- Definitions
1.1 In these Terms and Conditions:
"Data" means any and all Data provided to or accessed
by Licensee in connection with the Services, including
without limitation the results of any use of the Services;
"Service Start Date" means the date that Services were
first made available to Licensee e.g. by supply of the Services
or relevant user name and password information;
"Database(s)" means any Moneyfacts Database(s);
"Fees" means any amount due and payable by Licensee in respect
of the Licence, or any other Fees that may be payable to
Moneyfacts by virtue of the Licence being granted ;
"Intellectual Property Rights" means all rights in inventions, patents,
copyrights, design rights, trade marks and trade names, service marks, trade secrets,
know-how and other Intellectual Property Rights (whether registered or
unregistered) and all applications for any of them, anywhere in the world;
"Licence" means the renewable annual service Licence or
Licences, or other Licence granted in accordance with
Clause 2 of these Terms and Conditions;
"Licensee" means the firm authorised to access and use the Services
as described in the Order Form and excludes any parent, subsidiary or associated
companies of the Licensee, unless specifically named within the Order Form.
"Moneyfacts" means Moneyfacts Group plc;
"Services" means any or all of Moneyfacts Datascreen,
Moneyfacts Market Intelligence Reports, Moneyfacts
Comparison Services and Moneyfacts Datafeeds, including
products which replace or supersede these and other products which require access to the
Databases, as defined in the relevant Order Form in whatever format and all application
Software and documentation (or any of them or any part of any of them)
supplied to Licensee as a result of the Licence being granted;
"Software" means any application Software provided to
Licensee by Moneyfacts to enable Licensee
to use the Services;
- Licence
2.1 Moneyfacts grants to Licensee a specified number of
non-exclusive, non-transferable Licences to use the Services
in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
2.2 Licensee gives Moneyfacts authority to remotely obtain
certain information about any individual computer used by Licensee to access
the Services. Moneyfacts may use such information to audit
of use of the Services by Licensee.
2.3 Licensee agrees to communicate the relevant Terms and Conditions to appropriate
persons under Licensee's employment, direction or control. Licensee
will ensure that employees, agents, assigns, or other persons under the direction or control of the
Licensee abide by these Terms and Conditions. Licensee agrees to
notify Moneyfacts in writing of any unauthorised use.
- Permitted Use
3.1 Subject to condition 10, the Services must only be used in accordance with this
condition.
3.2 The Services are provided for the purposes of information and research by
Licensee. Licensee may print out the results of its use of the
Services and distribute these results as hard copies within its organisation,
provide hard copies of extracts or illustrations relevant to a specific client, or quote extracts
in advertisements and promotional material provided in all cases Moneyfacts is
quoted as source.
3.3 Save as expressly agreed otherwise by Moneyfacts in writing,
Licensee shall use the Services, Data and
Software only for its internal business purposes, and Licensee
shall not, in any manner whatsoever:
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sell, loan, lease, rent or otherwise provide or make available the
Services, Data or Software to any
third party;
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use the Services, Data or Software
on behalf of any third party;
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provide bureau or any other Services using the Data
or Software to, any third party.
3.4 The Services may not be reproduced on multiple computers through file serving,
networking, communication packages, creation of databases of information or otherwise. In the event
that Moneyfacts suspects, or becomes aware of such reproduction,
Moneyfacts reserves the right to withdraw or suspend the Services
and Licensee will be asked to remove Data which is in breach of
this clause, and provide to Moneyfacts a warranty that this has been completed.
3.5 Save to the extent expressly permitted by law, Licensee shall not reproduce,
modify, adapt, merge, translate, disassemble, decompile, recompile or reverse engineer the
Software or create derivative works based on the whole of or any part of the
Software or incorporate the Software into any other
Software program not provided by Moneyfacts without the prior
written consent of Moneyfacts.
- Restrictions
4.1 Licensee shall promptly notify Moneyfacts in writing if it
knows or suspects that any Data provided by Moneyfacts is incorrect
or incomplete.
4.2 Licensee shall not disclose, or through any failure to exercise due care and
diligence, cause any unauthorised disclosure of, any Data or
Software to any third party other than pursuant to a judicial or other lawful
government order, and then only to the extent required by such order and subject to
Licensee giving Moneyfacts as much notice of the terms of the
order as may be reasonably practicable. Licensee shall notify
Moneyfacts immediately upon becoming aware of any unauthorised use or disclosure
of any Data or Software and shall provide all assistance
reasonably requested by Moneyfacts to rectify or minimise the effects of the same.
In the event of any breach of this condition Moneyfacts may
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terminate the Licence immediately on written notice to Licensee; and/or
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charge Licensee for an additional fee at Moneyfacts' current
price in respect of such third parties' ability to access the Services.
4.3 Licensee shall not introduce into the Software or Databases
nor transmit using the Software any virus, worm, Trojan Horse, or other harmful
or disruptive component or malicious code, nor attempt to do the same. Licensee
shall immediately notify Moneyfacts in the event that Licensee
becomes aware of any breach of this clause 4.3. Moneyfacts may terminate the
Licence immediately on written notice to Licensee in the event
of any breach of this condition.
4.4 Moneyfacts may from time to time upgrade or modify the Services
or replace the same with new versions on 30 days' written notice to Licensee, or
such lesser period of notice as may be provided in the event of emergency modifications. All such
upgrades, modifications or new versions shall form part of the Services and be
subject to these Terms and Conditions.
4.5 Licensee acknowledges that all copyright, database rights and other
Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Software and the
Databases belong to Moneyfacts and shall remain vested in Moneyfacts
and Licensee shall obtain no rights in respect of the same save as expressly set
out in the Licence agreement.
4.6 Licensee acknowledges that it is its responsibility to satisfy itself that
the Services supplied to Licensee are compatible with the
hardware and Software environments operated by the Licensee.
- Payment
5.1 Licensee shall pay all Fees and other sums payable in
respect of the Service to Moneyfacts within 30 calendar days of the date of
Moneyfacts' invoice for the same or prior to commencement or renewal of the
Services, whichever is the sooner. All such sums are exclusive of VAT or any
other applicable sales tax, which Licensee shall pay in addition.
5.2 In the event of non-payment by the due date, Moneyfacts, at its discretion,
may elect to treat the Licence as cancelled or continue the
Licence as long as it sees fit and seek continuing payment from
Licensee until the Licence is cancelled by
Licensee in accordance with these Terms and Conditions in which event,
Licensee is liable for payment of the Fees.
5.3 Subject to any initial period, Moneyfacts reserves the right to increase
the Fees for the Services on each anniversary of the date
of provision of the Services.
5.4 Moneyfacts may charge interest on a daily basis on all outstanding sums
from the relevant due date until paid in full, both before and after judgment, at the rate
of 4% above the Bank of England base rate. Moneyfacts also reserves its
rights under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
- Indemnity and disclaimers
6.1 Subject to clause 6.2, Moneyfacts shall indemnify Licensee
from and against any liability under any final judgment or settlement made in relation to a claim
that the Services infringe a third party's copyright provided that
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Licensee notifies Moneyfacts in writing of the claim
promptly after it has been made;
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Licensee turns over to Moneyfacts
exclusive control over the defence and settlement of the claim;
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Licensee provides such assistance in defence of the proceeding as
Moneyfacts may reasonably request, at Moneyfacts'
reasonable expense;
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Licensee makes no admission in respect of any claim; and
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strong>Licensee uses all commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any loss,
damage or costs related to the claim.
6.2 The indemnity in clause 6.1 will not apply to the extent that the infringement claim results from
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use of the Services after Moneyfacts notifies
Licensee to discontinue use due to such a claim, allegation or proceeding;
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the combining of the Services with a non-Moneyfacts
product, Data or process;
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use of, or access to, the Data or Services other
than in accordance with these Terms and Conditions; or
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a non-Moneyfacts employee or representative altering the
Data or Software. Licensee shall
indemnify Moneyfacts in full from and against any loss, damage, cost,
expense or liability arising from such actions.
6.3 Licensee acknowledges that the Data includes information
obtained from third parties over whom Moneyfacts has no control and that
Moneyfacts can not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the
Data, and accordingly Licensee acknowledges and agrees that
Moneyfacts does not warrant that the Data is accurate or complete
and that Moneyfacts shall have no liability in respect of any inaccuracies or
omissions in the Data or the provision of the Services save to
the extent caused by Moneyfacts' negligence or wilful misconduct.
Moneyfacts shall have no liability in respect of any Data
accessed as a result of incomplete or inaccurate information supplied by Licensee.
6.4 Moneyfacts shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the
Services are available to be accessed by Licensee on a 24/7 basis,
subject to planned downtime but Moneyfacts cannot guarantee the availability of the
Services. Accordingly, Licensee acknowledges and agrees that
Moneyfacts does not warrant that the Services will be available
on an uninterrupted and/or 24/7 basis.
6.5 Except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions, all other warranties, conditions,
terms and undertakings of any kind, express or implied, whether by statute, common law, custom,
trade usage, course of dealings or otherwise (including without limitation as to quality,
performance or fitness for purpose) in relation to the Services,
Data or Software, are hereby excluded to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
6.6 Moneyfacts warrants that its title to and property in the
Services is free and unencumbered and that it has the right, power and authority
to Licence the same upon the terms of these Terms and Conditions.
6.7 Moneyfacts also warrants that it will take reasonable precautions to ensure
that the Services shall contain no viruses or other contaminants and that all
Services will be performed by competent personnel with reasonable care and skill,
in a timely and professional manner and in accordance with normal industry practice.
- Limitation of liability
7.1 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall limit Moneyfacts' liability for
death or personal injury caused by Moneyfacts' negligence or the fraudulent
misrepresentation of Moneyfacts.
7.2 Subject to condition 6, Moneyfacts' liability for direct loss in contract,
tort or otherwise arising out of or in connection with granting the Licence or
the provision of the Services shall be limited for each incident or series of
connected incidents to the amount paid by Licensee to Moneyfacts
in the calendar year in which the incident occurs.
7.3 Subject to this condition 7, in no circumstances shall Moneyfacts be liable
to Licensee, whether in contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or
otherwise, in respect of any loss of profits, revenue, goodwill or business opportunity, loss of
or cost of restoration of Data or for use of any results obtained by use of the
Services, or for any special, indirect or consequential loss, damage, costs or
expenses whatsoever howsoever arising out of or in connection with Licensee's use
of the Services, Data or Software.
7.4 Licensee acknowledges that the Fees payable for the
Services have been calculated on the basis that Moneyfacts can
limit its liability as set out in these Terms and Conditions. However, in the event that any
limitation or exclusion of liability in these Terms and Conditions is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unreasonable in the circumstances, such limit shall be increased to the amount
that Moneyfacts can recover from its insurers for the loss in question.
- Auto Renewal, Cancellation and Termination
8.1 Following any Initial Term, the Services will automatically renew for
additional periods of 12 months or other period as agreed by the Parties unless either party
provides written notice of cancellation to the other no less than 30 days prior to the end of
the initial term or any subsequent anniversary thereof.
8.2 Both Licensee and Moneyfacts may terminate the
Licence immediately on written notice to the other if the other:
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is in material or persistent breach of any of its obligations under this
Licence agreement and either that breach is incapable of remedy or the other
shall have failed to remedy that breach within 30 days after being given notice by the first
party to do so;
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is unable to pay its debts; or becomes insolvent; or is subject to an order or a resolution
for its liquidation, administration, winding-up or dissolution (otherwise than for the purposes
of a solvent amalgamation or reconstruction); or has an administrative or other receiver,
manager, trustee, liquidator, administrator or similar officer appointed over all or any
substantial part of its assets; or enters into or proposes any composition or arrangement
with its creditors generally; or ceases or threatens to cease business; or is subject to any
analogous event or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction.
8.3 Moneyfacts may terminate the contract immediately in the event that at least
50% of the Licensee is acquired by a third party.
8.4 Upon termination of the Licence for any reason, Licensee
shall immediately cease to use the Services and shall return to
Moneyfacts any Software (including all copies) and shall destroy
all Data in Licensee's possession or control.
Moneyfacts reserves the right to request a warranty that such deletion and/or
destruction has taken effect. All amounts then owed by Licensee to
Moneyfacts shall immediately become due and payable.
- General
9.1 The failure or delay of Moneyfacts to exercise or enforce any right under the
granting of the Licence shall not operate as a waiver of that right or preclude
the exercise or enforcement of it at any time or times thereafter.
9.2 The original Order Form and these Terms and Conditions (as amended from time to time) together
contain the entire agreement between Moneyfacts and Licensee with
respect to the Licence and super¬sedes and replaces all prior agreements,
negotiations and discussions between Moneyfacts and Licensee
relating to it. No variation of the agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing and signed by
an authorised representative of both Moneyfacts and Licensee.
9.3 Licensee shall not be entitled to assign any of its rights or obligations
conferred by the granting of the Licence without Moneyfacts'
prior written consent.
9.4 The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply and no third party shall
have any right to enforce any term of this Licence agreement.
9.5 The provision of the Services shall be governed and construed in accordance
with English law and Moneyfacts and Licensee each hereby
irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
9.6 All information which was obtained or received by either party in the course of negotiating
or performing this Licence agreement or exercising any rights hereunder or
otherwise obtained by either party relating to the business or operations of the other, or of
any person, firm, company or organisation associated with that party (except for information
which is in or enters the public domain other than by breach of this subclause) will be treated
as confidential and not used other than for the benefit of the owning party nor disclosed to third
parties without the prior written consent of the owning party except to the extent required by law.
The obligations re confidentiality shall remain in full force notwithstanding any cancellation of
the Licence.
9.7 Neither party will be liable to the other party for any delay, or failure to perform its
obligations, as a result of any cause beyond its reasonable control including, but not limited to,
any industrial dispute, act of God, governmental act, war, fire, flood, explosion or civil commotion.
The performance of the delaying party's obligations, to the extent affected by the delay, shall be
suspended during the period that the cause persists.
9.8 Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder shall be e-mailed or
sent by first class post to the addressee's registered office or any address notified in the
original invoice, order or application form or in any subsequent correspondence. Any such notice
shall be deemed to be received either upon receipt of an electronic 'read receipt' or two days
after posting to the relevant address.
9.9 'Money£acts', 'Moneyfacts', and its derivatives and product names are
trademarks.
- Product Specific Terms
10.1 Terms & Conditions specific to Moneyfacts Datafeeds:
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"Moneyfacts Datafeed" – means proprietary Data supplied
regularly (such regularity as agreed between the parties) to Licensee via XML
package, which comprises of the contents of certain of the Databases as agreed.
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Licensee may only access Moneyfacts Datafeeds from one
or more IP addresses agreed in writing by Moneyfacts for the duration of and
in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
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The contents of Moneyfacts Datafeeds may be represented on
Licensee's own-branded customer facing internet website, providing at all
times that Moneyfacts is referenced as the source of the Data.
However Licensee may not pass the Data to any third party
for display on their website or host the Data for display under the brand of
any third party. For the avoidance of doubt, permitted use excludes any display of the
Services solely under the brand of any third party, or joint-branded with
any brand of which Licensee owns the intellectual property, whether or not
presented in an I-frame which is accessible from Licensee's own website or
hosted by Licensee, and whether or not presented under a sub-domain of
Licensee's website URL. All such arrangements must pre-approved in writing
by Moneyfacts and will be subject to additional Fees to
be agreed between the parties.
10.2 Terms & Conditions specific to Moneyfacts Datascreen;
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"Moneyfacts Datascreen" means a proprietary Database or Databases providing
information and analysis tools for one or more financial product types which is accessed via the internet;
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"Individual User" means an individual person working for or on Licensee's
behalf to whom Licensee provides a unique user name and password, as supplied
by Moneyfacts.
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Access to Moneyfacts Datascreen is granted based on an agreed number of
Licences which are provided by way of unique user name and password each for
use by an Individual User. Where individual product modules of Moneyfacts
Datascreen are Licenced, the user name and password is specific to the product
module or modules as defined in the Order Form. User name and password information is strictly
confidential and must not be disclosed to or shared with any other person.
Licensee shall promptly notify Moneyfacts of any disclosure
of user name and password to any other person. In the event of any breach of this condition
Moneyfacts may
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terminate the Licence immediately on written notice to
Licensee;
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charge Licensee for additional Fees in respect
of such unauthorised access to the Services at
Moneyfacts' current price.
10.3 Terms & Conditions specific to Moneyfacts Market Intelligence Reports:
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"Authorised Recipient" means a named person who is authorised to receive
Moneyfacts Market Intelligence Reports;
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"Moneyfacts Market Intelligence Reports" means the regular reports
(such regularity as agreed between the parties) based on pre-agreed criteria showing certain
information for a range of financial products, which is provided to the
Licensee via e-mail;
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Moneyfacts Market Intelligence Reports are sent to a specified number of
Authorised Recipients. These Reports must not be represented on any intranet, extranet or
internet site without Moneyfacts prior written approval. Such reproduction
will be subject to Fees.
10.4 Terms & Conditions specific to Moneyfacts Comparison
Services:
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"Comparison" means the selection and loading of both a product of the
Licensee and a competitor product in the Moneyfacts Comparison Services.
Any subsequent substitution of either
Licensee's product or the competitor product for a different product, whilst
retaining the other will constitute a new search.
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"Moneyfacts Comparison Services" means a proprietary
Database providing a Comparison of Licensee's financial products against the
market place of similar products which is accessed via the internet;
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"Individual User" means an individual person working for or on Licensee's
behalf to whom Licensee provide a unique user name and password, as supplied
by Moneyfacts, where these are required to access the Services.
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The number of Comparisons which can be undertaken per month per Licence
for Moneyfacts Comparisons Services is limited to that shown
in the Order Form, or as agreed between the parties;
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Access to Moneyfacts Comparison Services is granted
based on an agreed number of Licences are provided by way of unique user name
and password each for use by an Individual User. User name and password information is strictly
confidential and must not be disclosed to or shared with any other person.
Licensee shall promptly notify Moneyfacts of any disclosure of
user name and password to any other person. In the event of any breach of this clause
Moneyfacts may:
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terminate the Licence immediately on written notice to
Licensee;
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charge Licensee for additional Fees in respect
of such unauthorised access to the Services at
Moneyfacts' current price.