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GIS DATA PRODUCTS
License Agreement
The following provisions
are a license agreement between MC:MAPS and the undersigned customer (Customer)
with respect to certain proprietary GIS Data Products (GIS Data) specified on an
order form, which is considered a part of this license agreement.
The GIS Data will only be
distributed to Customer on the transfer medias specified on the GIS Data Order
Form. Customer will need to install and operate the GIS data on properly
configured and compatible computer equipment using third–party system and
application software supplied by the Customer.
1. Operating
Environment
In consideration for the
applicable license fees, Customer will be granted a non-exclusive operations
license to install, store, load, and display (collectively, Use) the GIS Data on
as many local area networks and/or end-user PC or workstations as Customer
reasonably needs in support of the Uses specified in Section 3 (Permitted Uses).
2. Authorized
Operators
Unless otherwise
specified in writing, the GIS Data Products will be operated by Customer’s
employees and authorized contractors only (Authorized Operators). A contractor
shall be deemed authorized to Use the GIS Data Products if such Use is
incidental to a larger relationship between the contractor and the Customer, and
is Used for purposes no greater than reasonably needed to achieve the objectives
of an actual project undertaken in connection with that relationship, and the
contractor has agreed in writing to be bound by the provisions of this
Agreement.
3. Permitted Uses
Customer’s Authorized
Operators may Use the GIS Data Products strictly in conjunction with the
specific project (Project) located in Montgomery County, Maryland specified on
the order form. Authorized Operators may display the GIS Data in unaltered form,
or may incorporate, in whole or part, and Use GIS Data for analysis, on plan
documents prepared for the Project. Customer may distribute hard copies of such
plans (and corresponding documents) to its customers, contractors, and reviewing
agencies in the regular course of business related to the Project, and may
submit digital versions of such plans only to public reviewing Agencies, if so
required for the Project. Further reproduction or distribution of digital
products containing the GIS Data is prohibited.
Customers incorporating
any MC:MAPS GIS data into their plans under the terms of this agreement (whether
by hand tracing, scanning, or importing of digital data) must place a statement
of the following form in a conspicuous location on the face of such documents:
The planimetric
information shown on this plan is based on copyrighted GIS Data from M–NCPPC,
and may not be copied or reproduced without express written permission from
M–NCPPC.
Customer should tailor the note slightly so as to reflect the nature of the GIS Data used, and may
insert the phrase ‘in part’ between the words ‘based’ and ‘on’, if
applicable.
4. Reservation of
Rights
MC:MAPS GIS Data
contains proprietary information belonging exclusively to MC:MAPS. MC:MAPS
claims copyright and trade secret protection in the GIS Data including the
selection, arrangement, and coordination of the GIS Data as a whole, and in each
constituent element of data provided. Customer does not obtain any ownership or
intellectual property rights in the GIS Data (including any digitally resampled
or processed image derived from the GIS Data). Instead, Customer obtains a
limited non-exclusive license to Use the GIS Data and output generated therefrom
for the authorized purposes specified herein. Customer will at all times use due
diligence to safeguard and protect all such confidential and proprietary
information pertaining to the GIS Data. Customer will ensure that all marks,
notices, or legends pertaining to the origin, identity, or ownership of the GIS
Data and all output generated from the GIS Data are properly applied and remain
intact and clearly legible. MC:MAPS reserves all rights not expressly granted to
the Customer.
5. Price and Payment
Customer will pay
MC:MAPS a License Fee in the amount set forth in the GIS Data Price List, which
is incorporated into this agreement by reference. The fees stated in the Price
List do not include the price of updates. The applicable fees are payable by
Customer.
6. Transfer of License
Customer may not assign,
sublicense or transfer all or any part of Customer’s rights or obligations
under this Agreement without MC:MAPS’s written consent and any attempt to the
contrary will be void and a material breach of this Agreement. MC:MAPS may
withhold such consent in its sole discretion. A transfer of this Agreement will
terminate any right to Customer’s continued possession or Use of the GIS Data
and Customer must promptly return the original media and destroy all remaining
copies of the GIS Data in Customer's possession or under Customer’s control.
7. Warranties
MC:MAPS MAKES NO
WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, INTEGRATION, TITLE AND FITNESS OF THE GIS DATA FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
8. Liabilities
IN NO EVENT WILL MC:MAPS
BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING LOST SAVINGS
OR PROFIT, ATTORNEY’S FEES, LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION EVEN IF MC:MAPS
IS NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE OF SUCH POSSIBILITY. THIS INCLUDES DAMAGES INCURRED BY
CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTY.
9. Term and
Termination
The term of this license
will continue in full force and effect for a period of five years from the date
of delivery of the GIS Data. Customer is responsible for purchasing any updated
GIS Data they require during the term of this Agreement. This Agreement will
terminate automatically if Customer breaches any provision of it. Customer may
terminate this Agreement at any time at Customer’s election. Termination of
this Agreement will terminate Customer’s right to possess or Use the GIS Data.
Upon termination, Customer agrees to immediately destroy the original and all
copies of the GIS Data and cease all further Use of it. Termination will have no
effect on Customer’s obligation to safeguard and protect proprietary rights of
MC:MAPS under Section 4 (Reservation of Rights), disclaimers under Section 7
(Warranties), or limitations under Section 8 (Limitation of Remedies and
Liabilities).
10. Disputes, Choice of
Law
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF
MARYLAND WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAW. CUSTOMER WILL
BRING ANY ACTION AGAINST MC:MAPS IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE CLAIM ARISES, OR BE
BARRED. CUSTOMER WAVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.
11. Miscellaneous
This License Agreement
constitutes the entire and exclusive agreement between the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other communications, whether
written or oral. This document and a photocopy in good form shall be considered
an original document with authenticated signature admissible into evidence
unless the document’s authenticity is genuinely placed in question. This
Agreement is expressly limited to its terms and may be modified or amended only
by a writing signed by an authorized representative of MC:MAPS. Any provision
found by a tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable
shall be automatically conformed to the minimum requirements of law and all
other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Waiver of any provision
hereof in one instance shall not preclude enforcement of it on future occasions.
Headings are for reference purposes only and have no substantive effect.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, for
adequate consideration and intending to be legally bound, the parties have
caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.
MC:MAPS Customer:
____________________________
(Agency)
Signed:
____________________________________ Signed: ___________________________
Name:
_____________________________________ Name: ___________________________
Title:
______________________________________ Title: _____________________________
Date:
______________________________________ Date: _____________________________
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