch.ofsi.hmtreasury.gov.uk/); (iv) UK Sanctions List maintained by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom (available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uk-sanctions-list); or (v) any similar list maintained by any government authority. For more information on export restrictions for HID Offerings, Documentation and technical data, please contact the HID Legal Department at [email protected].
  3. Whenever reasonably requested by HID, Purchaser will provide HID with a written certificate, in a form acceptable to HID, of continuing compliance with this Section. In addition, HID maintains the right to request and review records or other documents from Purchaser, or, with reasonable advance notice, to conduct an audit at the site of Purchaser operations, to confirm Purchaser’s compliance with the terms of this Section and the Terms.
  4. If required by applicable law or for reasons of commercial expediency the HID Offerings need to be registered, certified or otherwise approved by any applicable government body or other agency (hereinafter called "HID Offering Registration(s)") the following provisions will apply: (i) HID shall free of charge supply, subject to confidentiality, Purchaser with all information and materials which in HID's reasonable opinion are necessary to obtain such HID Offering Registration; (ii) Purchaser shall at its cost use its best endeavors to obtain HID Offering Registration; (iii) if permitted by the applicable regulating body, Purchaser shall apply for HID Offering Registration in the name of HID or its nominee. If it is required that the HID Offering Registration be issued in the name of Purchaser, Purchaser will procure that HID enjoys the full benefit of such HID Offering Registrations; and, it shall promptly transfer or procure the transfer of such registrations to HID, if at any time it becomes permissible to do so; and (iv) Purchaser will promptly provide to HID copies of all correspondence with and documents supplied to, and documents, certificates and correspondence received from, a HID Offering Registration authority as and when sent, delivered or received together with such translations of their main points as HID may reasonably request. For which, HID agrees to bear reasonable translation costs. Upon termination of this Agreement, Purchaser shall complete any HID Offering Registration activity outstanding under this Section and shall transfer any HID Offering Registration obtained in its name or the name of its nominee to HID or its nominee.
  5. The Purchaser represents and warrants that: (ii) neither the Purchaser nor any of its affiliates, nor any director, officer, employee, agent or shareholder of any such person, has (a) in order to assist in improperly obtaining or retaining business for or with any person, in improperly directing business to any person, or in securing any improper advantage, made, authorized, offered or promised to make any payment, gift or transfer of anything of value, directly, indirectly or through a third party, to or for the use or benefit of any other person, or (b) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment or kickback or has taken any other action that would violate any anti-corruption law to which it is subject; (ii) during the past five (5) years neither Purchaser nor any of its affiliates has received any written communication indicating or alleging that any such person is or may be in violation of any anti-corruption law, or that any such person is or may be subject to any investigation or inquiry by a governmental authority related to any anti-corruption law, and, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, no such investigation or inquiry is pending or threatened. If Purchaser is a Channel Partner, Purchaser further represents and warrants that no Official holds any shares, partnership interests or other equity or ownership interests in the Purchaser or any of its affiliates, or is an officer, director, employee, contractor or agent of the Purchaser, and no Official has or will have a right to or interest in any payment or other thing of value provided by HID to the Purchaser. Additionally, Purchaser agrees that its employees, workers, contractors, agents, shareholders, affiliates, advisors, or other persons acting on its behalf who will interact with Officials on HID’s behalf will participate in anti-corruption training, if requested by HID. “Official” means any official, employee, agent or representative of, or any other person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of, any (i) government, including any entity owned or controlled thereby, (ii) political party, party official or political candidate, or (iii) public international organization; or any individual who holds a legislative, administrative or judicial position of any kind or exercises a public function for or on behalf of a country, a public agency or a public enterprise.
  6. If Purchaser is a Channel Partner, Purchaser shall obtain any and all permits, licenses, authorizations and/or certificates that may be required in any jurisdiction or by any regulatory agency in connection with the conduct of its business and the distribution or sale of the HID Offerings, if so authorized.
  7. Purchaser agrees to provide timely information to HID regarding any changes to the representations made in this Section. HID may terminate any and all Agreements with Purchaser with immediate effect upon Purchaser’s breach of this Section 14.
  8. If required by applicable law or for reasons of commercial expediency the HID Offerings need to be registered, certified or otherwise approved by any applicable government body or other agency (hereinafter called "HID Offering Registration(s)") the following provisions will apply: (i) HID shall free of charge supply, subject to confidentiality, Purchaser with all information and materials which in HID's reasonable opinion are necessary to obtain such HID Offering Registration; (ii) Purchaser shall at its cost use its best endeavors to obtain HID Offering Registration; (iii) if permitted by the applicable regulating body, Purchaser shall apply for HID Offering Registration in the name of HID or its nominee. If it is required that the HID Offering Registration be issued in the name of Purchaser, Purchaser will procure that HID enjoys the full benefit of such HID Offering Registrations; and, it shall promptly transfer or procure the transfer of such registrations to HID, if at any time it becomes permissible to do so; and (iv) Purchaser will promptly provide to HID copies of all correspondence with and documents supplied to, and documents, certificates and correspondence received from, a HID Offering Registration authority as and when sent, delivered or received together with such translations of their main points as HID may reasonably request. For which, HID agrees to bear reasonable translation costs. Upon termination of this Agreement, Purchaser shall complete any HID Offering Registration activity outstanding under this Section and shall transfer any HID Offering Registration obtained in its name or the name of its nominee to HID or its nominee.

15. Term, Suspension, Termination, and Renewal.

  1. Unless sooner terminated in accordance with other provisions of the Agreement, the Agreement will continue in full force and effect until all rights and duties set forth herein have been completed, expired or terminated.
  2. HID reserves the right to terminate an End Customer’s use of and license to an HID Offering in the event End Customer breaches a material obligation set forth in the End User License Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after HID sends written notice describing the breach if such breach is capable of being cured, or immediately if the breach is not capable of being cured.
  3. If any amount owed by Purchaser is thirty (30) or more days overdue to HID, HID may in its sole discretion and without limiting HID’s other rights and remedies, suspend  use of the HID Offerings and any related Support Services and/or professional services and stop fulfillment on any other Orders placed by Purchaser. HID will give Purchaser at least ten (10) days’ notice prior to suspension.
  4. Either party may terminate the Agreement if: (i) the other party files or has filed against it a petition for voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or pursuant to any other insolvency law or is adjudicated bankrupt; or (ii) makes or seeks to make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or applies for, or consents to, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or custodian for a substantial part of its property.
  5. Upon the termination of the Agreement all rights and licenses granted hereunder shall cease and the Purchaser shall immediately pay all outstanding sums due to HID. Following termination, the Agreement will continue to apply to all past purchase and/or use of the HID Offerings. Notwithstanding, subject to payment of all applicable fees, unless End Customer’s use and license is terminated pursuant to Section 15(b), upon termination of the Agreement, End Customer shall retain any Perpetual licenses granted hereunder.
  6. The Sections of the Agreement that contemplate performance or observance subsequent to termination or expiration of the Agreement, or that by their nature are intended to survive termination or expiration of the Agreement shall so survive termination or expiration and continue in full force and effect.
  7. The following applies only to Subscription based HID Offerings: The initial Subscription term for use of the HID Offerings is set forth in the Order Acknowledgment. Upon expiration of the initial Subscription term for the HID Offerings, the HID Offerings will automatically renew for the same term as initially ordered unless either party gives written notice of non-renewal at least thirty (30) days in advance of the renewal date. Purchaser agrees to pay the fee applicable to any automatically renewed HID Offerings. These Terms will continue to govern purchase of the HID Offerings for any subsequent Subscription term.
  8. For clarity, Purchaser is responsible for all fees associated with any delivered HID Offerings and other accrued, but unpaid expenses, and HID is permitted to invoice, and Purchaser shall remit payment as set forth in this Agreement. If the Order is terminated for any reason, HID is permitted to immediately invoice Purchaser for delivered HID Offerings.

16. Information Security and Data Privacy.

  1. HID will implement and maintain, and will require its subcontractors to implement and maintain, commercially reasonable security measures designed to meet the following objectives: (i) reasonably protect the security and confidentiality of End Customer data in the custody and under the control of HID; (ii) protect against known threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such data; (iii) protect against unauthorized access to or use of such data; and (iv) return or disposal of such data is performed in a manner consistent with HID’s obligations under items (i)-(iii) above.
  2. Each party shall maintain and protect all Personal Data of the other party as required by the applicable law of any governmental authority having relevant jurisdiction, including without limitation any applicable data protection laws. Except as and to the extent strictly necessary to meet a party’s obligations in connection with these Terms, neither party shall share, publish, sell, trade, give away, or in any other way use, disseminate or disclose Personal Data received from the other party or any Affiliate, or transfer such Personal Data from one country or territory to another, without the prior written consent of the party disclosing such Personal Data and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Each party shall notify the other party promptly in the event that such party’s Personal Data is compromised in any way and shall reasonably and promptly assist and cooperate with such party in responding to inquiries and complaints concerning such compromise in a timely manner, including without limitation those inquiries and complaints brought by End Customers, employees, government or regulatory authorities, or other third parties. If necessary, the parties will agree upon and execute further documentation, as appropriate, required to comply with the parties’ respective obligations under applicable data protection laws. Each party further shall comply with its own privacy policy.
  3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, End Customer is solely responsible for: (i) use of the software, including without limitation, installation, deployment, and management of the software; (ii) use of the HID Offerings in compliance with all applicable laws; (iii) ensuring the security of all data collected, processed, stored, and maintained using the HID Offerings; and (iv) providing adequate notice and obtaining and maintaining valid consents from all of End Customer’s end users, as may be necessary under applicable law (including applicable data protection laws), to process Personal Data using the HID Offerings for End Customer’s intended purposes.

17. Miscellaneous.

  1. Nothing in the Agreement is intended to create a partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, or a fiduciary or employment relationship. Neither party may bind the other party or act in a manner which expresses or implies a relationship other than that of independent contractor. Except as otherwise set forth herein, each party shall bear its own costs and expenses in performing these Terms.
  2. HID shall not be considered in default of performance of its obligations under the Agreement if performance of such obligations is prevented or delayed by any circumstances not within HID’s control including, but without limitation: pandemics, epidemics, and any associated travel restrictions or advisories of relevant governmental and global authorities (such as the World Health Organization) prohibiting or restricting (or recommending the prohibition or restriction of) the movement of persons or goods or the closure of or restricted operation of facilities, acts of God, fire, explosion, flood, storm, terrorist attack, civil war, commotion or riots, war (or threat of war), imposition of sanctions, embargoes or acts of government (including without limitation failure or delay to obtain export licenses), labor disputes, failure or delay of transportation, suppliers, vendors or subcontractors, HID’s inability to enter premises to fulfill its obligations under the Agreement when applicable, or any other similar cause or causes beyond the control of HID. Time of performance of HID’s obligations hereunder shall be extended by the time period reasonably necessary to overcome the effects of such force majeure occurrences.
  3. HID Offerings are provided with "Restricted Rights." Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (a) of the Rights in Technical Data clause at DFARS 252.227-7102-2 or subparagraphs (b)(2) and (c) of the Commercial Computer Software License at 48 CFR § 52.227-19, as applicable (and the successor clauses to any of the foregoing). The contractor/manufacturer is HID Global Corporation. All Software provided to the U.S. Government, including its civilian and military agencies, is commercial computer software that was developed at private expense prior to its provision to any U.S. Government entity. Subject to any applicable regulations set out in the FAR or DFARS (and any superseding regulations), the Software is provided with the commercial license rights and restrictions described elsewhere in this Agreement. For Department of Defense agencies, the Rights in commercial computer software or commercial computer software documentation set forth in the " clause at 48 CFR § 227.7202-3 shall also apply.
  4. The Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the governing law and jurisdiction set forth in the following table:

    Region of HID Contracting EntityChoice of LawJurisdiction
    ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina
    Australia & New ZealandAustralia, State of VictoriaVictoria, Australia
    BrazilBrazilBrazil
    FranceFranceParis, France
    All other EMEA regionsIrelandGalway, Ireland
    England & WalesEngland & WalesLondon, England
    Asia Pacific RegionSingaporeSingapore
    United States, Canada, & MexicoUSA, State of TexasTravis County, Texas, USA
  5. The parties hereby irrevocably waive any and all rights to trial by jury in any legal proceedings arising out of or related to the Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to the Agreement, or any Order issued hereunder.
  6. HID will provide Purchaser with any legal notices by certified or registered mail, express mail, or overnight delivery service or to the email address Purchaser provided on the applicable Order. Purchaser is responsible for keeping its mailing and email address current with HID. Legal notices to HID shall be made in writing and provided by means of certified or registered mail, express mail or other overnight delivery service, or hand delivery, proper postage or other charges paid and addressed or directed to: HID Global Corporation, 611 Center Ridge Drive, Austin, TX 78753, Attention: Legal Department.
  7. If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law or public policy the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
  8. No term or provision hereof shall be deemed waived and no breach consented to or excused, unless such waiver, consent or excuse shall be in writing and signed by the party claimed to have waived or consented. Should either party consent, waive, or excuse a breach by the other party, such shall not constitute consent to, waiver of, or excuse of any other different or subsequent breach whether or not of the same kind as the original breach.
  9. These Terms are the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of these Terms and merges and supersedes all prior communications, understanding and agreements, written or oral, and no amendments shall become effective without written agreement signed by the parties hereto.

Addendum 1

Embeddable Hardware

This Addendum applies to hardware purchased from HID that is intended to be embedded in products of another company (“Embeddable Hardware”), whether performed by Purchaser, End Customer, or another Downstream Party (“Embedding Party”). The resulting product is referred to herein as the “Final Product.” Capitalized terms used in this Addendum which are not otherwise defined are used as defined in the HID Hardware and On-Premise Software Terms and Conditions.

1. The Embedding Party is permitted to incorporate or integrate Embeddable Hardware into the Final Product in accordance with the applicable Documentation; provided however, if Purchaser is not the Embedding Party, Purchaser shall remain liable for the Embedding Party’s compliance with the terms of the Agreement and this Addendum as it pertains to the Embeddable Hardware.

2. License Grant

2.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and this Addendum, HID hereby grants Embedding Party a nontransferable, nonexclusive, non-sublicensable license during the Term to: (i) modify the Embeddable Hardware solely as necessary to exercise the right granted in Section 1, and (ii) to sublicense the rights explicitly granted to Embedding Party under the Agreement for the purpose of authorizing Downstream Parties to use the Final Product.

2.2 HID may provide Purchaser or an Embedding Party a reasonable number of units of Embeddable Hardware solely for Purchaser or an Embedding Party’s demonstration purposes and for internal development purposes relating to the integration of the Embeddable Hardware with Final Product (the “Demonstration Product”). This grant does not include any right to otherwise utilize the Demonstration Product, information relating to it, nor any right to reproduce the Demonstration Product or to make and/or sell variations or derivative works of the Demonstration Product. All right, title and interest in the Demonstration Product and associated Intellectual Property Rights shall remain in HID. All such Demonstration Product will include customary Documentation. Purchaser agrees to keep, or to ensure that the Embedding Party keeps, the Demonstration Product installed and accessible at Purchaser or Embedding Party’s location, as applicable, and to maintain it in good operating condition. Demonstration Product may not be distributed without permission from HID.

3. Software License

3.1 HID hereby grants to Embedding Party a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, and perpetual license to use the object code version of HID software embedded in the Embeddable Hardware, including the Documentation for Embedding Party’s use of the Embeddable Hardware solely in connection with the Agreement and this Addendum. Software does not include any source code whatsoever.

3.2 Embedding Party shall not use or reproduce the software or Documentation for any purpose other than as specified in this Addendum. Embedding Party shall not provide, sublicense, assign, distribute, rent, lease, sell, transfer, transmit or otherwise make available the software, any Documentation or any parts or copies thereof in any form to any third party, except as expressly permitted by this Addendum. HID owns and shall retain all title, copyrights, and other proprietary rights in the software, Documentation and any updates, upgrades or translations thereof.

3.3 Should Embedding Party desire to develop derivative software applications for use with the Embeddable Hardware and if Embedding Party uses HID’s APIs for this purpose, a separate license agreement will be provided by HID for execution by HID and Purchaser.

4. License Limitations and Restrictions

4.1 Purchaser and Embedding Party SHALL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY: (i) distribute the Embeddable Hardware as a standalone product not integrated into the Final Product; or (ii) integrate the Embeddable Hardware into any equipment that competes with the Embeddable Hardware. HID reserves the right to immediately terminate the Agreement for violation of the restrictions herein.

4.2 Purchaser and Embedding Party shall not distribute less than all of the subcomponents of the complete Final Product. Purchaser and Embedding Party are prohibited from unbundling and distributing separately any software or hardware component, Documentation or End User License Agreement from the Embeddable Hardware. PURCHASER AND EMBEDDING PARTY SHALL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, REMOVE THE SERIAL NUMBER OR OTHER MARKINGS FROM THE EMBEDDABLE HARDWARE.

4.3 Purchaser and Embedding Party agree not to: (i) rent, lease, or loan the Embeddable Hardware or use the Embeddable Hardware or authorize use of the Embeddable Hardware in any manner to provide service bureau or commercial time-sharing services to third parties; (ii) package the Embeddable Hardware in bulk for redistribution to any third parties, remarketers or distributors; (iii) reproduce, modify and/or create derivative works of any portion of the Embeddable Hardware except as necessary to exercise the right granted in Section 1; or (iv) distribute the Embeddable Hardware to any third party if it knows (or has reason to know) that the Embeddable Hardware may be use or transported (including any export or import) in violation of the Agreement.

4.4 Purchaser and Embedding Party shall not make copies, modifications, or translations of the Documentation or any software embedded in the Embeddable Hardware without HID’s prior written authorization.

5. Marks

5.1 Purchaser and Embedding Party shall not brand the Final Product with any names, logos, or trademarks (collectively, “Marks”) other than: (a) the Marks of Purchaser or Embedding Party; or (b) the Marks of a Downstream Party (as authorized by such Downstream Party).

5.2 Purchaser and Embedding Party shall: (a) not make any representations, warranties, or guarantees concerning the Embeddable Hardware that are inconsistent with or in addition to those made in the Agreement, this Addendum, the Documentation or written marketing materials provided to Purchaser and/or Embedding Party by HID or the applicable End User License Agreement; and (b) comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations with respect to the Embeddable Hardware and its performance of all rights and obligations under the Agreement and this Addendum.

6. Additional indemnification.

In addition to the indemnification obligations set forth in the Agreement, Purchaser shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify HID, its Affiliates, officers, directors, third-party service providers and employees against any and all claims, damages, liabilities and expenses based on or resulting from any claims: (i) alleging patent, copyright, trade secret or trademark infringement resulting from or in connection with the use, manufacture, assembly or distribution of any Final Product or use, creation or distribution of any Embeddable Hardware (including any embedded software) that constitutes a Custom HID Offering; (ii) alleging actual or suspected defect or flaw in any HID Offering modified by Purchaser or modified by HID based on Purchaser’s instructions or specifications; and (iii) that the Final Product fails to meet any applicable technical requirements and/or certifications.