Online Service Terms

  1. Term
     

    1. These Terms apply to Statements of Work
      1. These online service terms (Terms) apply to each Statement of Work.

       

    2. SOW Term
      1. The initial term of any Statement of Work will commence on the SOW Commencement Date and continues for the period set out in that Statement of Work, unless that Statement of Work is terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of that Statement of Work or these Terms (SOW Term).
      2. Where a Statement of Work is for managed services, at least 30 Business Days prior to the expiry of a Statement of Work, either party may notify the other that it does not wish for the Statement of Work to be renewed and in that event, the Statement of Work will expire at the end of its then-current term. If a party has not given notice pursuant to this clause 1.2(b), the Statement of Work is automatically renewed for another 12-month period.

       

    3. Additional Terms
      1. Depending on the Services that Enablo agrees to supply to the Customer in a Statement of Work, the Customer will be required to accept Additional Terms. Any Additional Terms that the Customer is required to accept will be indicated
        in the relevant Statement of Work.

       

    4. Additional Agreements
      1. Depending on the Services that Enablo agrees to supply to the Customer in a Statement of Work, the Customer will be required to enter into an Additional Agreement with Enablo or a Relevant
        Supplier. Any Additional Agreement that the Customer is required to enter into will be
        indicated on the relevant Statement of Work.
      2. Any Additional Agreement entered into with a Relevant Supplier is between the Customer and the Relevant Supplier, and not Enablo.
      3. Unless otherwise agreed, Enablo has no liability under an Additional Agreement unless it is party to that Additional Agreement.

       

  2. Services
     

    1. Provision of Services
      1. The scope of any Services and Deliverables will be set out in a Statement of Work. Enablo will use reasonable endeavours to provide the Services in accordance with the applicable Statement of Work.
      2. Services are provided by Enablo on a non-exclusive basis.
      3. Enablo will not be responsible for any failure to provide the Services and Deliverables where any assumptions stated in the Statement of Work are not met.
      4. If Enablo provides any Services at the premises of the Customer or a third party’s premises:
        1. the Customer will be present at those premises at the required times to enable Enablo to perform its obligations at the times reasonably required by Enablo under the Statement of Work; and
        2. the Customer will provide the contact details for individuals that can be contacted at any time to provide Enablo with immediate access to those premises if necessary for Enablo to comply with its
          obligations under the Statement of Work.
      5. The Customer shall ensure that it has obtained, paid for, prepared, installed, configured and (if applicable) networked any equipment and software in preparation for Enablo’s provision of the Services by the appropriate time.
      6. Enablo must provide the Services agreed in any Statement of Work:
        1. in accordance with all applicable laws; and
        2. with due care and skill.

       

    2. Time for performance
      1. Enablo will use reasonable endeavours to deliver the Deliverables by the Delivery Date;
      2. If Enablo becomes aware of a potential or actual delay in achieving the Delivery Date, it will notify the Customer in writing, whether electronically or otherwise, of the nature and the cause of the delay and the steps it is taking to overcome the delay.
      3. The Customer will grant an extension of time on such terms as Enablo may reasonably require to ensure delivery of the Deliverables.
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    3. Customer’s responsibilities
      1. The Customer must:
        1. give Enablo all Customer Material, information and assistance reasonably
          necessary to enable Enablo to provide the Services including but not limited to administrative access to the Customer’s Workplace from Meta environment and logos, trade marks or images to enable Enablo to perform its obligations under a Statement of Work;
        2. provide all reasonable assistance and promptly perform any Customer Responsibilities to enable Enablo to supply the Services and Deliverables in an efficient and timely manner; and
        3. cooperate with Enablo and act reasonably in connection its receipt of the Services.
      2. The Customer acknowledges and agrees that if the Customer does not comply with 2.3(a), Enablo:
        1. may not be able to supply the Services to the Customer; and
        2. is not responsible or liable for any delay in the provisions of the Services arising in connection with any failure of the Customer (or the Customer’s Personnel) to comply with subclause 2.3(a).
      3. Third parties that are not Enablo’s direct subcontractors are the Customer’s responsibility. To the extent permitted by law, Enablo is not responsible for services provided by third parties to the Customer.

       

    4. Changes to the Services
    5. Either party can make a written request to the other party for any variation, deletion or addition to the Services at any time. If such a request is made, the other party must reasonably consider it within a reasonable
      time, and may request further detail to enable it to properly consider the request. No request for any variation, deletion or addition to the Services is effective unless agreed in writing.
       

    6. General use restrictions
    7. The Customer must:

      1. use the Services in accordance with all applicable laws;
      2. not use the Services:
        1. to engage in fraudulent or illegal behaviour, or in a way that the Customer knows or ought to reasonably know, infringes any third party’s Intellectual Property Rights;
        2. to transmit, publish or communicate material that is pornographic, defamatory, offensive, abusive, indecent, menacing or unwanted;
        3. to circumvent any security measures, or to gain unauthorised access to or interfere with any third party’s online resources or systems including any form of hacking; or
        4. in a way that disrupts, misuses or excessively uses (other than as part of a pre-agreed performance testing or penetration testing exercise) the hardware, bandwidth access, storage space or other resources of Enablo or Enablo’s other customers; and
      3. ensure that its Personnel comply with subclauses 2.5(a) and 2.5(b) above.

       

    8. Acceptance Testing
      1. In order to determine whether Deliverables meet the requirements of a Statement of Work, Enablo will conduct Acceptance Testing as set out in a Statement of Work. Enablo will notify the Customer when the relevant Deliverables are ready for Acceptance Testing. The Customer may then also be able to undertake Acceptance Testing in accordance with the Acceptance Testing plan as set out in the applicable Statement of Work.
      2. If the Customer is satisfied that the Deliverable complies passes the Acceptance Testing, the Customer will issue a written notice of acceptance for that Deliverable to Enablo.
      3. If the Customer (acting reasonably) consider that any relevant Deliverable is not materially consistent with the requirements in the Acceptance Testing, the Customer must provide Enablo with:
        1. details of the specific parts of the Deliverables which the Customer considers do not comply with the requirements of the Statement of Work; and
        2. all information necessary to enable Enablo to identify and remedy the purported non-compliance with the requirements of the Statement of Work.
      4. Enablo may:
        1. agree that the Deliverables do not comply with the requirements of the Acceptance Testing in a Statement of Work, in which case it will use best endeavours to remedy the noncompliance and will then re-submit the Deliverables for Acceptance Testing; or
        2. consider that the Deliverables comply with the requirements of the Acceptance Testing, in which case the matter will be referred to dispute resolution in accordance with Clause 10 of these Terms.
      5. If the Customer fails to provide a notice under clauses 2.6(b) or 2.6(c) within 15 Business Days after the completion of Acceptance Testing, it will be deemed to have accepted the relevant Deliverables.
      6. Despite any other provisions of this Agreement, if:
        1. any Deliverable contains only minor or cosmetic defects that do not have a substantive effect on the Deliverable; or
        2. the Customer uses any Deliverable other than for Acceptance Testing,
        3. then that Deliverable will be deemed to have satisfied the Acceptance Testing requirements.

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  4. Fees, Expenses and invoices
     

    1. Fees
      1. The Customer must pay all applicable Fees and Expenses to Enablo.
      2. Fees and Expenses may be payable on a fixed price basis or a time and materials basis. If a Statement of Work states that the Fees and Expenses are an estimate only, the Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Fees and Expenses charged for the Services will be based on Enablo’s estimate, however the final Fees and Expenses may be more or less than that estimate.

       

    2. Invoice and payment
      1. Enablo must invoice the Customer for the Fees, Expenses and any other amount payable by the Customer to Enablo in accordance with these Terms and any Statement Work.
      2. The Customer must pay an invoice issued to Enablo, without set-off, by the date specified on the invoice, or otherwise within 30 days after the date of issue of the invoice.
      3. The Customer shall pay Enablo electronically to Enablo’s bank account or by any payment method reasonably stipulated by Enablo. No payment shall be considered paid until it is received in cleared funds by Enablo.
      4. The relevant Statement of Work will stipulate the currency in which payment will be made.
      5. If the Customer does not dispute any invoice prior to the date for payment of that invoice, it will be deemed to have accepted the invoice.
      6. If the Customer wishes to dispute any portion of an invoice, the Customer agrees to pay the undisputed portion of the invoice in accordance with the payment terms set out in the invoice.
      7. Where permitted by law, Customer must pay any merchant fees, bank fees and currency conversion fees associated with its payment.
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    3. Late payment
    4. If the Customer is late in paying any part of any monies due to Enablo, Enablo may (without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to it whether under these Terms or a Statement of Work or by any statute, regulation or by-law) do any or all of the following:

      1. charge Interest on the amount due but unpaid and on amounts that have been disputed where the dispute has been resolved in Enablo’s favour from time to time from the due date until payment (after as well as before judgment); and
      2. suspend the Services pursuant to clause 9.4(a)(i).
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  6. Intellectual property
     

    1. Enablo Materials and Services
      1. Unless expressly specified otherwise in these Terms or a Statement of Work:
        1. Enablo (or its licensors, as applicable) retains ownership of all Intellectual Property Rights subsisting in all Services and Enablo Materials; and
        2. any modification or enhancement to any Services or Enablo Material is deemed to form part of the Services or Enablo Materials (as applicable) and all Intellectual Property Rights in such modification or enhancement vest in Enablo immediately from creation.
      2. If any Services or Enablo Materials are modified or enhanced by or on behalf of the Customer, then the Customer:
        1. assigns to Enablo all Intellectual Property Rights it has in such modification or enhancement immediately from creation; and
        2. where applicable, must procure that the relevant third party assigns to Enablo all Intellectual Property Rights that the relevant third party has in such modification or enhancement,
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          and must ensure that any necessary document is signed, or any other necessary things are done, as required to give effect to that assignment.

      3. Enablo grants to the Customer:
        1. a perpetual, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, global licence to use the Intellectual Property Rights in any Enablo Materials that form part of a Deliverable, solely for internal business use for purpose of enjoying use of that Deliverable; and
        2. for the SOW Term of the relevant Statement of Work, a non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, global licence to use the Intellectual Property Rights in any Enablo Materials and Third Party Materials that form part of the Services, solely for internal business use for purpose of enjoying those Services.
      4. Enablo EULA Software is licensed under the terms of Enablo EULA and is not governed by these Terms.
      5. Enablo warrants that use of the Services and Enablo Material by the Customer (other than any modifications and enhancements to the Services or Enablo Material made by or on behalf of the Customer) in accordance with these Terms and any Statement of Work will not infringe any third-party rights (including Intellectual Property Rights).

       

    2. Customer Material
      1. Unless expressly specified otherwise in these Terms or any Statement of Work:
        1. the Customer or its licensors (as applicable) retains ownership of all Intellectual Property Rights subsisting in all Customer Materials; and
        2. any modification or enhancement to any Customer Material is deemed to form part of the Customer Materials and all Intellectual Property Rights in such modification or enhancement vest in the Customer immediately from creation.
      2. If any Customer Material is modified or enhanced by or on behalf of Enablo, then Enablo assigns to the Customer allnIntellectual Property Rights it has in such modification or enhancement immediately from creation (and will do all things necessary to give effect to that assignment).
      3. The Customer grants to Enablo for the SOW Term a non-exclusive, global licence to use, reproduce and modify the Customer Material solely for purposes providing the Services to the Customer and otherwise to perform its obligations under these Terms and the relevant Statement of Work. This licence includes the right to sublicense.
      4. The Customer warrants that use of:
        1. the Customer Material by Enablo in accordance with these Terms and the relevant Statement of Work; and
        2. any modifications and enhancements to the Services or Enablo Material made by or on behalf of the Customer,
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          will not infringe any third-party rights (including Intellectual Property Rights).

       

    3. Developed Material
      1. Unless otherwise set out in a Statement of Work, any Developed Material is owned by Enablo, and to the extent Developed Material does not automatically vest in Enablo, the Customer assigns all Intellectual Property Rights in or in relation to any Developed Material to Enablo.
      2. If requested by Enablo, the Customer must bring into existence, sign, execute or otherwise deal with any document or take any action which may be necessary to enable the vesting of the Intellectual Property Rights contemplated by clause 4.3(a) in Enablo.

       

    4. Use of the Customer’s marks and promotional content
      The Customer grants Enablo the right to use the Customer’s name, logo, trade marks, branding and any materials created for the Customer by Enablo (including PDF samples) in Enablo’s promotional and marketing material from time to time.

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  8. Confidential Information
     

    1. Protection of Confidential Information
    2. Each party must only use or copy the other party’s Confidential Information for the purposes of these Terms and the relevant Statement of Work and must take all steps reasonably necessary to:

      1. maintain the confidentiality of the other party’s Confidential Information;
      2. ensure that any person who has access to Confidential Information of the other party
        through it or on its behalf does not use, copy or disclose that Confidential Information other than in accordance with these Terms; and
      3. enforce the confidentiality obligations required by these Terms.

       

    3. Restriction on disclosure
      1. Each party must not disclose the Confidential Information of the other party to any person except:
        1. to its Personnel who need to know the Confidential Information for the purposes of these Terms and the relevant Statement of Work;
        2. where the disclosure is required by applicable law, or under compulsion of law by a court or Government Agency or by the rules of any relevant stock exchange or regulator, as long as the disclosing party:
          1. discloses the minimum amount of Confidential Information required to satisfy the law or rules; and
          2. before disclosing any information, gives a reasonable amount of notice to the other party and takes all reasonable steps (whether required by the other party or not) to maintain such Confidential Information in
            confidence;
        3. if the other party has given its consent to the disclosure or use; or
        4. as expressly permitted by these Terms.
      2. Before disclosing Confidential Information to a person, the disclosing party must take reasonable steps to ensure that the person is aware of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and is bound by confidentiality obligations that are substantially similar to those set out in these Terms.

       

    4. Return of Confidential Information
      1. Subject to clause 5.3(b), each party must return (or, if requested by the other party, destroy or permanently de-identify) all copies of the other party’s Confidential Information in its possession or control within 10 Business Days of expiry or termination of the relevant Statement of Work.
      2. If a party needs to retain the other party’s Confidential Information for the purpose of:
        1. complying with any applicable law;
        2. litigation;
        3. internal quality assurance and record-keeping; or
        4. performing its obligations or exercising its rights under these Terms and the relevant Statement of Work,
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          then it may retain and use it solely for this purpose but must deal with the Confidential Information in accordance with clause 5.3(a) promptly after it is no longer required for this purpose.

       

    5. Exclusions
    6. The obligations of confidence in clauses 5.1 and 5.2 do not apply to Confidential Information:

      1. that is in the public domain otherwise than as a result of a breach of these Terms and the relevant Statement of Work or other obligation of confidence; or
      2. that is already known by, or rightfully received, or independently developed, by the recipient of that Confidential Information free of any obligation of confidence.

       

    7. Injunctive relief
    8. Each party acknowledges that:

      1. the other party may suffer financial and other loss and damage if any unauthorised act occurs in relation to Confidential Information of the other party, and that monetary damages would be an insufficient remedy; and
      2. in addition to any other remedy available at law or in equity, the other party is entitled to injunctive relief to prevent a breach of, and to compel specific performance of this clause 5.

     

  9. Privacy
     

    1. Enablo’s obligations
    2. If and to the extent Enablo collects, stores, uses, discloses or otherwise deals with Customer Personal Information, Enablo must:

      1. only collect, store, use, disclose or otherwise deal with Customer Personal Information:
        1. in accordance with applicable Privacy Laws; and
        2. only as required for the purposes of providing the Services or as otherwise expressly permitted under these Terms.

       

    3. Customer’s obligations
      1. The Customer must comply with the Privacy Laws when handling any Personal Information provided or made available to it by or on behalf of Enablo.
      2. If the Customer provides, discloses or otherwise makes available to Enablo (or its Personnel) any Customer Personal Information, the Customer must make all disclosures and obtain all consents required to ensure that:
        1. the Customer is lawfully (including without breaching the Privacy Laws) able to provide, disclose or make available the Customer Personal Information to Enablo and its Personnel and any Relevant Supplier; and
        2. Enablo and any Relevant Supplier is lawfully (including without breaching the Privacy Laws) able to collect, store, use, disclose or otherwise deal with the Customer Personal Information for the purposes of providing the Services and otherwise performing its obligations under these Terms and the relevant Statement of Work (and any Additional Agreement, as applicable).
    4. Relevant Supplier
    5. The treatment of information that Customer provides to a Relevant Supplier is governed by the applicable Additional Terms or Additional Agreement.

     

  10. Warranty
    Enablo will address any failure of the Deliverables to conform to the Specifications and will correct any reported bugs or remaining system errors at no cost to the Customer as part of the Services for a period of up to 30 Business Days following delivery of the Deliverables. After this period, any required maintenance will be charged to the Customer at Enablo’s then-current rate.
     

      Our goods and services come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. For major failures with the service, you are entitled:
       

        to cancel your service contract with us; and
         
        to a refund for the unused portion, or to compensation for its reduced value.
         

      You are also entitled to choose a refund or replacement for major failures with goods. If a failure with the goods or a service does not amount to a major failure, you are entitled to have the failure rectified in a reasonable time. If this is not done you are entitled to a refund for the goods and to cancel the contract for the service and obtain a refund of any unused portion. You are also entitled to be compensated for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage from a failure in the goods or service.

     

  11. Limitation of liability
     

    1. Limitation of liability
    2. Subject to clauses 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5, the aggregate liability of a party for all Loss suffered by the other party in connection with a Statement of Work (including where arising under these Terms) is limited to the total Fees paid or payable by the Customer in connection with that Statement of Work.
       

    3. Reduction of liability
    4. To the extent permitted by law the liability of a party under or in connection with these Terms and the relevant Statement of Work will be reduced proportionately by the extent, if any, to which a breach of the relevant
      Statement of Work or these Terms by, or the negligent acts or omissions of, the other party (or its Personnel) caused or contributed to the relevant Loss suffered or incurred by the other party.
       

    5. Exclusion of liability
    6. Subject to clauses 8.4 and 8.5:

      1. neither party is liable for any Consequential Loss however caused (including by the negligence of a party or its Personnel), suffered or incurred in connection with these Terms or a Statement of Work; and
      2. Enablo is not liable for Loss arising in connection with any failure in, fault with or degradation of the Services if that failure, fault or degradation is attributable to or caused by a failure of the facilities or services of any third party.

       

    7. Australian consumer law
    8. If the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) or any other legislation states that there is a guarantee in relation to any good or service supplied by Enablo in connection with a Statement of Work or these Terms, and Enablo’s liability for failing to comply with that guarantee cannot be excluded but may be limited, clauses 8.1 and 8.3 (and any inconsistent limitation or exclusion expressed elsewhere in these Terms or the Statement of Work) do not apply to that liability and instead Enablo’s liability for such failure is limited to (at the election of Enablo), in the case of a supply of goods, Enablo replacing the goods or paying the cost of having the goods repaired or replaced or supplying equivalent goods or repairing the goods, or in the case of a supply of services, Enablo supplying the services again or paying the cost of having the services supplied again.
       

    9. Uncapped heads of liability
    10. Subject to clause 8.2, the parties agree that the limitations and exclusions of liability set out in these Terms do not apply where a party’s liability party arises from:

      1. death of, or personal injury to, any person that is caused by that party or its Personnel;
      2. loss of, or damage to, tangible property that is caused by that party or its Personnel;
      3. any breach of a confidentiality obligation set out in these Terms by that party or its Personnel;
      4. any breach of a privacy obligation set out in these Terms by that party or its Personnel;
      5. any unlawful or fraudulent act or omission of that party or its Personnel; or
      6. a breach by the Customer of its warranty in clause 4.2(d).

       

    11. Acknowledgement
    12. Enablo may, from time to time, refer the Customer to preferred suppliers or other third parties. The Customer acknowledges and agrees that any referral is not a recommendation by Enablo that the Customer seeks that third party’s advice or provision of services. Enablo do not make any warranty or representation as to the quality of the facilities or services of any third party

     

  12. Termination and suspension
     

    1. Termination for breach
    2. If:

      1. a party (the first party) commits a breach of these Terms, an Additional Agreement or any Statement of Work that has a material and adverse effect on the other party, and fails to remedy that breach within 10 days of receiving notice from the other party requiring the first party remedy that breach (where capable of remedy); or
      2. an Insolvency Event occurs in relation to the first party,

       
      then the other party may terminate the relevant Statement of Work (in the case of 9.1(b) above, subject to any provision of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) or any related subordinate legislation that may prevent or restrict the exercise of a right of termination or other right under these Terms and the relevant Statement of Work) by notice to the first party in which case the relevant Statement of Work will terminate on the date specified in that notice or, if no date is specified, immediately.
       

    3. After termination or expiry of a Statement of Work
    4. On termination or expiry of a Statement of Work:

      1. Enablo will cease to provide the Services under that Statement of Work;
      2. accrued rights or remedies of a party are not affected;
      3. the Customer will pay to Enablo all Fees in connection with Services provided and any Expenses incurred in connection with that Statement of Work;
      4. except as expressly specified otherwise in these Terms or that Statement of Work, all licences and similar rights granted, cease to be granted immediately; and
      5. within a reasonable period of time after termination or expiry of the Statement of Work, the Customer must return to Enablo all Enablo Materials and Enablo must return to the Customer all Customer Materials, in each case, in connection with that Statement of Work.

       

    5. Survival
    6. Termination or expiry of a Statement of Work will not affect indemnities, clauses 4, 5, 6, 8, 9.2, 10, 11, 12, 14 and this clause 9.3, or any provision of these Terms which is expressly or by implication intended to come into force or continue on or after the termination or expiry.
       

    7. Suspension
      1. Without limiting any other remedy Enablo may have under these Terms or at law, Enablo may suspend the Customer’s access to the Services if:
        1. the Customer has not paid Enablo the Fees and Expenses in accordance with these Terms or the relevant Statement of Work, provided that Enablo shall first have given to the Customer at least seven days’ notice that the Services would be suspended if the outstanding sums are not paid in full;
        2. Enablo has reasonable grounds to suspect that the Customer has done or is likely to do any of the things described in clause 2.5;
        3. a third party alleges and provides reasonable evidence that the Customer has done or threatened to do any of the things described in clause 2.5; or
        4. Enablo receives a notice from a third party with a legitimate interest to be protected (including any regulatory body) requiring Enablo to cease providing the Services to the Customer or remove any content the Customer is making available through the Services. Subject to any contrary legal requirements, Enablo shall provide the Customer with a copy of the notice.
      2. Enablo will restore the Customer’s access to the Services as soon as reasonably possible once the reason for the suspension has been addressed or removed.
      3. If Enablo suspends the supply of any Services under these Terms for a period of 10 Business Days or more, it may provide written notice to the Customer of termination of the Statement of Work that relates to such Services.

     

  13. Dispute resolution
     

    1. Dispute
    2. Clause 10 applies to any dispute which arises between the Customer and Enablo in connection with a Statement of Work or these Terms (Dispute).
       

    3. Dispute Notice
      1. If either the Customer or Enablo considers that a Dispute has arisen, it may issue a notice to the other party, setting out reasonable particulars of the matters in dispute (Dispute Notice).
      2. Subject to clause 10.5 below, the Customer and Enablo must not commence or maintain any action or proceeding in any court, tribunal or otherwise regarding a Dispute without first giving a Dispute Notice and complying with clause 10.

       

    4. Discussions
    5. The Customer and Enablo must promptly hold discussions between representatives of each party after the issue of a Dispute Notice to attempt to resolve the Dispute.
       

    6. Mediation
    7. If the parties fail to resolve the Dispute within 30 days of the date of the applicable Dispute Notice (Discussion Period), either party may during the next 10 Business Days after the end of the Discussion Period, by notice to
      the other party, refer the dispute to mediation to be conducted by the Australian Commercial Disputes Centre under its then-current mediation rules and guidelines. If a dispute is referred to mediation:

      1. any meetings organised will be held in Brisbane (Australia), or such other place as may be agreed by the parties in writing;
      2. the parties agree to share the costs associated with the engagement of the mediator equally; and
      3. each party may be represented by a duly qualified legal practitioner.

       

    8. Summary or urgent relief
      1. Subject to clause 10.5(b), neither party may commence legal or arbitration proceedings in relation to any Dispute in connection with these Terms or the relevant Statement of Work unless, despite following the procedures set out in this clause 10, the parties have been unable to resolve the Dispute within 90 days of the date that the applicable Dispute Notice was received.
      2. Notwithstanding anything in this clause 10, a party may at any time commence court proceedings in relation to a Dispute or claim arising in connection with these Terms or the relevant Statement of Work where that party seeks urgent interlocutory relief.

     

  14. Arbitration
     

    1. Unresolved Disputes to be referred to arbitration
    2. Any Dispute that is not resolved in accordance with clauses 10.1 to 10.4 within 90 days of the date that the applicable Dispute Notice was received must be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the arbitration rules of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (known as ACICA Arbitration Rules).
       

    3. General principles
      1. The parties agree that
        1. the seat of the arbitration will be Brisbane;
        2. the number of arbitrators will be one; and
        3. the language of the arbitration will be English.

       

    4. Award final and binding
    5. Any award made in respect of arbitration conducted pursuant to this clause 11 will be final and binding upon the parties.

     

  15. Non-solicitation
     

    1. During the SOW Term and the Restraint Period, the Customer will not solicit or entice any employee or contractor of Enablo to work for the Customer or any competitor of Enablo’s business, unless the Customer obtains Enablo’s prior written consent.
    2. The Restraint Period means:
      1. 24 months;
      2. 12 months;
      3. 6 months.
    3. The undertakings contained in clause 12(a) andresulting from any combination of the wording from clause 12(b) constitutes a separate and independent provision, severable from the other undertakings and enforceable by Enablo separately against the Customer and independently of each of the other undertakings. If a court of competent jurisdiction finally decides any such undertaking to be unenforceable in whole or in part, the enforceability of the remainder of that undertaking or any other undertaking will not be affected.
    4. If the Customer breaches this clause 12 or Enablo forms the reasonable view that the Customer is likely to breach this clause 12, the parties agree that:
      1. damages are not an adequate remedy; and
      2. Enablo may apply for injunctive relief.
    5. The Customer agrees that the undertakings contained in clause 12(a) and resulting from any combination of the wording from clause 12(b)are no more extensive than is reasonable to protect Enablo.

     

  16. Force majeure
    A party will not be:
     

    1. in breach of these Terms or a Statement of Work as a result of; or
    2. liable for,
    3. any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations (other than a payment obligation) under these Terms or a Statement of Work to the extent that such failure or delay is wholly or partially caused, directly or indirectly, by a Force Majeure Event, provided that:

    4. that party advises the other party of the details of the Force Majeure Event, and its likely effect on the performance of its obligations under these Terms or the Statement of Work; and
    5. that party takes all steps reasonably necessary to recommence performance of the affected obligations and minimise the delay caused by the Force Majeure Event.

     

  17. Notice
     

    1. Method of giving notice
    2. A notice, consent or communication under a Statement of Work or these Terms is only effective if it is:

      1. in writing, in English, signed by or on behalf of the person giving it;
      2. addressed to the person to whom it is to be given; and
      3. given as follows:
        1. delivered by hand to that person’s address;
        2. sent to that person’s address by prepaid mail or by prepaid airmail, if the address is overseas; or
        3. by email to that person’s email address.
        4. When a Dispute Notice, termination or breach given under these Terms, is given by email a copy must also be given by hand or pre-paid post, failing which the notice sent by email will be void and have no effect.

       

    3. When is notice given
    4. A notice, consent or communication given under clause 14.1 is given and received on the corresponding day set out in the table below. The time expressed in the table is the local time in the place of receipt.
       

      If a notice is It is given and received on
      Delivered by hand
      1. that day, if delivered by 5.00pm on a Business Day; or
      2. the next Business Day, in any other case.
      Sent by post
      1. three Business Days after posting, if sent within Australia; or
      2. seven Business Days after posting, if sent to or from a place outside Australia.
      Sent by email The second Business Day after the date of sending provided that the party giving notice has not received a delivery failure or similar notification (in which case notice will not have been given).

       

    5. Address for notices
    6. The relevant addresses and email addresses of each party are those set out in the applicable Statement of Work, or as the person notifies the sender (as applicable).

     

  18. GST
     

    1. Definitions
    2. Terms used in this clause 15 that are defined in the GST Act have the meaning given to them in the GST Act.
       

    3. GST exclusive
    4. Except under clause 15, the consideration for a Supply made under or in connection with a Statement of Work or these Terms does not include GST.
       

    5. Taxable Supply
    6. If a Supply made under or in connection with a Statement of Work or these Terms is a Taxable Supply, then at or before the time any part of the consideration for the Supply is payable:

      1. the Recipient must pay the GST Act Supplier an amount equal to the total GST for the Supply, in addition to and in the same manner as the consideration otherwise payable under a Statement of Work or these Terms for that Supply; and
      2. the GST Act Supplier must give the Recipient a Tax Invoice for the Supply.

       

    7. Later GST change
      For clarity, the GST payable under clause 15.3 is correspondingly increased or decreased by any subsequent adjustment to the amount of GST for the Supply for which the GST Act Supplier is liable, however caused.
       

    8. Reimbursement or indemnity
      If either party has the right under a Statement of Work or these Terms to be reimbursed or indemnified by another party for a cost incurred in connection with these Terms or the relevant Statement of Work, that reimbursement or indemnity excludes any GST component of that cost for which an Input Tax Credit may be claimed by the party being reimbursed or indemnified, or by its Representative Member, Joint Venture Operator or other similar person entitled to the Input Tax Credit (if any).
       

    9. Warranty that Tax Invoice is issued regarding a Taxable Supply
      Where a Tax Invoice is given by the GST Act Supplier, the GST Act Supplier warrants that the Supply to which the Tax Invoice relates is a Taxable Supply and that it will remit the GST (as stated on the Tax Invoice) to the Australian Taxation Office.
       

    10. Progressive or Periodic Services
      Where a Supply made under or in connection with a Statement of Work or these Terms is a Progressive or Periodic Supply, clause 15.3 applies to each component of the Progressive or Periodic Supply as if it were a separate Supply.

     

  19. General
     

    1. Precedence
      1. Subject to clause 16.1(b), if there is any
        inconsistency between the provisions of this agreement, a descending order of precedence will be accorded to:
        1. any Additional Terms incorporated into this document in accordance with clause 1.3 (in relation to the relevant Service only);
        2. these Terms; and
        3. any Statement of Work;
        4. so that the provision in the higher ranked document, to the extent of the inconsistency, will prevail.

      2. Subject to 16.1(c), where a term in a Statement of Work is inconsistent with any the terms of these Terms, that term will prevail over the inconsistent term(s) of these Terms only in relation to that SOW and only where it clearly:
        1. states that the parties have agreed to a provision that is inconsistent with these Terms; and
        2. identifies the provision in these Termswith which it is inconsistent.
      3. In the event of any inconsistency, clauses 5, 6, 8 and 9 of these Terms will always prevail over any term in a Statement of Work.
      4. The parties agree that any standard terms, purchase order terms or similar that are provided or made available by the Customer will have no legal effect.

       

    2. Rights cumulative
    3. Unless expressly stated otherwise in these Terms, the rights and remedies under any indemnity or otherwise provided under these Terms are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law or any other right or remedy.
       

    4. Amendments
      1. A Statement of Work may only be amended or varied by written agreement between the parties.
      2. Enablo may update these Terms from time to time. If the Customer is an existing customer, Enablo will inform that Customer when these Terms are updated.

       

    5. Discretion
    6. Where Enablo may exercise any right or discretion or make any decision under these Terms or a Statement of Work, Enablo may do so in its absolute discretion, conditionally or unconditionally, and without being required to give reasons or act reasonably. Clause 16.4applies unless these Terms or a Statement of Work (as applicable) expressly require otherwise.

    7. Costs
    8. Each party must bear its own costs in relation to the preparation, negotiation, signing and performance of any Statement of Work and these Terms.

    9. Assignment, novation and change of Control
      1. Any rights or obligations of the Customer that arise out of or under a Statement of Work or these Terms are not assignable or able to be novated or otherwise dealt with by the Customer without the prior written consent of Enablo.
      2. The Customer may not undergo a Change of Control without Enablo’s prior written consent.
      3. A breach of clause 16.6(a) or clause 16.6(b) by the Customer entitles Enablo to terminate any or all Statements of Work.
      4. Clause 16.6(c) does not affect the construction of any other part of these Terms.

       

    10. Counterparts
    11. A Statement of Work may be executed in any number of counterparts and all counterparts together make one instrument.
       

    12. Entire agreement
      1. These Terms and the relevant Statement of Work supersede all previous agreements about its subject matter. These Terms and the relevant Statement of Work embodies the entire agreement between the parties.
      2. To the extent permitted by law, any statement, representation or promise made in any negotiation or discussion is withdrawn and has no effect except to the extent expressly set out or incorporated by reference in these Terms and the relevant Statement of Work.
      3. Each party acknowledges and agrees that it does not rely on any prior conduct or representation by the other party in entering into a Statement of Work and these Terms.

       

    13. Further assurances
    14. The Customer must do all things necessary to give effect to a Statement of Work and these Terms and the transactions contemplated by it. Without limiting the foregoing, during the Term, the Customer will make available to Enablo adequate information and facilities necessary to perform the Services.
       

    15. Continuing obligation
    16. Each indemnity contained in a Statement of Work or these Terms is a continuing obligation notwithstanding:

      1. any settlement of account; or
      2. the occurrence of any other thing,

       
      and it is not necessary for Enablo to incur expense or make payment before enforcing or making a claim under an indemnity.
       

    17. Governing law and jurisdiction
      1. The laws of Queensland, Australia govern each Statement of Work and these Terms.
      2. Each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland, Australia and courts competent to hear appeals from those courts.
      3. The terms of any Additional Terms and Additional Agreements may be subject to separate governing laws and jurisdictions.

       

    18. Joint and several liability
    19. If a party to a Statement of Work consists of more than one person, or a term is used in that Statement of Work or these Terms to refer to more than one party:

      1. an obligation of those persons is joint and several; and
      2. a right of those persons is held by each of them severally.

       

    20. No waiver
      1. The failure of a party at any time to require full or partial performance of any provision of a Statement of Work or these Terms does not affect in any way the right of that party to require that performance subsequently.
      2. A single or partial exercise of or waiver of the exercise of any right, power or remedy does not preclude any other or further exercise of that or any other right, power or remedy.
      3. A right under a Statement of Work or these Terms may only be waived in writing signed by the party granting the waiver, and is effective only to the extent specifically set out in the waiver.

       

    21. Relationship between parties
    22. Unless expressly stated otherwise, a Statement of Work and these Terms do not create a relationship of employment, trust, agency or partnership between the parties.
       

    23. Severability
    24. A clause or part of a clause of a Statement of Work or these Terms that is illegal or unenforceable may be severed from that Statement of Work or these Terms (as applicable) and the remaining clauses or parts of the clause of the relevant Statement of Work or these Terms continues in force.
       

    25. Subcontracting
      1. Enablo may subcontract the performance of all or any part of its obligations under a Statement of Work or these Terms.
      2. The Customer must not subcontract the
        performance of all or any part of its obligations under a Statement of Work or these Termswithout the prior consent of Enablo.

       

    26. Compliance with laws
    27. Each party must comply with all applicable laws including regulations, mandatory industry codes and applicable Australian Standards in connection with the performance of its obligations under a Statement of Work and these Terms.

     

  20. Definitions and interpretation
     

    1. Definitions
    2. In a Statement of Work and these Terms:

     

    Term
    Definition

     

    Acceptance Testing
    means the acceptance tests, plan and criteria described as such in a Statement of Work.
    Additional Agreement
    means any additional agreement indicated in an agreed Statement of Work.
    Additional Terms
    means any additional terms as indicated in an agreed Statement of Work.
    Australian Standards
    means the standards published by Standards Australia Limited from time to time.
    Business Day
    means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in Brisbane, Australia.
    Change of Control
    means:

    1. control of the composition of the board of directors of a corporation;
    2. control of more than half the voting rights attaching to shares in a corporation;
    3. control of more than half the issued shares of a corporation (excluding any share which carries no right to participate beyond a specified amount in the distribution of either profit or capital); or
    4. control as defined in the Corporations Act 2001(Cth).
    Claim
    any allegation, debt, cause of action, liability, claim, proceeding, suit or demand.
    Confidential Information
    of a party means these Terms, the terms of any Statement of Work and any information:

    1. relating to the business and affairs of that party;
    2. relating to the customers, clients, employees, sub-contractors or other persons doing business with that party;
    3. which is by its nature confidential;
    4. which is designated as confidential by that party; or
    5. which the other party knows or ought to know, is confidential,
    6. and includes all trade secrets, knowhow, financial information and other commercially valuable information of that party, and in the case of Enablo, includes any Enablo Material and, in the case of the Customer, includes Customer Material.

    Consequential Loss
    Consequential Loss in clause 8.2 mean:

    1. loss of profits;
    2. loss of revenues;
    3. indirect loss;
    4. loss of use of the Services;
    5. loss of reputation;
    6. consequential loss;
    7. loss of actual or anticipated savings;
    8. lost opportunities, including opportunities to enter into arrangements
      with third parties;
    9. loss or damage in connection with claims against the Customer by third parties; or
    10. loss or corruption of data.
    Corporations Act
    means Corporations Act 2001(Cth).
    Customer
    means Enablo’s counterparty to a Statement of Work.(Cth).
    Customer Material
    means any material provided by or to which access is given by the Customer to Enablo for the purposes of a Statement of Work or these Terms including promotional material, marketing plans, business plans, documents, software, object code, source code, configurations, equipment, hardware, reports, technical information, studies, plans, charts, drawings, calculations, tables, schedules and data stored by any means.
    Customer Personal Information
    means any Personal Information
    of the Customer or any Personnel, customer or end user of the Customer provided to Enablo by the Customer.
    Customer Responsibilities
    means the responsibilities identified as such in a Statement of Work.
    Deliverable
    Deliverable means a deliverable that Enablo agrees to provide as part of the Services, as specified in a Statement of Work (but does not include Enablo EULA Software).
    Delivery Date
    means the date described as such in the relevant Statement of Work.
    Developed Materials
    means materials (of any nature) created by or on behalf of Enablo in the course of providing the Services.
    Enablo EULA
    means Enablo’s click-through licence agreement for Enablo EULA Software, from time to time.
    Enablo Material
    means any material provided by or to which access is given by Enablo to the Customer for the purposes of these Terms or a Statement of Work including documents, software, object code, source code, configurations, equipment, hardware, reports, technical information, studies, plans, charts, drawings, calculations, tables, schedules and data stored by any means, and includes all Developed Materials. Enablo Material does not include Third Party Material or Enablo EULA Software.
    Enablo Representative
    means the person set out as such in a Statement of Work or any replacement of that person nominated by Enablo.
    Enablo EULA Software
    means software (such as bots) that is provided to the Customer by Enablo and that requires acceptance of Enablo EULA before use.
    Expenses
    means:

    1. any reasonable traveland accommodationexpenses; and
    2. fees for Third Party Material (including but not limited to royalty payments for images) or other disbursements or third party costs that areagreed between the parties in a Statement of Work.
    Fees
    mean the fees set out in a Statement of Work and any other amounts contemplated by these Terms as being payable by the Customer to Enablo.
    Force Majeure Event
    means any occurrence or omission outside a party’s control and:

    1. a physical natural disaster including fire, flood, lightning or earthquake;
    2. war or other state of armed hostilities (whether war is declared or not), insurrection, riot, civil commotion, act of public enemies, national emergency (whether in fact or in law) or declaration of martial law;
    3. national emergency;
    4. epidemic, pandemic, public health emergency, communicable diseaseoutbreak, quarantine restriction, and precautionary measures relating to the same;
    5. ionising radiation or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear waste or from combustion of nuclear fuel;
    6. failure of a third party service provider;
    7. failure of a third party to provide a necessary input;
    8. confiscation, nationalisation, requisition, expropriation, prohibition, embargo, restraint or damage to property by or under the order of any Government Agency;
    9. orders or acts of military,civil authority or Government Agency;
    10. law taking effect after the SOW Commencement Date; and
    11. strike, lock-out, stoppage, labour dispute or shortage including industrial disputes that are specific to a party or the party’s subcontractors.
    Government Agency
    means:

    1. a government or government department or other body;
    2. a governmental, semi-governmental or judicial person; or
    3. a person (whether autonomous or not) who is charged with the administration of a law.
    GST Act
    means A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
    GST Act Supplier
    means the entity making the Supply.
    Insolvency Event
    means any of the following events:

    1. a controller (as defined in the Corporations Act) is appointed to the party, or over any of the property of the party;
    2. the party becomes bankrupt;
    3. a controlling trustee is appointed to the party, or over any of the property of the party;
    4. the party or the party’s property becomes subject to a personal insolvency arrangement under part X Bankruptcy Act or a debt agreement under part IX Bankruptcy
      Act;
    5. the party is unable to pay its debts when they become due and payable;
    6. the party ceases to carry on business; or
    7. any event happens in Australia or any other country or territory in respect of a party that is similar to any of the events or circumstances referred to in this definition.
    8.  
      Any event that takes place as part of a solvent reconstruction, amalgamation, merger, or consolidation, on terms approved in writing by the other party beforehand and in compliance with those terms is excluded from this definition.

    Intellectual Property Rights
    means all industrial and intellectual property rights, both in Australia and throughout the world, and includes any copyright, moral right, patent, registered or unregistered trade mark, registered or unregistered design, trade secret, knowhow, right in relation to semiconductors and circuit layouts, trade or business or company name, indication or source or appellation of origin or other proprietary right, or right of registration of such rights.
    Interest
    means interest on any payment owing under a Statement of Work or these Terms calculated:

    1. at the rate which is 2% in excess of the published Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited variable interest rate for commercial overdrafts or, if lower, the maximum rate permitted by applicable law; and
    2. daily from the date on which such payment was due to the date on which the payment is made (both inclusive) including the relevant Interest.
    Loss
    means loss, damage, liability, charge, expense, outgoing, payment or cost of any nature or kind, including all legal and other professional costs on a full indemnity basis.
    Personal Information
    has the meaning given to that term in the Privacy Act.
    Personnel
    means a party’s employees, secondees, directors, officers, contractors, professional advisers and agents.
    Privacy Act
    means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and any ancillary rules, guidelines, orders, directions, directives, codes of conduct or other instruments made or issued there under, as amended from time to time.
    Privacy Laws
    means:

    1. the Privacy Act;
    2. the Australian Privacy Principles (or APPs) contained in Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act ; and
    3. all other applicable laws, regulations, registered privacy codes, privacy policies and contractual terms in respect of the processing of Personal Information.
    Progressive or Periodic Supply
    means a Taxable Supply that satisfies the requirements of section 156-5 GST Act.
    Related Body Corporate
    has the meaning given to that term by section 9 Corporations Act.
    Relevant Supplier
    means the relevant supplier of a Service as indicated in an agreed Statement of Work.
    Services
    means all items, deliverables and services to be provided by or on behalf of Enablo to the Customer under a Statement of Work and in accordance with these Terms.
    Specification
    means the specifications identified as such in a Statement of Work.
    Statement of Work
    means a statement of work for the supply of Services that incorporates these Terms, validly executed by both parties.
    SOW Commencement Date
    the date on which the corresponding is executed by the last party.
    SOW Term
    has the meaning given to it in clause 1.2(a).
    Third Party Material
    means Intellectual Property Rights owned or licensed by a third party, that are licensed to Enablo or an Enablo subcontractor, including (but not limited to):

    1. computer programs or applications licensed toEnablo or an Enablosubcontractor to allow Enablo or that subcontractor to provide the Services; and
    2. literary, dramatic, artistic and musical works licensed to Enablo or an Enablo Subcontractor for inclusion in the Services including but not limited to stock photos and fonts.

     

    1. Interpretation
    2. In these Terms and any Statement of Work:

      1. a singular word includes the plural and vice versa;
      2. a word which suggests one gender includes the other gender;
      3. a reference to a party is a reference to a party to a Statement of Work;
      4. a reference to a party to a Statement of Work includes the party’s successors, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns;
      5. if a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning;
      6. a reference to a Statement of Work or these Terms is to that document as amended, novated, supplemented, varied or replaced;
      7. a reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation (including subordinate legislation) is to that legislation as amended, re-enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate legislation issued under it;
      8. a reference to a person includes a corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body, government and local authority or agency, or other entity whether or not it comprises a separate legal entity;
      9. a reference to ‘month’ means calendar month;
      10. no rule of construction applies in the interpretation of a Statement of Work or these Terms to the disadvantage of the party preparing the document on the basis that it put forward this document or any part of it;
      11. the meaning of any general language is not restricted by any accompanying example, and the words ‘includes’, ‘including’, ‘such as’ or ‘for example’ (or similar phrases) do not limit what else might be included;
      12. a reference to ‘writing’ includes any method of representing or reproducing words, figures or symbols in permanent and visible form, but does not include electronic form unless expressly stated to include electronic form
      13. clause headings are for convenient reference only and have no effect in limiting or extending the language to which they refer;
      14. a reference to a clause means the relevant clause in the clauses of these Terms unless the reference or context requires otherwise; and
      15. a reference to a party is a reference to Enablo or the Customer, and a reference to the parties is a reference to both Enablo and the Customer.