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Terms and Conditions of Use - XiScope

THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE ("Terms and Conditions") ARE A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PERSON OR ENTITY WHO IS REGISTERING FOR ACCESS TO USE THE XISCOPE SERVICE ("You", "Your," or "Licensee") AND XiCorp s.a.l.("XISCOPE", "Licensor", or "we"). THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS GOVERN OUR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE XISCOPE SERVICE (the "Service") AND THE ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION (collectively, the "Materials"). BY CLICKING THE ACCEPTANCE BUTTON OR ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE (the "Site"), YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, XISCOPE IS UNWILLING TO GRANT YOU ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SERVICE. IN SUCH EVENT, DO NOT CLICK THE ACCEPTANCE BUTTON OR ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE. THE SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE INSIDE LEBANON.

Account Terms

1. You must be 18 years or older to use this Service.
2. You must be a human. Accounts registered by "bots" or other automated methods are not permitted.
3. You must provide your legal full name, a valid email address, and any other information requested in order to complete the signup process.
4. Your login may only be used by one person - a single login shared by multiple people is not permitted. You may create separate logins for as many people as you'd like.
5. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and password. XiScope cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with this security obligation.
6. You are responsible for all Content posted and activity that occurs under your account (even when Content is posted by others who have accounts under your account).
7. You may not use the Service for any illegal or unauthorised purpose. You must not, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).

Limit of Use Policy

XiScope imposes a Limit of Use Policy. This limits each single user account to run 5 'generated' final reports per subscription year. Corporate user accounts may 'generate' 50 final reports per subscription year. Prior to completing and generating a full and final report, users may produce unlimited report versions watermarked with the word 'draft'. Final 'generated' reports are un-watermarked. Upgrade Report Packages of 5 additional generated final reports are available.

Licensing and pricing

All general licensing is subject to our pricing schedule shown on the XiScope web site. Any bespoke configurations for Corporate users, is subject to a separate pricing agreement between XiScope and the Corporate.

XiScope accepts online payment via Visa and MasterCard. Credit card transactions will appear on your credit card statement as with 'NetCommerce.com'.

You may also pay by direct bank transfer. XiScope can provide purchase order invoices for bank transfer payments. We offer a 5% price discount for payment by bank transfer.

Once the transaction is complete you will receive an e-mail confirmation of your payment, and a short while afterwards a confirmation of your initial access to XiScope system, and your unique link to your account.

Payment and refunds

You may subscribe using a credit card or by bank transfer payment.

The Service is billed in advance on a yearly basis and is non-refundable for the twelve (12) months of service. All fees are exclusive of all taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities.

When paying via Credit Card, you will go through a normal shopping cart payment process. Once payment is approved you will receive your unique reference link to access the software for an annual period, subject to our normal terms and conditions of service.

If you wish to pay via Bank Transfer (5% discount applies), all payment will be in advance of any service being provided. You can either contact us via e-mail or complete the contact form requesting us to contact you to enable the transaction to proceed. We will provide you with a proforma invoice, together with our bank details. Once payment has been received we will manually set up your account, and you will receive an e-mail with your unique project link, and annual access to the service in the normal way.

Cancellation and Termination

You are solely responsible for properly cancelling your account. An email or phone request to cancel your account is not considered cancellation. You can cancel your account at any time by clicking on the Account link within your subscriber area. The Account screen provides a simple no questions asked cancellation link.

Unless you expressly request otherwise, all of your Content will be deleted within 90 days from the Service upon cancellation. Your data (reports and any printable materials), will be available during this period to print for your records. This information can not be recovered once your account is formally cancelled after 90 days.

XiScope, in its sole discretion, has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service, or any other XiScope services, for any reason at any time. Such termination of the Service will result in the deactivation or deletion of your Account or your access to your Account, and the forfeiture and relinquishment of all Content in your Account. XiScope reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.

Refunds are not generally provided after activation of the Service.

By credit card, or against Purchase Order

In exceptional circumstances and at the sole discretion of XiScope, a refund will either be credited to the original purchaser's credit card or via bank transfer if your account is a corporate or special account.

General Terms

1. License Grant. Subject to the provisions of these Terms and Conditions and Licensee's payment of the Fees in accordance with Section 3, below, Licensor grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right to remotely access and use the Service for business purposes only ("License").
2. Revisions. Licensor may change, revise, modify, delete or discontinue (either permanently or temporarily) the functionality or scope of the Service at any time at its sole discretion (an "Update"). Following such Update, as applicable, (i) Licensee can elect to terminate this License in accordance with Section 14 or continue to access and use the Service in accordance with the provisions of these Terms and Conditions and (ii) the definition of the term "Service" shall be automatically amended without any further action on the part of any of the parties to include such Update.
3. Fees, Payments, and Taxes. The fees for access and use of the Service under this License ("Fees") are as published (provided during the registration process). Licensee is responsible for all sales, excise, VAT and all other taxes associated with Licensee's use of the Service other than taxes on Licensor's net income. Licensor may increase the Fees (and bill you for such increased Fees) at expiry of the subscription term. Payment will be due upon registration or varied as with each party by prior agreement. All terms and conditions of payment are as per XiCorp s.a.l. terms and are not varied by issuance of any subsequent documents from any purchaser.
4. Location of Service and Access. The Service will be hosted on one or more servers either owned or licensed by Licensor and will be accessible by Licensee over the Internet. In order to access the Service, Licensee will be required to register with Licensor (an "Account") and will be provided with a unique user name and password for each such Account ("Account Access Information"). In the event that Licensor determines that any Licensee has more than one employee or personnel of Licensee using the same Account, Licensor reserves the right to charge Licensee accordingly or to terminate the Licensee's Account. Licensor has the right but not the obligation to monitor access to the Service and, without limiting any remedies that it may have hereunder or at law, may deny access to any Licensee who violates these Terms and Conditions.
5. Certain Rights and Restrictions Regarding Use of the Service.
   1. Equipment and Service. Licensee shall provide at its expense all hardware, Internet service and other items necessary for the access and use of the Service.
   2. Copies. The Service is protected by international copyright and trade secret laws and treaties. Licensee may print and make copies of the materials regarding the Service for its own use. All such copies must include all of Licensor's proprietary notices contained in the originals without alteration of any kind. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, Licensee may not make copies of the Service or accompanying materials.
   3. Reverse Engineer. Licensee may not, nor cause or permit any of its employees or any third party to, modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, translate or create derivative works based on the Service without the prior written consent of Licensor, which Licensor may withhold in its sole discretion.
   4. Rent, Lease and Transfer. The Service is licensed only to Licensee. Licensee shall not sublicense, transfer, lease, assign, rent, distribute, sell or otherwise dispose of the Service (including any of the materials) on a temporary or permanent basis except with the written consent of Licensor, which Licensor may withhold in its sole discretion. Prior to transferring the Service to an authorized transferee, the transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by all of these Terms and Conditions.
   5. Access Restrictions and Security Without Licensor's written consent, Licensee shall not permit or allow other persons or entities to have access to or to use any Account Access Information to access or use the Service or for any other purpose. Licensee shall not permit multiple users to share a single Account. Licensee accessing a particular Account is solely responsible for ensuring that the Account Access Information for accessing and using the Service is utilized only by such person. Licensor shall have no liability for any loss, claim, damages or other liability whatsoever that may arise from the unauthorized use of any Account Access Information. If any of Licensee's Account Access Information is lost or stolen, it is Licensee's responsibility to notify Licensor of such loss or theft so that the account can be deactivated and a new username and password can be provided. Licensor will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect password deactivation requests as soon as practicable after their receipt in writing from Licensee. Although Licensor has taken measures to safeguard the security of information submitted in using the Service, Licensor cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted during use of the Service or stored by Licensor and shall not be liable to Licensee or any other person or entity in any way for any compromise of the security of such information.
   6. Manner of Use. Licensee is solely responsible for all data uploaded into the Service and/or the Site ("Licensee's Content") and all activity that occurs under Licensee's Accounts. Licensee shall not use the Service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose(s). Licensee must not, in the use of the Service, violate any applicable laws (and other applicable local laws). Licensor may, but has no obligation to, remove Licensee Content and Accounts containing Licensee Content that Licensor determines in its sole discretion is/are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libellous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party's intellectual property, these Terms and Conditions, or applicable law (in addition to all rights of Licensor).
   7. Bandwidth Usage and Storage. Licensor may, in its discretion, disable any Account or limit bandwidth usage should an Account's bandwidth consumption exceed average usage (as determined by Licensor) in any one month period. Licensor also may, in its discretion, disable any Account or limit storage capacity with respect to such Account should Licensee's storage exceed average usage (as determined by Licensor).
6. Ownership of Service and Intellectual Property Rights. Licensor does not sell the Service to Licensee, but only grants Licensee a license to use the Service according to these Terms and Conditions. Licensor and its licensors retain ownership in the Service and all intellectual property rights in the Service, including without limitation any and all patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and any other proprietary and other rights. Licensee agrees that Licensor may audit Licensee's use of the Service for compliance with these Terms and Conditions at any time, upon reasonable notice. All rights not specifically granted under these Terms and Conditions are reserved by Licensor and its licensors.
7. Relationship of Parties. In performing any and/or all of our respective obligations under this License, Licensor and Licensee shall each operate as and have the status of being an independent contractor of the other party, and neither party shall act as or be an agent or employee of the other party.
8. Confidentiality. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that these Terms and Conditions and the Service contain proprietary information of Licensor ("Confidential Information"), and Licensee hereby agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information using at least as great of degree of care as it uses to maintain the confidentiality of its own most confidential information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Licensee is required by a valid order by a court or other governmental body to disclose Confidential Information, Licensee may disclose such Confidential Information provided that Licensee first gives Licensor prompt notice thereof in order to enable Licensee to have the opportunity to seek protection from such order of disclosure.
9. Representations Licensee hereto represents and warrants to Licensor that: (i) it has the power and authority to enter into these Terms and Conditions. Further, Licensee agrees that it will not export or re-export the Service or accompanying Materials (or any copies) in violation of any applicable export control laws or regulatory terms that the Licensee possess the necessary skills and qualifications to competently use the Service in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
10. Indemnification of Licensor. Licensee will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Licensor and its subsidiaries, licensors and affiliates (and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents) against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, judgments, assessments, fines, costs and other expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) arising from or relating to (i) accessing the Service, (ii) use or misuse of the Service (including any data or information input in the Service or file or database created thereby), and/or any hardware (if applicable) furnished by Licensor in connection therewith, including without limitation any disclosure of any person's medical information in violation of Data Protection or any other applicable privacy law ("Privacy Laws"), and (iii) breach of any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.
11. Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE SITE, THE SERVICE (INCLUDING ANY WRITTEN MATERIALS), AND ANY SUPPORT ARE ALL PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE AND ANY WARRANTY OF ERROR FREE APPLICATION OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THE USE, RESULTS OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE, THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR SECURE, OR THAT THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKE(S) THE SERVICE AVAILABLE, IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
12. Limitation of Liability NEITHER LICENSOR NOR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OPERATION OR SUPPORT OF THE SERVICE SHALL BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), WARRANTY, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION) TO LICENSEE OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS REVENUE OR PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION FOR ANY REASON, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION OR DATA, INJURY TO REPUTATION, PERSONAL INJURY (WHETHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL OR BOTH), GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES OR VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE PRIVACY LAWS ARISING OUT OF (I) THE USE, MISUSE, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (II) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF LICENSEE'S TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (IV) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; (V) TERMINATION OF ANY OF LICENSEE'S ACCOUNTS; OR (VI) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR USE THEREOF, EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR'S ENTIRE LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY LICENSEE TO LICENSOR UNDER THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
13. Copyright Notice. Licensor's web site through which Licensee will access and use the Service (the "Site") complies with the provisions of the international Copyright Act applicable to internet service providers. If Licensee has any complaints or objections to material posted on the Site, or if Licensee believes that material posted on the Site infringes a copyright that Licensee holds, Licensee should notify our Designated Agents at Information Officer, or at the following address: XISCOPE, XICORP SARL, XiCorp s.a.l. P.O. Box 113-5057 Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon or email to bb@xicorp.com
14. Termination This License shall become effective upon your agreement to the provisions of these Terms and Conditions and shall remain effective until terminated in accordance with this Section. Licensor may immediately terminate this License without notice if you fail to comply with any provision of these Terms and Conditions. Licensor has the right to immediately terminate this License without notice if it becomes aware that Licensee unlawfully transmits through the Site copyrighted material without a license, valid defence or fair use privilege to do so or if Licensee causes or permits violation of Sections 6, 8 or 9 of these Terms and Conditions. Additionally, either party may terminate this License at any time for any reason however, Licensor shall not refund any Fees or portion of any Fees to Licensee.
    1. Effect of Termination. i) Licensee shall, as soon as is commercially practical, cease from using and return all Confidential Information; and (ii) except as otherwise specifically provided in these Terms and Conditions, all rights and licenses granted to each party by the other party hereunder shall automatically cease and revert back to the granting party without any further action. All of Licensee's uploaded data residing on Licensor's server(s) as of the date of termination shall be returned upon the request of the Licensee.
    2. Survival Upon Termination Sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 17 and all other provisions of these Terms and Conditions intended to survive termination or expiration of this License will survive the termination or expiration of this License without limitation.
15. Notices All notices required by these Terms and Conditions or given in connection with this License shall be deemed given as of the day they are emailed to you or posted on the Site. The email address of record for notices and requests in connection with this License shall be deemed to be the email address provided by the Licensee at the time of Account creation. Licensor is not responsible for the deliverability or changes to the email address. Notification of any change to the Licensee's email address is the sole responsibility of the Licensee.
16. Injunctive Relief Licensee acknowledges that breach of Sections 5, 6 and/or 7 of these Terms and Conditions will give rise to irreparable injury to Licensor, and leave Licensor inadequately compensated in damages. Accordingly, Licensor may seek and obtain injunctive relief against Licensee's breach or threatened breach, in addition to any other legal remedies, such as (but not limited to) suit for copyright infringement. Licensee further acknowledges and agrees that this provision is necessary for the protection of Licensor's legitimate business interests and is reasonable in scope and nature.
17. Miscellaneous
    For purposes of this website, the term XiCorp may from time to time refer to both Xi Corporation (Seychelles) and XiCorp s.a.l.. The term Xi Corporation refers expressly to Xi Corporation (Seychelles) which owns all intellectual rights of the XiScope product. XiScope software is delivered online by XiCorp s.a.l..
    1. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Lebanon exclusive of its conflicts of laws principles although the Licensee reserves the right to take appropriate legal actions in the country of location or domicile of any violator of these terms and conditions.
    2. Licensee hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the United Kingdom in connection with all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions.
    3. In the event that any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any remaining promises shall not in any way be affected or impaired and a valid, legal and enforceable provision of similar intent and economic impact shall be substituted therefore.
    4. These Terms and Conditions are the complete agreement between the parties relating to Licensee's license of the Service, and it may not be modified, amended, or in any way altered except in writing signed by both parties.
    5. The provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with their fair meanings, and not strictly for or against any party, regardless of which party may have drafted these Terms and Conditions or any specific provision of these Terms and Conditions.
    6. The waiver of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not be effective unless in writing and signed by the party against which it is sought to be enforced. The failure of any party to insist, in any one or more instances, upon performance of any of these Terms or Conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of future performance of any terms, covenants or conditions of this License, and the obligations of each party with respect thereto shall continue in full force and effect.
    7. These Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Licensee may not assign this License, or any portion thereof, to any third party without Licensor's express prior written consent. Licensor may assign this License and all of its rights and obligations hereunder to any affiliate of such party or to any successor to Licensor's business.