Free Trial Terms of Service

Version: 1.1
Effective date: 19th of January 2023

1. Definitions
   1. All terms with capitals used in these Terms of Service shall have the meaning given to them in the FTA, unless defined otherwise below.
      
      
      ‘Agreement’ means these Terms of Service, the FTA, User Terms, Privacy Policy and DPA together;

      Aggregated Data means aggregated, anonymised data derived from You, or Your end-users of the Services, which does not include any personal data or Confidential Information of those parties;

      ‘Confidential Information’ means all information provided by one party to the other which is of a confidential nature except that Confidential Information shall not include any information which is: (a) known to the receiving party prior to the Effective Date and not obtained directly from the disclosing party; or (b) in the public domain at the time of receipt or disclosure or subsequently becomes so; or (c) obtained from a third party who lawfully possesses such information and which has not been obtained in breach of a duty of confidence owed by one party to the other;

      ‘Consequential Loss’ means: (a) pure economic loss; (b) special loss; (c) losses incurred by You or other third party; (d) losses arising from business interruption; (e) loss of business revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings; (f) losses whether or not occurring in the normal course of business; (g) costs of procuring substitute goods or product(s); (h) or wasted management or staff time;

      ‘Intellectual Property Rights’ means patents, registered designs, trademarks and service marks (whether registered or not), copyright, inventions, designs, drawings, computer programs, database rights, know-how, technical information, generic rights, moral rights, semiconductor, topographies, business names, logos and all other similar proprietary rights (and all application and rights to apply for registration or protection of any of the foregoing) as may exist anywhere in the world;

      ‘Node’ means a device (physical or virtual) for which Highlight provides the Services, for example (but not limited to) a router, switch, SD-WAN device, WiFi Controller or any devices added in the future to be supported in Highlight.

      ‘Parties’ The signatories to the Agreement – You and Us.

      ‘Us’ means Highlight (SLM) Ltd;

      ‘Working Hours’ and ‘Working Days’ means Monday to Friday, inclusive, between the hours of 08:00 and 17:30 UK time, excluding UK public holidays;

      ‘You’ means the party accepting the FTA.

   2. In these Terms of Service words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include any other gender.
   3. References in these Terms of Service to clauses and schedules are references to clauses and schedules of the Terms of Service.
2. Charges
   1. 2.1 No charge shall be made by Us for use of the Service, during the Trial Period.
3. License to use the services
   1. We grant You a non-exclusive right to access the Services and make the Services available to Your end users for the Trial Period. Where open source software is used as part of the Services, such software use by You will be subject to the terms of the open source licences. No additional implied rights are granted beyond those specifically mentioned in this clause.
   2. Notwithstanding Your statutory rights, no right to modify, adapt, or translate the Services or create derivative works from the Services is granted to You. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to mean, by inference or otherwise, that You have any right to obtain source code for the software comprised within the Services.
   3. Disassembly, decompilation or reverse engineering and other source code derivation of the software comprised within the Services is prohibited, as far as this can be lawfully prohibited.
4. Our obligations
   1. Certain features of the Service (including Flow support, Performance Monitoring and Application breakdown) are offered only on compatible hardware.
   2. We shall ensure that the Services function substantially as set out in the Help & Support centre at cloud.highlighter.net/help/, and are made available at a high standard of availability.
   3. From time to time, We will need to suspend access to the Services for maintenance or upgrade purposes. When this is necessary We will give You as much notice as possible (via email and the Services) and We will do our best to carry out maintenance outside Working Hours.
   4. We will not be liable for any failure in performance or accuracy of the Services caused by the provision of inaccurate information by You.
   5. No warranty is made regarding the results You can achieve from using the Services or that the Services will operate uninterrupted or error-free. Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, We exclude all warranties and conditions, whether express or implied by statute, common law or otherwise (including but not limited to satisfactory quality and fitness for purpose) to the fullest extent permitted by law.
5. Your obligations
   1. You and all Your end-users shall agree to comply with and shall be legally bound by the User Terms.
   2. You are responsible for correctly configuring Your domain within the Highlight Cloud platform, and for provisioning end users with the correct privileges, and for provisioning network Nodes and features on those Nodes. This provisioning might be automated, via an API, or manually through Our user interface. Where You carry out authentication using a Single Sign-On (SSO) facility, You are responsible for correctly authenticating users and assigning the correct Highlight privileges to them.
   3. You shall be liable for any breach of the User Terms or Terms of Service by any users of the Services. We reserve the right upon giving notice to You to terminate any user’s right to access the Services if such user has breached any of the provisions of these Terms of Service or the User Terms.
   4. User logins are for designated users and cannot be shared or used by more than one user, but any user login may be reassigned to another user as needed. You will be responsible for the confidentiality and use of user’s passwords. You agree to immediately notify Us if You become aware of any loss or theft or unauthorised use of any of passwords or accounts, or any other known or suspected breach of security.
6. Liability
   1. Neither party excludes or limits its liability to the other for fraud, death or personal injury caused by their negligent act or omission or wilful misconduct.
   2. Neither party shall be liable for any Consequential Loss arising out of or related to this Agreement or in tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation or however arising, even if the party was advised of the possibility of such damages.
   3. Neither party shall be liable for any loss of profits (whether categorised as direct or indirect) arising out of or related to this Agreement, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation or otherwise, even if a party was advised of the possibility of such damages.
   4. The Parties acknowledge and agree that in entering into this Agreement, each had recourse to its own skill and judgement and have not relied on any representation made by the other, their employees or agents.
7. Indemnities
   1. We shall defend You against any third party claims, or actions, and demands alleging that Your use of the Services infringes or misappropriates a third party’s Intellectual Property Rights, and We will indemnify You for all reasonable legal fees incurred and other costs finally awarded against You in connection with a settlement We approve of in connection with such a claim, provided that: (i) the Services are used in accordance with the terms of the Agreement; (ii)You provide Us with prompt written notice of any claim against you; (iii) You allow Us the right to assume control of the defence; and (iv) You cooperate with any reasonable requests to assist Our defence and settlement of the matter.
   2. You shall defend, indemnify and hold Us, our employees, sub-contractors or agents harmless from and against any costs, losses, liabilities and expenses, including reasonable legal costs arising from any claim relating to or resulting directly or indirectly from: (i) any breaches of a third party’s Intellectual Property Rights with respect to use of the Services outside of the scope of this Agreement; (ii) Use by Us, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, of any end-user- provided item within the Services; or (iii) access to or use of the Services by an end user; and (iv) breach of the terms of this Agreement by You or Your end-users.
8. Confidential information
   1. Each party shall use the Confidential Information of the other only in accordance with and for the purposes of this Agreement. The receiving party will take reasonable measures to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information of the disclosing party, and will limit access to the Confidential Information to those employees, affiliates and contractors who need to know such Confidential Information in connection with the Agreement. Confidential Information shall not be disclosed to any other third party without the written permission of the disclosing party, unless disclosure Is required by law, any court of competent jurisdiction or any regulatory or administrative body.
   2. Nothing above will prevent either party from sharing Confidential Information with financial and legal advisors; provided, however, that the advisors are bound to confidentiality obligations at least as restrictive as those in these Terms of Service.
9. Intellectual property rights
   1. All Intellectual Property Rights and title in and to the Services (save to the extent these incorporate any third-party-owned item) shall remain with Us and/or Our licensors and subcontractors. No interest or ownership in the Services Our Intellectual Property Rights or otherwise is transferred to You, or Your end users under this Agreement.
   2. We own all Intellectual Property Rights and title in any enhancements made to the Services, whether they are the result of Our own internal development, or suggestions or requests from You or others.
   3. All feedback, suggestions or requests made by You or people in Your organisation or end users belongs to Us and you grant us an exclusive, transferable, royalty free, perpetual right to use any feedback, suggestions or requests made by You or people in your organisation or associated users.
   4. You own all Intellectual Property Rights and title in any reports, results or other output from the Services (excluding the design, layout or any of Our pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights in the output) from the date upon which any relevant material or data is created.
   5. You retain all right, title and interest in and to Your data and Your pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights and have the sole responsibility for the legality, reliability, integrity, accuracy and quality of all Data You place within the Services. You grant Us a non-exclusive licence to use Your Data, Your Intellectual Property and any third party owned item for the term of the Agreement to the extent required for Us to provide the Services and carry out our obligations under the Agreement.
   6. We collect Aggregated Data when providing the Services. You grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, royalty free, perpetual right to use Aggregated Data. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting Us from using the Aggregated Data for business and/or operating purposes, provided that We do not share Aggregated Data which reveals the identity of the You or Your end-users, or their Confidential Information, to any third party.
10. Data protection
    1. Each party undertakes to comply with its obligations under relevant applicable data protection laws, principles and agreements.
    2. To the extent that personal data is processed by Us when You or Your end users use the Services, the parties acknowledge that We are a data processor and You are a data controller and the parties shall comply with their respective obligations under applicable data protection laws and the terms of the DPA.
    3. If a third party alleges infringement of its data protection rights, We shall be entitled to take measures necessary to prevent the infringement of a third party’s rights from continuing.
    4. Where We collect and process personal data from You or Your end users of the Services, as a data controller, when providing the Services, such collection and processing shall be in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
11. Term and termination
    1. This Agreement shall run for the Trial Period as defined in the FTA.
    2. Either party may at its sole discretion and without penalty terminate the Agreement before the end of the Trial Period by giving written notice to the other party.
    3. Any termination of the Agreement shall not affect any accrued rights or liabilities of either party nor shall it affect the coming into force or the continuance in force of any provision hereof which is expressly or by implication intended to come into force on or after termination and all such clauses shall survive expiry or termination of the Agreement.
    4. Upon termination of this Agreement: (i) both parties shall without delay return to each other all and any physical equipment, goods, materials or other items belonging to the other party which is in their possession; (ii) all licences granted under the Agreement shall terminate on the effective date of termination; and (iv) We shall at Your option, following receipt of a written request from You delete (in accordance with the terms of the DPA) all of Your personal data stored in Our database free of charge, provided that such request is made within 30 days of termination.
12. Assignment
    1. No party may assign or transfer its rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, however, We shall be entitled to assign the Agreement to: (i) any company in Our group of companies; or (ii) any entity that purchases Our shares or assets as the result of a merger, takeover or similar event.
13. Resolution of disputes
    1. The parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement (a ‘Dispute’) promptly through negotiations between their respective senior executives who have authority to settle the relevant Dispute. If a Dispute is not resolved within fourteen days of the initiation of such procedures then either party may refer the Dispute for determination to the courts of England.
14. Applicable law and jurisdiction
    1. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction for the settlement of all disputes arising under this Agreement.
15. Force majeure
    1. Neither party shall have any liability for delay in performing or for failure to perform its obligations if the delay or failure results from anything outs ide the reasonable control of the defaulting party, including but not limited to: (i) an Act of God, (ii) fire, storm flood, earthquake, explosion, accident, outbreak of hostilities, riot, civil disturbance, acts of terrorism, (sabotage, quarantine restriction, epidemic, power shortage, inability to access the Internet, transportation embargo; or (iii) the act or omission of any government or authority (including refusal or revocation of any licence or consent.
16. Miscellaneous
    1. No waiver by either party of any breach, default or omission in the performance or observance of any part of this Agreement by the other party shall prejudice or restrict the rights or that party or shall apply to or be deemed a waiver of similar breaches, defaults or omissions or a waiver of any other breach, default or omission hereunder.
    2. The Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements, representations, negotiations and discussions between the parties with respect thereto.
    3. The Agreement shall not be construed as either party being an agent or employee of the other for any purpose whatsoever and neither party shall have the right or authority to act for or to bind the other party in any way or to make or give any representation to warranty on behalf of the other or to settle any claims by or against the other or pledge the credit of the other.
    4. Should a provision of this Agreement be invalid or become invalid then the legal effect of the other provisions shall be unaffected. A valid provision is deemed to have been agreed which comes closest to what the parties intended commercially and shall replace the invalid provision. The same shall apply to any omissions.
    5. A provision of or a right created under this Agreement shall not be waived or varied except in writing.
    6. In the event of any inconsistency between the content of the FTA, Terms of Service, User Terms, the DPA and the Privacy Policy, then the terms of the FTA shall prevail followed by the Terms of Service, the User Terms, the DPA and then the Privacy Policy.
    7. 1Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to be enforceable pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, or any similar legislation in any applicable jurisdiction.
17. Notices
    1. Unless expressly stated otherwise, any notice or other document required to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly serviced if left at or sent by registered or recorded delivery post. Any such notice shall be deemed to be served by hand at the time when the same is handed to or left at the address of the party to be served and if served by post two Working Days.