ZZOOTA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is dated as per the New Client form agreement and is between the Client (the "Client") and the Contractor Space Combinator Pty Ltd ABN: 32622846191, 11 / 39 Dunhill Crescent, Morningside, QLD 4170, Australia (the "Contractor").
BACKGROUND
a) The Client is of the opinion that the Contractor has the necessary qualifications, experience and abilities to provide computer services to the Client.
b) The Contractor is agreeable to providing such computer services to the Client on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.
IN CONSIDERATION OF the matters described above and of the mutual benefits and obligations set forth in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, the Client and the Contractor (individually the "Party" and collectively the "Parties" to this Agreement) agree as follows:
Services Provided
1. The Client hereby agrees to engage the Contractor to provide the Client with the following software development services (the "Services"):
o Software development, Software customisation, API integration and Algorithm development & nurturing as per the provided scope of works
2. The Services will also include any other tasks, which the Parties may agree on. The Contractor hereby agrees to provide such Services to the Client.
Term of Agreement
3. The term of this Agreement (the "Term") will begin on the date of this Agreement and will remain in full force and effect indefinitely until terminated as provided in this Agreement.
4. In the event that either Party wishes to terminate this Agreement, that Party will be required to provide 30 days' written notice to the other Party.
5. In the event that either Party breaches a material provision under this Agreement, the non-defaulting Party may terminate this Agreement immediately and require the defaulting Party to indemnify the non-defaulting Party against all reasonable damages.
6. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual agreement of the Parties.
7. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the obligations of the Contractor will end upon the termination of this Agreement.
Performance
8. The Parties agree to do everything necessary to ensure that the terms of this Agreement take effect.
Currency
9. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all monetary amounts referred to in this Agreement are in AUD (Australian Dollars).
Payment
10. The Contractor will charge the Client for the Services via a formal Invoice (the "Payment").
11. A deposit of 80% (the "Deposit") is payable by the Client upon execution of this Agreement. Remaining on deployment.
12. For the remaining amount, the Client will be invoiced at the agreed milestones and any additional or out-of-scope services will be invoiced at an hourly rate of $282 ex GST.
13. Deposit invoices submitted by the Contractor to the Client are due within seven days of invoice date. Subsequent invoices are due within seven days of invoice date.
14. The Contractor is responsible for paying any Superannuation Guarantee contributions that may be required in relation to the work performed by the Contractor or by employees of the Contractor under this Agreement.
15. The Payment as stated in this Agreement does not include sales tax, or other applicable duties as may be required by law. Any sales tax and duties required by law will be charged to the Client in addition to the Payment.
Reimbursement of Expenses
16. The Contractor will be reimbursed from time to time for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the Contractor in connection with providing the Services.
17. All expenses must be pre-approved by the Client.
Penalties for Late Payment
18. Any late payments will trigger a fee of 5.00% per month on the amount still owing.
Confidentiality
19. Confidential information (the "Confidential Information") refers to any data or information relating to the business of the Client which would reasonably be considered to be proprietary to the Client including, but not limited to, accounting records, business processes, and client records and that is not generally known in the industry of the Client and where the release of that Confidential Information could reasonably be expected to cause harm to the Client.
20. The Contractor agrees that they will not disclose, divulge, reveal, report or use, for any purpose, any Confidential Information which the Contractor has obtained, except as authorised by the Client or as required by law. The obligations of confidentiality will apply during the Term and will survive indefinitely upon termination of this Agreement.
21. All written and oral information and material disclosed or provided by the Client to the Contractor under this Agreement is Confidential Information regardless of whether it was provided before or after the date of this Agreement or how it was provided to the Contractor.
Ownership of Intellectual Property
22. All intellectual property and related material (the "Intellectual Property") that is developed or produced under this Agreement will be the property of the Contractor. The Client is granted a non-exclusive limited-use licence of this Intellectual Property. Any software produced during the course of this Agreement may not be modified, reverse-engineered, or de-compiled in any manner through current or future available technologies.
23. Title, copyright, intellectual property rights and distribution rights of the Intellectual Property remain exclusively with the Contractor. Intellectual property rights include the look and feel of any software produced.
Return of Property
24. Upon the expiry or termination of this Agreement, the Contractor will return to the Client any property, documentation, records, or Confidential Information which is the property of the Client.
Capacity/Independent Contractor
25. In providing the Services under this Agreement it is expressly agreed that the Contractor is acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee. The Contractor and the Client acknowledge that this Agreement does not create a partnership or joint venture between them, and is exclusively a contract for service.
26. Right of Substitution
26. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor may, at the Contractor's absolute discretion, engage a third party sub-contractor to perform some or all of the obligations of the Contractor under this Agreement and the Client will not hire or engage any third parties to assist with the provision of the Services.
27. In the event that the Contractor hires a sub-contractor:
o the Contractor will pay the sub-contractor for its services and the Compensation will remain payable by the Client to the Contractor.
o for the purposes of the indemnification clause of this Agreement, the sub-contractor is an agent of the Contractor.
Autonomy
28. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor will have full control over working time, methods, and decision making in relation to provision of the Services in accordance with the Agreement. The Contractor will work autonomously and not at the direction of the Client. However, the Contractor will be responsive to the reasonable needs and concerns of the Client.
Equipment
29. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor will provide at the Contractor’s own expense, any and all tools, equipment, cabling, software, replacement parts, supplies and any other items or parts necessary to deliver the Services in accordance with the Agreement.
No Exclusivity
30. The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is non-exclusive and that either Party will be free, during and after the Term, to engage or contract with third parties for the provision of services similar to the Services.
Notice
31. All notices, requests, demands or other communications required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement will be given in writing and delivered to the Client at the address included in the New Client agreement form. The Contractors address is:
Space Combinator Pty Ltd T/A zzoota
11 / 39 Dunhill Crescent, Morningside, QLD 4170, Australia
or to such other address as either Party may from time to time notify the other.
Australian Company Number (ACN)
32. The Australian Company Numbers (ACN's) for the Client to this Agreement is as per the New Client agreement form. The Contractors details are:
Space Combinator Pty Ltd: 622846191
Indemnification
33. Except to the extent paid in settlement from any applicable insurance policies, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other Party, and its respective directors, shareholders, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and permitted successors and assigns against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, penalties, punitive damages, expenses, reasonable legal fees and costs of any kind or amount whatsoever, which result from or arise out of any act or omission of the indemnifying party, its respective directors, shareholders, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and permitted successors and assigns that occurs in connection with this Agreement. This indemnification will survive the termination of this Agreement.
Modification of Agreement
34. Any amendment or modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either Party in connection with this Agreement will only be binding if evidenced in writing signed by each Party or an authorised representative of each Party.
Time of the Essence
35. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. No extension or variation of this Agreement will operate as a waiver of this provision.
Assignment
36. The Contractor will not voluntarily, or by operation of law, assign or otherwise transfer its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Client.
Entire Agreement
37. It is agreed that there is no representation, warranty, collateral agreement or condition affecting this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
Enurement
38. This Agreement will enure to the benefit of and be binding on the Parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators and permitted successors and assigns.
Titles/Headings
39. Headings are inserted for the convenience of the Parties only and are not to be considered when interpreting this Agreement.
Gender
40. Words in the singular mean and include the plural and vice versa. Words in the masculine mean and include the feminine and vice versa.
Governing Law
41. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Queensland.
Severability
42. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, all other provisions will nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable with the invalid or unenforceable parts severed from the remainder of this Agreement.
Waiver
43. The waiver by either Party of a breach, default, delay or omission of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other Party will not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provisions.
By submitting the New Client agreement form all parties agree to the conditions of this agreement.