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A2B TELECOM LIMITED
PROMOTIONAL PARTNER AGREEMENT
Upon provision of service, or acceptance by both parties that a service
is to be provided, you (hereinafter referred to as ‘The Customer’) agree
that an agreement shall exist between yourself and A2B Telecom Limited,
whose registered office is 2 Kingsbridge End, Old School Road, Hook,
Hampshire, RG27 9QQ (hereinafter referred to as ‘A2B Telecom’), the
terms of which are defined below:
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INTERPRETATION
1.1
The following provisions shall have effect for the Interpretation of
this Agreement;
1.2
Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural and
vice versa, words importing persons include bodies corporate and
non-corporate.
1.3
The clause headings do not form part of this deed, these are for
convenience only and shall not be taken into account in its construction
or interpretation.
1.4
DEFINITIONS
‘Services’
Numbers and SMS products and services
allocated to the Customer from time to time, over which the Customer
shall neither acquire any right, title or interest.
‘Rates’
– The rates or revenue share payable by A2B Telecom to the Customer, as
specified in Annex 1, or provided in writing to the Customer by A2B
Telecom.
‘The Act’
- the Telecommunications Act 1984.
‘End User’
- means users of the services provided by the Customer.
‘Fraud Traffic’
is any traffic, where there is a reasonable
expectation that the End User is not likely to pay their telephone bill,
or where payment is not from a legitimate or legal source, or where the
traffic is subject to a Retention Notice, or where the Customer is in
breach of current legislative guidelines relevant to traffic both
premium rated and non premium rated.
‘Report’
is the monthly revenue statement, produced by A2B Telecom and showing
revenue produced on Services allocated to the Customer, based on reports
provided to A2B Telecom by Suppliers with whom it contracts.
‘Intellectual Property Rights’
– means copyright, database right, patents, registered and unregistered
design rights, registered and unregistered trade marks, and all other
industrial or intellectual property rights or trade secrets existing at
any time in any jurisdiction and all rights that shall apply to them.
‘Email’
– Electronic Mail.
‘Supplier’
– Any entity with whom A2B Telecom contracts for delivery or
transmission of any Telecommunications or mobile text services.
‘Site’
– Location where services are provided.
‘BPRS’
- Premium rate services which are promoted on television (other than by
commercial advertising), however transmitted, and which provide a
facility for interaction or the provision of information whether in the
form of votes, entries, bids or otherwise howsoever.
2
FORMATION OF CONTRACT
2.1
The parties acknowledge that no representations, warranties or
statements made prior to concluding this Agreement forms any part of the
Contract, nor has induced either party.
2.2
Any error, omission or typographical error in any quotation, offer,
sales information, invoice, or document supplied by A2B Telecom shall be
subject to correction without liability.
2.3
A2B Telecom may vary any provision in this Agreement, (without prior
consent from the Customer), if such change is required because of
regulatory, insurance, safety or statutory changes made after the date
of this Agreement. A2B Telecom shall (in such circumstances) endeavour
to give the Customer 30 days notice of such changes. The Customer shall
have the right by giving notice in writing to A2B Telecom to terminate
this Agreement, within 14 days of receiving such notice. This Agreement
would then be terminated within 30 days of such notification.
2.4
This Agreement is renewable 12 months from the commencement date at the
agreed administration fee. (see annex 1)
2.5
We may from time to time amend these terms. Save where we are acting
because of a legal requirement or a court order, the updated version of
these terms will be made available on our website. You agree to visit
our website regularly to find out about any changes. If you do not agree
with any legal change to these terms you may notify us in writing within
fourteen (14) days of the date of the notice being posted on our website
to terminate the contract.
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RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS
3.1
A2B Telecom
3.1.1
A2B Telecom shall provide the Customer with network service access and
Number/SMS Services as appropriate. A2B Telecom may also change these
services supplied to the Customer if this is required for regulatory,
statutory or legal reason, and in such instance shall notify the
Customer as soon as is reasonably practical.
3.1.2
Notwithstanding the above Clause, A2B Telecom shall in the event of the
termination of this Agreement, not re-allocate numbers/keywords to
another customer, that have been allocated to the Customer under this
Agreement, for a period of three months from the termination date.
3.1.3
A2B Telecom makes no warranty that services shall be continuous, or will
be free from faults.
3.1.4
A2B Telecom shall notify the Customer as soon as reasonably practical,
of any changes in rates payable brought about by industry regulation or
regulatory bodies.
3.1.5
A2B Telecom may from time to time make changes to equipment used to
handle and provide any service. Such changes are at the sole discretion
of
A2B Telecom, and shall be made without prior consent from the Customer.
3.1.6
On signing this Agreement A2B Telecom will use its best endeavours to
make Services ready for service, and notify the Customer of the Services
by e-mail, prior to the Service Commencement Date.
3.1.7
A2B Telecom may assign the rights and obligation of this Agreement to a
third party without the prior consent of the Customer.
3.2
Customer
3.2.1
The Customer shall ensure that they have all necessary approvals,
permissions or authorisations for the services offered to its End Users.
The Customer shall be responsible for the content, quality and delivery
of services offered, and for ensuring that these services comply with
the Act and this Agreement.
3.2.2
The Customer shall provide A2B Telecom on request with information or
material regarding the service offered to its End Users, or agents.
3.2.3
The Customer shall ensure that services provided are not used for any
illegal purpose, or for the transmission or offering of any information
or services which are, libellous, unlawful, abusive, threatening,
harmful, threatening, defamatory, or in anyway infringe the laws
governing, but not exhaustively covering, copyright, intellectual
property rights, trademarks, or any other material that is slanderous or
may cause offence in any way.
3.2.4
The Customer shall cooperate with A2B Telecom in relation to any
complaints, enquiries or investigations regarding services offered by
the Customer. The Customer shall, at the discretion of A2B Telecom,
without limitation, bear in full, any costs associated with such
complaints, investigations, or enquiries.
3.2.5
The Customer shall under no circumstance attempt to decompile copy or
imitate any of A2B Telecom’s products or services in any way shape or
form.
3.2.6
The Customer shall not assign the rights and obligations of this license
to any other party without the express permission in writing of A2B
Telecom. Moreover the Customer shall not use A2B Telecom’s name,
trademarks, or copyrights in any way that implies any approval or
connection with the services or products offered by the Customer.
3.2.7
The Customer shall ensure that any third party using its facilities
shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement
3.2.8
The Customer shall ensure that they have sufficient financial and other
resources necessary to discharge their obligations to A2B Telecom and
PHONEPAYPLUS, under the PHONEPAYPLUS Code of Practice.
3.2.9
In the event of any PhonepayPlus investigations, A2B Telecom may ask
PhonepayPlus to deal directly with the Customer, as the Information
Provider, in which case the Customer agrees to give PhonepayPlus full
information and co-operation and act in the best interests of A2B
Telecom at all times. The customer shall accept full responsibility for
the service and/or its promotion, and undertakes that, in the event that
a breach is established and a sanction and/or administrative charge is
imposed, it will be responsible for compliance and/or payment. The
customer agrees to seek A2B Telecom's authorisation before making any
response to PhonepayPlus and shall edit its response as may be required
by A2B Telecom. If PhonepayPlus reverts to dealing with A2B Telecom, the
Customer remains responsible for any sanction and/or administrative
charge imposed,
3.2.10
For services classified as BPRS, The Customer is aware of and agrees to
the following:
i. The Customer must ensure that all valid responses sent by viewers are
available in sufficient time to be fully considered and reflected in any
outcome of an event.
ii. Where arrangements have been made for the handling of excess peak
traffic by third parties, these arrangements must ensure that all valid
responses so handled are treated equally with those received by The
Customer.
iii. Red button interactive calls made prior to the time announced for
line closure must repeat the relevant competition entry/vote count
process.
iv. Calls and SMS entries must not be charged or counted as a relevant
entry before lines have been announced as opened or be charged or
counted as a relevant entry after an announcement that lines are closed
has been made. Immediately after an announcement that the lines have
been closed has been made the lines must be closed provided that calls
made but uncompleted at the time of the closure announcement must be
allowed to be completed.
v. Phone lines must not remain open when programmes are repeated.
vi. Winning entrants for competitions must be randomly selected from all
correct entries unless there is a tie breaker or totally skill based
outcome.
vii. The Customer must have in place customer service arrangements for
handling participant enquiries.
viii. The Customer is responsible for all aspects and activities
involved in the provision, performance and management of the BPRS.
ix. There must be no amendments to operational systems or procedures
relating to the service without senior management authorisation. The
Customer’s procedures must identify senior management positions within
its organisation with the power to authorise such changes.
x. All staff, whether internal or employed by contractual partners, must
have the PhonepayPlus Code of Practice drawn to their attention and have
suitable training.
xi. Procedures must exist for the backup of all operational systems and
to deal with predictable problems inherent in providing Broadcast PRS.
xii. Subject to reasonable notice from PhonepayPlus, The Customer must
make provision for PhonepayPlus staff and/or its agents to visit their
premises from which they provide any relevant service and have access to
any documents or records relevant to the provision of the service.
3.2.11
The agrees to fully indemnify A2B Telecom from any liability in respect
of the self-billing arrangement Customer and to cover any costs and/or
losses and pay them to A2B Telecom immediately upon request, in the
event that A2B Telecom suffers any losses or costs as a result of
raising self-billing invoices for the Customer.
3.2.12
Compliance with the Code
1. The Customer warrants, represents and undertakes to A2B Telecom that:
(a) All information that it has provided to A2B Telecom for the purposes
of A2B Telecom carrying out due diligence on the Customer is true and
accurate;
(b) It has registered with, and where relevant paid the appropriate
subscription fee to, (and shall procure that any Licensees do the same)
PhonepayPlus (unless the Customer’s Service is an “exempt service” as
identified by PhonepayPlus) and will maintain such registration for the
duration of the Premium Rate Term, and shall provide A2B Telecom with
evidence of registration or renewal of registration upon request;
(c) It shall at all times comply with the provisions of the Code,
including any guidance issued by PhonepayPlus to accompany the Code (as
may be amended from time to time), and any directions made by
PhonepayPlus in accordance with the Code;
(d) For the purposes of the Code, the Customer is a “Level 2 Provider”
and it shall be responsible for all aspects of the Customer’s Service,
including the Content, promotion and operation of the Customer’s
Service;
(e) The Content and the Customer’s Services are of adequate technical
quality; and
(f) Where required in relation to the Customer’s Service, the Customer
has obtained the prior permission of PhonepayPlus to carry out such
service and shall provide A2B Telecom with satisfactory evidence of such
permission immediately upon request.
2. The Customer shall provide to A2B Telecom, upon two (2) Business Days
written notice, written copies of all policies and procedures that the
Customer has implemented in order to comply with the Code, including its
complaints handling procedure.
3. A2B Telecom shall have the right, during normal business hours upon
at least five (5) Business Days prior notice, to audit and analyse the
relevant records of the Customer to verify its compliance with the Code.
The audit shall be conducted at A2B Telecom's expense unless the results
of such audit establish that the Customer has breached the Code (or the
guidance issued by PhonepayPlus), in which case the Customer shall bear
the expenses of the audit reasonably attributed to finding such
discrepancy and A2B Telecom shall be entitled to immediate payment or to
deduct the costs of such audit from the payment of the Revenue Share due
to the Customer under this Agreement.
4. Where directed by PhonepayPlus, A2B Telecom shall retain some or all
of the Revenue Share payable to the Customer under this Agreement as
required by PhonepayPlus until informed by PhonepayPlus that it may do
otherwise, and if required by PhonepayPlus A2B Telecom shall:
(a) Pay refunds on behalf of the Customer to Users, provided that A2B
Telecom shall be entitled to deduct from the balance of such amount an
administrative Fee; and/or
(b) Pay over such amount as PhonepayPlus may require to PhonepayPlus in
order to satisfy outstanding fines and/or administrative charges.
5. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement limits the
rights of PhonepayPlus to directly enforce the relevant term(s) of this
Agreement, and does not limit in any way how A2B Telecom may enforce any
terms, protect its business or seek redress.
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PROVISION OF SERVICES
4.1
It is acknowledged that A2B Telecom is reliant on a third party for
delivery of services, and therefore A2B Telecom can have no liability of
whatever nature, for any delay or failure in provision of the same,
moreover A2B Telecom makes no warranty that its network or services
shall be continuous, or will be free from faults.
4.2
A2B Telecom may terminate or withdraw any service with 30 days notice
and may at A2B Telecom’s discretion provide an alternative service.
4.3
In the event that the Customer provides its own equipment, or provide
leased lines to connect to its equipment, this shall require the prior
consent of A2B Telecom, and mutual agreement of charges that the
Customer shall pay to A2B Telecom, the Customer is solely responsible
for any costs, without limitation, to include, the installation,
delivery and maintenance of the same, and A2B Telecom can have no
liability whatsoever for equipment provided at the Site by the Customer.
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RATES & PAYMENTS
5.1
A2B Telecom shall pay the Customer for services, according to the Rates
detailed in Annex I and detailed in the monthly Report, subject to
Clauses 5.6, 5.7 & 5.9. The Customer shall pre-pay A2B Telecom for any
services according to the rates In Annex 1. Payments are based on
reports provided to A2B Telecom by Carriers with whom it contracts.
5.2
A2B Telecom shall endeavour to send the Customer a monthly report or
self-billing invoice within 45 days from the end of the month in which
the traffic was generated. Subject to A2B Telecom having received
cleared funds then payment shall be made to the Customer within 50 days
from the end of the month in which the traffic was generated. Where
cleared funds have not been received within this time period then A2B
Telecom shall make payment within 3 working days of receiving cleared
funds.
5.3
For the term of this agreement A2B Telecom, at its discretion, will
issue self bill invoices to the Customer, and the Customer agrees not to
raise its own VAT invoices. The Customer shall advise A2B Telecom of any
changes which would affect the self-billed invoices, including: change
of VAT status, registration number, address or sale of business.
5.4
All rates detailed in Annex I and in the monthly Reports shall be
exclusive of all taxes, duties, levies and Carrier surcharges.
5.5
In the event that OFTEL, other regulatory bodies, or any other Carriers
with which A2B Telecom contracts make retrospective price adjustments to
revenues paid to A2B Telecom, which result in A2B Telecom having
overpaid the Customer, then the Customer shall repay A2B Telecom any
overpaid sums. A2B Telecom may at its sole discretion, also deduct from
subsequent payments to the Customer, sufficient revenues to reflect the
sums overpaid to the Customer under this contract.
5.6
The Customer’s payment shall be calculated according to data provided by
Carriers with whom A2B Telecom contracts, which shall be accepted,
except in the case of manifest error, as being conclusive for the
determination of revenues due to the Customer.
5.7
A2B Telecom shall at its sole discretion, not pay any fees or revenue to
the Customer for any traffic generated on Services in the following
circumstances, where revenue has already been paid to the Customer the
Customer agrees to repay it to A2B Telecom on request.
(a) Where there has been fraudulent traffic, or breaches of OFCOM,
ICTSIS or DMA regulations and it shall be accepted that A2B Telecom’s
determination shall be final and binding.
(b) Where any Carrier does not pay A2B Telecom for traffic generated
under this contract.
(c) Where total revenue payable to the Customer is less than £25.00 per
month, no payment shall be made for that month, and the amount will not
be carried over to subsequent months.
5.8
A2B Telecom reserves the right to reclaim any Service / product that
produces less than 500 /calls/messages per month for three consecutive
months. Such services shall be reclaimed with A2B Telecom giving the
Customer 14 days notice.
5.9
A2B Telecom may at any time vary the Rates detailed in Annex I, but
shall give the Customer 30 days written notice of such change. Where
changes to the charges and tariffs introduced by A2B Telecom's suppliers
do not allow for 30 days notice, they will be passed on by A2B Telecom
at cost.
5.10
In the event that any Network
Operator withholds or claws back any payment, due to AIT or otherwise,
the Customer shall have no entitlement to recover any part of these
funds from A2B Telecom and indemnifies A2B Telecom fully from any
liability, except if the revenue is later released, in which case, A2B
Telecom shall pay the appropriate revenue to the Customer.
5.11
In the event that A2B Telecom suffers any losses or costs as a result of
withheld or clawed back payment or charges due to AIT or otherwise, the
Customer agrees to cover these costs and/or losses and pay them to A2B
Telecom immediately upon request.
5.12
If the Customer owes A2B Telecom revenues, which are overdue, the
Customer accepts that A2B Telecom can at its sole discretion deduct
these sums from any revenues that are due
to the Customer from A2B Telecom.
5.13
Where the Customer has caused a breach of any ICTSIS, OFCOM or DMA
Regulations, any fines and administrative charges will be passed
directly to the Customer and the Customer accepts full liability for
them. A2B Telecom reserves the right to charge it’s own administrative
charges in line with those imposed by the regulatory body for any work
that it has to undertake in respect to any breaches of regulations.
5.14
A2B Telecom reserves the right to withhold payment of premium rate
monies in the event of complaints which are investigated by the
Regulatory Body until the complaint is resolved, and may retain money to
pay fines and administrative costs associated with processing the
complaint.
5.15
The Customer accepts the loss of revenue if operators refuse payments
for the Customer’s premium rate services that breach Codes of Practice,
or claw-back payments once made if they are later found to have breached
Codes of Practice.
5.16
In the event of any AITs or retentions being received on the Customer’s
numbers, A2B Telecom reserves the right to charge the Customer an
administrative fee of £100+VAT per AIT notice.
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SELF-BILLING AGREEMENT
6.1
This is an agreement to a self billing procedure between A2B Telecom
(the self-biller) and the Customer (the self-billee)
6.2
A2B Telecom agrees, at its discretion:
1. To issue invoices for all supplies made to them by the Customer until
the end of the contract, or any earlier date decided by A2B Telecom and
notified to the Customer
2. To complete self billed invoices showing the Customer's name, address
and VAT registration number, where applicable, together with all the
other details which constitute a full VAT invoice
3. To make a new self-billing agreement in the event that their VAT
registration number changes
4. To inform the Customer if the issue of self billed invoices will be
outsourced to a third party
6.3
The Customer agrees:
1. To accept invoices raised by A2B Telecom on their behalf until the
end of the contract or any earlier date notified by A2B Telecom.
2. Not to raise sales invoices for the transactions covered by this
agreement
3. To notify A2B Telecom immediately if they
·
change their VAT registration number
·
cease or apply to be VAT registered
·
sell their business, or part of their business
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AUDIT
7.1
The Customer may at its own expense, and giving 14 days written notice,
inspect the books of A2B Telecom to audit revenues due to the Customer.
Such audit shall only be made in regard to the traffic due to the
Customer only and under this contract, and shall only be undertaken by a
Chartered Accountant, in a manner that shall reasonably minimise
disruption of A2B Telecom’s business.
7.2
The Customer shall have no audit rights under this contact with respect
to any Carriers with whom A2B Telecom contracts.
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RESTRICTED AREAS
8.1
The Customer shall ensure that its End Users are bound contractually to
Terms & Conditions, aimed at ensuring that End Users do not engage in
any actions that might be considered an abuse to A2B Telecom’s and or a
Carrier’s network, these include, but are not limited to;
(a) Attempting to circumvent user authentication, security of any
network, or account;
(b) Attempting to interfere or deny access to any service or host;
(c) Sending any unsolicited messages, this includes adding or attempting
to add addressees to any mailing list without their express permission;
(d) Using the service for any illegal purpose, or for the transmission
or offering of any information or services which are libellous,
unlawful, abusive, threatening, harmful, threatening, defamatory, or in
anyway infringe the laws governing, but not exhaustively covering,
copyright, intellectual property rights, trademarks, or any other
material that is slanderous or may cause offence in any way.
8.2
It is the Customer’s responsibility to enforce its End User’s adherence
to Clause 8.1
8.3
In the event that A2B Telecom identifies any breach of Clause 8.1., it
shall notify the Customer. If A2B Telecom does not within 48 hours of
such notice receive a satisfactory response from the Customer detailing
what action is to be taken against offending Users to enforce
compliance, then A2B Telecom can disconnect the service.
8.4
The Customer will provide all reasonable cooperation with A2B Telecom to
ensure End User compliance with Clause 8.1.
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COPYRIGHT
9.1
All Intellectual Property Rights owned by one party shall remain vested
in such party, and for clarity, and avoidance of doubt;
(a) the Intellectual Property Rights of the
products and Services shall be vested in A2B Telecom;
(b) equipment provided at the Site, unless purchased by the
Customer, all rights of any nature, trade name, documents, drawings and
information including any access codes provided to the Customer, and
information in A2B Telecom’s database accessed by the End Users and the
Customer remain vested in A2B Telecom;
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
10.1
A2B Telecom shall provide the Customer with reasonable technical
support, which A2B Telecom in its sole discretion shall consider
necessary and appropriate.
10.2
In the event that the Customer becomes aware of any faults with the
service, it shall notify A2B Telecom as soon as is practically possible.
10.3
In the event of a fault being reported, A2B Telecom shall keep a log of
faults and shall use its best endeavours to rectify the fault as soon as
is reasonably possible.
10.4
A2B Telecom reserves the right to charge on an hourly basis for any
works undertaken at the Customer’s request on this service after the
service has
been fully signed off.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
11.1
Neither party shall during the life of this Agreement or thereafter
disclose to any third party, or use for any purpose the information
gained in connection with this Agreement, nor the terms and payments
due, but each party may disclose to its officers and employees such
information as may be required for them to fulfil their proper
performance of their duties, and may be used in the proper exercise of
its rights and obligations under this Agreement.
11.2
The obligations of confidence and restrictions on disclosure shall not
apply in the following circumstances;
(a) where such information was already known prior to this Agreement;
(b) where such information was already in the public domain, save as a
result of a breach of Clause 11.1.; or
(c) where a third party, who did obtain the same from the disclosing
party, disclosed such information to it lawfully.
11.3
A2B Telecom shall have the unconditional and irrevocable right to
disclose the identity and address of the Customer and any End User in
the event of any complaint received from any regulatory or governmental
body, licensed telecommunications carrier, in connection with services
offered by the Customer.
11.4
All user data and CLI information gathered through the running of The
Customer’s services shall be confidential to The Customer and may only
be used for The Customer’s own purposes.
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
12.1
A2B Telecom shall use its best endeavours to
ensure its network, products and services are fault free, and that
service is uninterrupted. A2B Telecom gives no warranty or guarantee
that the service is satisfactory or suitable for the Customer’s purposes
or that product and services shall be uninterrupted or fault
free. All warranties
relating to the service from A2B Telecom are excluded, even if implied
by statute.
12.2
The Customer shall be responsible at all times for maintaining the
security of its and its User’s data, and A2B Telecom shall bear no
liability for the loss or damage in part or whole, of such data, to the
extent that such loss or damage has been caused or contributed to by the
Customer.
12.3
A2B Telecom shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or
consequential damages or for interrupted communications, lost data, or
loss of profit, or economic loss arising out of or in connection with
this Agreement, or out of any consequent negligence by its officers or
employees.
12.4
Except as otherwise stated the Customer’s sole remedy for any breach of
this agreement, shall at A2B Telecom’s sole discretion be;
(a) Correction in a reasonable timescale of any fault;
(b) Replacement of service supplied.
12.5
Direct damages caused as a result of A2B Telecom’s breaches of this
Agreement shall in any event be limited to the previous 1 months revenue
generated by the Customer, and received by A2B Telecom, but in no event
shall exceed £10,000 for any one event or series of events.
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INDEMNIFICATION
13.1
The Customer agrees to indemnify A2B Telecom and its parent,
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees from any claim or
demand, including any made by a third party, arising out of
the Customer’s, Customers or End User’s use
of the service. The Customer agrees not to hold A2B Telecom and
its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees responsible
for any direct or indirect damage resulting from the use of A2B Telecom
software or services, in particular, interruption of service or loss of
data.
13.2
The Customer agrees to indemnify A2B Telecom, and its parent,
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees from any claim or
demand, arising from, but not limited to;
(a) A breach by the Customer of the conditions of this Agreement;
(b) Negligence or misconduct by the Customer;
(c) The marketing or promotion undertaken by the Customer;
(d) The service content provided or marketed by the Customer.
(e) A breach by the Customer of the PHONEPAYPLUS Code pf Practice;
(f) A breach by the Customer of the terms of any other relevant
regulatory body.
13.3
A2B Telecom agrees to indemnify the Customer and its parent,
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees from any claim or
demand, arising from;
(a) Any claim or action by a third party in relation to A2B Telecom
infringing any
Intellectual Property Rights;
(b) A breach by A2B Telecom of this Agreement;
13.4
A2B Telecom shall have no liability under this clause if;
(a) The demand or claim arises as a result of the Customer’s negligence,
misconduct or breach of this Agreement;
(b) If the Customer does not notify A2B Telecom in a reasonable time of
any claim;
(c) If the Customer does not give A2B Telecom full authority to deal
with the claim, or does not provide information and cooperation for A2B
Telecom to defend the claim.
13.5
The Customer shall fully indemnify A2B Telecom in the event that the
Customer transmits any unsolicited text messages, against any claim or
demand, including any made by a third party, and all costs relating
thereto.
13.6
The Customer accepts full responsibility for the service and/or its
promotion, and agrees to indemnify A2B Telecom, and its parent,
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees from any claim or
demand, in connection with the Customers services or activity and
undertakes that, in the event that a breach of the PHONEPAYPLUS Code of
Practice, or any other relevant legislation or regulations, is
established and a sanction and/or administrative charge is imposed, the
Customer will be responsible for full compliance and/or payment.
13.7
The Customer agrees to indemnify A2B Telecom and its parent,
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees from any claim or
demand, arising from A2B Telecom's status as a Service Provider under
the PHONEPAYPLUS code of Practice where the service in question is
provided in agreement with, or on behalf of, the Customer, and the
Customer shall fulfil any responsibilities as A2B Telecom asks of it
whether financial or otherwise,
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TERM & TERMINATION
14.1
This Agreement shall commence from the date hereof and shall remain in
force for one year or until either party gives 3 months notice in
writing.
14.2
A2B Telecom may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect by giving
notice at any time, if;
(a) The Customer does not comply with the terms of this Agreement;
(b) The Customer says, or appears to intend, that it will not abide by
the terms of this Agreement;
(c) The Customer ceases trading, convenes a meeting of, or comes to an
arrangement with its creditors, has distress or other seizure levied
over any of its assets or does not satisfy any demand for payment from
any legal person;
(d) Any step is taken to wind up or dissolve the Customer, a receiver,
and/or manager or administrator appointed over any assets;
(e) A2B Telecom believes the Customer has allowed services to be used
for any illegal purpose; or
(f) A2B Telecom or the Customer, is instructed by, or receives any
complaint or objection (that is upheld by the regulatory body) from any
Carrier with whom it Contracts, OFTEL, or Regulatory or Governmental
body.
(g) Termination is required to protect A2B Telecom’s interests because
of regulatory, insurance, safety or statutory changes made after the
date of this Agreement.
14.3
Either party may terminate this Agreement if either party has committed
a breach of the Agreement, and fails to remedy the breach within 30 days
of notice requiring it to do so, and;
(a) If either party takes any steps to wind up or dissolve, or
(b) a receiver and/or manager or administrator is appointed over any
assets;
15
GENERAL
15.1
This Agreement represents the entire understanding between the two
parties. No other prior arrangements, representations or understandings,
orally or in writing have any validity.
15.2
Either party’s rights and powers under this Agreement are not affected
if it fails to or chooses not to enforce any of them at any time. If any
part of this Agreement is not enforceable it will not affect the
remainder.
15.3
The parties must notify each other in writing of any change of address.
All notices sent by first class post to the registered office of either
party, or any address detailed in this Agreement, are deemed to have
been properly served on the third day after posting.
15.4
Neither party shall be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement for any
failure in performance caused by events outside of its reasonable
control, to include, but not limited to any act of God, inclement
weather, shortage of power, flood, drought, lightning, fire, lock-out,
trade dispute, labour disturbance, act or omission of Government highway
authorities, or telecommunication Operators or other authority, war,
military Operators, or riot.
15.5
English Law applies to this agreement. Both parties hereby submit to the
jurisdiction of the English Courts.
15.6
Both parties agree that they have no joint venture, partnership, or
agency relationship as a result of this Agreement. Neither party shall
make any offer, guarantee, or warranty to any third party, in regard to
the services, that purports to bind the other party.
ANNEX 1
Unless otherwise agreed by email/in writing as an amendment, the
following revenue share rates shall apply.
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Premium Rate Numbers
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Outpayment (ex VAT)
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Own Service
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Readymade Service*
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Tariff (inc VAT)
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Recorded
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Virtual Chat
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Live
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£0.51 per minute
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£0.29
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£0.61 per minute
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£0.36
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£0.20
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£0.20
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£0.12
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£0.77 per minute
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£0.47
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£1.02 per minute
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£0.64
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£0.50
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£0.50
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£0.35
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£1.53 per minute
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£0.97
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£0.85
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£0.75
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£0.70
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£1.02 per call
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£0.64
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£1.53 per call
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£0.95
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NOTE:
If your service requires routing e.g. for tech support,
please deduct 3p for UK landlines, 25p for UK mobiles.
Revenue is subject to a variable levy, currently 0.21%,
payable to regulator PhonepayPlus.
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OWN SMS
SERVICES
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Outpayments (ex VAT) for services where no content is
provided, e.g. competitions, your own comps, alerts, etc
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Tariff (inc VAT)
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Voda
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O2
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Orange
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T-Mob
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Virgin
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Three
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£0.25 per message
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£0.05
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£0.05
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£0.05
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£0.05
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£0.05
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£0.05
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£0.50 per message
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£0.15
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£0.15
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£0.15
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£0.15
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£0.10
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£0.10
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£1.00 per message
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£0.40
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£0.40
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£0.40
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£0.40
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£0.25
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£0.25
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£1.50 per message
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£0.70
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£0.70
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£0.70
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£0.70
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£0.40
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£0.55
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£5.00 per message
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£2.40
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£2.40
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£2.40
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£2.40
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£1.65
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£2.40
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£10.00 per message
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£4.90
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£4.90
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£4.90
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£4.90
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£2.50
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£4.90
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Chat Platform Fee
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-£0.05
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Free-to-User/WAP
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-£0.08
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READYMADE SMS
SERVICES
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Outpayments (ex VAT) for readymade services, where we
provide the content e.g. vids, pics, text content.*
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Tariff (inc VAT)
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Voda
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O2
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Orange
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T-Mob
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Virgin
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Three
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£1.00 per message
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£0.25
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£0.25
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£0.25
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£0.25
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£0.10
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£0.10
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£1.50 per message
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£0.55
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£0.55
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£0.55
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£0.55
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£0.25
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£0.40
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Free-to-User/WAP
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-£0.08
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*These rates are approximate and vary according to the
particular readymade service. Please contact us for specific
rates.
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Annual Administration Fee:
£25+VAT
More tariffs may be available on request. Rates are exclusive of VAT.
Tariffs include VAT. Payments are only made for minutes and text
messages reported as billed by the Operator. Any SMS delivery costs or
other charges will normally be deducted from payments due to the
Customer. Rates effective as of 26/08/2011.
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