Supplemental Terms

PreScouter Terms and Conditions

These PreScouter Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern the preparation, delivery and use of Customized Reports (defined below) by Client and its employees. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, only these Terms, together with an applicable Letter of Agreement (as defined below), constitute the valid, complete and binding contract between PreScouter and Client. The terms of this binding contract shall remain in affect for 3 years and will apply to any subsequent Letters of Agreement.

DEFINITIONS

Unless otherwise defined in these Terms, capitalized terms have the following meanings:

“Customized Reports” means the PreScouter products or services described in a Letter of Agreement.

“Agreement Period” means the period of time that commences on the start date and ends on the end date as set forth in a Letter of Agreement for purchase of Customized Reports.

“Client” is an entity that purchases Customized Reports.

“Client Property” means any data, information, or other material provided by or on behalf of Client to PreScouter; provided, however, Client Property shall not include any PreScouter Property or PreScouter Intellectual Property Rights.

“Confidential Information” means all information, in whatever form, furnished by one party (the “Disclosing Party”) to the other party (the “Receiving Party”) orally or in writing and identified as confidential or proprietary at the time of disclosure, or that by its nature should reasonably be assumed to be confidential or proprietary, including, but not limited to: business information; financial information; marketing techniques and materials; business plans and strategies; business operation and systems; pricing policies; information concerning employees, customers, and/or vendors; discoveries; improvements; research; development; know-how; designs; products and services; opportunities; methods and procedures; and equipment, physical materials and manufacturing processes. PreScouter Property and PreScouter Intellectual Property Rights are expressly considered Confidential Information.

“Fees” shall mean the fees payable to PreScouter for the Customized Reports purchased pursuant to the applicable Letter of Agreement.

“Intellectual Property Rights” means all patents (including all reissues, divisions, continuations, and extensions thereof) and patent applications, trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, trade dress, copyrights, trade secrets, mask works, rights in technology, know-how, rights in content (including performance and synchronization rights), unregistered design, or other intellectual property rights that are in each case protected under the laws of any governmental authority, whether or not registered, and all applications, renewals and extensions of the same.

“Letter of Agreement” means a written agreement between Client and PreScouter describing the services, deliverables, and/or products provided by PreScouter to Client, as well as payment terms for those services, deliverables, and/or products.

“PreScouter” means PreScouter, Inc, a Delaware corporation, with a principal place of business at 820 Davis Street, #506, Evanston 60201.

“PreScouter Intellectual Property Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights (i) in and to the PreScouter Property or (ii) otherwise owned by or licensed to PreScouter or its Affiliates by their respective licensors.

“PreScouter Property” means all of the following without limitation created or owned by PreScouter or its Affiliates, or its licensors, whether pre-existing or independently created during the Subscription Period: all Materials, websites, software, tools, URLs and links, databases, designs, algorithms, user interface designs, architecture, class libraries, objects and documentation, network-design, know how, technology and source code and all portions, subsets or derivatives thereof, any improvements, modifications, upgrades or other changes thereto; and any and all derivative works created by PreScouter or its Affiliates.

“Statement of Work” defines the scope of work for PreScouter preparing a Customized Report, including prior exploration of the problem by Client.

1. PURCHASE AND FEES

1.1 Letter of Agreement. Each Letter of Agreement shall be subject to these Terms unless otherwise agreed in writing and will contain: (i) the Customized Reports purchased by Client from PreScouter, (ii) the applicable license, (iii) the Fees and payment schedule, (iv) the Subscription Period, and (vi) any additional applicable provisions.

1.2 Fees. Client shall pay all Fees as specified in the Letter of Agreement. Unless otherwise stated in the Letter of Agreement, (i) Fees are quoted and payable in United States dollars, (ii) Fees are based on Customized Reports purchased and not actual usage, and (iii) with the exception of termination for Cause by Client, or as may otherwise be stated in the Letter of Agreement, all purchases are non-cancelable and all Fees are non-refundable.

1.3 Invoicing. Unless otherwise stated in the Letter of Agreement, PreScouter will deliver an invoice to Client for the full amount of the Fees and such invoice shall be due and payable by Client within fifteen (15) days of receipt. If any portion of an invoice is disputed, Client will pay the undisputed amounts, and the parties will reconcile the disputed amount in good faith as soon as possible.

1.4 Late payments. In the event that the Fees are not paid in full within the time limits specified in the Letter of Agreement, the Client shall pay to PreScouter a fixed late fee of $250 (“Penalty Fee”) for each week that the payment is late, in addition to the sums outstanding. This Penalty Fee shall be incurred starting on day seven (7) after the invoice’s Due Date. Additional Penalty Fees of $250 shall be incurred every seven (7) days until the invoice amount and any previously incurred Penalty Fees are paid in full.

1.5 Client may make payments via ACH deposit, check or credit card. Credit card payments are subject to an additional 3.5% surcharge that the Client agrees to pay.

1.6 In the event that the Client fails to pay the Fee and any Penalty Fees, or any additional fees, if requested, PreScouter reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any time and without notice.

2. ACCEPTANCE

2.1 PreScouter at all times reserves the right to not accept any Statement of Work which, given the services it offers, it deems inappropriate.

2.1 If Client is not satisfied with any particular Customized Report, Client shall provide notice to PreScouter within three (3) business days of receipt of such Customized Report. If Client does not provide notice, such Customized Report will be deemed to be satisfactory.

3. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

3.1 Client agrees not to disclose or otherwise make available information from Customized Reports to any third party (other than employees of Client) without the prior written consent of PreScouter. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Client may share Customized Reports with any person if such person reasonably requires access to the Customized Report in order to accomplish the original goal or purpose of the Customized Report. It shall be the obligation of Client to show that such an exception exists.

3.2 The Client shall obtain and maintain all property rights in and to the Customized Reports, and shall be granted a nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid up, worldwide license to use the Customized Report. PreScouter and its licensors shall remain the sole and exclusive owner of all equipment, software, processes, and the like used in connection with fulfilling the SOW and generating the Customized Reports. Additionally, PreScouter shall have the right to use any and all information, other than that provided by the Client on a confidential basis, used to generate the Customized Reports.

4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

4.1 PreScouter’s aggregate liability arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement (whether in contract or tort or other legal theory) shall not exceed the amount of Fees paid by Client to PreScouter pursuant to this Agreement. In no event shall PreScouter be liable to Client for any special, consequential, punitive or other indirect damages (including, but not limited to, lost revenues or profits), whether or not notified of such damages. This paragraph shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.

5. NON-SOLICITATION

5.1 Client acknowledges that PreScouter will introduce Client to the Scholar(s) producing the Customized Reports referenced herein, and that PreScouter is the sole source of introduction to the Scholar(s). Furthermore, Client understands and acknowledges that PreScouter has expended substantial costs and considerable time and effort in locating, interviewing, hiring and subsequently introducing the Scholar(s) to Client. Client acknowledges that the Scholar(s) working with Client on behalf of PreScouter is(are) contractually obligated to PreScouter pursuant to an employment agreement that expressly prohibits the Scholar(s) from directly or indirectly soliciting or accepting employment in any capacity, including but not limited to direct employment, employment as an independent contractor, employment as a consultant, employment through a temporary or permanent employment agency, with Client, or any affiliate of Client, during the term of the employment agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination or expiration of the employment agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, any such employment may be permitted under both the Scholar’s(s’) employment agreement and this Agreement provided that (a) Client notifies PreScouter and Scholar Source, LLC prior to any such direct or indirect solicitation by Client (or Client’s affiliate, as the case may be), and (b) any discussion, negotiation or arrangement regarding any such employment with Client (or Client’s affiliate, as the case may be) shall be managed on behalf of the scholar(s) by PreScouter’s affiliate Scholar Source, LLC, and (c) any such employment of the Scholar(s) shall be subject to an agreement between Client and Scholar Source, LLC .

5.2 PreScouter and Scholar Source, LLC shall be deemed notified pursuant to clause 5.1 (a) of this section upon Client sending an email to orders@PreScouter.com and info@thescholarsource.com.

6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

6.1 Each party agrees not to use and/or disclose Confidential Information received from the other party except as allowed under these Terms or otherwise set forth in a Letter of Agreement.

6.2 Each party will not disclose Confidential Information to any third party, other than to its directors, officers, and employees under a duty of confidentiality without the other party’s prior written consent. Each party shall maintain the Confidential Information of the other party in confidence using at least the same degree of care as it employs in maintaining in confidence its own proprietary and confidential information, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. PreScouter shall be allowed to disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates, consultants, vendors or subcontractors who are necessary to provide Customized Reports to Client, provided that any such Affiliates, consultants, vendors or subcontractors are bound by confidentiality obligations at least as restrictive as those contained in these Terms.

6.3 The confidentiality obligations of each party shall continue in force and survive the termination or expiration of the applicable Agremeent Period for a period of three (3) years following such termination or expiration. The confidentiality obligations with respect to any Confidential Information subject to trade secret protection will continue indefinitely.

6.4 The Disclosing Party grants no license under any copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret by the disclosure of the Confidential Information. The parties understand and acknowledge that any and all Confidential Information is being provided by the Disclosing Party without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of such Confidential Information.

6.5 Confidential Information shall not include information which (i) was already known by the Receiving Party at the time of the disclosure by the Disclosing Party, (ii) shall have otherwise become publicly available other than as a result of disclosure by the Receiving Party in breach of these Terms, (iii) was disclosed to the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a third party source other than the Disclosing Party, which the Receiving Party reasonably believes is not prohibited from disclosing such information as a result of an obligation in favor of the Disclosing Party, (iv) is developed by the Receiving Party independently of any disclosure of such information made by the Disclosing Party, or (v) is required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or by subpoena, summons or any other legal process, or by applicable professional standards; provided that, in the event that the Receiving Party is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or governmental body to disclose any Confidential Information, the Receiving Party shall (a) so long as legally permissible, promptly notify the Disclosing Party of such order and (b) at the written request of the Disclosing Party, diligently contest such order at the sole expense of the Disclosing Party as expenses occur.

7. MISCELLANEOUS

7.1 All claims and disputes arising under or relating to this Agreement are to be settled by binding arbitration in the state of Illinois or another location mutually agreeable to the parties. The arbitration shall be conducted on a confidential basis pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any decision or award as a result of any such arbitration proceeding shall be in writing and shall provide an explanation for all conclusions of law and fact and shall include the assessment of costs, expenses, and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Any such arbitration shall be conducted by an arbitrator experienced in professional services law and shall include a written record of the arbitration hearing. The parties reserve the right to object to any individual who shall be employed by or affiliated with a competing organization or entity. An award of arbitration may be confirmed in a court of competent jurisdiction.

7.2 PreScouter and its affiliates reserve the right to distribute all marketing materials that include client testimonials and listings of representative clients. Marketing materials shall include, but are not limited to, PreScouter’s or its affiliates’ websites, marketing brochures and all sales material.

Updated as of April 20, 2015

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