These terms and conditions apply to the Customers subscription of initial provisioning and revisions services and the licensing of maintenance manuals, revisions, updates and other technical publications (the Publications) distributed by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream). Customer includes the legal entity seeking access to the Publications through this license and its employees, but shall not include independent contractors, consultants, agents, licensees or other third parties, unless approved in writing by Gulfstream.
1. Copyright; Proprietary Information. Customer
acknowledges that the Publications contain Gulfstreams proprietary information and that Gulfstream is the sole and exclusive owner of copyrights in the Publications, excluding any portions containing proprietary or copyrighted information belonging to Gulfstreams suppliers or other third parties. All rights are reserved, and Customer obtains no rights of ownership to Gulfstreams copyrights through this Agreement. No part of the Publications may be reproduced, used to create derivative works, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any part or form by any means, whether electronic, photocopying, microfilm, microfiche, mechanical or otherwise. The Publications, if provided in CD-ROM or other electronic format, may be used only on a single computer controlled by Customer at any one time. Neither concurrent use on two or more computers nor use in a network is permitted without authorization and the payment of other license fees. 2.
License. Gulfstream grants Customer a non-exclusive,
revocable and non-transferable license to use the Publications solely for the maintenance, repair and operation of Gulfstream aircraft by pilots, aircraft repair stations (or foreign equivalents) with the applicable Gulfstream model included on their certificates, and maintenance technicians properly licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or other applicable foreign aviation authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Customer is expressly prohibited from copying, distributing or creating derivative works from the Publications (or facilitating any such actions) to support any of the following: (a) designing, reproducing or manufacturing products, materials, processes or services, including without limitation maintenance support software; (b) creating, developing or deriving parts, materials or modifications; or (c) seeking FAA or other governmental or regulatory approval to perform any of the foregoing. Customer agrees not to disclose the Publications or any information and data contained therein to any third party except as expressly authorized above.
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Warranty. Gulfstream warrants that, throughout the
period during which Customer maintains a revisions subscription with Gulfstream for the Publications, the Publications will be free from material errors and omissions in view of the state of the art at the time of the relevant sections revision date (Defect). Customers sole remedy for breach of this warranty shall be to receive at no charge a revised version of the defective section; provided, however, this remedy is conditioned upon Customer providing written notice of such Defect within the applicable subscription period.
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Disclaimers. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER
EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, SUCH AS WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED AND DISCLAIMED TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY EXCEED THE WARRANTIES PROVIDED HEREIN, WHICH WARRANTIES COMPRISE GULFSTREAMS ENTIRE RESPONSIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ERROR, OMISSION OR OTHER FAILURE OR DEFECT IN OR RELATED TO THE PUBLICATIONS, TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER LIABILITY IN TORT (WHETHER FOR GULFSTREAMS OWN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) OR IN CONTRACT.
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Limitations. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE
HEREIN, GULFSTREAM SHALL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES (INCLUDING FOR ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE) BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF THE PUBLICATIONS. DAMAGES EXCLUDED HEREUNDER INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF MARKET VALUE, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT AND COSTS OF REPLACEMENT TRANSPORTATION, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PRIOR NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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Termination; Suspension. Gulfstream reserves the
right to terminate or suspend a Customers subscription service and the license granted hereunder in the event that (a) Customer has violated the terms or conditions of hereof, as determined by Gulfstream in its reasonable discretion, or (b) Customer, or any of its affiliates, has a past due account receivable with Gulfstream or any of its affiliates, whether for Publications, aircraft maintenance services, spare parts or other goods or services. Customers obligations under Sections 1 and 2 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
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No Assignment; Customer Credit. Customer shall
not assign this Agreement, including without limitation the license granted hereunder, to any third party. If the aircraft for which these Publications were purchased is sold by Customer before expiration of the then-current Publications subscriptions period, Gulfstream will grant the subsequent purchaser a credit equal to the unexpired term of this subscription for use towards the purchase of a new Publications subscription and license that is purchased within thirty (30) days of aircraft title transfer.
8.
Law and Dispute Resolution. Georgia law shall
govern interpretation and application of the terms of this Agreement. Any controversy or claim between arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in Savannah, Georgia by three (3) arbitrators under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and administered by the AAA. Each party shall appoint one (1) arbitrator. The two (2) arbitrators thus appointed shall choose the third arbitrator, who shall act as chairman. Any award issued under this Section shall be entitled to enforcement in any court having jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party shall be entitled to seek equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction and both parties hereby irrevocably consent to personal jurisdiction in the State and Federal Courts in Georgia concerning any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
9.
Export. Customer shall not export or re-export the
Publications without first complying with all applicable export laws and regulations, including without limitation the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and, if applicable, the U.S. Department of State International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
10. Merger; Amendment; Severability. This Agreement,
together with the documents into which it is incorporated, constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. No agreement or understanding varying the terms and conditions hereof shall be binding upon either party hereto unless in writing attached hereto and signed by duly authorized representatives of both parties. If any provision hereof is found invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable.